Village of Forgiveness, known as The Village, is a charity registered in England and Wales (1186107), aimed at reaching the world’s most vulnerable people and integrating them back in community in long term sustainable ways. We currently have projects in Lesotho and the West Bank, Palestine. We are currently launching our first U.K. based project in Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, in partnership with Solihull Moors Football Club Foundation. 

We are seeking a dynamic, imaginative self-starter with managerial and fundraising experience to spear head our newest project. The project will support excluded people in the Chelmsley Wood area. This project manager role will be responsible for establishing the programme, building relationships with local partners and funders, recruiting beneficiaries and managing the day to day of the project. They will be based at the Solihull Moors Football Club and reporting to The Village CEO. This role will allow for independence and requires someone for whom the idea of starting a new charitable project is exciting.

Deliverables 

Phase 1

• Set up the project following the already established The Village model 
• Establish a project advisory board with The Village CEO
• Establish a location 
• Identify beneficiary group
• Establish relationships with council, local MP, local charities, training colleges and funders
• Establish governance and safeguarding process
• Manage the build of project HQ 
• Outlining the programme of delivering support, including budgets
• Establish back office (IT & and Finance) within Solihull Moors Football Club

Phase 2 

• Hire of staff required to deliver the project(s)
• Recruiting beneficiaries 
• Day to day management of the project(s)
• Weekly reporting to The Village HQ
• Establishing impact measurements 
• Local Fundraising 
• Coordination with Solihull Moors Football Club 
• Managing local relationship with partners 
• Managing the staff 
• Longterm strategy with The Village seniors management 
• Establish volunteer programme 
• Run events to support the project and raise awareness 

Required 

• Previous management 
• Previous work in charity preferable
• IT literate 
• Basic knowledge of finance knowledge 
• Driving license and right to work in the UK
• Strong roots to the area and understanding of local culture
• Self starter and comfortable working alone
• Imaginative and creative

Interim Graphic Design Manager, 6-Month Contract £450-500 per day (inside IR35), Birmingham

• Are you a graphic design professional who is experienced in collaborating with external agencies on print and digital creative communications for internal and external channels?
• Do you have a background in briefing creative teams on projects?
• Have you previously produced your own graphic designs and print-ready artwork?
• Would you like to work for a well-known infrastructure business?

Pro-Marketing are working with a well-known infrastructure business who are looking for an Interim Graphic Design Manager to support their Creative Services and Corporate Communications Team for a 6-month contract. The Interim Graphic Design Manager will initially be remote based following GOV.UK Covid-19 guidance.

In this role you will be responsible for…

• Providing brand guardianship and helping to design or re-design all forms of visual print and digital communication. Including graphic design, photography, videography, illustration, iconography, artworking, animations, and infographics
• Ensuring adherence to brand guidelines across all templates
• Supporting the organiation's visual and design lead for all conceptual work for flagship campaigns, events, and projects
• Briefing and managing visual-led creative team projects for delivery via external creative and agencies
• Supporting the creative team with selecting the right design style, images and graphics. Ensuring fees are appropriate and within budget
• Supporting internal stakeholders with their own creative projects and ensuring on-brand delivery
• Providing in-house design and artworking skills for any urgent projects
• Reviewing requirements for any print-ready artwork, ensuring deadlines are met and that the deliverables are achieved successfully
• Acting as the liaison point for the delivery of work via external suppliers and in-house team for creating creative collateral

You will be perfectly suited for this role if you have…

• A successful graphic design management background
• Must have significant experience of design management and graphic design/artworking on both agency-side and client-side for a large and complex organisation
• Must have experience of interpreting complex or vague briefs into successful creative campaigns
• Need to have previously commissioned the full range of graphic design, photography, artworking, film services and digital design services from external suppliers
• Creative software skills in Adobe Creative Suite on Apple Mac
• Knowledge of design media and design software
• A presenting and training background would be highly desirable

What next?

If you are interested in applying for this Interim Graphic Design Manager role, or in learning more, then contact me as remote interviews are being arranged ASAP:

Tel: 0207 269 6338

Email:

Would you like £500 in high street vouchers?

Well, if you know any tax, legal, finance, HR or marketing candidates looking to move jobs please refer them to us and if we successfully find them a new job in the next 12 months we will send you £500 in high street vouchers of your choice.

As well as this we are looking to grow the Pro-Recruitment Group family and would be interested in any amazing Recruitment Consultants you think might like to work for us. £500 on offer for any referrals we successfully hire.

The consists of five distinct brands: , , , and .

Principal Practice Tutors (PPT) hold key responsibility for teaching and developing participants at the five-week summer institute, regional recall days and in the participant units within local authorities. PPTs play a critical role as the practice experts within Frontline, a core to this role is modelling and supporting practice tutors as well as working directly with a  participant units, based within statutory children’s social care services. Each unit comprises four (in some cases 5) participants and is led by a Consultant Social Worker (CSW). Applicants will need to have  previous experience in Higher Education – ideally having led an academic teaching unit, holding programme lead responsibilities and  taken a leadership role in teaching or research.

Applicants need an excellent understanding of the social work role and an ability to make links across both adults’ and children’s services. Core to the PPT role is the ability to provide general support, challenge and guidance to participants, CSWs and practice tutors in order to ensure that participants practice learning experience is of excellent quality. PPTs also support CSWs to develop and  provide excellence guidance and management to participants on the programme.  To apply you will need to have advanced social work practice skill, experience of developing others and a commitment to educating a new generation of social workers. This role provides the opportunity to genuinely align practice and theory and instill the same strong commitment in CSWs and participants. In doing so you will need a commitment to evidence informed practice models and an appetite to exploring different and innovative approaches to teaching these models.

This role is part time, 0.5 FTE.

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

Job Coach 

39 hours per week

Kidderminster
Up to £26,707 per annum 

Up to 24-month contract (depending on start date)

Our client is the lead partner in an innovative Worcestershire consortium, Fusion. Fusion have been successful in securing funding from the European Social Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund to deliver the Building Better Opportunities (BBO) programme across the County. The project is currently in its third year and has recently received notification of a contract extension due to its success to date.

To take forward this success they are seeking to appoint an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic person to be a Building Better Opportunities Job Coach. You will work with our client and the wider BBO team to provide employment support to participants.  The appointed person is required to work with people furthest from the labour market and support individuals through a tailored and creative action plan enabling people to reach their full potential. 

The successful candidate will be expected to manage their own caseload, have a positive attitude, be an effective communicator with participants and external partners. The post holder will be required to hold or willing to work towards information, advice & guidance, youth work or relevant qualifications and understand the UK Welfare to Work Programme. 

Dependent on the start date this will be a fixed term contract for a 24-month period. It will be funded by the European Social Fund and National Lottery Community Fund. This is a challenging post and will require you to be innovative. You will be part of a dedicated team that provides a high-quality service and an organisation that is committed to valuing and supporting its employees and the local community. 

Due to the nature of this work, an enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for successful applicants.