Work Location: Home based to access the Northern region with occasional trips to the Witney office for team meetings.

This is a full time role – however we are willing to consider two part time roles; one covering the North East and the other the North West of England.

Who we are

Open Doors is a Christian charity that is looking to recruit active, practising Christians to help meet the growing needs of the persecuted church worldwide. Hostility, violence and abuse of Christians around the globe is on the increase. Open Doors works in over 50 countries to ensure that those facing such persecution are not forgotten, but can stand strong to serve their communities and give life.

Job summary

The purpose of this role is to build on our existing relationships and develop new relationships with churches and networks across the North of England so that we can extend our influence in the region with more organisations, churches and individuals, resulting in increased awareness and standing with the persecuted church. The key roles of this position are to:

1. Lead the development and implementation of the regional strategy and volunteer team across the north of England.
2. Manage and resource a caseload of strategic churches and networks across the northern region.
3. Initiate and develop new relationships with churches and networks serving the north east and West.

About the team

Reporting to the Head of Church Relations, you will have key relationships with:

• Director of Strategic Relations
• Church Relationship Managers across UK and Ireland
• Volunteer Development Manager
• Head of Partnerships
• Project Managers and Events Manager
• Inspire Team

Hours

37.5 hours per week. Usually worked between office opening hours of 8.30am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday. This position involves some evening and weekends at conferences and events for which TOIL (time off in lieu) may be claimed.

Responsibilities and requirements

Strategic Relations Strategy for the North of England Region:

Develop and lead on the delivery of strategic relations strategy for the North of England.  Ensuring clear alignment with the overall strategy, priorities and goals

• lead and implement a regional strategy to engage churches and networks across the North of England in conjunction with our Churches strategy, including regular discussions, monitoring and adjustments as appropriate, to ensure that Open Doors strategy and objectives are achieved.
• actively contribute to our strategic relations strategy including church, events and volunteer strategy, considering how the strategy for the North of England region can contribute to these to create synergy and add momentum.
• work collaboratively across the team to ensure the alignment and effectiveness of our strategies and communication across the wider organisation.

​Develop relationships with churches and networks across the region :

Primary responsibility for engaging new churches and networks including liaising with our marketing communications department regarding development and effectiveness of resources for churches and events

• create opportunities to meet new church and network leaders and introduce them to the ministry of Open Doors in an accessible and appropriate way
• follow up on leads generated from across the ministry to engage Churches and leaders with the ministry of Open Doors
• Identify key churches and relationships to nurture in order to increase OD influence and engagement at a regional level and to grow faith in the UK & Ireland Church.

Manage caseload of churches:

Manage and monitor the ongoing development of key relationships with a caseload of churches across the region (caseload responsibility is based on number of days allocated within role and can be discussed within the context of interview)

• ensure that engaged and active churches across the region are appreciated, resourced and supported as part of our community of churches partnering with our ministry through giving, action and prayer.
• identify opportunities to accelerate relationships with existing connected churches resourcing a greater depth of partnership with the persecuted church.

• keep accurate and up to date records on CRM to monitor and measure our ongoing effectiveness in resourcing our partnering church community.
• plan at least one meeting each year with each church to invest and build the relationship.
• provide an excellent supporter experience with the opportunity to travel with Open Doors or host a guest speaker.

Develop and deliver regional strategy with volunteers:

Lead the team of volunteers across the region to effectively deliver the regional strategy

• work alongside the Volunteer Development Manager to ensure that all volunteers in the region are aligned to the regional strategy and overall volunteer strategy.
• work alongside the VDM to ensure that all volunteers are equipped and fully trained for the role, ensuring that all relevant checks have been obtained before they start.
• plan and be a part of delivering regional, small group and 1:1 volunteer training opportunities with the VDM.
• help recruit new volunteers and develop and support a team of 20 volunteer speakers across the region focusing specifically on areas where there are currently no volunteer speakers.
• mobilise volunteers for regional events and gatherings.

 Speak at regional events, churches, conferences and festivals:

• This role involves a commitment to a number of Sunday and midweek speaking engagements in order to grow connection with Christians facing persecution and so that their faith and example might inspire and encourage faith across the UK & Ireland Church.
• participate in and be available for conferences, seminars, roadshows, networking events or similar.
• participate in annual trips to the field to maintain frontline knowledge, and ensure relevance for communication.
• participate in speaker training and development opportunities.

 Support the youth strategy in the establishment of youth advocates:

• work alongside the youth team to develop opportunities for speaking to church youth groups, CUs and other Christian youth events.
• help the youth team recruit advocates  across the region by providing contacts, connecting them with people, providing information, or in other ways as agreed.
• support regional advocate events and training as capacity allows

Other :

• To carry out other tasks, projects and assignments as reasonably requested by your line manager.

The above job description is a guide to the work the job holder may be required to undertake but does not form part of the contract of employment and may change from time to time to reflect changing circumstances. 

Applying your Christian faith to this role

Because of the essential Christian context in which the role will be performed, the role is subject to an occupational requirement under the Equality Act that the post-holder be a practising Christian. Each working day will involve collective prayer and worship, together with shared reflections on the work of Jesus Christ. All members of staff at Open Doors are expected to actively participate in this shared time and members of staff take it in turns to lead the act of collective worship.

There will be many ways you will be able to apply your Christian faith and the outworking of your faith to the context of Open Doors. The list below gives some of the expectations of this role but is not exhaustive or intended to limit you:

• Contributing to and leading daily devotions (this can be for the whole team or just smaller, departmental groups)
• Participating in retreats, days of prayer and fasting etc.
• Committing to private prayer for the work associated with this role, your direct reports and closest colleagues
• Working in such a way so as to reflect biblical principles of leadership and service
• Applying biblical principles of godly stewardship to operational responsibilities
• To be open and obedient to God’s voice and direction in relation to any strategic matter and to always seek His will above all else

Limits of Authority

To operate within the ethos and aims of Open Doors, adhering to budget parameters and the Open Doors’ confidentiality agreement.

Who you are

You will demonstrate the following essential criteria for this role:

Culture

• committed Christian who is completely in sympathy with the calling,mission and Core Values of Open Doors
• chemistry with Open Doors Staff

Competency

• educated to A ‘level standard or equivalent
• experience of leading individuals / volunteers / teams
• understanding of issues relating to volunteer management and empowerment
• excellent communication skills and proven experience of public-speaking
• knowledge of cross-denominational environments and cultural sensitivities
• experience of problem solving and process innovation and development
• confident in use of Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook applications
• experience of pipeline management and development (strategic thinking, planning and delivery)
• strong personal workflow and time management prioritisation skills
• ability to respond to a range of complex requests and requirements from volunteers

Character

• able to work effectively under pressure
• responsible and mature outlook
• demonstrates a high level of committment
• a positive and professional approach both internally and externally

Enhanced disclosure information may be requested from the DBS in the event of a successful application.

Location: Home-based in the East Midlands

Salary: £26,000 per annum

Contract: Full Time (37.5hrs), Fixed Term Contract until end of March 2022. This role is funded externally, with the option to extend subject to funding availability.

We are looking for a highly self-motivated, driven, and creative individual to join our innovative and engaging organisation. Seize this opportunity to develop our Big Bike Revival programme and engage with local community cycling clubs, initiatives which are integral to helping us achieve our goal of getting millions more people cycling.

Cycling UK is the national cycling charity delivering community-based behaviour change programmes to increase cycling participation levels in traditionally hard to reach groups across the country. As part of our Behaviour Change and Development Team, you will be helping run these projects and engaging to help more people cycle, more often.

Tell us why you are the person to drive impact in this capacity and change lives.

Head to our website and explore the individual job description for full details on this exciting opportunity. Complete the application form expressing why you are the right candidate for this opening and send to our recruitment team.

Focus on gearing your supporting statement to exemplify how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly referring to both the job description and person specification. This enables the selection panel to assess your relative strengths against the specified criteria.

Apply before 09:00 Thursday 22 April 2021

As Alive and Kicking's Fundraising Manager, you will drive the charity's innovative new growth strategy as we widen our reach and strengthen our social impact.

The Role

In 2020, AK launched our exciting new three year rolling strategy that aims to strengthen impact across our three main mission areas: Make.Play.Live. Having operated since 2004, the organisation has built a strong reputation for sustainability and innovation, having grown thanks to a combination of our fantastic supporters and the production and sale of AK sports balls.

The Fundraising Manager will focus on income generation by executing and then building on the new fundraising strategy. This will focus on growing revenue from AK’s innovative regular giving programme, building relationships with corporates, trusts and foundations, and driving AK’s bespoke fundraising events programme.

In doing so, the successful candidate will help AK to create more ethical jobs for adults from communities facing disadvantage and give more young people access to sport and vital health education.

Principal Duties (More details can be found in the attached job pack)

• Manage, develop and grow AK’s new regular giving programme, ensuring a high level of donor retention while creating campaigns and partnerships that grow membership.
• Set up and manage the delivery of AK’s fundraising events programme, driving participation across a range of initiatives.
• Manage and develop relationships with all Major Donors, Trusts, Foundations and Corporates to maximise income via a diverse range of income streams.
• Manage preparation and submission of grant and project proposals and look after all reporting requirements stipulated under partnership agreements.
• Support and upskill country operations in their development and submission of proposals to local funders.

Person Specification (More details can be found in the attached job pack)

Essential Experience

• Experience raising money through a successful regular giving programme.
• Experience raising money through a calendar of fundraising events.
• Experience in creating, building and maintaining strong relationships.
• Experience in raising funds from multiple income streams i.e. corporates, trusts and foundations, events and/or major donors.
• Experience in creating, managing and reporting against budgets.

Desirable Experience

• Experience writing bids and proposals for funding.
• Experience in executing and developing a fundraising strategy.

Essential Skills and Values

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to create compelling bids and proposals that clearly illustrate the impact of AK’s work.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills with the ability to build networks and represent the organisation at a senior level.
• An innovative thinker who can bring creative ideas to life.
• Self-starter, highly driven and motivated with a proactive approach to work.
• Enthusiasm for not only organising, but also taking part in fundraising and challenge events.

How to Apply

Please read the attached job pack and send your CV and a covering letter (no more than two pages long, addressing how you meet each point on the Person Specification) to the email address in the job pack or directly through ChairtyJob by 5.00pm Monday 26th April 2021.

Interviews are planned for the week beginning April 26th and will take place online.
 

Alive and Kicking Overview

Alive and Kicking (AK) exist to create a happier, healthier and more accessible society. We empower and impact the lives and livelihoods of people facing disadvantage by producing and championing a sports ball like no other - creating access to jobs, play and vital health education.

Make. Through the production of high quality AK sports balls, we create ethical employment for adults from vulnerable job groups.

Play. Through our partnerships we use AK sports balls to give young people facing disadvantage regular access to sport, play and exercise.

Live. Through our innovative award winning health education programmes, delivered directly through sport, we use AK sports balls to give young people facing disadvantage access to vital health education.

The Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Region to join our Care Directorate and lead our work at a regional level across the East.

Your key skills will include:

How to apply?

SENIOR MANAGER, MOVEMENT COMMUNICATIONS

Summary

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Senior Manager, Movement Communications to:

• Lead the implementation of our agile movement communications strategy: Help build a consistent narrative and shared movement story that showcases the contributions of the global movement and reflects our work to further the movement’s mission. 
• Help to explain the power and value of the movement: Establish connections within and across the movement, encourage the development of beneficial relationships, curate conversations, and support related initiatives by means of an agile movement communications strategy.
• Work to make our movement communications equitable and inclusive: Seize opportunities to increase representational equity by identifying and working collectively to address communication gaps among underrepresented and less vocal groups in the movement. Engage with the parts of our movement that  generally have not participated in large-scale or movement-wide conversations.
• Prove that it’s working: Establish metrics to help measure successes and challenges to move us towards equitable and concrete understandings of dissent, agreement, and shared commitment.
• Lead the team: Reporting to the Director of Movement Communications, you will build & lead the team that supports this work.

You are responsible for:

• People Management: Establish operational objectives and work plans for the movement communications team including delegating assignments to movement communications specialists. 
• Budget Management: Work closely with the Director of Movement Communications to establish and ensure adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements for the team.
• Listening: Strengthen staff communication capabilities and capacity in order to improve  understanding of and response to movement needs.
• Storytelling: Tell a shared movement story that showcases the contributions of the global movement and reflects the Foundation’s work to further the movement’s mission. 
• Building Trust: Communicate the Foundation’s movement-facing work with context as it relates to the Foundation’s ethos and values – particularly transparency.
• Building Relationships: Develop and implement policies, protocols, and strategic plans to extend and foster healthy relationships between Foundation staff and all of the movement on an ongoing basis.
• Building Awareness: Work closely with other teams in the Communications department to ensure that we build our awareness and that our external communications integrate movement priorities & stories.
• Collaboration: Collaborate stakeholders across the movement to support building an equitable and welcoming atmosphere where many cultures thrive. Work closely with our product & technology departments on rolling out our product roadmap.

Skills and Experience:

• Extensive experience as a people manager in a volunteer movement, a global not-for-profit, community or political organizing, or a related field. 
• Experience creating and implementing successful agile communications strategies across multiple channels and platforms with collaborative outcomes.
• Experience managing staff in a distributed workforce.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining strong relationships around the world
• Expertise in balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders across different cultures and timezones.
• Experience in cross-cultural communications, including communicating across multiple languages.

Qualities that are important to us:

• Mission Driven: You believe in the power of inclusive communication and movement building to make free knowledge accessible to everyone. 
• Openness and Curiosity: We work on new and interesting problems in public and collaborative ways.
• Resilience: Working together for outcomes, willingness to change course when warranted and motivated by high standards.
• Positivity: Sharing a culture of constructive criticism and respect.
• Team-oriented: Natural inclination for team collaboration and for helping colleagues succeed 
• Intentionally inclusive: Strong personal values related to participation, equity, and diversity in global movements

Additionally, we’d love it if you have:

• Technical experience and an understanding of digital platforms and movements.
• A strong international perspective with experience working in Africa, India, East Asia, the Middle East, or Latin America is highly valued.
• Experience developing programs for emerging markets or audiences with limited access to high-speed internet.
• Experience with crisis communications.
• Familiarity or direct experience with free knowledge communities, the education sector, and/or open source culture.

The Wikimedia Foundation is... 

...the nonprofit organization that hosts and operates Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia free knowledge projects. Our vision is a world in which every single human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. We believe that everyone has the potential to contribute something to our shared knowledge, and that everyone should be able to access that knowledge, free of interference. We host the Wikimedia projects, build software experiences for reading, contributing, and sharing Wikimedia content, support the volunteer communities and partners who make Wikimedia possible, and advocate for policies that enable Wikimedia and free knowledge to thrive. The Wikimedia Foundation is a charitable, not-for-profit organization that relies on donations. We receive financial support from millions of individuals around the world, with an average donation of about $15. We also receive donations through institutional grants and gifts. The Wikimedia Foundation is a United States 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization with offices in San Francisco, California, USA.

As an equal opportunity employer, the Wikimedia Foundation values having a diverse workforce and continuously strives to maintain an inclusive and equitable workplace. We encourage people with a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. We do not discriminate against any person based upon their race, traits historically associated with race, religion, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy or related medical conditions, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics.

U.S. Benefits & Perks*

• Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and their eligible families (yes, fully paid premiums!)
• The Wellness Program provides reimbursement for mind, body and soul activities such as fitness memberships, baby sitting, continuing education and much more
• The 401(k) retirement plan offers matched contributions at 4% of annual salary
• Flexible and generous time off - vacation, sick and volunteer days, plus 22 paid holidays - including the last week of the year.
• Family friendly! 100% paid new parent leave for seven weeks plus an additional five weeks for pregnancy, flexible options to phase back in after leave, fully equipped lactation room.
• For those emergency moments - long and short term disability, life insurance (2x salary) and an employee assistance program
• Pre-tax savings plans for health care, child care, elder care, public transportation and parking expenses
• Telecommuting and flexible work schedules available
• Appropriate fuel for thinking and coding (aka, a pantry full of treats) and monthly massages to help staff relax
• Paid travel to Wikimedia Foundation events all around the world!
• Equipment including a laptop, monitor, plus a one-time stipend to cover any additional needs to make sure you have the best work experience
• Great colleagues - diverse staff and contractors speaking dozens of languages from around the world, fantastic intellectual discourse, mission-driven and intensely passionate people

*Please note that for remote roles located outside of the U.S., we defer to our PEO to ensure alignment with local labor laws.

CoachBright is a social mobility movement committed to ensuring that every young person experiences educational equity. As an award-winning, fast-growing social enterprise our mission is to support young people from disadvantaged communities to identify and fulfil their potential.

We are looking for someone based in the West Midlands to support the delivery of our Secondary school Programmes.

We need an outgoing self-motivated person to enhance our work in the West Midlands, making it a vibrant and exciting hub that delivers real social impact.

At the forefront of the organisation, you will be responsible for maintaining partnerships, supporting tutors/coaches and delivering our programmes from volunteer recruitment and workshop delivery all the way through to evaluation. This is an “in-at-the-deep-end” role and you will flourish in a small dynamic team with real influence. 

Person Specification

Essential characteristics and experience

• Passion for social mobility: we have big aims and are looking for those who share our desire to make education fairer in the UK so a person’s background does not determine their future.

• Relationship building and facilitating: this a public-facing role so you will love delivering workshops to groups as well as communicating our mission to a wide range of stakeholders (businesses, senior members of MATs, universities etc.

• Organisation: working in a fast paced young organisation you’ll be able to work between different programmes and workstreams.

• Independence: this role requires you to work independently/alone from time to time in the office and/or from home

• Resourcefulness: we’re a small, dedicated team - you must be a self-starter prepared for practical roles with lots of responsibility. A willingness to stay solution-focused with last minute challenges is a must!

• Young People: experience in a school or youth organisation/working with young people.

• Flexibility: the role will occasionally involve working evenings & weekends 

Desirable knowledge/experience

• Experience working with young people in a school or youth work setting.

• Experience recruiting volunteers.

• Experience measuring and evaluating impact 

• Knowledge of programme design, pedagogy or tutoring/coaching.

• Knowledge of UK schools 

Benefits:

• An opportunity to contribute to a young, exciting social enterprise with scope to input widely and take on new roles. 

• Starting Salary: £21k per annum pro rata

• Annual Leave: 28 days pro rata

• Office space: initially working from home with travel to schools when required. Longer term in our West Midlands Office (currently Birmingham City University)

Key Information:

• Length: fixed term contract until end of July

• Hours: Part Time (4 days a week, Mon-Thurs)

• Reporting to: Head of Region 

• Responsible for: individual programmes

• Start Date: W/B 11th May 2021

Action on Poverty’s vision is a fair world free from poverty and discrimination where every person is empowered to fulfil their potential. We were established in 1984 and are focused on providing economic solutions to address hunger, injustice and barriers to safe and lasting work for marginalised groups in Sub Saharan Africa and South Asia. We aim to bring about sustainable economic and social improvements, building self-reliance by working with some of the most vulnerable people obtain a livelihood, through enterprise (including agricultural) and employment. 

The role of the Programme Manager is to:

• Ensure effective programme delivery by working in partnership with local organisations and project donors
• Contribute to identifying new opportunities for funding and preparing proposals for submission; including the development of ideas for new ways of working.

Responsbilities:

Programme Management:

• Contract delivery with partner
• Ensuring appropriate planning and reporting mechanisms are in place.
• Ensuring partnership agreement and donor contracts are adhered to
• Reviewing with the partner, and assisting with problem solving on:
  • Progress against planned activities and project objectives o monitoring arrangements
  • Progress against budget
  • Financial reporting by partner
• Ensuring quality and timely reports to meet the requirements of donor(s) are compiled and submitted.
• Providing other key technical inputs as part of APT’s added value e.g. in Monitoring and Evaluation, Organisational Development, Market-led enterprise developments. Commissioning mid-term reviews and end of project evaluations, or other project activities as detailed in the proposal

Financial Management:

• Maintain records and control expenditure on both the partner’s and APT budget lines in consultation with the Finance Manager
• Compliance with APT’s policies and procedures regarding quarterly financial reporting, including ensuring partners’ compliance
• Authorising the transfer of funds to partners with consultation with the Finance Manager as appropriate
• Ensure annual audit reports are received from each partner, special audits if requested.
• Compilation in consultation with local partner, and submission to donor for approval any proposal for revision / rescheduling of project budget, and explanations for any variance between budgeted and actual expenditure

Developing/Maintaining Donor Relationship

• Sharing information on key issues and topics of concern with donor(s)

Other

• Gathering case studies and photographs for APT publicity and fundraising.
• Sharing of learning, with other APT staff and for wider sharing / publication
• Preparation of summaries of progress for Trustee meetings
• Reporting on agreed KPI’s from the APT Strategic Plan

Programme Development (contributing to):

• Keeping abreast of relevant sectoral, thematic, and country developments
• Focussing on high quality projects which lead to lasting positive benefit for participants and communities
• Reviewing ongoing projects and assisting in the development of new projects, including the submission of proposals, in an effective mutually respectful partnership working style.
• Seeking new partnership and project opportunities in APT’s key fields of competence within and outside the traditional project format, including a range of stakeholders as partners.
• Increasing the ability for APT and partners to leverage further beneficial change through demonstrating successful results.

General:

• Contribute to monitoring and sharing donor trends.
• Contribute to the development of organisational plans and strategy.
• Represent APT at meetings, events and other networks as appropriate.
• Undertake or participate in other organisational projects as requested by the CEO.
• Contribute to the work of other Action on Poverty colleagues in communications and relationship building, including the provision of information and engagement with social media.

The post is full-time based on a 40 hour week. Core hours Monday to Friday are expected but flexi-time is in operation whereby staff can start earlier or later in agreement with his/her line manager and work corresponding hours. 

Closing date for applications: 10th May 2021.

Job Title: Partnerships Manager

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £28,528 – £29,796 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Holidays: 7 weeks including national and bank holidays (per annum)

Pension: Auto-enrolment scheme in place

Probationary Period: 6 Months

Accountable to: Chief Executive Officer

Place of Work: Based at our site in Westbury-Sub-Mendip. Current COVID-19 safe working practices will involve a combination of on-site and home working.  

About the charity

In the UK alone, there are approximately 1.13 million adults with a learning disability. Many of these people will need a lifetime of person-centred support and care in order to access opportunities and overcome barriers to living life to the full.  Orchard Vale Trust was set up to respond directly to the needs and aspirations of adults with learning disabilities and was registered as a charity to do so in September 1985. The following year saw the opening of its first registered Care Home, East Court and since then has developed and grown to support many more adults with learning disabilities in and around Somerset. 

Today, with 4 registered Care Homes, a Community and Day Service and its own social enterprise, Orchard Vale Trust offers a range of personalised opportunities for over 100 adults with learning disabilities and aims to support individuals to live life to the full in every way possible. 

About the role

The purpose of the job is to work with the CEO to develop and deliver the Trust’s fundraising strategy. This will be achieved by identifying and maximising opportunities which will provide funding for the delivery of key projects across the Trust.

You will proactively identify and secure new partnerships with external stakeholders as well as stewarding existing relationships. You will be the project manager of our Community and Day Service, as well as our Social Enterprise.

This is an amazing opportunity for an experienced fundraiser / project manager with excellent organisational and communication skills, who wishes to secure support and remove barriers to ensure adults with learning disabilities can live life to the full.

About you

Experience and Understanding

• Minimum of three years experience in trust and corporate fundraising roles.
• Demonstrable experience of successful fundraising in an organisation.
• An established understanding of supporter acquisition and growth.
• Experience of managing existing projects and developing new opportunities.
• Experience in working with communications and media teams as required.
• Experience of project management.
• Experience of working to tight deadlines.
• Maintaining GDPR compliance for all donors and communications.

Skills, Knowledge and Personal Attributes

• Ability to develop, set, manage and monitor budgets effectively.
• Excellent verbal and written presentation skills with an ability to create, edit and develop engaging content.
• Well-developed skills in using main Microsoft Office package, Adobe packages, Canva and Word Press.
• Ability to work with and lead teams to inspire, engage and deliver agreed results.
• Commitment to the principles and practice of support for people with learning disabilities
• Open, inclusive style of interaction with people with learning disabilities
• Confident approach to dealing with management issues
• Supportive
• Self-motivated
• To have the ability to work autonomously and creatively
• A willingness to undertake training

Closing Date: 19th April 2021

Informal Interview Date: 27th April 2021

Formal Interview Date: 30th April 2021

Interview location: Held virtually via Microsoft Teams / Zoom

Flexible location - can be largely home-based or office based. Needs to live in South-east England or Great London for office meetings

The organisation:

An international development NGO

The role

To be responsible for raising the profile of a specific programme theme by targeting an international media audience.

To create and implement a media plan for the programme theme.

To develop strong relationships with journalists in the UK and internationally and deliver impactful coverage for the organisation’s work

The candidate

Solid experience in working on campaigns and policy media campaigns.

Strong knowledge of national and international media and how to use social media to maximise impact.

A great relationship builder with colleagues and external partners as vitally with journalist and media outlets.

Deadline - URGENT

Join a youth team that is changing lives.

Groundwork is the community charity with a green heart.  We believe in empowering young people to have their say in big global and local issues.  Our youth workers support young people to develop the skills required to make a difference to themselves and the community.

Salary: £24,988 to £29,679 pro rata plus benefits 

Hours: Part-time or Full-time - 25-37 hours a week
Location: Office based in Stockwood Park, Luton with Evening-based work: Across Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough with occasional travel across the East of England

Term: 2 years with opportunity for extension

Groundwork East has a strong youth work presence across the local authorities of Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough and are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to lead a team and deliver an innovative range of youth-focused services. The post includes evening delivery, developing and monitoring projects and line management of staff. 

We work in partnership with residents, local authorities, schools, other charities and local organisations to deliver projects which bring about regeneration and improve the quality of life. The role will support young people to develop as individuals and strengthen their local community. 

The successful candidate will have:

• A nationally or locally recognised JNC youth work qualification
• Availability to work 3/4 evenings a week
• Experience of managing youth groups in a variety of settings – clubs, outdoors, long-term projects
• Strong project management skills and experience of managing staff
• Effective communication and problem-solving skills
• An ability to see creative ideas through to delivery engaging young people in the process

Closing date:  Thursday 15 April 2021 at midday
Interview date:  Thursday 22 April 2021

If you are passionate about the power of adult education, an expert in your field, and a born leader able to inspire and empower your team, this could be just the role for you.

Founded in 1903, the WEA (formerly the Workers’ Educational Association) is a charity dedicated to bringing high-quality education into the heart of communities across England and Scotland. Initially WEA’s focus was to bring access to the liberal arts, otherwise inaccessible to workers. Now, we deliver a hybrid of arts, crafts and essential employability training from English as a second language, digital skills, literacy and numeracy, opening doors to opportunity. 

We are here to serve those who need us, often in some of the most deprived communities in the UK. Unlike other educational institutions, our students do not need any previous knowledge or qualifications to join most of our courses, only a willingness to share with others their curiosity, ideas and experience.

In 2020 we fast-tracked the conversion of our teaching and learning online. This has proven essential through the pandemic. Though we look forward to returning to face to face delivery, which we know many of our students prefer, online delivery will continue to be a core part of our offer.

The opportunities for the WEA, even in challenging times, are endless. 

About this role

As Head of Region, you will be responsible for building on the success of our rich and popular community-based adult learning provision in your region, supporting our Director of Education: Community Learning who will be your line manager. You will also support the delivery of our employability curriculum in your region, lead by the Director of Education: Employability & Skills.

You will be an advocate for the organisation, developing relationships with funders, community leaders and partners. You will also manage the finance, governance and regional educational team to ensure student number and financial targets are met and all our learners receive an excellent learning experience.

You will need to balance long-term strategic improvements, medium-term development of new curriculum and services, while maintaining robust operations which mean our tutors deliver an excellent experience every day for our students.

Reporting to the Director of Education: Community Learning you will be welcomed into a dynamic, creative, quality and target-driven team of fellow Heads of Region and my extended leadership team. 

We are determined to maximise the impact of the WEA, whilst ensuring sustainability in a post-Brexit and pandemic economic environment. To achieve this we are building a positive, collaborative and supportive culture, focussing our teams on delivering our One WEA mission. 

Contract type: Permanent
Based - North East
Salary: £48,753 to £51,319
 

Application process

Our candidate pack is available below on the WEA website. 

You should apply by submitting your CV and a personal statement demonstrating your suitability for the role as per the application process on the WEA website.

Closing date - 25 April 2021 
Interview date - TBC

Do you want to join a school that is at the forefront of system-wide leadership and excellence? Do you relish the challenge of working in a start-up? Are you prepared to accept nothing less than outstanding performance from yourself and others?

We might have the role for you.

Our School

Mulberry School for Girls (part of Mulberry Schools Trust) is an all-girls school in the heart of Tower Hamlets, steeped in achievement and accolades, providing inspiration and opportunity to provide a platform for student achievement. 

• 1497 students on roll 

• OFSTED rated Outstanding since 2010

The East London Teaching School Hub 

Mulberry School for Girls is delighted to be recently designated by the Department of Education as the lead school for Hackney and Tower Hamlets Teaching School Hub (TSH). We will join a total of 87 TSHs across the country each responsible for its own geographical area. We are currently in the exciting start-up phase and from September 2021 will be fully operational.

The East London Teaching School Hub will deliver world-class development programmes for teachers at every stage of their career from across all 173 schools in our geographical area. Drawing on the passion, expertise and capacity from across Tower Hamlets and Hackney, we will equip teachers with the techniques, motivation and confidence they need to make a difference for every pupil in our region.

All Teaching School Hubs have five core responsibilities:

1. Delivery of the Early Career Framework (ECF) 

2. Delivery of new and revised National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) 

3. Delivery of Initial teacher training (ITT) 

4. Providing Appropriate Body (AB) services for Early Career Teachers 

5. Other Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

What we stand for

The East London Teaching School Hub will create an inclusive community which fosters collegiality and lifelong learning in the teaching workforce across Tower Hamlets and Hackney. 

Our core moral purpose is to help every child thrive, regardless of background. Using a place-based approach, we will bring together experts from across East London who understand first-hand what the teachers and pupils throughout our community really need, ensuring our young people receive the best education possible.

We are dedicated to being better together through this collective approach, harnessing the best ideas, expertise and talent from across the area to continue improving outcomes for every pupil through exceptional teaching.  

Our programmes will enable every teacher to access excellent training and development opportunities to further build their skills, practice and understanding of teaching.

Our approach

The East London Teaching School Hub, through an ethos of collegiality, inclusion and transparency, will ensure every teacher has equal access to a clear and all-compassing pathway of professional development.

Our partners

We want our students to have access to the same professional connections which young people from more privileged backgrounds can utilise. To make this a reality we have a wide range of external partners in higher education, business, industry, the arts and the sciences who contribute extensively and fundamentally to our extra-curricular activities.

• Bank of America Merrill Lynch

• Barts Health NHS Trust

• British Film Institute

• London Stock Exchange Group

• Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd

• National Theatre

• The Prince’s Trust

• Southbank Centre

• WOW Foundation

• University of Cambridge 

• Teach First

• UCL Institute of Education 

The role

This is an exciting time to join the small TSH central team: we are currently building the strong foundations required to deliver on our TSH vision at speed and at scale ready to launch in September 2021.  As Executive Assistant for the East London Teaching School Hub (serving Hackney and Tower Hamlets schools) you will be responsible for establishing robust, efficient and adaptive systems and structures to ensure all aspects of the TSH run smoothly and professionally. The role requires a “can do” solutions-focused, people-centred approach. As Executive Assistant you will relish the challenge of starting something new and have the strategic and operational vision of how the TSH can grow quickly over time. 

Working alongside the Director of TSH you will lead on external communications and events, manage relationships with key stakeholders, oversee the quality assurance of teacher development processes and set-up high-quality systems and structures to manage the work of the TSH.

Although the central TSH is small at present, you will be based at Mulberry School for Girls and will be part of the wider school community. 

This is a fixed term appointment, for 6 months initially, due to the way we are funded for this work. There is a possibility of this role being made permanent depending on the funding.

What we’re looking for

We want someone who is positive, dynamic and enjoys working in a small, but busy team.

You will be comfortable setting up new processes and operating models from scratch. You will be a confident person who can build relationships with credibility and forge new partnerships internally and externally. 

We want someone who is prepared to roll their sleeves up and can work at speed. You will be able to digest new information quickly and respond with a focus on solutions.

The ethos at Mulberry is a key strength of the school and we are seeking to recruit a passionate and creative person who will be instrumental in making our ambitious vision a reality.

Bringing Down Barriers to Success

We are proud to inspire our students through a diverse and representative leadership team and welcome applications from all of the communities we serve. 

If you have the experience and passion to energise Tower Hamlet’s and Hackney’s next generation of leaders, creators and innovators, then we want to see how we can support you in that pursuit. We want the best staff and we know that means a diverse staff.

Encouraging a happy and healthy work environment

We take staff wellbeing seriously at Mulberry Schools Trust, here are just some of the great benefits for all staff.

• Local Government Pension scheme

• Employee assistance programme and support

• Free breakfast 

• Free gym onsite 

• Paid sabbatical opportunities

• Free onsite parking

• Subsidised staff restaurant with outdoor roof terrace

• Annual programme of conferences and Trust wide events with high profile speakers

• Cycle to work scheme

• Annual service award

• Long service awards 

How to Apply

You will need to complete the application form via the TES application form which includes your letter of application explaining why you are the perfect person for this rare and exciting opportunity. Please be aware that we can’t accept any CV’s for this post. 

Please complete your application directly online via TES. If you have any questions about the role or the process, please get in touch with us via email.

Closing Date: Monday 19th April 2021

Interview Date: Friday 23rd April 2021 (remote process)

Start Date: As soon as possible

We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join the North Central London Cancer Alliance (NCL CA) to develop and deliver our patient partnership programme. 

This is an exciting time to join NCL Cancer Alliance.  Coterminous with the NCL Integrated Care System, hosted by UCLH, we are at the forefront of ensuring joined up care.  We work in partnership with people affected by cancer, and clinical and managerial leaders to transform patient experience, outcomes and the quality of care within North Central London.   

The Patient Partnership Manager is a key role within the Alliance team.  The post holder will be responsible for delivering innovative practice in patient and public involvement, promoting new ways of hearing from and involving people affected by cancer and the public, challenging traditional methods.  Objectives of the role include:

• Championing the involvement of people affected by cancer within the NCL Cancer Alliance work programme and governance structures
• Using innovative methods for patient partnership working throughout NCL Cancer Alliance
• Ensuring the recruitment and support of a diverse patient and carers network that is able to influence stakeholders’ intentions and decisions

The successful candidate will have experience of supporting patients and carers within a healthcare environment and project management. The role will involve engagement and understanding of patient and families/carers needs and perspectives.  Excellent communication skills are essential to engage with a range of internal and external stakeholders across multiple organisations. We welcome applicants with relevant experience of involving patients or service users from any sector.

The base for the role is Wimpole Street, central London, however, due to Covid 19 our team is working from home at present, and we will be working flexibly in the long term.

We are seeking to recruit an Outreach and Engagement Manager, joining us at a pivotal time in our mission to save lives by preventing suicide and ensuring that no man should have to face a suicidal crisis alone.

In 2018 James’ Place opened the UK’s first non-clinical centre for men experiencing suicidal crisis in Liverpool. Since then, we have already supported more than 400 men experiencing suicidal crisis. We believe that every suicide is preventable and that those who are experiencing suicidal thoughts need to be in a space where they feel safe, valued, nurtured, and respected.

Building on our success in Liverpool, we will open our new London centre in the coming months, expanding the virtual service we are already providing in East London. 

The successful candidate will work closely with the senior management team and the London centre team to expand our life-saving work as well as helping us reach key target audiences in London and beyond. The role will be critical for expanding our clinical reach and raising our profile amongst key stakeholders.

The Outreach and Engagement Manager will be expected to lead on the James’ Place student outreach project, working initially with three partner universities to build referral pathways and manage the ongoing partnerships.

The postholder will also be leading on social media and digital engagement to raise awareness of our work with referrers, community partners and potential clients, as well as supporters and friends of the charity. The role will be an integral part of the overall expansion of the London Centre increasing our effectiveness in reaching out to new groups.

Our work with research and evaluation partners is fundamental to ensuring the success of our approach. The Outreach and Engagement Manager will work with our research partners to measure and evaluate the impact of our work.

To apply for this position, please send your CV and a short covering letter (no more than two sides of A4) ensuring that your application fully addresses the appointment criteria in the attached person specification.