Job vacancy: Whole School SEND Head of Programmes 

Location: London (Office and Home Working)

Currently working remotely due to Pandemic 

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 (including 10% London weighting) 
 
Hours: Full time 

Contract Type: Fixed term contract 12-month maternity cover, starting 4th January 2022 

 
About nasen 

nasen (National Association for Special Educational Needs) is a membership charity organisation that supports all education practitioners. We provide: Continuing Professional Development (CPD), resources, advice, information and much more to enable all staff to meet the needs of all their pupils. 

About Whole School SEND Consortium 

The Whole School SEND (WSS) Consortium is part of a growing member community committed to improving provision and outcomes for children and young people with SEND.  The work of the consortium is based on the principle that the knowledge and expertise needed to develop the workforce already exists in the system and that knowledge exchange can occur through effective collaboration.

From 2016 to 2022, the Department for Education has funded the Whole School SEND Consortium to build capacity in the system through a strategic, school-led, review-based approach.  The consortium has supported schools and settings to be able to identify and meet needs with a view to improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND.  Importantly, the community of practice is fully inclusive and remains open to all who wish to be part of it, with the vast majority of resources made freely available.

Since its inception in 2016, the WSS member community has grown to more than 15,000 schools, practitioners, policy influencers, charitable organisations, parents, children and young people. It has brought together key stakeholder organisations from across the SEND community and encouraged collaboration between them.

About the role 

nasen is looking to recruit an individual to lead and manage the Whole School SEND (WSS) team in delivering the Consortium contract, on behalf of the Department for Education (DfE). They will be responsible for effective contract management across multiple projects and supporting stakeholders made up of third sector organisations, schools and our Whole School Send (WSS) member community of over 20k members.
 
The individual will represent Whole School SEND with external stakeholders across the education and third sector, develop and report on the performance of contract delivery in relation to the Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and risk management. The Head of Programmes will be responsible for managing budgets and working closely with nasen’s finance team to ensure all project and staffing costs are in line with contractual arrangements. 

Please see job description for full details of the role. 

 
Application process 

To apply for the role, please send your CV along with a statement that explains why you are interested in the role and your suitability.

Due to the immediate need for a person to start in this role all applications will be reviewed as they are received and as such we have no formal closure date but will close the role when we have received sufficient experienced candidates.

Prospectus is delighted to be working with a leading UK Grant-making Foundation to recruit a Head of UK Programmes.

Priority programme areas for the Foundation include: enabling disadvantaged children and young people to fulfil their potential (with a focus on education attainment, employability, well-being and community-based interventions); health and well-being; and arts, culture and heritage.

The Foundation's approach to grant-making is distinctive, in that it focuses on capacity building to strengthen the impact, effectiveness and/or sustainability of non-profit organisations so they can thrive and fulfil their charitable goals.

The Foundation has grown substantially and has re-focussed its work in a more strategic and impactful direction. This is an exciting time to join as the Foundations looks to develop and enhance the way it works. The Head of UK Programmes role will be critical to the Foundation fulfilling these ambitions.

The role:

Working closely with the Foundations’ Chief Executive and collaboratively with the wider team (including the Heads of the Europe and Asia Pacific Programmes and the Head of Research, Impact and Learning), in addition to overseeing the wider UK programmes, the post-holder will have particular responsibility for leading the programme focused on enabling disadvantaged children and young people fulfil their potential, also responsible for pro-actively sourcing, delivering and managing a significant strategic portfolio of grants. The post holder will also inform the strategic development of the Foundation’s other key programmes and will oversee the UK grants team planning, development of the pipeline of grants across all programmes to meet grant-making goals and all aspects of the grant-making life cycle for the UK Foundation. 

The post holder will line manage the Programme Manager; Arts, Culture & Heritage (operating across the UK and international Foundations) and will also sit on the Foundation’s Senior Leadership Team and will therefore contribute to the wider success of the UK and international Foundations.

The person:

The successful candidate will have an established and substantial track record in the non-profit/philanthropic sectors in the UK, with a particular focus on children and young people. They will have in-depth knowledge of the sectors’ funding ecology, policy environment and key trends and will have in-depth knowledge of ‘what works’ in enabling disadvantaged children and young people to thrive. An insight into non-profit organisations active in the fields of health and well-being and arts, culture and heritage will also be very advantageous, but not essential. This person will ideally have managed small teams, and will have in-depth knowledge of good practice and key trends in philanthropy and grant-making.

Given the Foundation’s focus on strengthening the capacity of non-profit organisations, this person will be adept at assessing and analysing an organisation’s capacity building needs, looking closely at an organisation’s leadership and governance, operations, impact and financial position. They will have excellent strategic thinking, planning and communication skills, with the ability to simplify data and craft clear and concise proposals whilst making strategic choices to inform decision-making and tailoring material to diverse audiences.

Finally, this person will be emotionally intelligent with excellent inter-personal skills, able to work at pace and build trust with diverse stakeholders. A deep-seated respect for the views and insights of others and an ability to listen actively and openly will be essential. And while drawing on extensive knowledge and experience, they will be highly collaborative and will have humility in their approach. This role a superb opportunity for someone with demonstrated leadership and management skills to make a real and lasting difference to the work of the Foundation.

Our Ambassador Programme Manager leads engagement and education of a passionate community of young people. You will drive a strategic vision to increase reach, impact, and opportunities with inclusivity and accessibility at its heart.

The Holocaust Educational Trust team is made up of hard working, energetic people who are passionate about our mission to educate every person from every background in the UK about the Holocaust and its relevance today. We believe that the Holocaust must have a permanent place in our nation’s collective memory. We work across the UK, providing a wide range of educational programmes.

Every year, up to 3,000 participants - aged 16-18 years old - take part on our ground breaking Lessons from Auschwitz Project, hearing from a Holocaust survivor, and joining a one day visit to the former Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz Birkenau. They become Ambassadors for the Holocaust Educational Trust, invested with a powerful responsibility to share what they have learnt, to ensure the Holocaust is remembered, and to speak out against antisemitism, racism and hatred when they see it. Our Ambassador Programme provides opportunities for young people to further their knowledge of the Holocaust, and equips them to become advocates of Holocaust remembrance.

As the Ambassador Programme Manager you would oversee and lead our efforts to engage and educate an ever growing, dynamic and passionate community of tens of thousands of young people across the UK. The successful candidate will drive a strategic vision – a vision which is fearless, and looks towards ever increasing reach, enhanced impact, provision of robust and engaging educational opportunities, true youth engagement and empowerment, and with inclusivity and accessibility at the heart of our programme. You will coordinate efforts across the Ambassador team, and between different Ambassador projects, leading the overall program with attention to strategy, implementation, and delegation. You will be responsible managing the Ambassador team and ensuring the day-to-day delivery of the Ambassador Programme is of the highest standard, and that your team is able to deliver an exciting, engaging and impactful programme of events throughout the year (inclusive of workshops, conferences and international study visits.) All delivery will be monitored and evaluated, with our Ambassador Programme Manager championing and driving quality monitoring, learning and evaluation systems.

As our Ambassadors work hard to ensure that the Holocaust is remembered, the Ambassador Programme Manager will be responsible for ensuring that Ambassadors have access to inspiration and guidance through our Ambassador Programme – the Trust will continue to support our Ambassador community in all their efforts.

The Ambassador Programme Manager will require these skills/qualities:

• Ability to drive strategic vision, to generate continued growth and impact of a programme, as well as increase reach;

• Excellent leadership skills, with the ability to nurture and develop individual staff, and a team, to deliver an excellent programme, and engaging projects and initiatives;

• Excellent understanding of how to devise, develop and deliver robust educational content (to be delivered on and offline), and building educational content which will engage, inspire, and educate our Ambassador community;

• An understanding of how to devise and manage a communication plan as part of your engagement strategy, with particular confidence in understanding the ways in which young people engage with and consume information, communications and correspondence;

• Effective project management skills – able to manage a range of initiatives and projects (sometimes with conflicting deadlines), devising new and innovative ways to ensure those projects are engaging target audiences;

• Demonstrable understanding of monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks, and confidence in creating frameworks that allow teams to implement learnings within the project cycle;

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of people, particularly young people aged between 16-26 years old from a variety of backgrounds;

• Excellent organisational skills, and a strong eye for detail;

• Passionate about youth engagement and activism, with knowledge of trends in youth culture and how these trends can be used to engage with audiences;

• Understanding of Safeguarding, issues for consideration within youth engagement delivery, and an ability to implement robust safeguarding assurances within the context of informal educational settings;

• Energy, enthusiasm and positivity;

• Creativity;

• Confident facilitating workshops with young people.

In your first 6-12 months, you will:

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the Ambassador Programme – its aims, deliverables, and impact / reach of the programme to date. In order to achieve this, you will be expected to develop a contextual understanding of the sector, and how young people engage with Holocaust education and remembrance, as well as broader youth engagement.

• Contribute to plans for the Ambassador Programme’s upcoming programme cycle (academic year 2021/22) and support the Ambassador team as they delivery on projects and initiatives. This will include oversight of the development and delivery of a new digital platform, bespoke to the Ambassador community.

• Line management of the Ambassador Programme Coordinators, including direction and support as they delivery on the Ambassador Programme annual calendar of projects and initiatives, and inclusive of creating individuals development plans for your direct reports, harnessing their skills and driving growth across the team. Work with Education Team Manager to ensure project structures across the Education Team (inclusive of the Ambassador Programme) are uniform. Within this context, you will ensure the appropriate project proposal, planning and delivery structures are in place across the Ambassador Programme team. 

• See delivery of our Ambassador Programme first hand, and start building relationships across our Regional Ambassador networks – engaging with them to better understand what inspires and engages them; to see first-hand how their enthusiasm and passion manifests itself through their activity; to consider what our Ambassadors want to see through our Ambassador Programme.

• Familiarise yourself with the Trust’s Safeguarding policies and processes, and establish yourself within the safeguarding team (understanding your responsibilities within the context of the safeguarding team, and the Ambassador Programme). Ensure that safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people is a central component within all work you oversee.

• With support from Director of Programmes and Education Team Manager, lead on strategic planning for 2022/23 academic year and beyond, this will include ensuring efficient, smooth and professional delivery of the project cycle of our Ambassador Programme,  setting our a vision for the programme’s future, directing on agreed programme objectives and KPIs, and communicating with the team what we are delivering.

• Ensure that the Ambassador Programme monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks are effective in capturing the detail and information we require, and where necessary amend framework to allow the team to implement learnings within the project cycle.

• Draft relevant budgets for the Ambassador Programme; monitor expenditure, and work with the Fundraising Team on relevant grant or funding applications;

• To lead on the development and delivery of a new digital platform for the Ambassador Programme.

• Support the Lessons from Auschwitz Project team in a logistical role on our one-day visits to Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland (up to three visits per year).

This is a very exciting time to be joining the Barnardo's Health Directorate. We have just developed an ambitious Health Strategy for the organisation and are growing and forming a dynamic new team, with a focus on what we need to deliver over the next 3 years.

We are looking for a Programme Manager to provide support to mobilise a variety of contracts and projects, focused on the two key areas of the health strategy of mental health early intervention, and prevention and integrated child and family health. This role will be responsible for the management and co-ordination of all aspects of the programmes of work such as methodology, relationship management, human resources, resource management, financial accountability, monitoring and evaluation.

You will need to be a driven and dynamic team player who has proven ability to support and influence project implementation and delivery success through the production of accessible reports, papers, and management information.

This new role will form part of the new Health Directorate and is a fantastic opportunity to be involved in supporting transformational change to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people.

At the present time this role will be 100% remote, with some travel in the future to regional hubs to provide programme support or to attend meetings.

Benefits:

* Competitive salary
* Opportunity to work for the largest children's charity and provider of children's services
* 26 days annual leave
* Chance to develop, grow and scale services
* Company pension scheme

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

About Barnardo's

At Barnardo's we believe in children - no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and male candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.

Our basis and values

Growing Diverse Talent

Alumni Programme Manager x 2 (both South, within reach of London)

If you want to support young people in schools, particularly those who are disadvantaged, then this could be the job for you. Future First is the UK charity that connects state school pupils with former students to show them a future that can be theirs. Hearing from past pupils builds resilience, confidence and gives students the motivation to study. Our new technology also gives them a network to help them.

We have two Alumni Programme Manager vacancies, both working with schools and partners in the South. Alumni Programme Managers are our front line workers supporting schools, volunteers and young people. You'll be joining an amazing and friendly team, with the opportunity to have your ideas heard and grow your skills, taking on projects, specialisms and responsibilities.  You will help your schools and colleges to build and use their former student networks to support today’s pupils, with workshops and talks, as governors and fundraisers, mentors and much more. You will also reach out to new schools and businesses to raise the profile of our work, build more partnerships and grow our pool of school members.

You will be situated in or within reach of London, allowing you to easily reach schools in the South. We are currently mainly home working, with regular face to face team working and the option to use office space as you wish. We are reviewing the charity’s requirements and it is likely that we will take a base in London and Manchester, although home-based working will remain for those who enjoy it.

We would particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of the communities we serve. We are an equal opportunities employer committed to social justice and supporting a diverse workforce.

To join us, you will need: a desire to address social mobility issues; the ability to influence and win others to your way of thinking; experience of working with schools and young people, ideally through facilitating engaging activity; excellent communication skills; superb organisational skills; and an interest in working across the breadth of a small charity, including sales and business development.

In return, we offer you a supportive working environment with plenty of learning and development opportunities. You’ll work with dedicated, determined colleagues and witness the tangible difference our work makes to young people’s lives. We live by our values of social justice, collaboration, innovation and role models. If these values resonate with you, we’d love to hear from you!

About Theirworld 

Theirworld is a global charity aiming to end the global education crisis and unleash the potential of the next generation. We work to ensure that every child has the best start in life, a safe place to learn, and skills for the future. To achieve this, we are tackling the lack of political will, financial commitment and action that is currently preventing the realisation of inclusive, quality education for all children. We bring together experience and evidence from our research and projects alongside the passion and power of our campaigns and communications to unlock the big changes needed to end the global education crisis. 

Over the past two years, we have been in an exciting period of growth and transformation to assemble a world-class team of campaigners, communicators, policy experts, and project managers with phenomenal skills, commitment to our mission, and strong team spirit and creative energy.

About the role 

To help us deliver our 20th anniversary plan and build a strong foundation for the future, we are looking for a strong, experienced leader with a demonstrated track record to hire as our Head of Projects and Research, who will oversee:

1. Developing and implementing highly effective, focused, sustainable and scalable education projects which deliver impact at local levels and have the potential to unlock greater change.

2. Managing and executing an ambitious research agenda to fuel projects and campaigns in collaboration with top universities, academics and research institutions.

The successful candidate will have a good understanding of core education policy issues and stakeholders involved in global education. 

The Head of Projects and Research will report to the President of the organisation. You will work closely with our projects team, policy and advocacy team (focused on education financing, early childhood education, education in emergencies, and skills) and our communications team, as well as collaborate closely with our Global Youth Ambassador and Global Business Coalition for Education teams. The role will be based in our London office, with occasional domestic and international travel as required.  We are currently working with a hybrid schedule averaging 4-8 days per month in the office and the remainder of the time working remotely.

Main responsibilities: 

Research

• Identify opportunities to harness research to drive campaigns, youth engagement and influence policy and practice at scale 

• Oversee research partnerships, report production and project management

• Manage research from conception and contracting to production and dissemination 

• Liaise with researchers, designers, internal stakeholders and communications teams 

• Ensure quality and accuracy of Theirworld research products

• Implement a research pipeline which advances Theirworld’s core advocacy and campaign objectives, including current research initiatives underway in early childhood education, education in emergencies, progress to 2030, youth skills and finance. 

PROJECTS 

• Oversee the Theirworld project portfolio, further develop Theirworld’s project strategy and set goals aligned with the organisation’s vision and mission

• Further support and grow our innovation and pilot project portfolio 

• Identify opportunities to sustainably grow and scale existing projects through greater reach and/or depth 

• Liaise with the Fundraising team to identify new funding opportunities for projects  

• Contribute to overall programme strategy and annual budget processes   

• Implement best practice programme management, strategy, and processes in line with Theirworld's strategic aims and objectives 

• Ensure the appropriate systems and procedures are followed, ensuring best practices in project management

• Maintain and build strong partnerships with our existing partners to build greater local capacity and unlock larger system change through project work

• Monitor and implement the delivery of programmes to schedule, budget and to the highest level of quality

• Work with the team to develop theories of change and monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks for programmes, in collaboration with Project Managers and implementers, when needed   

• Oversee project reviews to inform planning

• Drive continued improvements in internal and external monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) capability

• Enhance Theirword’s evaluation approaches and methodologies through innovative practices   

• Work with Project Managers to review the quality of the MEL data submitted and share knowledge gained through MEL project delivery and wider experiences with the internal team  

• Verify project close-out reports, and review other MEL-related deliverables  

• Develop, implement, and manage key performance indicators (KPIs) for each area of responsibility   

• Work with the Communications team to tell stories from our projects aligned with a broader organisational narrative 

Experience, skills and character 

You should have: 

• 8+ years’ experience in managing projects and research - ideally with a leading consultancy/agency, academic and/or non-profit organisation 

• Exceptional track-record of developing and delivering creative, pragmatic, and effective project and research plans, with previous experience in the global education or another development sector highly desirable 

• Strong strategic thinking and planning skills 

• Ability to lead project teams under pressure and to tight deadlines, while staying organised and focused to get campaigns delivered effectively

• Direct relevant experience in education (or international development) and a strong passion and interest in these issues 

• Excellent writing and communication skills 

• Experience with youth advocacy and engagement and engaging the business community would be a strong plus 

• A collaborative, hands-on attitude and team player approach 

• A problem-solving mindset and ability to take initiative and think outside the box 

• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills with good attention to detail, ability to work under pressure and to deadlines, and generally to have a high bar for quality in your own work as well as your colleagues 

• A commitment to Theirworld’s aims and a clear understanding of the contribution that projects and research can make to achieve our mission and how it can best link with other parts of the organisation’s work 

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week/ Mondays to Fridays with rotating weekends, bank holidays and on call responsibilities

Fixed term contract for 12 months to cover maternity leave

Riverside Complex, Canary Wharf, London

One of the UK’s most inspiring and best-known faith-based organisations is looking for a Programme Manager to join the team at Riverside Complex in Canary Wharf, where we provide accommodation-based support to 81 homeless women.

The role of Programme Manager is central to achieving positive outcomes for our vulnerable homeless women and has operational responsibility for service delivery within specific areas of responsibility. You will ensure the programme contributes to the overall service by achieving both internal and contractual Key Performance Indicators and working with the Service Manager and Support Staff to ensure services are high quality and cost effective. You will ensure the programme you co-ordinate maximises client input and emphasises choice and control in all areas of service deliver.

As the successful candidate you will be able to demonstrate:

• Extensive experience of working within a supported housing environment at managerial level
• Be qualified to NVQ4 or equivalent professional qualification in related field or be willing to work towards
• Proven entrepreneurial and management skills.
• Display exceptional interpersonal skills.

Benefits: 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata), a contributory pension scheme; season ticket loan and an employee assistance programme.

Closing date: 30th November 2021.

Appointment subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK, Enhanced DBS Disclosure

As a disability confident scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

CVs will not be accepted.

Promoting equality in the workplace.

About Media Trust

At Media Trust, we believe it’s by giving everyone a voice that we’ll get to a more equal society. That’s why we’re proud to be working with hundreds of charities to strengthen their storytelling, advocacy and campaigning, press engagement and social media. We do this through media, communications and digital skills training delivered in partnership with our media and creative industry partners and by matching media industry volunteers with charities looking for comms support. At the same time, our youth programmes are giving thousands of young people the creative digital media skills, access, and mentoring support to break into the media. In this way, we believe we are doing our bit contribute to Britain’s levelling up agenda while also helping the media sector to be more responsible, representative, and connected. 

We can only do the work we do because of the fantastic media and creative industry support we enjoy. Our volunteers mostly come from Media Trust’s extensive network of media and creative sector industry partners including major broadcasters like the BBC, Channel 4, TV and Sky, creative agencies like Havas and Ogilvy, PR firms like Edelman, film companies like Netflix and Warner Media, and social media platforms including Facebook/Meta, Google, Snap and TikTok. We also have many freelance media and creative industry professionals who volunteer with us.

About the Role

We are looking to recruit a Head of Volunteering to be responsible for developing our volunteering strategy and managing all our volunteering activity. This will include our large-scale volunteering events matching many volunteers with many charities, the volunteering activity within our thematic-focused charity training programmes, our volunteer films projects where we match volunteer directors with charities looking for help to make a film about their work and our online matching platform where charities looking for pro bono help can find industry volunteers.

This senior role will involve collaboration across teams, working closely with Programme Managers in our Charity Services and Youth Teams, as well as Industry Engagement, MarComms and Digital Transformation.

This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone who combines experience in and a passion for matching good skills to good causes with a love of data, systems and processes, and who enjoys working both independently and across teams. It would particularly suit someone with experience of helping charities access volunteer support in media, marketing, content creation and/or digital skills.

The role includes line management of a small team. We are looking for an empathetic and experienced manager who is good at motivating others and supporting them to be their best selves. 

Key responsibilities 

• Manage all Volunteer and Charity engagement across Media Trust’s platforms and programmes including sign-up, training, monitoring, compliance and retention
• Lead on the development and implementation of Media Trust’s volunteer strategy, including liaising with funders and other key stakeholders, identifying growth opportunities and supporting new industry partner pitches and funding applications
• Leverage best practice and innovative ideas to drive a consistently optimal volunteering/mentoring experience for our volunteers, charities and young people across our platforms and programmes
• Gather learning and insights as the basis for developing new strategies to optimise our matching outcomes,  including identifying which specific skills are in the greatest demand by charities and young people at any time and working with the Industry Engagement team and Marcomms to secure more volunteers with these skills
• Manage and improve the performance of our Online Matching platform, working with our Digital Transformation team on platform upgrades to improve the user experience for Volunteers and Charities and Media Trust’s ability to make data-driven decisions about our marketing and other strategies for the platform
• Manage our large-scale Volunteering Events bringing together multiple volunteers and multiple charities, working closely with our Industry Engagement and Charity Services teams
• Manage and grow our Volunteer Films activity including managing and supporting the team to match charities with volunteer filmmakers and liaising with funders on projects that are funder-supported
• Support Media Trust’s Programme Managers on volunteering activity within their programmes
• Oversee ongoing data collection through interviews, feedback surveys, other formats, and Salesforce (CRM) for all our volunteering activity, particularly with a view to using qualitative feedback from volunteers and charities and insights from Salesforce to continuously improve our volunteering activity
• Work closely with our Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning team to monitor and measure the impact of all our volunteering activity and to produce high quality reports for funders and other stakeholders
• Promote and protect the work and reputation of Media Trust in the area of volunteering including representing Media Trust in pro bono and volunteering networks across the sector
• Work closely with the MarComms team to ensure we are effectively communicating the impact of our volunteers to our key audiences and to encourage more volunteer and charity sign ups
• Report, and where appropriate investigate, any actual or potential risks, accidents, incidents, safeguarding and data protection concerns, breaches of policy, complaints or other performance matters
• Ensure confidentiality of data is in line with Media Trust’s data privacy and GDPR policies
• Line management of our Volunteering Team comprising one Manager and a part-time Coordinator, and our Volunteer Films Team also comprising one Manager and a part-time Coordinator

 What we are looking for in you

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in the charity or business sectors, in roles focused on volunteer management and developing good practice, systems and processes to manage, evaluate and improve the user experience and outcome for volunteers and charities
• A good understanding of the challenges faced by under-resourced charities and an interest in building charities’ media and communications capabilities
• Exceptional stakeholder management experience
• Line management experience of a team
• An understanding of media, journalism, communications, campaigning, filmmaking and/or digital skills would be a plus
• Experience of using survey design software and CRM systems (experience of Survey Monkey and Salesforce would be an advantage)
• Experience of collecting experiences through interviews or questionnaires, analysing information, and producing clear evidence-based reports
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – enjoys working with people, shows empathy and able to build and establish relationships with people from all walks of life
• Highly organised with the ability to plan, prioritise and manage deadlines
• Takes initiative, is pro-active and can work autonomously when necessary
• Commitment to equal opportunities and the values of Media Trust

The above job description is a guide to the work you may be required to undertake but does not form part of your contract of employment and may change from time to time to reflect changing circumstances.

How to apply

Please send an email with subject header Head of Volunteering, attaching your CV, a completed Equal Opportunities form, and a covering letter (max 2 pages) describing how your skills and experience match our requirements.

At Media Trust, we are committed to representing the communities we support. We warmly encourage applications from people of colour, individuals who identify as LGBTQIA, working class, disabled and those living with mental health conditions. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments for disabled applicants at any stage of the recruitment process – please get in touch to discuss.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 13 December 2021

Please note, due to the high volume of applications we expect to receive, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Working at Media Trust

Media Trust is an ambitious charity, full of passionate people. We are a small and dynamic team that works collaboratively and supports each other in a fast-paced environment. We are looking for motivated, agile and value-driven people to join our team.

We are based in WeWork Victoria, a vibrant co-working space with our own Media Trust office. There are regular activities and pop-ups throughout the week, ping pong tournaments and free barista coffee all day and prosecco/craft beer evenings. Other benefits include:

• Generous annual leave
• Flexible hours, to be agreed with line manager
• Part-time options considered for the right candidate
• Secure bike shed
• Pension contributions
• Volunteer days

Media Trust values and respects all differences in people (seen and unseen). One of the ways we do this is by actively encouraging staff to work in ways that best suit their needs and our flexible working policy outlines many of the options available, such as part-time and term-time working, job sharing, home working and working compressed hours. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility and equipment or other support you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

Programme Manager

Inspire Education Business Partnership (Hackney, London)

£27,000 to £29,000 per annum (dependent on experience) plus 5% employer’s pension contribution

Full-time (37 hours per week)

About the role

We’re looking for a Programme Manager to join our Delivery Team and facilitate a wide range of work-related programmes across schools in Hackney and surrounding boroughs.

Our Delivery Team is responsible for developing our school and employer relationships in the local community, providing high-quality, fit-for-purpose activities to support the career prospects of young people.

As a Programme Manager, you will oversee the design and delivery of our secondary school activities, including our highly popular work experience programme, coordinating the work of the team to ensure we meet ambitious employer engagement targets and provide a positive experience for all involved.

You will lead our relationships with secondary schools, listening to their needs and ensuring we deliver high-quality programmes to complement and enhance their existing careers’ activities.

Whether you’re recruiting new employers to host work experience, leading in-school workshops or delivering engaging training sessions to volunteers; you’ll proactively seek opportunities to make our secondary programmes as impactful as possible.

Adapting our delivery for students with a range of additional needs will be key, and you'll be confident in supporting employers to tailor our programmes effectively.

About you

Qualified to degree level (or equivalent) and with previous experience designing and delivering programmes for young people, you are passionate about helping young people to access vital work-related experiences.

Highly organised and with a track record of managing successful projects, you are confident in managing multiple deadlines and leading the work of others.
You're a natural collaborator, with a ‘can-do’ attitude and you enjoy interacting with a range of people, using your excellent communication and interpersonal skills to maintain positive working relationships.

You’re also aware of a range of equalities issues, able to adapt your approach and demonstrate sensitivity to a variety of different needs.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced project manager to help an innovative education charity to deliver its secondary school programmes.

The closing date for applications is noon on Thursday 9th December 2021.

Interviews are due to take place in the week commencing 13th December 2021.

Inspire is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Our recruitment and selection processes are in accordance with best practice in safeguarding children and young people. Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

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Harris Hill are proud to be working alongside an amazing charity that provides healthcare and preventative methods to some of the most disadvantaged children in several impoverished regions of the world.

We are seeking a Programme Manager to join our Executive Team to oversee, drive and deliver our various grant programmes. The role will report directly into the CEO and is envisaged to be full time which can be worked flexibly.

Key responsibilities
Run the annual programme for Programme, Care and Training Grants. This includes consulting Trustees, designing questionnaires, administrating the web-based application forms; providing access for Partner Organisations and assisting them as necessary in completing the forms, tracking progress, analysing the results and preparing narratives for Trustees.

Responsible for ensuring we have the best possible overview of our Partner Organisations leveraging current and historic applications, publicly available information and individual correspondence to gain the fullest picture.

For our project-driven grants (Programme Grants and Capital Grants) record and track milestones and performance against targets. Conduct financial analysis. Understand performance of Partner Organisations compared to one another. Be able to provide sound advice to the CEO and Trustees about how each centre is performing and make recommendations for further support. Ensure grants are directed to achieve our charitable objectives most effectively.

Track performance on safeguarding and make recommendations to the CEO and Safeguarding Lead. Ensure that we have every possible measure in place to ensure there is no breach.

Become the first point-of-contact for all Partner Organisations and grant applicants

Maintain a log of appropriate photographs, case studies & stories from Partner Organisations for inclusion in fundraising comms.

Write blogs or articles about experiences with Partner Organisations.

Identify, research, and verify new grant applicants using all resources available

Person specification
Project Management Experience
Tracking
Basic Financial Analysis
General analytical Skills

Closing Date: Friday 3rd December 2021

Transparency International UK: Project Manager – Health Programme

• Full time - 35 hrs per week
• Permanent
• Salary: £38,099 - £40,027 per annum
• Location: Central London office, with opportunity for blended working.

About us

Transparency International (TI) is the world’s leading independent anti-corruption organisation. We would globally towards ensuring a world where people’s lives, government, business and society are free from corruption.  A world where, the health of our institutions is enhanced so they can better support the people they are intended for; a world where we can trust the integrity of those in authority and in business, and a world where there is no impunity for the corrupt.

The TI Global Health Programme works to ensure effective, accountable and transparent health systems which leave no room for corruption and deliver Universal Health Coverage. We work with governments and civil society to improve the transparency and accountability of health systems around the world. While the world struggles to control Covid-19, the pandemic has starkly exposed weaknesses in health systems around the world. The pressures of Covid-19 have highlighted how corruption and lack of transparency in health can mean the difference between life and death for the public and health workers alike.

We’re looking for a motivated and ambitious project manager to work with us. Working with the team, you will lead on delivery of a portfolio of projects, working to improve transparency in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, and beyond. 

About the role
You will be responsible for the management and delivery of the projects within the health programme ensuring that projects deliver on time, budget and to high quality. You will work closely with chapters, and implementing partners on the ground to ensure they deliver high quality work, and feed learning, and evidence in to the work of the health programme.

The successful candidate will contribute to seeking the further development of our work on accountability and transparency in the health sector, working closely with the rest of the programme team and the fundraising team.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Working with partners to ensure that the project delivers the intended results, on time
• Providing technical backstopping to implementing partners to support them in the delivery of the project
• Working with the TI Global Health (TIGH) team to ensure learning from the project is successfully captured
• Ensuring donor reporting and compliance is carried out
• Contribute to the strategic direction of the wider health programme

About you

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Masters-level qualification, or equivalent experience in health, governance or anti-corruption desirable
• Proven experience in managing multi-country programmes preferably in the field of health.
• Strong knowledge of project design and planning of complex project, including logframes and theories of change.
• Proven track record of financial management skills, including budget management and planning
• Considerable experience and implementing monitoring and evaluation frameworks, including collection and analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data.
• Excellent organisational, planning and time-management skills
• Proven experience in building relationships and working in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Business fluency in English (written and verbal) is essential, other languages an asset
• Experience of working effectively in a team; excellent interpersonal skills including able to maintaining effective professional relationships whilst working remotely
• Committed to Transparency International’s core values: Transparency, Accountability, Integrity, Solidarity, Courage, Justice and Democracy.

It would be great if you also had the following, although this is not essential:

• Experience of recruiting, supervising and managing the work of consultants 
• Experience of living and working in Africa or South Asia is advantageous
• Experience of working in a Chapter-based organization/Movement and within a matrix team

• Anti-corruption experience or knowledge

You will be:

• Excited to work in a mission-driven organisation
• Results oriented with a desire to support TI-UK to continuously learn and improve
• A natural team player, collaborator and networker
• A strong communicator
• Well organised, with attention to relevant detail

In exchange we will offer you:

• A competitive salary
• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Up to 5% contributory pension
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced sickness and family friendly policies
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A flexible and friendly working environment, with the opportunity for blended working

The Programmes Manager will be a key player in our development. You will support our growth outside of London and Essex as well as the ongoing development and delivery of our digital offer. We are proud that we adapted quickly during the Covid-19 pandemic, evolving our offer and working hard to ensure we reached the young people who most need our support. You will drive this progress forward, embedding our work in schools across the UK.

You would be joining the team at an exciting time in our development. We are currently expanding our work, both in terms of geographical reach and the depth of learning that we offer. In addition to over 15 years of experience in providing high quality, professionally delivered workshops, events and educational resources, we have now developed innovative digital learning experiences to help us offer our transformative training more widely. 

Job purpose

This job contributes to the British Asian Trust’s success by supporting the Programmes and Central Operations function to be successful. This includes coordinating BAT’s programmes, ensuring proper and consistent grant management across the portfolio, supporting programmes and partnerships, while at the same time delivering high quality administrative support across the team.

Main responsibilities

· Ensuring coordination of the British Asian Trust’s programmes across India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka - working closely with the team.

· Ensuring proper grant management processes are in place including data collection, reporting, and information management

· Supporting the Head of Programmes across the portfolio and with particular projects as required

· Providing administrative support to the Programmes and Central Operations Team

Ensuring coordination of the British Asian Trust’s programmes across India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka - working closely with the team. · To support the programmes team and work closely with the Head of Programmes to ensure efficient coordination and administration of all programmes and partnerships. · To work closely with the Programme leads and staff in-country to ensure that our processes and systems are standardised, fit for purpose and being used consistently. · Support with all safeguarding requirements and work with Head of Programmes to enable better practices internally and with partners. · Directly support the Head of Programmes in managing the Sri Lanka programme including programme and partner management for this small portfolio. · To work closely with the Communications team to deliver programme-related communications to include partner profiling, case studies, social media work etc. · Provide support for programme events – particularly virtual, including development of programme briefs, guestlist maintenance, drafting invites, managing Zoom and notes.

Ensuring proper grant management processes in place including data collection, reporting, and information management :· Supporting on all grant management across the region including due diligence,contracts, reporting, monitoring, payments, and information management.· Supporting programme leads with reporting requirements and processes and maintenance of key programmatic documents including project briefs.· Maintenance and development of key stakeholder and project records on salesforce and as required.· Ensuring proper information management and data collection for all partnerships, grants, projects- enabling this to be followed across the team and the organisation.

Supporting the Head of Programmes across the portfolio and with particular projects as required · Assist the Head of Programmes and Head of Programme Fundraising in collating all information required for SMT, Directors and the Board as relevant. · Draft papers for Investment Committee, write minutes and support diary management · Manage Programmes team meetings including scheduling and agendas · Support the Head of Programmes to encourage cross-team learning within the organisation.

Providing administrative support to the Programmes and Central Operations Team · Provide administrative support across the programmes and central operations function · Work on any additional projects that come up in collaboration with members of the team, in agreement with line manager to support organisational priorities. · Assist in the coordination of team events, where necessary · Actively contribute to the wider Programmes strategy · Actively contribute to and support wider BAT activities and initiatives, particularly with regards to communications · Consistently demonstrate the values and principles of British Asian Trust

Key Relationships

Internal: Director of Finance and Resourses,Head of Programmes,Programmes and Fundraising Teams

External: Programme Partners including; NGOs, private sector companies and academic institutions BAT funding partners, including Trust and Foundations, Government, and private sector BAT Service Providers, such as IT and database support

Person Specification and Job-related knowledge, skills and experience

· Experience in a programme coordination or project/grant management role

· Good working knowledge of Microsoft office, experience of Salesforce desirable

· Highly developed time management and organisational skills

· Ability to prioritise work and work well under pressure

· Works methodically with high attention to detail

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Excellent numeracy skills

· Ability to demonstrate a flexibility of approach and work effectively as part of a team

· Highly developed administrative skills, especially team coordination and diary

management

Job vacancy: Whole School SEND (“WSS”) Programme Assistant

Location: London (with home working 3/5 days a week)

Salary: £22,200 - £24,400 (inclusive of London Weighting)

Contract Type: Fixed term contract until 31 March 2022

Closing Date: Wednesday 1 December 2021

About us

nasen (National Association for Special Educational Needs) is a membership charity organisation that supports all education practitioners. We provide: Continuing Professional Development (CPD), resources, advice, information and much more to enable all staff to meet the needs of all their pupils.

About Whole School SEND

The Whole School SEND (WSS) Consortium is part of a growing member community committed to improving provision and outcomes for children and young people with SEND.  The work of the consortium is based on the principle that the knowledge and expertise needed to develop the workforce already exists in the system and that knowledge exchange can occur through effective collaboration. 

Role Objectives

To work across a diverse mix of activities to support the Project Management Team to deliver the Department of Education, Whole School SEND programme.

Responsibilities

• To provide project support for several projects to ensure agreed outputs and key milestones are delivered on time.
• To support the organisation and logistics for events and conferences, including remote/virtual events.
• To organise meetings, including sending out invitations, booking venues, preparing papers, taking and distributing minutes.
• To provide administrative support for the activities and priorities of the Whole School SEND contract.
• To undertake administration for the WSS team e.g. managing public enquiries, organising and booking travel, general office management.
• To liaise with external subcontractors to support delivery e.g. assisting with contracts and payment procedures.
• To support the Head of Programmes and WSS Senior Project Managers with day-to-day tasks and project management.
• To contribute to the wider activity of the charity when required, including events, team away days, and other strategic priorities.

How To Apply

Please submit a CV and covering letter addressing the job description and person specification by no later than 5pm on Wednesday 1 December 2021.

The application period may be closed earlier if sufficient suitable candidates apply.

nasen strives to be diverse and inclusive employer. We particularly encourage applications from people with disabilities, those who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, and anyone underrepresented within the education sector.

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