Would you like to make a difference to the lives of older people in Bolton? Age UK Bolton is looking to recruit a Home Services Manager for its relatively young but successful Home Services business.

Working directly to the charity’s Commercial Services Director, you will co-ordinate and support a small team of Home Services Assistants delivering cleaning, shopping and home support primarily to older people in their homes.

You will ensure the smooth running of the service including: the highest standards of professionalism and customer care; effective communication; staff wellbeing and sound financial and operational performance

This is an exciting opportunity to help develop and grow this vital paid for service within our charity, providing valuable support for those for whom day to day living has become increasingly challenging.

If you believe you have the skills along with a desire to be part of a caring and dynamic organisation then please submit your application to or call Pat Kitchen, Commercial Services Director.

Full details of the job description, person specification and application form are available on our website

Part-time hours: 25 per week

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £24,111.00 per year

COVID-19 considerations:
Our central office has protective measures in place with risk assessments, handwash stations, social distancing and PPE.

Are you passionate about dogs and cats? Our people and animals make Battersea a great place to work. Your expertise will help increase our impact for dogs and cats everywhere.

We are looking for a Brand Manager to manage the development of the Battersea brand to achieve Brand and Marketing objectives.

About us

Battersea is here for every dog and cat and has been since 1860. We are a leading animal welfare charity and over the last 150 years we’ve grown from one home in London to three rescuing and rehoming centres across the South East. With c500 staff and 1000 volunteers, we have cared for over three million vulnerable animals We also campaign tirelessly to make things better for dogs and cats; sharing our expertise and educating the public and policymakers about responsible pet ownership. Join us and make a difference for every dog and cat.

Our Marketing & Communications Team

Battersea’s Marketing & Communications department is responsible for communicating the breadth of the organisation’s work in an engaging and memorable way. Though our award-winning campaigns, we use our influence to affect change for dogs and cats within and beyond our gates; building Battersea’s reputation on a national and international scale. Our work involves everything from innovative integrated advertising campaigns to rehome our animals, to supporting other departments with their strategic objectives. We also manage Battersea’s online communities, offer brand guidance, deliver innovative digital activity, and manage internal communications, ensuring that staff and volunteers stay informed and engaged. The department’s ultimate goal is to raise awareness of Battersea’s work, so we can be here for more dogs and cats.

Brand team

Within the Marketing & Commercial department sits the Brand team. Guardians of the Battersea brand, we bring our purpose – to be here for every dog and cat – to life creatively. We also offer guidance as to how to use the brand effectively so we can raise awareness and encourage more people to support our cause. We are responsible for product licensing and affiliates, with the goal to generate as much commercial income as possible to go straight into the vital care of Battersea’s animals.

What we can offer you

Our dedicated people mean that we can be here for every dog and cat. Whether you are sharing an office with our dogs or directly caring for our cats, our animals show their appreciation every day. There is no better reward than seeing the difference you make to the lives of our dogs and cats first-hand; although we also provide a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
• Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
• Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental (£120), optical (£120), physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture (£300) every year
• Annual interest-free season ticket loans
• Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
• Life insurance

So, if you are passionate about dogs, cats and about our work, then we’d like to hear from you.

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all current and prospective staff, volunteers and Trustees. We aim to ensure that this commitment, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together. We would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic and disabled candidates, who are currently under-represented at Battersea.

For full details, including our job applicant privacy notice, please download our recruitment pack. You can apply by visiting our website. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised.

Sightsavers has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Manager to join the Disability Inclusive Development Fund Management Team (DID FMT)

Location: Haywards Heath, UK (flexible locations and working arrangements within the UK may be considered)

This is a key role in a proactive and motivated fund management team. The Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Manager will support the Associate Programme Director in the strategic direction of the DID Programme’s Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) strategy. They will be responsible for its technical direction, implementation and continuous improvement as well as the delivery of quality quarterly and annual reporting to FCDO.

The Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager will lead a team of two Officers and a network of 11 technical MEL consortium partner representatives. They will direct the MEL team to that monitor, manage and support projects to progress and adhere to DID MEL requirements and processes throughout the project life cycle. They will work with the MEL Network to ensure the project M&E frameworks align to the MEL strategy and support achievement against the programme M&E results framework, theory of change and the DID business case.

The Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Manager will further develop and implement DID’s adaptive management approach that guides its oversight and reporting system of over 20 active projects.

This is a really involved role with a detailed job description which may be found by following the application link. The post holder will work in close collaboration with the Associate Director on partnership, contract and risk management and developing MEL for inclusive programming as applicable and is expected to travel up to 10 weeks per year.

The Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Manager will

• direct, implement and improve the DID programme’s MEAL strategy and its processes, tools and guidance
• be responsible for the management of the DID oversight and reporting system that supports the delivery of its adaptive management approach and donor reports
• develop and implement the DID programme’s data quality assurance processes, guidance, tools and activities to ensure robust Results Framework reporting
• manage the DID MEL Team, Lead the MEL Network and significantly contribute to the DID FMT’s programme management and DID programme governance groups

About you:

We are looking for an experienced, creative, insightful and proactive individual to provide strategic and technical MEL support and guidance. You will have:

• experience working in the international development, the humanitarian sector and/or relevant sector. Experience in a management role with direct reports preferable.

• experience in project management and programme monitoring, evaluation and learning with the ability to manage large, complex pieces of work and to produce key deliverables on time.
• experience in developing, rolling out and continuously improving MEL systems, process, tools and guidance.
• experience in complex stakeholder management or consortium management is an asset.

• an understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for people with disabilities.

• experience of producing analytical reports or communication materials for a wide range of audiences.

• experience in understanding and responding to the complexities of working across multiple countries and continents in an international development organisation.

The ideal candidate will be educated to at least degree level in a relevant field (international development/ relations, public health, education, gender studies, human geography or policy) and ideally to Master’s degree level with a strong grasp of disability inclusion.

We anticipate that remote interviews will take place on 17, 18 and 19 November 2020 and are keen to make a recruitment decision soon after this.

Evaluation Officers needed for the Youth Endowment Fund to help make the best decisions on which projects we fund and to design and execute the evaluations to learn about what works to prevent youth violence.

Reports to: Senior Evaluation Officer, Youth Endowment Fund

Salary: £36,461-£38,380

Location: Central London 

About the Youth Endowment Fund

The Youth Endowment Fund exists to prevent young people and children from becoming involved in violence.

In recent years there has been a significant increase in violent crime. Homicides, assaults, robberies and offences involving weapons have all seen sustained growth. For children and young people, there have been particularly large increases in those who are both the perpetrators and victims of offences involving knives. This is a tragedy. Every child captured in these numbers is an important member of our community and society has a duty to protect them.

The Youth Endowment Fund is a charity with a £200m endowment and a mission that matters. Founded by youth charity Impetus and its partners the Early Intervention Foundation and the Social Investment Business, we exist to prevent children and young people from getting caught up in violent crime. Many organisations have this calling. Our unique role is to identify what works best and spread the good news. We do this by finding the very best ways to prevent youth violence, funding great initiatives and working to scale them up and spread great ideas.

Making this happen is a massive challenge. We will only succeed if we build a fantastic body of knowledge about youth violence and make it very accessible. Central to this is designing, commissioning and managing complex and rigorous impact evaluations with experts in the field, alongside working closely with key stakeholders and local areas to ensure that evidence changes policy and practice in a way that prevents young people from being caught up in crime.

As an integral member of our evaluation team, you will be part of making sure we make the best decisions about what we fund and we design and execute the evaluations to learn from it about what works to prevent youth violence.

Key responsibilities

The core of your job is to ensure that we evaluate excellently so that we can find out the very best ways to prevent young people and children from becoming involved in violence.

As an Evaluation Officer, you will:

• Support the evaluation team to design and implement the processes for assessing the quality of evidence underpinning applications people and organisations make for funding.
• Provide recommendations on which applications should be approved for funding based on your assessment.
• Choose the best evaluation partner for each project through launching invitations for our panel of evaluators to apply, assessing the technical quality of their applications and making recommendations, assisting with appointments and providing ongoing monitoring and quality assurance of their work with grantees.
• Lead the development of the evaluation design with grantees and evaluators, ensuring they put in place a plan to generate the best learning from the funded activity through workshops, consultative meetings and proposal reviews.
• Communicate frequently with evaluators, including regularly solving problems and making autonomous decisions about the projects you oversee.
• Review regular monitoring reports from evaluators and provide approval for payments, making sure their milestones are effectively achieved and the work stays on budget.
• When it comes time to develop and write the final evaluation report on a project, serve as the main point of contact for the evaluation partner, providing a rigorous review and feedback on the report and ensuring that it is an accurate reflection of the learnings from the project.
• Support the evaluation team in the development of the principles and protocols we need to deliver robust and respected evaluations.

• Contribute to making sure the evidence we produce is communicated in a clear and accessible way which will drive sustainable change. This is critical to everything we do at the Youth Endowment Fund.

About you

You are this sort of person:

• You are committed to preventing young people and children from becoming involved in violence:  You are passionate about the impact of prevention and early intervention. You don't want your days to pass without making a difference.
• You are experienced in evaluation: You have a strong knowledge and technical expertise in evaluation methodologies including the ability to critically appraise the design of randomised control trials and related approaches.
• You really know what makes great research and quality evidence:  You can design and draft high-quality research proposals including the sample, measurement and analysis. You are confident in assessing the quality of evidence that underpins interventions and can guide decisions on grant applications.
• You are an excellent communicator:  You can produce technical documents that accurately report methodological and statistical information. You will combine this with experience of communicating complex evidence and analysis in a simple and accessible format to non-experts.
• You are highly organised and like working in a team:  You have excellent project and time management skills with the ability to deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment. You are a valuable addition to any team by supporting others and working collaboratively. You are flexible and able to work on your own initiative.
• You are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion: You believe and act in a way that celebrates and encourages a range of experiences, views and values.

You may have, but they are not essential:

• a post-graduate (Masters or PhD) qualification. This is in a relevant field such social science, social policy, public health, health services or other field, with a significant quantitative component, or relevant experience equivalent to a Masters qualification.
• good knowledge and understanding of crime, serious violence or other relevant areas: This could include areas such as child development, parenting or children’s mental health from fields such as psychology, neuroscience or education research. You know the facts, understand the issues, know the key people and can discuss the theories. You are knowledgeable on this topic and very at ease discussing it with experts.
• experience of commissioning evaluation and research: This includes managing research and analysis from external contractors. Experience designing and carrying out your own research would be an asset, as would experience of the ethical review process. It is even better if you have experience carrying out applied research methods including quantitative and qualitative approaches.
• great quantitative analysis skills: This includes experience of using advanced analytical software such as R, Stata or SPSS
• knowledge and understanding of intervention and prevention science
• knowledge and experience of evidence synthesis: You know the different approaches and have carried out your own evidence synthesis projects.

While it is not a criterion, we are especially interested to hear from applicants who have lived experience of youth violence.

It is also important to us that the people we hire do not discriminate. We believe in being inclusive and giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background.

To Apply

Applications close midnight, 15th of November 2020.

You should include the contact details of two referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer. Referees will only be approached with your express permission. You will also be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK. As part of our commitment to flexible working we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at the interview stage.

First round interviews will take place over three weeks from the 9th of November 2020 until the 27th of November 2020.

Second round interviews will take place from the week commencing 23rd of November 2020.

This position will require a DBS check to be performed, but a record is not a block to performing this role.

Senior Evaluation Officers needed for the Youth Endowment Fund to help lead making the best decisions on which projects we fund and to design and execute the evaluations to learn about what works to prevent youth violence.

Reports to: Head of Evaluation

Salary: £44,401-46,738

Location: Central London

About the Youth Endowment Fund

The Youth Endowment Fund exists to prevent young people and children from becoming involved in violence.

In recent years there has been a significant increase in violent crime. Homicides, assaults, robberies and offences involving weapons have all seen sustained growth. For children and young people, there have been particularly large increases in those who are both the perpetrators and victims of offences involving knives. This is a tragedy. Every child captured in these numbers is an important member of our community and society has a duty to protect them.

The Youth Endowment Fund is a charity with a £200m endowment and a mission that matters. Founded by youth charity Impetus and its partners the Early Intervention Foundation and the Social Investment Business, we exist to prevent children and young people from getting caught up in violent crime. Many organisations have this calling. Our unique role is to identify what works best and spread the good news. We do this by finding the very best ways to prevent youth violence, funding great initiatives and working to scale them up and spread great ideas.

Making this happen is a massive challenge. We will only succeed if we build a fantastic body of knowledge about youth violence and make it very accessible. Central to this is designing, commissioning and managing complex and rigorous impact evaluations with experts in the field, alongside working closely with key stakeholders and local areas to ensure that evidence changes policy and practice in a way that prevents young people from being caught up in crime.

As an integral member of our evaluation team, you will be part of making sure we make the best decisions about what we fund and we design and execute the evaluations to learn from it about what works to prevent youth violence.

Key responsibilities

Your job is to lead a team to make sure we evaluate the work we fund excellently and select the experts we partner with to do so. You and your team will make sure we fund work that will best help us learn what works to reduce youth violence. You will also support the Head of Evaluation to make sure our approach to evaluation, including the principles, protocols and procedures we use, are excellent and highly respected.

As a Senior Evaluation Officer, you will:

• Help shape the evaluation approach for each round of funding we launch, ensuring that we design a funding application that will allow us to review the quality of evidence underpinning proposals and likelihood for learning for each potential project.
• Contribute to the review of applications for funding from a learning perspective and make recommendations on which applications should be approved.
• Design and maintain the Youth Endowment Fund’s guidance and procedures for commissioning evaluations, consistently looking for ways we can improve the way we do this and implementing those improvements with your teams.
• Maintain and champion the processes and systems the evaluation team uses to organise and store a large amount of information about the status of projects.
• Lead a team of Evaluation Officers to choose the best evaluation partner for each project and to design evaluations of projects with grantees and evaluators. You will do this by:
  • Providing the knowledge, skills and support they need to carry out their work effectively;
  • Providing regular feedback and coaching;
  • Providing quality assurance for their work;
  • Ensuring all the evaluations your team oversees stay on track to achieve their milestones and stay on budget, supporting the Evaluation Officers to course correct when needed;
  • Reviewing and approving final evaluation reports;
  • Leading by example by directly commissioning, designing and managing some evaluations yourself.
• Lead one-time strategic evaluation activities identified by the Fund, such as commissioning an evaluation for activity that we do not fund or commissioning work to review our measurement tools.
• Make sure the evidence we produce is communicated in a clear and accessible way which will drive sustainable change. This is critical to everything we do at the Youth Endowment Fund.
• Support the management of our panel of evaluators and expert panel.
• Represent the Youth Endowment Fund externally as requested at events, roundtables or partner meetings.
   

About you

You are this sort of person:

• You are committed to tackling youth crime:  You are passionate about the impact prevention and early intervention has. You don't want your days to pass without making a difference.
• You are experienced in evaluation and research: You have significant experience in carrying out or commissioning research in academia, government or a related sector and a strong knowledge and technical expertise in a range of analytical and evaluation techniques, such as randomised control trials and quasi-experimental designs. You have designed and carried out your own research and have experience carrying out applied research methods including quantitative and qualitative approaches.
• You have a post-graduate (Masters or PhD) qualification. This is in a relevant field such social science, social policy, public health, health services or other field, with a significant quantitative component, or relevant experience equivalent to a Masters qualification.
• You bring the best out of your colleagues:  You have experience leading and empowering others to manage their workload to achieve amazing results.
• You really know what makes great research and quality evidence:  You can design and draft high-quality research proposals including the sample, measurement and analysis. You are confident in assessing the quality of evidence that underpins interventions and can guide decisions on grant applications.
• You are an excellent communicator:  You can produce technical documents that accurately report methodological and statistical information. You will combine this with experience of communicating complex evidence and analysis in a simple and accessible format to non-experts,
• You are highly organised and like working in a team:  You have excellent project and time management skills with the ability to deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment. You are a valuable addition to any team by supporting others and working collaboratively. You are flexible and able to work on your own initiative.
• You are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. You believe and act in a way that celebrates and encourages a range of experiences, views and values.

You may have, but they are not essential:

• good knowledge and understanding of crime, serious violence or other relevant areas: This could include areas such as child development, parenting or children’s mental health from fields such as psychology, neuroscience or education research. You know the facts, understand the issues, know the key people, and can discuss the theories. You are knowledgeable on this topic and very at ease discussing it with experts.
• great quantitative analysis skills: This includes experience of using advanced analytical software such as R, Stata or SPSS
• knowledge and understanding of intervention and prevention science
• knowledge and experience of evidence synthesis: You know the different approaches and have carried out your own evidence synthesis projects.

While it is not a criterion, we are especially interested to hear from applicants who have lived experience of youth violence.

It is also important to us that the people we hire do not discriminate. We believe in being inclusive and giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background.

To Apply

Applications close midnight, 15th of November 2020.

You should include the contact details of two referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer. Referees will only be approached with your express permission. You will also be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK. As part of our commitment to flexible working we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at the interview stage.

First round interviews will take place over three weeks from the 9th of November 2020 until the 27th of November 2020.

Second round interviews will take place from the week commencing 23rd of November 2020.

This position will require a DBS check to be performed, but a record is not a block to performing this role.

Job Title:  MEAL & Partnership Lead

Principal Location: Buea, Cameroon.

Contract: Full Time, 7 month fixed-term contract

Salary: £20,000 - £22,000 per annum 

Background

Street Child believes that every child deserves the chance to go to school and learn. Our projects focus on a combination of education, child protection and livelihood support to address the social, economic and structural issues that underpin today’s education crisis. We partner with local organisations and communities to deliver our locally rooted programmes, using evidence to drive learning and the refinement and scale up of programmes to create maximum impact for the most children at the lowest cost. We pride ourselves on being willing to go to the world’s toughest places where others won’t, including remote, hard-to-reach areas and fragile, disaster-affected states across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Since 2008 we have helped over 318,000 children to go to school and learn and supported over 29,000 families to set up businesses so they can afford the cost of educating their children.

We are looking for a motivated and dynamic candidate to lead on monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) in an exciting emergency response project, and to drive the development of Street Child’s partner capacity development approach in Cameroon. 

Role Purpose

This role will lead on the MEAL and partner capacity building elements of a large multi-sectoral emergency response project.  This includes leading on the design and implementation of project monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning frameworks/activities, as well as designing and driving a capacity development plan that is aligned to the needs of the partner and staff. 

Key Responsibilities

Project monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (60 %)

• Lead the design and implementation of the project MEAL framework, including MEAL plans, data collection processes, tools and methodologies
• Provide training and coaching to partners staff on the use of the MEAL system and tools 
• Support the project team to plan and conduct field (mobile) data collection and monitoring to ensure transparent, accurate and timely data collection
• Ensure timely data analysis for review and reporting purposes
• Work closely with the project team to design and manage beneficiary feedback mechanisms, including technical support on developing and monitoring an effective complaints and response mechanism (CRM)
• Actively promote sharing of learnings from assessments, reviews and evaluations internally and externally
• Collaborate with the project manager and other team members to ensure follow-up/action based on MEAL findings and recommendations  

Partnerships & Capacity Development (40%)

• With the support of the project manager and working closely with the partner team, drive the partner capacity development process including: capacity (self-)assessment, design capacity development plan, sourcing relevant training/coaching/mentoring support, tracking progress on capacity development plan
• Work with global partnerships team to ensure Cameroon approach is aligned to the global approach, and to contribute to sharing of lessons, tools, best practices
• Seek opportunities to allow Street Child to be involved in regional or national discussions on partnerships, capacity building and localisation

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or higher

Desirable

• Master’s degree in related field; or attendance at specific relevant training courses

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Previous M&E and/or programmes experience within the humanitarian field, working in complex and volatile contexts

• Demonstrated experience developing M&E tools including MEAL frameworks, indicators, qualitative and quantitative data collection tools etc.
• Strong working knowledge of humanitarian standards and principles of good practice 
• Experience in capacity building and team building

Desirable

• Experience and/or knowledge working on education in emergencies and/or child protection in emergencies programming
• Experience working in support of local partners

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Excellent spoken and written English
• Self-starter with ability to assess problems and recommend solutions
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Adaptable and able to work flexibly as a part of a diverse team

Desirable

• Proven coaching/capacity building skills and organisational development experience

Other

• Able and willing to travel, sometimes in insecure environments

Benefits

Attractive benefits are included – details available on request. Please note that this role is unaccompanied and not suitable for candidates looking for a family posting.

Apply Now

Please click 'How to Apply' to see full details of where to send your application. Closing date for applications is midnight UK time on Friday 30th October. We will review applications as they are received and reserve the right to bring forward the closing date. Pre-employment checks will be required as part of our recruitment process in line with our Safeguarding Policy. Street Child welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

An exciting opportunity to be an Evaluation Support Officer working for an expanding education charity based in Central London.

Client Details

An expanding education charity based in Central London, seeking a permanent Evaluation Support Officer.

Description

The Evaluation Support Officer working for an expanding education charity based in Central London will be responsible for:

• Coordinating calls and preparing grant agreements for the team
• Collecting, processing and inputting data to highest accuracy
• Arranging and coordinating external meetings and events
• Proofreading and editing documents
• Supporting data protection compliance monitoring activities

Profile

The Evaluation Support Officer working for an expanding education charity based in Central London will have:

• Experience in an Administrative role, or experience in a similar position
• An ability to multi-task and prioritise conflicting tasks
• A desire and passion to work within the charity sector, ideally with experience in the sector
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word and Excel
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• An ability to work independently under pressure

Job Offer

A salary of £25,000-30,000, plus annual leave and pension.

35 hours per week / Permanent

Remote Working / UK Flexible

Closing date: 25th October 2020

Interview date: w/c: 2nd November 2020

The Evaluation & Impact Officer is responsible for managing the monitoring and evaluation of a wide range of end of life care services delivered by Marie Curie. This will include using your qualitative and quantitative analytical skills to provide insight into what these data mean for the charity.

With an expertise in analysis, evaluation techniques, qualitative and quantitative research and survey methodologies, you will have the ability to present information clearly, concisely and appropriately for an intended audience, both in writing and in person.

Proven track record of collecting, analysing and presenting evaluation data to a high standard along with formal training in quantitative and qualitative research methods are essential.

Your covering letter should tell us why you want this role and how you meet the requirements of the job description responsibilities and person specification.

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left.

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

This role will be subject to receiving a satisfactory standard criminal record check.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.

About Blackpool Centre for Early Child Development

Blackpool Centre for Early Child Development (CECD) is the engine room of the Better Start Partnership, the Centre ensures that the vision and ambition of the partnership is translated into action and results. The Centre gives leadership and strategic direction to the partnership and ensures that all partners are actively engaged in the delivery and co-production of services.

The Centre is a multidisciplinary team which includes, Programme and Community Development, Research and Evaluation, Communications, Business Support and Data Management. The centre is building local capacity and expertise by ensuring the latest knowledge and processes are adopted in Blackpool and the learning of what works then cascaded nationally and internationally.

The research team currently works on approximately 29 different projects each with differing qualitative and quantitative elements designed to be commensurate with the size, required robustness and timescales agreed with project leads. Common work plans include conducting literature reviews to support programme design, reviewing implementation processes, conducting pilots, feasibility and acceptability evaluations, exploring their potential impact, and writing reports for a variety of audiences to disseminate learning. Interventions include those focused on diet and nutrition, speech, language and communication, social and emotional development, community-based, workforce development and systems change.

The Research and Evaluation Officer will ensure that their projects have evaluations integrated into their design, and that monitoring is effective and meaningful through implementation and delivery over time. They will also provide support  to the rest of the team and be skilled in all aspects of research and evaluation and their methodologies.

There will be consideration for part-time roles alongside full-time opportunities.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Research Manager, London UK with remote working, full - or part-time, £35,000 – £39,000 (pro rata)

About AREF

The Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) is a charity that invests in developing today’s most promising young African scientists, supporting them to become significant contributing leaders in global health research.

Working closely with an extensive network of North – South key partners and donors, AREF provides funding and programme support that nurtures and enables promising African researchers. AREF’s support enables talented scientists to access, compete and fully utilise international research funding opportunities in order to tackle Africa’s most significant health and developmental issues.

Having successfully established itself as a leading, innovative and impactful supporter of African science and health research leadership, AREF is now embarking on a new phase of programme enhancement, development and delivery. This next phase of development is vital given the growing science and research challenges the world now faces.

About the Role

We are now looking for a research manager to join our team, and to be responsible for managing and delivering AREF Fellowship competitions.

What you will do

Awards Programme

• Plan, co-ordinate and deliver bespoke Award competitions to fund AREF Fellowships
• Support the AREF Awards Committee to ensure that the AREF College of Experts has the appropriate expertise and training to conduct “peer review” to the highest standards
• Convene the AREF Awards Committee and peer review panels from the AREF College of Experts
• Oversee peer review and safeguard standards by managing conflicts of interest, minuting meetings, and coordinating actions

Stewardship of AREF Awards

• Be the first point of contact for a portfolio of AREF Fellowships
• Review and make recommendations on requests to vary terms of awards.
• Keep abreast of Fellows’ wellbeing and progress

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Manage the system for monitoring and evaluating Awards
• Contribute to developing/improving and maintaining the framework.
• Analyse and report on outcomes and impact of Awards

What you will bring

• Experience of working in biomedical sciences research or funding environment (e.g. charity, university, public sector)
• Experience of funding competitions, peer reviews, or grants management
• A broad understanding of human health challenges in Africa
• Outstanding ability to communicate in writing and verbally with colleagues, scientists and other stakeholders
• Excellent business-intelligence, problem-solving and analytical skills

What AREF Will Offer You

• A salary in the range of £35,000 – £39,000 (pro rata).
• Generous pension contribution, with no qualifying period.
• 30 days annual leave each year, plus public holidays (pro rata).
• 36 hour working week, usually worked over 5 days (hours from 0.8-1.0 FTE considered).
• Flexi-time system and core working hours of 10am to 4pm.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Other health-related benefits.
• An opportunity to have a real developmental impact and to make a difference to human health.
• A positive collegiate working culture.

How to apply

• Provide an up-to-date CV which includes your contact details, education and vocational qualifications, membership of professional bodies, career history and explanation of any breaks in your employment history.
• Provide a brief supporting statement setting out why you are the right candidate for this role making reference to the job description and the person specification.  The case that you make and the way that it is presented will form a key part of the shortlisting process. Please note that CVs without a supporting statement will not be considered.
• Complete the equal opportunities monitoring and declaration form.
• Let us know if you are not able to make any of the assessment or interview dates (the pre-arranged dates can be found in the recruitment pack).

Closing date:  16 November 2020 at 12:00 noon

Interview date:  8 December 2020

A copy of the recruitment information pack and equal opportunities monitoring and declaration form are attached as separate documents.

An opportunity has arisen for a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer (maternity cover) to join the Development Programmes Unit (DPU).  As MEL Officer, you will support the implementation of the South Asia WASH Results Programme (SAWRP), which will involve SAWRP reporting, monitoring, verification and evaluation. You will support partners to plan for, document, report and achieve programme monitoring, verification and evaluation standards, and you will identify, capture and share learning. As part of your role, you will also support MEL activities for other large and complex grants and contracts in the DPU as needed. Plan International UK are currently leading the adaptation of the SAWRP programme due to Covid-19 with a final evaluation scheduled for January/February 2021.

Experience you will need includes:

• Strong quantitative and qualitative data processing and analysis skills

• Demonstrated ability to design learning processes and standards for teams and large consortium

• Collating and analysing monitoring and evaluation data from multiple sources to prepare succinct reports tailored for the needs of diverse audiences

• Supporting the design and delivery of training

• Experience of using participatory monitoring and evaluation methodologies, ideally with children and young people

• Experience of living and working in developing countries for international or local civil society organisations would be advantageous.

A Basic DBS check will be required, as the role involves visiting Plan projects (when travel is allowed).

How to Apply

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For further detail of this role, please see the job profile. Please refer closely to the Person Specification section during your application, to demonstrate your suitability for the role.

Plan International UK is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates, so that our workforce can be a good reflection of the world we live in and the children and communities we work with.

The deadline for applications is 9:00 am on Monday 2 November 2020.

Due to the nature of our work we follow rigorous safeguarding policies and procedures in our recruitment process. As a result, this role is subject to a Basic Disclosure check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from joining us as an employee; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences.

The Atlantic Institute was established in 2016 with the support of The Atlantic Philanthropies, and in collaboration with the Rhodes Trust, Oxford (UK). 

At the Atlantic Institute, we are committed to building a lifelong community of courageous changemakers who together will accelerate the eradication of inequity and injustice resulting in fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. Our Fellows and Staff are accomplished leaders working in diverse settings and contexts, who together think, learn, incubate and implement strategies for greater impact. The diversity of our fellows is unprecedented and we are committed to the radical inclusion of these leaders as agents of change in communities most impacted by social, economic, racial and health inequities.  We provide them with the networks, architecture and resources to connect, learn and act to address the underlying systemic causes of inequity.

The Atlantic Institute is seeking an Impact Fund Lead, who will design and deliver an exceptional, non-precedent setting fund for Atlantic Fellows’ collaborative projects. Reporting into the Institute’s Development Lead, the Impact Fund Lead will require exceptional attention to detail, creativity and a commitment to equitable access to funding opportunities.

Responsibilities will include:

• Consultation with Senior Fellows and staff from the Atlantic Fellows Programs to define parameters and objectives of the fund.
• Design of application and review processes, including equitable and accessible application methods, clarity on selection criteria and application asset management.
• Working with the Institute’s Communications Lead to ensure effective promotion of the funding opportunity across the Institute’s communication networks.
• Dedicated support to Fellows requiring assistance with their applications, providing guidance to Fellows who are less familiar with grant writing.
• End-to-end administration of the fund, including co-ordination of grant letters and payments arrangements, supported by the Institute’s CRM, Salesforce. 
• Working with the Institute’s Learning and Evaluation Lead to ensure monitoring of outcomes, including the capturing of compelling stories of change and brand collateral.
• Working with the Institute’s Learning and Evaluation Lead on the review and reporting on the impact of the fund, both in the Fellows’ leadership journey, and for the communities they work with.

Core competencies

Consistent with all roles at the Atlantic Institute, it is essential that you demonstrate a critical understanding of the diverse root causes of inequities and show a commitment (in thinking and in action) to fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. In addition, you will have the following skills and experience:

• Effective administration skills, with a flair for developing processes in an agile and complex working environment
• Significant experience (ideally 5 years’ or more) in a grant or project management role with experience working for equity-focused organisations
• Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships and credibility with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong intellectual capability with the capacity to engage with senior academics, business leaders, government officials, other leaders in a range of settings
• Discretion and attention to regulatory environment (e.g. GDPR and privacy laws)
• A bachelor's degree is required; an advanced degree is preferred.

If you would like to apply, please follow the 'Apply now' link to our job portal and send us your curriculum vitae (no longer than three pages) plus cover letter (no longer than two pages).

The closing date for applications is Monday 2 November 2020 at 12:00 (GMT). In light of the current situation regarding COVID-19, initial interviews and subsequent on-boarding will take place virtually, by Zoom.

Subject to a satisfactory probationary period of 6 months, this is a fixed term 5 year role. Please note that applicants must be eligible to work in the United Kingdom but we will support applicants to secure a work visa if required.

The Role

The role involves managing a range of research projects focussed on discovering and promoting recruitment trends and best recruitment policy and practice in the charity sector.

Your work will drive change both within the sector at large and in our own products (CharityJob, CharityConnect, and our new applicant management system, SmoothRecruit).

Responsibilities

You will:

• Develop and maintain a library of current research into recruitment and voluntary sector trends.
• Manage the end-to-end delivery of our annual Salaries Benchmark and Diversity & Inclusion reports.
• Develop new research proposals including selection of research methods, managing budgets and presenting research findings.
• Conduct ad hoc research (both through surveys and analysis of CharityJob data) into agreed trending areas. (Possible examples: the application process, remote working, how roles are changing as a result of Covid, and so on.)
• Write blog articles based on your the findings of your research.
• Share customers insights that can be turned into customer-friendly content for website, email, social and sales collateral.
• Conduct research to provide valuable insights towards product and development changes. support the work of our product managers.
• Present findings of your research in webinars, publications and interviews by the press. Be available to be interviewed by the press and in webinars on the findings of your research.

Experience

You will have:

• Experience in a role involving a substantial amount of social research.
• A qualification in market or social research.
• A sound understanding of both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.
• A good understanding of research software (such as SPSS) and, ideally, SQL.
• A record of distilling research findings into practical guidelines.
• Experience of communicating your findings in a range of forums.

ROLE SUMMARY

The role of Global Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Manager is a crucial multi-disciplinary role to lead the efforts of measuring ProVeg International’s organisational and project-specific impact, continuously improving our practices and understanding the progress we are making towards reducing global animal consumption by 50% by the year 2040. 

The role will involve continuing the design and implementation of ProVeg International’s impact framework. This role leads on impact measurement across countries, for a huge variety of different interventions, across all departments, working closely with the International Operations, Fundraising, Communications & Research teams to communicate impact and findings to internal and external stakeholders.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Organisational Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact:

• Continually monitor and update existing Logical Models & Theory of Change approaches to evaluation and impact management across countries and departments to inform PVI’s work and strategic approach
• Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of impact strategies globally and, together with the Communications and Fundraising teams, disseminate overviews of our achievements through various channels (newsletters, website, social media, videos etc.)
• Support ad-hoc high-impact opportunities from PVI countries and external stakeholders, including for use in grants and other fundraising proposals
• Together with the International Fundraising and Communications teams, produce annual reports to illustrate the impact of PVI’s work and share learnings to our community and supporters
• Support all countries and departments to evaluate their own work and help to set up continuous learning mechanisms within and between teams (Design and deliver face-to-face and virtual workshops and trainings)
• Synthesize regional and international reporting into monthly reports measuring organizational progress toward global goals for leadership and fundraising teams; provide other reports and review as needed.

2. Project Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact:

• Guide and support regional leads, project teams, and leadership to develop a Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Framework (incl. Measurable outcomes and impacts) for new and ongoing projects
• Oversee the Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact activities across all PVI’s projects
• Ensure regional leads, project teams, and leadership are collecting the necessary data and provide support with analysis and reporting if required
• Coordinate review meetings with Project Managers to capture and disseminate learnings
• Support Research and other departments with ad-hoc projects (i.e. research on problems’ causes and effects), and support approved research projects as required

3. Data Management:

• Oversee the collection and reporting of PVI’s KPIs for Quarterly and Annual OKRs
• Conduct regular quality checking and assurance of routinely collected data (lists) 
• Set up and ensure the integrity of the Global PVI Impact internal and external dashboards (Google Data Studio)
• Manage periodic data cleansing 
• Draw data from PVI’s database as requested by Country and Department functions 

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge and experience

Essential:

• At least 3 years’ experience working in a monitoring, evaluation and Impact role
• Strong understanding of impact practice
• Experience of designing, delivering and analysing monitoring, evaluation and Impact frameworks, systems and methodologies
• Experience of gathering and interpreting data
• Ability to create compelling internal and external reports
• Experience of using monitoring, evaluation and impact findings and analysis to inform operations and strategy
• Experience of managing databases and comfortable working with large volumes of data
• Good understanding of data management and GDPR
• Project management experience

Desirable:

• Experience working in the non-profit sector
• Experience working remotely and/or with an organisation that has remote workers
• Experience working in a global organisational context with multiple countries, partners, and stakeholders.
• Experience of CRM systems
• Experience with APIs

Skills and Attributes

• Strong Office Software skills (Google Docs, Google Sheets), especially strong proficiency in Google Sheets/Excel.
• Strong data collection and analysis skills (e.g., R, SPSS, APIs)
• Strong data visualisation skills (e.g., Google Data Studio)
• Strong survey software skills (e.g., Limesurvey, Jisc online surveys or similar)
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Attention to detail, accuracy and quality
• Highly motivated and self-driven with an ability to manage and prioritise own workload (a track record of setting and meeting deadlines, working under pressure and producing results, being thorough while also mindful of the nature of the organisation - a non-profit that requires regular impact assessments and achievements overviews)
• The ability to take initiative and to work both independently and collaboratively from a remote office environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and personal authority to establish rapport with key stakeholders
• Experience in managing a project team

Personal Qualities

• Strong motivation to support the plant-based movement and alignment of your values with those of ProVeg International.

BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH US

• A strong organisational focus on personal development and designated training budget
• Flexibility around working arrangements
• And last but not least: Become part of a great team and work with us towards  a world where everyone chooses delicious and healthy food that is good for all humans, animals, and our planet

WHEN?

Application deadline: 11th Oct 2020 (might be extended)
HR Phone interviews: 15/16 Oct
Online interviews with the manager: 26-30th October 2020
Start date: mid-Nov - 1 Dec 2020

FURTHER INFORMATION

Your application should include a cover letter and CV. Please tell us how you found this job ad. Please submit your application using our online form. (https://proveg-jobs.personio.de/job/257550?_pc=27797#apply/) Thank you!

If you have successfully made it to the long list of applicants, you will be invited for a phone interview, usually within two weeks of the application deadline. Should you be shortlisted, the next steps will be:

1. An online task.
2. A virtual face-to-face interview.
3. If applicable, an optional ‘trial day”, that includes the handling of tasks that are typical for the role you are applying for. This step helps us to get to know you and your way of working better and gives you a chance to get a full picture of the job and our organisation. 
4. The final decision may require an additional interview, usually with Senior Management.

JOB DETAILS

Reports to: International Operations Manager
Department: International Operations
Location: Remote (Ideally in Europe)
Hours: 40 hours per week