Senior IT Manager
Bristol

If you’re an innovative IT professional who is passionate about technology and its potential applications, this is a superb opportunity to shape the IT offering of a ground-breaking organisation.

About Development Initiatives (DI)

Our mission is to ensure that decisions about the allocation of finance and resources result in an end to poverty, increase the resilience of the world’s most vulnerable people, and leave no one behind.

We are an independent international development organisation working on the use of data to drive poverty eradication and sustainable development.

We are now looking for a Senior IT Manager to join us in Bristol and oversee all technical projects within DI.

The Benefits

- Salary of £45,000 - £50,000 per annum
- Pension (5% of salary)
- 25 days’ holiday + option to buy/sell holiday
- Up to five days’ paid leave for charitable work volunteering to address poverty and/or help vulnerable people
- Smart casual dress code policy
- Flexitime and homeworking options
- Cycle to work scheme
- Simply Health Cash scheme with employee assistance programme
- Paid professional fees and study leave
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption/sick leave policies

“People are our greatest asset” – it’s a well-used saying, but at Development Initiatives, it really is true.

We are an ambitious organisation that is combatting poverty on a global scale and we need our people to be able to respond swiftly and creatively to new situations and challenges. As such, we work hard to create a nurturing, inspiring work environment that meets everyone’s needs.

Fostering a culture built on honesty and openness, we offer employees the freedom to innovate and use their talents to make an impact on our organisation and help us achieve our vision.

What’s more, we offer a comprehensive package with plenty of value-adding benefits, making your career in the charitable sector even more rewarding.

The Role

As the Senior IT Manager, you will lead our technology strategy and oversee the successful delivery of our technical projects.

In this important role, you will inspire and deliver innovative approaches to ensure that our IT and technology offering continuously evolves, particularly our infrastructure, data use and our use of technology in the external environment.

Specifically, you will:

- Lead and motivate the technical team
- Oversee our IT systems, including servers, hardware and software
- Lead on GDPR and act as the Data Protection Officer
- Review, and negotiate with, technical suppliers to ensure we get the best deal
- Lead efforts to attain new accreditations, such as Cyber Essentials
- Manage the IT Department’s budget
- Represent DI externally in your area of expertise

About You

To join us as the Senior IT Manager, you will need:

- At least five years’ experience in a similar IT role managing the IT provision and services for a business, charity or public sector organisation
- Strong working knowledge of GDPR and Data Protection legislation
- Strong knowledge of ‘best-in-breed’ apps
- To be an innovative thinker with experience of using technology to solve problems
- A technical understanding of as many of the following applications as possible: Microsoft Azure, Veeam, Watchguard Firewall and Livesecurity, Slack, Box, CRM systems (Hubspot), Ubiquiti Unifi WiFi, SaaS, Cyber Security, Access Dimensions and Access Group products, Messagelabs or Windows Server (2012, 2019)
- A professional IT qualification in a subject such as IT infrastructure, networking, database design or website development
- A degree in IT (or equivalent)

Other organisations may call this role IT Manager, IT Strategy Manager, IT Operations Manager, Head of IT, or Senior IT Service Manager.

The closing date for applications is the 30th January 2020.

Development Initiatives is an equal opportunities employer and, in line with our policies, we aim to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, religion, ethnic or national origin, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation or disability.

So, if you are seeking your next challenge as our Senior IT Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday – Friday

Reports to: Head of Development

Salary: £32,000 – £36,000 depending on experience.

Staff reports: No direct reports – key relationships with internal delivery teams, CEO and the Board of Trustees.

Contract: Permanent, 37.5 hours per week although will consider flexible hours between 30-37.5 for the right candidate.

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Who are we?

Why is a culture of curiosity important? Everyone needs to feel safe and confident to ask questions, challenge current thinking and test things out.

We The Curious is an educational charity and social movement using questions to:

• Overcome educational inequality
• Create a compassionate, connected society
• Connect people with art, science and culture
• Remain relevant and accessible to the diverse communities of Bristol
• Lead the way in environmental sustainability

The Gifts and Partnerships Manager will lead on several of our fast-growing fundraising streams: major donors, corporate partnerships and academic partnerships. The Development team have established a strong foundation for these streams and we are now looking for a self-motivated individual to implement this strategy and take the organisation’s fundraising to the next level.

Job description

Lead on new fundraising streams

• Ensure that supporters’ relationship management needs are met.
• Implement the organisation’s Major Supporter Strategy, building key relationships with High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs), corporate partners and strengthen the existing relationships with regional Universities (University of Bristol, University of the West of England, University of Bath and Exeter).
• Develop individual solicitation plans for HNWI’s.
• Establish and deliver an annual cultivation events plan, to support greater engagement with our key funder audiences.
• Manage and develop the We The Curious Life Membership and Friends schemes.
• Further develop the We The Curious corporate membership strategy with support of the Development Manager.
• To ensure due diligence, agree and produce relevant corporate contracts
• Manage corporate engagement events.
• Contribute to the wider We The Curious fundraising strategy.
• Support other Development Team members with building funding proposals and project reporting.

Consultation

• Work with the Board of Trustees to expand our fundraising base and influencing network.
• Work with the Head of Development in contributing to the annual business planning process.
• Work with Head of Development to ensure responsibilities are aligned and supportive of overall fundraising strategy.
• Contribute to Board reports as required.
• As part of the Development Team ensure that the Tessitura database is an effective and efficient fundraising tool.

Person specification

• At least three years of fundraising experience, with success at delivering against targets within deadlines.
• The ability to network, build and manage high value relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Knowledge of philanthropic motivations and current funding trends across the UK with the ability to identify and maximise new opportunities and mitigate against threats.
• A good understanding of budget management and the ability to work effectively with allocated resources.
• Highly organised, with excellent time management skills and experience in managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• The ability to understand broad-ranging project content and financial data and tailor it into appropriate style and content for target funders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with internal and external stakeholder at all levels.
• Ideally an understanding of education, culture and science charities.
• A commitment to equitable and inclusive practices.
• Embody our vision and values.
  • Progressive – we think about what’s next, we listen and invent
  • Creative – we generate and test new ideas and experiment freely
  • Inquisitive – we ask questions and listen
  • Collaborative – we share and learn generously and value difference and the space where ideas and disciplines meet
  • Playful – we embrace the unexpected with a sense of fun and support each other to explore uncertainty
  • Inclusive – we are led by people and the curious nature of human beings. Curiosity belongs to everyone.

Benefits include:

• A pension scheme with 5% company contribution
• 25 days holiday, in addition to bank holidays 
• Death in service benefit of 4 x your annual salary
• Access to an Employee Support Programme which offers confidential advice and counselling in addition to free professional coaching and a range of support from the Being Well team.
• A vibrant, friendly working place hosting a range of free in-house clubs, from yoga to Planetarium karaoke club!
• Ample opportunities for training and professional development.
• Free entry to We The Curious with up to 4 guests. You are also entitled to 12 entry tickets per year to give away.
• Discounts:  You will be eligible for staff discounts of 20% off in the We The Curious café and 25% off in our shop, as well as a range of discounts with local organisations, from restaurants to free family passes to local attractions.
• Flexible, family friendly policies and working environment.
• Free, secure parking for your bike or car.
   

We believe in celebrating people's differences. So regardless of your background or personal characteristics, if you are great at what you do, we want to hear from you. 

Jamie's Farm exists to transform the lives of vulnerable young people by providing our unique combination of ‘farming, family, therapy & legacy’.

This role is a great opportunity for an experienced trust fundraiser to join our small and dynamic fundraising team, and be part of a growing national charity which is transforming the lives of vulnerable young people at risk of social and academic exclusion. Candidates can be based at our Bath or Lewes farms, or work remotely but be happy to travel. 

To Apply: Please email a covering letter (2 pages maximum) and CV, along with the completed Equals Opps form.

Main Responsibilities

• Manage our existing relationships with trusts and foundations to a high level, including providing timely M&E reports, updated accounts, impact report etc;

• Grow our pipeline of trusts and foundations, submitting high quality applications to secure new multiyear relationships (from both existing and new donors) to help with the financial sustainability of the charity, particularly for the 2020 and 2021 financial years;

• Line manage our Fundraising Manager in Lewes, who also has responsibility for trust fundraising among other areas, undertaking regular catch ups and ensuring their happiness, success and wellbeing in their role;

• Feed into the fundraising expenditure budget, with input from the rest of the fundraising team, to ensure we do not over spend;

• Contribute to the development of effective cases for support and wider fundraising materials to ensure integration of core messaging and strategic objectives;

• Be an engaging, energetic and effective ambassador of Jamie’s Farm;

• Support our IT Manager with our transfer to a new database system, so that we are using it effectively to ensure the best donor care;

• Attend occasional networking and other supporter events to promote Jamie’s Farm;

• Manage the database records, finance detail, gift aid, thank yous and communications with relationships you manage;

• Alongside our CEO, oversee the wider fundraising budget of £1.34m, checking in with relevant Fundraising Managers to ensure we are on track to meet targets (potential);

• Lead on legacy giving and developing and delivering a strategy to grow this for Jamie’s Farm (potential); • Support CEO in managing high network relationships (potential).

See the attached Job Description for the full details and requirements. 

Do you want to make a difference in the charity sector? Are you energetic with excellent fundraising/sales experience and do you have an entrepreneurial drive and spirit?  If so, this could be your perfect role!

Sparkle are currently looking to recruit a Fundraising Manager for a truly inspiring, award winning children’s charity, based at the Serennu Children’s Centre in Newport, South Wales.  This unique, beautiful, state of the art building, just off the M4, is home to an integrated day centre for children with disabilities/developmental difficulties, providing health, social care and leisure opportunities in one location. 

Serennu is the only centre of its kind in the UK and arguably within Europe and the rest of the world and it is leading the way in terms of integrated health care for children with disabilities and developmental difficulties. Serennu was built in a joint initiative between Sparkle and Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) and acts as a support network for the whole family unit with a wide range of facilities and leisure activities on offer.

In the role of Fundraising Manager you will develop and lead the Sparkle fundraising and events strategy, build on established partnerships with key donors and focus on identifying and growing new fundraising partnerships and opportunities. Working alongside a dedicated marketing and communications manager, this is an exciting opportunity for the right person.

With a challenging but achievable annual initial income target of 200k per annum, the successful candidate will be creative, driven, dynamic, passionate and innovative. You will possess a high level of emotional intelligence, an entrepreneurial attitude to fundraising and impeccable integrity.

If you feel you are up for the challenge and possess the required skills for this role then apply now!

Please note this post will close on 6th February, 2020

About Sparkle

Sparkle are the main, official charity supporting the Serennu Children’s Centre and the Nevill Hall Children’s Centre. Serennu is a state-of-the-art building which provides treatment, care, information, consultations and leisure services from under one roof removing the burden on individual families & providing continuity of care. Nevill Hall is an integrated children’s centre attached to Nevill Hall hospital which provides treatment, care, information and consultations at the centre.

Sparkle’s principles are to ensure that children with a disability or developmental difficulty and their families are fully supported to participate in valued childhood experiences and have access to the same range of opportunities, experiences, services and facilities as other children.

Several hundred children visit the centres each week and Sparkle has to raise more than £600,000 every year to fund the vital services we support.

Some of the services and support offered by Sparkle include:

• providing access to family liaison support and play workers.

• activities including swimming lessons, holiday activities, multi-skills and clubs for young children, teenagers and siblings.

• access to parent support groups and young people’s forum.

• family activities including swimming, fun days and film screenings at the Serennu Children’s Centre’s very own 3D MediCinema.

Job Purpose

The role is both tactical and strategic in its intent and its purpose is to achieve an annual income target of £200k during the first 12 month period, rising to 300k for Year 2 in order to meet the ambitions of the charity.

You will be energetic with excellent fundraising/sales experience and have an entrepreneurial drive and spirit.

Key Responsibilities

The ability to opportunistically take advantage of donation possibilities and persuasively selling the charity’s cause together with an interest in, and commitment to, the cause you are raising money for

Capable of confidently and convincingly promoting Sparkle to prospective donors and having a natural ability to create an instant rapport with them, retain their interest and develop strong long-term relationships

Responsibility for developing and leading the Sparkle fundraising and events strategy setting out the goals for the year and the steps to be taken to improve the fundraising and events activity in terms of income, satisfaction and engagement

Responsibility for managing partnerships with key donor partners and developing new fundraising partnerships and opportunities with organisations and businesses (SMEs & corporates) and other fundraising target audiences including service users and the general public

Developing and implementing a robust and sustainable calendar of fundraising events

Ensuring that all fundraising and events activity is measured and investment versus yield is projected, recorded, transparent and reported

Capable of delivering funding growth year-on-year consistent with the values of Sparkle

Stimulate, encourage and support fundraising activities carried out by individuals, small, community organisations and associations on behalf of Sparkle

Appreciation of grant-making and how this effectively contributes to the overall income generation target for Sparkle

Development and management of fundraising committees, business development advisory groups, etc.

Accountability for Sparkle fundraising events, in partnership with the Marketing and Communications Manager ensuring a sufficient return on investment is generated by each event

Responsibility for project management and event support for individual, corporate and Sparkle events

Responsibility for small trust and foundation applications, circa 2k per application

Actively developing community fundraising, for example churches, masonic lodges, small businesses, supermarkets, etc.

Analysis of weekly and monthly income to include regular reporting, exception reports and evaluations on areas of responsibility

Leading on the research into, and the development and management of, key donor relationships in order to meet the charity’s priorities at any given time which includes (but not exclusively): corporate donors, media and event partners and individual donors

Working collaboratively with the Marketing and Communications Manager and support, where necessary, with the preparation of campaigns and identification and recruitment of Ambassadors

Advising the Trustees on all financial requirements in relation to the area of responsibility and be accountable for remaining within approved expenditure limits set by trustees for events and appeals, etc.

Ensuring effective diary management

Identification of opportunities to raise awareness of Sparkle including giving talks, attending local events, cheque presentations and networking events

Developing and maintaining links with existing individuals and groups, including local companies, schools, churches and community organisations

Ensuring the Sparkle bespoke donor database is effectively managed to allow for exemplary supporter care and regularly analysing and reporting on the data

Ensuring all monies/ donations received are recorded accurately and banked in a timely manner, in accordance with the Sparkle Financial Policy

Responsibility for securing and recording ‘gifts in kind’

Any other reasonable requests, as required by the Sparkle Team Lead, Children’s Centre Improvement and Development Manager and/or delegated Trustee.

Special Conditions

Working Hours

The post holder will be required to work flexibly. This post will require evening and weekend working and hence flexible working options may be considered subject to achievement of targets.

The rate of pay is a consolidated one, which includes any enhanced payments for evening and weekend working.

The post holder will be expected to volunteer their time, at least four days per annum to support the work of the charity and children’s centre.

The post holder will be required to regularly travel between children centres.

Disclosure and Barring Service

This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring check with a children barred list check.

This post is subject to an exception order under the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. This stipulates that all previous convictions, including those that are ‘spent’ must be declared. Previous convictions will not necessarily preclude an individual from employment but must be declared in writing at the appropriate stage during the recruitment process.

General Responsibilities

Health & Safety

It is the responsibility of all employees to work to achieve a healthy and safe environment, and to take reasonable care of themselves and others.

Equality & Diversity

It is the responsibility of all employees to support Sparkle’s vision of promoting a positive approach to diversity and equality of opportunity, to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage in service delivery and employment, and to manage, support or comply through the implementation of Equality & Diversity Strategies and Policies.

This job description sets out the main duties of the post at the date when it was drawn up.  Such duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility entailed.  Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot of themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post.

Sparkle is committed to Safeguarding and Promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Person Specification

Essential (E) or Desirable (D)

Education/ Qualifications/Knowledge

Educated to ‘A’ level standard or equivalent level of proven experience - E

Relevant Industry Qualification - D

Experience

Minimum of 2 years experience in a fundraising/sales capacity- E
Experience of working for a charity - D
Strong track record of achieving personal income targets in the region of the income expected for this position - E
Experience of organising fundraising events - E
Experience of developing and implementing a fundraising and events strategy that substantially increases income - D

Aptitudes and Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people - E

Ability to establish and maintain excellent working relationships with colleagues - E

Ability to work independently and within a team to deliver the Sparkle Fundraising Strategy - E

IT skills (including Word, Powerpoint and Excel) - E

Good understanding of social media for fundraising purposes - E

Ability to track and analyse income against target and to use a database to support fundraising activity and analysis - E

Ability to motivate and enthuse supporters - E

Strong diplomatic skills to network and encourage donations - E

Commitment to achieving positive results - E

Excellent written communication skills - E

Ability to act on own initiative, manage own workload, prioritising work and meeting deadlines - E

Influencing and negotiation skills - E

Good understanding of legal requirements relating to fundraising - E

Personal Attributes

Talented, highly motivated, entrepreneurial drive and enthusiasm - E

Genuine respect for children, young people and their families - E

Commitment to Sparkle’s values and a working style that reflects these - E

Energy, creativity, resilience and patience - E

Self-starter, enthusiastic, self-motivated, committed with a personal drive to exceed targets - E

Dynamic, Passionate and results focused - E

Good understanding of, and commitment to, embrace the principles of equality in the delivery of services - E

Ability to embrace and adapt change - E

Completer finisher, energetic, task focused and with an appetite for hard work - E

Ability to work extremely flexibly to meet the needs of Sparkle - E

Outward facing with the ability to confidently persuade prospective donors to make a contribution to Sparkle - E

Honesty, integrity and credibility - E

Self-confident with decision making - E

This post will require regular travel between children centres plus the ability to travel throughout Gwent and surrounding areas - E

Understand and apply the principles of confidentiality and data protection - D

In the UK, currently, there are around 950,000 young people aged 16-24 who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs). Over the past year, we have worked with 68,000 young people across the UK. We are in the middle of an ambitious five-year strategy to increase our reach over the next decade to an average of 100,000 young people a year.

Our growth requires a new funding model for the charity, which delivers additional annual income and creates greater income stability and sustainability. The charity’s growth has been driven by our expertise in relationship fundraising. Now, we are diversifying into engaging and raising money from individuals. We have a head-start in the powerful Prince’s Trust Community which surrounds the organization – the employees of our corporate supporters, our volunteers, our communities of supporters and the young people who have been helped and their families.

The Prince’s Trust needs a visionary, entrepreneurial and courageous leader to deliver sustainable income streams from individual supporters (£12m) which will transform the income mix of the organization over the next decade. The Director of Individual Supporters will lead the development of this income stream, reviewing and developing our portfolio of fundraising and engagement events, delivering existing fundraising products and building a strategy for new products and income streams aimed at individuals.

In return, you will get a chance to see the impact of your work every week.You will work with exceptionally skilled and motivated people. You will have the mandate to make a real difference to the lives of thousands of young people. We believe this will be the best work of your life.

We now need a leader who can take these assets and develop and deliver a plan to expand our community of supporters, develop products which appeal to them and which build their increasing engagement with the cause over time, so we are looking for an individual who is restless for change and who can lead the whole organization in their part in building relationships with supporters. As our Director of Individual Supporters, you will have demonstrable experience in a senior fundraising or consumer marketing position, as well as, a track record of significant budgetary responsibility (£10m+ income and £2m+ cost). As this is a key role where you will be developing and delivering long term strategy, you must have experience in this. You will also have previously managed large remote and geographically dispersed teams.

The closing date for this role is the 4th February 2020.

Position: Permanent

Deadline for Applications: 26th January 2020

We are delighted to be partnering with our well-respected international charity client in Bristol in their recruitment for an experienced Senior IT Manager.

In this IT department leadership role, you’ll have the opportunity to work with the executive team and technical group to develop, design and deliver the technology strategy for the organisation. You’ll manage and have oversight of all technical projects and systems, including servers, hardware and software. You’ll also line manage the IT Support Officer.

With your IT management skills earned in either the commercial or the charity sector, you will advise and provide training on new technical platforms. You’ll possess a sound understanding of GDPR legislation and will act as Data Protection Officer for the organisation.

In return for your valued work, expertise and skills, this charity offers an excellent working environment and team culture, and an opportunity to contribute your talents in a meaningful way to our society.

To be considered for this role you must possess strong IT management level skills and have experience in working with senior leadership teams to design and develop IT strategy and projects.  

Requirements:
 

• Experience working as an IT manager in either the commercial, charity or public sectors.  
• Possess good people management and strategic thought leadership skills, and have the gravitas to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Proven strong management of IT infrastructure, with a technical understanding of as many of the following applications as possible: Microsoft Azure, Veeam, Watchguard Firewall & Livesecurity, Slack, Box, CRM systems (Hubspot), Ubiquiti Unifi WiFi, SaaS, Cyber Security, Access Dimensions & Access Group products, Messagelabs, Windows server (2012, 2019)
• Proven experience in managing an IT department’s budget, including quarterly forecasting and delivering reports.
   

Principal Network Engineer (Senior Engineer)

Our client is a highly innovative company, who have the highest expectations for their technology and services. This opportunity will be challenging and technically varied, so a diverse engineering skill set across Storage and Server environments is essential. You will have the chance to work across the latest technologies and get involved in design and deployment of new solutions.

They are looking for a Principal Network Engineer with 2 direct reports to work within the Data Centre team based in Yate near Bristol. This role will be part of the Communications and Services workstream within the Datacentre services team.

The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years’ experience in the communication and services technology and be able to demonstrate strong networking skills.

Principal Network Engineer (Senior Engineer) Responsibilities:

- Lead, motivate and develop a team, with overall responsibility for technical, enforcement and regulation services
- Plan and organise work and influence and input to the preparation of plans and budgets for the service
- Develop and implement up-to-date policies and procedures in own specialist areas
- Organise and control the work and if relevant, budget of teams in specialist area
- Provide expert and prompt advice to customers and partners on major issues in own specialist areas
- Lead and manage complex projects as a technical expert for your area.

Principal Network Engineer (Senior Engineer) Requirements:

- Degree in a computer related field, or the equivalent demonstrable ICT technical expertise and/or relevant vendor technical qualifications such as Cisco, Oracle, Microsoft, VMWare etc
- Proven record of managing and delivering a service, in a complex operating environment, in a technical discipline
- Management qualification or the equivalent demonstrable experience of managing or mentoring staff within small technical teams in a related ICT discipline and delivering a service, in a complex operating environment
- General knowledge of complex ICT systems, security and ideally both *NIX and Wintel environments
- Demonstrable experience at working within an environment where intrusive monitoring, Alert and Event Management processes are key
- Experience at working within an environment where strict Planned Preventative Maintenance and Change Management procedures must be adhered to
- Experience of working at a senior technical level in a complex operating environment, using varied procedures and standards. Experience of resolving complex technical problems by researching, developing and introducing solutions to meet business needs
- Experience of successfully developing and presenting cost/benefits reports and business cases for investment
- ITIL or other ICT Service Management qualification would be desirable as would vendor security or technical related qualifications, Cisco, Microsoft, VMWare etc

About our client:

They are a local authority that serves an estimated population of 279,000 residents. They have just under 5,000 employees. South Gloucestershire is situated in the South West between Bristol and Gloucester and has a mixed urban and rural diversity with a variety of communities.

Location: Yate, Bristol

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 37 hours per week

Salary: £39,782 to £42,683

You may have experience of the following: ICT Principal Network Engineer, Principal Network Engineer, Lead Network Engineer, Senior Network Engineer, Network Manager, IT Manager, IT Project Manager, Technical Project Manager, Head of IT, etc.

Ref: 90952

Contracts Officer

(Ref:  SUS2817)

£24,446 per annum

37.5 hours per week – based in central Bristol

This key new role will manage the administration of contracts and funding agreements across Sustrans, supporting managers to ensure appropriate and correct documents are in place, coordinating them through a process from review of terms to authorised signatures and secure storage.  Other responsibilities will include being first point of contact for queries about contracts (including purchase and supply of services contracts) and funding agreements in relation to the work Sustrans delivers, answering common queries and escalating others to appropriate teams.

With a good standard of education, you will have significant experience in administration and of working to multiple and sometimes conflicting deadlines as well as experience of document filing and archiving.  You will also have experience of managing or handling written contracts and of proof reading.   With excellent written and verbal communications skills, you will have good time management and organisational skills, the ability to summarise and interpret complex information and the ability to plan and prioritise your own workload. You will also have a basic understanding of contractual clauses and general terms and conditions, be IT literate and committed to the promotion of sustainable transport.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 27 January 2020.  Interviews will take place in Bristol on Thursday 6 February 2020.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

Finance Assistant

(Ref:  SUS2844)

£18,150 per annum (pro rata for part time hours)

37.5 hours per week – part-time hours/ job share available

Maternity cover - based in central Bristol

This role will play a key part in the continued support of our Finance team and will primarily include operating the purchase and sales ledgers along with other general accounts tasks providing high quality support to our staff.

With a good standard of education, you will have experience in contributing to the work of a team and be IT literate.  You will have a good telephone manner, a good email manner, be organised and methodical, be able to work independently and to follow procedures.   You will also have an interest in numbers and accountancy.  Studying for an appropriate qualification – AAT, ACCA, CIMA – and a commitment to the promotion of sustainable transport, would be an advantage.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 09:00am on Tuesday 11 February 2020.  Interviews will take place in Bristol on Thursday 20 February 2020.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community

TPP are recruiting an Operations Manager - Social care for a very well established charity.

This role will be based in Bristol and is to cover in the South West to work in conjunction with the other Operations Manager to ensure a good coverage and excellent support for all the services across the South West, specifically services in Bristol, Glastonbury and Poole.

Are you looking for a rewarding job where you go home knowing that you have made a real impact on people's lives?

This charity are looking for a dynamic and solution focused Operations Manager to lead a diverse range of services which provide person-centred support to people who have sensory impairments, young people and those with autism and learning disabilities.

This opportunity offers:
* Up to £38,358 per annum
* Bespoke, rewarding career pathways
* Free parking (where available)
* The opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment.
* Group Personal Pension scheme
* Generous annual leave entitlement

You could be an experienced social care manager or from a different sector with transferable skills; a social worker, nurse or allied health professional looking for a change of direction and ready for a fresh challenge in a people-centred organisation.

Essential:
* Passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred services
* Sound knowledge of person centred planning, rota planning, staff management/development and budget management.
* Relish the opportunity to lead a team of service managers who work hard to ensure that the people we support are enabled to live the lives they want.
* A full UK driving licence and use of your own vehicle

Desirable:
* Understanding of a large charitable organisation
* Experience of leading and managing strategic and operational change
* Experience in contributing to writing successful grant proposals and bids
* Demonstrable experience of effective business planning and delivery of services

Some of the responsibilities in this role:

Providing management, direction and operational leadership, within a defined geographical locality ensuring delivery of innovative and effective services within the budgets available.
A range of accommodation and community services within a defined geographical area.
Ensuring with support that the defined geographical locality meets financial targets, complies with Sense standards, quality indicators, all Ofsted and CQC requirements and inspection report recommendations and that all legislative and regulatory requirements are fully met and monitored.

Work with colleagues to develop innovation, marketing and growth Involvement of deafblind people in the design, delivery and evaluation of the services

1. Quality of Services
To ensure that all services line managers meet or exceed the expectations of deafblind people, statutory bodies and Sense. In particular, to ensure:
? That all services regulated by CQC achieve and maintain at least full compliance with the essential standards of quality and safety; and
? That internal standards in relation to the needs of people with multi-sensory impairment are met and that the standards are continually challenged to ensure
best practice; and
? That deafblind people are supported in the most person centred way possible

2. Service Development
? To contribute to the process of designing, securing and implementing new services to achieve at least growth in line with the operational plan within the Directorate every year.
? Ensure that all referrals and requests for information are dealt with in a timely and effective manner which has the deafblind person at the centre of the process.
? To engage deafblind people, their families, representatives and purchasers in determining the type of local services that may be needed now and in the future.
? Support professional and organisational development that will have a beneficial impact for deafblind individuals who use services.
? To support the process of ensuring that services are continually reviewed to achieve cost savings without compromising quality.

3. General Management
? To be part of a local management team and ensure that information is cascaded to appropriate service managers.
? To ensure that all services are operated within allocated budgets.
? To ensure a safe working environment for all staff, visitors and users of the service: to meet legal and organisational expectations in relation to health and safety.

If you would like to find out more about this opportunity please get in touch ASAP

Bristol Children’s Hospital charity, Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal, has an exciting new opportunity for an experienced, ambitious and dynamic communications and markering manager to join us as we expand into the new decade.

The successful candidate will be working alongside a talented and driven workforce across three teams at The Grand Appeal: fundraising, commercial and operations/services. Joining 50+ staff, you will be helping to grow the reach and impact of the charity and its important work supporting Bristol Children’s Hospital and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St Michael’s Hospital. 

You will have the opportunity to work with external stakeholders, including our partners at Aardman Animations, with whom we are celebrating our 25 year partnership, together with colleagues in Bristol Children’s Hospital and our many individual and corporate supporters. 

Under the Gromit Unleashed brand The Grand Appeal has a unique commercial operation bringing a new perspective to our work and allowing us to work outside of the traditional charity framework. Within our commercial department, as well as all areas of our work, we have plans for significant growth and diversification presenting the post-holder with exciting new development opportunities within a creative and enterprising organisation. 

The successful applicant will lead marketing and communications for the whole organisation, reporting directly to the Senior Leadership Team. You will be creative, an excellent storyteller, well versed in all types of marketing, and be an excellent and credible communicator with every audience, at every level. You will be used to managing budgets and staff and creating new streams of work. You will be dynamic, flexible and goal oriented. Your work will enhance and develop the value and impact of The Grand Appeal, by reaching new audiences locally, nationally and internationally through outstanding and innovative communications, PR, and marketing. 

The Grand Appeal is based in central Bristol in newly created offices, near Bristol’s famous harbourside and Cabot Circus shopping centre.  Work for us and you will do more than just a job. Together, we save lives. 

At NCT, our volunteer network plays a vital role in supporting parents through the first 1,000 days of parenthood. Our aim is to support, serve and enable a great volunteering experience so that parents can support parents. As Volunteer Support Officer – Events, you will support volunteers to promote and run brilliant local activities to support parents in our local branches across the UK. You will be able to maximise the fundraising potential within our branches, and inspire volunteers to engage with NCT’s charitable objectives.

As an experienced fundraising or volunteering professional you will apply your knowledge to ensure that branch volunteers are supported throughout their volunteer journey. Your general knowledge will be valuable for day-to-day support, and your customer service and communication skills will be first rate. Your specialist area of interest will be fully utilised to develop key areas of the volunteer journey and to review and develop volunteer-led events to ensure that they are family-friendly and financially viable.

You will be based in our Bristol office with occasional travel to branches across the UK and travel to our London office once a quarter.  For the right candidate, we could consider this role as homebased with travel to London and Bristol twice a quarter and occasional travel across the UK.

For full details of this opportunity, please see Job Description

Our benefits include:-

• 6 weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season Ticket Loan
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Matched Pension contributions

To apply, please supply a copy of your CV and upload a supporting statement of no more than one side of A4, where prompted, outlining your suitability for the role. 

Closing date: 8 am 3rd February

Interviews: will be held in Bristol on 12th and 13th February.

This is an exciting time to join the PARN team at a key point in its development cycle. The new post holder will join the leadership group helping to shape the future of PARN. The role would suit a graduate with some membership development experience and a sound communication background. We are looking for an innovative problem solver who challenge and who likes to get things gone.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Job Title: Membership & Communications Coordinator

Reports to: Head of Services

Salary: Up to £23,000 pro rata depending on experience

Hours: 4 days a week – flexible working hours available

The Membership & Communications Coordinator will interact with all members of the PARN team along with, external suppliers, sponsors, conference speakers and delegates but most especially with PARN members. This is a chance for a self-starter to make a role their own.

The post holder will be expected to coordinate PARN’s member relations, help grow membership numbers and promote and support PARN’s events and training courses.  Whilst taking responsibility for the successful running of all membership activities, the actions and responsibility for delivering these will often be undertaken by others. In these circumstances the post holder will ensure these are well planned and delivered.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES:

• Together with the Head of Services set and achieve annual targets for membership recruitment and retention
• Take responsibility for the day to day organisation, implementation and proactive delivery of membership services, including coordination of membership subscriptions and renewals.
• Establish and maintain all membership processes
• Maintain and update membership contact database (IMiS - CRM system)
• Ensure good communications of all member benefits
• Coordinate PARN contacts with member organisations, liaising with PARN staff to communicate specific information to members
• Plan all member communications (Sector news, e shots and mail-merges)
• Create e-shots for forthcoming events and activities
• Brand management – create new marketing collateral and materials
• Build first class relationships with key contacts at member organisations
• Research, collate and produce reports for internal team and strategy meetings. Contribute to membership strategy at these meetings.
• Support with implementation of specific marketing activities relevant to membership
• Contribute to production of written materials for web site and promotional documentation
• Provide membership information to support promotional and recruitment campaigns
• Ensure that training events meet member needs and training requirements suggesting adjustments and changes as appropriate.
• Be a an active contributor to the regular PARN team and strategy meetings
• Take an interest in and have knowledge of PARN strategy, business and financial objectives and performance

Person Specification:

• Excellence in written and verbal communications
• Great relationship building skills
• Membership development experience with good customer facing skills
• Comfortable and confident with working on the telephone to sell membership
• Experience managing websites using a Content Management System
• Experience in supporting marketing campaigns
• Experience of managing contact lists
• Self starter with strong organisational skills
• Excellent eye for detail
• Computer literate and experienced in using Microsoft Office packages

ABOUT PARN:

PARN currently has around 125 member organisations mostly in the UK (with some in Ireland, Australia and Canada). It operates a rolling monthly membership cycle and a busy calendar of meetings, events and training courses aimed at both members and non member professional bodies.

Office hours are 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday – the post is offered on a part time basis for 4 days a week.

We hold a number of events and meetings each year outside Bristol. There will be some requirement to attend these, but only by prior arrangement.

Salary offered c£23,000 pro rata ft but dependent upon experience.  Contributory pension

Please note applications without a covering letter will not be considered

Public Affairs & Policy Manager

We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting 2,900 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams.

This role reports directly into the Executive Director for People and Communications and will work closely with senior managers and the Communications and Marketing team at Hft.

This is a fantastic opportunity to continue to develop the public affairs and external policy function within a leading learning disability charity. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about using their expertise to help us to raise our profile and influence Government policy around learning disabilities. Working collaboratively with internal stakeholders you will advise senior managers on relevant policy developments and devise and implement a public affairs/policy strategy for Hft.

Salary: £34,908 per annum

Hours: Full time, Permanent - 35 Hours per week

Location: Emerson’s Green, Bristol

Requirements:

Educated to degree standard or with an equivalent professional qualification you will have at least 3 years’ experience of working in the public affairs/policy field, preferably at a managerial level, and in the not-for-profit sector.

You will be a strong and professional communicator, who can distil and present complex issues clearly and confidently. You will have proven influencing and negotiation skills, an excellent eye for detail and the ability to draft a range of written materials. You will understand how a public affairs/policy function relates to other key internal departments and be able to work collaboratively with them.

What we Offer

Apprenticeships - gain a fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care whilst earning. Access to the Hft Plus benefits package, which includes a great number of discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out; but also, an Employee Assistance Programme, with telephone and face-to-face support options. Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status. Annual staff award scheme – The Fusion Awards, and peer recognition through our GEM awards programme. 20 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays). A contributory pension scheme & life assurance

Closing date: Friday 14th February 2020

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

You may have experience or an interest in the following: Public Affairs, Policy Manager, Public Affairs Officer, Policy Officer, PR Manager, Corporate Communications, Media Relations Officer, Public Relations Manager, Publicity Officer, Policy Manager, Policy Officer, Communications Advisor, Charity, Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP etc.

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