Senior Conservation Scientist – International
Reference: FEB20213113
Expiry date: 23:59, 28 March 2021
Location: Flexible
Salary: £30,817.00 - £34,472.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave

We are looking for a Senior Conservation Scientist to input into RSPB’s Flyways and Migrants programme. The Flyways and Migrants programme aims to undertake and facilitate research into the causes of population decline of priority migratory birds of the East Atlantic Flyway (non-passerines and passerines) and contribute to the development and testing of conservation solutions to prevent and reverse their declines across the annual cycle. This programme is likely to require conservation actions to address the main threats in key habitats, sites and landscapes, including nature-based solutions that support sustainable livelihoods and ecosystem services.

You will be RSPB's lead scientist on the population ecology, habitat use and distribution of RSPB priority migratory landbirds along the East Atlantic flyway. You will develop and maintain scientific and technical expertise in relevant specialist areas, to identify emerging issues and associated research questions to underpin RSPB’s conservation activity. You will manage and develop staff through recruitment and management of multiple staff across grades up to conservation scientist (and volunteers and students as appropriate), to ensure the RSPB has the knowledge and skills required to deliver excellence in conservation science.

You will develop, design, cost and manage the delivery of multiple projects, to provide the evidence base to underpin RSPB’s conservation activity. This includes development and implementation of research projects on populations, habitats, and management options and solutions for migrant birds along the flyway. Initially you will undertake legacy work on pied flycatcher home range and resource use in two Liberian non-breeding sites with contrasting land use, utilising existing radio-tracking and tree species data collected over two seasons.

You will work in close collaboration with RSPB Flyway and Migrants programme colleagues, other RSPB scientists working on migrants, the BirdLife partnership and other conservation organisations.

You will ideally be based near either our David Attenborough Building, Cambridge or The Lodge, Sandy, however our Scotland HQ in Edinburgh could also be considered.

Essential skills, knowledge & experience:

• A PhD or similar level of experience in a relevant subject, broad knowledge of conservation issues and practice, and conservation science, gained through experience of taking responsibility for the management of a range of scientific projects and initiative and scientific horizon scanning to conceptualise and propose innovative projects to answer novel and important conservation questions using science.
• Broad knowledge of current scientific issues that is relevant to conservation and how to assess their applicability to current or future projects.
• Specialist and up-to-date knowledge of how to apply complex statistical modelling procedures to enable innovative, robust analysis and interpretation to any type and size of data set. In particular an ability to programme in R or SAS, and Python.
• Ability to be self motivated and work efficiently and to prioritise own working schedule. This necessitates the ability to plan and organise their own work and manage the work of others they are line-managing.
• Collecting, collating, manipulating, and statistical interrogation of large and complex data sets that can pass international peer-reviewed standards of scrutiny and audit and ability to influence others through production of high impact written material; for example demonstrable track record of scientific publication in internationally recognised journals, reports to funders, books and book chapters, but also written material for any media channel.

Desirable skills, knowledge & experience:

• Track record of research and publication associated with the field of migrant birds, ideally Afro Palearctic landbirds.
• Experience of use and analysis of satellite remote sensing data including class cation for land cover assessment.
• Use of GIS for land cover and land cover change modelling, ideally including carbon storage data.
• Ability to translate conservation science into conservation practice, through prescriptive writing and verbal coaching in the field, to influence others, including government and across the BirdLife partnership.
• Knowledge of how to provide practical and scientific expertise and guidance in a particular scientific area and be RSPB- and externally- recognised expert or specialist in at least one particular scientific area.
• Ability to work in extreme conditions in the field, either in the UK or abroad.
• Project design, to a robust scientific standard forecasting the necessary time scales, which could be annual, several years or unknown and a broad and deep knowledge of the appropriate data collection methods, and the ability to develop new ethically-sounds methods as and when necessary to answer novel questions.
• Knowledge of how best to win external and internal funding, for both UK and international work.
• Ability to train and coach others in complex data collection techniques in sometimes difficult to conditions in the UK or abroad.
• Knowledge of key legal and practical requirements for ensuring health and safety of staff and volunteers, sometimes in difficult field conditions, for instance cliff-nesting seabird colonies, tropical rainforests.

Closing date: 23:59, 28 March 2021

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 complete your application for this position. 

No agencies please.

Job Title: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Salary:  £55,000 - £60,000

Hours of work: Full-time/Permanent

Location:  St Albans, Hertfordshire

We are working in partnership with Emmaus Hertfordshire, one of 29 Emmaus communities across the UK supporting more than 800 formerly homeless people, known within Emmaus as companions. Each community provides a home for as long as needed and meaningful work in a social enterprise. 

Emmaus Hertfordshire are seeking a new Chief Executive Officer.  This is an exciting and important opportunity for the right individual as Emmaus Hertfordshire is embarking on a significant expansion project at its St Albans site as part of a new partnership with the St Albans Foodbank and other agencies. A key element of the CEO role will be to provide leadership to this project alongside overall management responsibility for our existing community and social enterprise businesses.

Given the growth of the community in recent years, the ambitions of the Emmaus UK Strategic Plan 2020-2025, and the need to consider new directions and initiatives, the Board is looking for a dynamic leader with the right values and vision for this role. The successful appointee will report to the Board, manage and motivate the whole community, deliver our strategic objectives, and work with other stakeholders to address homelessness issues.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following:

• Relevant experience at a senior level in a similar organisation or related field
• an understanding of and commitment to the Emmaus values
• an ability to understand and empathise with people in vulnerable circumstances
• Proven experience of leading, inspiring, and motivating a workforce with diverse needs to meet organisation objectives
• Previous financial management and control responsibility
• Experience of designing, developing, and implementing business strategies to fulfil Board vision and goals
• Innovative skills in seeking new revenue streams and business models
• Experience of retail business strategy and implementation
• Proven skills in change management, organisational design and organisational development.

The new CEO will be an entrepreneurial individual with excellent communication, planning and organisational skills and the ability to influence and engage with a wide range of stakeholders. You will be a team player, with drive, integrity and enthusiasm and have a true belief in the ethos of the charity and the services they offer and be committed to the causes of social inclusion and empowerment.

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. 

To apply for this role, please e-mail your CV, Supporting Statement and Equal Opportunities and Diversity Monitoring Form to Jenny Warner, Managing Director, Charisma Charity Recruitment, quoting our reference JO2817.

Closing date for applications: 21 March 2021

Interview dates: early April TBC

An exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual with exceptional leadership skills to join Citizens Advice Watford as our new Chief Officer.

About the role

As Chief Officer, you will play a key role in enabling the organisation to grow to provide high quality services to clients whilst maintaining and developing relationships with funders to provide the resources to operate on a sustainable basis. You will be at the forefront of our service delivery, identifying opportunities for organisational and technological developments and developing common practices to ensure systems and processes are used effectively.

With a track record of good financial management, you will maintain and monitor service budgets and finance administration systems ensuring these are in line with financial regulations. You will also oversee the timely delivery of financial reports and statements for funding, grant aid, contracts and other initiatives.

Reporting to the Trustee Board, you will present business plan and strategy reports and consult on financial, staffing and service delivery issues as well as on compliance with legislation and requirements of the Citizens Advice membership scheme.

About you

We are seeking an individual with experience of leading and managing an organisation, with a track record of successful income generation through fundraising and marketing and the ability to influence external change with funding bodies and donors. You will have a good understanding of advice service delivery and charity governance.

With demonstrable experience of strategic development implementation and change management, you will be capable of leading staff at all levels, building working relationships with colleagues and have a strong commitment to organisational and staff development.

About us

Citizens Advice Watford is an independent local registered charity and a member of the national Citizens Advice network, one of the most recognised advice brands in UK. Our clients are often the most vulnerable in our local communities, all of whom rely on the high-quality advice and information we provide.

Located in the heart of the Watford community, our team of around 60 dedicated volunteers and 14 staff provides advice and support face to face, over the phone, and by email and webchat.

Citizens Advice Watford is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates from all backgrounds.

Our role

Salary: £32,700 - £40,800 
Full Time/ Part Time (3 days a week minimum)/ Secondment

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Research Manager on a fixed term contract or secondment (up to 12 months) with potential to extend.  You will lead and manage the delivery of the charity’s research aims including our programme of research grants and our work to support increased patient and public involvement in research for people with Crohn’s and Colitis.

This is a fixed term contract whilst we review and update the charity's research strategy.  You will lead the review, working with the Director of Services, Policy and Evidence to ensure our research strategy delivers the greatest possible impact for the benefit of people with Crohn’s and Colitis.

Our office is located in Hatfield, Herts, however, like many organisations we are all currently working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic, although previously we were largely office based.  Due to the experience we have gained during this period, consideration will be given to requests for working from home arrangements.

About you

You will have led and delivered research funding programmes and patient and public involvement in health research programmes, as well as successfully developing operational performance metrics, strategies and objectives.  With your excellent communication skills you will have established and maintained effective relationships with colleagues, external stakeholders and networks to keep abreast of national and international research developments.  You will have experience of leadership and management of teams. 

Key Responsibilities

1. Research Strategy

• Leading the review and update of the charity’s research strategy ensuring effective engagement with all relevant stakeholders and development and delivery of a revised strategy in line with agreed deadlines.
• Providing oversight of the annual research call including working with our external panels and committees to manage the peer review process and the successful awarding of funds.
• Reviewing and developing our programmes of patient and public involvement and identifying further opportunities for increasing patient and public involvement in research
• Identifying and developing effective relationships with potential research collaborators and partners in order to raise the profile of research for people with Crohn’s and Colitis
• Reviewing and developing the intellectual property opportunities within the Crohn’s & Colitis UK funding programme and ensuring these are fully understood and explored
• Working collaboratively with other teams ensuring effective engagement with staff across the organisation to ensure the work of the research team aligns and supports the work of other teams for the wider benefit of people affected by Crohn’s and Colitis
• Providing oversight, and ensuring effective governance of, our research work including effective management of our Research and Funding Strategy Committee and our Award Panels
• Working with the marketing and communications team to ensure wide dissemination and communication of research funding and patient and public involvement opportunities and outcomes
• Working with our income generation team to ensure opportunities for income asssociated with research are identified and developed
• Ensure equality, diversity and inclusion and the patient voice are considered in all aspects of the charity’s work with research.
• Developing networks and horizon scanning across the sector in order to keep up to date with relevant research initiatives and to identify future areas and opportunities for research. 

2. To manage, support and give direction and leadership to the research team to achieve Crohn's & Colitis UK's aims and objectives 

• Leading and managing the team ensuring staff are trained, supported and motivated to deliver consistent, effective and high-quality services
• Leading operational planning and budgeting, with the director’s oversight, for the team; tracking operational and budget performance; reporting monthly to show progress and any changes needed
• To manage programmes ensuring appropriate project management methodology is used and milestones are delivered to time and budget
• Developing and delivering an annual operational plan for research that aligns with and supports the overarching strategic objectives of the charity
• Developing metrics for monitoring the impact and reach of the research team’s outputs to ensure that the focus is on areas which will achieve the maximum impact for people affected by Crohn’s and Colitis.

3. Charity responsibilities 

• As a member of the Joint Leadership Team, you will be expected to provide leadership across the organisation, including liaising with the Senior Leadership Team and deputising for the Director of Services, Policy and Evidence as required
• Representing Crohn’s & Colitis UK at events as required
• Working in line with the Charity values and maintaining the reputation and standing of the Charity.

Are you a Senior Nurse looking for your next career move with an award winning, passionate charity? Do you want to provide leadership, management development and help transform our clinical services? Do you want to support the strategic development and operational delivery of our patient-centred care to ensure the highest standard of care for our children, young people and their families? If so, keep reading…

THE ROLE

• We are seeking a Senior Head of Clinical Services to provide support to, and deputise for the Director of Care regarding the leadership, management development and transformation of Clinical Services at Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice.

• You will support the strategic development and operational delivery of patient-centred care, ensuring the highest possible standards of care for referred babies, children, young people and their families.

• You will provide clinical and holistic care and support to babies, children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions and their families. You will manage care planning, symptom control and end of life care.

   In return for your skills and passion, you will:

• Work in a positive environment as part of a passionate team

• Receive a competitive and flexible benefits package (including pension, flexible working, 25 days rising to 30 days annual leave and life assurance)

• Receive advanced clinical training and career development
   

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. Keep reading for more information on Noah’s Ark, the role as well as how to apply.

Please download the full description on our website and read before applying. If you have any further questions, please find our contact details on our website.

Principal Conservation Scientist - International
Reference: FEB20213119
Location: Flexible
Salary: £34,643.00 - £38,632.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave

We are seeking a Principal Conservation Scientist to develop and take forward a broad portfolio of applied ecological research in support of RSPB’s international conservation objectives and collaborate closely with BirdLife International, and BirdLife partners. Depending on skills and experience, you will develop, manage, or contribute to work in the following areas: conservation of globally threatened species, site based conservation, global commodities consumed in the UK (e.g. cocoa), land use and land cover change (especially along the east Atlantic Flyway), international conventions and conservation legislation, and nature based solutions.

You will be a nationally or internationally recognised scientist with a track record of publishing in the peer-reviewed scientific literature. You will have experience of designing and delivering scientific studies, and of winning external research funding. You will demonstrate an aptitude to build and maintain effective working relationships both within the RSPB and with external partners including universities and research institutes, but also key conservation organisations and project specific stakeholder groups. You will develop a scientific programme to underpin the key conservation challenges and opportunities facing the RSPB internationally, relating to species conservation, site conservation and landscape and regional scale land cover change and conservation planning.

This is an exciting opportunity for a conservation scientist to contribute to RSPB’s international conservation science programme at a crucial time in the biodiversity and climate crises.

The location of this role has flexibility, with the post being based in RSPB offices in one of Cambridge, The Lodge, or in Edinburgh. Although advertised as a full time position, we will consider applicants who wish to work part time.

What is the role about?

• Informing and steering a research programme in multiple fields that will inform RSPB’s international conservation policy and practice.
• Through impactful scientific communication, providing scientific advice and enhance RSPB’s scientific reputation through the production of peer reviewed science.
• Being RSPB's expert in focal areas, developing and maintaining scientific and technical expertise in those specialist areas, to identify emerging issues and associated research questions, to underpin RSPB's conservation activity.
• Designing, costing and managing the delivery of multiple projects, to provide the evidence base to underpin RSPB's conservation activity and minimise the reputational risk of lack of evidence underpinning our work.
• Recruiting, managing, and developing multiple staff across all grades up to senior conservation scientist (and volunteers and students), to ensure the RSPB has the knowledge and skills required to deliver excellence in conservation science, and develop capacity at all levels, including in partners.
• Identifying, building and maintaining effective relationships with external partners, particularly universities, research institutes, government and NGOs in the UK and internationally and knowledge of BirdLife International and the BirdLife partnership.
• Working closely and contribute to the functioning of the International Conservation Science team and the RSPBs Centre for Conservation Science.
• A high level of engagement and provision of scientific advice and to the wider RSPB policy and practice communities and BirdLife International.

What we need from you:

Essential

• Extensive post-PhD experience as a scientist, managing scientific projects, budgets and staff and a broad knowledge of conservation issues and practice, and conservation science.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple line reports and several projects, good interpersonal skills, and knowledge of key legal and practical requirements for ensuring health and safety of staff and volunteers, sometimes in difficult field conditions, for instance tropical rainforests.
• Ability to be self motivated and work efficiently and to prioritise own working schedule. This necessitates the ability to plan and organise their own work and manage the work of others they are line-managing.
• Specialist and up–to–date knowledge of  statistical analysis and modelling to enable innovative, robust analysis and interpretation of any type and size of data set and good knowledge of at least one programming language (e.g. R, Python, JavaScript)
• Collecting, collating, manipulating, analysing large and complex data-sets that can pass international peer-reviewed standards of scrutiny and audit.
• Ability to influence others through production of high impact written material: for example peer– reviewed papers in scientific journals (demonstrable outstanding track record of scientific publication in internationally recognised journals), reports to funders, books and book chapters, but also written material for any media channel with a demonstrable outstanding track record of scientific publication in internationally recognised journals.
• Knowledge and proven success of how best to win external and internal funding, for both UK and International work.

Desirable

• Broad and deep knowledge of UK and international species ecology and ecological principles.
• Knowledge of how to provide strategic leadership and guidance on multiple fields for the organisation.
• Good interpersonal skills in order to develop and maintain excellent relations with internal and external stakeholders.
• Novel advanced scientific techniques to be learned and applied as necessary, in particular skills relating to mapping and modelling land cover and land cover change.
• Ability to train and coach others in complex data collection techniques in sometimes difficult conditions in the UK or abroad.

Closing date: 23:59, 28 March 2021

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 complete your application for this position. 

No agencies please.

Paralegal

Up to £30k per annum
37.5 hours per week (Monday – Friday)
Permanent

Are you looking for a rewarding legal role within a charitable organisation?

About the role

We are seeking a Paralegal to:

a) initially work with counterparts in local authorities to assist with a commercial contract novation project and facilitate in the recovery of VAT; and
b) following completion of the contract novation VAT project, ensure that the organisation complies with its obligations in respect of charity regulations, company law and corporate governance guidelines.

This newly created role provides an excellent foundation for those looking to go into a legal career while also giving opportunities for development within the role as you initially report into the Director of Finance and subsequently support the General Counsel and Company Secretary with more challenging work.

The successful candidate will be involved in a broad range of legal and company secretarial work. You will support the General Council in all aspects of the legal function, including but not limited to; preparing agendas and papers for Board and Committee meetings, taking minutes, updating policies, undertaking research and drafting correspondence as well as liaising with external regulators and advisers.

About You

You will need well-developed interpersonal and organisation skills as you present sound legal advice in a pragmatic, problem solving and commercial fashion to our General Counsel and other key internal stakeholders. You will have commercial and business awareness coupled with a flexible and can-do attitude. The successful candidate will have prior experience in contract and company law and a qualifying Law degree (or equivalent) having obtained the GDL and LPC. Should you wish to qualify as a solicitor in England and Wales, the experience obtained in this post may either;

- be regarded by any future training provider as work-based experience, satisfying up to six months of the required period of recognised training; or
- satisfy the qualifying work experience requirements for those wishing to take the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) from 1 September 2021, subject to two years’ service.

We are unable to contribute to tuition or exam fees at this stage.

An interest in charity and education law is desirable along with a genuine interest in the people that we support.

St Elizabeth’s Centre

St Elizabeth’s is situated in 68 acres of Hertfordshire countryside between Harlow and Bishop’s Stortford. We support people with Epilepsy and other complex needs from the age of 5 through to 80 years old in our Children’s Homes, School, College, Residential Homes with Nursing and Day Centre.

Our Benefits

In addition to excellent staff training, our employees are also rewarded with various other benefits offered as part of your employment:

- Competitive salary
- 23 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
- Fully paid for DBS
- Life Assurance
- Opportunity to pursue recognised qualifications of your own
- Free parking
- High Street retail/leisure discounts
- Discounted gym membership
- Recommend a friend payments of up to £300

How can you find out more?

To apply and to find out more information about St Elizabeth’s, please visit our website.

All offers are conditional and subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks and references including an enhanced DBS check.

Please note we are not on a public transport route. Salary is dependent on the role, qualifications and experience.

We reserve the right to close this advert if we receive sufficient applications ahead of the deadline.

Registered Charity 1176777 Equal opportunities employer

You may have experience of the following: Paralegal, Legal Assistant, Administrative Support, Administrator, Legal Executive, Legal Secretary, Legal Administrator, Law Graduate, Legal Graduate, etc.

Ref: 97118

About the role

We have a  EXCITING opportunity for the role of Service Manager to join our team and make a positive difference to people’s lives. 

As a Service Manager you will empower the People We Support to lead more connected fulfilled lives and make informed life choices.  You will organise and deliver support and care to tenants (and other people using our services) to support tenants to fulfil their potential for independence, choice, inclusion and control.

About us

Camphill Village Trust is an award-winning national charity supporting people with learning and other disabilities. We provide housing, care, support and day opportunities to people with learning and other difficulties. We support people to be safe, healthy, happy and to be active citizens living a life of opportunity.  We provide housing, care, support and day opportunities.

Delrow Community is a supported living service located in a beautiful semi-rural location in Aldenham, near Watford. The community consists of 13 houses, on 15 acres of land.

What we can offer:

We offer great benefits, which include 33 days holiday, an opportunity to ‘cash in’ 1 week’s leave a year, and an employee assistance scheme that is also available to your immediate family. Free on-site parking is available. 

What we need from you

Good general education (evidence of numeracy and literacy). Level 5 NVQ in care or an equivalent qualification or higher is highly desirable. At least three years of previous experience of working within a social care setting supporting adults with learning disabilities. At least one year at a supervisory level with experience of managing teams.

What is also important to us is that you share our values, have a positive attitude and a willingness to learn.  You will be good at both listening to and talking with people.  You will have a positive and patient approach to supporting people with daily activities and enjoy helping people learn and explore new things.  You have a flexible approach and like to work both as part of a team as well as on your own.

You will be working on a rota which is normally fixed couple of weeks in advance.  This will involve shifts that normally include working both daytime, evenings and some weekends as well as bank holidays 

A full manual driving licence will be beneficial, which allows you to drive in the UK, as you will be driving the charity’s vehicles.

About us:

Camphill Village Trust is an award-winning national charity supporting people with learning and other disabilities. We provide housing, care, support and day opportunities to people with learning and other difficulties. We support people to be safe, healthy, happy and to be active citizens living a life of opportunity. 

Purpose of the Role:

Working as part of our management team in the Delrow Community, this role will involve taking the lead in developing bespoke packages of Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) to meet the individual needs of people with a range of learning disabilities, including autism. 

It is also to train, advise and support our staff with the implementation of strategies, to ensure we are providing consistent PBS across the Community.

 Key responsibilities:

• Improve communication for people we support (Switches, PECS, Eye Gaze,    Makaton signing etc.). To also have knowledge of Dysphagia assessment and  treatment.
• Advising on best practice and providing practice leadership and coaching to staff on Active Support and PBS. 
• Provide positive behaviour support training and physical interventions training.
• Take a leading role in the assessment, transition, and implementation of plans for new people we support.
• Follow and shape policies, procedures, and practices. To make sure appropriate recording and reporting arrangements exist to support the delivery and evidencing of service delivery standards 

 What we are looking for:

• A Positive Behaviour Support Qualification or accreditation
• Proven record of working with adults with learning disabilities and Autism Spectrum disorder.
• Skilled in using PBS and functional assessment to improve people’s lives 
• In depth experience of quality assurance processes and evidencing outcomes/standards. 

You may either have substantial experience working in adult social care or have experience as a psychologist, a learning disabilities nurse or a social worker.

We can offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits including 33 days annual leave, death in service benefits and access to our pension scheme. 

Victim Support are looking for an Area Manager covering the regions of Essex and Bedfordshire.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

Working closely with local authorities, the Police and Crime Commissioner and other funders in the area, the purpose of this role is to ensure the provision of vital support services for victims of crime in accordance with service contracts.

As Area Manager you will develop and maintain effective relationships and formal partnerships across organisations and with key stakeholders, and promote and develop the services of VS.

You will be part of the senior regional management team and responsible for leading the designated area strategically and ensuring it complies with national service delivery standards and best practice guidelines. You will also represent the charity in an appropriate and professional manner to commissioners, stakeholders, external bodies and the media, whilst acting as a voice for victims to the wider community.

Key responsibilities of the role are to ensure the success of a high quality, efficient and responsive services to victims, the identification of growth and partnership opportunities and building relationships with relevant commissioning bodies and other stakeholders. A focus on team development, and the monitoring of performance and quality are key within the role.

You must have experience of operating at a similar senior management level including responsibility for service development, bidding and/or negotiating for contracts and budgetary and financial control. You will have delivered services in a complex, customer focused organisation and have instigated, managed and successfully implemented change programmes or projects. A proven knowledge of the legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements relevant to a national charity is essential and you must enjoy, and have experience of, planning and working strategically.

Please note that travel across Essex and Bedfordshire is an essential part of this role and you may be asked to work unsociable hours on occasion.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans 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 shortlisting criteria, which are outlined in the person specification under essential and tested area. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are 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 may 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.

Case Manager - Vulnerable Victims

Company Description

At Catch22, we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career. 

Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner has appointed Catch22 to deliver the Beacon Victim Care Service across the county.

Job Description

As a Vulnerable Victims Case Manager, you will be the named and allocated worker providing support to victims and witnesses in Hertfordshire. You will build and sustain high-quality relationships with victims through an offer of practical and emotional support that wins confidence and trust.

This is a great opportunity to join this growing service.

Your main day to day responsibilities include:

• To provide a service to all victims and witnesses as appropriate

• To manage a caseload of assigned victims and witnesses

• To become the assigned, allocated and named Case Manager who will work progressively and consistently with each victim or witness

• To access and guide victims and witnesses through administrative information and advice package including the use of a web based information tool to inform victims at each stage

• To work as part of a Victim Service team to ensure the delivery of high quality restorative justice

• To provide information and explain the process and principles of restorative justice to identifiable victims of crime and offenders in the community and in custody

• To have a broad and competent understanding of criminal justice processes including the ability to advise and guide victims in such matters including victim witness statements, court proceedings and wider criminal justice system procedures
• To follow robust operational procedures to manage victim contact through phone line access, secure email access, secure text messaging, postal correspondence and web chat
• To ensure that victims, witnesses and professionals are provided with a robust introduction to the service, including; referral pathways, support services and the Victim Service’s offering

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Experience of working with highly vulnerable people
• Experience of working partnership with stakeholders and other providers to deliver high quality services
• Experience of managing a caseload and identifying, developing and delivering appropriate interventions
• The ability to contribute to on-going assessments of the support needs of service users and to provide appropriate advice and support for them, their families and other professionals
• A passion for achieving positive outcomes for victims
• Ability to demonstrate professional empathy with those suffering discrimination and disadvantage

Additional information

• Salary: £23,000 per annum (Grade C, Zone 3)
• Contract: Fixed term contract until 31st March 2022. 37.5 hours per week, some unsociable hours may be required.
• Vetting and Clearance Requirements: NPPV 2 (Police Vetting), Enhanced DBS check

Case Manager - Vulnerable Victims

Company Description

At Catch22, we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career. 

Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner has appointed Catch22 to deliver the Beacon Victim Care Service across the county.

Job Description

As a Vulnerable Victims Case Manager, you will be the named and allocated worker providing support to victims and witnesses in Hertfordshire. You will build and sustain high-quality relationships with victims through an offer of practical and emotional support that wins confidence and trust.

This is a great opportunity to join this growing service.

Your main day to day responsibilities include:

• To provide a service to all victims and witnesses as appropriate

• To manage a caseload of assigned victims and witnesses

• To become the assigned, allocated and named Case Manager who will work progressively and consistently with each victim or witness

• To access and guide victims and witnesses through administrative information and advice package including the use of a web based information tool to inform victims at each stage

• To work as part of a Victim Service team to ensure the delivery of high quality restorative justice

• To provide information and explain the process and principles of restorative justice to identifiable victims of crime and offenders in the community and in custody

• To have a broad and competent understanding of criminal justice processes including the ability to advise and guide victims in such matters including victim witness statements, court proceedings and wider criminal justice system procedures
• To follow robust operational procedures to manage victim contact through phone line access, secure email access, secure text messaging, postal correspondence and web chat
• To ensure that victims, witnesses and professionals are provided with a robust introduction to the service, including; referral pathways, support services and the Victim Service’s offering

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Experience of working with highly vulnerable people
• Experience of working partnership with stakeholders and other providers to deliver high quality services
• Experience of managing a caseload and identifying, developing and delivering appropriate interventions
• The ability to contribute to on-going assessments of the support needs of service users and to provide appropriate advice and support for them, their families and other professionals
• A passion for achieving positive outcomes for victims
• Ability to demonstrate professional empathy with those suffering discrimination and disadvantage

Additional information

• Salary: £23,000 per annum (Pro rata £11,500) (Grade C, Zone 3)
• Contract: Fixed term contract until 31st March 2022. 18.75 hours per week, some unsociable hours may be required.
• Vetting and Clearance Requirements: NPPV 2 (Police Vetting), Enhanced DBS check

In this role, you will be providing operational management of a HIV Social Support and Sexual Health Promotion Service and an HIV prevention service targeted at People Living with HIV (PLWHIV) and high risk groups.

The Service Manager will be responsible for managing the delivery of the two contracts and the attached staff, ensuring that the region benefits from high quality services targeted at high risk groups including Black Minority Ethnic communities, men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM), Young People and PLWHIV.

These services comprise of two separate Local Authority contracts in Hertfordshire and Luton. The Hertfordshire contract will be for 4 days a week and the 5th Day is for the Luton contract.

THE ROLE

For the right person, with the right mindset, working as Noah’s Ark's Marketing & Communications Manager over the coming years really should be career defining. If you're ambitious and looking for a charity which can support you in pushing forward in a busy and responsible role, please read on and apply.

Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice has been on a major upward trajectory in recent years – more children supported, more major hospitals partnered with, and more supporters donating. We’ve transformed from being an enthusiastic start-up, to a serious player delivering major impact. So what next? And how will the successful applicant to this role play their part?

Firstly, we need to communicate in a highly engaging way with Noah’s Ark’s thousands of existing stakeholders – strengthening their commitment to the charity. Secondly, we need to reach a much larger audience to fulfill the charity’s objectives, which are now far more ambitious than they were just a few years ago. In both cases we must tell stories that cut through, build trust and, most importantly, foster loyalty.

That’s where you come in.

We are looking for a prolific and talented content creator to write and produce content that captures the imagination. You will lead our “always on” digital and offline marketing activity, creating a daily drumbeat which will build the Noah’s Ark brand.

You will sustain and develop the charity’s voice across multiple-channels so you must be a savvy wordsmith with the ability to take the seed of a story and make it sing.

Relevant experience and technical aptitude is very important of course but at this seniority and salary level we’re not expecting you to have huge levels of experience in every area. However, you will have succeeded in your career so far, be eager to take on responsibilities outside of your comfort zone, and back yourself to develop quickly. Significant involvement with digital campaigns (content, distribution and analytics) is essential. Some experience of marketing automation is highly desirable.

As explained in the job pack (see website), we’re looking to change the way we do things in Marketing & Communications quite radically. If playing an important role in this exciting next step for a charity delivering transformational outcomes for London’s most unwell babies and children appeals.

Closing date is: Thursday 25th March but we expect to interview on a rolling basis so early applications are encouraged.