Head of operations and safeguarding jobs near Bristol, Bristol City

Splitz Support Service delivers services across the Southwest for victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse and victims of sexual violence. We provide responsive, victim focused and trauma informed support and have recently scaled up to manage the increased demand due to the pandemic and now have 125 staff and a burgeoning volunteer workforce.

The Head of Projects will not only need to be an exceptional hands-on Project Manager, but also have outstanding Management and leadership skills to lead on and delivery projects. The focus for this role will be on tendering for new business and leading on service related projects. The post holder will have a mix of project management responsibilities and direct responsibility for completing focused pieces of work.

We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic, adaptable Operations Manager to support our small, dynamic team as we work to ensure that no one is left behind in the digital world in which we live. The varied role is critical to the effective running of the organisation and covers the areas of IT, HR, finance and administration.  If you thrive on using your initiative in a collaborative environment and have a passion to support an organisation that can transform people’s lives please get in touch with us.
Applications close at 9am on Monday 11 July 2022.

Belong’s vision is of hope, rehabilitation and recovery for victims and perpetrators of crime. We inspire change by providing long term, individualised responses to conflict and crime through restorative Justice, psychotherapy, mentoring, and training for criminal justice professionals.

Last year marked our tenth anniversary, and there is much for us to celebrate! Growing steadily from our London based beginnings, we now support over two thousand people who have been victims or perpetrators of crime across England each year. This year we are working from a range of prisons including HMPYOI Isis, HMPYOI Feltham, HMPYOI Brinsford, HMPYOI Aylesbury, HMP Winchester, HMP The Mount, HMP Coldingley, HMP Featherstone, HMP Brixton and HMP Send. In addition, we deliver restorative justice, mentoring and psychotherapy in a range of community settings. Belong fosters a working environment where everyone’s voice is listened to. The culture of the organisation is one that puts people first and the charity enjoys high staff morale and good staff retention. We will provide you with the support and training that you need to do your job, as well as opportunities to develop your skills and progress within your career.

We have recently launched our strategy for 2022 – 2024. This outlines our ambitions to continue to sustainably and ethically grow our reach so that we can offer powerfully unique change opportunities to even more people. Please read more about us and our work on our website, being sure to enjoy our 2020-21 annual report which you can find on our publications page on our website. 

We are seeking an inspiring, empathic, driven leader with solid experience of working in the criminal justice sector, preferably including prisons, to play a major role in shaping the services and support we provide. As Head of Programmes, you will lead the development and growth of our restorative justice, mentoring, psychotherapy and training programmes. You will take forward our ethical, person centred and thorough approach to supporting people, championing innovations to improve our work whilst identifying and developing opportunities for growth and expansion. Whilst increasing the number of individuals who can access our support, you will strengthen durability and resilience in our internal systems. You will ensure that the effectiveness of our work is well-evidenced and clearly demonstratable to funders. With line management responsibility for a team of up to five staff members, you will model our values of perseverance, respect, inspiration, restoration and empowerment. We particularly welcome applications for this position from candidates who are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, who have had personal experience of the criminal justice system and/or who have current enhanced prison security vetting.

Please apply for this position by emailing via the button below with a detailed covering letter outlining how you meet the skills, experience and knowledge requirements outlined in our Job Description and Person Specification document. Please also send us your CV. Applications for this position close at 11.30pm on Thursday 14th July 2022. Interviews for this position will be held on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th August 2022.

Applications for this position are particularly welcomed from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with lived experience of the criminal justice system, and/or with current enhanced prison security vetting.

About The Role

Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Days: Monday - Friday
Location: Remote/Home Based

As a key operational manager, you will lead and manage a team of school-based practitioners deliveringmental health services in schools. You will have a key eye for service delivery; delivering on Place2Be’smission, values and business priorities. This role works across a geographical area reporting directly to aRegional Director. 

Your team will span across various counties (spanning from Essex to Sussex) and will be home based.

Collaboration and Partnership work are at the heart of this role. You will ensure that the aspect of this delivery is part of a multi-agency approach with statutory and other voluntary sectors to create multiple pathways to ease access for young people and families to support their wellbeing.
 
You will bring passion and strong organisational skills to the team during this exciting period of opportunity for the organisation.

What will I be responsible for in my new role?
 
You will:

• Onboard new schools and establishing services where required
• Onboarding and inducting new members of staff
• Ensure high quality clinical practice and delivery of a full and effective service in all Place2Be schools  provide Safeguarding and Child Protection training for staff and volunteers
• establish and maintain positive and active relationships with head teachers and governing bodies in partner schools
• undertake regular line management responsibilities of team members, reviewing on an ongoing basis delivery components in line with agreed outputs and KPIs
• analyse and use service data from your team and schools to inform and improve your team’s performance
• support people development; nurture skills and talent across your team to enable people to grow and develop

About You

The successful candidate will have:

• experience of managing medium/large teams which may be multidisciplinary in nature to deliver locality/service objectives
• knowledge of relevant national policies, best practices, quality frameworks and local approaches to implementation within the specific area of mental health support for children and young people
• experience managing and leading health / social care / education services in either the statutory or voluntary sector
• the ability to influence people at all levels, in a clear, persuasive and tactful way
• strong multi-tasking skills, be flexible and show an ability to manage conflicting priorities

Interview Dates: TBC

In return we offer you a range of fantastic benefits including:

• Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement
• Robust Learning and Development Programme
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance, 4x Annual Salary
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mobile Phone Discounts (EE Network)
• Cycle purchase and season ticket loan schemes
• Extended Maternity/Paternity Pay

If you share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity and have the counselling skills and patience to support some of the UK’s most vulnerable young people and families, we would love you to join us. It’s sensitive and demanding work – but hugely rewarding and fulfilling - you will be helping to give young people a brighter future.

Do you want to work with a leading advocacy charity organisation supporting those in need?

Do you have experience of working or volunteering in welfare, support or health and social care and are looking for a new challenge?

Are you keen to make a difference to people who want to be heard?

Then come and join us here at VoiceAbility.

Benefits:  

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 5% employer pension & 3% employee contribution
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Separate Life Assurance Cover
• Staff discount scheme including retail discounts, entertainment, holidays etc
• Discounted Gym Membership; Employee Assistance programme
• Supportive working environment fostering a good work/life balance
• Support with continuous professional development

About us

VoiceAbility is an independent charity and one of the UK’s largest providers of advocacy and involvement services. We deliver a wide range of service contracts funded by local authorities, health trusts and other voluntary and private sector organisations.

We’ve been supporting people to have their say in decisions about their health, care, and wellbeing for over 40 years. We make sure people are heard when it matters most.  For more information on what Advocacy is and the services offered then please visit our website.

About the role 

We have an exciting opportunity for an Operations Manager to join our team to lead us on the delivery and development of existing and new contracts covering London and the Southeast; this currently includes Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.  This is a permanent role, working full time, 35 hours a week. Reporting directly to the Director of Operations, you will be a passionate supporter of quality driven provision and in coaching others to achieve excellence in advocacy delivery.

How will you make a difference? 

• Drive the existing Advocacy contracts to meet our organisations exacting standards
• Lead and directly line manage team leaders and contract manager
• Enhance the experience of clients accessing our services
• Deliver a quality service that is financially sustainable to meet set budgets and efficiencies
• Ensure a culture of continuous performance improvement and staff development within your area of responsibility
• Analyse delivery targets in line with national expectations and appropriately respond to identified under/over performance
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with other organisations and sector leads to support the organisations potential for growth
• Lead the implementation of new Advocacy contracts within your geographical remit

About you

We are looking for a strong influencer and leader to help drive forward high standards of practice within your region meeting outcome frameworks and KPI performance.

You will demonstrate excellent leadership skills in quality assurance standards and financial performance. We are looking for someone who can balance the retention of existing relationships whilst being confident to establish and drive new opportunities for growth.

Equality and Diversity
VoiceAbility believes in fostering an inclusive workplace which welcomes, values and celebrates the diversity of its staff and partners, treats all on a basis of equality and encourages all to meet their maximum potential.

Important Dates:

Closing date for applications: midnight on Sunday 10th July, however, VoiceAbility reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy before this date.

Interviews via Teams: week commencing 18th July

How to apply

To apply for this role please sign up for a recruitment account by clicking the apply button on this page. Follow the instructions to create your account, upload your CV, and complete our short application form.

Don’t forget to read the person specification so you can tell us about yourself and how your skills, abilities and experiences match the criteria outlined in the person specification.

We look forward to hearing from you.

VoiceAbility are a Disability Confident employer. If you need to apply in a different way, please contact HR.

VoiceAbility reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a sufficient number of candidates apply.

We’re recruiting for a Test Lead, who will help people with sight loss live the life they choose by leading a team of test analysts and being the gatekeeper of quality configuration, customisation, and data for our Digital platforms.

As a Test Lead working in an Agile environment across a large and complex enterprise architecture, the successful postholder will be a key player in ensuring that all software change is optimised to the very highest quality.

Responsibilities include:

• developing a test strategy and function
• formulating and executing test cases, managing test data, and supporting the  team and colleagues in the execution of Business Acceptance Testing

We’re looking for someone who can be hands-on in ensuring the effective utilisation of defect tracking software (Jira), and who’ll work closely with our Technology Delivery Manager and other Heads of Technology verticals to ensure effective communication, coordination and feedback across our testing, development and delivery functions.

This homebased role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate profile

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• ISTQB certification or recognised equivalent certificate in Testing
• Experience in leading and managing test analysts
• Experience in developing testing strategy to support an organisations technology stack
• Experience in creating/Implementing Test Cases, Plans, Scripts etc.
• Experience of Selenium Webdriver
• Good interpersonal skills / friendly and approachable, strong facilitation skills. 

Desirable

• Agile accreditations
• Experience working in the non-profit sector
• Defining Test Strategies for functional and non-functional testing

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

Location: Flexible location, global, home-based.

Salary: US$120-150k based on experience and location, adjusted based on the cost of labour for the country in which the candidate resides. Candidates must have the right to work in the country they are applying from.

Reports to: Executive Director

Contract Type: Permanent Employment.

Background

The Urban Movement Innovation Fund (UMI Fund) works to connect, align, and strengthen people-power for a more socially just, zero carbon future. UMI Fund believes that people-powered movements are critical to creating a zero-carbon world, generating the drive and popular support necessary for huge political, cultural and technological shifts. Drawing together and amplifying the efforts of NGOs working on technical or policy solutions with those of campaign or grassroots groups and movements working to increase citizen engagement and activity. UMI Fund´s goal is to dramatically accelerate humanity’s transition to a zero-carbon world. UMI Fund is a convenor of the field, an advisor to philanthropy, and a grant maker.

We are seeking a highly diplomatic and entrepreneurial person; someone comfortable taking initiative, who thrives in a fast-paced environment. They will lead the daily operations and nurture effective and collaborative systems and culture for UMI Fund. This position will support the UMI Fund’s grantees, staff team, Co-Executive Directors, and the Fund’s donor advisory board by developing and maintaining systems for the programmatic, financial, operational, and other emergent work of the fund. This position will manage at least one direct report with the expectation that this will increase as the staff team grows.

Primary Responsibilities

UMI Fund’s small team operates collaboratively and flexibly with sometimes overlapping responsibilities. Team members have specialisms, but we avoid siloes in work delivery. Within this context the Director of Operations will work with the Executive Directors to provide leadership and support to team members while taking responsibility for ensuring first class operations across the organisation. They will line-manage a number of staff and functions and take responsibility for the following:

Operational Planning and Implementation

• Act as a thought partner to the Executive Directors (EDs), donor advisory board, civil society advisory group and fund staff to support and implement the UMI Fund Strategic Framework.
• Oversee the operational systems that support UMI Fund programme and grantmaking strategies, in conjunction with UMI Fund staff, participating foundations and civil society partners.
• Advise the Executive Directors on all aspects of Organisational Development and, where delegated, lead development or change processes to support UMI Fund’s organisational journey.
• As appropriate, work with field partners to share expertise, experience and best practice around operations and organisational development, fostering mutual support with peers and partners.

People and Culture

• Support the Executive Directors in striving to continually improve working culture and conditions; prioritising diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and team positivity.
• Manage positive employee engagement processes and monitor organisational progress on our DEI journey and on team members’ work-life balance, sense of belonging and job satisfaction.
• Develop and oversee personnel and organisational policies in collaboration with the EDs, including organisational training to ensure core competencies and skills across the team.
• Provide input and guidance to staff, including support for career development and individual training needs; ensure best-practice management of confidential and sensitive personnel issues.
• Monitor and supervise contractors and ensure fair practices in our relationships with consultants.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, communication and policy development that promotes equity, diversity and inclusion, supports new staff and the longevity and satisfaction of existing staff.
• Support the events team to create accessible, safe, inclusive online and in-person events; empower the team to innovate and nurture creativity in event design and facilitation.
• Lead the organisational approach, in both policy and implementation, on the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults.

Systems, Technology and Data Management

• Maintain and improve key systems, tools and technology; continually identify and act where processes and practices should be updated or formalised.
• With UMI Fund’s Administration Manager, work in partnership with UMI Fund’s fiscal sponsor, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) to oversee grants management, contractual, HR, and legal resources and continually develop this key partnership.
• Support the events management team in maintaining systems, skills and capacity for high quality, innovative events, convening and meetings.

• With RPA and UMI Fund team, oversee and improve knowledge management systems; e.g. grants & vendor management, CRM, finance, accounting, and human resources.
• Manage tech vendors and ensure systems (e.g., website, event management, data storage, CRM etc.) are secure, well maintained and tailored or integrated for best fit.
• Develop and maintain efficient, effective data systems, information security and data protection.
• Ensure UMI Fund compliance with data protection legislation, GDPR and privacy best practices.

Financial Planning and Management

• Oversee financial systems, procedures, and internal controls in conjunction with UMI Fund’s fiscal sponsor, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) and Executive Directors.
• Lead the organisation’s budgeting, financial planning and projections, in consultation with the EDs, enabling the organisation to achieve its objectives while remaining financially sustainable.
• Oversee financial reporting and analysis, with timely and accurate reporting to the donor advisory board and other key stakeholders.
• Oversee relevant team members and systems, and monitor and support the fiscal sponsor, to ensure that grant and vendor records are maintained with required and appropriate documentation, payments are processed on time, and necessary approvals are in place.

Experience and Qualifications

The following offers an aspirational view of our ideal candidate profile; however, we encourage applications from candidates with a wide range of experiences and backgrounds, especially those from underrepresented groups.

• Extensive experience working in non-profit or similar organisational environments and working with diverse, international teams.
• Substantial experience of non-profit operations management, including people and culture, operational systems, compliance and staff welfare.
• Substantial experience in non-profit accounting, budgeting, and finance.
• Experience implementing diversity, equity and inclusion policies and programming.
• Experience in supporting major donor and/or foundation fundraising is desirable.

Skills and Attributes

The following offers an aspirational view of our ideal candidate profile; however, we encourage applications from candidates with a wide range of experiences and backgrounds, especially those from underrepresented groups.

• Tact, humility, flexibility, openness and a good sense of humour.
• Proven ability to build and maintain positive work relationships and partnerships.
• Excellent collaborative and facilitation skills.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and communication skills.
• A demonstrated commitment to the values of inclusion, equity and social justice.
• High level of written and spoken English; additional language skills are desirable.

• Knowledge and work experience in collective action or movement building is desirable.
• Knowledge and experience working on the agency, voice and power of women, youth, Indigenous Peoples, frontline communities, or other disadvantaged social groups is desirable.

Additional information

• This will be a full-time remote role with a necessarily flexible schedule. The UMI Fund is committed to providing equivalency of salary & benefits across its global team and maintaining a sustainable and positive working environment for all team members.
• Staff in the US are employed by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors; benefits include healthcare, access to a 401(k), and paid time off. Staff outside the US are employed by an employer of record in the country in which they reside.
• The salary range for this position is dependent on experience and location.
• This position will require international travel and considerable time collaborating with staff and stakeholders in multiple time zones.

Title: Senior Volunteering Business Partner

Salary: £39,034 - £44,000 per annum (plus £3500 London Allowance if applicable)

Hours/Contract: 35hrs per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Based: London/National

Closing date: 8^th July 2022

Interview date: 20^th July 2022

The Senior Volunteering Business Partner - Development is responsible for supporting the Head of Volunteering with the strategic development and transformation of volunteering at Marie Curie. The post holder is accountable for the continuous development of a high-quality volunteer journey and high-quality standard of volunteer management, using quality assurance mechanisms to monitor experience.

The SVBP will deliver the volunteering strategy and vision by innovating, designing, and implementing new and improved processes and resources on a national scale. The role will lead on the development of new inclusive volunteer initiatives, growing volunteer support and maximising volunteer contribution to help deliver Marie Curie's strategic objectives.

What we are looking for:

Main Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

• Lead on the development, review, and transformation of volunteering processes, products and resources to achieve the volunteering vision and strategy.
• Accountable for the strategic development and implementation of all volunteering policy, procedure and guidance.
• Lead on service design of multiple volunteering opportunities including creation of new initiatives and roles, ensuring they are inclusive and respond to business need.
• Use user-insight and co-design methodologies to ensure volunteers and stakeholders are involved in all development from inception.
• Develop implementation strategies and manage internal colleagues to pilot new initiatives.
• Work with Operations and Development SVBPs to monitor and evaluate projects against strategic KPIs and report to Head of Volunteering and Strategic Volunteering Group.
• Design, develop and implement quality and behavioural frameworks to create a strong culture of excellence and best practice in volunteering and volunteer management.
• Design and develop a suite of digital tools, guidance and resources for volunteers and volunteer managers including training and support programmes.
• Drive a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the department and in all new volunteering products. Collaborate with other senior stakeholders to create and maintain a continuous feedback loop to identify areas for development.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders from across the charity including Digital, L&D, Innovation and change management.
• Be the department's expert on volunteering trends, benchmarking and sector best practice, offering high-level advice and support to colleagues and ensuring Marie Curie is at the forefront of volunteering in the UK.

What's in it for you:

• Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Continuous development
• Industry leading training programmes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Working

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

Shortlisting and Interviews will happen on a rolling basis so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.

About us:

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 4,400 staff and 12,000 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.

Head of Practice Development, Services & Innovation
Home-based (with travel to Head Office and Family Action services when required)
37 hours per week (full-time, 5 days)
Grade 5 point 39-46: £44,983 - £52,087 per annum + £480 homeworking allowance per annum
Permanent Contract

At Family Action we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.

We’re incredibly honoured to have won Charity of the Year at Third Sector Awards in 2021 and 3 Star award for staff engagement in Best top 100 companies. A 3 Star accreditation, as the highest standard of workplace engagement, representing organisations that truly excel, are awarded to organisations with a BCI score of 738 or higher, reflecting 'world class' levels of workplace engagement. Amazing recognition for our work over the past 12 months in response to the pandemic and beyond. These awards are some of the most important ways the third sector publicly recognises excellence and achievement, and so to win these are true testaments to the hard work, passion and commitment of our staff and supporters.

This is an important role in Family Action. You will report directly to the Director of Services & Innovation and your key purpose will be to Lead the organisational development of best practice across the 140+ services to achieve excellent outcomes for children, families and adults. You will lead the development and coordination of an organisational strategy and delivery plan for the thematic work areas across Family Action’s services, enabling a managed and effective delivery of evidenced informed practice, achieving excellent outcomes, maximising our ability to win new service contracts, and enhancing our influencing work on external policy.

You will also support the organisation to adopt a culture of learning, enabling and embedding the required learning and development across services and Family Action. You will lead, establish and coordinate Family Actions thematic groups across our identified service areas and develop organisational repositories for evidence based and informed practice tools, outcomes tools, and shared learning across the organisation.

You will be able to work collaboratively across the organisation, mapping and managing the organisation wide project interdependencies that will be critical to the success of thematic working, within services and Family Action organisationally.

Your role would be varied, exciting and incredibly worthwhile. At its heart is a striving for excellence, maximising outcomes and the need to ensure that children and adults get the right support, of the highest quality at the right time. If you are you looking for a diverse, ambitious and fast paced organisation, you have found it.

We are looking for an autodidactic self-starter, who can draw learning from a range of sources, contextually analyse the evidence, recognise the generalisable from the one offs, and piece it all together with strategic finesse. We need someone with substantial experience of frontline and management practice working in services for people. Alongside this, you must have extensive experience of  supporting organisational development and staff development including evidence informed practice as a means of continuous learning and improvement. You would need to be resilient and tenacious; and bring an understanding of the challenges faced by staff and managers, learnt through your direct experience.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.

What will we offer you?

We’ll offer you a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. We are happy to talk flexible working. All roles in Family Action are open to a discussion about possible flexible working options, subject to business needs, and all new starters will have the right to make a flexible working request from day one of employment. We have an excellent wellbeing offer and we will invest in your professional development with on-going quality training and career development opportunities. You’ll join an established, supportive and high-performing service and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core.

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills then we look forward to hearing from you.  

Closing date: Sunday 17th July 2022 at 23:59 (midnight)

Interview date: TBC 

Trainee Network Development Officer

(England)

£22,949 per annum, pro rata

 (Ref: SUS3653)

Full time hours are 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working and compressed hours to suit individual circumstances

Base: Hybrid working with travelling to Reading/Bristol

About the role

We’re looking for two people with a passion for the work that Sustrans does, creating a real change for cycling, walking or wheeling, connecting people and places across the South of England and providing traffic free spaces for everyone to enjoy. You don’t need qualifications or work experience because we will train you, you just need a real love for what we do.  We’d particularly like to hear from people who have previously had barriers to employment, for example you may have a disability, have been long-term unemployed or are from a group that is underrepresented in the workplace- anybody is welcome to apply.

As a Trainee Network Development Officer, you will support our Network Development Managers, by helping them deliver projects from design through to construction, to budget and on time.  You will deliver some smaller projects on your own too.  You will build relationships with landowners, Designers and Engineers, Ecologists, and Local Authorities, so that we can work in partnership to make our projects successful. You will learn the tricks of the trade as you gradually develop your skills to do the job.

You will join us as a Trainee Network Development Officer, but after six months we will review your work and consider your promotion to Network Development Officer.

The England South region offers a diversity of projects to get involved with – from complex urban areas to National Parks and everything in between. 

We offer true hybrid working, with a mix of home working and the opportunity to work from our hub in Bristol, with flexible hours offered to suit individual circumstances.

About you

Your passion and enthusiasm for this role will demonstrate your thirst to learn and your organisational skills will enable you to become a brilliant Project Manager.  You will build relationships with ease, within the team, with communities and with landowners and Local Authorities, being a brilliant advocate for the work that Sustrans does.  This will enable you to develop new opportunities for funded work as we reshape our towns, cities, and countryside in favour of active travel.  You will learn how to research and produce excellent readable reports and have an interest in learning how to use Geographical Information Systems (GIS) mapping software, although you will already be IT competent and able to use Microsoft programmes.

We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups. Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity, and enabling inclusion.

What we offer

In return we can offer ongoing working from home (or a nearby Sustrans office when it’s safe to do so) and a truly flexible, supportive, and rewarding working environment.

Wellbeing

• 26 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Staff volunteer days
• 24/7 free, impartial, and confidential support service
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 4% or 5% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans
• Discount benefits

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

Additional information

• Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 13th July 2022
• Interviews will take place via MS Teams on 29th – 30th July 2022

To apply, please complete our online application form. 

About Sustrans

Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. We connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute. Take the next step in your journey by applying to become a member of our team.

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.

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. Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together!

In2scienceUK’s aim is to promote social mobility and diversity in science, technology, engineering and maths. We are looking for an office manager to play a critical role at In2scienceUK in supporting the operations of our quickly growing organisation. 

What we are looking for: 

You will be someone who thrives on being highly organised with strong attention to detail as well having excellent interpersonal skills to liaison with staff across the organisation as well as external stakeholders and suppliers.

You will be confident in providing a support role as well as independently identifying areas for improvement and leading on new solutions, with the ability to communicate new processes clearly and effectively to all staff.

Duties and responsibilities:

As Office Manager you will be a key part of a new operations team. Working directly with the Head of Operations you will ensure the continued effective administration and operations in a fast growing charity. This as a growth area for the organisation and as the workload for this area increases the staffing will also increase. 

Your specific duties will include: 

IT

• Supporting the management shared drives, folders and files in a way that is compliant with data protection policies.

• Supporting with the administration of systems and suppliers used across the organisation, e.g. Monday, Xero, Zoho Vault.

• Budgeting and tracking of IT and other assets necessary for the functioning of the organisation.

HR

• Coordinating therecruitment processes in line with the organisation's commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.

• Supporting the onboarding process of new employees e.g. updating the staff handbook, providing working from home provisions, carrying out DBS checks.

• Supporting staff development through booking personal development and essential staff training.

• Support with tracking essential HR processes through Breathe HR systems.

Administration

• Providing ongoing administration for essential functioning of a remote working office, including monitoring shared email accounts.

• Scheduling and organising the logistics of team co-working days and virtual team meetings.

• Supporting trustee board management, to include scheduling and organising board and committee meetings.

• Supporting with the administration of essential documentation and compliance e.g. Charity insurance, Companies House, In2scienceUK policies.

Finance:

• Basic bookkeeping, e.g. tracking receipts, expenses, invoices, billing cycles.

• Processing payments and invoices for funders, suppliers and programme participants.

• Provide support for cross-department budgeting.

• Provide support for payroll administration.

We want to hear from people who can passionately represent the interests of the diverse young people that we serve. We are not asking for particular qualifications. We don’t care what school you went to or what your parents do for work. We care about your character, your skills and potential.

Assistant Management Accountant

We now have a number of exciting opportunities for flexible and proactive individuals to join the charity’s 20+ strong Finance Department.

Position: Assistant Management Accountant

Location: Working principally from home, flexibility will be required for occasional onsite working in Devon, currently estimated to be 1-2 days per week

Hours: Full-time (part-time considered - minimum 21 hours per week)

Salary: £30,000 per annum, plus study support

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Generous annual leave, pension scheme, Healthshield plan, confidential counselling service, subsidised restaurant, free parking, enhanced maternity/paternity benefits, Life Assurance Scheme, 31 day’s holiday per year, inclusive of the 8 statutory public holidays. This increases by one day each year until a maximum of 34 days is reached.

Closing Date: Sunday 10 July 2022.

The Role

As Assistant Management Accountant in either the Equine Operations and Resources area or the Income and Marketing Communications area (including commercial operations), you will provide support to cost centre managers, together with comprehensive analysis of income/expenditure and will be responsible for monthly accruals and prepayments.

Principal duties and responsibilities within this multifunctional and rewarding role will include the following:

• Assisting in the production of the monthly management accounts, including accruals and prepayments, and writing variance commentary for dedicated cost centres
• Providing a finance business partnering service, giving advice and support to cost centre managers including training and coaching on all aspects of quarterly reforecasting and monthly reporting
• The collation and analysis of high volumes of complex data, interpreting trends and variances from budgets and forecasts
• The provision of high-quality management accounting data
• Management of the General Ledger and Project Ledger

Please note: a generous study support package including both cost and time elements will be offered.

About You

With strong communication, collaborative and interpersonal skills, the Assistant Management Accountant will ensure that strong relationships are developed and maintained with operational managers and their teams, improving the impact and understanding of financial reporting on charity performance and delivering insight that links financial reports to business strategies.

You will have:

• AAT or part qualified CIMA is preferred, although QBE will also be considered
• Experience in a management accounting/finance business partner role
• Experience of a computerised accounting system
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft applications, particularly Excel, including some experience of dealing with high volumes of data

Knowledge of Open Accounts software, experience of budgeting and forecasting and experience of playing a key role in projects are desirable.

In return…

The charity offers a working environment second to none. Based in Sidmouth in East Devon – an area of outstanding natural beauty – the offices are located in a glorious setting overlooking the sea, there is a staff wellbeing programme and the organisations initiatives have received a royal seal of approval (recently highly commended in the 2021 Princess Anne Training Awards for the response to Covid-19), and the hundreds of resident donkeys – some literally a few yards from your office – will always be pleased to see you!

About the Organisation

The charity is one of the UK’s largest international animal welfare charities, currently supporting projects in over 35 countries worldwide. They are working for a world where donkeys and mules live free from suffering and their contribution to humanity is fully valued.

“The Sanctuary is a positive place to work with friendly staff and a wonderful charity. With amazing work throughout the world, once you join you never want to leave!”

Our client is a Disability Confident Employer. They are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (children and adults) and expects all staff and volunteers to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where required for the post.

You may have experience in areas such as Management Accountant, Accountant, Senior Management Accountant, Junior Management Accountant, Lead Management Accountant, Project Management Accountant, Assistant Accountant, Finance, Finance Controller, Finance Manager, Business Accountant, Finance Manager, Finance Director, Head of Finance, Business Accountant, Accountant, CCAB, Financial Controller, Financial Control, CFO. ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA.

                                                             Senior Project Manager,National Cycle Network

(England South)

£32,475 per annum

 (Ref: SUS3548)

Full time hours are 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working and compressed hours to suit individual circumstances

Base: Hybrid working with some travelling to Reading/Bristol

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us and influence real change in the South of England, helping us drive our Paths for Everyone vision forward, a vision of a more sustainable future in transport.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will help us to shape and develop the future for the National Cycle Network (NCN).  You will design, develop, and maintain the NCN, connecting people and places, and provide traffic-free spaces for everyone to enjoy.   

A key objective of this role is to help us work collaboratively with other teams, enabling us to deliver impactful projects to scope, on time and to budget, whilst aligning with Sustrans’ vision and Theory of Change.

You will help us be financially sustainable too, by taking a strategic approach to funding opportunities. You will help us build relationships with landowners, local authorities, and others, so that we can work in partnership to make things happen.  As part of this, we are working with local authorities to create a 20-year plan for the delivery of the NCN, which involves aligning projects with local strategic priorities.

We offer true hybrid working, with a mix of working from Bristol hub at least 1-2 days a week and the opportunity for home working, with flexible hours offered to suit individual circumstances.

This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake the project on behalf of Sustrans. You will be occasionally travelling across

England. Candidates should be based within a commutable distance of Southwest England. 

About you

You will be a brilliant team leader and will build relationships with ease, bringing with you experience of working cross-organisationally and across multiple sectors.

With demonstrable experience of delivering projects, you will probably have experience within the engineering, urban design, construction management, or land negotiation sectors.

You must have a creative approach to finding innovative solutions, to help us in advocating for sustainable transport and better places across the region.

You must be a skilled communicator with excellent negotiating skills, as you will play a key role in leading your team in reshaping our towns, cities, and countryside in favour of active travel.

We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups. Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.

What we offer

In return we can offer ongoing working from home (or a nearby Sustrans office when it’s safe to do so) and a truly flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.

Wellbeing

• 26 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Staff volunteer days
• 24/7 free, impartial, and confidential support service
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 4% or 5% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans
• Discount benefits

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

Additional information

• Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am, Monday 25th July 2022. 
• Interviews will take place via MS Teams on Monday 8th August 2022.

To apply, please complete our online application form. 

About Sustrans

Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. We connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute. Take the next step in your journey by applying to become a member of our team.

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.

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. Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together!

Hope for Justice exists to bring an end to modern slavery by preventing exploitation, rescuing victims, restoring lives and reforming society. Around the world, we are growing a movement of abolitionists who believe freedom is worth the fight. Our team works from more than 30 locations across five continents. If you’re looking to make a difference, this is the place for the you.

Position

There are over 40 million people living in slavery in the world today.

You can help change that.

Last year we launched our 10x strategy with the aim of delivering ten times the impact in our fight against modern slavery and human trafficking around the world.

We believe our people are the key to achieving that and the newly-created Talent Development Manager role will be pivotal in empowering our talented and passionate employees around the world.

As Talent Development Manager you will be instrumental in identifying the learning and development needs of our global workforce at all levels. You will bring your skills and experience as an L&D professional to develop our employee talent strategy, ensuring that everyone at Hope for Justice is prepared for their role, from onboarding to leadership development.

To be successful, you’ll need experience of developing and delivering innovative internal learning and talent development strategy whilst being able to translate this into successful operational delivery. You will have experience of working across a global organisation, with a proven track record of leading Talent Development and/or Learning and Development initiatives or functions. With this being a new role, you will need to have innovation and creativity whilst being able to lead others through change to bring them along with the new vision and strategy.

We believe we can end modern slavery in our lifetime.

Will you join us?

Requirements

• Serve as an global thought leader to share best practices in organisational learning and talent development 
• Lead an organisational needs analysis to define the strengths and gaps in employee development 
• Identify an employee talent development strategy that aligns with and drives organisational goals around employee knowledge, skills and capabilities 
• Consult with multiple levels of internal stakeholders e.g. Executive team, Heads of departments, HR colleagues and functional managers to identify functional learning needs and recommend and drive forward appropriate learning and development solutions to meet those needs
• Design and implement a multi-level leadership development strategy that grows internal capability
• Contribute to key HR initiatives including onboarding, well-being, succession planning and D&I.
• Support in identifying external vendors to deliver the talent development strategy, ensuring quality as well as value for money 
• Manage external vendors to assess and report on the impact of employee development initiatives 
• Understand and uphold the standards outlined in the Hope for Justice Safeguarding policies, acting with due care and attention to safeguard the wellbeing of anyone that comes into contact with our work and reporting concerns if they do arise.

Benefits of working at Hope for Justice

Hope for Justice is committed to supporting our staff’s wellbeing and offers competitive salaries and a range of additional benefits to our staff. This includes generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme contributions, company sick pay, enhanced maternity and paternity pay and access to the Employee Assistance Programme for staff and their family. As well as operating both Flexible and Hybrid working policies for our UK employees.

Salary: Up to £40,000 per year, dependent on experience

Closing date: 10th July 2022 - applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis

Location: Manchester, or open to remote working opportunities in the UK

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which include criminal records checks, in line with our Global background checks policy. Hope for Justice participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme, as part of the referencing process we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.