Working Well Trust is a London based charity, founded almost 30 years ago by a group of passionate mental health professionals.They sought to address the low rates of employment typically experienced by those who have faced mental health issues. The charity supports people to prepare for, seek, sustain, and progress in employment. Since 2019, Working Well Trust has also been providing this support to people affected by learning difficulties and Autism. 

We are looking for a highly organised person ideally with a background in employment support, to become our new Operations Director.  You will also need to have:

• Experience of developing positive working relationships with funders and commissioners
• Experience of line management with a focus on staff development and wellbeing
• Experience of service transformation
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong project management skills including contract monitoring
• Understanding of the issues faced by our clients and the importance of wellbeing support
• Be committed to co-production principles

As we are looking to expand our Individual Placement and Support services, candidates with experience of IPS service management are particularly welcome.

For our existing services, your role will be to support ongoing improvements and transitions to align with the transformation of community health services, and to work closely with the Chief Executive to achieve our strategic aims.

You will be joining a team of enthusiastic and knowledgeable workers, who share a belief that we can support people achieve their employment, training and wellbeing goals.  You will manage the service leads, be a key member of the Head Office team and work closely with our trustees.

We offer staff the option of flexible working, including working from home days and compressed hours.  We currently expect the new postholder to work around two or three days a week in the office, including regular visits to our sites in Enfield and Kingston.

As we are keen to appoint before the current postholder leaves we are interviewing candidates as applications are received, which may mean that the vacancy may be closed earlier than the published closing date.

Closing date: 20 December (12pm)

If you would like to discuss the role, please complete a contact form on our website.  You can choose to speak to the current postholder, the Chief Executive, or a member of our senior team.

Please click apply to send your CV and CV cover letter (please add the cover form to the end of your CV when uploading). Candidates need to clearly outline how they meet the person specification points in their cover letter.Candidates that do not complete a cover letter will not be shortlisted.

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

Working Well Trust is an equal opportunities and confident about disabilities employer. 

A Cumbria wide project which supports people living with Autism wishes to appoint a Chief Executive Officer

This growing award-winning charity was established in 2016.  We are seeking a strategic leader, with commercial abilities and with the skills to lead a small team of staff and volunteers in the non-profit sector.  Triple A recently received a significant National Lottery grant to develop a major employment support programme.

This is a full-time post based in Penrith with a starting salary of £37,000 rising to £40,000 pa.

For application pack and details please contact:

Email: info @ tripleaproject. org .uk 

Candidates can request an informal discussion with the Chair of Trustees

Closing date for application 20/12/21 5pm.

Senior Finance Advisor - Nature-based Solutions

£38,433pa

Woking, Surrey GU21 4LL

This is an incredible opportunity to use your background in finance to deliver real world impact and save your planet. As the world’s leading independent conservation organisation, we have formed a partnership with HSBC and the World Resources Institute to support financing of rapid scale-up and roll-out Nature Based Solutions that will help achieve Sustainable Development Goals and address the climate and biodiversity crises. This is where your financial expertise is needed as our Nature Based Solutions (NBS) Senior Finance Advisor.

As a member of the NBS Accelerator, you will be responsible for working with a portfolio of NBS projects worldwide to identify and develop their potential for accessing commercial finance. This will involve working with project partners to understand and assess potential revenue sources, as well as develop business models and financing structures that could allow NBS projects to move away from pure grant finance to blended or fully bankable solutions. Our aim is to accelerate a small number of these projects so they achieve investment readiness within the lifetime of the current programme.

In addition, you will use your expertise to inform work on systemic barriers and incentives which could help transform the financing landscape for NBS as well as work with project teams and key stakeholder groups to support learning, collaboration and innovation along the investment chain. We will also look to you to maintain an understanding of the market for commercial investment into NBS and the perspectives of investors.

For this role you must have experience of working with the commercial financing market as well as sound knowledge of green finance, conservation, international development, sustainable agriculture initiatives or similar. You will have a good understanding of governance requirements and issues such regulations and sustainable finance taxonomy too. You will also have an interest in investment management and the capital markets.

Comfortable synthesising complex information and translating it into impactful advice and communications, you will possess excellent influencing, interpersonal and communications skills. Good at building relationships, you enjoy a collaborative working environment and are impact-orientated.

If you are motivated by the opportunity to save our world by mobilising it to work towards a more sustainable economic and financial system, we would love to hear from you. Please click on the link and apply via our website by submitting a copy of your up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement to highlight what makes you a good fit for us.

Application closing date : 13/12/2021

Every role at WWF is open to applications from all sections of society. We believe in the potential of everyone regardless of; sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic origin, different physical ability, family structure, socio-economics, age, nationality or citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other aspect that makes you, well you.  Here at WWF, we’re committed to conscious inclusion that helps cultivate an ethos of belonging, connection and shared purpose.  We believe that the more diverse we are the better we become; this brings us together and empowers us to develop, engage and inspire; and critically to help build a future where people can live in harmony with nature.  We identify and align with our values: courage, integrity, respect and collaboration.

Our policies and benefits reflect the importance of people being able to have a good work-life balance and being able to bring their ‘full self’ to work.

Our world needs you like never before. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world and we could be the last that can do anything about it. We are looking for people who are passionate about making it politically, socially and economically unacceptable to destroy our planet’s natural resources. We need you to join us in the fight for our world.

My client is a small, high profile charity with offices across the UK. They help young people from low income backgrounds enter universities and professions through programmes of mentoring, internships, university application support and skills development.

The Operations Support role will be well-suited to someone who is focused on the best ways they can support the aims of the charity as well as those of our participants and partners. The Operations Support Officer will be responsible for supporting the delivery of the Foundation's operations work to ensure that the charity can operate successfully and deliver its mission. The Operations Team provides services including finance, HR, risk and safety, governance and GDPR.

Full training will be given to develop you in to the role. You must be immediately available.

Person Specification:

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

- Strong administration skills

- Experience of using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel functions

- Excellent attention to detail when undertaking tasks

- Understanding of the requirements and sensitivities of confidential information, such as Personal Data and financial records.

- Ability to work as part of a small team

- Finance administration experience desirable

- Hard-working and efficient

- Self-starter, who takes a problem-solving approach to their work, and is confident in escalating issues or concerns as needed with ability to prioritise and manage varied tasks

Main Responsibilities

The Operations Support Officer will be responsible for:

- Using Microsoft Office to undertake a variety of tasks; including mail merges, tracking & maintaining expenditure records, drafting letters & documents

- Supporting the running of HR and recruitment administration by contacting candidates and scheduling interviews, as well as ensuring applicant and current and past staff information is recorded, stored and removed appropriately

- Supporting the running of day-to-day finance activity; queueing payments, creating invoices and responding to staff queries

- Data entry and collation to maintain records on database and keep up to date

- Supporting the management of UK-wide offices; including obtaining quotes and ordering supplies & services, sorting post, providing assistance to staff with Operations issues and escalating if necessary

- Taking minutes in meetings and typing up an electronic record as required

This is a 6 month contract and a fantastic opportunity for a candidate who would like to develop their all round operational skills in a socially driven, impactful environment.

To find out more about this exciting opportunity, then please apply by sending a Word copy of your CV.

As part of our new strategy for 2022-2030, we will be targeting all our work on key themes of money & poverty, and mental health & wellbeing, based on research with extensive groups of single parents.

The role of this Development Officer will focus on the development of our peer support offer on the theme of money and poverty. This will be evidence-based and drawn from the lived experience of single parents, be largely about peer guidance: single parents sharing their experiences, insights and knowledge as well as tips and coping strategies. 

This Development Officer will also oversee the final development and rollout of a programme called Money Buddies, which includes a toolkit and training programme for volunteers to support single parents avoiding crisis debt. We have worked with partners Renaisi, to develop this programme, and have created a support programme to help single parents identify priority areas of concern around money debt and support them develop an action plan to tackle the most pressing concerns they are facing, signposting to expert advice where needed.

You will work to produce content for regional newsletters and feed into mechanisms to share peer guidance around the theme of money and poverty, supporting the creation and dissemination of content, resources and face to face elements of our peer support service offer.

'There really is no typical day in this role. You get to push your limits, test your ideas, be creative and make a real difference, all with the support of a fantastic team’, Departing CEO Jemina Talja

Adventure Ashram is a small but mighty charity founded by a group of adventurers. Our focus is in supporting anti-trafficking, health and education grassroots projects in India, and in 2022 we are looking to further expand our reach to Southeast Asia.

We work closely with our local partners, supporting them with funding, project implementation and capacity building, and have supported thousands of survivors of human trafficking and helped hundreds of vulnerable children access education and ongoing healthcare. Our UK operations focus heavily on fundraising and events. We also run global campaigns and help facilitate a range of exciting overseas adventures.

We are looking to appoint a passionate and dynamic part time Chief Executive to steer the organisation through the next stage of its development. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a small but ambitious charity with tons of passion and you will have a real chance to shape and develop the organisation and see the impact of your work.

There is full support from an active group of Trustees and a full handover from departing CEO Jemina Talja.

Relate London North East and Essex, the leading provider of relationship support services across the region, is seeking a Chief Executive.

Relationships with family, partners, friends and colleagues play a big part in how happy we are, and when they aren’t healthy, we suffer. Relate is here to develop and support relationships particularly by helping couples, families and individuals to make their relationships work better through counselling or mediation. 

Part of the national federation of Relate, we are a local charity with a turnover of around £980k and a team of 74 employees including 54 practitioners.

To be considered for this post you must have proven management experience, the ability to implement projects and plans to achieve targets and results, excellent communication skills, and the energy and commitment necessary to lead a busy charity at a key time in its development.

We expect candidates to demonstrate an understanding of the kind of services Relate provides and a passion and commitment to our social purpose.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Check.

Closing date 10th December 2021,  Interviews will be held on 17th and 18th January 2022

With an energised Board full of strategic ambition and a team with a deep understanding of the community we support, we are seeking an inspiring, dynamic and visionary individual to join us as our new Executive Director to build on our success and take Trekstock to the next level.

Every day in the UK, 34 young adults are diagnosed with cancer and face its long-term effects. From this point, they enter a system that is not designed  to support  them.   

Teenage and Young Adult services finish once a patient reaches their 25th  birthday but mainstream  cancer services cate r for an older demographic (50% of cancer diagnoses occur over the age of 70). They are often  the youngest person on their ward by decades  and the support  they  are  offered does not reflect their  unique  needs. As a result, they feel isolated and unsupported, both by the mainstream services which are not age-appropriate and from the older patients they meet on the ward whose concerns are markedly different from their own.    

Trekstock exists and is uniquely placed to provide a community to young adults in their 20s or 30s who have been diagnosed with cancer through informative events, expert advice and physical activity support, co-designed with them to keep them active during or beyond treatment, improve their physical and mental well-being and overall quality of life.

As our new Executive Director, you will have the confidence and the expertise to deliver on our vision where every young adult receiving a cancer diagnosis is given the tailored support they need. You will bring strategic leadership experience, a high level of organisational ability, self-motivation and self-discipline, a passion for extending our reach and in relation to business development and demonstrate experience of managing budgets, effective business planning and the ability to add value to what already exists and position us to achieve even greater success in the future. 

Supported by the Founder who maintains responsibility for major relationships, special projects and communications, you will be responsible for our high performing department heads for programmes and fundraising, both of whom are used to operating in a relatively autonomous and collaborative way, HR, all facets of office management, finance and accounting (with external support from accountants and bookkeepers) and Board of Trustees liaison and reporting. 

You will act as the lead Ambassador for the charity, raising its profile amongst supporters and stakeholders. Leading and empowering staff whilst fully embracing diversity and inclusion and instilling a culture of professionalism.  As the face and voice of the charity, you will successfully build the future sustainability and viability of the charity, ensuring that it remains relevant to the needs of the young adults it serves. 

Liaising with our committed Board of Trustees, you will develop the charity’s strategic vision, taking ownership and ultimate responsibility for the delivery of the strategy, all major decision making and reporting the implementation and monitoring of business plans and the achievement of the required financial and quality outcomes. 

You will have substantial experience of working at the Executive or Senior Management level that requires an organisation-wide strategic perspective and a successful track record of leading, motivating and managing high-performing teams and achieving improvements in efficiency and effectiveness.

Operations director

Are you a people focused operations professional?

This is an exciting and varied role leading the operational functions of Green Alliance. As an organisation that punches above its weight in its policy and politics work, and which maintains an excellent reputation for high quality outputs, the operations director plays a pivotal role in making sure this also applies to Green Alliance’s internal practices, managing the smooth running of the finances, staff and work practices to the highest standards.

The post holder will be the linchpin of the organisation. We are looking for someone who will maintain an overview of operations, while understanding and responding to the needs of both the staff team and the organisation. They need to be an effective communicator, with high levels of emotional intelligence, and be responsible for creating a supportive, positive and effective workplace.

The post holder will need to be able to switch easily between problem solving and strategic thinking, a confident decision maker and able to manage multiple projects and tasks concurrently. They will need a ‘can do’ attitude and to be a ‘completer-finisher'.

Responsible for ensuring the financial wellbeing of Green Alliance, they oversee organisational budgets, management accounts and long term financial planning. They will also lead on the HR functions with support from the HR officer, ensuring Green Alliance has the skills and knowledge required to achieve its goals and that the policies and practices adopted are executed to a high standard.

Please see the job pack for more information and details on how to apply.

Closing date is Wednesday 8 December at 10am. 

About the role

The Chagos Conservation Trust (CCT) are currently seeking to appoint a Director to drive the delivery of the Trust’s vision and strategy.

The Director will work with the Board of Trustees to oversee and implement all aspects of the organisation’s operations, and develop and deliver CCT’s 2022-2025 strategy.

They will lead all communications, fundraising, government and partner relations, Chagossian community engagement, and programme development efforts, with support from the Trustees.  The Director will be responsible for delivery of all CCT projects and in particular progressing CCT’s flagship rewilding programme, Healthy Islands, Healthy Reefs, and manage one staff member.

This is a challenging and multi-faceted role with no week being the same as the last. You will ensure effective coordination between different functions across the organisation to maintain cohesion and alignment with the strategy. You need to have a diverse range of skills, be open to ‘mucking in’ and taking on non-traditional senior management tasks as needed, be flexible and open to new opportunities as they appear. As a very small organisation the Director is expected to deliver everything that requires to be done to enable CCT to function to its fullest potential.

This is a full-time, work from home role, and therefore you need to be self-motivating and confident working without a traditional support structure. This role does not necessarily entail travel to the Chagos Archipelago and is not a scientific research role.

About the Chagos Conservation Trust

The Chagos Archipelago, an archipelago of 58 islands covering some 640,000km2 of ocean, is a UK Overseas Territory, and a rare haven of beautiful reefs and diverse wildlife located in the midst of the Indian Ocean.

The Chagos Conservation Trust, founded in 1992, is a largely voluntary-run UK charity with a board of 14 Trustees made up from a diverse group of scientists, conservationists, campaigners and finance specialists with one thing in common: working to protect the Chagos Archipelago.

In 2015, the Trust appointed a Director to drive and expand the organisation. The Director works closely with the Board and other institutions and organisations to further the goals of the CCT and ensure that the Trust has a sustainable future.

CCT’s aim is to make sure that this valuable natural environment is conserved, and can act as an example for conservation and management of such environments across the planet.  With the right care, the archipelago can be a reminder of how tropical reefs flourished many hundreds of years ago, and can offer vital insight into how they might be saved for generations to come.

We carry out scientific and historical research and conservation work, and strive to highlight the global importance of this breath-taking marine ecosystem.

Job Description

Job Title: Director – Chagos Conservation Trust

Location: Home-based, but with a requirement to travel for board meetings and meetings with other organisations or individuals as work demands

Position: Full time

Reports to: The Board of Trustees, with line management by the Chair

Job Purpose

CCT promotes and conducts scientific and historical research and environmental conservation work in the Chagos Archipelago, one of the world’s largest fully-protected marine reserve.

CCT is looking for a high calibre candidate, willing to take ownership of continuing to build the organisation and moving CCT’s flagship programme, Healthy Islands, Healthy Reefs, forward. The person will report to and be responsible to the Trustees of CCT.

Principal Responsibilities

● To develop and deliver a SMART three year (2022-2025) strategic business plan, enabling the charity to continue to conserve the Chagos Archipelago

● To further develop Healthy Islands, Healthy Reefs by creating a fully costed, conservation plan that includes partner and stakeholder contributions, investigate funding opportunities, and manage the Programme Manager

● To develop applications for funding and to manage funded projects, including our current three-year Darwin Plus Grant

● To ensure CCT meets all legal and administrative requirements including maintenance of financial records, accounting, submission of required documents to the Charity Commission or other appropriate bodies

● To work with the Board to raise funds for Healthy Islands, Healthy Reefs, and other approved projects, engaging donors, preparing bids, preparing and submitting concept notes and proposals, and delivering and championing successful project reports

● To manage and develop CCT’s communication and outreach, including production of Chagos News, writing news stories, updating the websites and social media, and building media relations

● To develop collaborative relationships with strategic partners and like-minded organisations, particularly members of the Chagossian community, potential funders, fellow NGOs and scientists, governmental partners, and other key stakeholders

● To manage, with the Trustees, the CCT working groups, to further the aims of CCT

Skills and experience required

● Understanding CCT – Understands, shares, and promotes CCT vision and mission, and the desire to conserve the Chagos Archipelago

● Qualifications – Degree qualified or relevant professional qualification and experience

● Experience - Minimum of five years at the senior or executive management with experience of working with charity boards of trustees

● Achieving results – Effective project management and able to identify opportunities for CCT, but equally aware of CCT’s objectives and constraints, and ensure these are applied appropriately to all opportunities/activities

● Building relationships – Knowledge of the conservation NGO sector with extensive contacts and experience of working at a high-level, influencing change and developing collaborative partnerships and programmes

● Diplomacy – Able to anticipate and understand the expectations of Trustees, funders, officials, and others, and ensure their requirements are met and expectations appropriately managed

● Realistic - Understand the constraints that apply specifically to working in the British Indian Ocean Territory

● Influencing and impact – Experience in identifying, cultivating and maintaining productive relationships with potential and existing donors and key influencers

● Communication – Demonstrate good communication, both orally and in writing, with trustees, funders, government officials, journalists, and members. Experience producing internal reports and public-facing outreach materials and managing websites, using appropriate software

● Administration – Practical experience in finance, human resources, safeguarding, operations, grant management, charity reporting, governance, and IT

● As CCT’s only member of full-time staff, ability to work independently and self-motivate

Other details

● Location – UK but is a remote, home working role with access to London or major UK destinations as required

● Salary – up to £45,000 pa depending on experience

● 4% employer pension contribution

● 25 days annual leave

● Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK

Applicants should submit a CV and a cover letter detailing why they are the right person for the role to by 15th December 2021, interviews scheduled for second week of January 2022, with a second round of interviews mid to late January if necessary. Please contact the CCT chair with any queries.

We are recruiting for a crucial role that really keeps our whole organisation functioning effectively. This is a great part-time opportunity for an Administrator who is looking for flexible working and the chance to help our Advocates make a difference for the people of Leeds.

About the role:

Our Office Administrator plays a pivotal part within Central Services ensuring everything runs smoothly for our services. They work autonomously to ensure that administrative processes run smoothly, staff are equipped with what they need, and that our systems are updated. They ensure that their work is completed accurately and on time, which means that staff and management are supported and equipped to work productively with clients when they need them most.

You will be expected to:

• Update organisational databases ensuring accurate compilation of confidential information and reporting, including DBS check renewals and vehicle documents
• Responsibility for purchasing office supplies and systems, and ensuring the office organisation
• Provide office administration support including:
  • Daily management of incoming and outgoing post
  • Make taxi bookings for staff and volunteers as required
  • Responsibility for processing Purchase Orders
  • Scanning and e-archiving Finance & HR documents as required
  • Redacting sensitive documents when necessary
• To help produce Service Monitoring, HR Monitoring, and other reports to support the organisation to continuously improve
• Be responsible for device allocation, set up and support for all staff and volunteers (laptops, mobile phones, tablets).

We are looking for someone who has:

• Experience of providing office administrative support in a busy working environment.
• Professional experience of working with office systems and IT software.
• Ability to prioritise and manage a busy, varied workload
• Ability to work autonomously once given appropriate training
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with people of all backgrounds and needs (written and verbally)
• Great attention to detail and work accurately

About us:

Established in 1998, The Advonet Group is an independent advocacy charity based in Leeds. The Advonet Group is comprised of statutory and non-statutory advocacy services and specialist inclusion services, (Asking You!, CHANGE, Leeds Autism AIM, Leep1 – Leeds People First). All of our services support individuals to have their voices heard and their rights upheld.

We are united in our commitment to uphold the nationally recognised advocacy principles and have a diverse staff team of 80 people working within the organisation. We are a disability confident and Mindful Employer with Investors in People and Volunteers and have achieved the Advocacy Quality Performance Mark.

The Advonet Group values and respects the diversity of backgrounds, experiences and knowledge that staff, volunteers and job applicants bring. All our staff undertake mandatory training on both Equality and Diversity and LGBTQ+ Awareness to increase awareness and understanding of discrimination both in and out of the workplace, with a view to reduce the impact this has on our colleagues and the wider community. This creates a workplace where staff feel comfortable to be themselves and empowers them, and our service users, to use their unique experiences to inform their work.

“I feel I have grown as a person working for Advonet. I work with such a diverse group of people who are happy to support and help you to grow” - Staff satisfaction survey, (2020)

Benefits of working with us:

We offer 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, onsite private parking, free mental health support service, flexible working, within an inclusive, supportive and friendly team. We also offer extensive internal training opportunities.

Closing date: 9th December 2021

Interviews to be held on: 17th December 2021

How to apply:

To apply for this role please visit our website and complete The Advonet Group Application Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, which can be found on the links on this page, along with a detailed job description and person specification (CVs will not be accepted). 

If you would like more information or an informal chat about the post, please call us using the number on our website and ask to speak to Eloise Bell, Central Services Manager.

Are you able to inspire a great team of people to do extraordinary things, and are you passionate about the natural world?

Job title: Chief Executive Officer

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Up to £58,000 per annum (FTE)

Location: Home-based

About the Role

The primary responsibility of the CEO is to direct TreeSisters' strategic vision for the future, aligning the team with the mission and charitable objectives to fulfil our purpose.  TreeSisters is seeking a flexible, versatile person with an understanding of strategy and the big picture, able to dig in when necessary and lead the consciousness shift we believe is essential to bring change and save the planet.  We wish to ‘be the change we want to see’.

Our outgoing CEO has successfully led a complete restructure, built a strong team and created a  broad strategy of global alignment, whilst addressing our mission and the shift in thinking.  She has provided the perfect blend of the traditional masculine and feminine traits.  She has worked with our Founder, the ‘face of TreeSisters’ and the creative force behind much of our work. Our Founder is transitioning into an externally facing role but will need a strong relationship with the person coming in. The successful applicant will be able to manage this, also working well with the Board of Trustees.

We expect our new CEO to continue to shape the culture of TreeSisters, working closely with the team, in line with our core values, and role model these values.  You need to lead a large remote team and work as part of a truly global organisation. 

Core accountabilities of the role

• Board governance - working with the Board to fulfil the mission and strategic objectives, including representing the organisation and reporting to the US Board, a separate legal entity, and the Global Strategic Advisory Board.

• Financial Performance and Viability - working alongside our Head of Finance, Board and Committees to ensure the financial health and compliance of the charity.

• Leading the fundraising function, working with the fundraising team and the Founder to ensure the organisation’s financial health in support of the TreeSisters mission.

• Communicate the vision of TreeSisters and take steps to make it a reality. Work closely with the operations and marketing teams to deliver a clear vision and direction with people inside and outside of the organisation.

• Tree strategy and understanding the work we do.  Work closely with the teams working in the field, keeping a watch on activities and making appropriate recommendations to the Board for decision making.  You will not be required to be an expert, although it would be great if you have some expertise.

• People and Culture.  Leading the people and evolving the culture are key criteria for this role.  Working closely with the HR Manager, and the culture team, you will help shape TreeSisters.  We are currently on a journey of empowerment via the implementation of ‘SOS’, a non-hierarchical way of organising and working.  You will not be required to be an expert and can shape the way this works at TreeSisters. 

The ideal candidate 

You will be self-motivated and thrive when working in a globally distributed, virtual team environment. You will be a people person with strong collaboration, communication, organisation and interpersonal skills. 

Essential Requirements

• High-level leadership skills

• General management experience

• Understanding change management and Organisational-development

• Financial management and reporting skills, including non-profit

• High-level facilitation skills, including Boards, Committees and teams

• High level verbal and communication skills

• Public speaking

• High level strategic thinking capability

• Ideally high-level policy development and analysis experience with knowledge of national and local non-profit law.

Interested?

To apply for this position please complete our employment application form.  Please note the closing date for applications is Wednesday 8th December 2021 (midnight GMT).

APPLY NOW on our website, via the attached link.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

TreeSisters is enthusiastically committed to a long term, ongoing, organisation-wide journey of transforming systemic racism within our work. We invite applications from people who would like to both experience and play a part in this journey. We welcome applications from BIPOC.  As an organisation, we have committed to playing our part in dismantling systemic racism and making our team and network as inclusive as possible.

TreeSisters values your perspective and experience regardless of sexual orientation, gender, religion, spiritual practise, belief system, physical ability, formal education and background. We are committed to equal opportunity employment, and we want to hear from you if you feel inspired to apply to TreeSisters.

Who Are We?

TreeSisters is a UK registered social change and reforestation charity that places tropical restoration into everyone’s hands. Through individuals and businesses that give back to nature every month, TreeSisters has funded the planting of over 20 million trees across 12 locations in Brazil, Borneo, Cameroon, India, Kenya, Mozambique, Madagascar, Nepal and West Papua.

Read more about our Mission and Vision

Our vision is a world where it is normal for everyone to protect and restore themselves and their world. 

Our mission is to rapidly accelerate tropical reforestation by inspiring and channelling women’s Nature-based feminine leadership into local and global action.

Job Overview

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an exceptional, highly organised and experienced office professional to cover maternity leave as an Office Manager for Better Bankside.

The Office Manager plays a crucial role in enabling Better Bankside to service its membership and achieve its aim of driving positive change in one of the world’s great neighbourhoods. The postholder is in charge of ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the organisation.

Key tasks include:

- Oversight of the organisation’s phone, IT and internet facilities, ensuring that these are functioning at all times.

- Ensuring external contracts are recorded and managed efficiently

- Oversight of office supplies and deliveries

- Manage the office administration budget

- Liaise with landlord for any building issues.

- Identify working practices to streamline working environment

- Monitoring the usage of the BB’s arch spaces on the Low Line.

- Ensuring the workplace is a covid-safe environment

- Oversight of the organisation’s Sugar CRM membership database.

- Key role in managing and documenting the organisation’s procurement procedures, including maintaining accurate records relating to contracts with suppliers

- Finance support including: administering the sales ledger, issuing invoices and keeping an account of theme budgets and relay information on these to managers, compiling and distributing payslips, pensions and tax information to employees

- Developing, implementing and monitoring HR policies and ensuring the organisation demonstrates best practice in areas such as employee absence, grievance, diversity, recruitment and staff development

- Ensure the staff handbook is up to date in line with best practice and current legislation, and convey the staff handbook to new employees

- Support recruitment of staff across the organisation: helping draft JDs, advertising roles, managing, scheduling and attending interviews. Managing the Be Applied unbiased recruitment platform

- Line management of one direct report: Business Support Coordinator

Person specification

The role requires a positive attitude and a flexible approach. The ideal candidate should be willing and able to take on a wide range of diverse tasks. There is no preference for any particular background, but you need be able to demonstrate an impressive range of relevant experience in the following areas.

Skills and experience

- Proven track record of organisational and administrative skills, with minimum of two years’ experience of working in a similar capacity

- A competent verbal and written communicator with a friendly and professional manner

- Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning

- A strong team player who will embody the BB culture

- Confident user of standard MS Office software packages

- Experience of working with database systems

- Conscientious, diligent and attentive to detail

- Problem solver and adaptable to new ideas

- Experience of providing administrative help for meetings (including preparing agendas, taking minutes)

- Able to confidently develop positive and productive working relationships

- Proactive and self-motivated, ability to prioritise own workload and to work to tight deadlines

- Interest in Bankside as an area to live, work and visit

- An understanding of Business Improvement Districts

About Better Bankside

Vision Powered by the people of Bankside, Better Bankside will be an agent of change, leading innovative economic, environmental and social action to advance one of the world’s great neighbourhoods, bringing benefits to business and Banksiders.

Mission We will improve everyone’s experience of the neighbourhood by co-creating our programme with Banksiders, responding inventively to urban challenges, and celebrating the differences that define Bankside as London’s Other Side.

Better Bankside was one of the first Business Improvement Districts (BID) in the UK, established in 2004. We are a partnership of local businesses, working closely with other community stakeholders to co-create a programme of projects and services that benefits the whole Bankside neighbourhood. Our core purpose is to promote local businesses and make a positive impact in our community.

As a BID, we are funded by a mandatory levy on businesses within a defined boundary. Our last ballot took place in November 2019, achieving overwhelming support from the business community, with 92% voting for another five years of Better Bankside.

Better Bankside is an organisation where you can make a real impact; and where you can expect to get involved in a wide-ranging programme of work.

We are a small team of fifteen in the Bankside office, plus our wardens and street cleaning teams. The way that we work with our members through our governance structure provides an extended network of regular collaborators and contributors.

Working arrangements

Better Bankside operates on a flexitime basis with mandatory core hours of 10am-4pm, Monday to Friday, with additional hours, evening and weekend work expected in accordance with the requirements of the post. Due to the nature of our work, a minimum of three days per week will be based in the office with up to two days working from home.

Throughout the pandemic, Government guidance has been adhered to with home working supported for those able to do so, and measures put in place to ensure the Better Bankside workplace is Covid secure.

How to apply

At Better Bankside, we celebrate diversity and promote equality and inclusion amongst our staff. We welcome applications from all, regardless of personal characteristics or background. We've taken the decision to use blind recruitment for this role and as such, we'd like applicants to apply by using the platform Be Applied.

Full copy of the JD can be found on our website

Closing date: 10th December 2021, 12pm

Interviews (via Zoom): w/c 13th December 2021

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

£26,060.40 (£43,434 FTE) per annum

Part-time, 21 hours per week

Permanent Contract

Home based with expectation of travel nationwide

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Our Values

At the CSP our goal is to create a culture which is characterised by innovation, respect, encouragement, passion and teamwork.  We all strive for continuous improvement and to be the best at everything we do.  We aspire to work in a way that embodies our values of learning, courage, inclusive and integrity.  Our shared values are part of our organisational DNA and reflect the expectations we have of ourselves and others. They guide what we do and how we do it to have the greatest impact for our members.  Please visit the website for further information.

For further information and details of how to apply, please click on the apply button.

CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date: 10am, Friday 3 December 2021.

Interview date: Friday 17 December 2021.

We offer an excellent benefits package, including 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, Christmas office closure between 25th December to 1st January and generous pension scheme.

The CSP is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We would be happy to discuss with shortlisted candidates flexible working arrangements that suit the needs and preferences of candidates as well as the business needs of the organisation.

If you require any adjustments during the application stage, please email the HR team.

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