Jordanhill School celebrated its centenary in 2020. It is one of Scotland’s most successful schools, acclaimed by the Good Schools Guide and ranked 1st in Scotland every year by the Sunday Times. The School launched a major fund-raising strategy 3 years ago linked to the centenary and the wider aspirations of the school. The Director of Development will play a lead role in developing and progressing this strategy, following a period of recent interruption.

We seek a dynamic individual who may come from a variety of occupational backgrounds. You will be expected to exercise considerable initiative in establishing, developing, and growing our development function. You will play a significant role in maintaining and developing the ethos of the School by cultivating excellent relationships with all members of the School community.

Experience in a fundraising, marketing or charity environment is essential. An education to degree level or equivalent is desirable. You will be able to demonstrate professionalism and personal effectiveness in all your dealings. You will have been involved in writing and editing creative fundraising or marketing materials and have experience of planning, organising, or supporting successful events. Ideally you will also have experience of a Customer Relationship Management System used in the fundraising industry and current knowledge of the legislation pertaining to fundraising and data protection is also highly desirable.

The Role

The Director of Development will be a key member of the school’s Development Core Team along with the Rector, Bursar and Depute Bursar and will work closely with these colleagues and others in delivering the school’s development strategy. You will play a significant role in maintaining and developing the ethos of Jordanhill School by cultivating excellent relationships with all members of the School community.

The Director of Development’s responsibilities and duties cover three main areas:

1. Fundraising and Finance

2. Marketing and Customer Relations

3. Alumni Relations

From time-to-time other reasonable tasks and responsibilities may be assigned to the Director of Development by the Rector or the Board of Managers. A flexible approach to working hours will be expected of the Director of Development to cater for variable events, travel, and meetings out of hours.

For full details on the job specification, please see the attached Information Pack

Are you an excellent administrator and organiser?  Are you brilliant at building relationships and enjoy getting stuff done? If ‘Yes’, then you could be our next Programme Officer. You enjoy having oversight and administer a training programme from start to finish, you can see yourself emailing mentors to introduce them to our Fellows one minute, then speaking to a prospective Fellow on the phone to see if they are the right fit the next and booking facilitators for the upcoming training session and ensuring that the attendees have all the materials they need. 

Working alongside the CEO and Founder the Programme Officer will lead the administration, promotion, planning, organisation and delivery of our training and development, specifically our Award-Winning Leaders Plus Fellowship programme along with our annual programme of events with our wider stakeholders.  You will play a pivotal role in supporting us to grow the Leaders Plus Fellowship Programme so that we can support more leaders with young children to progress their careers and drive positive change for others. In doing this you will provide first-class end-to-end administrative support to the team and ensure our stakeholders have seamless experiences with us.  You will enjoy trialling and learning new ways of doing things to offer the most efficient and effective administrative solutions to the team.

Key Responsibilities

Programme Delivery & Administration

• Manage all programme logistics using project management skills to manage a complex programme of annual events and workshops running simultaneously
• Book and liaise with venues (where and when relevant)
• Support the selection and onboarding processes of new Fellows including interviewing Fellows where required
• Arranging interviews with Fellows and conducting focus groups
• Ensuring Fellows have the right information about programme content at regular stages of their programme lifecycle
• Enter data from evaluation surveys and analyse feedback to establish programme impact
• Act on feedback to ensure we are improving the quality of our processes and programmes wherever possible.
• Checking the office inbox – handling website & social media queries
• Data entry into CRM system ensuring GDPR compliance
• Manage and maintain Application Form system

Invoice processing and administration

• Oversee and track invoicing processes, ensuring all invoices are authorised for payment and processed in a timely manner
• Query and reconcile invoices and purchase orders
• Data entry to ensure meticulously tracking of spend against programme budgets

Promotion activity to support programme growth.

• Build partnerships with diverse networks of supporters to promote the Fellowship Programme and the work of Leaders Plus
• Market and advertise to our target groups to generate applications for our Fellowship.
• Support with sourcing and securing PR opportunities via publications aimed at parents, gender networks, HR Directors, & Diversity and Inclusion experts
• Organise and run webinars to generate interest and enthusiasm for the Fellowship and recruit applicants to it

Administrate and oversee Mentor recruitment and engagement activity

• Source and recruit the required number of senior leader mentors required for each Fellowship cohort
• Communicate with the senior leader mentors

Event Management

• Scheduling and overseeing the annual programme of events
• Source speakers and facilitators and prepare appropriate briefings
• Liaising with attendees, and speakers and being a welcoming presence on the day – virtually or in person
• Booking and arranging travel and catering for events (when appropriate)
• Administrative oversight of events to include pre-event planning, on the day event administration and moderation, post event review and feedback capture
• Trial new event formats be creative with tech that supports a virtual experience
• Measure, track and report on event conversion/ROI, ensuring leads are followed up with correctly
  Manage follow up communications with event attendees
• Running and monitoring event sign up systems

Contribute to the wider success and growth of Leaders Plus

• Find speaking opportunities for the CEO and support the Programme Director with reaching out to employers
• Contribute to the ongoing development of our Fellowship, finding ways to help it scale further and reach more people nationally

• Support team to build the Alumni and Mentor engagement strategy
• Support team efforts to ensure Diversity and Inclusion in all that we do
• Commit to team culture, planning and strategy days
• Support overall team with growing social media channels

Job Summary

The Carers Manchester Network Learning and development Project Worker will provide a range of functions which support the delivery of the Carers Manchester Learning and Development programme.

This will involve working extensively with Statutory, Voluntary sector partners and within the existing carers Manchester services to enhance the learning and development opportunities that are available to carers in Manchester.

Job Purpose

Fulfilling the role will require the development and management of effective relationships with Network members, a range of partners and Community based organisations in Manchester and training providers.

The role will provide project work, administration and data analysis support for the Learning and development programme during its final year of delivery. Delivering these key tasks will involve working collaboratively with all partners, stakeholders and carers in to order to deliver high-quality and safe services for carers.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Learning and Development Programme

• To support the delivery of the CMN’s Learning and Development programmes through assisting with the organisation of new, and review of existing workshops and e-learning offers.
• To work alongside the external evaluator & CMN Coordinator to produce a final evaluation of the programme
• To explore and develop new digitally based learning opportunities for Manchester carers
• To work alongside the Local Authority, lead to develop a young carers offer within the programme
• To work alongside the programme administrator to support safe and COVID secure face to face workshop delivery.
• To support day to day delivery of workshops and their compliance with COVID-19 Guidelines
• To attend training events, when necessary to capture evaluation of the sessions and complete administrative tasks.

Victim Support is looking for a Learning and Development Advisor to support our South and London region, with moderate travel and overnight stays.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System.. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

This is an exciting role that requires a mixture of skills in relation to learning and development. The role is varied and will involve delivery, design and management of learning to support staff and volunteers within Victim Support. As the face of learning and development within your area you will build positive relationships, promote learning and act in an advisory capacity when it comes to development.

You will;

• Deliver and design face to face and virtual training for our volunteers, staff and partners. There is an expectation that you will deliver 3 days per week, with 2 days administration work. This delivery will be across the South and London region when face to face (Hampshire, Sussex, Wiltshire, Essex, Kent, London, Dorset, Norfolk).
• Work with Subject Matter Experts and senior staff within Victim Support on learning projects within the organisation.
• Promote Victim Support's services and identify any commercial training opportunities.
• Create accurate delegate reports and take appropriate action to address any identified under-performance.
• Deliver high quality presentations and learning interventions with a focus on evaluation and continuous improvement.

It is essential to be able to work without direct supervision, prioritise work and deal with competing and conflicting demands in an organised and effective manner.

The post is for 37.5 hrs per week and a degree of flexibility is necessary.

This role will work from home but will have moderate travel across the region and possible overnight stays.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as A. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

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

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

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should suitable applications be received.

The Lord Mayor’s Appeal aims to have a transformational impact on people’s lives by bringing together businesses, neighbouring communities, employees, and charities to find solutions to some of London’s most pressing societal issues. Our vision is to create A Better City for All, that is Inclusive, Healthy, Skilled and Fair, helping 1 million people thrive. We do this by delivering programmes under our four key strategy areas; Inclusive, Healthy, Skilled and Fair, and through supporting inspirational charities who are delivering innovative solutions in these areas.

As we enter the second phase of our organisational ‘A Better City for All’ strategy, we have developed our new Programme strategy for 2022-2024 to outline how our programme work supports our wider organizational vision. We are looking for an inclusive and empowering Head of Programmes to lead the delivery of our new programme strategy to achieve our ambitious vision for an Inclusive, Healthy, Skilled and Fair City.

Role Purpose

This is an exciting role within our growing organisation, reporting into the CEO. The Head of Programmes will be responsible for delivery our 2022-2024 strategy and be accountable for the delivery, development and evaluation of our programmes across 3 strategy areas; mental health, diversity & inclusion, and skills, as well as scoping new programmes and partnerships to expand our reach and impact, with a focus on ED&I, sustainability and climate action.

This role will be responsible for recruiting, developing, and leading the Programme team to achieve transformational impact, as well as supporting the CEO on wider organisational strategy, governance, and HR.

Our current programmes

Inclusive Pillar | Power of Inclusion programme

We want to create a city where everyone feels they belong. London is one of the most diverse cities in the world, yet many people face significant barriers to getting a job, progressing their careers or even feeling like they belong within their workplace. These issues have been highlighted throughout the pandemic, which has only served to create a larger divide around social mobility, diversity, and inclusion. As part of our Programme strategy, we are developing our social mobility programmes and activities for 2022-2024. This will include developing our ‘Change Starts Together’ framework, workshops, and tools to support businesses take an intersectional approach to social mobility in their organisation.

Healthy Pillar | This is Me programme

This is Me is an award-winning mental health programme that supports organisations to end the stigma around mental, creating healthier more inclusive workplace cultures to improve employee wellbeing. We do this by supporting organisations to; raise awareness around mental health through our Green Ribbon campaign, open up the conversation and end the stigma through This is Me storytelling and build the skills of managers and employees to have conversations around mental health confidently through the Wellbeing in the Workplace e-learning tool, developed in partnership with Samaritans. Since 2016, over 1000 organisations have signed up to This is Me and we have an ambitious target to increase our engagement with organisations across the UK and internationally.

Skilled Pillar | She Can Be programme

In a society where young women believe they do not have the same chances in business as their male counterparts, She Can Be aims to change this perception and empower young women, and those that identify as non-binary, to see the City as not only a viable, but an exciting career option for them. It aims to boost young people’s confidence in their abilities by equipping them with the tools to consider careers in the City, if they want one. She Can Be is delivered in partnership with business, schools and our charity partners to connect young women to City businesses through a one-day event each year. 

Further details

Salary: £42,000 - £50,000 (depending on experience)

Contract: Permanent, full time (35 hours a week)

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas closure
• Flexible and agile working, including working from home days
• Learning & development opportunities
• Workplace pension scheme with 4% employer contribution
• Season ticket loan
• Wellbeing support

Location: Guildhall, London/remote

Closing date: Monday 31st January 2022 at 9.00am. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

The Lord Mayor’s Appeal is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. 

An exciting new role has been created within Blueprint for All. This role, Deputy Head of Programmes, will work closely with the Head of Programmes to lead our exciting and tranformational portfolio of programmes and the programmes team. Are you an expereinced manager with the ability to manage programme managers and with a desire to have tangible influence and change related to inclusion-focused programmes? 

We are recruiting on a rolling basis, so apply early by sharing your CV and cover letter to the email in the detail of this ad.

Background to Blueprint for All:

At Blueprint for All we believe in a future where talent is respected and nurtured irrespective of where it comes from, where organisations recognise and realise the benefits of a diverse workforce and where our communities can come together and thrive. This is our blueprint to set the foundations for a more inclusive society to grow.

Our high impact programmes work with disadvantaged young people and communities, providing tangible opportunities and support that enables them to thrive, whilst driving systemic change in organisations and society.

Blueprint for All Programmes:

Our programmes span three main areas:

Building Careers: We work with schools, universities, community groups and employers to inspire and enable young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, aged 13-30 to pursue the career of their choice. From career advice to support gaining skills, qualifications and the critical foundations required to ensure professional success, we aid young people on their journey to a fulfilling and successful career

Supporting Communities: We run programmes that support community groups working with people from BAME backgrounds to maximise their impact and make positive changes for local people. Our BME Network supports over 120 small voluntary and community groups, and our Community Leadership Academy provides learning and development tailored to the needs of small and micro charities that are led by or serve people from BAME backgrounds. In partnership with other national and local charities, our Love Sex Life project challenges inequalities in access to and provision of sexual health services for BAME communities in Lambeth, Southwark, and Lewisham.

Enriching Society: We are working to create a society where talent is respected and nurtured irrespective of where it comes from, where organisations recognise and realise the benefits of a diverse workforce, and where our communities can come together and thrive. All our work is designed not only to support our beneficiaries, but to drive systemic change in organisations and society as a whole.

Background to Blueprint for All:

At Blueprint for All we believe in a future where talent is respected and nurtured irrespective of where it comes from, where organisations recognise and realise the benefits of a diverse workforce and where our communities can come together and thrive. This is our blueprint to set the foundations for a more inclusive society to grow.

Our high impact programmes work with disadvantaged young people and communities, providing tangible opportunities and support that enables them to thrive, whilst driving systemic change in organisations and society.

Blueprint for All Programmes:

Our programmes span three main areas:

Building Careers: We work with schools, universities, community groups and employers to inspire and enable young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, aged 13-30 to pursue the career of their choice. From career advice to support gaining skills, qualifications and the critical foundations required to ensure professional success, we aid young people on their journey to a fulfilling and successful career

Supporting Communities: We run programmes that support community groups working with people from BAME backgrounds to maximise their impact and make positive changes for local people. Our BME Network supports over 120 small voluntary and community groups, and our Community Leadership Academy provides learning and development tailored to the needs of small and micro charities that are led by or serve people from BAME backgrounds. In partnership with other national and local charities, our Love Sex Life project challenges inequalities in access to and provision of sexual health services for BAME communities in Lambeth, Southwark, and Lewisham.

Enriching Society: We are working to create a society where talent is respected and nurtured irrespective of where it comes from, where organisations recognise and realise the benefits of a diverse workforce, and where our communities can come together and thrive. All our work is designed not only to support our beneficiaries, but to drive systemic change in organisations and society as a whole.

The RCR is a great place to work, with an ambitious agenda. At the forefront of the health agenda, our members diagnose and treat cancer, heart disease, stroke and more, while leading on innovations including AI, skills mix and community diagnostic hubs. As COVID-19 recedes and the cancer backlog rises up the agenda, our members’ work and views have never been more important.

We are looking to recruit a Marketing Manager – RCR Learning to join our Education and Professional Practice Directorate. This role sits within the RCR Learning Team which is a core function of The College, the team works closely with our members and fellows to develop high quality and relevant resources and events to support the ongoing development of Radiologists and Oncologists in the UK and around the world. The Marketing Manager will strategically support the wider RCR Learning team in developing and implementing marketing plans to drive attendance and engagement with our resources.  

This role will suit a skilled team leader with effective interpersonal skills. Vital to this role is the ability to build and maintain strong working relationships, internally with the wider RCR Learning Team, Marketing and Digital, Global Partnerships, Membership Operations and Finance. Externally relationships would be developed between but not limited to, key RCR Learning stakeholders including committee chairs, RCR Officers and clinical leads as well as international partners such as national radiology colleges.

The successful candidate will have significant experience in planning, executing, and evaluating marketing and pricing strategies to drive engagement with events and digital learning products. Demonstratable experience in developing successful campaigns across multiple marketing channels to deliver against organisational objectives. Advantageous to the role would be strong analytical and evaluative skills, with significant experience using data and insights to inform marketing and product development.

We are looking for someone who can plan and prioritise a substantial programme of work whilst handling competing demands. You will have excellent presentation skills and the ability to translate data into meaningful insights for a variety of audiences to join us at the RCR.

At What Works for Children’s Social Care, the Programmes team is responsible for funding the delivery of promising programmes or interventions in children's social care (typically through Open Funding Rounds, or occasionally through direct awards) - as well as their accompanying evaluations. In addition to this, we also fund systematic reviews in key priority areas and have recently launched a Spark Grants Scheme to support early career researchers and others underrepresented in research. Crucially, the Programmes team works closely with our internal Research team who provide technical support and quality assurance on evaluation. 

The Directors of Programmes 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 role is available on a permanent, part time (0.5FTE, job share) basis.

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) 

Please see the attached application pack for more details.

Equality and Diversity

WWCSC is an exciting and fast-paced place to work. We are proud to have a diverse team and we are committed to building on this and ensuring our workplace is inclusive and accessible. We welcome candidates from minority and marginalised groups and given our subject area, we are also keen to see applications from people who have lived experience of the children’s social care sector. Please help us monitor this by completing our Equality and Diversity monitoring form (attached)

Salary: circa £50,000 per annuum + OTE, depending on experience

Location: Central London (Waterloo) 2 days per week, 3 days WFH (subject to change)

About us

The Institute for Family Business (IFB) is the voice of the UK family business sector, supporting and promoting the contribution of the sector to UK economy. As a not-for-profit membership association, we proudly support and promote the UK Family Business sector through networking and learning activities, advocacy and research. Britain’s 4,8 million family businesses are the backbone of the UK economy – employing close to thirteen million people, and contributing a quarter of UK GDP. The IFB’s membership has a combined turnover approaching £100bn and includes some of the most well-known and loved brands in the UK. The IFB is embarking on a change journey under the guidance of its new Chairman and is looking to step change its impact amongst the Family Business community.

Who we're looking for

We are pleased to announce that we are searching for a new Membership & Development Director. This is a key leadership and relationship management role within the IFB, with the primary purpose to lead the IFB’s membership growth, development and retention. You will have the unique opportunity to develop and execute a membership strategy that delivers sustained membership growth, strong retention, and enduring relationships with family business leaders. You will be supported by the Director General and a Membership & Events Manager.

Your experience and background

You will come with first class relationship business development and management skills with the ability to manage a variety of sometimes complex and demanding stakeholder relationships. A proven track record of delivering effective recruitment programmes and the ability to think strategically but also have an eye for detail and be prepared to be hands on will be key. Excellent interpersonal, diplomacy and communication skills, and be an enthusiastic and collaborative team player is needed. Finally, you will come with genuine passion and enthusiasm for the value of private sector business of which family business make up the 88%.

This is a unique opportunity for a passionate and ambitious person wanting to develop their career in a supportive and ambitious organisation. If you feel you are right for this role, we would love to hear from you.

Central London/Flexible

Shelter’s strategy is to transform the nation’s housing and, as a result, to radically improve the lives of millions of people. Our ambition is to use our power to fight for home, because we believe home is everything. We are committed to being an organisation that continually learns and develops, rooted in trust, inclusion, compassion and fearlessness, with equity and a focus on lived experience at the heart of all we do. Whether they are volunteers or employees, the people who work with us must feel enabled, supported and empowered to meet future challenges. The recent establishment of a new Directorate of Equity, Inclusion & Culture demonstrates that the work to embed this future-focused culture is well underway, and we are constructing a comprehensive programme of culture change, intersectionality, inclusion and equity.

As our new Assistant Director of Equity & Inclusion, you’ll make a vital contribution to enabling Shelter to become an organisation where equity, inclusion, lived experience and anti-racism are held at the core of everything we do. Working across three main strands – volunteering, involvement and diversity & inclusion – you’ll support our incoming Director in rolling out strategic programmes, as well as delivering your own portfolio of objectives. Key relationships will include colleagues in Talent Acquisition and HR Delivery, and you must forge strong and collaborative partnerships with the Anti-Racism Steering Group and Affinity Groups. More, you’ll be a visible and inspirational leader for our Volunteering and Involvement teams, shaping strategies and plans that enable best-in-class practice and which truly value lived experience in every domain.

Candidates will have extensive experience of designing and implementing equality, diversity, and inclusion strategies within a complex organisational structure. A nuanced understanding of the role of volunteers within Shelter, and their value, is essential. With a commitment to involvement and lived experience that you’ve already applied in a range of contexts and approaches, you’ll have a rich and appreciative grasp of co-production and its power. Optimistic, pragmatic and with an impressive track record of values-led leadership, you’ll relish the chance to play a vital part in ensuring Shelter is in the best possible shape to achieve our ambitious goals.

At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home; our enemy is the social injustices at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our hiring decisions we take pride in our aspiration to be inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent. We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation. We particularly welcome candidates from BAME backgrounds and / or other marginalised identities, including those with lived experience of the housing emergency.

Closing date: 16 February 2022.

• Programmes Officer
•  London, UK - but willing to consider other locations where SC has an office
• Salary Range: £24,000 to £27,000

Street Child are searching for a highly-motivated, junior professional with superb organisational abilities and strong Excel skills - to fill a demanding officer role at the heart of our central programmes team. Working closely with three Programme Directors, you will be responsible for providing effective, efficient coordination across Street Child's global projects portfolio; and supporting programme impact by assisting grant management, monitoring, compliance and proposal development. Excellent inter-personal skills, a flexible approach and a positive 'can-do' attitude are also key.

Key tasks will include:

• Provision of capacity support to country teams in meeting internal and external compliance requirements; 

• Tracking and consolidating organisational grants, partners, results and impact reach; 

• Acting as a crucial link between the programmes team and fundraising, communications and finance teams; 

• Contributing towards programme funding through the drafting of quality funding proposals and donor reports;

• Responding flexibly to meet ad hoc demands and requests on a regular basis. 

Key candidate qualities:

• Excellent organisational abilities and IT skills - essential to effectively manage the role's core information management, compliance and capacity support duties;

• Good written abilities - essential to effectively support proposal development and reports;

• Excellent inter-personal skills - on the interface between programmes and the rest of the organisation (e.g. finances and fundraising teams), this aspect is key;

• Flexible, willing, positive 'can-do' attitude to work;

• A proven commitment to a career in the international development/humanitarian sector - demonstrated either in career experience and/or substantial relevant volunteering and/or a relevant Masters degree. 

Street Child is one of the UK's fastest growing charities. This role, at the heart of the organisation, will demand a lot from you - it will also, for the right person, be incredibly rewarding with a rare range, and level, of exposure. This is a unique opportunity to launch, or take to the next level, your development/humanitarian career. 

Application information can be found on the job description, otherwise to apply, please visit our website where you will find details on how to submit your CV and a compelling covering letter covering letter explaining why you think you could make an extraordinary impact in this role - ideally ASAP. We are ideally seeking to make a quick appointment so are selecting candidates for assessment and interviews on a rolling basis.

Diversity is important to us at Street Child and so we especially welcome applications from candidates with backgrounds typically under-represented in the sector and/or reflect the communities we seek to serve.

About Street Child

Street Child believes that every child should be safe, go to school, and learn. We focus our work in the places where that is the furthest from being realised: remote, hard-to-reach areas and fragile, disaster-affected states across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Since 2008 we have helped over 650,000 children to go to school and learn Our projects focus on a combination of education, child protection and livelihood support. We partner with local organisations in everything we do.

• Applications Close: 10am Monday 24th January 2022
• Location: London
• Reporting to: Chief Executive
• Salary: £50,000 to £60,000 per annum (including £3,000 London weighting)
• Interviews Date: TBC
• Start Date: ASAP
• Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
• Benefits: Employee pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, travel card loan, flexible working, Perkbox, Employee Assistance Programme

About The Access Project:

The Access Project is an innovative education charity that helps bright young people from disadvantaged backgrounds gain places at top universities. We support over 1,800 young people aged 14 to 18 across 35 schools.

The Access Project is expanding to become a national organisation. We work in London, the West and East Midlands, grew into West Yorkshire last year, and are expanding into the North West from September 2022. We have a team of 72 employees working in schools and in our regional offices.

A strong commitment to evidence and impact is at the heart of how we work, and we are proud that independent research shows our students achieve higher grades and are more likely to progress to top universities than similarly disadvantaged peers. We are a team passionately committed to our mission, and who support one another’s work. We are committed to improving The Access Project as a place to work for all our people and have developed a new People Strategy. We also recognise we have a way to go before we are the fully inclusive and diverse organisation we want to be, and are developing an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion strategy with support from external consultants and engagement from staff and trustees.

About the Partnerships and Communications Director role:

The Access Project has developed an innovative programme that has strong evidence that it addresses a huge social issue. We have also learned much about what it takes to shift the dial in helping disadvantaged students make it to a top university. We’re now aiming to double in scale with the aim of helping even more young people fulfil their potential and make it to a top university.

We have a loyal and committed supporter base and a demonstrably high-impact programme. We are looking for an exceptional candidate to capitalise on this to significantly accelerate our growth. Our broad mix of fundraised income (corporates, trusts and foundations, major donors, universities, and low and mid-level giving) means we are not too reliant on any one stream.

We believe there is real scope to reach more supporters and increase gift sizes in all these areas. We are in the early stages of creating a donor development board – “Friends of The Access Project” - to engage new and existing individual supporters and their networks. There is huge potential to be bolder in promoting our impact; through our website, social media and through in-person networks. As part of our work to broaden our appeal, we are seeking mission-aligned patrons who will help us to reach their followers and amplify our work. You will lead and support the Partnerships and Communications team to double our income-raising capabilities over the coming years, including by promoting the part all of us can play in helping with fundraising efforts.

The Partnerships and Communications Director is one of six Director-level positions, and as such it has an important leadership role across the organisation: in role-modelling equitable and inclusive leadership; accountability to the Chief Executive and Board of Trustees; and in direct leadership of their team.

Duties and Responsbilities:

The Partnerships and Communications Director will directly lead the Partnerships and Communications team, which currently consists of 8.6 FTEs (including the Director role) who are based across London and Birmingham.

Functional role

• Develop fundraising strategy
  • Work with The Access Project’s Chief Executive to define how we will generate the income needed for longer-term growth, identifying any opportunities for improvements.
  • Work with team members to build pipeline of multi-year pledges for future income.
  • Collaborate with other teams at The Access Project and utilise data insights to help form the fundraising strategy.
• Ensure The Access Project reaches income targets
  • Line manage team to deliver to targets and effectively steward donors across all income streams (corporates, trusts and foundations, major donors, universities, and low and mid-level giving)
  • Play direct role in high-value fundraising asks as needed
  • Design and deliver presentations and pitches collaboratively with colleagues
  • Support the Chief Executive with the development of “Friends of The Access Project” donor development Board and stewardship of major donors
  • Work with the Finance Director and team to ensure there is an accurate and up to date picture for income streams in terms of actual and forecast against plan
  • Track and manage performance of income streams and proactively identify any remedial action as might be required.
• Ensure income generation is aligned with wider strategy
  • Ensure corporate partnerships are aligned with our wider organisational strategic objectives/delivery, for example in relation to volunteering offer and requirements for pro bono support
  • Ensure university partnerships are aligned with our wider organisational strategy (e.g. regional growth plans, programme delivery).
• Ensure we effectively communicate our work
  • Lead the Communications function at The Access Project (supported by the Head of Communications)
  • Ensure The Access Project has a credible communications strategy (developed by the Head of Communications) in order to articulate clear messages effectively to key audiences
  • Accountable for identifying, recruiting, stewarding and broadening patrons of The Access Project, in particular that they support our work to address structural inequality that prevents young people from fulfilling their potential and limits their life chances.
• Ensure good governance
  • Develop and ensure best-practice use of donor management system
  • Ensure fundraising activity complies with UK law and regulations
  • Prepare and manage annual partnerships and communications expenditure budgets
  • Report up to date income positions and performance of multi-year fundraising strategies to the Executive team and to the Board of Trustees to a high standard.

Organisation and team leadership

• Providing leadership to the Partnership and Communications team
  • Provide effective management of the team, including supporting them to develop their effectiveness as leaders
  • Develop and champion forums for effective cross-team working
  • Ensure effective processes are in place and being used for income tracking and relationship management to ensure effective data collection and partnership retention.
• Leading the organisation, including through active participation in the Executive team
  • Take an active role in ensuring the organisation is making the right decisions to achieve our stated strategic objectives, by bringing a Partnership and Communications lens, and being able to think in the wider interests of the organisation
  • Take cabinet responsibility for decisions at Executive level
  • Raise profile and importance of Partnerships and Communications function across the organisation and ensure that other teams actively contribute to our fundraising efforts.
• Representing The Access Project externally
  • Represent the organisation with a high degree of professionalism to further our objectives and social impact.

Requirements

Person Specification:

Essential skills/experience:

• Track record of successfully meeting multi-million pound annual fundraising targets
• Track record of growing fundraising from a range of income streams
• Compelling advocate and amplifier for our mission, able to engage and elicit commitments from a diverse range of donors Confident line manager, with experience of building, leading, developing and motivating a team
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills with all external and internal audiences
• Deep understanding of the fundraising environment, including regulatory requirements
• Knowledge of how different kinds of funders operate and how to craft written / oral presentations to meet specifications, and how reporting arrangements work
• Ability to liaise with Finance colleagues to develop income pipeline, actuals and forecasts to give accurate picture of current position and projected outturns
• Ability to understand, support and challenge communications professionals in developing and promoting The Access Project’s message.

Desired skills/experience:

• Knowledge of education/social mobility sector
• Ability to access a broad network of potential supporters of The Access Project’s work
• Professional expertise in communications.

Characteristics:

• Strategic thinker, experience of converting strategy into detailed operational plans
• Outstanding project management skills, well organised and reliable
• Effective collaborator, able to work with colleagues across the organisation to create compelling cases for support to The Access Project (orally and in writing)
• Passionate about educational disadvantage, widening participation and The Access Project’s mission.

Further Information

Equal Opportunities Statement

The Access Project is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We are working towards improvements with equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging.

Safeguarding Statement

The Access Project is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Disclosure of a Criminal Record

The Rehabilitation of Offenders 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order 1986 does not apply to posts where there is access to children. This means that applicants for employment which involves working with children and young people must disclose any criminal record. If you are selected for appointment you will be subject to this procedure. All Disclosures are carried out in the strictest confidence and are made only in connection with your application for employment and for no other purpose. The application for an Enhanced Disclosure will be activated before your first day of work.

Guidance for candidates applying for a job with The Access Project. Please read this carefully before you start to fill in the application form.

General

The application form plays a crucial part in the selection process, both in deciding whether you will be invited to an interview and at the interview itself. It is vital that you complete this form as fully and accurately as possible. We will not make any assumptions about your experience, knowledge, skills and abilities to do the job.

Read the full vacancy details carefully before you start. All parts of the application form must be completed.

Post:  Violence Against Women Support Worker for Women with Learning Disabilities

Hours of Work: 37 hours per week (some out of hours work will be expected)

Salary: £24,982

Job Purpose: To deliver tailored, holistic support to women with learning disabilities affected by violence and abuse, including practical and emotional support to increase women’s and children’s safety and meet identified needs.

Responsible To: Service Manager 

Duties and Responsibilities

Development:

 To identify and develop support strategies and good practice to meet the specific needs of women with learning disabilities seeking support 

 To identify and make links with existing specialist projects and community services and to develop joint services where appropriate

 To share good practice around supporting women with learning disabilities who are experiencing abuse with BSWA staff and volunteers and with other relevant agencies

 To keep up to date with current legislative changes for dissemination within staff team, and for use when working with women and children around their rights.

 To keep abreast of issues regarding domestic violence on a national and local level with particular reference to those that may affect the work of the Project

 To participate in multi agency work as agreed with your line manager

 To promote awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and BSWA services

Support work:

 To work with women to identify their, and their children’s, support needs and incorporate these into women’s support plans 

 To assess risk and to safety plan with women, reviewing assessments and risks regularly 

 To devise and implement appropriate methods of communication with women, in agreement with your line manager

 To provide practical support on a range of issues including housing, benefits, legal matters, and emotional support to enable women’s recovery from their experiences of abuse.

 To facilitate access to BSWA and its services and to refer and signpost into specialist statutory and community services where necessary to help meet needs 

 To encourage the development of safe and appropriate support networks within the community

 To work within the monitoring and evaluation procedures for the project including encouraging feedback from service users and producing statistical information

Development:

 To consult with women with learning disabilities to identify and develop support strategies and good practice to meet their specific needs 

 To identify and make links with existing specialist projects and community services and to develop joint approaches where appropriate

 To share good practice around supporting women with learning disabilities who are experiencing abuse with BSWA staff and volunteers and with other relevant agencies

 To keep up to date with current legislative changes for dissemination within staff team, and for use when working with women and children around their rights.

 To keep abreast of issues regarding domestic violence on a national and local level with particular reference to those that may affect the work of the Project

 To participate in multi agency work as agreed with your line manager

 To promote awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and BSWA services

Administration:

 To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems

 To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users and relevant monitoring data collected and recorded

 To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date

 To produce monthly reports for your line manager

Communication:

 To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the refuges, staff, volunteers and service users by:

a) Maintaining BSWA communication records 

b) Following safety procedures

c) Attending team meetings

d) Carrying out risk assessments in conjunction with your line manager 

 To attend in-house training

 To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager

 To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies 

 Feedback relevant issues from external meetings/ training to the staff and management teams as appropriate

 To be involved in the Annual Review process

General:

 To maintain the confidentiality of the women and children using the service and in all matters relating to the organisation

 To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation

 To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA 

 To work within BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice

 To adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, and Adult Safeguarding procedures throughout

 To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise and commensurate with the post

These posts are subject to a 6% pension contribution.  Women only need apply.  These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010).

BSWA operates within Safer Recruitment good practice guidelines. Please note all successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service Check before commencing their employment. 

BSWA is a Disability Confident Employer. We want everyone to have equal chance at being considered for our jobs. Should you be unable to submit your application online and would prefer an alternative method, or you are experiencing another barrier to completing your application.

TPP is delighted to be working with Resuscitation Council UK and supporting with their search to hire a new Director of Engagement & Influencing. This is an opportunity to join an organisation focused on saving lives through the delivery of evidence-based clinical guidance, training courses and initiatives to ensure everyone across Society has the skills and is willing to save a life if they see someone who has collapsed and is not breathing normally.

As an experienced senior level communications professional, you will be joining our client at an exciting stage of their growth and be an integral part of delivering the Vision to 2030. Their mission is to ensure that everyone who has a cardiac arrest has access to appropriate cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Work to address the health inequalities in this area is a crucial part of the organisation’s work going forward

As a member of the senior management team, you will have overall people management responsibility for a team of communications and engagement specialists and play a key part in increasing awareness, achieving influence, leading internal communications and delivering inclusive communications along with championing diversity across a range of audiences and key stakeholders.
 

Your duties & responsibilities will include:

• Developing a marketing, communications and stakeholder engagement strategy relating to all key areas of resuscitation and the organisation’s Vision to 2030 and strategic plan.
• Stakeholder engagement and relationship-building, including governments, the NHS and partner organisations
• Developing public policy positions and messaging for specific audiences including external stakeholders and decision-makers.
• Identifying opportunities to influence the wider healthcare agenda and raising RCUK’s profile as a key player and partner for decision-makers.
• Developing and strengthening RCUK’s external communications, including social media, media and email communications.
• As part of the Senior Management Team, developing, helping prioritise and delivering the strategic plans underpinning Vision 2030.
• All external communications, including media and digital channels.
• Maximising the impact and reach of RCUK’s brand and website.
• Leading the Engagement and Influencing department working across communications, policy, stakeholder, marketing and insight disciplines.

Your background, experience and skillsets will include:

• Experience of working at a senior management level in either a communications and marketing, policy or engagement role.
• Demonstrable experience of providing proactive leadership and vision to evolve an innovative programme of influencing and engagement work.
• Demonstrable experience setting strategies and plans at a departmental or organisational level.
• Demonstrable track record of engaging with decision makers and key influencers.
• Proven experience in building effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, partnership building and networking at senior level.
• Demonstrable experience of planning and implementing challenging, innovative and measurable communications plans to generate quality results and engagement.
• Experience of working across all communications disciplines including media, PR, internal communications, stakeholder engagement and digital.
• A strong track record of positioning an organisation to achieve tangible outcomes in a competitive communications environment – including development of brand, identity and messaging.
• Experience in developing and managing budgets.
• Excellent knowledge of health and social care policy, of the NHS and of parliamentary processes across the four nations of the UK would be beneficial but not essential.