Director of education and youth engagement jobs

JOB PURPOSE

Following our new CEO, Lindsey MacDonald joining us in November 2021 we undertook a review of our organisational structure which led to the creation of Service Delivery Team, combining our School Partnering, Logistics and Project work into one team. Following this and the appointment of Sam Boulton, Director of Service Delivery in March we have restructured and expanded the team to meet the challenge of ending morning hunger for now, and for good by providing an effective and efficient delivery of our Magic Breakfast provision 
 

The Service Delivery team is responsible for ensuring the delivery of our breakfast provision, as Engagement Partner, you will work with relevant partners (schools, local authorities, parents, governors) to ensure that breakfast provision is optimized, encouraging reach and providing education on relevant topics. 

We are seeking a candidate with excellent experience of building relationships, persuading and influencing customers or stakeholders. You will be a good communicator upholding a strong understanding of the charity’s core purpose of ‘no child too hungry to learn’ within each community.

This post requires the candidate to travel to various locations, developing relationships with a range of partners, therefore access to suitable transport e.g. a car is essential

Further details on the role can be found in the attached Job description and Person Specification

Have you got the ‘get up and go’ to work with and support diverse people from all generations,  with a particular focus on children and young people?

Can you create, innovate and inspire and get the best out of others?

Are you a talented communicator?

Can you think on your feet and adapt what you’re doing when required?

Can you work evenings and school holidays?

Have you got 2 years+ experience of youth and community work?

Do you have the confidence to engage with new & existing people to our service?

Can you really listen and get the best out of others?

If you can say “yes” to all of these, then we want to speak to you!

About Us

At SkyWay, we help people to drive the change they need for a better future, to give young people friendly and professional support, to help them to create a better future for themselves and the community they’re part of. And now we also work with members of the wider community, because we know how interlinked young people’s lives are with the people and places where they live, learn and socialise.

Our focus includes;

• creating safe spaces; giving access to youth clubs and spaces for sports activities, to allow young people to feel safe and protected from violence and gang culture

• providing varied, engaging, fun and challenging sessions to support positive mental health and wellbeing, reduce isolation and develop new skills & experiences

• offering life coaching, providing positive role models, parenting support and one to ones to support those struggling in the education system

• creating peer leadership programmes to develop new employability skills,  empowering greater ambition and developing positive peer relationships. 

• employment support, skills development, connecting communities and supporting people to gain skills to find employment and training. 

• Providing food; both through our community food programmes and at our youth sessions and through the development of healthy eating and other food programmes

• Building trust through all our activities; sessions, coaching, mentoring, one to ones 

Your role

We’re seeking an experienced, energetic and creative senior youth & community worker to join our team,  you will be based at our Hoxton community hub, and working with the team you will be responsible for the creating, planning and running a high quality and effective youth provision for and with our young people and their families. 

Purpose of the job:

To ensure young people and their communities have the opportunities, skills and confidence to build a better future for themselves.

The key duties of the post are:

• To provide a high quality, effective service offering inspiring, fun, engaging & creative opportunities at in collaboration with and for young people and their communities

• To create inclusive opportunities and encourage people to get involved in these opportunities, that enhance physical and mental wellbeing, develop resilience and form a positive sense of identity and self belief for those that take part

• To deliver, measure and report on the impact of effective youth and community activities that you have planned or delivered

• Lead the youth work team and oversee the day to day delivery of the youth work offer at our Hoxton Community Hub during term time and school holidays 

• Develop partnerships with other voluntary sector organisations, schools and statutory service providers

As an experienced Youth and Community Worker,  you will be expected to;

•  Be based in our Hoxton Community Hub, but have the ability work flexibly  in parks, on sports pitches, through detached, online and wherever necessary to meet the needs of our young people and their communities (There is some flexibility for hybrid working when you are not working face to face with young people)

• Work evenings, during the day with communities and during school holidays and occasional weekends.

As an experienced youth & community worker,  you will be expected to;

• Work evenings, during the day with communities and during school holidays and occasional weekends.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required for the successful candidate.

We are passionate about equal opportunities and welcome a broad diversity of talent to apply

SkyWay Charity number 1093239

The Director of Engagement will work in close collaboration with the Executive Team and shares collective responsibility to deliver the charity’s vision of a world where encephalitis matters to everyone. The role’s particular focus is to be responsible for planning, developing and delivering the charity’s awareness and communication strategies.

This role will inspire those affected by encephalitis, their families and communities to engage with the work of the Society. This role will lead in our campaigns such as World Encephalitis Day and lead on key growth areas such as membership and fundraising. This role will be expected to take the lead on the strategy and planning of all our communications work, and to work closely with colleagues working on fundraising and support to deliver consistently high quality messages and campaigns.

The person appointed must be sensitive to the personal nature of information relating to individual members that will be available to them and be both willing and able to maintain strict confidentiality in this area. All data must be dealt with in a sensitive and professional manner.

KEY OBJECTIVES AND SPECIFIC AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Communications
• Plan, develop and deliver the Communications and Engagement strategy that enables the Encephalitis Society to meet its strategic objectives.
• Identify opportunities for growth and develop new campaigns and opportunities for awareness raising in line with the strategic plan.
• Drive innovation and continuous evaluation of content formats and dissemination strategies, including testing new channels and approaches to reach audiences
• Be responsible for developing and driving a social media strategy that supports our objectives.

Act as an ambassador for the Encephalitis Society including but not confined to undertaking speaking engagements, acting as a spokesperson with the media, attending events, attending networking events and conferences.

• Network and collaborate with other organisations and promote a collaborative approach wherever possible.
 

Marketing & Media
• Be responsible for the development and delivery of the charity’s marketing plan, with a focus on segmentation and greater insight-driven campaigns to grow brand awareness and engagement with target audiences
• Source and work closely with PR agencies to ensure regular coverage in international, national, sector and regional media
• Oversee the annual development, delivery and evaluation of a media strategy, and use media to increase our impact through the year.
• Act on KPI information from monthly, quarterly and annual reporting and evaluation frameworks.
• Drive innovation and continuous evaluation of content formats and dissemination strategies, including testing new channels and approaches to reach audiences.

Fundraising
• Line manage and empower the fundraising team to meet their targets as outlined in the Fundraising Strategy
• Establish and nurture relationships with leading income providers including individuals, grants, trusts and statutory bodies
• Horizon scan for fundraising trends and opportunities
• Network and steward key Society contacts
• Ensure we meet all relevant statutory requirements and industry standards in relation to income generation.
 

Strategic Management
• As a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLcontribute to the development of an effective strategy and support the delivery of the Encephalitis Society’s strategic objectives, as set out in the Strategic Plan.
• Develop and review relevant policies and procedures to ensure safe, effective practice and ensure compliance across the charity.
• Ensure all data collection follows our GDPR and Information Governance policies.
• Develop and maintain a culture that embeds, promotes and protects the values of The Encephalitis Society.
• As a member of SLT, contribute to effective risk management across the Encephalitis Society and ensures delivery of the risk management strategy.

Interviews: 30/08 and 31/08

We are looking to recruit a team of Youth Development Leads to deliver 1-2-1 coaching on a new project working in collaboration with CATCH 22 as part of the Creating Opportunities contract work. You will be based from either the Liverpool or Manchester office.

This is a role which will require managing an active caseload of young people that are referred from Prince’s Trust core programmes, CATCH 22, or from community support agencies. The project is designed to support mostly those young people that are at serious risk of youth violence or NEET, have mental health issues or are care leavers. There will be targets applied to managing the caseloads of young people into positive outcomes including employment, training, and positive destinations.

We are looking for a team of motivated individuals to be part of this team. The work will involve working closely with our existing staff and CATCH 22 colleagues to support your caseload of young people into outcomes. This opportunity will bring with it a great deal of learning alongside CATCH 22 with the training provided.

Close partnership working with CATCH 22 and support agencies will be a feature, managing outreach plans and connecting communities. A strong understanding of safeguarding practice is essential.

The application process – Please click 'apply now' to be directed to our website. You will submit an update to date CV, and a supporting statement that includes your experience, any transferrable skills and your motivation to work for The Prince’s Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date.

We’re excited to be recruiting in the West Midlands for someone who is passionate about working with and helping young people improve their lives. The focus of this role will be in the Coventry area and potentially a wider geography across the Midlands with travel to our delivery centre in Birmingham also necessary. This role is funded by ERDF.

This role will focus on supporting young people into self-employment. You will ideally have a background in self-employment or have the experience or transferrable skills to support a caseload of young people into self-employment. Our Youth Development Leads provide 1:1 and group support for young people so you will need to have experience in facilitating skills development in at least one of the following:

• Business start-up guidance and support

• Self-Employment training and support

• A strong understanding of the challenges facing new businesses today

• Social and personal development

• Digital skills training

• Self-employment training

These are challenging times but our commitment to our young people is as strong as it’s ever been. We want to keep providing support to young people face to face, however, we’ve developed new ways of working to enable all young people access to our services including a blended approach of virtual and face to face programme delivery.

As a Youth Development Lead, you’ll engage and build quality relationships with young people, volunteers and partners and as an effective communicator and collaborator, you will thrive in both team and independent work. If you believe you have the passion and skills to help young people change their lives, then we would love to hear from you! 

Our Youth Development Leads work with young people from every background, so we’re passionate about building a diverse workforce that represents the young people we support. We therefore welcome applications from everyone who meets the essential criteria for the role, if you’re not sure if you do, please feel free to apply as you’ll have the chance to fill in a supporting statement and let us know what you would bring to the table and if you have lived experience that will help our young people. 

To be successful in this role, you will need to be able to engage in challenges with optimism and resilience and be adaptive and flexible – embracing change and innovation. This role will be based in our  Central West ‘hub’  but working on a blended approach with some days where you will be working from home. You must be able to motivate yourself in that environment. You will also need to be proficient in the use of (or quick to learn) virtual platforms like Microsoft Teams, both to engage with colleagues and support in the delivery of programmes to young people.

The Youth Engagement Coordinator at the Food Foundation will support 30 young food ambassadors (aged 14-21) to campaign on child food poverty, dietary inequalities and children’s right to have access to a healthy and sustainable diet.

• Do you care about food inequality and empowering young people to campaign?
• Do you have experience working with diverse groups of young people?
• Do you have strong coordination skills and engaging with young people?
• Can you support the young people to build campaigning action?

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

Please see our website recruitment page for the full job pack and further details.

About us

We believe everyone in the UK deserves access to an affordable, healthy diet. We have various projects to reach different groups to improve children’s diets, increase vegetable consumption, influence food policy and inspire change in food and retail businesses & how investment works. We are a small charity that has grown thanks to our success in responding to government announcements, quickly gathering interest and advocating in dynamic ways to create change in the food system.

• Our small enthusiastic and dedicated team makes us agile
• Our search for evidence-based solutions makes us impactful
• Our skills in shaping powerful coalitions and harnessing citizens’ voices makes us collaborative.
• Our drive to identify new opportunities for action, and test new levers for change makes us innovative.

Job Purpose

The Youth Engagement and Campaigns Coordinator will be embedded within the Food Foundation’s Children’s Right2Food Project aimed at tackling child food insecurity and inequalities by working towards the implementation of the Children’s Right2Food Charter. You will be working directly with a group of 30 young food ambassadors from across the UK who come from low-income backgrounds or have lived experience of food insecurity, who work with us to combat diet inequalities and affect change across the food system.

A week in the job will look like: calling politicians to set up meetings with the young ambassadors, organising press and media opportunities with our young food ambassadors, organising meet-ups with the young campaigners online, brainstorming innovative campaigning ideas, liaising with other organisations who work with young people.

Main Accountabilities

Youth advocacy and campaigning

• Support the young people to build campaigning action - both in their local communities and nationally.
• Develop, grow and support our Young Food Ambassadors, creating campaign opportunities with them to influence and make change nationally and locally.
• Youth events, social media and media
• Work with our Young Food Ambassadors to support building their digital presence across social media and ensure messages, reporting and content creation is supporting our strategic and policy aims.
• Plan and deliver a youth summit as a collective route for young activists working across food system change to capacity build and engage authentically with changemakers.
• Work closely with our Head of Communications to create opportunities for the young people to have their voices heard in the media.

Youth panel management

• Establish strong working relationships with other youth groups, facilitating regular meetings, activities, training and workshops that are meaningful and youth led.
• Develop engagement and communications tools and resources to support young people in their advocacy work.
• Manage our youth engagement impact, monitoring and evaluation.

Your experience

Your experience does not need to come from the charity sector, and we're keen to hear from people with a background in education, social work, youth programmes or any other child and youth engagement/campaign setting.

Person Profile

Technical Skills

• Experience working with diverse groups of vulnerable people in a campaigning or education setting.
• Strong facilitation skills with good knowledge of a range of inclusive facilitation techniques appropriate for working with youth people.
• Commitment to supporting young people to use their voices to make change (in an organisational, community, political or other context), and broader interest in understanding how change happens
• Knowledge and understanding of applying youth participation best practice and safeguarding requirements
• Clear commitment to intersectional approaches when working with young people

Personal Skills:

• Ability to manage projects and meet deadlines when working under pressure on numerous projects
• Ability to collaborate with and influence a wide variety of stakeholders both in and outside of the organisation to deliver agreed outcomes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and an ability to tailor written and verbal communications to a wide range of different audiences including young people
• Self-sufficient and organised approach to administrative tasks
• Commitment to The Food Foundation mission, values and approach. In particular, a commitment to empowering and elevating the voices young people to change the food system

How to Apply

Deadline to apply: Sunday 14th August 2022.

Please apply directly to charityjobs, or email us with ’Youth Engagement Co-Ordinator’ with a cover letter which details how you meet the person profile in the job pack and up to date CV (include contact details of two references in CV). Please see our website for the full job pack and further details.

Please apply as soon as you can: we will interview candidates as appropriate applications are received.

Successful candidates will need to have an enhanced DBS check

The Food Foundation is committed to creating a diverse work environment, as we know a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of ideas, thinking and different ways of working which enhances what we do. We recognise we have work to do to improve diversity and inclusion within our organisation. We welcome and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply

SENIOR EDUCATION ADVISOR

Salary: £36,994 - £41,346 per annum + good range of benefits

Contract: Permanent – 36.5 hours per week

Based: Flexible working. Milton Keynes office / London office or hybrid working

World Vision works with the most vulnerable children, so they’re empowered to overcome poverty and injustice, and experience fullness of life. Inspired by our Christian faith, we serve alongside children – of all faiths and none – through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy in almost 100 countries.

With over 70 years of experience, our work with communities, donors, partners, and governments transforms lives and creates opportunities for better futures for vulnerable children – even in the toughest places.

Work for World Vision UK and you will be part of a truly global Partnership, building brighter futures for vulnerable children.

Job Purpose

This is an exciting and newly created role within World Vision UK.

The role will work with colleagues in the UK and around the world,  and engage with partner organisations to development new projects in humanitarian, fragile and developing contexts. Providing high-quality educational technical support for the design of projects, and the related development of funding proposal, primarily grant proposals and commercial contract bids.

The role will also provide educational technical support to existing long and shorter-term education projects, including providing advice, reviewing of progress and travelling internationally to undertake project monitoring visits.

Proactively sharing evidence and learning from our educational projects, with peer organisations, donors, and across the wider World Vision partnership will also be a critical part of the role. This may include taking part in inter-agency groups, webinars, events, and conferences.

There will be opportunities to work with colleagues in the wider global World Vision partnership, as a member of the World Vision Education Network, to input into thinking on approaches and project models and share and gain new learning.

Utilising programmatic evidence and learning to contribute towards shaping of World Vision UK policy and advocacy positions on Education, will also be part of the role.

The key requirements of the role are

• Degree or post-graduate qualification in Education, or the equivalent.
• Experience of working in the education sector in developing or fragile or humanitarian contexts.
• Knowledge of gender, disability & social inclusion, safeguarding and child rights within formal or informal education, in developing, fragile or humanitarian contexts. With an appetite for continuous learning and improvement.
• Track record of providing quality Education technical support to projects and programmes, including project design and proposal writing.
• Ability to work well with teams in other countries and colleagues in other organisations.
• A self-starter, starter-finisher, able to deliver core work within deadlines, with strong prioritisation abilities.

As an active Christian, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate your Christian faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.

In addition to the salary offered, we offer good benefits including pension, generous holiday entitlement and free parking (MK only).

Please upload your CV of full employment history explaining any gaps of employment and reasons for leaving your previous employer. This must be accompanied with a covering letter stating how you meet the essential criteria given in the Job Description.

**Please note that you MUST have the Right to work in the UK documentation as unfortunately this role is not sponsored and your application cannot be considered any further without it**

Closing Date for applications: 12 September 2022

Interview Dates: Week commencing 19 September 2022

Universal acceptance for everyone, everywhere is at the heart of our Christian organisation. We promote diversity of thought, culture and background, which connects the entire World Vision family.  As such, World Vision is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices.

As a child focused organisation, World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.

World Vision UK is a registered organisation operating the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS) and we shall check with your previous employers about your behaviour and conduct. We will be requesting they complete a form known as a Statement of Conduct. For more information see our website.

By submitting your application, you understand and accept that World Vision UK will process the data you provide for the purposes of your application and in accordance with the World Vision UK - Job Applicant Privacy Notice.

No agencies please.

Dynamic and progressive youth work charity is looking for its next Senior Youth Worker - If you have what it takes to lead and inspire a team of energetic and vibrant youth workers then we want to hear from you!

We are looking for a Senior Youth Worker to  take responsibility for and oversee youth projects in line with the vison and mission of Ignite. Supported by our Executive Director you will co-ordinate the delivery of a range of activities for young people between the ages of 11-25.

1 Duties and key responsibilities

• Oversee and manage programmes for young people displaying high levels of anti-social behaviour and/or connections with gangs.
• Lead a team of youth workers to run youth work programmes mentioned above.
• Develop relationships with ‘hard-to-reach’ young people, including young males who display high levels of anti-social behaviour, through detached youth work and Ignite projects, informal contact and mentoring projects in and outside of schools.
• Undertake one-to-one work supporting young people, providing information, advice and
• guidance. This includes support around employment and/or education, and other issues as they arise for young people.
• Maintain and grow working relationships with referral partners including attending all relevant meetings.
• Liaise with other organisations and agencies in developing effective youth work across the borough.
• Develop links with other facilities within the community that are suitable for delivery of activities.
• Engage, support and develop young people in peer leadership and volunteering opportunities.
• Recruit, support and develop volunteers.
• Take on responsibilities around Child Protection issues
• Participate in Ignite management meetings.

Line Management

• Demonstrate to staff that they are valued by Ignite, foster good working relationships within the staff team, and build a fair and open management culture.
• Line manage direct reports and ensure that all staff receive regular support, supervision and training and development in line with Ignites policies and procedures.
• Work with the Executive Director on employee relation issues as necessary.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Work alongside our data analyst to ensure impact and outcomes are accurately identified and incorporated into the organisation’s Theory of Change.
• Accurately document all client interaction on Ignite’s case management database, working in line with Ignite’s case management procedures at all times
• Work in line with GDPR, maintaining confidential service-user records of interventions and contact details in line with Ignite’s case management policy
• Support in the collation and production of reports as requested, including ensuring that appropriate recording, monitoring and evaluation of work is completed to set deadlines
• Carry out any administrative tasks, monitoring, evaluation and reporting as required.

2 General Responsibilities

• Be flexible and carry out other associated duties as may arise, develop or be assigned in line with the broad remit of the position.
• Maintain and improve competencies through continuous professional development.
• Abide by all organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.
• Support and promote inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.
• Treat with confidentiality any personal, private or sensitive information about individual organisations and or clients or staff and project data.

Person Specification –

1 Experience

• At least three years youth work experience of building effective relationships with young people, preferably in a multi-cultural inner city setting
• Creating and developing opportunities and programmes with vulnerable and at-risk young people (those facing social exclusion, disadvantage and disaffection) from deprived communities including those involved in risk taking behaviour or gang culture.
• Enabling young people who display high levels of anti-social behaviour to make positive changes in their lives.
• Manage, motivate and empower staff and  volunteers  to  achieve  their  full potential
• Project management and quality assurance in a complex environment.
• Liaison with professionals and organizations in the voluntary sector and Local Government dealing with and responding to Child Protection concerns.

2 Skills and Abilities

• Effective communication skills both verbally and in writing with people of many different backgrounds and within a range of settings
• A confident and articulate individual able to communicate effectively with young people, their friends and family members, other workers and members of the wider community.
• Clear and precise writing skills; including evidence of producing reports, policies and tenders.
• Represent Ignite on a range of issues and in a range of situations which involves dealing with people at all levels.
• IT skills at a level that supports report writing, email, internet and database.
• Ability to problem-solve difficult situations and deal with them calmly and effectively
• Self-motivated with confidence to work alone but can also work co-operatively and flexibly as part of a team.
• Meticulous case recording including accurate note taking and ability to summarise information to identify key themes
• Ability to manage multiple demands while ensuring timely completion of case reports
• Can maintain professional boundaries and confidential working practices
• Adopt a solution-focused approach and make decisions under pressure

3 Knowledge

Regulatory, legal requirements and best practice guidance relating to:

• Up to date understanding of safeguarding practice, policy and procedures
• Good knowledge and understanding of equalities issues and the issues affecting young people
• Impact of trauma on young people and their support needs
• Voluntary sector working and the role of the statutory sector preferably in the region
• Data protection and confidentiality in relation to client records
• Monitoring and evaluation in commissioned services

4 Education/Training/Qualifications

• Safeguarding Level 2 or higher
• Essential A qualification in youth and community work to Level 3 or above.
• Desirable A qualification in youth and community work to degree level.

5 Personal Attributes & Other Requirements

• Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities and an ability to apply awareness of diversity issues to all areas of work.
• Undertake training as required.
• Commitment to the core values and ethos of Ignite: Model Christian values such as love, compassion, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, and self-control, both to the team and all those we work with.
• Travel across Harrow to outreach appointments and partnership offices
• Interested and motivated to further own skills and knowledge

Are you a whizz at coding?  able to read and write in Python? Passionate about technology and want to make a difference to young lives across the Midlands?

Read on … this role is a great entry-level into the delivery of tech programmes in the largest youth charity, working with 18–30-year-olds.

Based from home but with access to a large centre in Digbeth Birmingham, you will be working across the Midlands helping to create change for many young people.

This is an exciting opportunity as we seek to recruit a Youth Development Lead who will primarily support young people online through our Digital employability programmes. This varied role offers a fantastic degree of flexibility with the ability to work from home alongside some face-to-face work. The successful candidate will be passionate about helping young people and reducing the barriers caused by technology poverty.

Our Youth Development Leads help young people aged 18-30 to develop their employability skills through the delivery of our Get Into programmes through a brand-new online portal. Examples of previous and current digital programmes delivered are Google certificate, Facebook, and Amazon web services.

This role is perfect for you if you have skills and/or experience within the digital sector, enjoy working with young people and supporting them into positive outcomes. The work you do both independently and as part of the wider team will raise the aspirations of young people and help to transform young lives.

Suitable candidates may have knowledge and experience in one or more of the following:
 

• Qualifications in IT, Computing or Programming
• Experience using a variety of digital platforms
• Experience delivering online programmes/workshops/lessons
• Understanding of different roles in Tech and industry specific titles/routes into work.
• The successful candidates will have understanding or interest in the culture surrounding digital media and technology

Key parts of this role will include:
 

• Direct recruitment of Young people onto the online programmes
• Supervision and some direct delivery of the digital programmes
• Providing 1-to-1 support directly to our service users
• Working with wider colleagues to achieve a positive outcome for service users

The role will also involve accurately completing paperwork, using our internal customer relationship management software to actively onboard and manage our Young People and day-to-day general administration.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is Passionate about tech and digital work.
• Able to relate to our young people and help them make the right decision.
• Will thrive in a busy and dynamic role and is able to engage in challenges with optimism and resilience
• Can work efficiently and effectively to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Can confidently work as part of a team, with other departments across the organisation and externally with delivery partners and volunteers
• Has experience of working on their own initiative to achieve individual and team objectives  
• Has a fine attention to detail and can process paperwork in a timely and accurate manner
• Has a strong understanding of the challenges young people from within The Trust’s target groups might face

We work with young people from every background, so we are passionate about building a diverse workforce that represents the young people we support. We, therefore, welcome applications from everyone who meets the essential criteria for the role. If you believe you have the passion and skills to help young people change their lives and enter entrepreneurship, then we would love to hear from you. Please do get in touch if you wish to discuss any aspect of the role prior to applying.

We’re excited to be recruiting in West Midlands for someone who is passionate about working with and helping young people improve their lives. The focus of this role will be in the Birmingham area and potentially a wider geography across the Midlands. This role is part funded by ERDF.

This role will focus on supporting young people into self-employment. You will ideally have a background in self-employment or have the experience or transferrable skills to support a caseload of young people into self-employment. Our Youth Development Leads provide 1:1 and group support for young people so in addition to your Enterprise or Business knowledge you will need to have experience in facilitating skills development in at least one of the following:

• Business start-up guidance and support

• Self-Employment training and support

• A strong understanding of the challenges facing new businesses today

• Social and personal development

• Digital skills training

• Education sector

• Employability/self-employment training

• Volunteer training/management

• Partnerships management 

There are challenging times at the moment but our commitment to our young people is as strong as it’s ever been. We want to keep providing support to young people face to face, however, we’ve developed new ways of working to enable all young people access to our services including a blended approach of virtual and face to face programme delivery.

As a Youth Development Lead, you’ll engage and build quality relationships with young people, volunteers and partners and as an effective communicator and collaborator, you will thrive in both team and independent work. If you believe you have the passion and skills to help young people change their lives, then we would love to hear from you! 

Our Youth Development Leads work with young people from every background, so we’re passionate about building a diverse workforce that represents the young people we support. We therefore welcome applications from everyone who meets the essential criteria for the role, if you’re not sure if you do, please feel free to apply as you’ll have the chance to fill in a supporting statement and let us know what you would bring to the table and if you have lived experience that will help our young people. 

To be successful in this role, you will need to be able to engage in challenges with optimism and resilience and be adaptive and flexible – embracing change and innovation. This role will be based in our  Central West ‘hub’  but working on a blended approach with some days where you will be working from home. You must be able to motivate yourself in that environment. You will also need to be proficient in the use of (or quick to learn) virtual platforms like Microsoft Teams, both to engage with colleagues and support in the delivery of programmes to young people.

International Partnerships Lead – Europe and the Americas

Unifrog’s mission

We’re on a mission to level the playing field when it comes to young people finding and applying for their next step after school. We're achieving this by bringing all the available information into one single, impartial, user-friendly platform that helps students to make the best choices, and submit the strongest applications. We also empower teachers and counselors to manage the progression process effectively.

Our outlook is global: we work with schools and universities all over the world, from the US to New Zealand, Somaliland to Burkina Faso, Italy to Hong Kong. We want to make it so that young people can compare every opportunity taught in English, wherever it is in the world, and have all the support they need to make successful applications.

We have a clear social purpose, and we’re hugely ambitious. We already work with nearly half of UK secondary schools, and hundreds of international schools. We are growing rapidly in terms of the number of our customers, in terms of how much they use our platform, and in terms of the breadth of products we offer.

Our team is at the heart of our business and is integral to our success. We work hard to foster a culture of happiness, openness, and innovation, and we commit to helping every individual learn and grow so that they can reach their full potential. We want to hire talented people, whatever their background. If you are excited by our mission and are ready to work hard, please don’t hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!

We believe in the power of diversity. If you are from an ethnic minority background, we strongly encourage you to apply. In advance of applying if you have any questions about working at Unifrog, please contact our Diversity Champions, Hannah and Farhana (visit our website for details).

The role and your key responsibilities

As International Partnerships Lead, your role is to provide world class customer service and support to over 200 international schools in your region. You will be responsible for onboarding our new international schools and supporting our existing international schools to make the most of the Unifrog platform. Solutions and customer service focused, you will make sure that all interactions with Unifrog are prompt, positive and successful.

You will cover the Europe and Americas region, with international travel typically required once a term for school visits and conferences.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Being the first point of contact for our international partner schools in the region.
• Responding to queries and supporting schools with making the most of their Unifrog accounts.
• Onboarding new schools that join us. You will make sure that they are properly set up on our platform and have a strong plan in place so that they and their students can get the most out of Unifrog.
• Helping to improve our onboarding materials and processes using feedback you get from our partners.

Training staff on how to use the platform; this could be a one-to-one phonecall, a video meeting with a school’s key Unifrog contacts, a webinar with lots of teachers attending from around the world; or an in person visit to one of our partner schools subject to travel restrictions.

• Monitoring and analysing usage across partner schools, identifying schools that need additional support to use the platform effectively.
• Working with your partner Area Manager to improve Unifrog engagement across the region.
• Proactively working to foster a sense of community amongst our Unifrog partners

Essential skills and characteristics

• Fluency in Spanish and English (lots of our partners speak Spanish and will you need to lead some sessions in this language).
• Strong communication skills – written, over the phone and on video calls.
• Track record of excellent customer service and relationship management.
• Confident working independently but happy to ask for support when it’s needed.
• Extremely well organized, with a keen attention to detail
• A background and interest in education would be an advantage.
• Proactive attitude and willingness to get stuck in.

You will be joining a team of highly motivated people who are passionate about our mission of helping students to find the best next step for them after school. If this excites you, you love building relationships, and you’re an energetic person who is willing to learn, then we’d love to hear from you.

Working together

You’ll work alongside an Area Manager in your region, as well as colleagues in our International Partnerships team. You’ll be line managed by our International Partnerships Manager.

Key benefits

• Become part of a committed, dynamic and growing team. We want to build the team at Unifrog for the long term – if you do well, we will do our best to make you want to stay at the company for a long time.
• Professional development is important at Unifrog. You will define your own 6-month objectives and will be supported by your line manager and the rest of the team to achieve them. You will have an annual training allowance to spend on what you need to grow and progress.
• Influence the company’s direction: we love to promote great ideas, wherever they come from.
• Share in company-wide performance bonus.
• Join one of the most talked about edtech startups and help transform careers and destinations in schools.
• For details of further benefits we offer our staff, please see the jobs page of our website.

Key details

• £30,000 per annum (Grade B).
• Full-time.
• 28 days paid holiday per year (plus bank holidays).
• Working hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm, Monday to Thursday, and 9am to 4:30pm on Friday.
• Work remotely, or flexibly in our London office.
• Start date: as soon as possible, though we will be flexible for the right candidate.
• To discuss any details about the role before applying please contact Zoe (details on our website).

Application and interview details

• Deadline: 22:00 (GMT) on Sunday 14th August 2022.
• To apply, please visit our website to upload your CV and complete the questions and tasks below:

i. Why do you want to work for Unifrog? (200 words)

ii. With reference to the job description, what makes you an excellent candidate for this role? (500 words)

iii. A teacher who has just started using Unifrog gets in touch with the email below. Using our website to guide you, draft an appropriate response (200 words).

‘Dear Unifrog,

Our school has just signed up to use your platform and I wanted to check some things.

Please could you let me know how your platform could help my student who is applying to US universities? Furthermore, my IT department has asked me to check whether Unifrog is GDPR compliant, and related to that, whether Unifrog is treated as a data controller or a data processor?

Thanks,

Nick’

• The next stage of the application process will be a short task over the phone. We will schedule these tasks throughout the application window so we encourage you to apply early.
• Final interviews will be held by video call, w/c 22nd August 2022.
• We can only consider applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.

Inclusion and diversity at Unifrog

Within the company we try to foster a culture of innovation, and a happy working environment, both because this is the right thing to do, and because we think this results in the most effective team. To this end we believe in open communication, celebrating successes, supporting each other, not being afraid to be wrong or to fail, and promoting good ideas wherever they come from. We also believe in the power of diversity in all its forms, including in terms of culture, education history, religion, age, socio-economic background, race, gender, sexual orientation, personality, life experiences and disability. We want to encourage applicants from every different background to apply for our roles, and add their perspectives to our team.

International Area Manager – East Asia

Unifrog’s mission

We’re on a mission to level the playing field when it comes to young people finding and applying for their next step after school. We're achieving this by bringing all the available information into one single, impartial, user-friendly platform that helps students to make the best choices, and submit the strongest applications. We also empower teachers and counselors to manage the progression process effectively.

Our outlook is global: we work with schools and universities all over the world, from the US to New Zealand, Somaliland to Burkina Faso, Italy to Hong Kong. We want to make it so that young people can compare every opportunity taught in English, wherever it is in the world, and have all the support they need to make successful applications.

We have a clear social purpose, and we’re hugely ambitious. We already work with nearly half of UK secondary schools, and hundreds of international schools. We are growing rapidly in terms of the number of our customers, in terms of how much they use our platform, and in terms of the breadth of products we offer.

Our team is at the heart of our business and is integral to our success. We work hard to foster a culture of happiness, openness, and innovation, and we commit to helping every individual learn and grow so that they can reach their full potential. We want to hire talented people, whatever their background. If you are excited by our mission and are ready to work hard, please don’t hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!

We believe in the power of diversity. If you are from an ethnic minority background, we strongly encourage you to apply. In advance of applying if you have any questions about working at Unifrog, please contact our Diversity Champions, Hannah and Farhana (visit our website for details).
 

The role and your key responsibilities

As an International Area Manager, you’ll take a leading role in growing the international arm of Unifrog and supporting engagement with our existing international schools, helping them to make the most of the Unifrog platform. Excellent customer service is at the heart of what we do, and you will make sure that all interactions with Unifrog are positive and successful.

You will cover the East Asia region, working with international schools across this continent, and your responsibilities will include:

• Meeting with potential partners at international schools (via video call and, covid-permitting, in person). You’ll effectively demonstrate the Unifrog platform and look to secure their ongoing subscription.
• Supporting schools with constructing their long and short-term Higher Education guidance strategy, then reporting on the impact of the Unifrog platform each academic year.
• Maintaining outstanding relationships with existing partner schools, which includes  delivering remote training to ensure they make the most of the platform.
• Developing an excellent knowledge of the international Higher Education landscape and consulting with schools on how to best support their students.
• Proactively working to foster a sense of community amongst our Unifrog partners and always thinking about how we can promote the sharing and embedding of Unifrog best practice across our partner schools.
• Achieving high resubscription rates.
• Working collaboratively with an International Partnerships Lead in your area to devise strategies for success with our partner international schools.

Essential skills and experiences

• Strong communication skills – both written and over the phone.
• Track record of excellent relationship management.
• Personable and resilient.
• Active listening and objection handling skills.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to learn quickly, both in terms of familiarizing yourself with the education sector, and in terms of grasping what works and what doesn’t when interacting with prospective customers.
• Interest in the education sector (edtech experience is favorable but not necessary).
• Proactive attitude and willingness to get stuck in.

You will be joining a team of highly motivated people who are passionate about our mission of helping students to find the best next step for them after school. If this excites you and you’re an energetic person who is willing to learn, we’d love to hear from you.

Key benefits

• Become part of a committed, dynamic and growing team. We want to build the team at Unifrog for the long term – if you do well, we will do our best to make you want to stay at the company for a long time.
• Professional development is important at Unifrog. You will define your own 6-month objectives and will be supported by your line manager and the rest of the team to achieve them. You will have an annual training allowance to spend on what you need to grow and progress.
• Your commission will be based on revenue you generate. It will be unlimited – perform well and there is no salary cap.
• Influence the company’s direction: we love to promote great ideas, wherever they come from.
• Join one of the most talked about edtech startups and help transform careers and destinations in schools.
• For details of further benefits we offer our staff, please see the jobs page of our website.

Working together

You’ll be line managed by the Head of International Sales. You will also have daily contact with the wider international schools team, and the HE, marketing and finance teams.

Inclusion and diversity at Unifrog

Within the company we try to foster a culture of innovation, and a happy working environment, both because this is the right thing to do, and because we think this results in the most effective team. To this end we believe in open communication, celebrating successes, supporting each other, not being afraid to be wrong or to fail, and promoting good ideas wherever they come from. We also believe in the power of diversity in all its forms, including in terms of culture, education history, religion, age, socio-economic background, race, gender, sexual orientation, personality, life experiences and disability. We want to encourage applicants from every different background to apply for our roles, and add their perspectives to our team.

Key details

• £35,000 (350,700 HKD) per annum plus unlimited commission, plus bonuses (Grade B). OTE of £55,000 (551,100 HKD).
• Full-time.
• 28 days paid holiday per year (plus Hong Kong bank holidays).
• Working hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm, Monday to Thursday, and 9am to 4:30pm on Friday.
• All travel expenses covered.
• Private medical insurance.
• Work remotely, or flexibly in our Hong Kong office. The successful candidate must have the right to work in Hong Kong.
• Start date: as soon as possible, though we will be flexible for the right candidate.
• To discuss any details about the role before applying please contact Stephen (details on our website).

Application and interview details

• Deadline: 22:00 (GMT) on Sunday 14th August 2022.

• To apply, please visit our website to upload your CV and answer the questions below:

1. Why do you want to work for Unifrog? (200 words)
2. With reference to the job description, what makes you an excellent candidate for this role? (500 words)

• The next stage of the application process will be a short task over the phone. We will schedule these tasks throughout the application window so we encourage you to apply early.
• Final interviews will be held by video call, w/c 22nd August 2022.

Are you passionate about working with young people and supporting the health and social care sector?

This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team and is well suited to an individual that is looking to gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace. The successful candidate must be as passionate as us about transforming the lives of young people.

Countless talented young people across the country are unemployed, under-employed or looking for a better career. Meanwhile, across social care and the NHS (the largest employer in Europe), there is currently a staffing crisis with thousands of vacancies across hundreds of roles. In this role, you have the power to make a difference in this crucial time. 

Could you lead our programmes to support 10,000 young people into health and care careers by 2023?

As a Youth Development Lead, you will work with young people and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage 16-30-year olds into sustained health and social care roles. Working as part of a regional team, you will work with clear objectives to ‘connect’, ‘progress’ and help ‘transform’ the lives of young people who need us most.

To support our delivery requirements across the East of England we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals who have an understanding of the Health & Social Care sector, experience working with data, experience of working with young adults, ability to engage in challenges with optimism and resilience, and A strong understanding of the challenges young people from within The Trust’s target groups might face.

This is a great opportunity to join our local delivery teams in our South West Region.  We are looking for a Youth Development Lead to manage a caseload of Young People into sustainable outcomes and delivery our core self-development and employability programmes, digitally and face to face within the local areas. You will have a particular focus on the delivery of our personal development and pre-employability programmes, helping to raise young people’s confidence and overcome barriers to future success.

Your responsibilities will include delivery of a range of sessions to local Young People helping them secure positive outcomes in Employment, Education or Enterprise. Working as part of a small team you will need to be flexible, and adaptable and build great relationships with Young People, our delivery partners and volunteers. You will help to deliver our ambitious plans to provide the very best support to young people across the area whilst ensuring the Trust is known to local recruiters for referrals. Within your role, you will have responsibility for a specific theme, either Enterprise, Education or employability.

We have the ambition to become the very best organisation within the sector. You will be required to continually innovate, review, and support our operations to ensure we deliver the very best for young people across the area.We want to hear from applicants that have high motivation to succeed, can work to local contract requirements and KPIs and are a great team member.You will collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders (internal and external) and ensure that our delivery plans are achieved and that the quality and impact are high.

The Trust has a behavioural framework which informs all our work with colleagues, young people and partners. Through the process, the successful candidate will demonstrate their ability to lead by example, communicate effectively, continually improve themselves and others and by working as one team to deliver results for the benefit of young people.

We are particularly interested in candidates who have an interest or background in facilitating outdoor learning or adventurous activities and have any relevant qualifications in facilitating such activities. This might include but not be limited to Paddlesport, Mountain Leader or RCI qualifications.