Islamic Relief Worldwide

Islamic Relief UK (IRUK)

Head of Marketing

BASE LOCATION: London, UK

REPORTING TO: UK Director

LINE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

4 Direct reports

Digital Engagement Manager

Marketing Manager (Offline)

Digital Marketing Manager

Executive Assistant

(Total department staff: 9)

Islamic Relief:

Islamic Relief is an international relief and development agency striving to alleviate poverty and suffering around the world regardless of colour, race or religion. Established in 1984 in response to the widespread famine in Africa, Islamic Relief has grown to be a key, well known and respected aid agency in disaster relief and the ongoing development of people in over 25 countries.  It specialises in Education & Training, Health and Nutrition, Water & Sanitation, Income Generation, Orphans’ Support, Emergency Relief and Disaster Preparedness.  Islamic Relief is a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) and is an implementing partner for DFID, ECHO, the World Food Programme and UNHCR.

PURPOSE OF DIVISION (IRUK)

Islamic Relief UK (IRUK) is a Strategic Business Unit (SBU) that is part of Islamic Relief Worldwide. IRUK’s focus is strengthening effective funding, mobilising for change through advocacy and awareness-raising, and strengthening programme development and delivery. IRUK works with various partners and institutions, from governments, non-governmental organisations and local authorities to grassroots communities.

PURPOSE OF DEPARTMENT (MARKETING):

The Marketing Department will liaise with key stakeholders to ensure IRUK campaigns and products are effectively promoted to its targeted audiences through intergrated and creative marketing and fundraising techniques.

The department seeks to raise awareness, funds and understanding of IRUK, grow influence, drive action and ultimately bring key audiences closer to our purpose.

JOB PURPOSE:

Working with the UK Senior Management Team (UK SMT), the Head of Marketing has strategic and operational responsibility for all aspects of marketing and brand management for Islamic Relief UK.

The Head of Marketing will have overall responsibility for the quality, consistency and strategic direction of our Marketing services. This will involve the delivery of cross-channel, high profile impactful marketing campaigns that drive action and engagement with IRUK.

This role will understand emerging trends in marketing, and work to understand how these innovations can be applied to the organisation’s context.

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

• UK Director
• Heads of Department and Managers
• Creative agency
• Regular contact with IRW Directors and Department Managers

SCOPE AND AUTHORITY

Scope of the Role:

• Lead the development and implementation of the marketing strategy with plans and activities to raise brand awareness including the adoption of IRUK’s brand and values across the organisation and to deliver impactful fundraising and advocacy campaigns.
• Provide effective leadership and build strong working relationships with departments across the organisation to ensure integrated marketing plans are developed and implemented to achieve maximum impact with external audiences.
• Play a key role as a member of the UK SMT in developing IRUK’s strategic priorities and implement plans to raise awareness of the Organisation’s activities and their impact.
• Provide effective leadership for team members delivering marketing activities, ensure digital marketing and branding plans are in place and act as an inspiring role model at all times.

Responsibility for Resources:

Manages the Marketing Department budget, operating within the budgetary limits of the Department, and in accordance with IR policies/processes. Overall responsibility for all technical equipment within the Marketing department..

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

The job holder is accountable for fulfilling their roles and responsibilities in line with Islamic values and principles of fairness, humanity, honesty, respect and fair treatment of their colleagues and staff. The following are the main responsibilities that the role holder will be accountable for:

1. Developing and implementing the Marketing strategy, related plans and brand management to ensure campaigns achieve maximum impact

• Identifies and prioritises the marketing needs within IRUK in line with strategic priorities and campaigns.
• Lead the development and delivery of the marketing strategy to raise IRUK’s profile, funds and improve understanding of our work with key external audiences including potential beneficiaries, donors, supporters and other stakeholders.
• Develop and implement supporter journeys across direct marketing channels.
• Assist in the development and annual review of IRUK’s marketing strategy to ensure it is fit for purpose to support IRUK in its work.
• Develop and implement plans to provide advice, support and resource materials to assist stakeholders in the marketing and positioning of their activities.
• Work with internal stakeholders to plan content for all major campaigns and areas of work.
• Ensure that strategies, campaigns and activities across all departments optimise the way IRUK is viewed by the public and external stakeholders, and ensuring that our purpose and impact is relevant and understood across all owned, earned and paid channels.
• Work collaboratively with Islamic Relief Worldwide to maximise our brand’s ability to enable positive emotional connections with our audiences in a way that drives long-term engagement.
• Provide strategic input to cross-organisational projects and seek to identify steps to accelerate progress and maximise the impact of IRUK’s campaigns activities.
• To offer senior level marketing expertise to relevant stakeholders at IRUK.
• Overall responsibility for the content and appearance of all print and digital materials to ensure consistency with the brand and brand values (consulting stakeholders where appropriate).
• Work with the Head of Comms and Creative Content on editorial direction, design and production and distribution of publications.
• Work with the Head of Comms and Creative Content to produce copy and design of all marketing content both online and offline ensuring they are high quality, up to date and align with relevant policies.

2. Management of the Marketing Department developing and implementing strategies/workplans and Key Performance Indicators

• Responsible for the provision of an effective Marketing department to deliver accurate and timely work. Provide support and guidance where required.
• Keep the marketing department’s work plan under review to ensure congruence with a developing and changing organisation.
• To be accountable for setting and achieving annual Marketing KPI targets, and for contributing to broader departmental, divisional and organisational KPIs as agreed with the UK Director.
• Analyse and report against the KPIs and create action plans to address any areas of concern/risk.
• Ensure the use of KPIs/metrics to evaluate the impact of marketing services and initiatives – ensure they are understood, valued and adopted across the department.
• Support the Marketing Manager (offline) to provide best practice expertise and support across offline and direct marketing channels and techiques.
• Support the Digital Marketing Manager to provide best practice expertise and support across digital marketing channels and techiques.
• Play an active role with senior colleagues to ensure IRUK meets the compliance requirements of the regulatory bodies and also provide formal reports and advice as necessary to the UK Director to enable the fulfilment of their responsibilities.
• Manage the Marketing budget and participate in forecasting and budget setting processes and reviews to ensure effective use of resources for advertising and marketing campaigns.
• Working with the Heads of Fundraising and Comms and Creative Content to ensure donor journeys are effectively implemented across all marketing channels.

3. Support fundraising and income generation with an effective digital strategy and digitial marketing plans

• Oversee the development of a digital strategy and integrated digital marketing plans to enhance our reach and engagement with targeted external audiences.
• Responsibile for the content, editorial policy and quality control of IRUK’s website and and social media channels to maximise opportunities to reach and engage with new and existing supporters/donors and raise funds.
• Inspires and mentors creative excellence in the immediate team and any external providers so that creative output is on brief, on brand, and supports Islamic Relief’s cause.
• Ensure that IRUK’s digital marketing strategy is maximising on digital opportunities available, keeping fully informed of the latest digital marketing trends, tools and innovations.

4. Development and growth

• To lead on the creation and development of key building blocks, processes, systems and guidelines for the Marketing department to deliver effective and sustainable growth and high-quality materials, consistent with Islamic Relief’s brand, across all departments. 
• To future-proof IRUK by building a network of external contacts, undertaking regular competitor analysis and sector research, investigating ways to improve effectiveness, seizing opportunities, anticipating risks and encouraging innovation and improvements. 
• To build, develop and manage strategic partnerships with business suppliers ensuring cost-effective service, clear compliance and commitment to IRUK’s values/goals.
• Oversee and advise on the quality of marketing materials IRUK’s delivers – in creativity and by technological platforms.
• Review and audit IRUK’s existing marketing materials, developing roadmaps for future improvements.
• Ensure maximum return on investment from marketing budgets.

5.  Provide effective leadership, motivation and development of the  Marketing Department and act as an inspiring role model

• Provide on-going expertise and quality checking of IRUK’s marketing materials involving other stakeholders at every possible opportunity.
• Lead by example to create an effective and motivated marketing department which delivers strong customer service ethics and in partnership with all aspects of IRUK.
• Carry out regular one to one meetings with direct reports.
• Ensure that the annual performance review process is managed within IRUK’s policies, processes and timelines, agreeing objectives and training needs for team members.
• Address and manage effectively any areas of underperformance, within IRUK’s policies and procedures.
• Regularly review the performance of individuals and teams, providing advice, support, coaching/mentoring/learning and development as appropriate.
• Develop and lead all aspects of work of the Marketing department including budgetary management.

6. Deliver a full and comprehensive role as a Head of Department

• Identify and influence key decision makers and capitalise on opportunities to maximise IRUK’s reach within the marketing context.
• Have a positive impact internally and externally – with the people and communities that IRUK works with and for.
• Undertake corporate assignments as required by the UK Director.
• Work and lead collaboratively as part of the UK SMT and in the spirit of IRUK’s values.
• Support UK SMT colleagues in resolving significant operational issues.
• Attend UK SMT meetings to update colleagues on Marketing and other key strategic matters, as outlined above, and to support the UK Director.
• Communicate the work of IRUK positively both internally and externally.
• Represent IRUK with both internal and external audiences.
• Identify new, creative and innovative solutions as well as practical approaches to organisational issues.

7. Other

• esponsible for decisions regarding the interpretation of brand guidelines and working with the Head of Comms & Creative Content to set the creative standards of content produced by and for IRUK.
• By virtue to being a member of the UK SMT, contribute to IRUK’s decision-making process.
• Represent IRUK at key external events and initiatives when required.
• Promote Islamic Relief’s vision, mission and values.
• To work closely with the Media and Advocacy teams in the Comms & Creative department  to ensure that opportunities in these areas are maximised in an integrated manner and that public communication by these teams supports the overall marketing strategy.
• To ensure that all marketingactivities adhere to charity law, compliance/best practice, including in the area of data protection, marketing consent and vulnerability.
• Build strategic relationships peers from third sector and other organisations where relevant, ensuring quality outputs, evaluation and value for money across all activities.
• Research marketing and brandingtrends and innovations with a view to improving IRUK’s marketing work.
• Take a constructive and sensitive approach to others from a variety of backgrounds, where the work of others is valued and respected.

General Duties

• Be flexible within the broad remit of the post.
• Comply with organisational policies and practices.
• Encourage effective cross departmental working through personal example.
• Keep professional knowledge and expertise up to date.
• Attend internal and external meetings as required and contribute positively.
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with this post as reasonably requested by the UK Director.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

It is essential that the post holder shows a good understanding and empathy with the Islamic values and principles as well as commitment to IRW’s vision and mission.

Essential Criteria

Experience:

• Substantial experience operating at a senior level in an INGO/Charity sector to develop successful integrated marketing strategies and plans
• Proven experience of leading insight-driven, multichannel marketing campaigns and delivering on large scale campaigns
• Experience of working within a diverse, multidisciplinary team 
• Practical experience of successfully developing and managing marketing  budgets, KPIs, evaluation and monitoring systems, and insightful performance reports
• Extensive experience using audience, consumer and/or data insight and research to drive brand and marketing planning
• Experience of capitalising on digital and social media channels, technologies and platforms to cost-effectively grow and develop supporter bases
• Proven experience in planning and project management, with the skills to engage colleagues and support at all levels
• Experience of working with data management/analysis teams, and related CRM systems, to optimise data and data capture opportunities to help drive growth
• Experience of building, developing and managing strategic partnerships with business suppliers (including creative and buying agencies), ensuring development of clear briefs, value-for-money, achievement of results, compliance and commitment to an organisations values and goals
• Demonstrable experience of successfully leading teams with responsibility for effective performance management and motivation
• Solid experience of stakeholder management.

Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:

• Ability to enthuse and motivate a team during a period of change
• Ability to work in partnership with other teams but with the presence to introduce innovation
• Ability to create and deliver impactful audience focussed content
• Authentic and trusted leadership style
• Highly motivated, positive and solution focussed
• Ability to apply creative thinking and problem solving skills to deliver innovation
• Ability to manage high level projects, from inception to successful conclusion
• A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Strong influencing skills, with the ability to negotiate agreement on expectations and outcomes in a busy environment, with changing priorities
• Ability to think laterally and creatively
• Initiates collaborative working in a diplomatic manner
• Clear understanding of confidentiality
• Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects with overlapping milestones
• A strong working knowledge of a wide range of digital and social media technologies, platforms and marketing
• Senior level understanding of current marketing trends
• Knowledge and understanding of the current marketing context for Islamic Relief
• Strong understanding of international development and humanitarian work
• Working knowledge of Macromedia Creative Suite
• Self-sufficient in production of documentation etc, with the use of Microsoft Office, and other relevant IT packages as appropriate
• Educated to degree level, or to have equivalent relevant experience
• Suitable accredited marketing qualification such as CIM Certificate in Marketing
• A good knowledge of general data protection regulation legislation and evidence of developing policies to ensure compliance and best practice.

Desirable:

• Membership(s) of the Institute of Direct Marketing or equivalent professional organisation.

Personal Qualities

• Strong motivation for and empathy with the aims and objectives of Islamic Relief
• A genuine passion for making a difference
• Understanding of and affinity with Islamic Relief values
• Confident and positive approach to work.

Other requirements

• Willingness to travel and work outside of normal office hours when necessary – particularly during emergency campaigns.

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You'll need to be adaptable, resilient and a great people person.  You'll also need to be a skilled manager with the ability to see potential in people and projects, have the drive to innovate and develop our work, with top notch organisational skills to get the job done. And.. it would help if you love singing!

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Youth Business International (YBI) is the global network of expert organisations in over 50 countries supporting underserved young entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into successful businesses, creating jobs and strengthening communities.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Development Manager (Partnerships and Programmes) to work for a dynamic, international charity and be instrumental in achieving our strategic ambitions through developing new partnerships and programmes with the following principles in mind:

a) Building/maintaining strong working relationships and balancing carefully the needs of our partnerships with the needs and capacity of our members - both sets of stakeholders will enjoy a trusted relationship and a rewarding experience of working with the Network Team.

b) Demonstrating greater impact for every partnership ‘dollar’ – attending sector meetings to develop knowledge of trends, best practice, to advocate on behalf of YBI, and to cultivate new partnership opportunities.

c) Delivering well and consistently – working with partners, YBI Network Team and members to ensure the programmes and partnerships we develop are impactful and achievable and delivered effectively.

d) Contributing to the Network Team’s continuous improvement – supporting the development of replicable and innovative partnership models based on lessons learnt; contributing insights and guidance at senior level about maximising the value of existing partnerships.

You will work across the YBI Network Team and with members on a range of projects. Maintaining our reputation as a leading global network requires a highly skilled, knowledgeable, energetic team to manage our internal business functions. As a part of this diverse and talented group of individuals, you can play a vital role in Youth Business International success.

Some of benefits of becoming our Development Manager (Partnerships and Programmes) include:

- Group Income and Life insurance

In addition to normal Bank and Public Holidays, you are entitled to 25 days paid holiday per leave year pro rata. This entitlement will increase by 1 day per annum from the anniversary of joining up to a maximum of 30 days.

We are Equal Opportunities Employer and happy to talk Flexible Working

For a full Job Description, Personal Specification and information on how to apply, please go to our websisite. 

Closing date: Monday, 27th July at 09:30am

Interviews: w/c 27th July 2020

Care about social mobility? Are you our next London Programme Officer?

We are working towards a day where no young person’s background determines their future. As an award-winning, fast-growing social enterprise 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/coaching programmes that improve a pupil’s grades, confidence and independence so they can win places at top universities and high level apprenticeships.

Having turned six years old in February 2020, we’re at an exciting stage of growth and have ambitious plans to scale our impact and reach. Currently working across London, West Midlands, South West, we are looking to thoughtfully scale our aca- demic programmes into hard to reach deprivation areas. Over the next 3 years, we are aiming to support over 10,000 young people.

Role Description

London was our first hub. Since 2014, we have developed partnerships and relationships across the region with schools, universities and collaborators. We are now looking for a passionate new addition to join the team. We need an outgoing self-motivated person to enhance our work in the London region (including Reading and surrounding areas), 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 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. 

Key Areas of Responsibility

Contributing to the development of the London region:

• Generating new school leads and securing programmes
• Supporting 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)
• Maintaining relationships with coaches, pupils and teachers

Create a thriving community of social mobility advocates among university students and young professionals:

• Meeting recruitment targets for tutors/coaches across London each term.
• Training volunteers in tutoring/coaching and our pedagogy.

Oversee multiple in-school and online programmes (university student led and peer to peer) across London:

• Setting timelines for programme start and finish dates
• Communicating with school staff weekly to provide feedback after sessions
• Visiting schools to oversee quality.
• Managing and running online sessions.

Programme Design and Delivery:

• Contributing to the design of current workshops and creating new workshops when needed
• Running in-school or digital workshops for groups of pupils (KS3-5) and facilitating university trips at the start and end of our programmes
• Line managing a team of Head Coaches:
• Delivering training for Head Coaches in London
• Holding 1-1 appraisals to monitor performance and set actions

Embodying our values (humility, high expectations, service, 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 delivering workshops to groups as well as communicating our mission to a wide range of stakeholders (businesses, 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.
• Independance: this role requires you to work independently/alone from time to time in the office and/or from home
• 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/working with young people.
• Flexibility: the role will occasionally involve working evenings & weekends

Desirable knowledge/experience

• Experience working with young people in a school or youth work setting. • Experience recruiting volunteers
• Experience measuring and evaluating impact
• Knowledge of programme design, pedagogy or tutoring/coaching.
• Knowledge of UK schools and UK university sector.

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We provide specialist nurses and support to seriously ill children living with complex, lifelong conditions.

The role of the Programmes Support Officer is to work with the Head of Programmes in delivering our charitable activities, focused around the seed-funding of Roald Dahl Specialist Nurse posts in partnership with NHS Trusts and Health Boards across the UK.

The main duties of the role are:

• supporting our Roald Dahl Specialist Nurses
• organising the Roald Dahl nursing conference, workshops and induction days
• providing administrative support to the Programmes Department
• volunteer management
• co-ordination of safeguarding at the charity
• working with the team on evaluation and impact measurement of charitable activities

To apply, please email your CV along with a covering letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role and how your experience addresses its requirements as per the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be accepted.

Please also note that due to the expected volume of applications, it may not be possible to acknowledge and respond to all applicants.

The closing date for applications is Friday, 24th July 2020. We will notify shortlisted applicants by Friday, 31st July and hold interviews during the first two weeks of August. 

Head of Rail Programme, Ewell

Permanent

Salary Band 1

Samaritans is an established charity who for over 60 years have been delivering services to some of the most vulnerable people across the UK and Republic of Ireland. 

Based in Ewell with great transport links to London and the South, our employees benefit from a picturesque head office, flexible working and a comprehensive wellbeing and benefits package.

Our dedicated teams operate 24 hours a day providing emotional support and alleviating distress.  Our mission is to reduce the number of people who die by suicide and we pride ourselves in taking a leading role in influencing suicide prevention policy and practice. 

Following a successful re-tender process, we will continue to partner with a key player in the rail industry to deliver our award-winning Suicide Prevention Program.

We are looking for a Head of Rail Programme to lead the national Samaritans and rail industry suicide prevention programme ensuring that delivery is within the timescales and budget agreed while driving innovation and effectiveness.

In return we’re offering a salary of circa £55,000, 25 days holiday, and 3 wellbeing days per annum as well as access to a competitive pension scheme.

We are keen to hear from candidates who have demonstrable experience of:

• Delivering programme effectiveness and customer satisfaction;
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• Successful stakeholder management within complex business structures;
• Effective contract and budget management;
• Leading employees across functions and developing a high-performance culture;
• Refining, innovating and improving multi-year programmes;
• Negotiation and influencing skills in relation to longer term programme planning;
• Growing programmes year on year in scale and budgetary size.

Responsibilities will include:

• Providing contract and relationship management to key partners and stakeholders;
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If the prospect of joining a well-respected and highly regarded national brand appeals to you please visit our website for a full job description and details how to apply.

Full-time or part-time

Reporting to the Head of Impact, the Impact Manager will lead West London Zone’s programme model design work to ensure our programme drives impact on outcomes for children and young people. The Impact Manager will work closely with the front line delivery teams to ensure seamless coordination between Impact and Delivery to provide high quality impactful programmes.

You will be responsible for leading on key elements of programme design across the West London Zone programme. You will lead consultation with internal teams and external agencies, and ensure that our programme is grounded in evidence and best practice. You will need to have a good understanding of impact design approaches and a strong understanding of the West London Zone model. 

You will lead training and workshops for West London Zone staff, and will be key in communicating West London Zone’s impact mission and work. The Impact Manager is responsible for contributing to West London Zone’s impact culture and promoting our impact mission across the organisation.

We are looking for someone who has previous experience of working with children or young people as well as a good understanding of programme design work, and who is excited about the opportunity to drive impact in our work with children and young people. 

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• Leading programme design and model refinement workstreams across West London Zone, based on our Theory of Change. 
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• Leading training sessions and workshops on the programme model with other internal staff.
• Contribute to WLZ’s analysis and research agenda and ensure that programme refinement workstreams utilise learning from internal research and learning.
• Contribute to WLZ’s impact culture and promoting our impact mission across the organisation.

Applications received before 11:30pm on Sunday 19th July will be considered. Shortlisted candidates will be notified by 4:00pm on Friday 17th July. 

Interviews with West London Zone will be between 21st July to 22nd July 2020. Interviews would either be Face to Face or via video call but will be in-line with the most up to date government guidance.

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As an award-winning, fast-growing social enterprise 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/coaching programmes that improve a pupil’s grades, confidence and independence so they can win places at top universities and high level apprenticeships.

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Role Description

The South West has been one of our key emerging hubs. Since 2015, 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 South West (Exeter, Plymouth, Bristol and surrounding areas) forward, making it a financially sustainable hub that delivers real social impact.

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Key Areas of Responsibility

Growing the South West as a sustainable 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, universities, corporate partners and others.
• Feeding into key discussions on organisational direction and collaboration on various organisational workstreams (impact, sales, programmes).

Overseeing our tutoring programmes in the region from start to finish:

• Acting as the regional safeguarding lead (training provided)
• Meeting weekly KPI’s on attendance and quality management of sessions

Create a thriving community of social mobility advocates among university students:

• Recruiting volunteer tutors for the programmes
• Retaining volunteers term by term
• Training volunteers in tutoring/coaching and our pedagogy

Oversee multiple in-school and online programmes (university student led and peer led across the South West)

• Setting the timelines for the start and end of programmes
• Communicating with school staff weekly to provide feedback
• Visiting schools to oversee quality
• Managing and running online sessions

Programme Design and Delivery

• Contributing to the design of current workshops and creating new workshop when needed
• Running in-school workshops for groups of pupils (KS3-5) and facilitating university trips at the start and end of the programme.

Managing partnerships with South West 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 Head Coaches • Delivering training for Head Coaches in the South West
• Holding 1-1 appraisals to monitor performance and set actions

Embodying our values (humility, high expectations, service, 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.
• Relationship building and facilitating: this a public-facing role so you will love communicating our mission to a wide range of stakeholders (schools, universities, businesses) and bring people with you.
• Organisation: working in a fast paced young organisation you’ll be able to work between different workstreams.
• Independence: this role requires you to work independently/alone in the office and/or from home frequently where you will need to manage your own workload.
• 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 occassionally involve working evenings and weekends.
• Full, clean driving licence: the role will involve substantial travel across the region visiting our partners across Exeter, Plymouth and Bristol so you will need to have access to a car and be able and willing to drive your own vehicle across the South West.

Desirable knowledge/experience

• 2-3 years frontline experience working in a school or social sector for example as a teacher or workshop facilitator.
• Experience of partnership development in the social or public sectors.
• Knowledge of programme design, pedagogy or coaching.

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YGAM are incredibly proud to be working with all stakeholders in this space, from the gambling & gaming operators who make products available to the public; education professionals who support young people & students learning; the criminal justice sector; partner universities; public health; third sector organisations; sports clubs; Local Authorities and young people, students and parents themselves.

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The principle purpose of this role is to lead the Mindful Resilience programme which will see YGAM and our collaboration of partners develop, deliver and evaluate training to healthcare professionals on gambling, gaming and digital behavioural addictions.  As Programme Manager/Clinical Lead you will lead this new programme, initially starting in London in September 2020, expanding to the West Midlands in 2021 and then a potential national rollout in 2022.  You will grow your own team, lead the collaboration of partners and position the impact of this programme with fellow health professionals and organisations.

We are seeking a leader with a Masters or Phd level qualification in a relevant Clinical area of practice such as Clinical Psychology, Educational Psychology or Addiction Psychology and registration with an appropriate professional body.  You will be highly organised, have an absolute eye for details and have the gravitas to lead Mindful Resilience as a new flagship programme for the sector.

To apply for the role please send a copy of your curriculum-vitae, copies of academic qualifications and professional body membership along with a supporting statement (max two sides of A4) outlining your experience and how your skills match those in the person specification to the email address below.

The closing date for applications is Monday 20 July 2020 at 12 noon.Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend a face-to-face interview which is planned to take place on Tuesday 4th August 2020 in London.  Depending on COVID-19 restrictions this may be a video conference interview instead and there will be a pre-interview task for you to complete.  Please ensure you can attend on this date before applying.  YGAM are proud to be recognised as an Investors in People organisation, guaranteeing you a purposeful job with plenty of training and career opportunities for the right person.

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you.

Lead our work helping education organisations to evaluate their impact, learn from it, and prioritise what is working best to improve outcomes for children and young people

The organisation

ImpactEd is an award-winning social enterprise that exists to help evaluate, understand and improve impact in education.

In our education system, we invest huge amounts of time, money and energy in different programmes and interventions to improve outcomes for pupils. Yet far too often, we don’t know what is working – and what isn’t. We exist to address this evaluation deficit, helping schools and those working with them to better understand what is working to make a difference to the lives of young people. We do this through a combination of hands-on partnership, training and consultancy, and our digital platform which makes monitoring and evaluation quicker, easier and more effective.

Since being founded in 2017, we have grown rapidly. In 2018, we won the Teach First Innovation Award; in 2019, our work was profiled by the Department for Education and we were finalists in the Education Resources Awards. As of 2020, we reach over 60,000 young people and have launched a new partnership with Big Change to support our vision to achieve system-wide change. We are a small, dedicated and growing team committed to maximising social impact: a mix of former teachers, academic researchers and software developers, our work is overseen by a Board with significant experience of social entrepreneurship, third sector leadership and educational improvement.

The opportunity

We work with both schools and other education organisations such as charities and universities (our ‘impact partners’). This role is a newly created leadership position to drive our work supporting impact partners such as CoachBright, Jamie's Farm and SOAS to assess and improve their effectiveness. The Head of Impact Partnerships will define, deliver and refine the strategy for these collaborations: managing partnerships first-hand, leading sales and business development, and ultimately ensuring that this work contributes to directly improving the life chances of young people. 

The role involves a mix of hands-on partnership management and leadership responsibilities. For example, you might work on projects such as supporting Oak National Academy to develop their evaluation strategy while delivering over 13 million online lessons during lockdown, or helping Yes Futures to assess the impact of their new approach to supporting young people’s personal development and wellbeing. At the same time, you will have overall strategic responsibility for this area of work, and contribute to organisational direction as part of our leadership team. You will lead business development and, as our partnerships continue to grow, we would be looking for you to build and train a team.

We are looking for a broad skillset to support this ambitious brief. We are open to a range of backgrounds, but real advantages would be: experience and insight into research and evaluation, especially within the UK school system; partnership management expertise; familiarity with leading people and strategy; and an entrepreneurial streak including business development experience. You would be joining a dynamic social enterprise with opportunities for significant development and progression in line with organisational growth.   

We welcome both full-time and part-time candidates: we expect that a minimum commitment of around four days per week is likely, but are happy to discuss how we might fit your working pattern. We are keen to encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates, whether by gender, ethnic group, sexual orientation or other characteristics.

To find out more about the role and the organisation, see the full job pack at tiny.cc/HIP. The application deadline is Monday 27th July at 9am. 

Job Title: Communications Manager - Programmes & Partnership
Location: London
Hours: 35
Salary: £30,000 to £37,500 per annum (dependent on experience)
Closing Date: 22nd July 2020 (17:00 BST)
Contract Type: Fixed-term (12 months)
Interview Date: 29th July 2020

ABOUT US:

Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting is the world’s only movement for every girl and any girl because we believe that each of them deserves to be the best they can be. Free to make what they want from the Movement, girls learn by doing, make friends and have fun. In safe, local spaces, girls develop the skills and attitudes to change themselves, their communities and our world.

The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) keeps the global Movement thriving, united and growing.

This role operates within the context of a volunteer-led global charitable organisation with 150 Member organisations.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

This is an exciting opportunity to provide the full spectrum of communications services and support for global programmes and strategic partnerships within a large, complex international membership organisation.

In this role, you will raise the profile and visibility of our girl-centred programmes, Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting worldwide and our funding partners. You will do this through the planning, commissioning, production and co-ordination of web and media content across both print and digital publications.

This role will also be expected to provide communications expertise and advice to the Global Programmes and Strategic Partnerships teams. The work will be closely aligned with the WAGGGS Communications Manager, who focuses on communication with and about our 150 Member organisations.

ABOUT YOU:

As the successful candidate, you will have proven experience and skills in planning and delivering high-quality and successful social media and wider digital and print communications. You will be motivated to use your skills so that stories of impact of our work are crafted and told, and girls’ voices are heard. You will be ready to use your initiative, experience and creativity to take our communications to a new level.

You will be adept at working closely with colleagues across the organisation to successfully deliver on internal communications priorities.

We are often told that what we do is a well-kept secret – we want you to help us change that, so that more people know about our programmes and partnerships and the impact girls and their volunteer leaders have as they learn, act and advocate for change.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:

- 26 days’ annual leave plus public holidays
- Flexible working
- 5% generous matched pension contribution
- Life assurance
- Season ticket loan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assisted Programme (EAP)

HOW TO APPLY:

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Since YGAM was founded five years ago, we have quickly established ourselves as a leading educational charity which builds digital resilience in young and vulnerable people, by training professionals to raise awareness of the potential of gaming and gambling-related harm; making resources available for parents and delivering impactful student campaigns with partner universities. Last year alone, we have reached approximately 364,918 young people, students and parents and we have collaborated with almost 2,488 educational organisations (schools, colleges, universities and charities) to deliver our programmes.

YGAM are incredibly proud to be working with all stakeholders in this space, from the gambling & gaming operators who make products available to the public; education professionals who support young people & students learning; the criminal justice sector; partner universities; public health; third sector organisations; sports clubs; Local Authorities and young people, students and parents themselves.

It is a very busy time in YGAM currently and we have a unique opportunity for an experienced, hands-on Head of Corporate Partnerships fundraiser to join the YGAM team to foster new Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) partnerships and income from the gaming, tech & mobile sectors. This post is being offered as a full-time position with a salary of £38,000 - £40,000 (plus London Weighting if applicable).  It is a home-based role and you will be required to travel on a regular basis as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted.

The principal purpose of the post is to devise and implement a successful programme of corporate fundraising securing at least £50,000 and one high-profile CSR partnership in your first six-months.  As a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) you will assume overall responsibility of income generation for the charity as your knowledge of YGAM and our social purpose increases. The role will be demanding, highly rewarding and best suited to an experienced corporate fundraiser who wants to grow and develop their career within corporate fundraising, taking their experience to a national level. Being highly organised, having an absolute eye for detail and the drive and ambition to make this opportunity a success are critical qualities.

To apply for the role please send a copy of your curriculum-vitae along with a supporting statement (max two sides of A4) outlining your experience and how your skills match those in the person specification to the email address below.

The closing date for applications is Monday 20 July 2020 at 1200 noon. Shortlisted applicants
will be invited to attend a face-to-face interview which is planned to take place on
Tuesday 11 August 2020 in London. Depending on Covid-19 restrictions this might be a video conference
interview instead and there will be a pre-interview task for you to complete if shortlisted. Please ensure you can attend on this date before applying. YGAM are proud to be recognised as an Investors in People organisation, guaranteeing you a purposeful job with plenty of training and career opportunities for the right person.

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you

Are you an experienced communications professional, looking to make a big difference with one of the biggest charity brands in the UK? Samaritans is looking for a brilliant Head of Media to take the lead in telling our story.

• Ewell, Surrey
• Permanent, full-time role
• £50,000 - £55,000 per annum (depending on experience) + competitive benefits

A little about the role...

We’re looking for someone who can bring their skills, experience and knowledge to help us reach, engage and inspire our different audiences. This is a crucial role that will take responsibility for developing and delivering a best-in-class media strategy to successfully engage with our audiences including callers, donors and supporters as well as opinion formers to help us achieve our vision that fewer people die by suicide.

Someone dies by suicide every 90 mins in the UK and Ireland. Every single one of these deaths is a tragedy and everything we do at Samaritans is working towards our vision that fewer lives are lost to suicide. We campaign for change that can save lives and we equip people with the skills to look after their mental health and emotional wellbeing, as well as be there for others. Samaritans’ volunteers in 201 branches are here day and night, 365 days a year, to listen and give people the space to share how they’re really feeling.

You’ll be based at our friendly head office on a beautiful millpond in Ewell, Surrey. Just a 30-minute train journey from Waterloo and 15 minutes from Wimbledon. Please note, some out of hours working and travel may be required.

If you're interested in finding out more about the role please read the attached job description as set out below..

About Samaritans

At Samaritans, our vision is that fewer people die by suicide. We believe it is preventable and that by working together we can give people the support they need before they reach crisis point. We are one of the most trusted charities in the UK and ROI, and we answer a call for help every six seconds. We have around 175 staff and more than 20,000 volunteers based across 201 branches giving emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We don’t just hear you, we listen.

Our location

You’ll be based at our friendly head office on a beautiful millpond in Ewell, Surrey. Just a 30-minute train journey from Waterloo and 15 minutes from Wimbledon.  As an employer we offer a good range of benefits, including 25 days’ holiday, 3 well being days, flexible working, Health Cash Plan, Pension and interest-free season ticket loans.

To apply

Interested candidates should submit their CV and a covering letter outlining their motivations for applying and how they meet each of the role criteria as set out in the JD to the email address below by 9am on Monday 20th  July 2020.

The Jack Petchey Foundation is a dynamic Foundation, set up in 1999 by Sir Jack Petchey to inspire and motivate young people and recognise them for their achievements. To date, the Foundation has invested over £133 million in young people across London and Essex. We are looking for a Head of Partnerships to lead and develop our major partnerships and our paid internship programme. You will have lead responsibility for the majority of JPF’s major partner programmes and will harness the potential of JPF’s network to strengthen opportunities for young people across London and Essex.

Purpose of Job

• To lead and develop our portfolio of partnership programmes, ensuring that JPF is a supportive partner and that programmes operate effectively, deliver value for money and provide outstanding opportunities for young people.
• To convene and provide support to JPF partners so that they can learn from each other and can develop and share best practice and complementary approaches to their work.
• To lead and deliver the Foundation’s paid internship programme, ensuring that youth organisations are supported and young interns provided with a robust programme of training and development.

The role reports to the Director of Operations and will support delivery of the Foundation’s Strategic Plan. The post-holder will not have line management responsibility but will be responsible for managing a large number of high-profile partnerships. These partnership programmes are central to the Foundation’s aims and the post holder will need to have advanced management and leadership skills. They will work closely and collaboratively with others in the team in order to deliver our strategic aims.

A full job description, further details and an application form can be found on our website via the Apply button. Completed Application Forms and Staff Diversity Monitoring Forms should be returned via email as described on our website (CVs will not be accepted).

Application deadline: 9am Monday 20th July 2020.

First interviews: Friday 24th July 2020 by zoom.

Second interviews: Wednesday 29th July 2020, ideally in the office if social distancing and travel requirements permit.

JPF is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we seek to build a team that reflects the diverse communities that we serve.

No Agencies please