Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 37 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries across the globe, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.

IRW is currently recruiting for the position of ‘Head of Region, Asia' to join its dynamic International Programmes division. The purpose of the role is to lead on designing and developing regional strategies for the allocated region and to ensure delivery of effective programmes and raising the profile amongst donors and potential funders.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Postgraduate degree or equivalent in social economics/development studies / social sciences
• Knowledge and experience of managing and developing a large team of international professional staff in different locations, demonstrating significant and measurable improvement in results
• Knowledge and experience of leading and motivating senior professional staff from a broad range of business disciplines
• Knowledge and experience of managing a major crisis requiring a sudden and major change in priorities and rapid management action to respond
• Knowledge and experience of working successfully with senior managers in other parts of own organisation or partner organisations to deliver major change
• Skills in influencing other large organisations to change their policies or priorities
• Generate significant new opportunities for the organisation
• Knowledge and understanding of key trends in international development, and of the evolving role of international NGOs
• Fluent written and spoken English;
• Work experience and proven track record of working with an International NGO as a senior manager
• Substantial experience and knowledge of effective budgetary control and grant management at a regional level.
• Experience of building personal external networks at senior level, resulting in securing
• Experience of and commitment to participatory management and maintaining a supportive, open environment to ensure the learning and development of all staff
• Good interpersonal skills including the ability to listen, sensitivity to others views and perspectives, and conflict resolution
• Strong and well developed analytical skills coupled with the experience of writing quality pieces of work that are publishable and usable by non-specialists

For more information, please click on the Documents tab above to view the full Job Description.

If you are talented, reliable, service minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.

For more information on the excellent company benefits we offer our employees, please visit our website.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on 13/03/2022.

Pre-employment Checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
• criminal records check
• receipt of satisfactory references

Please note, for UK-based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications that would require sponsorship.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:

(Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

About us

The King’s Fund is a leading charity that helps to shape policy and transform services to improve health and social care in England.

To increase its impact and reach, The King’s Fund raises additional income and support from a variety of sources. As such, fostering effective corporate relationships is an important area for the Fund. The strategy combines a corporate partnership and corporate supporter programme with event sponsorship and exhibition sales. All income generation is carried out in line with our Ethical Collaboration Policy.

About the role

Sitting in the Events and Partnerships team, the post holder will carry out income generation activity, primarily through new business. Adopting a consultative sales approach, the post holder will build relationships with potential Corporate Partners and Supporters and secure sponsorship and exhibition income for our conferences and online events.

Key responsibilities include:

• Generates funds from the private sector, by developing a pipeline for both the Fund’s Corporate Partnerships programmes and event sponsorship and exhibition for the Fund’s conferences and online events, while protecting the Fund’s reputation for independence and quality.
• Secures meetings with potential partners, supporters, or sponsors.
• Builds and maintains strong external relationships with commercial organisations through face-to-face meetings and extensive telephone work.

You’ll have a record of success in a new business/fundraising/sales role and experience of maximising opportunities from researching prospects to generating meetings and securing income to achieve targets.

The role will include working at occasional early morning and evening events.

Here at the Fund, we actively encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds, people from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBT+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge as we recognise that diversity makes us stronger.

Our premises in London are open for staff. We are in the process of developing our working patterns in the longer term to incorporate hybrid working which we expect to include some time working from the office each week to better deliver our work and support our colleagues and clients.

In addition to a competitive salary, The King’s Fund offers generous holiday entitlements, a £3 daily discount in our café and an on-site gym.

How to apply

To apply, please visit our website and read our supplementary guidance documents, then download and fill in our application form. Please do not send CVs. No agencies please.

Please note that in order to apply, you must have documented proof of your right to live and work in the UK. Applications must be submitted using The King’s Fund application form.

Closing date for receipt of completed applications is Monday 31 January 2022 at 9.00am.

We regret that we cannot respond individually to all applicants due to the high number of applications we receive.  If you have not been contacted within 3 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted for interview.  Please note that we are unable to offer feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview. 

Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on Friday 4 February.

HEAD OF OPERATIONS

40 hours per week £42,000 - £48,000

​ To be responsible for the day-to-day running of all areas of Crawley Open House and the wellbeing and safety of its clients and staff. With the CEO to be responsible for the efficient overall management of all of Crawley Open House’s services and staffing in line with Open House’s objectives, philosophies and policies.

To plan and develop services in line with Open House’s development plans. With the CEO to be responsible for both capital and revenue funding, maximising resources and maintaining budgetary control.  

​Applicants must have an empathy with our client group and the ability to work within the ethos of Crawley Open House.

EAP scheme in operation, workwear & meals provided.

​The closing date for applications is Friday, 4th February 2022

Are you looking for an opportunity to use your professional experience whilst serving in a Christian environment? This is an exciting new role in a vibrant, entrepreneurial charity which has ambitious plans. We are looking for a committed team worker who is full of initiative and financial expertise.

As Head of Finance you will take responsibility for Tyndale House’s financial management including leading and inspiring the finance team and working closely with the Leadership Team to provide high quality strategic financial direction and analysis.

Tyndale House possesses one of the finest libraries for biblical research in the world, packed with specialist material on the language, culture, history, and meaning of the Bible. It also has facilities for medium and long-term accommodation. Tyndale House enjoys close links with the University of Cambridge and many postgraduates, church leaders, and visiting scholars have found it an ideal setting for their own study.

If you feel this position fits your skills, values and experience (or potential), and playing a role in fulfilling the purpose of Tyndale House excites you, then we would love to hear from you.

Hours: 22.5 hours per week (minimum) although candidates seeking a full time appointment will be considered

Salary: £38,000 - 45,000 per annum (FTE)

Location: Tyndale House, Cambridge (although some remote working may be possible)

Closing Date for Applications: Wednesday 26 January at noon.

Interviews: w/c 31 January and w/c 7 February 2022.

Resurgo is in a time of significant growth and restructure.  We have bold ambitions to grow our employability programmes nationally, and a renewed focus on our consultancy arm to inspire and equip organisations to identify and deliver meaningful social purpose.

We are looking for a capable and creative individual to join the leadership of Resurgo, with oversight of our External Relationships to include our Communications function and our business development and marketing activities with donors, corporate partners and clients.

As a strong leader and people manager with experience of marketing and external relations, you will have an ability to manage projects with multiple complex priorities and think out of the box, be a confident decision maker and communicator, and passionate about social transformation.

Reporting into the Chief Executive, it is expected that the Head of External Relations will line manage and add value to each of the following teams whether at a relationship management level, project management, target setting, strategic management or in an advisory capacity.

They will represent Resurgo with donors, suppliers, supporters and other external clients, and will be expected to build and develop strong working relationships in a style in keeping with Resurgo’s values.

In 2016 we were listed as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in the ‘Great Place to Work’ Awards. In 2017 we won the Princess Royal Training Award which honours employers that have created outstanding training and skills development programmes, and we recently received a special commendation from the Princess Royal Training Awards Assessment Team for our exemplary training, learning and development response in the face of Covid-19.

Head of Operations

Healthwatch Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

Full Time - 37 Hours

Permanent

Up to £40,000 per annum

Nottingham based with Flexible working

Charity People are delighted to be partnering with Healthwatch Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. We are seeking an energetic, personable, and insightful individual with operations and change management experience. Healthwatch Nottingham and Nottinghamshire is the local independent patient and public champion within the NHS and care system. We hold local health and care leaders to account for providing excellent care by making sure they communicate and engage with local people, clearly and meaningfully and that they are transparent in their decision making. We gather and represent the views of those who use health and social care services, particularly those whose voice is not often listened to. We use this information to make recommendations to those who have the power to make change happen.

Local health and social care systems are currently undergoing significant change as the new NHS structures are implemented. There are huge opportunities for Healthwatch Nottingham and Nottinghamshire to hold these systems to account for delivering truly joined up care for patients. It is an important time in which we are keen to be at the forefront of raising the voice of the voiceless in our communities and working with partners to effect lasting improvements and reduce health inequalities. To do this we are taking the opportunity to reassess our current business plan and review the resources we need to meet the very high expectations we set for ourselves and which we believe our local communities deserve.

Healthwatch Nottingham and Nottinghamshire is looking for a Head of Operations to support them to achieve these expectations and to assist them in shaping how they work more effectively and with greater impact. You will be responsible for providing operational oversight and line management of all functional leads in the team. You will deputise in the absence of the Chief Executive. You will also embed the recent work with an external OD consultant to develop a cohesive, effective and high performing team in line with the organisation's values and behaviours.

Key responsibilities:

• Oversee and lead the delivery of the operational plan, including building in flexibility so that the organisation can respond rapidly to emerging issues and have the capacity to bid for and deliver additional commissioned work.
• Transform how the organisation works and enables local communities to have a voice
• Line manage all functional leads in the team, including monitoring and reviewing performance, setting objectives, carrying out annual appraisals, as well as supporting staff to manage their own personal development.
• Oversee the development and delivery of the communications strategy and plan, including managing the current contract for external support to digital communications.
• Support and oversee the Volunteer Manager to ensure effective delivery of the Volunteer strategy, including increasing the involvement of volunteers in the organisation, and developing an inclusive and supportive team culture.
• Responsible for the delivery of legally compliant HR policies and practice and support the CEO in the implementation of the organisation's Learning and Development plan
• Support the CEO in oversight of the budget, financial reporting and new business including identifying opportunities.

The successful candidate will have significant experience of team leadership and change management as well as a proven track record of line management including recruitment, appraisal and performance management. Experience of successfully managing the day-to-day operations of an organisation and working within the health and social care or community sector is essential. You will have excellent communication and negotiation skills, strong IT literacy and the ability to develop and maintain the systems and processes that enable a team to work effectively together. We're looking for a self-starter who can work independently to tight deadlines in a dynamic environment and can manage complex and highly confidential information. You will also have the ability to work flexibly and creatively to manage and prioritise a varied work programme.

Closing Date Wednesday 26th January at 5pm with Interviews taking place on 1st February. If you would like to apply, please send you word CV in word format

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

Network Development Manager

(England South)

£27,804 per annum (pro rata for part time hours)

 (Ref: SUS3463)

Up to 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working

Base: Sustrans offices in Reading or Bristol with the flexibility to work from home.  Home base in or near England South region

About the role

Our vision is to support a UK-wide network of traffic-free paths for everyone, connecting cities, towns and countryside, loved by the communities they serve.

As the Network Development Manager, you will work with the Network Development Team, England South, proactively developing walking and cycling schemes, including the National Cycle Network (NCN) across Southern England.  As a valued member of this team you will help maintain the National Cycle Network in your region, you will help fund it by developing business opportunities and you will help fix and grow it by delivering impactful projects to scope, to budget and on time. 

We have a 20 year plan to make this 16,000 mile long Network, safer and more accessible for everyone. We aspire to take every mile to very good or good standard by 2040 and we want to double the traffic free sections from 5,000 to 10,000 miles getting routes off fast or busy roads.  We are encouraging and inspiring more and different people to share, respect and enjoy the Network and we are helping communities and users shape and maintain their paths.  We are working to raise funds from a wide range of sources, that will be needed to secure the future success of this national asset. 

We are working with our valued partners, stakeholders, supporters and volunteers to turn our vision into reality. 

And where do you, as our Network Development Manager fit into this?  You will be supporting us to deliver all these elements by helping us steward the existing Network; by delivering impactful projects to scope, budget and on time; by developing business opportunities and building those relationships to make it happen.

This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans. Candidates should be based within the South geographical area with regular travel expected to a nominated hub/office base in Bristol and Reading.

About you

As an experienced Project Manager you will manage projects from planning through to construction, undertaking network plans, feasibility studies, land assembly and route design.

Project managing the team, you will find yourself collaboratively working with Designers and Engineers, Ecologists, Land Managers and Volunteer Officers and together you will make things happen to an excellent standard, that is compliant with national quality standards. 

You will have excellent influencing skills, enabling you to negotiate with Land Owners and work closely with the Delivery Team to encourage greater community involvement in designing, developing and maintaining the network.

You will monitor outputs, outcomes and impact for each project we deliver and we want to share this learning to inspire even greater projects. 

Using your relationship building and influencing skills you will liaise with local authorities and other partners to enable walking and cycling network development, through consultation and the delivery of paid work. 

We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.

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

What we offer

In return we can offer ongoing working from home (or a nearby Sustrans office when it’s safe to do so) and a truly flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.

Wellbeing

• 26 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Staff volunteer days
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 4% or 5% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans
• Discount benefits

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

Additional information

• Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 1st February 2022. 
• Interviews will take place via MS Teams 10th February 2022

To apply, please complete our online application form.

About Sustrans

Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. We connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute.

Our vision and mission have never been more relevant. Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling.

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

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

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

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

We’re looking for a Head of Media and Public Affairs to communicate clear and effective messages about the RSA's Programmes to a wide network of stakeholders, with a focus on influence and impact. You will ensure that the organisation is across all key policy areas and debates, enabling it to feed into the public policy process and mainstream discourse so that the RSA produces timely and relevant work. You will work with RSA researchers to ensure that all projects have stakeholder strategies built at their inception. You will also ensure the organisation is adaptive to changing media landscape across print, digital and social media platforms.

The post holder will work across all RSA programmes and the environment is fast paced and pro-active in nature. The post holder works outside of normal office hours but this will be compensated with time off in lieu.

We offer great benefits, including 29 days holiday (plus bank holidays), additional wellbeing allowance, free fellowship throughout employment and lots more!

To find out more about this role, please visit our website or download our job pack below.

Apply

In order to apply, please click ‘apply for this job’ on our recruitment page and submit your CV. You will also be required to answer a series of questions. You do not need to submit a cover letter.

Please submit your application through the RSA website. We cannot accept applications via email. All applications will receive an automated response.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 9am 31 January 2022. Interviews are expected to take place in the week commencing 7 February.

Please note that we cannot accept late, incomplete applications, and we can only consider candidates who apply through the online application process.

About Us

We are the RSA. The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce. We’re committed to a future that works for everyone, a future where we all can participate in its creation. With over 250 years of heritage in making significant social impact, we bring together, our rigorous research, proven change process, influential ideas platforms and our global community of over 30,000 problem solvers united in a desire to deliver solutions for lasting change.

To achieve this, we ask everyone – our staff, our Fellowship, our collaborators, our partners and wider society – to commit to our values and world view, and strive to achieve genuine positive impact in our lives. This isn’t something we can achieve overnight. But we are asking you to join us all on this journey. The commitment you make now, is a commitment to be with us, to shape us, to challenge us, and to stimulate us all, to find better ways of thinking, acting and delivering change.

It represents the pact you sign when you join us. A pact that represents everything we do, every decision we make, and every action we take.

And it represents how we act. In a way that represents our values, with rigour and proven processes. A relentless spirit. Open minds, and an open door.

We bring to life our Commit to Impact brand idea through every organisational touchpoint, so we can ask everyone who interacts with us: will you?

We invite you to be part of this change. Join our community. Together, we’ll unite people and ideas to resolve the challenges of our time.

As a member of the management team you will be responsible for the delivery of - and future development of - our projects and services. You will provide leadership and supervision to the people delivering those services to our clients.

The key responsibilities for this role are:

1. Ensuring service delivery - meeting KPIs, contract performance and service delivery plan
2. People management - line manager, coaching and support for direct reports and wider team
3. Project management - introduction of, management and exiting of funded projects

So if you can meet those responsibilities we would love to hear from you.

As Head of Operations you will be able to demonstrate strong leadership and collaboration skills to support an inclusive working environment for staff and volunteers and work pro-actively with a range of stakeholders across the borough.

The successful candidate will be a confident and positive leader who is resourceful and highly organised. An understanding of Citizens Advice is an advantage but is not essential.  More important is someone who will relish change and be curious as to how we can do things differently, reviewing processes to save time for our teams and support better outcomes for our clients.

For a job pack please contact Gael Holloway at Citizens Advice Wokingham. For an informal chat about the role contact Jake Morrison, Chief Executive.

The Citizens Advice service values diversity promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, as they are currently underrepresented in our workforce.

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for a Head of Organisational Performance: Planning, Insights & Reporting to join our Delivery, Performance and Accountability team, partnering with leadership across the organisation.

You will play a key role towards further progress of our strategic ambition to advance children’s rights and equality for girls, bringing together key insights to inform Plan International’s global five-year strategy implementation, providing organisational planning and performance frameworks and standards and driving organisational solutions across Plan International.

Key accountabilities will include;

• Developing and implementing global process frameworks (guidance, standard, tools, templates, roles/ responsibilities, oversight, governance, etc.) for business planning, performance and reporting across Plan International.
• Ensuring key performance indicators and relevant metrics and targets are set and agreed with clear accountabilities and ownership
• Lead on analysis of performance and results against performance metrics, drawing out conclusions and recommendations to facilitate organisational wide views and decision making
• Work with the Executive Directors and their senior team to ensure that both the content  and the spirit of the global strategy and annual plans are being implemented effectively and meeting agreed performance metrics. In particular;
• Working with the Director of Organisational Effectiveness to prioritise actions and solutions. This may involve leading independently or working effectively with global operational and functional leaders on key initiatives to respond to Country Office needs.
• Partnering with Executive Directors to provide timely information on performance, issues, challenges and opportunities. Setting accountability plans in agreement with accountable business areas and monitoring and reporting progress
• Resourcing initiatives and putting in place a system to support demand and supply of short term Disaster Risk Management and other technical and functional resources to support the needs of Country Offices to deliver on their ambition

About You

With significant professional expertise in developing, implementing and embedding planning cycles, performance reporting and strategic decision making in a global large geographically dispersed, complex organization you will have in depth knowledge and experience of cross organisational change management.

Excellent influencing skills, stakeholder management, facilitation and negotiation at a senior leadership level are essential for this role. You are a highly collaborative individual able to prioritise and manage work in a fast paced environment across multiple projects and work effectively both independently and with others.

Location: Flexible where Plan International has a legal entity and the applicant has the pre-existing right to work and live. Those locations closest to Plan International's point of impact are preferred. 

Hope for Justice exists to bring an end to modern slavery by preventing exploitation, rescuing victims, restoring lives and reforming society. Around the world, we are growing a movement of abolitionists who believe freedom is worth the fight. Our team works from more than 30 locations across five continents. If you’re looking to make a difference, this is the place for the you.

Position

There are over 40 million people living in slavery in the world today.

You can help change that.

Last year we launched our 10x strategy with the aim of delivering ten times the impact in our fight against modern slavery and human trafficking around the world.

We believe our people are the key to achieving that and the newly-created Talent Development Manager role will be pivotal in empowering our talented and passionate employees around the world.

As Talent Development Manager you will be instrumental in identifying the learning and development needs of our global workforce at all levels. You will bring your skills and experience as an L&D professional to develop our employee talent strategy, ensuring that everyone at Hope for Justice is prepared for their role, from onboarding to leadership development.

To be successful, you’ll need experience of developing and delivering innovative internal learning and talent development strategy whilst being able to translate this into successful operational delivery. You will have experience of working across a global organisation, with a proven track record of leading Talent Development and/or Learning and Development initiatives or functions. With this being a new role, you will need to have innovation and creativity whilst being able to lead others through change to bring them along with the new vision and strategy.

We believe we can end modern slavery in our lifetime.

Will you join us?

Requirements

• Serve as an global thought leader to share best practices in organisational learning and talent development 
• Lead an organisational needs analysis to define the strengths and gaps in employee development 
• Identify an employee talent development strategy that aligns with and drives organisational goals around employee knowledge, skills and capabilities 
• Consult with multiple levels of internal stakeholders e.g. Executive team, Heads of departments, HR colleagues and functional managers to identify functional learning needs and recommend and drive forward appropriate learning and development solutions to meet those needs
• Design and implement a multi-level leadership development strategy that grows internal capability
• Contribute to key HR initiatives including onboarding, well-being, succession planning and D&I.
• Support in identifying external vendors to deliver the talent development strategy, ensuring quality as well as value for money 
• Manage external vendors to assess and report on the impact of employee development initiatives 
• Understand and uphold the standards outlined in the Hope for Justice Safeguarding policies, acting with due care and attention to safeguard the wellbeing of anyone that comes into contact with our work and reporting concerns if they do arise.

Benefits of working at Hope for Justice

Hope for Justice is committed to supporting our staff’s wellbeing and offers competitive salaries and a range of additional benefits to our staff. This includes generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme contributions, company sick pay, enhanced maternity and paternity pay and access to the Employee Assistance Programme for staff and their family. As well as operating both Flexible and Hybrid working policies for our UK employees.

Salary: Up to £35,000 per year, dependent on experience

Closing date: 6th February 2022.

Location: Manchester with possible remote working opportunities in the UK

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which include criminal records checks, in line with our Global background checks policy. Hope for Justice participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme, as part of the referencing process we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Development Research and Due Diligence Manager
Reference: DH29533
Location: Cambridge
Salary: £42,149-£53,348

The University of Cambridge seeks an outstanding individual for the position of Development Research and Due Diligence Manager. This is an exceptional opportunity for a talented professional who ideally has an in-depth understanding of principles and ethics of both development research and due diligence for philanthropy.

What will you do?

You will have the opportunity to set strategic and operational goals for your programme. You'll provide leadership to a team of six specialists and be responsible for overseeing a robust operation focused on prospect identification, advanced wealth analysis, inclination, affinity and interests combined with rigorous philanthropic and ethical due diligence research. The role holder will be asked to provide expert due diligence advice and analysis to stakeholders across the University, in order to protect the reputation of the institution against the risk of damage from inappropriate donors.

You will also join the Prospect Development Management Team and have an opportunity to work collaboratively with the Head and the Prospect Management and Business Intelligence Manager on setting a new direction for the broader Prospect Development function at Cambridge.

Why will you fit?

If you are passionate, creative and believe in continuous improvement you will fit well in our team. We are looking for a data driven specialist with strong research and ethical underpinning to their practice. An innovator who seeks to adapt and improve processes to better suit the needs of the team and the stakeholders. A dedicated line manager who led or at least experienced a major change management programme. You thrive working in a fast-paced environment and can deal effectively with people at all levels and engender the respect of stakeholders you will work with.

Where will you work?

You will join one of the world's leading institutions as part of a dynamic and innovative team, playing a key part in the delivery of University of Cambridge's significant fundraising potential.

The Development and Alumni Relations office has an outstanding track record of engaging Cambridge's global alumni community and securing philanthropic income for the Collegiate University. It has overall responsibility for coordinating University-wide development campaigns, raising funds to support Schools, Faculties, Departments and other central University institutions. We work closely with Cambridge's 31 Colleges and our sister office, Cambridge in America, to maximise alumni engagement and fundraising with our constituencies across the globe.

This role is based in central Cambridge, however the successful candidate may need to work remotely in the first instance. This can be discussed at interview.

Closing date for this position is 6th February 2022.

First round interviews for this position are anticipated to take place week commencing 21st February 2022.

Second round interviews for this position are anticipated to take place week commencing 28th February 2022.

To Apply and for More Information:

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

Please quote reference DH29533 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

No agencies please.

Anthem is seeking to recruit a talented and ambitious Head of IT & Digital Strategy to lead a process of digital transformation across the organisation.

Anthem is one of the most well-established schools trusts in the country. For more than a decade we have been running a group of state-funded, non-selective schools in the East Midlands, London, and the Thames Valley. We are proud of our work in supporting thousands of children and young people to achieve great things through our schools. The Trust currently serves around 8,500 pupils, has 950 employees, and a budget of £55 million.

The successful candidate will be a senior leader within the organisation, supporting the Trust’s executive team to design and implement a digital strategy that supports and enhances all areas of the business, to drive continuous improvement in educational outcomes. In addition, the post-holder will be responsible for the strategic leadership and development of the IT support and digital infrastructure team in delivering a first-class IT service to all users.

The candidate must be outward thinking, and able to inspire and implement organisational change; providing advice and guidance on IT governance and shaping the way the Trust invests towards the implementation of digital technology.

The post holder will be based at home but will be required to undertake travel to the academies and our head office in Reading.

Further information about the role and on how to apply can be found in the attachments to this advert. Applicants must complete the Anthem application form to be considered for the role. The closing date for applications is close of play on Monday, 31 January 2022.

Interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held on Friday, 4 February 2022.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks which will, where applicable, include a health check, an enhanced DBS check, the Children’s Barred List check and satisfactory references.

Contract Type: Fixed Term until 30th September 2022

Interviews: Thursday 3rd February

We’re excited to be recruiting for a Head of Operations to co-lead our Greater Manchester operations and deliver the Trust’s ground-breaking initiative, Future Workforce Fund, which is helping to transform the lives of young people.

It's a unique time at the moment but our commitment to our young people is as strong as it’s ever been, we want to keep providing support to young people face to face, however, we’ve developed new ways of working to enable all young people access to our services including a blended approach to virtual and face to face programme delivery. Future Workforce Fund is responsive to the emerging needs of young people and providing a flexible, adaptive offer that it supporting young people through these uncertain times and will directly support the Greater Manchester Young Person’s Guarantee.

We are looking for a passionate and driven colleague, who is able to work collaboratively across the Trust and champion the work of the Greater Manchester team both internally and externally.

For more information and to apply, please click 'apply now' to be directed to our website.