Bore Place is a historic estate in West Kent set in 500 acres of beautiful countryside. The estate is home to our charity, the Commonwork Trust, focused on creating a world where people and nature work together to regenerate the planet and ourselves

To help us achieve the next stage in our development we have created the new role of Head of Finance. This role will work with the Chief Executive, Senior Management Team and Finance, Risk and Audit Committee to enable us to deliver our ambitious programmes and develop our estate to maximise public benefit. The role is an exciting mix of financial strategy & management, finance, systems improvements, compliance and office and facilities administration. 

The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant, with strong technical and strategic financial skills, with the financial and commercial acumen to support our development. Above all, you will have the attention to detail required to ensure compliance coupled with a desire to enable organisational growth.

Bore Place is now at one of the most exciting stages in its development. You will be joining the organisation at a pivotal moment as we approach our 50th birthday in 2027. Our new 5-year Strategic Plan is in place to guide and focus our work, we have strong cash flows and have recently invested significantly in our infrastructure. Your success will help shape our future -a future focused on creating a paradigm shift in the UK in its approach to nature, farming, climate, the education of children and young people, and our most vulnerable and disadvantaged communities.

We would love to hear from you if you have:

• Qualified or Part-Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent);
• Experience of managing the finance function of an organisation;
• Thorough knowledge and experience of producing monthly management accounts accurately and to deadlines;
• Experience of managing audits and reporting statutory accounts;
• Up-to-date experience of working with and developing computer-based accounting applications;
• Up-to-date knowledge of relevant UK government legislation and statutory requirements;
• Ability to lead on the administration and operational effectiveness of our office and facilities;
• Proven track record of leading, managing and motivating people; and
• Commitment to our vision and values

In return we can offer:

• A chance to be the finance lead on the senior leadership team with the opportunity to use your skills and experience to support the organisation to reach its full potential.
• Flexible working in a beautiful countryside setting.
• A role working for a charitable organisation with a passion and drive for delivering sustainability and social justice.

Applications should consist of:

• A concise covering letter (ideally no longer than two pages), addressing the criteria in the Person Specification and how you align with our values; 
• An up-to-date curriculum vitae;
• Names and contact details of three referees (although referees will only be approached at the final stage of the process, and only with your express permission).

The deadline for receipt of applications is 9am on Tuesday 4th January 2022.

First interviews are planned to be held at Bore Place on Friday 14th January 2022.

The Job Context: The Head of Marketing, Comms & PR will work directly with the CEO as a key member of the SMT. The candidate will take lead responsibility for development and implementation of the marketing and communication strategy.

The Organisation: Best Beginnings is a national charity established to help give every child in the UK the best start in life and reduce inequalities in outcomes. We aim to improve the health, wellbeing and life-chances of young children of all backgrounds, with a firm focus on tackling inequalities. We forge partnerships and collaborate with parents, local communities, front-line professionals, service providers, professional bodies, academics and policymakers to create, disseminate and evaluate innovative interventions and drive positive change

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a marketing and communication strategy for the organisation, in collaboration with CEO and the Senior Management Team (SMT).
• Lead strategic communications to drive the impact of our campaigns and messaging, grow our profile and increase our influence.
• Take responsibility for our overall communications strategy and planning and delivery all our digital activities and the positioning of our brand.
• Working with the SMT and relevant peers and teams like Fundraising, Delivery, Evaluations & Policy, Digital and Engagement to ensure their marketing and communications plans are created and delivered effectively.
• With a strong Editorial eye, develop and execute the delivery of presentations, videos, written content and infographics in line with current and upcoming projects
• Lead and develop a team to ensure all details are covered and that there is complete consistency and polish across all comms & marketing streams from the bottom up.
• Provide leadership and direction across member and volunteer engagement, ensuring good collaboration and consistent messaging.
• Manage the relationship with outsourced agencies where applicable and ensure they are fully briefed and aligned with the organisational goals and message.
• Bring innovation and best practice to your role, blending creative thinking with organisational operations and strategy.
• Optimise process within the wider marketing team, evaluate and implement new tools to drive efficiencies and maximise returns on campaigns.
• Bring digital product marketing experience to the team to ensure the app and technical team are supported in their communications and delivery.
• Work closely with the CEO and COO to raise the profile of the team via thought leadership opportunities, keynote speeches, awards, events, articles etc.

The Kids Network is looking for the next go getter to lead our programmes team to transform the lives of little Londoners

About the role

As our Head of Programmes you will be responsible for overseeing our programmes across multiple London boroughs, leading a team of Programme Managers and Officers to help children live the lives they deserve.

5 days a week (35 hours)

£36k

Accountable to COO

Some weekend and evening work required

London-based

We can be flexible for the right candidate

• Flexible working hours
• Flexible working arrangements (mostly home working with London office option) 
• 25 days annual leave entitlement and extra bonus day on your birthday 

• A friendly, fun-loving, passionate team, with plenty of animal and food related chat 

Leadership Responsibilities

• Provide strong leadership, representing The Kids Network’s values,
• Effective team management – coordinating, motivating and supporting a growing team of Project Managers and Project Officers,
• Lead biannual reviews, promote personal and professional development, and oversee performance management,
• Uphold, develop and implement programmes policies ensuring processes are effectively followed throughout the team,
• Lead on strategic external relationships, staying on top of industry and community trends which impact our communities
• Champion our children’s voices and act as an ambassador for the organisation
• Work with the COO to support the development of the organisational strategy.

Management Responsibilities

• Be accountable for the programmes KPIs and set up of new projects, ensuring Programme Managers are keeping clear records of project plans, progress and impact data,

• Understand funder commitments for each Programme area, ensuring commitments are met, with regular engaging funder reports against progress,
• Keep track of programme budgets, income and expenditure for each project,
• Ensure high quality, child-led programmes are delivered, including embedding new processes and learning to strengthen delivery,
• Review programme processes ensuring our CRM Salesforce system is being maximised and systems and data are being used effectively to work efficiently,
• Oversee and manage the schools income contribution per project, bringing in a school contribution for a minimum of 50% of new children on the programme (approx. £50k),
• Implement and lead on developing tools to strengthen The Kids Network’s relationship with schools, such as our impact reports, new school pitches and processes.

Safeguarding

• Uphold our safeguarding principles and processes to the highest standard as our Designated Safeguarding Officer,
• Ensure all stakeholders are aware of our processes, including children,
• Be part of Safer recruitment panels,
• Lead an annual risk review, and design a year-long work plan to progress our work in the area of safeguarding,
• Act in compliance with our policies and processes at all times, ensuring our data is stored and managed in line with GDPR

About you

We are looking for an empathetic leader with strong interpersonal skills combined with an action-oriented, strategic, data-driven lens. You love motivating teams and are target driven.

Experience of developing project plans, motivating a team, and delivering programmes from a charity perspective is essential.

Personal Specification

• Experience of managing a fast paced team for at least one year,
• A strategic thinker who is able to hold on to the big picture whilst designing and delivering activity plans,
• Experience leading teams meeting KPIs,
• Prior experience working with children and/or recruiting, managing and overseeing volunteers,
• Experience in following safeguarding processes,
• Experience working with schools and referral partners,
• Non-judgemental, self-motivated, pro-active, compassionate and solution focused.

Desirable:

• Previous DSO experience,
• Experience of managing and developing a CRM database (preferably Salesforce),
• Understanding of the UK education and charity sector.

The Kids Network is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to apply for an enhanced DBS check.

About us

At Founders Pledge, our mission is to empower entrepreneurs to do immense good. Since launching in 2015, our members have pledged to donate over $5 billion to charitable causes. We offer the simplest path to impact for successful entrepreneurs, providing end-to-end giving infrastructure, pioneering research, and access to a worldwide network of experts. In other words, we help tech leaders become strategic philanthropists. Our 1600+ members include the people behind industry-leading companies such as Airbnb, UiPath, Dropbox, Skype, Spotify, and Uber.

About the role 

We are looking for a talented Head of Events & Programmes to lead our Programmes team. This team is responsible for developing and delivering an effective and exciting slate of programming (events as well as other programming formats) which effectively engages and educates our members on the latest thinking on social impact and strategic philanthropy.

More than that, it should provide opportunities for members to meaningfully connect with one another, and help mobilize them to support evidence-based solutions in a diverse range of cause areas (from climate change and global health and development, to animal welfare and safeguarding the long-term future) with inspiring calls to action and thoughtful ‘how to’ sessions which demystify giving.
 
As Head of Events & Programmes, you will design a cohesive, original and highly-engaging slate of programming that uniquely enhances the member journey, through digestible, thought-provoking, and stimulating events content. Supported by our Programmes Manager and Events Manager, you will build a high-quality programme of educational events, gatherings and immersive experiences for the Founders Pledge community globally, bringing high calibre global experts and members together to explore social problems and connect on a shared mission.

You will collaborate with our Research team to find creative ways of communicating research findings and methodologies to our community of members, as well as working closely with our Community team to understand and cater for the needs and uniqueness of our community.

Reporting to our Director of Member Experience, you will:

• Be responsible for the design of the overall programmatic and events content strategy, taking into account the different organizational goals, audiences served, and stages of the member journey. 
• Design and implement our annual programmes calendar, which brings our strategy to life  - the overall look, feel and experience of our events and other programming opportunities including facilitating cause area cohorts; delivering exclusive retreats, intimate dinners and high level Forums.
• Deliver experiences which drive increased affinity with Founders Pledge and act as positive extensions of our brand. 
• Innovate and develop new formats which enable Founders Pledge to deliver even higher quality and increasingly engaging programming over time. 
• Leverage and incorporate ad-hoc programmatic opportunities into the broader strategy. 
• Collaborate productively with other teams across Founders Pledge in the design of core annual programmes.
• Combine a deep and broad-ranging knowledge of social impact topics and a grasp of the interests and motivations of our audiences to shape uniquely original, engaging, and educational, world-class programmes.
• Draw on pedagogical and behavioural best practice, ensuring programming formats and content are optimally engaging and educational for our members. 
• Provide line management, coaching and mentoring for our Programmes Manager and Events Manager to build a positive and supportive team environment, while also ensuring high performance.
• Build and nurture strategic relationships among global thought leaders, social impact experts, speakers and facilitators in order to develop an outstanding network of speakers for future Founders Pledge events.

Salary: Up to £55k DOE
Location: London, UK

About you

Ideally we’re looking for someone who has:

• A commitment to Founders Pledge’s mission, and to social impact generally, with proven knowledge of philanthropy and international development.
• Significant experience in a combination of programme delivery (ideally including high-level gatherings and/or immersive experiences), event and content curation, research communications and/or policy advocacy.
• Impeccable and convincing communication skills, with an ability to express nuanced evidence and complex concepts in a clear and engaging way.
• Confidence engaging with major players in the philanthropy and tech space.
• Ability to think strategically about the aims of the programmes team as well as its integration with other teams. 
• A creative and analytical approach to content curation - you will be able to see the broader picture, always thinking of innovative ways to present information and finding the right angle to engage an audience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with an ability to work and communicate with colleagues at all levels of seniority and with different backgrounds.
• Strong motivation to work in a high-growth, dynamic startup environment across a variety of philanthropic cause areas.
• Some experience in line management/mentoring others.

Why work with us? 

You can find more about the benefits we offer here, but what makes us truly special is both our mission and our people. We’re a diverse team, from both charitable and commercial backgrounds, who believe that amazing things can happen when we tackle problems together. We offer a flat structure and an opportunity to help shape the future of philanthropy.

We have a global flexible first approach to working, which means that although for this role you’ll need to be based in/around London, we offer the flexibility to work from home. We have a small HQ in London Bridge, but there’s no expectation for you to attend on a regular basis. At the same time, if you think you’d benefit from a desk in a co-working space close to your home, this can be arranged. Otherwise, you just need a great home wifi connection and we’ll provide you with everything else you need to be successful in your role.
 
On top of this, we’ll bring the global team together twice per year (when it’s safe to do so)!
 
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Founders Pledge. We seek people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share our drive to understand and solve complex social challenges. 

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Finding solutions to the world’s most pressing problems requires different perspectives and unique ways of thinking and we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can do their best work.

Peace Direct is an international charity with a big mission: to work with local people to stop violence and build sustainable peace in some of the world's most conflict affected countries. More than that, we want to change the international system so that it better supports the role that local people and communities play in preventing violence and building and sustaining peace.

We are looking for an experienced senior manager to be our new Head of Finance and Operations. The role is varied, demanding and (we think!) rewarding. You'd be responsible for the overall management of Peace Direct's finances, working closely with the CEO and Senior Management Team to help strengthen the financial management of the organisation. You'd also be responsible for leading a small team who are responsible not only for the finances of the organisation but also for its operations, including HR, IT and overall management and information systems. The role is an exciting mix of financial strategy & management, finance, systems improvements, compliance and operations management. 

We are looking for a qualified or part qualified accountant, with a strong track record in financial management at a senior level. You will have a solid track record of team and line management, be equally interested in the financial and non-financial aspects of the role (such as HR and Operations) and will bring to Peace Direct a passion and energy for solving problems, communicating effectively, and responding efficiently to a variety of competing demands on your time.

Finally, we are looking for someone who is creative, calm and adaptable even under the most challenging of circumstances. The work we support around the world is based in some of the most volatile contexts, and things often don't go according to plan. We are looking for people who thrive under these situations.

Peace Direct strives to be a diverse and inclusive employer, with equality of opportunities regardless of personal identity, and we are committed to improving our systems and ways of working to support this, including creating a Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) working group, DEI strategy and recruitment guidelines. We strongly encourage individuals from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds to apply, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), LGBTQ+, people with disabilities and people with mental health challenges.

The deadline for applications is Monday 3rd January 2022. However, due to the need to fill this post as soon as possible, we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, so if you are interested, please apply soon! Only completed applications will be accepted and only applicants with the right to work in the UK will be considered. The application form and Job Description are available on Peace Direct’s website. 

Peace Direct works hard to ensure its staff have a good work life balance and feel valued. Some of the benefits we have include:

• 25 days annual leave not including the office closing between Christmas and New Year.
• Stakeholder Pension with Peace Direct contributing 6%
• An interest free season ticket loan for the purchase of a commuter season ticket
• Flexible working hours
• Friday afternoons off to support staff wellbeing
• Enhanced maternity and adoption leave pay (12 weeks full pay, 12 weeks half pay)
• Training budget available for all staff (we have secured ‘Investors in People’ accreditation and are committed to the development and support of all staff).
• A warm and friendly work environment!

A rare opportunity to devote your research and programme management expertise to one of the key challenges in the UK energy system: how to ensure that no one is left behind in the transition to net zero.

This new senior role will help develop the capabilities and performance of our Research & Analysis Team and take the lead on our ground-breaking Smart and Fair? programme.

This is a new role at CSE. Its creation has been stimulated by the impending departure of one of our senior researchers alongside a recognition of the need to adopt a more programmatic approach to our research work. It also reflects a shift in how the Research and Analysis team is led and managed. The Head of Research Programmes is one of three senior roles in the team (alongside the Head of Research Operations and the Director of Research and Analysis) that will jointly play a significant role in oversight of the team’s work and performance and in the future development of the team’s capabilities and activities. The role will work across the Research and Analysis team but with a particular focus on leading our Smart and Fair? programme. This is a ground-breaking initiative addressing how to ensure that no one is left behind in the transition to a smarter net zero energy system. Initiated by CSE in June 2019 and involving extensive engagement with expert stakeholders, we reported on the findings and recommendations from its first phase in October 2020. In developing Phase 2, what was effectively a single research project has developed into a more significant programme of work, consisting several different projects for which funding has been secured and a number of identified initiatives for which funding is being actively sought. 

We particularly welcome applications from the Black, Asian and minority ethnic and disabled communities, as they are under-represented at CSE. Appointment will always, however, be made on merit and judged against the job description and person specification. And we are pleased to be signed up to the Disability Confident scheme.

Head of Policy, Public Affairs & Communications for Drive Partnership

Employed by Respect on behalf of the Drive Partnership

Reports toDirector of Drive Partnership

Salary £45,628-£49,610 (Point 42-48) pro rata, including ILW

Hours Full time (35 hours) or 4 days (28 hours) per week

Location Hubhub, 20 Farringdon St, London, EC4A 4AB plus flexible homeworking

BenefitsA generous package including 25 days holiday a year, 6% employee pension scheme, childcare voucher scheme, cycle-to-work scheme

Interviews         The first set of interviews will be held on 12th January 2022 and the second set of interviews will be held on 18th January 2022. 
 

Purpose of role

The Drive Partnership, formed by Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance, is working together to transform the national response to perpetrators of domestic abuse.  We seek to change the domestic abuse narrative that asks ‘why doesn’t she leave?’ to ask ‘why doesn’t he stop?’.  Our vision is that one day there will be a national approach which sees agencies in all PCC and local authority areas across England and Wales working together to disrupt abuse and change behaviour. 

We’re having an impact. Our partnership public affairs work has helped build a coalition of experts pressing for change; stimulated a commitment in the new Domestic Abuse Act from Government to publish a perpetrator strategy; stimulated philanthropic and government funding commitments; and brought together leaders from across public sector professions to focus on better holding perpetrators to account.  We are now looking for a new Head of Policy, Public Affairs and Communications to help the partnership ensure these networks and commitments deliver for victims – improving their safety and reducing the onus on them to do the hard work to keep themselves safe.

As the Head of Policy, Public Affairs and Communications for the Drive Partnership you will lead our efforts to ensure that those with the ability to make change, because of the funding or policy making role they hold, understand the aims and vision of the Drive Partnership  and what our data, practice expertise and the voice of survivors is telling us about how to stop domestic abuse in the UK. In this role, offered as a fixed term contract until March 2023, you will lead a team of up to three staff, develop our policy influencing capacity and support our national roll-out of ground-breaking interventions to stop domestic abuse. You will also take responsibility for improving our internal communications, enhancing our reputation and supporting communications and relationships across the extensive Drive network of partners and beyond.

You will be an experienced public affairs specialist with a background in policy influencing and have extensive contacts. You will build relationships with and work to support Respect, SafeLives, and Social Finance’s public affairs and comms teams and key audiences across the partnership to enhance our influence, reputation and profile both locally and nationally, and maintain really great relationships with others who currently work on public affairs and policy issues across the Drive network of stakeholders and partners.

You will be joining the Partnership at an important time as we seek to seize the opportunities of a new interest in perpetrators of domestic abuse and ensure new commitments in the DA Act deliver for victims and survivors.

We particularly welcome applications from individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and across all protected characteristics[1], particularly from people from the following under-represented groups on our staff team:

• Black and minoritised people
• Disabled people

We always welcome and support applications from those who have personal experience of domestic abuse.

Key duties and responsibilities 

• Provide strategic leadership and operational management of the Drive Partnerships policy, public affairs and communications functions, working with teams across Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance, to produce well-argued briefings, reports and other materials that promote the strategic approach and practical activities of the Drive Partnership.
• Lead the reactive policy influencing function, developing position and briefing papers on political issues relevant to the Drive Project and Drive Partnership, such as policy consultations, new legislation, the lead up to and outcomes of local and national elections, key policy forums and the work of Government’s executive agencies
• Work with the Drive, SafeLives, Social Finance and Respect communications teams to develop and deliver Drive Partnerships communications work, keeping our comms strategy and key messages under review and developing them where necessary, growing and nurturing our audiences, managing the team to deliver against key targets.
• Work with the Events Officers across each partnership organisation to produce high quality, impactful events with influencers and key stakeholders, including identifying target audiences and potential event partners
• Lead the Drive Partnership’s political engagement function, developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders across the policy and political arena and supporting the Drive Director and Drive Project Board to engage effectively (and with a sense of relative priority) with senior policymakers (ministers, special advisers, civil servants, commentators and backbenchers with relevance and influence). Ensure effective measurement of and risk management for all policy and stakeholder relations activities
• Lead Drive’s political, policy and sector intelligence-gathering, making sure it informs the Drive Partnership’s strategic and tactical decisions, including regarding appropriate sources of funding which the organisation should bid for
• Contribute to the Drive Partnership strategy and partnership annual impact reports, working closely with the communications and fundraising teams to produce these documents and accompanying communication and handling plans 
• Represent the Drive Partnership at key stakeholder and influencing events, forums and conferences. Respond to external enquiries about Drive’s position on key issues relating to domestic abuse
• Support Drive Partnership staff, as well as Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance Trustees, Associates and Pioneers, to understand Drives work with internal comms. Help to ensure they are also building and maintaining relationships with relevant stakeholders, growing  an extensive network of awareness of and support for our work and equipping staff to deliver up to date, key organisational messages
• Provide inspirational leadership to your team, which supports, motivates and challenges them to develop and deliver to a high standard, reflecting the values, aims and principles of the Drive Partnership
• Participate in the leadership of Drive through regular management team meetings
• Ensure staff understand policy developments, political thinking and Government funding streams

General

• In consultation with the Drive Director, and Drive Project Board, identify clear and measurable objectives and KPIs across all areas of activity which demonstrate benefits for reputation, profile and impact. Ensure that evaluation of the programme of activities is carried out regularly
• Set up and maintain close working relationships with colleagues across Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance and keep up-to date with external communications priorities through working closely with colleagues
• Attend relevant meetings as required

Person Specification

Experience – essential

• Significant political relations experience, gained in-house or in an agency or political setting
• Significant policy influencing experience, with a record of influencing political decision making
• Experience of creating and delivering, to tight and shifting deadlines, high quality written and oral communications
• Ability to synthesise data, user-voice and evidence to influence policy development and political engagement
• Experience of influencing policy and public affairs through great public-facing communication

Experience – desirable

• Experience of gaining policymaker support for the roll-out of innovative social interventions
• Leading and developing people

Skills

• Strong political understanding and judgement
• Understanding of policymaking in the UK and devolved administrations including local government
• Knowledge and understanding of UK social policy, specifically domestic abuse and child protection policy
• Exceptional policy development and analysis skills
• Exceptional writing skills, both long-form (e.g. briefings, reports) and short-form (e.g. blogs)
• Ability to work at speed, condensing large quantities of information down to compelling, accurate key messages
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills, able to use project and programme management tools when appropriate
• Exceptional speaking, presentation and influencing skills

Competencies

• Ability to act as champion for the Drive Partnership
• Presents messages effectively and clearly to various audience
• Ability to build strong and effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
• Confident in the use of data to make effective decisions and as the basis of professional judgement
• Identifies problems early and takes action to avoid or resolve them.
• Works collaboratively to add value
• Seeks to build positive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
• Supports the restructuring of activities that do not help Drive to achieve its goals or deliver strategic plans
• Commitment to Drive aims, values and practical work, including making victims of domestic abuse safer and developing effective responses to perpetrators of domestic abuse
• Adapts quickly to changing needs of colleagues and stakeholders
• Plans and prioritises work effectively
• Ability to deliver heavy workload on time with a resilient and flexible approach

How to apply

Please download the documents from the Respect website and complete the application form and equality monitoring form, and email by 9 am on 4th January 2022. 

Forms must be received in a Word document format (not PDF). Please note we do not accept CVs. 

If you have not heard back by the interview date, unfortunately, you have not been successful on this occasion.

This is a fabulous new Head of Development role, with flexible home/office working, responsible for securing the income and resources needed to make group B Strep history. A key member of the charity’s management team, this person will be donor-focused, with personal expertise in trusts, foundations, corporate and philanthropic giving.

If you have an excellent track record and are now looking to broaden your experience by heading up fundraising within a small charity, this could be for you.

The role is a mix of strategic and hands-on. You will design and develop a fundraising strategy that supports the charity’s strategy. You will lead on the strategy’s implementation, building on our current fundraising activities, and looking to grow our income via trusts and foundations, major donors, corporate supporters and individual giving.

The cause 

Group B Strep (GBS) is a leading cause of meningitis and sepsis in babies. In the UK, every week fifteen babies develop GBS infection, one baby dies, and another survives with disability. Most of these infections could and should be prevented, and the charity works to make that happen.

The candidate

We are keen to welcome an experienced candidate, who has a proven track record - ideally within health charities - in securing four- and five-figure grants and donations, and has excellent leadership skills.

If this is you, and you’re a confident communicator, with well-developed interpersonal skills, a strong sense of integrity, outstanding organisational skills and want to find out more, click here for the detailed job description.

The details

The annual salary will be £40,000-£45,000 (FTE), and could be part-time (minimum 3 days a week) or full-time.

We expect this to be mostly a working from home role, with the requirement for some travel, including to the charity’s Haywards Heath office and to meet donors and potential donors.

The application process

The closing date for completed applications is midnight on Sunday, 12 December 2021.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss the role further, please contact Jane Plumb, CEO at Group B Strep Support. 

Charity People is delighted to be partnering with The Green Party to help find an Interim Head of Development to lead their fundraising team on a 6-9 month contract.

Salary: £44,467 - £56,395
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Job type: Contract - up to 9 months
Location: Currently home based, moving to hybrid working model in 2022 with 3 days/ week in the London Office

We are looking for an interim Head of Development to implement the party's 2022 fundraising and development plan, working with two newly recruited managers and the wider team. You will have experience and skills in fundraising, marketing, membership support and external communications. You don't need to be an expert in all these areas, but a proven track record in fundraising is essential.

As Head of Development, you will be responsible for the delivery of our 2022 fundraising strategy. You will lead the conception, delivery and evaluation of appeals and fundraising events. Working closely with the Communication team you will develop the messaging, marketing and engagement plans for appeals. You will also work with key senior internal stakeholders to identify and develop Major Gift opportunities.

To succeed in this role, you'll be able to demonstrate:

• Experience of leading an organisational wide fundraising strategy
• A successful track record of managing staff and working with volunteers
• Evidence of an aptitude for collaborative and team working
• Proven track record in IG fundraising and designing and delivering successful direct marketing campaigns
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to remain calm in high-pressure environments, with a high level of personal and professional resilience
• Strong networking and people management skills, with the ability to manage conflicting priorities
• Ability to liaise with stakeholders at all levels and make compelling pitches

To Apply

Please send a copy of your CV to Philippa at Charity People. If your profile fits what we're looking for, we'll be in touch with further details and to arrange a phone or video call.

Our client is reviewing CVs on a rolling basis so please get in touch asap to avoid disappointment.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential. Please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help ensure the application process work for you.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities with which we work.

About Wood Green

Our vision is for every pet to have a home where they are loved, well cared for and enjoy positive relationships with their owners.

We are committed to providing our pets with outstanding care and secure and loving homes and supporting pet owners and the wider community to build rewarding relationships with pets

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR professional to join Wood Green as Head of People Services, delivering an end-to-end service across the colleague lifecycle and developing creative and relevant people innovations. You will work collaboratively across the wider People and Culture team to create a people experience and employment brand that reflects our vision and values.

We recognise the value the difference all our people bring to delivering outstanding services to pets and their owners and you will be passionate about driving and embedding an inclusive culture where people feel valued and fully engaged. You will assess organisational and people analytics to inform the direction of our people strategy and drive effective people performance through strategic workforce planning, business partnering, people management and reward and recognition strategies.

Working in partnership with leaders and key stakeholders you will shape, develop and deliver people plans and solutions in line with directorate needs and the strategic priorities of the Charity.

Whilst inspiring new thinking and challenging existing practices you will also ensure the legal and regulatory compliance of people solutions, providing expertise on people policies, processes and technologies which empower people to manage their own career and people transactions.

About you

To be successful in this role you will be:

• degree educated and qualified to CIPD Level 5 or equivalent
• an experienced HR Generalist with expertise in a number of disciplines across HR and payroll systems, service design and process optimisation, reward and recognition, policy development, ER and workforce engagement
• customer obsessed with proven success in a HR leadership role implementing a people solutions with measurable results
• an influential business partner with ability to working closely with senior management and key stakeholders across the charity to inspire, coach, influence and shape the future business
• able to evidence your analytical ability to evaluate opportunities, risks and people implications
• a creative problem solver who can challenge and resolve issues with innovative solutions at pace
• an excellent communicator who is credible with ability to build and foster influential relationships
• able to handle complex and sometimes difficult situations with compassion, thought and confidence
• up to date and interested in leading edge thinking and best practice approaches to HR, including employment law

If you are reading through this and it matches your desire to make a difference and aligns with your experience, we would love to hear from you.

Please forward us an up to date copy of your cv along with a supporting statement highlighting why you feel you are the person for the role. This role requires applicants to undertake an online psychometric assessment as part of the selection process.

We may close this role earlier than advertised if we receive a large number of suitable applications.

Salary c£45000, dependent on experience.

Our charity’s vision is that every child has the opportunity of a hope-filled life. Spurgeons was founded in 1867 and is in a period of change, embarking on a transformational 10-year strategy to invest and grow in our current and new services for children and young people.

We are looking for a Head of Data, Insight & Evidence to contribute to achieving our growth goals, and their own approach to this specialist role that supports evidence-based decisions to ensure the health of the charity for the good of children and families.

This pivotal role fulfils the function of being the Professional Lead for service user data, service user satisfaction and outcomes measurement, and performance information reporting for both internal and external stakeholders. It combines being the in-house subject matter expert in those key areas, the support and management of a team of 5 people and being a hands-on contributor to cross-department projects and initiatives as part of their work.

The number of children, young people and families that we have been able to assist have grown substantially, to over 6,000 who we work with intensively and over 20,000 who we have had contact with over the last financial year. During Covid-19 and lockdown, 783 children were identified in safeguarding incidents Spurgeons responded to, of which 86% of children whose outcomes were measured with an evidence-based measuring tool showed positive progress.

You will need to be confident in the use of MS Office with Excel skills at an advanced level, bring experience and knowledge of data and ‘theories of change’, have the ability and willingness to lead and present up to Trustee level, and be ready and motivated to help us amplify Spurgeons’ impact for children and families through the collection of real life stories from our local services.

If you have the skills and expertise and want to make a difference to the lives of children and families, this could be the role for you.

Our central support teams are based in our Head Office in Rushden, Northamptonshire, although these offices have been closed since March 2020 and all our central teams are currently working remotely from home. 

Please see the job description and appointment brief for full details.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people we serve. This post is subject to necessary safeguarding checks including an appropriate level DBS Disclosure.

Spurgeons is a Living Wage Employer

We’re looking for a highly strategic and driven Head of Media and Communications to lead Friends of the Earth’s messaging and media work. We are looking for candidates across England, Wales and Northern Ireland and this role will be based in our offices or at home, visiting London a few times a year if not based in the London office. 

The role: 
We’re looking for a highly strategic Head of Media and Communications to lead Friends of the Earth’s messaging and media work. You will lead on developing organisational narrative and messaging and work closely with others to create an annual communications plan, identifying and sequencing priority organisational messages and moments. You will lead Friends of the Earth’s media strategy, helping to achieve campaign impact, brand and fundraising objectives through influential media work and partnerships. You will lead on crisis communications and provide media and communications advice to the organisation’s senior leadership.

Key Skills and Attributes: 
You are an experienced strategic communications leader, inspiring your team to deliver powerful messaging and media coverage to influence campaign targets and audiences, and build the organisation’s profile and fundraising. You have an acute news sense and writing skills, with sound judgement under pressure and a creative approach. You’re used to navigating complex organisations, you love working with others to create truly integrated plans and have excellent influencing skills. You thrive working in a busy and quick response environment.

The team: 
The Media and Communications team at Friends of the Earth is key to the delivery of our campaigning goals, working for a fairer, greener planet for all. We work across campaigning, fundraising and engagement projects, creating compelling messaging to excite our audiences and inspiring journalists, commentators and media partners to raise awareness of our cause, our work and amplify our calls. We also ensure that our network of local activists are supported to do media work in their local area

Closing Date: 6th January 2022
We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture. 
 
We are an equal opportunities employer and are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently under-represented in the environment movement, including people from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and disabled people and other marginalised or oppressed communities 

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all.

The Head of Services will sit within the Senior management Team and will provide leadership and operational support to the CEO for the management of all services.

The post holder will play a key role in overseeing Birchall’s counselling, play therapy, group psychoeducational services and wellbeing services to ensure robust support and safe delivery of practice across all settingsand will leadon and/or contribute to the development of Birchall’sservices and its strategic goals

.As the Head of Services, the post holder will lead by example and act as a positive role model for all staff by ensuring that all staff fulfil the requirements of their job descriptions and adhere to all organisational policies and procedures.The post holder will ensure that the staff are appropriately supported and delivering a safe service based on the processes and protocols of professional bodies

The post holder will ensure that the governance arrangements including risk management are adhered to; support staff requirements including recruitment, selection,and retention; support inthe development of good practice, to improve and evolve the processes and systems to meet the demands of the services.

The successful candidate will be experienced in leading, managing and supporting a team but will also be very comfortable rolling up their sleeves and helping with everyday tasks and routines. An ability to operate calmly in a busy customer facing environment whilst being able to juggle a demanding workload with regularly changing and competing priorities will be key.

Head of Operations
Blacklers, Dartington Hall Estate (including travel to other Charity sites)

Salary Scale: £45458.08-£50120.49
Working Hours: Full time 37.5 hrs per week (plus rota on call responsibility)

About Us

Based in South Devon, Lifeworks provide high quality short breaks and residential care, community-based programmes and specialist further education to children, young people and adults with learning disabilities.

Our vision is simple – to support people with learning disabilities to have a great life. We seek to do this by creating opportunities for children, young people and adults so they can reach their full potential, are engaged with and valued by their local communities. We put the people that we support at the heart of everything we do and ensure we listen to their voices and views, as well as their families and other key stakeholders as we develop our services.

The Role

To enable us to drive forward with our strategic aims, we are looking to strengthen our existing senior management team with the appointment of a Head of Operations.

We are looking for an engaging, confident and qualified professional who will oversee our operational service areas in both social care and education. Someone who will lead by example, share our vision and values, consistently achieves excellence, invites innovation, thrives on making a positive difference to the young people we serve and can confidently work as part of the senior leadership team to develop opportunities that expand the reach and range of our services across the region.

As Head of Operations, you will be responsible for the delivery of high quality, safe and effective services, as well as leading continued innovation, integration and transformation across our services whilst meeting the Charity’s strategic goals.

As the registered Responsible Person and Registered Individual in the regulated services, you will need to have a thorough understanding of the intricacies and challenges within our sectors, including statutory requirements such as CQC standards and OFSTED regulations in regard to children’s homes and further education, alongside quality standards within the services. You will also be able to meet the necessary qualifications, competence, skills and experience to supervise the management of the regulated activities.

About You

As a Designated Safeguarding Lead for the Charity, you will need to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the importance of safeguarding issues specifically for people with learning disabilities.

You will be able to evidence outstanding operational leadership at a senior level working with children and/or adults with learning disabilities, ensuring all services meet the relevant regulatory and quality standards. In addition to this you will be able to demonstrate a successful record of operating at a strategic level in areas such as financial management, developing and implementing strategic plans, setting objectives, building and managing stakeholder relationships.

Benefits

We are a well-established Charity that provides an excellent range of staff benefits:

- 33 days’ annual leave
- Annual Incremental pay rises (within grade)
- Pension and Life Assurance (T&C’s apply)
- Employee Assistance Scheme
- Retail/High Street shopping discounts (Eden Red)
- Fully funded Enhanced DBS & Update Service
- Refer a Friend bonus scheme (T&C’s apply)
- Comprehensive induction & training programs

Lifeworks is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. For this post, pre-employment checks will be carried out, references will be sought and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS.

As an accredited Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to encouraging applications from applicants who declare they have a disability, provided they meet the minimum job criteria as specified in the person specification, by offering a guaranteed interview.

Closing date: Wednesday 15th December 2021
First stage interviews: Tuesday 21st December 2021

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Other organisations may refer to this role as Head of Engagement, Director of Operations, Operations Director, or Senior Operations Manager.