We’re proud of what we’ve achieved over the past 150 years. But the way we look at ageing is changing, which is why 2020 marks a highly exciting time to join the charity. We aim to not only drive positive change in key areas affecting our rapidly ageing population but also confront stereotypes and everyday ageism, working with older people and their families to show the world what old can be – right here and right now, in the UK.

The Head of Policy and Influencing will play a critical role in helping us achieve this. Working closely with the Director of Policy and Communications and Chief Executive, the post holder will lead an ambitious agenda of change, overseeing the development of robust evidence based policy positions and for the development and delivery of campaigns to drive positive change in our priority areas - health and social care, financial security, wellbeing and ageism. 

If you have extensive experience in this field, including demonstrable experience in leading a function to deliver impactful policy and campaigning activity, of commissioning, research and evaluation, and knowledge of parliamentary activity across the four nations, we’d love to hear from you.

We offer a competitive salary, 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a pension scheme with up to a 10% employee contribution and life cover, excellent learning and development opportunities, and a range of lifestyle benefits.

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and we expect all colleagues to share in this commitment. As part of our recruitment and selection process, we require a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check for all individuals who work with our service users.

Please apply by sending your CV and a covering letter, which should explain in detail your suitability for the role and your motivation for applying (up to two pages).

Closing date: wednesday 5th February

Interviews: Friday 14th February 2020 at our London Office

 

We are looking for an experienced manager to lead our high performing Love to Learn education team and continue to change the lives of young refugees. The Head of Love to Learn is responsible for the strategic direction and management of the team, increasing our successful fundraising, raising awareness about our work and ensuring that we provide the best outcomes for the young people we work with and their families, in an increasingly difficult environment for refugees and asylum seekers.

About Katherine Low Settlement

Katherine Low Settlement is a charity that has been serving the communities of Battersea and Wandsworth since 1924. We are dedicated to building stronger communities and enable people to challenge and find ways out of poverty and isolation.

We run a range of our own community projects to support children, young people and their families, older people and refugee communities. We recognise there are many other expert local charities and community groups working with, for example, disabled people and mental health users. We invite them to operate from our premises – so together as partners we can meet the diverse needs of the local communities of Wandsworth. Each week we work with 45+ charities supporting more than 1,100 people.

Visit our website (pls google it!) 

About KLS and Love to Learn

KLS' Love to Learn education team was established in 2004. The team provides a range of high-quality education services for 250+ refugee children, young people and their families including befriending and mentoring support, advocacy and casework, homework clubs, GCSE study groups, trips and activities. The aims are to broaden their educational experiences, improve educational outcomes and confidence, and support their aspirations. 9 p/t staff are supported by a fantastic team of 100+ committed volunteers.

​Key Objectives for this Role

• Provide clear leadership and management to all aspects of our Love to Learn project
• Manage a fantastic team of staff and volunteers
• Monitor and evaluate the project to ensure it provides in the most effective way to meet client needs, in terms of cost and quality
• Manage and develop the budget and finances; whilst securing its financial viability by fundraising

Further Information

More information about the role is the job application pack (pls download it!). You can also contact Aaron Babrour, our CEO, for an informal chat about this post (his contact details are in the job application pack). 

Application Process 

Please complete our job application form, equal opportunities form and self-declaration and disclosure form and return to Filsan Osman either by email (our preference and found in the job application pack) or post to Katherine Low Settlement, 108 Battersea High Street, London SW11 3HP.

No CVs!

Timings

Closing Date for Applications: 3rd February 2020 – 9.00am deadline

1st Interview Date: 12th February 2020

2nd Interview Date: 19th February 2020

Good luck! 

Victim Support is looking for a Learning and Development Project Manager for a fixed term of six months. The post holder will work 22.5 hours a week and their main area of focus will be management and leadership learning.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

The successful candidate will be joining our Learning and Development Team on a fixed term basis (6 months) and will be responsible for project managing and supporting the creation of VS's Management and Leadership learning framework. The post holder will be working closely with the Head of Learning and Development, Senor Operational Managers and the existing Learning and Development Advisors to identify leadership and management learning needs and address this through utilising existing resources and creating new learning interventions. This post is a project management role, with a large proportion of time spent on developing learning interventions in a variety of formats including workshops, online learning and on the job activities.

You will need to be a creative learning and development professional, who is able to manage their time well and deliver results under pressure. Learning what we do and how we do it quickly will be essential, and relating this to what our managers and leaders need to know and do is the key aspect of this role.

Having knowledge and experience of creating leadership and management learning is essential for this post holder. You will be working on creating a framework from scratch, which will be an exciting project for the right candidate.

This is a home based role, that will include travel across the national organisation and the post holder must be able to work well independently and with the existing Learning and Development Team.

You will be IT proficient (word, Outlook, Powerpoint), and have some experience of developing e-learning packages either as a developer or as a project manager.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (A). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.

Head of Strategic IT Projects
Based at any of Oasis Community Learning’s UK sites (with travel to meetings at other locations, including Central London)

About Us

Oasis Community Learning (OCL) is a ground-breaking global Christian movement and group of charities and social enterprises working in 51 community hubs located in 11 countries across the world.

We create a new sense of neighbourhood in communities that had previously been forgotten by society and our community hubs enable people to come together and fulfil their potential.

We are also raising the educational bar through our academies. A family of 52 educational institutions serving over 28,000 students from a variety of backgrounds, our academies seek to close the educational gap that exists between disadvantaged students and their more privileged counterparts.

We are looking for a Head of Strategic IT Projects to join our IT Directorate Senior Management Team. This role will play a key role in the development of the overall IT strategy for OCL.

The Benefits

- Salary of £69,995 - £78,698 per annum (dependent on location)
- Car allowance 
- Local government pension scheme 
- A strong Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programme with training opportunities
- A supportive network and family of staff in a motivating work environment
- An opportunity to work with new technology
- A generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (plus 8 Bank Holiday days) per year, rising to 30 days (plus 8 Bank Holiday days) after 2 years of service

If you have a background in delivering IT programmes, this is an exceptional opportunity to make a positive, lasting impact on our academies and educational offering.

Our vision is for a community where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their true potential. In this senior position, you will have the chance to support the successful delivery of services that will enable our students and organisation as a whole to flourish.

The Role 

As the Head of Strategic IT Projects, you will oversee the successful planning and management of the IT Projects Programme, including specific IT project delivery leading to the realisation of our organisation’s IT vision.

In this role, you will plan, oversee and take operational responsibility for the implementation of all aspects of IT integration and improvements for the agreed IT programme, strategies and projects within Oasis academies.

You’ll ensure that the best business benefit and highest standard of quality is obtained within agreed budgets/timescales at all times.

In your role as an OCL Head of Service, you will also contribute to the cross-function management and strategic development of services within the organisation.

About You

To join us as the Head of Strategic IT Projects, you will need: 

- At least five years’ programme and/or project management experience
- A minimum of three years’ experience of managing procurement programmes in the public sector, including knowledge of EU procurement law
- At least three years’ experience of acting at a senior level of management 
- At least two years’ experience of delivering IT programmes
- Experience of working with, and negotiating with, funding bodies 
- Previous experience of developing strategic plans for the delivery of effective IT solutions
- A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
- A degree-level or equivalent industry qualification 
- A PRINCE2 or PMI qualification

Other organisations may call this role Head of IT Programme, Head of IT Projects, Senior IT Projects Manager, Senior IT Programme Manager, or Head of IT.

The closing date for applications is the 5th February 2020.

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours, which flow from the Oasis ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.

So, if you are ready for an exciting, new challenge as our Head of Strategic IT Projects, 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: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Job Title: Learning and Development Manager

Location: Vauxhall, London
Salary: £39,034- £43,371 (Pro-Rata'd) depending on experience + £3,500 London Living Allowance (Pro-Rata'd)

Hours: 21

Closing Date: 28th January 2020

Interview Date: 31st January 2020

Our staff and volunteers are Marie Curie's biggest asset, so we offer a varied Learning & Development prospectus underpinning this fact. The role will be part of a very innovative, agile, friendly, delivery-focussed team who are passionate about equality of access to personal and professional development. Based in London, the role provides pan-charity expertise on a variety of learning projects including supporting organisational development, leadership and change management. Ultimately, the role is responsible for supporting business functions in determining and meeting the current & future learning needs of their staff.

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,000 staff and 10,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left. Everyone knows our daffodil, but it's our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.

This role may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.

We are a small and ambitious organisation, and our new Head of Policy will need to be an agile leader, capable of inspiring others both internally and externally, but also willing to roll up their own sleeves and get the job done.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be effective relating to the most senior leaders in health and care and to charity colleagues, health professionals, researchers, funding partners, patients and service users

• Be critical, but constructive; independent but well-networked; credible, but pragmatic

• Be comfortable making decisions – we are a small organisation and rely on our senior leaders’ experience and good judgement

• Be curious and willing to learn - about the work of our members, about what it’s like to work in health and care, and to live with ill health

• Be a natural communicator – our influence comes from sharing our insight and values through conference speeches, workshops, blogs, and traditional and social media

• Be able to work with and get the best out of experts and advisors

• Be confident managing multiple projects at pace, on time and on budget – often working with external consultants and staff in member organisations as well as with our internal team

• Be happy working in a small team – we’re too small to work in departments or to worry about seniority – we need to make things happen together.

We appreciate that this is an ambitious list – we don’t expect people to be equally strong across all these dimensions and we are happy and keen to develop people who have the right attitude and want to grow in and with this role.

The job description below sets out some of the key areas of responsibility we envisage for this role, but it is important to note that we are a busy and growing organisation, therefore the responsibilities set out should not be considered exhaustive and it is important to be aware that roles and responsibilities are likely to evolve over time. We envisage the post holder to hold line management responsibility in the medium term.

Responsibilities

Influence policy and practice across health and care

• Keep abreast of key issues and influencers in health and care in England

• Identify opportunities for influence and develop and implement constructive and credible policy positions and influencing strategies

• Build and maintain a network of decision makers and allies, and develop and nurture partnerships to achieve our ambitions

• Participate in high-level meetings on behalf of National Voices ensuring our values, insights and positions are reflected

• Work closely with our members – understand and deploy what they know and do, and share opportunities for influence

Develop and use insight

• Work with staff, consultants and partners to support the development of National Voices’ insight function, ensuring that we are informed by the experiences of people living with mental and physical ill health and disability

• Manage projects and programmes, working in partnership as required, putting in place streamlined and effective systems for timely, high-quality delivery

• Turn the insights we generate through our project work into arguments and influence

Grow National Voices, its impact and partnerships

• Build relationships, and common ground with members, partners and funders

• Spot opportunities for collaboration, partnership and income generation that can support the delivery of National Voices’ strategic priorities

• Turn ideas and ambitions into concrete proposals and funded projects

• Plan confidently and realistically, be accountable for delivery, and make sure we finish and complete

Communicate and engage

• Work all available communications channels to land our insight and messages

• Design and run lively and productive events and engagement with our members and others

• Support members, partners, patients and service users and staff to contribute their knowledge, practice and assets to National Voices’ work

Help to lead National Voices

• Be a senior member of a small team, taking responsibility for managing and developing our people and organisation

• Aim high, and lead with ambition and creativity – propose what we could do differently and how we could grow

• Model behaviours of inclusivity, compassion, curiosity and accountability, creating a high support, high challenge environment

• Take responsibility for money – how we raise income and how we spend it

Person specification

All candidates will be assessed against the following criteria, please use specific examples when applying, focussing particularly on the experience, knowledge and understanding required for the role.

Values, attitudes and behaviours

• Passionate about National Voices’ mission and work

• Proactive, flexible and responsive

• Comfortable working in a team, as well as under own initiative

• Able to think and act creatively to solve problems and challenges

• Committed to reducing inequalities and understanding diversity

Skills and abilities

• Excellent policy, research and influencing skills

• Strategic and analytical thinking

• Able to react quickly and confidently in unclear situations and in changing circumstances

• Exceptional interpersonal and relationship management skills

• Strong organisational skills: able to manage teams, projects, budgets and workload

• Impeccable and engaging written and oral communication skills

Experience, knowledge and understanding

• Substantial experience of leading and implementing policy and influencing strategies: with experience across research, policy development, public affairs, and communications

• Significant experience of developing and implementing complex and high-profile projects and partnerships

• Substantial experience of using a range of communication tools and communicating with diverse audiences – from senior influencers to people and communities

• Experience of building consensus and working in situations of controversy and conflict

• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment across a number of priorities at once

• Experience of working with and through networks and partnerships

• Experience of working on health and social care issues and with the voluntary sector – with strong subject expertise in areas of health or care policy

• Experience of working directly with people and communities, and engaging individuals with lived-experience in policy and influencing

Application guidance

Please complete the National Voices application form and include a covering letter (no more than two A4 pages) explaining why you are suitable for the role, with particular reference to the experience, knowledge and skills identified in the person specification.

Please state your current salary and any notice period to which you are committed.

Please specify any access or other requirements of which we need to be aware for the interview.

Applications should be emailed to Patrick Ryan, please refer to Application Pack for email details.

Patrick can also be contacted with any further questions.

The deadline for applications is noon on Wednesday 29th January.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 6th February.

Details of an interview task will be emailed to you on Friday 31st January.

Do you have experience of successfully leading a team? Are you passionate and creative? Are you flexible, adaptable and willing to learn? We're excited to be able to offer you an opportunity to join our team.

We're looking for someone who loves working with people and has the ability to lead, inspire and empower those around them. Our successful candidate will be someone who is friendly and positive in their approach and attitude, with the energy to instil this in others. They will be able to work collaboratively with peers and colleagues, actively engaging with others and building strong working relationships. We also require someone with a business mind with the ability to make confident commercial decisions (candidates without retail experience will be considered).

As a Shop Manager, we can offer you a challenging but enjoyable and hugely rewarding role with Save the Children. We will provide you with the right training, support and coaching you need in order to successfully manage and lead a team of volunteers in running the shop. 

Save the Children shops are at the heart of the community, providing a welcoming and positive environment for people to come together to volunteer, donate and shop.

Does this excite you? Have you got what we're looking for?

If so, we'd love to hear from you.

Working in more than 120 countries, Save the Children does whatever it takes to create breakthroughs in the way the world treats children. Together, we save children's lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfill their potential.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date for applications: 31st January 2020.  

Are you....

• Looking for an exciting opportunity to lead a successful fundraising team to achieve ambitious growth targets

• Experienced in developing fundraising strategies to generate income using audience insight, innovation and supporter stewardship to maximise fundraising opportunities

• Skilled at providing leadership within a team and across an organisation, working in collaboration to influence others to continually improve performance

Dementia UK has seen significant income growth over the last five years, with income more than trebling to a forecast of £10m by year-end 2020. The organisation is about to enter an ambitious new five year strategy with a focus on increasing dementia specialist Admiral Nursing support for families and strengthening our influencing role in dementia care.

The Community & Challenge Events team is a vital part of delivering the income needed to meet these strategic aims as well as contributing to the communications and marketing necessary to raise awareness of Dementia UK and Admiral Nursing. 

A Head of Community & Challenge Event Fundraising is needed to lead a team of 16 (9 office based and 7 home based across the UK) with three direct reports, providing experienced leadership and focused on the challenge of achieving financial income targets whilst maintaining the values and culture of a services-led organisation. This role will require management skills to provide motivation to bring out the best performances at individual and team level.

The Head of Community & Challenge Events Fundraising will be a key contributor to achieving the 2020 - 2025 Fundraising strategy: focusing on using audience insight to develop an organisational supporter engagement programme, increasing brand awareness and effectiveness of messaging for fundraising and becoming a £15m charity by end 2025/26 to meet the organisational strategic aim of providing access to an Admiral Nurse to every family who needs one.

To apply, please complete the candidate questions and send these alongside your CV and cover letter.

Interview dates: 10th and 11th of February

Starting Salary: £48,229 - £50,158 p.a.

Contract:  Permanent

Position Description 

The Head of Humanitarian Technical and Partner Support (HHTPS) is a dynamic role which is central to the effective development, coordination and delivery of CAFOD’s humanitarian work. The post holder is a member of the International Programmes Leadership Group (IPLG) and the Emergency Response Group Management Team (ERGMT), working with these colleagues on the vision, direction and delivery of our humanitarian mandate, strategy and corporate strategy. A primary part of the role will be to ensure close and integrated working with the International Development Group (IDG) and Advocacy and Education Group (AEG).

The Head of Humanitarian Technical Response and Partner Support (HHTPS) will hold responsibility, along with other technical support functions within the International Programme, for the oversight and management of five key areas of integrated work: (a) Emergency Response Team; (b) Thematic Support (WASH, Protection, DRR) and humanitarian learning; (c) Humanitarian Capacity Strengthening (d) Programme Quality (e) Safe Accessible Dignified and Inclusive Programming (Protection). 

Job Scope

The post holder along with other members of ERGMT will be expected to deputise for the Head of Emergency Response Group as needed.  The HHTPS will prioritise relationships with the following functions within CAFOD:

• The Emergency Response Group (ERG) - particularly with the Humanitarian Programmes and Global Support Team, Humanitarian Policy Team, Humanitarian Funding and Cooperation Team and the Emergency Response Group Management Team (ERGMT).
• Members of the International Programme Leadership Group (IPLG)
• The International Development Group (IDG) and Advocacy and Education Group (AEG) - work closely with the relevant post holders to ensure humanitarian strategy is integrated across all programmes and to facilitate effective responses, support recovery and enable long-term sustainability. This includes the Heads of Region, and programme staff across regions.
• Organisational Performance and Governance Team, working on the implementation and measures for Our Common Home
• Safeguarding advisors. 

Key Responsibilities

Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Management

• Manage the ERT global response capacity, ensuring capacities are effectively utilised and deployed across global programmes (this involves shared management during deployments of staff).
• Working closely with the Humanitarian Programmes and Global Support Team (HGT), to ensure: support to the Head of Regions and regional teams is provided; CAFOD has the necessary capacity to meet the management, logistical and technical requirements of any humanitarian programme undertaken; effective coordination of CAFOD's response in the immediate term. This will involve ensuring there are diverse skills within the team, a robust training programme is in place and possibly drawing on ad hoc external support if needed.
• Develop CAFOD’s corporate/cross organisation surge capacity, drawing on skills and capacities from across the organisation during times of major emergency. 
• Deliver on a model of sharing joint capacities with Trocaire, Catholic Relief Services, Caritas Australia, Caritas Norway and other Caritas agencies as appropriate.
• Provide support to Caritas Internationalis and CI coordination mechanisms. 

Thematic Support (WASH, Protection, DRR/Resilience, Cash) and humanitarian learning

• Working with International Development Group (IDG), provide leadership in further developing an integrated model of working in the areas of WASH, Protection and DRR.
• Oversee the development of the strategic lead in the area of WASH and linkage with Caritas Internationalis.  Continue to help lead Caritas Working Group on WASH.
• Oversee the Caritas Interagency shared working model the areas of DRR and Protection.
• The post holder will provide support to the HHPS and across ERG to ensure that learning, knowledge of innovative models of programming and ways of working are captured and disseminated within CAFOD. 

Humanitarian Capacity Strengthening

• Work with the Humanitarian Capacity Strengthening Manager and team to ensure the effective development and delivery of CAFOD’s capacity strengthening programme
• Work across groups and with Caritas sister agencies to develop and provide integrated support for strengthening partner capacity
• Oversee the strategic direction and long-term funding models for humanitarian capacity strengthening
• Ensure linkages with and liaise with core capacity strengthening networks and joint programmes
• Work with colleagues in further developing localisation models and representing southern capacity. 

Programme Quality

• Work closely with International Programmes managers, the International Programme Accompanier and programme staff to develop and disseminate guidance and resources for programme quality
• Contribute to the development and adaptation of CAFOD systems and processes to support programme quality
• Collaboratively develop and disseminate MEAL guidance and to provide training and practical support to programmes to improve their MEAL
• Provide leadership in the delivery of and compliance with CHS, IATI and Caritas Internationalis Management Standards CIMS.
• Work with Organisational Performance and Governance in the delivery and evidencing of Our Common Home 

Safe Accessible Dignified and Inclusive (SADI) Programming

• Promote and support the implementation of the SADI framework in CAFOD programmes
• Provide leadership and support to the Protection Mainstreaming Working Group Coordinator and ensure a streamlined approach for the PMWG and SADI
• Engage in protection mainstreaming, accountability and inclusion discussions and sector-wide initiatives and to disseminate within CAFOD 

People Management 

• Manage staff in the UK and various international locations, in accordance with CAFOD’s people framework, and support their continual learning to ensure CAFOD can respond effectively to emergencies.
• Provide leadership and support to those within direct line of responsibility; acting as a sounding board and holding them to account in areas under their responsibility, including their own line management responsibilities.
• Enable and empower managers and staff within the region to achieve the maximum possible with the available resources, ensuring CAFOD’s organisational outcomes and management standards are achieved. 

Representation 

• Work with Head of Emergency Response Group (HERG) and where necessary deputise on areas of external strategic engagement.
• Ensure that CAFOD’s distinctive approach, rooted in the Catholic Community in England and Wales, is represented externally. In particular, the post holder will pro-actively engage where appropriate with UK and European networks and manage key areas of engagement (e.g. Caritas, ALNAP, Start Network).
• Engage with counterparts in civil society organisations (particularly sister agencies), to promote humanitarian aid effectiveness, challenge models of working were appropriate, encourage consortia and multi-country approaches and prompt and support country/sub-regional-level initiatives.
• To prioritise working with strategic and new networks.

All posts in this department will be involved in providing emergency response capacity, usually in the form of short-term leadership, management, coordination or support to a wide range of new and ongoing humanitarian crises. These posts are likely to have contact with children, young people and vulnerable adults in communities in a humanitarian aid setting.

This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect.  CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse. CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount.  Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents. This post involves contact with children, young people and vulnerable adults, and has responsibility for people who will do, and applicants will be subject to specific checks related to safeguarding issues.  If based in the UK the post holder is required to present or obtain a Disclosure from the DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service).  If the post is based outside the UK the post holder will be subject to a different checking process. 

Person Specification

Essential Criteria 

• Understanding Catholic identity: Demonstrates a sympathetic understanding of the beliefs and practices of the Catholic church.
• Understanding CAFOD: Actively supports CAFOD’s vision, mission and values and what we aim to achieve. Maintaining a commitment to CAFOD’s partnership approach; understands the complexities of delivering programmes through partnership.
• Understanding international development: Commitment to and significant experience of working with humanitarian standards and best practice (e.g. Humanitarian Charter, SPHERE, Red Cross and Red Crescent Code of Conduct, HAP); Considers diversity issues in humanitarian work; Experience of working and liaising with international bodies and consortium (Caritas, DFID, EU and UK NGOs).
• Managing ourselves: Sets an example in what can be achieved. Self-supporting IT skills.
• Working with others: Able to engage with and influence colleagues including cross departmentally.
• Communicating: Fluent in written and spoken English; can communicate complex ideas simply; seeks to motivate and inspire others; encourages team reflection and discussion; confronts conflict and disagreement to reach a satisfactory outcome.
• Looking outwards: Experience of working and liaising with international bodies and consortium (Donor organisations, Partner Organisations and NGO networks).
• Managing resources: Demonstrates good management practice; Proven financial management skills (financial controls, budgets, forecasts, audits etc).
• Achieving results: provides a clear sense of purpose and priorities to ensure focus on results; creates contingency plans in case problems are encountered.
• Managing our performance: Ensures downward accountability in humanitarian work; able to collate, analyse and disseminate programme results for learning.
• Taking the lead: Works collaboratively with other leaders in CAFOD; Able to motivate others to get things done. 

Job-specific competencies

• Educated to degree level in a relevant area or equivalent thematic understanding through experience. Particular working knowledge of accountability, protection and capacity development would be an asset.
• Experience in strategy development, planning processes, implementation, reporting and contingency planning.
• Demonstrated experience of humanitarian response management in a range of contexts and knowledge of development practice.
• Able to travel for up to 2 weeks at a time several times a year sometimes at short notice.
• Experience of working in and developing networks, consortia and international teams/alliances. 

Desirable Criteria 

• Knowledge of other major language(s) such as French, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic would be desirable.

Please click here for a full list of CAFOD’s Staff Benefits 

Come and join us and help make a real difference in the lives of the world’s poorest communities.

CAFOD is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the leading medical authority on mental health in the United Kingdom and is the professional and educational organisation for doctors specialising in psychiatry.  The College plays a central role in establishing and promoting the highest standards of psychiatric care and training in the United Kingdom.

eLearning Administrator
Permanent Contract
£20,500 - £24,900 per annum
35 hours per week

CPD Online (CPDO) was launched in 2006, and now hosts more than 220 interactive learning modules and 130 podcast modules. The content is aimed primarily at consultant-level psychiatrists and aims to serve the CPD needs of College members. CPD Online is widely distributed among individual and institutional users in the UK, along with many more in Australia and New Zealand, as well as The Netherlands.

Trainees Online (TrOn) launched in June 2014 to support trainee psychiatrists preparing for the MRCPsych examinations. Anyone registered with the College as a trainee, member or affiliate has free access to the modules, as well as Student Associates and Foundation Doctor Associates. There are also a small number of paid subscribers who do not qualify for free access.

The eLearning Administrator will be responsible for providing administrative support to the eLearning team including the management of the CPD Online and Trainees Online mailboxes and responding to queries in a professional and timely manner. You will also be responsible for the processing of daily subscription data and preparing monthly data usage reports. Management of our social media platform is also pivotal to this role as we look to boost our marketing opportunities whilst monitoring their effectiveness.

The successful candidate will have excellent organisational and administrative skills, possess a positive and friendly attitude, and be able to prioritise their workload.

We only recruit the best and in return for your commitment the College offers an attractive salary and benefits.

For an information please visit the College website. 

Closing date for applications: Friday 31 January 2020 @10am
Interview date: Friday 28 February 2020

The College is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Charity registration. no. 228636.

We welcome applications from all sections of the Community.

NO AGENCIES OR PUBLICATIONS PLEASE.

12 month fixed term contract, starting beginning of April 2020

London (Hammersmith) or Bristol

Do you enjoy working with people to get things done and improve how it happens? Are you a champion for purposeful, methodical ways of working as the way to achieve real impact? Would you love to work in a supportive team of project management legends? Then this may be the opportunity for you. CLIC Sargent has just brought together its project and programme managers into a new Project Management Office and this is an opportunity to shape how it works. Being the Head of Projects (Maternity Cover) at CLIC Sargent will give you an opportunity to play a leading role in exciting projects that will deliver sustainable, long term value for the organisation and make a difference to the lives of young people with cancer, and shape the newly formed PMO and how we work right across the organisation.

As Head of Projects, you’ll manage the Project Management Office (PMO) and ensure the delivery of an effective Corporate Project and Programme Management function for the whole organisation. You will lead an experienced, passionate, hardworking team, committed to driving performance by getting everyone to work in the right way across the whole organisation. The PMO is at the heart of the newly formed Strategy & Governance Directorate, shaping how the whole charity works. The PMO plans, manages and delivers a number of strategically important projects for the organisation directly and supports and challenges others in their ways of working – setting the project management standards and controls, and helping people apply them - so 2 days are never the same.

You will be confident that our project standards and ways of working are the right ones, and if you are not, you’ll change them for the better, working step by step with your key stakeholders and bringing everyone with you. And you’ll make conversations about failure a safe space, championing an open and transparent approach to ensure that we learn and improve from what we do.

You should have a proven track record in successfully managing complex, cross-functional programmes and projects including those involving a high degree of risk and involvement of senior leadership. You’ll inspire, motivate and lead your colleagues. You’ll have a good understanding of different project, programme and portfolio management approaches and when to apply them. You’ll be an experienced manager, communicator, influencer and negotiator – with strong relationships with senior management groups. And you’ll be a passionate advocate for the kind of culture and systems that lead to successful project delivery: open, transparent, purposeful, accountable, clear, and continuously learning.

For more information and to apply, please visit our website.

Closing date: 5 February 2020

Interview date: 18 February 2020

We are always looking for talented people from all backgrounds, to join us and help improve the lives of children and young people with cancer and their families.

In return we offer a competitive salary, impressive benefits, tea or really great coffee and the opportunity to be part of one of the most exciting charities around.

CLIC Sargent is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

This is an exciting new role to lead the evidence and learning activities of the anticipation and risk finance portfolio of the Start Network.  You will design and conduct research and evidence activities to measure the performance and impact of risk financing and anticipation, as well as the network itself.  It's a great chance to collaborate with more than 50 members across the globe and tap into their knowledge and insights, as well as sharing your own.

You will work closely with colleagues to support and guide the collection of evidence relating to the performance of anticipatory action of humanitarian funds and risk finance.  In the longer term, you will be connecting with Hubs to enable them to gather evidence about what works best at the local level.  Collaboration and sharing best practice with colleagues in different organisations is a key part of the role.   This role will suit someone with who enjoys analysis, presenting research to others and teamwork.  You will need skills to move through the entire research and evidence process from hypothesis development, tool design, data analysis to presentation of findings.

Applications are by email and should include your CV and a letter of motivation (no more than 2 A4 pages each as word attachments) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role.  Further details, including the full job description, equality form and application process are included as attached. 

Closing date:  Sunday 9th February midnight (UK time)

Tests for longlisted applicants: w/c Monday 10th February – likely one hour sent at a time to suit you

Interviews for shortlisted applicants: w/c Monday 17th February – 45-60 minutes with a panel

We're a small team, so will only be able to contact candidates shortlisted for interview.

Full time, 35 hours per week

Permanent

Location: 30 Euston Square, London, with some flexibility

Grade BL, Salary £61,200 per annum

Close date:  5.00pm on 02 February 2020

Interview date: week commencing 10 February 2020

The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is the professional membership body for family doctors in the UK and abroad. RCGP is the largest of the medical Royal Colleges and the organisation is located across 30 different sites spread across the UK and Ireland. The College has over 50,000 members and obtains an income of approximately £35m with a workforce of 250. The College also has an International element and works with around 40 countries, with members based in various countries across the world.

The overarching aim of the RCGP Enterprises and Conferences Directorate is to generate income streams that will support the charitable purpose of the RCGP.

We’re looking for someone to provide leadership to the publishing teams within the Enterprises and Conferences directorate, as well as developing a new publishing strategy across the broader college. In line with our new commercial strategy, you will need to innovate to keep our Journals, publications and content relevant and valued by members and the public.

In our successful applicant we are seeking a commercially focussed individual with strong experience of project management and production of world class professional, scientific, medical or educational publishing. With knowledge of the current legal and contractual issues in publishing, you will also have established experience in managing freelancers, typesetters and other stakeholders, as well as experience managing online content/media.

You must possess excellent communication and presentation skills alongside an ability to handle complex and politically sensitive issues. With strong experience of managing a significant budget, you also have demonstrable evidence and ability to negotiate with suppliers and tender supply contracts.  The ability to lead and motivate a team within a changing environment is a key attribute.

The successful candidate will share our corporate values. In return, the College offers excellent terms and conditions.

To apply please upload your CV and cover letter via the Vacancies page on the RCGP website.

The Royal College of General Practitioners is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
 

                                                           ~ Great doctors great care ~

The Learning Volunteer Support and Safeguarding Officer sits within the Learning and Participation department, which engages a diverse range of audiences with Kew Science and Horticulture.

You will work across the organisation, playing a vital part in supporting, implementing and developing Kew’s safeguarding policy and procedures. You will also coordinate a team of 35 learning volunteers, supporting the formal learning programme at Kew.

Kew is the world’s leading botanic gardens, at the forefront of plant and fungal science, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major visitor attraction.

We want a world where plants and fungi are understood, valued and conserved – because our lives depend on them.

We use the power of our science and the rich diversity of our gardens and collections to provide knowledge, inspiration and understanding of why plants and fungi matter to everyone.

You will be an exceptionally well organised individual, with experience of working with safeguarding policies and procedures, and experience of mentoring and supporting a diverse range of volunteers.

You will have excellent communication and relationship-building skills, and a clear passion for learning and Kew’s mission.

This role is subject to an enhanced and barred list Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). 

Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.

If you are interested in this position, please visit our website for more information and to apply.

Closing Date: 02/02/2020

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

No agencies please.