Job Title: Operations Executive

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time- 35 hours a week

Location: Birmingham, Stoke, Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Norwich or Luton

As an Operations Executive, you will work directly with young people, volunteers, and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage young people to live, learn and earn!

We are looking for individuals who engage in challenges with optimism and resilience. People who are adaptive, flexible, and ready to embrace change and innovation.
Ideally have experience in one of the below areas:

• Youth Work
• Health & Care Sector
• Employability / Self Employment Sector
• Managing Partner Organisations and Volunteers
   

You will be a natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people.  Working as part of a team within a defined geographical area, you will work with clear objectives to ‘connect’, ‘progress’ and help ‘transform’ the lives of young people who need us most.  You will be passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people.  You will thrive in both teamwork and autonomous settings.

Delivery teams help young people by:

• Ensuring young people who need us the most are recruited and engaged
• Supporting young people into successful employment outcomes
• Ensuring every young person ‘progressed’ has an action plan with an appropriate pathway of support
• Recruitment and management of trusted partners who refer to and/or deliver our services
• The recruitment and management of volunteers to support and deliver our services

To learn more about the role please visit our website

About The Prince’s Trust

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 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.

Contract Type: Fixed Term until 31st March 2020

Hours: Part time – 20 hours a week

Location: Birmingham

Our Learning & Development Coordinator will be the first line of contact for staff and delivery partners booking onto training courses. You will be responsible for the administration of the L&D offer to our organisation, which will include booking, advertising and coordinating courses and events. You’ll be responsible for invoicing, raising purchase orders and recording budgetary spend. Supporting the administration of digital learning and ensuring staff have access to the offer will also be part of the role.

The Learning & Development Coordinator will provide a range of administrative tasks for various functions with the theme of L&D, maintaining accurate and up to date records, completing filing and archiving as required.

To succeed at this role, you will be required to have the ability to communicate with internal and delivery partner staff. The ideal candidate will have excellent IT skills and be highly motivated, with strong organisational and interpersonal skills.

To learn more about the role, please download the job description.

About The Prince’s Trust

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 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 go to our website and complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want 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.

Fixed term contract to 31 March 2021 (with possibility of extension)

One of the UK’s most inspiring and best known faith-based organisations, The Salvation Army is a Prime Contractor for the Adult Victims of Modern Slavery Care and Coordination Services Contract. We are looking for a Project Support Officer to join the Contract Management Team based in central Birmingham.

Delivery of support to victims is through a supply chain of 2nd tier sub-contractors located across England and Wales. Reporting to the Project Director, the Project Support Officer will lead on the development, collation, reporting and analysis of Management Information.

Key Responsibilities:

Using your knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Structured Query Language (SQL) to access and manipulate data held in a Case Management System, you will ensure the Contract Management Team fulfils its obligation to produce timely and accurate Management Information.

You will analyse Project data, report on trends and identify potential areas for further research. You will be an Expert User of the case management system, producing guidance and training materials for other users.

Having oversight of the Quality Management Framework, attention to detail and the ability to perform to a high standard of accuracy are paramount in this role.

Successful Candidates will be:

• Educated to Level 4 standard or have significant relevant experience
• Have advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and a working knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL)
• A Project Management qualification is desirable.

Benefits: 25 days annual leave + bank holidays; a contributory pension scheme; season ticket loan and an employee assistance programme.

Appointment subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK.

The Contract Authority also reserves the right to request a Counter Terrorist Check.

For further details and to apply please visit The Salvation Army’s website.

Closing date: 15th December 2019

CVs will not be accepted Promoting equality in the workplace

Are you dynamic and resourceful, and motivated by helping others to help themselves?

We have an exciting opportunity to open and develop a new telephone service.

Support Through Court is an independent charity providing practical and emotional support to people facing the court process without lawyers. Most people are unfamiliar with - and may be frightened of - the courts, and many are in danger of losing their homes, children or livelihoods.

This highly regarded, energetic and friendly charity, is seeking a Service Manager to develop a new phoneline service.

Reporting to the Regional Manager, South, you will be responsible for recruiting, training and supporting volunteers, promoting the service, facilitating day-to-day operations, building and sustaining relationships with key contacts and contributing to an ambitious fundraising target.  

You will be an excellent communicator, as well as a practical, well organised and hardworking individual, preferably with experience in the voluntary sector or equivalent transferable experience. 

For an informal discussion about the role, call Charlotte at the Birmingham office.

Applicants should apply with a CV and a covering letter explaining persuasively why we should offer you the post. It is important that your letter should provide evidence of the criteria detailed in the person specification.

Closing date: Wednesday 18th December at 12pm

Interviews are expected to be held during the week beginning 6th January 2020

About Us

Grapevine is a national award winning charity tackling disadvantage, isolation and poverty in Coventry and Warwickshire.

We are a triple action organisation – strengthening people, sparking community, shifting power. We help individual people get what they need to take control, turn their lives around and realise their potential. Collectively we help them spark movements for change in their communities. But we want to get at the root causes of the most difficult problems – not just treat the symptoms. So we work intensively with systems and services like the NHS and local authorities to understand issues together, shift power and solve the real problem – for good.

Strong local people and communities tackling their challenges, taking opportunities, shaping their lives – that’s our mission.

About the role

Our Warwickshire Empowerment Service aims to ensure that disabled people in the county have the greatest possible opportunity to be involved in the design of services. But it doesn’t stop there. We also look at local issues, trying to change areas for the better to allow people to have safe, healthy and well-connected lives.

The work isn’t as straightforward as running consultations. You could be campaigning with an inflatable zebra crossing one minute and the next running an open mic night to help make night-life safer.

Your base will be our HQ in Coventry and you will be mobile in Warwickshire. 18.5hrs p/w, contract until end of March 2021.

About you

To be successful in this role you will  need to be adaptable and creative, making tough subjects easy to understand. We need people who are outgoing and willing to partner with other organisations, forging connections that can help make change.

Benefits
- 25 days annual leave rising with service to 28 + 12 bank holidays (FTE)
- Flexible working
- Stakeholder pension scheme plus 8% employer contribution
- A friendly workplace with a strong culture of helping people uncover their potential. Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

To apply please download an application pack and application form from this website. 

35 hours per week

Location: Dudley

12 month fixed term contract (with possibility of extension)

This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a new team working closely with GPs, offering social prescribing to young people across the Dudley borough. Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing, giving time and focus on ‘what matters to me’ taking an holistic approach, connecting people to diverse community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support.

We have three exciting new roles available which will be part of the here4YOUth centre, which is the integrated young people’s service in Dudley. The service provides universal, targeted and specialist advice and support to meet the needs of young people, who require interventions that will promote their wellbeing, improve their resilience and provide treatment and therapy for a range of risk taking behaviours, such as substance misuse and sexual health. You will be expected to take part in one late evening per week (until 7.00pm)

We are looking for someone who wants to make a difference, and who has a passion to support our charity and its service users.

Browse our website and you’ll discover that we are a great charity to work for with an impressive employee package.

This is an initial pilot with funding through PCN. There is possibility for extension with the right candidates and success of the project.

Unfortunately, we are unable to accept CVs. Ref: 904

We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Working towards equality.

Primrose Hospice provides exceptional care and support for people with life-limiting illnesses in the Redditch and Bromsgrove area. We are looking for a self-motivated, creative and enthusiastic individual to join our high-achieving and dynamic Fundraising Team, where you will be heavily involved with a range of events, activities and campaigns.

As a Fundraiser you will be a confident communicator and have a passion for people; building awareness and developing strong relationships across both the Corporate and Community sectors.  You will inspire these varied supporters to engage with us and raise funds for Primrose Hospice.

You will deliver an exceptional experience to our supporters to facilitate positive, long-term relationships and recurring fundraising activities. Our Fundraisers must have experience of marketing and promoting events or campaigns through a variety of methods, including social media.

You will have excellent organisational skills and must be able to work independently and as part of a team, managing your own time and several projects simultaneously.

You will be responsible for working towards targets and contributing towards the fundraising strategy. You will be required to provide support at Charity events as well as proactively seeking new fundraising support in the local Community.

If this is you, please apply to join our creative and professional Fundraising Team in this exciting year ahead and help us to raise the over £1.75million which we need to deliver our expert care.

Visits to the Hospice are more than welcome, or for an informal discussion please contact Emma Williams, Fundraising Manager.

Salary £25,500 per annum

Contract Type 37.5 hours per week, permanent

An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for this post

Please complete the application form available here or on our website (CV’s will not be accepted) and send with a covering letter to Diane McCallion, Primrose Hospice, St Godwald’s Road, Bromsgrove, B60 3BW. 

Closed date: 5pm Monday 16th December 2019

Interviews: Tuesday 7th January 2020

With extensive experience of advising on a range of safeguarding issues, you will have knowledge in safeguarding case management, preferably in the voluntary sector.

In this role you will oversee the implementation and development of operational procedures and be our voice and advisor in all matters relating to safeguarding, providing support to local churches.

Your knowledge of best practice, statutory, and other guidance or policy concerning issues related to the protection of children and adults at risk, will be key in playing a role in arranging and leading the training of others.  You will be able to work with minimal supervision and have excellent interpersonal and communications skills.

Interview date - Monday 20th January 

This is a great entry level role in our Programmes Division. We’re recruiting for a self-starter who is passionate about customer service to support participants on our programmes to have the best experience.

Working with participants across numerous programmes, you will be supporting educators in schools to keep getting better, ensuring every child can thrive, no matter what their background. 

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualities:

• A strong commitment to helping educators serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds to keep getting better.
• A good understanding of customer service delivery and best practice
• Good organisation, planning and prioritisation skills with attention to detail
• Good communication skills (written and oral)
• Ability to use own initiative to respond positively to change and/ or to challenging situations with a desire to seek solutions and make improvements
• Strong team player with the ability to work independently and seek advice where required

Our offer

We are happy to be able to offer you:

• Agile working - a dynamic and flexible internal culture that gives employees control over the way they work and supports wellbeing
• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays
• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate)
• Competitive salaries rates and life assurance
• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters.
• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development

How to apply

To apply for any of our vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website. 

Equality and diversity matters 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. 

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive at this stage we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and the most vulnerable in our society and, as such, we are unable to employ individuals with relevant convictions, including the following: a conviction for an offence involving violence or dishonesty, of a sexual nature or against minors, or for any other offence that is relevant to the nature of the services provided by our organisation. 

As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.

Programme Executive (Fixed-Term Maternity Cover)
Home Based (with regular travel to our partner schools in Birmingham and Nottingham)

About Us

Action Tutoring is an education charity that supports pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds to succeed in school.

In the UK today, young people facing socio-economic disadvantage are less likely to achieve the grades they need to progress in life. This isn’t because they are any less able – it’s because they have less access to tools to support them to realise their potential.

We help to level the playing field by working in partnership with schools to deliver weekly tutoring in English or Maths, to pupils who need it the most.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Programme Executive to join our team on a fixed-term maternity cover contract lasting up to 12 months.

The Benefits

- Salary of £26,135 pro rata
- Travel expenses
- Flexible working and TOIL
- 33 days’ holiday pro rata, including Bank Holidays
- Workplace pension
- Team socials and a culture of celebrating

If you are a confident communicator and work well with deadlines while managing others, this is a brilliant opportunity to gain experience with a charity that’s supporting the UK’s most disadvantaged young people.

As an education charity, we understand the importance of providing learning and development opportunities for our staff. You’ll receive a comprehensive induction and full training and will have the chance to broaden your areas of responsibility as you grow alongside the organisation.

Our vision is a world in which no child’s life chances are limited by their socio-economic background. If you share our values and want to make a real difference to young people’s lives, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As a Programme Executive, you will be responsible for your own caseload of programmes and managing two Programme Co-ordinators.

This is a home-based role with occasional travel to our offices in London and Action Tutoring’s partner schools throughout Birmingham and Nottingham.

Some of your duties will involve:

- Visiting schools and building positive relationships
- Managing and training the volunteer tutors
- Managing the pupils that use the service
- Measuring impact and success via accessing performance data

About You

To be considered as a Programme Executive, you will need:

- At least two years’ experience of working with young people, schools or volunteers
- The ability to manage and lead others, leading by example
- To be educated to degree level
- The ability to develop strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to undertake public speaking to deliver high quality tutor training
- To be committed to ensuring young people from all backgrounds reach a meaningful level of academic attainment

Ideally, you will have line management experience or the ability to demonstrate a strong understanding and skills that make for effective line management.

Other organisations may call this role Senior Project Co-ordinator, Education Programme Executive, Project Executive, Education Project Executive, Charity Programme Co-ordinator, Charity Project Co-ordinator or Charity Service Co-ordinator.

The closing date for applications is 30th December 2019 with interviews to be held ideally on 6th January 2020.

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