Job purpose

Our employability programmes are designed to get young people aged 16-24 into jobs and apprenticeships.  The Employability Tutor will be responsible for the delivery of City Gateway’s Employability curriculum to ensure that they preparing young people for the world of work. This includes the planning and delivery of high quality teaching, learning and assessment to groups and individuals. The Tutor must enjoy teaching, be committed to ensuring that young adults achieve their qualification and have a passion to see the learners succeed. The post holder will work effectively with other tutors, coaches, managers and employers to plan effective interventions to ensure learners achieve and positively progress into a work placement, job or apprenticeship.

Duties and responsibilities

• Prepare industry-focused quality schemes of work, lesson plans and materials to ensure that learners on vocational and traineeship provision progress into job-related outcome
• Use initial & diagnostic assessments and Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) to effectively plan the learner’s individual learning journey
• Plan and deliver engaging classes and workshops that inspire learners to achieve
• Prepare learners effectively for assessments and exams
• Undertake the role of Course Tutor: monitoring attendance, punctuality, achievement and other pastoral and monitoring duties
• Work with the Head of Curriculum, teachers and employers to develop and revise the curriculum for the relevant subject areas ensuring that it is relevant, motivating and  meets the needs of learners, and  employers which meets employer’s needs
• Ensure your curriculum design is flexible to allow employers to come and deliver training on areas such as: commercial awareness, team working, presentation skills, setting up a LinkedIn account
• Liaise with the Examination Officer and other key staff to set up Functional Skills English examinations, ensuring that any special adjustments are in place
• Maintain accurate and complete tutor records, the tracking, and monitoring of learner progress and development to ensure high accreditation pass rates and good retention
• Manage learner behavior in the training room, and when on City Gateway premises and on other business – e.g. trips.
• Attend course team meetings as required
• Work closely with the Head of Curriculum and Quality Manager to ensure that teaching and learning is judged Good or Outstanding by Ofsted
• Undertake a minimum of 30 hours Continuous Professional Development (CPD) per year
• Organising, planning and escorting learners to attend industry events such as careers fairs, recruitment days, and employer insights
• Liaise with the Business Development team to secure employer volunteers to ensure learners get advice on their CV,  role-play interview techniques and how to make a job application

Other

• To perform any other duties consistent with this post that may be reasonably assigned to you
• To comply at all times with City Gateway’s Safeguarding policy playing an active role in keeping City Gateway learners safe and secure in their learning environment
• To be committed, adhere to and promote City Gateway’s Equality and Diversity Policy at all times
• Abide by City Gateway’s Health and Safety policies
• To understand and abide by GDPR and City Gateway’s policies with regard to the process and management of learners’ personal data.

Working conditions

External employer visits may be required from time to time

Direct reports

No direct reports

Person Specification

Education/Qualification.

Essential: General post 16 education qualification (e.g. PTLLS, DTLLS, DET)

Desirable: PGCE or Cert Ed or QTLS; CAVA/IQA/A1; IAG Level 3

Proven Experience

Essential Experience of: 

• Teaching employability and work related learning to young people.
• Delivering programmes that meet employer’s needs and help young people job ready
• Embedding the development of English, Maths, British Values into the curriculum.
• Achieving “good” or above in lesson observations
• Developing qualities like confidence, resilience and independence in young people.

Desirable Experience :

• Experience working in marginalized communities where access to good quality jobs can be challenging
• Track record of getting young people into work through work placements, jobs or apprenticeships

Skills & Abilities.

Essential: Ability to:

• Produce excellent motivating teaching and learning which inspires young people.
• Build the knowledge and cultural capital that young people need in order to support future learning and/or employment
• Produce required supporting documentation to a good standard (Schemes of Work, Lesson plans etc)
• Ability to plan to meet accredited and non-accredited outcomes
• Ability to act as a course tutor and ensure that the learner’s journey is effectively tracked
• Ability to work with the rest of the Education team and Progression Coaches to raise standards of attendance, achievement and progression.
• Ability and confidence managing challenging behaviour

Skilled in:

• Using email and Microsoft Office.

Desirable: 

• An interest in how learning can be supported and made more interesting  by technology
• Knowledge  of the local training and job market
• Experience of Ofsted inspections
• Tailouring programmes to specific employer’s needs to increase job outcomes for learners

Personal Qualities

Essential:

• Able to actively support, promote and encourage City Gateway’s Christian ethos, mission and values
• Commitment to continuous quality improvement in the Education team and across City Gateway
• Willingness to develop new projects and ideas to enhance the learners’ experience
• Act as an excellent role model for young people

Desirable:

• Personal commitment to social justice through breaking down barriers to community participation.

Safer Recruitment

City Gateway is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Safe recruitment of staff is central to this commitment. Employment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and past employment checks

Equality and Diversity

City Gateway is committed to equality and valuing diversity. We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.

This position is located in HMP Belmarsh Prison.

This is not a Recruitment role. You will be an experienced IAG Qualified Employment Coach. If you do not have this qualification, you will not be considered for the role.

The ideal candidate will be able to really support each service user, educating them on the world of work, encouraging personal development and self-esteem, putting them at ease and understanding their challenges.

Offering an excellent benefits package, a friendly and supportive team, and opportunities for professional and personal development, we are looking for a friendly and experienced individual to join our team as an Employment Coach to work in Belmarsh prison, London.

The Forward Trust is a social enterprise and UK leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment services to offenders. We deliver treatment, recovery and wellbeing support in prisons and in the community, which includes advice, counselling, group work and intensive treatment.

Role responsibilities for the Employment Coach:

* Coach and prepare learners, clients and job seekers for the world of work and a range of jobs and apprenticeship roles
* Provide high quality CV, job search, interview support to learners/job seekers (ex-offenders, at risk offending, NEET, unemployed)
* Accurately identify the needs of the learners/job seekers, understanding their challenges, career ambitions, strengths & development areas, future job roles and/or training opportunities
* Identify a service users barrier to employment and have the adeptness to break those barriers
* Promote and develop mind-set, emotional intelligence qualities, self-confidence and esteem so that the learners/job seekers succeed in the world of work
* Coach the learners on a one to one and group basis
* Undertake job search with the learners/job seekers using relevant web-based software and packages
* Prepare learners/job seekers to a high standard for interview with employers
* Work with serving Prisoners in the Prison and those recently released
* Deliver workshops, ensuring the content is applicable to the service user
* Work with an range of demographics with differing experiences in the work place

Requirements for the Employment Coach:

* You will be a IAG Qualified Employment Coach or in a similar guidance support role
* Previous experience of providing high quality coaching support
* Knowledge and understanding of offender services, substance misuse/recovery service
* Ability to gain people's confidence and put them at ease, building their self-esteem
* A positive, enthusiastic approach to problem solving with a friendly "can do" attitude
* Experience of liaising with employers to arrange interviews and getting feedback on candidates
* Able to identify skills and qualities in a learner to match appropriately with vacancies
* Persuasive, persistent and patient
* Good communication and interpersonal skills
* Works well under pressure

We are recruiting for a dedicated and passionate Rights Adviser to to join our legal advice services team to advise on employment law and in-work benefits.

Working Families’ legal advice services (LAS) team works at the forefront of access to justice for parents and carers at work. Many parents and carers find that the employers’ approaches to flexible working, available in-work benefits, leave and entitlement to time off don’t allow them to work and care and thrive. We want to change that.

Our award-winning free legal helpline individually advises over 2,000 parents and carers on their rights at work every year and about 1 million a year via our comprehensive advice website pages.

If you have a strong commitment to justice, awareness of issues that parents and carers face and want to join a small team of dedicated advisers in supporting the UK’s parents and carers, we want to hear from you! 

We particularly welcome applications from those with lived experiences of disabilities (or carers of disabled dependants) and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as they are currently under-represented in our workforce.

We actively support flexible working and will consider a range of hours and working patterns. 

Please visit our website for an application form and more information.

Sector:  Awards Management

Contract:  Fixed Term to end May 2021 (maternity cover)

BACKGROUND

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

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

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

IRC-UK

Our European headquarters, IRC-UK, were established in London in 1997 to support the organisation’s global activities and particularly to diversify its donor base and be able to better advocate with European policy-makers on behalf of the people we serve. Since its establishment IRC-UK has grown rapidly and is now acknowledged for its high quality project management, technical expertise in governance and rights and economic recovery, and innovative thinking on early recovery and gender based violence. The IRC also has offices in Berlin, Bonn, Brussels, Stockholm and Geneva.

IRC-UK comprises approximately 100 staff across five departments.

The Global Awards Management Unit (AMU)

EstablishedinJanuary2016,theGlobalAwardsManagementUnit(AMU)isaglobalunitspanning New York, Washington DC, London, Nairobi and Amman. It has responsibility for identifying, securing and managing all funding from statutory donors. TheUnitisorganizedintofivedirectorates:Donor Relations&Analytics;Programme & Grants Support;ComplianceandPolicy;Business Development;andTraining&CurriculumDesign.

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

Crisis Response, Recovery and Development

As part of the Crisis Response, Recovery and Development Department, IRC’s Great Lakes regional portfolio includes programs in four countries: Burundi, Central African Republic (CAR), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Tanzania. IRC’s programming across the region ranges across the humanitarian-development continuum through a range of sectors, including health, child protection, education, women’s protection and empowerment, protection and rule of law, cash assistance, and livelihood programming.

Key Working Relationships

Reports to the Regional Grants Director for the Great Lakes. Works closely with all Great Lakes Regional Program Support Team (RPST) members as well as with the Program Development Team, and across all pillars within AMU; the Crisis Response, Recovery and Development Department (CRRD); and Global Partnerships and Philanthropy (GPP). This position co-manages a part-time Regional Grants Assistant also based in London.

The Purpose of the Role

As Regional Grants Advisor (RGA) you play a vital role within a regional team that supervises a specific region. The RGA focuses primarily on the successful implementation of IRC European institutional donor award requirements and reporting, ensuring basic compliance, accurate financial information and good quality narratives on programme outputs.

As RGA you will also build and ensure strong, professional working relationships with donors. You will work closely with the Regional Grants Director (RGD) to strengthen the capacity of field offices to manage, implement and report on awards. RGAs also represent IRC to policy makers, donors and other audiences.

Travel to country offices is a critical aspect of the job function. The Regional Grants Adviser must be willing to travel to Great Lakes country offices for up to a maximum of 30% of time as budget and needs allow.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Awards Management (50%)

• Manage the European grants portfolio for the Great Lakes region
• Review and provide substantive feedback on reports; consulting with and ensuring input from relevant technical and financial staff
• Support budget realignments and grant amendments/modifications
• Maintain day-to-day communication with donors and country program grants staff, leveraging a strong relationship with field team members
• In coordination with relevant Programme Development colleagues, review and negotiate new awards from donors within the portfolio
• Monitor projects to ensure progress against objectives and compliance with donor guidelines
• In coordination with the compliance team, guide country offices in managing partnerships with local or international partners, ensuring that IRC’s sub-award management policies are being followed
• Assist country offices with ad-hoc queries on donor compliance issues. Refer non-routine and high level compliance matters to the RGD and Compliance team
• Ensure lessons learned from finalised projects are fed into the programme development team
• Stay informed about programmatic issues and security & political developments in the region and how they might affect programme implementation
• Ensure country programmes follow internal IRC policies and procedures (e.g. OTIS, PEERs)
• Travel to provide additional support, project monitoring or cover short-term gaps for grants teams in the field. Short-term cover deployments will cover the full range of tasks in country grants staff support.

Capacity Building and Training (20%)

• Provide best practice advice related to grant management
• Adapt IRC training materials in collaboration with AMU’s Training and Compliance & Policy pillars and deliver training to IRC field staff, as required and in coordination with RGD
• In coordination with the RGD, develop and maintain work-processes and checklists for grant implementation and report review, as well as record lessons learned

Coordination and Supervision (20%)

• Maintain a strong relationship with regional staff, including the Regional Vice-President and Regional Deputy Director
• Maintain a strong relationship with the AMU Deputy Vice President and all AMU pillars to ensure the use of all templates, guidance, policies and procedures established by AMU and to feed into development processes for new tools and guidance as needed
• Take part in regular meetings and calls with country teams to provide regular support and updates
• Liaise with support departments and other teams outside of AMU as needed in order to provide the best support to country offices
• Co-supervise a Regional Grants Assistant in carrying out necessary functions as they relate to country programme support and donor liaison
• Coordinate with the Program Officers in New York and RGAs for other regions for information sharing and to establish a coherent program support and backstopping function between headquarters and the field.

Other (10%)

• Assist in the roll-out of AMU and Crisis Response Recovery & Development (CRRD) wide initiatives, as requested
• Support on regional team assigned tasks as needed, such as support on other awards or phases of an award depending on the needs of the regional team and country offices
• Represent IRC externally at country specific meetings, and stakeholder networks
• Contribute to IRC Europe strategy
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications

Essential

Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications:

• Good understanding of humanitarian aid and development programming
• Fluency in French
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a diverse team and manage a varied workload
• Interpersonal and communication skills: the ability to successfully and effectively liaise with people within and across departments in a multi-cultural environment.
• Solid organizational skills; detail-oriented; ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks, and to learn quickly.
• Excellent financial management and budgeting skills
• Ability to analyse and synthesise information
• Both a team player and an independent performer in a very fast paced environment
• Flexible work attitude and a calm manner
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Good IT skills (Word, Outlook, Excel)

Experience:

• Experience with and a good understanding of European institutional donors and their requirements
• Experience in working at a distance and supporting field-based colleagues
• Experience writing, reviewing and editing narrative and financial reports and excellent attention to detail

Desirable:

• Degree in a subject related to IRC’s work (International Relations, Refugee or Migration Studies, Development Studies, Public Policy) or equivalent experience
• International work experience in a developing country a plus
• Understanding of UN or US donors a plus.

The deadline for applications is midnight between Tuesday 14th / Wednesday 15th April 2020.

Interviews will take place on 27th April and 1st May 2020.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

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

New Schools Network

New Schools Network (NSN) is an independent charity improving the life chances of young people by supporting the creation and long-term success of new schools. NSN finds talented people and organisations, supports them to establish new free schools across the country and, through the Academy Ambassadors Programme, places high-calibre business people as non-executive directors on boards of multi-academy trusts. The organisation is particularly focussed on supporting new schools in areas of high economic and social disadvantage and low educational performance.

By offering advice, guidance and support, the charity has been instrumental in helping hundreds of groups of parents, teachers, charities and schools to establish new schools, and has placed over 1,500 non-executive directors on boards of multi-academy trusts. Over the last three years, NSN has expanded its activities to support the 800 or so free schools that are open or have been approved to open. This is an exciting time to join NSN. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in shaping and supporting the next generation of new, high performing schools in England. 

NSN is currently recruiting for three advisers to work with free school groups in the Advisory and Delivery Teams.

The Advisory Team

NSN’s Advisory Team offers support and guidance to free school applicant groups. This includes researching which groups are best placed to set up specific types of schools, generating leads, engaging with applicants at the earliest stage of their thinking and throughout their journey until they submit their free school application to the Department for Education (DfE).

The Delivery Team

NSN’s Delivery Team offers free services to the ~500 open free schools, and a mixture of free and paid-for services to approved free schools. The aim of NSN’s free services, available to all open and approved free schools, is to identify and share good practice on setting up and running a new school amongst NSN’s network of new schools. NSN’s paid-for services, which were launched in late 2017, are for free schools that require additional support during the period between approval and opening – the ‘pre-opening’ period. The Delivery Team also works to build networks between senior leaders in free schools and multi-academy trusts, including the delivery of a pilot mentoring programme for CEOs of multi-academy trusts.

Adviser

This will be a challenging but rewarding role. You will be directly responsible for your own set of free school applicant groups or schools in pre-opening but will also contribute to the development of the overarching package of support we provide. As part of a growing, dedicated staff, you will have the opportunity to gain experience of a range of disciplines and be involved in one of the most exciting and fast moving areas of public policy.

The Advisory and Delivery teams work closely with NSN’s Academy Ambassador and External Relations Teams to support the delivery of all of NSN’s services. You will be joining a small team of other advisers who have come from a range of backgrounds, including recent graduates, former teachers, campaigners and those with a background in the third sector. As part of a small organisation, you will have the opportunity to gain experience across NSN’s work and be involved in one of the most exciting and fast moving areas of public policy.

Key responsibilities

· Researching, identifying and cultivating free school applicant leads in priority areas.

· Marketing NSN’s support to open and approved free schools to ensure broad uptake.

· Liaising directly with proposer groups to answer specific questions about the free school application or pre-opening process.

· Managing multiple projects by proactively working with proposer groups to develop their free school applications and deliver those plans in pre-opening.

· Providing high-quality written feedback on draft free school applications and pre-opening plans.

· Advise open schools on the specific challenges of running a brand new school, including supporting networking amongst existing new schools to share best practice.

· Provide efficient and accurate advice for applicant, approved and open free schools via phone and email, or refer them to the appropriate advice and support within NSN.

· Producing written guidance on a range of subjects related to establishing a school.

· Supporting the organisation and delivery of training and networking events.

· Developing NSN’s strategy.

Strong candidates will be able to demonstrate the following key skills:

· A strong academic record.

· Excellent writing, interpersonal and presentation skills.

· Experience of managing and developing small projects.

· Excellent organisation and time-management skills.

· Experience of working in a customer/client focussed environment.

· Ability to show initiative and design creative solutions.

· Ability to review information and use it to inform strategy and practice.

· A passion for improving education.

· Support for, and understanding of, the free schools policy.

Expertise or experience in any of the following will be an advantage

· Minimum one-year experience working in a relevant organisation.

· Experience working in or with schools, in particular free schools or academies.

· Project management.

Further details

Salary

£22,000-27,000 per annum, dependent on experience

Contract

Full time

Closing date

5pm,20th April

Benefits

Include cycle to work scheme, interest free travel loan, generous annual leave allowance, additional

pension contribution, governance/study leave allowance and flexible working hours.

Location

London

How to apply

To apply for this role, please e-mail with your CV and a covering letter, explaining why you are the right person for this job. Please also include details of your current salary and notice period.

Please note: We are keen to appoint as soon as possible so will be interviewing and may appoint for this position before the deadline. Candidates are therefore encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as an Advocacy and Youth Advisor and engage with Civil Society Alliances around the world to encourage their participation in global advocacy movements for nutrition. This role is initially until the end of 2020, but there is a high chance of it becoming permanent.

In our Advocacy and Policy department, we fight for children every single day. We drive political agendas at national and global levels. We integrate lobbying, policy, research and campaigning into one agile, powerful engine for change. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

The Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Network (SUN CSN) is part of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, which unites governments, UN bodies, businesses, donors and civil society in a collective effort to end malnutrition. The SUN CSN Secretariat team (of which this role is part) is hosted by Save the Children UK, and the two organisations share the passion for ending malnutrition wherever it is found.

As Advocacy and Youth Advisor you will be responsible for amplifying the voice of SUN CSN’s Civil Society Alliances (CSAs) through facilitating their participation in global campaign and advocacy opportunities, and assisting their development of new case studies, research and policy briefs. You will lead the development and implementation of the SUN Youth Leaders for Nutrition (YL4N) strategy to empower and enable young people to advocate for change. You’ll manage communications for the YL4N programme and provide ongoing support to the youth leaders. In addition you will:

• Support the SUN CSN Secretariat and member CSAs with their advocacy priorities, and to facilitate CSA participation in global advocacy and campaign moments as required
• Develop and maintain relationships with key external stakeholders and build strong working relationships with partners and advocacy targets
• Lead the SUN CSN Secretariat’s engagement with one regional group, and act as contact point for several CSAs around the world.

To be successful you will be passionate about achieving change for the most deprived and marginalised people around the world, with a strong knowledge and awareness of the global debates in policy, advocacy and research, particularly surrounding nutrition. A strong team player and collaborator with experience of working with civil society actors, you’ll have a passion for working with young people. You’ll need to be an excellent communicator, with a proven track record in policy and advocacy. Additionally, you will have:

• Experience of working with young people and developing communications materials accordingly 
• A proven ability to think and plan strategically
• Knowledge of international development, human rights and international relations
• Knowledge of either French or Spanish, with French particularly desirable 
• The ability and willingness to travel including to developing countries for up to 12 weeks each year.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 25th March 2020

​Working Well is a mental health and employment charity in London.  All of our projects share the aim of improving the lives of people with mental health, learning disabilities and/or complex issues through training and employment.  

We are recruiting for our established Individual Placement and Support (IPS) team in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and for a new service in Enfield. We are a Centre of Excellence and adhere closely to the principles of the IPS model in supporting people in to employment. 

We are recruiting for:

• Enfield: one FTE and one 0.5FTE Employment Specialist
• Tower Hamlets: two FTE and one 0.5FTE Employment Specialist

Please specify if you are applying for full or part time and your preferred location. 

You will work with clients (managing a caseload) who have mental health support needs, to assist them in securing sustainable paid employment in line with their preferences. You will deliver the IPS approach (for which training will be given); providing person centred advice and guidance to clients, whilst building positive relationships with local employers to enable clients to move into suitable employment.

You will work as part of a community mental health team, maintaining positive and integrated relationships, fostering a holistic approach to recovery through employment.

Working Well Employment Specialists work with clients to identify their employment needs and then actively support them to achieve their employment goals, often engaging employers directly to secure jobs.  We focus on people’s strengths and potential, working with clients who want to find work regardless of their experience level and background.  We do not use the phrase "job ready" as the only criteria is whether someone wants to get a job. 

Experience of employment support is not essential, more important than that experience is that you share our commitment to supporting people to find the right job for them.  The successful candidate must be comfortable in approaching employers, persuading them to use our service, working with them to recruit our clients to fill vacancies and sustain employment. 

You will work closely with clinical teams, providing a coordinated approach that always remains client led.  You will also be in working to targets whilst maintaining a high-quality service.

Please click apply to send your CV and CV cover letter (please add the cover form to the end of your CV when uploading). Candidates need to clearly outline how they meet the person specification points in their cover letter.

The deadline for applications is 22nd April at 9am.  An initial short-list will be compiled and selected candidates will be contacted for a screening interview. Formal interviews will be held the following week.

We may bring the closing date forward if we receive enough quality applications before that date so please apply early.

Staff benefits include an employer contribution to a personal or workplace pension equivalent to 6% of gross salary.  30 days annual leave plus paid public holidays. 

Working Well Trust is an equal opportunities and confident about disabilities employer (two ticks). 

Government Engagement Advisor

Job Reference: tbigc/TP/5126/97

London

Focus of the Role

This role contributes technical expertise to the Institute’s flagship education programme, Generation Global. The role will help to shape our education programme’s business plan for 2020-21 and its underpinning regional strategies.  You will identify key partnerships and entry points to embed and scale up the programmatic approach in priority countries, and develop the capacity of our Country Coordinators to cultivate these opportunities.

Job Introduction

The role will also help shape the Institute’s education policy position and contribute to the Generation Global Commitment advocacy campaign, with the aim of influencing global policy on the role of education in promoting global citizenship education and preventing extremism.

Key Responsibilities

Know-How:

· Provide technical advice to the Generation Global Project Board on government engagement to scale and implement the programme

· Contribute technical advice on education to the TBI Government Advisory Practice

· Provide technical advice to the education team on working with governmental structures and policymakers to implement global citizenship and competency education programming, in line with international best practice and reform agendas.

Accountability:

· Reporting to the Head of Generation Global, and through close collaboration with the Senior Policy Advisor leading the ‘Global Commitment to Promote Global Citizenship and Prevent Violent Extremism’, drive the programme’s engagement with governments to support implementation of the Commitment and the programme roll-out in priority partner countries.

· Collaborate with the Policy, Advisory and External Relations teams to identify and pursue  relevant fundraising and business development opportunities to further policy and project objectives.

· Assess and build the capacity and capability of Generation Global’s Education Advisors, Project Managers and In-Country Coordinators.  Arranging training, where necessary, to deliver our strategies, manage our government engagement and partnerships, support revenue generating activities, and build our business plan objectives.

Responsibility:

· Lead the programme’s engagement with national, state and local government, working closely with the Director of Programmes, the Head of Generation Global, Project Managers and Education Advisors to foster new partnerships whilst ensuring proactive and sustainable engagement with existing governments.

· Provide technical advice and inputs as the Generation Global programme iterates regional strategies and its overarching business plan, including its commercialisation strategy.

· Identify and build other external relationships and partnerships to help advance Generation Global’s impact as part of each region’s stakeholder engagement.

· Represent the Institute and its work effectively at technical level at external events and meetings.

· Support the development and implementation of MEL plans for Generation Global projects and the global programme through provision of contextual education policy analysis in intervention countries.

Judgement:

· Provide technical advice to support the team to design pilots that test delivery models and contribute towards evidence building on what works in different contexts.

· Working closely with the Senior Education Advisor/ Head of Education and Training, the Advisory Practice and External Relations team, collaborate across the Institute on developing a shared global citizenship education policy agenda, ensuring effective feedback processes are established and duplication reduced.

Ambition:

· Support the Policy and Advisory teams to refine the Institute’s education policy position and associated policy recommendations.

· Develop and build external relationships and partnerships that advance the Institute’s work.

· Develop and create an implementation plan for the Global Commitment roll out in Generation Global countries, working closely with the Senior Poilcy Advisor.

Person Specification

This role sits in a fast-paced and busy team and you should demonstrate the following core skills:

· A proven track record in engaging governments (local and national) on social sector reform, including education, and senior level stakeholder management.

· Demonstrable understanding of the current challenges in education sector reform in our priority regions, especially relating to global citizenship and global competencies.

· Significant experience in government advisory work, including political economy analysis, conflict analysis and social and gender inclusion analysis.

· Experience of working in insecure and fragile contexts.

· Ability to work flexibly and be adaptable, open to changing approaches in response to changing situations on the ground.

· Proven understanding of relevant policy contexts and how to infuence policy with evidence of effective programming and practical solutions.

· Strong ability to communicate verbally and in writing to a high standard, and to network with high level stakeholders in order to develop partnerships that advance the Institute’s work.

· Evidence of building the capacity of other team members to deliver policy related objectives.

· Excellent understanding of the need to work across the Institute to maximise synergies, influence and impact.

· Ability to be take initiative and use sound judgement to make difficult decisions.

· Passion for tackling complex social challenges, and dedication to affecting meaningful change.

Applicants will only be accepted if a covering letter is included with their CV

How to apply

To apply, please visit our website via the link and apply online.

About The Institute

The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change is dedicated to making globalisation work for the many, not the few. We do this by helping countries, their people and their governments, address some of the most difficult challenges in the world today – beginning with those where we think we can break new ground, offering leaders new thinking and new approaches. Our staff – over 200 of them, based all over the world – are working on some of the most intractable problems around issues of co-existence, governance, the peace process in the Middle East and renewing the centre.

Are you a highly motivated and results driven L&D professional?

We are looking for two Advisors to take on one permanent and one 12 Month Fixed Term opportunity within our Learning and Development team.

We are looking for a highly motivated individuals with the skills to achieve positive outcomes through a variety of creative yet pragmatic learning and development activities, developed in partnership with colleagues across the organisation. These activities will enable St Mungo’s to fulfil its organisational and people strategies as the organisation continues to grow and develop.

Over the past year, St Mungo’s Learning & Development team supported over 1400 staff access more than 6000 days of learning including face-to-face, online and other activities. Working across the South of England, our L&D advisors ensure that these activities meet our core strategic objectives including organisational compliance, leadership and management development, diversity and inclusion and staff skills and development. All our activities have the aim of achieving positive outcomes for our clients.

About the role

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Devise, maintain, deliver and evaluate a range of learning activities

• Work practically andeffectively with others to meet the key objectives and requirements of the organisation

• Promote a learning culture across the organisation

Who we’re looking for

To succeed in this role you will have:

• A clear understanding of learning and development practice

• The ability to plan and work methodically to manage projects and multiple priorities within tight deadlines.

• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills.

• A strong will to overcome obstacles and achieve outcomes.

• The ability to empower others.

What we offer

• Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

St Mungo’s employees are encouraged to consider opportunities to develop new skills or progress including; secondments, internal transfers, application to new roles in the organisation or just to get involved in various projects happening within the organisation.

As a result last year 35% of our vacancies were filled by promotions. In 2019 we achieved We Invest in People Gold level accreditation and are one of just 3% of housing associations to achieve this standard; 82% of staff who took part in the IIP survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work.

• A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

At St Mungo’s, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and have 7 great Diversity Networks to support clients and staff from different backgrounds so they are able to be their best selves. Our Networks include: BAME, Carer’s and Parent’s, Lived Experience, LGBTQIA+, Disability Awareness, Irish and Women’s Action.

• Flexible Working and Other Benefits

We are committed to maintaining your work/life balance. We offer 25 days annual leave, and operate a very popular Flexi Time scheme, which allows you to supplement your annual leave entitlement. After 5 years, staff annual leave entitlement increases to 28 days.

St Mungo’s contribute 4% of your gross annual salary, and you are able to enrol in the Defined Contribution scheme following a successful probationary period in which the employer contribution is 6%.

What we do

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 we supported nearly 30,000 people who were either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

How to apply

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the document available tab at the top of the advert page on our website.

Closing date: TBC - Unfortunately in response to the Public Health Emergency the recruitment for this role has been temporality placed on hold. We will continue to accept applications and will update applicants once we know when the recruitment will resume.

Interview and assessments on: TBC

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

BACKGROUND

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

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

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

IRC-UK

Our European headquarters, IRC-UK, were established in London in 1997 to support the organisation’s global activities and particularly to diversify its donor base and be able to better advocate with European policy-makers on behalf of the people we serve. Since its establishment IRC-UK has grown rapidly and is now acknowledged for its high quality project management, technical expertise in governance and rights and economic recovery, and innovative thinking on early recovery and gender based violence. IRC-UK comprises approximately 120 staff. The IRC also has offices in Berlin, Bonn, Brussels, Stockholm and Geneva.

The Awards Management Unit (AMU)

Established in January 2016, the Awards Management Unit (AMU) is a global unit with the responsibility for identifying, securing, and managing all funding from statutory/government donors. The unit is organized into five pillars: Strategic Partnerships, Programme and Grant Support, Compliance and Policy, Programme Development, and Training.

The AMU is a bridge between donors and the field: providing expert technical advice to the field, while maintaining portfolio-level visibility to ensure consistency and compliance, and manage risk. This unit ensures that donor compliance policies and procedures are implemented consistently, and supports all staff working across the grants management cycle for all restricted funding from global government sources.

Key Working Relationships

Reports to the Regional Grants Director for East Africa. Works closely with all East Africa Regional Program Support Team (RPST) members as well as with the Program Development Team, and across all pillars within AMU; the Crisis Response, Recovery and Development Department (CRRD); and Global Partnerships and Philanthropy (GPP). This position manages an Assistant also based in London.

The Purpose of the Role

The Regional Grants Advisor (RGA) plays a vital role within a regional team that supports a specific region. The RGA focuses primarily on the successful implementation of donor award requirements and reporting, ensuring basic compliance, accurate financial information and good quality narratives on programme outputs. The RGA must also build and ensure good and professional working relationships with donors. 

RGAs will work closely with the Regional Grants Directors to strengthen the capacity of field offices to manage, implement and report on awards. RGAs will also represent IRC to policy makers, donors and other audiences.

Based in London, the Regional Grants Advisor works under the supervision of a Regional Grants Director. The RGA may oversee a Regional Grants Assistant.

Travel to country offices is a critical aspect to the job function. The Regional Grants Adviser must be willing to travel to East Africa country offices for up to a maximum of 35% of time as budget and needs allow.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Key Responsibilities

Awards Management (50%)

• Manage the designated European awards portfolio for East Africa
• Review and provide substantive feedback on reports; consulting with and ensuring input from relevant technical and financial staff
• Support budget realignments and grant/contract amendments/modifications
• Maintain day-to-day communication with donors
• Monitor projects to ensure progress against objectives and compliance with donor guidelines
• In coordination with the compliance team, guide country offices in managing partnerships with local or international partners, ensuring that IRC’s sub-award management policies are being followed
• Assist country offices with ad-hoc queries on donor compliance issues. Refer non-routine and high level compliance matters to the RGDs and Compliance team
• Assist the compliance team in advocating with European donors for manageable and reasonable rules and regulations
• Ensure lessons learned from finalised projects are fed into the programme development team
• Stay informed about programmatic issues and security & political developments in the region and how they might affect program implementation
• Ensure country programmes follow internal IRC policies and procedures (e.g. OTIS, PEERS)
• Travel to provide additional support to or cover short-term gaps for grants teams in the field. Short-term cover deployments will cover the full range of tasks in country grants staff support, this include proposal development and support on donors not specifically assigned to RGA in HQ function. Travel decisions will be taken after consultation with line manager with due consideration given to regional priorities and workload management

Capacity Building and Training (15%)

• Provide best practice advice related togrant and contract management
• Develop training materials and carry out training of IRC field staff on  donor rules, as required and in coordination with RGD and AMU Staff
• In coordination with the RGD, develop and maintain work-processes and checklists for grant implementation and report review, as well as record lessons learned

Coordination and Supervision (15%)

• Maintain a strong relationship with the Regional Vice President and Deputy Regional Director and other regional staff
• Maintain a strong relationship with the AMU Deputy VP and all AMU pillars to ensure the use of all templates, guidance, policies and procedures established by AMU
• Maintain a strong relationship with field grants teams offering regular support
• Liaise with support departments and other teams outside of AMU as needed in order to provide the best support to country offices
• Supervise where relevant a Grants Assistant in carrying out necessary functions as they relate to country program support and donor liaison
• Coordinate with the Program Officers in NY and RGAs for information sharing and to establish a coherent program support and backstopping function between headquarters and the field.

Other (20%)

• Support on other regional team assigned tasks as needed, such as support on other awards or phases of an award depending on the needs of the regional team and country offices
• Assist in roll-out of AMU and CRRD-wide initiatives, as requested
• Represent IRC externally at country specific meetings, and stakeholder networks
• Contribute to IRC Europe strategy
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications

Essential

Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications:

• Good understanding of humanitarian aid and development programming
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a diverse team and manage a varied workload
• Ability to analyse and synthesise information
• Solid organizational skills; detail-oriented; ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks, and to learn quickly
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: the ability to successfully and effectively liaise with people within and across departments in a multi-cultural environment
• Ability to analyse and synthesise information
• Both a team player and an independent performer in a very fast paced environment
• A flexible work attitude and a calm manner
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Good IT skills (Word, Outlook, Excel)

Experience:

• Experience with and a good understanding of European institutional donors and their requirements. Understanding of UN or U.S. donors a plus
• Experience in working at a distance and supporting field-based staff
• Experience writing, reviewing and editing narrative and financial reports and excellent attention to detail

Desirable:

• Degree, preferably in a subject related to IRC’s work (International Relations, Refugee or Migration Studies, Development Studies, Public Policy)
• International work experience in a developing country a plus

The deadline for applications is midnight between Tuesday 24th March / Wednesday 25th March 2020

Interviews will take place 13th-16th April 2020 

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

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

The Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Advisor is responsible for working closely with participants of the Frontline programme to identify any support they may need in response to their particular learning needs.

As the EDI Advisor you will explore what reasonable adjustments are needed (such as bespoke software, additional accessibility measures or targeted training) and then work proactively alongside our university/local authority partners and our training team, to make sure any changes are implemented quickly and with minimal disruption.

At Frontline we are committed to having a diverse mix of voices and perspectives represented in all our work and in this role, you would play a vital part in making this a reality. We are an ambitious organisation and are constantly looking to improve, your extensive knowledge of equality legislation and commitment to diversity and inclusion will support us to develop our knowledge, embed these principles at the heart of our programme and improve our participants experience.

The EDI Advisor will either join our Suitability team who work within our Programme Management team - the engine room of the Frontline programme delivery or our People team.

Job Overview

The position is a generalist HR Adviser, based with a charity in North East London. The role will include employee relations, administration of salaries policy and liaison with Payroll, advising on terms and condition of employment, maintenance of accurate HR records system, the provision of reports, updating policies and procedures, issuing employment contracts and supporting work in relation to health, safety and welfare. 

Responsibilities 

• Contribute to the design and implementation of the team’s key objectives and programmes of work 

• Act as a first point of contact for HR queries from managers and staff 

• Take overall responsibility for the HR team’s personnel records, including maintaining the HRIS

• Take overall responsibility for the monthly provision of information to Payroll

Qualifications

• CIPD qualification, or working towards

• Experience in a broad range of HR advisory work 

• Knowledge of employment law and its practical implementation

• Experience in issuing contracts of employments, amendments and ending fixed term contracts

HR Advisor

12 weeks

London

• Do you have a proven track record of managing complex ER work?
• Are you a best practice generalist HR professional with knowledge across a range of disciplines?
• Do you have up to date knowledge of employment law?

If so, a large, matrix organisation near Farringdon may be interested in chatting to you. They are seeking an Advisor to help them during a period of significant change. You will provide a customer-focusued HR Advisory service to the group and support the HR Business PArtner as needed. You will take on a wide range of project work

You will enjoy working within lovely offices and have the opportunity to develop your skills as a HR generalist. Immediate start

Would you like £500 in high street vouchers?

Well, if you know any tax, legal, finance, HR or marketing candidates looking to move jobs please refer them to us and if we successfully find them a new job in the next 12 months we will send you £500 in high street vouchers of your choice.

As well as this we are looking to grow the Pro-Recruitment Group family and would be interested in any amazing Recruitment Consultants you think might like to work for us. £500 on offer for any referrals we successfully hire.

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HR Advisor

12 weeks

London

• Do you have a proven track record of managing complex ER work?
• Are you a best practice generalist HR professional with knowledge across a range of disciplines?
• Do you have up to date knowledge of employment law?

If so, a large, matrix organisation near Farringdon may be interested in chatting to you. They are seeking an Advisor to help them during a period of significant change. You will provide a customer-focusued HR Advisory service to the group and support the HR Business PArtner as needed. You will take on a wide range of project work

You will enjoy working within lovely offices and have the opportunity to develop your skills as a HR generalist. Immediate start

Would you like £500 in high street vouchers?

Well, if you know any tax, legal, finance, HR or marketing candidates looking to move jobs please refer them to us and if we successfully find them a new job in the next 12 months we will send you £500 in high street vouchers of your choice.

As well as this we are looking to grow the Pro-Recruitment Group family and would be interested in any amazing Recruitment Consultants you think might like to work for us. £500 on offer for any referrals we successfully hire.

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