Insole Court, Cardiff's most unique heritage and cultural venue is looking for a new Marketing Coordinator to reach audiences accross Wales and beyond. 

You’ll be tasked with raising public awareness of Insole Court, promoting the charity’s heritage, room hire, cultural and community activities. You’ll lead on print, social, advertising and press, and work creatively across the charity’s digital and physical platforms. 

The renewed Insole Court is both a visitor attraction and a community hub. The Stable Yard outbuildings provide community facilities and feature hireable rooms and activity spaces, a Gift Shop and the Potting Shed Café. The Mansion features dedicated interpretation and exhibition space, which tells the story of its survival and the role of the Insole family in industrial South Wales. There are also grand rooms that are hired for meetings, events and receptions. The site regularly welcomes thousands of visitors each month and is becoming a much-loved part of Cardiff’s cultural landscape.

Now in its sixth year, Insole Court is beginning an exciting new chapter, building on our past success and looking to the future. Further capital development, expansion of our services and events are all planned, as the Trust aims to take Insole Court to its full potential.

The Insole Court Trust welcomes applications from candidates from a wide range of backgrounds, experience and circumstances.

Victim Support is recruiting a Performance and Data Analyst. This role can be home based (within England and Wales) or at one of Victim Support's offices.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Performance and Data Analyst. The purpose of this role is to lead on the production of local and regional performance and quality data reports, helping to provide insight into service delivery, drive improvement and accurately represent service users and their experiences. This role plays a vital part in increasing understanding of victims' support journey and driving best practice.

The post-holder will be responsible for improving oversight of performance and data through developing best practice approaches, products and processes for data reporting and analysis. They will work in partnership with Area Managers and Services Directors to support evidence based decision-making and resource planning. They will also help to drive improvements in the clarity, consistency and reliability of data and reports provided to stakeholders.

The successful candidate will have a sound knowledge and experience in reporting and statistical packages, applying business improvement methodologies and engaging non-specialist senior internal and external audiences. They will also have a passion for team working, and accuracy and transparency of data.

Closing date: 3/10/21

Interviews: 11/10/21

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including a £2,800 London weighting (if applicable), pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the criteria in the person specification. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

Victim Support is committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

This is an exciting time for Brain Tumour Research, and you will join us to support the delivery of our strategic plans and objectives, by generating and growing our income through community fundraising activities.

You will help raise awareness by engaging people with our work and by recruiting and supporting the fundraising of individuals, challenge event participants, our Fundraising Groups and Charity of the Year partnerships.

You will help build and sustain our supporter base and provide excellent stewardship at all times.

You will come to us as an experienced fundraiser ready to hit the ground running with insight into how local fundraising works, with good office skills. Your ability to work proactively and as part of a remote team is important to us to ensure that we grow the budget we need.

Community Fundraiser – South Wales
Reports to: Community Development Manager
Direct Reports: None
Location: Home Based
Salary: up to £27,500
Contract: Full Time – Permanent

Requisite Skills and Experience:

• Experience of fundraising, donor management and stewardship
• Experience of working with a database / CRM.
• Ability to identify and maximise opportunities.
• A good communicator, including an excellent standard of written and spoken English.
• Be prepared to converse sensitively and empathetically with members of the public who may be going through current or recent traumatic experiences
• Experience of working with MS Office, especially Word and Excel
• Outstanding organisation skills.
• Flexible in your approach to work, embracing change and development and able to work occasional evenings and weekends when necessary.
• Access to a car and full driving license are essential for this role.
• Proactive mindset.

Main duties:

• Ensure supporters, volunteers and fundraising groups have access to relevant fundraising advice, guidance and accurate signposting, whilst promoting best practice in fundraising.
• Manage, and continuously develop and improve your region by running online donation reports, accurately coding income and account managing supporters as directed by the Community Development Manager.
• Ideally have knowledge and competence with social media to maximise reach and engagement.
• Ensure that all relevant charity and other legislation is complied with.
• Comply with Brain Tumour Research’s internal policies as appropriate.
• Research and contact RAGs, mayoral offices and other candidate organisations across the area with a view to securing charity of the year opportunities.
• Be available to undertake one-off projects for other colleagues across Brain Tumour Research as agreed by your line manager.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Community Development Managers, National Fundraising Events Manager, the Director of Fundraising and Supporter Care and members of the management team
• Deputise for colleagues as necessary to deliver an exceptional supporter experience.
• Be a point of contact for teams within the neuro hospitals within your area in order to organise regular information stands taking place on brain tumour clinic days, and to book in visits from the Community Development Manager as appropriate.

Closing Date: Sunday 3rd October
Early applications are encouraged; interviews will commence before the closing date if suitable candidates are identified.

Interested?

Please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.

No agencies, please.

Based in any UK Office (Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London or Manchester)

The job of a Save the Children’s UK Head of Engineering is influential and exciting.

• Would you like the opportunity to have a real impact in shaping the future of our IT Development strategy?
• Are you a passionate with exceptional technical leadership skills?
• Do you have a proven track record in leading talented cross-functional IT engineering teams?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn’t just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children’s unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose

Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, the Head of Engineering will be responsible for leading the engineering effort to ensure effective development, enhancement and use of business intelligence, CRM and digital platforms.

The Head of Engineering role is critical to the successful delivery of technology solutions to support our goal of providing better programming for children, better engagement with supporters, and more effective internal management.

The role holder will work as a strategic partner to ensure that our organisational outcomes for technical solutions and our IT development strategy are well defined and understood. They will rigorously challenge and question both organisational requirements and proposed solutions and technology choices as necessary.

As we enter a critical period in our technology transformation journey, this role offers a true opportunity to make their mark and influence how Save the Children UK uses technology in the next 5 years.

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The role holder will also support our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

Main Accountabilities

The Head of Engineering will be responsible for ensuring the effective development, enhancement and use of business intelligence, CRM and digital platforms. Key duties will focus on:

Strategy

• Drive the vision, design and implementation of an effective platform strategy. Make this a strong and collaborative contribution to the Technical Design Authority function of the CIO

• Play a lead role in the development of SCUK’s Data and Analytics strategy

• Lead and manage the execution and evolution of platforms (data, BI and digital), software and application development (adobe systems - experience manager, target and analytics)

Leadership

• Work alongside our Head of Service Delivery, Head of Business Architecture and Analysis, and Head of PMO to form a coherent leadership team for our Technology Department

• Lead a team of 20+ cross functional development and test staff, contractors and vendors

• Provide technical expertise guidance and direction to solution design and delivery

• Setting an overall strategy and workplan for the team, and ensuring optimal deployment of resources to meet requirements

• Ensuring the implementation of agile processes wherever appropriate and in all cases support engineers to participate in the methods chosen by projects

• Drive positive, proactive engagement with the wider organisation, bringing engineering into the solution design and analysis activities, and driving “can do” “yes if…” behaviours

Quality systems and methods

• Lead engineering techniques including DevOps / release management

• Set coding standards
• Own QA and testing methods, systems and environments

Other

• Manage the development, documentation and enforcement of architecture and design standards and guidelines.  Ensure that Save the Children has a complete, comprehensive and high-quality set of documents for its systems

• Keep abreast of new technologies and champion the use of data analytics and digital technologies in Save the Children’s work. Technical evangelist in areas such as data, BI, .NET, digital platforms (AEM, ACM etc.)

• Work effectively with colleagues across the Save the Children movement to ensure stronger alignment of systems within a coherent overall architecture

• Capability of becoming part of the broader iNGO tech community and keen to explore and contribute in order to share best practise and new opportunities

Person Profile

Essential Technical Skills Required

• Proven track record in a similar role leading talented cross-functional engineering teams

• Solid and demonstrable experience in most of data, BI, .NET, digital platforms (CMS, email campaign, personalisation)

• Experience of agile delivery process

• Understanding of testing methods relating to delivery of platforms and associated applications and software

• Good understanding of how quality data and information can be used to make day to day business decisions

• Previous experience in two or more of the following: 

• Experience of data virtualisation platforms e.g. Tibco, Denodo etc.
• Experience of automation and/or CI/CD
• Experience of DataOps
• Experience of data mining, machine learning, visualisation
• Integration of online and offline data in a digital world
• Enterprise architecture experience

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

Visitor Experience Area Consultant (Marketing)
Reference: AUG20216448
Location: Flexible
Salary: £27,574.00 - £30,590.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, Annual Leave

This role will cover: Wales and the Central region or Southern England and Northern Ireland

We showcase nature and people thriving together where nature lives….

To achieve a world where all people are living harmoniously alongside nature; the RSPB must broaden its appeal and enable more diverse people to act for nature.

We inspire everyone to thrive harmoniously alongside the natural world by offering inclusive, memorable, and emotive, nature-based experiences, enhancing the lives of our visitors, wildlife, and special places we protect.

Our Nature Reserves are windows into the wildlife and habitats we are fighting to protect. They showcase the wonderful conservation work we’re delivering, and should inspire, enable, and empower everyone to play their part in the fight against the nature and climate emergency.

We are looking for someone who will provide leadership in visitor experience and marketing, ensuring a world class experience across RSPB nature reserves for everyone.

We are creating a new strategy for positioning our reserves as fantastic days out in nature. We are looking for someone with expertise across visitor experience as well as knowledge and experience of marketing destinations and targeting audiences with the right offer. We would welcome applications from the tourism, visitor attraction and heritage sectors to spearhead this new approach to planning and marketing experiences across our nature reserves.

You will:

• Set the expected standards on reserves for visitor experience providing direction to underpin a high-quality visitor offer and a consistent experience across our nature reserves – focusing on profitability, exemplary customer service and infrastructure; ensuring reserves are front and centre of RSPB brand.
• Drive the implementation of the visitor experience strategy across allocated geographical areas and work collaboratively with nature reserve teams to support them in achieving their ambitions. This role will work closely with country and central teams.
• Be a creative individual to create a step change in marketing our nature reserves. We are looking for someone who can inspire and drive visitation to our reserves working closely with country and central teams. You will have lots of ideas in how we use the incredible stories our reserves have to tell in showcasing our reserves as amazing places to visit. This is an exciting opportunity to help position our nature reserves as visitor attractions in the heart of nature.
• Provide consultancy support to RSPB nature reserves in shaping the visitor experience and deliver strategy across teams.
• Be a leader, working collaboratively across UK countries and departments, with a broad skillset who will support nature reserve teams across the UK in achieving their ambitions.

What we want to see:

• Expertise in visitor experience/operations/engagement and marketing to position RSPB nature reserves as world class visitor destinations, following our vision of being the UK’s leading choice for nature experiences.
• Using your expertise and your excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, you are able to produce effective guidance, support and toolkits for reserves in their planning as well as leading on national initiatives, working with external partners and tourism agencies.
• Our ideal candidate will have a great understanding of visitor attractions or public engagement and how to market sites creatively whilst also having excellent commercial knowledge. We are looking for someone with a broad skillset who is willing to drive visitor experience growth to ensure success across our visitor operations.

What you can expect:

• A supportive, dynamic, and high-performing team of talented individuals around you, who want to make the world a better place than we found it.
• The chance to lead and get involved with exciting new plans to support our nature reserves in a step change in how we drive visits, create amazing experiences connecting people to nature and making a real difference in ensuring the protection of our incredible places for wildlife and people.
• Access to excellent learning and development opportunities and employee benefits package.
• Opportunities to travel across all four countries of the United Kingdom and get closer to our amazing wildlife, all while you play your part in safeguarding its future.
• No two days are the same! We are looking for someone who is flexible and willing to travel. Some days you will be based at home or in the office, others you will be visiting some of the most beautiful places in the UK.

This is a permanent contract working 37.5 hours per week

Closing date: 23:59, 06 September 2021

Interested?

If you would like to find out more please click the 'Apply' button. You will be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.

This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

No agencies please.

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

Do you want to work for an organisation that makes a difference, every single day, to people from all walks of life? The people that turn to Citizens Advice need help overcoming an obstacle in their lives – from debt to evictions to trouble at work – and you can be key to them getting the support they need in the quickest, easiest, and most effective way.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates. We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

People expect a modern service to feel seamless as they move through different advice areas, channels, and touch points. As we scale up cross-channel delivery of advice, we need to hide or remove silos to create an experience that feels joined-up for our clients. To achieve this, we are starting a team that will look at improving referrals as part of the client journey, either where a client is referred between Citizens Advice and another partner or internally between services. This will allow us to reduce friction for clients during the advice process and allow us to improve how we work with partners to ensure people get the support they need.

This role will sit within the referrals team, where as a delivery manager you’ll enable the agile product team to focus on the right priorities, work together effectively and deliver user-centred products and services that meet user needs and business priorities. You’ll ensure a high team standard is set, expectations are managed and identify and remove issues, blockers and risks to delivery and build the capability of your team to work effectively in an agile way, through coaching, contributing to a culture of learning and transparency, encouraging and enabling self-organisation. You’ll have excellent facilitation skills, be able to foster a feeling of safety and employ self-awareness, self-management and neutrality as needed, as well as designing and running meetings with clear purpose, using a mix of activities, tools and techniques to achieve desired outcomes.

You’ll be action orientated, with sound judgement in identifying issues and putting forward solutions and adept at drawing together insights from data, research and other sources to help inform decision-making and make recommendations. You’ll work with product managers, product designers, user researchers, service designers and developers in an agile environment. You’ll have access to the latest equipment needed to do your best work; including MacBooks, Google Suite, and software for remote and in-person facilitation. We're looking for someone passionate about services for the most vulnerable and using those to help solve society.

Our products, content and services will impact people’s everyday lives. It’s an exciting thing to be part of. We need you.

The National Citizens Advice Operates from offices in England and Wales, with 4 regional offices based in Cardiff, London, Birmingham and Leeds, therefore all successful applicants must be based within England or Wales.

Please note, in the event of a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the application early.

Closing date: 20/09/2021

Interview date: 29th and 30th September 2021

This vacancy closes at 23.59 on the closing date.

Pact is a highly respected independent charity, working across England and Wales to develop and deliver a range of innovative services. We provide practical and emotional support to prisoner’s children and families, to prisoners and those who have resettled back into the community. Our work is founded on core values, the first of which is a belief in the innate dignity of every human being, and our work focusses on human relationships, family and community. We are committed to achieving high standards of quality in all that we do.

Position: Mentoring Manager (ETE)
Location: Homebased - West Midlands
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: £24,000 per annum

Closing date for applications: 1st October, 2021
Interview date: TBC

About the Role:

The Mentoring Manager (ETE) is responsible for managing personal and team performance against service delivery targets, working in collaboration with the Prime Contractor, and supporting the delivery of information to evidence delivery and outcomes. Partnership delivery will be key, working with Maximus ETE Advisor; National Probation Service (NPS) Responsible Officers and community services to support desistance from offending. Team working across a multi-disciplinary and multi-regional team will be an essential part of the role. Partnership delivery will be key - the Mentoring Co-ordinator (ETE) will need to work closely with Maximus ETE Advisor to support Service Users and work closely with National Probation Service (NPS) Responsible Officers and community services to support desistance from offending.

About you:

The Mentoring Manager (ETE) provides line management to the ETE Mentoring Coordinators and oversight of Pact Futures service delivery across their own region being West Midlands and South Wales. The team will be located in:

The London Region
North Wales, North-West and top of West Midlands Region

One -to-one support will be core to service delivery, building trust and undertaking activities and interventions that are best delivered face to face. The Mentoring Manager (ETE) will also deliver group sessions and workshops to support service users to address Employment, Training and Education skills.

Expectations of travel:

Based in the West Midlands, the Manager will be expected to travel throughout their region to fulfill their management responsibilities. We have a number of office locations across the contract package areas to cover. Our expectation for delivery locations is as outlined above however we are still awaiting finalised information from Maximus. A valid driving license and own car are preferable.

What we offer:

Pact offers a range of benefits including a free advice, information and counselling service, contributory pension, corporate eye care scheme, cycle to work scheme and generous holiday entitlement. You will have the opportunity to attend training events to further develop yourself as a professional training and interventions worker. You will undergo a thorough induction process and be supported by a friendly and enthusiastic team.

How to apply:

If you feel that you meet the requirements of this exciting new role, please complete an application form by clicking the `apply now` button.

Other information:

Pact is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applications including those with a criminal conviction (appointment to post is subject to a risk assessment).

This post is subject to a 6-month probationary period, verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK, satisfactory references from previous employers covering a 5-year period, declaration of any unspent criminal convictions (and where appropriate a satisfactory risk assessment), and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

You may have experience of the following: Mentoring Manager, Service Manager, Mentoring Coordinator, Service Coordinator, Case Worker, Family Support Worker, Social Worker, Volunteer Coordinator, Volunteering Coordinator, Project Coordinator, Training and Development, etc.

Ref: 102 707

Sherman Theatre wishes to appoint a Finance & HR Manager to support the Head of Finance and Administration in all aspects of Financial Management, HR Compliance and Reporting.

Closing date: 12noon on Friday 15 October 2021

Interviews to be held on Monday 25 October 2021

We are looking to add to the diversity of our workforce and would therefore particularly welcome applications from communities who are currently under represented in our team. Our building is accessible both Front of House and backstage. 

Sherman Theatre is funded by Arts Council of Wales. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and a Registered Charity.

Mae Theatr y Sherman yn dymuno penodi Rheolwr Cyllid ac Adnoddau Dynol i gefnogi’r Pennaeth Cyllid a Gweinyddiaeth ym mhob agwedd ar waith Rheoli Ariannol, Cydymffurfiaeth Adnoddau Dynol, ac Adrodd.

Dyddiad cau: Hanner dydd, ddydd Gwener 15 Hydref 2021

Cynhelir y cyfweliadau ddydd Llun 25 Hydref 2021

Rydyn ni’n awyddus i ychwanegu at amrywiaeth ein gweithlu, felly rydyn ni’n croesawu ceisiadau gan gymunedau sy’n cael eu tangynrychioli yn ein tîm ar hyn o bryd yn benodol. Mae ein hadeilad yn hygyrch i gyrraedd Blaen y Tŷ a chefn llwyfan. 

Ariennir Theatr y Sherman gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru. Rydym yn ymroddedig i Gyfleoedd Cyfartal ac yn Elusen Gofrestredig.

We are seeking a Public Engagement Manager for Wales to help us develop an innovative and sustainable programme of outreach and engagement activity that introduces new audiences to physics in Wales. Working as a job share  21 hours per week. 

The Role

Working alongside a job-share partner, a broader Wales team, and specialist colleagues across the UK and Ireland, this is an exciting new role that will help us to strengthen and develop the work of the IoP in Wales.

Our Public Engagement Manager will help us to develop innovative new approaches to meet the needs of our target audiences, particularly those who are under-represented in the physics community at present. Activities might include working with members and volunteers to deliver outreach and engagement activities or creating engaging activities at festivals and Eisteddfodau. The post holder will help to shape our future work in line with the IoP’s strategic aims.

The Person

We are looking for an imaginative and motivated team player with experience working in science communication and public engagement. The successful candidate is likely to have:

• A strong understanding of science and science communication
• Experience of designing and delivering public engagement activities
• The ability to work on several projects simultaneously
• Experience of working with varied stakeholders and partners including scientists and volunteers

The ability to work in both English and Welsh would be a significant advantage.

Why work with us

The Institute of Physics is an equal opportunities employer and our people are at the core our approach to delivery. Following the impact of COVID-19, we have developed a new and exciting trust based model of flexible working. This means that our staff are empowered to choose both individually and as a team how, when and where they work to deliver the goals of the organisation, acknowledging that there will be times when in-person meetings, collaborations and events will be needed. The Future of Work initiative is based on the principles of collaboration, trust, flexibility and agility. You will be allocated a ‘base’ office which can also be a chosen place of work.

The Institute of Physics (IOP) is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland, we seek to raise public awareness and understanding of physics and support the development of a diverse and inclusive physics community. As a charity, we’re here to ensure that physics delivers on its exceptional potential to benefit society.

In addition to a competitive salary and professional development opportunities, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including an excellent pension scheme, private medical insurance and generous annual leave. We also offer a range of other benefits including childcare vouchers, gym membership and interest free season ticket loans.

The Institute of Physics is an open and inclusive organisation that welcomes and celebrates diversity.

The Institute of Physics (IOP) is seeking a Policy Manager for Wales to lead the design and delivery of a high-profile programme of policy work and engagement that will underpin key parts of the IOP's five-year strategy.

Working with colleagues from across the organisation and IOP members, the Policy Manager will spearhead the IOP's efforts to increase the visibility and impact of the IOP's policy work. The role will also serve to inform and influence decision makers and civic society in Wales. Key to this will be successfully building strategic partnerships and influential relationships with stakeholders from across and beyond the physics community, with the aim of fostering national debate and long-lasting societal and economic impact.

The role

This is a new role, reporting to the Head of Wales and working closely with the wider IOP Policy Team including the Head of Policy, and Policy Managers in Scotland and Ireland and Northern Ireland.

The post holder will lead, develop and manage complex and impactful policy programmes and projects at a national level; creating and supporting high level external engagement through an established network of policy contacts and an understanding of key priorities within the community.

They will need to build and maintain high level relationships within policy, business and academic sectors, to secure influence for the IOP’s policy work in Wales. Excellent communication skills are vital, and the ability to work in both English and Welsh would be an advantage. They will also require significant experience of writing policy documentation as well as ensuring key messages are delivered clearly with impact to relevant audiences internally and externally. Knowledge of the political system in Wales and a strong interest in science are essential.

The person

We are seeking candidates who are dependable, strategic thinkers with proven experience in the sector and excellent attention to detail. 

This is an influential role, requiring the experience and confidence to work with a high degree of autonomy, but also the ability to work with colleagues across the organisation. As this is a key role within a new team, the ability to manage the ambiguity that comes from a changing environment is essential, as is the ability to work methodically and establish processes and procedures where needed. 

We are looking for someone who has first rate communication skills, experience of leading and delivering successful policy projects, and a track record of building and maintaining relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders.

Location

Flexible, with office accommodation available in Cardiff at the post-holder’s request. 

The Institute of Physics is an equal opportunities employer and our people are at the core our approach to delivery. Following the impact of COVID-19, we have developed a new and exciting trust based model of flexible working. This means that our staff are empowered to choose both individually and as a team how, when and where they work to deliver the goals of the organisation, acknowledging that there will be times when in-person meetings, collaborations and events will be needed. The Future of Work initiative is based on the principles of collaboration, trust, flexibility and agility.

Why work with us?

The Institute of Physics is one of the world’s largest professional bodies and learned societies for physics. It is the national body for the UK and Ireland and also has a seat at international bodies including the UN.  Our members come from across the physics community whether in industry, academia, the classroom, technician roles or in training programmes as apprentices or students.  We are a world-leading science publisher and are proud to be a trusted and valued voice for the physics community.

The Institute of Physics is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland. We seek to raise public awareness and understanding of physics and support the development of a diverse and inclusive physics community. As a charity, we are here to ensure that physics delivers on its exceptional potential to benefit society.

We have an ambitious new strategy and you will play a part in helping us to deliver it as we build our presence in Ireland and Northern Ireland.  There has never been a more exciting time to join the IOP - watch our film to find out more about our work.

As well as a competitive salary and professional development opportunities, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave.

The Institute of Physics is an equal opportunities employer.

Sherman Theatre wishes to appoint a Finance & Admin Assistant to support the Finance & HR Manager to ensure the smooth running of the Finance and Admin department.

Closing date: 12noon on Friday 15 October 2021

Interviews to be held on Tuesday 26 October 2021

We are looking to add to the diversity of our workforce and would therefore particularly welcome applications from communities who are currently under represented in our team. Our building is accessible both Front of House and backstage. 

Sherman Theatre is funded by Arts Council of Wales. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and a Registered Charity.

Mae Theatr y Sherman yn dymuno penodi Cynorthwyydd Cyllid a Gweinyddiaeth i gefnogi’r Rheolwr Cyllid ac Adnoddau Dynol i sicrhau bod yr adran Cyllid a Gweinyddiaeth yn rhedeg yn esmwyth.

Dyddiad cau: Hanner dydd, ddydd Gwener 15 Hydref 2021

Cynhelir y cyfweliadau ddydd Mawrth 26 Hydref 2021

Rydyn ni’n awyddus i ychwanegu at amrywiaeth ein gweithlu, felly rydyn ni’n croesawu ceisiadau gan gymunedau sy’n cael eu tangynrychioli yn ein tîm ar hyn o bryd yn benodol. Mae ein hadeilad yn hygyrch i gyrraedd Blaen y Tŷ a chefn llwyfan. 

Ariennir Theatr y Sherman gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru. Rydym yn ymroddedig i Gyfleoedd Cyfartal ac yn Elusen Gofrestredig.

We are excited to be recruiting a Recruitment and Retention Officer to join the Tutor Engagement team. In our ‘Join The Club’ strategy we have set out our ambition for university access, focusing on the two goals: working with more pupils than ever before and extending our support across the student journey; this will only be successfully delivered by working together with our key stakeholders. Ensuring that we continue to have enough tutors to service our programmes will be essential to delivering this strategy and the role of Recruitment and Retention Officer will play a key role in this. 

This role will work with colleagues in the Tutor Engagement team to ensure the strategic priorities of tutor retention and recruitment are delivered effectively. The role will lead on a number of processes to ensure an adequate number of tutors are available to deliver the programmes each term, including overseeing Researcher Development partnerships with universities, creating promotional materials and liaising with internal colleagues to ensure tutors are equipped to start placements. The role will regularly involve collaborating with internal and external stakeholders and the successful candidate will be able to build positive, supportive relationships to promote the tutoring opportunity.

The role requires a driven and dynamic team player, with excellent organisation skills. The successful candidate will champion the charity’s values and embody them in interactions with colleagues and partners.

This is a great opportunity to join The Brilliant Club team, as we become the UK’s largest university access movement. We are looking forward to meeting great candidates who are excited to join us as we help more young people progress to university and thrive when they get there.

We think it is important that our charity reflects the lived experience of our beneficiaries, and we want to be an organisation where employees from any background can thrive. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans including non-binary (LGBTQ+) candidates, and candidates from low-income families. These groups are currently underrepresented at The Brilliant Club, and we are committed to increasing representation and diversity at the charity.

Person Specification

Time and Resource Management

• Excellent organisational skills, with an ability to prioritise and manage time effectively
• Ability to identify opportunities to save time/resource 

External Stakeholder Knowledge and Management

• Identifies opportunities to proactively engage with relevant external stakeholders
• Understand the main stakeholders at The Brilliant Club, particularly the PhD researcher community

Communication

• Confidently adapts content, tone and delivery of written and oral communications to the needs of the audience
• Identifies the pros and cons of using different media, tone, level of detail and level of complexity in communications
• Develops new content and approaches to communicating, including writing and adapting promotional material to appeal to a range of external stakeholders

Initiative and Problem Solving

• Able to spot inefficiencies in systems and suggest or implement improvements
• Uses the best data available and analyses/synthesises it to arrive at a robust, evidence-based solution
• Responds quickly to solve problems, seeking input from relevant internal stakeholders

Developing Self and Others

• Self-reflective and committed to own professional development

Role Specific Knowledge and Skills

• Essential – Ability to deal with sensitive issues and to demonstrate strict confidentiality
• Essential – Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Essential – Good working knowledge of ICT systems, including CRM software
• Desirable – Knowledge of the PhD careers landscape
• Desirable – Knowledge of marketing and advertising strategies

Role specific Experience and Qualifications

• Essential – Two years’ work experience or undergraduate degree
• Desirable – Previous work experience in a professional environment
• Desirable – Previous recruitment experience

Position: Stakeholder Engagement Officer (part-time 28 hours per week)
Type: Permanent contract
Location: Home-based in UK
Salary: £26,618 - £30,271 actual per annum plus car /broadband allowance and excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band E2
Department: Stakeholder Engagement team

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

Our role of Stakeholder Engagement Officer is one of 5 within our new UK wide Stakeholder Engagement team which is part of our wider Research and External Affairs Directorate.

As part of our Stakeholder Engagement team your role will be to support innovation and improvement in MS and neurology services across the UK.

You’ll work directly with Health and Social Care professionals to develop new partnerships, share good practice, promote innovation and develop resources that enable service improvement. You’ll develop and support networks of key stakeholders and members of our MS community to drive positive change.

You’ll play an important role developing resources, evidence and best practice examples to be shared via our Experts in MS Professional Network. And in organising regional and national forums, face to face and online, showcasing innovative services and best practice ways of working.

The post-holder will have experience of working in or with Health and Social Care services in any of the 4 UK Nations; experience of professional engagement; experience of developing evidence based resources and service improvement tools; as well as experience of partnership working to improve local services and outcomes for service users.

The post is UK wide, and we particularly welcome applicants with experience and knowledge of Health and Social Care systems in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

As this role covers a large geographical area we expect there will be travel, both to regions where work is being delivered and occasionally to our London office. We are happy to discuss logistical arrangements or adjustments with candidates.

We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our Every MS Story strategy.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 4 October

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We’re a Disability Confident Employer. We’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.  We’d be grateful if you could download and complete the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.

As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, the HR team will anonymise your CV and supporting statement before forwarding to the shortlisting panel.  

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and/or from ethnic minority backgrounds, where we’re looking to build stronger and better representation among our staff.

No agencies please.