The Youth Endowment Fund is a bold new attempt to put early intervention at the heart of efforts to tackle youth offending.
Over the last few years, evidence suggests that growing numbers of children and young people have been affected by violent crime. More children have been found carrying knives and a growing number have been recorded as victims. We believe that each individual child is an important member of our community and society has a duty to protect them.
The Youth Endowment Fund is a charity with a £200m endowment and a mission that matters. Founded by youth charity Impetus and its partners the Early Intervention Foundation and the Social Investment Business, we exist to prevent children and young people from getting caught up in violent crime. Many organisations have this calling. Our unique role is to identify what works best and to spread the good news. We won’t be able to do this unless we build excellent relationships across government and communicate expertly. The Head of Public Affairs and Comms makes sure we do just that.
Key responsibilities
All of your responsibilities boil down to this, you ensure that we:
- Build and maintain great relationships with some of the most influential people in government. Our work will identify the best ways to reduce knife crime. This won’t matter though if we have no influence on government policy. Your main job is to ensure we build relationships of trust with senior civil servants, ministers and advisers.
- Understand the interests and concerns of different parts of government. If we are to have influence, we must understand how different parts of government think and what matters to them. So many different departments affect young people’s lives including, though not limited to, the DfE, DCMS and the Home Office. You make sure that we understand their interests and concerns better than anyone.
- Ensure that YEF is highly effective at communicating: Together with the Senior Communications Manager, who you will manage, you will ensure that the YEF builds significant profile based on trust and credibility as a lead voice on youth violence. You will ensure that we are regularly and meaningfully in the public eye and that our work is highly visible to people we need to influence.
- Lead well: As a senior member of the team you will play a key role in setting the tone of the organisation. You will bring kindness, a bias to action, wise judgement, a positive supportive attitude, a sense of humility, humour and a desire to make the world a better place than you found it.
Person specification
- You understand how government works – as in really understand: You understand the nuance of how decisions are made within government. You understand that there is no such thing as ‘the department’s position’ (instead there are different views competing) and that while some decisions are very rational, some are more about personalities and politics. You find the process of how decisions get made within government departments, and with Number 10 and the Treasury, fascinating. In an ideal world you will have worked inside government and seen important decisions get made, but this is not an essential requirement.
- You understand how political parties and MPs work: You understand how the political side of decision-making works. You have an up to date understanding of the ups and downs of individuals and ideas within the two main parties. This may mean that you are (or have been) a member of a political party but you won’t be tribal. Ideally you have some existing connections with people working within the present administration.
- You win people over. People tend to warm to you and respect you. You easily build good relationships with both very senior and very junior people. You can be at ease talking to a senior politician or a 15 year old.
- You are a team player: You work brilliantly in a team. You are not motivated by being the individual winner. You want the team as a whole to succeed. You enjoy coaching other people so that they perform excellently in a meeting. You are not possessive of your contacts. You don’t care who gets the credit as long as things get done.
- You are fantastic at spotting how to get something done in Whitehall or Westminster: You are really good at thinking about how to make change happen. To some, Westminster and Whitehall can seem like a blob but you are brilliant at spotting how to make change happen there. You can think through the intricacies of who to get onside, who to get advice from, who to persuade and how to get the job done. You have a track record of doing this.
- You are interested in designing a strategy to ‘make the weather’ not in passively responding to it: You are a strategic thinker. You love the idea of (for example) being given a blank piece of paper and asked to put together a three year plan for changing the way government thinks about investing in social care or training teachers. This prospect motivates you rather than overwhelms you; in fact, you have worked like this before. Some people prefer reactive jobs where they respond to events at pace - this is not that job. You are interested in doing a job that is about leading on making a long-term difference rather than being overwhelmed by hundreds of daily decisions made at pace.
- You think fast: You very quickly get your head around ideas. You have an track record that shows how quickly you think. You wear this lightly though. It is important to you to be humble. You acknowledge how much you don't know as well as how much you do.
- You have experience leading on communications and talking to journalists: You are comfortable being responsible for our communications. You have experience in putting together a communications plan and talking to journalists to pitch a story. You understand how to get a story to ‘cut through’. You write really well and care about good writing.
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About the role
You will play an essential role in ensuring NEON’s social movement trainings are delivered and managed to a high standard. You will work closely with the Director of Movement Building, other NEON staff and our associate trainer pool to develop and manage our training programmes; primarily our national course Movement Builders, which skills up activists, campaigners and organisers with strategic movement analysis and brings them together to explore collective action. This role will sit alongside the Head of Organising and Head of Coaching roles, under the umbrella of the new Movement Building Hub. In addition to this, you will work across NEON to develop new content and embed liberatory training approaches across other trainings run by NEON.
You will also play a key role in developing and enacting the Movement Building Hub’s strategy inside NEON, working collaboratively with our Organising and Coaching teams to design and implement tailored and effective social movement support packages. We’re looking for an experienced trainer and project manager, committed to decolonising training spaces and empowering those fighting for social, environmental and economic justice. As the Head of Training, it is not your job to know all the content we teach, but you will ensure that all of our content is delivered well across all of the Movement Building Hub trainings, and with a training approach that centres marginalised people and their experiences.
Key Skills and Experience
- Proven track record in designing, delivering and evaluating exceptional training programmes, with considerable experience in training for social justice work
- Project management experience, including management of programme finances and some experience of line management, which may be volunteers
- Experience managing budgets and fundraising, although this could be in a support role
- A strong understanding of what makes good training with an ability to respond to the different learning needs of diverse groups in different cultural contexts
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work closely with people from a range of different backgrounds and perspectives
- Experience of working within or supporting social movements in a paid or unpaid capacity
- Growing levels of self-awareness, including an understanding of how your background has shaped you and how you relate to people. Ability to give and receive feedback on this in a safe and constructive way
- Proven understanding of anti-oppression work and commitment to tackling all institutional forms of oppression, bigotry and exclusion
- An affinity with NEON’s aims, objectives and organisational values of solidarity, generosity and respect
About NEON
The New Economy Organisers Network (NEON) is a not-for-profit company with 12 staff members, growing to up to 15 staff by the end of this year. We also work with a range of contractors and Associates and incubate other organisations. We are a network of over 1,600 UK organisers from different trade unions, grassroots groups, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), faith-based campaigns, civil society groups and movements from across the country. We run powerful trainings and support campaigns to help progressives win social, economic and environmental justice.
We run trainings, share skills and coordinate together on campaigns helping people to lead movements like Just Treatment (organising patients to fight for the NHS) through to working with our members to get over 2,500 media bookings across the UK’s biggest TV/radio outlets. We’re ambitious and the team is agile, fast paced and committed to actually changing things.
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To provide leadership and management to the policy and research staff, including contributing to fundraising and programme planning. To take a lead role in developing sector-leading evidence-based policy positions and solutions to support the charity's influencing and campaigns work.
Client Details
Leading children's charity
Description
- Provide management to staff in the policy and research function to ensure that they are appropriately motivated to perform to their full potential individually and working in project teams, including through regular supervisions and appraisals
- Together with the Director of Policy, Rights and Advocacy to plan and oversee the design and delivery of programmes and projects to agreed strategic and operational objectives which contribute to the eradication of child poverty in the UK
- To participate in a programme of external and internal communications about policy and research work, including news management of policy and research projects and programmes
- To work closely with our Senior Analyst to develop our own programme of work, develop our own analytical capacity, including acquiring key datasets and developing our own modelling capacity
- To provide lead policy expertise in advising the CEO, Director of Policy, Rights and Advocacy and other staff on the causes, effects and solutions to child poverty; develop and evaluate evidence-based policy positions and political trends as appropriate
- To take a lead role in the development of ideas and proposals for policy and research projects and policy publications to support our influencing and campaigning activities.
- To take a lead role in undertaking, commissioning and managing research projects for publication, including developing relationships with funders and securing funding.
- Develop and maintain relationships with key people in government, the public sector, academics, and charity sector organisations whose support is needed for the successful delivery of the charity's programmes and funding.
Profile
- Substantial experience of carrying out research and policy analysis on poverty, social security, children or related issues to inform and support strategic objectives
- Experience of working in a public policy environment to deliver change
- Knowledge of social research methods and ability to write successful bids for research funding
- Experience of using quantitative and qualitative research material to support public policy influencing work and campaigns
- Excellent analytical skills and the ability to develop evidence-based positions on complex areas of public policy
- Ability to write and oversee the development of high-quality briefings, consultation responses, reports and other policy and campaigning outputs
- Ability to think strategically and respond speedily and effectively to external developments
- Ability to work collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Team leadership and project management skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
Job Offer
£ 39,910 - £ 44,111 plus benefits
Head of policy, leadership, project management, social policy, policy analysis, research, campaigns, comms
Your new company
A leading charity works on behalf of the more than one in four children in the UK growing up in poverty. Providing training, advice and information to make sure hard-up families get the financial support they need. We also carry out high profile legal work to establish and protect families' rights.
Your new role
The postholder provides leadership and management to policy and research staff, in particular taking a lead on our policies on child poverty, our quantitative research programme and our policy positions on social security, including universal credit. They will also contribute to our fundraising and programme planning.
1. Provide management to staff in the policy and research function
2. Together with the Director of Policy, Rights and Advocacy to plan and oversee the design and delivery of programmes and projects to agreed strategic and operational objectives
3. To participate in a programme of external and internal communications about policy and research
To ensure the analysis of a range of statistical data sets, including Households Below Average Income
4. To ensure the analysis of a range of statistical data sets, including Households Below Average Income
5. To lead and take an active interest in our work on reform of social security
6. To represent CPAG at speaking engagements, events, relevant coalitions and networks
7. To write regular articles and updates for internal and external
8. Develop and maintain relationships with key people in government, the public sector, academics, and charity sector
What you'll need to succeed
Essential
* Team leadership and project management skills
* Understanding of relevant social policy and rights issues
* Experience of working in a public policy environment to deliver change
* Proven track record of social policy work including evidence of published or written work
* Substantial experience of carrying out research and policy analysis on poverty, social security, children or related issues to inform and support strategic objectives
* Knowledge of social research methods and ability to write successful bids for research funding
* Educated to degree level or equivalent
* Ability to support and supervise staff as required
* Strong project management skills
* Excellent analytical skills and the ability to develop evidence-based positions on complex areas of public policy
* Ability to write and oversee the development of high quality briefings, consultation responses, reports and other policy and campaigning outputs
* Ability to think strategically and respond speedily and effectively to external developments
* Ability to interpret a range of statistical datasets including Households Below Average Income (HBAI) and other national datasets
What you'll get in return
£39,910 - £44,111 - plus a non-contributory (5% of salary) Group Personal Pension Scheme.
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Department: Policy Team
Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in-person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.
We are looking for an outstanding person to lead our Post and Telecoms team for 12 months, covering a period of maternity leave.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on the big issues facing people across England and Wales today, joining a team with a track record of achieving change.
We’re an organisation with a relentless focus on making society fairer. Our unique, realtime, data on the problems people across the country are facing, alongside our strong reputation, gives us unparalleled influence. We have a unique insight into emerging trends and issues affecting people, and we use it to work with government, regulators and industry to improve people's lives.
You will lead our Post and Telecoms team, managing a programme of research and advocacy work ranging from improving access to post for homeless people and survivors of domestic abuse, to ending rips offs for vulnerable consumers in mobile and broadband. You’ll work closely with colleagues in our data, public affairs, campaigns and media teams to maximise impact for our clients.
You’ll work across policy areas and support junior members of the team to reach their potential. Our strong brand will give you unique opportunities to engage with those who have the power to make change. You’ll influence MPs and civil servants, regulators and industry bodies, on behalf of the people who rely on us.
We are looking for people with a wide range of skills, from exceptional judgement and excellent stakeholder management, to the personal authority required to be a leader in a large organisation. Knowledge of post or telecoms markets is not essential - we’re most interested in your skills and experience, not your subject knowledge.
We are happy to consider flexible working, which may include arrangements such as part-time working, formalised flexitime, fixed (non-standard) working hours, working from home and job-sharing.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.
We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.
This is clearly an extraordinary time and a difficult point at which to change jobs - but we are committed to making this as easy as possible for candidates. We will arrange interviews by video-conference and ensure inductions can be done in a way which make the successful candidate feel like a valued part of the organisation.
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We live in a country with an ageing population – by 2040, 1 in 4 people in the UK will be 65 or over. Independent Age exists so that people can continue to live life on their own terms, campaigning and providing services to ensure people can enjoy being independent, financially secure, healthy, active and connected in older age.
It’s an incredibly exciting time to join Independent Age and help make an impact on the lives of older people.
As people age, they are often let down by the systems in place to support them. Whether they struggle to manage multiple medications, live with undiagnosed conditions, or don’t receive treatment when they need it, older people and their families continually miss out on essential support when they need it most.
At Independent Age, our dynamic and ambitious policy team analyse the problems that affect people as they grow older, and develop tangible solutions to ensure that no-one feels ignored, isolated and marginalized.
We are looking for a Policy Manager to lead the development of our activity in the health sphere, working to improve the systems that impact people as they age.
The ideal candidate will have…..
- Experience of developing and leading complex programmes of policy work that achieve tangible change, specifically in the sphere of health.
- A strong understanding of how policy, public affairs and campaigning interact to make positive change happen, including an interest in politics and a good understanding of Westminster, Whitehall, NHS structures and local government.
- Proven ability to tailor written language to different audiences when writing briefings, consultation responses, and reports, etc.
- Experience of undertaking and project managing qualitative and/or quantitative research to inform policy positions and development.
- Experience of involving people who are affected by an issue in policy and research activity
- An understanding of the issues faced by older people.
- Experience of building good working relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, including influencing politicians and decision makers.
- Strong verbal communication skills, with the ability to speak with people at all levels in person, by phone and email.
- Proven ability to work independently and proactively to meet strict deadlines on a number of concurrent tasks.
- Strong IT skills including use of Microsoft Office packages.
If you are interested in this role, please click to apply by submitting your CV and Covering Letter, detailing how you meet the person specification.
Closing date: Wednesday 22nd April 2020
Interviews will be held on Friday 1st May 2020.
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Temporary policy officer
Client Details
Leading healthcare charity
Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with complex documents on policy and legislative change, and compile evidence-based responses through mediums such as public consultations and Green Paper.
- Analyse and summarise documents and advise on implications to the charity, briefing members of the policy team, Services Directorate and Senior Leadership.
- Provide written briefings on policy issues for a range of audiences including internally, for politicians and policy makers, and for others involved in policy activities
- Obtain, review and advise on statistics relevant to young people with cancer, their families, and services
- Respond to and advise on relevant policy developments across all four UK nations
- Take a leading role, with support from the Head of Policy and Public Affairs, in developing the organisational policy positioning document.
- Take part in policy influencing activity at a regional and devolved nations level working with regional staff and teams effectively to deliver policy and charity objectives
- Provide administrative support to the team as required in tandem with the Policy and Public Affairs Executive
Profile
Person Skills:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Creative thinker and problem solver
- Organised with excellent time management skills
- Supportive, inspiring and motivational team player
- Personal drive and passion for the housing industry
- Ability to juggle multiple and changing priorities
Job Offer
£ 30,000 - £ 32,000 (day rate equivalent)
Policy Manager
Our client is looking for an experienced and innovative leader to guide UK Agriculture’s collective ambition of becoming is ‘Net Zero’ by 2040. This is a fantastic role to work with a great team on arguably the greatest environmental challenge facing their sector.
They believe that the agricultural sector is very much part of the solution to decarbonising the UK economy and achieving net zero. If you share their ambition and have a proven track record of leading critical projects, of motivating disparate teams towards common goal, then this role could be just what you are looking for. You will be energised by the scale of the challenge and determined to make a difference: particularly that farm businesses must balance this Net Zero ambition while continuing to be productive and profitable food producers.
Net Zero Policy Manager Responsibilities:
Based at Stoneleigh, in their Policy Directorate, you will reach out to individuals across our client and beyond, to galvanise action and mobilise teams that can deliver their goal. The role will be stretching and varied, working with farming groups, policy makers, stakeholders and politicians to ensure all have tools and information they need to make the right decisions on the Net Zero journey.
Net Zero Policy Delivery Manager Requirements:
This is a critical role for our client at an exciting time requiring an individual with both personal determination and credibility to provide the necessary focus the Net Zero project. You will need to take people with you and be skilled in navigating multi-organisation priorities, having the resilience to enjoy the journey, and celebrating the achievements of UK farming as they move towards their Net Zero target.
About our client:
Our client represents the interests of farmers and growers across England and Wales. Promoting the interests of farmers and growers, they aim to influence decision making at the highest levels to create an environment in which their members can be successful.
Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire CV8 2TZ
Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 35 hours per week
Salary: £Competitive
Benefits: Competitive remuneration package
Closing date: Midnight: 5th April, 2020
Interview date: 22nd April, 2020
You may have experience of the following: Policy Delivery Manager, Policy Manager, Programme Manager, Programme Management, Agriculture, etc.
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Our client, an established and ambitious charity, is looking to recruit a Policy Partnerships Manager to play a key role in creating and developing relationships with leaders in business, policy, science and the media.
The role will ensure the effective management of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Diversity and Inclusions in STEM and deliver their Inclusive Science Engagement Network (ISEN). You will develop and curate policy roundtables and reports as well as undertake stakeholder mapping to identify new potential partnerships. From here, this role will nurture and develop these partnerships to strengthen them and create new opportunities for the organisation.
The Policy Partnerships Manager role would suit someone who is an excellent networker and is driven by convening diverse groups of professionals together to create change. The successful candidate will need to be comfortable working with societal influencers and will have the ability to ensure under-represented groups are included in discussions where their views are traditionally absent. The candidate will also have demonstrable partnerships experience within a political setting, with strong knowledge of the British political landscape.
Our client is a committed equal opportunities employer and particularly welcomes applications from diverse audiences and backgrounds. They are also committed to being a Disability Confident employer and will offer a guaranteed interview to all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles. If you wish to be considered on this basis please speak to the Prospectus consultant.
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Christian Aid is looking for an exceptional individual to lead our global advocacy and our public policy work. The post holder will head our influencing of governments, business and international institutions, to bring about lasting change in the lives of people suffering from poverty and injustice. She or he will ensure that our advocacy is underpinned by strong and credible public policy research, analysis, and positioning, which is rooted in our experience of working with partner organisations in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. The successful candidate will be adaptable, creative, an excellent communicator and a natural collaborator. They will have a proven track record of advocating for change, and a deep understanding of the social, economic and environmental policy issues on which we work. She or he will have the maturity, judgement and experience needed to lead a dispersed team of 15 staff, within a larger department, providing support and direction in a way that's consistent with Christian Aid's values. We work with people of all faiths and none, to tackle poverty and injustice, and are an equal opportunities employer.
Further information
This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.
We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.
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Quaker Social Action is a charity and a limited company, founded in 1867, to address poverty and social exclusion. We are based in east London and support around 3,000 people each year through a diverse and innovative range of practical projects.
We are seeking an ambitious head of operations to play a central role in shaping the strategic and operational direction of QSA. Joining the senior leadership team at our office in Bethnal Green, you will be a dynamic thinker, possessing a strong people-focus and a passion for maintaining organisational wellbeing.
You will oversee all service delivery, supporting project teams to ensure we are meeting the strategic vision for each area of our work. This responsibility will include taking a lead on QSA’s impact, using a well-tested structure to capture evidence and reflect upon our practice. The role will report directly to QSA’s director, who you’ll work closely with to provide effective and appropriate accountability to the board, whilst taking the lead on strengthening QSA’s systems and processes.
This is an excellent opportunity within an organisation that is small enough to see the direct benefit of your endeavours. We are looking for an exceptional person who is motivated by contributing in a pivotal role at an organisation with a reputation for delivering work of the highest standard.
Visit our website or download the job pack to apply.
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Following a significant increase in the Bridge Group's size and impact, this pivotal new role will develop and manage the operations of the Charity to support the delivery of our strategy. This will include: further developing and managing systems and processes relating to finance, HR and operations; supporting the governance of the Charity; and in all matters ensuring successful operations and compliance with regulations and requirements.
We offer flexible and remote working and are open to considering applicants who prefer to work part-time. The role includes 28 days annual leave, plus the eight statutory Bank and public holidays.
Please download the Job specification pdf below for more information about the role and how to apply (CV+Cover letter).
We will invite shortlisted applicants to an interview on Tuesday 21st April.
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Purpose of Post
FACT’s mission is to enrich lives and shape the future through Film, Art and Creative Technology. You will be joining our team at an exciting time in the organisation’s development! The Head of Development will work closely with the CEO/Director, who joined the organisation in May 2019, and the new leadership team to identify, develop and implement opportunities for income generation in line with FACT’s Business Plan.
This role will be particularly focused on diversifying and growing income to help strengthen FACT’s business model, coordinating our upcoming Band 3 Arts Council England National Portfolio application, and leading on our capital fundraising campaign. The role will also be key in managing stakeholders including: local government, public funding distributors, trusts and foundations, EU funding, corporates and other strategic relationships.
The Head of Development will lead the Senior Management Team in the coordination and management of all bid writing and fundraising across the organisation, and take a lead role in the development, implementation and management of initiatives to maximise both contributed and earned income.
How to Apply
Please download the full job description and equal opportunities form. To apply, please send a detailed letter outlining why you are interested in the post and how your experience fits our requirements, plus a CV and a completed equal opportunities form.
Deadline
Sunday 29 March at midnight
Interviews
Interviews will take place on Monday 6 or Wednesday 8 April 2020.
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Our mission is to provide appropriate support, in a prompt and sympathetic manner to jockeys past or present who are injured or in need. The fund has grown in the last few years which has enabled us to widen the support we are able to offer to our beneficiaries.
The successful candidate for this new role will have the opportunity to provide strategic and operational input including defining a compelling Welfare strategy for the fund. They will play a key role in the development of our Welfare service, working closely with our clinical and rehab teams and leading our team of committed Almoners.
The role will assume responsibility for the efficient running of our 3 rehabilitation centres in Malton, Lambourn and Newmarket. The successful candidate will need to be based within a 1.5-hour commute of the Newmarket office.
Purpose
Reporting into the CEO and working as part of the senior management team to assume responsibility for the efficient running of all welfare and operational services including a team of Almoners and 3 Rehab Centres.
The Head of Operations will be responsible for defining the welfare strategy for the IJF for the short, medium and long term. The role will be integral in taking the lead in implementing frameworks and structure to work within, driving consistency and monitoring compliance across all areas of responsibility.
The Head of Operations will support the implementation of strong operational process and procedures to aid connectivity between departments and to enable the fund to ensure a seamless service is delivered
Responsibilities
• Define and implement an appropriate welfare strategy for the next 3 – 5 years including service levels to active and non-active beneficiaries
• Manage and support the team of Almoners, ensuring consistency across the service provided to our beneficiaries
• Review the existing welfare offering to beneficiaries, proposing and implementing new ways to support
• Implement befitting reporting mechanisms to ensure an up to date view of beneficiary information at any one time
• Develop, implement and review operational policies and procedures
• Work with the Clinical team to determine the links between welfare and clinical and develop the associate working practices to ensure a seamless interaction between the two
• Develop a plan to improve the connectivity between Almoners & Rehab Centres including clear agendas for tether days
• Support Operational management of all IJF Rehab Centres (Jack Berry House/Oaksey House/POSH) and its infrastructure (excluding finance & IT)
• Liaise and build on external partnerships with associations including Racing Welfare, British Horseracing Association & Professional Jockeys Association
• Project management of all new infrastructure developments
• Ownership for business continuity processes
• Lead on ongoing improvements to the cost and quality of the operational services
• Work with the CEO to prepare and update appropriate risk assessments in relation to the Almoner role
• Create an Almoner toolkit and associated training package to aid in future onboarding
• Be responsible for individual development plans and succession planning within the team
Person Specification
• Experience of managing operational services within a welfare or service provision
• Experience of turning strategic vision into reality
• Proven understanding of the welfare sector including regulatory requirements
• Strong experience of implementing process and structure that supports connectivity and scalability
• Strong project management skills with the ability to multitask and handle competing priorities
• Demonstrable experience of leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams
• Excellent verbal, written communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Strong influencing skills, able to work intuitively
• Excellent organisational skills and initiative and a strong sense of responsibility
• Excellent numerical and IT skills, particularly systems and databases
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Position: Head of Finance
Location: Epsom, Surrey
Job Details: £55,000 to £60,000 per annum, permanent
Company: Charity, Social Care
Scope of the Job
SeeAbility are looking for a dynamic Head of Finance to head up their Finance function to deliver extraordinary service to the charity. As a qualified accountant you will be able to lead and motivate a team of 10 including the Payroll function. As well as leading the production of key financial management information and transactional processing, you will be a key part of the organisation’s Leadership Group and have a passion for improving the lives of the people we support. In a busy and varied environment you will lead by example and support the Finance Director with corporate governance.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
- Team Management/Leadership
- Financial/Management
- Accounting and statutory reporting
- Budgeting/Forecasting
- Financial Policies & Procedures
- Business Processes
- Business Development
- Risk Management
This is a great opportunity to work and develop your skills in a fulfilling high impact and rewarding role.
A full Job Description is available upon application. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early is the right applicant is found.
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