Head of services and grants jobs near Sheffield, South Yorkshire

About the Youth Investment Fund

The Youth Investment Fund (YIF) is a £368 million fund created by the UK government to create, expand and improve youth facilities and services in England to drive positive outcomes for young people.

YIF is being delivered by a partnership between Social Investment Business, The Key Fund, National Youth Agency and Resonance.

Together, we aim to deliver grants for up to 300 facilities in selected eligible areas across England by 2025 that represent positive value for money, are environmentally sustainable and enable positive activities for young people aged 11–18 (up to 25 for young people with SEND).

This funding will drive value-for-money facilities that youth organisations can afford to sustain. Using innovative construction techniques, as well as supporting redevelopment projects that expand youth service provision, the YIF will achieve savings on facility running costs, so that resources can focus on activities that enrich young people’s lives.

It will support projects to level up youth provision, assessing and distributing grants so that local youth facilities and services can be the best they can be.  For further information please visit the Youth Investment Fund website.

About this role:

This role will be employed by Social Investment Business (SIB) on a fixed term contract until March 2025.

Hybrid – Remote based with some mandatory travel to London (approx. 8 times per year).

For over two decades, Social Investment Business has provided finance and support to charities and social enterprises. We empower these organisations to do what they do best - serve the communities they operate within.

Find out more about what we do plesae visit the Social Investment Business website.

Our values are: People First, Curious, Bold, Collaborative, Accountable

For further information on our values and our generous benefits please visit our website.

This role will support the Director of People and Values (P&V) on the implementation, planning and creation of learning and development across the organisation.

Key responsibilities

1. Support the Director of P&V to embed the strategic training plan.
2. Co-ordination and management of learning where relevant, across the organisation and audit of new and existing L&D interventions.
3. To support the organisation to provide upskilling or retraining where required on new projects or funds.
4. Research, develop, and plan cost effective learning programmes, development initiatives and frameworks.
5. Working with stakeholders across the organisation, as well as the leadership team, to identify development needs and ensure the delivery of strategically aligned L&D solutions.
6. Source and manage third-party training providers.
7. Ensuring the application and effectiveness of learning, with a key focus on the transfer of learning to the workplace to support operational excellence.
8. Working with the Learning and Influence team on evaluating and evidencing the impact of learning.
9. Working with the Learning and Influence team on collating and evaluating employee engagement regularly.
10. Promote a culture of continuous learning.
11. To support the Director of P&V on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, including networks, information, action plans and training.
12. To support the Director of P&V with the management of the L&D Budget
13. To work within the organisation's values, principles and processes to achieve operational excellence.
14. To adopt our continuous improvement and learning ethos.
15. To support and embed equality, diversity and inclusion into day-to-day behaviours and activities within your role as well as contributing more widely across SIB’s commitment to E, D & I.
16. To support and contribute to the implementation and delivery of SIB’s strategy.
17. In agreement with manager to undertake other tasks and work on cross team projects that support the objectives of SIB as required.

Core competencies

• Commitment to quality, equality, diversity, inclusion and customers.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Team player with the ability to work independently.
• Experience of providing organisation wide training delivery.
• Experience of planning, co-ordinating and researching the most appropriate learning.
• Experience of understanding organisation delivery and creating L&D to support that. • Delivering learning interventions in a blended & agile manner.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Able to manage information and people sensitively and confidentially.
• Able to build strong working relationships across the organisation and with partners.

Desirable competencies

• Social sector experience.
• Qualification CIPD or other relevant L&D

Role: Contract Manager

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Across Cornwall (Home Based)

Hours: Full and Part Time Considered

Salary: £26,000- £32,000

About You

First and foremost, you’re deeply passionate about developing communities and supporting the most vulnerable to particiapte in their communities in a meaningful way. You’re an experienced relationship builder and negotiator and have a track record of developing partnerships that deliver results. You’re excellent at turning ideas  into action and inspiring others to get onboard!

You have the ability to quickly understand and stay focused across a range of priorities and themes to ensure you deliver results every time. You have the interest and ability to utilise creative ideas as part of campaigns to engage the many and turn problems into solutions that create opportunities across the communities we serve.

You need to be a great collaborator and a self starter. Your strong facilitation skills enable you to bring people together to explore ideas and have the ability to build strong relationships with a wide range of different players – from grassroots community groups to national corportate businesses, that will enable outcomes for all.

As Contract Manager you’ll join a team of hard working and dedicated people developing Tempo Time Credit networks across over 20 projects in England. This roles focus is to build and maintain the existing project in Cornwall which has been running since 2018.  You will work closely with Cornwall Council commissioners, service providers who delivery Supporting Families, Housing, Substance Recovery, Young People and DASV, as well as community organisations in the Cornwall Tempo network.  The current contract focuses on Penzance, Newquay, Camborne/Pool/Redruth, and St Austell, but the project covers the whole county.

You will be a confident public speaker and presenter and will raise the profile of the Time Credits programmes in Cornwall and beyond. You will build relationships with key influencers and stakeholders in each locality to support the development and growth of the network to enable groups to access Tempo Time Credits to increase volunteering and engagement and improve health and wellbeing. 

About Tempo

Tempo works to support communities to flourish through enabling more individuals and more diverse groups of people to volunteer and support their local communities.  Tempo is commissioned by Cornwall Council to work with vulnerable adults and families to support a range of outcomes.  

We work in partnership with others engaged in community development, from grassroots organisations to statutory agencies. In this role you will be working directly with groups earning Time Credits to support them to get the best use of Tempo Time Credits by ensuring that their volunteers are registered on our digital system and are earning and using their Tempo Time Credits. You will also help build our network of local Recognition Partners- businesses who support Tempo and our volunteers through offering days out, theatre and arts, leisure and fitness, food and drinks and much more.

When we work together, communities are built, lives are transformed, and positive change happens.

People earning and using Tempo Time Credits report improvements in their quality of life, more social interactions, new friendships and skills, access to new opportunities, increased confidence and better physical and mental health and wellbeing. Organisations using Tempo Time Credits with their volunteer’s report that they can recruit and retain more diverse volunteers, do more with existing resources and reach more people with their services, and make new connections with other local organisations. 

There’s never been a better time to get involved. We have an ambitious programme of work, full of challenges and opportunities in a fast-paced environment. COVID-19 has rekindled interest in community involvement and purpose, and we are here to help.

Working at Tempo

We are proud to be an accredited living wage employer and offer pay over the statutory minimum for all our team members.  In addition, we offer a wide range of staff benefits including:

• 33 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 5% ER contribution)
• Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7
• Family friendly policies
• Flexi-time Scheme (offering up to 13 days flexi leave each year)
• Wellbeing Centre offering the latest wellbeing articles, news and advice
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Healthcare Cash Plan - claim back money on essential healthcare costs.
• Shopping Discounts - online and in-store at over 850 retailers from groceries to wellness products, travel and more
• Death in Service Grant – 1 year

How to Apply:

If you think this is the role for you, please take a look at our candidate pack first as it will help you decide whether we’re a good fit for you.  We would then ask you to submit your current C.V. with a detail cover letter telling us how you meet our competences and why you want to work for Tempo Time Credits

Please send your completed application  using the post title and your name as the subject heading by no later than 9AM Thursday 8th September 2022.

As part of our commitment to Disability Confident, candidates who consider themselves to be disabled will also be given the opportunity to attend an interview if they meet the essential criteria for the role.  By opting-in to this scheme, you are disclosing that you have a disability solely for the purpose of the interview guarantee and we will not assume nor infer that you wish to disclose or record your disability in any other way – including any reasonable adjustments you may need if you are employed.

The successful applicant will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.

We strongly believe in the benefits of having a diverse and inclusive workforce and encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Grants Officer

This is an exciting time for the organisation, and we are seeking a talented and enthusiastic Grants Officer to join at this critical stage of the charity’s development.

The Grants Officer supports the delivery of the local/regional grant making and grant management process, awarding funding to NHS Member Charities. The post will manage a geographical portfolio of grants, taking a relational approach to grant making. It will act as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, by reviewing and assessing grant applications and monitoring funded projects.

Position: Grants Officer

Location: Remote based with preference to regional areas: North England, East England, Southeast, London, or Wales region.

Salary: £26,000 - £30,000 per annum dependant on experience

Hours:  Full Time (35 hours per week)

Benefits: 10% pension contributions, 28 days’ annual leave

Closing Date:  17th August 2022

Interview: week of 29th August 2022

The Role:

The Grants Officer is an integral part of the Grants Team at NHS Charities Together which collectively delivers the grants programmes of the Charity to further the organisational impact strategy

Key Responsibilities

The main duties and responsibilities of the role holder are as outlined below:

• To ensure that our relationship and interface is of the highest standard with all stakeholders engaging with the grants team
• To ensure the provision of effective grant programme guidance and application/project development support
• To review and assess grant applications against programme criteria and quality standards
• To advise on enquiries from member applicants/recipients and ensure appropriate feedback is provided to unsuccessful applicants
• To Provide analysis and commentary on application and grant portfolio for trends, quality, and scope, providing feedback
• To contribute to NHS Charities Together learning and evaluation activities
• To ensure a relational approach in grant management within a defined geographical portfolio
• To support the Senior Grants Officer and Grants Manager where appropriate

About you:

To be successful in this role of Grants Officer you will need to have previous experience within a similar role and act as an advocate for the work of NHS Charites, promoting and supporting the impact of our membership.

You will have experience of:

• Grant making processes and systems and relational grant management experience
• An understanding of the landscape of grant making, ideally within the voluntary sector, health sector or NHS
• Good understanding of charities and charity governance
• Articulate, confident communicator
• Collaborative and open approach
• Passionate, driven and committed to delivery
• Well organised and structured with an eye for detail 
• Flexible and responsive
• A team player who is also a self-starter and happy to work independently to develop and deliver objectives

About the Organisation

A national, independent charity caring for the NHS. Working together with the network of 238 NHS charities based in hospitals, ambulance trusts, mental health trusts, community health trusts, and health boards across the UK to help the NHS go further for everyone.

Please provide your CV and a supporting statement outlining how you meet the job description and person specification via NFP People. The supporting statement should be no more than 2 sides of A4.

Other roles you may have experience of could include Relational Grants Manager, Grants Officer,  Trusts Fundraising Officer, Foundations Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Grants Fundraising Manager, Fundraising Manager, Trusts Fundraiser, Trusts and Grants Fundraiser, Fundraising Partnerships Manager, Trusts, Foundations, Supporter Engagement, Bid Writing, Bid Writer, Bids, Bids and Tender, Key Relationship Manager, Trusts Executive, Trusts and Grants, Senior Trusts, Senior Trusts and Foundations, etc.

Head of Learning and Impact

Salary/Rate: £40,000 pa 

Hours: 35hrs

Status: Permanent

Holidays: 25 days + bank holidays (pro rata)

Location: Home-based with access to co-work spaces in Manchester, Reading or London and regular travel to Foyers and events.

Reporting to: Chief Executive

About You

You are someone with a passion for social change and young people, and a fascination for impact measurement, learning and quality development. You are able to evidence this through your writing and professional or voluntary experience. You are intellectually curious, with the energy and determination to deepen our shared understanding of how young people experiencing homelessness can be best supported to realise their power and purpose. 

You have a deep commitment to justice, equity, diversity and inclusion and to understanding the barriers and enablers to participation.

You will thrive in a small, creative and ambitious team working on multiple projects and assignments, and have the flexibility to handle a broad and changeable workload. You’ll be able to jump right in, working closely with the team to deliver at an exciting phase of our strategic development and organisational growth.

We are aware of the ambition and breadth of this role and are interested in hearing from candidates who feel they have the skills to grow into the role but who maybe don’t have all the experience described.

Who We Are

The Foyer Federation is a small, innovative youth charity working to improve the lives of young people who can’t live at home. Since 1992, we have worked with a network of Foyers to inspire, challenge and quality assure approaches to developing the skills and resources young people need to thrive, not just cope.

We believe all young people can shape a successful journey into adulthood if they have access to the right training, contacts and opportunities to invest in their talents. We’re leading a movement of like-minded organisations and individuals who want to improve the prospects of all young people through an asset-based approach, which we call ‘Advantaged Thinking’. We’re committed to working with our network of Foyers and external experts to improve the ‘offer’ for young people.

We are looking for individuals who resonate with our core values: Maverick, Savvy, Authentic, Loving and Brave. 

Role Purpose

As Head of Learning and Impact you will play a crucial role as we establish a more insight led and evidence based approach to our activities. In the role you will lead on shaping how we gather data and insights from our network of youth accommodation projects (Foyers) and the young people they support. 

You will help us develop existing systems (such as the data we gather through our accreditation scheme) and establish new impact measurement tools (through a new development programme to capture and improve learning in Foyers). By tracking and understanding the trends and capturing the learning and evidence at a local level we will improve our programmes and network offering and open up new opportunities for young people who have experienced homelessness.

Objectives

To effectively manage and deliver a national development programme to increase and improve the learning offer in Foyers (and beyond) and capture the insights, impacts and voice of young people directly. 

To oversee and manage our quality development and accreditation offering (FOR Youth); ensuring the quality and impact of Foyers across the country and effectively and efficiently capturing service level data to enable benchmarking, service improvement and evidencing of current impact. 

To support the overall insight gathering, reflective learning and impact measurement of the Foyer Federation across our activities developing our theory of change at a national level and integrating it with the local Foyer theory of change model.

Please note: we envisage that the priorities and time spent on each of these objectives will change over the next few years with a higher priority given to objective 1 in the first two years

Duties & Accountabilities

Project Management:

Lead on the detailed design and implementation of the new Advantaged Thinking Development Framework project (ATDF), funded by the National Lottery, to increase and improve the learning offer in Foyers and enable young people to become Advantaged Thinking leaders.

Build an effective project delivery team alongside the Head of Programmes and Network, young people, Foyers and external specialists to deliver the development programme initially with a pilot group of Foyers and then rolling it out to the wider network. 

Work alongside our Specialist Consultant to collect insights and evidence of the current learning offer in Foyers and map out a learning framework with the project team. 

Work alongside our Head of Programmes and Network to create and implement engaging and effective workshops with the staff and young people in the pilot Foyers for the purpose of establishing the learning framework and ways to endorse existing (or create new) learning content .

Oversee the tendering for a creative digital design partner to build a digital interface / platform for the learning framework and content to be hosted on.

Oversee the project development, testing of the platform and roll out of the ATDF across the network, liaising with the Head of Development and Partnerships on any associated licensing or income generation strategies.

Relationship building:

Co-create and co-deliver key elements of the ATDF project with young people where it is appropriate and meaningful to do so, in line with our strategy and policies.

Build positive working relationships with external consultants, the Foyer network and peer organisations who are supporting the ATDF project.

Build and maintain positive relationships with the National Lottery Community Fund grants manager, reporting to them in a timely manner and sharing our learnings openly.

Quality and impact:

Design and develop new effective impact monitoring tools as part of the ATDF project that capture the needs, aspirations, learning and achievements of young people in our network.

Ensure that the ATDF framework includes tools and resources for young people to actively engage with the learning, to track their own progress and knowledge, and to understand the value of engaging with the framework.

Deliver and develop our existing quality development and accreditation scheme (FOR Youth) in partnership with our Specialist Consultant by:

a) ensuring the qualitative and quantitative data collection and presentation is streamlined, accurate, user friendly and embedded in the Advantaged Thinking approach. 

b) developing the accreditation process to be fit for purpose for use beyond the youth supported housing sector.

Ensure and safeguard the longevity of the quality development programme so that it can continue to be used by the network in future years to effectively assess, reflect on and improve the quality of their services.

Work alongside the Specialist Consultant to assess and improve services as part of the quality development programme by: conducting group support sessions, face to face interviews and effectively analysing data in order to identify trends, themes and emerging areas for improvement, then present findings as clear and comprehensive reports. 

Learning and insight

Work with the Head of Programmes and Network to identify opportunities for new programmes in line with the insights gathered from the ATDF and the accreditation data.

To understand and champion the use of data directly from young people and how to get the best from it, making recommendations for future activity based on detailed scrutiny.

To develop a new and improved theory of change for the Foyer Federation that integrates the local Foyer theory of change model developed previously with the University of East Cumbria

To work closely with the Senior Leadership Team to agree data sets and requirements for KPI monitoring and measurement in line with the agreed Foyer Federation theory of change. 

From time to time, attend and support the delivery of network events, training and Foyer visits to deepen your working knowledge and relationships with Foyers and young people across the entirety of our network. 

Influence the organisation’s strategic direction using the learning from day-to-day interactions with our network.

Act as a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) attending SLT and board meetings (when required).

Be a generous leader using your skills, experiences and knowledge to enable other staff members to thrive.

General

To apply the Foyer Federation’s policies and procedures and ensure compliance with relevant obligations, including Safeguarding, Health and Safety, Data Protection and Equal Opportunities.

To ensure your own continuing professional development by undergoing training and other activities.

To undertake any other duties as may be reasonably required.

This job description may be amended from time to time, as the needs of the organisation require.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Experience and Skills: Essential (E) or Desirable (D)

1. Experience in building, nurturing and managing complex relationships both with youth work and/or housing professionals and young people. (E)

2. Demonstrable expertise in all of the following areas: 

• Project management
• Programme delivery including support and facilitation
• Building positive relationships
• Learning and outcome management.

3. Recent professional experience and knowledge of theory of change / logic models, impact measurement and data collection and analysis. (E)

4. Experience of securing buy-in and engagement in programmes and events involving young people and practitioners. (E)

5. A good understanding of using and developing digital tools and systems. (D)

6. Experience of communicating with and influencing practitioners, managers, commissioners, statutory agencies and other stakeholders involved in developing and delivering young people’s services. (D)

7. Knowledge of online learning platforms and / or virtual learning environments in practice - both their development and implementation. (D)

8. Capable of using various technology platforms (e.g. Microsoft, Apple products,  Zoom, Google suite) and other communications tools and approaches including Social Media platforms. (E)

Attitudes and Behaviours:

8. A proactive and determined team player with a can-do attitude, who has a strong drive to improve the quality of services and opportunities for young people.

9. Exceptional planning and organisational skills, able to work under pressure and prioritise competing tasks to meet deadlines, with a flexible approach to meeting the changing demands of project activity.

10. A keen eye for detail and accuracy. Able to distil and communicate the key information and learnings to a wide range of audiences in a concise manner. 

11. Clear and personable communicator and relationship-builder, both orally and written. Empathetic with good listening skills – able to understand the different needs and perspectives of others and to influence a range of audiences. 

12. Applies Advantaged Thinking in practice, communicating it with others and spotting and developing potential Advantaged Thinkers.

13. An individual who lives the values of the organisation personally and has a  strong commitment to the Foyer Federation’s mission and purpose with an active interest in developing innovative solutions and more effective investment in young people.

14. Collaborative and flexible approach, able to listen, engage and demonstrate tact and diplomacy

Competencies:

15. Building and maintaining relationships

16. Programme delivery and project management

17. Detail-driven and organised

18. Creative and savvy thinker

19. Communicating and influencing

20.  Proactive and determined

To Apply

To apply, download and read the full job description, application form and equal opportunities form, and return the completed form and a copy of your CV to our inbox by Friday 19th August. Interviews will be arranged on a bespoke basis between 1st and 19th August as the applications arrive.

We are seeking an inspirational and ambitious Head of Operations, Trading, and Governance to work with our CEO, and Senior Leadership Team on the next phase of our growth. 

The Children’s Hospital Charity is committed to supporting Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust to create a future where children always receive outstanding care – wherever they are seen, whatever they are seen for.

The postholder will be responsible for providing leadership and direction for all aspects of charity operations, trading and our governance and will play an important role in the strategic development of the charity. They will lead and manage charity operations to ensure they are carried out efficiently and effectively and comply fully with all aspects of charity law. They will play a key role in sustaining strong and positive relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders and manage the charity’s grant management process.

You will need to demonstrate an understanding of the charity sector and the challenges facing NHS charities. You will be a confident communicator be able to represent the charity both internally and externally.  You will be a team player with strong ethical values and the ability to lead and motivate others and build strong relationships both within the charity and externally.  With an eye for detail, you will play a key role in supporting the Trustees of The Children’s Hospital Charity.

Are you looking for a job where you are in control of the work you do, have life balance and the flexibility and freedom to achieve results?

Are you looking for new energy and a new challenge?

Newark & Sherwood CVS (NSCVS) & Rushcliffe CVS (RCVS) are looking for a Business Development Manager (working title you get to choose your own!) to develop a Partnership which will support our communities to grow and thrive.

Some of the things you’ll be doing:

• Creating and Developing the project
• Working with stakeholders to help shape the project
• Delivering solutions to meet community need
• Developing more effective and sustainable services

We’re interested in your ability not your qualifications; whatever your background e.g. NHS, Local Authority, VCSE we would love to hear from you if you can demonstrate:

• Working at both a strategic level & operational level
• Partnership Development experience with the skills to motivate stakeholders to get involved
• An understanding of the issues affecting communities at a local and national level

Closing date: We will keep the post open until we’ve recruited and will be viewing applications as they come in.

We’re looking for someone to help us grow our fundraising income!

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We’re the charity that developed and runs National Prison Radio, the world’s first national radio station for people in prison.

We’re also on the cusp of launching a major Lottery-funded podcast channel, Life After Prison, and we’re leading the way in the global development of prison radio.

This year we picked up a Gold Award at the radio industry’s prestigious ARIAS. In recent years we’ve been crowned Independent Production Company of the Year (Audio Production Awards) and Charity of the Year (Third Sector Awards). We’ve also been nominated for a string of British Podcast Awards.

We’re looking for a Fundraising Manager to deliver on our trusts and grants fundraising priorities and secure income to support our work. This is a remote role with some occasional travel required.

You will work strategically with the senior management team to deliver the right funding for the right projects.

Reporting to the Director of Development, you will be responsible for investigating, researching and making approaches for new funding as well as maintaining and developing existing relationships to ensure future support.

Ours is an organisation unlike any other, and we’re particularly interested in hearing from candidates from under-represented backgrounds and from people who have lived experience of the criminal justice system. 

Candidates will need experience of delivering £300,000+ p.a. in grant funding and will have excellent relationship management skills, both in-person and online, and with a portfolio of existing partners.

We’re a driven, tight-knit team working in what can be a challenging, exhilarating world, and you will be motivated by the knowledge that your work has the potential to make a real difference.

Deadline for applications: Friday 26th August 2022.

About the Youth Investment Fund

The Youth Investment Fund (YIF) is a £368 million fund created by the UK government to create, expand and improve youth facilities and services in England to drive positive outcomes for young people.

YIF is being delivered by a partnership between Social Investment Business, The Key Fund, National Youth Agency and Resonance.

Together, we aim to deliver grants for up to 300 facilities in selected eligible areas across England by 2025 that represent positive value for money, are environmentally sustainable and enable positive activities for young people aged 11–18 (up to 25 for young people with SEND).

This funding will drive value-for-money facilities that youth organisations can afford to sustain. Using innovative construction techniques, as well as supporting redevelopment projects that expand youth service provision, the YIF will achieve savings on facility running costs, so that resources can focus on activities that enrich young people’s lives.

It will support projects to level up youth provision, assessing and distributing grants so that local youth facilities and services can be the best they can be.  Please visit the Youth Investment Fund website.

About this role:

This role will be employed by Social Investment Business (SIB) on a fixed term contract until March 2025.

Hybrid – Remote based with some mandatory travel to London  (approx. 8 times per year).

For over two decades, Social Investment Business has provided finance and support to charities and social enterprises. We empower these organisations to do what they do best - serve the communities they operate within. 

Find out more about what we do by visiting our website.

Our values are: People First, Curious, Bold, Collaborative, Accountable

For further information on our values and our generous benefits please visit our website.

Reporting to our Head of Youth Investment Fund (HYIF) this role plays an important part in supporting and coordinating Governance and Business Support activities across various internal and external partner teams, Boards and Committees.

Key responsibilities

1. To actively engage with the internal Relationship Management team and external partner teams to ensure papers are produced to pre-determined quality standards and deadlines.
2. Produce papers for meetings including but not limited to monthly Assessment Panels, Quarterly Grant Committees and Programme Boards.
3. To administrate and coordinate all YIF meetings including:
   • timetabling and meeting planning ensuring diary availability and quorate attendance by panel and committee members
   • ensuring all reports from all internal and external partners are received within the pre-determined deadlines to the required quality standards
   • publishing meeting packs on Board Intelligence software
   • attending meetings and taking accurate minutes ensuring discussions, decisions made, ownerships and deadlines for completion are properly documented.
   • preparing follow up action tables from meetings with ownerships and deadlines
   • ensuring follow up action is completed by relevant team members
4. To work with HYIF and Governance Team to feed into the main Joint Board and ensure all minutes, resolutions and approvals are saved on Board Intelligence.
5. Coordinate key reports and dashboards from relevant teams for all YIF meetings to ensure these are received and circulated on time.
6. To support the HYIF by actively seeking and collating information and updates from all teams and people across the organisation working on YIF and produce reports where necessary.
7. Work within the organisation's processes and procedures required to contribute to the effectiveness of overall Governance within SIB.
8. To work within the organisation's values, principles and processes to achieve operational excellence.
9. To adopt our continuous improvement and learning ethos.
10. To support and embed equality, diversity and inclusion into day-to-day behaviours and activities within your role as well as contributing more widely across SIB’s commitment to E, D & I.
11. To support and contribute to the implementation and delivery of SIB’s strategy.
12. In agreement with manager to undertake other tasks and work on cross team projects that support the objectives of SIB as required.

Core competencies

• Commitment to quality, equality, diversity, inclusion and customers.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Team player with the ability to work independently.
• Excellent IT skills including MS Office Suite, confident working with bespoke software (SalesForce).
• Demonstrable evidence of supporting teams and cross-team working.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Well organised with attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritise, multi task and work flexibly.
• Understanding of Governance and administration for Board and Committees.
• Ability to deal sensitively and diplomatically with people from all levels.

Desirable competencies

• Good knowledge of the voluntary and community sector, local and central government and the statutory sector as a whole.

About the Youth Investment Fund

The Youth Investment Fund (YIF) is a £368 million fund created by the UK government to create, expand and improve youth facilities and services in England to drive positive outcomes for young people.

YIF is being delivered by a partnership between Social Investment Business, The Key Fund, National Youth Agency and Resonance.

Together, we aim to deliver grants for up to 300 facilities in selected eligible areas across England by 2025 that represent positive value for money, are environmentally sustainable and enable positive activities for young people aged 11–18 (up to 25 for young people with SEND).

This funding will drive value-for-money facilities that youth organisations can afford to sustain. Using innovative construction techniques, as well as supporting redevelopment projects that expand youth service provision, the YIF will achieve savings on facility running costs, so that resources can focus on activities that enrich young people’s lives. It will support projects to level up youth provision, assessing and distributing grants so that local youth facilities and services can be the best they can be.   For further information please visit the Youth Investment Fund website.

About this role:

This role will be employed by Social Investment Business (SIB).

For over two decades, Social Investment Business has provided finance and support to charities and social enterprises. We empower these organisations to do what they do best - serve the communities they operate within.

To find out more about what we do please visit the Social Investment Business website.

Our values are: People First, Curious, Bold, Collaborative, Accountable

For further information on our values and our generous benefits please visit our website.

We are in the midst of a large transformation project, adopting a cloud-first approach to our core business systems. You will be joining the Business Systems team focused on improving the core systems that support our team, customers and partners. The team draws on a mix of skills and backgrounds including business analysis, agile project management and software-specific knowledge.

We are looking for a new member of the team to drive the development of our Sharepoint, Teams and other core Office 365 collaboration tools. The role will also provide-cross cutting support to the team and there will be opportunities to develop knowledge and skills in other systems including our core Salesforce CRM.

We are looking for someone with good experience and familiarity of Office 365, particularly Sharepoint and Teams. Most importantly we need someone who can identify improvements to our ways of working and translate requirements of non-technical users into effective solutions that use 365 tools. The role will also include end-user training and troubleshooting.

Key responsibilities

1. Work with our Head of Systems Improvement to ensure that we are using Sharepoint, Teams and other 365 tools to support our core business processes.
2. Lead the day-to-day development of our sharepoint site into a user-friendly intranet and collaboration platform.
3. To oversee a training programme for our team on core business systems, including managing some end-user training and producing videos and supporting materials.
4. Working closely with our delivery teams to enable them to define core end to end processes and introduce regular reviews for continual improvement.
5. Overseeing our approach to sharing and collaboration. Ensuring that our business processes are secure, and protect customer data while enabling us to collaborate with colleagues and partners working remotely across the UK.
6. Working with the Head of Systems Improvement to use PowerApps, Power Platform and other automation tools to build user-friendly automated processes across our 365 platform.
7. Provide support to the Head of Systems Improvement working with subject experts in the delivery teams to design new processes and improve existing processes for our programmes and funds. Contributing to developing these processes using tools like PowerApps, Power Platform and Docusign.
8. Working with our Managed Services Provider to manage and audit our IT endpoints. This includes reporting on Microsoft Intune, as well as maintaining the IT asset log and ensuring that colleagues have the hardware they need in a timely manner.
9. Leading Testing (both technical and User Experience) before new systems are implemented.
10. Working with our data team, ensure that our data infrastructure and processes enable data capture and reporting to support internal and external requirements.
11. Contribute to the reporting on the performance of business systems and data quality as part of our KPIs.
12. To work within the organisation's values, principles and processes to achieve operational excellence.
13. To adopt our continuous improvement and learning ethos.
14. To support and embed equality, diversity and inclusion into day-to-day behaviours and activities within your role as well as contributing more widely across SIB’s commitment to E, D & I.
15. To support and contribute to the implementation and delivery of SIB’s strategy.
16. In agreement with manager to undertake other tasks and work on cross team projects that support the objectives of SIB as required.

Core competencies

• Commitment to quality, equality, diversity, inclusion and customers.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Team player with the ability to work independently.
• Good experience of Sharepoint, Teams and Microsoft 365. This can be at super-user level.
• Willingness and commitment to develop further knowledge and qualifications on key systems (with support from SIB).
• Excellent project management skills including the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Good analytical and critical thinking capabilities. Familiarity with approaches to ensuring data quality.
• A focus on end users, both internal & external. Experience of business analysis particularly gathering requirements and process-mapping.
• Ability to provide constructive challenge where appropriate.
• Ability to work effectively with a small busy team, providing cover when needed.
• Ability to support and train end users and the business through credible knowledge, experience and communication skills.
• Ability to translate user requests into actionable work units through problem decomposition and planning.
• General understanding of business systems.
• Experience in working with IT Provider Partners in managing and delivering technical processes.

Desirable competencies

• Exposure to Agile methodologies in multi-team environments.
• Familiarity with Salesforce.
• Familiarity with the Microsoft Power Platform.
• Experience of delivering training in business systems use.
• Knowledge of grant making.
• Knowledge of social investment.

We are looking for an enthusiastic person, who is passionate about influencing key decision makers to improve services for bowel cancer patients, to become our new Policy and Campaigns Senior Officer across the devolved nations. You must live in Northern Ireland, have experience of producing and overseeing the production of influential policy briefs, knowledge of the health service in at least one of the devolved nations and be up for a challenge!

As the Policy and Campaign Senior Officer (Devolved Nations), and with the support of the Head of External Affairs (Devolved Nations), you will be responsible for the development, monitoring, and support the implementation of policy positions and campaigns in order to influence public policy and legislation on health services which impact the lives of people affected by bowel cancer in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

If you fit our person specification, have a can-do attitude and are willing to roll your sleeves up and pitch in to get a job done then this might be the role for you. In return you will join our brilliant team, be able to work flexibly and finish each day knowing you have played a central role in influencing change to benefit people affected by bowel cancer.

Job Purpose

The Programmes Coordinator is a member of the Programmes Team, playing a key role in the development and delivery of programmes to strengthen the health workforce and health system in low- and middle-income countries.  The Coordinator reports to the Head of Programmes (HoP) and works with specific country teams across the countries in Africa and Asia where we are currently active.

The Programmes Coordinator plays a critical role in ensuring the quality and sustainability of our work focusing on 4 main areas of activity:

• Project delivery
• Project development
• Project quality
• Capacity development (of grantees or country office teams)

The proportion spent on each, and the specific projects worked on varies within the team.  The programmes team is responsible for delivering centrally managed multi-country programmes, including grants programmes, as well as supporting in-country teams with the delivery of their programmes. One Coordinator may focus exclusively on a grants programme, others on country programmes, whereas others may spend time on a mixture of grants and country programmes. An indication of some of the areas of activity that a Coordinator might be involved in are listed below. The Coordinator role involves some degree of matrix working.

For more details and key responsibilities, please access the attached job pack.

How to apply

To apply for this role please send your CV and a cover letter (no more than 2 pages) through the application link by midnight on Thursday 25th August with ‘Programmes Coordinator’ in the subject line. Please state whether you can work full-time or part-time. The candidate must be able to start by the first couple of weeks of November 2022 at the latest, but earlier if possible.

Interviews will take place in the week commencing 29th August 2022. THET is an equal opportunities employer. The successful candidate must by the start of their employment have permission to work in the UK.

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS LEAD

Based: *Southwest Region with home working

Part Time 22.5 hours per week  

Salary FTE £30,966 per annum, pro-rata £18,830 for working 22.5 hours per week

Help & Care have an excellent reputation as a service provider and are looking for someone who wants to help them shape their identity and build their reputation even further.

The Communications & Marketing Lead is a varied and rewarding role where you will deliver effective marketing across bought, owned and earned channels. You must be a creative storyteller and know how to craft a media-worthy narrative.

Work has begun on developing an ambitious and effective marketing strategy and you will be someone that will relish in taking full responsibility for completing and implementing this in order to significantly grow our impact, reach and brand awareness.

We are looking for strong communication and project management skills, an entrepreneurial approach and a personal ability to shape strategy and brand development.

This is an exciting opportunity for a creative thinker with a talent in both communications and marketing.

Applicants should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to develop strong working relationships with managers and outside agencies to ensure effective promotion of the Charity.

You should have experience in both developing and producing written publications, producing content and images relevant for websites, social media, publications and leaflets to a range of audiences.

You will have a good grasp of digital communication channels and be a confident user of Microsoft Office Applications, Adobe Photoshop, mail-chimp, Google analytics and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Salesforce systems.  

It is advantageous if you have knowledge and experience of graphic design, evaluating and maintaining statistics and able to test the functionality of new or revised digital projects. It is vital that you have a thorough understanding and empathy with the values of the organisation - personal, innovation, social justice and collaboration.

If you feel you could contribute in this way, we look forward to hearing from you.

Closing date for completed application forms to be received by 12 noon on 29th August 2022.

Interviews will be held online week commencing 5th September 2022.

To obtain more detail on Help & Care and the job role including, the job description, person specification and the application form for completion, please take a look at our website vacancies page by searching Help & Care.

At The Bike Project we provide an innovative solution to one of the most pressing problems facing asylum seekers and refugees on arrival to the UK: access to transport when living on a limited income, which for asylum seekers is as little as £5.66 per day.

Our mission is simple: each year we match refugees and asylum seekers with the many thousands of bikes that go abandoned or unloved around the country. We then go on to support these new bike owners to realise the emotional, practical and physical benefits of cycling.

10 years since that first bike donation, we are about to donate our 10, 000th bike and have expanded the project to include multiple programs, from refugee befriending services to women-only cycling classes.

We have supported tens of thousands of refugees to get access to bikes, learn to cycle and created a community of colleagues, refugees, volunteers and supporters. And we’ve grown rapidly in the last few years, from £720k turnover in 2018, to £2.2m turnover in 2021

Despite our successes, this is just the start. The demand from refugees for our work far outstrips our ability to meet it so we are looking to continue to grow until every refugee in the UK has the opportunity to start cycling.

If you want to be a part of that, read on!

About this role

This is where you’ll come in – if you choose to apply for the amazing role of Ecommerce Executive. Our ecommerce and retail arm has grown leaps and bounds since 2019, and we need someone brilliant to help take us to the next level.

Why you should apply:

If you care about refugees and asylum seekers, and want to work for a non-profit – then this is the job for you.

Working in the wider marketing and fundraising department, you’ll be part of a team of five and report into the Head of Marketing and Fundraising.

The role has real responsibility and autonomy. With plenty of support and a great on-boarding program, you’ll nevertheless be able to jump straight into managing and planning campaigns.

What you’ll work on:

• Work closely with the Digital Marketing Manager and the Retail Staff to define site updates in-line with the marketing calendar, planning to ensure timely execution.
• Set-up and upload new products, offers, text links and banners with accuracy across our websites and other digital properties including Ebay.
• Ensure the customer journey and site standards are optimised and achieved on the site. (Product, content and SEO links are commercialised)
• Responsible for growing our organic traffic profile via our Google Grants account.
• Suggest and implement recommendations using our SEO tools to improve our quality scores, reduce page errors, broken links and improve relevancy for important keywords.
• Continuously improve campaign performance through A/B testing of creative, placement and targeting combinations to improve customer conversion rates, exit pages, bounce rate.
• Be proactive to develop business growth with new and existing customers.
• Work closely with the operations and retail team to always ensure the inventory is covered.

Platforms you’ll work on:

You don’t need to be familiar with all of them, we will train you!

• Shopify
• Email Platform (Campaign Monitor)
• Salesforce
• WordPress
• Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager

This job may include working with vulnerable people in challenging situations. As such, a DBS basic disclosure will be required. An openness and sensitivity to religious and cultural differences is essential when interaction with bike recipients.

How to apply!

We welcome applications via our website. 

* This role is mostly remote, but you must be able to attend some meetings in our HQ in Brixton, London, as well as occasional events and site visits

Are you well organised, self-motivated, adaptable and able to work flexibly in a small team?

Would you like to play a key role in supporting local VCS infrastructure, especially in health and wellbeing activity?

The post holder will work alongside our members and partners to deliver internal and externally funded projects, supporting our work across health related and wider projects, including with NHS England’s VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance and the development of Social Prescribing projects in the VCSE. The post holder will be responsive to other projects as they develop.

We are seeking a pro-active, highly motivated, and organised person to achieve agreed outcomes for our members. The successful candidate will have experience of working in a grant/contract-funded project environment, ideally within the VCS. 

The role is full time, 35 hours per week. The salary is £26,394 per annum plus an 8% employer pension (no employee contribution required) and 25 days holiday plus 11 days public holidays (pro-rata). You will be supported in your training and career development. We welcome applicants seeking flexible working patterns and we welcome loan or secondment arrangements.

Please see the documents attached to apply. 

Deadline is 5pm on 9 September 2022.