Ada is a ground-breaking college and charity focused on using tech as a tool for social mobility and addressing the diversity and gender gaps in the tech sector.
We have fantastic corporate partners such as Salesforce, King Games, Deloitte, Bank of America and IBM and you would be responsible for these relationships as well as many others. Ada works with partners in a variety of ways from hiring apprentices to volunteering to donating and as Director of External Relations you would be responsible for these partnerships from prospect stage through to stewardship.
We’ve had great success with fundraising, business development and broader stakeholder engagement since opening in September 2016. We are now at an exciting stage of growth as we opened a second campus in 2019 and will open a Manchester campus in 2020. We need your skills and ideas to meet our income targets, manage an increasing portfolio of high-profile relationships and to raise the profile of the college.
We want to shout about the work we are doing and we want you to help us. Your communication skills, your commitment to our mission and your mindset will be vital in helping us grow and will give you the chance to fundamentally impact the diversity and access gaps in the tech sector.
As Director of External Relations you will be responsible for both the high level strategy, including working with the Executive Leadership Team to implement and update the College’s Strategic Plan and, with your team, the daily implementation of:
- Ada’s fundraising activities including corporate philanthropy, major donors, trusts and foundations and implementing a wider individual giving programme.
- Business development for our higher and degree level digital apprenticeships
- Facilitating and managing the extensive volunteering by industry partners in Ada’s sixth form and apprenticeship programme
- Raising the profile of the college including marketing and communications as well as public speaking and network building
- Developing, managing and maintaining the College’s online presence including website development and management, PR, e-prospectuses, e-advertising, SEO/SEM, e-forums and similar channels
- Ensuring the deployment of brand guidelines, including visual identity, imagery and key messages
- Managing and developing all printed marketing and information materials and displays such as prospectuses, presentations, banners and publications
- Initiating, leading and managing all market, customer and competitor research on behalf of the College, including developing appropriate feedback channels
- Defining Ada’s alumni engagement and support strategy
The Director of External Relations also sits on Ada’s Executive Leadership Team and is part of the decision making and direction setting for the college as a whole
About You
Ada is looking for a talented external relations professional with experience of income generation, stakeholder management and communications, who is ready to take the next step in their career as a strategic leader. Working with senior colleagues you will build on the solid partnerships and funding to date and grow our communications activities so that our public profile is worthy of the great things we are doing. Are you:
- Experienced at building and maintaining strategic partnerships?
- A great communicator?
- Skilled at generating income through fundraising and/or business development?
- Passionate about tech and the opportunities tech can offer to transform lives?
- A leader with a track record of nurturing high performing teams?
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Income Generation
- Overall accountability for Ada’s Business Development and Fundraising targets
- Manage Ada’s existing relationships with business to maintain or increase their contribution to the college through volunteering, apprenticeship programmes and philanthropy
- Identify and cultivate new partners and stakeholders
- Steward existing major donors and expand Ada’s major giving programme
- Write and manage funding applications and impact reporting to corporate donors as well as trusts and foundations.
Profile Raising
- Define and implement a communications strategy that is integrated across all the distinct parts of the college including the Sixth Form recruitment needs, Apprenticeship recruitment and business development and our social missions.
- Raise the profile of the College through thought leadership, events, positive press interventions and network building
- Accountability for Ada’s external communications including social media, newsletters, press releases and website
- Representing the College at events and meetings, cultivating speaking opportunities and supporting other members of staff and senior leadership to have public engagements
- Collaborate with colleagues to design and deliver high impact events and activities that benefit our partners and raise the profile of the College and the opportunities for engagement
- Overseeing and regularly re-evaluating internal and external events including stakeholder receptions, exhibitions, conference appearances and similar
- Lead on the development of a strategy to build links with College alumni to secure publicity for and loyalty to the College
Volunteering
- Work with the College’s academic teams to articulate and define volunteering opportunities to share with industry partners.
- Manage the volunteering process so that all interaction between industry and learners is successfully tracked and safeguarding procedures maintained at all times
- Working with the Assistant Principal, recruit one on one coaches from Industry partners and individuals for every Ada sixth form student annually.
- Organise events bringing together Ada’s academic teams and industry to ensure our curriculum and teaching staff remain abreast of industry needs and trends
Other Duties
- Recruit, support and develop additional team members as the volume of partnerships, donors and communications activities grow
- Oversee the implementation of Ada’s alumni engagement and support strategy linking it through to wider stakeholder engagement
- Undertake appropriate professional development to maintain awareness of evolving trends and opportunities for partnerships
- Play an active role in contributing to Ada’s Executive Leadership Team
- Undertaking other duties commensurate with the role as directed by the CEO or as delegated by the Chair of the Board.
The right candidate will play a pivotal role in driving the College’s future success and will join at an exciting time in our evolution. We are looking for someone who is engaging, proactive, influential and aligned to our values; someone who will lead change management and who will support and motivate colleagues to be as efficient as possible with their budget, operations and team to drive high performance.
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
- Qualified to degree level in a relevant discipline or significant compensatory experience
- Institute of Fundraising and/or digital marketing qualification (desirable not essential)
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Essential Experience:
- Proven success in forming, growing and maintaining productive stakeholder relationships
- Experience of managing multi-faceted partnerships
- Ability to act entrepreneurially and creatively to cultivate new partnerships that are aligned to the College’s goals and activities
- A track record of fundraising or eliciting pro bono support
- Demonstrable written and verbal communications skills
- Substantial experience of leading and managing a team to deliver high-quality results to deadlines and with conflicting priorities
- Strong commitment to Ada’s vision and mission; and a strong belief in your capacity to make a positive impact towards them
Desirable:
- Understanding of Corporate Social Responsibility and its role in business strategy
- A proven track record of achieving funding through grant applications and individual giving
- Experience of undertaking high-quality research to identify prospective supporters
- Experience working in a technology-related field or a passion for technology
- Event management to a high standard
- Experience of managing outsourced activities and selecting and managing creative suppliers
- Familiarity with apprenticeships and the apprenticeship market or the education sector
- Demonstrable track record of senior leadership in an organisation
- Experience of marketing planning, positioning strategy and brand management
- Some knowledge of GDPR laws and compliance
- Ability to provide advice to senior colleagues on organisation reputational risk and ensure robust crisis management procedures are in place for reputational issues
- Effective database management
- Alumni engagement or programme management
Personal Qualities, Aptitudes and Skills:
- Exceptional relationship building and relationship management skills
- Exemplary communication skills, including a very high standard of written communication skills and the ability to speak confidently to a range of audiences.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to assess, prioritise and manage a varied and demanding workload;
- Commercially minded and strategic
- Sound judgement and discretion
- Ability to drive and embed lasting change.
Leadership and Management – the ability to demonstrate:
- An effective leadership style, aligned to Ada’s values, that inspires confidence in those you lead and encourages others to participate in going above and beyond.
- Versatility to adapt your leadership style in circumstances where an alternative approach is needed.
- Strong organisational skills which include the ability to delegate, prioritise and use effective time management.
- Resilience and motivation to stay positive and focus on key priorities during times of challenge.
- Effective line management of a range of people – coaching and motivating them to achieve excellent results in their roles.
- A willingness to work flexibly and if necessary outside of normal working hours.
Safeguarding
The successful candidate will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check when appointed to the post.
The postholder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom they come into contact, is to adhere to and ensure compliance with the College’s Safeguarding Policy at all times.
Remuneration and Benefits
Salary: £50-£60k
Selection process: Application; I/Vs with CEO, ELT and Board members.
Hours: Full Time
Holidays: 25 days pro-rata
DBS: All employees undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Pension: Workplace Pension Scheme
Interested parties who seek further information on the role or Ada, are invited to submit a CV, in the first instance, and request a phone call with a member of ELT before submitting a formal application.
Closing date: Monday 16 March, 2020
Start date: June 2020
The job description is designed to outline a range of main duties that may be encountered. It is not designed to be an exhaustive listing of tasks and can be varied in consultation with the post holder in order to reflect changes in the role or needs of the organisation.
Equal opportunities
Ada. National College for Digital Skills recognises that equality of opportunity and the recognition and promotion of diversity are integral to its strengths. The following principles apply in respect of the College’s commitment to equality and diversity:
- To provide and promote equality of opportunity in all areas of its work and activity;
- To recognise and develop the diversity of skills and talent within its current and potential community;
- To ensure that all employees and prospective employees of the College are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential without receiving any unjustified discrimination or unfavourable treatment on grounds such as age, disability, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender reassignment, trans status, socio- economic status or any other irrelevant distinction;
- To provide and promote a positive working, learning, and social environment which is free from prejudice, discrimination and any forms of harassment, bullying or victimisation; and
- To promote good relations between individuals from different groups.
Applicants with disabilities
Ada. National College for Digital Skills is keen to increase the number of disabled people it employs. We therefore encourage applications from individuals with a disability who are able to carry out the duties of the post. If you have special needs in relation to your application please contact our HR Department.
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CMS has had a remarkable impact on the global church over 220 years of history. With a new CEO in post, CMS has started a strategic discernment process to help uncover CMS’s call to global mission for this generation. The role of PA to the CEO is critical to the effective running and organisation of the CMS office and therefore the organisation as a whole. It offers an excellent development opportunity for a gifted individual with a passion and heart for mission
This is a key role to provide excellent and proactive executive support to the CEO and the Board of Trustees and administrative support to the Deputy CEO & Director of Mission Transformation as well as the Director of Finance and Corporate Services (FCS) as required. The post holder’s main responsibility will be supporting the CEO and the Board of Trustees, enabling them to effectively shape and drive forward organisational aims.
This role requires excellent secretarial and administrative skills, the ability to prioritise workload and a high attention to detail. In addition the person will be a talented relationship builder with exceptional communication skills and will have a proactive mindset to be one step ahead in organising and preparing supporting documents.
It is essential that the successful candidate has a graduate qualification or equivalent experience, as well as experience of working as a PA/EA or team administrator, with an extensive experience of organising meetings and taking accurate minutes. It is also a requirement for this post holder to be a committed and practising Christian and be committed to the vision, aims and values of CMS, which are detailed on the CMS website.
This is a permanent and full-time position based in Oxford with a starting salary of £27,480 to £28,600 per annum depending on experience, and a generous pension scheme contribution.
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Closing date for receipt of completed applications:
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This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly organised Executive or Personal Assistant, with a talent for building strong working relationships to provide critical and comprehensive support to International Alert’s (Alert) Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
As Executive Assistant, you will play a key role in coordinating Alert’s governance bodies and ensuring compliance, as well as supporting the wider Executive Team and Board of Trustees and running efficient global stakeholder meetings.
Our ideal candidate is a confident and proactive communicator (both verbally and in writing) and highly computer literate, who gets a kick out of coordination and innovation.
You will be enthusiastic about Alert’s mission, and comfortable with a degree of uncertainty – your day will inevitably involve challenging tasks and small, and exposure to Alert’s stakeholders at all levels of the organisation. You will have a distinct advantage if you have previously worked for an international humanitarian organisation and are have proficiency in languages other than English.
For the full job requirements and details on how to apply, please click ‘Apply’ – we are looking forward to hearing from you!
Closing date: 11:59pm (UK time) on Sunday 8 March 2020.
Applications and will be reviewed and shortlisting carried out on a rolling basis, so early applications are encouraged.
As it is unlikely that we will be able to obtain a Work Permit for this role, all job applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.
While International Alert will endeavour to contact all candidates within a reasonable time, this may not always be possible due to limited resources. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, you can assume your application has, on this occasion, been unsuccessful. International Alert is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be judged strictly on the basis of merit.
Seeking an experienced minute taker, to join the Company as an Executive Assistant to the Board of Trustees.
Following a restructure, we have an exciting opportunity for an Executive Assistant to join our Company. The successful candidate(s) will be responsible to the Chief Executive Officer and the Board Chairperson, supporting the Board Chairperson, Committee Chairperson(s), and Company Secretary in ensuring the smooth functioning of the Board and associated Sub Committees and will include ensuring meetings are effectively organised, planned and minuted and maintaining effective records and administration.
You must have minute taking experience and experience in a similar role within a highly pressurised environment requiring tact, judgement and discretion in handling internal and external contacts.
You must also have excellent attention to detail, the ability to communicate effectively at all levels, able to work confidently on own initiative with limited supervision.
If you are interested in this exciting challenge and think you have the required skills to work in our busy office, we look forward to hearing from you.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and applications from skilled disabled people are particularly welcome.
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The Wokingham Volunteer Centre is the lead organisation in Wokingham Borough promoting and supporting volunteers and the organisations they work with. As well as promoting good practice, we recruit and place volunteers in charities throughout the area and run our own volunteer transport and gardening schemes serving elderly and vulnerable residents.
Reporting to the Trustee Board, this exciting and varied role combines general management of all operations, fundraising and strategic development.
We seek an individual who believes strongly in the value of volunteering and the local voluntary sector. You will need an understanding of the ethos of serving vulnerable clients, leadership to inspire a diverse team of paid staff and volunteers, relationship and partnership building to maintain and develop core and project funding, and the financial acumen to optimise the use of resources.
To find out more about the role and how to apply please download the information pack
Closing Date: 13th March 2020
Interviews will be held in Wokingham in late March / early April.
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Are you passionate about education? Would you welcome the opportunity to become the next Chair of Governors of a secondary school, at the centre of one of the greatest knowledge clusters anywhere in the world?
If you would, Regent High School would like to hear from you.
Regent High School is a state-maintained, 11-19 co-educational comprehensive school close to King’s Cross in the London Borough of Camden.
We serve an incredibly diverse community, which is represented in the demographics of our student body. Students and their parents/carers are highly aspirational, and as a school we work with an extensive range of partner organisations to provide enhanced opportunities for our students, staff and the wider community.
We are a nationally recognised award-winning school. We opened our new £26m building in 2015. We have over 1000 students on roll, including c.120 in the Sixth Form. We were judged by Ofsted to be ‘Good’ when they last visited in January 2018 and our Headteacher who joined the school in 2016, is working to ensure the school builds on its recent successes.
We also benefit from a team of dedicated and experienced governors, including parent and staff governors, representatives from our partner organisations and members of the local community.
Chair, Regent High School, King’s Cross
Following the recent announcement that our current Chair of Governors, the Chief Executive of The Anne Frank Trust is standing down after serving five years on the Governing Body, we seek to appoint another highly successful and innovative leader, with knowledge and a keen interest in education, learning and empowerment to become our next Chair.
You will be tasked with chairing our half termly meetings of the Full Governing Body, and any necessary ad-hoc sub-group meetings. You will meet regularly with the Headteacher for 1:1 meetings. You will lead the Headteacher’s appraisal meetings and you will attend Camden Learning’s Secondary Chairs’ Network meeting, and the Chairs and Governors’ Forum meeting on behalf of the Governing Body. You will also be required to attend school events and champion the school and its causes at external events.
You will be responsible for leading a highly effective, supportive and knowledgeable team of governors. You will be expected to offer induction support and establish an ongoing programme of learning and development to help all governors maximise their effectiveness, and ensure governors are able to benefit from the specialist training programmes offered. You will work proactively to ensure that the governing body is adequately skilled and sufficiently well informed to fulfil its role to challenge and support the school leadership to achieve the best outcomes for all our students.
This is a hugely exciting time to be a part of Regent High School, leading and developing our Governing Body and supporting the senior leadership of the school in achieving our key strategic priorities.
Closing date: Monday 2 March
Preliminary Interviews: Thursday 12 March
Final Panel Interviews: Wednesday 25 or Thursday 26 March
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Prospect Hospice is looking for a talented, passionate professional to become our new chair of trustees.
We believe everyone should have access to excellent end-of-life care. As chair of our trustees, you can help make this a reality.
Over four decades, Prospect Hospice has become the organisation that people in Swindon, Marlborough and north Wiltshire turn to when they, or the people they love, are diagnosed with a life-limiting illness. We have cared for and supported many thousands of local people, which is why so many people contribute in their own way to a charity that makes a positive difference in our community. Are you the person to oversee the continuing development and expansion of our care and services in the coming years?
Our vision is for excellent, personalised and compassionate care for everyone affected by a life-limiting illness. Working with local health and social care partners, and stakeholders from across the community, we have a vital role in improving end-of-life care for everyone. We are looking for a chair of trustees with the skills, knowledge and expertise to help drive our organisation forward, as we aim for outstanding performance in all that we do.
This important and rewarding role provides a unique opportunity to be part of something very special, entrusted by the 300,000-strong community we serve to make a real difference in their loved-ones’ lives, at a time when they most need it.
Who we are looking for
You will have a proven, professional track record of leadership at the highest level. You will share our vision, and ambition to take a leading role in our journey to be recognised as an outstanding organisation. Ideally, you will have experience of charity governance and working with or as part of a Board of Trustees.
For more details of the role and for an informal discussion with a current trustee and more information contact Siobhain Acott, Executive Assistant. Please see our website for contact details.
Cara Syria Programme in Region
‘Investing in Syria’s Intellectual Capital: Creating Pathways to the Future’
Post Cara Syria Programme Administrative Assistant (x2)
Purpose To provide administrative support to Syria Programme activities, including finances, events logistics, core database, data capture, electronic filing.
Experience Undergraduate degree OR equivalent experience with a minimum of 1-year using Excel for both data capture and financial bookkeeping purposes.
Start Date 24th March 2020
Duration 12-months (March 2020 to March 2021) with the possibility of an extension.
Salary £22,000 - £23,500 pro rata (depending on experience)
Reporting to Cara Middle-East Adviser
Application Deadline 13/3/2020
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Organisation Background
The Council for At-Risk Academics is a UK-registered charity founded in 1933 under the leadership of William Beveridge[1], to rescue academics suffering persecution under the rise of Nazism and facilitate their continued work in safety. Sixteen Cara Fellows from the 1930s and 1940s became Nobel Laureates, and many more innovators in their fields, including, Nikolaus Pevsner, Lise Meitner and Karl Popper. A number of Cara’s founders and Council members also personally provided places and/or funds to help individual academics; and Cara, known in the 1930s as the AAC, later the SPSL, was closely involved in the successful effort in 1933 to bring to London the Warburg Institute art library, which had been prohibited by the Nazis, and six of its staff.
Cara has been a lifeline to academics at risk for over 80 years, as and when world events have placed them in the line of fire: Hungarian Uprising, Cold War, Apartheid South Africa, Iran, Latin American Juntas, Vietnam, Kosovo, DRC, Rwanda, Sudan, Zimbabwe etc. and, more recently Iraq, Yemen, Iran and Syria. Cara support is typically framed as temporary sanctuary offered at times of heightened risk.
Cara Objectives ‘To assist academics who have been, or are, or are at risk of being, subject to discrimination, persecution, suffering or violence on account of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, to relieve needs among them and their dependants and ensure that their specialist knowledge and abilities can continue to be used for the benefit of the public.’
‘To advance education by supporting academics and their educational institutions in countries where their continuing work is at risk or compromised, to ensure that such academics and institutions can continue to fulfil their critical role as educators for the public benefit.’
Cara Syria Programme in Region
Launched in October 2016, the Cara Syria Programme in Region is now in its third year (Phase 3), working predominantly with Syrian academics in exile in Turkey where the greatest number have sought refuge. Cara has over 400 Syrian academics registered on the Syria Programme database, of which over 100 who are actively engaged in one of more of the Syria Programme strands (activities).
Syria Programme Aim ‘To nurture and enable future opportunities for Syrian academics by facilitating professional connection and collaboration and continued academic development and contribution whilst in exile, as a group that is vital to the future of Syria.’
Phase 3, a 12-month period, began on 1st April 2019 and combines six strands.
- Strand 1: English for Academic Purposes (EAP) a blended-learning activity combines weekly one-to-one online EAP sessions with monthly workshops in Istanbul. Following a pilot in Phase 2, weekly group face-to-face sessions will be introduced in 3 areas where clusters of participants exist.
- Strand 2: Academic Development (AD), another blended-learning activity, combining weekly online E-learn sessions with workshops in Istanbul. A more comprehensive online Foundation course is under development and will be piloted and launched in Phase 3 (2020), followed by the development of additional courses.
- Strand 3: Research Incubation Visits (RIVs) 3- to 8-week visits by Syrian participants to discipline-relevant UK university departments to allow networking, training and the development of a collaborative research project with host academics, as well as offering longer-term institutional affiliation and continued access to host university online resources post return to country of exile.
- Strand 4: Cara-Commissioned Research (CCR) facilitates research collaborations that offer action-learning opportunities. In Phase 1, a Cara-commissioned study, led by Cambridge University faculty working with 19 Syrian academics in exile, captured the state of HE across Syria both pre and post 2011. In Phase 2, building on Phase 1, 24 Syrian academics in exile, under the guidance of an Institute of Development Studies (IDS) faculty member, has undertaken 5 thematic studies, looking at the role of HE in addressing societal challenges in Syria. In Phase 3, Strand 4 will continue to facilitate ongoing academic engagement through research located within a higher education framework. Research outputs aim to inform policymakers and planners amongst key responders to the Syria crisis.
- Strand 5: Syria Research Fellowship Scheme (SRFS) provides funding to support research on Syria or Syrian populations in exile, with grants of up to £3K (small grants) and up to £15K (larger grants). This part of the programme draws on Cara’s partnership model, with successful project teams partnered with, usually, UK-based mentors (small grants) and principle investigators/PIs (larger grants). Implementation is led by the Syrian team members. Teams are encouraged where possible to include academic colleagues from the host country – ie. Turkey. The role of mentors and PIs is to ensure that the research aligns with international standards and good practice in research and will deliver rigorous quality and, ideally, publishable outputs.
- Strand 6: Arts & Humanities (A&H) Pilot combines existing Syria Programme activities albeit dedicated to Syrian colleagues in exile whose disciplines sit within the Arts & Humanities. Strand 6 imposes not particular research focus on teams funded through this strand.
Online elements of the Programme are supported by a dedicated online Portal and allied Moodle site.
The Programme relies extensively on voluntary support for all of its strands, with over 200 discipline and EAP experts committed to supporting the programme, delivering weekly online one-to-one EAP sessions, the weekly online e-Learn Soiree series, supporting research and facilitating workshops.
Governance The development and implementation of strands 1 and 2 are overseen by their respective Steering Groups comprising experts from Bradford, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Kent, Leeds, Middlesex, Queen Mary’s, Reading, Sheffield, USW universities, again all working on a voluntary basis. The overall Programme is overseen by the Cara Syria Programme Steering Committee comprising the Cara Chair, Honorary Secretary, Executive Director, and a Cara Trustee and board member.
Syria Programme Staffing The Cara Regional Syria Programme is currently recruiting two possible candidates to this new post, to work alongside the two Syria Programme Officers, overseen by Kate Robertson, Cara Middle-East Adviser, who leads the overall Programme. The successful candidate(s) will be contracted as Cara members of staff.
Person Specification and Responsibilities
1. Qualification or Experience
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience in the workplace.
• Experience of administration for a project of a similar scale (1 year minimum)
I. Essential
- Fluent English – spoken and written.
- Experience of Microsoft Excel for book-keeping, data capture and analysis purposes.
- Excellent/proven time-management and organisational skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Confident, sensitive communication skills.
- Excellent/proven writing skills.
- Good team player.
- Ability to work independently to deadlines.
- Understanding of issues of confidentiality.
- Dynamic and flexible work manner.
- Ability to accept and use feedback.
II. Desirable
- Arabic and/or Turkish language skills.
2. Primary Responsibilities To support the Syria Programme team in the administration of day-to-day activities, including communication, record-keeping and filing, data capture, scheduling, meetings and event-related logistics such a room and flights bookings, etc. under their guidance.
3. Undertakings
The Administrative Assistant will receive a contract, appropriate support and relevant training and supervision, a salary of between £22,000 to £23,500 pro rata based on experience, and a pension contribution of 8% of salary following completion of the probationary period.
They in turn will be expected to adhere to Cara’s policies and practices on confidentiality, equal opportunities and health and safety, and to wear appropriate dress.
Working hours will be 9am to 5pm unless otherwise agreed in writing.
Annual leave is 25 days a year pro rata, plus public holidays.
4. Time Commitment The post will be for 12 months, 5 days a week, to start on 24th March 2020 or as soon as agreed. The incumbent will be subject to a 2-month probationary period.
5. Application Please send your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the post by making reference to the ‘Person Specification and Responsibilities’.
NB. Submissions without a covering letter will not be considered.
Please include contact details for 3 suitable referees, ideally individuals for whom you have previously worked. These will only be taken up with your prior permission. Please include ‘Administrative Assistant’ in the subject line of your electronic submission.
Application Deadline Friday 13th March 2020
[1] Lord William Beveridge was Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science from 1919 to 1937
This is a pivotal role in the Chief Executive's Office, overseeing work at the corporate centre and coordinating the work of key decision making groups - Executive Committee, Board of Trustees and its sub-committees. You will manage work flow, ensure high quality papers are dispatched on time, attend and minute meetings and follow up actions.
The ideal candidate will possess the following qualities:
- Excellent communication skills
- Highly organised
- Strong with written communication
- Able to effectively prioritise work
- Able to use Microsoft software packages
- Ability to work autonomously
Our offer
We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you:
- Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager
- A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays
- A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate)
- Competitive salary rates
- Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers
- An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters.
- A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development
How to apply
To apply for any of our vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website.
Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.
Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive at this stage we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and the most vulnerable in our society and, as such, we are unable to employ individuals with relevant convictions, including the following: a conviction for an offence involving violence or dishonesty, of a sexual nature or against minors, or for any other offence that is relevant to the nature of the services provided by our organisation.
As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.
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Working closely with members of the Board of Trustees, Senior Management team and elected officers, you will champion our governance structures helping to ensure its robust and properly informed, by providing excellence administrative support at Board and committee meetings.
Specific Duties
Committee Support
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- Formulate with the Chair and Chief Executive the agenda, organise the supporting reports and liaise with those members of staff or trustees who may be required to prepare papers for meetings;
- Schedule meetings, providing proper notice to members, coordinate the compilation and distribution of papers in a timely and accurate manner in advance of the meetings;
- Brief Chairs ahead of meetings
- Attend and take accurate minutes of the meetings and produce action logs, complying with the Companies Act 2006 and best practice for charities;
- Check and confirm the quorum at meetings;
- Ensure the safe custody of the official record of the Board of Trustees’ business, including signed minutes;
- Respond informatively to queries from members of committees and attendees of meetings;
- Make the necessary logistical arrangements for meetings, including room booking, refreshments etc;
- Prepare for approval committee terms of reference and rules relating to the composition, quorum, chairing and frequency of committee meetings in accordance with the Governing Documents;
- Maintain an accurate register of the members and attendees of all committees/meetings and their contact details;
- Prepare induction packs for trustees and members of committees;
- Prepare and update an annual schedule of matters detailing the planned detailed work for each meeting/committee;
- Organise the Annual Members Meeting and provide support to the Chair during the meeting;
- Ensure that best practice and legal compliance is adhered to at the Trustees meetings;
- Undertake an annual effectiveness review of the Board; and
- Attend and organise the Board of Trustees annual Away Day.
Company Secretarial Support
- Advise on, and be responsible for the proper approval of changes to, the Governing Documents;
- Ensure that the Guild’s policies and procedures are up to date, accurate, centrally stored and available, and approved;
- Draft policies or procedures that may be required;
- Maintain a database of policies and procedures and their status;
- File returns, appointments, resignations, accounts and other required information to Companies House and to the Charity Commission within the prescribed deadlines;
- Act as the principal point of contact with the Charity Commission;
- Maintain statutory and other registers including the Register of Directors and Register of Members;
- Project manage the production of the Guild’s Annual Report, liaising with the Director of Finance;
- Maintain a database of other key legislation, linked to the schedule of policies and procedures, and ensure that strategies for compliance are developed and implemented;
- Administer the Guild’s risk management strategy, updating and reporting to the Trustees at least annually;
- To keep informed of governance developments for companies, charities and students’ unions and to disseminate this information for the Guild’s senior managers where relevant;
- Lead the process to appoint and induct new trustees including monitoring upcoming vacancies, checking the eligibility of prospective trustees, ensuring that appointments are validly made in accordance with the Governing Documents and relevant legislation, and preparing letters of appointment;
- Undertake an annual skills survey of the board to guide trustee recruitment;
Executive Assistant
- Support the Senior Management Team;
- Work closely with the Democracy Manager to ensure the effective development and implementation of Guild policy;
- Support the strategic and business planning process as and when required;
- Arranging and booking events;
- Booking travel and accommodation for trustees;
- Managing expenses requests for trustees in line with the Expenses Policy;
- Support the administration of the Guild’s relationship with the University of Liverpool; and
- Assist with the administration of the Guild’s pension and insurance arrangements.
Information Governance
- Act as the Guild’s Data Protection Coordinator and ensure compliance under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR inter alia;
- Draft and keep up to date key data protection policies;
- Provide induction and ongoing training for staff in the area of Data Protection and Information Security;
- Maintain Statutory Registers, including a Register of Processing Activity and Breach Register;
- Lead on processing Subject Access Requests;
- Co-ordinate the response to, and investigate, breaches in accordance with the Guild’s Data Breach Procedure;
- Provide advice and respond to queries in the area of Data Protection;
- Formulate Privacy Notices and draft statements provided at the point of data collection;
- Formulate Guild policy for the filing and retention of documents;
- Review potential contracts and agreements for Data Protection compliance; and
- Assist with the undertaking of the Data Sharing Agreement with the University of Liverpool.
Other
- Compile reports and manage records as required, including being responsible for the management of relevant Guild databases.
- Be present at, and assist in the running of Welcome Fairs.
- Attend meetings and training events as required.
- Comply with the Guild’s policies and procedures at all times.
- Comply with and promote the environmental and sustainability procedures within the Guild.
- Undertake any other duties that may from time to time be requested.
- Have a flexible approach to duties and work and, in particular, adopt a team work style with departments and activities across the Guild. This may involve undertaking duties in support of the activities and services of other departments.
- Maintain an appropriate standard of confidentiality.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Full time, 35 hours per week
Permanent
Grade DL, Salary £39,576 per annum
Location 30 Euston Square, London NW1 2FB
Closing date: 12.00pm on Wednesday 11 March 2020
Interview date: Friday 20 March 2020
The Royal College of General Practitioners is the largest membership organisation solely for GPs in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1952, it has over 53,000 members who are committed to improving patient care, developing their own skills and promoting general practice as a discipline. General practice is the largest branch of the medical profession. It provides some 1 million consultations for patients in the UK every working day and deals with 86% of the health problems experienced by the UK population.
Key Responsibilities
- To provide clerking, coordination and administrative support services to Council, Council standing committees, sub-committees and working groups.
- To oversee the annual national and Council member ballots & elections; dealing with College governance functions; and
- To provide governance/constitutional advice, guidance and support to the Honorary Secretary, Faculties, Executive Management Team and College Officers so as to ensure effective and efficient administrative services.
Experience
- Relevant experience of office and committee administration at senior level essential
- Experience of drafting and presenting complex / confidential written material, including reports, at senior level essential
- Previous experience of working within a committee-based membership organisation is desirable
- Previous experience of working within mandatory regulations or a statutory framework to tight deadlines essential
- Previous supervisory or management experience at senior level essential
- Previous experience of the coordination and management of committee papers, agenda and minutes essential
Qualifications or equivalent experience
First degree level or equivalent professional qualification (ICSA qualified desirable but not essential) OR significant Local Authority (or equivalent) experience at senior level as Head of Committees or Manager/ Co-ordinator.
The successful candidate will share our corporate values. In return, the College offers excellent terms and conditions.
To apply please upload your CV and cover letter via the RCGP Vacancies page on our website.
The Royal College of General Practitioners is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
~ Great doctors great care ~
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Full time, 35 hours per week
Permanent
Grade BL, Salary £61,200 per annum
Location London
Close date: Sunday 8 March 2020
Interview date: week commencing 23 March 2020
The Royal College of General Practitioners is the largest membership organisation solely for GPs in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1952, it has over 53,000 members who are committed to improving patient care, developing their own skills and promoting general practice as a discipline. General practice is the largest branch of the medical profession. It provides some 1 million consultations for patients in the UK every working day and deals with 86% of the health problems experienced by the UK population.
The Head of Campaigns and Public Affairs will lead the RCGP’s campaigns and public affairs team as part of the College’s policy and engagement (P&E) directorate. This role has overall strategic responsibility for ensuring alignment of campaigns activity and messaging, driving and overseeing supporter mobilisation and ensuring that our influencing activity is visible and impactful. A key aspect of the role is to oversee the College’s engagement with key external stakeholders, including parliamentarians, policy makers and system leaders and ensure that senior representatives of the College are well-briefed when representing the College.
Experience
- Strong influencer with significant experience of leading public affairs and/or campaigning activities and a track record of delivery and impact;
- Significant networks in the UK Parliament and extensive experience of working closely with special advisors in Government.
- Excellent people management skills with good experience of line managing staff and leading teams;
- Excellent relationship building and influencing skills with experience of engaging with senior policy and political stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the campaigns and public affairs team, ensure that the team is delivering against the RCGP’s policy priorities;
- Lead the planning and execution of high-profile cross-College campaigns in agreed priority areas, securing buy in as required from the appropriate decision-making structures;
- To work alongside the Assistant Director of Policy and Campaigns and the Policy Manager to plan and oversee delivery of a work programme in line with those priorities;
- Ensure that the College has built effective relationships across the health sector, is represented at key external meetings and our representatives are well-briefed.
The successful candidate will share our corporate values. In return, the College offers excellent terms and conditions.
To apply please upload your CV and cover letter via the RCGP Vacancies page on our website.
The Royal College of General Practitioners is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
~ Great doctors great care ~
We are the professional membership body and guardian of standards for family doctors in the UK, working to promote excellence in primary health... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Sported team as our Marketing Coordinator. Sported passionately believes in the role of sport to transform the lives of young people. Particularly, those living in deprived areas. We have been highly influential in building the credibility and effectiveness of sport for change and have the UK’s largest network of grass roots clubsWe are looking for a highly motivated and self-driven team player with excellent organisational and communications skills, ready to take on this new UK wide role at our London office.
You will be responsible for leading, shaping and delivering Sported’s external communications activities. In this varied role, you will work across the different functions of the organisation and with our UK field team. Your main responsibilities will focus on providing social media, marketing and brand support to promote the charity’s work and to support interactions with members and volunteers.
The ultimate measure of success in this role is supporting key stakeholders produce consistent, effective material which conveys our key messages, plus using social media to increase awareness of our activity and the impact we have.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are working with theBritish Embassy in Ireland and the National Youth Council of Ireland to plan and delvier two youth forum events promoting cross-border cooperation. We are seeking a part time intern to support the planning and delivery of these events. You will be working with the International Participation Coordinator to support young people's participation, including booking travel and preparing event briefings, as well as working on the agenda. The post-holder must hold a passport and be able to travel to ireland, and be available for the following dates to attend the residential events:
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26-28 March 2020
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25-27 June 2020
The British Youth Council is committed to safeguarding and protecting the young poeple that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safe recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working across our services.
We believe young people are agents of social change. As the national youth council of the UK we bring young people together to find their voice... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.