Offering an excellent benefits package and a friendly and supportive team, this opportunity will allow you to develop new skills and broaden knowledge and understanding of caring for high risk adults often with complex needs.

The Forward Trust is a social enterprise and UK leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment services to offenders. We are looking for a friendly and qualified individual to join our team as a Band 7 Non-Medical Prescriber/Lead Nurse/Clinical Service Manager working across HMP Coldingley and HMP Send.

Benefits include:

* Flexible working
* Training opportunities and career development
* Mentorship opportunities
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* 6 days of CPD per year
* Simply Health coverage
* Contributory pension scheme

Role responsibilities for the Band 7 Non-Medical Prescriber:

* Provide non-medical prescribing for clients with substance dependence
* Manage all medicine; ensuring all correct procedures are followed for the prescribing, administration and dispensing of controlled drugs
* Work as a Clinical Service Manager providing a range of treatments as well as teaching and educating staff and clients
* Manage complex clients
* Ensure you and your team provide high standards of nursing care through on-going clinical assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment for drug and alcohol users
* Provide advice and guidance on prescribing issues to a team of practitioners
* As the Band 7 Lead Nurse, you will demonstrate leadership and undertake managerial responsibilities
* Maintain a flexible and can-do approach to work
* The Non-Medical Prescriber must manage sensitive information empathically

Requirements for the Band 7 Non-Medical Prescriber:

* A minimum of 5 years' experience as a Registered General Nurse, Mental Health Nurse or Learning Disability Nurse (post-registration)
* 2 years working in Substance Misuse Services at a Band 6 level
* Experience of managing multidisciplinary staff
* Knowledge of the safe storage and administration of medication
* Proactive, adaptable and confident
* Ability to work under pressure
* Strong leadership skills
* Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
* Awareness of health issues related to substance misuse
* Good written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills

We are dedicated to enhancing the diverse profile of our organisation to reflect the communities within which we work, and our company values - empowering, collaborative, expert, innovative and courageous.

Closing date: Saturday 30th November 2019

The Trussell Trust’s vision is to end the need for foodbanks in the UK. The Trust recognises the value of developing and maintaining excellent, responsive and user-led ICT infrastructure, systems, and innovation, to support the Trussell Trust in achieving its vision.

As a visible, engaging and business-facing leader, the Head of ICT will drive and deliver a successful ICT programme. This programme, which has already been established with external consultancy support, is getting ICT ‘fit’ to support the Trust’s 2020 strategy. With a focus on delivery, the Head of ICT will lead and deliver this substantive transformation of ICT within the Trust.

How to apply

For more information and to apply for this role please click on the button below and then follow the instructions given.

Please submit your application no later than 12pm on Friday 29 November 2019. We reserve the right to close early or extend this date depending on the number of applicants.

Interviews will be held in the week commencing 16 December 2019.

Please note, incomplete or speculative applications will not be considered.

Unicef ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

The Media & Communications Manager (Partnerships) will work as a member of the Media Relations Team, reporting to the Senior Media and Communications Manager for Partnerships. The Media Team at Unicef UK is part of the broader Communications Department, comprising of Brand, Strategic Communications, Creative Content and Digital Marketing, Ambassador Relations and Media Relations.

The Media & Communications Manager (Partnerships) will help us to develop Unicef UK’s strategic thinking and delivery for partnerships communications work.  ‘Partnerships’ include private sector partnerships, philanthropy, foundations and child rights and business work. 

You will  manage relationships with senior communications contacts in our corporate partners (and/or their agency partners) and devise ambitious media and communication strategies to promote Unicef UK and our partnerships; developing and implementing our communication strategy and working with others in the media and broader communications team to deliver communications output around these key areas.  You will also have internal leadership of a multi-functional team to deliver holistic marketing and communications plans (paid, owned and earned).

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• strong collaboration skills;
• proven experience of working in a busy media team, ideally with experience of corporate communications work;
• demonstrable evidence of developing, implementing and evaluating high profile, innovative and ambitious multi-media strategies and securing effective coverage for partners;
• experience of managing corporate partners or working within a PR agency to manage clients.

Closing date: 5pm, Monday 2 December 2019.

Interview date: Friday 13 December 2019.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at Unicef UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

Unicef UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

Students’ Unions aren’t just any membership charity - they’re active, democratic mutuals, using the energy and passion of their student members to deliver improvements to students’ lives. 

As a membership organisation how and what we communicate with our members is really important to us.  We are looking for an experienced communicator, who is creative, imaginative and inventive as you will lead an energetic team to really engage our diverse student body.

You may well have been involved in students’ unions already (although that’s not a deal breaker), but either way you’ll see ways in which you can contribute to our mission and help us achieve our strategic plan. A huge amount of our work focuses on supporting and representing liberation and minority groups, so we want to encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply and succeed.

To learn more about uea(su), or for further information on the role, please visit https://www.ueasu.work where you can view the full Job and Person specification, and apply for the role. 

Crimestoppers helps solve and stop crime every day.  As a charity that takes crime information 100% anonymously, we know how vital our unique service is to the public, police and business partners.  Last year over 450,000 people contacted us online and, on the phone, – helping to make our communities safer.

We currently have a vacancy for a

Head of Communications

Up to £46,360.12

Full Time, Permanent

Wallington, Surrey

We are looking for an experienced Communications professional to lead our Communications team. Operating as part of the Charity’s

Executive Management Team, this is a great opportunity to play your part in steering and shaping our work across four main areas: Media, Digital, Marketing and Campaigns. 

This is an extremely varied and busy role with a particular focus on:

• Providing an integrated communications and campaigns service to key stakeholders;
• Reviewing and maintaining the Crimestoppers brand
• Driving digital innovation

The role will require the successful candidate to operate at both a strategic and operational level; with management responsibility for a team of 7 people.

We’re looking for someone with extensive marketing experience coupled with experience working in the digital arena and knowledge of various digital tools.

To succeed in this role you’ll also need great communication and organisational skills, with the ability to be flexible and use your own initiative.

If this sounds like you and you’re interested in joining a great team and great organisation, then please take a closer look at the job description for the role and the other requirements we’re looking for. 

For more information, or to apply, please email CV and covering letter.

Crimestoppers encourages people from diverse backgrounds to apply. The successful applicant will be required to complete a DBS check.

Applications close: 27th November 2019

Interview dates: TBC

The National Theatre is laying out ambitious future plans which include extending its impact across the country and working with communities. This new role will galvanise support for the NT’s mission and impact, leading a small team to deliver dynamic strategic communications. 

A key part of that mission is to support the wider UK theatre sector. As such, this role will also evidence and advocate for the value of theatre in the nation. 

• Corporate communications including key messages and support for the Executive 

• Creative communications campaigns that engage a diverse range of audiences from politicians to the public
• Engaging staff with the NT’s mission and plans and giving them the tools for advocacy 
• Strengthening relationships with key external stakeholders including government, funders and sector support bodies 
• Policy: horizon scanning and coordinating contributions on key sector issues 
• Research and reporting: coordinating reports for the Arts Council, and commissioning any research that may be necessary to build an evidence base 

Reporting to the Director of Audiences & Marketing, the role will work closely with the Head of Press, the Deputy Director of Audiences & Marketing, and the Head of Press and Communications for National Theatre Productions (the NT’s tours and transfers arm) to plan and integrate communications across all channels.

Appointment Procedure

Please note that applications can only be considered if they are submitted through the National’s Online Recruitment System, and returned by the closing date.

Please follow the link for more information and to apply

The closing date for the receipt of your application is: Monday 2 December 2019, at 9am

For any queries, please contact the HR Department by emailing Recruitment

We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of society and welcome applications from everyone.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for our vacancies.

About Breathe Arts Health Research

The Breathe Arts Health Research team believe everybody has the equal right to lead a happy, healthy and fulfilled life. For some people, however, there are significant barriers to this: ill health, a stressful job, loneliness, or simply living in a society that is not well adapted to their physical or emotional needs. There is strong evidence that the arts can offer people facing these challenges something very special: the chance to discover their creativity and interact with others, giving them purpose and value.  By drawing on this research and breathing music, magic, dance - and much more - into healthcare spaces and communities, we offer people hope, friendship and fulfilment when they need it most. We do this through a diverse range of evidence-based performing arts programmes, co-created with clinicians and artists in order to deliver life-changing experiences.

We have received wide recognition for our innovative, high quality work, including the Action for Children’s Arts Outstanding Contribution Award, NHS England’s Innovation Challenge Award, PwC’s Social Entrepreneurs Club Award and Nesta’s ‘New Radicals’ accolade.  We have featured on BBC Breakfast, London News, ‘Trust Me I’m a Doctor’ and other media. As we now move on from our start-up phase to become more established and sustainable, our ambition is to grow our arts in health programmes and change more people’s lives for the better.  That’s where this role comes in.

About this role

The Head of Development will develop and deliver an effective income generation strategy, taking the lead on managing and growing our relationships with a wide range of new and existing supporters. That means making the most out of some great existing partnerships as well as developing new opportunities, all of which will contribute to us supporting more people.

Breathe is in a great position when it comes to fundraising. We have a strong network of businesses and individuals that are incredibly passionate about our work.  We have a fantastic story and an enthused, engaged set of patrons and ambassadors willing to support our fundraising.  This is a new, standalone role, however all the Breathe team are very engaged in fundraising so the Head of Development will receive excellent, proactive assistance from them, the Managing Director and a network of talented artists ready to participate in events and initiatives in a creative, engaging way.

About you

You are highly empathic and are motivated by building effective relationships.  You’ll have extensive experience in corporate or community fundraising, business development or account management, with a deep understanding of how to build and manage a wide range of partnerships. Specifically:

• You have an aptitude and love for storytelling, being able to influence and persuade both companies and individuals to support Breathe. You can express yourself compellingly in writing and speech, with superb presentation skills
• You are not intimidated by a big financial target (at least £150,000 of income each year)
• You want to work for an organisation that values kindness, innovation and excellence

How to apply

Breathe Arts Health Research is an equal opportunities employer and we embrace diversity within our team. We positively welcome applications from individuals who identify as Deaf and/or disabled and people of all ethnicities.

To apply, please combine into one document (Word or PDF) your tailored CV - up to 3 pages - and a supporting statement - up to 1,000 words - outlining why you want to work for Breathe, why this role appeals, and how you match the criteria outlined in the person specification in the job description. Please also complete an equal opportunity monitoring form and return this with your application. This should reach us by 6pm on 24th November 2019. 

Unseen is a UK charity with its headquarters in Bristol. We focus on three main areas as we work towards a world without slavery:

Supporting survivors and potential victims of slavery by providing access to a range of specialist services, enabling them to safely recover and develop resilient independent lives;

Equipping stakeholders by providing training, advice and resources to facilitate the identification and support of potential victims of slavery; and

Influencing systemic changes by using our experience and research to impact and inspire transformation across legislation, policy and society.

We are looking for a full-time Head of Communications to develop and deliver external and internal communications for Unseen. Candidates should have experience of developing and implementing communications strategies with a focus on media and public relations, brand marketing, advertising and digital & social media. This a varied role with plenty of scope for creativity as we communicate the work we do and raise awareness about the issue of modern slavery.

Candidates should possess strong project management skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills and have the ability to develop a range of materials for different target audiences.

The role will be based at Unseen head office, in Bristol.

For further information, please refer to the job description.

The deadline for applications is Friday 22nd November 2019 at 5pm.

Interviews will be held on Monday 2nd December 2019.

We’re Mind, the leading mental health charity. Right now, more people than ever are talking about mental health and we have a unique opportunity to maximise our reach and help more people get support and respect. If you are excited about strategic planning and passionate for brand and social marketing, we want to hear from you.

We’ve restructured our communications and marketing team, and this new role will be a key part of our communications senior management that will transform how we deliver our communications and marketing. We need you to be strategic and well planned, working collaboratively but always seeing the bigger picture. Experienced at strategic planning, you’ll know the best tools and be able to inspire and influence others and drive cross-organisational change.

You’ll also be responsible for managing a marketing team to deliver a variety of brand and awareness campaigns for priority audiences. This includes our new area of children and young people, raising our profile in Wales, increasing the impact we have through our 150 high street shops and working on strategic corporate partnerships.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven strategic marketing professional with a love of planning, looking for a new challenge.

To apply, please follow the link below to our website.

Closing date: 10am Monday 25th November 2019

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Through leadership of Policy & Public Affairs and Research teams, the Head of Policy, Public Affairs & Research will help lead the Trussell Trust towards its strategic goal of ending the need for food banks in the UK.

About you

You will have experience in a similar role, providing direction and support to your team and strategic leadership on policy, public affairs and research. You will have experience of developing and delivering advocacy strategies and a track record of managing robust policy research to provide an evidence base to achieve policy change.

How to apply

For more information and to apply for this role please click on the button below and then follow the instructions given.

Please submit your application no later than 12pm on Tuesday 26 November 2019. We reserve the right to close early or extend this date depending on the number of applicants.

Interviews will be held on 3 and 4  December 2019.

Please note, incomplete or speculative applications will not be considered.

Job Description

Job Title: Head of Governance Programmes – Employer and Volunteer Engagement

Reports to:  Director of Governance Programmes

Location: Quantum House, 22 – 24 Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London, EC4A 3EB

Purpose: The UK based Education and Employers charity aims to ensure that all young people have the inspiration, motivation, knowledge, skills and opportunities they need to help them achieve their potential. One of the ways it achieves this aim is via the Inspiring Governance service. Run in partnership with the National Governance Association this is a free governor recruitment and support service which gets highly skilled volunteers to serve as governors in some of the most disadvantaged schools in England and in so doing help raise educational achievement.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a difference by taking on a leading role in engaging with employers and professional networks to secure the recruitment of excellent volunteers and governors for schools, academies and FE Colleges. The Charity currently delivers two Governance online recruitment programmes; one for the Department for Education and one for the Education and Training Foundation.

The postholder will primarily be responsible for engaging employers to recruit skilled volunteers to both governance programmes. This will include direct employer engagement with national level employers and professional networks and close liaison with other colleagues in the charity and a team of experienced Inspiring Governance Regional Managers; who engage employers and recruiters in the regions.

Outreach to FE providers and to school and academy governance recruiters will also form a secondary part of this role (working with the National Governance Association for Inspiring Governance). The role will also plan, oversee and manage mass outreach and engagement through marketing and communications; campaigns, social media and our website. Finally, this role has responsibility for contract reporting and client management for the Inspiring FE Governance programme.

Remuneration: £34k - £38k - depending upon experience

Additional Terms: 30 days paid holiday, exclusive of Statutory Holiday plus competitive pension scheme and a volunteering allowance of up to 5 days – pro rata in accordance with the length of contract. Additional family friendly benefits including enhancements to Statutory Payments.

Appointment Terms: Permanent and full time

Job Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for all aspects of employer engagement and volunteer recruitment across England in order to drive volunteer sign ups, secure employer engagement and the engagement of recruiters (schools/ academies and FE Providers) with our governance programmes:

• Inspiring Governance: This is a free (at point of use) England wide online recruitment service that connects schools with skilled volunteers interested in being governors and trustees. The service is currently funded by the Department for Education (DfE) and is delivered in conjunction with the National Governance Association - who provide onward support and training to IG placed governors and trustees. The programme has specific, and demanding Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to meet around numbers of volunteers sourced and placed, the diversity of volunteers and the number of vacancies registered by schools.
• Inspiring FE Governance: This is a free (at point of use) England wide online recruitment service dedicated to finding individuals with the right skills to serve on Further Education (FE Boards) in England, including chairs of finance committees. Board members are committed volunteers and the role is like a company non-executive director. The Inspiring FE Governance service is funded by the Education and Training Foundation and run solely by Education and Employers. The programme has specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to meet, around numbers of volunteers sourced and placed for example.

We pride ourselves on the diversity, age ranges and quality of volunteers we recruit in terms of the skills and different thinking they can offer to governing boards. The Head of Governance Programmes – Employer and Volunteer Engagement will work closely with the Director of Governance Programmes and the Head of Governance Programmes, Matching & Customer Service to take responsibility for the successful delivery of five areas:

1. Review, evolve and deliver our current employer and volunteer engagement strategy. This seeks to engage employers nationwide to encourage and support their staff to volunteer to undertake school visits or school/academy or FE governance. This will include working closely with our Regional Managers and driving forward our recently introduced ‘School Governor Champions’ campaign to ensure widespread sign up from national, regional and local employers;
2. Develop a clear strategy to engage professional networks and associations to encourage their members to volunteer to undertake school, academy or FE governance. This will include developing more professional sector based campaigns such as the engineering sector’s Take a Closer Look campaign to encourage more skilled professionals to consider volunteering for schools and school governance;
3. To conceptualise, plan and oversee the successful delivery of further mass outreach campaigns (such as those delivered with the National Governance Association - ‘Everyone on Board’ and ‘Educators on Board’) to engage employers and drive up volunteers in all areas of the country, particularly in rural and coastal areas where volunteer numbers are traditionally fewer.  To achieve this through a range of marketing and comms approaches, including working in partnership with the National Governance Association, digital campaigns, social media and our Inspiring Governance website. This post will undertake line management of the Inspiring Governance Communications, Marketing and PR Officer and will work closely with them to achieve the above;
4. Further develop, manage and deliver national outreach to encourage the registration of governor and trustee vacancies on our Platform (school, college and FE Provider vacancies). This will include direct contact with Colleges, FE providers, schools and other governance recruiters. This aspect of the role will work closely with the Charity’s school’s team, the IG regional team, and for the Inspiring Governance programme, with the National Governance Association;
5. To take responsibility for monthly and annual contract reporting and, in conjunction with the Director of Governance Programmes where appropriate, support day to day client relationship management (Education and Training Foundation) for the Inspiring FE Governance programme;

We are looking for a strategic individual who can target, drive forward and subsequently deliver successful partnerships with employers/ professional associations. The post-holder will understand the power of volunteering and is passionate about supporting young people to realise their potential. Education and Employers is a small charity working at a rapid pace to bring about change and the ideal candidate will be a self-starter with strong communication skills, able to absorb key information quickly and work well with a small team in a dynamic working environment.

Key Accountabilities:

Review and deliver our employer and volunteer engagement strategy

• To review and evolve our current employer and volunteer strategy to recruit more skilled professionals to volunteer as school/ academy and FE governors, meeting KPIs for volunteer sign up set by the client.
• To deliver the action plan associated with this strategy, making direct contact with national level employers and professional networks (in person, by phone/email etc) and securing their interest and intent to promote governance to their staff, undertaking light touch account management with VIP employers where required;
• To work closely and proactively with the Inspiring Governance regional team and stakeholder partners (such as Academy Ambassadors) to support and enhance our collective work with employers and to ensure a joined up, strategic approach;
• To contribute to the coordination of Charity wide work with employers and outreach which will include collaboration with the Senior Management Team and working closely and proactively with members of the central London employers team, as well as regional colleagues to support their work and facilitate a joined-up approach.
• To contribute to the strategic direction of Charity wide employer engagement work.

Engagement of professional associations/ sector bodies

• To develop a strategy to engage professional associations and sector bodies at a national level and ensure they promote becoming a school/ academy FE governor to their members
• Develop social media content and internal communications that professional bodies can readily use to persuade their members to volunteer as a governor in schools
• Conceptualise and develop campaigns in partnership with professional associations and sectors (to be agreed) that can bring high value to school and FE governance. Also, those which encourage their members to volunteer in schools more widely, raising children’s knowledge of a range of careers and different professions.

Develop and execute mass outreach campaigns to increase volunteer sign up

• To work with the charity’s Communications and Marketing team and the National Governance Association’s Communications and PR counterpart to identify and plan an annual programme of marketing campaigns and communications to support volunteer recruitment activity and the engagement of governor recruiters;
• To specifically help drive forward the joint Everyone on Board Campaign designed to increase the diversity of background and age of governance volunteers. Further, to support the Educators on Board campaign to ensure we secure volunteers with educational expertise for governing boards.
• To conceptualise and develop new campaigns (to be discussed) that target both skills and geographical volunteer needs, working closely with Inspiring Governance Regional Managers to do so (and where appropriate, working closely with our partners the National Governance Association).
• To oversee and support the effective delivery of mass outreach to volunteers through marketing and communications; professional networks, digital campaigns, social media and website profile.
• To identify appropriate metrics needed for management purposes and ensure these are systematically collected, analysed and disseminated where appropriate.

Engagement of governor recruiters (Chairs, clerks, MAT governance leads, etc.)

• Further develop, manage and deliver regional outreach (England wide) to encourage the registration of vacancies on our Platform (school, college and FE Provider vacancies). Outreach will include direct contract with Colleges, FE providers, schools and other governance recruiters (in person, by phone/email etc).
• Work closely and proactively with the Inspiring Governance regional team, and the National Governance Association around work with school governance recruiters;
• Work closely and proactively with the Charity’s schools team to identify scope for enhancing engagement around governance with schools registered on our Inspiring the Future programme;

Inspiring FE Governance Contract Reporting

• To write the monthly and summary contract reports for the Inspiring FE Governance programme (with support where needed from the Director of Governance Programmes);
• In conjunction with the Director of Governance Programmes where appropriate, manage the day to day client relationship with the Education and Training Foundation for the Inspiring FE Governance programme.

Line Management responsibilities

• Line management and day to day support and guidance of one FTE, the Governance Programmes Marketing, Communications and PR Officer. No additional line management responsibilities are envisaged at this point but as the Charity continues to develop this may be an area for future discussion.  

Other

• Represent the charity’s governance programmes and the Director at external events and conferences as appropriate
•  Proactively contribute ideas and thoughts into the governance programmes team and into the wider Charity; both on volunteer and employer engagement and the charity’s wider work; 
• Other ad hoc duties as required.

Person specification:

Skills/ Knowledge/ Expertise

Essential

• Senior level experience of developing delivery strategies and executing them via effective programme and project management;
• Demonstrable client and stakeholder engagement experience (including with employers and professional networks and ideally also including with education providers and their representatives);
• Senior level experience of managing and delivering across a function (experience of outreach and recruitment activity would be ideal) including scoping and delivering a programme of activity to achieve demanding Key Performance Metrics;
• Demonstrable experience of directly line managing staff and working effectively and collaboratively with staff and partners across multiple geographical locations;
• Excellent people skills, the ability to influence (including with senior representatives) and the manner to professionally represent both the governance programmes and the Charity as a whole with external employers and professional bodies;
• Knowledge and understanding of the role that marketing and campaigns can have in generating mass engagement of users with a programme or campaign at a national level;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and demonstrable experience of writing client focused reports.

Desirable

• A passion for supporting young people in realising their potential through harnessing skilled volunteers to engage in education; 
• A successful track record in delivering tangible outcomes through engagement with employers and professional networks;
• Specialist knowledge of the education and employment sectors and the policy environment and delivery models which underpin relationships;
• Experience and/or knowledge of governance within an education context; willingness to become a governor desirable
• Experience of working to deliver significant national Key Performance Metrics using resources (human and financial) efficiently and effectively; 
  • Understanding of risk management and data protection.

Personal Attributes

• Good level of education, demonstrating strong client facing aptitude and communication skills both written and verbal. Comfort and confidence in working with a variety of senior external stakeholders
• Self-motivated and relentless in pursuing goals, having an entrepreneurial and enterprising approach to their work;
• Good working knowledge and practical application of Microsoft office tools and the ability to understand and work with customer relationship management software – we currently operate our services on a Salesforce platform;
• A “doer”- ability to pro-actively anticipate requirements and act to provide workable solutions to these;
• Solutions orientated, perceiving processes as the means rather than the end and as an aid to effective delivery;
• Influencer - demonstrates personal ‘presence’ and gains the confidence of others through temperament, capability and calibre;
• Demonstrates sensitivity and possesses the ability to manage effectively the organisational tensions that sometimes develop between internal and external stakeholders involved in the organisation and delivery of programmes. 
• Team Player: working collaboratively and flexibly with other colleagues to achieve outcomes and is keen to add value to the Charity’s culture and ethos;
• Able to undertake some occasional work in the evenings and at weekends;
• Able to travel in the UK (England primarily).

Application process 

The Education and Employers charity values having a diverse workforce.  We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all individuals from all backgrounds.

The closing date for applications is 6pm on Friday 29th November. Successfully shortlisted candidates will be notified no later than Wednesday December 4th. Interviews will take place on Wednesday 11th December at the Education and Employers’ offices in Fleet Street, London.

Applications will only be accepted from those with the right to work in the UK with a valid passport/visa

Please note we will only consider applications with both a CV and covering letter.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be considered under any circumstances.

About the wider Education and Employers Charity

Education and Employers is an independent UK based charity launched in 2009 with the vision of “providing children and young people with the inspiration, motivation, knowledge, skills and opportunities they need to help them achieve their potential”. It aims to achieve this by working with schools, employers, the national bodies that represent them and a wide range of other partners including the government and third sector organisations. The charity also works with partners internationally – more details here.

The charity runs Inspiring the Future, a free service which uses innovative match-making technology to connect volunteers with state schools and colleges, quickly, simply and at scale. Schools can very easily search a massive database of willing volunteers, filter against a wide range of criteria – e.g. subject, sector, career route and send them a message. It enables young people, wherever they live, whichever school they attend, the opportunity to meet people from a wide range of backgrounds doing jobs from across the whole world of work.

Over 55,000 people have already volunteered in the UK - people from all levels: apprentices to CEOs and all sectors: apps designers to zoologists and over 80% of English secondary schools have registered. People can volunteer from an hour a year in a local primary or secondary school to chat informally about their job and career route, take part in career speed networking session, give careers insights, provide mock interviews or feedback on CVs through to serving as a governor or trustee.  There is also the opportunity to link up with schools for workplace visits, job shadowing and mentoring.

Inspiring the Future operates on a technology platform kindly developed in partnership with Deloitte, Salesforce and Ordnance Survey. It allows the charity to run national campaigns such as Inspiring Women and others focused on specific geographic areas or economic sectors such as engineering, science, health and arts and culture. The campaigns have secured high profile support across government, business and teacher associations and ongoing corporate partnerships including our lead corporate partner Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

In partnership with the National Association of Head Teachers the charity has developed a version for primary schools called Primary Futures and over 4,500 primaries have already signed up. To see a short clip on how it works please click here.  All campaigns run through Inspiring the Future share a common objective: to broaden young people’s horizons, raise their aspirations and show them the range of opportunities and careers routes e.g. apprenticeships and university open to them. Over 1.8 million interactions between young people and volunteers from the world of work have already taken place.

In partnership with the National Governance Association the charity runs Inspiring Governance the free governor recruitment and support service. This Department for Education funded service aims to get highly skilled volunteers to serve as governors in some of the most disadvantaged schools in England and in so doing help raise educational achievement.

Since the Charity’s launch it has sought to understand what difference employer engagement in education makes to young people and the economy. It works with academics and researchers from around the world and its own research is regularly cited by government and international organisations like the OECD. The research, which has informed and influenced a range of government policies, shows that employer engagement helps improve social mobility, reduces the likelihood of young people becoming NEET (not in education, employment of training), increases the amount they earn in adult life, helps them make better informed career choices and leads to improvements in educational attainment.

Head of Income Generation, Marketing & Communications         

Cancer Research Wales

Every 30 minutes, someone in Wales is diagnosed with cancer and each week, 171 families in Wales lose a loved one to cancer. There are now over 130,000 people in Wales who are living with or have had cancer. This number would almost fill Cardiff’s Principality Stadium twice over.  We are funding some of the world’s leading cancer research. The discoveries our scientists are making in hospitals and universities across Wales are transforming how people with cancer are diagnosed and treated. This ground-breaking research is helping more people survive cancer than ever before.

We do not receive any government funding, so this innovative work is only made possible through our generous supporters and donors.

Purpose of position:

We are looking for an exceptional individual to take on this new role of Head of Income Generation, Marketing and Communications for Cancer Research Wales.

Reporting to the CEO, you will be a natural leader with over five years’ experience of managing income generation of over £3 million for a voluntary organisation with the ability to develop and lead on a strategy that incorporates a wide-ranging, diverse and sustainable fundraising portfolio.  You won’t be afraid of being hands on and you will understand how to motivate and inspire a team as you build and develop the reach and income of Cancer Research Wales helping us to realise our ambitions.

You must have experience of working at a senior level and contributing to the overall strategic direction as you will be operating as part of the Senior Management Team. 

Possess excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, a track record of developing fundraising and marketing strategies to deliver sustainable income growth. 

Also have experience of setting and managing budgets and reporting against income targets. 

The post holder will have overall responsibility for all fundraised and retail income, line manage the fundraising team and the Retail Manager, and take the lead to develop our marketing and communication strategy.

You must be adept at people management, building long-term relationships with key stakeholders including supporters and volunteers and persuasively explaining the Charity’s cause. Also have a positive and proactive attitude, flexibility and offering the highest standards of customer service.

Closing date:   28November 2019 (5pm) 

Interviews:      12 December 2019

You don't become any less important as you get older, and yet, all over the world, people are suffering as they age, because of poverty, lack of support and ageism.

Age International, the international arm of Age UK and a member of the HelpAge global network and the Disasters Emergency Committee, is supporting older people living in some of the world's poorest places, by reducing poverty, improving health, protecting their human rights and responding to emergencies.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced direct marketeer to lead our Individual Giving team.

If successful, you will lead the individual giving team of four staff, developing and implementing strategies to grow our supporter base and income, developing new products and propositions as well as supporter journeys, and liaising closely with international programmes, creative agencies and our colleagues at Age UK. You will be a member of Age International's senior management team.

About you

You will:
*Have at least three years' experience leading a fundraising team, preferably within Individual Giving
*Be creative and collaborative in solving problems and looking for opportunities
*Have demonstrable experience and success in developing individual giving strategies and plans
*Be experienced at managing budgets including processes such as reforecasting
*Have experience of taking new individual giving propositions to market - with success
*Be a proven people manager
*Demonstrate the ability to positively influence and engage stakeholders and teams within Age International
*Have an interest in, and commitment to, international development
*Be able to undertake international travel

What we offer in return

We can offer a competitive salary between £50,000 and £55,000, great benefits including 26 days' annual leave, an excellent pension (we pay up to 9%) Life Assurance, Healthcare Cashback Plan, Season Ticket Loan, Cycle to work scheme and flexible working.

Additional Information

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. We welcome requests for flexible working.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Head of Internal Communications and Engagement (Maternity cover)

Are you an Internal Communications specialist with experience leading change communication plans? I am eager to speak to a passionate individual who will communicate with 850 employees, to involve, empower and support staff and volunteers across the organisation.

The charity are a health focused charity who support people across the UK. The team's ultimate objective is to have a happy and engaged workforce. We strive to do this by giving staff access to organisational news and information that helps them to do their job. We also aim to help build an open culture where our people are used to taking part in two-way conversations rather than receiving one-way messaging.

The role:
- To carry out the employee engagement strategy; ensuring alignment with organisational objectives and strategy.
- Manage change communications so that employees are engaged and informed about the charity s strategy, goals, values and activities.
- Help to develop organisational culture and drive engagement so that employees feel and facilitate two-way communication so staff voices are heard.

The ideal candidate:

- Significant experience of working in Internal Communications in a multi-site organisation
- Experience of managing large-scale change communications plans
- Experience working in an organisation with a diverse set of functions and services
- Experience of working in a setting which demands accessible communication strategies
- Event management experience
- Experience of creating and managing content for an intranet
- Experience leading and motivating individuals

This is a maternity cover contract, for 9 months, starting from January 2020.
Salary £44,000
Based in London.

For more information, please e-mail your CV to [email protected]
They are reviewing applications on a rolling basis, so please get in touch now.