Responsible to the Housing Advice Specialist Caseworker and Project Leader for the provision of a housing advocacy and advice service to members of the public experiencing housing difficulties as a result of Covid 19.

Please note this Temporary Post is funded by the National Lottery for 6 months only.

Client Advice Duties

Providing information, advice, advocacy, and assistance to clients with housing, and housing related problems.

Acting as a lay advocate for SHARP clients, when appropriate in the courts and at Tribunals.

Maintaining accurate client files and casework monitoring records using the Advice-Pro casework recording system.

External Liaison

To negotiate regularly with Local Authorities, the DWP, Housing Associations, Solicitors, and other bodies, deciding the relevant level of officer to contact.

To provide advice, information, and guidance on housing related matters to other workers within statutory or voluntary agencies.

Training and Information

To offer appropriate training either alone, or in conjunction with other members of staff to external agencies to promote a better understanding of housing legislation, policy, and practice.

Policy and Development

To participate in meetings relevant to the running and development of SHARP.

To maintain an up to date knowledge of housing law and an awareness of current legal issues.

To implement and develop the SHARP's Equal Opportunities Policy.

To observe the SHARP's Health and Safety policy and procedures.

To report to the Board on the operation of the service as appropriate.

Financial Duties

Is a signatory to the SHARP office cheque account.

Makes decisions regarding payments to clients from this account and ensures that all such payments are properly recorded.

Makes petty cash payments in accordance with guidelines established by the Board and ensures that all such payments are properly recorded.

Other Duties

The post holder will be self-servicing in the production of letters and reports.

To undertake such other duties as may be reasonably required.

We are seeking a proactive and dependable permanent Senior Policy Advisor to join the Institute of Physics (IOP) in the Policy Team. We are working on some very exciting projects to help transform physics in the UK, including diversity, ensuring children have access to world-class physics education and investment in technical skills and STEM.

The role

This is an exciting role that will play an integral part in the policy and advocacy work of the institute.  The post holder will lead, develop and manage complex and impactful policy programmes and projects at a national and international level; creating and supporting high level external engagement through an established network of policy contacts. They will need to build and maintain high level relationships to secure influence for the IOP’s policy work in the UK and Ireland. Excellent communication skills are vital as the incumbent will advise senior management on policy and will require significant experience of writing policy documentation as well as ensuring key messages are delivered clearly with impact to relevant audiences internally and externally. Knowledge of the UK and/or Irish political system as well as science, education funding and governance structures is therefore a must.

Main Responsibilities

• Developing and delivering high impact policy projects, proposals and other activities
• Leading on specific policy projects, political engagement and events
• Providing the secretariat to committees and working groups
• Developing and maintaining routes to high levels of influence and engagement for policy work
• Coordinating, drafting and editing policy studies, reports and other outputs

Key skills and experience required

• Demonstrable experience of working on, and leading, policy projects
• In depth knowledge and understanding of how the UK political system works
• Excellent presentation and written communication
• Excellent research and analysis skills, with a particular strength in collating and interpreting data
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• Ability to be proactive, dependable and a team player
• Knowledge of the UK science and education funding would be preferable but an interest in the area is key

Why work with us?

We are a charitable membership organisation with a worldwide membership from enthusiastic amateurs to those at the top of their sector in academia, business, education and government.

Our purpose is to gather, inspire, guide, represent and celebrate all who share a passion for physics. And, in our role as a charity, we’re here to ensure that physics delivers on its exceptional potential to benefit society.

This is an exciting time to join the team in our central London office.  We are writing a new five-year strategy, with an integral part of the current strategy completed which was our move to the heart of the redevelopment in King’s Cross. Our offices are close to partners such as Google, and we are seeking new talent to help us create a contemporary organisation that is fit for the future.

In addition to a competitive salary and professional development opportunities, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including an excellent pension scheme, private medical insurance and generous annual leave. We also offer a range of other benefits including childcare vouchers, gym membership and interest free season ticket loans.

For further information on this role and to apply please visit the IOP Jobs website.

The School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) is looking for a Personal Assistant to support the Chief Executive and Managing Director for a fixed term period of 6 months.

The purpose of this role is to provide the CE & MD with the relevant administrative and secretarial support to ensure effective management of the organisation. You will be booking meetings, responding to emails, coordinating diaries and supporting relationship management with funders, policy makers and partners. You will also be responsible for supporting the CE and MD with their internal responsibilities.

School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) is a charity that supports people using entrepreneurial approaches to tackle complex social problems. We run practical learning programmes and courses to support people from all backgrounds to realise their potential and bring about lasting social and environmental change.

This role will suit you if you are highly organised, enjoy working in a support role, are a friendly and clear communicator, and have a keen attention to detail.

Please see the attached recruitment pack for the full job description and person specification.

To apply please send your CV and a covering letter (each of which should be no more than two sides of A4) answering the following questions:

1. What attracted you to apply for this role?

2. Why would you be an excellent Personal Assistant to the CE and MD at SSE?

Please use no more than 800 words total to answer these questions.

Please send your application by midday on Wednesday 17th June 2020 and title your email ‘Personal Assistant Application’.

We are seeking a passionate leader to take over the role of Chief Executive: a unique individual who can ensure Mosac achieves its full potential. Mosac is a unique charity, supporting the protective parents of sexually abused children in a safe and non-judgemental environment. TO APPLY please email with an up to date CV and one page covering letter telling us why you should be our next Chief Executive. Interviews will be held in first 2 weeks of July 2020.

JobTitle: Chief Executive

Hours: 28 per week

Reports to: Chair of Trustees

Responsible for: Staff (8) and Volunteers (20-25)

Location: Brockley, South East London

Mosac Background

Mosac has been delivering unique support services for the families of victims of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) for over 27 years. In a safe environment, we offer free services to families affected by CSA, all of whom are vulnerable with some being excluded, or facing other forms of hardship

We enable families to achieve and sustain an improved quality of life by rebuilding confidence, alleviating isolation, improving well-being and resilience, promoting inclusion and empowering individuals to move on with their lives, with the skills and knowledge to safeguard themselves and their children in the future.

 Mosac’s services include:

• National Helpline
• Counselling
• Play Therapy
• Advocacy & Advice
• Training

Job Purpose
The Chief Executive provides strategic direction, in partnership with the Board of volunteer Trustees and day-to-day leadership in collaboration with the staff. The CEO leads and actively manages corporate functions including finances, HR, infrastructure and organisational development. The CEO ensures quality and efficiency internally, and strong external relationships and reputation.

Key Job Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership, Management & Organisational development

• Translate the vision, mission, aims and organisational strategy into high quality service delivery, working cultures and practices
• Work with the Board to develop the business plan and translate it into measurable actions, reporting to the Board on progress
• Actively lead on identifying and securing funding
• Actively lead on the development of partnerships
• Raise Mosac’s external profile by developing relationships, and acting as senior point of contact with funders, policy-makers, media and potential partners to promote awareness of Mosac’s work and secure on-going support and resources
• Ensure Mosac develops and maintains a culture of continuous learning, development and innovation in a way which underpins organisational aims and values.

Financial Management and infrastructure

• Actively lead on financial management, including formulating, monitoring and reporting on the annual budget
• Oversee systems and procedures for internal financial control and protection of funds in accordance with Charity Commission Guidance
• Manage the organisation’s physical infrastructure.

Human Resources

• Take responsibility for human resources and development, including ensuring Mosac is a fair and reasonable employer
• Ensure staff and volunteers are inducted, directed, supported and supervised to enable them to carry out their duties

Government, Risk Management & Compliance

• Support the Board to ensure Mosac complies with all statutory requirements as an employer and a service provider
• Support the Board including preparation of papers for Board meetings and support in inducting new Board members
• Work with the Board to identify organisational risks and put in place controls to mitigate these risks and review as necessary
• To be the Data Controller for Mosac ensuring information is collected, processed and retained in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act.

Values

• Role model the anti-discriminatory values of Mosac adopting non-oppressive, empowering communication and participatory decision-making processes
• Take all possible steps to ensure the safety and confidentiality of service users, staff and stakeholders.

Person Specification

• A passionate leader committed to making a difference for people facing some of the greatest possible personal challenges
• 3 years senior management experience
• Able to lead an organisation during this time of crisis caused by the pandemic
• Demonstrable success or capability in fundraising
• Understanding of the sensitivities and values required to work in a sensitive field
• Experience or ability to actively manage corporate services functions including  budgeting and HR
• Ability to understand the external environment, including as an ambassador for the organisation

Disclosure and Barring Service and Data Protection

Due to the nature of Mosac’s work with vulnerable children and adults, the CEO will be required to provide information for a Criminal record check (Disclosure and Barring Service) on first appointment and thereafter every two years. Where the CEO has access to data relating to clients of Mosac, all such personal data shall be treated in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the principles of the General Data Protection Regulation introduced on 21 May 2018.

We have an opportunity for Head of Safeguarding to join our team. ESTEEM is a Sussex-based charity which involves young people and adults aged 14-26 in opportunities to develop confidence, build life-skills and improve well-being. We do this by offering access to 1:1 vocational mentoring, tailored volunteer roles, well-being support services and group activities in a safe and supportive environment.

ESTEEM has experienced significant growth over the past two years and this role has evolved to meet need by systematising safeguarding across the organisation, whilst ensuring it is still personal, increasing capacity to support young adults directly with 121 intervention, and follow up external safeguarding referrals and partnership working wherever possible. 

The Head of Safeguarding will also hold the role as the Designated Safeguarding Lead for the charity, taking the lead in ensuring that appropriate arrangements for keeping children and young adults safe are in place across the organisation; in line with the Children’s Act and Care Act. This role will promote the safety and welfare of children and young adults involved in ESTEEM’s activities at all times.

Based at ESTEEM’s offices, in Shoreham, West Sussex, you will work alongside ESTEEM’s Trustee Safeguarding Lead, as well as staff on other projects which provide opportunities for 14-26 year olds.

ESTEEM works with over 160 young people per year across all of Sussex who are facing barriers to achieving their life-goals. This role will be the main point of contact for all ESTEEM's Safeguarding concerns. They will be responsible for ensuring the organisation continues to meet our high safeguarding standards, whilst maintaining our ethos of participatory working.

Principal tasks and responsibilities 

1. Take a lead role in developing and reviewing ESTEEM’s safeguarding children and vulnerable adult policies and procedures.

2. Take a lead role in implementing ESTEEM’s safeguarding of children and vulnerable adult policies and procedures: ensuring all safeguarding concerns regarding children and young adults who take part in ESTEEM’s activities are responded to appropriately.

3. Make sure that everyone working or volunteering with or for children and young adults at ESTEEM, including the board of trustees, understands the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults policy and procedures, and knows what to do if they have concerns about a child’s welfare.

4. Make sure children and young people who are involved in activities at ESTEEM and their parents know who they can talk to if they have a welfare concern and understand what action the organisation will take in response. 

5. Maintain established safeguarding confidential record keeping logs and systems according to legal requirements; taking responsibility for monitoring of these daily whilst efficiently keeping staff informed within set timeframes. 

6. Provide timely and supportive advice to staff as needed.

7. Take the lead on responding to information that may constitute a child or adult protection concern, including a concern that an adult involved with ESTEEM may present a risk to children or young people, this includes:

   • a. assessing and clarifying the information 

   • b. making referrals to statutory organisations as appropriate 

   • c. consulting with and informing the relevant members of the organisation’s management 

   • d. following the organisation’s safeguarding policy and procedures. 

8. Liaise with, pass on information to and receive information from statutory child protection agencies such as:

   • a. the local authority child and adult care services 

   • b. the police. This includes making formal referrals to agencies when necessary.

9. Work closely with safeguarding staff team, chairing fortnightly meetings, to ensure they are kept up to date with safeguarding concerns across the organisation and disseminate this information out to other relevant staff as appropriate. 

10. Undertake reviews every fortnight as part of safeguarding team meetings, to update RAG rating for young people and adults in relation to risk. Ensure staff team are updated on these ratings with appropriate advice and support. 

11. Write safety and care plans for those individuals rated as High or Red, with internal and external staff consultation, and disseminate out to relevant staff team; including views of young people and young adults as appropriate.

12. As required present updates directly to the board of trustees or Trustee Safeguarding Lead regarding legal compliance and organisational safeguarding culture. This will also involve reporting any allegations of internal whistleblowing. 

13. Liaise directly with Trustee Safeguarding Lead to ensure safeguarding is seen as an ongoing priority across the organisation and that legislative requirements and charity commission guidelines are being followed at all levels of the organisation. 

14. Be familiar with and work within inter-agency child and vulnerable adult protection procedures developed by the local child protection agencies. 

15. Be familiar with issues relating to child and vulnerable adults protection and abuse, and keep up to date with new developments in this area. 

16. Attend regular training in issues relevant to child protection and share knowledge from that training with everyone who works or volunteers with or for children and young people at ESTEEM.

17. Attend team meetings, supervision sessions and management meetings as arranged.

18. Work flexibly as may be required and carry out any other reasonable duties, including coordinating on call duties for activities operating outside of normal working hours. 

Appointment to this role is subject to satisfactory vetting and barring checks. Designated Safeguarding Leads must have received relevant adult and child safeguarding training that is specific to their role. This training should be refreshed regularly and they should keep up to date with any changes in safeguarding and child protection legislation and guidance.

The United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA) is looking for a General Manager to run its Office in Leicester (some Office work may, from time to time, take the form of home-working). The Association needs someone able to manage a small team of part-time members of staff. The Office staff team comprises: the General Manager (part-time, 28 hours on at least 4 days per week); a part-time Finance Administrator (23 hours on 3 days per week); a Membership Secretary (currently 10 hours on 2 days per week); an Admin and Awards Secretary (currently 10 hours on 2 days per week). It is the responsibility of the General Manager, in association with UKLA trustee line managers, to decide how and when to delegate tasks within the Office, and see that these are carried out effectively.

General Manager

Salary: Between point 20 and 27 (£25,217-30,942) pro rata

Contract, Part-time (28 hours on at least 4 days per week)

The General Manager should be a good communicator with excellent managerial skills and a keen interest in helping UKLA work effectively across the United Kingdom and beyond. The UKLA General Manager is expected to be reliable, systematic and proactive. She or he will have good interpersonal, administrative, communication and IT skills. The role requires someone who works well under pressure while also paying due attention to detail and upholding the values of the Association.

The UKLA General Manager has oversight of all communications and events from a UKLA Office perspective but is directly responsible to the trustees of UKLA for the efficient operation of the UKLA Office and its team of staff. On a day-to-day basis, however, the General Manager works independently and with minimum supervision, responding promptly and directly to the needs of trustees and committee conveners to ensure that UKLA’s programme of charitable activity and the implementation of delegated aspects of its strategy run as smoothly and effectively as possible.

The UKLA General Manager is expected to undertake other duties and responsibilities which the Association may from time to time reasonably require, and engage in any training which may be offered relevant to fulfilling the role more effectively.

Detail

1) Office management

Responsibility for the smooth operation of the UKLA office, including:

• acting as the UKLA’s Responsible Person for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and ensuring UKLA’s compliance with GDPR
• ensuring office procedures support the secure storage and backup of electronic data
• ensuring administrative systems are efficient and fit for purpose
• ensuring office accommodation and equipment are fit for purpose and meet Health and Safety requirements
• liaising and negotiating with the management of the office premises (Voluntary Action Leicester – VAL), on behalf of the Association
• ensuring UKLA is covered by appropriate insurance policies (with relevant trustees including the Hon. Treasurer), including for external events such as conferences
• maintaining and updating the Office Handbook
• contributing to the annual review and revision of UKLA’s guidance on office procedures (with relevant trustees including the Hon. Secretary and/or Hon. Treasurer).

2) Office staff management

Accountability for staffing, including:

• advertising for and appointment of new staff, in collaboration with trustees, and agreeing their job descriptions
• induction and supervision of new staff members
• monitoring and reviewing performance of all staff in relation to their job descriptions and providing brief monthly reports to line managers (Hon. Secretary and/or Hon. Treasurer)
• supporting and supervising staff on a day to day basis 
• planning the efficient deployment of part-time staff to make best use of office space
• maintaining and updating the office staff critical date planner
• maintaining a calendar of annual leave for all office staff to ensure coverage and consistency of operation, and informing trustee line managers
• maintaining a record of staff hours and leave taken, ensuring these meet contractual requirements
• overall management of staff pension arrangements (in liaison with the Hon. Treasurer/Secretary).

3) Supporting UKLA’s charitable status

Acting as the key contact for the Charity Commission, in liaison with the President/Hon. Secretary/Hon. Treasurer, as appropriate:

• maintaining an ongoing database of trustee details and updating it annually
• updating the Charity Commission’s register of trustees, as necessary
• ensuring UKLA’s Annual Return is completed each summer on the Charity Commission website, including the upload of the Annual Report and Accounts
• keeping up to date with Charity Commission requirements.

4) Supporting trustees and sub-committees

Responsibility for managing office systems to support the smooth functioning of UKLA as an organisation, including:

• providing administrative support for the President, Hon. Secretary and Hon. Treasurer, as required, prioritising efficiently
• providing administrative support for the conveners of sub-committees, Special Interest Groups and Task Groups, and the Regional Representatives co-ordinator, as required, prioritising efficiently
• ensuring papers for Executive Committee (EC) and National Council (NC) meetings are pre-circulated, filed and stored
• minuting EC and NC meetings (in conjunction with the Finance Administrator) and ensuring minutes are sent to the Hon. Secretary for checking within 5 working days of each meeting
• ensuring all minutes are filed and stored
• organising efficient filing systems for all other UKLA documentation, in digital or print form, to enable others to locate documents quickly and easily
• addressing action points relevant to the UKLA office which arise from committee minutes
• managing website updates in liaison with the website designer
• maintaining and regularly updating the UKLA Archive.

5) Finance

Overall responsibility for the efficient management of UKLA’s finances, including:

• maintaining a strategic overview of UKLA’s finances
• ensuring compliance with UKLA’s internal financial controls, as specified in the Charity Commission’s document (CC8) and contributing to the annual review
• supporting and advising the Finance Administrator as required
• acting as an authorised signatory and authorising expenditure
• liaising with UKLA’s accountants and payroll as necessary
• substituting for the Finance Administrator on urgent matters, where essential
• providing guidance to conference organisers about managing and budgeting for a conference, and ensuring they understand their responsibilities for covering costs
• ensuring that conference bookings are promptly processed.

6) UKLA International Conference

Contributing to the UKLA’s annual International Conference in liaison with the conference organiser and the convener of the Conferences sub-committee by:

• co-ordinating practical details, including – as appropriate – venue, catering, accommodation, social programme, timetable and budget
• updating website pages for submission of proposals, where appropriate
• providing office administrative support for the proposal submission process
• creating the final programme
• creating the conference brochure with the support of the conference director and overseeing its production and delivery
• maintaining excellent communication with delegates and speakers, ensuring information is delivered effectively in a timely manner
• maintaining an overview of conference budgets and finances, and seeking to achieve best value for money at all times
• attending all International conference ensuring their smooth running and overseeing staff/helpers.

[Please note that for the July 2021 International Conference (postponed from July 2020), much of the above has already been begun.]

Impact Officer

Data is key to our work in proactively identifying, planning and delivering preventive support, and driving impact for children and young people. The Impact Officer will take a leading role in using data to drive impact for children and young people on the West London Zone programme.

You will be responsible for supporting data collection, data analysis and reporting. You will work closely with other members of the Impact Team to implement projects, and work with other teams to ensure key research findings are communicated and understood.

We are looking for someone with a ‘can-do’ attitude, who can think creatively and problem solve, and who is excited about the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable young people in West London.

 The main responsibilities are;

• Working closely with the Impact Manager to implement WLZ’s data collection processes, ensuring high quality, complete and timely data collection is achieved. This will involve working closely with schools, Link Workers and delivery partners to ensure data is accurately collected from a wide network.

• Carry out routine data cleaning, to ensure that all data stored is valid and robust.

 • Work closely with the Impact Manager to deliver in-depth quantitative outcomes evaluation of the WLZ programme, to generate learning and insight to improve our programme and drive impact for children and young people.

• Regular quantitative analysis of WLZ delivery metrics (monitoring data) so that we can understand the delivery of the WLZ programme accurately.

• Supporting our delivery partners with quantitative analysis of their programmes, including pre-post outcomes analysis.

• Conducting qualitative analysis on ad hoc projects, and providing insightful learnings and recommendations to the organisation.

• Support the Impact Manager and Head of Impact with reporting on our programme internally, and externally to schools, local councils and funders.

• Work closely with the Head of Impact on projects with external researchers, including external evaluators.

Applications received before 11:30pm on Sunday 14th June will be considered. Shortlisted candidates will be notified by 4:00pm on Friday 19th June. Interviews with West London Zone will be between 22nd June to 24th June 2020.

Interviews would either be Face to Face or via video call but will be in-line with the most up to date government guidance.

You can also apply for this role by going on West London Zone’s website

Over the past seven years, Frontline has leveraged its success to build committed, high impact partnerships with a number of prestigious supporters including corporates, individuals, trusts and foundations. With significant support already pledged in our major gifts programme, the charity is now prioritising sustainable income growth in order to accelerate its impact and expansion.

We are recruiting an exceptional and experienced fundraising manager to work closely with the external relations director, our Senior Leadership team including the chief executive and the Board of Trustees to lead and manage the growth of Frontline’s fundraising programme, which has a current annual target of up to £2 million. This exciting role will suit a tenacious and inventive relationship builder, keen to make their mark on a growing and dynamic charity. The head of fundraising will devise and implement strategies to build and manage partnerships, working creatively to establish new income streams from major donor sources. They will also support our work with corporates, trusts and foundations.

Reporting to the external relations director, this role will manage two fundraising officers – one who leads on trust fundraising, and the other on corporate partnerships. A  fundraising and events coordinator, who sits in the communications team, also supports the fundraising team. The postholder will be a member of Frontline’s leadership group, representing the Fundraising team at monthly meetings with other heads of department and the Senior Leadership team.

1. Can you lead strategic and collaborative change in the social sector?
2. Are you able to influence and galvanise the efforts of external stakeholders across councils, government, local funders, corporates, businesses, charities and community interest groups?
3. Are you willing to do the following: work outside your comfort zone; manage multiple workstreams and projects; ‘get your hands dirty’ once in a while; drive and produce high quality work in a self-imposed high-pace environment?
4. Can you identify issues, source solutions and bring commercial acumen to the portfolio of work that you have established?

Feeding Bristol’s vision is to reduce food insecurity at a systemic level across our city. We work with a well-established social sector acting as an umbrella organisation to support the sector’s efficiency and effectiveness. Since its inception (only two years ago) our charity has delivered significantly beyond its means and plans to continue to do so. To lead us through our next phase of development, Feeding Bristol is looking for a new Director to replace the incumbent who is moving back home overseas.

Theory of Change – Our strategy:

In January 2020, we updated our Theory of Change to reflect the evolving food landscape and the learnings we had taken from our first 2 years of operation. The COVID-19 crisis has emphasised the importance of the role and the purpose of Feeding Bristol given the expected increased level of food insecurity due to a significantly weakening economy.

The Theory of Change can be found on our website.

Contract Details:

Hours: Full-time (part-time may be considered)

Salary: £36,000 gross annual salary + 32 days annual leave (including bank holidays)

Reports directly to the Chair/Board of Trustees

The Director Role:

As Director, you will work closely with the Chair and Board of Trustees to develop, implement and evaluate the strategic plans for the organisation. One of your key objectives will be to ensure that the work of Feeding Bristol is accessible, of the highest quality, and contributes effectively to the sector and to alleviating food insecurity across our city.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver an ambitious, aspirational and innovative strategy that has clearly measurable impacts and delivers systemic change
• Identify, develop and maintain positive external partnerships
• Influence and galvanise the efforts of multiple external stakeholders across councils, government, local funders, corporates, businesses, charities and community interest groups to lead strategic and collaborative change
• Attract funds and manage the financial budget of the charity
• Manage a number of diverse and wide-ranging work streams concurrently and effectively
• Be the driver for activity of the charity
• Inspire, lead and develop your team and a team of volunteers

Candidate Experience:

• Demonstrable track record of operating at a Director level with leadership experience
• Demonstrable experience in the food, food-related or charity / third sector
• Experience in driving positive and distinctive change in an organisation or sector
• Proven experience of financial management of a charity, social enterprise or business and working with/setting budgets
• Ability to maximise the use and impact of all available resources

Important Background Information:

COVID-19: We are currently leading the strategic city-wide crisis food solution for feeding the economically vulnerable throughout this COVID-19 pandemic. This work has reflected our ability and willingness to pivot the organisation’s focus to the critical needs of the time. As a strategic leader, who will be expected to focus on the long-term implications of decisions made, you will also need to be capable of ‘flicking the switch’ from programme management to crisis resolution if, and when, it occurs – such as we have done now, and during the summer school holidays of 2019.

The Male Survivors Partnership (MSP) is a membership organisation set up to support charitable and not for profit agencies who offer therapeutic services to male survivors of sexual violence.  Created in 2017 by a group of specialist male agencies, the main achievements of the organisation have been establishing a recognised Male Quality Standard for Working with Male Survivors and and the creation of an organisational website with a dedicated members area.

We are looking to recruit a Head of Operations to oversee these current products and develop new resources in line with the organisations business plan.  The successful candidate will have a range of skills and experience in managing a membership and the systems and procedures to run a small organisation along with an understanding of the plight of the male survivor in the current climate.  Acting as the organisational lead for the MSP, they will have confidence in developing a long term membership strategy and managing the day to day business of the MSP.

This is a new post that will report directly to the board of trustees and the successful candidate will work with external agencies that manage our Quality Standards and website/social media.  The successful candidate will build upon the MSP’s achievements and help steer the trustee board to creating a larger and more significant umbrella organisation serving agencies working in the field of male sexual violence.

For more information and how to apply, download our application pack.

The Organisation

Russam is proud to be supporting Cranstoun with the search for their new Chief Executive.

Since 1969 Cranstoun has been making a difference by combining expertise with innovative approaches and putting people at the heart of everything they do. They deliver a wide range of services across England, including community-based and residential substance misuse services, supported housing, specialist services for young people, families and carers, and domestic abuse services. Cranstoun believe everyone should have the opportunity to live healthy, safe and happy lives.

The Role

This is a very exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about Cranstoun’s work, with the ambition to drive the organisation forward to ensure they continue to provide excellent services, to more people, across more communities.

The new Chief will be instrumental in developing and delivering a new strategy for Cranstoun to strengthen their position in an increasingly competitive environment. They will also:

• Be responsible and accountable to the Board of Trustees for all Cranstoun’s activity, ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory and charitable requirements
• Provide inspirational, accountable leadership and direction to all staff, in support of Cranstoun’s vision and values
• Act as Cranstoun’s ambassador, leading and managing all external relations activity, building Cranstoun’s voice, reputation and profile
• Develop and grow income generation capacity, proactively seeking to broaden the funding base

The Person

Cranstoun are looking for an inspiring and highly professional leader with great commercial awareness and communication skills. You should be open, honest and resilient. Above all, you should be committed to embedding the values of Cranstoun and have the public speaking ability to act as an excellent ambassador for the organisation. Other essential criteria includes:

• Proven track record of leading an organisation that is geographically dispersed
• Proven track record of creating and delivering an organisational growth strategy, demonstrating business acumen
• Track record of building success through partnerships, influence and diplomacy
• Demonstrable analytical acumen, able to analyse data to drive both performance and develop the organisation
• Experience of developing and maintaining relationships with a diverse range of clients, stakeholders and partners including other charities, businesses and funders
• Supporting a board of trustees - effectively engaging the skills and experience of trustees in the development of the organisations business strategy
• Implementing plans whilst managing a wide range of shorter-term operational demands and transformation
• Experience of leading digital transformation – ability to innovate, evaluate, strategize and implement digital responses to meet organisational needs
• Experience of leading effective change management programmes across a leadership team

Additional Information

For extensive information about Cranstoun, the Chief Executive role, and the person they are looking for, please download the Candidate Information Pack available on our website.

Timetable

Closing date for applications: Monday 22 June 2020

Preliminary interviews with Russam: Week commencing 29 June 2020

Final interview and informal meetings with Cranstoun: Week commencing 13 July 2020

How to Apply

To apply for this position please provide the following two pieces of information:

• A comprehensive CV, including details of your achievements in each role and details of two referees.
• A supporting statement, explaining how you believe your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly addressing the criteria as outlined in the person specification.

Are you the A B Charitable Trust Grants Manager?

• Are you committed to defending human rights and human dignity, and interested in issues affecting marginalised and excluded people? 
• Do you have experience and skills in grant making and are you keen to work in a small, developing Trust? 
• Are you emotionally intelligent and able to form and develop strong working relationships with a range of individuals and groups?

If so, then you might well be the right person to join the A B Charitable Trust at this exciting time.

About the A B Charitable Trust

The A B Charitable Trust funds charities that support marginalised and excluded people, with a focus on:

• Migrants, refugees and people seeking asylum
• Criminal justice and penal reform
• Human rights, particularly access to justice

The Trust was founded 30 years ago to promote and defend human dignity. Our grant total was £2.7 million in 2019/20 and is expected to be over £3.7m in 2020/21. In the coming years the Trust is going on an exciting journey to grow and develop, so that we can fund more essential work and have a greater impact. 

About the role

The Grants Manager’s role will work closely with the team, trustees and grantees to assess applications and deliver a range of grants. They will work across all three of our priority areas, and will be expected to develop their knowledge in one or more of our areas of interest. We are on upward trajectory, so the Grants Manager will also have the opportunity to be involved in developing and delivering how the Trust will grow over the coming years. 

About you

This could be the right opportunity for a range of potential candidates, but the A B Charitable Trust would particularly like to hear from you if you: have grant-making experience, have emotional intelligence, are a good communicator and relationship builder, are a team player, are flexible, are organised, and have a demonstrable passion for our work.

To apply, download the candidate information pack, application form and EO form by clicking the links.

The position of Administrator of the British Moroccan Society, a registered charity dedicated to promoting closer links between the people of Morocco and the United Kingdom, will be key to the good running and the impact created by the Society. The job holder will be selected by and report to the Chair, the Trustees and the Committee of the Society, in practice working to one or two Committee members. The job holder will:

• Ensure the Society membership is kept in good order and that prompt and clear communication is carried out
• Act as the central manager of the website and other means of communication with the membership
• Communicate personally with members and enquirers
• Contribute to ensuring consistency in the Society’s output and quality
• Assist in, and on occasion take a lead in, organising Society activities (meetings, conferences or events
• Keep simple accounts (the Society uses external accountants)

Essential competences

• Organisational ability and experience
• Experience of communication platforms
• Telephone and personal communications skills
• Windows, Outlook, Excel
• Experience and skills in cross cultural communications
• Languages: fluent/native spoken and written English
• UK resident

Desirable experience and skills

• Languages: French, Moroccan Arabic, Classical Arabic a non-essential but desirable extra
• Knowledge of Morocco
• Experience in a core Society area – culture, economic and social, charity giving

Working hours/contract terms

• Four half days a month guaranteed; flexible to four days a month
• Three year contract with first year on probation (during which termination can be proposed by either side)
• Remuneration: £60 per half-day

To apply, please send a copy of your CV and a paragraph explaining why you are applying for this position.

We are currently seeking an experienced Marketing and Fundraising Manager for a 12 month maternity cover contract (30 hours per week). This role forms part of the Senior Management team and oversees both the marketing and fundraising functions, managing a small team. 

The post holder will be responsible for managing and maintaining the fundraising strategy, overseeing current fundraising activity and developing new fundraising streams. The Marketing and Fundraising Manager oversees all internal and external communications, increasing the charity’s reach and profile across our locality.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing local charity.