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- Applications close: 9am, Monday 10th May 2021 (Please note that late applications cannot be accepted)
- Salary: £35,000 - £39,500 p.a. (+ £3,000 London Weighting, where applicable)
- Contract: Full-time, permanent
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week. We are open to agreeing a flexible working pattern to best suit the successful applicant.
- Location: London or Birmingham (with travel to London for meetings). Remote working initially until staff return to office-based working.
- Interviews: Tuesday, 18th May 2021 (TBC)
- Start date: ASAP
- Function: Partnership Team
- Reporting to: Partnerships Director
About The Access Project
In the UK today, students from the most advantaged backgrounds are six times more likely to make it to a top university compared to their least advantaged peers. To change this, The Access Project supports students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access top universities, through a unique combination of tuition and in-school mentoring. We work with them to make good applications, get the grades and transition to university.
Our approach works: our students are more than twice as likely to place at top universities compared to similar peers.
Through the COVID crisis, we have remained student-focussed and continued our support by rapidly moving all provision online. In summer 2020, we were selected as a Tuition Partner for the highly competitive National Tutoring Programme, in recognition of the quality of our work. This partnership has enabled us to expand and we now serve 1,700 students in London, the East and West Midlands and Bradford. As the country emerges from COVID, tackling educational disadvantage is an urgent social challenge - a challenge we aim to meet by expanding our footprint and reaching more students than ever before.
Why we need you
We are looking for an experienced communications professional to capitalise on our media profile and brand awareness as we expand into new regions. You will be finalising and embedding a new communications strategy while we prepare for our next phase of growth.
The pandemic has put the national conversation on higher education, inequality and social mobility into the spotlight. The Access Project has the insight, data and student stories to be prominent in this debate and has achieved a significant increase in national media coverage over the last year. Making the most of the charity’s growing profile will play a central part in attracting more volunteers and donors, raising awareness of the educational disadvantage and influencing change.
The successful candidate will be passionate about levelling the playing field for disadvantaged young people in education, with significant experience of communications strategy development. You will have a strong editorial eye and copywriting skills. You will build strong relationships with colleagues across the organisation and with journalists and ambassadors for our cause.
Some initial focus areas for the role will be:
- Work with the Partnerships Director and senior management team to finalise an integrated communications strategy. As part of this, identify key pieces of work to take forward and recommendations for the future structure of the communications team.
- Lead a review of TAP’s website, refreshing content and consulting across the organisation to produce recommendations for redesign and future maintenance of the website.
- Secure high profile press coverage for The Access Project around A Level results day in August and proactively spot and take advantage of other media opportunities as they arise.
- Look into the feasibility of TAP using high profile ambassadors to build its profile and how these would be managed, and research candidates.
- Line management of our Senior Communications Officer.
Please see below/attached for full job description and person specification
Job description
Integrated Communications Strategy
- Development & implementation of integrated communications strategy to support TAP’s strategic plan.
- Set appropriate indicators of success for effective delivery.
- Develop processes, tools and ways of working to deliver integrated communications.
- Participate in external relations working group to develop stakeholder relationship strategy and public affairs objectives.
- Ensure best practice in crisis communications and reputation management for TAP.
Raising TAP’s profile
- Develop powerful campaigns and secure national, regional and local press and broadcast coverage to raise the profile of The Access Project, placing us in the national conversation around social mobility, equality and university access.
- Develop media campaigns to support communications strategy objectives.
- Build relationships with journalists, proactively pitch stories and maintain a media contacts database.
- Make the most of local and regional press opportunities where our partner schools and universities are based.
- Coordinate interviews and brief spokespeople.
- Facilitate media training for TAP spokespeople.
- Keep track of relevant news and policy developments in social mobility and higher education.
- Help to source and steward high-profile ambassadors for TAP.
- Grow our profile in the higher education sector, promoting us as leaders in our field through specialist HE platforms.
- Ensure The Access Project is nominated for relevant awards.
- Work with MPs and relevant select committees to gain traction for TAP on priority policy areas.
Communicating our impact and student stories
- Ensure our sector-leading impact is clearly communicated on our website, social platforms and other channels.
- Ensure our student stories are told in a compelling way, working with colleagues to source these and giving guidance on interviewing and storytelling techniques where needed.
- Work with our student ambassadors to bring their voice into media coverage.
- Develop publicity materials for the organisation including our annual review, brochures, leaflets and short films.
- Ensure the privacy and safety of the young people we work with in all communications and media work.
Developing our messaging and brand
- Ensure our brand guidelines are up-to-date, practical and accessible
- Work with colleagues across the organisation to ensure they have suitable messaging and materials for their key audiences (e.g. funders, volunteer tutors, school partners).
Internal Communications & cross-organisational collaboration
- Ensure joined-up communications plans across TAP.
- Contribute to internal communications, including our internal newsletter.
- Editorial oversight of internal communications platform.
Line managing our Senior Communications Officer
- Provide oversight and guidance; develop and monitor objectives..
- Create opportunities for professional development.
Person specification
Essential
- Experience developing and implementing an organisational communications strategy.
- Proven track record of pitching and securing press and broadcast coverage.
- Superb copy writing skills.
- Ability to convey complex and technical information in an appealing way, understanding the needs of different audiences.
- Ability to form excellent working relationships with colleagues, journalists and ambassadors.
- Flexible and able to work under pressure to short deadlines.
- Good knowledge of digital communications and what a good digital and social strategy looks like.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the higher education and social mobility policy environment.
- Line management experience.
- Experience of brand development.
- Experience of crisis communications and reputation management.
For detailed information regarding this job opportunity, please see the following link below to our online application portal.
About The Access Project
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are a social mobility movement committed to ensuring that every young person experiences educational equity.
As an award-winning, fast-growing charity our mission is to support young people from disadvantaged communities to identify and fulfil their potential. Working in partnership with schools, we deliver academic tutoring programmes that improve a pupil’s grades, confidence and independence so they can win places at top universities and on high level apprenticeships.
Having turned seven years old in February 2021, we’re at an exciting stage of growth and have ambitious plans to scale our impact and reach. This coming academic year, we are supporting over 2500 pupils. Currently working across London, the South East, the West Midlands and the South , we are looking to thoughtfully scale our academic programmes into hard-to-reach deprivation areas; develop a primary strand to our work; and increase the impact of our programmes.
The West Midlands has been one of our key emerging hubs. Since 2016, we have developed partnerships and relationships across the region with schools, universities and collaborators. We are now looking for a leader to realise the region’s full potential.
We need an outgoing self-starter to drive our work in the West Midlands forward, making it a sustainable hub that delivers real social impact. As the public face of the organisation, you will be responsible for partnership development, profile raising and managing our programmes from volunteer recruitment all the way through to evaluation. This is an in at the deep end role and you will flourish in a small dynamic team with real influence in decision making.
Key Areas of Responsibility
Growing the West Midlands as a sustainable CoachBright region:
- Generating new school leads and securing programmes
- Generating income outside of school programmes
- Growing a strong and supportive network of schools, Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs), universities, corporate partners and others
- Ensuring retention of volunteer coaches (meeting minimum targets set termly)
Create a thriving community of social mobility advocates among university students and young professionals:
- Delivering recruitment strategy for West Midlands programmes to meet termly targets
- Training volunteers in coaching and our pedagogy.
Oversee multiple in-school programmes across the West Midlands:
- Setting timelines for programme start and finish dates
- Communicating with school staff weekly to provide feedback following sessions
- Visiting schools to oversee quality. Programmes to include a mixture of Core Programme: University student volunteers coach pupils in Yr 9-13 and Peer to Peer Programme: Year 12 pupils coach pupils in Yr 7-10.
Programme Design and Delivery
- Contributing to the design of current workshops and creating new workshops when needed
- Running in-school and virtual workshops for groups of pupils (KS3-5) and facilitating university trips at the start and end of our programmes
Managing partnerships with West Midlands universities:
- Maintaining regular contact with relevant staff members in outreach and or/volunteering teams at each university
- Managing room bookings for events at university campuses
Line managing a team of Programme Officers and Head Coaches:
- Managing a team of up to 6 full-time programme officers
- Delivering training for Head Coaches in the West Midlands
- Holding 1-1 appraisals to monitor performance and set actions
Embodying our values (humility, high expectations, serving the team, responsibility and resilience) and demonstrating commitment to our mission.
Person Specification
Essential characteristics and experience
- Passion for social mobility: we have big aims and are looking for those who share our desire to make education fairer in the UK so a person’s background does not determine their future.
- Relationship building and facilitating: this a public-facing role so you will love communicating and delivering workshops to groups as well as communicating our mission to a wide range of stakeholders (business leaders, senior members of MATs, universities etc.)
- Organisation: working in a fast paced young organisation you’ll be able to work between different programmes and workstreams.
- Resourcefulness: we’re a small, dedicated team - you must be a self-starter prepared for practical roles with lots of responsibility. A willingness to stay solution-focused with last minute challenges is a must!
- Young People: experience in a school or youth organisation as a facilitator.
- Flexibility: the role will occasionally involve working evenings & weekends
- Full clean driving licence: the role will involve substantial travel across the region visiting our partners.
Desirable knowledge/experience:
- 2-3 years frontline experience working in a school or social sector for example as a teacher or workshop facilitator.
- Experience recruiting volunteers.
- Experience of working in a small team and working independently.
- Experience measuring and evaluating the impact of youth-based programmes.
- Experience of sales in an education context.
- Knowledge of programme design, pedagogy or coaching.
- Knowledge of UK university sector, including knowledge of the UCAS process.
Benefits:
- An opportunity to contribute to a young, exciting social enterprise with scope to input widely and take on new roles.
- Starting Salary: £28-30k per annum
- Annual Leave: 28 days pro rata
- Office space: initially working from home. Longer term to be based between our West Midlands Office (Birmingham City University) and partner schools with travel to other regions.
- Training: we are a reflective organisation and keen to support your professional development. Opportunities include being matched with a mentor in the social sector and becoming an accredited Executive Coach
Key Information:
- Length: 12 months (with likely extension dependent on performance and funding)
- Hours: Full Time
- Reporting to: National Programme Manager
- Responsible for: Region and its programmes
- Start Date: June-August 2021 (flexible for the right candidate).
TO APPLY:
Please email your CV and a cover letter of no more than 350 words to Robin by no later than Friday 4th June, 12pm.
Please note: We will be interviewing successful candidates on a rolling basis, so may close the post at any time. Early application is therefore highly encouraged.
We are a social mobility movement. We are working towards a day where no young person’s background determines their future.
Read moreDo you consider yourself to be dynamic and highly motivated?
Are you looking for work as part of an expanding delivery team?
Can you demonstrate your talent and showcase a track record in delivering varied and complex projects?
If this describes you, and you want to help lead the way in developing an asset-based approach to Community Development within our town, we would be delighted to hear from you.
We are looking to welcome a talented Programme Delivery Manager who can demonstrate a proven track record in the delivery of a range of projects and events to support the Town Council to put local communities at the heart of our health and wellbeing, economic, social and leisure agenda.
You will be part of a Delivery Team whose focus will be around delivery an exciting portfolio of projects from the Strategic Plan to ensure that the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield continues to be a great place to live, work and visit.
Job Purpose and Person Specification is available from the Town Council Website.
The closing date is: 5.00pm Thursday 6th May 2021.
Head of Development
Town Hall Symphony Hall Birmingham
Birmingham, UK
Salary c. £45,000 pa and good benefits
We are an arts charity who love to make great music happen! We strongly believe in the power of music as a cohesive force that builds communities and makes life better.
Our two venues in Birmingham - Town Hall and Symphony Hall – host a programme of over 700 events a year that embraces internationally renowned classical, rock, pop and roots artists alongside talent development initiatives to support emerging talent. Our educational and community programmes connect over 18,000 young people and adults each year to the world of music and performance. On and off-stage, from Mendelssohn to Black Sabbath, Kano to Kraftwerk, we’ve been bringing the world’s finest artists to Birmingham and showcasing the best of the West Midlands to the world for more than 180 years.
A unique opportunity has opened to join us as our new Head of Development. Working closely with our Chief Executive and senior management team, the Head of Development will build on the excellent momentum generated through our recent Making an Entrance campaign and play a key role in lifting our fundraising approaches, activities and results over the coming years.
You will be confident in your ability to operate at this strategic level and bring experience of working with individual donors and Trusts & Foundations to deliver successful income generating activities. To succeed in this role, you will be an inspirational and collaborative team player with experience of motivating and managing others, and bring an enterprising and flexible approach to achieving outstanding results.
If you think you have the talent and experience for this role and are committed to our mission to bring more music to more people, we’d love to hear from you. For a confidential discussion, please contact our recruitment partners at Richmond Associates or download the information pack from their website.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 09:00 ON THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
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CoachBright is a social mobility movement committed to ensuring that every young person experiences educational equity. As an award-winning, fast-growing social enterprise our mission is to support young people from disadvantaged communities to identify and fulfil their potential.
We are looking for someone based in the West Midlands to support the delivery of our Secondary school Programmes.
We need an outgoing self-motivated person to enhance our work in the West Midlands, making it a vibrant and exciting hub that delivers real social impact.
At the forefront of the organisation, you will be responsible for maintaining partnerships, supporting tutors/coaches and delivering our programmes from volunteer recruitment and workshop delivery all the way through to evaluation. This is an “in-at-the-deep-end” role and you will flourish in a small dynamic team with real influence.
Person Specification
Essential characteristics and experience
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Passion for social mobility: we have big aims and are looking for those who share our desire to make education fairer in the UK so a person’s background does not determine their future.
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Relationship building and facilitating: this a public-facing role so you will love delivering workshops to groups as well as communicating our mission to a wide range of stakeholders (businesses, senior members of MATs, universities etc.
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Organisation: working in a fast paced young organisation you’ll be able to work between different programmes and workstreams.
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Independence: this role requires you to work independently/alone from time to time in the office and/or from home
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Resourcefulness: we’re a small, dedicated team - you must be a self-starter prepared for practical roles with lots of responsibility. A willingness to stay solution-focused with last minute challenges is a must!
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Young People: experience in a school or youth organisation/working with young people.
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Flexibility: the role will occasionally involve working evenings & weekends
Desirable knowledge/experience
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Experience working with young people in a school or youth work setting.
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Experience recruiting volunteers.
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Experience measuring and evaluating impact
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Knowledge of programme design, pedagogy or tutoring/coaching.
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Knowledge of UK schools
Benefits:
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An opportunity to contribute to a young, exciting social enterprise with scope to input widely and take on new roles.
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Starting Salary: £21-£23k per annum pro rata (dependent on experience)
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Annual Leave: 28 days pro rata
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Office space: initially working from home with travel to schools when required. Longer term in our West Midlands Office (currently Birmingham City University)
Key Information:
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Length: fixed term contract until end of October 2021
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Hours: Full Time mon-fri
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Reporting to: Head of Region
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Responsible for: individual programmes
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Start Date: W/B 11th May 2021
We are a social mobility movement. We are working towards a day where no young person’s background determines their future.
Read moreBirmingham Contemporary Music Group (BCMG) is one of Europe’s leading new music ensembles whose critically-acclaimed work includes concerts, tours, new music commissions and learning and participation programmes.
BCMG seeks a Head of Finance to lead the financial planning and management of the organisation.
BCMG’s Head of Finance plays a key role in enabling the company to realise its overall artistic, commissioning, performance and learning programme. As a member of the Strategic Management Team, the role has overall responsibility for the day-to-day operation, accuracy and integrity of the financial accounting systems within the organisation. It covers leading financial planning for the business in close contact with the Artistic and Executive Directors; accurately preparing all budgets, cash flow plans, financial reports and quarterly and annual management accounts for the Board of Trustees; and a wider contribution to the development of specific projects of the company. The Head of Finance is responsible for the management and development of the Finance and Administration Coordinator.
Application deadline Tuesday 27 April at 10am. Applications received after this time shall not be considered.
Interviews will take place at CBSO Centre, Berkley Street, Birmingham, B1 2LF, on 3 or 4 May 2021. Should candidates prefer, a digital interview will be organised on the same dates.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Our Financial Planning & Analysis team are looking for someone who is commercially astute to become the new Head of Finance, for the Operations and Commercial departments of the Trust.
The Financial Planning & Analysis function is responsible for strategic, commercial financial advice and financial performance management for the Trust including management accounting, financial bid support, budgeting, and forecasting activities. The team provide key analysis and insights for budget holders and senior leaders to inform decision making and drive effective, sustainable, and commercial planning.
This role has responsibility for the Commercial advice to Management Teams, Business Planning & Budgeting, monitoring of monthly expenditure, challenging senior teams driving value for money within our operations and commercial departments. Review of expenditure accruals / deferrals. Training budget holders to improve financial management & accuracy of monthly management accounts. You will also be managing a remote team of finance managers and deputising for the Senior Head as and when required.
You will initially be based from home and then based at one of our key centres with the opportunity to work flexibly. There will also be opportunities for you to work with Young People and witness the fantastic work of the Trust.
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Head of Service
Full time 37.5 hours per week
£39,931
Based at SIFA Fireside Allcock Street, Birmingham, B9 4DY
Permanent
SIFA Fireside is a leading charity in Birmingham that supports people who are homeless and vulnerably housed. Following an exciting period of development and growth, we are seeking an energetic, passionate and highly competent leader to join our team. You will be accomplished at leading teams through change and you strive to lead by example. You are keen to share learning including your own, acting as a visible and accountable leader to your team.
This position oversees all aspects of service delivery at SIFA Fireside and whilst this is a strategic position we are looking for someone who genuinely wants to understand our clients, services and staff in order to create an integrated, gold standard model of support for some of the most marginalised and excluded people that live in our city.
The Head of Service reports directly to the Chief Executive and forms part of the senior leadership team at SIFA Fireside. We strive to be a values led, inclusive employer and encourage applicants to think creatively about how they demonstrate the requirements of the person specification. You do not need to have gained your experience through traditional routes and we strongly encourage applications from individuals that reflect the vibrant community of people SIFA Fireside works alongside.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ord is an international charity working with people in highly sensitive and oppressive contexts to transform dysfunctional relationships into those that create peaceful and inclusive societies. Our vision, inspired by the Christian faith, is of a world where all people live in the fullness of peace, have the freedom to flourish and live free from fear. We work towards this through employing and working with people of all faiths and none.
Cord’s strategy, Promoting the Power of Peaceful Relationships, builds on what it has learnt from its recent programme work, adapting to the new challenges and opportunities that are present in the world today. Cord is currently exploring opportunities to expand into new countries and develop new partnerships.
Cord is looking for someone to support our institutional fundraising and programmes with excellent writing skills, who is passionate about seeing positive change in our world and can bring strong project cycle management skills, including programme design, quality assurance and implementation, and learning and accountability.
The ideal candidate will need to have the following skills/experience:
- Higher degree and advanced understanding of human rights, peacebuilding or international development;
- At least two years’ experience in a comparable role for an international organisation;
- Demonstrated track record of securing funding through writing high quality fundraising proposals and reports;
- Awareness of project cycle management and programme delivery in challenging contexts;
- Experience in writing complex and detailed institutional funding proposals and reports tailored to the language of donors for example the European Union, FCO, NORAD, GIZ and the U.S Bureau for Democracy, Rights and Labor
- Strong organisational and project management skills
- Excellent writer with meticulous attention to detail
- Strong qualitative and quantitative research and analysis skills, with the ability to form convincing conclusions and arguments
This role is homebased with team meet-ups in Coventry and travel to country programmes.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This role offers the opportunity to coordinate and support a large, highly successful social work leadership programme.
The individual will play a central part in supporting the delivery of residential events for the Firstline leadership development programme and will support the wider Leadership Programmes team to deliver high quality programmes across various levels of Social Work. They will also support the delivery of new programme activity in our pipeline.
The successful candidate will be a flexible, committed individual with excellent organisation and interpersonal skills who enjoys variety and working in fast-paced environment.
There is a high autonomy culture within the team and organisation, so the role requires someone who is well organised, pro-active and can use their initiative to do what works. We are a growing team currently consisting of a Firstline Officer, Firstline Manager, Pedagogy Lead and Head of Leadership Programmes. The successful candidate will need to work across a varied range of activities and adapt quickly to the demands of our programmes.
Please note that if you have applied for a similar role at Frontline within the last 3 months your application will not be shortlisted. As we require this post to be filled urgently, only candidates who can start two weeks after receiving an offer will be considered.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Cord is an international charity working with people in highly sensitive and oppressive contexts to transform dysfunctional relationships into those that create peaceful and inclusive societies. Our vision is of a world where all people live in the fullness of peace, have the freedom to flourish and live free from fear.
Cord’s strategy, Promoting the Power of Peaceful Relationships, builds on what it has learnt from its recent programme work, adapting to the new challenges and opportunities that are present in the world today.
Cord is looking for someone to boost our institutional fundraising capacity over the next 12 months. You will be joining a small but committed team of people who are passionate about seeing deep-rooted and lasting change.
Working with recently developed country strategies, your role will be to accelerate the process of identifying suitable donors and to adapt project concepts to be well targeted to donor priorities. It is envisaged that this role will lead on or support the submission of ten well targeted bids within the initial 12 month contract term.
This role would suit someone who has substantial experience engaging donors around project concepts and coordinating, leading and writing successful bids of $1m of above.
The ideal candidate will need to have:
- Substantial knowledge of relevant donor priorities and strategies
- Understanding of how to write engaging and convincing proposals
- Substantial experience of bid development and of securing funding
- Extensive experience of forging new relationships with donors and partners
Prior understanding of Cord’s operating contexts, programmatic themes and priority donors would be a distinct advantage:
- Programme themes: social cohesion, freedom of religion/belief, prevention of gender based/sexual violence, land rights, support for civil society &/or human rights defenders
- Operating contexts: South East Asia (Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam) and Africa (Burundi, Uganda, Ethiopia)
- Priority donors: SDC, DRL, FCDO, Dutch MFA, EU, USAID, GIZ
This role is home based with team meet-ups in Coventry.
Full details about the role are in the recruitment pack.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: You can be based in any of our UK offices.
We are growing our Technology leadership team and looking for someone to lead the transformation of our Business Services portfolio, responsible for the technology that allows our staff and volunteers to do amazing work with Young People and to support the effective running of our organisation.
This critical role will lead a team responsible for the development and operations of a suite of services that support our operations, fundraising, HR, Finance and other support functions, many of which need to be refreshed, consolidated or replaced in the coming years.
You will be perfect for this role if you have a passion for building technology services that balance meeting user needs with operational effectiveness and want to be part of an organisation with true purpose.
For more information, please go to the job description. (If you're viewing this on an external job board, please click apply to be directed to our website).
We work with young people from every background, so we’re passionate about building a diverse workforce that represents the young people we support. We, therefore, welcome applications from everyone who meets the essential criteria for the role. If you think you could do the role, but don’t have all the desirable experience, we would still love for you to apply.
Upon joining the Trust, you’ll have the opportunity to join and be supported by our 4 main networks. PT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), PT GEN (Gender Equality), PT PULSE (LGBTQ+ network) and PT DAWN (Disability and Wellness Network). We want to work with people who think they can make a difference in young people’s lives, if you think that’s you, we’d love to hear from you.
Why we need a Head of Business Services:
Last year, we helped more than 70,000 young people, with three in four young people on our programmes, move into work, education or training.
The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some have been in trouble with the law. Our job is to inspire and support young people, to help them reach their potential so that they can thrive and society can prosper.
We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.
Perks for working at The Trust:
- Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
- Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
- Flexible working! Where operationally possible, you can work hours to fit in with, school hours or care arrangements for example and you can also work from home.
- Interest-free season ticket loans
- Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
- In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
- The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
- You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
- Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.
A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:
We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!
Req ID: 773
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Title: Head Chef
Salary: £23,440 - £26,044 per annum dependent on experience
Hours/Contract: Full Time, 35 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Based: West Midlands Hospice, Solihull
Closing date: 29th April 2021
Interview date: TBC
We are seeking a Head Chef to join our amazing team at our West Midlands Hospice!
As the Head Chef, you will prepare nourishing well-balanced meals at a consistently high standard to our patients, visitors, staff and volunteers whilst maintaining a high level of food hygiene.
This is a hands-on role, where you will be required to demonstrate strong practical, imaginative and creative cooking skills. You will be well organised, flexible and pro-active in your approach to work. Excellent communication and customer service skills are also a must, together with the ability to self-motivate and manage your time effectively. You will have fantastic interpersonal skills together with exceptional levels of integrity and self-awareness.
As an experienced people manager, you will be responsible for encouraging and motivating the team to perform at their best. You will have managed budgets, prepared staff rosters and of course selected suitable suppliers and placed orders.
This role covers the whole range of the catering service, including the patient food service, functions and buffets. For this you will be required to have a good working knowledge of allergens and the associated standards.
If you are looking for a truly rewarding role with genuine job satisfaction, this may just be for you.
What we are looking for:
- SVQ/NVQ Level 4 Food handling certificate Or Level 4 / equivalent
- Experience in HACCP and COSHH
- Excellent supervisory and organisational skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office packages and email
- Experience of working toward regulated procedures and standards
What's in it for you:
- Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
- Continuous development
- Industry leading training programmes
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Flexible Working
Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
This role will be subject to receiving a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure check.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply
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Location: Home based with the potential to do some face-to-face activity post COVID-19
This role will be working across Central England. Geographical areas include: Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Bedfordshire & Buckinghamshire, Staffordshire, Walsall and Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Herefordshire & Worcestershire.
The Shaw Trust, in tandem with government and the broader employment support community across the UK, is working hard to make sure we support as many individuals as possible to get and keep a job. We believe that everyone who needs help and support to attain their employment goals should be able to access it as soon as possible and that support should reflect their individual needs.
To help us in this mission we are looking to expand our employability services and looking for Self-Employment Team Leader to work on our DWP Work & Health Programme Job Entry – Targeted Support (WHP JETS) Programme.
The WHP JETS Self-Employment Team Leader role is integral to the success of our employment programmes, ensuring staff integrate in multi-disciplinary teams and work together to provide regular, high quality support to participants. The role requires an engaging, empathetic and motivating individual, with the ability to support staff to achieve day-to-day performance. The Team Leader will develop and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders and ensure the effective management of staff caseloads.
This role is perfect for individuals with proven leadership skills and experience of leading and supporting customer focused teams. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, solution focussed approach, target driven and be highly organised.
As a WHP JETS Self-Employment Team Leader you will be responsible for managing and supporting our WHP JETS Self-Employment Advisors.
Shaw Trust operates on a national level with over 2,000 staff and 1,000 volunteers. We work with the government, local authorities, combined authorities, health service providers, employers, and other stakeholders – including the Education and Skills Funding Agency, Department for Work and Pensions, clinical commissioning groups and NHS Trusts.
You must have an understanding of the local and regional labour market and employment issues within Central England geographical areas including Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Bedfordshire & Buckinghamshire, Staffordshire, Walsall and Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Herefordshire and Worcestershire and able to maintain an up-to-date working knowledge of the benefit system and entitlements.
You will need to be inclusive and embrace our culture and values, putting those we serve at the heart of everything we do. You will consistently deliver high quality services to support our communities and beneficiaries.
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Enhanced Pension Scheme after 6 months
- Life Assurance x 3 of your salary
- Enhanced annual leave
Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.
Shaw Trust is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity and inclusion. We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme. Living our values we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived-experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion. If you have accessibility requirements and would like information in a different format, contact our HR Service Centre to make alternative arrangements.
Location: You can be based in any of our UK offices.
We are growing our Technology leadership team and looking for someone to lead our Infrastructure & Workplace portfolio, responsible for the design, development and operations of the infrastructure that underpins our organisation, as well as our devices, core tools (including Office365) and first-line support service.
This role will balance critical live service operations with a modernisation agenda, completing our migration to a cloud-based infrastructure and ensuring our tools and office technology support future ways of working in a post-pandemic world.
You will be perfect for this role if you have a strong background in infrastructure operations, a passion for modernisation and want to be part of an organisation with true purpose.
For more information, please go to the job description.(If you're viewing this on an external job board, please click apply to be directed to our website)
We work with young people from every background, so we’re passionate about building a diverse workforce that represents the young people we support. We, therefore, welcome applications from everyone who meets the essential criteria for the role. If you think you could do the role, but don’t have all the desirable experience, we would still love for you to apply.
Upon joining the Trust, you’ll have the opportunity to join and be supported by our 4 main networks. PT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), PT GEN (Gender Equality), PT PULSE (LGBTQ+ network) and PT DAWN (Disability and Wellness Network). We want to work with people who think they can make a difference in young people’s lives, if you think that’s you, we’d love to hear from you.
Perks for working at The Trust:
- Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
- Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
- Flexible working! Where operationally possible, you can work hours to fit in with, school hours or care arrangements for example and you can also work from home.
- Interest-free season ticket loans
- Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
- In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
- The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
- You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
- Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.
A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:
We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!
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