The Disability Selection Advisor requires an individual with substantial working knowledge and experience of implementing the Equality Act in order to both navigate the assessment of applicants' suitability (particularly, but not exclusively, those who have a health condition and/or may be considered to have a disability) to commence the Frontline programme and to advise Frontline and local authorities in respect of reasonable adjustments.

This  is a vital position in a pioneering organisation and the appointed individual will bring their extensive knowledge of equality legislation to help develop organisational knowledge, improve participant experience and embed disability best-practice into all aspects of our programme. This role sits within the Suitability team so working with the wider group to ensure a joined-up journey for our participants and local authorities is essential.

The curriculum lead will make a significant contribution to the development of the teaching, learning and assessment (grading and observation of practice and academic components) on Frontline’s programmes. The curriculum Lead will also be primarily involved with delivery of teaching materials in various settings, including at the summer institute, recall days and in unit teaching. You will play a key role in the development of Practice Tutors and Consultant Social Workers, running briefings on curriculum areas, developing teaching skills, undertaking observations of teaching, unit meetings, individual and group coaching sessions. 

This is a varied and exciting role in a rapidly growing, ambitious organisation. We need people who are enthusiastic about joining us to ensure our programmes remain innovative and excellent and that we become widely recognised as delivering world leading programmes. You will  be passionate about teaching and learning and have a deep interest in social work education.

The role involves:

• Operational management and leadership of the Institute
• Strategic and operational planning and resource management
• Spearheading the continuous improvement of our planning processes
• Ownership of our quality assurance procedures
• Managing a team of professional staff across the areas of finance; IT; HR and facilities; marketing, membership and events
• Managing the Institute’s governance processes (including research governance)
• Deputising for the BIICL Director (as necessary)  
• Strategic engagement with partners and stakeholders.

This role needs a highly motivated, dynamic leader with excellent people skills.  Someone who is as excited about the Institute’s potential as we are and who will work with us to further build the Institute into a world leading research centre.

The Person

You will be an experienced senior leader, ideally from a higher education, research institute or charity environment with the following skills and experience:

• Expert knowledge in more than one of the following areas: operational management, financial management, charity governance and communications; 
• Experience of managing human and physical resources and IT systems;
• Understanding of what is involved in conducting high quality research, including knowledge of research funding, ethical issues, evaluation and impact; 
• Ability to lead, motivate and involve people and groups in an inclusive way across an organisation, including in small teams;
• Excellent interpersonal and management skills with demonstrable tact and diplomacy; 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills including report writing, chairing meetings and making presentations;
• Ability to work on own initiative, to prioritise work effectively, to be a creative innovator and problem-solver, and to work under pressure to meet deadlines;
• A clear commitment to individuals’ personal and professional development; and
• An ability and willingness to work collaboratively and collegially with colleagues.
   

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Join Britain’s biggest walking charity to help more people enjoy the benefits of walking. 

We are looking for an experienced and highly skilled new business developer to lead our Corporate Fundraising programme.  The Corporate Fundraiser is responsible for delivering our Corporate Fundraising strategy with a key focus on developing new business opportunities to secure both core and restricted funding for the Ramblers through strategic corporate partnerships, sponsorship arrangements, leading on reciprocal marketing activity, commission based deals and membership benefit partners (where of significant income potential to the Ramblers).

The post holder will manage the organisations funding and prospect pipelines, will identify corporate funding opportunities, conduct research, network and build relationships, deliver presentations, proposal and pitches and apply for and secure funding opportunities primarily with commercial partnerships and where appropriate non-commercial organisations that may provide income generating opportunities.

They will work closely with the Head of Fundraising to manage our corporate partners with a focus on longer term strategic fundraising relationships, continually reviewing progress and driving added value.

This position is part of the Memberships and Fundraising division reporting to the Head of Fundraising. The Membership and Fundraising division is responsible for attracting and retaining members and supporters and generating the vast majority of the Ramblers income – essential for the delivery of our mission and the health and sustainability of the charity. The division was formed in September 2017, to bring the membership and fundraising teams together as one united team, to more effectively grow our community of members and supporters – and associated income.  This is an exciting time to join the Ramblers team and a great opportunity to make a lasting and tangible impact on the future success of the charity.

Essential Requirements include:

• Proven and demonstrable account management / relationship management skills and experience
• Proven track record in delivering income targets between £100k - £5 million from partnerships
• Ability to research, compile and manage prospect pipelines
• Ability to communicate both verbally and written with a range of audiences
• Ability to develop high quality, coherent and thorough fundraising proposals and pitches
• Negotiation skills – the post-holder will be required to undertake negotiation with companies, often complex, on behalf of the Ramblers whether agreeing terms with corporate partners or negotiating with colleagues across the Ramblers to deliver on each partnership
• Good attention to detail
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Competence in the use of IT tools including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Copywriting for fundraising communications
• Significant knowledge of direct marketing and integrated campaign principles
• Understanding of key donor recruitment channels and approaches
• Proven Project Management experience
• Donor stewardship techniques
• New Business Development Processes
• Relationship/Account Management experience
• Able to work independently, applying own initiative
• Able to be flexible and adaptable

The Ramblers are an equal opportunities employer.  We warmly welcome applications from appropriately qualified people from all sections of the community and aim to promote diversity. 

As a member of the Admissions team, you will have key responsibility for ensuring participants for the Frontline Programme have undergone comprehensive checks and  ensuring they meet the eligibility criteria. You will support the Admissions Manager and the Selection Manager to ensure a highly effective and efficient recruitment process and a positive applicant experience throughout.

As a member of the Attraction team, you will play a key part in the team by supporting our events and other projects to source candidates. You will also manage candidate enquiries and work with the wider Attraction team on our cultivation plan for applicants, ensuring people who have registered their interest go on to submit their application and stay engaged throughout their journey with us.

My client is a small but ambitious organisation with significant financial growth plans for the next 5 years. At present, they are looking to appoint an interim Director of Finance & Operations to oversee a broad variety of duties whist permanent recruitment is considered.

Key responsibilities & objectives:

• Reporting into the CE and overseeing Finance, HR, IT and Facilities
• Advise and support the SMT on ambitious financial plans and growth strategy
• Lead on the reopening of London office for both staff and external tenants
• Review current GDPR policy and practice

The successful candidate will be a qualified Accountant with a track record in managing various operational functions. Coming from a small company background you will be comfortable of bridging a broad spectrum of duties ranging from strategic advice to hands on delivery.

This is a part time role for 3 days a week and due to the current health crisis, will be home based.

To apply for this role you must be a native user of sign language or minimum BSL (British sign language) Level 3.

This role is based either at our London office (Liverpool Street area) or home based (must be commutable to London).

We are looking to appoint an information officer to deliver effective information, advice and wellbeing support to deaf people, via a variety of medium including our live-chat facility. Creating and managing an information bank; compiling relevant and topical information in a variety of formats.

We offer life assurance benefit and generous pension contributions to the right candidate.

Essential requirements are:

• Experience of working with deaf people
• Experience of delivery information or advice services
• Experience of working towards performance related outcomes/targets and providing associated reporting
• Promoting services through strong links with the deaf community
• Experience of providing information and advice in a professional capacity
• Effective communication skills
• Diplomacy and sensitivity in handling difficult situations and conflict
• IT skills involving MS Office and databases
• Ability to tailor communication to meet the needs of the audience
• Empathy and understanding of barriers faced by deaf people including when accessing health and other services
• Must be prepared to undergo an enhanced DBS check, have a flexible approach to work and be willing to undertake mental health training

Application forms will need to be completed and information relating to this will be sent on Tuesday 25th August to interested candidates.

This post is subject to two references and an enhanced DBS check. Both have to be satisfactory to RAD.

Closing date:  Monday 31st August 2020

Interview date:   Wednesday 9th September 2020 (Interviews will be held in London or on Zoom)

This is a fantastic role for a collaborative leader with finance qualifications and experience managing office services seeking a senior role and able to offer both strategic and operational strengths.

The CFOO role is a new part-time role, created as part of our restructure of our finance and office services team. The role combines strategic thinking and operational activity, including management of all support services; premises, finance, policy, IT and HR.  The post holder will work with the CEO to continuously improve the organisational infrastructure and ensure robust governance, risk management, compliance and long-term financial planning. In particular, the role will focus on improving and standardising service levels to budget holders, the CEO and Trustees

You will be comfortable working across a number of work-streams, willing to get up to speed quickly and manage a busy workload where necessary. You will be an energised and positive team player who is able to engage and collaborate with others, to work to specific goals to ‘get things done’, as well as to design and deliver longer-term projects. You will relish the opportunity to drive best practice across corporate services, bringing your passion modernising processes and continuous improvement. This role will work best for someone who is as motivated thinking strategically as delivering operationally.

HI UK is committed to diversity and inclusion, and for this role, is particularly interested in candidates with disabilities and/or from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds.  

Devas Club is a well-established youth club, community centre and charity offering opportunities to residents of London and focusing its work on disadvantaged young people aged 8-25 years. Founded in 1884, we have been based in our multipurpose building in Battersea, London Borough of Wandsworthsince since 1970. 

We have been providing activities for young people since we were founded. Devas Club sees itself as supporting all of a young person’s upbringing, and our stated aim is to develop self-reliant adults; all activities have the underlying theme that as young people and adults-in-waiting, whatever is organised for them at is judged against how it contributes to their eventual transition to adulthood.

We are seeking a proactive individual who will work closely with the trustees, club operations staff, senior youth workers, freelance sessional workers and volunteers to plan, coordinate and oversee a programme of activities run by the club. They will foster and maintain our relationships with partners including our ongoing collaboration with Wandsworth Council's children and young people services. 

The postholder with oversee and collaborate on the development of programme content; and lead our monitoring and evaluation work to assess the impact of our youth programmes. 

Apply now with your CV and cover letter of no more than two pages outlining your interest and suitability for this role.

Corporate Administration Manager

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a Royal Medical College looking to strengthen its’ support for members and corporate administration in a purpose built new facility. The College require a hands on governance minded individual to ensure high quality maintenance of existing administrative processes and systems as well as providing direction for the future of the function. You will be responsible for projects such as the implementation of a governance review as well as ongoing development of robust and secure administrative processes. The delivery of high level secretariat services to Trustees and senior committees, individually and through team management is an essential element of the role.

Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for operational management of a complex range of corporate policies and procedures.
• Management of governance processes and procedures, including elections and committee roles
• Be the primary point of contact and the face of Secretariat services for the Board of Trustees
• Oversee the implementation of a recent governance review
• Lead the management of corporate processes and for policies, registers and reports
• Engage and communicate effectively with stakeholders on decisions and procedures
• Management of a team of 5 staff members 
• Continuous improvement of infrastructure, systems & procedures for committee administration
• Budget management
• Take accountability for the continuous improvement and development of corporate administration
• Documentation
• Data protection and corporate risk register management

The Successful Applicant:

• Proficient knowledge of overall Corporate Administration processes and requirements including management and oversight of policies, corporate (non-financial) reports strategic and annual reports with ability to monitor and advise across an organisation.
• Experience of working with Trustees in a Secretariat capacity.
• Be an individual who enjoys being hands on in their approach to administration and governance issues.
• Have excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Have experience of managing and developing support staff.
• Have a track record of delivering business administration or corporate process projects.

The Role

The core elements of the role are as follows:

Strategic - Create - 5%, including setting strategic plans for corporate procedures

Operational - Implement - 15% - including oversight of implementation of processes, in conjunction with user expectations and resources.

Operational – Planning and Management - 80% - including planning and provision of work plans for the department and committees, Trustee Board support, management of reporting, budgets, documentation and processes, as well as Staff Management and communication to stakeholders and staff.

In addition to overall responsibility for the function of Corporate Administration and Committees, the post holder will be the lead person for governance matters or input into business plans and processes: Secretariat services, operational planning, budget setting, committee support, policies.

Overall the Corporate Administration Manager’s responsibility is for the continuous development of processes that support the College’s strategy, to initiate work that meets organisational and members’ needs for committee services, maximise effectiveness of processes and procedures as well as manage and develop an established and skilled support team.

HOW TO APPLY

For further information and to apply for the role, please download the information pack and send your CV and completed supporting form via the application link.

We are looking for a skilled and confident person to join us as Property/Estates Manager. The role is full time. The Foundation owns c80 local properties (houses, flats, a few commercials) all close to our offices and adjacent to the Imperial War Museum. This is a new role, for someone who is able to handle both the day-to-day and the bigger-picture strategic aspects of property portfolio management. We are a permanently endowed charity, dating from the 1620s, with a small and friendly staff team and supportive trustees.
 
Summary
The role requires knowledge of aspects of property management (lettings, reactive and planned maintenance, compliance with landlord responsibilities, annual forecasts and budget management). In addition we’re looking for someone who is competent in IT skills, knows how to build good relationships, is a clear thinker and is both hands-on and strategic.

This role is not suited to remote working. During the current C-19 constraints up to two working-from-home days a week, spaced out, may be possible, subject to discussion. The post reports to the Director and works closely with the Finance Manager.

Who this might appeal to
The role may be just right for those who have been working in the commercial property sector and now wish to apply their skills within a not-for-profit charitable setting where the focus is helping those affected by poverty and social disadvantage. The role directly supports our income generation.
 

YMCA East Surrey is looking for an exceptional, caring professional to develop and manage our Disability Services for children and young people. This post oversees our play and leisure schemes for those aged 5 - 30. The appointed person will have an excellent track record in strategic and operational management of provision which seeks to help disabled children, young people and their families belong, contribute and thrive. For this senior post we are looking for an experienced individual, ideally with a level 6 qualification in Youth and Community Work, Social work, teaching, disability work or Childcare to lead and shape our thriving Disability Services programme in Surrey, West Sussex and beyond.  

Key responsibilities include:

1. Strategically management of all YMCA Disability Service contracts which support children and young people
2. Managing, professionally developing and modelling excellent practice for the YMCA Disability Services managers and practitioners
3. Developing and growing Disability Service provision across Surrey, West Sussex and beyond

Salary: £36,000 - £39, 000 (dependent on qualifications and experience)

Benefits also include free use of the YMCA East Surrey fitness centre in Redhill and half price YMCA East Surrey childcare for dependents. There is a YMCA East Surrey defined contribution pension scheme with an employer’s contribution of 7%.

Due to our commitment to Safer Recruitment, we will only accept application forms for this role, CV's will not be considered. 

YMCA East Surrey is celebrating its 150 year anniversary in 2020. Apply now to become a part of our successful, friendly team and help us drive forward our exciting work in the community. The closing date for completed application forms is: Monday 24th August at 09:00 and Interviews are to be held on: Thursday 27th August. 

Further information about the work we do can be found on our website - search YMCA East Surrey