Blind Veterans UK helps vision-impaired ex-Service men and women of every generation rebuild their lives after sight loss. Since 1915, we’ve provided rehabilitation, training, practical advice and emotional support to tens of thousands of blind veterans.

We ensure first class social care, rehabilitation and training services through a skilled and motivated team of staff and volunteers and partner organisations. 

Our Regional Managers occupy a pivotal role towards enabling Blind Veterans UK to achieve its mission to provide high quality national support to blind veterans, as and where they need it, in order to help them achieve independence and fulfilment and to transform their lives.

This role will cover an area from Cornwall to Hampshire, to Hereford & Worcestershire and to Dyfed.

We are looking for an energetic, personable, proactive and dynamic manager to lead and develop a multi-disciplinary workforce, ensuring services are flexible, efficient and deliver demonstrable Member outcomes, providing timely and effective support to defined quality standards. 

The ideal candidate will have led and managed a multi-disciplinary team, be a skilled clinical case manager with extensive experience of community service development and delivery through professional and support staff.  They will have good knowledge of resources and benefits available to older people and people with disabilities and be a caring, committed and supportive manager.  A good networker, able to develop collaborative relationships with other service providers in their areas they will also be resourceful and used to working with initiative.  The ability to travel frequently to any part of the region, some of which may be inaccessible by public transport, is also a requirement, as is the necessity to travel nationally with some overnight stays. 

Benefits include a company car, free life assurance and a generous pension scheme.

This post is subject to enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB).

To apply, please provide an up to date CV and statement, describing in not more than 750 words, how you have inspired a multi-disciplinary team you were responsible for to achieve great results.

Closing Date: Sunday 8 March 2020 at 12.00 midnight

Assessment / interviews: Friday, 27 March 2020, Blind Veterans UK London Office             

Should we receive a high volume of interest, we may close applications for this vacancy before the deadline so you are advised to express your interest as soon as possible.

Due to the high number of enquiries and applications we receive for our vacancies we don't acknowledge each one - if you haven't heard from us within a week of the closing date, please assume that we won't be inviting you for an interview. You are, of course, welcome to try again if a suitable post comes up. We are unable to provide feedback to candidates not shortlisted for interview.

There are currently over 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK, and this is expected to increase to 1 million by 2021, and 2 million by 2050.

In response to this, Dementia UK provides specialist dementia support for families through our Admiral Nurse service. When things get challenging or difficult for people with dementia and their families, Admiral Nurses work alongside them, giving the one-to-one support, expert guidance and practical solutions that people need. The unique dementia expertise and experience an Admiral Nurse brings is a lifeline – it helps everyone in the family to live more positively with dementia in the present, and to face the challenges of tomorrow with more confidence and less fear.

The charity has seen significant income growth over the past four years (income has doubled to almost £10 million), and we have ambitious plans to maintain this growth so we can significantly increase the number of Admiral Nurses, and the specialist support they provide.

Philanthropy fundraising will play a key part in this expansion and presents a huge opportunity for growth. The Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships joined Dementia UK in summer 2019 to bring together fundraising from corporate partners and charitable trusts, and to develop a philanthropy programme. The groundwork for this programme has now been done; we have a pool of warm prospects, an engaged events committee, and good connections to high net worth networks across the City and beyond. We now need an experienced Philanthropy Manager to build on and grow these foundations. There is a clear appetite for philanthropy fundraising across all levels of the charity, and the chosen candidate will have both support and independence to raise significant income through major gifts.

Our five-year organisational strategy launches in April 2020, giving us a clear, ambitious vision of the leading role Dementia UK will play in supporting families facing dementia. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to really make their mark on a charity and make a real, tangible difference to the experiences of those living with dementia.

For further information please see attached job description.

Please note only applications including a CV and covering letter will be considered.

Interviews: w/c 23rd March

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, modern slavery and human trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,000 women and children in our national network of services.  These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services, culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline. We advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, manage a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.

This post holder will be the strategic lead in developing multi-agency arrangements working with both statutory and voluntary agencies. The post holder will operate within both a local and national context, and will be working closely with the national senior operations manager.

The post holder will provide line management and support to staff. This will include providing supervision on complex casework issues such as child protection, adult safeguarding and overseeing operational emergencies and ensuring high standards of casework. The post holder will also be responsible for ensuring that contractual and other funding requirements are met fully and that Refuge’s high quality standards are maintained. 

The job involves working closely with staff that supports survivors of domestic violence and their children in crisis using our services.

You will be a strong and effective communicator.  Most importantly you will understand and know how to support survivors to navigate the civil and criminal justice systems in relation to domestic and sexual violence.  An ability to work independently and prioritise a busy workload is essential.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.

Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, pension scheme with Royal London pension that includes a 6% Employer contribution, comprehensive EAP.

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession. 

Please visit Refuge’s website for further details and other opportunities.

Closing Date: 15th March 2020

Interview Date: 26th March 2020

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.

Job Title: Programme Manager - India

Salary: £29,500 - £31,140

Fixed term contract: 15 months

Full time - 35 hours a week

Closing Date: 10th March 2020

Interview Date: 16th March 2020

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

In India, Prince’s Trust International has been working in India and Pakistan for over a year on two programmes:

• Get Into programme with Magic Bus Foundation, which currently operates in three training centres in two cities. We plan to expand delivery to 24 centres across the country and 12,000 young people in the next four years.
• Entrepreneurial sessions with Aga Khan Foundation, which operates in Bihar and will soon start in Uttar Pradesh. We are also developing a community challenge programme to be delivered in Bihar for young women specifically.

This role is central to the growth of delivery in India and will be responsible for managing existing and potentially new partnerships. This will involve working closely with partner organisations, developing detailed implementation plans and associated project management tools, and conducting employer and stakeholder engagement activities, among others.

To learn more about the role, please visit our website. 

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

Our mission

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

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

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

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

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

Your role

As an Account Manager, your role is to make sure that all partners in your area are using the Unifrog platform to its full capacity. You will build and maintain excellent working relationships with your partner schools and provide expert guidance on how to embed the platform across the whole school. Described below are some of your main responsibilities:

• Work with schools to provide resources and strategies which maximise staff and student engagement with Unifrog; identifying and promoting best practice across partner schools.
• Deliver targeted training sessions within our partner schools; these could be workshops or presentations.
• Monitor and analyse usage across partner schools; identifying schools that need additional support to use the platform effectively.
• Work with the relevant Area Manager to improve Unifrog engagement.
• Listen to teachers and students about how we can improve our customer service and the Unifrog platform.
• Attend conferences and CPD events on behalf of Unifrog.

Training and development

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

Key benefits

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

Essential skills and experiences

• Strong communication skills – both written and over the phone.
• Track record of excellent relationship management.
• Extremely well organized.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Confident speaker.
• A background and interest in education would be an advantage.

Details

• £32,000 per annum plus bonuses.
• 28 days paid holiday per year (plus bank holidays); the vast majority of these need to be taken during school holidays.
• Annual car allowance plus mileage.
• Normal working hours are 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday – some days you may need to start earlier but you can finish earlier as a result. Unifrog have a shorter working day on Fridays, 9am – 4:30pm.
• Full UK driving license is essential.
• Candidate based in South or South East London, ideally close to Croydon.
• Start date: April 2020, or as soon as possible.

Inclusion and diversity at Unifrog

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

Application and interview details

• Deadline: Monday 16th March 2020.
• To apply, please visit our website and complete our application form.
• We will hold telephone interviews throughout the application window so we encourage you to apply early.
• Candidates who are successful in the telephone interview will be invited to an in-person interview.
• Final interviews to be held on Thursday 26th March at our London office, Hoxton, E2 8HD.

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

Do you want to make a difference in your community? Are you full of ideas and creativity? Can you motivate others?  If so, you may be the right person to lead an exciting new service. 

Reconnections is a pilot led by Independent Age in Guildford and Waverley, supporting people to reduce their feelings of loneliness and reconnect to life. The service works with over 65’s for an average of six months, building their confidence, resilience and social networks.

As Service Manager you will be leading the successful setup and delivery of this new service, working alongside a small local team of staff and volunteers that you will recruit and manage, and liaising closely with project partners and local stakeholders.

If you have experience of providing services or supporting people with complex and varied support needs, and of managing remote as well as office-based staff or volunteers, we’d love to hear from you.

Head of Business Development

This exciting new role has a wide range of responsibilities, with a principal focus on sustainable business development, effective programme delivery and diversity of income streams. The Head of Business Development will support the CEO with the overall executive leadership and growth of the organisation, articulating and upholding the ethos and expectations of Redcar & Cleveland Voluntary Development Agency. This new position requires an inspirational leader to horizon scan, identify and secure business opportunities that align with and add value to RCVDA.As an ambassador for RCVDA the role will foster a positive culture, ensuring staff at all levels across the organisation are inspired and encouraged to succeed and prosper. The role may require working remotely and some work outside normal office hours.

The individual

You will have exceptional business development experience to assist the CEO in providing ambitious strategic direction across RCVDA group companies.  Previous experience influencing and nurturing successful two-way relationships with key funders, commercial partners and central and local government departments within a business development position is essential.  Additionally, the Head of Business Development will have the experience to formulate original and compelling bid and tender documentation.   Skillset will include, a flexible, resilient and adaptable attitude towards work, with the ability to be creative, innovative and continually motivate and inspire. We would particularly like to hear from those with demonstrable commercial acumen with a track record of developing diverse income streams.  Importantly the successful candidate will embody the values of RCVDA and support the vision and mission of the organisation.

Population Matters is looking for an experienced and proactive Fundraising Manager to join our small but rapidly expanding team.  This is a brand new role and is responsible for developing and executing Population Matter’s Fundraising Strategy.

This is a sole fundraising position so the remit is wide and varied across the broad spectrum of fundraising strands, such as individual, trusts, major donor programmes, regular appeals, legacies and high-net worth donors.

Your entrepreneurial spirit allows you to spot trends and opportunities for developing and maximising fundraising activity for Population Matters. 

You are an experienced fundraiser, with a proven track record in fundraising, marketing, membership, writing proposals, and high-end face-to-face relations with funders.  You will be a self-starter, a confident communicator and have a track-record of managing and developing great stakeholder relationships with donors from a varied range of backgrounds.  You also have an eye for attention to detail to ensure accuracy and credibility in your work.

You see challenges rather than obstacles, and proactively and methodically work through them in moving yourself and Population Matter’s towards its vision.

Population Matters works as a virtual team, so this role is home-based, with essential regular travel into London (mainly Central).  You will manage your time effectively across conflicting priorities.  You will also be able to provide sound advice to senior management, staff and the Board, build effective working relationships, use tact and diplomacy when dealing with others and be able to maintain confidentiality at all times.

Population Matters is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or any other category protected by law.

We are open to suggestions from candidates as to their terms of working, depending on their experience and proven working methods. We have envisaged this role as ideally a full-time post – but that is not set in stone.

The deadline for applications is midday on 11/03/2020. Interviews will be held w/c 16/03/2020. 

Please submit a covering letter of no more than 500 words to accompany your CV, detailing how you match our requirements and explaining what you will bring to the role.

Due to our size it may not be possible to respond to every application.  If you have not heard from us by 16/03/2020 you should assume that, on this occasion, your application has been unsuccessful.  Thank you for your interest in Population Matters.

Population Matters - Every Choice Counts

Project Manager
Axial Spondyloarthritis International Federation (ASIF) is seeking a Project Manager to manage and strengthen ASIF’s growing portfolio of international projects.

Working with Trustees and other stakeholders, you will lead the design and delivery of small but growing portfolio of projects.  This may include gathering experts to develop the scope of a project, gathering information from ASIF’s members, commissioning report-writing, organizing stakeholder meetings, planning marketing and communications and project launch events.  The post will involve some overseas travel.

About us
ASIF is an international membership organization representing patient associations around the globe specializing in the support of patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA).  Currently we have 4 member associations in 40 countries.  ASIF’s role is to increase awareness of axSpA and knowledge of the disease around the world.

About this role
Founded in 1988, ASIF has been run by its Trustees for many years. Now it is growing, it registered as a UK Charity in 2017 and has two years ago, contracted its first member of staff.  ASIF now has the opportunity to develop, in partnership with corporate partners, some exciting projects which will promote awareness and improve the quality of life for patients with asxpA worldwide.

We are seeking a Project Manager to work on a short-term renewable contract, starting with 22.5 hours per week, with the possibility to increase in the future if enough income is generated.

Trustees and members are very involved in managing ASIF’s projects, the post-holder will need to forge good relationships with many stakeholders worldwide.  Meetings are held virtually and often outside normal office hours.

ASIF is constantly developing and looking at opportunities to create effective global campaigns.  Because of that, the role and the portfolio of projects could change.  The post-holder must be responsive to change and flexible in their approach.

The projects
IMAS or the International Map of Axial Spondyloarthritis, is a project that is up and running.  It is a survey of patients created to explore how axSpA affects patients’ relationships, work, daily activities and mental health.  The survey also highlighted long delays to diagnosis and suboptimal management of axSpA.  The survey was expanded to 12 European countries and the results of that phase were published in 2019.  Now the survey is going global and the results of that phase are expected to be ready in the next year or so.  ASIF is now planning to take a more pivotal role in the management of IMAS going forward. 

We have long been aware that there is a delay to diagnosis, the survey highlighted that it is an average of 7 years internationally.  It is this delay to diagnosis that is the focus of ASIF’s next project. ASIF seeks to develop a project that will aim to make a global case for change.  We need to outline the benefits of reducing the delay to diagnosis, focusing on the benefits to patients and to governments. 

The development of this project will be the main focus for this role.

Application process
Applications to be received by email by the end of Wednesday 18 March 2020.   Interviews will be held by online meeting between 23 and 31 March 2020.

Details of the role
Reports to:  Executive to the Board

Term:  1 year initially, 3 days per week, with potential to expand (dependent on funding).  2-month probation period. 

Days per week:   3 days per week (22.5 hours).  There is no need to work fixed working days, hours will need to be sufficiently spread over the week to enable appropriate response times.  There will need to be an amount of flexibility because the post-holder may need to attend online meetings at hours and on days that suit the Trustees and other stakeholders.  Hours can be spread over the week and averaged.

Location:  Home based.  Occasional meetings in London/Europe and possible travel worldwide if the project requires it – not normally for more than one week at a time.

Fees:   £22 per hour. This is a self-employed position. The applicant will be responsible for providing their own workspace and office equipment and managing their own tax affairs.  Other expenses eg travel and subsistence when travelling on charity business will be claimable on discussion with the Executive to the Board.

Start date:  As soon as possible.  Ideally 1 April 2020. 

Key tasks

• Develop, implement and review project plans
• Working with Trustees, stakeholder sub-committees, define the project scope/s
• Co-ordinate, run and record project meetings (with the assistance of the Executive to the Board and Administrative Assistant)
• Commission eternal work as required and agreed
• Build and manage relationships with stakeholders
• Work with stakeholders to design dissemination or an approach to dissemination
• Manage project risks
• Develop and implement a marketing strategy
• Report regularly to the Executive to the Board and Trustees
• Undertake other tasks as reasonably required

About you
We are looking for a self-motivated, organized individual with the skills, attitude and experience to drive ASIF’s projects forward including developing some from scratch.  Working closely with ASIF’s Trustees and the Executive to the Board you will develop effective project plans and manage them to effective conclusions.  You will have a knowledge of working in the healthcare/patient advocacy environment.

Essential Requirements:

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• Degree or equivalent experience

EXPERIENCE

• Significant experience in a programme management role

• Excellent knowledge of techniques for planning, implementing and monitoring programmes

• Good understanding of healthcare quality improvement principles/patient advocacy and approaches and marketing

• Budget management experience

• MS Office applications

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills – English needs to be fluent in English

• Strong creative thinking and problem solving skills

• Ability to build relationships and influence a range of stakeholders

• Collaborative and able to work well across functions

• Ability to work flexibly in a small team

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Willingness to travel globally as required

We are seeking a passionate and entrepreneurially minded fundraiser with proven ability in the small charity sector to deliver income over a variety of funding streams.Lifting Limits is a charity with a mission to challenge gender stereotyping and promote gender equality, in and through education.You will join us at an exciting time as we build on the success of our pilot year and scale our model for wider roll out.

The role will involve working with the Chief Executive on all aspects of fundraising and development. Key responsibilities include researching and advising on potential sources of funding, fostering relationships with funders, developing diverse income streams and writing funding applications.

You will have experience of fundraising and donor engagement across a number of different funding streams, a proven record of successful funding applications, an understanding of the charitable trust sector and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Part time, 2-2.5 days per week (or equivalent hours)

6 month contract, to become permanent subject to procurement of funding for the post

To apply send your CV and a concise covering letter demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this position and why you want to work for Lifting Limits.

For full details of the role and how to apply please see the job description.

Closing date: noon on 9th March 2020

Elders Voice is a forward thinking and caring organisation based in the London Borough of Brent, committed to improving the lives of older people.

We have been awarded funding to deliver “Older & Prouder” - a new LGBT+ service for older people which will enable them to widen their social networks, make new friends, take part in social and leisure opportunities while learning new skills and learning from and sharing with each other. The service has been suspended due to unforeseen circumstances, and we are now looking for someone to work for three months to get the service back on track.

Salary: £22,400 per annum

Hours: 28 hours per week

Contract: 3 months

Responsible to: Chief Executive

Ideally, you will have:

• An understanding of the diversity and needs of older LGBT+ people
• 2 years’ experience of outreach work
• An imaginative and creative approach to service delivery
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• The ability to work on your own and as part of a team

We welcome applications from everyone, so if you have the right mix of skills and experience and a passion for LGBT equality, we want to hear from you.

When applying for the role, please include a cover letter demonstrating how you meet the criteria laid out in the person specification.

The closing date is 10th March 2020 and interviews will take place during the week commencing 16th March 2020.

Full Job Description

To plan, develop and manage the “Older and Prouder” project for LGBT older people in Brent.  This is a new project which will reflect the needs, capabilities and culture of the people who use the service.

To recruit and support a small pool of volunteers.

Principal Tasks

Management/Personnel

• To ensure the effective and efficient running of the “Older and Prouder” programme.
• To recruit and support a pool of three or four volunteers.
• To manage and administer the budget for the project with the Finance Manager and the Chief Executive.

Development and Planning

• To expand the range and scope of activities and services available to LGBT+ older people including the development of monthly socials, weekly cafes and telephone befriending.

• To develop links with statutory and voluntary organisations, and appropriate professional bodies.
• To work with health promotion professionals in Brent.
• To improve and develop partnerships with key stakeholders within the voluntary, statutory and private sectors.
• To promote the interests of LGBT+ older people in Brent.
• To represent the organisation on local and London wide LGBT+ networks.
• To organise and facilitate consultation and community events.

Policy

• To keep abreast of current developments in health promotion and community involvement as they relate to LGBT+ older people.
• To identify and act on issues arising from working with LGBT+ older people and volunteers.

Administration

• To keep accurate and concise records.
• To develop promotional material and literature with the Operations Manager.
• To publicise and promote the project with the Operations Manager.
• To evaluate and monitor the work of the project.
• To produce reports.
• To undertake other duties commensurate with the post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

• Degree or equivalent in community development, social sciences or humanities 

Experience

Essential

• At least 12 months experience of community development
• At least 12 months demonstrable experience of service development
• At least 12 months experience of volunteer management
• Experience of working in the voluntary and/or statutory sector

Desirable

• Experience of working with LGBT+ older people

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding and application of Equal Opportunities
• Understanding of the issues affecting LGBT+ older people

Desirable

• Understanding of service provision for LGBT+ older people

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Ability to project manage
• Ability to plan, prioritise and manage own workload
• Ability to monitor and evaluate
• Ability to motivate and support volunteers

Desirable

• Excellent listening and negotiation skills
• Excellent IT skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Ability to develop partnerships with the voluntary, statutory and private sectors

We are seeking a Centre Manager to take full responsibility for the day to day running of busy day  centre  leading on service delivery and improvement. This is a new role where you will be able to shape our services and make a big impact.

Barons Court Project is the only drop-in center for people who are homeless or living with mental health issues in Hammersmith and Fulham. Over the past 3 years our guest numbers have more than doubled and we need to do more to meet eveyone's needs.

You will join a small team and take line management responsibility for all frontline workers. You will ensure they are supported and developed and that the service offer from the centre continually improves to ensure we do more for our guests.

This is a new post to facilitate the Director to work on plans to extend our reach in the borough by opening a new centre.

You will join an organisation at a very exciting time and be part of an exciting future.

 If you would like to join our team, please submit your CV and a covering letter which demonstrates how you meet each section of the Person Specification. Applications without a covering letter may not be considered.      

• Do you understand the needs of small voluntary sector organisations?
• Could you enable and support the voluntary and community sector in Hackney?
• Do you want to work towards a fairer Hackney?

We are looking for a Development Officer to support Hackney’s voluntary & community sector to meet the needs of Hackney residents. With a particular focus on BAMER community groups, small and grass root organisations.

The role will also provide advice, capacity building and organisational development support to existing and new voluntary and community organisations operating in Hackney.

Conditions of work

• Salary: £30,000pa pro rata
• Hours: 14 hours (2 days) per week
• Contract: fixed term for 6 months

About Hackney CVS

Hackney CVS is the umbrella body for the borough’s voluntary and community sector. We offer the opportunity to work with a well-established team in a very friendly, diverse and positive environment. Additional benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave and additional leave days over Christmas
• continual professional development
• up to two weeks paid study leave per year
• an employer pension contribution of 6%
• cycle to work scheme.

Apply for this role

Download the job description, application form and the personal information form from the Hackney CVS website

Application deadline: 5.00pm, Thursday 27 February.

Interview date: 4 March 2020

You will communicate, or support the communication of the needs of donors to colleagues internationally, while at the same time recognising and supporting the delivery of on-the-ground priorities. You will communicate or support the communication of progress and achievements to donor partners through written reports developed in collaboration with colleagues in the field, finance and monitoring, evaluation and learning colleagues, as well as sharing programme knowledge and achievements across CAMFED itself.

An officer role is a permanent position, and will be suitable for those who are able to draw on and utilise some existing and relevant experience, either from within the NGO sector or from another sector.

An intern role will suit someone who is lacking the exposure but is passionate about girls education and women’s empowerment and is willing and able to learn. Internships are offered for an initial 3 month period, with a possible extension to 6 months. This will be paid at the National Living Wage, with five days of paid holiday. Ideally interns will be able to work for CAMFED on a full-time basis. It is possible that an intern could be offered a permanent position on completion of their term.

While the broad functions and purpose of the role will be similar at both intern and officer level, an officer would be expected to carry a greater level of independence, responsibility and accountability. 

Accountabilities

• Support CAMFED’s relationship with a range of strategic and significant donor partners to ensure the delivery of key benchmarks, reports and progress updates across a range of grants.
• Prepare or contribute to donor reports, collaborating with colleagues internationally and across functions. This includes coordinating input from contributors, reviewing information prepared in country, and drafting/further developing and/or finalising report documentation as appropriate.
• Facilitate knowledge management and information sharing within CAMFED, including keeping the CRM database up to date.
• Keep abreast of up-to-date information on donor policy towards Africa and country contextual information.
• Support or feed into the preparation of proposals to funding partners, collaborating with colleagues in the wider development team, internationally and across functions. This includes researching contextual and other information required, coordinating input from contributors, and drafting/further developing and/or finalising proposal documentation as appropriate.
• Participate as a proactive member of the development team, supporting the delivery of global objectives and supporting fellow team members.
• Act as or support a ‘country lead’ focal point, sharing clear and relevant communications about that country and the CAMFED portfolio within it.
• Lead or support the regular review of managed grants to ensure contract compliance and optimal use of restricted funds, liaising closely with colleagues internationally and across functions to support work planning and check that progress and budget management is on track.
• As an officer, the role may entail international travel, including to CAMFED’s partner countries in Africa.

Knowledge, Experience & Skills Required

Essential: Officer

1. Commitment and passion for CAMFED’s values, mission and vision
2. Excellent written and oral communication skills including report writing
3. Effective team-working skills
4. Ability to extract, consolidate and present information from a range of sources
5. Comfort with Excel and working with financial documents
6. Detail orientated and highly organised with an ability to work to tight deadlines
7. Proactive, ability to prioritise a busy workload and maintain high-standards of professionalism
8. Eligibility to work in the UK.

Essential: Intern

1. Commitment and passion for CAMFED’s values, mission and vision
2. Strong written and oral communication skills
3. Effective team-working skills
4. Detail oriented and highly organised
5. Proactive approach to work
6. Eligibility to work in the UK

Desirable

• Knowledge / relevant qualification / experience re. international development issues, including gender
• Knowledge / understanding of the respective countries

Application Details

Please send your CV together with a covering letter including the role you are applying for and your salary expectations, and reference ‘Development Operations Recruitment’ by 9am Friday 28th February 2020.

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