An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Payroll & HR Officer to work within a small HR team at The Postal Museum. The postholder will process payroll on a monthly basis, provide administrative support to the Head of HR to ensure the smooth running of the HR/Payroll function.

The Postal Museum opened just over three years ago, and since then has had enormous success with over 350,000 people through the doors. They have experienced our Museum, telling the story of the postal service across 400 years; Mail Rail, our underground railway which at one point carried more than 4 million letters a

day; the Discovery Room, where they can track down the story of their postal ancestors; learning programmes; tours; community programmes and more. In the time we have been open we have been nominated for numerous awards, had brilliant feedback on Trip Advisor, and attracted a much more diverse group of visitors than many other museums.

We are looking for a highly organised individual to join our close knit and high functioning HR team during an exciting period for the Museum.

Working with an outsourced Payroll provider, the main purpose of the Payroll elements of the job is to process the Payroll on a monthly basis and ensure employees' salaries are paid accurately and on schedule each pay period and respond to general Payroll queries.  

The HR aspects of the role involves taking responsibility for the recruitment process, ensuring that vacancies are managed efficiently. Provide guidance and support to all staff on the full range of HR activities including policies and procedures, terms and conditions of employment, absence management, recruitment, staff well-being, maternity/paternity/adoption, performance management, employee relations, learning and development, and internal communications; to ensure there is a consistent and fair approach to people management throughout The Postal Museum.

As an employee of The Postal Museum, you will enjoy a wide range of benefits, including – but not limited to – a generous pension scheme, flexible working, cycle to work scheme and interest free season ticket loan.

The Postal Museum is absolutely committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We value diversity and lived experience, and acknowledge the underrepresentation of people from certain backgrounds, both within our organisation and across the sector. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups, whether these be of ethnicity, gender, identity, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation or other.

About us:

The Pankhurst Trust brings together Manchester Women’s Aid and the Pankhurst Centre. We work together to ensure the story of the women who won the vote continues to inspire us all to challenge gender inequality, and to ensure that those suffering from domestic violence and abuse get the confidential help they need.

62 Nelson Street was the home of the Emmeline Pankhurst and her family and was the place where the first meeting of the Women’s Social and Political Union – the movement which became known as the Suffragettes – took place. Saved from demolition by a grass roots campaign in the 1970s and 1980s, the Pankhurst Centre is now the only heritage site in the U.K. dedicated to telling the story of the Pankhurst family and the story of women’s fight for the right to vote.

Manchester Women’s Aid has over 40 years’ experience in providing vital services to survivors of domestic violence and abuse in Manchester, including refuge accommodation, outreach and education services, and specialist services for marginalised groups.

The Pankhurst Trust (Incorporating Manchester Women’s Aid) is a diverse organisation with c31% of our staff coming from BAME and c12% from LGBT communities. We span the generations with c11% of staff being aged 18-24 and c25% aged 55-64. 11% of staff identify as having a disability.

Our staff, volunteers and service users have taken time to reflect on who we are and what we do when we are at our best. This reflection showed that we can proudly claim to be: 

Courageous by challenging inequality, stepping forward and making change

Affirming by supporting and inspiring, paying attention to discover what matters

Generous by sharing our skills, creating energetic positive links, and thriving together

Rooted by being secure in our communities, participating and nurturing a sense of belonging

About the role:

HR Change Manager – 1 role available, 18 months fixed term contract

This role has been assessed and confirmed as open to women only under the Equality Act 2010, schedule 9, part 1

We are very proud of our staff and the work that they do and funders love what we deliver which is why our workforce has doubled over the past 5 years. We recognise that our HR policies and processes have not changed at the same rate as this and so we are looking for an experienced HR Change Manger to manage a review of existing HR culture and processes, making recommendations for long-term change, and to lead on the development of an HR strategy that is fully aligned with our values and which delivers:

• a progressive, agile, dynamic workplace experience and environment which enhances employee engagement and wellbeing
• a strengthening of the skills and confidence of the Senior Management Team
• a HR function that delivers our strategic goals and organisational development priorities
• An increase in equality, diversity and inclusion at all levels

If this is you, please apply today.

Hours of work: 35 hours per week

Salary: £30,000 p.a.

Duration: 18 months from start date

Annual Leave: 25 days plus bank holidays

This role is subject to a DBS check and we seek 2 x references, 1 of whom must be your current employer if applicable.

Application forms should be returned by 08:00 on Monday 7th June 2021. Interviews will be held on, or around, Monday 14th June. If you have not heard from us by the 10th June, then we are sorry but your application has been unsuccessful.

The Grange is an enterprising and dynamic not-for-profit business with a turnover of over £4m. We provide accommodation, care, training and social opportunities for 120 adults with learning disabilities.

We are recruiting for a new, full time role, providing strategic leadership alongside the Chief Executive Officer. You will drive delivery of our long term plan and foster innovation, whilst maintaining careful stewardship of the charity’s finances. A qualified accountant, you will have an excellent understanding of charity finance and good governance, fulfilling the role of Company Secretary. You will lead a diverse group of teams, encouraging a collaborative and efficient culture.

This is an exciting time in the life of our 80 year old charity, when you can use your skills and knowledge to support digital transformation, identify new income streams and build new alliances to increase our resilience.

The Grange is based in a beautiful Victorian mansion set in eight acres of landscaped grounds in the Surrey countryside. It is an exciting, creative and rewarding place to work. We are an inclusive and welcoming organisation, where we celebrate people’s differences and harness individual strengths. Come and feel the magic for yourself – and help to transform the lives of others.

Due to the nature of the role we will undertake an enhanced DBS (at the cost of The Grange), and two satisfactory references will be required. The Grange is an equal opportunities employer.

To find out more please take a look at the Recruitment Pack available on our website.

Interviews to be held on 11th June, 2021. 

We always encourage prospective staff and volunteers to visit the site: this will form part of the selection process, but you are welcome to come at any time.  Just contact our HR Officer via the main switchboard or email to arrange a visit (this is currently dependent on the latest infection control restrictions for the Covid 19 pandemic).

Here at Doorstep Library we believe in the power of words to take you places. We are a not-for-profit community organisation dedicated to bringing the gift of books and the joy of reading into the homes of families across London who need our support, reading with them and their children to inspire a love of books, of stories and storytelling, and to instil a lifelong passion for reading.

Equipped with a reading stool and a supply of books, our volunteers are right on the doorstep, ready to use books to fuel children’s natural love of stories, fire their imaginations, and encourage their appreciation of reading. Our goal is to help each child develop the self-confidence and essential skills they need to access all the opportunities that will come their way in life. Whether in person, or online, we are there to support children and families who need us most. 

The organisation has gone from strength to strength.  Now in our 10th year we will shortly be expanding into our fourth London borough and launching our new Virtual Reading Corner service – bringing our unique service to even more families.

Job Purpose:

• Strategic responsibility for the operations of the charity, including finance, IT and human resources;
• To work closely with the SMT and actively contribute to the overall strategy and direction of the charity;
• To ensure the effective day-to-day running of the charity.

Responsible to: CEO;

Responsible for: Operational management and strategy, finance, IT and human resources.  Managing the Finance Officer.

About the role

We are looking for a Head of Operations to report to the Chief Executive Officer. This full-time role will have ultimate responsibility for ensuring adequate resourcing and managing programme budgets.  The successful candidate will sit on the Senior Management Team, working closely with the CEO, Head of Marketing & Communications, Head of Programmes and Head of Fundraising & Partnerships.

You will have substantial, proven experience of working in an operational role, ideally in the third sector and in managing financial systems. You will be a highly organised people-person and will be responsible for line managing the Finance Officer.

Finally, you will be truly passionate about the work that we do to support children and families in disadvantaged areas of London.   As part of our expansion, we are currently setting up new on-the-ground projects and launching our brand new online reading service (Virtual Reading Corner).  To support this expansion we are growing our team and this position will be key to ensuring we have the infrastructure in place to enable us to attract, develop and retain staff. The right person will be able to hit the ground running to help us deal with the challenges of the coming year, creating a return to the office strategy and supporting a new mixed model of delivery.

Duties

Strategy

• Strategic responsibility for the operations of the charity, including finance, IT and human resources
• Ensure the effective day-to-day running of the charity
• To work closely with the SMT and actively contribute to the overall strategy and direction of the charity

Finance and Operations

• Long term strategic financial planning, including costing and modelling for longer term expansion
• To ensure that budgets are monitored and maintained across the network
• Overall management of operational budgets, forecasting, targets and financial performance against business plans
• Working with the Finance Officer to produce annual accounts
• Ensure that all services/goods received in kind are recorded and used for maximum benefit
• To ensure that finance systems are in place across the charity for transparency and monitoring purposes
• Support the fundraising and marketing teams with budgets and financial reporting to stakeholders
• Oversee the overall governance of the charity, including full compliance with statutory requirements, charity and company law, quality assurance and health and safety
• Ensure appropriate risk and contingency plans are in place to anticipate risks and outline appropriate action to be taken to minimise impact
• Oversee the equipment needs of employees and the charity as a whole
• Oversee the management of contracts and services for IT hardware, software and communications

HR and Line Management

• Oversee processes relating to human resources need, including personnel development, performance management and objective setting and reviews for all staff
• Lead on staff recruitment, and where relevant, to work in partnership with the other members of the SMT including preparing job specs, advertising and short-listing
• Ensure all policies and procedures are revised and up to date at all times
• Ensuring that all contractors, staff and volunteers are appointed in compliance with our equal opportunities policy and in line with Doorstep Library values

General

• To carry out all duties and responsibilities in line with Doorstep Library’s policies and procedures
• To undertake additional duties as from time to time may be required.

Salary - £40,000 per annum – permanent

Hours – 35 per week

Benefits – 6% pension contribution, 25 days per annum annual leave, flexible working arrangements (including working from home part of the week).

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 are currently recruiting for the position of ‘International HR Manager' to join its dynamic International Programmes Division. The purpose of the role is to lead and strengthen the global HR remit and provide empowerment to the function by building global people practices that enable success. The post holder will provide strategic leadership, coaching and supporting globally based HR staff to enable good people management, empowering others to lead, and delivering on strategic ambitions relating to people and culture. The post holder will actively align to the CHS HR standards and implement within practises. 

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Level 7 CIPD qualified
• Strong and seasoned analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to think creatively and laterally to overcome challenges
• Strong organisation skills and attention to detail to ensure high quality in ones work
• Ability to prioritise and work efficiently under pressure and subject to changing priorities; proven experience of managing multiple projects, meeting deadlines and using judgment and initiative in problem resolution
• Excellent communication (written and verbal)
• Excellent levels of computer literacy including Microsoft Office applications and HR software

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.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on 12/05/2021. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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
• 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 which 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

12.5 hours pw

We are recruiting for a part-time HR Business Partner (12 Months FTC).

• Are you an experienced HR Business Partner with a history of working in a unionised environment?
• Do you have solid experience as an HR Business Partner and can work strategically?
• Do you have strong stakeholder management, partnering, influencing and communication skills?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

 Job Purpose

Reporting directly to the Head of HR Business Partners, The HR Business Partner will work in partnership with the Executive Director for the division with whom you partner and their senior leaders as an integral part of their leadership team. You will be accountable for the creation, development and delivery of People Plans in partnership with the division that meet their strategic needs.

Key accountabilities

This role will support the HR Leadership Team to contribute to the delivery of the organisation's People and Culture Strategy, providing divisional and organisational insight into how the strategy is deployed to establish a long-term approach to improving our culture and supporting our people.

As HR Business Partner you will work with the Head of HR Business Partners to foster constructive working relationships with the trade union on a range of employment issues, including negotiations and consultations to guarantee a positive employment relations climate.

In addition to the above, you will:

• Resolve complex employee relations issues
• Line manage an Associate HR Business Partner
• Provide guidance on people practices such as restructures and succession planning
• Bring people expertise and develop solutions to help the business area to deliver its strategy
• Influence and build relationships with people around the business

To be successful:

• The ideal candidate will have extensive experience working with trade unions including consultations and negotiations
• You will also be capable of building a wide network of trusted and constructive relationships using your excellent influencing, facilitation and communication skills
• Excellent leadership qualities, with an emphasis on delivering through others, and evidence of coaching, developing and performance management of others
• A solid understanding of employment legislation generally is needed as is a deep understanding of employee relations related legislation. 

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

Please note - whilst this role is advertised as office based, Save The Children UK will remain a remote-working organisation until at least 30 June 2021.

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBT+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as these are underrepresented at Save the Children UK.

The Head of Fundraising & Development will oversee, manage and take responsibility for the fundraising function in order for us to deliver our clinical operations now and the growing demand anticipated in the future. 

This is a newly created role and you will be joining the Fundraising team at an exciting time.

Blue Smile is a charity dedicated to transforming the mental health and life chances of children across Cambridgeshire. We are looking for a dynamic and inspiring individual to enable us to implement and drive the fundraising strategy for the Charity and have a positive impact on many children’s lives across Cambridgeshire - giving more children the chance of a brighter future.

Nightingale Hammerson is a leading specialist in residential care that has been serving the Jewish community for over 180 years.

We offer world-class holistic care in a safe, stimulating environment at Nightingale House in Clapham and Hammerson House in East Finchley.

Our individually tailored service offers a ‘home from home’ – with kind, compassionate residential, nursing, dementia, respite and end-of-life care.

We are currently recruiting for Senior HR Advisor to be mainly based at Nightingale House, South London, and will require some travel to Hammerson House in Hampstead Garden Suburb.

Do you think you have the skills and values to work for us? If you have Compassion, Respect, Excellence, Dignity, Integrity and Teamwork we would like to hear from you. In return we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of staff benefits which includes excellent development opportunities.

To apply you will have experience working as an HR Advisor. Applications from any sector are encourgaged and although not essential, within the care or education sector would be beneficial.

Interviews will be held as soon as possible and therefore early applications are encourgaged.

We’re seeking a qualified and experienced HR professional who wants to use their skills and experience to help us tackle the climate emergency and relieve the misery of cold homes.

This is a new role designed to develop, deliver and improve our HR function, expanding our capacity to recruit well and sustain our collaborative culture where staff are encouraged and supported to perform at their best and we collectively achieve outstanding results.

We are looking for a qualified (to CIPD Level 7 or equivalent) HR professional with at least 5 years post qualification work experience, including at least 2 years proved experience in an HR management role.

Head of Operations

£45-50k depending on experience
London N3
12 months fixed term contract (due to maternity leave)

Rays of Sunshine is an award-winning national charity that brightens the lives of seriously ill young people and their families by granting wishes and providing ongoing support in hospital and within the community. We believe that every child deserves to experience happiness and put their illness on hold – even if it is just for one day. Our vision is to make wishes come true and turn them into happy memories.

We are seeking a Head of Operations to lead Rays of Sunshine’s work with children and families, delivering its programme of wishes, hospital services, and community support.
This is a 12-month fixed term contract to cover the maternity leave of the current postholder.

You will need to have experience of leading large scale or national services coupled with a strong track record of leading and managing a team. You will also have a thorough knowledge and experience of being the Designated Safeguarding Lead as this is a key element of the role. You will need to be an organised strategic thinker and have excellent time management skills to succeed in this role.

Rays of Sunshine is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our team (staff & volunteers) to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we carry out basic disclosure checks on all staff and volunteers and require all roles working directly with children and young people to have an enhanced disclosure check. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure check.

For more information, please see the job description for this role.

Closing date: 12pm Friday 28th May 2021
Interview dates (by zoom): During the week commencing 7th June 2021

You may have experience of the following: Deputy Service Manager, Service Manager, Operations Manager, Head of Operations, Ops Manager, Ops Director, Service Delivery Manager, Project Manager, Project Management, Charity, Charities, Not For Profit, NFP, Third Sector, etc.

Ref: 98906

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

About the role

This role is responsible for the leadership, strategic oversight, coordination, management and delivery of the organisation's work on From Violence to Peace. The post holder will lead the growth and development of this area of work both within Christian Aid Ireland and Christian Aid globally. S/he will provide oversight and leadership for the implementation of the organisation's global peacebuilding strategy and advisory support to strengthen work in this area.

This includes strategic coordination of programme and policy work on violence and peacebuilding, allocation of related budgets and expenditure oversight, roll out of the peacebuilding strategy across the global organisation and the development of key external relationships to enhance Christian Aid's impact in this area. The role holder will act as a key spokesperson and commentator on relevant issues and focus countries and will also help facilitate the flow of support-facing information on From Violence to Peace issues.

About you

Essential:

-Post graduate level degree in international relations, peacebuilding, development studies or related areas.

-Experience of working in international development and peacebuilding programming, including programme development, support, monitoring and reporting.

-Extensive experience and proven competence in programme strategy, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

-Extensive programme/project and people management experience and cross organizational working.

-Experience of programme development, proposal writing and securing funding.

-Excellent facilitation skills and ability to promote critical thinking and reflection.

-Experience of budgets/financial management, ability to work with financial information.

-Significant experience of working within a large complex organisation and influencing decision making at senior management/board level across complex and diverse functions.

-Significant knowledge and understanding of best practice in capacity development and learning.

-Experience of delivering high impact reports to key stakeholders.

-Strong knowledge of trends in donor funding models and strategies.

-Track record in contract management, and meeting donor compliance and reporting standards

-Track record of promoting culture change and organisational learning.

-Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to discuss sensitive issues, influence and inspire others to take up new challenges.

-A deep understanding of developing countries and the need for a strategic focus on From Violence to Pece and how the role of advocacy is an important part of influencing and supporting poverty eradication programmes.

-Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and negotiation skills.

-Highly effective interpersonal and influencing skills - able to work collaboratively, build effective working relationships and inspire confidence from people at all levels throughout the organisation.

-A creative, strategic and lateral thinker, able to combine strategic thinking and planning with practical implementation.

-Excellent analytical and problem-solving ability.

-Experience of developing a network of practitioners/community of practice with people working globally in different locations.

-Ability to translate academic discourse into practitioner language.

-Commitment to Christian Aid's values, with a deep understanding of power relations, issues of inequality and gender.

Desirable

-Familiarity with partnership working and the role of civil society / faith based organisations in development / building peac

-Experience working overseas on development and/or humanitarian programmes

-Extensive experience of governance, peace building and human rights programming.

-Basic fluency in Spanish, French or/and Portuguese

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

All successful candidates will require either a Basic or Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. Information will be forwarded to you by the HR team with your offer.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid's Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid's Code of Conduct.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

The Youth Endowment Fund

Interim Head of Youth Understanding

Reports to: Director of Impact

Salary: £58,800 doe

Period: 3/4 days a week, 1st June 2021 to c.1st March 2022

Location: Remote/central London

Closing date: 13th May

About the Youth Endowment Fund

The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) is a charity with a £200m endowment and a mission that matters. We exist to prevent children and young people from becoming involved in violence. We do this by funding great initiatives, finding out what works and building a movement to put this knowledge into practice.

To inform all of our work it is critically important that we hear the voice of children and young people. Your work is at the heart of this.

About this role

Over the next year, the the YEF’s Youth Understanding team will be:

• Delivering the largest youth-led, peer research project into youth violence that the UK has ever seen.
• Establishing and supporting our youth advisory board.

We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about this work, well organised and can provide oversight to these activities and support the team internally and externally.

The majority of your time will be focused on overseeing the delivery of a national peer research and social action network that the YEF will be establishing, co-funded by the #iwill campaign and the Co-op. This network will support the YEF’s understanding of youth crime and its drivers and will involve several partners, including:

• a national partner helping support and coordinate overall project delivery,
• a learning partner conducting a developmental evaluation of the project,
• a technology partner developing and supporting the systems to collect

and process data across the network, and

• up to ten delivery partners operating in the ten regions of England and

Wales, responsible for the recruitment, training, and ongoing support of peer researchers, as well as supporting the delivery of social action projects.

The Network will boost our understanding of the characteristics, backgrounds and lives of the children and communities affected by youth crime and violence.

Key Responsibilities and Projects

• Lead and support the Youth Understanding team of three people within the YEF providing guidance, direction and encouragement.
• Lead on finalising the assessment of any remaining partners, as well as overseeing the funding, onboarding and oversight of these organisations.
• Work with the team to ensure the smooth delivery of the youth-led, peer research project. This will include building strong working relationships with national and local delivery partners. It will ensure that the ultimate goals of the work –delivering deep understanding of the lives of young people and enabling change - are clearly focused on.
• Effectively manage grant budgets, ensuring they are used efficiently and meet organisational and funder KPIs
• Build trusting and positive relationships with the two external funders of the youth-led, peer research project: the #iwill campaign and the Co-op.
• Work with the team to ensure the smooth working of the Youth Advisory Board, giving young people a voice in YEF’s governance and decision-making.
• Work with the Director of Impact and other Heads to provide professional and strategic leadership to the Impact team.
• Ensure that a deep understanding of young people informs all of the YEF’s work.

Key Requirements

• You are passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people.
• You have significant experience of managing major, national projects with several partners (ideally including experience of commissioning complex research projects).
• You can pick up large amounts of complex information and implement processes and approaches to make good quality decisions.
• You can anticipate problems on projects and respond to unexpected challenges quickly and effectively.
• You can ensure that decisions made during the setup of major projects aligns with their core strategic purpose.
• You have experience of managing and supporting a team.
• You have a genuine commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Desirable

• You have experience of delivering or overseeing participatory research and an understanding the unique opportunities and challenges that it brings.
• While not a requirement, we do encourage applications from individuals (or individuals within organisations) with lived experience of violence.

will accept applications from individuals or secondees who are able to fulfil this role.

It is important to us that the people we hire do not discriminate. We believe in being inclusive and giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background.

To apply

To apply, please send a CV, 1-page cover letter and the monitoring form via our application page by 13th May 2021.

You should also include the contact details of two referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer. Referees will only be approached with your express permission. You will also be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK. As part of our commitment to flexible working we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at interview stage.

Your personal data will be shared for the purposes of the recruitment exercise. This includes our HR team, interviewers (who may include other partners in the project and independent advisors), relevant team managers and our IT service provider if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles. We do not share your data with other third parties, unless your application for employment is successful and we make you an offer of employment. We will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you. We do not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area.

Islington Mind is dedicated to promote the preservation and safeguarding of mental health. We support the recovery process of people who experience mental distress and provide for the relief and the wellbeing of their carers.

We want everyone to have better mental health and wellbeing, to realise their ambitions and make the most of their lives, their relationships and their communities.

As the leading independent mental health organisation in Islington we offer high-quality services to local residents seeking mental health advice and support.

We are looking for a Head of Finance, HR and Resources to hold lead responsibility for the management of the charity’s finances, the annual budget setting cycle and the preparation of the charity’s statutory accounts as well as operating framework for the charity’s resources and have responsibility for HR, administration and IT.

Do you have a strong knowledge of core HR matters along with practical HR experience ?

Are you passionate about helping other families across Birmingham who are experiencing perinatal depression and anxiety?

Acacia Family Support is a Birmingham based award winning Christian charity that offers a range of support services to mothers and families that are affected by perinatal mental health issues, in particular, pre and postnatal depression and anxiety.

In this new and vital role you will undertake a wide range of duties  including co-ordinating the core HR tasks relating to the full employee life cycle , processing and submitting all payroll and pensions information to our external provider, ensuring appropriate application and update of HR policies and procedures, providing support to line managers, staff and external stakeholders and dealing as required with a variety of other adhoc business support tasks.

and

With a strong knowledge of core HR matters , we are looking for someone with practical HR experience. You will need to demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills, excellent organisational and time-management skills. You will need to be to highly numerate, have great attention to detail and demonstrate good problem-solving ability. You will also need to have good IT skills, particularly Word, Excel and Outlook.

Experience of co-ordinating recruitment processes, payroll and pensions administration, a CIPD level 3 qualified or equivalent are  desirable, but not essential.

This is a part time position – 18 hrs per week (days/hours negotiable) that will be based from Acacia’s head office in Sutton Coldfield with occasional home working

Salary scale: £22500 - £24500 (dependent upon experience)

We also offer a generous benefits package including:

• 33 days annual leave (pro rata and including bank / public holidays)
• Up to 5% matched pension contribution
• Flexible working

The closing date for applications is Monday 7th June 2021 at 9am

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 15th June 2021