Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. We connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute. Take the next step in your journey by applying for the following key vacancy and join our team in the Research & Monitoring Unit:

Impact Director

(Ref SUS2872)

£50,000 per annum

37.5 hours per week – based in London, Bristol, Newcastle or Edinburgh

Can you help us lead planning, research, monitoring and evaluation activities across the Charity? We are looking for an Impact Director to lead our impact strategy and run an effective evaluation function for our organisation. You will help us to transform Sustrans’ approach to reporting, leading the strategic development of the organisation’s impact framework and empowering the charity to tell clear, compelling and rich stories about the difference we are making through our work.

Please visit Sustrans website and follow the link for further information and application instructions. Please quote reference number. Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is Monday 16 March 2020. Interviews will take place in on Monday 30 or Tuesday 31 March 2020.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

Deadline for applications: Friday February 28

The position:

Our well-respected health charity client is recruiting a Head of Research to join their dynamic team.  This is an exciting opportunity to play an integral role in delivering the charity’s innovative five-year research strategy. Working closely with the CEO and as part of the SMT you will create a patient registry, oversee and manage the Grant Awards and ensure that the impact of the research funded is communicated to a range of audiences in order to support fundraising activities for this growing organisation.  This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who is looking to progress into senior management and be responsible for a research department.

Requirements:

• You will ideally have a science-related postgraduate qualification with experience of writing biomedical and epidemiological reports and briefings.
• You will have experience of managing research grant funding processes.
• You have demonstrable experience in building partnerships across the health care and research sector and with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong project management skills including financial and budgetary management.

What the job involves

This is an exciting opportunity to lead our Customer Insight and Experience function and with the chance to really make your mark at Prostate Cancer UK. Within this senior role you’ll be working closely with teams across the organisation to help drive their performance through data analysis and market research.

You will be responsible for defining and embedding the vision for insight led decision making and planning, providing recommendations and advice aligned with our strategic objectives, business goals and KPIs. This is a highly collaborative position that will require you to work closely with senior colleagues across every team and be a key figure in helping us to become a data driven organisation.

You’ll be leading a dedicated team of 14 who hold diverse skill sets in data, insight, planning and innovation, so you’ll need to be flexible and have the mental agility to shift focus from one topic to another, as well as the curiosity to learn and understand new concepts and ways of working.

What we want from you

You are an expert in data analysis and customer insight with a clear vision for how we can use both to drive us forward as an organisation. You will be technically proficient and able to grasp technical concepts quickly, coupled with good experience of CRM systems and managing teams that look after the data going into and coming out of them. You also have excellent knowledge of how to apply insight to strategic planning and the innovation process. You are confident leading meetings with people of all levels to share your vision and knowledge of data and insight. You also have strong reasoning skills and can use your understanding of data to make convincing arguments to support your recommendations.

Why work for us?
 

We have a simple ambition – to stop men dying from prostate cancer. Through shifting the science over the next 10 years to focus on radical improvements in diagnosis, treatment, prevention and support, we can make prostate cancer a disease the next generation of men need not fear. Be part of a team that will put an end to prostate cancer being a killer.

The support we’ll provide

Join our team and you’ll be working at an award-winning charity that will help you learn, develop your skills and expertise, and achieve your highest aspirations. We provide everything you’d expect from a professional organisation – competitive benefits package, contributory pension scheme, life insurance and a season ticket loan – but much more besides. Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we fight for a better future for men.

Future Care Capital undertakes research to advocate new policy ideas and inject fresh thinking into the health and care agenda. Our aim is to stimulate a national debate and nurture collective intelligence or insight, in keeping with our mission and commitment to operate as an organisation that learns, thinks and does.

Alongside our research, policy and advocacy work, we invite partners to work with us to pilot new solutions and support innovative ventures in the course of delivering our charitable mission. We also want to act as a specialist seed funder and invest our own resources through an Innovation Fund.

To support the development of a new vision for health and care in England as well as positive change in practical local settings, our Head of Policy and Research will support the Director of Policy and Strategy to commission, manage and undertake leading edge-research; translate research outputs into evidence for policy makers, commissioners and providers and advocate pertinent solutions; pursue related funding opportunities and deliver impact from income generation activities in the interests of our beneficiaries.

Reporting to the Director of Policy and Strategy, key responsibilities will include:

Expert

• To work closely with the Director and other colleagues to support the development of and contribute to Future Care Capital’s evidence-based policy work.
• To develop and maintain mechanisms to keep abreast of research and policy developments relevant to health and care - national and international– with a particular emphasis upon data, technology, innovation, scaling and investment.
• To draft parliamentary briefings and responses to government consultations and other public policy initiatives and work with colleagues to support monitoring of the outcome.
• To contribute to research project design and coordination activities and support the Director and other colleagues in the conduct of research, thought piece and policy paper development for Future Care Capital.
• To attend pertinent networking events, forge new relationships and present the findings from Future Care Capital’s evidence-based policy work to advocate pertinent solutions in the interests of our beneficiaries.
• To support business development activities, identify and pursue funding and income generation opportunities pertinent to Future Care Capital’s priorities.
• To support our public affairs and communications team by providing background information for press releases, material for our website and contributing to regular blogs and updates.
• To support external events, roundtables and other training and education activities.

General

• To work in line with the organisation’s strategy and vision – living and breathing FCC’s values.
• To promote and ensure compliance with the organisation’s policies, including Health and Safety, Environmental and Diversity Policies.
• To work in a collaborative and entrepreneurial manner to support income generation.
• To manage and undertake training / professional development as necessary.
• To promote the use of technology and be self-servicing.
• To work as part of a team, supporting colleagues and communicating effectively.
• To encourage and support innovation throughout the organisation.
• To work in the most resource efficient and effective manner.
• To act as an ambassador for the organisation.
• Any other duties as may be required by the Director.

Skills and Competencies:

Technical Competency (qualifications and training)

• A first or upper 2nd class degree or equivalent experience. (E)
• Evidence of continuous professional and personal development. (E)
• Prior publication record. (D)

Experience

• Experience in a policy role relevant to health and/or care and/or technology together with a demonstrable understanding of current key debates and priorities.
• Experience of drafting a variety of written materials (e.g. briefings, reports and/or responses to government consultations).
• Experience of managing contractors.
• Experience of facilitating meetings with a range of stakeholders to identify issues, trends and collect information for developing evidence-based policy.
• Demonstrable experience of research and policy project design and coordination activities.
• Able to establish priorities and manage a complex workload to meet tight deadlines.
• Experience of working independently but seeking advice and working collaboratively with colleagues and others as required.

Skills

• Ability to quickly develop an understanding of current and emerging themes and to ensure that these are taken into consideration in our work.
• You will have strong analytical skills and the ability to analyse complex information and summarise key conclusions or recommendations. 
• Good communication skills both oral and written, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Effective research and information gathering skills.
• Good project management skills; ability to co-ordinate complex and multiple projects.
• Creative skills for contributing new and innovative ideas.
• Good ICT skills including Microsoft Office, spreadsheet use and database management.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.

Person profile:

• Proven ability to multi-task, manage multiple deadlines and be flexible in working style.
• Flexible, adaptable and innovative.
• Entrepreneurial and a team player, always looking to improve ways of working.
• Able to act, speak and write at all times with neutral personal political views.
• Positive attitude to disability, health and employment issues.

To apply for this position, we would like to request the following:

• A covering letter telling us why you would like to work with us, why you think you’re the ideal candidate for the position and a challenge/opportunity in health and care you would most like to positively impact.
• Your CV.
• A link or prior sample of your written work (up to 1,000 words).

If you are applying via a job platform website, please include your sample of written work or link, in your CV. Closing date is 5.00pm on Monday, 16 March 2020. Due to the volume of applications if you have not heard from us by 20 March 2020, please consider your application unsuccessful. Interviews will be conducted 24 March 2020. Start date will be dependent on notice period.

Head of Digital Engagement

Our client is looking for an experienced and highly ambitious person to join their Charity for 12 months as the Head of Digital Engagement. In this exciting role you will lead their talented digital engagement team and drive digital transformation at one of the most well-known and successful charities in the UK. Do you fit the bill?

This is a high-profile role, responsible for leading the digital engagement strategy and implementation across the Charity (including its subsidiary that funds paediatric medical research). With the advent of new organisational strategies, this is an exciting time to join the team. Covering maternity leave this is for a 12 month fixed term contract.

You will be an experienced digital professional, with proven skills and expertise across the digital marketing mix including search, social, email, web, PPC, digital content (particularly film and photography) and digital insight and reporting. This experience should include strategy development, building campaigns from scratch, and launching new channels and digital innovations.

Head of Digital Engagement Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for leading and inspiring a team of digital professionals and line managing five direct reports. Together, you will support the Deputy Director (Brand & Content) to deliver the annual marketing plan and continue a programme of digital transformation at the charity.

Head of Digital Engagement Requirements:

Our client is looking for somebody with:

- Substantial experience gained in senior digital communications / engagement roles (client-side or agency-side).
- A proven track record of delivering results and business impact across digital channels.
- Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
- A can-do attitude and an entrepreneurial approach to work.
- A passion for all things digital, with the energy and drive to continue the charity's work as one of the leading organisations in the sector.

About Our Client:

Every day brings new challenges for our client's employees. Every day, over 600 seriously ill children from across the UK arrive for life-changing treatments. Every day, young lives hang in the balance as patients, families and staff battle the most complex illnesses. And every day, the brightest minds come together to achieve pioneering medical breakthroughs that change the lives of thousands of children – and change the world. Our extraordinary client has always depended on charitable support to give seriously ill children the best chance to fulfil their potential. Without donations, they can’t help fund ground-breaking research, advanced equipment, child and family support services, and the rebuilding and refurbishment of wards and medical facilities. Their staff help to raise these vital funds. A better future for seriously ill children starts with you.

Awarded with a ‘Best Companies 2-star accreditation' and placed number 17 on the 2019 Sunday Times Best 100 Not-for-Profit Companies list - our client offers a range of attractive benefits including; a flexible approach to working, 30 days holiday, life assurance, enhanced employer pension contributions, and a discounted season ticket loan.

Location: WC1N, Central London

Job type: Full Time, 12 months Fixed Term Contract, 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £Competitive

Benefits: 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, generous pension scheme, flexible working, discounted season ticket loan and many more!

Closing date: 9am on Friday 20 March 2020

You may have experience of the following: Digital Engagement Executive, Digital Marketing Executive, Social Media Executive, Marketing Assistant, Marketing Officer, Marketing Manager, Email Marketing, Charity, Third Sector, NFP, etc.

Ref: 92220

Head of Finance 

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Financial Controller / Head of Finance to lead the ongoing development of the Charity’s financial and legal matters in conjunction with the Executive Director Finance and Operations. A member of the Charity’s leadership team, you will be responsible for managing and developing five direct reports. This post will play a key and proactive role in ensuring that financial operations, reporting and business partnering, controls, contracts support, and procurement are run efficiently and effectively and aligned to the ambitious plans to grow the Charity.

Head of Finance Requirements:

The successful applicant must be CCAB qualified with experience of VAT, tax and payroll as well as good commercial knowledge. Ideally you will also have knowledge of charity accounting (SORP 2015) and gift-aid and be educated to degree standard.

You will need to have experience of managing and developing teams and hands on experience of operational finance including cash / treasury management. You will also have experience of developing meaningful information reporting and analysis, management of the budgeting / forecasting process and show experience in statutory reporting and financial controls. Ideally you will also have hands on experience of reviewing and producing contracts and legal documents.

With a high level of technical financial skills and excellent IT skills, you should be an inspiring and supportive leader who is customer focussed and an excellent communicator. In addition, you will be pro-active and assertive and enjoy working in a hands-on, open and collaborative environment.

About our client:

They want to free lives from the restrictions, fear, anxiety and life limiting nature of kidney disease. A silent killer, it blights the lives of more than two million patients, and the charity estimate a further million people have the condition but are not yet diagnosed. Our client is the largest dedicated funder supporting kidney research in the UK today. For decades the research the charity enables has been saving lives, but there is so much more to do.

They have been shaping and facilitating advances in kidney disease research since 1961, collaborating with other charities and funders to deliver life-changing care to all those affected by kidney disease.

With the incidences of obesity, heart disease and high blood pressure (all triggers for kidney disease) rising due to our changing lifestyles, their work is more essential than ever, and they need talented, passionate and caring people to help change outcomes for people living with, affected by and at risk of kidney disease sooner.

Location: Lynch Wood, Peterborough, PE2 6FZ

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, Flexible working considered, 30 - 37.5 hours per week over four or five days

Salary: Grade 2 £46,000 - £52,000 FTE depending on experience

Closing date: Wednesday 4 March 2020
Interviews will be held week commencing: 23 March 2020

You may have experience of the following: Financial Controller, Accountant, Management Accountant, Commercial Accountant, Assistant Financial Controller, Qualified Accountant, Finance Manager, Head of Finance, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, CCAB, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, etc.

Ref: 91933

Full time, 35 hours per week

Permanent

Grade BL, Salary £61,200 per annum

Location London

Close date: Sunday 8 March 2020

Interview date: week commencing 23 March 2020

The Royal College of General Practitioners is the largest membership organisation solely for GPs in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1952, it has over 53,000 members who are committed to improving patient care, developing their own skills and promoting general practice as a discipline. General practice is the largest branch of the medical profession. It provides some 1 million consultations for patients in the UK every working day and deals with 86% of the health problems experienced by the UK population.

The Head of Campaigns and Public Affairs will lead the RCGP’s campaigns and public affairs team as part of the College’s policy and engagement (P&E) directorate. This role has overall strategic responsibility for ensuring alignment of campaigns activity and messaging, driving and overseeing supporter mobilisation and ensuring that our influencing activity is visible and impactful. A key aspect of the role is to oversee the College’s engagement with key external stakeholders, including parliamentarians, policy makers and system leaders and ensure that senior representatives of the College are well-briefed when representing the College.

Experience

• Strong influencer with significant experience of leading public affairs and/or campaigning activities and a track record of delivery and impact;
• Significant networks in the UK Parliament and extensive experience of working closely with special advisors in Government.
• Excellent people management skills with good experience of line managing staff and leading teams;
• Excellent relationship building and influencing skills with experience of engaging with senior policy and political stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the campaigns and public affairs team, ensure that the team is delivering against the RCGP’s policy priorities;
• Lead the planning and execution of high-profile cross-College campaigns in agreed priority areas, securing buy in as required from the appropriate decision-making structures;
• To work alongside the Assistant Director of Policy and Campaigns and the Policy Manager to plan and oversee delivery of a work programme in line with those priorities;
• Ensure that the College has built effective relationships across the health sector, is represented at key external meetings and our representatives are well-briefed.

The successful candidate will share our corporate values. In return, the College offers excellent terms and conditions.

To apply please upload your CV and cover letter via the RCGP Vacancies page on our website.

The Royal College of General Practitioners is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

                                                                    ~ Great doctors great care ~

We’re Anthony Nolan and we save the lives of people with blood cancer who need a stem cell transplant.

We’re unique. Thanks to the incredible donors on our register, our pioneering research and our passionate fundraisers, we give the chance of life to three people a day.

But we won’t stop there. We want to be there for everyone who needs a transplant; from finding a match, through every step of a patient’s transplant journey. And together we can reach the remarkable day when we can save the lives of everyone with blood cancer.

And now we want you to join our lifesaving team. We are looking for a Supporter Insight Manager to bring their talents to help establish the engagement insight function and ensure that data and insights support our Engagement Strategy to help us increase income and improve the way we engage with supporters.

Title:Supporter Insight Manager

Salary:£38,000 - £42,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours:35 hours per week (part-time would be considered)

Location:Hampstead, North London (home-based would be considered)

As the Supporter Insight Manager, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of Anthony Nolan’s Engagement Strategy. You will lead and champion our goal to become even more data and insight driven in the way we engage with supporters.

You will work closely with peers in the Supporter Operations Department and across the Engagement Division to ensure that we are using data and analysis to draw actionable insight that will inform future activities. In order to do so you will make use of best in class technologies, such as Alteryx and Tableau online. Your communication and negotiation skills will help to ensure that insights are taken forward and are shared across the organisation at all levels.

With your extensive statistical modelling skills, the strategic insights you produce will help support Anthony Nolan’s ambitious goals to build deeper relationships with existing supporters and will help to identify opportunities to recruit new supporters.

You will also play an important role in the delivery of our ambitious transformation programme to launch a new website, improve out CRM offering and deliver better experience to the people who support our work and who we support.

*This vacancy may close early, so please don’t delay submitting your application.

Please make sure to check out the candidate pack, available on our website when you click to apply.

What’s in it for you?

Financial

• Pension (employer 6% when you contribute 6% or more),
• Travel Insurance
• Interest free Travel Loan
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
• Life Assurance (4x annual salary)

Wellbeing & Health

• 27 days annual leave in addition to normal public holidays
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Hotline
• Medical Cash Plan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gymflex

Family Friendly

• Paid dependants leave
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Flexible start/finish times (role dependent)

And more! (full list of benefits available on website)

Together, we can save lives. Join our team and give someone a chance of life.

Anthony Nolan is an equal opportunities & living wage accredited employer.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

You may have experience of the following: Supporter Insight, Engagement, Fundraising, Third Sector, Voluntary Sector, Not for Profit, NFP etc

Senior Trust Fundraiser and Information Researcher

Central London

Salary c. £33k plus benefits

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is the leading RAF welfare charity spending around £20 million each year supporting serving and veteran RAF and their families. 

In 2019 we launched an ambitious centenary campaign to grow fundraising income over the next three years and we need someone with the proven skills and experience to support the growth of the Trust and Foundations fundraising programme. Working as part of the fundraising partnerships team (corporates, major donors, events and trusts) and reporting to a Trust Manager the post holder will secure income from new and existing charitable trusts and other related funders.

The successful candidate will demonstrate experience of developing successful trust and foundation applications together with a track record of meeting fundraising targets and objectives and consistently delivering high levels of donor care and responsiveness.  Proven experience will be needed in:

- Seeking out new funders and opportunities and bringing them to fruition

- Building and developing a pipeline of trusts

- Developing creative written proposals and applications to a high standard

- Packaging up and matching a charity’s current and future work with funders’ requirements and priorities. 

- Working with and to a wide range of financial and non-financial KPIs

The role is based in our central London office but works extensively with our Area Directors, partnerships managers, communications teams and with the serving RAF. The role will involve some out of hours evening and weekend work.

A detailed job profile is available on the Fund’s website. To apply, please send your CV together with a covering letter detailing why you believe you can excel in this role and providing examples of how you meet the person specification to, Pete Thompson, Head of HR, RAF Benevolent Fund, 67 Portland Place, W1B 1AR oremail.

Closing date for applications is 12:00 Wednesday 4th March 2020.

Interviews will be held, week commencing 16th March.

Please note that due to the high number of applications expected, only candidates shortlisted for interview will be notified.

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a registered charity. Registered Charity No. 1081009.

MAIN SUMMARY OF ROLE:

To help drive and grow the fundraising income from Trusts and Foundations to secure multi- year future support to achieve the Fund’s mission that no member of the RAF Family should face adversity alone. This role has a dual purpose; 70% of the postholder’s time is contributing to the RAFBF’s annual income targets by raising money from charitable trusts and other related funds with the Trust Manager and the remaining 30% supports the growth ambition of the Fundraising Partnerships Team with welfare services information and statistics capture. 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Trust Fundraising

• Support the Trust Manager to implement the trust fundraising strategy including through clear tailored and timely stewardship of current relationships as well as developing new relationships
• To manage a portfolio of existing trusts and foundation relationship, monitoring progress while implementing a rolling programme of trust applications
• To monitor and report on income against target and agreed KPI’s ( both financial and non-financial), providing updated and regular revised projections as required to the Trust Manager and/ or Head of Partnerships Fundraising
• Meet agreed annual income targets
• Research and secure repeat gifts from current Charitable Trust supporters and develop and implement robust stewardship plans.
• To identify research and apply for funding to new prospective funders whose funding priorities match the Fund’s aims and make appropriate funding applications with the aim to achieve new income foster new fundraising relationships and monitor progress
• To manage a trust prospect pipeline, offering clarity on relationship at various stages of the cultivation cycle ensuring each is moved through the relationships management process.
• Ensure restricted income is accurately recorded and allocated.
• Use the Fund’s events as means to thank and engage Trustees and Trust Correspondents as appropriate
• Ensure Charitable Trust donations are acknowledged promptly and appropriately as well as providing regular reports and updates to funders.
• To develop and maintain strong personal relationships with contacts in trusts and foundations
• To articulate clearly and persuasively the Fund’s messaging and service impact to a wide range of audiences including (prospective) funders, referrers and influencers.
• Use the Funds contact database to accurately record relevant information and communication with donors and to report and analyse performance and income in the programme

Welfare Information collation and research

• Work closely with Welfare colleagues to identify funding project ideas and work with funders and within the team and to develop and write compelling proposals for support
• Work closely with the Trust Manager and fundraising colleagues ensure the organisations fundraising Case for Support continues to be relevant and compelling.
• Attend Welfare meetings as agreed with the Trusts Manager to obtain information and updates on key welfare services and collate information and report back to the wider team on useful developments
• Work closely with Welfare data teams to collate and obtain useful data and statistics to evidence impact to funders and to support geographical targeted applications to funders
• Advise fundraising colleagues on areas of welfare that require funding and ensure services are not unnecessarily overfunded
• Track progress on welfare projects and share updates on welfare services funded by donors with colleagues to inform their reporting.

Other

• Keep up to date with developments within the voluntary and corporate sectors through relevant publications, websites, training events, conferences and networking, identifying and capitalising on relevant opportunities for RAF Benevolent Fund as agreed with the Trust Manager
• Ensure implementation of and adherence to all relevant RAFBF policies and procedures and GDPR compliance across all direct marketing activity.
• Such other duties as may reasonably be required.

Person Specification

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE

• Job Knowledge
• Persuading, influencing and negotiating
• Presenting and communicating information
• Proven Ability to deliver results and meet/exceed customer expectations
• Relating and networking
• Written and verbal Communications
• Writing and reporting
• Working with people
• Adapting and coping
• Accuracy, attention to detail and Time Management
• Planning and organising
• Research skills and knowledge of funding sources

QUALIFICATION(S), KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE

Academic/Professional Qualification(s) or equivalent:

Essential

• Degree level education or equivalent vocational qualifications/experience

Desirable

• Institute of Fundraising certificate

Knowledge/ Experience:

Essential

• Proven experience of trust fundraising
• Proven experience of securing 5 figure grants 
• Able to manage and prioritise own workload and work against tight deadlines
• Able to communicate effectively, empathetically, concisely and confidently on the telephone, in writing and in person to a wide and varied audience
• Systematic in planning and executing activities
•  Analytical and high attention to detail
• Budgetary and financial skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Understanding of the UK funding environment and good practice
• Commitment to the values and ethos of the RAFBF
• Knowledge of fundraising practice and standards, including data protection/ GDPR, charity law and charities act 1992 and 1993

Desirable

•  Proven fundraising research and data analysis skills
•  Familiarity with fundraising CRM databases eg CARE or Raisers Edge
•  Experience in the not-for-profit sector

Other Requirements:

· Travel to other Fund and UK locations (as appropriate).

· Carry out any other duties that are within the scope of the job as requested by the Head of Relationship Marketing

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting a London focused youth charity as they look to recruit their new Research and Evaluation Manager. The Research and Evaluation Manager will be refining an outcome framework underpinning their 2020-23 strategy, implementing a revised learning approach at residential centres and supporting the team more widely to collect and use impact data more effectively.

The Research and Evaluation Manager will be responsible for carrying out research and analysis to inform their work and for acting as an internal advisor to how teams across the organisation are supported to implement robust evaluation. You will also have a role to play in supporting their members with their own learning journeys through the networks and training they convene.

We are looking for an individual with belief and passion in the organisation's mission, who can significantly contribute to how they approach research and evaluation, and use data to inform decisions. The role will require a unique mix of 'doing' and 'advising' which provides variety and someone who is both technically skilled and a people person, who is able to support others to navigate and make sense of data and learning insights.

Please apply with a CV in WORD format and the relevant consultant will be in contact.

Job description 

City in the Community (CITC) currently have an exciting opening for an Insights Analyst to join our team on an initial 12 month fixed-term basis. Established in 1986, CITC is the registered charity of Manchester City FC and uses the brand of the parent Club to deliver award-winning programmes centred around Health, Education and Inclusion. The projects engage and impact over 30,000 lives in Manchester annually. 

The purpose of this role is to provide support to the Insights Manager and wider team by maintaining and monitoring all CITC’s project delivery by supporting and overseeing key processes that contribute towards the charity’s MEL (Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning) framework. 

Accountabilities include: 

• Conducting, overseeing and guiding data collection efforts, including baseline, mid-intervention and post-intervention studies for each CITC programme to ensure MEL processes allow for maximum delivery programme efficacy. 

• Conducting regular statistical analysis of data sets to indicate correlations and treatment effects within output, outcome and participant characteristic information for both accountability related reporting and internal learning functions 

• Scaling up, refining and systematising CITC monitoring systems to allow more efficient tracking of program results to inform reflection processes 

• Supporting with quantitative and qualitative evaluation design to evidence the impact of CITC activities by providing guidance, reviewing existing research literature, developing data collection tools and gathering data in the field 

• Preparing regular monitoring reports and synthesising data at venue or programme level on demand for quality assurance processes, documentation of results and advising of necessary adjustments 

• Contributing to the development of the Theory of Change, MEL framework, data storage infrastructure and data collection plans in order to finalise processes that are efficient and appropriate for CITC 

• Working closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that MEL practise both satisfies funder needs and generates meaningful learning for CITC programmes

Scope of Job 

The Insights Analyst role is an integral one for CITC, providing support to the Insights Manager and wider team. It's crucial that applicants have a relevant higher-level degree, statistical skills and preferably, experience of using analysis packages.

Communication is key in this role, so a friendly, open manner is essential due to the varied stakeholders that the role is in contact with. Experience of report writing is essential and some practical experience of employing qualitative research methods of data gathering would be beneficial. 

Self-managing deadlines will be very important as there are often conflicting high-priority pieces of work all happening at the same time.

We’d be especially keen to hear from you if you have experience or knowledge of the charitable/voluntary sector along with proven ability of analysing quantitative and qualitative data.

Closing Date: 28th February 2019   

City Football Group promotes equal opportunities in employment and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. 

The City Football Group is fully committed to safeguarding children and other vulnerable people across our business. Appointment to this post will be subject to Safer Recruitment processes including a satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service, prior to taking up the role. 

City Football Group promotes equal opportunities in employment and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. 

We will screen all applicants and select candidates whose skills and experience seem to meet our needs. We will carefully consider your application during the initial screening and will contact you only if you are selected for an interview. Employment is subject to the provision of proof of eligibility to work in the UK. 

The City Football Group is fully committed to safeguarding children and other vulnerable people across our business. Appointment to this post will be subject to Safer Recruitment processes including a satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service, prior to taking up the role. 

Senior Psychological Therapist

Family Futures is a Voluntary Adoption Agency specialising in providing multi-disciplinary assessments and treatment to traumatised children. We were awarded an outstanding rating for our last three inspections by OFSTED including our most recent inspection in 2018. We have a reputation for innovation and offer a high quality service - an integrated multi-disciplinary, assessment, treatment and family-finding service for children who are traumatised or have attachment difficulties.

We are looking for an experienced psychological therapist (e.g. psychotherapist, clinical psychologist, creative arts psychotherapist) with extensive therapeutic experience to work at senior therapist level within our therapy team.  We are looking for someone:

• who has experience of working with children and families in a therapeutic setting, preferably in the field of fostering and adoption
• who has an understanding of Family Futures Neuro Physiological Psychotherapy (NPP) approach to the treatment of developmentally traumatised children
• who is parent-positive and child friendly
• who wishes to develop their therapeutic skills in working with children, parents and families
• who would enjoy working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

This is an exciting and challenging role and a wonderful opportunity for someone who wants to be part of a team of professionals who are helping traumatised children and their families based on the most recent neuro-scientific research.

Family Futures is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The organisation follows safe recruitment practices to protect children and adults at risk of harm, and will require the successful applicant to undertake an Enhanced DBS disclosure.

We are an equal opportunities employer and committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We encourage applications from suitably qualified applicants regardless of age disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Family Futures offers high-quality supervision and professional development training. We also offer a nurturing environment for staff to work in as we recognise that this is a stressful area of work.

Further information about our post placement multidisciplinary assessment and therapy service, family finding service and professional training programme can be found on our website.

Salary: £35, 000 - £40,000 per annum

This is a full-time permanent position – 37.5 hours per week.

Closing date for applications is midnight Sunday 1st March with interviews scheduled to take place on Thursday 26th March.

Supporter Engagement Officer
King’s Cross, London

Animal Free Research UK is looking for a Supporter Engagement Officer to provide expert customer care to the charity’s supporters, advising on, implementing and delivering best practice at all touch points. This is a rewarding role, offering the opportunity to play an integral part in an organisation dedicated to creating a world where human diseases are cured faster without animal suffering.

Reporting to the Head of Marketing, you will be the first point of contact for supporter queries. You will be responding to all phone, mail, email and social media enquiries, so you’ll need to be a superb communicator (written and verbally) to deliver the best supporter journey possible for both new and established donors.

Additionally, you will work closely with our marketing team, assisting in the development of creative content to engage supporters. This will include assistance with our supporter newsletter, writing copy and liaising with our suppliers.

If this sounds like you and you want to bring your insight, knowledge and passion into an environment where it will make a real difference, apply now! We are able to offer a salary of up to £27,000 DOE plus benefits including 30 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays), with excellent opportunities for development.

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This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Other organisations may call this role Supporter Engagement Co-ordinator, Supporter Engagement Executive, Stewardship Officer, Customer Service Representative, Fundraising Officer, Customer Service Executive, or Supporter Experience Representative.