Here at The Big Issue, we view building meaningful partnerships and establishing relevant and multi-faceted programmes as essential for our vendors to move forward in life.

As part of this work, we are now looking for a Head of Vendor Partnerships and Programmes to join our team as maternity cover on one- year fixed term cover basis.

The Role                                         

As Head of Vendor Partnerships & Programmes, you will be responsible for facilitating and coordinating the successful delivery of programmes and the associated project outputs through strong and effective programme management and project/operations delivery. 

Your main priority will be the successful implementation and delivery of the Frontline Review and the Frontline Service of Excellence redesign.

Within this the role is broken down into three main areas.

Project Management: You will act as a critical link between business partners, the business units, operations, and the leadership team to manage, monitor and report on the delivery of TBI strategic projects.

People Management: Leading by example, empowering, and inspiring others

Communication and Collaboration: Working closely with all business units to ensure all key stakeholders are informed and updated as required

Skills & Experience

• Proven work experience of working within a project management capacity, including strategic planning, risk management, control and change management and supplier/relationship management

• Proven work experience in developing operational processes and procedures. 

• Proven work experience of undertaking sound business analysis and developing information into concise reports

• Considerable knowledge of change management – influencing and directing to facilitate performance improvement 

• You are confident at managing budgets, and understand the importance of recording and reporting to numerous funders

• Experience in using excel at an advance level

• You value the importance of diversity. You understand the huge benefits that diversity brings to generate innovative new ideas, bring fresh and new perspectives, and help build a world that works for everyone

For a full job description, please download from the link below

Workplace details

This role can be based in London, Glasgow or Cardiff, we can facilitate flexible working and due to current Covid-19 restrictions within our offices it is likely that the successful candidate will need to work from their home address at least some of the time.

Closing date: 18th May 2021

The Big Issue Group is striving towards Equal Opportunities

We particularly welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our sector, such as women in senior roles, and people with disabilities and from Black and Minority Ethnic communities.

Since 1991, The Big Issue has fought poverty by creating opportunities and supporting people to take control of their lives. Over time our organisation has grown and now The Big Issue Group consists of The Big Issue Company Ltd and Big Issue Invest Ltd (our social investment arm). In addition, we also have our sister charity The Big Issue Foundation. 

We offer an exciting opportunity to become part of a brand-new senior management team in Valleys Kids, led by our newly appointed Chief Executive. We are a community regeneration charity, committed to changing the lives of disadvantaged people in ex-mining communities of the South Wales Valleys.  We are looking for a charismatic, experienced, forward thinking individual with financial acumen, innovative ideas and the commitment to implement them as our Director of Business & Finance. 

This post will be responsible for income generation, driving social enterprise and financial management. It is being recruited in conjunction with a Director of Programmes. There is a potential crossover of skills and abilities, so potential candidates may wish to be considered for either role

Please see the job pack below for a full job description for both roles. 

Job title: Director of Business and Finance

Responsible to: Chief Executive

Salary: £40,000 per annum

Location: Penygraig, South Wales with some home working 

Hours: Full-time 

As a family friendly organisation, we recognise that obligations outside work are important and that balancing work and family commitments can sometimes be a challenge.  We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Annual leave entitlement: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Employer pension contributions of 3% 

The Director of Business Development will be responsible for ensuring that Valleys Kids has the resources, people, systems and processes  to continue to thrive and grow. 

You will be responsible for ensuring successful delivery of the organisational infrastructure, collective innovation, staff development and well-being . 

You will facilitate delivery of the business development strategy and annual income generation plan. Initially, you will have specific oversight of three areas: income generation, fundraising and marketing;  financial and administrative operations; and our rapidly developing social enterprises. 

This role forms part of the Senior Leadership Team at Valleys Kids and contributes to overall strategy development of the organisation. Working with the CEO, you will also support Valleys to develop a strong profile for its work at a local and national level.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy: Developing the organisation’s strategic approach to resources management (including financial planning processes, analysis of current and future spending needs, budget-setting, use of assets, implementing the business development strategy and annual income generation plan).

Organisational Development: Working with the CEO and other members of the senior team to ensure that Valleys Kids is a well-managed and successful organisation, with a focus on Quality assurance and continuous improvement in strategy formulation, systems and processes.

Finance and Administration: Managing the finances of the organisation (including oversight of the finance and administration team), linking resource decisions to strategic and service planning priorities, monitoring and reporting expenditure, managing external contracts (including systems for performance and impact evaluation), overseeing HR processes. 

Business Development: Leading income generation initiatives to ensure a strong blend of income stream and overseeing the fundraising team and the social enterprises team.

Social and Community Enterprises: Providing strategic management for the work of Valleys Creative and other initiatives that provide high quality management of community assets and social enterprises.

Innovation: Together with the Director of Programmes, leading on developing new approaches to meeting the needs of communities and working with partners in assessing need and making plans for working together in meeting those needs, 

Corporate Governance: Overseeing arrangements for making the work of the Board of Trustees effective across the whole range of strategic functions it performs.

Person Specification: 

Values:

• A commitment to community development, tackling structural inequality and other barriers to people achieving their potential.

Experience:

• At least 5 years experience of Senior Management 

• At least 5 years experience of leading income generation for an organisation or enterprise, ideally a mixture of traditional fundraising, social enterprise and contracts

• Experience of budgeting and financial management, ideally with budgets over 1 million

• Evidence of successful staff engagement and development practice, linking organisational values with employee behaviour

• A strong track record of networking, developing and maintaining external relationships 

Skills:

• Interpersonal skills and judgement, which inspire confidence and trust from staff, volunteers, stakeholders and other organisations.

• Ability to lead or oversee income generation from a wide range of sources including statutory funding, trusts and foundations, trading income, contracts and individual giving.

• Ability to manage multiple income streams ensuring full compliance to agreements and contracts

• An entrepreneurial approach - able to use resources effectively and develop new ideas and gain buy-in to implement successfully

• Ability to understand and implement effective systems and processes 

• Committed to leading from the front and demonstrating to staff and stakeholders that community development and service delivery are the foremost priorities for the organisation

Location: Flexible within England & Wales

Employment type: Maternity Cover

Department: Funded Programmes

Contract Duration: 31 March 2022

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

This role is part of a team with responsibility for coordinating and supporting delivering of Citizen Advice's largest funded service. Help to Claim is an exciting, fast paced and high profile programme that makes a difference to peoples' lives every single day. 

We are looking for someone with extensive programme management experience to join the leadership team of the Help to Claim programme. You'll work collaboratively with the large and dispersed team to ensure that the service is delivered to time, budget and quality. You'll lead on the governance and strategic planning of the programme and support the continuous development of the service and the team.With line management responsibility and a position on the leadership team, you will play a proactive role in creating a positive working environment in which equality and diversity are well managed and staff can do their best.

This role is maternity cover and can currently be offered on a fixed term basis until 31 March 2022 due to the programme's current funding agreement. There is the possibility of an extension to the fixed term contract if further funding is secured. 

The National Citizens Advice Operates from offices in England and Wales, with 4 regional offices based in Cardiff, London, Birmingham and Leeds, therefore all successful applicants must be based within England or Wales.

Liveable Cities & Towns Project Manager

£27,804 per annum

(Ref:  SUS3176)

37.5 hours per week - based in Swansea/ Barry Area (Home Working)

Fixed Term to 31st March 2023

About Sustrans

Our vision and mission have never been more relevant. 

Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling.

We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.

We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.

Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together

About the Role

We now have an exciting opportunity for you to join the movement and make a difference as our Liveable Cities & Towns Project Manager!

Your role will play a key part in developing and supporting the delivery of projects and initiatives that help to realise our ambition of making places more liveable for everyone.

You will co-ordinate and manage existing activities whilst also developing new opportunities and projects.

You will also have the opportunity to oversee and manage the running of a community e-bike loan scheme in four locations across Wales and manage the delivery of an e-cargo bike pilot in Aberystwyth and Swansea.

About You

We believe in working collaboratively, so are looking for someone with good interpersonal skills and the ability to lead and motivate others.

You will be somebody with excellent organisational skills and experience of developing and project managing multi-faceted programmes.

So, if this sounds like you and you’re passionate about the promotion of Sustainable Transport, apply today!

Interviews

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 17 May 2021. Interviews will take place via MS Teams on Tuesday 25 May 2021.

Should Sustrans receive an overwhelming number of applications for this vacancy, the decision may be taken to close it earlier than the advertised closing date, so please ensure your application is submitted as soon as possible.

To apply, please complete our online application form. 

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.

We welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. Currently, this includes people who identify as having a disability, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

Rheolwr Prosiect Dinasoedd a Threfi Byw

£27,804 y flwyddyn

(Cyf:  SUS3176)

37.5 awr yr wythnos – lleolir yn ardal Abertawe / Y Barri (Gweithio Gartref)

Ynglŷn â Sustrans

Ni fu ein gweledigaeth a'n cenhadaeth erioed mor berthnasol. 

Mae llywodraethau ledled y DU yn addo buddsoddi a gweithredu ar gerdded a beicio.

Rydym yn gweithio gyda'n gilydd i greu newid gwirioneddol – yn creu lleoedd lle gall pawb fyw a theithio'n hapus ac iachus, lle cynhwysir pawb.

Ni fyddai ein gwaith yn bosibl heb ymrwymiad ac ymroddiad ein cydweithwyr.

Rydym yn falch o'n sgôr hyrwyddwr net cyflogeion, o fod ymhlith yr 20% gorau o holl gyflogwyr ledled pob sector yn y DU, oherwydd ein gweithlu egnïoledig, cyfeillgar a llawn cymhelliant.

Ymunwch â Sustrans heddiw a'n helpu i gyflawni pethau gyda'n gilydd.

Ynglŷn â'r Swydd

Bellach, mae gennym gyfle cyffrous i chi ymuno â'r ymgyrch a chreu gwahaniaeth fel ein Rheolwr Prosiect Dinasoedd a Threfi Byw!

Bydd eich swydd yn chwarae rhan bwysig yn y gwaith o ddatblygu, cefnogi a darparu prosiectau a mentrau sy'n helpu i wireddu ein huchelgais o greu lleoedd haws byw ynddyn nhw i bawb.

Byddwch yn cyd-gysylltu a rheoli gweithgareddau sy'n bodoli eisoes, ynghyd â  datblygu cyfleoedd a phrosiectau newydd.

Hefyd, cewch gyfle i oruchwylio a rheoli cynnal cynllun llogi e-feiciau cymunedol mewn pedwar lleoliad ym mhob cwr o Gymru, a rheoli darparu peilot e-feiciau cargo yn Aberystwyth ac Abertawe.

Eich hanes

Rydym yn credu mewn gweithio'n gydweithredol, felly rydyn ni'n chwilio am rywun sy’n meddu ar sgiliau rhyngbersonol da a'r gallu i arwain a hybu eraill.

Bydd gennych sgiliau trefniadol rhagorol a phrofiad o ddatblygu a rheoli prosiectau amlweddog.

Os yw'r swydd hon yn apelio atoch chi a rydych chi'n angerddol dros hyrwyddo Trafnidiaeth Gynaliadwy, ymgeisiwch heddiw!

Cyfweliadau

Dyddiad cau derbyn ceisiadau wedi'u cwblhau yw 9yb, dydd Llun 17 Mai 2021. Cynhelir cyfweliadau dros MS Teams ddydd Mawrth, 25 Mai 2021.

Pe bai Sustrans yn derbyn nifer fawr iawn o geisiadau ar gyfer y swydd hon, efallai y penderfynir ei chau cyn y dyddiad a hysbysebwyd, felly sicrhewch eich bod yn cyflwyno'ch cais cyn gynted â phosibl.

Er mwyn ymgeisio, llenwch ein ffurflen gais ar-lein os gwelwch yn dda. 

Cydraddoldeb, amrywiaeth a chynhwysiant

Mae Sustrans wedi ymrwymo i leihau anghydraddoldeb, gweld gwerth mewn amrywiaeth a galluogi cynhwysiant.

Croesawn geisiadau gan bobl o bob rhan o'r gymuned, yn arbennig lle cawn ein tangynrychioli. Ar hyn o bryd, mae hyn yn cynnwys pobl a chanddynt anabledd, a phobl Dduon ac Asiaidd a grwpiau ethnig lleiafrifol.

The role of Training and Assessment Officer will be part of the Operations Directorate.  The postholder will report to  NEA’s Training and Assessment Manager and work closely with the Head of NEA Cymru to deliver NEA’s training and qualifications to stakeholders working with low income and vulnerable households predominantly in Wales. These courses cover key issues associated with fuel poverty, fuel debt, affordable warmth, low carbon technologies and practical energy efficiency advice.

You will have a relevant training or education qualification and recent experience of delivering adult training. Ideally, you will

also have experience in the fields of energy, community development, debt or money advice, consumer issues or housing.

With excellent communication skills and IT skills, you will have a passion and enthusiasm to deliver training to people from diverse backgrounds and the desire to make a positive difference to people’s lives.

You will need good organisational skills and the ability to work on your own and as part of a team, as well as an understanding of how to effectively address the energy needs of low income, vulnerable or disadvantaged householders.

The post holder will also be involved in assisting with the identification of opportunities for new training-related activity and content.

The post holder will be expected to travel extensively across Wales, as well as occasionally in England. This will require overnight stays and flexibility on the part of the post holder.