The Head of Counselling vacancy presents an exciting opportunity to lead and manage a dedicated team of part-time counsellors delivering around 4,000 counselling sessions each year to a broad range of people in the community, many of whom would not otherwise be able to access counselling. 

The Head of Counselling is supported by a full-time Administration and Office Manager, a part-time Clinical Assistant, and a part-time Business Support and Fundraising Manager. 

The successful candidate will have some experience of co-ordinating or managing a counselling service or project, supporting trainee counsellors, working with external stakeholders, and measuring clinical outcomes. They will have a Post-Graduate Diploma/MA/MSc in Counselling or Psychotherapy, a minimum of 5 years’ post-qualifying clinical experience, and preferably a Diploma in Supervision. 

This is both a challenging and rewarding role which will give the successful candidate the opportunity to support people from all walks of life to access valuable and affordable mental health care; and to deliver, initiate, and develop mental health projects. 

The present Head of Counselling will be available for a handover period to offer part-time mentoring and support as required. 

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

Are you a self-starter with a "hands-on" attitude and system savvy? 

Starting salary is £47000

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR Operations Manager to work closely with our Director of People and Culture to further develop the transactional services of end to end employee lifecycle HR processes. 

This role has oversight of, and is the escalation point in respect of complex matters relating to all aspects of the employee life cycle from hire to retire as well as providing review and quality assurance to various data and reporting sets. In addition to the workforce administration element of this role you will be responsible for ensuring consistent analysis of employee performance and engagement data and for providing support and subject matter expertise in respect of the operationalisation of strategy and initiatives in relation to Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing as well as effective people performance through strategic workforce planning, business partnering and reward and recognition schemes.

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. 

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.

About you

To be successful in this role you will:

• Be degree educated and qualified to CIPD Level 5 or equivalent
• Be an experienced HR Generalist with expertise in a number of disciplines including HRMS, payroll, service design and process optimisation, reward and recognition, policy development, ER and workforce engagement
• Be an advanced MS Excel user with knowledge of Power BI
• Have experience of managing teams (direct and matrix) and developing capability
• Have the ability to conduct detailed analysis of the accuracy and timeliness of HR Service delivery to identify opportunities for improvement and ensure your team is working to their SLA's
• Be an influential business partner with ability to work closely with senior management and key stakeholders across the charity to inspire, coach, influence and shape the future business
• Have project management and internal consulting skills underpinned by strong analytical capabilities, a creative problem solver who can challenge and resolve issues with innovative solutions at pace

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.   

(Hybrid based role, working between Godmanchester and home based)

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

Passionate about animal welfare, Wood Green, The Animals Charity is a leading organisation that's dedicated to improving the lives of creatures great and small.

We are looking for a People Coordinator to join our friendly and busy People Services team on a permanent, part time basis.

In this interesting and varied HR role, you will be working with an supporting the Head of People Services in providing a fantastic service to our employees, managers, volunteers and external candidates.

As the People Coordinator, you will be the first point of contact for general enquiries to the department, along with providing day to day generalist HR support.

You will be responsible for maintaining our HR systems and ensuring our employee data is a timely reflection of our workforce. You will support employees and manager with our policies and processes and provide effective and efficient HR administration. Supporting the People Services team with monthly payroll processing, you will ensure the accurate input of employee changes and help with the coordination of absences and one-off payments.

You will support our Talent Acquisition team with recruitment, liaising with candidates and supporting the new starter process. This includes producing contracts of employment, co-ordinating pre-employment checks and ensuring new starters have a great onboarding experience.

An interest in providing exceptional customer service will be critical in this role, along with a strong interest in HR and impressive organisational skills.

You will need:

- significant experience in all aspects of HR administration, including experience of working with data bases/cloud based systems.

- strong IT skills, particularly proficient in the use of Microsoft 365, Word, Excel and Outlook.

- to be detail orientated with the ability to accurately enter data and identify discrepancies.

CIPD level 3 (or equivalent) is desirable.

This is a part time role, working 24 hours per week over 4 days, based at our site in Godmanchester.

Salary - Up to £24,000 FTE, £15,360 pro rata (24 hours per week) depending on experience.

If this sounds of interest and you would like to apply please follow the link at the bottom of this page and send us a copy of your CV and additional supporting information. We look forward to receiving your application!

Rowan is a Cambridge-based charity and arts centre for people with learning disabilities. We provide a safe, creative and welcoming environment where we use the arts as a tool to bring people together; break down issues of social exclusion and improve health and wellbeing.

Chief Executive Officer
Responsible to: Chair of the Board of Trustees
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Salary: Up to £55,000 p.a.
Location: Cambridge

Main purpose of the role

• To lead the strategic and operational management of Rowan
• To advise and report to the Trustees on the management of Rowan to ensure that the Board can fulfil its responsibilities in the governance of the charity
• To ensure long-term financial sustainability of Rowan
• To act as an ambassador and to promote the aims and values of Rowan
• To oversee Rowan's focus on the Creative Arts both locally and nationally

Principal tasks and responsibilities

• To develop Rowan’s strategic direction and operational plans, leading their implementation, as agreed with the Board of Trustees
• To manage and foster a productive and effective relationship with the Board of Trustees, promoting active communication and reporting on progress against operational goals
• To lead Rowan, ensuring effective delivery of the services provided and creating a safe and inclusive working environment, strengthening our community and empowering people
• To build an effective workforce in support of Rowan’s activities, through employees and volunteers
• To manage the administration, budgets and resources of the organisation effectively, ensuring financial security and sustainable development
• To supervise building maintenance and keep the charity’s infrastructure in good working order
• To drive the growth of Rowan’s operations in a safe and sustainable way
• To take a key role in building Rowan’s income streams and reserves.  This includes oversight of grant applications and funding bids, and feedback, as well as effective communications with funders and private donors
• To ensure compliance with Rowan’s legal responsibilities, such as to fulfil the Company Secretary role, meet the Charities Commission requirements, Health & Safety and safeguarding
• To ensure that Rowan’s corporate policies and practices are up to date and relevant
• To act responsibly and ensure that Rowan maintains and develops its public profile and relationships with key external stakeholders, student artists, parents and carers

Person specification

The following experience, knowledge and skills are desirable in applicants for this role; it is not expected that candidates will satisfy every area identified below to be successful.

Experience

• Experience as a senior executive in a charity, local authority or not for profit setting, ideally with experience of the learning disability and/or arts sector
• Strong financial management experience including budgeting, forecasting, monitoring income and expenditure and financial governance
• Experience of developing and successfully delivering business plans and strategies
• Experience of working closely with Trustee Boards, advising and guiding decision making

Knowledge

• A good understanding of the charitable sector
• A thorough understanding of Charity Governance, policies and statutory requirements
• A broad knowledge of general management disciplines:  HR, finance, the regulatory environment and business development.

Skills

• Strong leadership and management experience
• Strong financial management skills
• Strong people management skills, empathy and knowledge of HR practice
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate with a diverse range of people
• A strong influencer and negotiator
• Problem-solving ability

Closing Date:  6 February 20221.

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply for this position, please click the apply button and attach your CV and covering letter, explaining why you are interested in this role and why we should consider you to lead the next phase of growth at Rowan.

Offers of employment subject to a satisfactory DBS and 2 references.

At Rowan we believe that inclusion in terms of age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability and ethnicity is of real value. We actively welcome applications from those whose lived experiences will bring new perspectives and support our desire to diversify our team.

No agencies please.

Founded in 1903, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is the world’s longest established international conservation organisation. Our vision is to create a sustainable future for the planet where biodiversity is conserved by the people living closest to it. We aim to do this through the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take account of human needs. We have become a trusted entity in the world of conservation. Today FFI is active in over 40 countries.

In direct response to FFI’s Africa Programme’s growing portfolio of work and to ensure that our conservation goals are achieved in ways that respect human rights and contribute to human well-being and social equity we are now looking to add a new member to our team.

The primary focus of the role is to ensure the Africa Regional Programme adequately identifies, avoids, manages and/or mitigates negative social impacts affecting communities or other relevant local stakeholders as a result of its conservation work.

We are seeking a team player with strong interpersonal and technical skills and relevant international experience for the position of ‘Technical Specialist, Social Safeguards (Africa)’.

Sound technical knowledge and experience of developing and applying social safeguards in conservation contexts is a pre-requisite. In addition, you will be a highly collaborative and strategic thinker with proven experience in capacity building, project design, management and monitoring. You will be confident in building and managing relationships with FFI staff and partner organisations across a broad international diaspora and have the ability to work with multi-disciplinary groups. You will have a good understanding of the need for effective information-sharing, collaboration and learning for conservation, as well as a shared commitment to FFI’s mission and values.

You will have excellent facilitation, training and mentoring skills including consensus-building skills and be able to apply these to diverse groups of people. You should be passionate about supporting others to develop their knowledge and skills while being open to learning and able to quickly pick up new skills. You will have experience of working in a cross-cultural environment and experience in applying your skills to a conservation, rural livelihoods or natural resource management context in less developed countries.

In return, the role offers the opportunity to work within a ground-breaking organisation, at the forefront of global conservation, with opportunity to apply your skills and expertise where appropriate. In addition, FFI offers a generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance and life insurance.

FFI is a member of the Cambridge Conservation Initiative and our offices are located in The David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings, museums and the picturesque River Cam.

For further details and to apply please visit the link.

The closing date for applications is Monday, 14 February 2022.

This is a fantastic freelance opportunity to support the UKAHT team in delivering our ambitions to bring Antarctica and its past to life for an increasingly diverse audience.

You will develop and deliver high quality projects in support of the aims of our overarching programme Antarctica In Sight; a combination of creative collaborative projects and programmes delivered both in person and digitally. The programme will develop our audiences and our impact and will deliver the aims of Antarctic Heritage for the Future, our ten-year strategy.

The role will be necessarily flexible to deliver the programme effectively and the time commitment will be planned around the needs of the programme. We envisage a commitment averaging 2-3 days per week. The role will be largely home based, but we would warmly welcome you in the office in Cambridge.

For full details of this post please use the link.

Over the past few years, Hunts Forum's marketing and communications strategy has been updated, and the development of new newsletters, social media and websites have been applied. This, however, has been done by the staff in addition to their current job role.

Therefore, this new role has been created to build on the work that has already been accomplished and to develop the platforms, channels and communication strategy with new ideas and ways of working.

The post holder will be required to work on the development of the internal and external communications and marketing of Hunts Forum.

The aims and objectives will be around the following themes:

• Increasing the uptake of membership services and the commercial use of the Maple Centre
• Increase awareness of the charity and its members
• Develop and execute our communications strategy, as well as the management and maintenance of our Zoho  CRM system

The role will include diverse areas of work, including the development of marketing strategy, the execution of marketing plans, copywriting a multitude of communications materials, the usage of digital marketing channels, the development of traditional communications (such as newspaper articles) and wider marketing guidance and support. There will always be things to be done and ways to improve what has gone before.