We are looking for an experienced individual to join us as Resourcing Strategy Manager, leading the development and delivery of SCUK's Resourcing strategy and define how Save the Children can find and recruit the very best talent to deliver our goals for children.

It is an exciting time to join the HR team at Save the Children UK. We are embarking on a significant departmental change to drive the delivery of first class service to our organisation. Our key focus is to deliver a more streamlined, efficient and consistent service that will enable the organisation to focus on its number one commitment; improving the lives of children around the world. As a result we have created a number of new  specialist roles within the HR team to drive forward the change within HR and the wider organisation, with a strong focus on improving our culture and supporting our people. Right now, we are looking for people who want to help build a leading HR function and establish a long-term approach to achieving these goals. So, if you want to join us on this exciting journey and play a key role in an organisation which fights for children every single day then this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

As Resourcing Strategy Manager you will be responsible for the leadership and management of a high-quality resourcing service through a team of specialist Resourcing Partners who proactively collaborate with the organisation to deliver innovative solutions through specialist recruitment, selection and assessment advice and consultancy in order to address resourcing challenges short, medium and long-term. Your key responsibilities include:

• Operationalise the strategy through the delivery of a proactive, innovative Resourcing service for the organisation that offers a holistic approach to Recruitment, Selection and Assessment and proactively supports the embedding of a diverse and inclusive workforce
• Work in collaboration with the Talent, Learning and Development Team and Employee Experience team to ensure a joined-up approach to resourcing that links with Talent management and employee experience strategies for the organization
• Manage the provision of advice and guidance taking account of Resourcing best practice, procedure or policy within a legal/organisational policy framework and develop solutions or recommendations to meet service needs
• Build and develop strong working partnerships with key stakeholders e.g. Heads of Service, Service Managers, trade union colleagues, HRBPs and other HR colleagues in order to understand requirements and priorities so that requirements can be delivered.

To be successful you will be a Chartered Member of CIPD (or equivalent) with demonstrable experience of senior Resourcing and management level Resourcing. A successful change agent, you will have evidence of managing change arising from significant changes to business practices, behaviours and attitudes. Strong personal impact and communication skills are essential as is evidence of people management. In addition you will have:

• Evidence of expertise in Recruitment, Selection & Assessment tools, to include psychometric testing, techniques and practical application of solutions to address divisional service requirements short, medium and long-term
• Evidence of operational management skills with the emphasis on delivering high quality, customer orientated, operational Resourcing services through a team of Resourcing Partners to meet required SLAs and KPIs
• Excellent project and programme management skills 
• The ability to work with and influence a range of professionals and other stakeholders across the organisation.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 19th July 2020

Overview

If you are looking for an exciting leadership role in a fast moving, ambitious organisation, we encourage you to apply for our new vacancy as Country Representative – Sierra Leone & Liberia. At Street Child, we believe that every child deserves the chance to go to school and learn. We have programmes in fourteen countries across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, priding ourselves on being willing to go to the world’s toughest places. We have been working in Sierra Leone and Liberia since 2008 and 2013 respectively, initially supporting a small number of street children with access to education. Following the Ebola outbreak in 2014 our work grew rapidly as we responded to the crisis, resulting in a broad portfolio of programmes including education, child protection and livelihoods.

We are seeking an outstanding professional with the ambition and skill to lead Street Child UK’s flagship Sierra Leone programme and its Liberia programme. The successful candidate will have previous experience in delivering high quality education and/or child protection programming with an excellent ability to build strong relationships with our local partners. If this sounds like you, we encourage you to apply following the steps outlined below.

Key Responsibilities

Programme management (40%)

• Drive programme design and impact through the development of evidence-based, technically robust and value for money programmes together with national partners and communities;
• Ensure excellent programme delivery, line managing the Sierra Leone programme manager (planned future hire) and coaching Street Child’s national partners to ensure quality in implementation;
• Lead on donor narrative and financial reporting in collaboration with national partners and SCUK teams, in particular for three large UKAID funded programmes.
• Ensure that the financial management of Street Child supported programmes is accountable and transparent, and that all staff are fully aware and able to comply with the finance policies
• Ensure that partners have robust systems for planning and delivering projects that are in place and implemented, from design and inception to delivery and evaluation
• Ensure that project performance is monitored regularly and compared to targets, deliverables, and budget
• Ensure that the planning, delivery and evaluation of projects complies with donor expectations and the terms of donor contracts, and that reporting to donors is of the highest standard
• Support the identification and sharing of key programme learning, utilising this to support continued strengthening of programme impact

Partner capacity development (25%)

• Establish, develop and maintain excellent working relationships with national partners
• Work alongside national partners to assess organisational capacity and to identify technical capacity gaps
• Support national partners in identifying the blockages that prevent the effective and efficient implementation of their programmes
• Assist in the design of an organisational development plan that strengthens sustainable organizational capacity
• Where appropriate, directly provide coaching and training input and support in priority areas

Resource mobilisation and representation (25%)

• Lead the development of strategic partnerships with relevant in-country actors including donors, INGOs and local/national government;
• Identify and drive new potential needs / gaps / expansion opportunities in line with Street Child’s strategy in Sierra Leone and Liberia;
• Represent Street Child at the highest level in the region, including pro-active participation in relevant coordination mechanisms at national, regional and local level;
• Proactive engagement with Street Child UK head office and programmes team on strategic, networking and fundraising activities.

Strategic leadership (10%)

• Work with national partners and other key stakeholders to develop the country strategy for Street Child in Sierra Leone and Liberia in alignment with Street Child’s global priorities
• Identify and develop new opportunities and partnerships which align with strategic goals

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to Bachelor degree level or higher

Desirable

• Masters degree in International Development or related field; or attendance at specific relevant training courses

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Previous experience of and track record in delivering high quality education and/or child protection programming, with a commitment to and respect for local partnership;
• Demonstrable experience of budget management, grant management and developing / delivering MEL approaches;
• Demonstrable experience of proposal development and/or winning funding;

• Strong working knowledge of education, child protection and livelihoods approaches;

Desirable

• Technical specialism in one or more of the following fields: education; child protection; livelihoods; gender; inclusion;
• Strong working knowledge of the Sierra Leone, Liberia or wider West African context;

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Proven coaching skills and organisational development experience
• Excellent relationship building skills, with an ability to skilfully navigate both national and international stakeholders;
• Strategic thinking, with a strong ‘nose’ for initiating and building partnerships and sourcing funding opportunities;
• Ability to skilfully balance independent working with wider teamwork with both UK and international teams

Other

• Excellent written and spoken communications in English (additional languages welcome)
• A ‘can-do’, and agile attitude, a passion for problem solving and adaptative thinking;

Benefits

Attractive benefits are included – details available on request. Please note that this role is unaccompanied and not suitable for candidates looking for a family posting.

How to apply

Please click apply to submit your CV and cover letter by midnight on Friday 24th July 2020. We will review applications as they are received and reserve the right to bring forward the closing date. As this role is based in country, appropriate pre-employment checks will be required as part of our recruitment process in line with our Safeguarding Policy.

We are currently seeking an exceptional individual to lead our established and dynamic External Relations division on a temporary basis for six months.

The role is essential in maintaining and influencing the organisation’s engagement with our members and UK governments and parliaments.

Working with colleagues across policy, campaigns, membership, fundraising, marketing and communications you will have a strong focus on communications, particularly influencing and delivering our strategic plan. With first-class interpersonal and communication skills, you will be particularly successful at bringing people on board and driving through continuous improvement and development.

You will have significant experience of successfully leading a strong team, thinking strategically and delivering successful and impactful campaigns and projects.

You will be driven by data and getting results.

Your application will be assessed against the person specification attached to the job description, which lists all the essential requirements of the post. You should address each point of the person specification separately, giving details and examples of how your knowledge, experience, skills, abilities and achievements meet each of the specified areas.

The closing date is 27th July 2020. The interviewing date will be 4th and 11th August 2020.

Please email your CV and personal statement to our recruitment email address. Please mention the title of the role you are applying for in the Subject of your email. 

The Fostering Network encourages applications from candidates with personal experience in foster care.

We also encourage applications from all backgrounds especially those with a BAME background which are underrepresented. All applicants are treated equally and selected on the basis of individual merit and ability to meet the requirements of the role.

The Fostering Network is a registered charity in England and Wales 280852 and in Scotland SC039338.

Deputy Regional Director Campaigns - Europe Regional Office

Location: London, UK

1.0 FTE

Amnesty International's Europe Regional Office (ERO) in London is looking for an experienced human rights campaigner and manager to serve as our Deputy Regional Director and Director of Campaigns for ERO to lead the development and delivery of impactful strategies to influence policies, practices, attitudes and beliefs to end human rights abuses and violations in the region. This a 1.0 FTE fixed term contract being offered as of August 2020.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Whether we are addressing restrictions on freedom of expression and on civil society activists, or violations of the rights of refugees and migrants, or denouncing sexual violence against women, our campaigns make a difference. You will lead the delivery of powerful global, regional and national campaigns in Europe that inspire people to act. Our campaigning staff will look to you for innovative strategies for action and solid guidance, both of which will stem from your strong communication across the organization to build public engagement.

Reporting to the ERO Regional Director you will oversee integrated planning and delivery for campaign projects in the region; ensure the overall quality of campaign plans and campaigning output, and will identify and foster opportunities for partnership and collaboration with other social and human rights movements and communities. At the same time, you will work closely with the Regional Director to manage the Regional Office, control budgets and motivate and inspire staff. Indeed, you will be integral to the corporate management of the International Secretariat, deputising for the Regional Director whenever necessary.

ABOUT YOU

Overseeing the planning and delivery of all campaign strategies in Europe, you will have extensive experience of leading campaigns at a national and international level. You will be well-versed in the human rights campaign lifecycle - from identifying issues to undertaking impact assessment - all using sound political judgement. You are familiar with the Europe region and will understand and have a keen knowledge of global human rights issues and trends. You will have proven ability and substantial experience in managing people and teams and will be able to get the best out of people, whether that is through coaching, mentoring, capacity building or training.

Having worked in a leadership role, you have no problem managing cross-functional, multi-cultural teams; and you certainly know how to adjust priorities, hit deadlines and adapt to fast-changing political situations. Above all, you have the collaborative and creative approach needed to generate human rights campaigns that resonate with audiences and get results. You will have excellent written and verbal English with working knowledge of at least one more language spoken in the region as an advantage.

For a full Job Description, please follow this link:

CHICKS is a national children’s charity providing free respite breaks to young people aged 8-17 from all over the UK who would really benefit from a break from their home lives. We were established in 1992 and since then we have provided over 16,000 young people with a much-needed break.

We believe that every young person has the right to make positive childhood memories. A CHICKS break inspires new confidence and gives young people the chance to have fun, enjoy new experiences and relax. More than anything, it gives them the chance to just be children.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Director of Operations to lead on several transformational projects across the organisation, reporting directly into the Chief Executive.

Our focus over the next 12 months will be re-setting the vision, purpose and goals and repositioning our brand under a new operating model.

The successful candidate will take full operational responsibility for the provision of young people services, to strategically shape and improve the quality of breaks, and develop new approaches to ensure that all young people receive the best possible experience at CHICKS.

You will be a dynamic, creative and an effective manager, with a proven track record of working in a senior role that places people at the centre. You will have strong commercial acumen, able to spot opportunity, build strong business cases and work closely with the Chief Executive and Board of Trustees to deliver against the strategy.

Scope & Purpose:

The Director of Operations will direct, coordinate, and lead the internal structure of our organisation, based on company policies, goals, and objectives to ensure an efficient working environment and that deadlines are met consistently.

The Director of Operations will also lead all aspects of our facilities, including upkeep, care, maintenance, health and safety and fire safety regulations.

Committed to CHICKS vision and values, the Director of Operations will inspire, motivate, and empower others, building a high-performance culture across the organisation.

To succeed in this role, you must be able to demonstrate:

· A minimum of 5 years’ experience at a senior management level within the charity sector

· Proven track record of implementing high-level strategy and initiatives across a complex range of stakeholders, including Trustees

· A thorough knowledge of best practise, governance and safeguarding policies relating to the care of young people and staff

· Extensive experience of people management – recruitment, onboarding, and performance management to drive results

· A minimum of 3 years’ experience managing multi sites, remote working to deliver results aligned to charity goals

· Experience of working closely with funders and building effective relationships, across all stakeholders

· The ability to deliver business targets, with a focus on the growth and development of services across the organisation

· Responsive to external funding opportunities and delivering results

· Demonstrable experience in managing multiple projects simultaneously and timely

· Excellent budget and decision-making skills

· Extensive knowledge & management experience of Health & Safety, fire safety regulations and law

· Significant experience in improving ways of working, reviewing, and implementing new systems, processes, and cost-effective initiatives across a number of sites

· Procurement – a track record of reviewing service contracts, suppliers regularly to reduce costs

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage and develop staff

· Plan and deliver high level business wide communications including board reports
 

In line with our values, we are looking for someone who is:
· Value and outcome driven, with a positive, “can do” attitude with a passion to deliver projects

· A leader with the ability to see a problem, step in and then step out when appropriate

· A coach who is driven by the personal development of all of those around them

· A strategic, highly motivated thinker with the ability to thrive in ambiguity

· Highly collaborative with fantastic facilitation skills

· Enthusiastic with a sense of pride in the work delivered and the quality of how it was delivered

· An open and honest individual who both welcomes and provides feedback in a way that is constructive and thoughtful
 

General Duties:
· Positively promote the work of CHICKS both internally and externally, and be a representative at stewardship and cultivation events

· Prioritise tasks to ensure maximum return on investment of your time and resources

· Willingness to travel, as required to support meetings or to achieve agreed objectives

· Willingness to work unsocial hours, including evenings, weekends and stay overnight

· To work in line with the CHICKS Mission, Vision, and Values consistently, working with others to provide a supportive, responsive, environment and services

· To present a positive image of CHICKS at all times, through every aspect of your work

· To ensure that all CHICKS policies, procedures, and agreed protocols are adhered to

· To contribute to the planning, review, monitoring and reporting processes and activities

· To participate in team meetings and activities and represent CHICKS at other meetings as agreed

· To respect the rights of individuals by maintaining confidentiality and working in line with data protection legislation

· To attend training courses as identified and agreed for appropriate development

· To undertake other duties not specifically stated above, which from time to time are necessary without altering the nature or level of responsibility involved

· To make a commitment to improving CHICKS environmental impact by means of energy saving and recycling in the workplace
 

General Health & Safety Duties:
· To undertake regular risk assessments and take any necessary action to avoid potential health and safety hazards

· Having read CHICKS Health and Safety manual, ensure compliance at all times with CHICKS Health and Safety Policies including accident reporting procedures; fire drills and first aid facilities

Closing Date for Applications: Midday, Friday 17 July 2020

Formal interviews are likely to take place at the end of July 2020

We will be reviewing applications as soon as they come in so please ensure that you act quickly if you are interested in this post. CHICKS reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date specified, should we find the suitable candidate.

We are after a super-smart, plugged-in global player to lead our charge to reform the multi-trillion dollar colossus that is public contracting and procurement. 

The Open Contracting Partnership (OCP) is a silo-busting global collaboration between governments, businesses, civil society and technologists to open up and transform government contracting, where one in every three dollars is spent by government. 

We aren’t just after a bit more transparency, we want to change the whole process of planning, awarding and delivering public contracts to be better, smarter and more accountable. 

You should be at the top of your game, equally confident working at the highest levels of government and the corporate world to working with local activists pushing for change in smaller communities. You will build on OCP's existing examples of compelling impact in countries and our work responding to the COVID-19 pandemic to build the case for strategic, long term public procurement reforms as part of a sustainable, inclusive economic recovery. 

We are a small organisation so we are after a grafter, someone who will roll up their sleeves and get on with changing the world, not someone who wants tell others what to do. 

We offer extensive international travel, professional development and as well as an excellent benefits and compensation  commensurate with reputation and experience. We also offer a generous matched pension contribution.

For the right candidate with strong organisational development experience and a track record of fundraising, we are offering a director level appointment with a role on our management team. 

Good luck. More details and link to apply below: 

https://open-contracting-partnership.forms.fm/head-of-or-director-of-advocacy/forms/8049

Our Americas Regional Office, located in Mexico City, works to ensure respect for human rights, and for equal and just societies throughout the region. You will provide substantial support to help our management team to succeed. The Americas Director is a central figure and is seeking a driven and team-oriented person to provide substantial executive support and assist with her busy agenda.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Executive Assistant to the Americas Director at Amnesty International, you will play an essential role in enabling the Americas leadership to meet ambitious human rights objectives. You will be responsible for providing a range of high-level administrative and executive support services to ensure the efficient running of the Director´s Office. The Americas Director's work should be effectively supported with the appropriate service, systems and processes to maintain high standards and facilitate monitoring and reporting on work undertaken. Alongside this, the Executive Assistant will also provide full administrative and project management support to the office Team, whilst also contributing to the support of the Americas management Team.

JOB PURPOSE

Provide high-level administrative and executive support to the Regional Leadership Team and assist with administrative, logistical and coordination tasks of Amnesty International's Americas Regional Office, located in Mexico City, Mexico

ABOUT YOU

As the first point of contact for the Americas Director you will be a strong communicator, providing a high-level service to a range of stakeholders. You will be based in Mexico City but in constant communication with relevant internal and external contacts in the Americas region, and other world locations, be detail-oriented, be able to work at pace and to juggle independently the broad requirements of a role at this level of seniority. You must demonstrate the political judgement and discretion to manage sensitive information in addition to the initiative and discipline necessary to working with conflicting priorities and complex activities within a short time frame daily. You will also have excellent administrative and financial skills with the ability to monitor budgets for individual programmes and the Regional Director's office. You also need to have strong inter-personal skills to secure access to high-level contacts with government officials, and other senior leaders in the public, private and NGO sectors. You are bilingual in Spanish and English, and preferably conversational in Portuguese.

ABOUT US

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. We reach almost every country in the world and have:

• more than 2 million members and supporters who drive forward our fight for rights
• more than 5 million activists who strengthen our calls for justice

Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they're denied. And whether we're applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we're all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are respected and protected by everyone, everywhere.

At Amnesty International, we are passionate about what we do and we are proud of our achievements as a movement. To compensate our employees for the critical work they do, we reward them through a combination of an attractive and sector competitive salary and benefits package, high levels of engagement and involvement, and a commitment to employee development.

WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO NEXT

If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world then we would encourage you to click 'Apply for this Role' below.

Freedom, Justice, Equality. Let's get to work.

Location: London-based Hub in Islington with potential for remote working

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £70,000

Cruelty Free International is the leading charity working to end animal testing for cosmetics globally and is seeking a Director of Audience Development and Fundraising to implement strategies to grow income and deliver key messages across the range of their audiences to deliver a step change for laboratory animals worldwide.

Cruelty Free International’s brand and ‘leaping bunny’ symbol have a high level of recognition globally and the charity is one of the world’s longest standing and most respected animal protection organisations.

This new role will be responsible for the charity’s marketing, communications, audience development and fundraising functions. The post-holder will work closely with the Chief Executive and other departmental leaders to develop and drive innovative and ambitious strategies to engage and increase the organisation’s audiences and at the same time build and maintain a sustainable income base. They will also be a leading advocate for the charity’s cause and a strong communicator that can represent Cruelty Free International at all levels.

The charity is looking for an inspirational leader who is a strategic thinker, but with a hands-on, ‘can-do’ approach. They must have experience of working in a similar role leading a small audience development team and of developing income generation strategies both in the UK and internationally. A strong track record in the field of philanthropy and corporate partnerships is also required. They will also have led and devised successful marketing and communication strategies for business and audience development and will have excellent interpersonal and analytical skills.

Finally, the successful candidate must share a commitment to animal protection and to the values and aims of Charity Free International, to work with them to help create the tipping point for change for laboratory animals.

For an informal conversation prior to applying to this role, please contact Anton Packheiser +44 (0) 7749 858597 or Suzie Spooner on +44 (0) 7960 932 315.

Our partner offers children and youth from low income families, access to quality, affordable education. They are doing this by developing a strong curriculum, incorporating technology and other innovative learning methods, investing in teacher training and offering students, girls especially, a safe space to learn. More recently, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, created a long-distance, online learning tools to enable students to continue learning and remain safe. As they look to move from a start-up to a growth stage social enterprise, they are seeking a dynamic Finance Director to develop a resilient, multi-country finance function. This is a newly created role, and will be an interesting position for someone willing to be hands on, whilst offering strategic oversight and support.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the integrity of the accounting and financial management systems, oversight of the transaction processes, preparation of the year-end financial statements and the annual audit, and ensuring that the organisation meets all its statutory and regulatory compliance.
• Review and strengthen the control environment, ensuring that accounting processes are understood and adhered to across the organisation.
• Establish finance systems and teams in new locations.
• Lead on organisational budget creation, developing and strengthening of budget monitoring, reporting and cashflow forecasting and reports.
• Drive on financial planning, offering the senior leadership analysis and advice on new business and growth opportunities.
• Work with senior leadership in designing the fundraising strategy (grants and investments), prepare the financial models and support presentations made to funders/investors.
• Business partnering and management of external stakeholder relationships – including investors, banks, suppliers and auditors.
• Oversight of the finance staff, responsible for hiring and retaining a qualified team.

Person Specification

• Senior finance professional, with an undergraduate degree and accounting qualification, and demonstrable experience of running the finance function of a fast growing small- to medium-sized enterprise (preferably in a start-up environment), including of developing controls, accounting processes and financial management tools.
• Experience of corporate finance & fund accounting.
• Excellent proficiency in written and verbal English
• Strong problem solver, flexible and able to handle a large and varied volume of work and responsibilities maturely
• Excellent relationship management skills, and ability to deal with stakeholders diplomatically and with tact.
• Passion for the education sector.
• Experience of working in Africa is desirable.

Salary c. $65,000 + benefits depending on experience. This role will be based in Ghana, with travel to other West African countries. 

Post Title:Partnerships Director

Reports to:Executive Director

Location:Flexible but candidates must have the right to work in their chosen location.

Annual Salary:Salary £75,000+ depending on experience

About Womanity

The Womanity Foundation believes in a world where all women and men enjoy equal rights and opportunities. We work towards a more inclusive society, accelerating gender equality through innovative investments. Womanity are celebrating 15 years of bold and innovative projects for gender equality. Since 2005, Womanity has invested $11,871,370 USD in women’s empowerment, reaching 27.6 million people.

Womanity test new ideas, adapt and develop pioneering programmes and catalyze innovative solutions, creating the best chance for sustainable, long-term impact.  The foundation scales innovations that support women’s progress by building capacity and reach and build disruptive media solutions that challenge gender norms.

Womanity´ s award winning programmes include:

• Girls Can Code: this programme works with schools in Afghanistan to provide 16-19-year-old girls with basic computer literacy.

• The Womanity Awards support the adaptation of impactful models addressing violence against women across regions.  We select partner organizations that come together to replicate and adapt a successful model from one country to another. The Womanity Award acts as a catalyst and accelerates the dissemination of learnings, best practices and impactful programmes addressing Violence Against Women.
• Our Women Change Makers programme identifies women focused social ventures and, through institutional development, helps strengthen the organizations to increase their reach and impact.
• Ten years ago, we founded Radio Nisaa, the first female-led Middle East radio station putting women’s voices and issues on the public agenda.
• We Mean Media was created to strengthen our commitment to accelerating social change and creating positive impact. It is an Arabic digital media multi-platform dedicated to creating and distributing engaging content that challenges gender stereotypes and promotes a more inclusive society. We Mean Media recently launched Smi’touha Minni (‘You Heard it from Me’), a YouTube based satire show that debunks gender stereotypes and deconstructs common traditional narratives about gender.

Purpose of Role

Womanity is seeking to build on their success and to maximise the organisation’s sustainable income from private sources. To this purpose Womanity are recruiting a senior level Partnerships Director to work both strategically and operationally to shape, maintain and lead the implementation of their partnerships strategy globally to deliver deeper impact.

This is a new role and the Partnerships Director, in collaboration with the Executive Director and President of the Foundation, will have direct accountability and responsibility for the development, leadership and delivery of the fundraising and development strategy to grow annual income to CHF 2 million over five years.

The Partnerships Director will further develop and form new relationships from national and international foundations globally to secure funds to support the work of Womanity. The post-holder will understand, lead, and develop funding applications, ensuring that Womanity has the proper approach, processes, and tools to enable the securing and ongoing management of such opportunities. Additionally, the Partnerships Director will serve as an external representative for the organisation in relation to partnership development activities and support the Executive Director and President in their interactions with key funders.

Responsibilities

The Partnerships Director will have primary responsibility for developing and implementing the partnerships strategy at an international level with the following objectives:

• Explore fundraising opportunities across and between global, regional, national levels with an open mandate to drive innovative approaches to fundraising activities, with a strong focus on trusts, foundations, and major donors.  
• Leverage the position of Womanity to secure resources from national and international funders, building and maintaining relationships with a portfolio of relevant national and international funders, navigating the complex funding environment.
• Represent Womanity externally with confidence and gravitas in respect of its programme generally, and fundraising strategy, specifically.
• Support and coordinate interaction with regional and headquarters colleagues, to deliver partnership activities as effectively as possible.
• Work seamlessly and collaboratively across all levels of the organisation to ensure alignment between programmes and fundraising to further deepen impact for Womanity´ s work.

Experience

• At least ten years of proven and relevant experience at a senior level in fundraising ideally within an international context.
• Experience of developing and implementing long-term fundraising strategies, coordinating inputs from a range of stakeholders, and adapting these strategies to take account of changes and/or stakeholder needs.
• Extensive experience in developing relationships and delivering fundraising proposals and reports to funders from a range of spheres, in particular, trust and foundations.
• Extensive experience of engaging, nurturing and maintaining relationships across all levels of stakeholders. 
• Knowledge and practical experience of the international fundraising sector, with existing contacts and networks highly desirable.
• Experience of working with funders as an external spokesperson of organisations.

• Demonstrated cultural awareness and sensitivity to the diversity of values, views and approaches to issues relevant to Womanity programmes by stakeholders around the world.
• Demonstrated experience in financial management, including developing forecasts, budgets, and monitoring expenditure.
• Proven ability to write compelling, creative, succinct, and clear proposals and reports.

Skills Required

• Relevant university degree, diploma or equivalent. 

• Fluency in English is required and French and Arabic would be an advantage.
• Excellent computer and IT skills, including the use of standard MS software packages as well as fundraising databases.

Personal Attributes

• Collaborative approach to working coupled with curiousity and passion for the work of Womanity.
• Stature, gravitas and confidence to gain the credibility and respect of the President, Board members and staff at all levels internally, as well as external partners and stakeholders.
• Highly networked and tenacious in creating opportunities with prospective partners.
• Versatility to combine self-management and self-support when working alone with productive team membership and leadership.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and enthusiasm for Womanity’s unique programmatic approach.
• International focus and cultural sensitivity in working in multiple contexts and across time zones.

Hours: 4-5 days per week; permanent contract
Benefits: 7.5% employer matched pension after probation, flexible working, 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays and Christmas break) and a generous staff development budget

Application deadline: 2nd August, 11:59pm
First interviews: w/c 17th August
Second Interviews: w/c 24th August

About the role: 

The Head of Messaging is a new role for the Comms Hub and will lead our strategic communications work across key topic areas, from climate to migration and housing. This is a practical and hands on role as part of an active team securing thousands of media hits on an annual basis working with many of the most exciting progressive groups in the UK and abroad. 

Day-to-day this means selecting what topics we should be developing messaging on, selecting the organisers and organisations we should be working with (in collaboration with our wider team), planning our messaging workshops, researching existing framing work and commissioning polling and focus group work. After the workshops it means writing up short, practical messaging guides and working to apply this insight in multiple settings from media interviews to organisational communications strategies.

Some of this work will be long term - e.g. what should our overall framing of the economy look like - some of it will be issue specific and time bound - e.g. what should we say about the third runway at Heathrow - and some of it will be rapid response e.g. how do we respond to a particular court ruling. You’ll work closely with our spokespeople and Progressive Comms Network to ensure that the materials we develop are practically useful and actually used. 

To apply and to find out more, download the application pack from our site.

Our mission

We’re on a mission to level the playing field when it comes to young people finding and applying for their next step after school. We're achieving this by bringing all the available information into one single, impartial, user-friendly platform that helps students to make the best choices, and submit the strongest applications. We also empower teachers and counselors to manage the progression process effectively.

Our outlook is truly global - we work with schools and universities in countries all over the world from the US to New Zealand and Italy to Hong Kong. We want to make it so that young people can compare every opportunity, wherever it is in the world, and have all the support they need to make successful applications.

We have a clear social purpose, and we’re hugely ambitious. We already work with a third of UK secondary schools and hundreds of international schools. We are growing rapidly both in terms of the number of our customers and in terms of the breadth of products we offer.

Our team is at the heart of our business and is integral to our success. We work hard to foster a culture of openness, happiness and innovation, and we commit to helping every individual learn and grow so that they reach their full potential. We want to hire talented people, whatever their background. If you are excited by our mission and are ready to work hard, please don’t hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!

We believe in the power of diversity. If you are from an ethnic minority background we would like to strongly encourage you to apply. In advance of applying if you have any questions about working at Unifrog, please contact our Diversity Champion, Samar (contact details on our website).

Your role

As International New Business Lead, you will play a pivotal role in driving Unifrog’s growth in countries all around the world. You will be given support from a dedicated team but will also have the autonomy to lead your own campaigns and projects.

Described below are some of your main responsibilities:

• Design tailored campaigns involving emails, phone calls, webinars and social media to target an area in a smart, engaging way.
• Speak to interested schools to explain the work we do at Unifrog in a compelling manner with the aim of securing an in-depth demonstration of the platform.
• Attend conferences (often overseas) to promote Unifrog and network with relevant stakeholders in the international education sector.
• Be the first port of call for enquiries from international schools.
• Work with our team of International Area Managers to understand the regional challenges they face and how you can support them.
• Research and identify international schools that we don’t work with but would benefit from using Unifrog.
• Support with other projects such as organising conferences, analysing our competitors and reviewing our marketing collateral.

Training and development

• Professional development is at the core of our performance review process.
• Everyone in the company defines their own 6 month objectives; their line manager and the rest of the organisation support them to reach these objectives.
• Everyone in the company has access to an annual training budget. Each person decides how to spend their budget, supported by their line manager.
• Anyone in the team can volunteer to become a 'Champion' in a specific area - they get an additional training budget, and the chance to lead training sessions for the whole team.
• When senior/managerial positions become available we typically look to promote from within.

Key benefits

• Become part of a committed, dynamic and growing team. We want to build our team for the long term – if you do well, we will do our best to make sure you want to stay at the company for a long time.
• Influence the company’s direction: we love to promote great ideas, wherever they come from.
• Unlimited commission.
• Subject to your own and the company’s performance, in addition to your salary you will be entitled to an annual bonus.
• People-focused, speaking frequently with staff at schools around the world.
• Join one of the most talked about education technology startups and help transform careers and destinations in schools.

Essential skills and experiences

• Excited by our mission
• Highly motivated to reach and exceed personal and team targets
• Very personable and resilient
• Well organized and efficient
• Strong communication skills
• Tenacious
• Ready and able to learn
• Experience within the field of sales development an advantage but not crucial
• Interest in the education sector and careers

Inclusion and diversity at Unifrog

Within the company we try to foster a culture of innovation, and a happy working environment, both because this is the right thing to do, and because we think this results in the most effective team. To this end we believe in open communication, celebrating successes, supporting each other, not being afraid to be wrong or to fail, and promoting good ideas wherever they come from. We also believe in the power of diversity in all its forms, including in terms of culture, education history, religion, age, socio-economic background, race, gender, sexual orientation, personality, life experiences and disability. We want to encourage applicants from every different background to apply for our roles, and add their perspectives to our team.

Details

• Based in our London office in Hoxton, E2 8HD
• Base salary of £24,000 plus unlimited commission (OTE £31,000), plus bonus.
• 28 days paid holiday per year; the vast majority of these need to be taken during school holidays (plus bank holidays).
• Normal working hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday – some days you may need to start earlier but you can finish earlier as a result. Unifrog have a shorter working day on Fridays, 8:30am – 4:00pm.
• Start date: August 2020

If you would like to discuss the role in more detail in advance of applying then please call our number on our website and ask for Stephen.

Application and interview details

• Deadline: Friday 10th July 2020.
• To apply, please visit our website to upload your CV and answer the questions below:
   

1. Why do you want to work for Unifrog? (200 words)
    
2. With reference to the job description, what makes you an excellent candidate for this role? (500 words)
    

• We will hold telephone interviews throughout the application window so we encourage you to apply early.
• Candidates who are successful in the telephone interview will be invited to an in-person interview.
• Final interviews to be held on Friday 17th July at our London office, Hoxton, E2 8HD, although this may be moved to a video conference.

We can only consider candidates who already have the right to work in the EU.

Methodist Young Adults Vocations Programme

This is a one to *two year fixed-term position aimed at 21-30 year olds

7th September 2020 – 30th August 2021

Salary: circa £22,000 per annum

Hours of work: 35 hours per week

Location: Birmingham – Inclusive Gathering Church, Jazz Community Church and Birmingham University Multifaith Chapaincy

*Year 2 option and funding is not guaranteed and will be based on a mid year 1 presentation to a panel of a new idea/initiative.

Are you interested in gaining invaluable experience in pioneer ministry work, with not just one, but three exciting, thriving initiatives?

Are you interested in interfaith dialogue, worship and inclusion?

Are you curious, creative, self motivated and a team player?

Do you have a great idea for a new initiatve or outreach that you’d like to have seed funding for?

Are you looking for the next step in your life and calling but want to gain mission and community development experience?

If so, then we may have a great opportunity for you!

This is a rare opportunity to gain experience working in an exciting, challenging and diverse pioneer role. You don’t have to have specific pioneer experience – but we do want you to have passion and a desire to see and be a key part in effecting real transformation in communities and individuals. This is a wide ranging role with huge scope to grow, develop and discover new and existing skills.

This role will cover time in three pioneer initiatives:

Inclusive Gathering Church Birmingham (approx. 2 days a week) https:// inclusivegathering. org. uk/

Jazz Community Church (approx. 2 days a week) https:// www. jazzcommunity. church/

University of Birmingham Multi-faith Chaplaincy (approx. 1 day a week) https:// intranet. birmingham. ac. uk/student/multi-faith-chaplaincy/index.aspx

A local pioneer will provide on the job mentoring and support.

Please note that this post will require a DBS check.

The team is currently missing representation from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Groups and would particularly welcome these applications.

For details about the job and an application form please visit https://www. methodist. org. uk /about-us/ connect/jobs-volunteering/methodist-young-adults-vocations-programme-2020/

Closing date for completed application forms: 5pm 5th July 2020

Interviews will be held on ZOOM: 16th July 2020

* This post holds an Occupational Requirement for the post holder to be a young person within the age range of 21 - 26 – Standing Order 250 and the Missing Generation Report, Conference 2009. This appointment will be made subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

All applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK and must hold a current NI number and valid proof of ID (passport with relevant visa or British birth certificate, please go to www. gov. uk/check-an-employees-right-to-work-documents for more information).

*salary review pending

Interview Date: 16-Jul-2020

The Institute of Physics (IOP) is looking for a Head of English Regions as part of the Senior Management Team with responsibility to build influential relationships and partnerships with stakeholders from across and beyond the physics community.

This role is responsible for drafting the IOP’s English Regions business plan through their knowledge of regional political and economic drivers that is in line with the organisation’s strategy whilst working with other Head of departments to ensure the whole of the organisation is run efficiently. You will be working closely with IOP’s central office near King’s Cross London acting as a senior lead for our regional team who deliver our strategy, and with the membership across the UK and Ireland who volunteer to deliver events and various other activities through a network of regional branches and centres.

The role

This is a new exciting role, reporting to the Deputy Chief Executive and working closely with other members of the Executive Team.  You will work to identify, promote and develop regional relationships and partnerships with stakeholders within and beyond the physics community. You will be maximising our impact within regional policy, education and business environments as well as making sure there is excellent engagement with our membership. You will be required to lead a team of regional managers and be part of IOP’s senior management team.

The person

We are seeking a candidate who is motivated, customer focused, and drives for results with functional knowledge and excellent people management skills; you must also be dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers/partners. We welcome candidates with a strong public affairs background and understanding of the importance in building economic resilience in the English regions through research and innovation. Experience will come from having led teams working in different locations and being able to advise and contribute to the work of the Executive team and Senior Management team in planning and managing stakeholder relationships and engagement.

We are looking for someone who has good knowledge of the English regional political and economic strategies and can support our strategic ambition. This is a very influential role, where you have to be comfortable in a standalone role, but also know how to work with colleagues across the organisation. The proven ability to achieve systemic change by influencing stakeholders will be key, with the resilience to react to the ambiguity that comes from a changing environment essential.

Why work with us?

The Institute of Physics is one of the world’s largest professional body and learned societies for physics. It is the national body for the UK and Ireland and also has a seat at international bodies including the UN.  Our members come from across the physics community whether in industry, academia, the classroom, technician roles or in training programmes as an apprentice or a student.  We are a world-leading science publisher and are proud to be a trusted and valued voice for the physics community.

The Institute of Physics (IOP) is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland,.We seek to raise public awareness and understanding of physics and support the development of a diverse and inclusive physics community. As a charity, we’re here to ensure that physics delivers on its exceptional potential to benefit society.

We have an ambitious new corporate strategy and you’ll play a part in helping us to deliver it.  There’s never been a more exciting time to join the IOP - watch our new film to find out more about our work.

As well as a competitive salary and professional development opportunities, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including an excellent pension scheme, private medical insurance and generous annual leave. We also offer a range of other benefits including childcare vouchers, gym membership and interest free season ticket loans.