An exciting new role reporting to the Chief Executive that has been created to lead on partnerships and funding needed to deliver MRF’s work to support the world’s first global roadmap to defeat meningitis agreed by the World Health Assembly in November 2020.

The successful candidate will personally lead on generating new income from high value corporate partners, philanthropists, trusts and foundations whilst also overseeing teams that deliver events, community and mid value corporate income. The remit of the role covers all income generation and fundraising for the charity

Bath or other reasonable location but mixture of office and home working anticipated

Developing Health & Independence is an award winning charity that supports excluded and marginalised young people and adults to overcome structural barriers and life limiting behaviours holding them back from achieving their potential.

We provide a comprehensive range of services for people who are socially excluded for a wide variety of reasons such as homelessness, alcohol or drug problems, or lack of opportunity.

This role is a re-imagined role. The purpose of the role is to lead DHI’s Communications (70%) and Fundraising strategy and team to ensure key messages are effective, and that they reach the right audiences at the right time to promote and support DHI’s work. 

This role also heads up the voluntary income fundraising (30%) function within the organisation and, as such is responsible for the delivery of high quality fundraising stewardship across a range of income streams in order to create a sustainable future for the work that DHI delivers. 

The role will report into the Corporate Services and Finance Director but will work closely with the Chief Executive to ensure messaging is aligned to strategic priorities, core purpose and values of the organisation.

The successful candidate is likely be bring broad experience in a range of communications roles, experience of presenting to senior stakeholders, brand creation, curation, development and management, social media, digital, internal/external communications, and delivering in a high ambiguity, delivery focused environment.

For an informal confidential conversation please contact our recruitment partner, Carroll Lloyd, Director, NFP Consulting

Closing Date: 10.00 a.m. Thursday 6th May 2021

PA to Deputy Director of Engagement – Secondment
Reference: MAR20217532
Location: Flexible
Salary: £22,986.00 - £25,500.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Annual Leave, Life Assurance
Duration: 9 Months - Full Time

Saving nature is going to take communication, problem solving, organisation, proactivity and cross team working. Are these skills you can bring to the role as PA the Deputy Director of Engagement?

Your role in saving nature

We are recruiting a Principal Administrators to support the Deputy Directors of Engagement within the Fundraising and Communications Directorate for 9 months. This role will provide first line response and dedicated PA support to enable the Deputy Director of Engagement to carry out their role as efficiently as possible.

You’ll develop a strong understanding of the requirements of this senior leadership role to be able to pre-empt and manage demands. You’ll see potential issues on the horizon and be proactive in solving them as well as dealing with confidential and sensitive information appropriately.

You’ll be motivated to work as part of the network of PA’s across the RSPB, providing comprehensive administrative support and making links across the Directorates. Developing and establishing relationships with colleagues at all levels will really motivate you along with representing the RSPB with external partners, agencies and other third parties. Great communication skills via phone, email and face to face will therefore be key.

There’ll be a variety of administrative tasks including, managing a complex diary, organising and facilitating large meetings and providing support to the Engagement Senior Leadership Team. The day will bring variety and pace, so you’ll be hungry to develop new ways to do things, look for efficiencies and improvements and bring an organised approach to competing priorities. Above all else, you’ll be an advocate for saving nature. Nature’s in big trouble – the climate crisis and loss of habitat are pushing some of our best loved species towards extinction. We won’t let nature fall silent. This role is your chance to help in that mission. What do you say?

What we need from you

• Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences whether by phone, email or in person
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (especially Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint), plus the ability to impart this knowledge to others.
• Able to make the best use of time particularly when under pressure from competing priorities, prioritising and delegating tasks effectively, during periods of both low and high demand
• Able to identify and act on opportunities for continually improving ways of working
• Experience in providing dedicated personal administrative support to senior staff
• Able to deal with confidential and sensitive information appropriately
• Friendly, positive, and can-do attitude
• Knowledge of current conservation issues and priorities

Closing date: 23:59, 16 April 2021

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.

No agencies please.

South West Wildlife Fundraising Limited (SWWFL)

Job Title: Chair (Non Executive) South West Wildlife Fundraising Limited (SWWFL)

Remuneration: £10k per annum subject to deductions plus out of pocket expenses
Closing date: 26th April 2021

Do you care about the work of the Wildlife Trusts and want to make a real difference to the future of our treasured wildlife?

SWWFL is a successful fundraising business that provides a vital service to the 8 Wildlife Trusts that own it. The Board of Directors is seeking a commercially astute, financially literate and strategically minded Chair, with demonstrable experience of leadership at Board level, of fostering collaborative approaches and of nurturing strong customer relationships. SWWFL is a financially robust, growing organisation that is at an exciting stage of its development. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a welcoming, dedicated team and use your experience to support nature’s recovery.

An application pack and form can be downloaded from the SWWFL website or upon request by emailing Karen Churchward (please use ‘SWWFL Chair Application’ in your subject header). The deadline for applications is APRIL 26TH.

Trust and Foundatiions Manager

Full time permanent contract, part time negotiable

Home and office working - charity based in Bath so much be prepared to visit

Developing Health & Independence is an award winning charity that supports excluded and marginalised young people and adults to overcome structural barriers and life limiting behaviours holding them back from achieving their potential.

We provide a comprehensive range of services for people who are socially excluded for a wide variety of reasons such as homelessness, alcohol or drug problems, or lack of opportunity.

Your remit will be to develop the fundraising strategy and secure income, primarily through trusts and grant giving bodies to achieve the charity’s strategic objectives. Your responsibilities will include identifying prospective funding bodies whose strategic objectives match those of the charity, to develop, manage and lead all trust and grant applications ensuring that targets are met.

The successful candidate will bring a demonstrable track record of researching and fundraising from trusts and foundations, and networking with external and internal stakeholders, including building sustainable relationships with new and existing donors.

Closing Date: ASAP

For an informal confidential conversation please contact our recruitment partner, Carroll Lloyd, Director, NFP Consulting 

My client is a National Charity who, in response to the changing landscape across the sector they work in, are developing a new and exciting business strategy. As part of this strategy, they are looking for an Interim Financial Controller for the next 12months to support the Finance Director and be an important link between finance and the wider business.

Key Duties And Responsibilities include:

• Manage the finance team to deliver timely and accurate financial information for decision making
• Support the budget and forecast process for all departments
• Ensure that all statutory and tax obligations are met and manage the annual external audit process and production of statutory accounts
• Drive efficiency through robust and insightful analysis and ensure financial control systems are robust, compliant and regularly updated to provide improved accuracy in financial information
• Deliver accurate monthly management accounts, KPI’s and cashflows and be the main point of contact for bank, auditors, insurance brokers and Investment Managers
• Support the Finance Director with any ad hoc projects and related issues including deputising in meetings

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a new vision and influence and shape the direction of the charity with the wider finance team.

Hours;         22.5hrs

Location;      Bath, with some possibility for homeworking 

Julian House is a well respected charity, providing support to some of the most marginalised members of society, particularly in the areas of homelessness, domestic abuse and criminal justice.  Its projects are located across the South West.

Underpinning its success has been a strong track record of support from key stakeholders and the wider community, including grant making trusts.  This support has allowed the development of new services, important project work and the maintenance of core services.  Not just changing lives, often saving lives.

This is a new role within Julian House fundraising team, providing support to the Senior Trusts Fundraiser - researching funding opportunities, reporting back to funders on their support and evidencing unmet need.  Providing case studies is another key element of the role - involving project visits and close collaboration with a range of colleagues.

Key tasks:

• Achieve the agreed annual fundraised income target
• Develop strong relationships with grant-making trusts and foundations which have not previously supported Julian House, and to strengthen our existing relationships with trusts and foundations
• Through detailed research identify other trusts, foundations, and statutory funding programmes which have the potential to support Julian House’s diverse range of projects and services
• Liaise closely with colleagues at all levels of Julian House to identify and collect key information for funding applications and grant reports
•  Research evidence of need for Julian House’s services utilising a range of resources, including, but not limited to: local and regional strategies, internal and external reports, news articles
• Draw up budgets for Julian House services for use in funding applications
• Respond in a timely manner to fundraising needs as they become apparent, perhaps for new services or other important one-off needs
•  Ensure that all grant reports are delivered in a timely manner by the stated deadline
•  Maintain accurate records of your fundraising activities on our CRM database
•  Support the Senior Trusts Fundraiser with funding applications and bids, as required
• Assist with other specific projects, as detailed by the Senior Trusts Fundraiser or Fundraising & PR Director

My client is a NHS Trust in Devon who are looking for some extra capacity over the next 6 months to support a busy finance team and a busy period of activity.

This role will provide a high quality Management Accounting service to the Finance Managers of the Trust. It will be important in ensuring that financial information is processed in a timely and accurate manner and have an important role to play in the management accounting team

Key responsibilities will include:

• Support the Senior Management Accountants and Finance Manager by providing Management Accounting assistance and advice to budget holders throughout the Trust. 
• Provide Ad hoc duties as required by the Finance Business Managers and the Assistant Director of Finance 
• Investigate budget holders and managers complex queries relating to designated budgets and/or business plans in a swift and professional manner.
• You need to have prior experience of working in a complex organisation in a management accounting role and be very familiar with excel and all IT 
• Ability to work under pressure and to realign priorities to fit in to business needs on a daily basis is important. 
• Prior NHS or public sector experience would be useful but not essential

Head of Operations

Are you a strategic thinker who can lead and develop operational service delivery?  We are looking for a Head of Operations to bring their energy and enthusiasm to a Senior Leadership team.

Position: Head of Operations

Location: Semington office. Currently home-based temporarily due to COVID-19 restrictions.  Under normal circumstances, some travel is required throughout Wiltshire and Dorset

Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week, core hours 10-2 and 2-4 typically Monday – Thursday 7.5 hours, Friday 7 hours with occasional evening and weekend working

Salary: £45k

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 23rd April

The Role

Join a charity that provides support directly to unpaid carers of all ages, as well as raising their profile and needs with health and social care professionals, employers, and the public.

As Head of Operations and a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), you will ensure the successful strategic development, and the effective and safe operational delivery, of all the organisation’s services in Dorset and Wiltshire.

You will:

• Manage contracts and other funded services with budgets worth over £1m
• Administer the Trustee Board’s Quality, Compliance and Volunteering Committee
• Deputise for the CEO as required.

Key duties and responsibilities include:

• Ensuring that all services and activities are consistently of high quality and have a transformational impact
• To manage the Operations Department
• To oversee the effective and timely implementation of new contracts and other funded and services within the Operations Department
• To provide reports for the Board, commissioners and funders on service and Operations Department performance
• To lead on strategic development and operational implementation
• To have oversight of the Board’s Risk register
• To provide leadership on organisational quality and evaluation methods and reporting
• To have strategic oversight of the health and safety of all staff and volunteers working in the Operations Department
• To ensure any complaints are handled in line with our policies and appropriate action taken.

About You

As Head of Operations, you will be a visible leader who has a results and solutions focussed mentality and ethos. With a commitment to quality customer/client experience, you will be resilient and responsive to change.

You will have experience of:

• Leading and managing health and social care services, within the health, local government or third sector, including setting up new services from scratch
• Owning and driving change in a complex and well-established team
• Successful management of local authority/NHS service delivery contracts/SLAs
• Track record of successful service innovations

You will have:

• Strong working knowledge of services delivered by charities in the community, local government and the NHS, both face to face and online, such as information and advice, community connectors, counselling,
• Knowledge of the strengths-based approach and experience of co-production in service delivery
• Understanding of carers’ issues and their rights
• Good understanding of the Care Act 2014 and linked legislation
• Safeguarding legislation and practice

In return…

You can work for an organisation that really makes a difference within your local community, an organisation that supports unpaid carers and impacts positively on their lives? If you want to work somewhere that can offer you a meaningful career, training and development opportunities and a great benefits package, apply today!

About the Organisation

3 in 5 of us will become a carer at some point in our lives. Whether we are caring for a parent, partner or family member with an illness or disability, caring is a rewarding and demanding role.

Unpaid carers save the economy over £132bn every year – that’s the cost of a second NHS. The carers our client supports save the Wiltshire economy over £961 million a year.

The charity helps carers access services, information, education and training, respite, and breaks from their caring role. It ensures they have a voice that is heard and work with health and social care professionals and employers to raise carer awareness and develop best practice.

You may have experience in areas such as Operations, Operational, Operations Manager, Hospital, Hospital Liaison, Manager, Management, Hospital Service, Hospital Services, Project Manager, Project Manager, Coordinator, Care, Social Care, Support Service, Adult Social Care, Health, Health and Social Care, Volunteer, Volunteer Management, Supporter Engagement, Hospital Liaison, Hospital, NHS, Head of, Director, Service, Head of Service, Director of Service, Service Manager.

The Charity

The Youth Adventure Trust is a youth development charity working with vulnerable young people aged 11 to 16 years old from Wiltshire and Swindon. Our outdoor activity based Youth Adventure Programme enables young people to challenge themselves, experience success, learn to go beyond their own expectations and grow in confidence. Through a series of residential camps and day activities they are able to build resilience, self esteem and develop social and life skills. The Mentoring Scheme is an additional offer for those young people identified as in need of some further individualised support at the end of the main programme. Volunteer mentors work with a young person for up to a year, supporting them with issues they are experiencing, continuing to develop their confidence, resilience and life skills, and working towards the outcomes the young person has identified for themselves. The Trust’s Bursary Scheme is open to all those young people who have completed the main programme to assist their next steps into further activities.  All our services are provided completely free of charge to the young people who are nominated to take part. Our aim is to make a lasting improvement to the lives of vulnerable young people.

The Role

We are looking for a motivated and dynamic individual to support the delivery and expansion of our Mentoring and Bursary Schemes. You will be involved in all aspects of the schemes, ensuring they run effectively and meet the identified needs and requirements. You will need experience of direct work with young people, as well as experience working with or managing volunteers.

This role includes responsibility for:

• Supporting the young people’s transition from the main programme into the Mentoring Scheme including attending their final activity days, and acting as a key point of contact for young people and their parents.
• Recruiting volunteer mentors including fulfilling our commitment to Safer Recruitment.
• Organising, preparing and information sharing with volunteers to ensure they are ready to fulfil their role.
• Facilitating the matching process to establish the best fit between young people and mentors.
• Acting as a key point of contact and support for volunteers throughout their time as a mentor, including being available on-call during session times which may sometimes occur in the evening or at weekends.
• Working in partnership with the young people’s families, schools and other organisations to maximise the benefits for the young people involved.
• Creating and delivering training opportunities for new and existing mentors.
• Administrating all aspects of a volunteer and young person’s involvement with the Mentoring Scheme, including completing the relevant checks and references, record keeping and database maintenance.
• Facilitating young people’s access to the Bursary Scheme including promoting the scheme, assessing applications, identifying and acquiring items and requesting follow up feedback.
• Supporting the effective monitoring of the schemes and measurement of young people’s outcomes.
• Participating in networking and awareness raising on behalf of the Youth Adventure Trust.
• Acting as an ambassador for the Youth Adventure Trust at all times.

The post is subject to a six months’ probationary period.

The Candidate

To be up to the challenge you will need excellent understanding and a proven track record of working with vulnerable young people. You will need comprehensive knowledge of volunteering, and demonstrable skills at building effective relationships with volunteers, parents/carers, and professional organisations. You will need strong engagement skills to effectively support both the young people and volunteer mentors. You’ll be an excellent communicator, a strong team player and an exemplary role model.

We need someone with:

• Experience of direct work with vulnerable young people, ideally within a mentoring context.
• Experience of recruiting, supporting and working with volunteers.
• Experience of working in partnership with parents/carers and other professionals.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A positive attitude, commitment and enthusiasm for the work of the Youth Adventure Trust.
• Self-motivation and the ability to work on their own initiative to plan and manage their workload. Excellent time management and prioritising skills.
• Excellent administrative skills and a methodical and thorough approach.
• The ability to perform well and problem solve in high-stress and changing situations. A flexible and dynamic approach.
• Strong IT skills including experience of MS Office, databases, social media and other digital platforms.

In addition:-

• The ability to work flexible hours, evenings and weekends as required, is essential - if you are looking for a predictable 9-5 work environment, this won’t be the right fit.
• A full clean driving licence and access to your own vehicle is required.

Safer Recruitment

The Youth Adventure Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. Therefore;

· a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Disclosure will be required for this post;

· we will seek references on shortlisted candidates before interview, and may approach previous employers for information to verify particular experience or qualifications;

· if the applicant is shortlisted, any relevant issues arising from his or her references or application will be taken up at interview;

· if the applicant is currently working with children, on either a paid or voluntary basis, his or her current employer will be asked about disciplinary offences relating to children, including any in which the penalty is “time expired” (e.g. where a warning could no longer be taken into account in any new disciplinary hearing), and whether the applicant has been the subject of any child protection concerns, and if so, the outcome of any enquiry or disciplinary procedure. If the applicant is not currently working with children but has done so in the past, then contact will be made with that employer who will be asked about these issues; and

· applicants should note that providing false information is an offence and could result in the application being rejected, or dismissal if the applicant has been selected, and possible referral to the police.

Please review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy available from our website.

How to Apply

Please complete the Application Form which includes the opportunity to outline why you think you are suitable for this role, making specific reference to the Role and Candidate descriptions above.

Applications Closing Date: Wednesday 5th May 2021 at 9am

Interview Date: Monday 10th May 2021

A second interview will be held for selected candidates on Saturday 15th May 2021 in Wiltshire.

Unfortunately we are unable to reimburse interview expenditure incurred.

The Youth Adventure Trust sincerely thanks all those who apply, however only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

Facilities Manager
Location: Gloucester Rd, Almondsbury, BS32 4FB
Salary: £26,785 FTE
Hours of work: Full or Part Time - 21 to 35 hours a week over 3 to 5 days.

Do you know your IOSH from your NEBOSH? Your asbestos from your Legionella?

We're looking for someone to manage our buildings, oversee our health and safety and generally look after the physical things around us that help us do what we do and save lives.

You will be based at our airbase, seeing the important work our crew do everyday, and being in no doubt about the contribution of your work to that.

You will work closely with our whole team, so you will feel well supported, but you will be the only property and health and safety professional in the charity, so we need you to know your stuff, find out what you don't know, and take responsibility for your areas.

In return, we offer training and development opportunities, flexibility to develop your role in a way that is mutually beneficial, and a fantastic team environment.

Closing date and time: 9am on Monday 10th May

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can download the job description and complete the application process. 

No agencies please.

We have an exciting consultancy opportunity for an Executive Assistant to the Chair of the Independent Expert Group (IEG). The post-holder will also provide support to the key governance groups of the Global Nutrition Report:

• The IEG
• The Technical Advisory Working Group (TAWG) of the Nutrition Accountability Framework (NAF)
• The Stakeholder Group.

The Executive Assistant will need to be comfortable with a range of tasks, from liaising with senior-level external personnel, to making taking minutes and arranging meetings and travel logistics.

The role requires a high level of maturity, forward thinking and self-discipline. The post-holder will be expected to operate at a high level of professionalism and be a skilled stakeholder manager.

We are looking for someone with a minimum of five years’ experience of providing senior/executive-level support or proven academic equivalent. You will need to have excellent social and interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop relationships with internal personnel and key external contacts.

The successful candidate will need to be highly organised, with excellent time management skills, ensuring that the Chair can focus on the strategic and important work while managing the urgent tasks for them. Prior experience of working within the sector or within the political arena, and experience of liaising with stakeholders around the world, would be an advantage.

If you would like to contribute to increasing the impact of a dynamic organisation committed to ending poverty, we would love to hear from you. Please download and read the full Terms of Reference and submit your CV and cover letter online.

The Leadership and Management Lead's role is to provide a proactive, efficient learning offering to the business which is in line with the people and learning strategies.

Client Details

Large Law firm

Description

As a Leadership and Management Lead you will:

• Work with the business to analyse learning needs, develop, co-ordinate and maintain learning programmes to ensure that all learning is delivered in line with business goals.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of programmes delivered and provide input to continuously improve practices.
• Manage the budget for the development of leadership and management activities.
• Support the Head of Learning and Development with the development and coaching of the L&D and wider HR team.
• Develop relationships with external training suppliers, e.g. for technical and business skills training and support the Head of Learning and Development in procuring new solutions when required.
• Work with internal subject matter experts to design and deliver workshops and skills sessions as required.
• Work with Early Talent Lead and our Talent Partner to continue to shape and develop our Early Talent pipeline.
• Continue to build on our learning culture and show how learning can add value to our business.

Profile

You will have:

• Substantial experience in a specialist Learning and Development role and experience of working at a senior level within a Learning and Development team.
• Learning and Development qualifications in line with role requirements industry recognised/endorsed Coaching qualification, strength based assessment tools or a Learning and Development CIPD qualification.
• Learning Needs Analysis and blending learning experience and previous experience of facilitation and design of leadership and management interventions.
• A good level of computer literacy - experience of working with Learning Management Systems and or Learning experience platforms is desirable.
• Great communication skills, the ability to influence and engage colleagues and key stakeholders.
• Passionate about the importance of nurturing an continuous improvement culture and a role model of the behaviours that foster high levels of engagement.
• Enjoys working with a consultative and collaborative style and when sharing new ideas or new ways of working, they will make suggestions and take their colleagues with them on the journey.
• Self-motivated and able to work from strategic objectives.
• Good planning skills/attention to detail/project management experience.
• The ability to work with and understand bespoke systems quickly.

Job Offer

Salary £40,000 + benefits

We have an exciting consultancy opportunity for a Nutrition Scientist, who will be responsible for providing scientific and research expertise for the Global Nutrition Report (GNR). Nutrition research will include, but will not be limited to, evidence synthesis, protocol development and writing content for the GNR.

The consultant will be accountable for delivery of specific GNR content, and will work under the guidance and oversight of the Independent Expert Group (IEG) Chair and IEG members as appropriate.

We are looking for someone who is knowledgeable in nutrition research methodology, analysis and reporting, with a sound understanding of nutrition indicators/metrics, dataset management, nutrition data from different countries and regions, diet-disease links and nutrition/ food policies.

The successful candidate will need a Master’s in nutrition, nutritional epidemiology, public health, food policy or a related field. You must have two years’ professional experience in nutritional research at postgraduate level, and a good publication record of at least five published articles in peer-reviewed journals.

If you would like to contribute to increasing the impact of a dynamic organisation committed to ending poverty, we would love to hear from you. Please download and read the full Terms of Reference and submit your application online.