The Boys and Young Men Youth service is designed to deliver a male specific youth service to support males at risk of exploitation and provide activities which include, group work, 1:2:1 support, access to programmes which include; DJ, presenting and production skills through Radio Cardiff.  It consists of identifying, assessing, engaging and providing support packages for males. 

Safer Wales are Equal Opportunities employers, therefore we would be grateful if you went to our website to complete and return the application form.

16 hours per week. *Fixed 1 year, maybe extended pending further funding. *Job share considered.

This vacancy is subject to Enhanced DBS.

Job Outline:  Project worker (Male Support)

• To work with vulnerable young males at risk of exploitation and provide activities which include, group work, 1:2:1 support, access to programmes which include;  DJ, presenting and production skills through Radio Cardiff.
• To support, assess and be responsible for the care management and support of a caseload of young men and boys: working with them in 1-2-1 and in group settings as appropriate.
• To empower and support young people
• Empower young people to share their experiences, to build their confidence, understand their rights and responsibilities
• Contribute to funding reports and writing case studies
• To liaise with other professionals, community groups, public, third and private sector partners when appropriate to support vulnerable young people who are engaging with the programme.
• To share information with key partners to safeguard young people, as appropriate e.g. Children’s Services
• To support the running and the functions of the programme, ensuring that the ethos of providing a non-judgemental and safe environment for young people is maintained.
• To work with partners, to ensure effective networks and joined up services.
• To compile data and complete all documentation that pertains to the range of duties associated with this role.
• To submit verbal or written reports when requested by management.

Working for Safer Wales

Safer Wales is committed to providing a supportive and pleasant working environment through policies which acknowledge work/life balance, including:-

Payments and benefits

Our Employees benefit from:

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working and part-time working hours (family-friendly) where possible
• Generous personal pension scheme – Safer Wales pays 10%, the employee pays 5% of salary.
• Life Assurance Scheme – death in service benefit of four times salary
• An annual leave entitlement of 22 days annual leave, which increases for by 1 day up to a maximum of 27 days annual leave, plus 11 privilege/public and bank holidays
• Westfield Health Foresight Care Cash Plan
• Extended paid maternity and paternity leave
• Parental/Dependant’s leave
• Free refreshments for all staff (only on site)

A commitment to continuing professional development and lifelong learning which includes:-

• Corporate induction programme
• Comprehensive in-house core skills training programme
• Mandatory training programme
• Regular supervision
• Annual Appraisal
• Payment of professional fees – where appropriate
• Paid study and exam leave – where appropriate
• Funding for external training courses relevant to role
• Funding for additional vocational and professional qualifications relevant to role
• Conference/training attendance relevant to role.

Safer Wales are Equal Opportunities employers, therefore we would be grateful if you went to our website to complete and return the application form.

16 hours per week. *Fixed term to 31 December 2021, maybe extended pending further funding. *Job share considered.  This vacancy is subject to Enhanced DBS

The Champions of Wales Programme is a Wales-wide programme working in collaboration with Plan UK to empower young people in their communities to change perceptions and attitudes towards girls’ so they can live free from gender inequality.

As a Safer Wales Youth Worker - Champion of Wales, you will engage with young people in Cardiff, including vulnerable girls at risk of gender-based discrimination and violence.

Working collaboratively, you will:

· Engage young people in Cardiff, including vulnerable girls at risk of gender-based discrimination and violence

·Engage young people in workshops to build skills, confidence and understanding around gender equality

·Explore how and where they can champion girls’ rights locally using Plan UK’s digital mapping tools

Amplify girls’ ability to create change and influence local decision making via small grants to pilot projects that champion gender equality in their communities

Working for Safer Wales

Safer Wales is committed to providing a supportive and pleasant working environment through policies which acknowledge work/life balance, including:-

Payments and benefits

Our Employees benefit from:

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working and part-time working hours (family-friendly) where possible
• Generous personal pension scheme – Safer Wales pays or 10%, the employee pays 5% of salary.
• Life Assurance Scheme – death in service benefit of four times salary
• An annual leave entitlement of 22 days annual leave, which increases for by 1 day up to a maximum of 27 days annual leave, plus 11 privilege/public and bank holidays
• Westfield Health Foresight Care Cash Plan
• Extended paid maternity and paternity leave
• Parental/Dependant’s leave
• Free refreshments for all staff

A commitment to continuing professional development and lifelong learning which includes:-

• Corporate induction programme
• Comprehensive in-house core skills training programme
• Mandatory training programme
• Regular supervision
• Annual Appraisal
• Payment of professional fees – where appropriate
• Paid study and exam leave – where appropriate
• Funding for external training courses relevant to role
• Funding for additional vocational and professional qualifications relevant to role
• Conference/training attendance relevant to role.

Here at The Big Issue, we view building meaningful partnerships and establishing relevant and multi-faceted programmes as essential for our vendors to move forward in life.

As part of this work, we are now looking for a Head of Vendor Partnerships and Programmes to join our team as maternity cover on one- year fixed term cover basis.

The Role                                         

As Head of Vendor Partnerships & Programmes, you will be responsible for facilitating and coordinating the successful delivery of programmes and the associated project outputs through strong and effective programme management and project/operations delivery. 

Your main priority will be the successful implementation and delivery of the Frontline Review and the Frontline Service of Excellence redesign.

Within this the role is broken down into three main areas.

Project Management: You will act as a critical link between business partners, the business units, operations, and the leadership team to manage, monitor and report on the delivery of TBI strategic projects.

People Management: Leading by example, empowering, and inspiring others

Communication and Collaboration: Working closely with all business units to ensure all key stakeholders are informed and updated as required

Skills & Experience

• Proven work experience of working within a project management capacity, including strategic planning, risk management, control and change management and supplier/relationship management

• Proven work experience in developing operational processes and procedures. 

• Proven work experience of undertaking sound business analysis and developing information into concise reports

• Considerable knowledge of change management – influencing and directing to facilitate performance improvement 

• You are confident at managing budgets, and understand the importance of recording and reporting to numerous funders

• Experience in using excel at an advance level

• You value the importance of diversity. You understand the huge benefits that diversity brings to generate innovative new ideas, bring fresh and new perspectives, and help build a world that works for everyone

For a full job description, please download from the link below

Workplace details

This role can be based in London, Glasgow or Cardiff, we can facilitate flexible working and due to current Covid-19 restrictions within our offices it is likely that the successful candidate will need to work from their home address at least some of the time.

Closing date: 18th May 2021

The Big Issue Group is striving towards Equal Opportunities

We particularly welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our sector, such as women in senior roles, and people with disabilities and from Black and Minority Ethnic communities.

Since 1991, The Big Issue has fought poverty by creating opportunities and supporting people to take control of their lives. Over time our organisation has grown and now The Big Issue Group consists of The Big Issue Company Ltd and Big Issue Invest Ltd (our social investment arm). In addition, we also have our sister charity The Big Issue Foundation. 

Outside M25: £36,340 - £42,753 p/a, inside M25: £39,340 - £45,753 p/a (please note successful candidates should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and consideration may be given to a higher salary depending on the experience of the individual)

Permanent Contract, full-time (35 hrs p/w)

Leeds, Cardiff or Wrexham, Norwich & Coventry

Ref: RDM-211

Are you an influential, driven and strategic individual with a proven record of generating successful business development activities for a voluntary sector or social business? Do you have extensive experience of developing and market testing new income generation propositions, including earned income streams?

If so, St Giles is looking to recruit highly organised Regional Development Managers, based in four key geographical areas, to develop and embed a regional sustainability strategy which builds on relationships with key local stakeholders, commissioners, and networks as well as identifying and testing new ways of generating income which optimise the potential of our services and supports the long-term stability of St Giles’ delivery presence in the region.

About St Giles

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. 

About this exciting opportunity

You will lead on the development and implementation of a regional sustainability plan ensuring it is aligned with St Giles organisational strategic ambitions and regional requirements, plus create a work plan which will support the achievement of agreed objectives. You will proactively explore, develop, and test new ways of generating income, while also building on existing relationships and developing new ones which will provide a platform for retention of existing services and provide for extension or further expansion of these activities.

You will be expected to liaise with and develop professional relationships with a range of external agencies and represent St Giles at external forums to promote the charity and its services, plus develop a portfolio of diverse new income streams and a foundation of earned income, for example through training and consultancy. Working closely with St Giles’s other teams and Regional Service Managers to inform your work and priorities, ensure there is clear communication, and to provide additional support is also a key element of the role.

We positively encourage applications if you have previously worked on a client-led support project, have had personal adverse experiences such as homelessness, substance misuse, debt, involvement with gangs etc. This includes experience of the criminal justice system, having served a prison sentence, or still be serving a prison sentence in a prison.

What we are looking for:

• Demonstrable understanding of different income generation and market models
• Experience of developing and market testing new income generation propositions
• Experience of building sustainability into income streams and business models
• Experience of writing bids or funding applications and developing and giving presentations or pitches to potential funders, commissioners, and other stakeholders
• Knowledge of the local area and awareness of key personnel and/or staffing structures of the key stakeholders, funders, and commissioners
• Outstanding communication skills, including the ability to clearly communicate complex information
• Impressive interpersonal, networking and relationship-building abilities

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension,
flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service,
access to clinical supervisions, season ticket loan and much more.

For further information, or to apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button.

Closing date: 11pm, 24th May 2021. Interviews: w/c 7th June 2021.

We offer an exciting opportunity to become part of a brand-new senior management team in Valleys Kids, led by our newly appointed Chief Executive. We are a community regeneration charity, committed to changing the lives of disadvantaged people in ex-mining communities of the South Wales Valleys.  We are looking for an exceptional manager able to inspire staff, volunteers and local people to engage in positive change. You must be dynamic, resourceful with a high level of people management skills and experience of managing key relationships with a range of stakeholders and manage our Community & Family Hubs in line with our ethos and values. 

It is being recruited in conjunction with a Director of Business and Finance There is a potential crossover of skills and abilities, so potential candidates may wish to be considered for either role.

A full job description for both roles can be found in the job pack below. 

Job title: Director Programmes

Responsible to: Chief Executive

Salary: £40,000 per annum

Location: Penygraig, South Wales with some home working 

Hours: Full-time 

As a family friendly organisation, we recognise that obligations outside work are important and that balancing work and family commitments can sometimes be a challenge.  We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Annual leave entitlement: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Employer pension contributions of 3% 

The Director of Programmes will be responsible for the strategic leadership, operational delivery and expansion of Valleys Kids Programs. You will manage the Core Program team, ensuring successful provision of services, staff development and wellbeing and collective innovation amongst the managers. 

You will facilitate delivery of the overall strategy and annual plans while helping to generate a strong evidence base to underpin further development. Working with the CEO, you will also help to ensure that Valleys Kids has a strong profile for its work at local and national levels. 

You will be responsible for ensuring that Programmes are sustainable,  working with the Business Development and fundraising team to put in place a strong funding pipeline and undertaking future development work as needed.  This role forms part of the Senior Leadership Team at Valleys Kids and contributes to overall strategic management of the organisation.

Strategy: Developing and implementing the overall programmes strategy. 

Programme Oversight: Ensuring locality facilitators and core team are working together to deliver successful projects which help Valleys Kids to fulfil its mission while also meeting outputs and outcomes agreed with partner stakeholders and funders and  capturing evidence of impact through appropriate evaluation.

Business Development: Ensuring that existing programmes are sustainable and developing purposefully and initiating new programmes and models of future funding. 

Innovation: Leading on work to examine the potential for adopting new service delivery models and helping communities to play a full role in decision-making and setting the agenda.

Organisational Development: Working with the CEO and other members of the senior team to ensure that Valleys Kids is a well-managed and successful organisation, with a focus on continuous improvement in strategy formulation, systems and processes.

Profile raising: Developing ways in which Valleys Kids communicates and engages with stakeholders, in order to create an enabling environment for our work both nationally and regionally.

Person Specification:

Values:

• A commitment to community development, tackling structural inequality and other barriers to people achieving their potential.

Experience:

• At least 5 years experience of Senior Management 

• At least 5 years experience of leading program co-design, implementation and evaluation 

• Evidence of leading the delivery of multiple programme that have significant social impact

• Evidence of successful staff engagement and development practice, linking organisational values with employee behaviour

• Experience of project budgeting and financial management

• A strong track record of networking, developing and maintaining external relationships 

Skills:

• Interpersonal skills and judgement, which inspire confidence and trust from staff, volunteers, stakeholders and other organisations

• Resourceful, resilient and innovative, with the ability to manage different priorities, understand a wide range of activities and effectively manage a diverse team of professional, technical and commercial staff

• Committed to leading from the front and demonstrating to staff and stakeholders that community development and service delivery are the foremost priorities for the organisation

• Ability to delegate effectively and to hold people to account

• Organised, with excellent time management skills and high levels of self-motivation

• An effective communicator orally and in writing, able to articulate our work to a broad range of stakeholders and to negotiate well

• An entrepreneurial approach - able to use resources effectively and develop new ideas and gain buy-in to implement successfully

Other requirements

• Flexible with a willingness to work outside normal office hours.

We’re Mind, the leading mental health charity. We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets support and respect. We’re looking for an exceptional Marketing Officer to come and join our team to help develop, deliver and evaluate our marketing campaigns to reach people in the workplace.

Reporting to the Senior Marketing Officer, you will work across key teams (including workplace wellbeing, corporate partnerships, media and digital) to deliver marketing and communications that will help us to support people with mental health problems within the workplace, raising awareness and raising funds.

As Marketing Officer you will take responsibility for the day to day delivery of marketing and communications plans for workplace audiences, as well as supporting the wider marketing team with developing and delivering communications activities for Mind’s corporate partnerships.

The Communications and Marketing unit sits within Mind’s External Relations department alongside digital, campaigning, policy, information, legal and media. You will work closely with colleagues across all other departments: Fundraising, Infrastructure, Retail, Wales and Networks and Communities, building relationships with local Minds where appropriate.

Candidates will have proven experience within a communications and marketing role, delivering a range of communication materials to engage different audiences, whilst having sound understanding of branding principles. With experience of using common IT packages, you will have excellent interpersonal skills and will ideally have experience of B2B marketing, or working with corporate partners.

Closing Date: 24th May 2021

Mind reserve the right to close the vacancy to applications earlier, should we receive a high volume of strong candidates – therefore we encourage an early application.

This position will initially, in line with current government guidance be based from home, with an expectation of being home based for the next six months or until updated government guidelines are published. However, if / when government guidelines change the role may then revert to being office based, whilst retaining some flexible working options.

Mind 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.

Please refer to the Job Description while completing your application as candidates will be shortlisted based on how closely they match the criteria.

We offer an exciting opportunity to become part of a brand-new senior management team in Valleys Kids, led by our newly appointed Chief Executive. We are a community regeneration charity, committed to changing the lives of disadvantaged people in ex-mining communities of the South Wales Valleys.  We are looking for a charismatic, experienced, forward thinking individual with financial acumen, innovative ideas and the commitment to implement them as our Director of Business & Finance. 

This post will be responsible for income generation, driving social enterprise and financial management. It is being recruited in conjunction with a Director of Programmes. There is a potential crossover of skills and abilities, so potential candidates may wish to be considered for either role

Please see the job pack below for a full job description for both roles. 

Job title: Director of Business and Finance

Responsible to: Chief Executive

Salary: £40,000 per annum

Location: Penygraig, South Wales with some home working 

Hours: Full-time 

As a family friendly organisation, we recognise that obligations outside work are important and that balancing work and family commitments can sometimes be a challenge.  We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Annual leave entitlement: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Employer pension contributions of 3% 

The Director of Business Development will be responsible for ensuring that Valleys Kids has the resources, people, systems and processes  to continue to thrive and grow. 

You will be responsible for ensuring successful delivery of the organisational infrastructure, collective innovation, staff development and well-being . 

You will facilitate delivery of the business development strategy and annual income generation plan. Initially, you will have specific oversight of three areas: income generation, fundraising and marketing;  financial and administrative operations; and our rapidly developing social enterprises. 

This role forms part of the Senior Leadership Team at Valleys Kids and contributes to overall strategy development of the organisation. Working with the CEO, you will also support Valleys to develop a strong profile for its work at a local and national level.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy: Developing the organisation’s strategic approach to resources management (including financial planning processes, analysis of current and future spending needs, budget-setting, use of assets, implementing the business development strategy and annual income generation plan).

Organisational Development: Working with the CEO and other members of the senior team to ensure that Valleys Kids is a well-managed and successful organisation, with a focus on Quality assurance and continuous improvement in strategy formulation, systems and processes.

Finance and Administration: Managing the finances of the organisation (including oversight of the finance and administration team), linking resource decisions to strategic and service planning priorities, monitoring and reporting expenditure, managing external contracts (including systems for performance and impact evaluation), overseeing HR processes. 

Business Development: Leading income generation initiatives to ensure a strong blend of income stream and overseeing the fundraising team and the social enterprises team.

Social and Community Enterprises: Providing strategic management for the work of Valleys Creative and other initiatives that provide high quality management of community assets and social enterprises.

Innovation: Together with the Director of Programmes, leading on developing new approaches to meeting the needs of communities and working with partners in assessing need and making plans for working together in meeting those needs, 

Corporate Governance: Overseeing arrangements for making the work of the Board of Trustees effective across the whole range of strategic functions it performs.

Person Specification: 

Values:

• A commitment to community development, tackling structural inequality and other barriers to people achieving their potential.

Experience:

• At least 5 years experience of Senior Management 

• At least 5 years experience of leading income generation for an organisation or enterprise, ideally a mixture of traditional fundraising, social enterprise and contracts

• Experience of budgeting and financial management, ideally with budgets over 1 million

• Evidence of successful staff engagement and development practice, linking organisational values with employee behaviour

• A strong track record of networking, developing and maintaining external relationships 

Skills:

• Interpersonal skills and judgement, which inspire confidence and trust from staff, volunteers, stakeholders and other organisations.

• Ability to lead or oversee income generation from a wide range of sources including statutory funding, trusts and foundations, trading income, contracts and individual giving.

• Ability to manage multiple income streams ensuring full compliance to agreements and contracts

• An entrepreneurial approach - able to use resources effectively and develop new ideas and gain buy-in to implement successfully

• Ability to understand and implement effective systems and processes 

• Committed to leading from the front and demonstrating to staff and stakeholders that community development and service delivery are the foremost priorities for the organisation