Grant Programmes Manager

We are currently seeking a Grant Manager to help deliver the charity’s mission and objectives through the design, delivery and evaluation of the national grant-making programme.

It’s a really exciting time to be involved with an ambitious and growing organisation that’s committed to bringing the property sector together to create real social change.

Position: Grant Manager

Location: Home-based/remote working (with occasional visits to the London office)

Hours: Full or part-time (4 days per week min)

Salary: £36k - £40k

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days per year (not including bank holidays) pension, free annual flu jabs and annual sight tests, cycle to work scheme, ½ day a month entitlement to volunteer for a charity of your choice in work time, interest-free annual travel card loans, an employee assistance programme, staff discount scheme, health insurance, support for external mentoring, free fruit every week and scope for flexible working.

Closing Date: Friday 10 December 2021, at midday

The Role

As Grant Manager, you’ll be responsible for successfully managing intelligent and effective grant-making systems, ensuring collaboration and integration with pro bono and other programmes, including the National Development Programme.

You’ll be responsible for monitoring, evaluating and ensuring the compliance of grant-making, and for demonstrating the social impact, and social value, of the grants the charity make. You will be responsible for ensuring there are powerful stories from both charities and the young people they support.

At all times, you will be aware of the need to communicate evidence of impact to the corporate partners who fund the work, and to do so in a format that aligns with their own reporting cultures. 

About You

You’ll be an effective, passionate and thoughtful communicator about the work of the charity. You will provide support, challenge and development to any colleagues for whom you have management responsibility and promote effective collaboration in all that you do.

You will have:

• A good understanding of the fundraising and grant awarding sector
• An understanding of, or interest in, youth homelessness
• Experience of managing a grants programme (or similar)
• Knowledge of assessing, monitoring and evaluating projects or programmes
• Experience of delivering against financial and non-financial KPI’s
• The ability to think strategically and skills in planning, prioritizing and organising a team to meet organisation-wide objectives
• Experience of developing and operating effective decision-making and quality systems, processes and procedures improving and streamlining them where possible
• The ability to lead, manage, develop and motivate a small team

In return…

The charity has an ambitious mission to end youth homelessness, so it’s an exciting time to join this dynamic and growing organisation. Along with an excellent benefits package, there are career development and flexible working opportunities.

About the Organisation

As the property industry’s charity working to end youth homelessness in the UK, the organisation brings remarkable businesses and individuals from across the property industry together to support charities providing accommodation for young people who are or have been homeless, or who are at risk of homelessness in the future. Through a unique network of corporate partners, it invests funding and expertise where to achieve lasting impact.

You may also have experience in areas such as Trusts Fundraising Officer, Foundations Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Grants Fundraising Manager, Fundraising Manager, Trusts Fundraiser, Trusts and Grants Fundraiser, Fundraising Partnerships Manager, Trusts, Foundations, Supporter Engagement, Bid Writing, Bid Writer, Grants, Programmes, Grants and Programmes Manager, Grant Scheme Manager, Charitable Grants Manager, Grants Management, Grants Operation Manager, Grants Director, Programmes and Impact Manager, Impact and Evaluation Manager, Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Manager, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Research and Evaluation, Impact Delivery Manager.

Starting Date: 01.02.2022

Contract type: Open ended contract

Salary: 95,000CHF, £52,000, ₹16,74,000 (depending on skills and experience)

Location: Geneva (Switzerland), London (UK) or Delhi (India)

Application closing date:  Midnight CET 19.12.2021

Background

Better Cotton is the world’s largest cotton sustainability programme. Our mission: to help cotton communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment. In challenging times, we are meeting the challenge head on. Through our network of field-level partners we have trained over 2.5 million farmers - from the smallest to the largest - in 23 countries in more sustainable farming practices. A quarter of the world’s cotton is now grown under the Better Cotton Standard. We have united the industry’s stakeholders behind our efforts, from ginners and spinners to brand owners, civil society organisations and governments. Everyone who cares about cotton and its sustainable future can now be part of something better.

The Better Cotton Growth and Innovation Fund (Better Cotton GIF or the Fund) is a global programme designed to support Better Cotton in achieving its goals and reaching cotton farming communities that need the most support. The focus of the Fund is field-level investment. The Fund invests in sustainable farming practices, training and capacity building, data collection and research to benefit farmers, farm workers and the environment.

About this role

As Grants Manager you will work closely with a portfolio of implementation partners that Better Cotton GIF funds. You will assess applications for funding, review project reports, manage the Fund’s relationship with these organisations and, together with the Programmes team, play a key role in recommending what funding and support should be committed to them. The ideal candidate will have lived in South Asia or Sub-Saharan Africa or visited them extensively. If you have a particular expertise in gender, climate change, soil health, pesticides, or smallholder livelihoods, that would be an enormous advantage.

This challenging role offers excellent opportunities for personal and professional development, together with a competitive benefits package.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Better Cotton GIF team to manage GIF grant-making workflow and calendar, including:

• Coordinating application processes, including managing incoming grant proposals.
• Assessing grant applications to the Better Cotton GIF– analysing the quality and potential impact of proposals and organisational viability; obtaining appropriate advice and references; reaching a judgement or recommendation for submission to the Field Impact and Investment Committee and handling relationships throughout the process until the application is either successful or declined
• Supporting regular meetings of the Field Impact and Investment Committee which is responsible for approving the investment portfolio
• Preparing and sending funding agreement letters to grantee partners
• Managing and monitoring grants, through the review of reports and project visits

• Maintain the GIF grant management database (Salesforce): Ensuring that all grant and grantee information is entered consistently and accurately. Generating reports and dashboards for the programme and finance teams. Regularly proposing ways to better track grants, budgets, and managing the database
• Collaboratively evaluate, develop, implement new and refresh ways of managing the Fund’s workflows, processes, and procedures to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Capturing and analysing information on the delivery of programmes and reporting on progress to the relevant stakeholders
• Work closely with the Better Cotton Programmes country teams to support their relationships with GIF partners, through coordination around grant management and programme review processes.
• Support the Monitoring and Evaluation team to ensure that MEL processes are effectively used with partners and learnings integrated into programme implementation
• Keep abreast with developments in the cotton/environment sectors to inform the Fund’s future grant programmes

The role is expected to evolve in line with Better Cotton Field Fund priorities.

Profile

The selected candidate will have the following skills, knowledge, and experience:

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Degree in Agronomy, International Development, Anthropology or other relevant subject, or equivalent work experience

• Considerable grant management experience gained in the not-for-profit sector

• Experience of rural development, gained through project or grants management of projects in SS Africa or South Asia

• Effective in developing relationships with organisations at all levels – and with the personal credibility, communication and analytical skills to provide advice and support on the challenges they face

• Cross-cultural understanding and perspective and the ability to communicate with, and learn from, a wide range of partners and colleagues

• Resourceful and proactive, with initiative and a problem-solving disposition.

• Good understanding of logframes and other project design tools

• Proven track record of an organised and methodical approach to work, combining numerical accuracy with attention to detail and an ability to meet deadlines

• Strong IT skills, including word processing, use of spreadsheets, use of databases to process information and electronic communications.

• An ability to work creatively and flexibly in a small team, supporting other colleagues, and with a strong personal commitment to learning and improvement

• A commitment to the aims of Better Cotton

Desirable

• Expertise in smallholder agriculture

• Experience reviewing budgets and financial reports.

• Experience of providing support to partners on organisational development

Working arrangements

The position is full-time (40 hours per week) and will be based in the Geneva, London or Delhi office. Better Cotton offers flexible working, with core hours being 10 am – 4 pm and the option to work from home one day per week (or more depending on Covid).

The position will require limited travel to countries funded by the GIF. These currently comprise: India, Pakistan, Turkey, Mozambique and Mali.

Applications

Interested applicants with the required attributes are asked to send a detailed CV (2 pages maximum) and a motivational letter (2 pages maximum), in English, by email to with the subject: "Application - Fund Grant Manager" by midnight CET 19.12.21 at the latest. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and first interviews will take place before the deadline, so early submission is recommended.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Better Cotton is currently unable to provide sponsorship for work permits, and candidates need to have a pre-existing right to work in the location where they will be based.

Better Cotton is an equal opportunities employer committed to good practice and transparency in the management of natural, human and financial resources.

Saferworld is an independent international organisation working to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives.

Saferworld has worked in South/South East Asia since 2007 and Central Asia since 2010. Over the years, we have supported programmes in across the region. Together with civil society partners, we conduct research and analysis, strengthen the capacity of communities (including women, youth, and minority and marginalised ethnic, religious, and gender groups), civil society, and authorities (state and non-state) and facilitate space from them to address the drivers of insecurity, conflict, and violence and to advocate for more people-centred security provision in order to build sustainable peace.

We are looking for someone to oversee the effective grant management of Saferworld’s Asia programme.  S/he will be responsible for ensuring systems, processes and workflows are in place, and work with Saferworld teams and partners to ensure contractual compliance, delivery of high quality and timely donor reporting, strategic programme planning at inception and close-out phases, robust and collaborative grant monitoring, constructive relationships with donors, and support to wider process of programme development.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Salary range: £40,000-45,000 depending on experience

Full time (flexible working considered)

Largely remote working with a phased transition to more in person time under consideration

As the Grants manager you’ll secure, manage and develop relationships with our funders and partners. Your remit will include every aspect of the grant, funding and partnership lifecycle from developing new opportunities to reporting on live delivery to evaluating completed work.

You’ll play a leading role in managing our grants and partnerships with our funders. In the UK we have secured funding from public sector contracts including for example European Structural Funding (ESF) in London and Leeds and devolved Adult Education Budget, DforE, and DCMS funding from Combined Authorities in Manchester and the West Midlands, and a wide range of corporate & foundation partnerships including Microsoft, the JP Morgan Charitable Foundation, the MacQuarie Group Foundation, Barclays, and others.

You will ensure key milestones, requirements and timelines are captured for each funder, reporting is timely and accurate and our processes and systems are compliant. This will include our large ESF contracts in London and Leeds as well as work with our leading corporate sponsors.

Management of existing funding will form the main part of the role, however you’ll also play a role in securing new partnerships, grants and funding opportunities.

You’ll work closely with and report into the Head of Growth, Data & Operations as part of a small team that shapes and designs Generation's growth strategy in the UK, tracks our performance, develops and manages funding partnerships and launches new initiatives and programmes.

ABOUT GENERATION

Generation is a charity in the UK with the mission to train, coach, and support people into life-changing careers that would otherwise be inaccessible.

The models consist of free, profession-specific boot camps with matchmade employer interviews and ongoing one-to-one mentoring/pastoral support for youth (Generation) or mid-career learners (ReGeneration).

Our work focuses on supporting those from diverse groups facing barriers to employment - with a focus on NEET youth aged 18-29. To date our learners have been >70% BAME, >30% previously FSM eligible, >30% unemployed for at least 6 months, and <40% with degrees.

For these learners, we have achieved an industry leading 80%+ job placement rate within 3 months of programme completion with learners now placed at >300 employers including the FT, Sainsbury’s, Sony Playstation, and more...

Our innovative boot camps train learners for roles in high demand including cloud computing, data engineering, software engineering, health and care, IT support, customer support, and data analytics. We also recently launched an exciting new programme placing people into emerging roles tackling climate change in the retrofit.

The pandemic has exacerbated the issues we set out to solve as young people and those from disadvantaged backgrounds have disproportionately suffered its economic disruption.

By joining Generation UK&I now, you will become part of an organisation committed to social impact and determined to play its part in changing the system in this context. The work is fast-paced, exciting, and innovative. The impact is clear.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

The role has the following key responsibilities:

1. Manage and develop our existing grants and funding partnerships (Primary focus)

• Keep a clear record and summary of all our funding contracts and partnerships including their milestones and requirements
• Draft and collate reports for existing partners on the progress of our work pulling input in from across the organisation
• Meet with existing funders to discuss progress on existing projects, problem solve challenges, celebrate successes and build lasting relationships
• Lead reviews and evaluations of completed projects
• Lead our two European Social Fund contracts to include aggregating reports; acting as internal authority for compliance; documenting, allocating owners for and tracking initiatives and actions arising from funder recommendations and audits

2. Identify and manage a pipeline of new opportunities and develop proposals to secure funding (Secondary focus)

• Research and network to identify new funding and partnership opportunities in the UK & Ireland
• Create and manage a pipeline of opportunities with the potential to drive our growth to hit our targets
• Prioritise opportunities in terms of alignment with our priorities
• Submit expressions of interests, secure introductions or reach out cold to begin building relationships
• Meet funders and partners to understand their needs and desires from funding
• Lead workshops with colleagues to scope and design innovative, impactful, and deliverable proposals
• Write effective proposals end to end drawing on expertise and support from colleagues where you need it
• Pitch and present proposals to funders

3. Contribute to the wider success and growth of Generation in the UK & globally

• Feedback on organisational plans and actively participate in reviews of past performance
• Work closely with colleagues, including the global partnerships team, to feed in learnings and learn about what works
• Support development of Generation UK’s playbook, specifically with regards to best practices for securing and managing funding partnerships creating a bank of best practice proposals
• Get close to our impact and work as a charity, devoting time to supporting our delivery and getting to know beneficiaries

ABOUT YOU

Here are the core attributes we think you’ll need in the role:

• You’re a highly organised and self motivated professional, able to manage multiple projects independently whilst always staying focussed on your overarching goals.
• You’re detail-oriented, willing and able to dot the is and cross the ts in a report, proposal or budget
• You’re a people person, excelling at quickly building new, lasting relationships with funders through
• You’re an effective communicator, comfortable delivering difficult or complex messages to colleagues and partners alike in writing or discussion
• You’re passionate about the cause, with a demonstrated interest and motivation to support those from a disadvantaged background and see the importance of what we are trying to achieve in the long term

PERSON SPECIFICATION

To succeed, we think you’ll need…

• Experience managing and reporting on 6 figure grants and contacts, from kick-off through to completion and review
• Experience managing relationships with multiple funders and partners at the same time
• Experience identifying new funders and partners to support charitable or social enterprise growth
• Experience writing bids for and securing 6 figure grants, partnerships and contracts
• To be comfortable in a fast-paced and fluid environment

Additionally, we think it would be beneficial to have...

• Knowledge of the education, skills and training funding landscape in the UK
• Knowledge of ESF and AEB/ILR funding contracts and processes
• Experience with the Google suite (sheets, docs, slides etc.), slack, zoom or equivalent tools
• Knowledge and passion for social impact and specifically disadvantage as it relates to barriers to employment

You must have the right to work in the UK, and all staff members are required to pass a basic DBS check.

THE OFFER

• 25 days annual leave
• Flexible working balancing the office and work from home
• Focus on professional and personal development
• Purpose and social impact in the heart of your work

A FAIR CHANCE

Every role at Generation is open to applications from all sections of society. We believe in the potential of everyone; regardless of race, religion or belief, ethnic origin, different physical ability, family structure, socio-economics, age, nationality or citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other aspect that makes you, well, you.

We believe that the more diverse we are the better we become. More than just encouraging your application, we're committed to conscious inclusion that (we hope) cultivates an ethos of belonging, connection and shared purpose. We go further together. It’s this philosophy that drives us towards our mission. We open our doors to those who share this mindset.

We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates from marginalised groups. We will assess applications on a rolling basis and close this posting as soon as we have found the right candidate. We look forward to hearing from you.

Do you have experience of working for a research funder? Do you want to use this experience and broaden your horizons beyond traditional research management? If so, then we have a fantastic opportunity for you.

The Grants Manager is responsible for looking after a large diverse and varied portfolio of grants. This includes a mixture of working closely with applicants to shape larger strategic research and agile and impactful response-mode research funding. The post holder will also work closely with Great Ormond Street Hospital to support funding and management of grants in hospital priority areas, giving an opportunity to expand and develop their research management skills to working closely with the NHS, whilst seeing the real-life impact the funding makes.

About the Team

This exciting role sits within the Grants and Impact Department. The team are responsible for ensuring charitable funding supports high quality projects, for monitoring and evaluating funded projects, and providing support to fundraising teams with information on the projects the charity funds.

About You

You will have research management experience and be confident operating independently. You will also be able to lead and deliver on large projects, with appropriate support, and work closely with important senior external and internal stakeholders.

Specifically, you will have:

- An advanced research degree (PhD) in a relevant scientific discipline or equivalent work experience
- Research and/or grants management experience
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish good working relationships

About the Charity

Every day brings new challenges at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Every day, over 600 seriously ill children from across the UK arrive for life-changing treatments. Every day, young lives hang in the balance as patients, families and staff battle the most complex illnesses. And every day, the brightest minds come together to achieve pioneering medical breakthroughs that change the lives of thousands of children – and change the world. This extraordinary hospital has always depended on charitable support to give seriously ill children the best chance to fulfil their potential. Without donations, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity can’t help fund ground-breaking research, advanced equipment, child and family support services, and the rebuilding and refurbishment of wards and medical facilities. Our staff help to raise these vital funds for the hospital. A better future for seriously ill
children starts with you.

Recently awarded with a ‘Best Companies 2-star accreditation' and placed number 17 on the 2019 Sunday Times Best 100 Not-for-Profit Companies list - we offer a range of attractive benefits including; a flexible approach to working, 30 days holiday, life assurance, enhanced employer pension contributions, and a discounted season ticket loan.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We recognise that people from some backgrounds are under-represented in our workforce and across the wider Charity sector. In April 2021 we launched our ambitious three-year EDI strategy committing to becoming a more inclusive workforce, reflecting the diverse communities that we work with and for and demonstrating this through all our areas of work.

A more diverse workforce will enable us to deliver even more impact and we particularly encourage applications from communities which are under-represented in the charity. This includes people from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority backgrounds, people with a disability, people who are LGBT+ or who are from less advantaged socioeconomic groups.

Further information on our EDI strategy can be found on our website.

Our approach to hybrid working

This role is based in our Central London office (WC1N, opposite Russell Square underground) with the option to work remotely up to three days a week.

Please refer to the full job description below for more information.

How to Apply

Please click on the apply button in the top right-hand corner where you will be taken to a short application form to complete. You are encouraged to include a cover letter with your application, and should refer to the 'GOSH Charity Information Pack' on the Careers page of our website before you apply.

Closing date: 23rd December.

Ref: 104 893

We are seeking a Grants Officer for Engineering X, part of our International Partnerships team.

Who are we?

The Royal Academy of Engineering is harnessing the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. In collaboration with our Fellows and partners, we’re growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation and building global partnerships, and influencing policy and engaging the public. Together we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age.

With a diverse workforce and an inclusive and supportive culture, we look to attract candidates from wide and different backgrounds who have a passion for the role engineering plays in society. Our aim is to make the Academy the best place to work for the staff we have and those we seek to attract.

The role

As Grants Officer, you will work with talented engineers, innovators, and researchers globally who are working on sustainability, development, education, and safety challenges. You will be responsible for managing the online grant process, supporting our awardees, helping to communicate impact, and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders including international partners and awardees.

Who are we looking for?

You will be interested in international development, sustainability and building relationships with international stakeholders working to solve global challenges.

You will have experience of grant management, engaging with international stakeholders and managing financial spreadsheets, as well as strong time management, communications, and organisation skills and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

We are looking for talented people who want to make a difference, to join our team – is this you?

Why work for the Royal Academy of Engineering?

We’re looking for people who are driven to make the world a better place. If you’re passionate about what you do and want to work collaboratively with talented colleagues to make change happen now and for future generations, we want you to get in touch.

This is the perfect time to join us. We have a dynamic, visionary CEO, a strong leadership team and an ambitious and exciting strategy. The value we bring as experts in our field and change agents is highly recognised and makes the Academy a motivating place to be. Our work today builds on a long, proud history with a focused and ambitious future which we’d love you to be part of.

Company Benefits

The Academy offers a fantastic package of additional benefits including:

• BUPA cash plan
• Private medical insurance
• Subsidised restaurant
• Regular social activities
• Independent Financial Advice
• Generous holiday allowance
• Non-contributory pension scheme
• Health and wellbeing programmes
• Wellbeing days and office wide Christmas leave
• Significant investment into your personal and professional development

Location

Our light, spacious offices are based in a fantastic location in central London with views over St James’s Park and close to the West End. We operate hybrid, flexible working practices with a baseline 2 days a week in the office.

For more information and to apply, please visit our careers portal.

Closing date: Midday on 5 December 2021.

Interviews will be held virtually on rolling basis, so we encourage early applications.

We are looking for a Grants Manager to join our small friendly team to help increase the amount of grants we award. The talented Grants Manager will work along side our Head of Grants, another Grants Manager and our Grants Assistant. They will be managing grants at every stage through out the process, including building relationships with potential grantees, effective and efficient grant making and overseeing grantee reporting. More information about our work and grants can be found on our website. This position will have a vital role in our team who work closely together to make a positive impact on those who live, work and visit London.

We choose our partners based on shared values and mutual interests – creating access to opportunities (including special education needs, community centres and museums), improving health and well-being (through funding medical facilities and research), and investing in our communities and the environment (focus areas include green spaces and air pollution). Strategic priorities are regularly reviewed and therefore may change. 

For further information and details of how to apply please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Applications will close at 12 noon on Monday 29th November. Interviews will be held in person on Thursday 9th December at the Kusuma offices in central London and will include a written task and panel interview . 

Prospectus are excited to be working exclusively with Haven House Children's Hospice to help them recruit for a new Trusts and Grants Manager to join their growing team. Haven House Children's Hospice looks after children and young people aged from birth to 19 years old who have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. The facility is set in a large estate with bright gardens on the borders of Essex and North East London, near Woodford Tube Station on the Central Line, and has been recently renovated giving it a modern, open and positive feel. The income generation team is stationed in a new purpose-built office that is separate to the hospice building itself but set in the estate grounds.

This role will report into the Director of Income Generation & Marketing and is offered on permanent full-time basis paying £35,863 to £40,844. They are asking people to come into the office two days a week at the moment but this is flexible for the right candidate.

The post holder will be responsible for managing and developing relationships with donors and funders from charitable trusts, foundations, and grant-making bodies to develop and grow our trusts fundraising programme. This role focuses on applications to a variety of trusts to secure core and project funding for the work of the hospice. The post holder will also work closely with the wider team including the major gifts team to identify new prospects.

They are looking for a fundraiser with a demonstrable understanding of the range of funding opportunities within grants, trusts and foundations. The ideal candidate will understand how to apply for statutory income (eg local authority and NHS grants) opportunities.

We are reviewing applications on a continuous basis so please do apply now and we'll be in touch!

As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role.

Our partner works closely with global clients such as UN agencies and the European Commission – particularly those involved in international development, grant-making and grant-funded programmes

Built over 30 years, their talented, diverse and multi-lingual team, from graduates to experienced specialists, have established us as global leaders in our field, across a range of disciplines. This team applies their skills, knowledge and ambition to a variety of challenges and has a genuine passion for what they do.

The manager is at the forefront of the work of the department. Travelling internationally, meeting clients, colleagues and auditees. Leading meetings, leading audit teams, supporting junior colleagues, writing and reviewing audit reports, managing key relationships. Representing the team in person in front of multiple stakeholders. Contributing to the success of our clients and to the development of auditees, as well as your colleagues. The role of manager is both challenging and rewarding, and as well as office-based management work, offers travel experiences that very few other roles can match. In the role, depending on whether you are managing or leading fieldwork, you will:

• Prepare/review a tailored plan for all assignments based on a good understanding of the terms of reference and the applicable contractual conditions
• Lead/support opening meetings with clients and auditees and present the audit findings clearly and credibly at closing meetings
• Lead/support assignment fieldwork teams, including locally based staff, on overseas assignments, or work alone
• Demonstrate the ability to identify issues and areas of non-compliance on an assignment and write them up as findings in a detailed, precise and clear way in the assignment report
• Ensure the high quality of our written outputs by carrying our thorough and informed report reviews
• Lead/support larger country wide teams, acting as the client focal point and taking on management tasks
• Be proactive in supporting junior colleagues with their learning and development
• Be a trusted focal point for clients and service providers, offering solutions and support to them as required
• Be able to work to tight deadlines and manage time effectively
• Be prepared to be out of the office on international assignments for up to 30% of the time*

We’re looking for someone with:

• A genuine interest in international development
• A love of international travel, preferably with experience of working or volunteering internationally
• A second language, especially French, Spanish, German, Russian or Mandarin
• A professional accountancy qualification (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
• An ability to communicate in a professional, constructive and respectful manner
• A proven aptitude for both team management and client support
• At least 5 years’ proven track record in audit and assurance work

* Due to the pandemic, the international travel element of the role has been significantly reduced and replaced largely by remote work. An increase in international travel opportunities is expected when the pandemic eases.

Our Ambassador Programme Manager leads engagement and education of a passionate community of young people. You will drive a strategic vision to increase reach, impact, and opportunities with inclusivity and accessibility at its heart.

The Holocaust Educational Trust team is made up of hard working, energetic people who are passionate about our mission to educate every person from every background in the UK about the Holocaust and its relevance today. We believe that the Holocaust must have a permanent place in our nation’s collective memory. We work across the UK, providing a wide range of educational programmes.

Every year, up to 3,000 participants - aged 16-18 years old - take part on our ground breaking Lessons from Auschwitz Project, hearing from a Holocaust survivor, and joining a one day visit to the former Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz Birkenau. They become Ambassadors for the Holocaust Educational Trust, invested with a powerful responsibility to share what they have learnt, to ensure the Holocaust is remembered, and to speak out against antisemitism, racism and hatred when they see it. Our Ambassador Programme provides opportunities for young people to further their knowledge of the Holocaust, and equips them to become advocates of Holocaust remembrance.

As the Ambassador Programme Manager you would oversee and lead our efforts to engage and educate an ever growing, dynamic and passionate community of tens of thousands of young people across the UK. The successful candidate will drive a strategic vision – a vision which is fearless, and looks towards ever increasing reach, enhanced impact, provision of robust and engaging educational opportunities, true youth engagement and empowerment, and with inclusivity and accessibility at the heart of our programme. You will coordinate efforts across the Ambassador team, and between different Ambassador projects, leading the overall program with attention to strategy, implementation, and delegation. You will be responsible managing the Ambassador team and ensuring the day-to-day delivery of the Ambassador Programme is of the highest standard, and that your team is able to deliver an exciting, engaging and impactful programme of events throughout the year (inclusive of workshops, conferences and international study visits.) All delivery will be monitored and evaluated, with our Ambassador Programme Manager championing and driving quality monitoring, learning and evaluation systems.

As our Ambassadors work hard to ensure that the Holocaust is remembered, the Ambassador Programme Manager will be responsible for ensuring that Ambassadors have access to inspiration and guidance through our Ambassador Programme – the Trust will continue to support our Ambassador community in all their efforts.

The Ambassador Programme Manager will require these skills/qualities:

• Ability to drive strategic vision, to generate continued growth and impact of a programme, as well as increase reach;

• Excellent leadership skills, with the ability to nurture and develop individual staff, and a team, to deliver an excellent programme, and engaging projects and initiatives;

• Excellent understanding of how to devise, develop and deliver robust educational content (to be delivered on and offline), and building educational content which will engage, inspire, and educate our Ambassador community;

• An understanding of how to devise and manage a communication plan as part of your engagement strategy, with particular confidence in understanding the ways in which young people engage with and consume information, communications and correspondence;

• Effective project management skills – able to manage a range of initiatives and projects (sometimes with conflicting deadlines), devising new and innovative ways to ensure those projects are engaging target audiences;

• Demonstrable understanding of monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks, and confidence in creating frameworks that allow teams to implement learnings within the project cycle;

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of people, particularly young people aged between 16-26 years old from a variety of backgrounds;

• Excellent organisational skills, and a strong eye for detail;

• Passionate about youth engagement and activism, with knowledge of trends in youth culture and how these trends can be used to engage with audiences;

• Understanding of Safeguarding, issues for consideration within youth engagement delivery, and an ability to implement robust safeguarding assurances within the context of informal educational settings;

• Energy, enthusiasm and positivity;

• Creativity;

• Confident facilitating workshops with young people.

In your first 6-12 months, you will:

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the Ambassador Programme – its aims, deliverables, and impact / reach of the programme to date. In order to achieve this, you will be expected to develop a contextual understanding of the sector, and how young people engage with Holocaust education and remembrance, as well as broader youth engagement.

• Contribute to plans for the Ambassador Programme’s upcoming programme cycle (academic year 2021/22) and support the Ambassador team as they delivery on projects and initiatives. This will include oversight of the development and delivery of a new digital platform, bespoke to the Ambassador community.

• Line management of the Ambassador Programme Coordinators, including direction and support as they delivery on the Ambassador Programme annual calendar of projects and initiatives, and inclusive of creating individuals development plans for your direct reports, harnessing their skills and driving growth across the team. Work with Education Team Manager to ensure project structures across the Education Team (inclusive of the Ambassador Programme) are uniform. Within this context, you will ensure the appropriate project proposal, planning and delivery structures are in place across the Ambassador Programme team. 

• See delivery of our Ambassador Programme first hand, and start building relationships across our Regional Ambassador networks – engaging with them to better understand what inspires and engages them; to see first-hand how their enthusiasm and passion manifests itself through their activity; to consider what our Ambassadors want to see through our Ambassador Programme.

• Familiarise yourself with the Trust’s Safeguarding policies and processes, and establish yourself within the safeguarding team (understanding your responsibilities within the context of the safeguarding team, and the Ambassador Programme). Ensure that safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people is a central component within all work you oversee.

• With support from Director of Programmes and Education Team Manager, lead on strategic planning for 2022/23 academic year and beyond, this will include ensuring efficient, smooth and professional delivery of the project cycle of our Ambassador Programme,  setting our a vision for the programme’s future, directing on agreed programme objectives and KPIs, and communicating with the team what we are delivering.

• Ensure that the Ambassador Programme monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks are effective in capturing the detail and information we require, and where necessary amend framework to allow the team to implement learnings within the project cycle.

• Draft relevant budgets for the Ambassador Programme; monitor expenditure, and work with the Fundraising Team on relevant grant or funding applications;

• To lead on the development and delivery of a new digital platform for the Ambassador Programme.

• Support the Lessons from Auschwitz Project team in a logistical role on our one-day visits to Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland (up to three visits per year).

Grants and Contracts Manager Maternity Cover – (12 months)

This is an exciting and busy time to be joining UK Youth having recently launched our ambitious Unlocking Youth Work strategy to 2025. We believe every young people should have access to the opportunities they need to thrive and be empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives.

This role offers an exciting 12 month opportunity to join a supportive and highly ambitious Partnerships and Philanthropy Team, which sits within the wider External Relations Department. It will enable you to build your knowledge and expertise across relationship management and securing new support from prospective funders with a focus on Trusts and Foundations, Statutory and Government Contracts.

You will be working closely alongside the other Grants and Contracts Manager, playing an integral role in ensuring UK Youth can triple its income in the next three years (from c. £12m in 2021/22) to meet the growing needs of young people and the youth sector. You will manage a portfolio of existing funders, building relationships with key stakeholders, managing the cycle of feedback and reporting as well as developing compelling propositions to take to prospective funders.

Who we are

UK Youth is a leading charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. We believe youth work is a critical, yet under-valued mechanism for delivering this support and so we work to ensure that the youth sector is strengthened, supported, and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed and delivers high-quality outcomes.

UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing; the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to mass inequality of access to youth services for young people. To find more about us and how we make an impact, please visit UK Youth Website.

Why work at UK Youth?

We are a values-based, passionate and committed organisation offering a friendly working environment with lots of opportunities for professional development and socialising (even for those working remotely!) from lunch and learn sessions, staff quizzes to virtual coffee meet ups.

UK Youth prides itself on being an Equal Opportunity employer and we would particularly welcome applications for this role from those who identify under one of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Our selection procedures ensure that people are treated on the basis of their relevant merits, experience, skills and abilities and that no individual receives more or less favourable treatment.

We welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in our organisation including BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities. We are also currently underrepresented by men, and so are seeking applications from different backgrounds, cultures, age, experience and identity to bring a wide range of experience, ideas, views and insights to UK Youth.

What we can offer you

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and vibrant organisational culture.

• Flexible/Agile Working

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)

• Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay-out up to 4 times your salary

• Employee Assistance Programme to support employees both professionally and personally

• 20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell our New Forest Outdoor Centre including, camping, lodges and outdoor activities.

• Cyclescheme and Techscheme

How to Apply

If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please click here and complete an application via our completely anonymised recruitment system (provided by Applied)

• Closing date for applications will be Fri 10th December at 17:30pm.

• Interviews are due to take place Mon 13th Dec and Tues 14th Dec.

As this role involves working in a regulated environment with young people, any offer will be conditional to satisfactory background checks which include criminal record check and employment reference.

As part of the recruitment process UK Youth will be gathering and uses certain information about you. For further information regarding this please review our Data Protection Privacy Notice which explains what data of yours we process and how we use it.

The Henry Smith Charity was established in 1628 and is one of the oldest and largest grant-making foundations in the UK distributing close to £40m of grants in 2020. They aim to bring about lasting change to people's lives, helping them to benefit from and contribute to society. They achieve this by funding organisations that work with people to reduce social and economic disadvantage, as well as providing grants to individuals as part of their Kindred Programme, which is part of the charity's primary objects as set out in Henry Smith's will.

The Kindred Team award grants of approximately £900,000 per year to some 250 descendants of Henry Smith who are in financial need. They also offer wider support including a Helpline run by a 3rd party. They are delighted to be recruiting for a Grants Officer to join their established Kindred Team. Working collaboratively with the Kindred Grants Programme Manager, you will be responsible for making grants to individuals in need who are eligible by virtue of being descendants of Henry Smith. Your role will include fielding telephone and e-mail enquiries, requesting the necessary information to assess need and analysing this information in order to make small grants and also appropriate recommendations to the Kindred Trustees for approval. You will also deal with enquiries from individuals who want to register as Kindred and will need to ensure that they are eligible and deal with registrations. You will play a key role in the efficient, empathic and timely delivery of this grant programme to individuals who are experiencing hardship, including those who need grants to progress their lives, perhaps to access training or help with mental health issues.

To be considered, you will have previous experience of dealing with enquiries from individuals experiencing hardship, combined with a good knowledge of the welfare benefits system. You must also be highly numerate. This is a crucial role for Henry Smith Charity, and as such you will possess excellent communication skills both oral and written, as well as the ability to handle sensitive and personal data. Due to the nature of this position, previous experience of engaging with people in difficult life situations is essential, as is a strong level of empathy and understanding.

Henry Smith Charity highly value the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion and these are central to their successes in grant making, helping individuals and communities to thrive. They are looking for talented people from a wider range of backgrounds, cultures and experience who share the same values as Henry Smith Charity and are passionate about making a difference through grant funding.  They welcome applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds and experience including people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQI+ and individuals from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.  

Please let us know if you need any additional support to take part in the selection process. If your application is successful, the organisation will make reasonable adjustments to the working environment to enable you to fulfil the role.

Henry Smith Charity offer a range of generous benefits including 24 days (rising to 26 days after two years completed) annual leave, company pension scheme, health insurance, paid volunteering days, access to a free Empathy helpline, travel ticket loan and cycle to work scheme.  

The office is London based, but like many employers, Henry Smith Charity is currently trialling hybrid working.   

To find out more about this role, please apply with a Word format version of your CV; cover letters are not required at this stage. A full job description will be provided to candidates shortlisted by Prospectus.

Project Manager, Refugees and Migrants
Reference: 828/PM
Location: Office in Waterloo / remote working arrangements
Contract: Fixed Term Contract until December 2022
Salary: £32,000 - £34,000 dependent on experience
Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Groundwork London are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our social integration work, supporting Refugees and Migrants.  

Groundwork London deliver a series of innovative integration projects focused on supporting migrants and refugees to integrate into life in the UK, through a programme of holistic activities including language, employment support and cultural / community activities.

We are seeking a Project Manager to lead and manage one of our key integration projects.

The Project Manager will manage the planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and financial management of the project. We are seeking someone with experience in complex project management and leadership, combined with experience of working with refugee and migrant communities and a strong understanding of the challenges these communities and individuals face.

You will have the opportunity to strategically steer and witness the first hand benefits of the services to the refugees and migrants we work with.

Groundwork London works with communities across the capital to transform their lives and the places they live. We have been at the forefront of social and environmental regeneration in London for over 25 years, and today we have a simple mission: to create better places, improve people’s prospects, and promote greener living and working. We are passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny, and no one is held back by their background or circumstances.

We would like to hear from you if you:

• Are a strong team leader, with the ability to motivate, utilise and empower the skills and experience of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experienced in project management skills including budget management, report writing and client management.
• Have the ability to deliver high quality projects and reach targets.
• Experienced in working with refugees and migrants (lived experience would be advantageous)
• Ability to work autonomously, using initiative and drive.

Closing date for applications: 9am, Thursday 2nd December 2021
Interview Date: Thursday 9th December 2021 over Teams

To Apply and for more information:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website.

Appointment to this role is subject to the appropriate records check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Groundwork London is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community.

No agencies please.

Working within our Grants and Learning Team you’ll play a key role in enabling music opportunities to transform children and young people’s lives.

You’ll be helping us to make grants to grassroots organisations and young people themselves and manage relationships with them.

You’ll help us in our influencing role, catalysing change in sector practices around equality, diversity and inclusion and closing the gap between young people learning and earning in music.

Day-to-day the role will include supporting applicants and grantholders, making funding recommendations, analysing reports and providing feedback and support. As well as managing your assigned portfolio you’ll be liaising with a wide range of other stakeholders relevant to your areas of work.

To find out more and apply go to: Grants & Learning Officer for Youth Music | Youth Music