The Churches Conservation Trust (CCT) is a leading national heritage charity, protecting and opening 350 beautiful historic churches to the public across England, attracting two million visitors each year, including through its innovative activities such as Champing™.

We are currently developing arts, business and community centres in former churches, as well as delivering consultancy to a growing number of clients. We’re looking for someone to join our regeneration taskforce, delivering nationally important projects for historic churches.

You’ll have experience of working on social enterprise, regeneration or asset based projects and you’ll have a strong interest in the historic environment. For the manager role we are looking for experience managing teams, including remotely-based teams

Flexibility to travel extensively across England is essential.

If you are interested in this role, please submit a personal statement detailing your interest and relevant information to Recruitment. To apply, please download a job description and application from our website.

If you require any additional information please contact Recruitment (address on website).

Regeneration Officer

Fixed term position, one year contract with potential for extension

Full Time – 36 hours per week
Salary - circa £31,089 per annum, plus pension and benefits

Location – Bristol, Leeds or London

Closing date: 21st October 2019

The Churches Conservation Trust is an equal opportunities employer
Registered charity number: 258612

An exciting career opportunity for an experienced audit professional keen to travel and support established International Development stakeholders. 

Are you seeking an inspiring role, a new and rewarding career with diverse travel, supporting truly worthwhile causes. Perhaps even the chance to use your 2nd language skills in a critical setting? Our partner, specialists in International Grant Assurance are seeking outgoing auditors for this management position; navigating a diverse group of grant recipients & donors, such as the United Nations & the World Bank. You'll be London-based travelling 40-50% per annum on assignments 1 to 2 weeks in length. Locations such as Malawi, Peru, Vietnam, Belgium, Oxford, Sierra Leone, Brazil, Fiji, Cameroon, France)

Overseas assignments are typically 1-2 weeks in length and could mean travel to one of over 100 countries/ territories. It presents a fantastic opportunity to see the parts of the world you’d never otherwise get to see, work with lovely people and pick up extremely relevant institutional donor and fieldwork experience; vital for anyone seeking to establish a career in the international development NGO sector.

This specialist team is wholly dedicated to the provision of financial management solutions to international institutions, particularly those involved in grant-making and the implementation of grant-funded programmes in the public sector.

Youre role will provide a high quality service to clients, contribute to business development activities and be active in the internal development of the department.

Responsibilities

- Prepare to be out of office at client sites for 50% plus of the time conducting audits or special assignments globally;
- Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of public sector audit issues and techniques and provide guidance to other team members based on previous experience;
- Demonstrate a detailed understanding of public sector client structures and the legal and contractual frameworks in which the assignments are performed and provide guidance to other team members based on previous experience;
- Demonstrate a detailed understanding of International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) and provide guidance to other team members based on previous experience;
- Prepare a tailored plan for large or complex assignments based on an understanding of the terms of reference;
- Lead assignment fieldwork teams including locally based staff for large or complex assignments;
- Demonstrate the ability to identify the findings on an assignment and write them up in a detailed, precise and clear way in the assignment report;
- Lead opening meetings and present the audit findings at closing meetings;
- Draft a report for each assignment on a timely basis;
- Prepare proposals for specific assignments within a framework contract;
- Provide on the job training and guidance to more junior team members throughout the assignment process;
- Develop an good understanding of the firm’s billing procedures, including charge out rates, budgeting and calculation of recovery rates;
- Take on at least one formal internal responsibility in the following areas: training; recruitment; technical development; business development; IT; social.

Requirements

Qualifications: (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent);
- At least four years audit experience in practice, preferably including public sector experience;
- Ability to work under pressure with accuracy and focus;
- Sound technical and analytical skills;
- Good communication and presentation skills;
- Good reporting writing skills;
- Staff planning and supervision experience;
- Team worker;
- Adaptable and flexible in attitude;
- Public sector knowledge and interest;
- Passionate about international travel;
- Ideally worked for a top 20 firm;
- Second language, especially French, Spanish or German is highly desirable;
- Willing to work in international locations for 50% plus of the time.

Are you someone who can intuitively understand databases, processes, and how each piece fits together? Are you interested in complex problem-solving? Do you want to play a part in a new and ambitious fundraising and volunteering campaign?

We are now in the planning stages of our next campaign.  Inspired by our founder, Joseph Chamberlain, it will aim to change lives locally and globally.  It will be unique and ambitious and will place Birmingham as one of the leading fundraising and volunteering universities in the world.

To help deliver the campaign, DARO have recently invested in a new CRM system (Blackbaud CRM) and we are now looking to recruit a Database Officer to create, automate and manage links between the CRM and other University data sources and systems.  Reporting to the Database Manager, the Database Officer will be a keen problem solver who will find innovative and creative IT solutions to match business processes.  They will have strong working knowledge of effective management of data and be confident navigating large datasets to ensure the seamless transfer of data between systems.  A successful Database Officer will have excellent interpersonal skills and enjoy engaging with internal stakeholders across the University.

Our University has a proud history of philanthropy stretching back to its foundation in 1900.  With a clear vision to change the lives of the people of Birmingham, Joseph Chamberlain raised the funds required to build the University from citizens and corporations based locally and around the globe. Since then philanthropy has continued to play an important role in shaping the University. There have been a number of fundraising campaigns, which have raised money for buildings, students, and research.  In 2015 we closed the Circles of Influence Campaign, which raised £193 million, making it the largest HE fundraising campaign outside Oxbridge and London.

The Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO) exists to support this academic and student community by engaging, inspiring, and celebrating alumni, individuals, and charitable funders who give their money, time, and networks to support the University’s strategic priorities.  The Office, which is comprised of 60 staff across five teams, is focused on securing charitable donations and gifts of time from alumni, individuals, and organisations who are passionate about changing lives, through funding various research trials, supporting student bursaries, mentoring students, and providing internships.

Senior New Product Development Manager

£46-£50,000pa

Living Planet Centre Woking

Woking, Surrey GU21 4LL

Experienced in managing New Product Development projects you are ready for a new challenge and the opportunity to deliver NPD projects that have momentous impact. That is exactly the opportunity we can offer you at WWF UK.  We are working to find solutions to the greatest environmental problems facing our planet and you can be a part of the team.

As a member of the world’s principal independent conservation organisation we want you to play an important role in helping bring our organisation closer to our supporters and the broader public through new product development that will help unlock the potential and drive impactful delivery of our audience engagement.

We have ambitious goals to increase our support and income over the next few years, and as Senior NPD Manager you will collaborate with colleagues to design new ways to engage with our audiences and to increase our impact. You will lead NPD, consulting with teams to help shape and build the portfolio of NPD that will best support our work. You will take responsibility for delivering new products that will grow income and non-financial engagement. Employing a hub and spoke approach you will support new product scoping, planning, testing and delivery by providing centralised strategic and practical aid. You will also provide guidance to colleagues, helping develop briefs and proposals and working to get projects off the ground and running. Important will be the ability to create a strong overall portfolio of development work that is strongly grounded in insight and supporters’ needs. Overall, you will help to foster and embed a culture of innovation at WWF.

You must have extensive experience in managing innovation and NPD projects and a proven track record of establishing, coordinating and managing pipelines of new product development. This will have given you a strong grasp of effective process, financial modelling and risk management. An advocate of good design thinking you relish the opportunity to be creative and innovate within the guidelines of a brand identity. Used to working with fundraising, insight and communications teams, you enjoy managing a large portfolio of projects and are adept at controlling budgets and overseeing relationships with suppliers and partners.

Calm under pressure you will possess good communication and presentation skills, an eye for detail and the ability to multi-task. You will also be an effective project manager too. You are also highly organised and able to manage relationships with multiple stakeholders.

How to Apply

If you have the creative flair and passion for nature we would love to hear from, so please visit our website via the link and complete the online registration and submit a copy of your up to date CV with cover letter highlighting why you are interested in this role as well as why this role is for you.

At WWF-UK we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment, where diversity is valued and there is equality of opportunity. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community and we offer a range of benefits to encourage a work life balance.

Our world needs you like never before. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world and we could be the last that can do anything about it. We’re looking for people who are passionate about making it politically, socially and economically unacceptable to destroy our planet’s natural resources. We need you to join us in the fight for our world.

The post holder will be responsible for building effective working relationships with peers in the Programmes Department, as well as with colleagues in the Humanitarian and Programme Effectiveness Departments. This is in order to develop and maintain horizontal links, and to foster learning between programmes, innovation, good practice, and fundraising within and between regions or areas of work. The role also has a number of cross-divisional and cross-organisational functions linked to work with CAFOD’s Education, Communities & Supporters Fundraising, Finance, Media, Policy and Advocacy teams.

The post holder will be expected to undertake frequent travel to operation areas in country, in connection with the management of the programme portfolio, and the achievement of strategic objectives. There will also be travel to other countries.  Travel is sometimes at short notice and to areas of potential risk.

He/she will also be expected to deputise for the Country Representative.

To lead the programmatic and partnership aspects of CAFOD’s involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in line with the agreed strategy. The scope of the post falls into the following functions:

• Lead and manage the programme portfolio: in line with the overall framework set by the strategy and the Country Representative, provide direction to and integration across the programmes portfolio, ensuring learning is captured and shared across the wider organisation and between partners;
• Overseeing effective relationships with partners in the Eastern Part of the country: providing guidance and support to the Programmes team in their work to develop and nurture effective relationships with partners, and the provision or facilitation of capacity development support, where appropriate;
• Financial and funding management: responsible for managing the programme budget to agreed standards and parameters, including feeding into the development of high quality funding proposals;
• Internal and external representation: to be undertaken in co-ordination with the Country Representative and the programmes team;
• Systems and compliance: ensuring the effective use of CAFOD’s systems to share programme knowledge and inform decision making. Includes ensuring compliance with agreements, regulations and requirements attached to our work;
• Security management: supporting the Country Representative in delivering effective security management;
• Staff management: leading on the recruitment, management and support of staff within the remit of the post’s responsibility, in accordance with CAFOD’s management standards;
• Management cover: providing management cover for the Country Representative (CR) when out of the office (travelling or on leave/R&R) including security management and representing the organisation as agreed by CR;
• Thematic focus: complements partners’ thematic understanding on humanitarian work, climate change, Livelihoods and Governance and Peace Building, contributing to the development of relevant interventions that bring about positive change, offering guidance to the programmes team;
• Act as a Country Representative in the absence of the Country Representative (approx. 4 months per year)

Key Responsibilities

Lead and manage the programme portfolio:

• In line with the overall direction set by the DRC strategy and the Country Representative, provide direction to CAFOD-supported programmes and projects, ensuring that they meet agreed quality standards and donor/contractual obligations;

• Ensure integration across the programmes portfolio;
• Ensure that all programmes are evaluated according to CAFOD’s evaluation policy, that learning is captured, shared across the wider organisations and between partners and informs decision making and new programme designs;
• Ensure that all programmes are being implemented with an M&E framework that clearly articulates the monitoring and evaluation system for the programme, including regularity of monitoring visits by the Programme Officers.
• Co-ordinate the development of new pieces of work, while ensuring the effective implementation of existing programmes in line with agreed quality standards (including programme cycle management) and donor contract guidelines and obligations;
• Lead the review of the programmatic aspects of the country strategy, particularly programme frameworks;
• Ensure that cross-cutting themes (e.g. gender, downwards accountability, safeguarding children, protection,) are effectively managed within and across the programme, working with the relevant staff to achieve this;
• Keep up-to-date with development issues and trends, both within the relevant country/sub-region or sector, and more generally;
• Monitor the political and security context to contribute to CAFOD’s organisational risk assessments and security plans. This includes acting as security manager, where appropriate.

Overseeing effective relationships with partners:

• Provide guidance and support to Programme Officers and other members of the Programmes team in their work, to develop and nurture effective relationships with partners. In some cases (e.g. strategic partners), the post-holder can take a more active role in developing those relationships;
• Work with Programme Officers and the team to support or facilitate the development of partners’ capacities and to promote the sustainability of their work. This includes the development of tailor-made capacity development plans;
• Ensure that the DRC partnership portfolio is regularly reviewed and that individual relationships are monitored against CAFOD’s and partners’ partnership standards and expectations, including through partnership reflection workshops.
• Financial and funding management:
• Manage the programme budget and cash flow (implementing manager/budget holder responsibilities), monitoring income and expenditure, and ensuring that the latter is done in compliance with agreed parameters and policy;
• Identify opportunities for co-financing from institutional donors, and provide leadership in securing and managing such funds, working with the Programme Development & Funding and Major Gifts teams;
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting on programme work;
• Ensure the programme complies with CAFOD’s financial management standards, including managing financial risks.

Internal and external representation:

• In co-ordination with the Country Representative and the Programmes team develop, nurture and sustain relationships and effective communications with relevant stakeholders, including local government, national networks and other agencies working in/on DRC. This will include other Caritas/CIDSE agencies;
• In liaison with the Country Representative and the team, sustain relationships with relevant bilateral agencies, including DfID, Irish Aid and the EC, seeking opportunities for programme funding, where applicable;
• Effectively communicate with other teams within CAFOD to ensure that the programmes are well understood, and that information is available for fundraising and other communications, including publications, media briefings, development education, etc. This may involve participating in communities of practice, working groups, supporter events, etc, as agreed with the Country Representative.
• Systems and compliance:
• Oversee the effective use of CAFOD’s systems to share programme knowledge and inform decision making. This includes overseeing compliance with agreements, regulations and requirements attached to our work.

Security management:

• Support the Country Representative in delivering effective security management. This includes among others, acting as security manager when delegated by the Country Representative; support the development of security risk mappings, country security plans; standard operating procedures; contingency plans (e.g. medical evacuation, relocation/evacuation and hibernation, staff welfare).

Staff management:

• Lead on the recruitment and management of staff according to CAFOD’s management standards, so that staff are empowered, and the effectiveness of the team is maximised;
• Provide leadership and support to direct reports (and staff under shared management arrangements), act as a sounding board and hold them to account in areas under their responsibility. This includes setting objectives, induction, organising regular 1:1 meetings, conducting annual performance reviews, providing coaching, backstopping and ensuring team members have individual development plans. The post-holder may be required to manage volunteers and staff remotely;
• Enable and empower direct reports to achieve the best possible with the available resources, ensuring CAFOD’s management standards are followed;
• Ensure effective and appropriate systems and processes for team learning and development are in place;

Thematic focus:

• Complement partners’ thematic understanding on humanitarian work, Livelihoods and Governance and Peace Building contributing to the development of relevant interventions that bring about positive change, offering guidance to the programmes team, etc.

Notes:

This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive, and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification;

If considered useful and appropriate, specific percentages per function/areas of responsibility can be assigned by agreement between the post holder and his/her line manager.

Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults 

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect.  CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse.  CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount.  Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents. This post involves responsibility for people who will have contact with children, young people and vulnerable adults and applicants will be subject to specific checks related to safeguarding issues.  If based in the UK the post holder is required to present or obtain a Disclosure from the DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service).  If the post is based outside the UK the post holder will be subject to a different checking process.

The references to “the programme” in this Job Description reflect CAFOD’s intention and commitment to deliver through an integrated approach. Therefore, “the programme” includes long-term development, emergency response and advocacy.

Essential Criteria

Job-specific competencies

1. Ability to speak, read and write English and French
2. Previous experience of managing teams
3. Strong understanding and first-hand experience of effective and values-based partnership work between northern and southern organisations and communities.
4. Proven experience of managing and delivering both humanitarian and development programmes through partner organisations
5. Previous experience of working in different complex emergency settings across different countries in the region.
6. Strong understanding of key country/sub-regional political, economic, developmental and humanitarian trends in DRC.
7. Strong understanding and experience of institutional funding priorities in the country/ region, trends and donor conditions. Proven ability to build effective donor relationships.
8. Experience of managing NGO office/sub office settings at country or regional level
9. Knowledge and first-hand experience of strategic risk management, mitigation and escalation.
10. Proven experience of security management.
11. Strong financial management skills and experience. Experience of proposal development
12. Good analytical skills, skills in review of documents and report writing.
13. Understanding of approaches to ensure accountability programme work towards intended beneficiary communities and commitment to CHS
14. Experience of Cash based Programming
15. Sound understanding of humanitarian policy and best practice (e.g. LEGS, SPHERE, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Code of Conduct, CHS)
16. Ability and willingness to travel for approximately 12 weeks per year, sometimes at short notice and to areas of potential risk.

Harris Hill is working in partnership with an exceptional conversation charity based in the South West. They are looking for a new Donor Development Manager to join the team on a permanent, full-time basis.

You play a leading role in their Individual Giving team, working across a wide variety of offline and online activity to recruit and retain individual donors. This role is responsible for the development and implementation of their donor development programme, including a new mid-level giving initiative.

Essential Criteria includes -

* Strong experience across individual giving, both acquisition and retention
* Track record of success in achieving and growing income targets in Individual Giving
* Experience across a wide range of individual techniques including digital, direct mail . .
* Strong analytical skills with experience of developing support journeys
* Excellent communications skills both internally and externally (including external agencies)
* Good leadership skills, able to motivate and develop a high performing team

This is a fantastic role, helping to deliver more than 50% of the charity's income. It is the perfect time to be joining the charity, as the organisation and its goals have never been more relevant. For more information, please contact Ben Pountney at Harris Hill.

Civitas Recruitment are proud to be working with a great established charity based in central London to help source their new Supporter Development Manager. The charity focuses on the family network; looking to ensure that complex problems are given the support it requires to aid families to flourish and individuals within it to realise their potential. The charity achieves its aims and objectives by delivering a range of services along with its partners as well as providing training and guidance across the UK.

The role of the Supporter Development Manager will be to develop some core external facing fundraising streams including Individual Giving streams. This is a broad role well suited to someone with an Individual Giving or Digital background who is looking to work in a dynamic charity.

Who we are looking for?

Ideal candidates will have extensive fundraising experience with a focus on Individual Giving or Digital fundraising. You will have previous experience of devising a stewardship plan and devising digital/individual fundraising strategies. The role will involve line managing another fundraiser so previous experience of developing staff would be an advantage. The ability to be agile in your approach and think strategically in collaboration with colleagues will also be a desired skill set. The organisation is dynamic and the fundraising roles are broad so an interest to work in such an environment will also be advantage. Please do enquire for a full JD and an initial discussion with Syed at Civitas recruitment.

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Private & Social Landlord Liaison Officer

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Housing Services Manager

WORK LOCATION: Birmingham

 

OFFICE BASE: Highgate

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

To work within the Resettlement Team.

• To assist vulnerable clients, who are homeless and where there is no duty owed under homelessness legislation, to identify and secure suitable private & social rented accommodation.
• To source private & social landlords and letting agents and to build and maintain professional working relationships with them
• To provide a flexible and responsive service to landlords and clients throughout the lettings process
• To manage a fluctuating caseload of clients and support clients effectively to deliver positive outcomes
• To work within a coaching framework, imparting skills to clients to improve their ability to maintain a tenancy

MAIN DUTIES WITHIN THE JOB
Pre tenancy tasks

1. To take pre-assessed referrals from our in-house resettlement team

2. To complete affordability calculations with clients preparing to move into private & social rented accommodation

3. To contribute towards an action plan with each client in collaboration with their Key Worker where appropriate

4. To contribute towards risk assessments and ensure that appropriate risk management strategies are in place

5. To assist with the planning and delivery of pre-tenancy workshops and ensure that clients attend these

6. To encourage peer support and involvement opportunities within the workshop groups to widen the support networks for clients to promote independence and tenancy sustainment

7. Sourcing referrals into the hostel from Voluntary & Statutory agencies (Prisons, Probation Service and Homeless Networks) across Birmingham.

Establishing Tenancies

1. To provide support to clients to help them identify suitable properties including searching for properties in papers and websites as well as contacting private & social landlords and letting agents

2. To arrange and accompany clients to viewings of properties

3. To support clients in negotiating with landlords where appropriate, including that the property meets minimum safety standards and is well maintained

4. To agree rents with landlords, including negotiating rents within LHA rates, prior to clients taking up the tenancy

5. To make or assist with funding applications, budgeting loans or charitable grants as appropriate and/or liaise with local authority housing departments or social services

6. To ensure that clients fully understand their rights and responsibilities of their tenancy agreement prior to commencement of tenancy

7. To assist clients to set up regular rent payments to their landlord e.g. standing orders

8. To assist clients to make a housing benefit application and arranging direct payments to landlord where appropriate

9. To accompany clients to the tenancy, sign up and take lead responsibility with the practicalities of setting up the tenancy (e.g. tenancy agreement, inventory, housing benefit claim/direct debit etc)

10. To identify additional support needs of clients and make appropriate referrals to specialist agencies as required

11. To prepare reports and case studies at the end of support and as required

12. To promote client consultation and involvement as a core function of the role

Landlord Liaison tasks:

1. To build up a portfolio of private & social landlords and letting agents willing to let properties to vulnerable clients

2. To be the main contact and to develop strong pro-active relationships with private & social landlords and letting agents

3. To creatively address barriers by landlords accepting benefit claimants, through negotiation and relationship building

4. To be the conduit between landlord and client at all stages of the process from the pre-tenancy stage until move-in

5. To provide advice to landlords on legal obligations, e.g. deposit protection, tenancy agreements or other good practice information about letting and property management

6. To assist landlords with pre-tenancy administration tasks (e.g. tenancy agreements, inventory, housing benefit claim/direct debit)

7. To attend relevant network meetings and forums

8. To offer advice to landlords around issues with challenging tenants

Other generic tasks:

1. To contribute to the networking and promotion of the scheme within the West Midlands and with external agencies
2. To maintain electronic files and appropriate recording in line with St Anne’s client database recording/protection policy
3. To observe the quality of standards within the service and abide by policies and procedures
4. To adhere to all the policies set by the charity - specifically, Equal Opportunities,  Confidentiality, Data Protection, Safeguarding Children & Adults, Integrity at Work
5. To ensure the health and safety for yourself and the client whilst working
6. To be able to set clear boundaries and work within the confines of the professional role
7. To attend appropriate training and provide feedback as appropriate
8. To participate in supervision as set by organization's supervision policy
9. To participate in team meetings as required
10. To participate in any office duty cover systems as required by managers
11. To have a flexible and imaginative approach to service provision

This is a developing service and post holders should be aware that their Job Description may change to meet future service development needs.

This role sits within Malala Fund’s advocacy team, carrying out research on girls’ education and providing data insights and statistical analysis across our key themes of education financing, education quality and social norms. Reporting to the Director of Research and Policy, the Officer will produce research briefings and reports, provide support to Malala Fund grantees, and be the point person within the organisation for data insights and statistical analysis on girls’ education and gender equality. 

The ideal candidate  will be a quantitative researcher with a track record of working with data to influence policy and practice. The successful candidate will have an eye for creative uses of existing data sources to persuade decision makers, whilst making facts and statistics accessible and understandable to all.

I. Responsibilities and tasks

Developing the evidence base for Malala Fund’s advocacy and thought leadership 

• In line with Malala Fund’s research strategy and agenda, produce research reports, position papers, briefings and fact sheets.

• Bring data to life through creative presentation methods such as visualisations, dashboards, score-cards, indices and generation of striking comparisons/”killer statistics.”

• Develop understanding of data gaps and why they exist, and provide proposals for creative work-arounds given the constraints.

• As directed, design or commission quantitative research, surveys and polling to support Malala Fund advocacy and communications. 

Relationship management on data and indicators 

• Lead Malala Fund’s engagement with the leading data organisations and processes relevant to our work (e.g.,  Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goals Indicators (SDG); UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

• Foster partnerships for Malala Fund that enable us to access and work with additional data, and use new technologies to facilitate this.

• Scope out potential partners to enable Malala Fund to make use of non-traditional data sources and data mining methods.

Supporting the Malala Fund family on research quality assurance

• Advise Malala Fund grantees on quantitative research and statistical analysis to support their advocacy at national and sub-national levels.

• Keep other Malala Fund departments up-to-date on data trends in girls’ education and related fields, and build their understanding of how they relate to our strategic plan.

• Ensure all research is conducted to the highest standards of research ethics, including compliance with the Malala Fund Child Protection Policy. 

• As requested, support with the preparation of funding proposals.

II. Qualifications and experience 

• Graduate degree in a related subject (postgraduate or equivalent additional work experience desirable).

• Knowledge of data sources for international development research and advocacy, particularly those for education and development finance.

• Demonstrable understanding of how data and evidence can be used and presented to influence policy.

• Confidence in using statistics software packages such as Stata, R to generate data insights and communicate them effectively.

• Prior experience presenting data and evidence in reports, briefings and analysis for a similarly focused non-profit, international firm or government agency.

• Experience of working in partnership with private sector organisations on research and data analysis would be an advantage.

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with individuals from a variety of cultural backgrounds.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to distill complex ideas and large amounts of data into clear and concise reports and presentations.

• Strong commitment to the Malala Fund’s mission to empower girls through education.

• Existing authorization to work in the U.K. or U.S.

III. About Malala Fund 

Malala Fund is working toward a world where all girls can learn for 12 years and lead without fear. We advocate for resources and policy changes needed to give all girls a secondary education. The girls we serve have high goals for themselves — and we have high expectations for leaders who can help them. Through the Gulmakai Network we invest in developing country education leaders and frontline organisations — the people who best understand girls in their communities — in regions where most girls are missing out on secondary school. We amplify girls’ voices. Malala Fund is building a movement of education activists who, like Malala, speak truth to power around the world.

III. How to apply

Please send a resume and cover letter, indicating “Research Officer” in the subject line of your email. 

Please note that due to the high number of applications we receive when a position is posted, we are only able to respond directly to candidates with whom we wish to move forward in the interview process.

Malala Fund is committed to safeguarding children and employment with our team is conditional upon successfully completing a background check.

Do you want to be part of a dynamic and creative team? Do you want to play a key role in a new ambitious fundraising and volunteering campaign?

The University of Birmingham is ranked amongst the world’s top 100 institutions, its work brings people from across the world to Birmingham, including researchers and teachers and more than 5,000 international students from over 150 countries.  The University is renowned for its research excellence and its researchers have received 11 Nobel Prizes. From pioneering organ transplants, discovering gravitational waves and furthering understanding of Shakespeare, to developing cures for cancer, advances in robotics and revealing the structure of DNA, the University has been at the forefront of some of the most ground-breaking discoveries of the last 100 years.

Our student body is one of the largest and most diverse in the UK. Our students come from nearly 150 countries and our flagship outreach programmes mean that almost 25% of our student population come from disadvantaged backgrounds, one of the highest proportions in the UK. All students are members of the Guild of Students, their students’ union, which supports them to develop skills outside of study, have fun and make sure their time at Birmingham is special. The Guild of Students, which was awarded NUS Students’ Union of the year in 2018, is home to over 300 student groups, so wherever our students passions lie, there is something for them.

Development and Alumni Relations

The Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO) exists to support this academic and student community by engaging, inspiring, and celebrating alumni, individuals, and charitable funders who give their money, time, and networks to support the University’s strategic priorities.  The Office, which is comprised of 60 staff across five teams, is focused on fundraising and volunteering from alumni and individuals who are passionate about changing lives, through funding various research trials, supporting student bursaries, mentoring students, and providing internships.

This autumn, we will launch the University’s next fundraising and volunteering campaign which will help to tackle challenges that will impact our generation and the next. We will do this by bringing together staff, students, alumni and supporters to support the campaign by volunteering their time, donating to research projects and spreading the word.

The role

The Student Engagement Officer post is funded by a generous gift from Lloyds Banking Group to support the delivery of the Lloyds Scholars programme. This scheme enables approximately 15 scholars per year to study at the University, and this role is critical to the success of the programme and Birmingham is often highlighted as a stand out example amongst the 9 partner universities. The post holder will provide the Scholars with a comprehensive induction, support to complete their required 100 hours of volunteering and to participate in summer internships. The post is part of the Student Engagement team, and will also lead on several aspects of the broader student engagement programme within DARO such as Welcome Week activity, the distribution of the Alumni Impact Fund and support around graduations.

Students are an important audience in our next campaign, and we work closely with The Guild of Students to deliver key elements of our programme. This post will be based in the Guild of Students up to two days a week, working with student groups to identify ways in which they can both benefit and be involved in the campaign.

Job title: Governance and Directorate Support Officer

Accountable to: Governance and Risk Manager

Location: Mayfair, London

Contract type: Permanent, full time, 35 hours per week, we will consider flexible working options including 28 hours a week.

Salary:  c.£34,000 per annum (FTE) increasing to c.£36,000pa on passing probation

About the job and you

The Ri is an independent charity dedicated to creating opportunities for everyone to think more deeply about science and its place in our lives.

Working with the Ri Directors and Governance and Risk Manager, this role will ensure the effective coordination and administration of key operational and governance processes, including the effective running of Executive, Board and sub-committee meetings; preparing agendas, papers and minutes as well as updating and managing action logs to support operational and governance effectiveness. As successful applicant, you will also maintain the Contracts Database and contribute to developing and standardising internal processes to enable continuous improvement as well as providing proactive administrative support to the Ri Director.

Highly organised and professional, you will have excellent administration skills, combined with the ability to plan and prioritise a varied workload. A proven communicator, you will have the ability to effectively manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels. Most importantly, you will be used to working in a fast-paced environment, be able to problem solve independently, and be committed to supporting the work of the Ri. Experience of supporting governance and contract monitoring is desirable.

This is an exciting opportunity if you are looking to build on your previous experience and extensive skills to provide executive support at the highest level to enable the Ri to fulfill its ambitions. 

In return, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package that includes enhanced leave, pension contributions up to 7%, and the chance to play a part in the future of the Ri.

This job is offered as permanent, full time, 35 hours per week but we will  consider flexible working options including 28 hours a week.

Interested?
Please download a full job description and person specification and click on the apply button below to send your CV. Please also inlcude a cover letter of no more than 500 words explaining why you are interested in this role and how you meet the criteria as set out in the person specification.

Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 21 October 2019.

Interviews are scheduled Wednesday 30 October and Friday 1 November 2019. Please keep these dates in mind as it may be difficult to offer an alternative.

Background Information

Caxton Café and Activities Centre was first established nearly 30 years ago, initially as a daily Pop in centre in the Roman Road.  The main aim has always been  to ensure the older people we support and those living in our local community have access to the support they need to remain active members of their community and to have opportunities to share their skills and talents with others.

The new Local Community Fund grant from London Borough of Tower Hamlets will enable us to provide a more dynamic activity centre in Bow, continuing to help reduce loneliness, isolation, and increases inclusion among older people by providing activities that increase their health and wellbeing, connections and visibility in the community.  The  project can be viewed as three interconnected project strands:

1. The Cafe Hub – the nucleus of the project through which members, old and new, connect in a relaxed environment.
2. The Peer Buddy Scheme - members connecting to activities and each other both in and out of the centre.
3. The Cohesion Project – building connections between our members and the wider community.

The Community Engagement Officer will use their professional skills and experience to play a critical role in delivering our new community engagement strategy to achieve our ambitions. This will include establishing and strengthening relationships with the local community through working with internal and external stakeholders to create positive and tangible opportunities and supporting local people with their priorities to be valued members of their community.  It will also include tying in and building on activities within Caxton Halls’ other primary programme, Linkage+.

Job purpose

Lead on the engagement and development of Caxton Hall programming, driving a step-change in user involvement and co-production of design and delivery of services.

To encourage current and future users to develop and achieve their interests by providing a person centred approach, listening to members through forums and discussions to agreed standards to ensure that members feel involved in the centre.

To build on, and maintain, relationships and partnerships with local stakeholders including local community groups with whom we can co-produce projects which interest and involve our service users.

To co-design and co-deliver an innovative new scheme of activity which provides maximium opportunity for direct involvement of our service users.

Main tasks

Setting up the co-production committee and listening to members through forums and discussions and developing feedback into service design and improvement.

Setting up and delivery of the new peer buddy scheme to include recruitment, training and ongoing support.

To work with the Café Assistant to ensure the day-to-day running of a café 11am – 3pm, providing services for a very diverse community.

To lead on the co-design and delivery of inter-community projects, involving our service users with the wider community.

Supporting delivery of groups and activities for the Linkage programme and aligning these to all other project streams.

To develop, implement and maintain effective monitoring systems to ensure that the service is meeting the needs of service users and that all quality standards & targets are fully met

To be involved in networking and partnership work with other relevant agencies to ensure that the service is at the forefront of community services in the Bow area.

Functional links

• To work as part of a team within The Community Outreach Team
• Community Engagement Officer to be managed by the Hub Project Co-ordinator.
• Community Engagement Officer to work closely with the Cafe Assistant.
• Post holder will support and supervise volunteers allocated to project work as required.

Person specification

Experience

• Experience of delivering services that meet defined outcomes and outputs
• Experience of continuous improvement in service delivery
• Experience of running user-led services

Knowledge & Understanding

• Expertise in co-production and facilitation of community groups.
• Knowledge of services available to older people and their carers (e.g. through health service, social services, voluntary sector) and the issues affecting them
• Understanding of monitoring and evaluation.
• Understanding of confidentiality policy and practice
• Understanding of equality and diversity in practice
• Understanding and commitment to empowering service users

Skills/Attributes

• Commitment to working creatively within a Team
• An open minded and challenging approach to work
• Excellent communication skills
• Good planning and organisational skills

Additional Requirements

• This post is subject to a check through the disclosure and barring service (formerly CRB)
• This post requires travel across East London
• The post holder will work with standard office server based computer systems and the Charity Log Management Database system

Research Funding Officer

• Two-year fixed-term contract
• Salary: £25,000 – £30,000 per annum, plus benefits
• Full-time – 37.5 hours a week
• London N1

Closing date: Wednesday 15 October 2019
First interviews: w/c 28 October 2019

World Cancer Research Fund International is a leading authority on cancer prevention research related to diet, weight and physical activity. World Cancer Research Fund International is a not-for-profit organisation that:

• Funds research and analyses the evidence from the published literature on the role of diet, nutrition, physical activity and cancer.
• Influences public health policy at the highest level, and acts as trusted advisor to governments and other official bodies from around the world.
• Leads and unifies a network of cancer prevention charities based in the US, UK, Netherlands and Hong Kong.

We are looking to recruit a Research Funding Officer to work in the Research Funding team within the Science department. This is a full-time, two-year fixed-term contract reporting to the Head of Research Funding. The post will provide co-ordination and administrative assistance for the Research Funding team, especially for the Research Grant Programme and the WCRF International Academy activities.

The main responsibilities of the role will be managing the pre-award stage of the Grant Programme, including working with our Grant Panel, and managing a portfolio of funded grants. The successful candidate will be educated to degree level in nutrition or biological sciences (desirable MSC). They must have experience of working in a busy and fast-paced environment, ideally with experience working on research management/administration. They will also need excellent communication skills to produce high-quality written work and build effective relationships with internal and external contacts. Most importantly, the successful candidate must have a proactive approach and feel comfortable working to multiple deadlines, analysing and synthesising information with a keen eye for detail and accuracy.

Application details

If you are interested in this role and feel you meet the necessary requirements, please submit a current CV and covering letter (maximum two pages) by the closing date. You must have current right to work in the UK.

Please note: your cover letter should highlight how your skills and experience will benefit WCRF International and equip you for the role.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are only able to provide feedback to shortlisted candidates. If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We’re Anthony Nolan and we save the lives of people with blood cancer who need a stem cell transplant.

We’re unique. Thanks to the incredible donors on our register, our pioneering research and our passionate fundraisers, we give the chance of life to three people a day.

But we won’t stop there. We want to be there for everyone who needs a transplant; from finding a match, through every step of a patient’s transplant journey. And together we can reach the remarkable day when we can save the lives of everyone with blood cancer.

And now we want you to join our lifesaving team. We are looking for a Cord Collection Support Officer to join our Cord Blood Programme.

Title: Cord Collection Support Officer

Salary:          Up to £25,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours:  35 hours per week

Location: NTU Clifton Campus, South Nottingham

The Cord Blood Programme collects cord blood, which is vital in the fight against blood cancers, at hospitals in London, Leicester and Manchester. Once it has been collected, it is taken to the Anthony Nolan Cell Therapy Centre where it is processed and stored for use in national, and international, hospitals.

As a Cord Collection Support Officer, you will provide the Collection Sites and the Cell Therapy Centre (CTC) with business and administrative support, as directed by the Clinical Midwife Advisor Strategy & Governance, to enable the Cord Blood Collection Programme to deliver its strategy and operational requirements.

You will contribute to the Cord Blood Programme’s service improvement and delivery and ensure the communication of information between the Cell Therapy Centre and the collection sites is inclusive, timely, relevant, and accurate.

Please make sure to check out the job description, available on our website when you click to apply.

What's in it for you?

Financial

Wellbeing & Health

Family Friendly

• Pension (employer 5% when you contribute 3% or more),
• Travel Insurance
• Interest free Travel Loan
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
• Life Assurance (4x annual salary)

• 27 days annual leave in addition to normal public holidays
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Hotline
• Medical Cash Plan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gymflex

• Paid dependants leave
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Flexible start/finish times (role dependent)

And more! (full list of benefits available on website)

Together, we can save lives. Join our team and give someone a chance of life.

Anthony Nolan is an equal opportunities & living wage accredited employer.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

You may have experience of the following: Admin, Administration, Coordinator, Cord Blood, Third Sector, Voluntary Sector, Not for Profit, NFP etc