Fundraising And Community Engagement Officer Jobs in Southwark, Greater London
VERTIC is looking to appoint a Head of Finance. The role involves managing the full range of the organisation’s finances and administrative functions. This includes budgeting and forecasting at the project, programme and central level as well as running the day-to-day financial and other organisational operations. The role will also involve maintaining and developing robust and user-friendly, financial and operational systems to underpin our work. This is a great opportunity to work with an established and growing NGO with activities reaching around the world and to help maintain and strengthen its finance, administrative and operational functions.
The role requires having significant experience in charity and not for profit financial management, as well as in overseeing the life-cycle of grants and other contracts from governments, organisations and charitable foundations internationally. You should have substantial experience in accounting and resource management software, audit processes and HR matters. We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills who can work with and present to colleagues across the organisation and understand the needs of their programmes and projects. The organisation is dynamic and has been growing in terms of the size and number of grants it has internationally. The organisation is relatively small in terms of staff numbers. The successful candidate should therefore be prepared to be adaptable and flexible and be able to move from strategic activities to sleeves up work with ease.
About us:
VERTIC (the Verification Research, Training and Information Centre) is an independent, non-profit making charitable organisation. Established in 1986, VERTIC supports the development, implementation and verification of international agreements to improve international peace, security, environment and development. Our activities cover international treaties and mechanisms preventing nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, measures promoting stabilisation between conventional forces, challenges and opportunities from new technologies, International Health Regulations and sustainable development. To support progress in these areas, VERTIC provides innovative research, capacity-building, and engagement with governmental, regulatory, diplomatic, scientific and non-governmental communities around the world. Our outputs include technical advice and planning materials, publications, presentations, information tools, databases, as well as events, workshops, training and exercises. We run projects solely and in partnerships with other organisations.
We carry out our activities across Africa, Asia, Europe and North and South America, and the Pacific. Our staff is comprised of international legal experts, scientists and policy analysts from a range of nationalities and disciplines. VERTIC has an office in London and staff and consultants based in other countries. The organisation’s funding comes from governments, regional and international organisations such as the EU and United Nations and charitable foundations. Our role ranges from lead implementer coordinating other partners, to sub-contractor. VERTIC is governed by a Board of Trustees and regulated by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
Functions and responsibilities
Organisation level
· Prepare annual, quarterly and monthly budgets and projections at the organisational and programme level along with management accounts and cash flow reports.
· Analyse forward cash and fundraising projections and needs.
· Brief and work with Executive Director on financial, HR and administrative matters including financial needs, staffing, projections, scenarios and planning, and risk monitoring.
· Prepare and present financial reports to Board of Trustees meetings.
· Ensure the Charity meets its statutory obligations to HMRC and Charity Commission and other relevant bodies as necessary, as well as insurance obligations.
· Keep the organisation compliant and up to date on law and best practices related to charity finance, governance, risk monitoring, HR and operations in UK and internationally.
· Prepare and submit annual statutory financial statements, prepare and facilitate the audit process.
· Help maintain, update and communicate VERTIC financial policies, procedures and controls.
· Maintain, develop and, where necessary, overhaul the organisation’s financial, HR and operational IT and physical infrastructure and records to ensure they are standardized and consistent, user-friendly, up to date, appropriately accessible and resilient.
· Ensure financial and related systems facilitate organisational stability, hand-over, and efficient knowledge-transfer including for financial management processes, software tools and records.
· Review and implement methodologies for calculating organisational financial needs and internal allocation approaches for full cost recovery, day charge out rates, overheads and reserves.
· Monitor restricted and unrestricted fund allocation
· Manage day-to-day finances, scheduling, tracking and fulfilling invoices and payments to suppliers, service providers in the UK and abroad.
· Manage bookkeeping activities, including transaction recording in the organisation’s books and reconciliation.
· Manage bank and financial service provider accounts in various currencies, oversee fund transfers, process credit cards and charge card accounts.
· Address foreign exchange rates currency implications for the organisation.
· For UK and international/non-UK staff: monitor staff time and leave records; ensure payroll and related employment payments are fulfilled and records kept; manage HR matters related to employment contracts, visas, salaries, time, leave, social security, pensions, benefits and expenses; assist with onboarding, offboarding, handovers.
· Support organisational level cyber security practices related to finance and operations.
· Review project contracts from funders, address due diligence and compliance matters, and keep VERTIC’s template contracts for consultants and organisations in line with best practice.
· Ensure new grants are recorded across VERTIC’s system including identifying funder rules and internal responsibilities.
· Oversee office management
Programme and project level
· Support Programme Directors with financial monitoring and planning for time allocation needs across staff and consultants, project delivery capacity, billing, fundraising, and expenditure - over monthly, quarterly and annual timelines.
· Oversee financial management of grants and other types of contract from governments from multiple regions, international organisations and charitable foundations.
· Schedule, prepare, submit and track financial reports to funders and invoices to funders, including submitting invoices on government finance systems.
· Monitor payment of invoices.
· Prepare for and host project-level audits.
· Support staff with project and activity level finances and expenditure monitoring.
· Support Programmes in fundraising by assisting with project budgets (covering staffing, travel to meetings, workshop costs, research tools, sub-contractors in the UK and overseas).
· Ensure adherence to government and charitable foundation funder rules and requirements on finance-related matters (procurement, due diligence, exchange rate methodologies, transactions, anti-bribery, anti-corruption, sanctions, management quality assurance, ethics)
· Assist with the preparation and review of contracts for sub-contractors and consultants
· Oversee/support staff with travel, event and other expenditure.
Requirements
· Significant level of experience in finance, operations and administration including in a senior/leadership role with responsibility for a department or small to medium organisation.
· Understanding of charity accounting requirements.
· Experience in managing charity / not for profit finances including management accounts, budgets, monitoring and planning, day-to-day operations on banking, income and payments.
· Experience in using common accounting and management software, including QuickBooks, knowledge of ERPs is desirable.
· Familiarity with HR and project management software and service provider web portals.
· Experience in contract management from government and charitable foundation funders in the UK and overseas.
· Experience with financial requirements in fundraising from governments and foundations.
· Experience in HR in the UK and internationally.
· Experience with organisational practices such as strong cyber security and compliance.
· Excellent communication skills, including to non-finance staff and partners.
· Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, proactiveness, ability to work to tight deadlines.
· Ability to oversee and strengthen overall financial system as needed.
· Comfortable in hybrid and remote working environments.
· Familiarity with working with stakeholders from a variety of different cultures and regions.
· Ability to travel on occasion.
· Education and qualifications: at least a Bachelors level degree; Accountancy Qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
The organisation currently operates a hybrid working policy for staff based in and around London. At present, this role requires attendance in person on a number of days to be agreed and requires availability during office hours. These factors can be further determined based on whether the agreement is for a full or part time position. You must have the right to work in the UK to apply for this post.
In return, we offer:
● A competitive salary commensurate with the candidate's qualifications and experience.
● 25 days annual leave allowance.
● Flexible working practices (including working from home).
● Relocation support.
● Pension scheme.
● Life insurance.
● Opportunities for education and training support.
Note: This Job Description reflects the current situation. It does not preclude change or development that might be required in the future.
VERTIC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
BEO is an independent national Black civil rights and campaigning charity created to dismantle systemic racism in Britain, drive generational change and deliver better lived experiences for Black people across the country. We are ready for a generational shift and will strive tirelessly to dismantle systemic racism and make the UK a better, fairer country for Black people.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about driving forward anti racist change and who has developed similar frameworks. You will have strong EDI, anti-racist and intersectional experience of successfully influencing change to improve the experience of minority groups in an organisation.
This is a great opportunity for a driven and credible advocate of equality, diversity and inclusion, who has an understanding of equality and diversity legislation, HR policies, issues and good practice as well as what it takes to foster an inclusive culture and to play a key role in a highly respected national charity. The successful candidate will have experience of providing strategic operational advice and guidance on EDI to employers at all levels of their organisation. You may be working as a consultant in the space already or be an in-house specialist.
In return we offer flexible working, a generous employee benefits package, a friendly supportive team and the chance to be part of a charity focussed on dismantling systemic racism experienced by Black people in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About BRAC
Founded in Bangladesh in 1972, BRAC is an international development organisation that today partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty. Best known for our community-led, holistic approach that delivers long-term impact at scale, BRAC works with communities in marginalised situations, hard-to-reach areas and post-disaster settings across Asia and Africa, with a particular focus on women and children. We innovate and create impact through social development programmes, social enterprises, humanitarian response, a bank and a university.
BRAC’s European office supports BRAC’s work through fundraising and communications, building impactful, long-term relationships with partners, and engaging with policymakers and practitioners to tackle extreme poverty.
Overview of the role
The Executive & HR Assistant plays a vital role in ensuring that BRAC’s office in Europe operates efficiently and effectively to deliver its mission to support BRAC’s work. It is a broad role encompassing administrative, human resources, team internal comms, and governance support to the London office, reporting directly to the Executive Director but also working very closely with the wider senior management team and our board of trustees.
The European office is a small, dynamic and enthusiastic team, whilst very much part of the larger global BRAC family of organisations. This is a particularly exciting time as we embark on a new strategy to build our presence across Europe in support of BRAC’s global ambition to create opportunities for over 250 million people by 2030.
The position is ideal for an accomplished, highly organised candidate who is comfortable with a flexible, varied workload and brings a positive, can-do spirit. The candidate will be at ease dealing with colleagues from around the world, as well as staff and trustees at all levels of the London office. They will share our strong sense of pride in working for a successful INGO which is led from the Global South and committed to doing international development differently.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Marketing Manager to join the Fundraising, Marketing & Communications team at SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity on a six-month contract. This role will support the Head of Marketing & Brand to deliver impactful, integrated marketing and brand activations with great results.
You will work on strategies and campaigns that serve the objectives of all areas within SSAFA, so your expertise will help raise awareness of crucial services, recruit volunteers, support fundraising initiatives and promote understanding of SSAFA’s work. Most notably you will develop the strategic approach and activation of a new brand proposition in the Autumn. This is an incredibly important piece of work for the charity, so the role will suit somebody with experience in driving a brand previously.
You will work collaboratively and creatively with colleagues across the Fundraising, Marketing and Communications directorate, taking briefs and translating them into finalised marketing activations. Alongside the Head of Marketing & Brand you will work closely with the rest of the team, particularly the Senior Marketing Officer.
About the team
You will be joining a well-established team of marcomms professionals, ranging from designers to case study managers and social media experts. You will have plenty of opportunity to interact with other internal departments, such as Fundraising or members of the volunteer network.
About you
To hit the ground running and carry out this role successfully you will have:
- Demonstrable experience managing marketing or brand strategies and campaigns that achieve engagement or brand visibility metrics.
- Experience of managing projects with several internal stakeholders working with either agency or in-house delivery teams.
- The ability to interrogate and understand a brief in order to develop multi-channel campaign plans and co-ordinate the creation of compelling content and collateral that resonates with audiences.
- Experience of co-ordinating post-campaign analysis reports in order to communicate achievements and performance to relevant internal stakeholders.
- Effective time management skills with the ability to prioritise and work to tight deadlines as needed.
- Experience of working in a commercial, public or not-for-profit organisation would be beneficial.
You will be proactive and able to work with large numbers of stakeholders from across SSAFA, with great interpersonal and influencing skills. You are the type of person who enjoys working collaboratively and always wants to achieve the best outcome for different audiences.
About SSAFA
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is a trusted source of support for serving personnel, veterans and their families in their time of need. In 2022 our trained teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 59,000 people, including veterans, serving personnel (regulars and reserves) and their families.
SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. And we are here for that person and their family, any time they need us and in any way they need us.
Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA
SSAFA exists to support a diverse range of beneficiaries within the armed forces community, and we believe diversity within our teams is key to ensuring we can deliver our services effectively. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a worldwide charity. SSAFA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.
SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve.
No agencies please. Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable.
Closing date: Midnight on 04 June 2024.
SSAFA reserves the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Interviews: 11-14 June 2024
Director of People and Culture, L'Arche in the UK
ABOUT L'ARCHE
L'Arche is a worldwide movement of people with and without learning disabilities building community together. We aim to be a beacon for our society - of what social care can be, what life with learning disabilities can be, and what a human society can be.
L'Arche in the UK is a registered charity and a regulated provider of care and support. Our 11 Communities in England, Scotland and Wales offer a varied mix of adult supported living, registered care, and day services.
Our UK annual turnover is about £20m. Well over a thousand people across the UK belong to a L'Arche Community, including about 300 people with learning disabilities and more than 700 employees and volunteers.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Reports to: National Leader / CEO
Direct reports: HR Advisor, Head of Learning and Development
Salary: £72,800 (plus London weighting where appropriate)
Location: Hybrid, with 2-3 days a week in our London office, or in another L'Arche location. (If your base is outside London, you can expect to spend 2-3 days a month in the London office). The role includes regular travel to L'Arche Communities UK-wide, and to national meetings.
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week, full time
Purpose of the role:
Lead people vision, strategy, systems and services that make L'Arche a great place to work, belong, and grow in Community - so that we live out our mission and values.
Key responsibilities:
Vision and values
- Lead L'Arche in our identity as a life-giving place to work, belong and grow, in line with our mission and values.
- Develop a coherent vision and strategy for L'Arche as a place where people can flourish.
- Integrate this people vision into organisation-wide ambitions, priorities and initiatives.
- Build clarity and confidence about how to bring together the L'Arche focus on community, mutuality, and spirituality.
Recruitment, retention, and belonging
- Build a L'Arche-wide focus on belonging, wellbeing and employee retention.
- Oversee recruitment strategy and processes across l'Arche.
- Lead on workforces strategy, pay and rewards.
- Support L'Arche Communities to welcome a new generation of volunteers and friends.
- Lead employee and volunteer engagement, and build a culture of co-creation, ownership, and voice for everyone.
Learning, development, and formation
- Oversee co-production and roll-out of a new Values, Skills and Behaviours Framework.
- Lead a new initiative on line management skills and culture.
- Oversee the national Learning and Development team in providing central programmes for assistant and leader induction and leadership development.
- Support Communities to identify and develop future leaders.
- Oversee development and implementation of an overall strategy for learning, development, and formation.
HR structures, strategy, and services
- Ensure L'Arche has the skills, policies, systems, and information for consistently good and compliant HR services and line management.
- Review and lead people functions across L'Arche, to ensure clear, coherent, and cost-effective HR services.
- Manage the HR team, Learning and Development team, and national HR and L&D budgets.
- Oversee the accuracy and relevance of admin and data systems.
- Oversee HR employee relations and whistleblowing across l'Arche.
Leadership
- Champion the mission of L'Arche and model our values.
- Contribute expertise on HR, inclusion, employment law and learning and development to wider discussions.
- Maximise the voice, power, and engagement of employees and of people with learning disabilities.
A full role description and person specification can be found in the Recruitment Pack.
The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 16 June.
The first round of interviews will be online, between 28 June and 5 July.
To apply, please answer the questions on our online application form.
Please also read our privacy notice for job applicants.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About RUSI
The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) is one of the world’s leading research think-tanks in the field of defence, security, and geopolitics. The Research Business Development team was established in 2023 to support RUSI’s nine research groups to meet their annual funding targets by responding to competitive bids, proactively identifying new funding opportunities, and sharing best practice across the organisation.
Team values:
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Pragmatism – we solve problems and find solutions to complex issues. Action oriented.
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Drive – we are constantly learning and trying to improve, working to move the organisation forwards. Proactive and independent.
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Professionalism – we treat people with respect and assume good intentions to build strong relationships with our colleagues and other stakeholders. We deliver on our promises and communicate clearly.
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Positivity – we set an optimistic tone and focus on what we can reasonably do to make a positive difference to the organisation.
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Outcome-led – we want to see results from our work and care about making a tangible difference.
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Curious – we keep an open mind, seek to understand, and bring a diverse set of experiences to the table.
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Sustainability – we think of the long-term, taking the time to fix issues so they don’t arise again and ensuring that our working patterns are healthy and productive.
Main purpose of the post
We are seeking to appoint a Bids Manager with experience in managing the development and submissions process for successful research bids, to be part of a wider team that spearheads RUSI’s research fundraising efforts. Reporting to the Director, Research Business Development, the successful candidate will lead the process for preparing high-value bids, including drafting sections of the narrative and reviewing budgets, and be responsible for building central resources to improve and facilitate effective business development operations. This is a highly collaborative role that involves building very strong internal relationships at all levels of the organisation and with external stakeholders and skilfully managing competing priorities, personalities, and deadlines. We are seeking a team player with a pragmatic and positive attitude, who will enjoy learning about RUSI’s research areas and building stronger systems and processes to help us to make Business Development more efficient and successful.
Key tasks
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For UK Government, US Government, EU and Canadian Government bids, and bids over £100,000 value to RUSI:
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End-to-end project management of high-quality bids, including tender responses, funding applications and requests to participate.
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Manage internal and external communications to ensure that the RUSI team, and partners, are aware of evaluation criteria, key themes, deadlines, and other critical information. Agree roles, responsibilities and timelines between key stakeholders.
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Compile and arrange high-quality and compelling bid language working with subject matter experts, draft responses to institutional questions, and offer quality assurance ahead of submission.
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Review project budgets to be signed off by RUSI’s COO, ensuring that they are prepared consistently and in line with RUSI policies and funder requirements, working with RUSI research teams to achieve this.
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Serve as the institutional point of contact for the key funders listed above – attend Early Market Engagements/supplier events, funder events, webinars, to ensure you are up to date on their priorities and RUSI is competitive with our bids. Maintain a centralised database and disseminate up-to-date information on each funder’s practices, key dates, preferences, upcoming opportunities etc.
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For all other bids, review budgets for accuracy, competitiveness and to ensure costs are in line with RUSI’s policies and previous submissions, and, once finalised, seek approval from the COO.
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Work with the Director for Research Business Development, Research Directors and the Deputy Director General to identify and cultivate new relationships within each of the key funders, ensuring that we have good awareness of upcoming plans, expectations and priorities.
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Facilitate links to partner organisations (primes) and build and manage consortia-based relationships to ensure we have oversight of upcoming opportunities and are able to negotiate successful partnerships.
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Ensure use of best practice across research groups in our approach to bids and budgets, and that key documents, outcomes, research impact, and decisions are saved centrally for future use.
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With support from the BD team, develop and execute a plan to inform, train and mentor research and central services colleagues on best practice for bids, including a focus on wider business awareness.
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Respond to due diligence requests received by RUSI from research funders, ensure we have a central database of up-to-date policies and documents required to respond successfully and quickly.
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Work with the Business Development team to build organisational systems and processes for effective BD, collaborate with BD colleagues to share feedback and ideas, support each other, and develop central projects to improve BD across the organisation.
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Attend Business Development meetings with research groups and build strong relationships with project managers and project officers, capturing feedback and seeking input to BD processes and practices.
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Manage the process for new funder approvals with the Deputy Director General.
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Be a member of RUSI’s Research Committee and report on bid statuses and other relevant information when needed.
The above list of duties is not exhaustive. The post holder will be required to undertake such duties that may reasonably be expected within the scope and grade of the role.
Person specification
Essential Skills and Experience:
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An extensive track record of submitting high-quality research project proposals to the funders listed above, with a demonstrable success rate.
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Able to produce clear, accurate and insightful written output, setting high standards and enhancing our external reputation through the production of strong bids.
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Skilled at dealing with high-pressured situations with sensitivity and in a calm manner.
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A track record of producing and reviewing small, medium, and large project budgets, often with specific funder requirements, and an understanding of how to develop competitive financial bids.
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Strong knowledge and awareness of common requirements for bid submissions, including statements on duty of care, quality assurance, supply chain management, gender, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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Outstanding time management skills and a willingness to work flexibly, juggling shifting priorities and competing deadlines, while managing people’s expectations effectively with the support of the Director of Research Business Development.
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A good understanding of contractual matters and experience in resolving them.
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Experience in training colleagues on best practice and developing associated materials.
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Strong IT and Microsoft skills (Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
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Project management certification such as Prince 2.
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An interest in, and knowledge of, defence, security and geopolitics.
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Experience in a Think Tank/Charity sector
Our expectations
We expect all staff to abide by and promote our RUSI’s Vision and Values .
Benefits
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25 days annual leave (rising with service)
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Additional days off during Christmas -RUSI Christmas closure days
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Generous pension contributions at 6% employer contribution,
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Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
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Season ticket loan
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Access to free access to RUSI's world leading programme of events and conferences, research materials and library
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Trained Mental Health First Aiders
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*Enhanced sick pay
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*Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
*Depending on length of service
Application Process
To apply, please click on the apply button and follow the instructions.
You will be asked to include:
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your CV
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a Cover letter of no more than one page.
Closing date: 3nd June 2024 at 23:59pm. . Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the closing date brought forward if needed. Early application is encouraged. Only shortlisted applicant will be contacted.
Equal Opportunity and Values
At RUSI you will be appreciated and valued. Our stakeholders, transactions, and projects are international and diverse, so we work hard to create inclusive teams that support our efforts and each other. We are committed in promoting equality and diversity in our workforce and make it as diverse as the communities we serve. Our recruitment data helps us monitor the effectiveness of our recruitment practices in order that we can continue to improve on creating a more diverse workforce.
We’re aware that the questionnaire may not capture the rich complexities of our backgrounds and identities, so we apologise if these are not best described. Please note that this data will be kept confidential and separated from your job application. If you are uncomfortable sharing, choose "Prefer not to say" or skip the questions entirely.
Bids Manager
Summary
Reports to: Director Research Business Development
Team: Business Development
Salary range: £45,000-55,000 per annum (depending on skills and experience).
Location: London, Hybrid (min. two days a week)
Contract: Full-time Permanent
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you want to be part of making a difference to, and supporting, the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector across Hampshire?
We are seeking an enthusiastic, flexible and organised Communications Lead to join our existing Communications team and support our communications and engagement.
The Communications Lead will provide leadership and guidance with the planning, delivery and monitoring of Action Hampshire’s communication activities. This role will act as a key member of our communications team, providing coaching support to the Communications Officer and Communications Administrator. This is a multi-faceted role, with opportunity to grow and develop. You’ll work across the organisation, involved in many different projects and collaborating with colleagues across the team.
We are looking for someone with a creative eye, good interpersonal skills and excellent attention to detail who can communicate effectively. A key part of the role will involve implementing our Comms strategy and efficiently monitoring and making steps to improve our audience reach through our comms channels (including social media, email marketing, website and media contacts).
Key tasks include:
- To maintain and implement a communications strategy which supports Action Hampshire’s strategic plan and continue identifying opportunities to strengthen Action Hampshire’s brand awareness, reach and presence
- To provide support to the team enabling the delivery of high quality, engaging and informative content for the Action Hampshire website, newsletter and social media platforms
- To provide senior communications advice and coaching support to the Communications Officer and Communications Administrator
- Track, monitor and report on digital activity to measure impact and maximise effectiveness of Action Hampshire's reach and engagement
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation and build relationships with our members and users
We work collaboratively in support of strong, connected and equitable communities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Yes Futures empowers young people to believe in themselves and discover their personal potential.
We are a multi-award winning charity, established in 2012. Our successful programmes have already made a proven difference to the lives of over 3400 young people.
We are ambitious about expanding our impact to many more young people and we are seeking a passionate and driven Programme Manager(s) to join delivery team and help us scale our programmes to more schools.
Programme Manager role
We are now looking for an enthusiastic and committed Programme Manager(s) to join our existing Programme Team in September 2024 on a full or part-time basis (6-month fixed-term with potential to extend). As a Programme Manager, you will be responsible for managing the Yes Futures programmes in-person, in our partner primary and secondary schools in North London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire & Buckinghamshire.
Main Responsibilities
You will be one of a small team of Programme Managers, dedicated to delivering excellent programmes which make a positive difference to the lives of students. The main responsibilities of the Programme Manager role are:
Programme delivery
- Responsible for the care and wellbeing of all students in your schools on the programme;
- Communicating with parents where necessary during the programme, by email, letter and telephone;
- Planning and delivering whole-group workshops for students;
- Planning and delivering information and celebration events for students and parents;
- Facilitating the in-person and online volunteer coaching team to deliver student coaching sessions. As well as delivering coaching sessions to students, where required;
- Developing business and charity partnerships for day trips;
- Planning and delivering the day trips included in the programme;
- Supporting the planning and delivery of the Into the Wild residentials;
- Implementing discipline procedures, including reporting serious discipline issues;
- Implementing all necessary Health and Safety and Child Protection procedures, including recording and reporting any incidents;
- Ongoing communication with the school and Yes Futures head office regarding student engagement and progress.
Organisation and administration
- School onboarding, including ensuring that dates are planned, students are recruited and parental agreements are returned;
- Planning and organising the logistical elements of the programme (timetables, activities, sessions plans etc) through liaising with Yes Futures head office, school staff, businesses, charitable organisations and the rest of the Coaching team;
- Creation of Risk Assessments, parent letters and programme-related documents for schools;
- Sourcing materials needed for programme sessions, including lunches for trips;
- Assisting with finance and petty cash where required.
Management of volunteer Yes Futures Coaches
- Managing and developing the skills of your Coaching teams (usually 2-6 adults per school);
- Ongoing communication with your Coaching teams, to foster their enthusiasm and commitment;
- Supporting Coach recruitment for future programmes;
- Supporting the planning and delivery of training for Coaches;
- Maintaining accurate and secure records of Coaches’ personal information, absences, sickness and other relevant information.
Evaluation and reporting
- Facilitating the pre-, mid- and end of programme evaluations;
- Oversight and input of key student monitoring data and impact data;
- Debriefing and ongoing feedback collection from schools and Coaches;
- Ensure all work is carried out in an effective and timely manner to support continued high standards of the Yes Futures programmes.
Programme Managers will also be given the opportunity to support with other Head Office functions, including but not limited to:
- Strengthening our strategy, programme design and theory of change;
- Supporting the marketing of Yes Futures to new schools and customers;
- Developing our fundraising strategy through bid writing and other fundraising tasks;
- Establishing relationships with key partner organisations;
- Planning our future Ambassador offer and other pilot programmes.
In addition, as part of our focus on employee development, you will be able to dedicate time to individual personal development opportunities and gain further professional growth through leading working groups in strategic areas in which you are interested.
Benefits to you
Yes Futures is an incredible place to work. In the past two years, we have been awarded places in both the Top 100 Social Enterprises UK and the Escape 100: Best Companies to Escape To.
This is a unique opportunity to have an incredible impact, by joining our ambitious team at this exciting stage in the charity’s growth. You will have significant ownership over your work, enabling you to thrive and grow your talents in a collaborative environment alongside a supportive, fun team of colleagues.
As well as a generous reward package, we provide:
- 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays, increasing year-on-year to 30 days’ holiday after five years of service.
- Additional 3 days’ volunteering leave, so you can focus on your other charitable passions.
- Workplace pension with employer contribution of 5%.
- Flexible approach to work (remote working and flexibility around core hours 10am-4pm)).
- Generous CPD allowance for professional development and qualifications.
With us, you will make a tangible difference to thousands of young people’s lives.
Some testimonials from our current employees:
- "Yes Futures is an extremely positive and supportive working environment. All employees are valued and encouraged to contribute across all areas of the charity. My team are so enthusiastic and passionate about the fundamental ethos - helping to build a positive future for young people."
- "As well as every day being different, and the work we do being so rewarding, we have a fantastic team of dedicated, intelligent, interesting, passionate people! It's wonderful to be part of it all!"
- "I work with a supportive team with great passion and energy. We are all so different but share a passion for supporting young people. Our CEO is an inspiration and leads the way with her positivity, drive and enthusiasm."
How to apply
If you would like to apply, please send a CV and cover letter (max 600 words) to applications @ yesfutures. org. Please quote the role title and your name the subject line (e.g. Programme Manager - ‘Your Name’) by Monday 1 July (9am).
Please include:
- Your motivations for applying
- How your skills and experience meet the person specification for this role
- Your home address/ town or postcode (which should be within the specified region)
- Your preference for full or part-time roles (i.e. days per week)
- If you have access to a vehicle for work (this is not a requirement for the role but helps us effectively plan our school allocations).
- The date from which you are available to start the role
Dates and recruitment timeline
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a first-stage online interview taking place on 9 & 10 July (invitations will be sent by Friday 5 July at the latest). Successful candidates will then be invited to an Assessment Centre and Interview taking place on Wednesday 17 July (in-person at our Brixton office in London). Please keep all these dates free.
Start date
Ideally, we are looking for a Programme Manager to start by late August/ early September in order to provide a comprehensive induction and handover prior to the next delivery cycle in September (though there may be some flexibility to accommodate the right candidate).
Positive futures begin with self-belief. Yes Futures empowers young people to believe in themselves and discover their personal potential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Rugby Portobello Trust (RPT) is a North Kensington charity that has been supporting children, young people and families from all across west London since 1884. Through arts, sport, music, mentoring and support in academics, employment, mental health and wellbeing, we help children and young people in our community to overcome barriers to reach their full potential. We have a team of around 40 staff members and we support more than 1,300 children, young people and families every year. We run services six days per week and we are supported by more than 200 volunteers and 1,500 local funders. The Rugby Portobello Trust is a part of the national charity People Potential Possibilities (P3 Charity).
This is a really exciting time for the charity as we celebrate our 140th anniversary and look towards our next phase of development to ensure we’re offering the best possible support to the next generation in our community. To do this, we are recruiting for a Director of Youth and Family Services to lead and manage operational service delivery and the delivery of our outreach and community engagement in and around west London. The Director will ensure the delivery of excellent services through innovation and co-production and foster an organisational culture that strengthens our brand and stays true to the values and mission of RPT and P3 Charity. You will embed a people-first, values-based ethos and maintain an environment where safeguarding is central. You will support the retention and development of both existing and new programmes in conjunction with the Director of Fundraising & Communications and in line with the values and strategic vision of the organisation. In addition, you will be an integral member of P3’s Senior Leadership Team, manage a number of operational leads, and work closely with the Chief Operating Officer to support the development and long-term vision of RPT and P3 Charity.
The successful candidate will have previous experience delivering community services and will enjoy working in a busy, vibrant environment. A people person at heart, you will be able to build relationships at all levels and be confident acting as an ambassador for the charity. You will be solutions focused with experience of delivering strategies for change and providing excellent strategic leadership. You will also be well versed in providing operational leadership and ensuring the wellbeing and safety of all stakeholders and staff. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a friendly, passionate team and we are looking for someone who will bring the same level of passion for our mission.
Rugby Portobello Trust are partnering with Prospectus to recruit for this vacancy. To apply please submit your CV and a two page supporting statement, preferably in Microsoft Word/PDF format. The statement should outline your motivation for joining RPT and why you feel you would be a good fit for this role. You should also demonstrate your experience and skillset with examples relating to the Who We Need section in the Appointment Brief. If you have any further questions or would like to know more about this opportunity please contact Steven Fraser from Prospectus.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice Prospectus are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Prospectus invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
New Horizon Youth Centre has been commissioned by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) as part of an Alliance with Safer London, St Giles Trust and the Anna Freud Centre to deliver on their Children and Young People’s Violence and Exploitation and Reduction support service. The commission will run from June 2024 for three years. As part of this, we are recruiting a brand new Partnerships Manager role to lead on opening up bedspaces, pathways and partnerships to improve outcomes for this client group. This role presents an exciting opportunity to create real sustainable change. We are looking for someone with demonstrable experience in partnership and stakeholder engagement who knows how to get and keep people on board to meet mutual or differing needs. The ideal candidate will be a confident, natural networker. You need to be persuasive but able to understand the perspectives and challenges that exist in this space. Key to achieving our vision is the passion. You must be genuinely passionate about supporting young people who are impacted by violence, exploitation and the criminal justice system and ideally, have previous frontline experience within relevant services.
- Starting salary: £37,024
- Deadline to apply: 9am Monday 24 June
For more details on how to apply and Job Specification, please refer to our Job Pack.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Climate and Environment Lead
Contract type: Permanent, Full time.
Location: WaterAid is a global and equal opportunities employer. For practical and legal reasons, the successful candidate must be based in and legally able to work in any of the following country programmes:
Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom, and Zambia
For the UK Location: we offer hybrid working: A minimum of 40% of working time is spent face-to-face, in a WaterAid office. For UK-based staff, WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base.
Salary & Benefits: Salaries and benefits for different countries will vary in line with the successful candidate's location and depending on experience. If UK-based: £56,249 - £59,602 (depending on experience) or equivalent established grade G salary and benefits in the country of employment.
About WaterAid:
Want to use your skills in Climate and Environment to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?
We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.
Join WaterAid as Climate and Environment Lead to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.
About the Team:
The Climate and Environment Lead is based in the WASH Technical Effectiveness team of the Programme Support & Knowledge team (PSK), a key unit of the WaterAid UK International Programmes Department (IPD) operating in 17 African and Asian countries. PSK is a diverse and motivated group of 20+ technical specialists and advisors, passionate about bringing sustainable WASH to the world's poorest and most marginalised people. PSK leads and supports organisation-wide programme learning and knowledge management, collating and disseminating programme knowledge and facilitating knowledge exchange.
The team provides technical advisory expertise and fosters and supports internal and external programme and technical partnerships and networks. The team also leads on developing normative programme documents and standards and advise and support the delivery of a programme capacity enhancement strategy. PSK collaborates with many functions across the organisation including policy, advocacy, campaigns, fundraising, communications, as well as with WaterAid partners and collaborators.
About the Role:
The Climate and Environment Lead is a leadership position in the WASH Technical Effectiveness team, reporting to the head of the team. The Climate and Environment Lead is accountable for the strategic development and effective delivery of the core team responsibilities on climate resilience and environmental sustainability for high quality WASH programming in both urban and rural, low-income settings, incorporating WaterAid's and the sector's leading practices, innovations and methods.
Applying a people-centred, systems strengthening approach to WASH, she/he leads the provision of high quality specialist technical analysis, advisory, and support services to the design, inception, implementation, troubleshooting, monitoring, and/or assessments of WaterAid's programming worldwide, at both strategic and operational levels.
In collaboration with country, regional and global colleagues, she/he leads the facilitation of effective learning and management of technical and programme knowledge across the organisation, and leads the development of relevant standards and guidance. She/he also provides high quality strategic and technical input to fundraising, communications, and external engagements.
The Climate and Environment Lead has substantial autonomy in determining what the technical objectives are and how they are delivered and achieved. She/he is held account for the integrity and effective delivery of the technical advice and services. She/he is seen as a thematic authority and is expected to effectively handle the most challenging technical assignments. With a strong understanding of organisational dynamics and ways of working, the Lead advisor is expected to bridge gaps and siloes, proactively establishing and maintaining relationships with colleagues across WaterAid and beyond, and facilitating joined-up and comprehensive efforts to advance WaterAid's programming globally.
About You:
- Substantial technical experience in climate science, climate adaptation, resilience, environmental sustainability, environmental impact assessment and/or other inter-related topics across different settings, demonstrated through a progressive career record.
- Strong technical experience in systems strengthening, sustainable development, water, sanitation, health, hygiene, behaviour change, gender, inclusion, and/or other WASH-related topics.
- A relevant post-Graduate degree or equivalent work experience.
- Proven ability in leadership and strategic thinking.
- Substantial experience and success in offering technical assistance, consulting, and/or advisory services to empower and to develop capacities.
- Strong ability to handle highly specialized, unusual, and challenging technical assignments, resolve complex issues in practical and imaginative ways.
- Strong writing ability in English. Experienced in producing practical knowledge products targeting needs of diverse audiences.
- Organised and efficient. Demonstrated ability to drive tasks forward to completion in a timely manner while maintaining high quality.
- A team player, able to work responsibly, under pressure, and collaboratively across diverse groups and culture
- Working style that reflects WaterAid's values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation.
- Solid IT skills, particularly with core Microsoft Office software.
- Ability to travel internationally up to 30%.
Although not essential, we also prefer you to have:
- Working knowledge in French, Portuguese, Spanish, and/or any language widely spoken in the countries where WaterAid is programming.
Closing date: Applications will close at 23:59 UK time on 9th June 2024. Availability for interan view is required during the week starting 24 June 2024. Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Team.
How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'. Please apply by submitting the following 3 items into one document in either Word Document or PDF format:
- Item 1: Your Cover Letter
- Item 2: Your CV
- Item 3: Short answers to the following three questions on a separate page. Please limit each answer to no more than 200 words.
- Q1. What are your top 3 skills/experience you feel meet the requirements of the role?
- Q2. What is your approach to providing technical advice and support?
- Q3. How is WASH related to the climate resilience of communities?
Please indicate your location and the right-to-work eligibility in your Cover letter.
Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective countries. All our UK-based vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy.
Our Commitment
Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose - where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.
Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.
We are looking for a proactive, self- motivated and solutions-focussed individual to make an impact in the role of Research Manager whilst providing maternity cover for a 12-month period. You’ll share in our vision, mission and values and have children at your heart, and use your passion for making a difference to support and accelerate the ambitious work of Solving Kids’ Cancer UK and the Research team.
Summary of role responsibilities
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Manage a portfolio of international childhood cancer research projects, engaging stakeholder expertise where appropriate and providing administrative, operational, and relationship management support.
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Monitor and evaluate the impact of Solving Kids’ Cancer UK’s patient-centric research programme, working closely with the Communications and Campaigns Manager to effectively communicate this to a wide range of audiences.
For more detailed information about the role, charity, and team, look at the Recruitment Pack.
Recruitment timetable
We aim to follow the schedule outlined below:
Applications close: 17 June 2024, 11:59pm
Shortlisting: w/c 17 June 2024
Interviews: w/c 1 July 2024 (London office)
If there are any adjustments that would help you engage with the recruitment process, please let us know.
We actively encourage applications from those with lived experience of neuroblastoma and/or other childhood cancers. As an equal opportunity employer, we also welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
Safeguarding: As a safeguarding charity whose work and practice are underpinned by safeguarding principles to protect children and young people and enhance their welfare, we always work in accordance with legislation, statutory guidance, and best safeguarding practices. All our roles require a basic criminal record check.
Our vision is a future where no child dies of the childhood cancer neuroblastoma or suffers due to the treatment they receive.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
The Talent Set are delighted to be working with Action Against Hunger to find their Head of Communications.
As Head of Communications, you will have overall responsibility for growing our brand profile, furthering public interest in our cause and positioning us as an influential and trusted voice on hunger across the world.
You will lead a strategic, motivated and highly impactful team that has received investment in recent years. You will be comfortable developing strategy, planning and budgeting and take a ‘hands-on’ approach as needed. You will align our media outreach, content strategy and creative output, social media and digital activity to maximise engagement, influence, and income. You will oversee our Ambassador programme, maximising opportunities to raise awareness and generate income via high profile celebrity supporters. Your team will profile our sector-leading special events and leverage strategic partnerships to raise awareness and showcase partnership impact. Our recent investment in digital mobilisation is delivering at scale, and with your help, we will continue to bring communications, fundraising and advocacy teams together to inspire action and support.
Key Responsibilities:
· Leading the development and implementation of ambitious communication strategies that will generate long-term sustainable growth in engagement and brand recognition.
· Leading a motivated, skilled and passionate team of 9 people that is driven to collaborate and maintain a high level of performance. Ensuring staff are developed, invested in and wherever possible, retained.
· Developing a brand that builds trust and authority, reflects our tone of voice, draws on audience insight and puts the voices of affected communities at the heart of our communications.
· Driving organisational understanding of our key audiences and ensure we are developing and delivering content that is responsive, authentic and engaging.
· Ensuring that our media and PR outreach achieves organisational objectives and is targeted, effective and measurable.
· Overseeing a digital engagement strategy that supports the organisation’s strategic aims, including social media, website, email and SEO strategies.
· Overseeing the implementation of our Ambassador and Influencer strategies and leading the team to raise awareness, achieve policy change and raise funds via our work with celebrity ambassadors.
· Overseeing the organisational communications strategy for emergency appeals, including leading on the development of emergency appeal protocols and external communications in relation to Action Against Hunger’s membership of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC).
· Ensuring team targets and KPIs are met, objectives are commensurate to resource, and activities are delivered on time and to a high standard.
· Setting and achieving your department’s annual plans, budgets and reforecasts; managing an annual budget of £550k+ (including salaries) and line managing four direct reports: Senior Content Manager, Senior Digital Engagement Manager, Press and OR Officer and Senior Officer for Ambassador Relations.
Person Specification:
· Team and line management
· Strategy development and delivery for a communications department or team
· Demonstrable interest and/or experience in international development and humanitarian issues
· Brand identity development and management
· PR and media management
· Crisis media management
· Planning and managing projects within tight budgets and timeframes
· Experience in the development of marketing materials and significant campaigns
· Commitment to Action Against Hunger’s mission and values
To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.
We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Regional Manager for Volunteer Mentors (London) - £29,000 per annum plus London Weighting (pro-rata)
6-month fixed term contract (continuing subject to funding)
**Please note that applications submitted without a Covering Letter will not be considered**
Here at One Million Mentors, our aim is to ensure that every young person in the country has access to a trained mentor as they transition into adulthood. We believe that investing in mentors will help to address the skills gap agenda and improve social cohesion.
This is one of two Regional Manager roles in London; a Regional Manager for Volunteer Mentors, and Regional Manager for Programme Delivery.
The Regional Manager for Volunteer Mentors focuses on mentor supply, securing sufficient volunteers primarily for London and also for 1MM’s national outreach. It’s the perfect role for a candidate whose passions and strengths align with large scale outreach for volunteers so that no young people on those programmes miss out.
Would you like:
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The opportunity to be part of a dynamic, values-driven organisation working to achieve lasting social change?
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A unique opportunity to work across the business, public and third sector to develop innovative ways of harnessing the potential of young people in the UK Great Britain?
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An exciting opportunity to shape a growing organisation?
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Monthly Learning and Development training sessions for the whole team to enhance your personal development?
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15 hours per year volunteering allowance?
If so, this is the role for YOU!
The role is responsible for overseeing high-quality sourcing of volunteers to join as 1MM Mentors, in London and nationally. This includes partnership development, online site listing, and matching mentors/mentees, and oversight of some corporate programmes. Also to consider safeguarding measures, fundraising, meeting growth targets and leading all aspects of mentor management. The role will help to establish a pipeline in line with 1MM’s aspirations for 2024 and beyond. This role reports to the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).
1MM Regional Manager for Volunteer Mentors main tasks include:
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Helping 1MM to scale by helping establish over 150 new, high quality mentoring matches each quarter. (A match means that the mentor and the mentee have completed 1MM’s training and have had their first meeting)
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Meeting all quality assurance KPIs.
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Maximising conversion, retention, and mitigate drop-off
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Providing ongoing support for key stakeholder partners, including Employers, and maintaining strong relationships.
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Securing at least one new partner per quarter.
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Becoming familiar with the 1MM Platform, using it comfortably for ongoing administration and providing support to users.
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Providing regular reports on progress related to the role.
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Potential for line-management responsibilities as the team grows.
For a more detailed job description, please see the job pack attached.
Terms and Conditions: This is a full time role offered in London, for 6 months (continuing subject to funding). This is a hybrid role with two days working at home, two days in the London office, and one day where it is up to you.
Remuneration and benefits: Salary bracket of £29,000 per annum plus London Weighting (pro rata), up to 6.5% employer pension contribution and 25 days holiday per year (pro rata). We also offer monthly team Learning and Development training sessions, and 15 hours volunteering allowance per year.
Details on how to apply are attached as “Application Guidelines”
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Knowledge Management and Learning Senior Advisor
Contract type: Permanent, Full time
Location: WaterAid is a global and equal opportunities employer. For practical and legal reasons, the successful candidate must be based in and legally able to work in any of the following country programmes:
Ethiopia, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom, and Zambia
For the UK Location: we offer hybrid working: A minimum of 40% of working time is spent face-to-face, in a WaterAid office. For UK-based staff, WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base.
Salary & Benefits: Salaries and benefits for different countries will vary in line with the location of the successful candidate and depending on experience. For UK-based: £48,314 - £50,729 (depending on experience) or equivalent established grade F salary and benefits in the country of employment.
About WaterAid:
Want to use your skills in knowledge management and programme learning to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?
We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.
Join WaterAid as Knowledge Management and Learning Senior Advisor to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.
About the Team:
The Knowledge Management and Learning Senior Advisor is an integral role within the Knowledge Management & Learning (KM&L) team, situated within the Programme Support and Knowledge Team (PSK) of the WaterAid UK International Programmes Department (IPD).
IPD operates in 17 African and Asian countries. PSK is a diverse and motivated group of 20+ technical specialists and advisors, passionate about bringing sustainable WASH to the world's poorest and most marginalised people. PSK leads and supports organisation-wide programme learning and knowledge management, collating and disseminating programme knowledge and facilitating knowledge exchange. The team provides technical advisory expertise and fosters and supports internal and external programme and technical partnerships and networks. The team also leads on developing normative programme documents and standards and advise and support the delivery of a programme capacity enhancement strategy. PSK collaborates with many functions across the organisation including policy, advocacy, campaigns, fundraising, communications, as well as with WaterAid partners and collaborators.
About the Role:
The Knowledge Management and Learning Senior Advisor drives the design and implementation of WaterAid's organisational programme learning and knowledge management strategy. The senior advisor leads the development of knowledge management tools, contribute to organisational processes for collating and disseminating program knowledge, and the evolution of knowledge exchange mechanisms. Additionally, lead the development of the internal programme and policy knowledge library, ensuring comprehensive access and collaborating on strategic knowledge communications.
The Senior advisor reports into the Knowledge Management and Learning Senior Manager and their key accountabilities will be:
Co-lead Programme Learning and knowledge management (approximately 50% of time)
- Co-lead the design and implementation of an organisational programme learning and knowledge management strategy (in alignment with the organisational research agenda led by GPAC and supported by PMER processes).
- Lead the development and implementation of knowledge management and learning strategies and tools to capture, organise, and disseminate programme learning within the organisation and externally
- Co-lead the development of organisational mechanisms for knowledge exchange and evolution of our approaches.
- Support and advise PSK team members to effectively document, use and share programme learning and design dissemination strategy and plans to promote thematic learning to the target audience(s).
Develop and promote effective Information Management (approximately 20%)
- Co-Lead the development of the internal programme and policy knowledge library, ensuring that it is comprehensive and easily accessible to relevant stakeholders.
- Work collaboratively with internal and external for strategic and knowledge communications, shaping and populating internal and external facing knowledge systems and building linkages for the same.
- Support internal and external communications teams for strategic and knowledge communications, shaping and populating external facing knowledge systems.
Lead the development of programme guidance and standards (approximately 10%)
- Lead the process and methods to develop and maintain WaterAid's normative frameworks, standards and guidance materials for both internal and external audiences, coordinating with PSK's and GPAC's technical and policy leads. Lead an efficient yet collaborative approach that ensured these are developed built on the extensive knowledge and experience that exists across all levels of the federation.
- Support the dissemination of core normative programmatic documents and standards (frameworks, standards, guidelines, toolkits) through various platforms.
Support Programme Capacity Development (approximately 5% of time)
- Contribute to the development of the capacity strengthening strategy and ensure joined-up articulation of learning, knowledge management and capacity strengthening.
- Work with Capacity Strengthening Senior Advisor, to facilitate organisational mechanisms for knowledge exchange, learning and capacity-strengthening.
Support fundraising, external engagement, and communications (approximately 5% of time)
- Contribute to the organisation's business development efforts by supporting donor engagement, intelligence gathering, and preparation of funding proposals.
- Provide technical input to specific strategic initiatives and programme design particularly on aspects of knowledge management and programme learning.
Contribute to team processes (approximately 10% of time)
- Provide support to any other relevant processes within the remit of Knowledge Management & Learning team as required as an active member of a small team.
- Support PSK annual planning, budgeting, and reporting processes
About You:
- Proven experience in leading the design and implementation of organisational programme learning and knowledge management strategies.
- Strong knowledge management background with a track record of developing effective strategies and tools to capture, organize, and disseminate program learning.
- Experience in evolving knowledge exchange mechanisms and creating organizational mechanisms for knowledge evolution.
- Extensive experience in determining and implementing learning and knowledge sharing activities using empowering approaches.
- Ability to research, synthesise information, analyse its relevance and communicate it in accessible formats.
- Experience of designing, developing, and facilitating in-person and virtual meetings and workshops.
- Experience of developing and maintaining comprehensive and accessible knowledge libraries.
- Strong IT literacy skills, including designing and maintaining SharePoint or similar information management platforms; and using Microsoft 365 and other web based tools and platforms.
- Experience working in low and middle-income countries.
- Ability to communicate clearly and influence colleagues and peers; ability to work effectively across diverse groups and cultures.
Although not essential, we also prefer you to have:
- Working knowledge of one or more of WaterAid's working languages (French, Portuguese and Spanish).
- Experience with information and nurturing of virtual communities of practices and networks.
- Experience in planning, monitoring and evaluating programmes of work.
- Experience in conducting and/or managing research.
- Sound knowledge of WASH and related development issues such as sustainability, rights and equality.
Closing date: Applications will close one minute before midnight (UK time) on 9th June 2024. Availability for interview is required in the week of 24th June 2024 (first round) and in the week of 8th July 2024 (second round). The first round of interviews will be conducted online using Microsoft Teams.
How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'. Please apply by submitting the following 3 items into one document in either Word Document or PDF format:
- Item 1: Your Cover Letter
- Item 2: Your CV
- Item 3: Short answers to the following three questions on a separate page. Please limit your answers to no more than 200 words.
- Q1. What are your top 3 skills or areas of experience that align with the requirements of the role?
- Q2. When developing an organisation-wide Knowledge Management Strategy, what key aspects do you prioritise?
- Q3. How do you ensure effective knowledge sharing and retention within an organisation?
Please indicate your location and the right-to-work eligibility in your Cover letter.
Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective countries. All our UK-based vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy.
Our Commitment
Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose - where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.
Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.