Scotland Country Manager - ambassador for Eden Project Communities

An exciting opportunity to lead a positive change for communities and neighbourhoods.

Fixed term contract up to December 2021*
Eden Project Communities has UK wide reach and delivers initiatives that encourage public engagement and participation in positive action and create real social capital on a mass scale.  Since it began in 2009, participation in The Big Lunch, the UK’s annual get-together for neighbours, has grown continually with the average number of people taking part over 6 million a year.  Alongside this we deliver initiatives that encourage connections, engage the public and help people across the UK build the skills and confidence to drive positive social action where it is needed most.
We are looking for a Scotland Country Manager who is experienced in devising and developing Country wide strategies and who will be able to embed Eden Project Communities in the hearts and minds of the public, media, partners and leaders in the community sector to support increased participation year on year in our flagship initiative The Big Lunch.
Over the coming years we are growing participation in the programme to new heights and aim to increase the social impact we have on communities and neighbourhoods all over the UK.  As a front line ambassador in nation, we want you to lead the development and delivery of Eden Project Communities within a nation. You’ll help us plan, delivery and evaluate Eden Project Communities initiatives working closely with the UK Delivery Manager and Scotland Campaign Manager as well as line managing the Scotland based Community Network Developers. 
Our ideal candidate will have gained a minimum of three years’ experience in a similar role, where they will have managed delivery of a Scotland wide community programme or movement. Experience of working on behaviour change or movement building campaigns is desirable. You’ll be a strategic thinker with strong relationship management abilities, creatively and innovatively solving problems and identify new approaches to deliver a continually evolving programme within Scotland.   A thorough knowledge of the specific challenges affecting local communities and an understanding of the political, cultural and societal issues affecting Scotland is essential.
Working for the Eden Project (Charity number 1093070), roles within the programme are funded by the National Lottery through the Big Lottery Fund.  This is a fixed term contract for until December 2021 subject to funding. The post holder will be based within the region (Scotland), and will be required to travel across the territory, the UK and to the Eden Project in Cornwall for key events and meetings.
The closing date for all applications is Monday 9th December.  We aim to hold interviews in Scotland on the Monday 16th December.                   
   
*subject to funding

Fragile State Country Programme Manager

Salary: £30,763 per annum + good range of benefits

Contract: Fixed-term contract (6-12 months), 36.5 hours per week

World Vision is an international children’s charity working with children, their communities, and with supporters and partners, in almost 100 countries.

Through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy we’ve helped bring lasting change to millions of children, over more than 60 years. And as a Christian organisation, everything we do is motivated by our faith as we strive to reflect God’s unconditional love.

Work for World Vision UK and you will be part of a truly global Partnership, building brighter futures for vulnerable children.

This role sits within World Vision UK’s Fragile States and Emergency Response Team and seeks to impact the lives of the most vulnerable children. By working with World Vision Field Offices, this role will ensure good quality grant acquisition and management and that programmes are adapted to the country context and respond to the risks that children face. You will be mainly working with the DRC and Syria Field Offices with some flexibility to cover other portfolios where necessary.

An excellent understanding of the humanitarian and development sector and experience of programme management in fragile states is required, to support our Field Offices to implement high quality programmes. Significant experience of key humanitarian or development donors is essential, together with proven ability to acquire and manage grants effectively. You will need to have good coordination skills to collaborate with colleagues in the UK office and overseas.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and building relationships with various institutional donors to acquire funding for selected countries.
• Acquiring institutional grant funded programmes in your portfolio of countries by working with World Vision Field Offices to engage with donors and use evidence of needs to build strong proposals that deliver maximum impact for the most vulnerable children.
• Managing institutional grant funded programmes by working with World Vision Field Offices to build their capacity and effectively monitor programme implementation.
• Analysing, mitigating, and managing risks within your countries' programme portfolio.
• Coordinating and building excellent relationships with various teams in World Vision UK and World Vision Field Offices to ensure that programmes are of high quality, are aligned to the needs, and meet humanitarian standards.
• Monitoring emerging and potential risks facing children and their families within your countries’ portfolio and seeking to deliver appropriate preparedness or early response actions with World Vision Field Offices.
• Managing WVUK’s involvement in WFP grants with World Vision Field Offices, including managing the portfolio, preparing agreements, monitoring implementation and quality, managing the recording of commodity statements and settlement advices.
• Collaborating with other World Vision UK teams to engage the public (including churches) and the UK government on fundraising, awareness raising, campaigns and advocacy related to your designated fragile states, by sharing evidence from your programmes, success stories, learning, and relevant information with others.

The role requires international travel for up to 25% of the year and knowledge of French is desirable.

As an active Christian, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate your Christian faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.

In addition to the salary shown, we offer good benefits including pension, generous holiday entitlement and free parking (MK only).

Please click the link provided to view the full job description

Please upload your CV of full employment history explaining any gaps of employment and reasons for leaving your previous employer. This must be accompanied with a covering letter stating how you meet the essential criteria given in the Job Description.

Closing date for applications: 5th January 2020

Interview dates: w/c 13th January 2020

World Vision UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people representing all sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices.

As a child focused organisation, World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.

By submitting your application, you understand and accept that World Vision UK will process the data you provide for the purposes of your application and in accordance with the World Vision UK - Job Applicant Privacy Notice (click here).

No agencies please.

Applicants must have:

• Fluency in oral and written Arabic and English
• 4+ years of work experience in human rights, labor rights, or a related field 
• Experience with online research, data collection and analysis 
• Strong writing skills
• Strong commitment to advancing human rights in the business sector

The Position:

The Junior Researcher will work closely with the Programme Manager (based in Amman) to support the implementation of several ongoing projects to advance labour rights and other human rights in business sectors in Jordan and Lebanon.

The purpose of this project is to increase the transparency of business conduct regarding respect for human rights in their operations and supply chains, hold businesses to account for abuses where they occur, and to empower local partners in their efforts to increase awareness of business sand human rights and engage governments, companies, and international financial institutions (IFIs) on this issue. To do this, the projects carry out research into high-risk sectors for abuse in Jordan and Lebanon, with an emphasis on risks to migrant and refugee workers, analyze regional and global trends regarding government and IFI efforts to effectively regulate business, support partners to document and report on allegations of abuse and seek responses by companies to those allegations; and work with partners to increase awareness of global business and human rights standards and build momentum for progress within each country.

Specific activities include:

• Monitor relevant local news and developments on business, investment, migration, etc. as well as developments relating to national stakeholders and report on them regularly
• Research new companies and projects launched in the construction sector in Jordan and monitor their impacts on human rights, particularly the rights of migrant and refugee workers, and maintain a public online database of this information
• Regularly update summaries, analysis, briefs, etc. on public online database depending on regular updates
• Respond to queries and provide information on the project and activities, and maintain good ties with project stakeholders
• Provide backstop to the project through maintaining databases, follow-ups, organizing travel arrangements, and logistical arrangements of events
• Support activities relating to research, surveys, blogging, etc. like sampling, company outreach, drafting, editing, proofreading, and other related tasks
• Manage social media updates on news on Jordan and Lebanon,
• Provide support during events, including but not limited to notetaking, translation, and interpretation.
• Other related duties as requested

Key competencies:

Values: Strong, demonstrated commitment to human rights. Shares values and ethos of the Resource Centre

Work experience: At least four years of work experience with a strong research component.

Languages: Fluency in English (reading/writing/speaking) and Arabic (reading/writing/speaking) required.

Subject matter expertise: Knowledge and understanding of one or a combination of the following areas: business and human rights or corporate accountability; human rights issues related to refugees or migrant workers; human rights issues in Jordan and/or Lebanon.

Analytical and writing skills: Able to search and identify relevant information online and offline; ability to synthesize research and data for effective communication; ability to draft short updates or reports on topics within your expertise without significant supervision.

Organization and initiative: Able to work efficiently and methodically to support achievement of deliverables through strong organization and prioritization; self-motivated and able to maintain communication with project lead and team members in different time zones and geographies

Communications and web-savvy: Strong writing skills, including succinct writing for the web; experience in external communications, social media platforms and web management a plus.

To Apply: Follow the directions on our website

About London Higher 

London Higher is an ‘umbrella’ body representing over 40 publicly funded universities and higher education institutions in London, as well as several universities with centres in London and a small number of private providers. 

The organisation currently has four core divisions, each with its own stream of research and advocacy activities, along with several discrete projects. Our outputs are diverse and include research reports, promotional material, meetings and workshops, parliamentary lobbying, media management and receptions. We also run a wide range of advisory groups and networks. 

In addition we work closely with partner organisations including the Greater London Authority (GLA), London First, the business sector and higher education bodies. 

London Higher offers a range of company-wide benefits including flexible working, work from home days and flexible start and finish times.

About the role

London Higher is expected by its members and stakeholders to provide insights and evidence on key issues, challenges and opportunities that affect London’s higher education (HE) and London Higher member HE institutions (HEIs). Working alongside senior members of the London Higher executive, the Research and Information Officer will examine the impact of existing and emerging policies and regulation, consider the implications of changes to these, and, seek to develop future policies that will support London’s HEIs.

Main responsibilities will include:

• Undertaking policy research and analysis relevant to London Higher’s aims, objectives and policy priorities. The Research and Information Officer will usually work on varied work-strands at any one time.
• Gathering, analysing and interpreting data, evidence and information from a wide range of sources. The overarching aim of this being to try to create the best policy conditions for London’s universities to achieve strong economic, civic and cultural impacts, and also to help raise awareness about the value of London’s HEIs with non-HE sector stakeholders and also the general public.
• Producing robustly evidenced reports and other outputs for use in particular by London Higher member HEIs and/or that informs projects undertaken by London Higher for members and/or HE sector audiences.
• Working alongside senior management team colleagues including the CEO, helping to communicate London Higher’s policy positions and recommendations through a wide range of channels including but not limited to, written reports, blogs, articles and news pieces, presentations, responses to government consultations and parliamentary inquiries. 

About you (requirements)

The Research and Information Officer will have proven research and analysis skills, a strong interest in public policy, and excellent communication - including writing - skills. The post-holder will also have the ability to manage a busy workload in order to meet deadlines.

Familiarity with higher education issues and/or London would be an advantage, but is not necessarily essential. 

Please download to the Job Pack and Job Specification for full details.

How to apply

For further information or to apply for this role please visit the London Higher Website

Description

China Dialogue Trust is looking for an experienced researcher (50% FTE) to support the editorial team on an investigative project looking at:

• the environmental impact of of the global palm oil industry, its supply chains and its role in driving deforestation and biodiversity loss; and,
• sustainable policy options and the efficacy of existing policy and practice, with a particular focus on the critical importance of the growing Chinese and Indian markets.

You should have experience of research -- for academic, investigative journalism, thinktank or campaigning organisations -- working with data, and an interest in sustainability and supply chains. Chinese language is an advantage, but not essential. You will work alongside the team in our London office, coordinating with journalists, experts, activists and practitioners around the world.

Since its launch in 2006, China Dialogue Trust has built a track record of disseminating high-quality information and promoting communication on environment and climate change in both English and Chinese. We provide a space for open discussion, with the aim of informing and educating international and Chinese readers, and contributing to building equitable and constructive solutions to global environmental problems.

This is an exciting opportunity to work for China Dialogue Trust as a part of its dynamic and growing global editorial team.

Essential skills:

• A commitment to the work of China Dialogue Trust;
• Excellent research skills;
• Proven interest in environment and climate change issues;
• Proven research interest in palm oil and supply chains;
• Ability to establish and maintain a network of contacts;
• Strong internal communication and problem-solving skills;
• Ability to work independently. 

Desirable skills:

• Chinese language skills;
• Knowledge of Chinese, Southeast and South Asian current affairs.

Main responsibilities:

• Conducting research into palm oil supply chains connecting Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin and America to markets in China and India;
• Identifying and profiling the key companies and countries involved in palm oil production and purchase;
• Collating and verfiying key palm oil statistics that will be used  in stories, graphics and multimedia;
• Building relationships with NGOs working in this field;
• Researching the latest policy debates, corporate activity and consumer trends in Chinese and Indian markets;
• Researching and writing company profiles;
• Supporting the development of a survey of consumer attitudes; 
• Identifying and developing potential investigative stories and contributors.

Reedham Children's Trust is implementing a new strategic direction and we are looking for an experienced Fundraising Manager to take our fundraising strategy forward at this exciting point in Reedham’s history.  Our bold plans for expanding our services will enable us to support hundreds more children and young people and maximise the social value of the charity.

Reedham Children’s Trust - a national charity with 175 years’ experience of helping vulnerable and disadvantaged children - was founded in 1844 as an orphanage by Rev Dr. Andrew Reed, who was determined that vulnerable children should be cared for with compassion and given educational opportunity. As society changed, so has the charity’s work, but always with the aim of continuing our mission to improve the lives of vulnerable children.

We are seeking an outstanding individual who is excited at the prospect of helping to shape and sustain one of London’s oldest children’s charities, committed to providing the best possible services to vulnerable children in this new phase of our development.

Reporting to the Deputy CEO, the Fundraising Manager will be responsible for building and managing a small fundraising team and develop and lead all fundraising activity across the organisation.

For full details of the post, please refer to the Job Description.

If you have questions or would like to discuss the role please contact Reedham Children's Trust asking for Sarah Smart or Claire Palmer.

Stage 1 Interview dates: 17th & 18th December 2019

Shortlisted Stage 2 Interviews in week ending 10th January 2020

This is an excellent opportunity to support Power To Change in their endeavours to create a legacy where community business is understood and valued for the opportunities it brings to local communities. 

Power to Change is an independent charitable trust that supports community businesses in England, endowed by the National Lottery Community Fund (previously the Big Lottery Fund). Our vision is better places through community business. We want to back people to build successful community businesses for the benefit of their local places.

Power to Change was established in 2015 as a charitable Trust with a spend-down endowment. We plan to close by the end of 2022. We have three strategic priorities over the next three years: growing the community business sector, transforming places (through the work of local community businesses), and making the case for community business to those who matter. You can read more about these priorities in our 2019-2022 strategy.

The Policy Manager will be core to our priority of ‘making the case’. They will work with our CEO and across the organisation to develop and oversee our policy thinking and research to make sure we leave behind an environment where community business is valued and supported. 

You will be working closely with other like-minded passionate professionals in our organisation to build the profile of a movement that will change the face of the country.

Role Purpose: 

A key element of our 2019-2022 strategy is to make the case for community business – so that we can leave a legacy of a stronger sector that is well-understood and supported. The role of Policy Manager is crucial to this goal. The Policy Manager will oversee our engagement with central and local government and key stakeholders, building on our established reputation and relationships.

Key responsibilities:

Policy development

• Work with the CEO and the wider team to develop new policy thinking that is credible and influential, and that draws on our robust evidence base 
• Identify and agree policy priorities for Power to Change. Develop organisational policy positions and communicate these internally and externally through blogs, social media, and other writing and speaking opportunities. Support the wider PtC staff team to do the same
• Commission and manage policy-relevant research
• Monitor the policy landscape and relevant parliamentary proceedings - relating to our policy priorities 
• Respond to relevant consultations and calls for evidence
• Deliver policy-focused events throughout the year and at Party Conferences (drawing on support from our Events Officer and Comms Team)

Public affairs 

• Work with the Head of Research and Policy to develop and implement our public affairs engagement strategy
• Establish regular contact with key external stakeholders such as local Government officials, MPs, Government ministers, SMT of other important funders in the social sector, political advisers and civil servants to keep them informed about Power to Change’s work and policy concerns
• Organise or attend regular meetings with these stakeholders, representing Power to Change and forging contacts with key decision-makers
• Keep abreast of important media stories and of the work of key opinion formers with whom we work, or who we would like to influence 

Supporting our CEO and senior team

• Support our CEO to engage with key stakeholders, in particular in Westminster and Whitehall, by preparing briefing and speaking notes and PowerPoint presentations
• Provide ad-hoc assistance to other team members as required

This job description is issued as a guideline to assist you in your duties, it is not exhaustive.Because of the evolving nature and changing demands of our work this job description may be subject to change.You may, on occasions, be required to undertake additional or other duties within the context of this job description.

Skills & experience:

• Significant experience in a policy and advocacy role and a strong understanding of the policy context in England, relevant to community business 
• Proven experience of using critical thinking skills to analyse policy and data to produce relevant reports and position papers
• Experience of managing policy-related research projects, or collaborations with e.g. think tanks, would be desirable 
• Ability to structure, substantiate and draft compelling policy positions
• Excellent, high-level writing skills adaptable for different audiences; very strong general communication skills
• Great inter-personal and relationship-building skills with external contacts and internal colleagues
• Confidence in using IT systems including MS Office

Reporting to: Head of Research & Policy

Closing date for applications: 15th January, 2020 (10.00am) 

Please send your CV and Cover Letter to Sheena Pentin at Careers4Change.

Living Our Values:

Bold

• You will be flexible in your thinking and open to being challenged about change.
• You will take calculated risks and have the courage to stand by decisions despite resistance.
• You will actively seek connections between information and results to bring a wider view to the organisation.

Collaborative:

• You will actively look to collaborate with others on all areas of your work, and you will encourage others in the organisation to collaborate.
• You will help people understand the value of their contribution to our vision and mission.
• You will actively seek out feedback about how you build relationships and adapt your behaviour and language as necessary.

Informed:

• You will take part in relevant professional networks to pro-actively develop your skills and experience.
• You will use your knowledge and insights to develop a comprehensive understanding of issues

Open:

• You will confidently raise sensitive matters with others with specific examples of what’s happened in a timely manner and the impact it has had.
• You will motivate, inspire and encourage others despite your own concerns or disappointments.
• You will proactively seek contributions from others to ensure our work reflects the needs of diverse communities

We are an equal opportunities employerand welcome applications from all candidates irrespective of race, age, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief, or marital or civil partnership status. We will assess all applications against the requirements for this post as detailed in the job description and person specification and ask for names and education history to be removed from applications.

We are Disability Confident Committed, we welcome and respond positively to applications from disabled people. We will meet individual needs throughout the recruitment process, including making any appropriate reasonable adjustments during the interview stage and to our workplace if selected into post to support colleagues with any form of disability. If you meet the minimum requirements for the role and would like a guaranteed interview please email our Head of HR, Nicola Fuschillo. You do not need to share any details about your disability at this stage.

As a Mindful Employer, we recognise that in the UK, people experiencing mental ill health continue to report stigma and discrimination. We are committed to creating a supportive and open culture, where colleagues are able to talk about mental health. We are also committed to ensuring that our employees feel safe in disclosing any mental health conditions and confident that they will be properly supported and offered reasonable adjustments when required.

If you have any questions about how Power to Change is an equal opportunities employer please contact our Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator, Edward Walden. 

Nottingham Hospitals Charity is looking for an experienced motivated and creative Community Fundraising Manager to lead a team of three community fundraisers and be part of the senior fundraising team.

With demonstrable experience of delivering on fundraising targets, you will have experience in donor acquisition, large scale community events and working with donors and fundraisers to support their fundraising plans.

You will be skilled in communications with a wide range of donors and stakeholders and be capable of analysing data and producing reports that help in strategic decision making.

If you would like to be part of a dynamic team working in a fast paced hospital environment in our new offices we would love to hear from you.

To be considered for this role please send a completed Application Form along with a covering letter as to why you think you are suited to this role. 

Closing Date: Sunday 5th January - 11.30pm

Interview Date: Wednesday 15th January

London Higher is seeking a part-time Project Manager with experience working in health promotion, higher education or related field to lead on the coordination and management of the London Health and Wellbeing Network, as well as lead on the delivery of a newly-funded project to create a mental health referral pathways toolkit with 15 universities and their partners across London.

In this newly created role, you will lead on servicing the London Health and Wellbeing Network, an informal network of universities and stakeholders in London who meet 3 or 4 times a year to discuss issues of relevant importance and to share good practice. Additionally you will drive and lead on developing the referral pathways toolkit (in liaison with project partners) by developing key relationships with all project partners, researching key areas of mental health and wellbeing processes currently in use in partner institutions with the ultimate aim of developing a prototype toolkit to be tested and deployed within partner institutions.  

 The focus of the toolkit is to map and develop NHS referral pathways for students living across all London boroughs and health authorities (including primary and secondary care, health promotion services, mental health community services) in order to map links that partners organisations have developed locally to create a comprehensive referral pathway index of information to be used by HEIs to ensure effective referrals to providers. By developing a toolkit that improves referral pathways for HEIs and primary and secondary health care providers, by creating an online index and improving efficacy and efficiency, we are able to target a significant proportion of students across London and achieve a positive change for student mental health and wellbeing. By creating and embedding these tools, we will enable early intervention ultimately improving academic and wellbeing outcomes.  

 You will have experience working in health promotion and/or public health, with an interest in higher education. You will possess the skills necessary to maintain good working relationships with stakeholders, be able to undertake research and analysis, as well as to organise meetings and events. The post-holder will be expected to travel to partner institutions and stakeholders in London as part of their engagement. The post is part-time, 21 hours per week, and flexible working is offered as part of a range of company-wide benefits. 

About London Higher 

London Higher is an ‘umbrella’ body representing over 40 publicly funded universities and higher education institutions in London, as well as several universities with centres in London and a small number of private providers. 

The organisation currently has four core divisions, each with its own stream of research and advocacy activities, along with several discrete projects. Our outputs are diverse and include research reports, promotional material, meetings and workshops, parliamentary lobbying, media management and receptions. We also run a wide range of advisory groups and networks. 

In addition we work closely with partner organisations including the Greater London Authority (GLA), London First, the business sector and higher education bodies. 

London Higher offers a range of company-wide benefits including flexible working, work from home days and flexible start and finish times.

About the London Health HE Division 

Sitting at the intersection of higher education and health, London Health HE connects senior leaders across London to advance health and medical education, as well as student and staff wellbeing. London Health HE is a division of London Higher. 

To help our members respond to specific challenges in health and higher education, we currently facilitate three senior leader networks: the London Healthcare Education Group (LHEG), London Medicine (LMED) and the London Health & Wellbeing Network (LHWN). LHEG connects senior leaders in nursing, midwifery and allied health education, and LMED serves a parallel purpose in medicine and dentistry. LHWN has a broader reach but a specific focus on student and staff health, including mental health and wellbeing. All three networks include representatives from London’s higher education institutions and other stakeholders, including the Office for Students and the NHS.

How to apply

For further information or to apply for this role please visit the London Higher Website.

OPERATIONS & RESEARCH MANAGER

Reporting to: Chief Operating Officer

Responsible for: All field staff in assigned locations/regions and all staff in Research & Development and Overseas Operations Departments in Frontier’s London office

Location: Frontier Office, London, UK

PRIMARY FUNCTION

To manage the operation and administration of Frontier’s overseas conservation, teaching & community projects, expeditions and volunteer houses for assigned locations/regions. The role includes the day to day support for the field projects including budgets, equipment, communications, procurement, staff and transportation and also comprises a large element of human resources for both the overseas projects and London HQ.

To supervise the science and research aspect of all expeditions and field projects in assigned locations including staff, communications, project and scientific reporting, and the promotion and development of Frontier’s research projects.

GENERAL OUTLINE OF THE ROLE

Operations:

- Supervision of all field staff activities and ensure all reporting requirements are adhered to for assigned locations/regions

- Communicating effectively with field projects and ensuring their smooth running through efficient organization of recruitment and reporting systems

- Monitor and evaluate general project activities, budgets, resources, camp locations / relocations and logistics for assigned locations/regions and advise on change or action as necessary

- Assist with the recruitment, interviewing, briefing, training, appraisal and on-going development of staff in the field and in the head office

- Assist with the management of all Operations staff and interns

 Research:

- Manage all activities of Research & Development department and ensure all reporting requirements are adhered to for all field projects and Research & Development

- Oversee all field research and science work and communicate effectively with field projects to ensure the required standard is achieved and consistency is maintained

- Monitor and evaluate project outputs across all projects/locations advising on opportunities for project development

- Assist in the management of all donor funded activities; producing internal reports and reports requested by donor agencies

- Manage all staff and interns in the Research & Development departments

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

- Projects and programmes: Manage of assigned overseas conservation and development programmes and subsidiary teaching and community projects including all stages from proposal and planning through to implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

- Operations and logistics: Overseeing the day to day support for assigned field projects including budgets, equipment, communications, procurement, staff and transportation

- Health & Safety and Crisis Management: Ensure the appropriate H&S standards, including Crisis Management plans, are achieved at all times and reviewed on an on-going basis for assigned projects/locations.

- Human Resources: Assist with the recruitment, interviewing, training and ongoing development of staff in the field and in the Head Office including drafting contracts, monitoring outputs and conducting appraisals.

- Budgeting and finances: Oversee the successful budget planning and management for assigned projects/locations and potential project development. Ensure field budgets are compiled and transferred efficiently and all associated documentation and reporting is completed to the required standard.

- Development: development of new projects, locations, collaborations and opportunities for the growth of the organisation.

- Fundraising: Identifying sources and opportunities and submitting proposals for bilateral, multilateral, national, international and corporate funding.

- Networking and relationship management: - Building, developing and maintaining strong relationships between in-country and international institutions, partners, NGOs and government agencies.

- Research: Overseeing the long-term conservation and development programmes, ensuring outputs are published and targets met, and long-term plans are developed and monitored.

- Systems and organisational management: Ensuring the smooth running of the Research & Development department through efficient systems and departmental management including staffing structures and reporting systems and data and configuration management.

- Communications and PR: Ensuring the aims and achievements of the organisation are communicated widely, including to academic, conservation, development, donor and volunteer audiences.

- Promotion: Assist in the marketing and promotion of projects and ensure that projects achieve their weekly social media targets. Contribute to promotional material and web-copy and update the research, development and publication sections as appropriate.

- Supervise Operations and Research and Development Staff and Interns

- Fulfill a role within the management team and contribute to the overall success and grow of the organization.

- Assist other London HQ staff, as necessary, including presenting at volunteer recruitment sessions on Saturdays and assisting at quarterly Briefing Weekend and Training Weekend

- Any other tasks as required by senior management.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

 Contract Duration: Permanent after 3-6 month probation period

Working Hours: 9.30am – 5.30pm during weekdays. Some evenings and weekends as the role requires

Salary: £20,000 - £25,000 per annum starting salary (dependent upon skills and experience); Competitive salary scale

Leave Entitlement: 20 working days excluding public and bank holidays

Training: Initial training and on-going professional development

JOB SPECIFICATION

Qualifications and Experience:

Essential:

- Educated to post graduate degree level in biological science or environmental discipline

- 1 year + experience of working on field projects in a supervisory or management role

- Field research in a tropical habitat

- Managing a team of staff and resources

- Writing and editing reports

- Desk based research

- Significant office and administration experience

- Managing social media platforms, content and targets

- Working with NGOs

- Fund-raising through donor agencies and proposal development

- Minimum PADI AOW or equivalent

Desirable:

- Directly relevant Masters or Doctorate Experience

- On/Off site Health & Safety Management

- Remote emergency and crisis Management

- Experience of overseeing and delivering initial and on-going staff training and development programs

- Writing promotional material

- Record of published peer review papers

Skills:

Essential:

- Strong people management, negotiation and liaison skills

- Excellent financial management and numerical skills

- Administrative and time management skills

- Excellent report-writing and presentation skills

- Good knowledge of statistics and statistical analysis software e.g. SPSS, R

- Knowledge of GIS or equivalent mapping software

- Good IT skills, particularly a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, spreadsheets and word processing

- Ability to work with limited supervision, and to be a proactive team member

- Knowledge of conservation and development issues

- Excellent problem-solving skills with

Desirable:

- Hold a full, clean driving licence

- Language Skills particularly French, Spanish, Khmer, Kiswahili, Fijian or Malagasy

- Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with at least one of the following: marine, coastal and/or terrestrial research and conservation issues a solution orientated approach

- Experience with LATEX

Personal Attributes:

Essential:

- Commitment to conservation and development

- Flexible approach

- High attention to detail

- Ability to motivate others and work as part of a team

Eureka! Mersey is an ambitious £11.75m project to bring a 21st century science and discovery centre for young people and their families to the waterfront in Wirral.

Being developed and delivered by the team from Eureka! The National Children’s Museum in Halifax, Yorkshire, the success of the Eureka! Mersey project is dependent on:

• A robust and successful capital and revenue fundraising strategy
• Wide-ranging and genuine community engagement to build strong relationships with audiences
• Coordinated stakeholder management ensuring we are engaging with all relevant stakeholders, potential partners and interested parties to deliver the best possible visitor attraction experience
• Authentic and ongoing co-creation activities and opportunities for local children and young people

In order to achieve these goals, we are looking for a Community Engagement Manager to develop and lead the Community Engagement Strategy for Eureka! Mersey, taking responsibility for the inclusion and participation of diverse communities, engaging at a wide variety of levels within the private, public and voluntary sectors and proactively linking relevant communities of interest with the Eureka! Mersey project team.

Compensation & Benefits

This role will be a Fixed Term Contract for 2 years.

This role offers a salary of circa £30,000 – £32,000 per annum, plus a company pension scheme, and 25 days annual leave.

Based in the Liverpool City Region, with some travel required to Halifax.

This is a full-time role, but flexible working will be considered for the right candidate.

Application process and interview dates

For more information about the role and how to apply, download the job pack.

Please note that the closing date for applications is midnight on Wednesday 18th December 2019. Interviews will be held in Halifax, West Yorkshire during the week commencing Monday 6th January 2020.

Events & Marketing Manager

You will help to create a strategic marketing approach to develop further interest in these products and to further develop this work.

Events & Marketing Manager Responsibilities:

You will lead on and develop the marketing and event planning for the Insights team. This role will lead on two projects. The first is our general knowledge share project which supports around 1,500 people a year through our bespoke training events. The second complementary project is our national social prescribing knowledge share work, which is currently funded until August 2020 and aims to support the development of social prescribing throughout the UK and Ireland.

Events & Marketing Manager Requirements:

- Minimum of 2+ years’ experience working in a marketing and events role
- Demonstrable experience of strategic marketing and event management
- Experience in collaborating with partner organisations and engaging supporters
- Experience in creating content and utilising a variety of marketing channel
- Experience in working to project management principles
- Experience in handling agencies and suppliers
- High levels of computer literacy to include Office 365, Teams, PowerPoint, internet and databases

About Bromley by Bow Centre:

The Bromley by Bow Centre is a vibrant community charity in the heart of East London. It has a national and international reputation for its highly innovative approach which inspires and empowers local people to transform their lives. The Centre delivers an incredible range of projects based on a unique model that combines social entrepreneurship, the arts, learning, social support, horticulture and holistic and integrated health programmes.

Location: Based in our London Centre, with periodic travel to regional partners

Job type: Full Time, One Year Fixed Term Contract, with possible extension, 35 hours per week

Salary: £28,000 to £31,000 per annum

Benefits: 27 days holiday plus 3 days for Christmas plus Bank Holidays; an extra day off for your birthday, pension contribution

Deadline: Monday 16th December 2020 9:00 am

Interviews: Thursday 19th December 2020

You may have experience of the following: Events & Marketing Manager, Events Manager, Marketing Manager, Marketing Coordinator, Marketing Specialist, Content Writer, Campaign Manager, Event Coordinator, Project Manager, Project Management Charity, Third Sector, NFP, etc.

Ref: 90661

About us

Humane Society International/UK is an affiliate of the global animal protection organisation Humane Society International (HSI), striving for a better future for animals and people through advocacy, education, and hands-on programmes. HSI UK is a leading force for animal protection, with hundreds of thousands of supporters across the country who play an invaluable role in supporting and funding our work. We are an effective voice for animals, with active programmes in wildlife protection, alternatives to animal experiments, and farm animal welfare. A small but effective team, HSI UK has big ambitions to create further positive change for animals both here in the UK and around the world.

About the position

We are looking for a Forward Food/EatKind Programme Manager - Maternity Cover, who will be responsible for overseeing HSI UK’s meat reduction/plant-based advocacy, delivering measurable impacts as a key part of HSI’s global ‘Forward Food’ programme. The position reports to HSI UK’s Executive Director and is guided by the Farm Animal Welfare department at HSI HQ.

About you

We’re looking for someone who wants to build on the success of Forward Food, engaging and enabling caterers who serve thousands of meals each week to put more plants on plates. We’re looking for someone who can keep up to date with the latest evidence and translate this into actionable insights to drive positive change. And we’re looking for someone who’s organised, builds strong relationships and can effectively communicate both why and how to change the meals served up and down the country, to spare animals from factory farms, combat climate change and benefit human health. Managing and evaluating Forward Food to drive continuous improvements and demonstrating clear outputs will be key to success in this role.

With a positive ‘can-do’ attitude, you’ll have excellent interpersonal skills and be passionate about helping animals. You’ll thrive working as part of a small team but also be proactive and self-reliant when necessary.

HSI UK is an equal opportunity employer. 

To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter via the Charity Job website by Sunday 5th January 2020.

Prince's Trust International

International Programmes Manager, Caribbean

Contract type: Fixed term 12 months

Hours: Full time 35 hours a week

Location: London (Approximately 30% of time spent abroad on project visits with an additional 3 months spent in-region within the first year to lead on project implementation. Location may be negotiable after 6 months in post)

Prince's Trust International was created by HRH, The Prince of Wales' in 2015 to enable The Prince's Trust to build on its 40+ years of success in the UK, by sharing its experience and expertise with governments and NGOs around the World who are similarly seeking to tackle youth unemployment and its related challenges.Working sustainably with international partners to create innovative and impactful solutions, we have a challenging target of reaching 100,000 young people globally over the next five years.

As part of our new 5-year strategy,we are committed to working across the English-speaking Caribbean to support organisations reach under-served young people across the region. In this first year we will look beyond the three countries we currently work in (Jamaica,Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago) to explore potential for working across the Eastern Caribbean.

This role is central to the growth of our activities and you will be responsible for leading the scoping work across the Eastern Caribbean. Once scoping is complete you will lead the implementation and managing of projects. This will involve working closely with identified partner organisations, other stakeholders, and our partners in neighbouring Barbados to develop a new model of working across the sub-region.Additionally, creating detailed project implementation plans and associated project management tools, delivering training and support, conducting employer and stakeholder engagement activities, and supporting project staff.

With excellent planning and organisational skills, you will be a resilient, enthusiastic, self-starter with a strong understanding of the challenges facing young people in the Caribbean,and the ability to deliver results under challenging and varied circumstances.

You will primarily be based in the UK with regular overseas travel (there is an expectation that you will be based in the region for approximately 3 months at project implementation stage).

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

Prince's Trust International is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at Prince's Trust International will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please go to our website and complete the online application.To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince's Trust/Prince's Trust International Behavioural Framework.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.