We are seeking an exceptional candidate to lead the VCSE in South-East London to enable us to adapt and thrive within the new Integrated Care Partnership. This is a new post, funded initially by the SEL CCG/ICB for a three-year period. As Director you will be forward thinking, innovative and have the leadership skills essential to shape the future direction of the sector in the new health and social care landscape.

Your role will be to ensure that the Integrated Care System (ICS) engages effectively with the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector so that the health and social care system incorporates the voluntary sector in its cross-borough work at a South-East London level.

The post holder will represent and provide voice and advocacy for the sector on the Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) and on cross-borough work. This role will be pivotal in ensuring that the wider VCSE reaches its potential as a key strategic influencer and delivery partner within the ICS.

The engagement within the ICP aims to ensure that our local VCSE supports identification of local health and wellbeing priorities and plays a full part in decision-making. The post holder will also facilitate, chair and report to the planned VSCE Alliance to operate effectively as the umbrella body for the six place-level VCSE Leadership Groups.

This role will involve developing strong working relationships with system partners, working in partnership to understand local needs, seek out opportunities to improve services for local people, improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities across South-East London. If you are passionate, highly motivated, a strategic thinker and experienced in partnership working, then this is a great opportunity to make a difference to the sector and to health outcomes for local people.

Every 90 seconds, someone in the UK is admitted to hospital with a brain injury. It can affect anyone at any time. When it does, Headway is here to help.

Headway is the UK’s leading charity working to improve life after brain injury. We are passionate about helping people to rebuild their lives, relearn lost skills and regain a degree of independence.

We know that with the right help, at the right time, there can be life after brain injury.

We’re seeking a creative, inspiring communicator with the ability to think strategically and the passion to influence change.

You will lead our talented communications team in securing high-profile media coverage, creating engaging, emotive multi-media content, strengthening our award-winning range of information resources, and driving change on a political level.

You will have experience of working with traditional and digital media, have devised and run successful awareness campaigns, and be able to demonstrate a proven track record of providing the media with statements on demand.

You will also have excellent writing, editing and presentation skills.

This is a hands-on role in which you will be responsible for a small but highly-talented team who are passionate about raising awareness of brain injury.

If you are looking to challenge yourself in an exciting role within an organisation that is making a difference to the lives of thousands of people across the UK, we’d love to hear from you.

• Home working or office based (Nottingham)
• Closing date for applications: 15 July 2022
• Interviews: w/c 18 July 2022
• Salary: c.£60,000

Headway is an equal opportunities employer.
Registered Charity No 1025852.
No agencies.

Are you enterprising and able to creatively problem solve? Are you driven by a sense of purpose to make life better for people with a brain injury? Do you have a track record in generating income and developing projects?

This is an exciting new role to play a key part in the development and sustainability of Headway East London. We are a vibrant and creative organisation valuing the people we support as equal partners and stakeholders in our future. We already have some amazing development opportunities so we’re looking for someone to drive these forward and create new opportunities to grow, raise awareness and generate income to ensure we’re here for future generations of brain injury survivors and their families.

ENB is a pioneering ballet company with a mission to take world-class ballet to as many people as possible, wherever they are and whatever their means. With a loyal and committed supporter base, the recent capital fundraising campaign enabled ENB to establish and nurture many new relationships. Having celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2020, ENB are now looking for an exceptional Director of Development to drive their fundraising forward, and Prospectus is leading the search.

English National Ballet

Director of Development

£70,000-£75,000

London with home working

Permanent

The Director of Development will establish a high performing, sector leading fundraising function that secures a diversity of income to support ENB's mission and its ambitious objectives. Reporting to the Executive Director, the new Director of Development will be responsible for developing a compelling case for support and fundraising strategy that can help achieve organisation priorities and revenue targets. The selected candidate will be a proven income generation leader and will work closely with the Trustees, Development Board, and peers within the organisation to expand the fundraising network of supporters and advocates at the very highest level of influence.

The Director of Development will have experience of successfully devising and managing fundraising strategies that deliver to targets. Bringing significant experience of securing transformational gifts in excess of six figures, the selected candidate will have experience of working with Trustees and volunteer committees, ideally in the arts and cultural sector. Critically, the appointed individual will be a natural relationship builder to ensure that internal relationships are managed and funding projects are smoothly delivered.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process then please contact Ryan Burdock at Prospectus.

If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a 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.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving national charity, as part of a high-performing, ambitious Business Development team who are pivotal in driving forward commercial growth, service innovation, partnership working and influencing work.

Do you have strong, proven commercial acumen? Do you have great people skills? If so, now is the perfect time to join Barnardo's to make a difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable children, young people and families in the UK.

As an Assistant Director of Business Development for our South East region, you will be leading a team of Business Development Managers and a Business Development Executive to deliver better outcomes to more children through achieving business growth and securing commercial income. You will be working closely with our Children's Services, Finance, and HR colleagues along with other key stakeholders in order to develop high quality and risk assured bids and proposals.

Our South East region is highly successful in securing contracts to deliver services. You will be building on their successes, with a business pipeline of high value and sometimes complex contracts to win and re-secure. To do this successfully, you will have:

* a strong track record of securing commercial income growth based on developing winning bids and proposals
* exacting attention to quality and detail and be highly organised
* an eye for spotting opportunities and commercial risks
* great people, presenting, persuasion and negotiation skills

You will be adept at building relationships across Barnardo's, Local Government, Health, other statutory agencies and delivery partners. This combination of skills and experience will see you thrive as a respected and valued Assistant Director of Business Development. Does this sound like an exciting challenge? If so, I look forward to meeting you.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification and Job Description. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Barnardo's offers a hybrid working model covered under our `Work from Anywhere' Framework, therefore vacancies advertised with this as an opportunity are open for applicants to either work from home or any location within the UK, including Barnardo's Hub/Office that is a reasonable distance from your home address.

The organisation:

An international health NGO

The role:

To oversee the activities of the organisation in line with the strategic plan.

To lead an organisation of 10+ members of staff and consultants situated in the UK and around the world – and line managing 5 senior staff members.

To lead the advocacy and parliamentary work internationally and

The candidate:

Significant experience of working with politicians and parliamentarians in order to affect public policy and resource mobilisation.

A first-class line manager and leader with a great ability to motivate.

An excellent relationship builder and communicator

Deadline: Fri 15th July

We are recruiting! Are we looking for you?

Who you are: A respected and experienced professional, motivational leader with a talent for programme development, partnership building and the skills, knowledge and experience to implement MapAction’s strategy in concert with the MapAction team.  You share the MapAction ‘can-do’ attitude, rooted in our volunteer values, held very dearly. 

An excellent communicator with great interpersonal skills, you can motivate staff and volunteers alike, to exceed expectations whilst maintaining and developing agreed standards and practices. MapAction’s exceptional volunteer membership and programme staff team will benefit from your leadership to build on their tradition of outstanding humanitarian service. You are a thinker and a doer with deep knowledge and experience in humanitarian, development or peacebuilding contexts and know the value of information management to design effective programmes. 

What you will do: 

You will lead the development of our programme and partnerships to deliver on our ambitious strategy for the future. This will involve delivering on current commitments and developing new, innovative opportunities for us to build global, geospatial capacity for humanitarian response, reduce vulnerability and contribute to ever more effective humanitarian, anticipatory action, preparedness and response. You will develop the team/s to deliver this based on a revised organisational structure and will work closely with others in the organisation to ensure a fully integrated and joined up programme.

As a member of the organisation’s senior leadership team you will take a view across the organisation to enable MapAction to deliver on its strategic goals taking responsibility for managing risk with the Chief Executive and leadership team. 

Key Activities

• Leadership: provide strategic leadership to the organisation through the development of plans and strategies for MapAction’s programmes and partnerships and through participation in the Management Team.

• Programme development: foster an environment that encourages innovation and evolution of our service offer, including proposing and designing new programmes as part of our ambitious income strategy; and identifying and promoting partnerships and networks to achieve this.

• Learning: ensure service user needs are met and MapAction is accountable, working closely with the MEAL team (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) team to achieve this and drawing lessons for future programme development and delivery.

• Technology: work closely with MapAction’s technical personnel to ensure MapAction makes optimum use of latest technologies where appropriate, including those outside the areas which MapAction currently focuses on that are designed to meet service users current and future needs.

• Operational readiness: ensure MapAction’s 24 hour 365 days a year capability to respond to an emergency anywhere, is maintained and delivered, including personnel and equipment readiness, and that standard procedures are kept up and developed as required.

• Duty of Care: lead on security, health and safety, and conduct management for all deploying personnel ensuring MapAction exercises its Duty of Care at all times. 

• Personnel: line manage a team to deliver the above, ensuring they receive the support, development, and freedom to excel in their role, and recruit and maintain the volunteer and transition team ensuring a competency-based training framework is implemented. 

• Finance and fundraising: be responsible for the programme and partnerships budget and proactively work with the Fundraising and Marketing team to provide ideas and develop and write successful fundraising bids in line with MapAction’s strategic goals.

• Communications: communicate regularly internally to inform and engage the membership on programme and partnership activities. Work with the Marketing and Learning teams to communicate externally for fundraising or programme policy purposes. 

Direct Reports

MapAction is progressing a change in its organisational structure in line with our new strategy, that means the current arrangements will change as funding is secured for more positions. Currently this role line manages 5 roles and has a very active role in emergency deployment management. We are working towards a team of c.16 positions in the Programme and Partnerships team with the Programme and Partnerships Director managing the team through four direct reports in the key areas of programme delivery. A key part of this role’s responsibility will be to implement this change process, subject to securing the necessary funds. 

Works closely with

• Technical Director 

• Head of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning

• Fundraising and Marketing team

Key Competencies

We have made quite a list but if you have skills, experience and knowledge that you think is relevant and are not mentioned here, please tell us about them. 

Essential

1. Five years or more proven programme and partnership development experience with a practical “get it done” approach. (E)

2. Team leadership experience, strong motivational qualities in working with volunteers and staff. (E)

3. Technical expertise in at least one of the following:  humanitarian, development or peacebuilding contexts. (E)

4. Ability to deal with ambiguity, use judgement in challenging circumstances, think laterally and be propositional and creative. (E)

5. Project management, report writing, budget management and proven track record of writing successful fundraising bids including experience with restricted grants. (E)

6. Positive team player - goes the extra mile, experience of collaborative working with ability to initiate, develop and sustain positive and productive working relationships with a wide range of people. (E)

7. Strong commitment to MapAction’s mission and values. (E)

8. Good IT skills and experience of shared knowledge management platforms, confidence in using technologies. (E)

9. Ability and willingness to travel, including being deployed at short notice to humanitarian locations and ability to attend training events out of normal office hours. (E)

10. Ability to conduct business in one or more of the following: French, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Arabic. (D)

Additional Information

• This role is full-time (37.5 hours a week)

• Flexibility and willingness to work outside office hours including evenings and weekends, attending monthly weekend training events for which time off in lieu as agreed, 

• Must have the right to live and work in the UK (MapAction is unable to consider candidates who do not already hold appropriate permissions)

• Must have a full, clean driving licence and access to a car.

MapAction

MapAction is a small and dynamic volunteer-based charity using geospatial technologies to support international humanitarian response coordination and operational effectiveness for humanitarian responders. Our contribution to the humanitarian sector, lies in informing life-saving humanitarian action, and training local actors to do the same. We cultivate a diverse community of technical specialists, connecting our partners to a unique range of expertise, collaborating to create innovative solutions using data, GIS, remote sensing and Information Management to anticipate, communicate and respond to humanitarian needs. This mapped information helps responders target their response effectively, contributing to saving lives and minimising suffering. MapAction is in the process of revising its strategy for the next five years to ensure it can adapt to the needs of service users around the world. It has built a strong reputation in the humanitarian sector and is a technical partner of the United Nations, regional emergency management agencies, INGOs, Civil Society organisations and Academia. 

Equal Opportunities Policy

MapAction is an Equal Opportunities employer. All employees have a personal responsibility to promote and support measures designed to create a working environment which is free from harassment or discrimination on the grounds of gender, marital status, family status, age, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, membership of the Travellers community or HIV&AIDS status.

This job description is not incorporated in the employment contract. It is intended as a guide and should not be viewed as an inflexible specification as it may be varied from time to time in the light of strategic developments and following discussion with the post holder. The post holder will be expected to work to agreed objectives, which should facilitate achievement of the responsibilities in accordance with the performance review process.

How to apply

Please send an expression of interest for this role via gohire. We are running this as an open recruitment so we reserve the right to close it as and when. We strongly advise you to apply early.  Please include the following to be considered for the role:

• a cv 

• covering letter identifying how you meet the essential and desirable competencies 

• a statement of up to 500 words, that demonstrates your experience in one or more of the following: the role of information management in developing effective programmes.

An exciting opportunity to drive meaningful change to improve the health of women and girls in in low and middle-income countries by joining the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) as our new Director, Centre for Women’s Global Health.

About the role

We are seeking an individual to lead the development and implementation of the Centre’s strategic plan, ensuring effective engagement with key stakeholders.  The Director will drive the impact of our programmes, build the reputation, profile and the sustainability of the Centre and increase our influence in support of our global mission to improve the health of women and girls in in low and middle-income countries.

You will work closely with senior colleagues across the organisation to support the development of the corporate strategy, and be responsible for fostering outstanding relationships with external stakeholders who share the College’s global mission to improve the health of women and girls.

About you

As the ideal candidate, you will have:

• Experience in working with a wide range of international partners and professionals, including Ministry of Health officials, to negotiate and progress programme activities
• Experience in planning and managing complex global health programmes
• Proven business development experience including raising and managing grant funds, monitoring and documenting project progress and submitting comprehensive narrative and financial reports to donors

Our culture and benefits

As a key member of the team, you will be located in our offices in London Bridge. We offer a friendly, values led working culture with an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Agile and flexible working 
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and office closure from 25 December to 1 January
• Up to 10% employer pension contribution after probation
• Enhanced occupational Maternity, Adoption, and Shared Parental leave policies
• Free lunch (onsite only)
• Employee Support Service counselling

Closing date for applications: 10.00am on Monday 11 July

We believe that diverse teams will deliver the best outcomes for women's healthcare and we strive to be an inclusive employer. We are therefore looking for candidates whose backgrounds, experience and identity enhance the diversity of our existing team. We are particularly encouraging applications from underrepresented groups at the College such as those from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those with a disability. To find out more, please see our Diversity Policy and Equal Opportunities Policy.

[We are only accepting applicants with a right to work in the UK; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa]

About us

The RCOG is a professional membership association dedicated to improving women’s health care across the world. We do this by setting standards for clinical practice, providing doctors with training and lifelong learning, and working with partners to advocate for women’s health and health care across their life course. We are a global leader in this specialist area, supporting 16,000 members in the UK and internationally. We are a values-led organisation placing high standards, innovation, openness, inclusiveness and trust at the centre of all we do.

Want to use your skills in personal assistance, administration and operations to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?

Join WaterAid as Personal Assistant to the Global Director of Policy & Campaigns. You'll be joining a 2020 Great Place to Work® award-winning organisation.

The WaterAid Policy and Campaigns Department (PCD) works across WaterAid to influence policy change at national and international levels to ensure that the poorest communities gain access to water and sanitation services.

The role will be split 70/30 with a majority focus on executive support for the Global Director, ensuring they are well organised and supported to lead WaterAid effectively. The minority focus will be on diary management for the Directors of Policy, Campaigns, and International Affairs in the same Department.

The role plays a key role in running operations in the department, including supporting the organisation of key high profile advocacy events and line managing the senior administrative assistant.

The successful candidate will be based in the UK and be regularly available to attend the London Office in Canary Wharf.

To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format. Applications will close on 17 July 2022 at 23.59.

Job description

A) Provide professional, timely and proactive support to the Global Director of Policy and Campaigns, including:

1. Diary and meeting support
* Proactively manage their diary including effective forward planning, arranging meetings, mapping deadlines and ensuring precision across numerous time zones;
* Ensure Director is well prepared for meetings, including quick access to agendas, background papers;
* Attend and minute meetings, including disseminating and tracking decisions and actions;
* Prepare and coordinate virtual briefing packs, prepare high quality materials including reading packs, travel packs, PowerPoint presentations.

2. Support internal processes, communications and prioritisation Support internal
communications with the directorate and wider organisation so these are timely, strategic and engaging;
* Understand the Global Director's working style and priorities in order to facilitate this and represent her/him effectively
* Be familiar with key corporate decisions, strategies and policies;
* Provide a courteous, professional and knowledgeable point of contact, promoting a positive image of their departments and of WaterAid.

3. General administrative support
* Support travel organisation including all relevant bookings;
* Support the Global Director with recruitment administration and logistics, and induction processes that are overseen by the Global Director
* Monitor and administer the Global Director's budget and process invoices, payments and expenses
* Monitor, read, draft and manage the Global Director's emails and correspondence, identifying priorities for attention.

B) Assistance for the senior management team
* Proactively manage Director's diaries including effective forward planning, arranging meetings, mapping deadlines and ensuring precision across numerous time zones
* Manage and co-ordinate senior management meetings, including managing and administering the logistics of both face to face and virtual meetings effectively
* Provide a courteous, professional and knowledgeable point of contact, promoting a positive image of their departments and of WaterAid.

C) Operations for the department
* Line manage the Senior Administrator for Policy & Campaigns
* Oversee departmental operations to ensure compliance with wider WaterAid processes as well as championing, innovating, or streamlining the department's process and procedure
* Maintain effective filing systems ensuring archive material is safe and can be retrieved in line with Data Protection Regulations
* Work as part of a wider team of PAs and Administrators across the organisation, ensuring mutual support and good communication between teams
* Maintain a high level of confidentiality, discretion and integrity at all times.

To be successful, you'll need:

• Proven successful track record of being a senior administrator or PA to a member of the Executive team in a global organisation, including exceptional diary management;
• Effective time-management, organisation and prioritisation skills, including ability to manage multiple projects and priorities and to keep track of high volumes of information within a busy environment;
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), including ability to assimilate information quickly and produce accurate minutes, clear powerpoint presentations and written briefings;
• Digitally literate with excellent IT skills, particularly for setting up virtual meetings and effectively using Microsoft Office tools, with extensive experience of using PowerPoint and creating simple and compelling presentations;
• Numerical accuracy and experience of managing and processing invoices and expenses. Ability to co-ordinate / track project budget.
• Team player who is motivated by the desire to support others to be effective and efficient in their work, proactive, with confidence to take initiative and solve problems;
• Ability to work calmly under pressure and drive tasks through to completion, whilst maintaining a high standard.
• Integrity and the ability to act with discretion and respect confidentiality.
• Commitment to WaterAid's values and a working style that reflects these.
• Commitment to personal learning and development;
• Willingness to travel in the UK and internationally, if required, for the proper performance and delivery of the role;
• Working style that reflects WaterAid's values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation

Salary: £34,299 - £36,098 with excellent benefits:

• 36 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
• We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangements
• Season Ticket Loan
• Free annual eye tests
• Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave.
• Sabbaticals
• Volunteer Day

Additional Information:

WaterAid is currently located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base. We support and enjoy a hybrid working environment, this includes regular attendance in the London office to connect with each other. In this role this is currently 1-2 days a week. We look forward to discussing with you how you can best deliver in your new role at interview stage.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate behaviour, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The safeguarding of our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf, is our top priority and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct. We will conduct the most appropriate pre-employment references and checks to ensure high standards are maintained.

WaterAid is an equal opportunities, disability-confident employer and committed to achieving the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality. Should you have a disability and require any additional support, please contact us.
 

If you are a finance professional with accountancy qualifications or significant financial management experience and with an interest in theatre, this may be an opportunity for you. We are recruiting for a senior leadership position, a pivotal member of the team who is responsible for setting and monitoring budgets, preparing accounts for the auditors and Board, and ensuring we are fulfilling all our charitable and legal financial responsibilities.

We are interested in hearing from all candidates and the post may particularly appeal if you identify as Deaf, disabled or neuro-divergent under the Social Model of Disability or have faced barriers to your career progressing due to access needs not being met.

The Finance Director will be responsible for financially implementing Graeae’s vision as laid out in the company’s business plan and to achieve artistic excellence, effective development of the company and financial stability. The Finance Director has overall responsibility for the financial management of the company, in liaison with the Joint-CEOs, and the development and maintenance of financial controls, systems and procedures.

There are many reasons to work for Graeae. We offer:

• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid home and office working
• Travel bursary if based outside of London
• Professional development
• Professional membership fees
• An accessible, inclusive and welcoming work environment
• Generous sick leave, parental leave and other workplace benefits
• 25 days’ holiday + Bank holidays
• 7% employer pension contribution

Visit our website for full details and how to apply. 

Reporting to: Managing Director, Fundraising, Partnerships & Communications
Proposed Start date: As soon as possible
Location: Primarily remote working with the option, and some expectation, of work from the office based in Borough, London
Working Pattern: Full time, 35 hours per week
Salary Level: £23,750 per annum
Closing Date: 17:00 Friday 1st July 2022
Interviews: 11th and 12th July 2022

Women for Women International – UK Executive Assistant to Managing Director, Fundraising, Partnerships & Communications Job Advert Women for Women International (WfWI) is an international NGO that helps women survivors of war to rebuild their lives. We believe that with access to rights, education and resources, women can lead change towards peaceful and stable societies. Since establishment in 1993, WfWI has worked with over 530,000 women in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda and South Sudan. The UK office was established in 2006, and has steadily grown its programme funding from grants from various sources, including governments, trusts and foundations, companies, and individuals.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and driven Executive Assistant to work directly with the Managing Director of Fundraising, Partnerships & Communications and play a pivotal role in the team. The Managing Director’s role is focused on external engagement, fundraising and relationship building with the Executive Assistant role playing an important part in coordinating this work. Are you passionate about helping women achieve their potential? Are you a creative and entrepreneurial self-starter? Do you love building and nurturing relationships? Do you have experience in communicating with multiple stakeholders and juggling multiple projects whilst remaining calm under pressure? Are you organised with a meticulous eye for detail? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have the ability to work both independently and within a team from different backgrounds and cultures? Are you keen to learn more about fundraising, marketing and/or communications? If so, this pivotal role could be for you!

We are looking for someone who loves new challenges, and who is eager to learn. You will work directly with the MD to nurture and develop vital relationships with a wide range of individuals from staff and board members to major supporters from our Corporate, Major Donor and celebrity Ambassador portfolios. Being highly organised and able to juggle multiple projects and personalities is a must. You will need to excel under pressure whilst remaining calm, friendly, supportive and highly professional. You will need to be self-motivating and show initiative. This role has multiple touchpoints across the organisation as well as a key focus on external engagement supporting the effective delivery of our fundraising, marketing, communications and governance work which are all vital to our work with women affected by war.

All candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Women for Women International is an equal opportunities employer. Our focus is to recruit new members of our team who show potential to become a valued and key contributor to our success. Feel free to include any experience or qualifications (personal and/or professional) you would like to share with us that demonstrates skills and your potential.

We recognise that people from historically excluded groups are less likely to apply for something if they don't see themselves in every single point in the person specification. If you are interested in applying but aren't sure that you have all of the skills and experience, please do still apply. We are open to learning on the job and supporting development of the successful candidate so that they are able to do the job to the best of their ability The Executive Assistant to the Managing Director would be expected to work within the framework of Women for Women International’s core values. 

Director

ICVA works closely with police and crime commissioners, government, and criminal justice organisations to:

• Lead, support and represent independent custody visiting schemes in the United Kingdom, ensuring best practice is disseminated and that areas of good practice and causes for concern arising in custody are proactively shared nationally. 
• Promote the wellbeing and effective care of detainees in police custody in the UK, ensuring that all detainees are treated with fairness and dignity. 
• We are members of the UK National Preventive Mechanism (UKNPM) to represent monitoring of police custody as part of State duty under the Optional Protocol against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) – an international human rights treaty, ratified in the UK in 2003. 

We are seeking three new directors – we particularly welcome applications from those with experience in:

• Fundraising 
• Communications
• Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion.

LEAH is at an exciting phase in our development; the recently agreed 2022 – 25 strategy is focused on sustainability, collaboration, development, digital transformation, diversity and inclusion.  The charity is developing a hybrid delivery model in the community, with plans to re-open community-based services alongside launching new services that respond to identified needs in our local communities.

LEAH has experienced a period of growth, having doubled our staff team across the last 3 years to meet demand for our services. During the pandemic all LEAH services were delivered remotely by phone or online video; our digital approach will become an integral part of LEAH’s ‘blended’ offer of support for clients for the future to address digital exclusion amongst LEAH’s client group. During the pandemic, LEAH grew responding to needs identified in our communities; we are delivering services across Hounslow, Richmond and Kingston as well as some services across London and beyond.

LEAH has been working for 40 years with ethnically and culturally diverse adults, including refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants, to support them to learn English. Having limited English can impact access to vital services, including housing, education, healthcare and finding sustainable work. We empower clients to become active participants in their local communities and access local services for themselves and their families.  We work across Hounslow, Richmond and Kingston with some pan London and UK wide service provision that provide a stepping stone to employment, volunteering, other educational opportunities and other forms of community involvement.

When referred to us by our network of partners in the NHS, local authorities and voluntary sector, LEAH clients often find it difficult to speak to their GP or their child’s teacher and access vital services. LEAH clients are generally unable to attend formal English classes because of their status, caring responsibilities, poor physical and/or mental health, low confidence or illiteracy in their first language.

We provide the following services via volunteers to adults at no cost to the client:

• One to one English (ESOL) tuition in the client’s home or remotely
• A range of small-group classes in community settings and remotely, focused on a specific themes
• In Work ESOL programme for migrant workers with limited
• English Trips and social activities in the surrounding areas, e.g. heritage tours of Kingston, trips to Kew Gardens Information and support to access local statutory and voluntary services

Our services offer clients a means to overcome isolation and improve integration through improved English language skills, increased confidence and self-belief, and greater knowledge of local services and community life.

We are looking for an exceptional individual with strong strategic skills, experience of managing change and motivating people, self-motivated and with drive and initiative to develop and promote our strategy. The successful candidate will provide strategic guidance to the work of the Fundraising Manager and Manager and will have the communication and networking skills to promote our activities locally and nationally. Skills and experience of motivating and leading a virtual group of dedicated and committed individuals and a track record of finance management and developing sustainable services are essential.

Job Purpose:

To lead, manage and develop Learning English at Home, within its charitable objectives and vision which is to achieve inclusion through language. To sustain and secure new sources of income, to grow services. To ensure that the charity delivers high standards of delivery, with clear success outcomes. To promote the charity locally and nationally with funding organisations, potential partners, new volunteers and the public in general. 

Key Responsibilities

Organisational strategy and planning

• To work with the Board of Trustees to lead the strategic development of LEAH and provide leadership within the charity to implement and plan over the period of the Strategic Plan (3 years)
• Leads ambitiously to deliver the values, mission and strategic aims and plans what is required for the charity to deliver those plans
• To assess, manage and mitigate risks to the organisation in conjunction with the Board

People Leadership and Staffing

• To inspire, engage and motivate the staff and volunteer team 
• Leads the staff to act as a coordinated high performing team which delivers the charity’s objectives
• Promotes and cultivates a culture centred on equity, diversity and inclusion; maintains a culture of kindness, learning, which protects staff well-being
• Ensures high performance through effective performance management, personal and professional staff development; encourages excellent performance from, and involvement of, volunteers

Communications

• To lead internal communications which are regular, 2-way and help focus the work of the charity with both volunteers and staff; develop communication mechanisms that enable a virtual team to be well informed, engaged and provide input to decision making
• Develops and ensures implementation of a marketing strategy and communications plan which raise awareness of LEAH’s impact
• Manages the Digital Inclusion Coordinator to ensure LEAH’s ‘digital spaces’ are inclusive and meet the needs of LEAH clients and volunteers
• Promotes LEAH to a wide audience and champions LEAH’s mission and activities with funders, donors, sponsors and other partners

External stakeholder relationships

• To be the lead spokesperson and ambassador for LEAH, to raise our profile with local authorities, the voluntary sector, health & wellbeing, education & employability networks as well as other agencies, general public and the media
• Develops productive relationships with existing and new stakeholders to maximise partnership opportunities and the impact of LEAH’s work
• Develops systems which measure client outcomes

Fund-raising and budgeting

• To ensure the development and implementation of a fundraising strategy and income generation plan
• Oversees the work of the Fund-raising Manager to develop new income streams and a broad base of funding with proposals that meet the requirements of funders. May lead on large or sensitive projects
• Responsible for service agreements, negotiating contracts and agreements; understands when consultation with the Board is required
• Ensures long-term sustainability through effective budget planning; monitors that the charity works to the budget agreed with the Board.
• Manages the contracted financial manager to provide reports to staff and the Board Monitors and signs off monthly payroll and pensions; ensures timely payments are made to staff

Governance and compliance

• To ensure high standards of governance including financial sustainability and control, legal and regulatory compliance and risk management 
• Supports the Board of Trustees to ensure that they discharge their legal and regulatory responsibilities; provides quarterly reports to the Board on operational and financial performance
• Ensures that policies meet the expectations of stakeholders, are kept up-to-date and facilitate the work of the charity

Other responsibilities

To undertake tasks consistent with the nature and scope of this post

Defence and Security Programme Director

• Full time: 35 hrs per week
• Permanent
• Salary: £63,000 – 66,189 per annum
• Location: Central London office, with opportunity for blended working

About us

Transparency International (TI) is the world’s leading independent anti-corruption organisation. We work globally towards ensuring a world where people’s lives, government, business and society are free from corruption. A world where, the health of our institutions is enhanced so they can better support the people they are intended for; a world where we can trust the integrity of those in authority and in business, and a world where there is no impunity for the corrupt.

Transparency International – Defence & Security (TI-DS) is one of TI’s global programmes and is committed to tackling corruption in the global defence and security sector. Located in London and hosted by Transparency International’s UK chapter, the programme works with defence institutions, governments, defence industry, civil society and international organisations worldwide to strengthen transparency, accountability and oversight systems in a traditionally opaque and secretive sector. We contribute to broad-based coalitions and collective action working with reform-minded actors to bring about change.

Our strategic objectives are:
1. To mitigate corruption risks in the defence and security sector
2. To reduce the role of corruption that impacts the defence and security sector as a factor contributing to conflict, insecurity and crises
3. To improve the integrity of private sector defence and security actors
4. To mitigate critical corruption risk factors in arms control regimes

About you and the role

As Defence & Security Programme Director you will be responsible for the effective strategic planning, management and delivery of the Defence & Security Global Thematic Network Initiative.  You will be responsible for ensuring the programme meets the strategic purpose that defence and security institutions are accountable to their publics and subject to civilian democratic control and oversight and that corruption risks are reduced.

Some of the key areas of responsibility will include:

• Design, roll out and track progress of strategic goals objectives and priorities for the programme.  Establish strategic networks and actively seek out opportunities to grow and raise the profile of the programme
• Maintain close operational oversight over project management and delivery to ensure projects and workstreams are effectively planned and executed, within agreed budgets and timeframes and meeting donor requirements.
• Guide the formulation of the Programme’s policy positions and oversee high quality advocacy. Provide intellectual leadership for the Programme, ensuring that research outputs are of the highest quality and maintain a reputation for objectivity and independence
• Manage the Programme’s finances within agreed budgets
• Create an annual business plan in line with TI-UK’s overall strategy and the strategic objectives of the TI movement providing regular updates on progress for the SLT / Board
• Ensure that the Programme’s financial, legal and reputational risks are managed effectively
• Manage and develop resourcing and staffing arrangements which enable the Programme to meet its goals, including the effective performance of employees. Identify and map resources to programme need to ensure high quality delivery of programmes/projects in a timely manner and to budget
• Identify and manage fundraising for the DS programme. Work across teams to ensure effective proposals development processes and programme design, including leadership of technical writing. Oversee submission of high quality and impactful donor bids that meet internal targets. Keep abreast of fundraising opportunities and actively seek these out working with the Development, Evidence and Impact Teams.
• Foster positive relations with the Programme’s stakeholders, including the TI-Secretariat based in Berlin, relevant TI National Chapters in other countries, companies, Civil Society Organisations, relevant Government departments, international institutions and defence institutions, ensuring two-way learning between the Programme and the TI movement.
• Take part in media interviews and other external commentary as required, whilst also developing a diverse group of colleagues to amplify their specific expertise to external audiences.
• Work with the Development, Evidence and Impact Team to document and disseminate  outcomes and impact to better position DS for funding opportunities and partnerships and to raise our profile.
• Line manage Heads of functions within the Programme; general oversight to ensure sufficient anti-corruption and other relevant expertise within teams.
• Undertake oversight, outreach and supervisory visits to programme countries of operation as required.
• Ensure the programme operates in an integrated and coordinated manner with TI-UK’s other programmes and with shared services.
• Deputise for the Director of International Engagement (as required, including with Trustees/SLT) and contribute to the development of TI Movement thinking on the management of global programmes and TI-UK operational structures and policies.

Your skills

To be successful in the role you will:

• Have extensive sector expertise in defence and security as well as anti-corruption efforts
• Have strong leadership skills, take ownership and responsibility for the delivery of goals and manage operations effectively and efficiently
• Have the ability to deliver programmes and projects to a high quality standard, on budget and in a timely manner
• Be able to manage different donors relationships and expectations on project status and progress  
• Have the ability to adapt and course correct programmes to address gaps/complexities in programme delivery and achievement of goals
• Possess strong people and communication skills, across cultures, both to deliver the Programme’s operational objectives and to manage and motivate/inspire the Programme team
• Have a proven track record as a manager of people, stakeholder relationships and complex programmes
• Have a strong focus on results and ability to draw out programme outcomes and impact in compelling ways
• Have an understanding of how to operate at a global level as well as in country-specific contexts
• Have an ability to influence and persuade others, in government and in business, operating in an international context, with the ability to develop and communicate strategic vision
• Have articulate and numerate communication skills, with the ability to write with flair in English
• Be able to actively seek opportunities and lead technical oversight on the Programme’s fundraising and participation at key events
• Have experience in senior level policy-making – developing policy and arguing it into the agendas of governments and international organisations at the highest level
• Have excellent planning, coordination and organisational skills
• Have energy, drive, resilience and focus, and the capacity to flourish responding to complex and competing demands
• Possess the motivation to make a positive difference by combating corruption on the world stage

It would also be good if you have a credible track record of research, advocacy and project management related to defence and security, corruption and governance.

Benefits

In exchange we will offer:

• A competitive salary
• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Up to 5% contributory pension
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced sickness and family friendly policies
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A flexible and friendly working environment, with the opportunity for blended working (more details of this can be found on our website)