Change Grow Live

Director of Integrated Practice

Competitive remuneration package

Location: Nationwide

Be open, be compassionate, be bold

Change Grow Live is a charity, with income of £250 million, over 4,000 staff and 1500 volunteers.

Every year they support more than 200,000 people affected by social and economic deprivation, trauma and abuse, homelessness, offending and alcohol and substance misuse. Because they're not a business, they're not looking to make a profit. This allows them to focus on making sure that everything they do is helping the people who use their services, and the wider public too.

Many of Change Grow Live’s staff have previously used their services. Others started as front-line workers, volunteers or peer mentors (including their Chief Executive).  This is a huge strength. Having that first-hand, frontline experience means Change Grow Live’s staff are in the perfect position to support their service users and their staff on the ground - they've been there, so they get it.

Change Grow Live look at the data and carry out research and analysis to make sure that everything they recommend is not just safe, but also the most effective treatment. They never stop learning and looking for new evidence, either.

Since starting as a small local charity in Sussex in the 1970s, Change Grow Live has grown to offer more than 200 services across the UK annually. Their size gives stability, because there’s a solid infrastructure, systems and processes. It also means they can learn a lot and make continuous improvements by sharing learnings and best practice between all of their services.

We believe in people  

Change Grow Live’s work is informed by a simple principle that experience tells them works: Believe in People. This means they believe in their staff's expertise and judgement and strive to create the conditions for them to do their best work. It means they believe that everyone has the right to pursue their goals and aspirations. And it means they believe that, with the right opportunities and support, anyone can change their life for the better.

The role

Integration is the future of care. The appointee will be the voice of integrated practice for Change Grow Live, connecting with professionals and colleagues across health and social care to ensure frontline teams are always well equipped to support the people that use services.

Whilst this role reports to an Executive Director, the first Director of Integrated practice will develop the psychosocial interventions strategy, growing the psychology and social work offer, to support meeting the diverse needs of service users.

Working collaboratively, you will develop new ways of working and have the opportunity to innovate and turn exciting ideas into real life-changing practice.

The new Director of Integrated Practice will be expected to:

• develop highly effective relationships with other senior leaders in the organisation and with key internal stakeholders (i.e. trustees, the executive, staff, people who use Change Grow Live’s services)
• be a champion of positive change, working with partners and stakeholders to help design, deliver and share approaches that change society for the better
• maintain a high level of dialogue and public relations with stakeholders, partner agencies and commissioning bodies.

This role will be a key driver of a values-based culture which encompasses their philosophy of ‘Believe in People’ and embraces inclusivity, demonstrating the organisation’s values of being open, compassionate and bold. All Change Grow Live’s Directors embody these values and ensure that everything they do ensures the organisation is equipped to make a difference to people’s lives.

You

The successful candidate will develop an understanding of changes and developments across Change Grow Live and identify interconnections and interdependencies with their own area of responsibility. You will stay abreast of cutting-edge developments and best clinical practice, to contribute to the leadership and direction of the organisation.

As the new Director of Integrated Practice you will have:

• demonstrable experience of successful implementation of major operational initiatives and/or transformational change
• evidence of delivering best practice in clinical operational delivery and/or integrated care systems
• experience of charity, health or social care arenas.

How to Apply

Application is by CV and covering letter.  Your letter, which should be no more than 2 pages in length, should explain both why you are interested in the post and why you think you would be an excellent candidate for us. Click on the Apply link to submit your application.

Further information

For an informal conversation about the post or to request a copy of the Candidate Brief, please contact Laurence Wolahan or Justin Dargis of Hays Executive.

All direct applications will be forwarded to Hays Executive.

Campaign dates:

Closing date: 15th August 2021

First Interview: 8th and 9th September 2021

Second interview: 13th and 14th September 2021

The above dates are subject to change

Change Grow Live  

Director of Assurance

Competitive remuneration package

Location: Nationwide

Be open, be compassionate, be bold

Change Grow Live is a charity, with income of £250 million, over 4,000 staff and 1500 volunteers.

Every year they support more than 200,000 people affected by social and economic deprivation, trauma and abuse, homelessness, offending and alcohol and substance misuse. Because they're not a business, they're not looking to make a profit. This allows them to focus on making sure that everything they do is helping the people who use their services, and the wider public too.

Many of Change Grow Live’s staff have previously used their services. Others started as front-line workers, volunteers or peer mentors (including their Chief Executive).  This is a huge strength. Having that first-hand, frontline experience means Change Grow Live’s staff are in the perfect position to support their service users and their staff on the ground - they've been there, so they get it.

Change Grow Live look at the data and carry out research and analysis to make sure that everything they recommend is not just safe, but also the most effective treatment. They never stop learning and looking for new evidence, either.

Since starting as a small local charity in Sussex in the 1970s, Change Grow Live has grown to offer more than 200 services across the UK annually. Their size gives stability, because there’s a solid infrastructure, systems and processes. It also means they can learn a lot and make continuous improvements by sharing learnings and best practice between all of their services.

We believe in people  

Change Grow Live’s work is informed by a simple principle that experience tells them works: Believe in People. This means they believe in their staff's expertise and judgement and strive to create the conditions for them to do their best work. It means they believe that everyone has the right to pursue their goals and aspirations. And it means they believe that, with the right opportunities and support, anyone can change their life for the better.

The role

The newly created role of Director of Assurance will ensure that Change Grow Live’s services and frontline teams delivery meets the highest standards, The Director of Assurance will provide strategic and technical leadership on organisational assurance and governance across all aspects of service delivery.

As Director of Assurance, you will lead a multi-disciplinary team, working alongside colleagues and specialists throughout the organisation, to ensure they are delivering the highest quality care for all who use their services.

You will also have oversight of Change Grow Live’s governance and assurance frameworks. You will build on years of progress to ensure that the organisation is the best it can be for its people. 

The new Director of Assurance will:

• Work with the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) to build a strategic approach to assurance, governance, quality management systems and overall quality improvement
• Work closely with the Director of Research & Development and

the Director of Change Portfolio as well as colleagues in operational delivery to drive through quality improvements

• Ensure that governance and assurance frameworks are operating as per design and making continuous improvements where opportunities are identified.

You

The successful candidate will develop an understanding of changes and developments across Change Grow Live and identify interconnections and interdependencies with their own area of responsibility. They will stay abreast of cutting-edge developments and best practice within assurance, to contribute to the leadership and direction of the organisation.

As the new Director of Assurance, you will have:

• Significant senior management experience and led or have background in organisational assurance
• Considerable experience of leading and managing delivery in the health/social care and/or criminal justice field. 
• An understanding of operational delivery for a wide range of service users and an understanding of UK Drug Strategy, Criminal Justice and Social Policy Reforms. 

How to Apply

Application is by CV and covering letter.  Your letter, which should be no more than 2 pages in length, should explain both why you are interested in the post and why you think you would be an excellent candidate for us. Click on the Apply link to submit your application.

Further information

For an informal conversation about the post and to request a copy of the Candidate Brief, please contact Claire MacLeod or Justinas Dargis of Hays Executive.

All direct applications will be forwarded to Hays Executive.

Campaign dates:

Closing date: 15th August 2021

First Interview: 31st August and 1st September 2021

Second interview: 13th and 14th September 2021

The above dates are subject to change

Our mission at CTA is to champion, connect, support and grow a thriving community transport movement across all parts of the UK. Community transport operators have a great story to tell and it is CTA’s job as their national membership body to help them tell it and to support them to develop excellent services that can transform lives and communities.

Our work here in Scotland is integral to this. We have around 150 members across Scotland who all provide accessible and inclusive transport solutions in our cities, our rural areas and our islands. 

We are excited to be recruiting for our new Director for Scotland. The post holder will lead the development and delivery of CTA’s research, policy and public affairs work in Scotland. They will make sure our policy is designed to create value for our members and further their aims. The role will innovate and seek creative transport solutions and policy options that will be fit for the specific context in Scotland but must also be aligned to wider UK policy work and developments across all of the devolved countries. If you like the sound of this challenge and have the qualities and potential to rise to it, then we’d love to hear from you! 

Location is flexible with an expectation that a reasonable amount of time will be spent in Edinburgh with travel to our other offices and locations across the UK.

Operations Director – Performance and Quality

Age UK Leeds is a leading local voluntary sector organisation providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of older people in Leeds.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our established Senior Management Team to lead the development of a number of new initiatives and delivery of our existing operational services ensuring they continue to deliver excellent client focussed services. 

Starting salary £35,745 to £38,890 + pension 

Working Hours: 37 Hours per week 

As the Operations Director – Performance and Quality you will be directly responsible for providing strategic leadership for our Hospital to Home, SWIFt and Help at Home services. In addition, you will have organisation wide responsibility for;

• The development and implementation of organisation-wide quality management processes, procedures 

• Service user engagement, to ensure that service user involvement is key in the development and delivery of all services, and is embedded in practice and development

• Oversight of volunteer recruitment, development and engagement

As a member of the SMT you will contribute to the strategic development of Age UK Leeds and help shape the culture and core values.

You must have the ability to work to tight deadlines, prioritise conflicting work loads and delegate effectively. You will have proven ability to build and manage effective and high performing teams Experience of effective partnership working in a health or social care environment is essential for this post. 

Further details and an application pack are available by download on our Age UK Leeds website.

We are seeking an exceptional and visionary individual to lead and develop our services for young people.  In line with our delivery philosophy and the values we hold about the work that we do, this role will provide operational leadership across OTR and ensure that we continue to offer safe, flexible, creative and responsive services to young people across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

This new role will bring a specific focus to our young people's services and support our Team Managers to develop and evolve our offer, as well as encouraging and supporting their individual and collective development. This position also holds responsibility for safeguarding, data and impact monitoring and clinical governance procedures and processes.

You will have proven experience of senior leadership and strategic oversight of service delivery with a track record of delivering quality provision to young people, contract and grant management experience and have exceptional relationship building skills.

You will be committed to designing and creating outstanding choices for young people in relation to mental health and also influencing the wider system of mental health and social justice. You will be part of a new and developing senior leadership team ensuring that OTR is primed and ready to continue to offer outstanding services to local young people.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a team that reflects the diversity of the people we work with.

To find out more about the role please download the job pack.

To apply for this role and view our other management and leadership opportunities, click 'Apply on website'

OTR (Off the Record Bristol) is a mental health social movement by and for young people. The charity is at an exciting stage of its organisational growth and proud to be reaching more young people than ever before across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and North Somerset with creative and diverse mental health and wellbeing information and support.

Groundswell are looking for a passionate people person to lead our newly formed Creating Change team. Our exciting projects are on the cutting edge of participation and best practice. With our expansive networks, partnerships, and collaboration we create change led by people who have experience of homelessness. Examples of our work include our national #HealthNow campaign, Inspiring Change Manchester, Fulfilling Lives, and COVID-19 monitoring project. We have developed innovative ways to reach participants, collect information and communicate what we find to create change. Our growing learning and development work delivers peer-led training across the country – giving volunteers with lived experience the opportunity to progress and raising awareness to ‘professionals’ of the issues people face when they are homeless so we can change the system for the better.

This role is a fantastic opportunity to build on the momentum our team has already created and to expand the impact of Groundswell’s research, policy and campaigns across the country. As Creating Change Director, you will be leading a team committed to tackling homelessness and working towards system change at a local and national level. You will play a key role in managing and developing relationships with a range of stakeholders to create meaningful change. You will manage a diverse team across the country, many of whom have personal experience of homelessness. We have many skills and talents as a team - writers, researchers, trainers, coordinators, advocates, and podcasters.

We care deeply about inequality and participation and approach our work with fun, energy, and creativity.  We are looking for someone to lead the team and work collaboratively with us and volunteers with experience of homelessness.

Application process

To make an application, please download the attached job pack and submit your CV along with a cover letter which explains:

• how you meet each of the areas outlined in the person specification above and
• why you are interested in doing this job.

The deadline is Thursday 12th August at 10 am. Please submit via the link contained in the job pack.

Interviews will then be held in late August / Early September

The Claudia Jones Organisation (CJO) is seeking an Operation’s Manager immediately to lead its operations as it transitions out of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The role is new and brings added value and support to the organisation.

The Operations Manager will provide effective operational support across the CJO for a small multi-disciplinary team that delivers person-centred family, gender base violence services, therapeutic interventions, cultural events and activities and volunteering in a dynamic and changing environment. All staff are homebased until we return to working in our London office.

With your previous experience of working in a similar role, and with sound  business operational experience you will be able to communicate effectively at a number of levels as we work towards a new `normal’ along with good experience of working in the BAME Sector.

To be considered for this role please upload your CV to the Charity Job portal, along with a covering letter (no more than two sides of A4) highlighting why you are suitable for the post.

• Should you be successful, two References from previous employers are required
• This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS
• CJO is an Equal Opportunities Employer. See the Equality and Diversity form attached for your completion. In light of the nature of work and focus of CJO, the candidate’s gender is considered to be an occupational requirement in accordance with Paragraph 1, Schedule 9, of the Equality Act 2010.
• All candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK

Please Note: Do not apply unless you are able to meet these requirements.

We will close the application as soon as we have received sufficient applications.

We kindly request no contact from Recruitment or Media Agencies.

What Works for Children's Social Care is the largest funder of children’s social care research in England, and currently the largest funder of schools based research as well. We are looking for a Director of Programmes to oversee our ambitious programme of research funding, including our small grants scheme, open funding rounds, and education programmes. This portfolio of grants, totalling £16million in 2021-2022, includes both programme delivery and research and evaluation in a range of topic areas and throughout England. 

The Director of Programmes will lead a team of eight, which consists of a Head of Evaluation Programmes, a Head of Education Programmes, three Senior Programme Managers and three Programme Managers. The successful candidate will ultimately be responsible for the successful delivery of an existing portfolio of over 30 projects as well as distributing millions of pounds in grant funding to support innovative projects in children’s social care each year.

The Person

Values:

1. Personal commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people, and their families.
2. A passion for the agenda around What Works Centres and the broader agenda around evidence-based policy and practice in public services.

Skills and Abilities:

1. Quality written and oral communication, able to produce high quality written reports, deliver impactful presentations, and facilitate discussions.
2. Proven project management skills including project planning and managing multiple stakeholders. Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritise accordingly, working independently.
3. The ability to work a fast paced organisation to deliver excellence across your programme of work
4. Entrepreneurial flare

Knowledge and Experience:

1. Significant understanding of education or children’s social care, either as a researcher or a funder, or both.
2. Experience of working at senior level within an organisation, and helping to shape and deliver organisational strategy
3. Experience as a substantive funder of research and or interventions
4. Experience in leading a team managing complex projects including a large number of stakeholders, both evaluators, local authorities, and charities.
5. Experience building and working within frameworks for funding and reporting
6. Passion for using evidence to improve the lives of young people and their families
7. Excellent written and oral communication skills, including experience of public speaking and delivery of training to a social work audience.
8. Understanding of, and commitment to, working to meet the needs of a diverse group of beneficiaries and stakeholders and the challenges and barriers associated with this.
9. To undertake any other duties appropriate to the level of the post that may be reasonably required.
10. Experience managing people who manage others
11. A commitment to ensuring the inclusivity of everything we do.
12. Experience working in a fast paced, start-up environment (desirable)
13. Understanding of organisational development and implementing cultural change in organisations and across the sector. (desirable)
14. Experience of maintaining multiple stakeholder relationships. (desirable)
15. Politically aware and reflective. (desirable) 

Starting Salary: £69,202 - £72,853 pa

Contract: Permanent

We’re looking for a forward-thinking People professional who can deliver strategic leadership in driving our people, culture and change agenda. As an agency of the Church, informed by Catholic Social Teaching, the dignity and sacredness of all people is our starting point. Our mission takes a particular concern for those who experience poverty and are marginalised, oppressed or excluded. This “preferential option for the poor” requires that we recognise how systems, structures and behaviours can work against people and undermine the very dignity that we profess. At the heart of CAFOD’s approach is what Pope Francis calls a “culture of encounter” whereby we seek to restore and strengthen relationships and seek the common good, through dialogue and deep listening, understanding, respect and generosity.

CAFOD has a new strategy, Our Common Home which seeks to make strategic shifts to our ways of working. We have started on this journey, seeking to better enable and support leadership of our partners and this will have an impact on CAFOD’s own role as an international NGO. Our strategy talks about us wanting to “dare to be different” in addressing the causes of injustice, poverty, and environmental destruction. We will continue to mobilise, engage and connect with the Catholic community in England and Wales.

At CAFOD we work towards a vision of a world where every person can flourish and fulfil their potential, and that the earth is protected and cared for.  We work across the world with people, regardless of gender, disability, age, race, ethnicity, nationality, culture, sexual orientation, political or religious belief. We acknowledge and celebrate diversity, and the strength it gives us, as we come together and seek justice for all. Yet we know that there is much to do to address inequalities in an authentic way. CAFOD is a strong values-based organisation and seeks to ensure that all its activity reflects its values of hope, dignity, solidarity and compassion. 

It is an exciting time to join CAFOD. We have a new strategy, an inspiring vision and a commitment to standing alongside those who face discrimination and specifically to be an anti-racist organisation.

Whether it be the impact of COVID on ways of working and well-being or tackling discrimination in the development sector, it is an important and challenging time where CAFOD and its staff and volunteers need to continue to evolve and change in a way that is collaborative and authentic. 

If you are skilled in driving and embedding organisational effectiveness and cultural change then we want to hear from you!

Job Profile

Reporting directly to the CEO and as part of the Executive Team, this pivotal new role will drive culture change across CAFOD which is key to delivering Our Common Home strategy. Leading the People, Culture and Change (PCC) Group,  this post holder will be expected to work collaboratively across the organisation and be responsible for delivering  our People, Change and Safe and Inclusive Working Culture (CAFOD’s Equity, Diversity & Inclusion programme) strategies across different cultures and contexts ensuring high standards, good practice and alignment with CAFOD’s values.

Job Scope

The post holder is responsible for:

• Setting the organisational People Culture and Change strategy and delivering the goals to support our strategy, Our Common Home.
• With the Executive team, sharing cabinet responsibility for all corporate decisions.
• Delivering CAFOD’s Safe & Inclusive Working Culture programme and supporting our work to be anti-racist; working with others to ensure CAFOD has an active culture of belonging.
• To develop and model desired leadership behaviours across CAFOD, supported by an effective, high quality suite of People policies, processes, tools, internal communication, and learning and development support, acknowledging different cultures, contexts and flexible working arrangements
• Providing advice and support to the Executive Director, Chair of Trustees and other senior staff on key People, culture and employee relations issues.
• Holding the remit of Corporate Safeguarding Lead, liaising with the Lead Trustee with support of the Safeguarding team
• Facilitating the Remuneration Committee of the Board of Trustees
• Being the primary point of contact with the Union as Management representative on the Joint Negotiating and Consultation Committee; and ensuring regular contact with the National Staff associations
• People aspects of security and safety through membership of the Security Cluster.

 Key Responsibilities

Leadership of the People Culture and Change Group (PCC)

• Oversee the development, coherence and delivery of the plans of managers within the Group to ensure the vision of Our Common Home is realised in a collaborative and cross-organisational way.
• Ensure that PCC managers are equipped and supported to deliver to their plans, allocating and managing resources effectively.

 This post holder leads the following teams within the PCC Group:

• HR Advisors and HR Services Teams who work collaboratively in the UK and with national based HR Focal Points to ensure that our support and systems facilitate excellent People Management across HR services, business partnership, training and learning, development, employee relations, reward, health and wellbeing.
• The Head of Organisational Change and a new fixed-term advisor on ED&I (to be appointed) to catalyse culture change.
• CAFOD’s Safeguarding team to ensure a coherent approach between our internal mechanisms and the approach to Safe, Accessible and Dignified and Inclusive programming with partners.
• Internal Communications and Engagement team to ensure that our internal communications continue to embed the strategic direction and support change and culture work across the organisation.

Organisational Change and culture

Ensure CAFOD has a strong culture of belonging and commitment to transformational change by: 

• Driving the Safe & Inclusive Working Culture project, providing steer and input on relevant matters
• Overseeing an integrated and coherent approach to organisational change which ensures that processes include strong People and soft-skill elements and facilitate belonging
• Ensuring our internal communications support a culture of belonging by keeping our colleagues informed and facilitating meaningful staff engagement
• Ensuring the organisational objectives and People & Culture activities are responsive to meet organisational needs and priorities and reflect CAFOD’s values
• Ensuring that the senior leadership is able to model behaviour's including being open to dialogue, learning and change on the effectiveness of our strategies.

 High quality People support

• Ensure our interventions, systems and processes support good management practice and models CAFOD’s values in a way that enables all our people to fulfill their potential and contribute fully to the mission, ensuring continuous learning and review to improve policies and practices.
• Support, coach and challenge leadership and management to ensure that People matters are properly considered in decision making
• Facilitate the management relationship with the CAFOD Union shop, holding the role of management representative for negotiation and consultation matters in a culture of collaboration and mutual respect
• Ensure that the voice of stakeholder groups are heard and taken into account
• Bringing relevant progress reports, policies and other issues to the Executive leadership group for review/approval

Technical & specialist knowledge

• Championing dignity, inclusivity, diversity, equity and a safe working environment across our organisation, ensuring these aspirations are translated into good practice
• Provide technical expertise in employment law, pay and benefits within various country and cultural contexts, in line with our faith identity and best practice, keeping up to date on topical issues
• Overseeing the management of complaints, to ensure continued confidence in CAFOD’s external platform EthicsPoint. 
• Maintaining relationships with external networks related to People, Culture and employment matters 

This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

Person Specification /Essential Criteria

 Understanding our context

• Understanding Catholic identity – Has an appreciation of CAFOD’s role as an agency of the Catholic church
• Understanding CAFOD - Ability to set and implement a People and Culture vision and goals for CAFOD in a way that facilitates inclusion and belonging.
• Understanding international development – Demonstrates an understanding of international development and working in complex environments 

 Working together

• Managing ourselves - Ability to manage own personal growth and development and manage emotions and stresses positively.
• Working with others – Proven experience of strategic leadership and partnering with Executive colleagues and other leaders to influence and drive a People & Culture agenda.
• Communicating - Exceptional relationship management and communication skills with the ability to earn the full trust and confidence of colleagues at all levels across the organisation.
• Looking outwards – Demonstrate a good understanding of external trends in organisational development and people issues and an appreciation of the dynamics of cultural change in diverse contexts.

Making change happen

• Managing resources – Proven ability to set priorities effectively, whilst working under pressure. 
• Achieving results - Significant experience of initiating, delivering and leading a dynamic HR/OD function including financial and people management.
• Managing our performance – Willingly takes ownership; is openly accountable, with a proven ability to adjust to the changing external environment while keeping a focus on the delivery of agreed objectives.
• Taking the lead - Demonstrates strategic thinking, planning and leadership. Provides creativity and innovation and is able to build the capacity and potential of the others within the PCC group.

 Job-specific competencies

• Qualified to MCIPD or equivalent track record.
• OD professional with considerable strategic thinking and change management experience including experience of leading Diversity and Inclusion strategies
• Experience of leading successful talent acquisition, learning and development and employee engagement programmes

Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect.  CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse.  CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount.  Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents. This post involves contact with children, young people and vulnerable adults, or has responsibility for people who will do, and applicants will be subject to specific checks related to safeguarding issues.  If based in the UK the post holder is required to present or obtain a Disclosure from the DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service). 

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, and appropriate screening checks can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. CAFOD also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of, and consent to, these recruitment procedures.

 Come and join us and help make a real difference in the lives of the world’s poorest communities.

CAFOD is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

Interview Date: Monday, 23rd August 2021

CAFOD is committed to being an anti-racist organisation and are aware of the lack of diversity amongst its Executive team. We particularly are keen to seek out applications from people of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

As the majority of CAFOD staff are currently UK-based, this post will be based in the UK but the candidate needs to have a track record of working in diverse contexts.  CAFOD champions flexibility and support a wide range of flexible working arrangements

Please click here for a full list of CAFOD’s Staff Benefits

Director of Housing and Property - £60,000 - £68,000 per annum

- 25 days holiday + bank hols

- Free parking on site

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Social Events throughout the year

- Discounted shopping

- Cycle to Work Scheme

- Subsidised Gym Membership

- Training and Development

- Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme

- Flexible working opportunities

- £500 Refer a Friend Bonus Scheme

Do you have the desire to help change lives and an interest in mental health?

Our mission at Response is to enable people of all ages to live a more fulfilled life by providing excellent mental health services, housing, and supported living. In 2021 we developed our new 3 year corporate plan to deliver this by setting out how we will offer good quality, appropriate housing that provides each resident with a home that is safe, enables recovery and promotes wellbeing.

We are looking for a Director of Housing and Property to lead a fast-growing Housing and Property department at Response that will lead this transformation. We house around 500 clients in homes that span across Response and our partnerships in Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. To learn more about Response and what we do, please visit our website: Response – Mental Health Care & Support

Our clients are individuals, and they all deserve to be treated as such, this is also how we approach recruitment at Response. It is essential that you have experience in developing a strategic vision of a range of services in housing and/or property with demonstratable leadership of change management and transformation. You will need a detailed knowledge of social housing management, legislation, and compliance. This role would suit an individual who is looking for the next step in their career to lead a department with aspirations to continue growing the property portfolio and support clients. We proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture and are registered as a Disability Confident Employer.

The duties within any role vary from day to day. Some of the core duties within the role will include:

- Owning, developing, and delivering the ‘housing transformation plan’ to support the planned growth within the housing and property department.

- Nurture an  customer focussed service and provide strong leadership to the in-house workforce, promoting a positive culture reflecting our values.

- Lead the development of appropriate processes for the reporting and successful achievement of KPIs and goals, ensuring all external requirements are met.

- Identify the appropriate quality of housing for clients, make recommendations and present a plan to bring all properties to that quality and report on achievement progress.

- Identify future demand, changing priorities and policies and implications for the housing and property department.

- Ensure health and safety, sustainability and efficiency of Response properties are managed and maintained to an appropriate standard, which includes compliance with insurance and statutory requirements and notices.

We are looking for people that share our values and who want to make a real difference to people’s lives:

Caring – Our clients are the heart and soul of all that we do, we provide person-centred care that enables them to live a life worth living. We believe that differences should be celebrated, and each client’s uniqueness enhances not only our community, but also the support we provide.

Safe – Honest and open relationships help to make all our clients feel safe, and we provide a safe place for recovery for as long as they may require.

Creative – Continuous learning from one another is key. When working with a client at their own pace there are many ways to get creative with how they are supported.

Aspirational – Recovery is focused on what a client can do, not what they can’t.

You will be required to work 37 hours per week 9-5 Monday-Friday– flexible working opportunities and the ability to work in an agile way are available.

If this position sounds like the role for you then please click ‘Apply’ today! We would love to hear from you!

We are an equal opportunities employer, and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our clients. All our roles require an enhanced DBS check, two references from most recent employers and you must have the right to work in the UK.

Job Title: Director of Patient Services

Hours:  37.5 hours per week

Salary:  circa £70k

Location: Hertfordshire

We are working in partnership with a well-established hospice organisation, who deliver personalised and compassionate palliative end of life care for over 230,000 people, across North Hertfordshire, Stevenage and surrounding towns and villages in Central Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

They are now seeking a Director of Patient Services, who will work with the CEO and the Senior Leadership Team in developing strategic options to ensure delivery of high quality palliative care in the community, working in collaboration with a range of statutory & voluntary health and social care providers.

The successful candidate will hold a relevant professional registration. Hold the position of Registered Manager,  Accountable Officer for Controlled Drugs and be the Head of Safeguarding and mental capacity in the organisation.

The successful applicant will be a member of the Senior Management Team reporting to the Chief Executive, with the following skills and experience:

• At least five years’ experience of developing and delivering at a similar organisation
• Experience of working for a charity or health related organisation
• Experience of managing in a patient support or health/ care setting
• A track record of successfully managing large teams across multiple sites/ locations
• Experience of developing and managing strong relationships and partnerships with external organisations, bodies and stakeholders
• Understanding of the commissioning and delivery of patient care services in the UK
• Experience of managing change and translating strategy into practice in a patient care setting.

We are seeking a self-motivated individual with excellent people management and interpersonal skills.  You will have a proactive, innovative and collaborative approach with commitment and passion to deliver excellence, patient support and care. 

For more information, please contact Sandra Smith, Charisma Charity Recruitment. 

Applications should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

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

Our client is looking to interview as soon as possible; we will be submitting candidates on 21 July, 28 July and the first week of August so apply without delay to avoid disappointment.  The role may well close early if filled.

Closing date: ASAP

Start date: ASAP

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting the Royal Agriculture Benevolent Institution (R.A.B.I), a charity based in Oxford that offers financial support, practical care and guidance to farming people of all ages, including farmers, farmworkers and dependents. They provide tailored support to suit their beneficiaries and strive to build strong, supportive relationships to help those in need to acquire the best support they can. They are currently looking to recruit a Director of Services to oversee the strategic and operational leadership of their client services.

As their Director of Services, you will form part of the Senior Management Team and play a key role in the provision of strategic and operational management and leadership of their client services. Working closely with the Chief Executive and Head of Operations, your role will be pivotal to the development and delivery of RABI's support services to the farming community; you will achieve this by leading the development and implementation of operational practice, procedures, guidance, policies and quality measures for the services. In addition, you will ensure that their internal systems, resources and processes that support service delivery operate effectively and efficiently across RABI as well as lead the transition of the charity's support delivery towards a pro-active, person-centred approach.

To be considered, you will be a strong leader with demonstrable experience of leading successful support and/or advice services and effective change management. This is an integral role for the organisation and as such, you will be an exceptional leader at both strategic and operational level with proven experience of managing and developing relationships with internal and external stakeholders and partners. Finally, a proven track record of programme/project management and service development is essential, as is an understanding of the needs of vulnerable service users.

To apply for this role, please initially submit a word-formatted version of your CV; suitable candidates will then be contacted and will be asked to complete a tailored supporting statement.

Flexible working requests will be considered.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

The Director of International Partnerships role at London College of Fashion will shape the College’s strategic approach to international partnerships and enhance our global collaborations. The post-holder will have experience of successfully delivering international engagement plans and robust place-based partnerships that offer opportunities for mutual learning and development, innovation and knowledge sharing, and social and economic impacts.

Reporting to the Head of College, liaising with colleagues across London College of Fashion, and working with external stakeholders, the Director of International Partnerships will ensure work is strategically aligned across the College and University. The post-holder will develop and lead a dedicated international partnerships team to deliver a successful strategy and mobility schemes. Outputs will include, but are not limited to: funded collaborations across teaching and learning, research and knowledge exchange, consultancy agreements, transnational education, student and staff mobility, and international student recruitment.

As a College, we have a global reputation for responding to changes in fashion education, research, and knowledge exchange, in the context of global challenges, including social purpose and environmental stewardship. Joining our Executive Group, the Director of International Partnerships will need to embrace change and thrive on the challenge to deliver continuous improvements at College and University level. The post-holder will drive forward the LCF and UAL strategic vision, sustainably growing our reach and impact.

Why choose us? 

University of the Arts London is a vibrant world centre for innovation, drawing together six Colleges with international reputations in art, design, fashion, communication, and performing arts. We have bold plans for the future, which include the implementation of the UAL Anti-Racism Action Plan, the completion of one of the most ambitious programmes of infrastructure investment in the sector, a new Academic Strategy, and a dynamic People Strategy.

London College of Fashion is extremely proud to be a global leader in fashion education, research and consultancy. This is a significant time to join London College of Fashion as we are undertaking an unprecedented programme of change. In 2023 we will be consolidating our existing six sites into a new purpose-built campus as part of a new education and cultural district on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. We pride ourselves on being both a multi-cultural and international university and we want to improve the experience of all our students by ensuring our workforce is as diverse as our study body and the city around us. We know that students and staff learn from each other while they are studying with us, and by sharing new experiences, backgrounds, and personalities we increase the opportunities for collaboration and new thinking. As such, we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Your profile

The ideal candidate will have senior level experience of international partnership development in public service, creative, or HE sectors with business development and project management expertise. They will have a good understanding of the creative sector and confidence in inter-cultural communication and language. The post-holder will need experience of developing and delivering successful collaborative projects with a robust understanding of the evolving model of responsible internationalisation. A supportive manager, the post-holder will use diplomacy and proactivity to develop effective team processes and build solutions-focused relationships across LCF’s varied departments and audiences.

For further details and to apply please click the apply button.

Closing date: 16 August 2021 23:55.

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.

Exciting opportunity to use your professional and leadership skills to help improve the lives of people diagnosed with Bowel Cancer.

Bowel Cancer UK is the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. We are determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer. We support and fund targeted research, provide expert information and support to patients and their families, educate the public and professionals about the disease and campaign for early diagnosis and access to best treatment and care. 

Our pledge is bold, ambitious and inspiring. 

Within ten years: 

• We will transform survival rates, from only one in every two people surviving bowel cancer over five years, to three out of four people surviving 
• There will be better information and support for every patient throughout their journey
• Screening will be optimal, leading to more cancers being prevented or detected early

We are now seeking to appoint to the new post of Director of Finance & Resources. Reporting to our Chief Executive Officer, you will set the strategy and direction of the finance function.

Key responsibilities will include: 

• Leading financial strategy, planning, financial stewardship and control, and enhancing organisation-wide business improvement.
• Providing a wide range of strategic business support, financial analysis and information to the Board and its sub-committees, the executive team and wider management. 
• Managing and developing the Finance Division and its staff, driving forwards improvements to our systems and practices to deliver a first class financial service to stakeholders
• Acting as a key member of Bowel Cancer Uk’s senior leadership team to participate in the development of charities vision, mission and strategic direction 
• Working closely with the Chief Executive and with colleagues across the charity, develop and implement the charity’s Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Strategy 
• Advise the Chief Executive and SLT on HR issues
• Lead on all aspects of IT and data management and oversee the development of an IT and data management strategy.
• Lead on a review of the charity’s use of technology and develop and implement a strategy for maximising the use of digital technology across the charity.

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with a track record of achievement at a senior level in a similar sized organisation. You will be an experienced, visible and inspiring leader, sharing our passion for social justice and championing the difference that strong financial management can make to our front line activities. 

For further information or to apply, please contact Rohen Cardle at Morgan Law by emailing Rohen Cardle