PHG Foundation is looking for an experienced manager to lead and operate our corporate services including finance, facilities, HR and governance. We are a well-respected policy think tank, advocating for and providing leadership on the translation of modern and emerging biomedical technologies to improve healthcare. 

You will be educated to degree-level with relevant continuing professional development and have a good record of successfully managing people and corporate services. You will be able to demonstrate strong financial literacy, excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a very professional team. A clear thinker, planner and practical problem solver, you will be pro-active, adaptable and resilient. Knowledge of the company secretary role and/or charity governance requirements would be highly desirable.

The Foundation is a linked exempt charity of the University of Cambridge

The deadline for applications is 3 January 2020

Interviews will be held in Cambridge on 15 January 2020.

Bloodwise are seeking an experienced and engaging Head of Research to lead the development and implementation of our research strategy for the future.

If successful you will be responsible for the development and implementation of this research strategy. You will join us at a time of exciting change and opportunity, as we work in new ways to define our priorities for investment in research then deliver them. Your contribution will shape the work we do in our next stage of development.

To thrive in this role, you will bring an outgoing, inquisitive personality, drawing energy from building relationships with the research community and other funders of blood cancer research, nurturing partnerships and maximising the benefit of our research investment to people affected by blood cancer.

You will have a strong scientific background and bring a strategic approach to the way you work, with the ability to facilitate and draw out key insights from complex discussions, and generate grounded, practical recommendations. In this role you will become one of our key knowledge experts.

You will bring your understanding of blood cancer research to work with our fundraisers to attract income for our research priorities, and to your role as a spokesperson.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please send us your current cv and a cover letter by the closing date as follows: 9am on Thursday 2 January 2020

Please note we will be reviewing applications on receipt and we may bring forward the closing date of this exciting opportunity at our discretion.

Join us on our journey to best blood cancer!

We are looking for a Head of Operations based in Liverpool or Manchester (with frequent travel to other locations).

If you are interested in applying for this post, please review the Job Description below and complete an application form on the Brook website.

Please note - this role requires the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

Brook are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.

Due to the high number of applications for this post, it will not be possible to respond to every application.

If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks, then you have not been shortlisted for this role. Thank you for your interest in working for Brook.

We are looking for a super-organised, multi-talented Head of Operations for a year long maternity cover contract.

The British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) is a UK wide membership organisation for health professionals in rheumatology. The BSR works to promote excellence in the care of people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders and to support those delivering care at every step. The BSR works to ensure that clinicians, nurses and health professionals are educated and trained to provide high quality care. Our members look after every stage of life; children, adolescents and adults, across the whole patient pathway.

Role purpose

To oversee the management and development of BSR back office services including human resources, facilities, communication systems and IT infrastructure including the membership database.  To ensure these services run efficiently and effectively, making suggestions for improvement where appropriate. 

To oversee the development and implementation of the BSR membership strategy in order to maximise recruitment and retention rates leading to an increase in overall income from membership. 

Main responsibilities:

Facilities management

• To oversee the tenant arrangements, ensuring lease agreements are kept up to date and adhered to.
• To lead the relationship with the Managing Agent, ensuring that the facilities budgets are agreed annually and that all agreed work is completed on schedule.
• To lead on security systems, ensuring the building, staff, visitors and tenants are safe and that the building is secure at all times.
• To provide advice on the Charity’s insurance portfolio, reviewing requirements annually and negotiating best value for insurance premiums.
• To lead on or develop policies and procedures as appropriate; ensure compliance regarding health and safety, insurance, and the purchase and maintenance of equipment.
• To assist in identifying and developing managerial, administrative and operational policies and procedures, systems and other resources necessary to provide a quality service.
• To manage all external contracts with suppliers and ensure all contractors working on site comply with BSR’s policies.
• To lead on Fire Safety, ensuring equipment e.g. fire extinguishers are checked regularly.
• To ensure that the Charity’s premises are well maintained, providing a safe and attractive working environment and to carry out regular reviews to identify potential hazards or defects.
• To maintain the Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Plan

Health and Safety

• To be the lead for all health and safety matters for the Society which will includes maintaining up to date knowledge of all relevant health and safety legislation.
• To ensure that relevant health and safety policies are in place, kept up to date and complied with, and that the appropriate level of training and equipment is provided

• To advise and assist managers and staff in being health and safety aware and legally compliant.  This will involve keeping up to date with developing issues in relation to legislation as well as monitoring and arranging training.
• To perform health and safety inspections regularly to ensure a visible health and safety approach, in partnership and by negotiation with BSR staff.

Human Resources

• To lead on all aspects of Human Resources management liaising with the Director of Operations.

• To implement and maintain best practice standards, ensuring adherence to HR policies and compliance with employee legislation.
• To provide leadership, guidance and support to other members of the Senior Management Team with the recruitment, induction, probationary reviews, performance issues, grievance and disciplinary procedures, appraisal and training for staff.

Information Communication Technology (ICT)

• To be accountable for ensuring the management, administration, development and performance of BSR’s ICT systems is safe, secure, effective and efficient, promotes best practice and is at an appropriate level to both support staff in their work and deliver high quality customer care.
• To develop and implement appropriate ICT strategies, policies and procedures.  To co-ordinate the planned maintenance and cyclical replacement of hardware and software.

Membership

• Oversee the development and implementation of a growth strategy for membership recruitment, retention, income and profitability including setting acquisition and retention targets, pricing and incentives
• Oversee membership and operational budgets which ensure an appropriate balance between income and the cost of managing operations and the membership scheme, to ensure maximum net contribution from these revenues.
• Maintain a culture of proactive customer service which will ensure that the service provided by the team to written, online, email and telephone correspondence from BSR members, visitors and other members of the public meet excellent, sector-leading standards. 
• Lead the team to ensure the effective performance of the customer database, and membership administration and correspondence.

Budget Management

• To manager the operations and membership annual budgets

Person Specification

Training, experience & qualifications

At least five year’s management experience in similar organisations.

Membership management experience within a membership or loyalty organisation.

Advanced working knowledge of managing a complex database and aptitude for the management and effective use of information systems in a membership and fundraising environment.

Commitment to maintain confidentiality and a high degree of accuracy in all aspects of the role.

Experience of managing a membership teams with specialised skills.

Proven track record of leading innovative service development in a membership/charity/not-for-profit environment.

Experience of developing, maintaining and growing a membership programme, preferably in the not-for-profit or charity sector.

Proven ability to deliver excellent customer service in a member services environment.

Ideally with annual planning experience in a not for profit/membership environment.

Project Management qualification e.g. Prince2.

Knowledge & skills

Excellent commercial judgement; good understanding of the main drivers of cost and revenue and ability to use this to make well-considered decisions or proposals.

Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.  Resourceful and practical; can think on your feet and solve problems quickly and effectively. 

Positive “can do” attitude.

Thrives on and can demonstrate strong ability to drive and deliver successful change

Proven ability to motivate, enthuse and lead a team; thrives during periods of pressure and high volume of work and able to create an upbeat, motivating work environment.

Experience of presenting to a wide range of stakeholders and the proven ability to easily establish credibility and inspire audiences.

To be able to represent the organisation externally and provide presentations to internal and external staff and agencies.

Internationally mobile

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Then join us as Hospital Operations Lead for the Emergency Health Unit (EHU) and lead a combined team on emergency responses in humanitarian crises. 

In our Humanitarian department, we fight for children every single day. We integrate emergency and development work, through our country programmes. We increase our capacity to meet the assistance and protection needs of children and their families affected by crises. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

As EHU Hospital Operations Lead, you will work together with the Inpatient team, Clinical Advisor and other stakeholders to develop deployment modalities that will ensure rapid set up and operation of the field hospital. You will be familiar with all Emergency Preparedness Plans and engage with priority countries both remotely and on visits to prepare for emergency health deployments. When deployed, you will manage and support the Inpatient team and ensure the 25-bed field hospital deployment is successful by overseeing the initial assessment, hospital construction, EHU operations and exit strategy.  In addition you will:

• Become familiar with the overall content, purpose and operational demands of the field hospital deployment and the modules
• Represent the EHU to the in-country Senior Management Team and throughout our priority countries ensuring there are clear ways of working and understanding of the purpose and scope of the EHU
• Line manage your team providing direction and guidance on competing priorities and urgencies of the response
• Oversee and direct the day-to-day activities of the hospital and be accountable for the adherence to both Save the Children SOP’s and international and national healthcare protocols, procedures and standards
• Develop, monitor and manage the EHU deployment budget in close collaboration with the Response/CO Finance Manager ensuring spending plans are accurate and updated regularly.

To be successful you will be an experienced humanitarian health professional (MD, Nurse, Midwife) with the capacity to consider both short term and longer term strategic, operational and tactical needs. The role requires extensive experience of establishing emergency humanitarian health programmes in both chronic and rapid-onset emergencies.  You will ideally have experience of undertaking representational duties with WHO, donors and partners and ministries of health at project and country level.  In addition you will have:

• Specific experience of working in one or more relevant areas; epidemic outbreak, emergency health interventions
• Experience of security management responsibility of a team in insecure environments, with a strong understanding of current international affairs and geopolitical dynamics

• Substantial experience of creating, planning and managing proposals and budgets
• The ability to absorb, interpret and leverage global policies from a variety of sources and succinctly summarise and adapt them
• Experienced and proficient in writing clear and targeted reports, critiques and evidence-based analyses to a variety of audiences.

Proficiency in a 2nd Language such as French, Spanish, Swahili or Arabic is desirable.

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

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

Jobs are positioned within the salary structure on the basis of evaluation. New employees would normally be appointed at the bottom of the grade, however the appointed salary may also take into account the relevant experience a candidate brings to a role. Save the Children is committed to paying staff in a fair and equitable way and will benchmark all salary offers in line with the pay of existing staff.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 8th December 2019

Please be advised interviews may take place before the closing date on a rolling basis.

My client, a highly regarded academic institution has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Head of HR Operations to join them on a permanent basis.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wishes to play a crucial part in an organisation that’s on an exciting journey of modernisation and improvement of its practices and employee engagement, in line with ambitious business objectives and values.

This role requires an experienced Head of HR Operations who will deliver a professional and efficient HR operational function which includes overseeing learning and development, payroll, recognition and performance evaluation system.  Applicants will require proven experience of working in a similar role.

OPERATIONS & RESEARCH MANAGER

Reporting to: Chief Operating Officer

Responsible for: All field staff in assigned locations/regions and all staff in Research & Development and Overseas Operations Departments in Frontier’s London office

Location: Frontier Office, London, UK

PRIMARY FUNCTION

To manage the operation and administration of Frontier’s overseas conservation, teaching & community projects, expeditions and volunteer houses for assigned locations/regions. The role includes the day to day support for the field projects including budgets, equipment, communications, procurement, staff and transportation and also comprises a large element of human resources for both the overseas projects and London HQ.

To supervise the science and research aspect of all expeditions and field projects in assigned locations including staff, communications, project and scientific reporting, and the promotion and development of Frontier’s research projects.

GENERAL OUTLINE OF THE ROLE

Operations:

- Supervision of all field staff activities and ensure all reporting requirements are adhered to for assigned locations/regions

- Communicating effectively with field projects and ensuring their smooth running through efficient organization of recruitment and reporting systems

- Monitor and evaluate general project activities, budgets, resources, camp locations / relocations and logistics for assigned locations/regions and advise on change or action as necessary

- Assist with the recruitment, interviewing, briefing, training, appraisal and on-going development of staff in the field and in the head office

- Assist with the management of all Operations staff and interns

 Research:

- Manage all activities of Research & Development department and ensure all reporting requirements are adhered to for all field projects and Research & Development

- Oversee all field research and science work and communicate effectively with field projects to ensure the required standard is achieved and consistency is maintained

- Monitor and evaluate project outputs across all projects/locations advising on opportunities for project development

- Assist in the management of all donor funded activities; producing internal reports and reports requested by donor agencies

- Manage all staff and interns in the Research & Development departments

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

- Projects and programmes: Manage of assigned overseas conservation and development programmes and subsidiary teaching and community projects including all stages from proposal and planning through to implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

- Operations and logistics: Overseeing the day to day support for assigned field projects including budgets, equipment, communications, procurement, staff and transportation

- Health & Safety and Crisis Management: Ensure the appropriate H&S standards, including Crisis Management plans, are achieved at all times and reviewed on an on-going basis for assigned projects/locations.

- Human Resources: Assist with the recruitment, interviewing, training and ongoing development of staff in the field and in the Head Office including drafting contracts, monitoring outputs and conducting appraisals.

- Budgeting and finances: Oversee the successful budget planning and management for assigned projects/locations and potential project development. Ensure field budgets are compiled and transferred efficiently and all associated documentation and reporting is completed to the required standard.

- Development: development of new projects, locations, collaborations and opportunities for the growth of the organisation.

- Fundraising: Identifying sources and opportunities and submitting proposals for bilateral, multilateral, national, international and corporate funding.

- Networking and relationship management: - Building, developing and maintaining strong relationships between in-country and international institutions, partners, NGOs and government agencies.

- Research: Overseeing the long-term conservation and development programmes, ensuring outputs are published and targets met, and long-term plans are developed and monitored.

- Systems and organisational management: Ensuring the smooth running of the Research & Development department through efficient systems and departmental management including staffing structures and reporting systems and data and configuration management.

- Communications and PR: Ensuring the aims and achievements of the organisation are communicated widely, including to academic, conservation, development, donor and volunteer audiences.

- Promotion: Assist in the marketing and promotion of projects and ensure that projects achieve their weekly social media targets. Contribute to promotional material and web-copy and update the research, development and publication sections as appropriate.

- Supervise Operations and Research and Development Staff and Interns

- Fulfill a role within the management team and contribute to the overall success and grow of the organization.

- Assist other London HQ staff, as necessary, including presenting at volunteer recruitment sessions on Saturdays and assisting at quarterly Briefing Weekend and Training Weekend

- Any other tasks as required by senior management.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

 Contract Duration: Permanent after 3-6 month probation period

Working Hours: 9.30am – 5.30pm during weekdays. Some evenings and weekends as the role requires

Salary: £20,000 - £25,000 per annum starting salary (dependent upon skills and experience); Competitive salary scale

Leave Entitlement: 20 working days excluding public and bank holidays

Training: Initial training and on-going professional development

JOB SPECIFICATION

Qualifications and Experience:

Essential:

- Educated to post graduate degree level in biological science or environmental discipline

- 1 year + experience of working on field projects in a supervisory or management role

- Field research in a tropical habitat

- Managing a team of staff and resources

- Writing and editing reports

- Desk based research

- Significant office and administration experience

- Managing social media platforms, content and targets

- Working with NGOs

- Fund-raising through donor agencies and proposal development

- Minimum PADI AOW or equivalent

Desirable:

- Directly relevant Masters or Doctorate Experience

- On/Off site Health & Safety Management

- Remote emergency and crisis Management

- Experience of overseeing and delivering initial and on-going staff training and development programs

- Writing promotional material

- Record of published peer review papers

Skills:

Essential:

- Strong people management, negotiation and liaison skills

- Excellent financial management and numerical skills

- Administrative and time management skills

- Excellent report-writing and presentation skills

- Good knowledge of statistics and statistical analysis software e.g. SPSS, R

- Knowledge of GIS or equivalent mapping software

- Good IT skills, particularly a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, spreadsheets and word processing

- Ability to work with limited supervision, and to be a proactive team member

- Knowledge of conservation and development issues

- Excellent problem-solving skills with

Desirable:

- Hold a full, clean driving licence

- Language Skills particularly French, Spanish, Khmer, Kiswahili, Fijian or Malagasy

- Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with at least one of the following: marine, coastal and/or terrestrial research and conservation issues a solution orientated approach

- Experience with LATEX

Personal Attributes:

Essential:

- Commitment to conservation and development

- Flexible approach

- High attention to detail

- Ability to motivate others and work as part of a team

Employ-Ability, a rapidly growing Essex-based charity, with a turnover that is anticipated to approach £1 million in 2020, is seeking to recruit an experienced person to help develop its service that supports people with severe and enduring mental ill health to find and keep employment.

The Charity works with Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust (EPUT) to deliver an Essex wide Individual Placement and Support (IPS) service and from April 2019 with Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust (NSFT) to deliver a West Suffolk, Ipswich and East Suffolk Service. Employ-Ability also delivers HeadsUp which helps those with common or primary level depression, anxiety or mild mood disorders to return to work, training and education across West and South Essex, Southend and Thurrock.

The post holder will be a member of Employ-Ability’s leadership team and is critical to its continued expansion and development. Employ-Ability anticipates that this year long opportunity will evolve into a longer-term commitment and very much a statement of its intent to build the foundations for further growth.

The successful candidate will have a range of skills and attributes that will expedite this ambition.

The role is focused on delivering the organisational support to help a shared long term ambition to double access to IPS services and there are challenging targets that the organisation needs to deliver to reach that goal. `

This is an important appointment for Employ-Ability the successful candidate will be responsible, with the Service Manager specifically for Employ-Ability’s money and people, and;

• Its corporate systems, policies and procedures, and compliance i.e. Health and Safety
• Its information technology interfaces, internally and externally with the NHS, and GDPR 
• Its performance , reporting and change management mechanisms

In time it is anticipated the post holder will to take responsibility for its Head Office team and provide matrix management for development projects. The successful applicant will support the expansion, development and management of a high-quality service that meets recognised standards and delivers positive outcomes for service users and make significant overall contribution to Employ-Ability’s management capacity.

You will be required to manage a wide range of activity working directly with all relevant stakeholders, funder finance and reporting leads, suppliers and providers of services, including tech solutions to Employ-Ability, NHS systems managers, and partner agencies. 

The role, in which you will work closely with two operational managers (Lead Employment Specialists, calls for empathy, determination and resilience, and a solution focused results-orientated approach. The ideal candidate will be familiar with developing and managing a range of first-class support systems that prioritise enabling teams to focus their efforts on frontline support.

Most importantly, you need to be a personable top class all-rounder and a motivated self-starter with really great technical and communication skills. High quality staff are the key to our success, and you will need to be passionate about supporting people, developing an organisation and delivering a premium service.

Please note: Closing date for applications: 5pm Monday 9th December 2019

Interview date:

Friday 13th December 2019

Interviews will be held at;

Employ-Ability, Latton Bush Centre, Southern Way, Harlow, Essex, CM18 7BL  

Details on the interview process and directions will be forwarded to short listed applicants

The British Society for Rheumatology is looking for a talented finance professional to join its operations team.  It's an opportunity to lead our finance function in to an exciting future as we embark on our new 3 year strategy.

Role purpose

The Head of Finance is a key role which has responsibility for providing accurate and timely financial information, advice and support to the Senior Management Team and Board of Trustees to enable them to make high-quality, informed business decisions to ensure the effective and efficient operation and governance of BSR (the charity) and its trading subsidiary, BSR Enterprises Ltd. 

The post holder has responsibility for financial and management accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit control, cashflow, budget planning and monitoring, and payroll, ensuring all are appropriately managed and follow best practice, audit and legal requirements, and that BSR and BSR Enterprises Ltd meets all statutory requirements with regard to financial matters.

Key responsibilities:

1 Supporting the Board of Trustees and the Senior Management Team (SMT):

• Give robust advice to the Trustees and SMT on all statutory duties to ensure good governance and compliance with financial legal obligations as set by the Charities Commission, Companies House, HMRC, etc.
• Lead the financial management reporting processes to Trustees and SMT and advise and assist with business decision-making where appropriate
• Lead the production of annual financial budgets with SMT and budget holders and ensure approval by the Finance & Risk Committee (FRC) and Board of Trustees
• Overall responsibility for ensuring that financial systems are established that allow for continuous monitoring of financial performance throughout the year
• Produce accurate and informative monthly management accounts and commentary, including the statement of financial activity, balance sheet and cash flow projection, outlining any potential impacts on cash flow.
• Develop and lead the production of accurate short, medium and long-term cash flow forecasts to ensure the Society remains a constant going concern and advise Trustees and SMT of any potential risks to cash flow and reserves.
• Lead the production of the statutory annual accounts in accordance with SORP 2015/2019, co-ordinate the production of the Trustees Annual Report, liaising with external auditors throughout the year-end audit process.
• Develop, review and update the financial policies and procedures in accordance with current governing legislation.
• Attend FRC meetings to present current management accounts and financial statements and promote best financial practice.
• Identify and evaluate areas of financial activity or processes within BSR that can be improved.

2 Lead and manage the day-to-day financial activities of the charity and trading subsidiary, including the following:

• Ensure appropriate systems, policies and procedures for financial control are in place and adhered to, maximising the efficient use of IT systems.
• Seek to continuously develop the current computerised accounting and payroll system to ensure BSR keeps up with innovations in this area.
• Ensure that all financial transactions adhere to the Data Protection Act 1998, General Data Protection Regulation 2018, and SORP2015/2019.
• Oversee the processing of all financial transactions including petty cash
• Be the lead for treasury management, monitoring liquidity and investments, liaising with our investment company
• Be the lead for HMRC and other government departments, bankers, investment advisers, and service providers.
• Oversee payroll, pensions and PAYE, employer NI contributions and year-end procedures and advise SMT of any payroll and pension regulation changes.
• Manage the quarterly and annual VAT reconciliation incorporating the Capital Goods Scheme, seek and give professional advice to SMT and the Board of Trustees concerning VAT matters.
• Identify any areas of cost savings that can be made, discuss with SMT and lead on implementation.

3 Staff management, training and development:

• Manage the work, objective setting, and personal development plan of the Finance Officer
• Delegate work where required, supervise and mentor, identify and implement plans for training needs.
• Identify and implement plans for own training and development needs.
• To undertake additional duties as required.

Inclusion & diversity statement

BSR is committed to encouraging inclusion, equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation by complying with the Equality Act 2010.

We want a working environment free of all of the above, where individual differences and the contributions of all staff are recognised and valued.

To do this, we will proactively tackle discrimination and disadvantage and ensure that no individual or group is directly or indirectly discriminated against for any reason.

BSR values statement:

Leadership - we drive excellence in rheumatology care

Collaboration - we listen, we learn, we improve

Openness - we are inclusive and accessible

Celebratory - we support and celebrate success

Person Specification

Training, experience & qualifications

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA).

At least three years’ management experience

Experience of computerised accounting and book-keeping (Sage) and advanced Excel spreadsheet skills.

Significant experience of producing statutory and financial management accounts.

Experience of managing and co-ordinating budget planning and monitoring processes.

Experience of managing payroll, HMRC and VAT administration and preparation of returns.

Excellent verbal and written skills with the ability to communicate complex financial concepts to non-financially trained colleagues in both verbal and written format.

Experience of effective line management. 

Experience of using a CRM system integrated with finance systems.

Experience of managing a trading subsidiary

Experience of finance in a professional membership organisation, preferably of a medical specialty.

Understanding of issues affecting a medium-sized charity.

Experience of working closely with trustees and committees.

Knowledge & skills

Excellent analytical skills.

A proactive approach to improving systems, processes and policies.

Knowledge of the requirements of SORP 2015/2019 and charity accounting.

Ability to effectively communicate with all levels from junior staff to Trustees and funders, on a one-to-one basis and in formal settings.

Able to maintain total confidentiality.

Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.

Resourceful and practical; can think on your feet and solve problems quickly and effectively.

Positive ‘can do’ attitude.

Proven ability to motivate, enthuse and manage a team; thrives during periods of pressure and high volume of work.

Experience of presenting to a wide range of stakeholders.

NCT is the UK’s largest charity for parents, providing invaluable support and information for new and expectant parents.  We support parents by giving them accurate, impartial information so that they can decide what’s best for their family, and we introduce them to a network of local parents to gain practical and emotional support.

We are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated people who share our vision and values. Working for the NCT is a rewarding experience. It gives you the opportunity to apply your experience and expertise to help enrich the lives of thousands of parents in the UK. It also offers you the opportunity to develop valuable skills and gain insight into working for a charity in the not-for-profit sector. NCT is committed to positive organisational culture, productive workplace and work-life balance that respects the individual.

We are looking for an excellent communicator to drive the delivery of our technology strategy through first class team leadership, project management and procurement underpinned by a track record of delivering a portfolio of products and services across a range of technologies.

 The role is based in Bristol but will require some travel to London, where a number of key stakeholders are based.

Although advertised as a permanent role, we are open to flexible arrangements and this role may be suitable for an individual looking to work 0.8 FTE

The Role

You will be:

• responsible for developing and implementing NCT’s technology roadmap this includes:
  • supporting the final stages of our Salesforce implementation – by providing Project Management support and establishing the key processes for support and ongoing development.
  • developing and managing our support team to provide support across Office365, hardware and voice/video communications.
  • ensuring secure and robust hosting arrangements throughout the charity
  • ensuring the safeguarding of data across the charity.
• responsible for managing relationships with key technology suppliers including web hosting, web development, CRM development, testing and security.
• responsible for managing the technology team’s budget including monthly reforecasting with the finance team.

About You

You will:

• have a solid professional background in a relevant technical discipline (such as software development)
• have demonstrable experience of agile project management
• have the ability to embrace lightweight, modern technology, and also be confident choosing tools/technologies that make everybody’s life easier (we are not looking to re-invent the wheel).
• be quick to understand wider pain points and challenges, and able to connect the dots, prioritise, and steer a team towards a clear end goal.
• have deep knowledge of best practices to help deliver the right products faster (whether working with users and stakeholders, development practices, continuous integration, devops etc.).
• need to be confident and assertive with the ability to build rapport and effectively communicate with people at all levels
• be team orientated and able to maintain positive and supportive relationships with your colleagues at all time as teamwork is essential in this role

If you feel you are the right candidate for the role then please apply now by uploading a copy of your CV and a supporting statement outlining how you meet the requirements of the role when prompted.

Closing date: 18th December

Interviews: week commencing 6th January 

We're seeking an experienced manager to lead our Programmes team. As the national youth council of the UK, the British Youth Council brings young people together to find their voice and use it for social and political change. As Head of Programmes you will be working across a range of programmes, such as the UK Youth Parliament and NHS England Youth Forum, as well as our membership engagement and events, to ensure that young people can use thier collective voice for positive change.

If you have a passion for youth participation, experience of managing and leading teams to deliver great results with and for young people, and are looking for a new challenge then this may be the job for you. 

Job Title: Operations Manager (Lead on Health and Social Care delivery)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time- 35 hours a week

Location: Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Birmingham, Stoke, Burnley, Leeds, Liverpool, Norwich, Luton, Essex, Southampton, or London

We have a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic team with specific responsibility for delivery of our NHS contract supporting local Young People into employability. We are especially interested to hear from those that have experience or knowledge of the Healthcare Sector and employability progression routes for young people.

This is a superb opportunity to work with us on an exciting new area of work and help us really make a difference to the lives of local young people.

We are looking for a total of 6 Operations Managers to join our management team based in 6 locations. You will join a team to help deliver our ambitious plans to provide the very best support to young people across the UK within the Health and Social care sector. You will be responsible for the line management of a team of executives who work directly with our young people, partners and volunteer colleagues.

We have an ambition to become the very best organisation within the sector. You will be required to continually innovate, review and adapt our operations to ensure we deliver the very best for young people across the region.  You will effectively manage those areas of operations assigned to you and support and develop our executives to do their best work.

You will collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders (internal and external) and ensure that our delivery plans are achieved, and the quality and impact is high. You will need to manage key partnerships alongside developing new relationships with organisations who can offer engaging and inspiring opportunities to our young people. 

You will be responsible for the accurate planning, phasing and resourcing of our delivery, you will effectively manage budgets and support the effective delivery of funding contracts. You will work alongside fundraising colleagues with the development of bids, reporting and attending meetings and events.

To learn more about the role please visit our website

About The Prince’s Trust

We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to visit our website to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

Job Title: Operations Manager (Lead on Health and Social Care delivery)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time- 35 hours a week

Location:Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Birmingham, Stoke, Burnley, Leeds, Liverpool, Norwich, Luton, Essex, Southampton, or London

We have a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic team with specific responsibility for delivery of our NHS contract supporting local Young People into employability. We are especially interested to hear from those that have experience or knowledge of the Healthcare Sector and employability progression routes for young people.

This is a superb opportunity to work with us on an exciting new area of work and help us really make a difference to the lives of local young people.

We are looking for a total of 6 Operations Managers to join our management team based in 6 locations. You will join a team to help deliver our ambitious plans to provide the very best support to young people across the UK within the Health and Social care sector. You will be responsible for the line management of a team of executives who work directly with our young people, partners and volunteer colleagues.

We have an ambition to become the very best organisation within the sector. You will be required to continually innovate, review and adapt our operations to ensure we deliver the very best for young people across the region.  You will effectively manage those areas of operations assigned to you and support and develop our executives to do their best work.

You will collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders (internal and external) and ensure that our delivery plans are achieved, and the quality and impact is high. You will need to manage key partnerships alongside developing new relationships with organisations who can offer engaging and inspiring opportunities to our young people. 

You will be responsible for the accurate planning, phasing and resourcing of our delivery, you will effectively manage budgets and support the effective delivery of funding contracts. You will work alongside fundraising colleagues with the development of bids, reporting and attending meetings and events.

To learn more about the role please visit our website

About The Prince’s Trust

We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to visit our website to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

Are you looking to use your finance expertise to have a real impact on those in need? Do you want to join a friendly, warm working environment with a sociable culture? Are you looking for a Head of Finance role in which you will lead a competent and established team and engage with budget holders around the organisation?

Joining a Surrey-based housing organisation, the Head of Finance has a broad remit of responsibility supporting a highly experienced Finance Director. Key responsibilities will be to:

• Lead an established team, covering Financial Accounting, Management Accounts, and AP/AR
• Focus on the preparation of Management Accounts, ensuring month end procedures are met in a timely fashion and that Management Accounting Assistants are supported in their day to day work
• Provide a first-class business partnering service to budget holders who have varying finance understanding
• Lead on the implementation of a new finance system to assist in the modernisation of the organisation
• Lead on tendering and pricing for new business opportunities, as well as overseeing the long-term financial plan for the organisation's accelerating development programme
• Manage the team's workload; motivate and encourage them to meet KPIs and exceed expectations

In return, you will enjoy being a part of a growing organisation, dedicated to its expansion programme whilst maintaining its core culture in a local Surrey setting. You will also have the chance to make the day to day finance operations your own and put your own stamp on the department, all whilst enjoying an attractive benefits package including genuinely flexible working. Success in this role will be noticeable by the marked improvement in efficiency and automation within Finance.

Parking is provided and you will enjoy the close knit, 'family' feel of this organisation. The culture of the office is refreshing and you will instantly sense the job satisfaction on offer upon walking through the door.

Candidates could be making a sideways move or taking a step up, but to be considered, please meet the following criteria:

• Be a fully qualified accountant. Those who have either worked in the Housing sector, or had exposure to the Housing sector in an accountancy practice environment, will be seen favourably, though candidates without this experience should still apply
• Be familiar with leading a small team and leading them in success
• Be a first-class communicator with a desire to contribute to a highly financially successful organisation and drive improvements across the board.

Applications can be reviewed at short notice. Please apply now to be considered for this exciting Head of Finance opportunity!