As the national youth council of the UK, The British Youth Council brings young people together to find their voice and use it for social and political change.  Through our programmes such as the UK Youth Parliament, Youth Select Committee and the NHS Youth Forum, we create opportunities for young people to develop their leadership skills within a youth voice setting.

We are looking for an experienced youth development professional to join the team and help us to increase the reach and impact of our leadership development opportunities.  You will work with colleagues and young people to map our leadership journey, create a theory of change, and design tools and resources to support the consistent application of leadership development throughout our work. You will also support the development of our membership engagement and growth plan, using our enhanced leadership offer as a way to engage those not already involved in our work.

This post can be home working or based in our London HQ, although regular travel to the office will be required. As a part of the team the postholder will also support the design and delivery of a numbner of our key events, including residentials, throughout the year.

The British Youth Council  is committed to safeguarding and protecting the young poeple that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safe recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working across our services.

Are you looking for an opportunity to work for a leading provider of recovery-oriented services?

We are seeking a passionate, committed, experienced manager to take on a lead role in service delivery in a busy, borough-wide substance misuse treatment service.

ARC Hounslow is a service provided in partnership by CNWL and Phoenix Futures as a free and confidential service for people who live in the London Borough of Hounslow. 

The service helps people break a cycle of addiction to substances such as heroin, cocaine, and new psychoactive substance as well as long term alcohol addiction. Many people turn to drink or drugs as a way of dealing with negative feelings, such as depression, stress, trauma or anxiety.

We work with people at any stage of their alcohol or drug difficulties to provide a single point of access to assessment and treatment for problems.

We recognise the importance of providing treatment for both the substance misuse problem, as well as any associated emotional / mental health issues.

The Service Manager role will form part of the local management team, and work directly with the CNWL Sector Manager and other colleagues in Hounslow. The Service Manager takes the lead on the Phoenix Futures elements of the contract, including developing and reviewing service plans for adults and young people. See attached Role Profile for more detail of the role.

This is an exciting time to join Phoenix Futures when developments in the Public Health arena and Criminal Justice environment, we feel, bring many positive opportunities to extend our offer in local communities.

In return we offer a generous range of benefits and ongoing training to support your personal and professional development.

Do you enjoy working with people? Could you ensure that every visitor has a positive experience during their visit? Do you want to work in a fun vibrant team?

We are looking for an enthusiastic, friendly person with a positive attitude to join our team. You will be very capable of taking decisions on your own, as you will have overall accountability of the centre during your shift. This role is extremely hands on and every day is different. Tasks will range from dealing with visitor’s queries, health and safety issues and procedures, room bookings, trading operations and banking.

Duty Manager
Salary: £11.52 per hour
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Average of 34 hours per month across the year (to be discussed with successful candidate). Majority of time will be weekend working
Based: The Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham

The successful candidate will be passionate about providing exceptional customer service and confident in their abilities to resolve complex customer issues. You will also be able to work well and communicate with a wide range of people to establish good working relationships, and support and cooperate with others. Confident in your ability to stay calm under pressure,

Enthusiasm, energy and the ability to deal with difficult situations in a busy environment is vital!

The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust is a membership-based voluntary organisation, managing over 80 nature reserves, influencing land management and educating and encouraging all sectors of the community to care for local wildlife.

The closing time and date for applications is 9.00am Thursday 9th April 2020.
Interviews will be held at The Nature Discovery Centre w/c 13th April.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can download the job pack and application form.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

No agencies please.

Background

As a statutory regulator we are responsible under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 for keeping the register of veterinary surgeons eligible to practise in the UK, setting standards for veterinary education and regulating the professional conduct of veterinary surgeons.

We aim to enhance society through improved animal health and welfare. We do this by setting, upholding and advancing the educational, ethical and clinical standards of veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses

Job Purpose

• To take responsibility for Practice Standards Scheme, and Standards and Advice Team.

• To assist the Registrar and Director of Legal Services to ensure that the RCVS meets its legal obligations to its members, registrants and to the public, and fulfils its statutory and regulatory obligations as detailed in the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 and Royal Charter

Key Responsibilities

• To be responsible for the Practice Standards Scheme and team of assessors, including delivery of standards, delivery and monitoring of assessment processes and procedures within the budget allocated for the Scheme.

• To be responsible for the Standards and Advice team and the drafting of the Codes of Professional Conduct for veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses and the supporting guidance to the Codes, as well as topical issues that arise.

• To assist the Registrar in the provision of legal advice to Council and to other departments of the RCVS, as required.

• To carry out such other duties, projects or initiatives as directed by the Registrar

Desirable

• Ideally Solicitor or Barrister registered with their respective professional body

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• A successful track record in general management
• Experience of professional regulation is desirable
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent drafting and writing skills
• The ability to achieve organisational objectives by performance management that encourages diversity
• The ability to motivate and develop staff and to get the best out of people
• Strong IT skills and experience
• The ability and presence to represent the organisation with a range of audiences
• A co-operative, consultative and collegiate personal style

This is a 12 month maternity cover contract role

Abt Britain is looking for a Programme Manager to join our London office.

The Programme Manager (PM) role will be responsible for the following key functions:

• Programme Delivery: Day-to day head office operational oversight of programme delivery, ensuring head contract compliance and adherence to Abt operational policies and procedures, financial and commercial management and reporting, risk management, management of sub-contractors and consultants, and quality programme delivery
• Business Development: Supporting Abt Britain to scale its work in the UK, including development of systems, processes and contribution to business development and project tender preparation

Key Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant professional experience
• Experience of UK Government clients (e.g. DFID, FCO)
• Substantial experience of supporting and supervising large technical assistance programmes, including familiarity with project start-up / inception phase
• Track record of working effectively with remote teams in developing countries to ensure excellent programme delivery, including management relationships with subcontractors and consultants.
• Demonstrated financial management capability and commercial acumen 
• Ability to problem solve and manage risk and compliance
• Ability to handle high volume of operational priorities and to supervise a Programme Coordinator
• Demonstrated contribution to business development
• Ability to communicate persuasively and effectively verbally and in writing
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a good-humoured approach to challenge
• Relevant post-graduate qualification
• Experience or knowledge in technical areas of health systems strengthening, governance, adaptive management, gender, MERL preferable

The closing date for applications is 24 March 2020.

We welcome and thank all applications however only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from experienced and capable women.

Please note, candidates will need to have the right to work in UK.
 

This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional individual with proven experience to join our small and successful, national charity as our Fundraising Manager. The purpose of the job is to research and identify trust and foundation funding opportunities for Unlock and maximise immediate and long-term income.

The successful candidate will work with the co-directors to develop current and future project plans and write compelling proposals/applications to secure significant income from trusts and foundations. They will co-ordinate input from across relevant team members and collate internal data to write and deliver timely and accurate funder reports. They will help build and maintain strategic relationships with funders and lead on donor communications across various channels.

Our ideal candidate will have experience as a professional fundraiser with a proven success in securing funds through an application process. They will have excellent written and spoken communication skills, a strong track record of grant income generation and a commitment to Unlock’s mission. They will need to be self-motivated, able to work with minimal supervision and committed to working as part of a small and friendly team based at our office in Maidstone.

Finance Business Partner for Central services - 1 year fixed term contract. Supporting central services.

Your new company:
A faith based organisation in Central London. This is a large organisation with a group structure. The finance team operate from a shared service centre where they provide support to all entities within the group. This is a complex organisation and they have a strong team in place currently. Due to maternity leave, an opportunity has come up for a Finance Business Partner to join the team for 12 months.

Your new role:
You will act as Finance Business Partner for Central Services, providing accurate and timely management information, budget monitoring, analysis and advice to budget holders and key stakeholders, fostering a culture of financial accountability and cost efficiency. You will also provide relevant challenge and insight to support decision-making and ensure that budgets and forecasts reflect objectives and strategy. You will have primary responsibility for ensuring an accurate and fair method of recharging for the services provided. An effective communicator, you will be able to explain financial issues to non-finance staff and to help people to use financial information well. You will deliver relevant training and support across departments to help improve financial literacy and ensure compliance with relevant financial control procedures.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be a qualified Accountant with previous experience of working as a Management Accountant/Finance Business Partner. You will have strong communication skills and ability to liaise with stakeholders at all levels.

What you'll get in return:
This organisation offers a competitive package of benefits including work life balance.

What you need to do now
Please apply ASAP to be considered.

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Location: Greater London, covering postcode areas: WD, HA, UB, NW, W, WC, SW, TW, KT, SM, CR, SE, BR, EC, E N, EN, IG, RM and DA.

TLG Volunteer Programmes are available for churches who have a heart for the struggling children and families in their communities. For Early Intervention (EI), we train, equip and support volunteers to coach children for an hour a week in school. For Make Lunch (ML), we train and support volunteers to provide nutritious meals and activities during the school holidays.

The TLG Regional Leader role offers a unique opportunity to manage a cluster of EI Centres and ML clubs within the South Central areas of England (including a large area of Central and Greater London). The ideal candidate will be a very organised, strong relationship builder with a vibrant Christian faith.

This key role involves training, leading and supporting new and established TLG EI and ML Programmes, working mainly with the Volunteer Coordinators who are leading their team of volunteers. The Regional Leader will be required to support progress against set key performance indicators to ensure the best possible support is given for thriving programmes.

TLG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and their families and expects all staff including volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check. The role will require you to travel. You will also be expected to attend events & meetings during the year as required along with visits to National Support office in Bradford, West Yorkshire. This is a part-time position covering three days a week (22.5 hours). Specific days to be confirmed.

The deadline for applications is 5pm, Thursday 30th April 2020 (this may be extended due to the Coronavirus pandemic). Video interviews and formal interviews will be arranged with dates communicated nearer the time.

The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) is a charity and society of over 1,200 members from 94 countries, who work in, or are interested in tropical medicine and global health.

We aim to save lives, alleviate diseases and improve equity and access to health through improving our members careers and combining their skills and experience with our own knowledge to call for change in policy, funding and research.

Job title: Grants Manager
Location: High Holborn, London
Reports to: Chief Executive, RSTMH
Hours of work: Full time
Salary: £33k – 36k, depending on experience (subject to funding)
Job type: Initial 19 month contract

Job Summery

Every year RSTMH provides small grants of up to £5,000 each to early career researchers and global health professionals around the world, to try and ensure that the pipeline of research, translation, implementation and policy work on global health is full of innovative plans and projects. We have recently grown our programme and are able to provide more grants, and this may grow even more in the coming weeks.

To help us manage this programme we’re looking for an experienced Grants Manager who can manage all aspects of the programme from marketing through assessment, to award, ongoing communications and monitoring and evaluation.

RSTMH is a small team so the candidate needs to be happy to work alone, and also be an effective team player. They should be equally comfortable leading partner relationships, developing marketing information, writing a communications strategy, advising potential grantees on terms and conditions, and running reports on the online submissions platform.  The candidate needs to be responsible for the programme budget on behalf of RSTMH and our funding partners, and have excellent project management and relationship building skills.

Summary of the role

• Taking ultimate responsibility for the delivery of the RSTMH small grants programme, including relationships with our grant funding partners
• Developing and overseeing processes to streamline the marketing, assessment and delivery of grants to successful applicants
• Manage the communications and oversee relationships with our global assessors who volunteer their time to help assess the small grant applications
• Improve communications, monitoring and evaluation strategies to optimise the programme and its longer term outcomes
• Ensuring the grants are an integral part of RSTMH, reflecting and complementing wider organisational activity and strategy

Closing Date: 17:00 on 29 April 2020

Please click the apply button to be taken to our online submission platform. Here you will need to upload a CV and covering letter detailing how your experience matches the person description.

No agencies please.

Location: Yorkshire and North East England, covering postcode areas: NE, DH, TS, DL, HG, BD, YO, LS, HX, WF, HD, S, NG, LN, DN, HU, and SR.

TLG Volunteer Programmes are available for churches who have a heart for the struggling children and families in their communities. For Early Intervention (EI), we train, equip and support volunteers to coach children for an hour a week in school. For Make Lunch (ML), we train and support volunteers to provide nutritious meals and activities during the school holidays.

The TLG Regional Leader role offers a unique opportunity to manage a cluster of EI Centres and ML clubs within the South Central areas of England (including a large area of Central and Greater London). The ideal candidate will be a very organised, strong relationship builder with a vibrant Christian faith.

This key role involves training, leading and supporting new and established TLG EI and ML Programmes, working mainly with the Volunteer Coordinators who are leading their team of volunteers. The Regional Leader will be required to support progress against set key performance indicators to ensure the best possible support is given for thriving programmes.

TLG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and their families and expects all staff including volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check. The role will require you to travel. You will also be expected to attend events & meetings during the year as required along with visits to National Support office in Bradford, West Yorkshire. This is a part-time position covering three days a week (22.5 hours). Specific days to be confirmed.

The deadline for applications is 5pm, Thursday 30th April 2020 (this may be extended due to the Coronavirus pandemic). Video interviews and formal interviews will be arranged with dates communicated nearer the time.

Starting Point is an exciting initiative that recruits, trains and equips volunteers to mentor young people into education, employment or training or young people who are at risk of exclusion. A great opportunity has arisen for an excellent communicator with experience supporting young people primarily from disadvantaged backgrounds. We are looking for someone with programme management or co-ordination experience to oversee young person referrals and the volunteer recruitment and supervision, as well as mentoring a caseload of young people. This role has clear pathways for progression in management as the project continues to grow.

The main purpose of the role is to manage, deliver and develop Starting Point’s two mentoring programmes, in accordance with the project’s values and objectives and within The Mustard Tree’s ethos and vision. This is a full-time position of 37.50 hrs per week, which includes some out of office and evening work. The key tasks are:

• Manage the day to day delivery of Starting Point’s mentoring programmes
• Oversee the referral and matching process of the young people to their mentors.
• Oversee the application, training and supervision of volunteer mentors.
• To mentor young people prior to matching or who are ‘high need’.
• To line manage the Starting Point Support Mentor.
• Research and connect with opportunities for the young people we support.
• To refine and develop Starting Point’s Aspire Mentoring programme.
• To develop and grow Starting Point’s Advance Mentoring programme.
• Represent the Charity and its ethos. 

We are looking for someone who has the ability to communicate the values, vision and ethos of the project and charity; experience in managing teams of either volunteers or paid staff; experience of working with young people aged 11-25 (either professional or voluntary); public speaking and/or running presentations; clear understanding of safeguarding; PC literate (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

One-year contract with a view to this extending, depending on funding.

Please send your CV together with a covering letter detailing why you are suitable for the role to the HR team. Applicants without a covering letter will not be considered for the role.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday the 8th and Thursday the 9th of April 2020.

We are recruiting for a new Deputy Manager for Lisieux House, our residential service in Sutton Coldfield for 12 adults with learning disabilities and autism. We are looking for a candidate who is kind, honest, reliable, organised and a good listener with experience of working in a care and support setting.

Salary: The salary range for the position is £17,290.00 to £20,930.00 per annum (depending on experience) which is equivalent to £9.50 to £11.50 per hour. Sleep-in shifts will be required and are paid at £62.64 per night (11pm to 7am). You will also be part of the Emergency out of hours On-Call rota and will receive an additional £20.00 per night for providing on-call cover.

Location: Sutton Coldfield

Hours: Permanent contract - 35 hours per week.

Role summary: In this role you will support the Registered Manager which includes a range of daily tasks and activities including mealtimes, leisure activities and hobbies, volunteer placements or educational courses, taking medication, shopping, seeing family and friends and organising finances. You will support and motivate support workers; including helping to plan rotas, holding supervision meetings and being part of a management on-call rota. You will receive ongoing support from your line manager and other members of the management team, a comprehensive induction and ongoing training opportunities.

An enhanced DBS will be required. 

Stakeholder Manager- Heart of the City

£35,090 - £39,680 per annum (inclusive of all allowances), depending on experience

3-year Fixed Term Contract basis until 31st March 2023

Ref: TC785

Heart of the City is recruiting for a Stakeholder Manager to join their dynamic membership team

This is the perfect role for you if you are a people person who enjoys building relationships, finding opportunities for mutual benefit and are looking to develop your career with increased exposure to businesses from a variety of sectors.  In addition to engaging a wide network of responsible business practitioners to support smaller businesses to develop their community, environment and workplace strategies, you will help to create and deliver an exciting programme of events covering best practice and market trends.

To apply online, please click the button.

Closing date: Noon, 10 April 2020.

First interviews will be held on Wednesday 22 April 2020 followed by Second interviews on Tuesday 28 April 2020

The City of London is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

An exciting new temporary position as an Events Manager has come up with a fantastic client of ours within the charity sector.

The key responsibilities include
Ensure strong financial management of signature events, controlling and monitoring expenditure, delivering income against targeting and managing KPI’s
To identify ways to attract new audiences to the organisations signature events
To work closely with other teams through the organisation to ensure all opportunities surrounding the events are optimised and our key supports receive regular communications.
Maintain good practice in using the data base, ensuring all information is recorded correctly and allow for excellent support care and accurate analysis of event performance.

The ideal person for the role will
Proven experience of project managing several fundraising events including negotiating with external contractors and delivering to budget timely.
Experience of working with senior stakeholders in order to meet income targets and to collaborate in a small hardworking team.
Ability to lead and motivate a team including direct reports and cross-team members to deliver results
Ability to work on several different projects simultaneously.
A brilliant temporary challenge to make some great differences to a wonderful charity – apply soon as this role is moving quite quickly

This is a 9-10 month contract and the client is open to day rate. Please apply asap if this could be of interest.