Director of programmes jobs

We are looking to recruit a Head of Programmes at Real. This is an exciting opportunity to work for the only pan-disability, user-led organisation in Tower Hamlets; helping us to provide remarkable services to and outcomes for disabled people in the borough.

As Head of Programmes you will manage and oversee Real’s programme of activities and services to ensure that project aims are achieved and all of Real’s activities  contribute to Real’s vision, mission and strategic objectives. This role requires a motivated, creative person who is able to lead and inspire staff to deliver our services. This role will also work closely with the CEO to develop new projects.

We are looking for a person-centred leader with at least two years’ experience in senior management, ideally in the voluntary sector. You will have a proven track record of delivering services to disabled people and will be expected to demonstrate at interview your experience of managing multiple projects and budgets, staff and volunteers.

We have recently launched a new two-year project, delivered with 4 other partners, to campaign against and highlight the iniquities of charging disabled people for their social care. You will be responsible for leading this project. This will be an exciting opportunity to lead a consortium to make a lasting impact on the policy and practice of London local authorities.

You will also have oversight of the other 6 projects that really is currently delivering, and contribute towards the design, fundraising for and delivery of a range of new products in line with our strategic and fundraising plans.

We are interested in people applying for the full-time role, or two people applying for job share at 0.6 FTE each. We are in the middle of our journey towards returning to the "real world" and there are opportunities for hybrid working.

Real is proud of its principles of valuing everyone and never discriminating. As a user-led organisation of local disabled people we particularly welcome applicants who are disabled or who live in Tower Hamlets.

Why you should work for Real

• We are a dynamic, growing third sector organisation and a user-led organisation of disabled people. We are firmly driven by our principles and ethos.
• We are a progressive organisation, constantly looking to work more effectively. But this does not mean we abandon our principles.
• We have a good reputation with our funders and our clients, and support approximately 1000 people in the community each year.
• We actively embrace diversity in all forms. Our clients relate to us more because we reflect their reality.
• We consider disability in our employees an asset.
• There is a great atmosphere and good staff morale.
• In a number of areas we are at the forefront of being part of an evolving and developing third sector in Tower Hamlets.

Applications close: midday on Monday 25 July

Click on the link to our website where you will find:

• more information about Real
• important information about the recruitment process
• more information about the role
• the job description and person specification
• an application form.

Once you have read the information above, if you would like to have an informal chat about the role, you will be able to speak to Mike Smith, the CEO.

Your purpose

To enable our programmes for teachers to be delivered efficiently and to a high standard. You will be responsible for delivering our participant journey using automated email communications, providing administration and leading on planning to deliver the best possible learning experience for teachers on our programmes.

This is a newly created role in the team and the post holder will play a significant part in shaping it in order to deliver its core purpose. The role may evolve based on the needs of our growing organisation.

Your responsibilities

Participant journey & comms

● Ensure that communications to programme participants are sent in a clear and timely manner, using either automation or other systems e.g. mail merge.

● Use our marketing automation platform (Campaign Monitor) to create and manage participant journeys on our programmes, e.g. sending mass communications, managing mailing lists and triggers within the system.

● Set up and manage processes for programmes, e.g. the booking process.

● Use our Customer Relationship Management (CRM), SalesForce, to create programme records and collect and update participant data e.g. access and dietary requirements.

Programme coordination & delivery

● Arrange all key activities for programmes you are responsible for. This could include in-person training (development days), online events, visits to schools or residential programmes. Manage invites and book venues, reminder/follow up communications, and ensure feedback is captured and collated.

● Communicate with colleagues in the team about their requirements for programmes. Be proactive in identifying what’s needed and put it in place, e.g. sending programme completion certificates.

● Find solutions to problems e.g. technical issues in an online course; booking an additional venue due to increased demand.

● Attend programmes/events, either in person or online, to provide support to members of the team leading them.

● Track spending and budgets, creating purchase orders and organising contracts.

  Programme improvements

● Track key performance indicators for our programmes (e.g. attendance, venue cost per head, participant feedback) and share these to support decision-making.

● Take ownership of participant experience, finding opportunities for improvement and implementing them.

● Work closely with colleagues in Engagement and Operations teams to smooth the participant journey on our programmes and make it more efficient e.g through use of automation or process improvements.

We are recruiting! Are we looking for you?

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

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

What you will do: 

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

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

Key Activities

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Direct Reports

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

Works closely with

• Technical Director 

• Head of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning

• Fundraising and Marketing team

Key Competencies

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

Essential

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Additional Information

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

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

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

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

MapAction

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

Equal Opportunities Policy

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

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

How to apply

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

• a cv 

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

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

Do you want to be instrumental in ending one of the world’s most ancient diseases and transforming the lives of those who have been affected by it across Asia and Africa? Are you passionate about international development, global health and disability? Do you have experience of managing people and institutionally funded development programmes?

Today, one person every two minutes is diagnosed with leprosy. It’s a disease of poverty, striking the most vulnerable. Left untreated, it causes permanent disability. Stigma means that people affected by this disease are often rejected by those closest to them. 

You will have a passion for development and be an inspirational mentor and manager of people. You’ll have at least five years’ work experience in an NGO or similar setting and a degree in either Development, Disability, Global Health or another relevant discipline. You will be self-motivated with the capacity to work on your own initiative and will have excellent cross-cultural communication skills. 

Working with the Head of Programmes & Research in the UK, Overseas Country Leaders, appointed in-country partners and your team, you will be responsible for the development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of TLMEW-funded programmes across 10 countries. Supporting the organisational development of our partners is also critical to this role. You will be required to travel overseas for approximately 8 weeks per year to undertake capacity development training and mentor partner staff, enthuse and guide project steering committees, monitor and develop programmes and provide advice and support to field partners.

We have a culture of growing and learning together, providing extensive training in international development. We have award-winning levels of staff engagement, and we’re Charity Times and Third Sector award winners as well. 

The Leprosy Mission England and Wales (TLMEW) is a leading international Christian development organisation, a pioneer in our field, with over 145 years’ experience and part of the TLM worldwide family. TLMEW is active in 10 countries. We have over 50 projects addressing the causes and consequences of leprosy, ranging from strengthening health systems and innovative approaches to improving health, including mental health, to livelihoods and advocacy.

TLMEW is an explicitly Christian charity, serving those of all faiths and none. Empathy with the Christian ethos of the organisation is essential, as is an ability to work with all faiths. We are committed to diversity and welcome applications from appropriately qualified people from all sections of the community who have permission to work in the UK.

To apply and for more information on this role and the work of TLMEW, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: Noon on Monday 18 July 2022
Interviews (Peterborough): Tuesday 26 July 2022

TLMEW has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, our staff and the people and communities we serve. Recruitment to roles within TLMEW includes, in particular, criminal record checks and the collection of relevant references. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from joining us as an employee; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences. Safeguarding is our top priority in everything we do.

Registered charity number 1050327.

Job Type: 

Contract, Full-time (but we also welcome candidates seeking 4 days/week)

Location: Remote, with occasional travel to London for team meetings, and to UK school locations required

Closing Date for Applications: Friday 15th July 2022

Planned Interview Dates: short video calls with a longlist of candidates will be w/c 18th July, followed by a first interview w/c 25th July and second interview w/c 1st August. 

All interviews will be by video call.

Who we are

Apps for Good exists to ensure ALL young people have the tech innovation skills to thrive in an ever-changing world.

We have over a decade of experience providing free tech innovation courses to almost 240,000 UK young people. Our courses give students the skills and determination to shape their future through technology, while giving teachers the support and confidence to deliver high quality computing content and resources.

More than half of the schools we work with are in challenging circumstances and we’re committed to offering an opportunity for all. We’re proud to partner with leading brands such as Lego, Spotify, and Google to keep our course content 100% free to schools. Students benefit from industry expertise from over 300 industry volunteers

We’re now embarking on an exciting new chapter. Young people, especially those with experience of disadvantage, are not learning the skills they need to create innovative solutions to climate change. We have created a new programme, Innovate for Climate Change, building on our existing methodology, experience and networks, so that young people can thrive in a transformed post-carbon economy.

The team

We are a small, close-knit, ambitious and energetic team who all believe strongly in our mission and values. We’re currently working very effectively remotely and will continue to be a distributed team with regular days together in London.

The role

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about education, social impact and Apps for Goods mission in helping provide more young people with the tech and innovation skills that will prepare them for the future of work.

In this role, you will have the chance to work across Apps for Good’s Programmes team and you'll be responsible for day to day line management of our Education Community Manager and Senior Learning Manager, supporting them to deliver their priorities for the year and working with the team to develop plans and strategies for implementation. 

As part of a small team, you’ll get to work hands-on to develop and deliver our education recruitment strategy, growing and supporting our community of teachers delivering Apps for Good courses across the UK. You will also manage the day to day responsibilities of our Senior Learning Manager and help them deliver their roadmap and priorities for creating exciting and innovative new content for teachers and students. Working closely with our Fundraising and Partnerships team, in this role you will also help organise partner engagement programmes with schools across the UK and companies including LEGO, Spotify and Bank of New York Mellon. 

You will be joining Apps for Good at an exciting time as we have ambitious plans to scale the delivery of our new and existing content to schools across the UK, as well as build new and impactful relationships with education providers and partners. If you have experience supporting and growing online communities and have an interest in how tech education can empower young people by providing them with the skills to change their world we want to hear from you.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Line manage Education Community Manager and Senior Learning Manager 

• Strategy development & delivery: support the development and delivery of our education and content strategies including detailed quarter by quarter planning

• Work with Education Community Manager to create and implement a plan to grow our reach of schools across the UK

• Lead on building strategic partnerships with organisations and education providers and support in the development of engagement products and volunteering opportunities, including workshops and facilitated engagement days with our corporate partners

• Project management: work with the wider team to implement funded projects and products

• Oversee and support the Education Community Manager to manage all student & school engagement; workshops, Expert Sessions, Showcase pitch practice, Showcase judging sessions, funder/partner visits, filming/comms visits

• Track, analyse and report on key education, platform and content metrics, impact and learnings, developing KPI’s

• Develop and implement strategies in line with our organisation impact framework for effective user research and feedback from teachers and, students to inform and develop programmes and content

Benefits

This is a 1 year fixed-term contract role to support with team capacity whilst our current Director of Programmes moves to an Acting CEO role. You’ll work remotely with regular travel to schools, when safe to do so. It’s full time but could be four days per week and we’ll consider other working patterns. We’ll aim to meet in London as a team every quarter. We offer flexible working, 24 days holiday and extra days off over Christmas, plus you get your birthday off.

We are committed to developing our team and supporting their career aspirations. We are incredibly proud that colleagues have gone on to work for organisations such as Pearson, the Government Digital Service, Tech UK, University of Salford, checkout com and Times Higher Education.

We have a long history of flexible and remote working across our team and believe everyone should have a good work/life balance while contributing to work they care about. 

We embrace a diverse range of perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge within Apps for Good. Joining a small collaborative team means you’ll contribute to a variety of projects and everyone across the team has their voice heard and contributes to our strategy and operations. 

Requirements

• Enthusiasm for Apps for Good’s mission

• At least 3 years of experience in one or more of the following areas: 

  • Teaching or leadership within a school

  • Working in an organisation or charity building relationships with schools and education providers

  • Programme management within the education sector 

• Experience managing projects independently, with strong attention to detail and process, and ability to solve problems

• Experience line managing individuals and/or teams

• Confident networking and engaging with stakeholders at all levels 

• Great interpersonal and teamwork skills, with the ability to work across the team and with external organisations 

• Enjoy delivering high quality presentations and pitches to external organisations

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Experience managing data and presenting metrics

• Effective time management

• Experience of presenting at events/conferences

How to apply

Please submit a CV and around 500 words describing why you’d like to join the team and how you meet the role requirements.

Speakers Trust unlocks the potential of young people by building their confidence and improving their ability to express themselves verbally. Our vision is that every young person is able to speak confidently and be heard. We achieve this by delivering workshops that develop confidence and communication skills, and by providing speaking opportunities for young people to share their ideas and perspectives at events in and beyond school (Think TED style but for young people).

Speakers Trust works with over 700 schools as well as partners and supporters from across the third-sector. This year we will reach almost 30,000 young people. The Programmes Officer will be part of our central team, supporting us to manage these relationships and build new ones. This role will be vital both in helping us reach more young people – and helping ensure that those we do reach are heard and listened to. The purpose of this role is to recruit schools to participate in our programmes (both face-to-face and digital) and coordinate workshops and events in schools and with other third sector organisations.

Please apply via this link: https://global-collective-d13628d9de70.breezy.hr/p/3812abd229b7

Job Description: Strategy Director, Global Gas Hub

This is a full-time role in the heart of an exciting climate strategy start-up focused on leveraging climate philanthropy and campaign power for bold climate action. The Global Gas Hub supports the acceleration of a global phase-out of fossil gas, addressing one of the biggest drivers of the climate crisis. The Hub is a project hosted at the Energy Transition Fund and incubated by the Stichting Funder Forum.

The organisation seeks an experienced, passionate, and motivated person committed to phasing out fossil fuels and gas. The Strategy Director will be analysing data and trends related to gas and energy systems, using their strong analytical lens and knowledge of policy processes to support strategy development. These strategies will inform the philanthropic community about their investments to phase out the production and use of oil and gas. The person will be responsible for convening key actors on emerging topics in the sector, identifying potential projects, and overseeing the development of a data-driven dashboard tracking the trajectory of fossil gas phaseout globally.

The position requires a person with an excellent understanding of the fossil fuel phase-out ecosystem globally, strong analytical and research skills, along with the ability to think strategically and manage a diverse stream of work. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to grasp technical issues, derive insights from data, and work with a team to translate these insights into actionable strategic recommendations. The candidate should work well across networks and communicate effectively. The Strategy Director will report to the Hub's Project Director, be part of its leadership team, and be expected to contribute to the organisation's growth and development.

Roles and Responsibilities

Strategy development

• Undertake strategy development informed by robust data and analysis, advising philanthropies toward more effective grantmaking;
• Lead development of strategies involving “inside and outside track” engagement and influence of policy processes;
• Identification of emerging areas of interest in shifting away from the production and use of fossil gas, decarbonising the economy and identifying the right actors to ensure consultative strategy development;
• Build strong relationships with the community of actors working to phase out the production and use of fossil gas.

Data analysis

• Analyse data and trends on fossil gas growth, market and prices;
• Contribute to global strategies to reduce climate emissions from fossil gas based on sound research and analysis;
• Respond to requests for deep-dive comments from the funder community to inform grantmaking strategy;
• Oversee development of regional/global dashboard tracking real-world trends in fossil gas, serving the CSOs and philanthropies on an ongoing basis;
• Oversee the development of data incubation projects primarily in the Global South in line with the global strategy of reducing emissions from fossil gas.

Essential Qualifications

• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant professional experience working on technical/strategic issues in the environmental or energy sectors within a research institution, think tank, civil society organisation, consulting firm or similar;
• Strong strategy skills, with intellectual agility and the ability to analyse, think critically, and understand emerging issues and opportunities to drive the transition from fossil gas;
• Experience with policy processes and an understanding of how policy processes are shaped and influenced;
• Experience managing people and ability to work in a team, collaborating with and providing support to other team members as needed;
• Strong analytical skills and excellent knowledge of Excel (experience in database management and data analysis);
• Strong interpersonal skills as well as good communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to write in English fluently, accurately and concisely;
• Ability to understand how insights from data translate into actionable recommendations for stakeholders;
• Demonstrated project management experience and an ability to deliver to deadlines.

These additional qualifications would make you even a stronger candidate for the job but should not deter you from applying:

• Deep knowledge of energy systems, climate change, fossil fuels, and gas;
• Experience with a range of energy-related data sources, including experience with subscription databases & analytical tools;
• Knowledge and relationships with data-driven organisations, especially in the climate justice and energy transition space;
• A strong relationship with the civil society and familiarity with strategy, campaigns and advocacy within the climate justice space;
• Knowledge of Spanish.

Position Details

Location and Travel: Location is flexible for the right candidate, preferably in SAST, CET, or EST. Given the global scope of the role, candidates must be willing to work flexible hours depending on location and undertake some international travel as and when required.

Term, salary, and benefits: Generous salary and benefits package in line with experience. Initial one-year contract with potential renewal, total 90-100,000 USD with additional health benefits, adjusted for the location and experience. Candidates must have the right to work in the country they are applying from.

Start Date: As soon as possible

Closing Date: July 20th, 2022. Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

Please apply via this link: https://global-collective-d13628d9de70.breezy.hr/p/3812abd229b7

• How many years of relevant experience do you have related to this role?
• What’s your story and relevant experience? (100-200 words)
• What excites or motivates you about this mission and role? (100-200 words)
• What skills would you bring to this role? (100-200 words)
• LinkedIn or bio link
• Gender / Pronouns
• City / Town address, Nationality, Country of residence and authorisation to work
• Language proficiency
• References (names, contacts and professional details only)

Please note that only suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview. Applications will be reviewed as they are received. We thank you for your interest in working with the Global Gas Hub.

Diversity, equity, and inclusivity are central to the Stichting Funder Forum’s work; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or national origin, disability, or age. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. It should be noted that the scale of the organisation may limit its capacity to meet some accommodation requests.

About the Stichting Funder Forum:

The Stichting Funder Forum (SFF) is a small team supporting a network of funders that works to create a systemic shift away from oil and gas in service to a safer climate future. The Global gas Hub serves as a central hive for regional, thematic, and global gas campaigns to advance the shared goals of the urgent and rapid delivery of a worldwide gas phase-out.

Please apply via this link: https://global-collective-d13628d9de70.breezy.hr/p/3812abd229b7

Director of Fundraising

Annual Salary: £62,000 - £66,000 + benefits package
Work location: Flexible. Home-based / Office-based, Amersham (minimum once/twice per month)

About the charity:

Embrace the Middle East is an international Christian charity helping people of all faiths and none to free themselves from a life of poverty and injustice. Our work and the work of our Christian partners, in Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Syria and Iraq, who run hospitals, clinics, schools and centres for people with disabilities, really does make a difference. Together we lift up the vulnerable and marginalised, serving families escaping violence or persecution, people living with all kinds of disability, women and children deprived of access to vital education and health services.

About the role:

This is an important time to join Embrace the Middle East. In 2024, we will celebrate 170 years working with Middle East Christians.  Having begun our ambitious five-year strategy Hope in Action in 2021 we approach this point in our history confident in our mission, and hopeful in our vision.

However, we are not complacent. We take neither our loyal supporters, nor our partners, for granted. We are conscious that they trust us to do everything possible to live up to the commitment and faithful work of our forebears.  Which is why we are committed to excellence in everything we do.  We are ambitious, but also realistic, in the face of sometimes daunting challenges. Amongst these is the challenge to raise sufficient funds to match our partnership, programme and supporter engagement ambitions. 

To lead this important work, we are looking for a Director of Fundraising to implement and further develop our Fundraising strategy to grow Embrace’s income, consistent with our values and mission.

About you:

You will be an enthusiastic fundraising leader with a strong track record of fundraising leadership in £3m-£10m charities and a good understanding of UK churches across many denominations. You will also need to have strong technical expertise in at least two fundraising areas – ideally major donors and individual giving. You will be a strong team player who thrives in a creative, collaborative environment.

Our ideal candidate will also have:

• Experience of leading, developing and coaching a Fundraising team to achieve their very best 
• Ability to engage others in setting a clear direction and in driving plans forward with energy and credibility
• Project management skills to deliver multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Enthusiasm for Embrace’s mission and empathy with our Christian ethos.

What we can offer you:

• The opportunity to play a vital role in driving forward our five year strategy
• 30 days holiday including Bank Holidays
• A flexible working environment - flexi-time & remote working arrangements, and contribution towards home working expenses
• Generous contributory pension scheme of up to 10% employer contributions.
• Life Assurance of three times annual salary
• Enhanced sick pay
• Reimbursement of pre-agreed travel expenses.
• Training and development programme for all employees.
• Commitment to staff health & wellbeing.

About Embrace the Middle East  

Our vision is rooted in, and inspired by, the Gospel, in particular Christ’s invitation to care for those most in need. Every person is created in the image and likeness of God and is deserving of the dignity bestowed on them by God. 

Supporting our partners to transform lives and restore the dignity of the most excluded and marginalised, our work contributes to a culture of human flourishing in a war-torn region. We help our partners to sustain the declining presence of Christians serving the needs of the vulnerable in Middle Eastern societies, without regard to faith or background. 

Ours is a vision of love in action: where there is a need – for refuge, a home however temporary, for health care, for education, for safeguarding, for economic empowerment, for justice and human rights – we, with and through our partners, want to respond.  

For more information about Embrace the Middle East and the work that we do, please visit our website.

How to apply

For more details and information about how to apply, please download our candidate application pack which is available from our recruitment consultant’s website (link found in the job description attached below).

The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 25 July.

Embrace the Middle East is an equal opportunities employer.  Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to child protection.

Please note that in order to be considered for this position you need to have the right to work in the UK, either through nationality or relevant work visa.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a medical questionnaire and undertake a disclosure check as part of the Charity’s safer recruitment policy.

Thank you for your interest in Embrace the Middle East.

We are looking to appoint a Maternity Cover for the role of Head of UK Programmes on a 9-12 month fixed term contract starting this autumn.

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity with over 80 years’ experience of working to deliver and protect girls’ rights across the world and to address gender inequality: we are the global experts on girls’ rights.

Supporting an empowered, motivated and ambitious team, you’ll ensure we deliver high quality programmatic work for girls and young people in the UK and play a leading role in connecting and convening the girls’ rights sector to accelerate the advancement of gender equality.

You’ll need to demonstrate the ability to take a girl-led approach throughout our activity, to consider all aspects of diversity and inclusion and to see that the voices of girls are at the heart of all our UK work.

This is a senior strategic role, so we are looking for considerable experience of commissioning, designing and managing UK programmes in the womens’, girls’ or children’s sector in the UK, working with large institutions and developing and maintaining high-level influencing networks. You’ll also have experience of acting as external spokesperson on a range of sectoral issues and to a range of audiences.

A vital aspect of this role is to be a safeguarding lead: you will be accountable for ensuring the highest standards of safeguarding are met throughout all our UK work, and that all team members are confident and competent in meeting safeguarding responsibilities.

The Head of UK programmes is a key member of a wider senior management team in Plan International UK, working particularly closely with Policy, Advocacy and Media colleagues to ensure an aligned approach to achieving our influencing aims, and the fundraising team to secure funding for our UK programming.

The deadline for applications is 10:00am on Monday 18 July 2022

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults in our work.  We, therefore, apply rigorous recruitment and selection processes to ensure that only those who are suitable are recruited to work for us.  Accordingly, appointment to all our roles is subject to a range of vetting checks and for this role this will include an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check and a check of the Children’s Barred List. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working for us; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences

Plan International UK is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

Director of Business Performance

Saferworld

London-Hybrid

Permanent

Salary: Up to £80,000 with flexible working

Charity People are proud to be partnering with Saferworld, an independent international organisation working to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives.

Saferworld work in solidarity with people affected by conflict to improve their safety and sense of security and conduct wider research and analysis to contribute to local, national and international policies and practices that help foster lasting peace. Their priority is people - They believe in a world where everyone can lead peaceful, fulfilling lives, free from fear and insecurity. Saferworld operate on a not-for-profit basis with partners in Africa, Asia and the Middle East and in policy centres in Beijing, Brussels, London and Washington DC. Saferworld is registered separately in Belgium, the USA and China as strategically aligned, affiliate organisations.

About role

This position will help shape the organisation's evolving business model and play a strategic role in operational business planning. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Business Performance will be a member of Saferworld's Executive team.

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Director of Business Performance to oversee and support the development and management of our various core support functions and drive performance in key business areas. This is a new senior position with scope and opportunity to influence the development of a highly respected peacebuilding organisation to deliver on its 2021-2031 strategy

As Director, you will manage and support People and Culture, Finance and Fundraising, and a small global operations team. The post-holder will work collaboratively with the Directors of International Programmes and of Policy and Communications to support their respective areas of operations oversight.

The successful candidate will have significant senior operational leadership experience of core support functions, preferably in an organisation with offices based in multiple countries. Knowledge of non-profit governance processes and a track record in analysing, planning and making decisions at a strategic level, and delivering on operational strategies and processes with complex stakeholder relationships.

How to apply:

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please share a copy of your CV and Supporting Statement to Kate from Charity People. If your profile fits what we're looking for, Kate will be in touch with lots more details and to arrange a confidential conversation.

Closing Date: Monday 18th July 9am

In person interviews: Friday 22nd July

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Are you a Senior Strategist / Strategy Director looking for an exciting new opportunity?

If so, a leading digital agency who specializes in online fundraising, advocacy, social networking, and constituency development across a number of well know charities and NGO's are looking for an Senior Strategist who will champion audience insights within the agency and help shape strategies and campaigns informed by strong audience understanding. We're looking for someone who has a flair for research and insights and thrives on variety, diversity and challenge.

A creative thinker who is excited to work at a place where data-driven research is applied to inform the development of campaigns and programmes focused on social impact, performance marketing, fundraising and other initiatives intended at driving positive change for the world.

With some great company benefits and the chance to work for a modern, forward-thinking agency, this is an amazing opportunity for a Senior Strategist to assist charitable causes, companies and campaigns and inspire people to take action and drive real change

Your duties and responsibilities will include:

• Partnering with business development, account, and creatives teams to determine the right research methodology and strategic approach to a given client challenge

• Conducing primary research (interviews, surveys, focus groups, creative testing) as well as secondary (desk research, landscape and trend analysis, using audience intelligence tools, social listening) or supporting other strategists on the team with these

• Translating the findings into insights that are both inspiring and actionable

• Writing creative briefs, insights presentations and sharing the findings with clients and teams

• Using the insights to create strategies for their campaigns, including a core strategic proposition, audience definition, clearly articulated objectives and KPIs

• Identifying trends and opportunities to innovate their research methodologies to meet emerging needs, try new approaches or tools to push their insights practice forward

• Facilitating and participating in brainstorming sessions, client presentations, workshops and overall project delivery

• Juggling multiple projects: supporting diverse range of teams and client briefs, prioritising effectively (with the help of your manager) and managing deadlines

• Working collaboratively with other internal or external teams: be it other strategists, account directors, communications experts or analysts to make sure together they produce strategies, campaigns and creative ideas informed by data and research

• Managing and training other Strategy team members on research methodologies as they grow

Your experience will include

• Have experienced in research and are passionate about uncovering surprising and inspiring insights that can spark creative ideas or make their strategic recommendations stronger and grounded in real audience understanding

• A curious and proactive mind. You like to use substantiated data to both identify and solve problems, rather than trust your gut alone

• Adaptable and always looking for diverse challenges to apply your insights and strategic skills

• Analytical mind that enjoys designing the right research methodology, be it via audience surveys, focus groups, social listening or desk research, while also switching seamlessly to writing an insightful creative brief or facilitating ideations and workshops with client or colleagues

• Have a mix of qualitative and quantitative research background, using both primary and secondary methods, happy to roll your sleeves and spend time conducting interviews, focus groups or using audience intelligence tools, as well as championing the findings and building strategic recommendations around them

• Be collaborative and proactive, with an eye for spotting new opportunities for how research and strategy can make projects stronger

• Open to opportunities to learn identify new methodologies and contribute to a growing, innovative research practice and a team of seasoned strategists always looking to improve and push the boundaries

• A knowledge of psychology, anthropology, or deep human understanding of behaviours, needs, culture, attitudes, trends or innovation is a plus

With some great company benefits and the chance to work for a modern, forward-thinking agency, this is an amazing opportunity for a Senior Strategist to assist charitable causes, companies and campaigns and inspire people to take action and drive real change.

If you are interested in applying, please submit your CV and supporting statement, highlighting why you think your skills and experience is suitable for the role.

Closing date for applications is 17^th of July and shortlisting will take place the following week.

We look forward to your application

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

The US-UK Fulbright Commission’s vision is a world in which there are no obstacles to learning, understanding and collaboration. Our mission is to advance knowledge, promote civic engagement and develop compassionate leaders through education exchange programmes between the peoples of the US and the UK.  

We will be celebrating our 75th anniversary in 2023 and the impact that the US-UK Commission has had with emphasis on inclusive excellence, tackling global challenges and building community.  The Director of Development and External Relations will work with the Executive Director to develop a ten-year fundraising strategy that will be launched as a major campaign in our anniversary year.  

The post holder will act as the lead in fundraising development focusing on identifying, cultivating, soliciting and securing support from alumni and major donors as well as trusts, corporate organisations, foundations and high net worth individuals.  They will also lead on strategic external communications and stakeholder engagement with an emphasis on the Fulbright alumni community in UK and US.

They will be part of the Commission’s senior team and work particularly closely with the Director of Awards on alumni engagement and the Director of Advising and Marketing to consistently articulate our mission, vision and branding across the Commission’s activities.  They will implement and build on the organisation’s new communications strategy, manage the redesign and roll-out of the organisation’s website (with already contracted external design agency) and manage the day-to-day external communications operations of the Commission – from social media to responding to press inquiries.

The successful candidate will have prior experience and a successful track record of playing a significant role on a fundraising campaign and knowledge of established fundraising techniques.  They will also have concrete expertise in strategic communications, content creation, stakeholder communications, website management and social media.

They will have experience of building relationships and communicating with diverse communities in order to promote a sense of inclusion and belonging. They will have a successful track record in developing and executing organisation-wide strategies and have demonstrable experience in building effective networks and partnerships across organisational boundaries. Significant experience in alumni relations or similar community building role is also required. They will have strong organisation skills and experience in managing a varied workload while paying attention to the tiny details.

The ideal candidate needs to be flexible, bold, and work well and collaboratively in a constantly changing environment.  They will need to bring a mix of strategic flair as well as proven skills to see through the implementation of plans in a lean organisation. Critically, they will be passionate about the transformational power of international higher education and committed to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.

The US-UK Fulbright Commission offers exceptional opportunities for people interested in international education and who are committed to our mission and vision. New staff join a small and friendly team who are highly motivated, entrepreneurial and passionate about cross-cultural exchange.Our staff benefits include 34 days holiday (including 3 US holidays and 3 Christmas closure days) plus bank holidays, pension scheme (employer contribution of 5%), employee assistance programme, flexible working and excellent learning and development opportunities.

We welcome and encourage job applications from diverse candidates, including people with disabilities, people who identify as Black, Asian and/or Minority Ethnic, and people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, non-binary and/or Queer. As part of our focus on social mobility, we also encourage applications from those who are the first generation to go to university in their family.

Please note, you must have the prior legal right to work in the UK. 

Location: Central London office at least 2 days a week, home working the rest of the time.

Closing date: Monday 18 July 2022 (9am BST)

What we are looking for:

This role is essential in supporting the strategic direction of the Foundation. We believe in a stronger fairer Surrey enabling everyone to support organisations who are making a positive difference to our communities so that no one is left behind. We play a unique role to bring together those able to give with charities and community organisations in need of support. Good, effective governance and robust financial management are key to the charity achieving its ambitious plans to grow resources, deliver grant-making and ensure sustainability.

The overall purpose of the role is to provide consistent, strategic, financial and operational leadership with the Chief Executive and the Board of Trustees. This exciting role provides the opportunity for strategic vision and organisation leadership on the macro level, together with a hands-on approach to micro issues.

A pro-active, team player who can contribute to the effectiveness and efficiency of the organisation. You will have meticulous attention to detail and accuracy, and be highly organised and able to prioritise effectively, sometimes working to short deadlines.

As an organisation we are committed to working in ways that celebrate our county’s diversity and to enabling people from all communities to be part of our work.

What’s really important to us:

• At least 2 years’ experience working at a senior level in charity accounting.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to plan and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines.
• A beady eye when it comes to details.
• A positive, ‘can do’ attitude.
• A professional, friendly approach to all.
• Ability to assess and interpret complex data and communicate clearly through excellent written and verbal skills with non-finance professional.
• Fully computer literate including Word, Excel and use of CRM databases (ideally Salesforce) or willing to undertake training.
• To be able to work as part of a small team including line management (this post has 2 posts reporting into it)

The icing on the cake:

• Experience of Sage 50.
• Experience of fund and investment accounting.
• Experience of working in a grant-making organisation.

Additional information

• The post may occasionally necessitate evening and weekend work for which time off in lieu will be provided.

Saferworld is an independent international organisation that works to prevent and reduce violent conflict and promote co-operative approaches to security. 

We’re looking for people with a background on conflict prevention and peacebuilding programming to join us at Saferworld.  The ideal candidate will be passionate about designing programmes to advance social change, conflict prevention and excited to work with colleagues across the globe and with a wide range of amazing local and national partner organisations in fragile and conflict affected settings. Experience on gender and women, peace and security, partnerships, security and justice, and supporting social movements would be an added asset.

You will support country and regional teams in designing and mobilising funding for peace, security and justice programmes. Working closely with country colleagues, the post-holder will lead on: coordinating and facilitating programme development processes, developing and supporting the implementation of long-term funding plans, supporting new donor engagements and sustaining relationships with current donors; and writing high quality funding applications.   

 You will have proven experience of programme management and support, successful programme design and bid leadership, and will have the skills and experience to lead programme design processes that can then be used as the basis for fundraising and effective programming.