Christians Together Calderdale are seeking a Business Development Manager to lead with the growth of our charity and ensure its financial security through seeking funding and completing relevant bids on our behalf.  We work to support the homeless and vulnerable community of Calderdale through our projects, including the Food Bank, Winter Shelter, Banqueting Table (free lunches three times a week) and drop in support.

Lockdown has brought a number of serious issues to the foreground for society's most vulnerable; victims of domestic abuse and violence are at much greater risk at home with their abusers. This incredibly impactful charity supports all individuals and their children fleeing domestic and other gender-based violence and they are looking for an Accommodation & Resettlement Manager who shares their values of People, Excellence, Integrity and Change to join the team!

Reporting to the Head of Services, the Accommodation Manager will lead and support the charities Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence services including those presenting with complex needs in refuge/dispersed accommodation services. As Accommodation Manager, you'll lead a substantial team across several sites in Bradford and Keighley to ensure the effective and efficient day-to-day operations of the refuge/dispersed and resettlement services. This role is busy and fast paced and will be a mix of housing and finance management, quality assurance and operational management. You'll have responsibility for managing accommodation leads, activities across all accommodation and resettlement provisions to ensure high quality support and services.

We are looking for someone with:

* A proven track record of supporting vulnerable people
* Experience of leading and managing multi-site supported accommodation services
* Experience of housing management
* Strong team development & management experience
* Experience of managing and reconciling financial accounts including rents

If you have experience of working with vulnerable people and are a compassionate and motivational leader who thrives in a busy, fast paced environment please get in touch as we would love to hear from you. This role will be based across the Bradford and Keighley sites. The role is 30 hours per week spread across 4 days.

Closing 28th May, but we are reviewing applications on a rolling basis so please do get in touch with a CV ASAP.

To hear more information on this role please contact Ellen Drummond or Amelia Lee at Charity People.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Department: Customer Journey

Interview date: week commencing 24/05

Contract Duration: 18 months

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

You will be part of a high-profile, business critical, priority team transforming the platforms used by Citizens Advice volunteers to deliver remote advice to the public. This will involve replacing existing telephony and webchat platforms and introducing video chat capabilities to the network. Our phone service alone receives millions of calls from the public every year and is staffed by thousands of volunteers. The team is multi-disciplinary and involves staff from across the organisation. You will be working particularly closely with product managers, delivery managers, user researchers, user experience designers, service designers, data scientists and strategists. We work closely with colleagues in technology and data and operations.

You will provide business change management support to this transformation effort, which is expected to take up to 2.5 years and will involve discovering requirements, testing and procuring solutions and rolling out new technologies to thousands of volunteers across England and Wales. You will be responsible for ensuring that this significant body of change is delivered successfully. As well as bringing extensive change management experience, including knowledge of current methodologies and tools and their practical application, we are looking for someone with experience of working in a multidisciplinary team delivering high transactional digital products and platforms using agile methodology. You'll also have experience discovering training requirements and supporting the delivery of training programmes that meets those requirements. To be successful, you’ll need strong analytical and judgement skills and be adept at building effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels.

Are you a motivated, passionate and experienced manager with an impressive track record of delivering high-quality services, to meet the needs of local communities in a social work/care, health or education profession? Want to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families? If so, read on.

Catholic Care is an ambitious Charity. We are always striving to offer even better services to give the children, young people, families and schools we work with quality and highly regarded support services. This means that as we look to the future we have the confidence to try something new.

We know it is our professionals working with children and young people who make the biggest difference to their lives and as we look to integrate our services, we require a Senior Manager who will share this vision and manage a team of experienced practitioners. Your role will be to provide management, professional support, advice and supervision to frontline practitioners, ensuring that a quality service is delivered to children and young people.

You will be responsible for the development of the teams and the results delivered. You will work in partnership with other agencies and with our commissioned services to ensure the best possible outcomes for the children and young people that we work with.

This is an exciting time where we are keen to make a difference to service delivery. This is an inspirational opportunity to be part of the team and join us on our journey.

To be considered as the Senior Manager, you will need:

• A management qualification and extensive experience in a senior management role
• A thorough knowledge of good practice and legislation in relation to safeguarding children and adults, social care provision, outcome management and management controls
• A recognised professional qualification in social work and/or care, health, education or equivalent

In-depth knowledge of local services that provide support for families, across children’s social care would highly desirable.

If you are as excited by the prospect as we are, then we would like to speak to you as it may be just the role for you.

Job Title: Senior Manager for Children and Young People’s Services

Salary: SP38 to 41 £40,760 to £43,662 plus pension and other benefits

Post: Permanent Full Time

Location: As part of your role, you will be expected to travel across West and parts of North Yorkshire and be based at Head Office in Headingley, Leeds

Closing Date: 21st May 2021

Interview Date: 7thJune 2021

Catholic care was founded in 1863 and has evolved its services now caring for older people, adults at risk, children & families and helping those who are disadvantaged, vulnerable and marginalized; people of all faiths or of no faith at all. The charity also employs people of all faiths and none.

Position Summary 

If you love food and people then this is the ideal job for you!

FoodCycle is expanding into Yorkshire and Teesside. We are keen to open a number of Community Dining Projects in Leeds, Bradford, Middlesbrough and Hartlepool.

In this role you will have the opportunity to develop and open these projects ensuring people can look forward to a hearty weekly meal in their local community where they will make friends and feel well nourished.

You will manage recruit and train local volunteers to be empowered to run these projects. You will liaise with a network of charities, build local relationships with supermarkets, assess venues for suitability and create the most incredible community events in your area.

An excellent communicator, you will manage the volunteers at each Project ensuring they are trained, supported and on-message with FoodCycle strategy, ensuring that volunteers are confident enough to self-organise and make a success of their Projects.

Working at FoodCycle

Holidays: 23 working days (along with additional Christmas Close down days)

Pension: There is a pension scheme available – new staff are automatically enrolled after three month unless you choose to opt out.

Flexible working: We love flexible working! You will be on a flexible working contract, which means that you get to plan your week

Team working: We are a small but great team – super supportive and always willing to help each other out.

Equipment:  Whilst working with FoodCycle you will be provided with a work mobile and laptop

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Touchstone (registered charity No. 1012053) is a leading voluntary sector agency providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of local people.

Co-production Lead – Complex Rehabilitation Services Project
NJC Scale Points 23-25 starting at £27,741 pa
37 hours per week
This role is fixed term for up to 12 months

It is an occupational requirement for this role that the applicant is female.

The Complex Rehabilitation Service is a new initiative working to find ways “locked-in” Service Users, with complex mental health needs, can be safely and successfully reintroduced back into the communities of West Yorkshire to define, build and live meaningful, independent and satisfying lives. 

Women have shared their experiences with us, describing a vision of a community model which is “not just about keeping me safe – it’s about building a life worth living”.

You will be working dynamically alongside the male Co-production Lead to ensure that the service user voice is heard, valued and respected and becomes a part of the planning, development and implementation of services going forwards.

You will need to have experience of working with Women experiencing mental health difficulties and complex needs, including victims of sexual and/or domestic abuse, with positive outcomes. You will have substantial experience of report writing including research reports and/or evaluations. A knowledge of social inclusion is needed to carry out this role.

Closing Date:  Sunday 16th May 2021
Interviews will be held on: Thursday 27th May 2021

How to apply:

Please click 'Apply' to be redirected to our website, where you can download the application pack.
Please note, you are not applying at this stage.

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, a Trans Positive employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly, BME and LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone.

Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role, if appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you.

No agencies please.

Operations Director – Performance and Quality

Age UK Leeds is a leading local charity with a strong reputation for providing high quality services that contribute to improvements in the health and wellbeing of older people in Leeds. Along with other partners across the city we are facing a critical period, as the full impact of the pandemic on the older population emerges it is essential that we are well placed to respond positively to address health inequalities, promote independence and increase resilience.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our well established Senior Management Team where you will be in a position to shape and lead the development of new initiatives as well as providing senior leadership oversight of two of our key city-wide existing services ensuring they continue to deliver to the highest standards meeting the diverse needs of the older people of Leeds.

Starting salary £35,745 to £38,890 + pension

Working Hours: 37 Hours per week

Closing Date: Tuesday 01st June 2021

Interview Date: Wednesday 9th June 2021

As the Operations Director – Performance and Quality you will be directly responsible for providing strategic operational leadership for the following key services; Hospital to Home (including the current Home Comfort pilot), Information and Advice and SWIFt (Supporting Wellbeing).

In addition, you will have organisation wide responsibility for;

• The development and implementation of organisation-wide quality management processes, procedures
• Service user engagement, to ensure that service user involvement is key in the development and delivery of all services, and is embedded in practice and development
• Oversight of volunteer recruitment, development and engagement

As a member of the SMT you will directly contribute to the strategic planning and development of Age UK Leeds, working as part of a team help to shape the vision, culture and core values of the organisation.  You must have the ability to work to tight deadlines, prioritise conflicting work loads and delegate effectively. You will have proven ability to build and manage effective and high performing teams. Experience of effective partnership working in a health or social care environment and with a range of stakeholders is essential for this post.

Further details and an application pack are available on our Age UK Leeds website.

37 hours per week worked flexibly

Based in Shipley, Skipton or Harrogate, plus home working

Raising the profile of unpaid carers and reaching out to offer support, information and advice are the key dual roles of the Communications and Engagement Team.

You will work across the organisation identifying key communication and marketing routes to ensure that the voices of carers are heard locally, and nationally 

The successful candidate will be an exceptional communicator with the range of skills commensurate with the array of communication methods in use today.  Leading the Engagement Team, the post holder will ensure that all communication both externally and internally adheres to our branding guidelines and is presented in a high quality professional manner.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the ability to write, co-ordinate and edit others contributions to our quarterly newsletter, manage relationships with the media, lead publicity and carer campaigns and further develop social media as an effective form of communication. 

Project Officer

(Ref:  SUS3191)

£24,938 per annum pro rata

37.5 hours per week

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Base: Leeds or Newcastle

About Sustrans

Our vision and mission have never been more relevant. 

Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling.

We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.

We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.

Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together!

About the Role

We now have an exciting opportunity to help us undertake projects across the North of England.

You will work on our “Paths for Everyone” and “Liveable Towns and Cities” programmes, with projects focused on getting more people walking and cycling by improving the National Cycle Network and working with local communities, reshaping their streets and encouraging greater active travel.

About You

We are looking for an excellent communicator who can build effective working relationships with a diverse range of project partners.

You will have an understanding of wider transport and/or urban design issues and how they interact with creating more liveable spaces.

In return we can offer you genuine flexibility around working patterns. We embrace values-driven and inclusive leadership and we listen and make time for innovation through our people-centred culture.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team where you can make a big impact and where we value the contribution and expertise of everyone.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.

We actively encourage applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. Currently, this includes people who identify as having a disability, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

Interviews

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Wednesday 26 May 2021.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams during 16 June 2021.

Should Sustrans receive an overwhelming number of applications for this vacancy, the decision may be taken to close it earlier than the advertised closing date, so please ensure your application is submitted as soon as possible.

To apply, please complete our online application form. 

We are delighted to be working in partnership with Day One Trauma Support to recruit them a new Director of Service Development. Day One Trauma Support are a truly incredible national Charity based in Leeds, providing practical and emotional support to patients and family members in the immediate aftermath of a major trauma and throughout the recovery journey. They work alongside the NHS with patients and families and are able to provide support and advice alongside the medical treatment that a patient receives. This could be emotional, financial, legal and other practical concerns.

The Director of Service Development is a brand-new role within the Charity and it is certainly a very exciting time to join as Day One have ambitious growth plans moving forwards. The Director of Service Development will work closely with the CEO and the board to develop the growth strategy both regionally and nationally.

As the Director of Service Development, you will lead on the delivery, planning and implementation of service developments, including new contracts within Major Trauma Centres and community outreach projects. You will be instrumental in project managing the roll out to new trauma centres. As a member of the senior management team you will be directly responsible for the volunteer Manager and work closely with the Income and Communications Manager on bids for funding to support service delivery.

To apply for this role you must have had business or service development experience, preferably in a Charity or healthcare setting, as well as project management experience. Success in tender bidding management is also desirable. You will have had service planning and operational management experience and it is desirable that you have had some experience in working with or within NHS Trusts. You will also be a creative, strategic thinker with a practical operational approach.

Day One Trauma Support are a flexible employer and this role can be home based preferably with access to the head office in Leeds. Please note this role closes 28th May with interviews scheduled in for w/c 7th June. For more information about this incredibly exciting opportunity please contact Laura iliff on [email protected] .com or call 01132207540

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

Research Grants Assistant

Harrogate with occasional travel across the Yorkshire Region

Whilst the majority of our employees are currently working remotely in accordance with government guidelines, we do endeavour to return to our Head Office in Harrogate as soon as we are safely able to do so, where this role will be predominantly based.

About Us

Yorkshire Cancer Research is the largest independent cancer charity in England. With an ambitious goal of saving 2000 lives a year, it is an exciting time to be joining the charity. Every week in Yorkshire almost 600 people are told they have cancer, by working for Yorkshire Cancer Research you are helping to protect and save these lives.

Yorkshire is big, beautiful and diverse and, as an inclusive employer, our aim is that our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is central to us achieving our strategic goal of saving more lives in our region. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.

Yorkshire Cancer Research is entering an exciting period in its development. As part of this we are expanding our team at our Head Office and a number of new roles are being created. As such, we are now looking for a Research Grants Assistant to support our Research and Services team.

The Benefits
 

We offer all our employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service), flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within walking distance of Harrogate train station, free onsite parking and a whole lot more.

We’ve got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and we’re looking for people who are aligned with these. As our Research Grants Assistant, you will strive for excellence in everything you do, have integrity, champion expertise through improvement and innovation and be a great team player. To find out more about our values and how important they are to us, please visit our website.

The Role

As a Research Grants Assistant, you will provide administration support for the Research and Services Team to ensure that Yorkshire Cancer Research supports high quality research and services that directly impacts the people of Yorkshire.

Supporting the Research Funding Manager, you will assist in running aspects of Award funding rounds, co-ordinating workshops to support wider initiatives and ongoing Awards management including accurate maintenance of records.
 

Specifically, you will:

- Provide administration support for all phases in the research funding process to ensure we fund high quality and impactful research, including preparing documents, managing applications and fostering good relationships with the applicants.

- Provide the administration support for a portfolio of research Awards, and where required service Awards. Co-ordinating award progress reporting and maintaining accurate records across the Award Management systems.

- Work across the Research and Services team to deliver successful meetings and workshops with external partners to support research funding initiatives and Patient and Public involvement (PPI).

- Develop strong working relationships with funding applications and funded award holders, serving as the main point of contact for any issues with Research Awards.

- Maintain accurate records on the award management systems.

- Curate our database of research contacts (Award holders, peer reviewers and others) and support the research team to be compliant with all relevant data protection regulations in terms of our protection of personal data and document retention for the funding rounds and all Research Awards in line with existing charity policies and procedures.

About You

To be considered for this role, you will need:

- A degree or further education qualification in a relevant subject area or equivalent experience of working in a research or health environment.

- Demonstrable evidence of continuing professional development.

- Proven administration experience and experience of maintaining accurate records.

- Experience of co-ordinating meetings, preparing paperwork and taking minutes. 

- Experience of extracting information from a variety of sources to prepare suitable reports.

- High level of attention to detail, particularly in respect to maintenance of records.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

- IT skills including use of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams) and databases.

- An ability to engage with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

- Excellent organisational skills, including time management skills, the ability to prioritise workload to meet deadlines and coordinate multiple complex projects.

- An understanding of research funding mechanisms including peer review processes and management of research awards is desirable. 

- Experience of working with a grants database is desirable.

Before applying please view the full role profile and visit our Careers Page to find out more about working for Yorkshire Cancer Research. 

The charity is a responsible and flexible employer.  We welcome any discussion for flexible working at interview/offer stage where we will consider an individual’s circumstances against the needs of the charity.

We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application please contact us.

With the retirement of the current Director later this year, the Chair and Trustees are looking for someone with a passion for community development, who is an innovative, flexible leader with prior fundraising or income generating experience and comfortable in public, private and voluntary sector settings. 

If you have the drive and enthusiasm to respond to this exciting challenge, then we would like to hear from you.

The closing date for recipt of completed applications is Friday 28 May and interviews will be held in Wakefield w/c 21 June. 

As a result of an exciting array of opportunities for greater impact and influence, TLG are creating the brand-new role of Schools Strategy Director to initially lead a strategic review of the TLG Education Centre model and the existing support structure. 

The School Strategy Director will build a shared understanding with senior leaders of the practices that are central to success and identify opportunities for school improvement, efficiency, investment and change across the TLG network of Education Centre Schools. 

They will bring leadership in the implementation of change and development with the goal of enabling local churches to play their part with TLG in transforming the lives of struggling children.  We are seeking a senior educational leader with a vibrant Christian faith and a passion for the Church to be at the forefront of changing lives.

As part of our commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS. We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.