£41,426 per annum rising to £43,559 after 12 months in London (or £37, 771 per annum rising to £39, 950 after 12 months outside of London)

35 hours per week - job share or substantial part-time applications welcome 

Society Building, London N1, with flexibility to regularly work from home/home-based, with occasional travel to the office in line with NCVO’s flexible working policy or home working policy if outside London.

NCVO is transforming the way it works. With a new strategic direction and leadership team, we are determined to work with our members so that charities and volunteering can thrive. As the country recovers from the covid-19 pandemic, charities and volunteering aren’t just vital support systems for communities – they’re at the heart of how people want to lead their lives.

As the Policy and Insights manager you will work within the Networks and Influencing team to ensure NCVO’s policy work is collaborative and puts members at the heart. You will build effective relationships across the Networks and Influencing team as well as the wider organisation. You will be excited to join a new team that is working to change the way NCVO works with members as part of our new strategy.

You will support the development of policy positions with NCVO members, so facilitation skills and experience of consulting with the public or organisations would be useful. You will take a lead on certain areas of policy development and influencing, working collaboratively with colleagues in the process. An essential part of this role is working collaboratively with external stakeholders, including members, other infrastructure bodies and civil servants. You will support colleagues to influence parliamentarians.

You will have experience of influencing policy, at a national and/or local level. Knowledge of how government works and the policy issues facing charities is essential. Previous experience of influencing government policy relating to funding, whether for charities or other organisations, would be desirable. An interest in working on policy relating to charity finance and funding, from government programmes to tax reform, is essential.

You will work with research colleagues to ensure our policy positions are based on evidence and identity any gaps in evidence, so skills such as survey design and focus group facilitation would be useful. You will lead on monitoring emerging policy trends across NCVO’s policy work, and undertake research to explore these trends. You will explain policy positions to a range of audiences from policy papers and consultation submissions to blogs and presentations.

NCVO is fully committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in our sector. We want this to be reflected in the diversity of the people who work for us and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and identities. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented in NCVO. As part of our commitment to employing disabled people, all disabled candidates who meet the minimum requirement for all competencies on the person specification, will be guaranteed an interview. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled applicants during the application and interview process.

About NCVO

NCVO supports volunteering and charities.

We believe that the work of volunteers and charities make our communities stronger and the world around us better, for everyone.

Our members are at the heart of our mission. We work collaboratively with our 16,000-strong network of national and local charities and voluntary organisations. We share practical support and new insight so that people and organisations can focus on making a difference. And we work alongside our members to ensure that the essential role of volunteers and charities is widely recognised.

NCVO is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone. Charity No. 225922

Benefits for NCVO employees

NCVO offers attractive benefits including: 25 days’ annual leave (for full time staff and pro-rata for part-time staff) and the option to purchase up to 5 more days each year, take 35 hours of volunteering leave per year, subsidised gym membership, season ticket loan, flexible working including opportunities to work from home/off-site, generous contributions to a stakeholder pension scheme and training and development opportunities. We are located a short walk (approximately 15 minutes) from London King’s Cross station in a modern accessible building, overlooking Regent’s canal.

Closing date: 9am 2nd August 2021

Location: Working flexibly with an expectation of regular travel to Guildford

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000

Contract: Permanent, Full time (37.5 hrs pw)

Could you be the voice of Cycling?

Imagine a country where cycling is a safe and natural way most people choose to move around. Imagine a country where air pollution is no longer poisoning our children, obesity has been eliminated and our towns and cities are free of traffic congestion. 

This is the vision we cherish at Cycling UK and we’re on mission to get a million more people cycling. But not just the usual suspects. Our campaigning, engagement, volunteering, and behaviour change programmes are intended to make sure the cycling population more closely reflects the diverse make-up of the UK.

This is an exciting time for a communications specialist to join the team. At a time when cycling is on a boom. Through the lockdown the public have re-found their love for the bike with shops selling out and cycling levels hitting 400%. Exciting as all the UK nations governments have woken up to the wider benefit of cycling to our physical and mental health, to our environment and green transport.

You’ll be a seasoned communications and media expert, ready to profile the charity and take the news to the national media to maximise on cycling’s popularity, build upon the public’s increasing engagement on digital channels and at a time of environmental awareness capitalise on the zeitgeist of this autumn’s COP26 to show just what cycling can achieve.

We need your experience and zeal to lead the team to sell cycling, to shout about our successes, to help us fundraise, to counter the negative perceptions of cycling in the media, society and in decision makers, to make cycling inviting for all.

We are an inclusive organisation and would particularly welcome applications from candidates from a broad range of backgrounds. We strongly believe that diversity strengthens our work. If you are already passionate about cycling, that’s great, many of us are too! But if you are simply really excellent at what you do, no matter what your background, that is what matters most to us.

Come and join us for the ride.

Tell us why you are the person to drive impact in this capacity.

Head to our website and explore the job description for full details on this exciting opportunity. Complete the application form expressing why you are the right candidate for this opening and send to our recruitment team (contact details on our jobs page).

Focus on gearing your supporting statement to exemplify how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly referring to both the job description and person specification. This enables the selection panel to assess your relative strengths against the specified criteria.

Apply before 9am Monday 9 August. Interviews to be carried out 24 August 2021.

The Head of Support Services will create a positive, supportive culture of personal growth, underpinned by a holistic and empowering health and wellbeing approach. Supported by the trustees, the CEO, staff and service users, the post-holder will be a leader and will provide a constant stimulus for self-improvement in a learning, supportive and diverse environment. They will provide high level and efficient management of Betknowmore UK support and community programmes, including:

• North London gambling community support hub

• Peer Support services, including the Peer Aid programme

• Bespoke projects, including Women’s Recovery Programme, Digital Hub and activities, Experts by Experience engagement and support

  The post-holder will work to ensure successful service provision and outcomes. Recruit, train and supervise a team of staff/mentors/volunteers to deliver support and community activities. Oversee service integration or collaboration with the National Gambling Treatment Service (NGTS) partners and other key stakeholders.

  A key aspect of the role will be to work closely with people presenting with gambling harm issues
  and/or people affected by this issue. The Head of Support Services will oversee sustainable recovery interventions that may include structured psycho-social 1:1 and group activities, counselling and therapy, peer and mentoring support, with services co-produced by clinician and health professionals, and insight and knowledge from experts by experience. Experience of gambling support and treatment and /or harm minimisation programmes is desirable, but not essential.

  Working with other members of the SMT, they will input into management of the charity, as well as supporting grant, contract and tender submissions, operational management, governance, performance and contract monitoring and outcome reporting. This will include financial planning and budgeting. Adherence to health and safety and equal opportunities and diversity policies is expected at all times.

Helplines Partnership (HLP) is the membership body for organisations that provide helpline services in the UK and internationally.  We facilitate high quality support for callers by offering services to helpline providers which include training, Helplines Standard accreditation, consultancy and access to the Helpline Freephone Range (a dedicated range of free to caller telephone numbers exclusively for helplines).

HLP is at a very exciting time.  We are currently working on our new three-year strategy and require an experienced and highly motivated Policy and External Affairs Manager to spearhead our future policy projects, helping to raise the profile of the sector by representing our members’ interests and influencing the social policy agenda, giving providers of helpline services a voice to build sustainability and promote excellence, choice and accessibility for everyone.

Like everyone, we will be facing the challenges of Covid and its impacts in a time of great uncertainty for public health and the public health system.  It is hard to imagine a more vital time for our Policy and External Affairs function.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Interest and experience with impact and outcomes.
• A proven track record in changing policy, practice and the world
• Strong public affairs and media instincts
• Tenacious and resilient with the ability to identify and deal with issues, seeing them through to resolution.

In return we offer:

• A competitive salary
• A company pension scheme
• Free Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance programme
• 25 days annual leave (pro rata) rising with length of service
• Organisational commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our employees
• HLP is committed to equality of opportunity

This is a part-time position, 30 hours per week on a permanent contract. It is home-based with some travel for meetings, as and when required, in line with government guidelines.

Unsuccessful applicants will not be notified.

Galop, the UK’s LGBT+ anti-abuse charity, is seeking someone passionate about improving life for the LGBT+ community in the UK to be our new Head of Policy, Research, and Development.

Galop works directly with thousands of LGBT+ people who have experienced abuse and violence every year. We specialise in supporting victims and survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, hate crime, and other forms of abuse including honour-based abuse, forced marriage, and so-called conversion therapies. We are a service run by LGBT+ people, for LGBT+ people, and the needs of our community are at the centre of what we do.

We run two national support helplines: one for LGBT+ victims and survivors of domestic abuse, and the other for LGBT+ people who have experienced hate crime. We provide advocacy services, both in London and nationally, for LGBT+ victims who need longer-term support. We are person-centred, empowerment-based, and trauma-informed – meaning our focus is always on helping our clients decide what is best for them, and then supporting them through their journey.

We use what we learn through working on the frontlines with clients to work on national and local policy change, to improve outcomes for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse and violence. We build evidence through key pieces of research, like our upcoming report into LGBT+ experiences of sexual violence. We push for legislative change, improved statutory guidance for victims, and better understanding of the needs of LGBT+ people around the country.

This is a pivotal moment in Galop’s journey. We have grown quickly over the last five years and your work will help to protect and support even more of our community. This is a brand new role, building on the work we have been doing for decades to improve the systemic response to LGBT+ victims of abuse. You will lead policy, research, training, and development work at national and local levels, ensuring a strategic approach to all activity which furthers Galop’s overall aims and mission. Your work will shine a light of the needs of our community, enable more LGBT+ people in the UK to seek support for abuse and violence, and pave the way to a safer future for our community.

Your role will report to the Director of Services/Deputy CEO, and sit alongside our frontline teams who directly support LGBT+ victims of abuse and violence. You will lead on our policy and research work, ensuring all strands work together to push forward for a safer future for LGBT+ people in the UK. You will oversee our training and development work, looking to improve responses to LGBT+ abuse across the country.

If you have a good strategic brain, know how to influence to create meaningful change, and feel excited by this role, we want to hear from you. We recognise that your experience may be from unpaid roles as well as formal employment.

We want to know why you’re the right person for this role, not whether you’ve been given the right opportunities. At Galop, we believe that life should be safe, just and fair for all LGBT+ people, and that includes our staff in the workplace. We believe in equity and understand the importance of inclusion for staff with a wide range of lived experience. No matter your age, race, faith, orientation, gender identity, disability, or class, we want you to feel welcome here. To that end Galop has a multi-year Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion plan in place, currently focusing on equity and inclusion for trans and BAMER members of staff. We are committed to listening and learning, and to constant improvement. We believe it is our job to make sure that all our staff, particularly those from minoritised backgrounds, feel welcome, safe, and able to thrive at Galop.

Location

Galop’s offices are located in London. This role will be based in the office following the end of the current pandemic. The team is working remotely while the pandemic continues

Hours

Full Time (35 hours per week)

Contract

Permanent

Salary

Galop uses the NJC scales. This post is on NJC scale points 30-36 (£37,496 - £43,594 per year including London Weighting).

Closing Date

Applications should be submitted by 10:00am on July 27 th 2021.

First round interviews will be held on August 4th 2021.

Questions? If you have any questions or would like to discuss the role further prior to application, please contact us

About THET

Today, one billion people will never see a qualified health worker in their lives. 

Since 1988, THET has been working to change this. From reducing maternal deaths in Uganda to improving the quality of hospital care for injured children in Myanmar, we work to strengthen local health systems and build a healthier future for all. 

We do this by leveraging the expertise and energy of the UK health community, supporting Health Partnerships between NHS institutions, Royal Colleges, and academic institutions in the UK and those overseas.

In the past ten years, THET has reached over 100,000 health workers across 31 countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia in partnership with over 130 UK institutions.

THET is an exceptionally friendly place to work, and we have maintained this reputation throughout the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. In our most recent staff survey for example, we scored >79% satisfaction ratings across 12 of 15 questions, an 89% approval rating for how the charity is responding to COVID-19.

We have also recently experienced a period of growth bringing the total number of staff at THET to c. 50. Of these, 60% are based in the UK and have access to an office near Regent’s Park in London. However, in the past eighteen months, we have very actively encouraged applicants from other parts of the UK who are happy to be home working.

THET offers a range of benefits including 25 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus 3 days winter closure between Christmas and New Year; 5% pension contribution when Employee contributes 3%; Cycle to work scheme; and a Child Care voucher scheme.

You can learn more about our work on our website.

The team and role overview

THET’s Policy and Learning Team plays a pivotal role in contributing to the quality of THET’s work, providing expertise across our grants, programs, and communications activities, and maintaining THET’s position as a thought-leader in the Health Partnership space across the UK and internationally. We are a trusted partner to several UK Government departments and devolved administrations, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Health, and an NGO in Official Relations with the World Health Organization. We are best known for our contribution to thinking around Health Partnerships and the influence these have on health system strengthening in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and the mutual benefit derived by the UK from a globally engaged National Health Service.

The Head of Policy and Learning is a vital appointment for THET and provides the successful candidate with the opportunity to engage at the highest levels of government and multilateral agencies and of health systems both in the UK and overseas.  You will have a proven track record in policy work and relish the opportunity to deepen the evidence base for the effectiveness of our approach, and the broader understanding of how a globally engaged UK health workforce can bring benefits both to our partners overseas and to the UK. You will be able to respond dynamically to a fast-changing environment as well as offer insightful guidance to a highly motived team of experts working in the monitoring and evaluation and policy space. You will have an eye to how this work can be funded and excel in brokering relationships internally and externally. You will lead a dynamic and creative team that brings their own considerable expertise across monitoring, evaluation and learning, and policy.

The role is managed by the Chief Executive Officer, with whom you will work closely, and forms part of the THET Leadership Team, which supports the Senior Management Team to ensure the charity is well-led.

Key responsibilities:

1. To provide leadership to the Policy and Learning Team (PLT) at THET, championing its contribution externally and across the wider organization, ensuring that its expertise is fully utilized with our partners in the wider global health and Health Partnership community and across every activity of the organization.
2. To develop and implement a policy and learning agenda for THET that is grounded in the evidence of its programme work and encourages continual improvement in ways that are both alert to the wider context in which THET works, and our organisation’s commitment to advance Gender Equality, Social Inclusion, and combat racism.
3. To further deepen THET’s and our partners’ understanding of the mutual benefit the Health Partnership approach brings for individuals, institutions, and health systems in the UK and Low- and Middle-Income Countries, maintaining our reputation for outstanding thought leadership in this space.
4. To lead THET’s thinking on the organisation’s wider research priorities with an emphasis on building a deeper understanding of our impact, working in collaboration with academic institutions to support research and evidence gathering and publications in academic journals.
5. To take responsibility for the charity’s relationships with key external stakeholders across the NGO, academia, and government sectors, and including with the World Health Organization, with whom THET is an NGO in Official Relations, by acting as an ambassador for the charity and the PLT in external meetings and conferences.
6. To ensure the team plays a leading role in shaping the content of THET events such as our Annual Conference and training programmes, both internally and externally, working to execute these in partnership with the External Engagement Team and others.
7. To ensure the team is, where necessary, actively engaged in new business development and operating within budget by maintaining a clear record of the funding for the team and ensuring adequate funds are available for ongoing staffing commitments.
8. To constructively contribute to the strategic and operational performance of the charity, making the connections between the policy and learning work and the broader strategic direction of the charity and, through membership of the THET Leadership Team, assist in the task of ensuring the charity is well-led.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Qualifications

Essential

Master’s Degree in a subject related to health or international development.

Desirable

Health-related qualification.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working for an international health charity and/or of working within the UK or in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) health systems.
• Strong experience in developing and writing policy and learning positions in global health and ensuring their uptake by stakeholders.
• Demonstrable understanding of monitoring and evaluation.
• Strong experience in developing and cultivating relationships with external stakeholders.
• An understanding of the funding environment for policy and learning work.
• Experience in line managing a team.

Desirable

Experience in liaising with UK Government and/or NHS arms-length bodies.

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrable knowledge of current global health issues.
• Deep understanding of research techniques and monitoring and evaluation. 
• Specific knowledge of policies relating to health workforce capacity development in low- or middle-income countries.
• Knowledge of the mutual benefit agenda and of Health Partnerships.
• Demonstrable understanding of Gender Equality, Social Inclusion and Race Equality.

Skills

Essential

• Highly motivated self-starter.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Good interpersonal skills, particularly in the context of team management and external representation of the organisation.
• Proven ability to self-organise.
• An ability to manage a team and/or departmental budget.

Values

Essential

• Strong commitment to THET’s cause and values.
• Intercultural sensitivity and awareness.

Other

• Ability to travel overseas and within the UK.

About Glitch

Glitch is a UK based charity committed to ending the abuse of women and marginalised people online. Through workshops, training, reports and programmes, we equip our intersectional community to become the digital citizens we need in the world today. From grassroots to systemic change, we advocate for an online world that is a safe space for all. Glitch was founded in 2017 by Seyi Akiwowo, a former politician and Digital Leader of The Year 2019. We focus our effort on three key areas: Awareness, Advocacy and Action. Twitter to support its users on digital self-care ​

Job Description

Role: Head of Policy and Research 

Reports to: Seyi Akiwowo, Founder and CEO (Interim) will report to COO when in post.

Responsible for: All policy, advocacy and campaigns strategy, delivery and evaluation

Roles Managed:  Policy and Campaigns Manager

Salary: £35-40k dependent on experience

Pension: 3% employer and 5% employee pension contribution

Working pattern: Full time, remote and flexible working available- option of working 4 days per week (heavily encouraged as an organisation)

Contract: Permanent 

Holiday: 28 days including Bank holidays and 3 days over the Christmas period. After three years continuous service you will be entitled to two extra days annual leave for every completed year of service, up to a maximum of 10 extra days of leave.

Employer: Glitch (Charity Number 1187714)

Hiring Manager: Seyi Akiwowo

Place of Work: Remote working with some travel required for in person meeting once restrictions lifted

Benefits:  Our team’s mental health and wellbeing is a top priority. We aim to support creating an environment where everyone can bring their best selves by creating an open culture through regular check-ins, group meditation sessions and complimentary access to the She can. She did. benefits programme, including Vala Health support. We also have a supportive parental leave policy.

Role Overview

With our ambitious plans taking shape and the entire world waking up to the urgency that is online abuse it’s a very exciting time to join Glitch- an organisation with national and international acclaim.  The Head of Policy and Research is a new but pivotal role in the growing Glitch team and our mission to make the online space safe for all. This postholder is responsible for leading our 3 year policy, advocacy, research and campaign strategies and cementing our thought leadership in Europe and in the field of AI and Human Rights.

You’ll help us lobby governments, tech companies and encourage general society to prioritise, pay attention to and take action when it comes to online abuse through stronger, clearer legislation and proactive procedures and policies. The Head of Policy and Research will lead on all policy work in Europe and internationally and shape Glitch’s policy positions on ADM/AI, the Digital Services Act, and other European legislation. They will be line managing and supporting the Policy and Campaigns Manager who is leading on policy, advocacy and campaigns in the UK.  This role will also work with the COO and CEO to shape our in demand policy consultancy offer as part of new business and income opportunities with support on product development. We’re looking for a highly experienced individual in the tech and policy space to help us promote policy recommendations and solutions to governments, tech companies and key influential networks. The ideal candidate is skilled in constructing and delivering strategic, impactful and intersectional research to support wider advocacy and campaign plans in a startup/small charity environment. 

Glitch is an ambitious charity that’s developing. We’re looking for somebody innovative, proactive and strong on processes, relationship management, research and open to developing and learning with the organisation. The Head of Policy and Research should have an understanding and passion for intersectional feminist values and be deeply committed to diversity and equality in society. 

Role Responsibilities 

Policy and Advocacy

• Oversee and implement Glitch’s Policy and Advocacy Strategy, review progress, evaluate impact towards our strategic goals and key policy recommendations to make the most marginalised communities safe online as well as on tech and human rights

• Further our policy, research and advocacy work across Europe, identifying new opportunities and responding to external developments including the Digital Service Act and EU AI regulation proposal

• Maintaining a thorough knowledge of all aspects of the work of Glitch and its related issues and keep informed of external affairs across Europe that may affect the organisation

• Build strong relationships with external stakeholders in Europe including tech companies, government ministers and civil servants, political parties, corporate and public sector partners, other charities and donors.

• Represent Glitch at external events and meetings, including with government representatives, decision makers, with other NGOs and networks across Europe and internationally

• Develop briefings ahead of and for Glitch meetings with Ministers and officials, Parliamentarians and other key stakeholders

• Maintain our records of interactions with key individuals and organisations, in line with good practice around data protection and GDPR

Campaigns 

• Work with Policy and Campaigns Manager to develop and implement creative and influential online campaigns to help us meet our strategic objectives and mission

• Help influence national discourse on gender-based and intersectional online abuse and make the case of systemic change across Europe

• Participate in effective coalition meetings, build and mobilise our partnership network around policy positions and key policy milestones and consultations/ submissions

• Monitor, regularly review and update on the progress of campaigns and evaluate their impact, adapting the campaign in response.

• Manage the budget delegated for specific campaigns, making decisions, monitoring expenditure and reporting on these.

Research

• Lead on, with support from consultants, our key research priorities in our 3 year strategy including public health approach to online; the role of AI/ADM in exacerbating online abuse and a feasibility study; Black women’s experience online and digital citizenship assessment frameworks for tech companies

Business Development

• Work with our COO, CEO and external consultants to bring in additional funding from policy consultancy projects with corporates and tech companies to meet demand for our work following work with BT, Twitch and Web Foundation.

Collaboration with Glitch Team 

• Provide policy expertise for the organisation on the causes, effects and solutions to the needs of women and intersecting identities facing abuse and develop and evaluate evidence-based policy research, positions and briefs on political trends as appropriate

• Work with and line manage the Policy and Campaigns Manager to ensure that our strategic plan to improve support for victims and survivors of online gender based violence 

• Work closely with our Programme Manager to ensure the voices of marginalised victims and survivors of online abuse are at the centre of Glitch’s policy and research work, that they are amplified and represented accurately, and that our insights are translated into effective change. 

• Work closely with our Programme Manager to ensure training programme, and resources reflect a long-term strategic plan to improve experiences of women and margnalised people online both in the UK and Europe

• Work with our Head of Communications and Public Fundraising to plan and execute internal and external communications around our policy and research work, including external events, social media, our website;  press and media

• With both the CEO and Policy and Campaigns Manager develop the organisation as subject matter experts on AI, EU and UK policy developments as well as online safety

• Input to the communications strategy, defining our areas of engagement and ensuring a timely response to external events as well as amplifying Glitch’s own messaging

• Ensure the Board of Trustees are regularly updated on the progress of policy, research and advocacy projects using a transparent and consistent reporting framework

• Create a healthy and positive and inclusive culture in your team through role modelling, in line with our values

Person Specification 

Essential

• Experience of managing or leading policy and/or research work in the UK and/or Europe

• In-depth knowledge of AI and or ADM, and the experiences of marginalised communities online

• Experience of developing a strategic approach to affecting structural change, including the ability to respond to external events or contexts, developing evidence-based policy positions, and evaluating political trends

• Excellent interpersonal leadership, line management, team building and team culture development skills

• Experience of influencing key people or organisations and increasing networks of contacts to help progress a cause

• Aptitude in decision-making and problem-solving

• A strong understanding of risk connected with this kind of work and how best to manage it

• Ability to manage project manage multiple priorities and tasks and keep up-to-date with different schedules and developments

• Confident networker, with excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work independently and manage own workload

• Understanding of and sympathy with the aims and objectives of Glitch and a commitment to learning, listening and personal development 

• Commitment to intersectionality and Equality and Diversity principles

Desirable 

• Experience of managing or leading campaign work

• Experience of leading policy and research work within a charity

• Experience of delivering to targets

• Experience of overseeing budgets

• Experience of working with a Board of Trustees 

Application Questions

Please see Glitch’s vision and values in our application pack. Our organisation and community includes feminists from a range of backgrounds and all genders, centring the voices and liberation of people who experience online gender based violence. Does this align with your values? (Yes/No)

Do you have the right to work in the UK? (Yes/No)

Initials (We prefer to sift applications anonymously. Please use your initials rather than your name):

Email address:

Phone number:

Please tell us your motivation for applying for this role at our organisation at this time (500 words):

Please tell us about your experience of developing a strategic approach to affecting structural and/or transformational change, this can include the ability to respond to external events or contexts, developing evidence-based policy positions, and evaluating political trends and how this is in line with intersectional feminist values (600 words) 

Emerging evidence is showing that AI/ADM is exacerbating and creating new forms of online gender based violence, please share your thoughts and what role (if at all) you believe AI should play in content moderation (500 words)

In your opinion, what do you think are the biggest remaining obstacles when it comes to creating a safe online space, especially for black women and marginalised people? (400 words)

Submit your CV (We prefer to sift applications anonymously. Please use your initials rather than your name and leave identifying details such as email addresses off your CV):

Please upload any additional files you believe it would be relevant for us to read (optional) (this could include publications, research, studies and campaigns)

For Equality Opportunity Monitoring (optional):

How would you describe your gender? 

How would you describe your race? 

How to Apply

Deadline to apply Tuesday 24th August, 2021, at 23:59 BST.

Only applications sent via this application form will be accepted.  You will need a gmail account to sign in and receive a copy of your application. Please remember to attach your CV and on your CV include contact details of two references. 

There will be two Q+A drop-in sessions in August, this will be an opportunity to find out more about Glitch, the team, our work and ask us questions. Please keep an eye out on our social media and website for confirmed details of these sessions.

We prefer to sift applications anonymously. Please use your initials rather than your name and leave identifying details such as email addresses off your CV.

Please note that to keep our recruitment process open and fair, we will not negotiate salaries outside the advertised range.

Applications via email will not be accepted. Please note that, as we receive a huge volume of applications, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Position remains open until filled. 

The Recruitment Process

Our recruitment process aims to see candidates at their best. That’s why we set out the process from the beginning. We will ask you to show your skills, not just talk about them—through examples of your work or an exercise. 

We start with a 30 minute initial phone (not video) interview with Seyi Akiwowo, our CEO, who in the interim will be line managing the Head of Policy and Research role. This will take place on 31st August and 1st September. This will focus on your experience and application questions. Preparation is not needed.

The second interview will be a values and part 1 competency based interview, based on the person specification. This interview will be with Seyi Akiwowo, CEO and Hilary Waston, Policy and Campaigns Manager whom you’ll be responsible for line managing. This will take place on 7th September.

The third and final interview will be with Seyi Akiwowo, CEO; Carly Kind, Chair; and another member of our charity. There will also be a timed interview exercise before the final interview. This will take place on 15th September. Before appointment you may also meet some of the trustees.

During the process, we will ask to talk to referees including people you have previously managed.

We will update you with as much notice as possible if we have to adapt our recruitment process.

Head of External Affairs - £58,379 per annum plus excellent benefits – Full Time – Central London – Permanent

The RCR is a great place to work. At the forefront of the health agenda, our members diagnose and treat cancer, heart disease, stroke and more, whilst leading on innovations including AI, skills mix and community diagnostic hubs. As Covid recedes and the cancer backlog rises up the agenda, our members’ work and views have never been more important. The Communications Directorate is newly formed, and a recent restructure has created two new teams – External Affairs, and Marketing and Digital.

The External Affairs team will be focused on building the RCR’s influence, authority and impact across government and the health sector. Bringing together policy, public affairs, campaigns and media, the external affairs team will drive the agenda for change in our key policy areas, ensuring that our positions on workforce, AI, skills mix, and more are heard and listened to by decision makers; that the RCR is seen as the authority on all things radiology and oncology; that our positions are clear and unequivocal.

The Head of External Affairs will lead a talented team of five professionals. With deep experience in policy, public affairs and media work, you will be able to set a clear strategy, securing buy in from members and staff. An analytical thinker who is willing and able to roll up your sleeves, you will build an external affairs engine with efficient, effective processes and a clear direction of travel. Politically astute, media savvy and able to crystallise complex issues into simple asks, you will be someone who can join the dots and create real impact.

If this sounds like the opportunity for you then you can find out more about the Head of External Affairs role, the RCR, and how to apply by visiting the RCR website and reading the Head of External Affairs candidate pack.

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 1 August 2021. First stage interviews are due to take place on Thursday 5 August, with final stage interviews scheduled for Thursday 12 August.

Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic the interviews for this role will be held remotely via video conference. As part of our emergency response to Covid-19 it is likely the successful candidate will work remotely for a period of time before we complete a phased return back to the office.

Title: Policy & Compliance Officer
Salary: £23,044 - £26,044 per annum
Hours: 35 per week
Contract Type: Fixed term
Based: London - 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP
Closing date: 5th August 2021
Interview date: TBC

The role will support the refresh and development of content for policies and ensure appropriate and helpful operational content is set out in supporting procedures.

What are we looking for:

• Solid experience of policy development and implementation within a complex organisation.

What's in it for you:

• Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Continuous development
• Industry leading training programmes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Working

For more information or an informal chat please contact our Head of Compliance, Michelle Bogle on

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

This role will be subject to receiving a satisfactory Enhanced criminal record check.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left.

Everyone knows our daffodil, but it's our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.

Street Child, a rapidly growing international children’s charity, are searching for an exceptional professional to lead our corporate fundraising. Reporting to the CEO, you will lead a space which is already incredibly important to the charity but where we are fortunate to possess particular, exciting potential for substantial growth. Our award-winning, multi-layered, 7-figure relationship with Liberty Global plc sits at the heart of this unique opportunity.

We are searching for a hands-on fundraising leader with the imagination, energy, personality, ambition and passion to help us make the most of these great possibilities!

There are three main dimensions to this role:

1. Playing a major 'hands-on' fundraising role in maximising our largest opportunities, both with Liberty Global and beyond;
2. Leading, supporting and managing the development of a growing team of excellent corporate fundraisers. Defining, and executing, Street Child's corporate fundraising strategy;
3. Playing an active and real leadership role across the whole of group fundraising, as a key member of the charity's 5-strong international Fundraising Leadership Team (FLT), reporting to the CEO. FLT colleagues include leaders responsible for trusts/foundations, public fundraising, marketing/communications & European fundraising. Constant team-working, a rejection of siloes, a recognition of massive overlaps and synergies between different aspects of fundraising and a 'shared ownership' of the charity's biggest opportunities and challenges are fundamental to our approach at Street Child - excellent relationships among FLT are key!

As leader of Street Child's global corporate fundraising, you will be charged with delivering great results in these areas:

1. The direct opportunity with Liberty Global and its subsidiaries;
2. The wider opportunity with Liberty Global's corporate network (banks, consultancies, law-firms, tech, media etc) who LG have a strong track-record of encouraging to support Street Child*, hitherto in particular through the flag-ship annual gala and 2-day bike ride events;
3. High-level ownership of the corporate gala and Big Ride events - and a mandate to imagine, co-create and bring to life further events that will advance Street Child's corporate proposition;
4. Development of Street Child's wider UK corporate opportunity - building on our existing corporate track-record, and the narrative of a 'fast-growing, demonstrably impactful charity, focussed on an area of massive, undeniable need' to win and build the broadest possible range of great new corporate partnerships for Street Child;
5. Supporting EU colleagues in the development of European corporate fundraising opportunities;
6. Exploring, and actively pursuing, great corporate opportunities for Street Child beyond UK and EU - e.g. USA, Middle East
7. Opportunities for partnerships with corporates based, or with interests, in Street Child's African and Asian programme countries.  
8. Managing a range of major donor relationships, especially those corporate dimensions - in partnership with FLT colleagues.

The skills, experience and attitude we are after:

1. Almost certainly you have an impressive track-record in corporate fundraising; but just possibly you are an exceptional candidate who has achieved great things in another dimension of fundraising; or are coming from a superb corporate background;
2. We need someone who is excited to both roll their sleeves up; and work strategically. Our house leadership-style is 'leading by doing';
3. You demonstrably have what it takes to lead a high-performing, happy, passionate team - either because you can demonstrate prior success in this area; or you can show that you have what it takes to lead;
4. You work brilliantly with colleagues. You aren't territorial. You are motivated by the bigger-picture. You spot and can exploit synergies. Street Child is a 'no siloes' domain!
5. You excel in a dynamic, ambitious, agile environment;
6. You've got the drive, personality, imagination, relationship-development skills and professionalism to achieve massive goals for children;
7. You are excited about being part of building something;
8. You are absolutely passionate about Street Child's mission of working for the futures of children in the world's toughest contexts.

This position is imagined as a full-time role, predominantly based out of our new Central London office - but we are open to variations, especially for compelling candidates. Starting salary will reflect experience. Success will absolutely be recognised with salary progression, regardless of starting salary point. 

Street Child began its life in 2008 with a single-project for 100 street-connected children in Sierra Leone. We have grown every day since. In 2021 we want to make a difference for 500,000 children in up to 20 countries - and impact a million children by 2024. Success in this role is critical to our ability to achieve these goals.

This is a massive role for the charity. It should equally be a massive career move for you. For the right person, we believe this is a simply wonderful and unique career opportunity. To express your interest, please click 'Apply' for details on where to send your CV and a brief covering letter - ideally ASAP. We will progress attractive applications upon receipt. Thank you for taking the time to consider this opportunity! 

Pre-employment checks will be required as part of our recruitment process in line with our Safeguarding Policy. Street Child welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Vegetarian for Life is the leading authority on diet and healthy living advice for older vegans and vegetarians. We work with a diverse variety of stakeholders, including some of the UK's biggest care chains and food suppliers; government; and partner NGOs, to support, protect, and uphold the rights of older vegans and vegetarians.

As we continue to expand our work, we have an opportunity to create the charity’s first Head of Business Development. The postholder will be responsible for translating our strategy into commercial, income-generating activities, ensuring that we are providing valuable and high-quality paid-for services and activities to older vegans and vegetarians and those who cater for them.

We are looking for an exceptional and passionate individual who will take strategic responsibility for raising our profile among care chains and food suppliers, and exploring new markets.

You will shape the delivery of high-quality training and services, helping Vegetarian for Life to make a real and tangible difference to the lives of older vegans and vegetarians across the UK – both now and in the future.

You will have experience of managing commercial activities in a medium to large sized organisation that generates a surplus. You will have proven experience of positioning an organisation for future success by identifying new opportunities and by development or improvement of commercial opportunities. You will be able to develop new insights into situations; question conventional approaches; encourage new ideas and innovations; and design and implement new projects/processes.

You will play a critical role in supporting the governance of our organisation, providing professional advice to our Board of Trustees and reporting on progress against our strategic ambitions. Experience of working in the UK care sector is desirable.

Candidates will ideally be based in, or close to, Greater Manchester. Other UK travel may be required, and you must be prepared and willing to travel for this role.

In line with the charity’s core values, you should be a committed vegan or vegetarian.

Salary and benefits:

• From £35,000 p.a. (£17.95 per hour)
• In the region of 37.5 hours per week – full time
• Flexible working hours
• Employee Assistance Programme, with free counselling and well-being assistance
• 6% contribution to group personal pension plan
• Generous 38 days of annual leave p.a.
• Supportive and positive working environment

Closing date: 5 August 2021

More information: For more details, including the Person Specification, please download our Job Description. Applications should be made with a covering letter (no more than 2 pages of A4) along with a CV and details of current salary. Please also state how long you have been vegan or vegetarian.

Recruiting for a Policy Manager to join our Head Office in Westminster!

GBP 40,000 per annum, working 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Job Overview:
The Policy Manager will lead on ensuring that Look Ahead staff and customers have an effective framework of Corporate and Operational policies and procedures which meet legislative, regulatory and operational requirements. These will be updated as required, and communicated and implemented effectively.

They will project manage the full policy development lifecycle : Policy development, Approval, Implementation Audit and Compliance. They will promote and share best practice across the organisation producing accessible guidance and case studies for all staff across the organisation to ensure that services and departments can meet the same standards.

They will ensure that all services and departments can access policies and procedures which are easy to follow and clearly relevant to the work undertaken. They will deliver a consistent approach to how services implement and embed policies across all Look Ahead specialisms and departments.

They will work collaboratively with the Quality and Safeguarding team and operational managers to identify learning and required improvements following any reviews of serious incidents, quality or safeguarding concerns, and implement this across all relevant services. They will work collaboratively with the Communications and Business Development teams to ensure legislative changes and external best practice are reflected In both policy development and organisational development.

They will work with customers to ensure they have the opportunity to review and influence policies that impact them and develop best practice and ensure policies are accessible. They will maintain up to date document libraries and master copies of all policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the policy review programme to ensure the organisation has a set of corporate and operational policies and procedures which are effective and meet legislative requirements
- Develop a policy implementation plan which sets out the best approach to embed each policy, procedure, protocol etc. and indicators to determine whether implementation has been successful
- Audit implementation and compliance of new Policies
- Work in partnership with Learning Development colleagues to maintain policy read-compliance through any relevant systems
- Provide administrative support to the Policy Group Chair and Operational sub groups
- Provide analysis and reports to the Customer and Housing Directorate, Policy group, SMT, SLT and the board as requested
- Lead or support operational leads and department heads to review and implement new policies and procedures. Including staff and customer engagement, business process redesign, drafting guidance and coordinating appropriate communications
- Lead on ensuring any policy and process changes are implemented and embedded, working with colleagues in Learning and Development and Communications
- Undertake thematic reviews and audits, as part of the Quality Management System, particularly reviewing how compliant services are with policies and procedures and best practice
- Ensure any lessons learnt from customer feedback, incidents, safeguarding concerns, complaints, and quality reviews are implemented throughout the organisation by reviewing policies and how they are internally implemented
- Design, coordinate and deliver lunch and learn, learning circles, best practice groups in partnership with L&D, EBE, Quality & Safeguarding, Operations and Heads of Departments.

Essential:
- 1-2 years management experience (or clearly identifiable transferable skills)
- Experience of developing and writing policies and procedures/ guidance
- Experience of working collaboratively across organisations to achieve excellence

For the full job description, please visit the Look Ahead website.

The purpose of this role is develop and manage innovative services to meet the post adoption support needs of CCS adopters and the wider regional network; and in the process increasing the take up of Centre services by adoptive families.  The role also has a commercial focus with a view to generating income through partnerships and collaboration; working across Education, Health and Children’s Services. The post holder will lead strategic planning and operational delivery, and will work closely with the Social Work team to provide a seamless adopter pathway for families. The Head of Centre will work collaboratively across all Teams, including Fundraising & Marketing; and will be a member of the Senior Management Team.

The Head of Strategy helps those with sight loss to live the life they choose by leading the development of our new 5-year strategy which will run from 2023-2028. This is a senior leadership role which will set the future direction of the whole organisation. This role is responsible for engaging staff, volunteers, supporters, trustees, and key external stakeholders in the development of the strategy and ensuring executive director team and trustees sign-off.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 28 - 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year/ pro rata. As a charity, we’re always keen to support flexible working as best we can. This is an office-based role with flexibility to work from home, part-time applications are welcome for a minimum of 28 hours per week.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Degree level qualification
• Significant, proven experience leading organisational-wide strategy development in a medium or large-sized charity or commercial organisation with demonstrable results
• Experience of leading multi-functional project teams
• Strategy and planning theory, approach and application
• Data analysis skills, with an ability to identify the biggest opportunities and make the complex simple

Desirable

• Experience in engaging and communicating organisational strategy and plans in a medium or large organisation
• Experience of delivering strategy at a board level
• Understanding of vision impairment or wider disability sector from a personal or organisational point of view
• Change management qualification e.g. Prosci
• Project management qualification e.g. Agile or PRINCE2

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply

If you have any accessibility issues, please contact our Recruitment Team.

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above.

As part of your application ensure you provide to evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.

If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Please contact our Recruitment Team if you require any support with your application.