This new post of Executive Director will focus on raising the profile of Breck Foundation with the aim of increasing awareness of the educational programme and growth of the Foundations work.  They will identify opportunities and secure further funding through stategic and commercial partnerships, sponsorship, trusts and foundations.  Through effective leadership they will oversee its developmet into a robust and resilient programme, giving leadership to the Breck Foundation, raising its public profile and brand awareness through media and PR strategy.  They will ensure all policies, procedures and systems are compliant with relevant best practice and legislation, as well as following Charity Commission guidelines diligently.

They will build strategic relationships with Ministers, political decision makers, and technology companies to influence future technology and safeguarding policy.  They will build relationships with relevant NGO's, media and potential partners to grow awareness and campaigning.  They will develop an ambassador/patron programme to enhance the profile and awareness of Breck Foundation.

Through organisational leadership they will advance on business and financial planning for the Breck Foundation whilst strengthening reporting of performance.  They will support the board of trustees to ensure sound governance of the charity including management of risk.  They will increase the resilience of the Breck Foundation, leading on the organisational development, staffing requirements, staff performance and working planning, team building, training and development.  The will build the fundraising strategy and approach ensuring compliance with the Fundraising Regulator as well as securing a broad income base.

Through effective management they will increase the awareness and understanding for the programme with parents and children through proficient promotion and communications.  They will hold oversight and development of Breck Foundation education progamme including the Breck Ambassador Programme to ensure the rigorous maintenance of quality standards across the programme.

They will be a passionate and proactive leader with a commitment to safeguarding children and  building the charity to improve children's online develpment and resilience.

Do you want a flexible part time role where you can really use your management and finance skills to direct a small charity (approx £100k turnover) supporting the development of palliative care in Kenya? Hospice Care Kenya is looking for a part time (8 hours per week) Director to lead the organisation through the next stage of it's strategy at an exciting time for the charity. We raise funds in the UK to support the delivery of projects in Kenya through two grant rounds per year. We currently have funding from The Foreign and Commonwealth Office as well as a number of other Trusts and private donors and expect to receive a significant legacy in this financial year. The role is hands on and therefore as well as providing strategic leadership and governance the Director will be expected to perform the office and finance functions themselves. They will also manage one other part time staff member who is responsible for fundraising and grant management.

The organisation

Freedom for Animals work with the community, local authorities and national governments to challenge all animal captivity. Through a combination of undercover investigations, research, campaigns, grassroots activism, political lobbying and education, our work for animals focuses predominantly on issues affecting those individuals held captive in circuses, zoos and aquariums, as well as those used in the television and film industry, live animal displays and the exotic pet trade

The role

To lead the campaigns strategy and oversee the successful delivery of the resulting activities.

To be responsible for the overall day to day management of FFA including line managing the team to maximise the campaigning success of the organisation.

To be the public face of Freedom for Animals and able to communicate and market our campaigns and take the organisation to future successes.

The candidate

An experienced campaigner, someone who has a strong passion for animal protection, seeking to lead and run an organisation that aligns with their values.

A good understanding of operations, fundraising, financial management and governance.

A leader who is clearly impact and outcomes focused.

Deadline: Thursday 14th October 2021

Job Title: Director of People

Hours: Full-time / permanent

Salary: £50-55K depending on experience

Location: Flexible / home-based with regular travel to one/both centres

We are working in partnership with Canine Partners, who transform the lives of people with physical disabilities by partnering them with assistance dogs.  Their amazing dogs bring a greater independence and quality of life to their partners, offering security, companionship, and practical help with everyday household tasks, as well as increasing confidence, social interaction and self-esteem

The organisation is now seeking a Director of People to join the senior leadership team.  The role will create and deliver the people strategy to support their new organisational strategy, providing visible and professional leadership to staff and volunteers, and ensuring that true equality, diversity and inclusion is threaded through everything they do.

The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate the following:

• A professional qualification (CIPD or equivalent) and at least 5 years’ experience working in a senior human resources role
• Demonstrable strategic and operational experience working with volunteers
• Experience of thinking strategically and analysing issues to identify and implement creative solutions
• Visible, inclusive and collaborative leadership with the ability to develop and maintain successful, productive relationships both internally and externally
• Experience of coaching and influencing staff to deliver new ways of working.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to produce and present concise and informative written reports and gain credibility.

You will be a collaborative and co-operative leader, with excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills, with the ability to work effectively under pressure with a high degree of professionalism.  If you feel you have the values and skills to succeed in this role, we very much look forward to hearing from you.

For more information, please contact Adam Stacey, Executive Director, Charisma Charity Recruitment.  Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law.

Closing date for applications:  14 October 2021

Interview date:  w/c 25 October

Director of Fundraising & Mass Engagement

We are seeking an experienced senior leader to significantly increase the number of people who support this amazing charity and those that are supported by them.

Contract: 12 months fixed term contract

Location: UK wide, homebased

Salary: Circa £65,000 per annum

About the role:

As Director of Fundraising and Mass Engagement you will develop products for mass fundraising audiences, conduct marketing of mass beneficiary services and plan and deliver aspects of all mass supporter and beneficiary journeys.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Lead a motivated and engaged team of staff
• Supporting all product and delivery teams, providing value, impact and greater integration of the beneficiary and supporter experience
• Ensure that products designed to engage support from mass individual supporters are conceived, developed, managed and retired in a coordinated way
• Work with various teams to coordinate development of strategies, planning and delivery of national and regionally-based major individual supporter, corporate, trust and legacy fundraising
• Plan national and regionally-based influencing campaigns, and deliver mass communications to campaigner audiences

About you:

You will need to have senior-level experience in Fundraising and Mass Engagement, as well as substantial experience of holding senior-level relationships and engaging with senior stakeholders.

You will have lead high performing teams and will be capable of managing supporter and beneficiary direct response marketing.

If this sounds like you, then apply today!

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Director of Fundraising, Mass Fundraising, Mass Participation, Head of Mass Engagement, Operations and Fundraising Director, Fundraising and Development Director, Head of Individual Giving, Development Director, Fundraising and Communications Director, etc.

About Us

Driven by a passion to solve the climate crisis, The Sunrise Project is a network of experienced change-makers working to scale social movements to accelerate the global transition beyond fossil fuels. With affiliated programs and staff in the  U.S., Australia, and Europe, we have developed a unique model of grant making and campaigning that supports networks of organisations to drive powerful change towards our mission. 

We have a dynamic and nimble organisational culture and we’re serious about supporting our people to thrive. We move fast and lean into the urgency of the climate challenge.

We believe that a diversity of experiences and perspectives will help us build stronger strategies, teams and movements. We strongly encourage First Nations people, people of color, people living outside of cities, and people with disability and talents to apply. We are continually working on becoming a better workplace for everyone.

About you

Your Head: You are a self-motivated expert in adult education and professional development with a solid background strategy, campaigning, organising and activist development. You have experience in developing and applying learning and development methodologies that are adaptable across multiple cultures and contexts. You can draw from a deep understanding and your own personal experiences in campaigning, communications, organising, leadership, management and movement building to enable and empower others.

Your Heart: You are passionate about people reaching their full potential and helping them win on their mission. You care deeply about climate justice and have a hunger to be part of the solution. You are empathetic and can adapt your leadership style to meet the needs of the cultural and situational context to drive the outcomes needed.

Your Hands: You are able to work effectively at all levels of learning needs from 1 to 1 coaching and mentoring through to designing and delivering in-person and virtual group training through to sound decision making that have organisation and movement wide influence or/and impact. You have a broad global network, that you continually grow, to tap into the latest thinking in changing making approaches and are able to engage, inform and empower others to learn and experiment with innovations.

About the role

You will be responsible for cultivating a culture of continual reflection and learning across The Sunrise Project to ensure our people and teams are increasing impact over time.You’ll develop and implement systems to ensure that all of our people are supported to reflect, learn and grow in their roles and that staff are supported to value reflection and feedback as core to our organisational culture.

You will develop and implement efficient and practical strategies to ensure we are evaluating impact and learning lessons within teams, sharing them across teams and with the movements we are a part of. Your work will facilitate innovation, creative experimentation and learning so we adapt our efforts to the constantly changing context.

You will lead the refinement of our monitoring and evaluation processes to surface insights that will drive decision making at all levels of the network. By cultivating an empowering learning environment your work will unleash the full potential of our people and partners. You will play a crucial role in helping our network to scale by ensuring core sunrise values and ways of working are codified and socialised.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement an overarching global learning and development strategy across the Sunrise Project;

• Working collaboratively with senior leadership  teams, identify and codify the core sunrise Principles / Ways of Working and build these into onboarding and learning programs;

• Proactively design and manage the learning journey for all staff from onboarding through to exit;

• Work with the leadership team to prioritise learning interventions and manage implementation using internal and external support;

• Proactively develop systems to spread innovations across our network and our movement partners;

• Support Program Directors to design and implement inclusive planning and evaluation processes for teams to develop plans, evaluate impact and share learnings;

• Lead Sunrise’s Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) initiative to integrate JEDI into our organisation and work in the world;

• Develop systems to document impact and learning to enable  efficient and compelling reporting on what is working and what is not to various internal and external stakeholders;

• Design development and support plans for staff in new geographies and programs and ensure we provide culturally specific support as required;

• Play a strong leadership role in shaping and modelling a creative, vibrant, healthy and agile work culture.

Required skills and experience

• Experience in coaching, mentoring and development of senior staff

• Exceptional experience in designing and delivering impactful learning programs including developing inspiring and relevant curriculum and resources in mission driven campaign environments

• Exceptional experience in building an effective learning ecosystem that caters to the needs of many and diverse disciplines across the organisation including campaigning, communications, strategy, movement building, operations, systems management,  people management and leadership development.

• Demonstrated ability to build relationships of trust to receive and share learning insights, training programs and latest thinking in change making across multiple movements and sectors

• Experience in leading leadership and people management’s SKAB (skills, knowledge, attributes and behavioural) learning and development programs

• Demonstrated experience in leading transformative Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) initiatives

• Ability to work in and help others excel in multicultural and cross-cultural contexts

• Experience in building monitoring and evaluation systems that generate insights around performance, accountability and learning to support key organisational decision making

• Ability to moderate and adapt self-leadership style and approach to match audience needs

• Minimum 10 years in senior learning, campaign, management or leadership roles in social movement organisations in multiple cross-cultural jurisdictions.

Desirable skills and experience 

• Speak and write in more than one language

Location

• This is a global role with a flexible location, work remotely from anywhere in the world

• The successful candidate will need to work flexible hours to sync with colleagues around the world, especially leaders in Australia and the US

Remuneration: Because this is a global position, the salary will vary depending on geography, experience (including unpaid and other experiences), and capacity to take on responsibility. 

• For a US-based position, the salary range is $99,700 - $109,000 USD

• For an Australia-based position, the the range is $127,000 - $137,000 AUD. 

• For a UK-based position, the range is £60,000 - £68,000

• We are open to hiring candidates in other locations as well. 

• Our compensation package includes an excellent benefits package, retirement contribution, and a generous vacation policy.

How Sunrise supports its staff:

The Sunrise Project is committed to creating a workplace that supports our staff to do their best work and develop professionally. We have the following in place to help us achieve that:

• Generous retirement contribution 

• Four weeks annual leave

• Birthday, cultural leave & solidarity/community leave

• 12 weeks parental leave after 12 months’ service

• An initial 3 month work plan to help you hit the ground running and have clarity on your role and responsibilities.

• Resourced commitment to supporting to your professional development

• Coaching and management support with regular 1:1 meetings

• Access to Employee Assistance Program

• Performance reviews and feedback to support you and the team to reflect and grow

• Flexible work policy, e.g option to work 9 out of every 10 days

• Paid shutdown leave at the end of year so you can properly rest and recuperate.

How to apply for this job: apply via this link:

In our commitment to inclusive hiring of the best candidates, we use the Be Applied hiring system to process applications. The Be Applied system reduces the opportunity for unconscious bias in allowing for anonymised reviews of responses to work sample questions. This means we assess candidates on how well they strategise and communicate on relevant work samples. When you click on the link you will be taken to an external site to start your application. You will be asked to upload a CV or resume and will be asked several questions that will be related to the role you are applying for. There is no requirement to submit a cover letter.

Statement from our US Fiscal Sponsor Windward Fund

Sunrise Project US is a project of Windward Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity that incubates new and innovative public-interest projects and grant-making programs. Windward Fund is committed to attracting, developing and retaining exceptional people, and to creating a work environment that is dynamic, rewarding and enables each of us to realize our potential. Windward Fund ‘s work environment is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working.

Job Title: Director of Finance and Resources

Hours: Full-time / permanent

Salary: £50-55K depending on experience

Location: Flexible / home-based with regular travel to one/both centres

We are working in partnership with Canine Partners, who transform the lives of people with physical disabilities by partnering them with assistance dogs.  Their amazing dogs bring a greater independence and quality of life to their partners, offering security, companionship, and practical help with everyday household tasks, as well as increasing confidence, social interaction and self-esteem.

The organisation is now seeking a Director of Finance and Resources to join the senior leadership team.  The role will be responsible for providing professional strategic financial direction across the organisation and for exercising effective leadership of the Finance and Resources team.

The successful candidate will need to be a fully qualified accountant and demonstrate the following:

• At least 5 years relevant senior financial experience in financial and management accounting, strategic plan execution, and best practice delivery
• A proven people leader able to influence, inspire, collaborate and motivate
• A successful track record of achievement in supporting strategic plans and objectives through sound financial management
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills to deliver a complex range of conflicting demands across the areas of Finance, IT and Facilities
• Good knowledge of charity law and reporting, charity governance and the latest charity accounting regulations and standards

You will be a collaborative and co-operative leader, with excellent people management skills and experience of leading capable and organised teams who are used to working to tight schedules.  If you feel you have the values and skills to succeed in this role, we very much look forward to hearing from you.

For more information, please contact Adam Stacey, Executive Director, Charisma Charity Recruitment.  Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law.

Closing date for applications:  14 October 2021

Interview date:  w/c 25 October

Director of Operations & People

Could you steer our operational strategy and development to have a lasting impact on reducing gambling-related harm and play a leading role in preventing the unnecessary loss of young lives?

Location: Flexible with the offer of a budget to pay for a hot desk in a convenient location or to work from our current office location in Manchester.

Contract: The role is permanent and ideally full time, however flexible and part-time working will be considered for the right candidate. 

Salary: c.£65k

Appointment of a Director of Operations & People

Gambling with Lives (GwL) has had a remarkable impact on the discourse surrounding the risks of gambling since it was established in 2018. Prior to GwL’s contribution there was little to no mainstream recognition of the link between gambling and suicide. The charity’s founders have become central to the case for gambling reform and were instrumental in campaigning for the review of gambling legislation in the UK which was announced at the end of 2020.

In the context of the Gambling Act review reaching a critical juncture, and the expansion of the charity’s programmes requiring an operational focus, Gambling with Lives is re-organising its leadership structure to maximise its effectiveness, making the role of the Chairs explicit in a collaborative leadership model. The current CEO is moving into a focussed role of Strategy Director. The Co-Chairs will lead the continued development of the charity, and we are recruiting for a Director of Operations and People to enhance delivery of the charity’s programmes and central services.

The purpose of this newly created role is to develop the charity’s policies, processes and systems, to help establish the operating structure of its services, and to take responsibility for the operational delivery of the charity’s services to ensure ongoing success. The Director of Operations and People will line manage the Heads of Department and will take a significant role in steering the charity’s operational strategy and development.

We are looking for someone with proven operational management skills and experience.  A strong people manager who also enjoys developing and managing effective systems and processes.  This is a new and vital role, reporting to the Executive Chairs, which has been created following significant organisational growth.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic charity in its early stages which has substantial resources for its stage of development.  We are looking for a Director of Operations & People who shares our passion and determination for the work we are doing. If you want to play a leading part in shaping the future of GwL, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

Application is by CV and a covering letter which should indicate why you are interested in applying for the role and how you meet the role requirements.  Please read the candidate information pack before applying.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

The closing date for applications is Fri 1st October with shortlisting telephone or online interviews taking place the next couple of weeks thereafter.  Interviews with GwL will take place in the week commencing the 25th October.

We would look favourably upon candidates who are experts by experience of either gambling related harm or suicide.  GwL is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity to ensure that we reflect the full breadth of the people we aim to support. We warmly welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

Sky's the Limit is a tech startup charity, harnessing the power of technology not for profit, but for impact. Their vision is to become the world's leading digital business mentoring platform for underrepresented entrepreneurs. They enable the provision of one-on-one support from their peers and volunteer business mentors and advisors from various sectors and backgrounds through their digital platform and programming. They also provide entrepreneurs with customised entrepreneurial training and access to funding opportunities.

Their global partners can work towards achieving their corporate social responsibility goals, whilst their employees actively support and positively impact STL's community of young entrepreneurs. To date, Sky's the Limit have helped their entrepreneurs create hundreds of businesses and jobs. They've also generated millions in revenue - but there's still so much more to be done, which is the reason they are expanding to the UK as a registered charity as of the Summer of 2021.

Prospectus is delighted to be working with Sky's the Limit to recruit for a Director, Partner Success to manage this exciting, newly created UK operation. The Director, Partner Success will manage two key areas - Partner Success and Member Experience. Working with STL's global teams who will be predominantly based in the US, you will be responsible for finding and pitching to new corporate partners and matching with entrepreneurs, as well as acting as a steward for existing partnerships. You will also work closely with the Member Experience Team in the US to focus on the interaction of the platform, sharing insights, ensuring successful matching and adding new members.

The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate success in a client facing business development, partnerships, fundraising or membership role. You will be excited by this opportunity, and excited by the use of a tech platform to achieve impact. You will also demonstrate the ability to multi-task and innovate effectively in a fast-paced, unstructured entrepreneurial environment.

As Sky's the Limit are keen to complete this recruitment process quickly we will be reviewing CVs and completing interviews on a rolling basis, therefore we would encourage you to apply ASAP.

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

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

Please note, due to high volumes of interest in vacancies it may not be possible to answer all individual queries on positions prior to an application or registration.

The Fostering Network is the UK’s leading fostering charity. We are dedicated to creating a better future for fostered children and young people. We bring together everyone who is involved in their lives, leading, inspiring, motivating and supporting them to make foster care better. Together with our members and supporters we are a powerful catalyst for change, and we’ve been shaping and influencing the fostering agenda for more than 40 years. 

Director of Practice and Scotland
Based in Scotland
Salary: £44,054 – £66,082
Place of work: negotiable
Hours: 36 hours per wee
Permanent

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced senior manager to build on the exciting work that we do to promote and support fostering in Scotland.

Additionally the post holder will be responsible for our Practice activity across the charity primarily advice, information, consultancy and independent support services.

If you are a strategic thinker, have excellent people-management skills, a commitment to improving the lives of children and young people in foster care, matched by an in-depth understanding of the issues facing fostering, we would like to hear from you.

You will be innovative, professional and cooperative in the way in which you work,have a knowledge of children’s social care and the experience and energy to fulfil this demanding role. You will be part of The Senior Leadership Team and help the charity achieve its vital work.

Closing date: 17 October 2021

Interview date: 27 October 2021 Via zoom/MS Teams

CV’s will not be accepted.

Further information and an application form can be found on The Fostering Network website.

To apply please email your application form to The Fostering Network, further details can be found on our website. Your application will be assessed against the person specification attached to the job description. Your supporting statement should address each point of the person specification separately, giving details and examples of how your knowledge, experience, skills, abilities and achievements meet each of the specified areas.

The Fostering Network is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community and especially encourage applications from groups which are underrepresented. All applicants are treated equally and selected on the basis of individual merit and ability to meet the requirements of the role. Additionally, we consider family-friendly flexible working arrangements within the role descriptions

Managing Director

Supermums

Salary £70k

Based - wfh (ability to attend meetings in London c 1x month)

Full time contract (will consider 4 days)

Prospectus are delighted to be partnering with Supermums to help recruit a Managing Director to join their growing team.

The Organisation

Supermums empowers mums (dads and those who aren't parents) to develop their career in the Salesforce ecosystem by upskilling and retraining in Salesforce and supporting parents in to finding flexible well paid roles that fit around family life.

Supermums is a global company, now offering courses and training across 3 continents. Over the past 4 years they have taught 400 mums and dads and upskilled them in Salesforce CRM, delivered over £500k of free training to charities through their work experience projects and helped over 190 companies to recruit better talent.

This is a fantastic time to join the organisation as they have ambitious plans for the future and are growing different elements of their team to ensure they can deliver.

The role

A new role to the organisation the Managing Director will be responsible for overseeing and co-ordinating all activities of the company. This will include daily management of the company's resources as well as ensuring each element of the business is achieving strategic goals, through robust planning and effective delivery.

You will be responsible for project management, proposing and executing new initiatives, creating and managing strategic alliances and partnerships, researching and analysing the market place to inform strategy and be involved in directing and delivering marketing activities where applicable.

You will report directly to the CEO and COO.

The person

This role will suit someone with proven leadership abilities and management experience, combined with a strategic mind - strong analytical and critical thinking skills - and a strong operational/organisational background. It may suit someone who has managed education programmes or similar - and you will need to bring a passion for empowering mums. A passion for Salesforce is desirable.

To Apply

Prospectus welcomes candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply.

If you are interested in applying for this Managing Director position, please submit your CV in the first instance. If your experience is suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. We will be assessing CV's on a rolling basis so would encourage application as soon as possible.

We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

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

Director of Programmes

Location: Flexible (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda)

Salary: £81,000 - £86,000

Sustainable agriculture and integrated landscape management has the power to change lives and underpin prosperity, food security and climate resilience the world over. Farm Africa focuses on transforming agriculture, building links to markets and the sustainable management of natural resources in eastern Africa. We champion a holistic approach that boosts yields, protects the environment and connects smallholder farmers to thriving markets.

We are looking for a Director of Programmes who has outstanding technical expertise in one or more of our priority strategic approaches, the integrity, maturity and confidence to inspire and motive a team of specialists; and who has a real passion for sustainable rural development in Africa.

The Director of Programmes will lead the work to build our portfolio of high quality programmes, ensuring that they deliver maximum impact for the communities we work with. You will demonstrate a deep understanding of Farm Africa's work, an excellent understanding of programme finances, have exceptional people management skills and a wealth of experience of being an envoy for the organisation and influencing donors.

We have an ambitious strategy to deepen our impact over the next five years. We'll reach more people; lift more communities out of poverty; work with more corporate partners who share our vision; and, open up more agricultural markets.

We'll make change happen. Farm Africa. Growing Futures.

Prospectus welcomes candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply.

If you are interested in applying for this Director of Programmes position, please submit your CV in the first instance. If your experience is suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

Director of Neighbour Experience

We are looking for an exceptional leader to lead the efforts of the organisation in making the experience of the charity’s neighbours better, as part of the launch of the new Neighbour Experience team.

The Neighbour Experience team is all about making the charity better, by serving those it interacts with, neighbours, just as Jesus taught us. Neighbours could be existing or future supporters, church leaders, donors, influencers or even paid staff and volunteers and, ultimately, it includes the children in projects around the world.

At the heart of the charity’s ministry is a relentless passion to act on faith and empower every child left vulnerable by poverty. The work is Christ centred, child focused, and church based.

Keep reading and apply if you think this is the role for you!

Position: Director of Neighbour Experience

Location: Office based (Fleet, Hampshire) or home based with regular travel to Fleet

Salary: £55,000 per annum

Hours: 35 hours per week flexible working pattern with occasional evening work

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 30th September 2021

Interview Date: 12th and 14th October 2021

About the Role

The global strategic priority is to refocus the entire ministry on serving its neighbours. This is achieved through knowing neighbours, by loving them and connecting them. But what does this mean for a billion-dollar child development organisation reaching such a diverse set of people globally?

The role of Neighbour Experience department is to bring this new philosophy to the UK and Ireland and activate it, to enable the charity to have a better focus on outcomes for all key selected neighbour groups – which would primarily focus on supporters, donors, influencers and church leaders, as well as staff and volunteers.

There is a team of incredibly talented strategic minds developing this strategy based out of the USA site. You’ll be primary point of connection with them, inputting the UK sites perspectives into their thinking and consider the best ways to bring this insight and new ways of working to the UK.

A key part of this role is to develop a strategy and a team in the UK that will help introduce and embed this philosophy inside the organisation. This will likely consist of four areas of specialty: Data Science and Reporting, Market Research, Journey Mapping and Product Management

In some areas of the business you’ll have direct responsibility for key business metrics and success of those initiatives (particular around supporter engagement and retention), while elsewhere you’ll partner with other departments and support and serve them to achieve outcomes.

Responsibilities include

• Actively maintain and promote the charity’s Christian ethos and values
• Partner in the Strategic Direction of the organisation as a Director in the Marketing & Engagement Division
• Set and maintain the strategy for Neighbour Experience across the whole organisation to meet key outcomes
• Provide Strategic Direction and Leadership to the Neighbour Experience Department
• Act as liaison point with the international site and represent the UK site in discussions about global roll-out of the Neighbour Strategy

About You

To flourish in this role, you'll need:

• Post-graduate level of understanding of marketing, sales, data science and/or experience design
• Experience of senior leadership
• Good understanding of product management, customer/supporter journey creation, CRM databases and compliance
• Financial management experience, including managing six figure budgets, forecasting and variance reporting
• Strong personal skill set

To flourish in this role, you’ll need experience in two or more of the following areas:

• Understanding and experience of managing a brand (in its widest sense) for a business or organisation with a turnover of £2m or more
• Experience of commissioning and leading market research activities
• Marketing and creative concept experience
• Been part of a team responsible for creating journey maps (or equivalent) for customers, prospects or other key audience segments

We need you to be…

Personally, committed to the Christian faith. There’s an occupational requirement for the holder of this role to be a practising Christian, in order to promote the charity’s ethos and help others to experience, explore and express the faith-based motivation of our work.

Please note the charity can only consider applicants who presently have the right to work in the UK and all candidates must be personally committed to the Christian faith and be able to respect, uphold and work within our client’s Christian mission, values, culture and faith statements. This individual will represent and speak on behalf of a Christian charity and as such the Occupational Requirement for an active Christian faith is justified under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1, clause 3.

You may have experience in areas such as Innovation, Innovation and Delivery, Research, Research and Innovation, Impact and Evaluation, Monitoring, Monitoring and Impact, Impact and Engagement, Policy and Research, Community, Supporter, Supporters, Donor, Volunteer, Supporter Care, Supporter Engagement, Community Engagement, Community Development, Research and Insight, Fundraising, Fundraiser, Market Research, Transformation, Campaigning, Marketing, Marketing and Engagement, Sales, Data, Scientific Data, Customer Care, Data Analyst, Director, Head of, Change Management, Compliance, Product, Product and Services, Marketing, Director of Marketing, Director of Marketing and Engagement.

Director of Membership

Flexible, homeworking with UK travel as required

You will have an amazing opportunity in this exciting role to lead the development of Adoption UK’s membership strategy to deliver our goal of broadening and deepening our community of adoptive and kinship care families and individuals.

You will

• Act as a key member of the leadership team drive member engagement and income and ensure that every member receives a valuable experience with us.
• Establish and oversee the effective systems, processes, and infrastructure for delivering the membership strategy
• Maintain continual innovation and development of our benefits, ensuring we remain the leading organisation offering connection, support, and influence to our community.
• Ensure membership services and quality management comply with the regulatory expectations of our Ofsted registration.

As a strategic thinker you will be proactive in solving problems and seizing opportunities and have the ability to inspire a shared vision through your influencing, excellent communication skills and sound judgement.

You will have

• Significant experience of development and delivery of membership services, ideally in a charity setting.
• Expertise in planning and delivering successful events
• Business management experience, ideally regarding the development of profit-generating services.
• Experience of volunteer co-ordination, deployment, and support

Ideally you will also be able to demonstrate a deep understanding of the needs and preferences of the adoption community, and the impact of early childhood trauma.

Adoption UK is the leading charity providing support, community, and advocacy for all those parenting or supporting children who cannot live with their birth parents. Our vision is for an equal chance of a bright future for every child unable to live with their birth parents.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates and values diversity. We welcome your application whatever your background or situation. Under-representative groups such as ethnic minorities and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to build a career with us. We don’t want you to ‘fit’ our culture, we want you to enrich it. If you have a passion for making a difference and share in our vision for adoptive and kinship care families, we would love to hear from you.

Closing date: 4 October 2021

Interviews will take place on 18 October 2021