Fixed Term: 2 Years, Fixed Term
Location: London or Cardiff
Are you passionate about capturing impact and learning to improve humanitarian outcomes? Do you believe that research and innovation should be at the centre of efforts to improve humanitarian effectiveness? Do you have extensive experience in designing, implementing, leading and overseeing an organisation and/or programme-wide results framework in a humanitarian context?
We are looking to recruit a highly experienced Global Impact Manager to join our dynamic team to provide strategic guidance on the execution of Elrha’s high level impact strategy and oversee the whole of Elrha’s approach to capturing the outcomes and impact of its work.
Elrha is a leading actor in the humanitarian system focused on research and innovation. We work to improve outcomes for those affected by crises by ensuring that humanitarian practice is based on evidence of what works, and tools and techniques used are continually improved through research and innovation. We fund and support research and innovation projects around the world, working in partnership with humanitarian organisations, the international research community, the private sector and other actors engaged in research and innovation.
The Global Impact Manager is a new post within Elrha and will work closely with Elrha’s Director of Programmes and be a key member of our Senior Management Team.
To be successful you will need to have significant experience in designing, implementing, leading and overseeing an organisation and/or programme-wide results framework in a humanitarian context or organisation. You will also have well established professional Monitoring, Evaluating, Accountability and Learning networks. You will be inspired and motivated by Elrha’s vision and values.
We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children and vulnerable people in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children and vulnerable people 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 mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.
Closing date: Sunday, 9 February 2020
Interview date: Thursday, 20 February 2020
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ACF is the membership body for UK foundations and grant-making charities. We are looking for an excellent marketing and communications professional to fill a new role in our small team.
Driven by a belief that foundations are a vital source for social good, our mission is to support UK foundations to be ambitious and effective in the way that they use their resources. We do this through the provision of policy and advocacy, research and information, and a wide-ranging programme of events and learning. Our 380 members collectively hold assets of around £50bn and give over £2.5bn annually.
We have core values that set out how we work together to pursue our mission:
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We care
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We are open
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We are evidence based
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We are ambitious
About the role
We are looking for an excellent marketing and communications professional to join our small team. This is a new role with huge potential to improve our reach and impact at an exciting time for our sector and charity. Working collaboratively with colleagues, you’ll have the opportunity to shape communications for our membership, events, products and projects.
What you’ll do
Working with the Director of Membership and other senior colleagues you’ll lead the development of audience insight to support ACF in developing a deeper understanding of the profile and motivations of our key stakeholders and customers.
You’ll work with senior colleagues to develop marketing and communications plans across our programmes of work with targeted content that supports our mission.
In 2020 we have ambitious plans to recruit more members, grow our partnerships and deliver a bigger and better annual conference. You’ll be pivotal to our success.
What you’ll bring
You’ll be comfortable juggling multiple priorities and competing demands. You’ll be a fantastic communicator that thrives collaborating with and supporting colleagues to embrace new ways maximise our reach and impact.
You’ll have a strong track record of marketing and communications and a good understanding of communications good practice.
You’ll have sound knowledge of email marketing platforms and content management systems as well as a creative flair and an eye for good design.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
ACF believes that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are all essential aspects of an organisation’s approach to delivering its mission. We aim to recruit and retain staff who are diverse in terms of demographics, talent and thinking. We will strive to ensure that our team reflects the population of the UK. We believe that diversity of people brings diversity of perspective, skills and experience, which in turn can deliver richer creativity, better problem solving and greater impact for ourselves and our members. We value lived experience, and the ability to draw from one’s lived experience to bring insights to ACF.
We consider home working and part time or term time working for all of our roles.
Interviews
Interviews will be held on 24 February
Senior Trusts & Foundations Manager
The Scar Free Foundation has a simple, focused mission; to achieve scar free healing within a generation. We have a 20 year track record in major donor fundraising, sustained relationship building and research excellence that has already delivered clinically meaningful outcomes. With impeccable, senior, volunteer leadership and an amazing group of Ambassadors – those with compelling stories to tell about their own scarring – we now seek an experienced and skilled story-teller, to help bring these elements together, in support of our vision of a world without scarring.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
The Senior Trusts & Foundations Manager will assist the Chief Executive in delivering the Foundation’s fundraising campaign by leading on fundraising from major Trusts & Foundations and Governmental sources.
Bid Writing & Reporting
- To prepare and submit well-written, compelling and complete funding applications of the highest standard.
- To integrate effectively with the academic, scientific, clinical and patient communities we support to understand and effectively present the scientific as well as the human, emotional and economic case for funding.
- To develop an excellent working relationship with the Board of Trustees and Development Board to maximise their networks, and to support the Chief Executive and senior volunteers to establish and strengthen Trustee- and Director-level grant making trust relationships.
- To establish productive relationships with senior Trust & Foundation staff.
- To work with the Development Officer (whom you will manage) to research prospective grant making trusts whose interests are in line with the charity’s aims and to prepare summary briefs for the Chief Executive and senior volunteers as and when required.
- To track and maintain an accurate timetable of acquired Trust funding, pending applications and prospects and to record funder interactions using the charity’s database, Raiser’s Edge.
- To work with the Company Secretary & Finance Manager to process and record donations.
- To prepare concise reports to funders on the impact of their giving.
- To log and monitor the progress of agreed funder actions on Raiser’s Edge and to check in regularly against these with staff and senior volunteers.
- To identify and manage resources, key directories and publications necessary to support this research.
- To write content for online and physical supporter materials, as required.
- To support the Chief Executive with the overall campaign strategy, taking on other duties as required.
- To attend events as a representative of The Scar Free Foundation as required.
Person Specification
- At least five years’ experience in trust fundraising for the voluntary sector, though not restricted to working for a medical research charity.
- A proven track record of drafting meaningful, successful proposals to Trusts and Foundations and Statutory sources of at least six figures.
- Evidence of an aptitude to work with senior, highly influential and well-connected supporters, donors and canvassers.
- Some knowledge of Raiser’s Edge or equivalent fundraising database.
- An expert understanding of the core principles of Trusts & Foundation Fundraising, with a focus on building long-term and sustained senior relationships with grant makers.
- Experience of managing staff
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Charity (GSTC) and Battersea Power Station Foundation (BPSF) have awarded Oasis Hub Waterloo further funding for an exciting multi-year programme of work to tackle childhood obesity in a neighbourhood within the London Borough of Lambeth and Southwark through the Waterloo Neighbourhood Scheme.
To help us achieve our next set of ambitious goals, we are looking for two skilled, adaptable and committed Project Managers, to work alongside the Project Director and other dedicated Hub staff, who can work with a range of partners and professionals to trail-blaze a community led approach to increase healthy-weight by creating health enhancing, protective or habit disruptive - home, street and school environments.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Planning and delivering interrelated projects that deliver impact within agreed timescales, directed by the evidence base and the local context to create sustainable changes to the local food and physical environments.
- Support the development of a community movement which prioritises children’s health - through improving or creating local spaces children and families spend their time in.
- Working closely with the project evaluation partner provide data when required for monitoring and evaluation purposes.
- Commitment to Oasis’ ethos and joining in with the wider work of the Hub to make a difference to the lives of others.
To be successful you will have:
- Experience of managing competing demands, projects, budgets, evaluation and staff.
- Experience of building relationships with a variety of stakeholders across different organisations/sectors – particularly education professionals, businesses, school communities, especially parents and young people.
- Ability to take the lead and work independently as well as collaborate for success.
- The ability to overcome challenges and be solution focussed.
- Relevant qualifications (e.g. community development, health, education) or are able to demonstrate qualification by experience.
We expect all staff to share our commitment to safeguarding children and young people and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.
Interviews will be held on Friday 7th February 2020, in London Waterloo with a potential follow up interview booked during w/c 10th February 2020.
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Quality and Performance Manager (Youth Outreach Programme)
Full time at 35 hours, Office Based, London, UK
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000
Permanent
GamCare is the UK’s leading provider of advice and support to problem gamblers and their loved ones. Its flagship Youth Outreach Programme “BigDeal” is expanding, and a new support service for young people will be launched in April 2020. The programme is designed to deliver education to young people on safe gambling choices over the next four years.
GamCare seeks a Quality and Performance Manager to lead and support the Youth Outreach Team to deliver exceptional outcomes as the Youth Outreach Programme enters an exciting new phase. Some of the Outreach Team are directly employed by GamCare, and some by our regional partners, so the role will involve managing the dynamics of a team that works in different places and in different ways.
The successful candidate will be an inspiring team leader who champions continuous learning and development in a fast-paced environment. They will have experience with reporting and governance, and the ability to manage complex relationships with multi-level stakeholders.
GamCare’s central London office is a friendly, collaborative and energetic environment.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Lead and manage the youth outreach team, ensuring targets are met and the team is motivated and connected
- Utilise and develop our existing systems and processes for quality assurance and governance
- Use data strategically and effectively with the team to ensure that targets are reached, a learning culture is embedded, and that services are responsive and effective.
- Build on existing evaluation and impact measurement work to ensure that the programme can effectively communicate impact and ensure continuous improvement
To apply, please go onto the GamCare website and complete an application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Survey.
Please note we do not accept CVs
GamCare is committed to processing your personal data fairly, lawfully and transparently in line with GDPR. For further information on GamCare’s recruitment privacy notice please refer to our website.
If you would like an acknowledgement that your application has been received, please ensure the application is attached and put the following subject in your email:
Job application: <name of vacancy>
Please note that if the subject is not correct, you may not receive a confirmation
Previous applicants need not apply
To discuss the role further please email Megan Pengelly (Programme Manager). Applications sent to this address will not be accepted.
Closing date for applications is 9am Thursday 30th January 2020
Interview date: Friday 7th February 2020
Interviews are scheduled to take place in central London
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This exciting new role will lead the development of a new practice framework for YoungMinds services.
You will work closely with our team of expert practitioners to ensure our work at YoungMinds, initially focussing on training and consultancy work, is governed by a practice model that is evidence-based, clinically-informed and quality-assured. We also aim for this framework to provide space for utilising the unique insight and creativity of the practitioners in our team, and the children, young people and families we work with.
You will have a background in one or more of the following: applied mental health research, practice change in a field associated with children and young people’s mental health (i.e. mental health, social work, nursing, education, etc.), or professional governance and standards (i.e. for a mental health-related professional registration body). You must be comfortable with reviewing and synthesising theoretical and practice insights and recommendations from a wide range of academic, clinical and practice fields related to children and young people’s mental health.
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Position: Fundraising Insight and Special Projects Manager
Location: Primarily home-based, but with up to 2 days per week at
SPANA Head Office
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: Full time (34.5 hours per week, within our flexible working policy), but part-time will be considered.
Salary: Circa 35,000 depending on experience
Benefits: Pension scheme, you contribute 5% SPANA contributes 10%; Discounted gym membership and PureGym and Nuffield Health; Employee assistance programme; Flat rental support agreement; Eyecare vouchers; Cycle to work scheme; Death in service scheme (beneficiary nomination)
About the role:
Our Fundraising Insight and Special Projects Manager will provide data, evidence and results-driven insight that will help inform Fundraising's business decisions and performance analysis, and ultimately help us maximise the charity's income and supporter care. In this new role, the post holder will also manage and support various fundraising projects, and generally champion the value of insight across the organisation.
This role reports to the Director of Fundraising and will work across SPANA's Fundraising department. This comprises Major Gifts (Legacies, Major Donors, Trusts & Foundations and Corporate Fundraising), Donor Marketing & Digital Fundraising, and Supporter Care (Supporter Engagement, Community Fundraising, Events and Database).
SPANA's fundraising department is currently growing, with income increasing both in the UK and internationally, and it's an exciting time to join this well regarded animal charity. This role will suit a fundraiser with strong analytical, evaluation and planning skills, and broad project management experience. It will be primarily homebased, and applicants preferring part-time will be considered.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
- Deliver post campaign/event analysis reports (including reports for Donor Marketing and Major Donor appeals), share key findings and provide insight based recommendations to influence future planning and decision making.
- Contribute to the development of fundraising strategies and delivery plans, by highlighting known user insight and data, market trends and opportunities.
- Manage special projects as assigned. These might include assessments of current or future global markets, possible new product development work, audience development projects or integrated campaign work.
- Contribute to the development, measurement and reporting of key performance indicators across the Fundraising department, supporting individual teams and colleagues on this as required.
- Work with the Database Manager to ensure the database is structured appropriately to support insight analysis.
- Contribute to the development of data selection and data segmentation strategies, to help build income and supporter engagement.
- Provide regular reports on the external Fundraising market (both in the UK and in global markets), highlighting key trends and developments.
For more details, see the job description or visit www.spana.org
For this role, you may have experience of the following: Data analysis, Performance evaluation, Project management, Report writing, Campaign planning, Strategic planning and Strategy development.
Closing Date : 17th January 2020
Christian Aid is one of the world's leading humanitarian and development organisations. For over 70 years Christian Aid has worked with the world's poorest to tackle the causes and consequences of poverty regardless of religion, ethnicity or nationality. We operate in 37 countries and are the official relief, development and advocacy agency of 41 sponsoring churches in Britain and Ireland and part of the church community worldwide.
About the role
To manage all legacy and in memoriam marketing to increase legacy conversations and engagement with prospects, secure legacy pledges and increase in memory donations. To significantly grow our legacy income in both cash terms and as a proportion of income. To maintain senior stakeholder commitment to legacy fundraising so that the legacy message is mainstreamed across all communication channels.
Key outcomes
-Develop and refine Christian Aid's legacy marketing strategy to drive growth in engagement in legacy conversations, to increase legacy and in memoriam income.
-To develop relationships with external constituencies and partners to identify, test and manage new promotional opportunities that will uplift the level of legacy gifts evidenced by new pledges and intenders.
-All legacy budgets, strategic plans and promotional campaigns are effectively developed, implemented, managed and monitored
-All aspects of legacy and in memory income and expenditure are managed, monitored and reported effectively and within agreed timeframes.
-To take the lead responsibility for our relationship with Will Aid, representing Christian Aid's interests on the management group and leading on marketing / development of the Will Aid opportunity to supporters.
-To represent to external bodies and to deliver new ways of working with churches and other groups.
Role context
This role reports to the Individual Giving Lead as part of the Fundraising, Communication & Campaign division. The post holder manages a specialist team comprising of Legacy Marketing Officers and regional legacy fundraisers, and works in collaboration with the Legacy Administration Manager. The post holder represents the interests of the team at cross-organisational bodies and supports the development of supporter journeys that provide participation across the full range of the team's work. As a team, we aim to nurture supporters towards their optimum level of engagement, to help:
-Eradicate extreme poverty
-Dismantle its root causes across the world
-Enable the voice and agency of the poor and marginalised to be fully realised.
The role works proactively and collaboratively across the organisation, providing legacy fundraising insight and support to colleagues all working together to achieve these goals.
Relationships
External The role researches and develops relationships with new external constituencies including church bodies, solicitors and key companies. It manages the relationship with and represents Christian Aid at external consortiums including Will Aid.
Internal The post holder manages legacy roles and works closely with other teams within the Fundraising and Supporter Engagement Department. The role works with senior managers to promote legacies across a range of communication channels.
Budgetary/savings responsibility
Leading on budgeting and forecasting for legacy marketing and in memoriam campaigns
Decision making
Responsible for developing, implementing and managing the legacy strategy. Responsible for developing, implementing and budgeting all legacy and in memoriam marketing activity including all promotions and advertising campaigns. Responsible for external relationships with consortiums and agencies & co-operative ventures. Responsible for overseeing all work produced by the legacy marketing officers.
Analytical skills
Responsible for delivering analysis that identifies potential legators and for planning approaches and journeys to inform and inspire them to take action towards making a legacy gift. Responsible for work that identifies key drivers for legacy giving within our supporter base and utilises that in marketing and nurture activity.
Developing Self and Others
Number of direct reports: 2
The post holder will need to maintain a good level of understanding of the legacy market and the opportunities presented by tax efficiencies available and to train and resource the team appropriately.
Encourage others to give their best by discussing goals and aspirations and recognising achievement. Provide an appropriate level of supervision according to need; know when to provide help and when to give others space to learn.
Give constructive and timely feedback to others on difficult or contentious issues. Deal with poor performance directly and sensitively, seeking appropriate and timely advice and support if needed.
About you
Applied skills/knowledge and expertise.
Essential:
-Substantial fundraising experience with a track record of working on legacy, community or major donor fundraising.
-Detailed understanding of legacy giving.
-Significant experience of developing and implementing fundraising plans and the ability to devise, implement and manage direct marketing activities.
-Significant experience of public speaking and strong presentation skills.
-Ability to devise, implement and manage budgets and strategies with good database analysis skills.
-Ability to brief and manage creative development for brochures and advertising.
-A basic understanding of and an appetite for delivering digital marketing/fundraising campaigns.
-Substantial experience of managing others and ability to work with volunteers and older people in ways that provide motivation, management and support.
-Ability to handle sensitive situations with tact, diplomacy and confidentiality
-Ability to work independently using own initiative.
-Excellent report writing skills.
-Advanced negotiation skills with proven ability to influence colleagues and other stakeholders.
-Ability to travel throughout the UK and speak to audiences during evenings and weekends.
Desirable:
-Institute of Legacy Management diploma or other relevant technical qualification.
-Interest in developing world issues and knowledge of church and ecumenical structures.
-Knowledge of a broader variety of marketing/fundraising techniques.
-Institute of Fundraising Certificate.
Digital/IT competencies required
-Word, Excel, Powerpoint: Intermediate
-Internet based collaboration tools and video calling: Basic
-Social media: Intermediate
-Data visualisation: Basic
-Web content design and development: N/A
Further information
This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.
We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.
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Research Manager - Research and Economic Analysis for the Long term (REAL) Centre and Policy)
We are an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK.
Producing high quality, independent research and analysis on key issues of health and social care is central to the work of the Health Foundation. Our research team is responsible for managing an ambitious portfolio of externally awarded and commissioned research and evaluation work to build the evidence base to support our strategic priorities.
The Research Manager will work with our in-house analysis team to support the design and development of The REAL Centre, and its network, to improve the quality of strategic decisions about the health and care system. Additionally, the successful candidate will work with the Policy Team to ensure the analysis that it delivers is supported by a robust evidence base through the design and development of external commissions around key topics such as primary care networks and multimorbidities.
With a suitable level of educational attainment, the successful candidate will be able to work in a fast-paced environment and manage a range of complex stakeholder relationships. You will have demonstrable experience of programme management with a track record of successfully delivering multiple strands of work at any one time. Experienced in disseminating findings to policy and practice audiences and with knowledge of research theory and methods in practice you will also have an understanding of the current issues facing the health care and social care system in the UK.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced researcher with a passion for improving health outcomes and who can commit to our core behaviours - Working Together, Discovering & Learning and Achieving Impact.
Interview date: 6 February 2020
The Health Foundation values diversity and champions inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Through leadership of the research function, the Research Manager will ensure the Trussell Trust has the robust evidence base it needs to shape its influencing and operational activity, aimed at ending the need for food banks in the UK.
About you
You will have significant experience in a similar role, including a track record of developing and implementing research programmes to inform public policy. You will have mixed methods experience, with an interest in quantitative data exploration and visualisation, and communicating findings in creative and engaging ways. You will bring rigour and expertise to ensure outputs and the use and dissemination of findings are the highest quality.
How to apply
Please submit your application no later than 12 noon on Monday 3 February 2020. We reserve the right to close early or extend this date depending on the number of applicants.
Interviews will be held on the 24 February 2020 in London.
Please note, incomplete or speculative applications will not be considered.
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BookTrust is the UK’s largest reading charity. Each year we reach c. 3.4 million children across the UK with books, resources and support. Our books and resources are delivered via health, library, schools and early years practitioners, and are supported with guidance to encourage the development of a reading habit. Reading for pleasure has a dramatic impact on educational outcomes, wellbeing and social mobility, and is also a huge pleasure in itself. We are committed to starting children on their reading journey and supporting them throughout.
This is a brilliant time to join BookTrust. We are developing a new strategy and a new approach to engaging with and understanding our beneficiaries. We are ambitious about developing our offer to reach more children, particularly those who are disadvantaged, and we want to work even more effectively through and alongside our local authority partners so we can increase our impact.
Job purpose:
This is a cross-cutting role, based in our London HQ, and sitting within our regionally-based team of BookTrust Relationship Managers. As Local Authority Business Support Manager you will work with our 151 ‘top tier’ local authority partners in England delivering BookTrust programmes, resources and campaigns; and structure, support and manage the relationships between BookTrust and our local authority partners. You will work across BookTrust to explain and champion the changing needs of our local authority partners, and help us adapt and develop the way that we work with them to increase our impact. In particular you will be responsible for:
1. Working with our regional team, operations team and colleagues from across the organisation to ensure we provide responsive but consistent, first-class business support to BookTrust local authority partners.
2. Predominantly working with our regional, operations, programmes and research teams to develop and implement strategies, systems, communications approaches and processes that support the smooth and effective operational delivery of BookTrust programmes with local authority partners – connecting all elements of the local delivery of the BookTrust offer, both internally and externally.
3. Managing, collating and interpreting data, supported by proactive intelligence and information gathering from local authority partners, and our regional and operations teams, ensuring that data informs more effective research, programme and operational development, strategy and delivery. Sharing best practice across our local authority partner network.
This is a new role for BookTrust, so you’ll be comfortable establishing yourself at the heart of our organization, and working with the teams to help this role evolve.
Who we’re looking for:
We are looking for a person with great communication skills, who gets job satisfaction from problem-solving and improving systems and processes. You will be persuasive and determined – and exceedingly well organized, with first class attention to detail. You will be able to write clearly and accurately as well as work with and communicate through data. And you’ll be stimulated by working as part of the varied and diverse team at BookTrust. You don’t need prior experience of working with local authorities or in children’s reading – but you will have strong evidence of your skills from a business support or customer services context and you’ll be motivated by contributing to the work that BookTrust does.
Want to join us? Find out more about who we are, including a job description and details of how to apply on our website.
Closing date: 9am Monday 3rd February 2020
Interview dates: First round interviews w/c 17th February
Second round interviews w/c 24th February
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Thank you so much for getting in contact to enquire about the Quality Assurance Manager role we have available at YGAM. We are looking for a very special person to join our team.
Since YGAM was founded five years ago, we have quickly established ourselves as a leading educational charity which
builds digital resilience in young and vulnerable people by training professionals to raise awareness specifically of gaming and gambling-related harm. Last year alone, we reached just over 164,000 young people and students and collaborated with almost 1,180 educational organisations (schools, colleges, universities and charities) to deliver our programme.
In 2020 we will embark on a national gambling education programme, working alongside GamCare to ensure that every
11-19 year old in England, Wales and Northern Ireland receives at least one session of gambling awareness education during
their secondary/further education over the next four years, and ensuring that all teachers, youth workers and other
professionals working with young people have access to information about the risks of gambling, how to identify gambling related harm in young people and where help for young people can be sought.
The post holder will be responsible for leading our quality assurance processes, analysing data and producing written
reports, enabling us to make improvements whilst supporting the YGAM team with SMART action planning.
We are seeking somebody who has an outgoing and confident personality and who has experience of managing the
operational delivery of services. Being highly organised, having an absolute eye for detail and the drive and determination to make this opportunity a success are also critical qualities.
The post is part time, working three days with a starting salary of £32,000pa to £34,000pa pro rata with the potential to
rise based on performance.
To apply please email us with a copy of your CV and a supporting statement of no more than two pages,
outlining how you meet the Person Specification for the role. Only applications that provide a supporting statement will be considered. We will accept applications up until the closing date of Friday 7 February 2020 at 1700.
Successful applicants who make the shortlist will be asked to attend an interview on Friday 21 February 2020. Please ensure you are available on this day before applying.
YGAM are proud to be recognised as an Investors in People organisation, guaranteeing you a purposeful job with plenty of training and career opportunities for the right person.
Good luck with your application and thank you so much for your interest in our work.
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You will also be responsible for managing the growth and communities team , managing collaborative relationships with country and region teams, key volunteers and funders.
You will also evaluate the success of trialled models of working that could support future strategic work or require modelling for scale-up.
This is a 12 month FTC.
Key Responsibilities:
-To oversee the successful delivery of grant funded projects associated with growth and diversity work, by effectively managing project managers, ensuring delivery agreements and contracts are upheld and that targets and work priorities are delivered on time and within in budget in-line with national KPIs.
- To develop and manage a highly motivated team with good cohesion between core and remote team members.
- To design a robust outreach team model and sustainability plan in line with strategic interventions, and implement it based on internal and external insight/evaluations and sector good practice.
-To embed inclusive practice and promote accessibility and diversification of members through all areas of work, relationships, planning and as the team ethos.
To manage good working relations and processes with regional staff teams and key volunteers.
-To advise regional/country staff and volunteers on embedding an evidence-based approach to strategic growth planning and evaluation.
-To work with the Insight team to develop, test and trial growth interventions, and create business cases and recommendations based on evidence and analysis.
-To work collaboratively with the fundraising team to develop funding partnerships and secure large-scale funding to deliver evidence-based business cases for growth.
-To seek out and develop new strategic partnerships that will help us to broaden our audience, diversify our membership and reach new communities.
-To support the Head of Growth and Insight in monitoring the departmental budget and business plan, effectively managing core finances and overseeing restricted funds and funder reporting with appropriate
delegation to managers.
-To build strong partnerships with other staff teams and volunteers to embed evidence-based practice for recruitment, retention and diversification projects and initiatives
Skills and Experience required:
-A strong knowledge of project evaluation methods for robust business case development
-Experience of managing a large staff team on a national scale, including remote staff, and of creating a high-performing, motivated team
-Experience of taking multiple grant funded projects from inception through to evaluation; for up-scale, concept modelling or national roll-out with robust costed plans
-Experience of successfully overseeing complex, time pressured, large-scale funded projects and ensuring positive funder relations
-Experience of preparing financial reports and managing a budget (> 1million restricted) including ongoing forecasting, monitoring and reporting
-Experience of managing stakeholder relationships through delivery agreements or similar to deliver projects
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This is a great time to join our small and friendly Research and Impact Team as Research and Impact Manager
This is a stimulating role for an experienced individual who values impact and enjoys evaluation and research and would like to apply their knowledge and experience to the charity sector. We are looking for a dynamic thinker, who can apply social research methods and who will use their initiative to work in a diverse environment supporting multiple projects within UK Youth and the wider youth sector.
About UK Youth:
Working across the country for over a century, UK Youth is a leading charity, committed to providing access to appropriate, high quality services and support in every community ensuring young people are empowered to build bright futures, regardless of their background or circumstances.
Young people with complex needs and those from disadvantaged backgrounds are being hardest hit by rising inequality and cuts to local services. Never has there been a more crucial time for organisations to work together to solve the problems that young people face in society.
Alongside the UK Youth Movement, a network of over 5,500 national organisations, we reach more than 1.6 million young people. We build capacity, unlock funding and a develop a sense of connection with those young people and the youth workers who support them.
About the role:
UK Youth’s Research and Impact Team aims to be recognised for the production of robust and insightful evidence and analysis on how the youth sector delivers positive outcomes for disadvantaged young people. We do this by demonstrating and improving the impact of our work with our membership directly, as well as using wider evidence to understand policy issues effecting young people today.
Reporting to the Head of Research and Impact this role will be responsible for enabling our organisation to demonstrate the impact of our activity with youth organisations and young people.
This will include support with setting the strategy for impact, developing evaluations for a diverse range of projects, measuring outcomes and analyzing impact.
This is an exciting time to join our team in a role that offers you the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of thousands of young people.
Why work at UK Youth?
We are a value-based, passionate and committed organisation offering a friendly working environment with lots of opportunities for professional development and socialising with colleagues through activities such as office yoga, lunch and learn sessions and potluck lunches; as well as optional out of work social events such as bowling, tennis and baking.
This role will be located at our Head Office in Westminster. With multiple public transport links, a bright, modern and engaging working environment and access to local green spaces, the river Thames, cafes, bars and shops. We also benefit from a staffed reception, 24 hour access, showers and cycle storage, with a modern kitchen and communal spaces as well as free fruit and breakfast provided for all staff.
UK Youth prides itself on being an Equal Opportunity employer and we would particularly welcome applications for this role from those who identify under one of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010, which include race, age, disability, gender, religion or belief, and sexual orientation.
We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Our selection procedures ensure that people are treated on the basis of their relevant merits, experience, skills and abilities and that no individual receives more or less favourable treatment. We can offer flexibility through the interview process and endeavour to accommodate candidate’s needs.
As this role involves working in a regulated environment with young people any offer will be conditional to satisfactory background checks which include criminal record check and employment reference.
What we can offer you:
A salary of £30,000 - £38,000, dependent on experience and other benefits including:
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
• Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)
• Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay out up to 4 times your salary
• 15% off at Cotswold Outdoor, Snow+Rock, Runners Need and Cycle Surgery.
• Employee Assistance programme to support employees both professionally and personally
• 20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell our New Forest Outdoor Centre including, camping, lodges and outdoor activities
We are committed to investing in the personal and professional development of everyone at UK Youth. Every staff member is entitled to 1 days paid development per calendar year in addition to the 2 days charity wide staff training days as well as volunteering leave one full day or two half days per calendar year.
How to Apply:
To apply please forward a CV together with a one page supporting statement. Please ensure you fully addresses the criteria in the person specification and to state your salary expectations. Full details of the role can be found in the person specification below.
Closing date for applications will be the 27 January 2020. Interviews taking place in the week commencing 3 February 2020.
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We are looking for a Senior Manager – Innovation & Products to ensure that we provide a clear new and existing innovation strategy in which supporter evidenced based decision making and drives fundraising growth alongside growing our fundraising marketing products such as Do Your Own Thing and In Celebration fundraising.
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 Fundraising Team
As part of a transformational growth strategy the Battersea has invested heavily in a new fundraising team and activities, increasing income more than tenfold since 2010.
As part of a new fundraising strategy our aim is to generate £26.8m gross income in 2020 and we have ambitious plans in place to facilitate this growth. A key part of this delivery will be dependent using innovation and fundraising product programme to drive fundraising income.
The Senior Fundraising Innovation Manager is a critical new role within the Fundraising Team and working across the department. We now have had a dedicated resource to drive the innovation programme forward, embed digital strategies into fundraising team’s plans and encourage the use of smart data analysis & insight to grow both existing and new product development. This role will also support the growth and development of our fundraising product programme. It is a pivotal role which will help guarantee the future success of our fundraising.
This role requires an experienced and inspirational leader to manage and motivate the team which consists of both innovation and fundraising product managers.
Our talented and award-winning fundraising team is vibrant and well respected. Our plans are ambitious. It’s therefore an exciting time to work at one of the country’s most loved and best-known animal charities and be instrumental in the success of our fundraising growth.
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:
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28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
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Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
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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
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Annual interest-free season ticket loans
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Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
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Life insurance
So, if you are passionate about dogs, cats and about our work, then we’d like to hear from you.
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.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.