Development director jobs

What the job involves

You’ll be inspiring and leading new partners to answer the needs of men. By working in partnership, you’ll raise awareness of prostate cancer and income for research and services. You’ll be external facing to share and network, building our partnership capability.

Your weeks will be full of variety, working with colleagues across the charity to enable Prostate Cancer UK to form and develop partnerships that add value and help us fulfil our mission.

What we want from you

We want to hear from you if you’re experienced at new business development creating opportunities that unite us in new partnerships to deliver ambitious outcomes. You will show us that you have lots of experience across a wide portfolio of partnerships. You’re passionate about how focusing on the needs of men we can bring organisations together, delivering awareness and fundraising.

You can show how collaboration works to enhance awareness, engage supporters, and raise money – and you’ll have proven ability to manage your portfolio of new business across these. You motivate others through face-to-face meetings, in social channels, with incentives and with excellent content. You have a deep curiosity about how we can do more and better, with a willingness to test and learn, and test again.

You’re a natural collaborator and work in an empowering and supportive way so that colleagues and teammates are all part of the success in new business that you lead. Engagement with our partner communities is at the forefront of your thinking. Your energy and passion to make a difference in men’s prostate health will be obvious to all who meet you.

Why work for us?

We’re here to stop prostate cancer killing men and damaging bodies and lives. We unite the brightest minds in science and healthcare and the most passionate and caring people to help men live long and live well. As the number of men diagnosed with prostate cancer continues to rise, we continue to make advances in research to focus on radical improvements in diagnosis, treatment and support so that we can build a future where lives are not limited by prostate cancer.

Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we fight for a better future for men.

What we offer

Join our team and you’ll be working at an award-winning charity that will support you to develop your skills and expertise. We’re particularly proud of our agile working arrangements which allow (as appropriate to the role) for flexibility around where and when we carry out our work to ensure we can achieve the best results for the charity, at the same time as balancing our working lives with life’s other commitments!

We also offer a competitive benefits package including generous leave entitlements, season ticket loans, a cycle to work scheme, an enhanced contributory pension scheme, life insurance and group income protection as well as a Health Cash Plan and free advice and support on pretty much anything via our Employee Assistance Programme.

Our commitment

Our teams, supporters, partners, and those living with prostate cancer, come from all walks of life. We draw upon the difference in who we are, what we’ve experienced and how we think to build a future where lives are not limited by prostate cancer. Not only is it the right thing to do, it makes our charity stronger and helps us reach more people. If you share our ambition we would love to hear from you.

The closing date is 17th July 2022, but please note we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates as applications come in, so please apply as soon as you can, as we may close the vacancy early. Applications must be submitted by 23:45 UK time on the closing date.

Interviews: By arrangement. Currently scheduled for 27th and 28th July 2022

The Centre Director is responsible for the leadership, strategic planning, and operational management of Guy Chester Centre (GCC). GCC is an income-generating entity within the Methodist Church and is responsible for managing the North Bank Estate in Muswell Hill. With a focus on the provision of student accommodation and residential lettings, GCC is a dynamic environment that puts the wellbeing of residents, tenants, and staff at the core of its operations. 

The Centre Director is primarily concerned with ensuring that all residents and tenants have a great living experience during their stay with Guy Chester Centre. The role is wide-ranging and provides the post holder with a wonderful opportunity to directly influence the culture of GCC as well as to be a part of the lives of an incredibly diverse group of people. Humility, humour, and a willingness to learn are all a must.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide effective leadership and strategic direction
• Develop annual operational plans, objectives, and budgets
• Ensure the organisation meets its responsibilities for the duty of care for staff, residents, and other beneficiaries
• Represent the values of the organisation including hospitality and welcome, and ensure efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery
• Be responsible for the management and operation of GCC
• Work with and support Trustees and other stakeholders 
• Build and maintain good links with neighbours, contractors, and other relevant partners

Please see the attached role information and application pack for more information, including the person specification, and for details on how to apply.

GCC is committed to safeguarding. In accordance with our safeguarding policy, this appointment requires an enhanced DBS check.

An exciting opportunity to drive meaningful change to improve the health of women and girls in in low and middle-income countries by joining the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) as our new Director, Centre for Women’s Global Health.

About the role

We are seeking an individual to lead the development and implementation of the Centre’s strategic plan, ensuring effective engagement with key stakeholders.  The Director will drive the impact of our programmes, build the reputation, profile and the sustainability of the Centre and increase our influence in support of our global mission to improve the health of women and girls in in low and middle-income countries.

You will work closely with senior colleagues across the organisation to support the development of the corporate strategy, and be responsible for fostering outstanding relationships with external stakeholders who share the College’s global mission to improve the health of women and girls.

About you

As the ideal candidate, you will have:

• Experience in working with a wide range of international partners and professionals, including Ministry of Health officials, to negotiate and progress programme activities
• Experience in planning and managing complex global health programmes
• Proven business development experience including raising and managing grant funds, monitoring and documenting project progress and submitting comprehensive narrative and financial reports to donors

Our culture and benefits

As a key member of the team, you will be located in our offices in London Bridge. We offer a friendly, values led working culture with an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Agile and flexible working 
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and office closure from 25 December to 1 January
• Up to 10% employer pension contribution after probation
• Enhanced occupational Maternity, Adoption, and Shared Parental leave policies
• Free lunch (onsite only)
• Employee Support Service counselling

Closing date for applications: 10.00am on Monday 11 July

We believe that diverse teams will deliver the best outcomes for women's healthcare and we strive to be an inclusive employer. We are therefore looking for candidates whose backgrounds, experience and identity enhance the diversity of our existing team. We are particularly encouraging applications from underrepresented groups at the College such as those from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those with a disability. To find out more, please see our Diversity Policy and Equal Opportunities Policy.

[We are only accepting applicants with a right to work in the UK; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa]

About us

The RCOG is a professional membership association dedicated to improving women’s health care across the world. We do this by setting standards for clinical practice, providing doctors with training and lifelong learning, and working with partners to advocate for women’s health and health care across their life course. We are a global leader in this specialist area, supporting 16,000 members in the UK and internationally. We are a values-led organisation placing high standards, innovation, openness, inclusiveness and trust at the centre of all we do.

The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)'s mission is to secure a future where countries rich in oil, gas and minerals achieve sustainable, inclusive development - one where people receive lasting benefits from extractives, and the negative impacts associated with the sector are minimized. Intelligent data, capacity building, policy analysis and advice are the key tools we use to achieve impact.Our international team of more than 90 country and issue experts, lawyers, economists and governance specialists contribute evidence-based knowledge, advocacy, and technical expertise to make gains for the public good.

Director of Human Resources

London or New York City

£90,000 (London), $149,000 (New York City)

People are the heart and mind of our organization. They are the source of our credibility, our profile and our impact. We have been incredibly fortunate to attract and retain a phenomenal global team spanning over 30 nationalities and speaking 11 languages.

We are currently pivoting our strategy to ensure that we are relevant and responsive, and to meet the growing demand for our contributions. Excellent human resource leadership will be critical to our ongoing impact and success.

The role is challenging and unique. NRGI is at once a small organization - with a budget of $13m and 90 staff around the world - yet, also with levels of complexity that accompany a truly global organization with a presence across 20 countries. We are therefore seeking someone with significant international human resources leadership and people management experience, and who enjoys being both strategic and hands on in their work.

As an ambitious, forward thinking Director of Human Resources you will have the chance to shape NRGI in ways that advance diversity and inclusion, our staff's success and wellbeing, and help achieve a more just, equitable and sustainable world.

Closing date: Wednesday 27 July

Prospectus interviews: 8-12 August

NRGI interviews: Late August/early September

NRGI is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical​​​ condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or ​expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full appointment brief, on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.

Want to use your skills in personal assistance, administration and operations to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?

Join WaterAid as Personal Assistant to the Global Director of Policy & Campaigns. You'll be joining a 2020 Great Place to Work® award-winning organisation.

The WaterAid Policy and Campaigns Department (PCD) works across WaterAid to influence policy change at national and international levels to ensure that the poorest communities gain access to water and sanitation services.

The role will be split 70/30 with a majority focus on executive support for the Global Director, ensuring they are well organised and supported to lead WaterAid effectively. The minority focus will be on diary management for the Directors of Policy, Campaigns, and International Affairs in the same Department.

The role plays a key role in running operations in the department, including supporting the organisation of key high profile advocacy events and line managing the senior administrative assistant.

The successful candidate will be based in the UK and be regularly available to attend the London Office in Canary Wharf.

To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format. Applications will close on 17 July 2022 at 23.59.

Job description

A) Provide professional, timely and proactive support to the Global Director of Policy and Campaigns, including:

1. Diary and meeting support
* Proactively manage their diary including effective forward planning, arranging meetings, mapping deadlines and ensuring precision across numerous time zones;
* Ensure Director is well prepared for meetings, including quick access to agendas, background papers;
* Attend and minute meetings, including disseminating and tracking decisions and actions;
* Prepare and coordinate virtual briefing packs, prepare high quality materials including reading packs, travel packs, PowerPoint presentations.

2. Support internal processes, communications and prioritisation Support internal
communications with the directorate and wider organisation so these are timely, strategic and engaging;
* Understand the Global Director's working style and priorities in order to facilitate this and represent her/him effectively
* Be familiar with key corporate decisions, strategies and policies;
* Provide a courteous, professional and knowledgeable point of contact, promoting a positive image of their departments and of WaterAid.

3. General administrative support
* Support travel organisation including all relevant bookings;
* Support the Global Director with recruitment administration and logistics, and induction processes that are overseen by the Global Director
* Monitor and administer the Global Director's budget and process invoices, payments and expenses
* Monitor, read, draft and manage the Global Director's emails and correspondence, identifying priorities for attention.

B) Assistance for the senior management team
* Proactively manage Director's diaries including effective forward planning, arranging meetings, mapping deadlines and ensuring precision across numerous time zones
* Manage and co-ordinate senior management meetings, including managing and administering the logistics of both face to face and virtual meetings effectively
* Provide a courteous, professional and knowledgeable point of contact, promoting a positive image of their departments and of WaterAid.

C) Operations for the department
* Line manage the Senior Administrator for Policy & Campaigns
* Oversee departmental operations to ensure compliance with wider WaterAid processes as well as championing, innovating, or streamlining the department's process and procedure
* Maintain effective filing systems ensuring archive material is safe and can be retrieved in line with Data Protection Regulations
* Work as part of a wider team of PAs and Administrators across the organisation, ensuring mutual support and good communication between teams
* Maintain a high level of confidentiality, discretion and integrity at all times.

To be successful, you'll need:

• Proven successful track record of being a senior administrator or PA to a member of the Executive team in a global organisation, including exceptional diary management;
• Effective time-management, organisation and prioritisation skills, including ability to manage multiple projects and priorities and to keep track of high volumes of information within a busy environment;
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), including ability to assimilate information quickly and produce accurate minutes, clear powerpoint presentations and written briefings;
• Digitally literate with excellent IT skills, particularly for setting up virtual meetings and effectively using Microsoft Office tools, with extensive experience of using PowerPoint and creating simple and compelling presentations;
• Numerical accuracy and experience of managing and processing invoices and expenses. Ability to co-ordinate / track project budget.
• Team player who is motivated by the desire to support others to be effective and efficient in their work, proactive, with confidence to take initiative and solve problems;
• Ability to work calmly under pressure and drive tasks through to completion, whilst maintaining a high standard.
• Integrity and the ability to act with discretion and respect confidentiality.
• Commitment to WaterAid's values and a working style that reflects these.
• Commitment to personal learning and development;
• Willingness to travel in the UK and internationally, if required, for the proper performance and delivery of the role;
• Working style that reflects WaterAid's values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation

Salary: £34,299 - £36,098 with excellent benefits:

• 36 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
• We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangements
• Season Ticket Loan
• Free annual eye tests
• Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave.
• Sabbaticals
• Volunteer Day

Additional Information:

WaterAid is currently located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base. We support and enjoy a hybrid working environment, this includes regular attendance in the London office to connect with each other. In this role this is currently 1-2 days a week. We look forward to discussing with you how you can best deliver in your new role at interview stage.

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

WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate behaviour, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The safeguarding of our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf, is our top priority and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct. We will conduct the most appropriate pre-employment references and checks to ensure high standards are maintained.

WaterAid is an equal opportunities, disability-confident employer and committed to achieving the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality. Should you have a disability and require any additional support, please contact us.
 

Mission 44 is a charitable foundation launched by Sir Lewis Hamilton. It aims to support, champion and empower young people from underserved communities to succeed through narrowing opportunity gaps in education, employment and wider society. Through grant-funding, research, partnerships and advocacy, Mission 44 is committed to driving long-lasting, transformative change to the lives of young people facing disadvantage and discrimination.

Director of Strategic Partnerships

£70,000-80,000

London/Hybrid working

Mission 44 is now seeking to appoint our first ever Director of Strategic Partnerships. This is an exciting and busy time to be joining Mission 44 as we embark on our start up journey, and the Director of Strategic Partnerships will play a key role serving on our Senior Leadership Team. As a Director within the organisation, you will work alongside the CEO in creating a dynamic and diverse staff team and implementing our ambitious strategy.

You will specifically lead Mission 44's programmatic and grant-making activities, providing excellent strategic leadership and deliver our brand new grant-making strategy. You will build strong and effective relationships with a range of partners, overseeing a programme of participatory research that builds a strong evidence base and amplifies the voices of young people.

We are seeking candidates able to work as part of a senior leadership team, with experience of programme design and strategy development. An effective and enabling leader of people, you thrive on developing and supporting others. Understanding of the grant making and foundation space is essential, and you have the ability to engage and network effectively with the wider sector. You share our passion for supporting and empowering young people from a diverse range of backgrounds to flourish and succeed.

Mission 44 offers a working environment that values and respects every individual's unique contribution. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people and are committed to equality of opportunity and anti-discrimination practices. We positively encourage applications from all sections of society and are particularly interested in candidates from diverse and underrepresented groups.

To learn more about this unique and exciting opportunity, please download the position description below, and you can also contact our recruitment advisors Prospectus for a confidential conversation about the opportunity.

Closing date: 20th July

Preliminary Interviews: 28th July - 2nd August

Final interviews: W/C 8th August and W/C 15th August

To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full appointment brief, on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.

We are recruiting! Are we looking for you?

Who you are: A respected and experienced professional, motivational leader with a talent for programme development, partnership building and the skills, knowledge and experience to implement MapAction’s strategy in concert with the MapAction team.  You share the MapAction ‘can-do’ attitude, rooted in our volunteer values, held very dearly. 

An excellent communicator with great interpersonal skills, you can motivate staff and volunteers alike, to exceed expectations whilst maintaining and developing agreed standards and practices. MapAction’s exceptional volunteer membership and programme staff team will benefit from your leadership to build on their tradition of outstanding humanitarian service. You are a thinker and a doer with deep knowledge and experience in humanitarian, development or peacebuilding contexts and know the value of information management to design effective programmes. 

What you will do: 

You will lead the development of our programme and partnerships to deliver on our ambitious strategy for the future. This will involve delivering on current commitments and developing new, innovative opportunities for us to build global, geospatial capacity for humanitarian response, reduce vulnerability and contribute to ever more effective humanitarian, anticipatory action, preparedness and response. You will develop the team/s to deliver this based on a revised organisational structure and will work closely with others in the organisation to ensure a fully integrated and joined up programme.

As a member of the organisation’s senior leadership team you will take a view across the organisation to enable MapAction to deliver on its strategic goals taking responsibility for managing risk with the Chief Executive and leadership team. 

Key Activities

• Leadership: provide strategic leadership to the organisation through the development of plans and strategies for MapAction’s programmes and partnerships and through participation in the Management Team.

• Programme development: foster an environment that encourages innovation and evolution of our service offer, including proposing and designing new programmes as part of our ambitious income strategy; and identifying and promoting partnerships and networks to achieve this.

• Learning: ensure service user needs are met and MapAction is accountable, working closely with the MEAL team (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) team to achieve this and drawing lessons for future programme development and delivery.

• Technology: work closely with MapAction’s technical personnel to ensure MapAction makes optimum use of latest technologies where appropriate, including those outside the areas which MapAction currently focuses on that are designed to meet service users current and future needs.

• Operational readiness: ensure MapAction’s 24 hour 365 days a year capability to respond to an emergency anywhere, is maintained and delivered, including personnel and equipment readiness, and that standard procedures are kept up and developed as required.

• Duty of Care: lead on security, health and safety, and conduct management for all deploying personnel ensuring MapAction exercises its Duty of Care at all times. 

• Personnel: line manage a team to deliver the above, ensuring they receive the support, development, and freedom to excel in their role, and recruit and maintain the volunteer and transition team ensuring a competency-based training framework is implemented. 

• Finance and fundraising: be responsible for the programme and partnerships budget and proactively work with the Fundraising and Marketing team to provide ideas and develop and write successful fundraising bids in line with MapAction’s strategic goals.

• Communications: communicate regularly internally to inform and engage the membership on programme and partnership activities. Work with the Marketing and Learning teams to communicate externally for fundraising or programme policy purposes. 

Direct Reports

MapAction is progressing a change in its organisational structure in line with our new strategy, that means the current arrangements will change as funding is secured for more positions. Currently this role line manages 5 roles and has a very active role in emergency deployment management. We are working towards a team of c.16 positions in the Programme and Partnerships team with the Programme and Partnerships Director managing the team through four direct reports in the key areas of programme delivery. A key part of this role’s responsibility will be to implement this change process, subject to securing the necessary funds. 

Works closely with

• Technical Director 

• Head of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning

• Fundraising and Marketing team

Key Competencies

We have made quite a list but if you have skills, experience and knowledge that you think is relevant and are not mentioned here, please tell us about them. 

Essential

1. Five years or more proven programme and partnership development experience with a practical “get it done” approach. (E)

2. Team leadership experience, strong motivational qualities in working with volunteers and staff. (E)

3. Technical expertise in at least one of the following:  humanitarian, development or peacebuilding contexts. (E)

4. Ability to deal with ambiguity, use judgement in challenging circumstances, think laterally and be propositional and creative. (E)

5. Project management, report writing, budget management and proven track record of writing successful fundraising bids including experience with restricted grants. (E)

6. Positive team player - goes the extra mile, experience of collaborative working with ability to initiate, develop and sustain positive and productive working relationships with a wide range of people. (E)

7. Strong commitment to MapAction’s mission and values. (E)

8. Good IT skills and experience of shared knowledge management platforms, confidence in using technologies. (E)

9. Ability and willingness to travel, including being deployed at short notice to humanitarian locations and ability to attend training events out of normal office hours. (E)

10. Ability to conduct business in one or more of the following: French, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Arabic. (D)

Additional Information

• This role is full-time (37.5 hours a week)

• Flexibility and willingness to work outside office hours including evenings and weekends, attending monthly weekend training events for which time off in lieu as agreed, 

• Must have the right to live and work in the UK (MapAction is unable to consider candidates who do not already hold appropriate permissions)

• Must have a full, clean driving licence and access to a car.

MapAction

MapAction is a small and dynamic volunteer-based charity using geospatial technologies to support international humanitarian response coordination and operational effectiveness for humanitarian responders. Our contribution to the humanitarian sector, lies in informing life-saving humanitarian action, and training local actors to do the same. We cultivate a diverse community of technical specialists, connecting our partners to a unique range of expertise, collaborating to create innovative solutions using data, GIS, remote sensing and Information Management to anticipate, communicate and respond to humanitarian needs. This mapped information helps responders target their response effectively, contributing to saving lives and minimising suffering. MapAction is in the process of revising its strategy for the next five years to ensure it can adapt to the needs of service users around the world. It has built a strong reputation in the humanitarian sector and is a technical partner of the United Nations, regional emergency management agencies, INGOs, Civil Society organisations and Academia. 

Equal Opportunities Policy

MapAction is an Equal Opportunities employer. All employees have a personal responsibility to promote and support measures designed to create a working environment which is free from harassment or discrimination on the grounds of gender, marital status, family status, age, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, membership of the Travellers community or HIV&AIDS status.

This job description is not incorporated in the employment contract. It is intended as a guide and should not be viewed as an inflexible specification as it may be varied from time to time in the light of strategic developments and following discussion with the post holder. The post holder will be expected to work to agreed objectives, which should facilitate achievement of the responsibilities in accordance with the performance review process.

How to apply

Please send an expression of interest for this role via gohire. We are running this as an open recruitment so we reserve the right to close it as and when. We strongly advise you to apply early.  Please include the following to be considered for the role:

• a cv 

• covering letter identifying how you meet the essential and desirable competencies 

• a statement of up to 500 words, that demonstrates your experience in one or more of the following: the role of information management in developing effective programmes.

King’s College London are looking to recruit a CCAB qualified accountant (or similar demonstrable experience) into the important and exciting role of Director of Financial Operations to lead the university’s financial service operations.

King's is ranked as one of the top 10 UK universities in the world (QS World Ranking 2021) and operates as a large, complex £1.1bn turnover operation. Whist previous higher education sector experience will likely be beneficial, we are very open on the professional background for the right candidate as long as you have operated at a relevant level in a similarly large, complex organisation and have the right approach to culture, service and development of teams, systems and processes

The Director of Financial operations is a newly created role, arising from a promotion, and will be an important new member of the Senior Management Team within Finance, initially reporting directly to the CFO. This will be a challenging role, suitable for a proven Financial Controller with a track record overseeing financial operations for a large-scale organisation; whilst the final allocation of activities is not yet complete, we anticipate the post holder will have experience across several of the following: Accounts Payable/ Receivable, Treasury, Insurance, Payroll & Pensions with experience too across areas such as Tax/Vat, Accounting systems. The exact remit of the role is being determined but the focus will be strongly towards mass transactional process, customer service and operating simple, responsive and trusted services.

You will need to possess:

• Strong leadership skills, able to develop team members in a positive and supportive manner and lead a team of 50+ with a focus on culture and inclusion
• A style that is proactive, determined, and inclusive
• The ability to make improvements in a large, complex organisation whilst providing high quality, reliable and respected services
• Relevant technical experience in
  • Financial controls & assurance
  • Payroll & pensions
  • Financial systems and processes
  • Mass transactional / ticketing solutions
  • Relevant tax laws and legislation

Applying:

Please contact Michael Quest at Ivy Rock Partners directly to find out more.

Timings:

• Application deadline – 17th July (please share your updated CV
• Interviews – week commencing 25th July

Every 90 seconds, someone in the UK is admitted to hospital with a brain injury. It can affect anyone at any time. When it does, Headway is here to help.

Headway is the UK’s leading charity working to improve life after brain injury. We are passionate about helping people to rebuild their lives, relearn lost skills and regain a degree of independence.

We know that with the right help, at the right time, there can be life after brain injury.

We’re seeking a creative, inspiring communicator with the ability to think strategically and the passion to influence change.

You will lead our talented communications team in securing high-profile media coverage, creating engaging, emotive multi-media content, strengthening our award-winning range of information resources, and driving change on a political level.

You will have experience of working with traditional and digital media, have devised and run successful awareness campaigns, and be able to demonstrate a proven track record of providing the media with statements on demand.

You will also have excellent writing, editing and presentation skills.

This is a hands-on role in which you will be responsible for a small but highly-talented team who are passionate about raising awareness of brain injury.

If you are looking to challenge yourself in an exciting role within an organisation that is making a difference to the lives of thousands of people across the UK, we’d love to hear from you.

• Home working or office based (Nottingham)
• Closing date for applications: 15 July 2022
• Interviews: w/c 18 July 2022
• Salary: c.£60,000

Headway is an equal opportunities employer.
Registered Charity No 1025852.
No agencies.

At First Give, we ignite sparks of social conscience in young people, so they contribute to a world where everyone is encouraged to engage in regular philanthropic citizenship. We’re looking for an Interim Director (CEO) to continue the great work of our charity during a period of maternity cover.

We are looking for an interim leader on a fixed-term basis while our current Director, Louisa Searle, takes maternity leave. The position will broadly cover the 2022-2023 academic year, with the aim of providing continuity of the work that Louisa has led since 2017.

The Interim Director will support the smooth running of our charity, whilst proactively seeking to add to our growing list of participating schools across England and Wales. We are looking for an person who has a strong track record in seeking out opportunities and delivering on them so we can increase our reach. We have some exciting pilot projects that we will welcome your involvement in, all with a view to expanding our reach and national impact.

With this opportunity being fixed term until July 2023, it is paramount that you can build relationships with our Trustee Board, funders, donors, and stakeholders, quickly and effectively. We are planning for a handover period with Louisa to ensure this happens. Building a successful working relationship with our experienced and brilliant team of staff will be instrumental in contributing to our success over this next year, and laying the foundations for growth beyond it.

The Trustee Board would like to appoint an Interim Director with a broad and successful track record in charity leadership. This opportunity is likely to suit someone looking for a change in their career, or an experienced interim charity leader, or consultant. We believe that someone who has led managers and their teams previously and worked with a Trustee Board would be very helpful, alongside having overseen socially-focused services which are aligned to strategic aims.

Whilst we are confident the majority of our income is secure, we have bold ambitions, and so having an Interim Director who is experienced in meeting the necessary income generation targets, to allow us to continue to expand the work we do with schools, would be helpful.

As the successful candidate, you will also be the public-facing champion of First Give, helping to build our relationships, with funders, leaders in education and beyond. You will need to be as comfortable working with young people, trustees, schools and charities, as you will be working with stakeholders such as high-net-worth individuals and trusts and foundations to identify and secure funding opportunities.Our Interim Director must embody our values, recognise the value and the potential of our product, and be passionate about making impactful positive changes.

Closing date: 12 p.m. Monday 11th July 2022

Please click ‘Apply via website’ to be directed to the Peridot Partners website and to contact the advising consultants to discuss this role in more detail.

Prospectus are delighted to be working with a UK think tank and policy shaping organisation to recruit an Interim Director of Operations and Finance who will play a critical part in the organisation's daily operations, governance, finance, programme, and project management. This is a 3-6 month contract.

The Director of Operations & Finance will lead on financial management and forecasting, supporting the Executive Director in strategic development, and taking charge of office management and ad hoc HR and legal matters.

The overall purpose of the role is to provide consistent, strategic, financial and operational leadership with the Executive Director and the board of trustees. This exciting role provides the opportunity for strategic vision and organisation leadership on the macro level, together with a hands-on approach to micro issues.

This role requires an individual who is comfortable rolling their sleeves up to fix problems, foresee and prevent issues from happening within projects, knows how to manage multiple deadlines, projects, and contributing factors at once, and enjoys collaborating with and developing staff. The organisation needs someone who has strong operational team management experience, who is well versed in charity finance and key HR transactional processes and who can provide strong leadership and prioritisation guidance to the team.

Please note: Due to the urgent nature of this vacancy Prospectus will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, therefore we encourage you to apply ASAP.

In order to apply please submit your CV only in the first instance. Following your application you may be contacted by Prospectus for an informal discussion and may be asked to provide further information to assist with the recruitment process.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice Prospectus are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

Do you have a strong operations background and an entrepreneurial spirit? Oceana is looking for a well-rounded operations professional with expertise in finance, accounting, human resources, IT, and administration to manage and help expand our office in the UK.

Oceana has operated in the UK since 2006. New funding is allowing us to expand our presence. We are hiring a number of other staff to enhance our impact in the region. A Director of Finance and Administration based in London is critical to our efforts and is the object of this search. The Director will report to Oceana, Inc’s Chief Financial Officer with a dotted line to the Vice President for Oceana in the UK.

Initially the Director will focus on set-up issues including securing office space, ensuring we have the proper registrations and licenses, assisting with the hiring of staff, ensuring proper financial controls and processes are in place.

In the long term, the Director is responsible for supporting the UK’s campaigns, organizational goals and staff while ensuring compliance with legal requirements and Oceana policies and procedures. The incumbent will be responsible for implementing and managing all operational activities, processes, and systems. They will ensure that Oceana’s resources are properly utilized, in accordance with policies and procedures and in strict conformity with UK regulations and the donor requirements. The Director is the main point of contact for employees in the UK on all human resources, financial, and administrative matters.

The Director must be dedicated to Oceana’s mission, understand its campaign goals, and actively support our success in achieving these goals. They will have strong command of financial principles and fluency with numbers, be familiar with Human Resources principles and have had demonstrated success in managing a similar office or unit.

The Director must respond to day-to-day requests both from the operations staff at Oceana’s headquarters (Finance, HR, IT and Accounting), from the VP and staff in the UK.

Founded in 2001, Oceana is the world’s largest nonprofit organization focused solely on restoring the resilience and abundance of the ocean. We achieve measurable change by conducting specific, science-based campaigns with fixed deadlines and articulated goals. Our campaigns focus on getting policy changes in countries that, govern nearly one-third of the world’s wild-caught fish, including Belize, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, the United States, Canada and the 27 countries in the European Union.

Oceana values a diverse workforce and welcomes people different from each other in many ways, including characteristics such as race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and national origin. Oceana considers all qualified candidates and seeks to recruit from a diverse candidate pool.

The IT & Digital Director plays a key role in helping facilitate and support the mission of the diocese, as we seek to fulfil our vision of a Transforming Church, Transforming Lives across this fascinating area of Surrey and North-East Hampshire. These are exciting times in our life as a diocese, as we reimagine the ministry of our churches and church schools following the challenges of the pandemic and the wider challenges which that highlighted.

The IT & Digital Director has overall responsibility for the delivery, review and enhancement of a Technology and Digital Strategy and supporting transformation programme aligned with the strategic and missional objectives of the three Dioceses (Guildford, Portsmouth and Winchester) in the IT Consortium.

The IT & Digital Director will ensure that the necessary projects, contracts and service management arrangements are in place to support both effective day to day operations as well as the planned and phased delivery of the transformation programme.

We are seeking an exceptional candidate to lead the VCSE in South-East London to enable us to adapt and thrive within the new Integrated Care Partnership. This is a new post, funded initially by the SEL CCG/ICB for a three-year period. As Director you will be forward thinking, innovative and have the leadership skills essential to shape the future direction of the sector in the new health and social care landscape.

Your role will be to ensure that the Integrated Care System (ICS) engages effectively with the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector so that the health and social care system incorporates the voluntary sector in its cross-borough work at a South-East London level.

The post holder will represent and provide voice and advocacy for the sector on the Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) and on cross-borough work. This role will be pivotal in ensuring that the wider VCSE reaches its potential as a key strategic influencer and delivery partner within the ICS.

The engagement within the ICP aims to ensure that our local VCSE supports identification of local health and wellbeing priorities and plays a full part in decision-making. The post holder will also facilitate, chair and report to the planned VSCE Alliance to operate effectively as the umbrella body for the six place-level VCSE Leadership Groups.

This role will involve developing strong working relationships with system partners, working in partnership to understand local needs, seek out opportunities to improve services for local people, improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities across South-East London. If you are passionate, highly motivated, a strategic thinker and experienced in partnership working, then this is a great opportunity to make a difference to the sector and to health outcomes for local people.