Job title: Managing Director of Lightful Solutions

Department: Lightful Solutions

Seniority: At least 5 years of experience of running large internal teams (between 20-50 people)

Reporting to: The CEO 

Direct reports: 8

Indirect reports: 13 full time, plus 6 contractors

Compensation: Highly competitive salary with stock options + other benefits

Location: Remote working, then 1-2 days in an office per week in London or Bristol

At Lightful, we believe those doing the greatest good deserve the best technology. Our products and services are designed for charities and nonprofits to simplify their work and amplify their impact.

Our journey to this point has had many successes. We work with hundreds of nonprofits and foundations each year to improve how they use digital. We are a certified B Corporation, ensuring that community, the environment and our staff are central to all of our decision making. We are a recognised Living Wage employer, and have been profiled in The Sunday Times, Forbes and Sky News. We are in The Escape 100, as one of the best companies in the UK to escape to for a career with purpose. And we are supported by a wide array of incredible investors, including Nick Mason CBE and Dario Franchitti MBE.

Lightful is a business built to create impact both in and out of the office. Our people and products support nonprofits in 58 countries around the world, organisations that are solving some of our planet's greatest challenges. Our work has helped small charities increase fundraising by 64% year on year. Since achieving B Corp status in 2020, we have created an impact out of the office too. We have planted 12,371 trees planted through our employee carbon offset programme, saved 295,497 litres of water, and offset 1,107 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide emissions through 28 global carbon reduction projects.

We are expanding our senior leadership team, with the addition of a Managing Director (MD) to drive the growth and continued excellence of one of our 3 core business units: Lightful Solutions. This role will be the lead role in Lightful Solutions, a tailor-made technology consultancy that exists to help nonprofits embrace change, with best-in-class technology solutions that are dependable, secure and effective.

This position reports directly to our CEO, and works closely alongside our Co-Founders, the MD of Lightful Products and the MD of Lightful Learning to drive and influence the long term direction, profitability and impact of Lightful. 

You will have responsibility for the overall business strategy for Lightful Solutions. In this role, you will drive consistent and rapid revenue growth, lead our exceptional client delivery teams to develop Salesforce Solutions and deliver excellence to all of our clients. Internally, you will drive technological excellence in delivery, growth and development of the whole team through cross-team initiatives and continue to double our impact and our revenue year on year. 

If you have a track record of driving revenue growth, have experience delivering project excellence on behalf of clients, revel in managing a multi-disciplinary and exceptionally talented team, and are looking to focus your career to create immense impact not only for this high growth scaleup, but for our clients and for our planet, then this is the role for you.

What can we offer you?

• The opportunity to join our senior leadership team, working closely with our three Co-Founders and two other Managing Directors
• The opportunity to lead a profitable technology team that has a track record of doubling its impact and revenue each year 
• The opportunity to drive growth, change and innovation within one of our core business units
• The opportunity to develop and lead experienced client delivery teams of talented and passionate professionals across projects in the UK, North America and EMEA 
• The opportunity to shape a consultancy service at the cutting edge of digital innovation, using technologies such as Salesforce
• The opportunity to build on established relationships with world leading charities such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Rhodes Trust and Citizens Advice, and the opportunity to create many more
• The opportunity to enjoy and thrive in a role that drives high social and environmental impact
• The opportunity to be a thought leader through spoken and written work by representing Lightful's work in the growing Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) and #techforgood space

What is the vision for the business that you will develop?

• To create a business that is an inspiring innovation hub within the nonprofit sector
• To create a business that puts user experience, user adoption, delight and impact at its core
• To create a business that values entrepreneurship, ambition and fun within the team
• To create a business that thrives on a fast pace of working, autonomy, and change
• To create a business that delivers excellence across all Lightful Solutions projects whilst ensuring client satisfaction and impact

Our story

At Lightful, we believe that those doing the greatest good deserve the best technology.

We’re passionate about making the best technology accessible to charities and nonprofits. Our products and solutions help organisations unleash the power of technology and make the good work they do even greater. Our products and services are designed to simplify the work and amplify the impact of charities and nonprofits. 

In 2015, Lightful was launched by Vinay Nair, Johnny Murnane and Carlos Miranda. Three friends who all had different exposure to the nonprofit sector, they all realised the same thing - nonprofits were not getting the technology they deserve.

Before evolving into Lightful (pre-2015), we were a YouTube certified multi-channel network (MCN) known as Thunderboom. Our original intention was to help charities and nonprofits of all shapes and sizes monetise their video content.

Things changed - as they do - and we eventually pivoted. We left our MCN ambitions behind, and we launched our now award-winning Lightful Social Platform. At that time, the company became known as Lightful.

From there we grew our consultancy services - now Lightful Solutions - and developed a comprehensive 12-month course to equip charities with the digital skills and capabilities they need to become more resilient - Lightful Learning's BRIDGE programme.

Lightful values

As a certified B Corp, we’re a values-led organisation, and our values are integral to the Lightful culture. Our Lightful values are:

• To act with audacity while remembering humility
• To understand the importance of both listening and leadership
• To practice generosity whilst showing accountability
• These all lay on the foundation of respect and integrity

Our business units
We offer three services to charities and nonprofits; Lightful Products, Lightful Learning and Lightful Solutions. Each business unit is different but highly interconnected, designed for the different needs of the social and environmental-focused organisations we’re proud to serve and work with.

Lightful Products
Lightful Products helps drive organisations forward with ready made software such as: 

• Lightful Fundraising Pages, fully customisable and branded to clients look and feel, to enable clients create engaging experiences that drive donations
• Lightful Social Platform, the #1 social media tool for charities, it helps charities schedule social media content, increase engagement and save time
• Lightful Components, a toolkit of adaptable components designed to build flexible, design-driven online communities

Lightful Learning

Lightful Learning helps our partners master real world skills through a combination of tools and support, building their confidence and resilience. It was designed to grow digital skills and increase effectiveness within the nonprofit sector.

Building resilience in digital growth and engagement (BRIDGE) is Lightful Learning's flagship programme for impact organisations looking to future-proof their operations at a time of great change. It combines a learning syllabus, delivered through a combination of live and recorded sessions and webinars, with the Lightful Social Platform. BRIDGE is supported by foundations and other funders, and offered to small-to-medium sized charities that they support.
 

Lightful Solutions
Lightful Solutions has been a Salesforce Partner since 2017 and has worked on almost 100 projects with over 50 clients. Our team has 27 members, including user researchers, UX designers, UI designers, developers, architects, administrators, business analysts and project managers. We have more than 60 Salesforce certifications across our team and more than 175 combined years of Salesforce consultancy experience specialising in: 

online communities, digital transformation, digital strategy, CRM support, digital fundraising, and Scoping and Solution Design (SSD).

Our design and development process is as follows: 

• Identify - Understanding the client’s ambitions, challenges and pain points to let us identify tailored approaches and opportunities
• Imagine - Our human-centred design process keeps user experience at the front and centre of how we deliver a client’s impact goals 
• Implement - We build and implement custom solutions using agile methodologies and close collaboration to ensure smooth delivery and transition

We have designed processes and large-scale implementations for major projects with significant cost and efficiency implications for organisations such as The Rhodes Trust, the European Society of Cardiology, the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Atlantic Fellows, The Big Give, Frontline, Independent Age, Schmidt Fellows and Save the Children UK.
 

What does the role involve?

Key accountabilities

• Alongside our Co-Founders, MD of Lightful Products and MD of Lightful Learning, you will influence the long term direction, profitability and impact of the Lightful business
• Lead delivery to drive rapid and exponential growth of our Lightful Solutions business unit
• Create and execute the business strategy for Lightful Solutions 
• Orchestrate and deliver year on year revenue growth for your business unit, ensuring revenue targets are achieved monthly
• Ensure excellence is delivered across all Lightful Solutions projects whilst ensuring very high client satisfaction and impact
• Responsible for ensuring that every Lightful Solutions proposal is feasible and viable within the team through working with the Business Development team, meeting potential new clients during the RFP processes, signing off on all proposals
• Form an excellent working relationship with our two other Managing Directors - all three of our business units align and should be optimised to create and execute mutually beneficial business development opportunities
• Lead on initial project meetings to explain Lightful’s approach to digital transformation, emphatically understanding users' needs, and advising on how to achieve the best results for each and every client

Internal responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of Lightful Solutions strategic plan to meet revenue targets, produce work that delivers impact for happy clients, increase delivery robustness, and have standout quality through structure and clear standards
• Manage a growing team of 21 talented employees ranging from Salesforce Administrators, Technical and Solutions Architects, Developers, and Project Managers in addition to a non-permanent team of 6-10 contractors
• Motivate, advise and provide structure to Lightful Solutions team to meet objectives and manage own development goals within team
• Harness creativity and new ideas within the team and ensure structure for success

Experience

• At least 5 years of experience of running large internal teams (between 20-50 people)
• At least 5 years of experience of running successful client projects at Associate Partner equivalent level or above
• A history of managing successful consulting and technical projects from end-to-end, including CRM (particularly Salesforce) implementation projects
• Knowledge and expertise on winning and delivering 6 and 7 figure business contracts
• Experience working with, and passion for, nonprofit and/or public sector clients
• You will have a network of leaders across the nonprofit sector in the UK, EMEA and globally 
• Strong technical and development understanding and capabilities 
• Experience managing large, medium and small Salesforce digital transformation projects

• Experience meeting client deadlines and expectations within Agile development environments 

Personal qualities 

• You have a high level of emotional intelligence and an ability to demonstrate empathy with Lightful colleagues and clients
• You are a very strong communicator 
• You have exceptional verbal, written and presentation skills and embody Lightful’s foundational principles of respect and integrity 
• You are equally comfortable addressing people with various levels of technical knowledge
• You are a proven analytical thinker
• You have the ability to support your direct reports and other team members in building solutions and providing both technical and non-technical mentoring and guidance
• You are able  to work in a highly collaborative environment, taking the initiative where necessary
• You are open to new ideas and enjoy coaching and mentoring others to get the best out of them 

Additional requirement

• Eligible to work in the UK without the need of visa support/sponsorship
   

Benefits

You will be a part of our exciting culture that fosters personal growth and development. As we expand, you will be given the opportunity to thrive in a close-knit team environment.

• Highly competitive salary 
• Stock options
• Holiday entitlement is 27 days per annum, plus bank holidays, your birthday off and a day off for moving (once a year)
• Working from home buddy to integrate you into the team
• Simply Health (claim back money on everyday healthcare costs and access to face to face counselling)
• Access to a variety of wellbeing apps
• Regular events e.g. quiz, cook-along, social drinks, summer party, Christmas party
• Lunch & Learn sessions
• Training and development plans
• Volunteering opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Paid parental leave and nursery benefit
• Lightful kids events

Inclusion of a diverse range of opinions and perspectives is core to Lightful’s open culture and ongoing success. Therefore we never discriminate on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

*No recruitment agency requests please* *We only work with direct applicants*

Learning Technology Coordinator - £33,485 per annum – Full-time – Permanent – Central London with remote working initially

We are currently looking for some with experience of using software tools and platforms such as learning management systems and content management tools to join our RCR Learning Team as a Learning Technology Coordinator.

The RCR Learning Team are a vibrant and creative team who are passionate about supporting the lifelong learning of radiologists, oncologists and other associated specialties, through the creation and delivery of our programme of innovative and world-leading educational resources.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate new member of the team to work collaboratively with a wide and diverse range of contributors and subject matter experts to bring these resources to life as well as provide the exceptional customer service the team is known for.

The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator and thrive on the challenge of working collaboratively. They should have an eye for detail, outstanding administrative and organisational skills and an aptitude for using Excel for reporting and analysis. The ability to plan and prioritise a varied workload is essential to be successful in this role.

If you have the skills and experience we’re looking for then we would love to hear from you. Please view the RCR website for more information on the role, the RCR and for instructions on how to apply.

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 16 May 2021. First stage interviews will take place on Friday 21 May with final stage interviews scheduled for Tuesday 25 May.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic all interviews will take place via video conference. It is also likely that the successful candidate will be required to work from home for a period of time before we complete a phased return to the office.

Programme Associate - Housing and Homelessness Programme

About Oak
Oak Foundation commits its resources to address issues of global social and environmental concern, particularly those that have a major impact on the lives of the disadvantaged. With offices in Europe, Africa and North America, Oak Foundation makes grants to organisations located in approximately 40 countries worldwide.

Oak’s head office is based in Geneva, and the Housing and Homelessness Programme regularly contributes to the core functions of the organisation. 

About the Housing and Homelessness Programme
The Oak Foundation’s Housing and Homelessness Programme is a grant-making programme which funds projects across the UK and US.  In additional to national projects, it also funds within the geographic locations prioritised in its current strategy. These locations are London, Bristol, Birmingham, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, New York, Boston and Philadelphia. 

With an annual budget of around USD 30 million, the programme makes 38 new multi-year grants annually; and in addition, maintains strong connections with existing grantee partners, sharing learning and opportunities. The programme is undertaking a strategic review, and underpinning this, is a deep commitment to social justice, racial equity, and strengthening the voices of people with lived experience. All the work we will seek to fund will demonstrate a strong understanding of the experiences of people facing homelessness and evidence that all proposed projects are rooted in the solutions people closest to the problem have identified.   

We know that homelessness and housing problems disproportionately and unfairly affect sections of our community, and so we want to support projects that address this. This includes women; people from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities; disabled people; and LGBTQI communities.

About the role
The Housing and Homelessness Programme is currently made up of a programme director, four programme officers and one temporary programme support assistant. The role of Programme Associate is a new position, which will replace the current temporary programme assistant role.  We are looking for a highly organised individual, with the ability to juggle a variety of tasks at the same time.  You will be able to undertake research on housing and homelessness issues to inform our grant-making choices, oversee some of our monitoring and evaluation processes, whilst also providing administrative support such as organising meetings and maintaining our grant-making database.  You will need to be a self-starter with the confidence to work both independently and part of a team.

Please see the attached job description for full details about job responsibilities and requirements. 

Reporting lines
The position will be based in the London office, and you will report to the programme director.  You will work closely with the programme officers, and liaise with the Trustees and President, as required.

This role may require some travel to the cities where we fund, as well as to our head office in Geneva. 

How to apply
Only applicants who have the right to work in the UK will be accepted.

Interested candidates should submit a Curriculum Vitae and a compelling covering letter of no more than one page, explaining why you want the role, and addressing the key requirement of the post. Please apply directly through Charity Jobs by 30 May 2021. 

Programme Manager, Climate Governance and Finance
Central London (Please note that whilst this role is advertised as office based, IIED will remain a remote-working organisation for the foreseeable future)

The closing deadline for applications is midnight on the 25th April 2021.

This is a Permanent contract.

The Company

The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is a policy and action research organisation promoting sustainable development and linking local priorities to global challenges. We are based in London and work on five continents with some of the world’s most vulnerable people to strengthen their voice in the decision-making arenas that affect them. With more than 100 members of staff working with associates and partners around the world, IIED has been at the forefront of policymaking in sustainable development for over 40 years.

We are now looking for a Programme Manager to join the Global Climate Governance and Finance Team within the CCG Group on a permanent basis.

The Benefits

- Salary of £47,432 - £58,980 depending on experience
- Benefits package

The Role

As a Programme Manager, you will manage the operational delivery of the Climate Governance and Finance Team’s portfolio of work, focusing on project and financial management and team management, which includes overseeing HR decisions, strategic business development and partnership engagement.

You will provide management oversight and expertise to the team and projects, ensuring successful delivery of activities and smooth functioning of systems. You will co-ordinate business development processes and take the lead on proposal development for complex projects/tenders whilst always ensuring compliance with donor contractual requirements. This position will sit on the leadership team of the Climate Change Group.

About You

To be considered as a Programme Manager, you will need:

- Relevant postgraduate degree, or a relevant first degree and equivalent experience- Understanding of the thematic issues, actors and institutions related to the work of the team or the focus of the project(s)
- Excellent knowledge of effective principles and approaches to programme and project cycle management
- Excellent knowledge of office software (word processing, spreadsheets, presentation software, databases and communications)
- Substantial professional experience in similar or related roles
- Experience working collaboratively with southern partners (governments, NGOs, private sector) to deliver complex projects

Other organisations may call this role Partnership Programme Manager, Programme Officer, Programme Lead, Senior Project Manager, or Team Manager.

Webrecruit and IIED are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Programme Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Director of Development and Communications

Permanent position; 4 - 5 days per week

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 per annum (pro-rata) dependent on skills and experience, plus benefits

As a registered charity, Cardboard Citizens uses the power of the arts to engage, educate and inspire those who are homeless, vulnerable, and most disadvantaged; helping them develop essential life skills; and to empower them to make positive life changes. We raise public awareness of homelessness issues, challenge misconceptions and provide platforms for debate.

We are looking for an accomplished fundraiser or senior marketing and communications manager to lead our Development and Communications team as our new Director of Development and Communications. You will join us as part of our Senior Management Team to help us to craft the stories, across our fundraising and communications, that will win the hearts and minds of a broader audience coming together to tackle social issues.

This is a critical yet exciting time for the charity, as we look to extend and deepen the reach of our programmes under new artistic leadership (including a major new project as part of Coventry City of Culture), capitalise on our learning since Covid-19, accelerate income from individual and corporate donors and start to gear up for the next Arts Council National Portfolio round.

As the Director of Development and Communications you will play a crucial role in helping us to realise these ambitions – driving forward our fundraising by building on a strong base of trusts, foundations and statutory support, which totals in the region of £1.2 million annually; and increasing the profile of our programmes and how we communicate the impact of our work to audiences and funders. You will be supported in the post by a strong five-person Development and Communications team, alongside the wider executive and delivery teams and an engaged Trustee, Ambassador and partner network.

If you are looking to take on your first director-level position, or are a more senior candidate who may be returning to work after a pause in your career or are looking to balance a role with wider parenting and caring responsibilities, we would love to hear from you!

We also actively encourage people from a variety of backgrounds with different experiences, skills, and stories to join us and influence and develop our working practice. By taking positive action around diversity we will guarantee interviews to eligible candidates who meet the minimum criteria (the Person Specifications laid out in the Job Pack) and self-identify with any of the following groups that we have identified as underrepresented in ours and the wider cultural sector workforce:

• From an ethnic minority
• Candidates with lived experience of homelessness
• Disabled and/ or Neurodiverse
• LGBT+ candidates

To download the Application Pack and apply online, please visit our website at.

Closing date for completed applications is 10:00 GMT on Tuesday 25 May 2021. Interviews will take place Thursday 3 June.

We can be flexible about how this role can work for you and can offer additional training, depending on your experience. If you would like an informal conversation to discuss this role further and find out more about our exciting future plans, please contact recruitment consultant Kane Moore at Achates Philanthropy 

What Works for Children's Social Care is looking for a Senior Programmes Manager to lead on the development and delivery of a number of priority programmes for the Centre.

The Programmes team at What Works for Children’s Social Care is responsible for the grant funding and commissioning, the team strives to:

1. Raise the standards - and volume - of good quality research in the sector, by maintaining a core focus on rigorous research, providing appropriate support, and by leading by example in the work that we fund.

2. Encourage sector-led innovation and research in key priority areas identified by the Centre.

3. Attract experts and influential organisations from other sectors to children’s social care research, to broaden expertise in the sector and create opportunities for collaboration.

We aim to do this by using funding as a mechanism to support the creation of new research, a lever by which to influence the standard and priorities of research in the sector, and an incentive to others (individuals and organisations) to shift resources towards children’s social care research. Our approach is broadly divided into two complementary strands: funding of projects (supporting organisations to deliver their interventions), and funding of evaluations (supporting researchers to determine the impact of these interventions on outcomes of interest).

The role

Programme management:

• Leading on the development and delivery of programmes, including working closely with external stakeholders to monitor performance against milestones and deliverable; this includes both programme delivery and evaluation activities.

• Managing programme specific budgets, risks and issues.

• Ensuring that evaluation methodology is adequately reviewed by the Research team and methodological issues addressed.

• Reviewing interim and final reports produced by delivery organisations and evaluators.

• Advising internal project teams on programme management including planning, partner management, monitoring, and reporting.

• Consulting with Practice, Policy and Communications teams to maximise dissemination and impact of our findings. 

• Contributing to regular progress reporting for the Department for Education

Funding processes

• Managing assessment of applications and peer review

• Ensuring that decision-makers have all the information required in order to be able to make decisions about which projects to fund, and which evaluators to appoint.

• Contributing to the continuous improvement of WWCSC guidance, decision-making and grant management processes.

Other

• Line managing up to 1-3 Programme Managers

• Representing the organisation at external meetings and events.

• Managing Advisory Groups as needed; this could include determining membership, setting agendas and leading specific discussions in meetings.

• Other ad-hoc duties, as required.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of the social investment and support ecosystem over the next five years.

Access was established in 2015 to improve access to social investment for those charities and social enterprises experiencing barriers or facing exclusion from being able to do so. Access is a life-limited organisation, anticipated to exist for ten years. The ambition over that time is to both directly impact charities and social enterprises through the delivery of our programmes, but also to change the social investment ecosystem to better serve these organisations in the long term and once Access has gone.

Over the last five years, our programmes have transformed the ways in which social investment providers and capacity building organisations can support charities and social enterprises around England. We have generated a wealth of learning about how to effectively apply grant to change incentives in the ecosystem so it can better serve the needs of charities and social enterprises and build resilience in the long term. We are widely regarded for reflecting the values of the sector and for our network leadership approach.

Full Time (Flexible for the right candidate)

As we enter the second half of our live, we have begun to carefully plan towards our legacy. This includes thinking through the conditions that need to be in place across the social investment ecosystem over the next five years for Access to be able to close, and to close well. We have developed three legacy objectives, mapped the stakeholders who are key to achieving them, and identified how we need to influence them.

The role will lead the development and delivery of our advocacy function. You will be a key member of our leadership team, reporting to the CEO and supporting him, the Director of Learning, the Board and your colleagues in communicating and influencing with impactful narratives and content. Without focusing on building Access’s own brand, you will raise the profile of our work, and crucially that of our partners, with key audiences and stakeholders, ensuring that we are able to influence at the highest levels on behalf of the organisations we seek to support.

Closing Date: Tuesday 25th May 2021

This is an exciting and busy time to be joining UK Youth as we prepare to launch our new strategy and  transform the way we work to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. As a result  we are recruiting for a number of new roles designed to enable the organisation to grow, improve our ways of working and enable us to deliver to deliver our ambitious 2025 strategic plan.

UK Youth are currently looking for a dynamic and talented Research and Learning Manager to join our Research and Performance team to lead on the management and co-ordination of our evaluation and learning activity.

The new Research and Learning Manager will support the team with developing robust and insightful evaluation and research. Reporting to the Assistant Director of Research, this role will support the department to shift the organisation’s approach to using evidence and learning to drive impact. This role will work closely with the Data Manager, as well as Research and Data Officers, to develop and deliver top-class evaluations against our programmes, cutting edge research outputs and drive innovation in our approaches and research activities.

To thrive in this role, you need a strong background in qualitative and quantitative research methods, and have excellent communication skills. We’re looking for an experienced and creative researcher with an open mind to developing new processes, methodologies and approaches to lift our current research and evaluation outputs to a place that matches our ambition. We’re particularly interested in candidates with a strong background in theory of change development.

We are keen to support our staff to work as flexibly as possible. Where our roles are offered on a flexible basis, staff can be based anywhere in the UK, but must be willing to travel occasionally to either our London or Avon Tyrrell office locations or external meetings as required. The regularity of this will be arranged with the line manager.

Who we are

UK Youth is a leading charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. We work with others to ensure that the youth sector is strengthened, supported, and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed and delivers high-quality outcomes.

UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing; the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to mass inequality of access to youth services for young people. To find more about us and how we make an impact, please visit UK Youth Website.

Why work at UK Youth?

We are a value-based, passionate and committed organisation offering a friendly working environment with lots of opportunities for professional development and socialising (even whilst we are all working remotely!) from lunch and learn sessions, staff quizzes to virtual coffee meet ups.

UK Youth prides itself on being an Equal Opportunity employer and we would particularly welcome applications for this role from those who identify under one of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Our selection procedures ensure that people are treated on the basis of their relevant merits, experience, skills and abilities and that no individual receives more or less favourable treatment.

We welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in our organisation including Black, Asian, minority ethnic groups, LGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities. We are also currently underrepresented by men, and so are seeking applications from different backgrounds, cultures, age, experience and identity to bring a wide range of experience, ideas, views and insights to UK Youth.

What we can offer you

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and vibrant organisational culture.

• Flexible/Agile Working
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)
• Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay-out up to 4 times your salary
• Employee Assistance Programme to support employees both professionally and personally
• 20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell our New Forest Outdoor Centre including, camping, lodges and outdoor activities.
• Cyclescheme and Techscheme

How to apply 

Candidates are encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn’t precisely match the job description for this role. Your experience, skills and passion will set you apart so tell us about your achievements, irrespective of whether they are personal or work-related, about your journey to date; how this has shaped you and the things you learnt along the way.

If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please download the job description, and then click on the link and complete an application via our completely anonymised recruitment system (provided by Applied).

• Closing date for applications will be 9am, 17th May 2021
• A pre-interview task will be arranged for the week commencing 25th May with first round interviews due to take place 25th May 2021. We reserve the right to host a second interview if it is necessary.

As this role involves working in a regulated environment with young people, any offer will be conditional to satisfactory background checks which include criminal record check and employment reference. However, we welcome applications from those with previous criminal convictions.

As part of the recruitment process UK Youth will be gathering and uses certain information about you. For further information regarding this please review our Data Protection Privacy Notice which explains what data of yours we process and how we use it.

We are currently looking to recruit a Director of Studies for a leading higher education institution. This is a permanent role for 3 days a week (21hours) paying £54,600 pro rata. Benefits package includes a very generous annual leave entitlement.

This is an exciting and pioneering programme, the first dedicated qualification in the teaching and learning of the psychological therapies. As the Director of Studies you will oversee the complete student experience from recruitment, teaching, assessment, supervision through to graduation. You will line manage the programme team to ensure the quality of provision and student outcomes and lead on the innovative design, development and delivery of these programmes. You will also be responsible for the Post Qualification Continuing Professional Development.

The role will suit a senior academic with considerable experience in managing academic programmes at post-graduate level. You will have a Masters Degree or equivalent qualification, a PGCert HE (or recognised teaching qualification) and Senior FHEA as well as be a UKCP Registered Psychotherapist and/ OR BACP accredited counsellor.

To apply or organise an informal discussion please get in touch with your CV today!

BACKGROUND

Over the past 80 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities tEo rebuild. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster.

The International Rescue Committee UK is part of the IRC global network, which has its headquarters in New York and London. The IRC is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief, relocating refugees and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster. Through over 20 regional offices in cities across the United States, the IRC also helps refugees resettle in the US and become self-sufficient.

The IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve. The IRC is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable.

The Awards Management Unit (AMU)

Established in January 2016, the Awards Management Unit (AMU) is an international unit with staff based in Brussels, Geneva, Bonn, Berlin, New York, London, Nairobi, and Amman. It has responsibility for identifying, securing, and managing all funding from statutory/government donors. The unit is organised into five pillars: Strategic Partnerships and Analytics, Programmes and Grants Support, Compliance and Policy, Programme Development, and Training.

The AMU is a bridge between donors and country programmes: providing expert technical advice to the field, while maintaining portfolio-level visibility to ensure consistency and compliance, and manage risk. This unit ensures that donor compliance policies and procedures are implemented consistently, and supports all staff working across the grants management cycle for all restricted funding from global government sources. The unit operates within a matrix management system across teams in Germany, the US and the UK, driving functional integration between all relevant units and staff, in collaboration with the Senior Vice President AMU, Vice President, AMU, and the Senior Vice President for Europe in relation to overarching issues with European donors.

Purpose of role

The purpose of this post is to develop e-Learning content.

Key working relationships (internal and external)

• Reports to Training and Curriculum Development Director
• Liaise with the E-Learning Developer and Training Coordinator
• International colleagues involved in curriculum development, course facilitation and training events

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

E-Learning course design and development

• With the Director, interpret the stakeholder ideas to develop learning objectives for the courses.
• From the learning objectives create a storyboard for stakeholder approval.
• Produce interactive and engaging e-learning content utilizing the latest technologies, including pre-learning.  This currently includes webinars and self-directed elearning content.  We are looking to expand our range.
• Proactively improve courses based on feedback, own observation

E-Learning facilitation

• Co-facilitate eLearning webinars and eWorkshops.
• Provide technical support to facilitators and participants prior to and during training.

E-Learning skills development

• Provide training to AMU staff on how to develop course material

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Experience

• Developed online course content.
• Experience of working in a complex and fast paced international organization.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Skills and experience to develop eLearning course material using online technologies.
• Curiosity to investigate new interactive online learning technologies and confidence to introduce them.
• Knowledge of course design.
• Design focused with a keen eye for detail.
• Working knowledge of eLearning technology and SCORM authoring tools such as Articulate 360 and the eLearning platform Moodle.
• Self-starter with good judgment and the ability to juggle different priorities and multiple requests from different stakeholders.
• Must be a skilled communicator, and have strong interpersonal skills in order to interact confidently and effectively with all levels of internal and external stakeholders.
• A positive and collaborative approach with an ability to work calmly through challenging situations.
• Highly computer literate and good understanding of Microsoft Output, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Desirable

• Demonstrable interest in working for an international non-profit organization.
• Knowledge and proven experience of project management.
• French, Arabic or Spanish language skills.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK / country for which they are applying.

IRC UK is committed to equality of opportunity and non-discrimination for all applicants and employees. IRC-UK seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious belief, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. IRC-UK welcomes applications from all candidates, including underrepresented groups and refugees who have the right to work in the UK.

IRC UK will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application and/or interview process, and for essential job functions if appointed to a role. Please contact us if you may need such adjustments. 

Are you a passionate leader who believes in the power of lived experience to drive social change? Radar is looking for a Managing Director to lead our small interdisciplinary organisation in amplifying the voices of those on the margins of societies across the world

A vibrant and motivational team builder, you will relish creating new partnerships and nurturing existing relationships, and see the value of both processes and people to deliver our social mission.

You will manage an international team of 10+ talented practitioners and project leads working at the crossroads of community engagement, journalism, civic accountability, and social tech. Your role will be to nurture, motivate and support the team while setting necessary boundaries to keep the bigger strategic picture in mind. As a creative problem solver, you’ll be comfortable with the uncertainty inherent in co-production and will have the courage to hold responsibility for risks and difficult decisions.

Whether your passion comes from your own lived experience or your professional experience in the third, public, or news and media sector, the prospect of overseeing a broad portfolio of projects should excite you. You will proudly champion our shared call to shift the power,  that pushes for a paradigm shift in the way that societies engage with marginalised communities – from seeing them as problems to be discussed and solved, to viewing them as valued collaborators to societal solutions and enriched public dialogue.

Your flexibility to work across different communities, countries, and contexts and manage diverse partners and personalities will be valued. While you’ll find the team routinely go above and beyond to deliver, you’ll know that the buck stops with you and be the first on the front line when challenges arise.

In return, you’ll find your days wonderfully varied and purposeful, filled with learning and innovation and a chance to take an exciting mission to its next level.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Salary       

£45,000 to £55,000 dependent on experience

Location   

London ideal but remote or other locations considered (+/- 3 hrs of UK timezone) All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK

Contract 

Permanent, full-time, UK office hours (flexible)

We are open to discussions around working hours and arrangements. We will need the Managing Director to work such hours and days as are necessary for the successful performance of the role but short or compressed weeks may be considered, as may two people delivering the role in a job-share.

Benefits

• 25 days paid holiday (in addition to all UK public holidays) increasing with length of service
• Auto-enrolment flexible pension scheme
• Family-friendly employer with supportive parental leave and realistic expectations of working parents
• Broad and generous dependent care policy that includes ‘pets, parents and partners’
• Flexible working hours and locations – including access to fabulous co-working space 1 minute from Peckham Rye national rail and overground station, surrounded by a vibrant food market, bars, and cafes
• Opportunities to travel nationally and internationally
• Introduction to a dynamic and diverse portfolio of partners across multiple sectors
• Ample opportunities to innovate new ideas and tinker with new technologies
• Formal training and informal personal development opportunities in areas critical to Radar’s success and to bridge gaps where the successful applicant has less familiarity.
• A clear and extended handover to ensure a smooth onboarding and transition
• Support of a new Board of Directors chaired by the Founding Director

Core expectations of the role include:

Team leadership and management – Overall leadership of all aspects of the team’s success, delivery and well-being; overseeing, supporting and nurturing a largely self-managing operational and delivery team.

Operational oversight – Responsibility for successful and impactful delivery of all projects, acting as backstop and escalation point when necessary, balancing innovation with consistent delivery of good practice and capacity development of our partners.

Organisational growth and development – With the Board of Directors, lead the team to deliver on Radar’s strategic goals and remain relevant to societal and sector shifts. Current goals include clarifying and embedding our ways of working across our global team, developing an African chapter with our active Sierra Leone network, and exploring the potential for an independent media production arm.

Partnership development and thought leadership – Ensuring Radar remains well-funded and continues to be visible as a pioneer and vocal leader on voice and agency; growing our diverse portfolio of work, ensuring a healthy pipeline of future partnerships.

Financial oversight and governance – Oversight of all areas of finance and governance, working closely with the Board and senior team to ensure the health of our accounts, strong and timely decision-making, and adherence to best policies and practice.

We are interested in hearing from diverse applicants; whether you have experience in all the areas outlined below or experience in some areas combined with a desire to learn and grow into the rest.

Essential skills & experience

• Leadership and management, ideally of interdisciplinary teams 
• Partner relationship development 
• Strategy development and delivery 
• Financial and operational management 
• Portfolio project/programme management 
• Business development 
• Effective communication skills 
• Awareness of drivers of inequality 
• Experience of delivering or overseeing community engagement projects within one or more of the following sectors: 
  • International development and humanitarian action
  • Community development 
  • Civic accountability and advocacy 
  • Public service delivery 
  • News and media, and/or;
  • Social tech 

Desirable skills & experience

• Project management methodologies (particularly agile/adaptive approaches) 
• Management of participatory processes and co-production methodologies 
• Use of accessibility and inclusive development frameworks 
• Involvement in the development of new products, methodologies or processes 
• Familiarity with, or a desire to learn about digital, data and connectivity tools 
• Development of effective risk management and safeguarding policies 
• Relevant and active networks across our key funding and partnership spaces 
• Successful fundraising experience 
• Experience managing remote or dispersed teams 
• Lived experience that can inform and improve our work

HOW TO APPLY

We are accepting rolling applications but encourage those interested to apply as soon as possible. If you are selected for an interview, you can expect to be contacted by a member of our team within 5 working days. We are a small team so we may not be able to give detailed feedback on each application but, when requested, we will endeavour to share our reasons for the decisions we make. 

Please click on How To Apply below to request a full candidate application pack, and with any questions.

Equal Opportunities Statement

On Our Radar is an Equal Opportunities employer.  We celebrate and support diversity and are committed to achieving a working environment that is inclusive and which provides equality of opportunity and freedom from discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and maternity, marital or civil partnership status, family or parental status, disability, faith, religion or beliefs, or age.

We aim to remove unfair and discriminatory practices and to encourage full contribution from our diverse community. We are committed to actively opposing all forms of discrimination and harassment, and providing a service that does not discriminate against anyone in the means by which they can access the services and goods we supply.

On Our Radar believes that all employees and stakeholders are entitled to be treated with respect and dignity.

Programme Manager

As we continue our exciting growth plans in 2021 to deliver on our ambitious goals and strategy, we are seeking multiple programme managers across our workstreams.

Fair4All Finance is here to increase the financial resilience and wellbeing of people in vulnerable circumstances. We deliberately talk about vulnerable circumstances and not vulnerable people. That’s because it’s circumstances that create vulnerability, not people.

Position: Programme Manager

Location: Either based in London or remote (currently the team are home working, following the current restriction regular weekly travel to the London office is expected)

Salary: £44,000 - £55,000, subject to experience and programme management specialism.

Hours: Full time, permanent role – 37.5 hours/week - All applicants must have an existing Right to Work in the UK.

Closing Date: Wednesday 12th May

About the role:

We’re looking for a number of adaptable, talented individuals with a depth of experience on specific topics and an appetite to work in a small and driven team which uses a multi-disciplinary  approach to running programmes across various work streams, covering a range of disciplines including:

• Strategy
• Growth and Development Programmes
• Proposition development and management
• Debt fund management
• Organisational project delivery

The emphasis in recruiting programme managers is to bring capability into the team to deliver quality of thinking and content development across a broad remit. The successful candidates will pair this with exceptional programme execution ability including the fundamentals of:

• Planning work including breaking down tasks and dependencies
• Writing business cases
• Overseeing implementation
• Iterative development / agile approaches
• Stakeholder management
• Working with partners
• Knowledge transfer and capability development of the organisations we support

About you:

To be successful in the role of Programme Manager you will be an adaptable, talented individual with a depth of experience on specific topics and an appetite to work in a small and driven team which uses a multi-disciplinary approach to running programmes. You will be keen to contribute to the evolution of structures and processes and have the ability to collaborate purposefully with others on shared goals. You’ll be self-directed and able to anticipate future needs or activities, sometimes acting ahead or reacting to circumstances without waiting for direction.

All Programme Managers will be expected to have:  

• Passion for our mission to increase the financial resilience of people in vulnerable circumstances
• Programme Management experience on complex multi-faceted programmes including agile approaches
• Aptitude for convening and collaborating in multi-disciplinary teams
• Commercial acumen
• Understanding of the different operational programme delivery models and where these are most appropriate
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Stakeholder management experience in complex stakeholder environment
• Knowledge of the importance of data security and safeguarding
• Technical accreditations or qualifications in MSP, PMP, Agile or equivalent will be looked on favourably but are not essential
• Experience of working with the social or impact investment, or community finance sectors

Fair4All Finance is committed to being a diverse organisation that is truly representative of the people and communities we serve. We are an equal opportunities employer with an inclusive environment where different experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop and all team members can contribute to their fullest potential.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Project Management, Programme Manager – Growth and Development Programmes, Strategy Manager, Fund Manager, Debt Fund Manager, Propositions Development and Delivery Lead, PMO Lead, Transformation Manager, Change Programme Manager, Digital Transformation Manager, etc.

Place2Be is the leading children's mental health charity providing in-school support and expert professional development to improve the emotional wellbeing of children and young people, families, teachers and school staff. Place2Be provides mental health support and training for over 600 primary and secondary schools, reaching a total school population of over 350,000 pupils.

About The Role

Permanent
Hours: 35hrs p/w
Days: Monday- Friday
Location: London, EC1V 4LW
 

Place2Be are now recruiting for an IT Programme Manager who will report to the Head of Technology and working closely with key stakeholders. s the IT Programme Manager, you will have responsibility the for the £4m programme and management of various strategic enterprise level IT Projects and be comfortable operating with director-level stakeholders.

Place2Be wants its projects to be business-led so you will be working closely with Designated Senior Leaders from the Place2Be teams who would Project Manage their key systems implementation with their roles backfilled. The Programme Managers’ focus would be on instilling a Project Management discipline to the individual projects, managing interdependencies (scheduling and resourcing) between different projects, organising resources to support project from different areas of Place2Be and produce regular reporting to Exec and Trustee Level.

As the successful candidate, you will have strong programme and project management disciplines and experience which can be employed to run projects along 'best practice’ lines and managing the project support officer Experience of both waterfall and Agile project management methodologies is required.
 

What will I be responsible for, you will:
 

• deliver complex programmes with multiple business and technical risks that will impact the success of key Place2Be business priorities
• create and track a plan to deliver the programme goals, including the technical implementation plan, ensuring colleagues and stakeholders from across Place2Be are kept up-to-date
• track, manage and report on the Infrastructure Development Project Budget allocated to IT (£3M)
• mentor, coach and teach where require the Project Managers and key stakeholders regarding Project Management Practise
• shape projects with ambiguous scope and uncertain delivery approach
• be able to foresee potential risks and issues, establish a process, facilitate discussion and manage escalations

The successful candidate will have:
 

• a bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience
• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile or other industry standard Programme or Project Management qualification
• a proven record of accomplishment in delivering technology having done so across multiple teams in multiple geographies
• strong Project, Stakeholder & Programme management skills
• exceptional reporting skills for programs and financial forecasting
• proven experience delivering multiple complex IT projects with budgets over £500,000 covering IT business systems and digital platforms implementation within agreed timescales and budget
• experience delivering IT projects that utilise Cloud based services
• previous experience of building credible relationships and influencing senior management & leadership teams
   

Interview dates: Thursday 13th May 2021 ZOOM Video Interview
 

In return we offer you a range of fantastic benefits including:

• Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement
• Robust Learning and Development Programme
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance, 4x Annual Salary
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mobile Phone Discounts (EE Network)
• Cycle purchase and season ticket loan schemes
• Extended Maternity/Paternity Pay

If you share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity and have the counselling skills and patience to support some of the UK’s most vulnerable young people and families, we would love you to join us. It’s sensitive and demanding work - but hugely rewarding and fulfilling - you will be helping to give young people a brighter future.

To APPLY or view/download the full Job Description and Person Specification, please visit our website for further details.

This is a very exciting time to be joining the Barnardo's Health Directorate . We have just developed an ambitious health strategy for the organisation and are growing and forming a dynamic new team, with a focus on what we need to deliver over the next 3 years.

We are looking for a highly experienced, committed and passionate leader to manage the Business Development function within the Health Directorate , ensuring growth and sustainability . You will link into the national Business Development Unit, working with colleagues across the UK, continually learning and sharing best practice and developing our competitive advantage.

You will need to be adept at developing and leading strong and compelling winning strategies, building meaningful partnerships, leading Innovation, assessing and managing risk, and building highly effective relationships across the organisation .

This area of work is high profile for the organisation as part of its resurgence and corporate ambition to become a health and social care organisation . This new role will form part of the leadership team for the Health Directorate and is a fantastic opportunity to lead transformational change to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people.

At the present time these roles will be 100% remote, with some travel in the future to geographical areas where service models are commissioned and to regional hubs for team meetings.

Benefits:

* Competitive salary
* Opportunity to work for the largest children's charity and provider of children's services
* 26 days annual leave
* Chance to develop, grow and scale services
* Company pension scheme

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification , Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable) . This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore are open to offering flexible working arrangements .

Please note that Barnardo's is in the process of implementing a 'work from anywhere' strategy. This means that you will not be allocated a desk space in an office and are likely to be primarily required to work from ho me , with flexible work spaces being available for you to use when necessary .