Carers Support Merton (CSM) is a well established and respected charity in the London Borough of Merton with an ambitious development programme of work to support promote and improve the quality of life of unpaid carers from the age of 5 years. CSM has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Finance Manger to join our friendly team. 

Working as part of the senior management team the post holder will have responsibility for all aspects of the financial function of the charity which will include the maintenance of accounting records and the production of timely financial information for the trustees, chief executive and independent examiner.

Carers Support Merton, as an employer, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This includes a commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures.

The successful candidate will be subject to a Standard DBS check.

Finance Manager 

Hours: 14 hours per week (to be worked flexibly)

Salary:   £36,000 to £40,000 per annum Pro Rata depending on qualifications and experience.  Candidates wishing to work on a freelance basis will also be considered provided they meet HMRC requirements as a self- employed individual.

The ideal candidate will be qualified to a minimum of AAT level 3 with a solid track record as a Finance Manager or similar.  You will bring knowledge and experience of managing financial systems and procedures and providing financial information to the board of trustees to assist in decision-making, ideally in a not-for-profit setting. However, candidates with transferrable experience will also be considered.

This role would suit someone with flexible and pro-active approach to work, attention to details, strong interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, both in person and remotely.

We are currently home based due to COVID-19.  However, in the future the role will be based at our offices in Mitcham, but with the opportunity for continued homeworking for some of the working hours.  This role is NOT suitable for permanent fulltime remote working.

Closing Date:  Monday 18th May 2021 5pm

Interviews:  Weeks beginning 24th May 2021 & 31st May 2021

Please note: shortlisting and interviews for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore encourage early application and reserve the right to close these vacancies once suitable candidates have been appointed.

Bikeworks is looking for an Operations Manager to join our team. The role will work in collaboration with our new Programmes Manager, Finance Manager and Head of Business Development, under guidance from the CEO, as a member of the Senior Management Team. It is our expectation that as we grow, you will want to grow with us.

At Bikeworks we target communities who experience significant and disproportionate inequalities. Never has our role as a community-evolved social enterprise been more important as we continue to live with the effects of the pandemic.

The Operations Manager is responsible for overseeing and managing the successful delivery of our established commercial activities from the Bikeworks overall offer. You will be responsible for maintaining good relationships and communication with external stakeholders, while optimising processes that focus on the quality, efficiency and value for money of our delivery as a social enterprise, balancing at all times our social, environmental and financial bottom line. The role also has responsibility for ensuring all policies and procedures are implemented, updated and adhered to. 

In alignment with the Programmes Manager, the Operations Manager is responsible for the strengthening of our ‘eco-system’ of projects and activities, making sure each element works together to achieve our mission by promoting internal joined-up thinking and approaches. You will lead on the development of staff, freelancers and volunteers to achieve contractual outputs and outcomes, at a time when Bikeworks is scaling and has diversified its delivery model.   

We are now recruiting for a highly skilled Conference Event Manager to deliver our National Conference, which will be taking place this October.

You will be required to work with the Head of Events up until August, to help capture the vision and first stages of planning for the conference. After that, you will solely lead the further planning and creation of the conference and see it through to completion, reporting into the Head of Partnerships.

Our Stewardship strategy is to encourage and resource the church and Christian charities at a very significant and pivotal time in their ministries. You will be responsible for the detailed delivery of the event and subsequent follow up to understand the value and impact it brings.

This is a maternity cover position with a fixed-term contract ending 30th November 2021

Main responsibilities

• Fully capture and grasp the vision for the conference and ensure it is consistently referred to in the planning process, through to completion.
• Outline a realistic timeline to achieve the vision and ensure the developments of the project remain on track.
• Prepare and lead regular conference committee meetings with internal staff co-producing the conference and follow up each meeting with minutes and actions.
  
  Meetings should cover:
  • Discussing updates
  • Brainstorming solutions for next steps that align with the vision.
  • Ensure actions have been completed from previous meetings.
  • Drive the planning to ensure it is executed in a timely manner.
     

The Conference Committee should support you as you lead the following areas as they ensure you are adhering to the Stewardship brand and vision for the conference.

• Ongoing brainstorming and implementing conference plans and concepts.
• Booking, liaising and negotiating with suppliers and contractors.
• Manage 3rd party ‘exhibit partners’ / sponsors depending on the mode that the conference is delivered whether online, hybrid or in person.
• Handling all logistics.
• Manage the conference marketing and PR strategy with support from the internal Stewardship marketing team.
• Creating and managing the ticketing process.
• Creating and developing event feedback surveys.
• Maintain a good relationship with the venue coordinators, giving regular updates on the developments of the project.
• Gather an events team made of internal staff and create a roster for the team working at the conference.
• Manage the running of the Conference to ensure all runs smoothly.
• Ensure all areas of Health and Safety are discussed with the venue and adhered to, taking on any responsibilities from Stewardship’s side; For example reviewing and agreeing the venue risk assessments in light of social distancing restrictions, of which will need to be considered throughout the planning process.
• Manage the delivery of the Conference within the budgets and resources at your disposal. This will include reporting on ticket sales, income and expenditure and anticipated/target profit for the event. (Which is not the aim but is also a necessary contribution to the Stewardship overall budget)
• To discover, engage and manage speakers and content across different streams for different audiences to help bring the most value to delegates and partners.
• Keep the Conference Committee up to date and aligned with discussions, proposals and decisions will be important to free you into the active management of the planning and delivery process. Carry out a post event debrief analysis, creating and handling reports based of feedback, budgets and process.
• Prepare and lead an event debrief meeting with the conference committee after the event and present final report of findings.

Saferworld works across Asia, Africa and the Middle East to tackle the diverse factors that drive violent conflict, injustice and insecurity. We support people affected by conflict to exercise their rights and influence policies and practices that impact on their security so that they can live with dignity and free from fear.

The Strategic Funding Partnerships Manager is a new role which will work across the entire organisation to consolidate, keep abreast of, and deepen our relationships with key institutional and foundation donors. 

We are looking for an entrepreneurial candidate who can help us take our donor relationships to another level – attracting more strategic, high value and ideally flexible funding partnerships at the organisational and/or programmatic levels. 

The ideal candidate will have a track record of cross-organisational working (spanning our London, country programme and affiliate offices in Washington, Brussels and Beijing) and an ability to leverage support from colleagues at all levels to take a co-ordinated approach to strengthening engagement with our key donors. 

This is an exciting time for someone with drive and determination to contribute to Saferworld’s efforts to build a sustainable funding base whilst opening up opportunities for strategic donor engagement and influencing.

Age UK Lambeth is looking to employ MYcommunity Social Prescribing Manager (Maternity Cover) who will join the MYcommunity team.

MYcommunity has been working in partnership with all nine Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in Lambeth since December 2019. Each PCN has at least one MYcommunity Link Worker.  Their role helps PCNs to strengthen community and personal resilience and reduce health and wellbeing inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity, by increasing people’s active involvement with their local communities. The role of the Social Prescribing Manager will be to oversee the running of this service, supporting Link Workers and liaising with the nine PCNs to ensure we have a pan Lambeth approach to Social Prescribing including across Age UK Lambeth’s Neighbourhood teams.

What you need to bring 

• Support the MYcommunity Link Workers based across Lambeth, providing regular supervision reviews around personal development, job satisfaction and wellbeing. Organise Link Worker team catch-ups and support staff to identify suitable training opportunities.
• Ensure the team is accurately recording on our database, ensure that the social prescribing referral codes are inputted into clinical systems and are working in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
• Monitor the progress of the project and make adjustments as necessary to ensure successful outcomes and targets are met. Provide feedback and support to anyone in the team who may not be meeting the project standards and ensure good practice and positive feedback is shared with the wider team.

(for more information on the job please look at the Job description that has been attached) 
 

What you’ll benefit from 

● Generous pension provision - 7% employer contribution 

● 26 days holiday a year rising to 31 days after 5 years 

● A great staff team

How to apply 

You will be required to upload your CV and a letter of application answering the following 4 questions (in no more than 250 words per question). 

1. Why do you want to join us at Age UK Lambeth? And why now?

2. Tell us how you would go about understanding what the current information requirements are for Age UK Lambeth?

3. Describe how you would engage with people in the organisation and our partners given the current lockdown restrictions?

An exciting opportunity to join our Senior Management Team.

Ilford, currently home based.

We are looking for an experienced project manager to join our Senior Management. S/he will be responsible for the management of short-term and long-term projects, liaison with funders and stakeholders, and support the chief executive to secure funding for new and existing workstreams. The post holder will line manage all project staff.

To succeed in your role, you will be flexible and able to lead your team through periods of challenge and change. A good understanding of how digital technology can aid service delivery would be a distinct advantage.

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. We give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem. We help with everything from money issues to problems at work, housing to consumer rights.

Up until the end of March 2020, our advice services were delivered by phone and in person from the Redbridge Central Library in Ilford. Under lockdown, and to maintain a Covid-safe environment for our clients, staff and volunteers, we are all working remotely, providing advice via phone, email and webchat. Key to our work are time limited projects that support our general advice services. Funding for these projects is provided by a range of funders, including central and local government, and grant making trusts and foundations. They all need timely information, as well as an assurance that our projects deliver agreed outcomes and targets.

Closing Date: Sunday 16th May

Interview Dates: w/c 17th May

Do you have experience of setting up and running an asset-based approach programme?

Are you organised, outcome focused and have the ability to influence across organisational boundaries working meaningfully with local residents and other partners?

Are you able to work with community activists, local businesses and the local voluntary and community sector to identify the strengths and assets in the community and to decide together how to support change in the community?

Are you a motivated and dynamic individual with a commitment to the values, principles and process of community development?

If you have said yes to all of the above questions then this new role – St Helier Transformation Programme Manager - could be for you.

The purpose of the role is to provide flexible and high-quality Programme Management to set up and run an ambitious Programme of work in a complex and changing context.  This will mean excellent stakeholder management and the ability to operate credibly on a strategic and community level. 

The closing date for applications is 10am on Monday 10th May 2021

Interviews are expected to be held on Monday 24th May 2021.

Do you want to work for an organisation whose aim is to enrich lives and strengthen communities? If so, Enable Leisure and Culture is recruiting for: a Leisure Duty Manager to support our Leisure Team

Location: Wandsworth Borough
Contract Type: Full Time – 40 Hours per week
Salary: £24,000
Closing date: 16 May 2021

Ref: LE004

An exciting opportunity for enthusiastic, motivated, and driven individuals to join the Leisure Team as a Duty Manager. The role will support the day-to-day operations of running our sports facilities within Wandsworth. This varied role will include open/close of the buildings, shift management, health and safety, delivering excellent customer service and assisting in supporting and motivating a team to meet targets and deadlines. 

You will lead and motivate the team of 3-4? to deliver the highest levels of commercial performance, combined with world class customer service and safety standards. Training and development opportunities available including external training, shadowing, and mentoring.

This is Full-time role, 40 hours per week (5 out of 7 days) rota which includes evening and weekend shifts.

Why should you join Enable Leisure and Culture?

• 25 Days Annual Leave
• Flexible Working
• Pension Scheme
• Eyecare Vouchers
• Free Gym membership
• On-site shower facilities* certain places
• Season Ticket Loan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Weekly fruit basket
• Staff Treats
• Weekly Wellbeing Hour

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post.  In order to apply for this post, you must demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.  

Diversity is valued at Enable Leisure and Culture and is important in the work that we do. Applications from all sections of the community are welcome and will be considered on merit. 

Due to Covid-19 and until further notice, we are currently operating digital recruitment and on-boarding processes. The role is full time and based primarily at sites across Wandsworth. 2 roles will cover the Tooting Bec, Furzedown Rec and Battersea Sports Centre. 2 Roles will cover Battersea Park Millennium Arena and Falcon Park. 1 Role will cover Barn Elms Sports Centre and Boathouse.

Nest is the National Employment Savings Trust. It was set up by the government to give every worker in the UK somewhere to save for retirement. We’ve since grown to become one of the UK’s largest schemes.

Your new team

Nest Insight is a collaborative research and innovation think tank. We’re working to understand the challenges people face in saving for their later lives, and to develop and test solutions to those challenges. Although we sit within Nest and draw learnings from the rich set of data Nest is building, we also work across the industry with other providers, from pensions, banking, fintech and beyond. We share all our work widely to influence industry and policy makers in the UK and internationally.

We do this through an ambitious programme of research, trials, events and publications, delivered in partnership with academics, think tanks, government and the industry. Nest Insight has quickly become a leading and respected voice in the sector.  

Nest insight is a business unit of Nest Corporation, but we are responsible for raising our own operating budget through grants and sponsorship. We have a team of 11 working across research, communications and partnerships. This is an exciting time to join Nest Insight – we’re growing quickly with lots of exciting projects in the pipeline and plans to expand our reach significantly over the next three years.

Your new role

We are now looking for a dedicated Contracts Manager to join our small, dynamic team, to manage all our contracts from initiation through negotiation, agreement and ongoing review. Given the growth in the range and scale of our collaborative projects, we are currently reviewing and standardising our approach to contracts with funders, collaborators and suppliers.

Reporting to the Director of Analysis and Governance, the Manager will take the lead on all Nest Insight’s contractual negotiations, taking responsibility for a swift and effective resolution of contractual issues and working to ensure that Nest’s interests are protected, and our risks managed.

The Manager will help shape new, robust and consistent contract processes. They will be accountable for ensuring contracts are drawn up in a timely and professional manner, with all key risks identified and managed. In addition, they will take responsibility for tracking and reporting on budgets for some contracts, as required by the project teams.

You

You will be comfortable working on complex contracts as well as having an ability to communicate effectively, liaising with stakeholders on contract management processes and issues.

Ideally, you have experience within higher education, charities or think tanks, and a strong understanding of UK Public Contracts Regulations.

You will have a commitment to team working, diversity and inclusion, exceptional written and verbal communication skills and be passionate about improving financial wellbeing and longer-term financial security for people on low to mid incomes.

What you’ll need to succeed

This is a rewarding role for someone seeking to develop a career in commercial management within the research sector. The Contracts Manager will deal directly with the commercial teams at universities in the UK and abroad, public bodies, commercial sponsors and charitable foundations. They will be able to build their knowledge and understanding of best practices and key risks in funded research and big data analysis.

Nest Insight is a relatively small team given the scope and scale of its research and publications programmes. Working as a key member of the team will offer a dynamic, supportive and rewarding experience for a candidate who’s prepared to act with autonomy and confidence while tackling a range of new challenges.

By helping Nest Insight fund and deliver its research programme, the Contracts Manager will be helping make a difference to millions of low- and moderate-income savers and contributing to a programme with a strong reputation and high profile across the public policy community and the pensions industry.

What you’ll get in return

This is a permanent role with a salary up to £48,000 plus Benefits which could be offered for anything between 3.5 and 5 working days a week depending on experience.

This role can be offered on a flexible basis and we will consider job share, part time or full-time basis. We are open to different level of applicants in terms of knowledge and skillset. We will consider offering up to the full salary budget on a part-time basis to more experienced candidates where appropriate.

Please state your preference on the application if you wish to be considered for part time or condensed working hours

This role can be offered on a flexible basis and we will consider job share, part time or full-time basis. We are open to different level of applicants in terms of knowledge and skillset.

Please state your preference on the application if you wish to be considered for part time or condensed working hours.

Everyone wants a good work life balance and you will be working with a truly flexible employer, fully embracing a working from home culture and flexible working hours.

You will have your birthday and Christmas Eve as an additional bonus to the already fantastic holiday allowance and of course…a generous pension contribution.

What you need to do now

Please complete your application on our website.  Please note that you must attach a Cover Letter explaining why you would be a good match for this role.

Please note that due to a high volume of applicants we will only be able to contact successful applicants.

Application closing date is Thursday 25th March

Nest is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applicants from all the nine protected characteristics.

As a Disability Confident Committed, we guarantee to interview disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

To best serve our diverse customer base, it’s important that Nest has an equally diverse workforce and promotes an inclusive culture. This is in line with the organisation’s values and ensures that Nest is a corporation fit for the future.

Please note that we can onboard and work remotely successfully during this period at Nest.

Please note that this is a London based role.

This role will be responsible for the development, management and implementation of a collection of inter-related projects.  These projects comprise the implementation of two of the recommendations in the IICSA Report and other related developments which the Church has been planning.

In Phase One, this programme of projects will be introduced with a group of “pathfinder” dioceses and cathedrals. Following evaluation and adjustment, Phase Two will be rolled out across the Church.

The five projects which make up this role are:

1. The implementation of IICSA Recommendation 1

This is a major structural change in which the role of “Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser” changes to a new one of “Diocesan Safeguarding Officer” with greater autonomy. Supervision arrangements also change from being arranged locally to being directly supervised and quality assured by the National Safeguarding Team.

2. The introduction on a pilot basis of a “regionalised” model of support for dioceses and cathedrals in respect of safeguarding.

This is the second major, and related, structural change. In this pilot Regional Safeguarding Leads (RSLs) will be appointed to work with small groups of dioceses and cathedrals. The RSLs will supervise the dioceses’ / cathedrals’ safeguarding advisers but will also lead cross-diocese developments such as survivor engagement, sharing of expertise and good practice, joint commissioning of resources, peer review.

3.The implementation of IICSA Recommendation 8.

This involves the design and implementation of independent external auditing of the Church’s safeguarding practices.

4. The introduction of the Church’s quality assurance framework and national safeguarding standards.

The Church has a draft quality assurance framework. This now needs to be introduced into use in the pathfinder dioceses and cathedrals so that it can be further developed in readiness for implementation across the Church.

5. The development of a consistent methodology to enable dioceses and cathedrals to assess local safeguarding need and determine the resources needed to deliver good safeguarding practice.

The 42 dioceses and 42 cathedrals are responsible for the funding of their safeguarding arrangements (which include, for example, investigation of allegations, responding to survivors, training, quality assurance). The level of funding varies considerably between dioceses / cathedrals. One reason for this is the lack of a consistent methodology to assess both local need and the resources needed to achieve a good standard of safeguarding.

The role is based in the National Safeguarding Team but also links with the Church’s Project Management Office.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Planning and co-designing (with the pathfinder dioceses and cathedrals) the projects and proactively monitoring progress, resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective action.
• Ensuring the integrity and coherence of the projects, and its continuous alignment with organisational strategies and departmental goals.
• Developing the plans for the delivery of the individual projects, setting out the key actions, steps and timescales needed for each project, the critical paths and the co-dependencies / interfaces between them.
• Leading on the direct management and delivery of specific elements of the projects. 
• Establishing effective working relationships (individually and collectively) with the key stakeholders in the pathfinder dioceses and cathedrals. This will include, in particular, bishops, diocesan secretaries, deans, cathedral administrators, and diocesan and cathedral safeguarding advisers.
• Supporting the pathfinder dioceses and cathedrals in the establishment of local project groups and governance arrangements.
• Developing arrangements for the engagement of victims and survivors of abuse in co-design and programme development.
• Managing risks to the programme's successful outcome.
• Developing the evaluation framework for Phase 1 and potentially leading the evaluation process.
• Developing the plan for roll out of the projects across the Church in Phase 2.

The main duties and responsibilities of your post are outlined in your job description.  This list is not exhaustive and is intended to reflect your main tasks and areas of work.  Changes may occur over time and you will be expected to agree any reasonable changes to your job description that are commensurate with your banding and in line with the general nature of your post.  You will be consulted about any changes to your job description before these are implemented.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Skills and Aptitudes

• Good analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills including the ability to clearly communicate technical / complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to build relationships, trust and credibility with a wide range of diverse stakeholders including the ultimate beneficiaries of the change management.
• Able to influence and persuade at all levels and with a range of stakeholders.

Knowledge / Experience

• Significant experience in complex programme and project manager roles, including:
• Experience managing end-to-end projects (full project life cycle) that include substantive business change and transformation elements (i.e. not only technical activities).
• Experience managing multiple projects in parallel.
• Reporting to the senior leadership.
• Proven track record of proactively delivering successful results.
• Experience using Microsoft Project or another equivalent Project Management Information System.
• Good knowledge of Excel (e.g. pivot tables, diagrams, formulas).
• Good knowledge of project finance and budgeting.
• Experience of working in and leading multi-disciplinary teams in a complex environment

Personal Attributes

• Able to be rational, objective and unbiased when making decisions and taking action.
• Relational: emotionally intelligent and expert in valuing and managing relationships with others as the means of delivering change.
• Politically astute – understanding, and managing successfully, organisational politics.
• Principled – strong value base and committed to doing the right thing.
• Brave – willing to challenge others (including those with power) constructively.
• Self-reflexive, welcoming and using feedback.
• In sympathy with the aims of the Church of England.

Education / Professional qualifications

• Educated to degree level.
• Formal qualification in Project Management e.g. PMP (PMI), Prince2 Practitioner (Axelos), PPQ (APM) or equivalent certification.

Circumstances

• This role will require some travel to different dioceses involved in the programme.

DESIRABLE

• Understanding of the structures of the Church of England.
• Experience working for the Church of England, for Christian Charities, in the public or charity sectors.

Interviews and assessments will take place on either Tuesday 18th May 2021 or Thursday 19th April 2021.

Beyond the Streets is a small charity with a big determination to see routes out for women in prostitution in the UK.  Your role is to lead on the maintenance and development of a strong pipeline of grant funding to sustain our work​.

You will be passionate about supporting women facing multiple disadvantages, as well as being able to support and motivate staff. You will have great communication skills and be able to champion the cause.

Your role will include:

 - leading on the ongoing development of the Beyond the Streets trust fundraising strategy;

 - overseeing the delivery of the Beyond the Streets trust fundraising strategy, ensuring that our relationships with large grant making trusts are well managed;

 - ensuring that all trust fundraising activities are coordinated and delivered to deadline with the Development Officer;

 - leading on the development of corporate fundraising activities

Beyond the Streets is a charity inspired by Christian values. This belief inspires us to work with acceptance, value and mutual respect for all. We promote a healthy work life balance and regularly reflect on our boundaries and our strategy for the year. We genuinely seek to work as a team and ensure that no one is ‘rescuing’ or working outside their allocated hours.

The Reading Agency is looking for a talented Marketing and Communications Manager with a dynamic range of skills to lead on engagement and raising awareness.

We are a national charity which tackles life’s big challenges through the proven power of reading. We work closely with partners to develop and deliver programmes for people of all ages and backgrounds; our vision is for a world where everyone is reading their way to a better life.

Last year, we helped over 1.8 million people benefit from reading through our programmes, our tireless campaigning, our excellent networks and our power to influence, challenge and make change happen. 

This is a rewarding, varied and busy role, involving stakeholder engagement, audience development, press and digital communications across a range of channels.

You will be a collaborative big picture thinker with excellent communication skills, a flair for writing and an instinct for what makes a great story.

If you think you have the skills, experience, and passion to join the team, we would love to hear from you.

For more information and to apply please go to our website.

This role will be based at our office in London. However,  all our staff are working from home at present.

Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Finance Manager - Systems to join our team in London, UK.

To provide an efficient, relevant and timely financial and management accounting service to all countries where Malaria Consortium operate, with a strong focus on providing budgeting, forecasting and analytical reporting support to HQ and in country management, both finance and project staff.

The successful candidate will have:

• Qualified Accountant
• Significant experience of Year-end accounting and knowledge of UK statutory reporting.
• Experience of payroll accounting and dealing with pension providers.
• Experience of producing management accounts, DFID donor reporting, admin support to accounting software.
• Solid experience in co-ordinating and consolidating budgets and forecasts across regions.

Nest is the National Employment Savings Trust. It was set up by the government to give every worker in the UK somewhere to save for retirement. We’ve since grown to become one of the UK’s largest schemes.

Would you like to use your behavioural research skills to make a difference to financial wellbeing in the UK and beyond, working with leading practitioners and academics? Can you make real-world behavioural trials happen, building strong cross-organisational collaborations and managing complex projects effectively? 

Your new team

Nest Insight is a collaborative research and innovation think tank. We’re working to understand the challenges people face in saving for their later lives, and to develop and test solutions to those challenges.

Although we sit within Nest and draw learnings from the rich set of data Nest is building, we also work across the industry with other providers, from pensions, banking, fintech and beyond. We share all our work widely to influence industry and policy makers in the UK and internationally.

We do this through an ambitious programme of research, trials, events and publications, delivered in partnership with academics, think tanks, government and the industry. Nest Insight has quickly become a leading and respected voice in the sector.  

Nest insight is a business unit of Nest Corporation, but we are responsible for raising our own operating budget through grants and sponsorship. We have a team of 11 working across research, communications and partnerships. This is an exciting time to join Nest Insight – we’re growing quickly with lots of exciting projects in the pipeline and plans to expand our reach significantly over the next three years.

Your new role

We are now looking to recruit a Research Trials Manager, with the expertise and ambition to manage an exciting programme of trialling activity, reporting to Nest Insight’s Director of Research and Innovation.

The Research Trials Manager will help shape our research trials under one or more of our active research programmes, including:

Liquidity and workplace savings: our new sidecar savings opt out trial

Supporting self-employed people to save for retirement: technology-based savings trials

This role will report to and work closely with the Director of Research and Innovation. It will also involve supporting and working closely with other members of the Nest Insight team, including reporting regularly to the Nest Insight management team, supporting the Head of Development with funder reporting and supporting the Communications Manager in building awareness of our work.

This role will be required to build strong relationships with and manage stakeholders across all departments of Nest and with external partners, including research collaborators and funders.

You

You will:

Be comfortable managing large and complex research projects involving multiple partners

Work effectively at different levels across different organisations, building strong working relationships

Have sound understanding and application of research ethics, data protection and information security principles

Develop high quality research trial design, research materials and data collection strategy; analyse the data and produce compelling reporting of the results

Communicate clearly, concisely and impactfully across a range of media with communication tailored to audience and objective

What you’ll need to succeed

This role will involve working across different project workstreams, so the ability to prioritise effectively and then deliver is essential. You will have relevant educational qualifications in behavioural economics or behavioural science, or equivalent practical experience. You will have an outstanding professional attitude and mentality, a sense of awareness and emotional intelligence and a commitment to team working, diversity and inclusion. You will be passionate about improving financial wellbeing and longer-term financial security for people on low to mid incomes.

What you’ll get in return

This is a rewarding role for someone seeking to develop a career in behavioural research, working with some of the leading academics and practitioners in the field of applied research into financial behaviours.

By helping Nest Insight deliver its research programme, the Research Trials Manager will be helping make a difference to millions of low- and moderate-income savers and contributing to a programme with a strong reputation and high profile across the public policy community and the pensions industry.

This is a 1-year FTC salary up to £48,000 plus Benefits which could be offered for anything between 3.5 and 5 working days a week depending on experience.

This role can be offered on a flexible basis and we will consider job share, part time or full-time basis. We are open to different level of applicants in terms of knowledge and skillset. We will consider offering up to the full salary budget on a part-time basis to more experienced candidates where appropriate.

Please state your preference on the application if you wish to be considered for part time or condensed working hours

Everyone wants a good work life balance and you will be working with a truly flexible employer, fully embracing a working from home culture and flexible working hours.

You will have your birthday and Christmas Eve as an additional bonus to the already fantastic holiday allowance and of course…a generous pension contribution.

What you need to do now

Please complete your application on our website.  Please note that you must attach a Cover Letter explaining why you would be a good match for this role.

Please note that due to a high volume of applicants we will only be able to contact successful applicants.

Application closing date is Thursday 25th March

Nest is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applicants from all the nine protected characteristics.

As a Disability Confident Committed, we guarantee to interview disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

To best serve our diverse customer base, it’s important that Nest has an equally diverse workforce and promotes an inclusive culture. This is in line with the organisation’s values and ensures that Nest is a corporation fit for the future.

Please note that we can onboard and work remotely successfully during this period at Nest.

Please note that this is a London-based role with flexibility to work remotely.