Can you envisage a future where workplaces are inclusive and diverse? 

Are you a charismatic leader, a natural communicator who can inspire change in others?

The British Association for Supported Employment is a national membership organisation which has been led by Huw Davies since its inception. Huw has is retiring in 2022 and BASE is seeking to appoint a suitable experienced person to lead and develop this small but mighty charity. You will also have overall responsibility for our trading arm, Inclusive Trading CIC.

Our Background

BASE is governed by a National Executive Committee (NEC) currently comprising 10 elected regional leads, all who hold relevant sector roles, and an additional 3 co-optees with industry specific expertise and remit. The NEC has an established role in scrutinising, challenging and supporting operational staff, processes and the strategic direction of BASE as an organisation.

Our Vision

BASE strives towards a future where inclusive and diverse workforces are the rule and not the exception and employers are supported and empowered to reach a much wider talent pool across the disabled community. 

What we can offer you

More than anything, we can offer you an opportunity to work with us to improve countless lives by working to improve employment rates for people who are the most disadvantaged in the UK economy. Are you up for the challenge?

To apply

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter to Huw Davies at BASE.

For informal discussion, please contact Huw Davies.

Closing date: 4 January 2022

Interview dates: 10-11 January 2022

BASE is a Disability Confident Employer and we are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us.

Job Description
LMK is looking for an organized, creative and dynamic Fundraising Manager to diversify and drive forward its fundraising activity, growing income streams. Reporting to the Co-Founders, the successful candidate will sit on the Senior Management Team, working closely with the Evaluation Manager, Programme Manager and Relationship Manager.

The Fundraising Manager will have a substantial, proven track record of successful fundraising and developing and sustaining partnerships in the third sector; and of how to build financial sustainability in a fast-growing organisation. They will be highly organized, creative and bring excellent communication skills, as well as the ability to inspire others about their work.

Joining the team at a moment of expansion, the Fundraising Manager would provide the fuel for this growth as well as valuable thought leadership to the charity’s senior managers and Board of Trustees, helping them expand into new areas, increase sustainability and deepen relationships with key stakeholders. Finally, the Fundraising Manager will be passionate about the work that we do creating a prevention programme against domestic violence, relationship abuse and sexual assault for young people in London.

Responsibilities:

• Drive forward the charity’s fundraising operations, growing income streams, with an emphasis on diversification. This will include prospect research, prioritisation and bid writing.
• To establish a corporate supporters programme and individual giving campaigns, plus develop effective stewardship systems for all donors, including trusts and foundations.
• Responsibility for retaining and engaging the charity’s supporters, including providing formal reports and updates on the work of the charity.
• Strategic responsibility for fundraising, including working with the charity’s co-founders on a 3-year fundraising plan, partnership development and maintaining the charity’s strong relationships with a range of funding partners.
•  Contribute to the overall direction of LMK - analysing the long-term fundraising needs, outlining any necessary changes to operations or strategy and offering quarterly fundraising reports to board
• Working closely with the senior management team, particularly evaluation, to make sure the necessary monitoring is in place for all funding applications.
• Report to LMK’s Co-Founders and manage freelance bid writers at busy periods.
• Carry out all duties and responsibilities in line with LMK’s policies and procedures.

Essential Skills

• A strong commitment to young people, and an appreciation of why relationship education is vital for health and happiness.
• A proven track record managing fundraising for a charity, achieving specified targets and securing 5 or 6 figure sums, managing the donor cycle from initial stages through to stewardship.
• Knowledge of fundraising from a variety of sources, including some of the following: corporates, major donors, events, individual giving, local authorities and trusts and foundations.
• Organizational skills – employing tactics to manage and prioritise workload and manage a number of projects with deadlines at the same time.
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail, with the ability to communicate clearly, succinctly and in an engaging manner in person and in writing to a variety of audiences
• A ‘start-up mentality’ – self-motivated, comfortable with change and collaborative.
• Ability to work flexibly, adapting to a rapidly changing demands and opportunities while retaining clear strategic focus.
• Able to build meaningful relationships with a variety of people both internally and externally.
• Motivated by working for an organisation with a strong social purpose
• Excellent team working, collaboration and people skills in particular the ability to articulate ideas to colleagues and senior management
• Excited at the prospect of playing a vital role in LMK’s growth across London.
• A knowledge of the VAWG sector, Education sector or working with young people would be preferable, although not essential.
• Able to work in a way that celebrates diversity, upholds LMK values and respects everyone LMK interacts with (including: volunteers, staff members, stakeholders and workshop participants).

CPD and Safeguarding

• Hold a DBS certificate or be willing to let us run a check.
• Be willing to comply with our policies and procedures relating to child protection, confidentiality and data protection.

LMK strives to create a fair and healthy environment where all our colleagues feel valued and able to be their authentic selves at work. We understand that our people have commitments and personal interests outside of work and so we create a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best.

LMK values the differences that a diverse workforce brings and is committed to inclusivity. We welcome all applicants from any race, ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, age, sexuality or any other protected characteristic.

We can make reasonable adjustments throughout the application process and on the job. Please let us know, by contacting us separately if you need any adjustments or changes to be made during the recruitment process because of a disability or long-term health condition

Role description

Title: Head of External Relations

Salary: £38-45k dependent on experience

Reporting line:  Director

Start date: As soon as possible

Location:  This is a full time, permanent role. As a result of changes made during the pandemic, all roles are currently based from home (subject to ongoing organisational review) with regular staff meetings in London, Manchester or Bristol.

Benefits: Flexible working; generous company pension contribution; generous leave allowance, plus Christmas closure; Cycle to Work scheme; access to office spaces (depending on location)

Closing date: Midday, Wednesday 5th January 2022

Process: Candidates are invited to submit a CV along with a cover letter, stating their suitability for the role and how they fit the key competencies, skills and experience. Successful applicants will be invited to interview in mid-January, to be held in central London or virtually (format TBD). Candidates will be provided with a task to complete before interview.

Background:

An unacceptable number of children fail to reach their potential because they lack access to an excellent education. Too often, a child’s background dictates their destination in life, entrenching inequality and impacting communities for generations to come. 

New Schools Network is passionate about ending educational inequality once and for all.

We envisage a country where every child has an equal chance to succeed in life, irrespective of their background. Through our programmes, we partner with individuals, groups, trusts and business leaders to establish, run and improve pioneering and innovative schools.

New Schools Network is powered by a dynamic and enthusiastic team, united by a passion for improving life chances for children through education.

Our values are:

We take action to generate change.

We embrace innovation.

We believe in individual agency.

We celebrate diversity.

We commit to continuous improvement.

NSN encourages applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and is committed to having a team with diverse skills, experiences and abilities. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to making appropriate arrangements or adjustments where necessary in order to create a full and equal participation in the selection process. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the recruitment team to see how we can meet your needs.

Role summary

NSN is looking for an experienced communications professional to join the Senior Management Team as Head of External Relations.

The role acts as a gatekeeper for NSN’s external work, and covers a range of areas including: media; policy; research and data; and events. As Head of External Relations, you will be responsible for creating and executing the annual strategy, motivating and supporting the team to deliver projects to the highest standard, and supporting the Director and the rest of the management team to promote NSN as the voice of free schools and trust governance.

Working across NSN’s programmes and services, the Head of External Relations will need to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders, including at Ministerial level, to influence policy decisions, secure media coverage, grow digital audiences, and oversee NSN’s events calendar. Experience in communications is essential, as is a keen interest and understanding of education and politics.

The Head of External Relations will have line management responsibility of at least two members of staff, and will be accountable for their performance and development. They will report to the Director of NSN and be required to report on KPIs to NSN’s board, and on programme performance to the Department for Education.

This is a fast paced and varied role, in which no two days are the same. The successful candidate will need to be agile, have an eye for detail, and be able to manage competing priorities and deadlines. The role would suit a Head of Communications or similar, or an experienced Communications Manager looking for their first senior management role.

Key Responsibilities

The role-holder will be responsible for a range of activity, including but not limited to:

• Creating and executing an External Relations strategy, ensuring KPIs are met;
• Commissioning, authoring, and delivering policy papers and reports (either NSN publications or in partnership with others), including editing and approval;
• Formulating NSN’s policy positions and ensuring colleagues are up-skilled and on message;
• Responding to public consultations from sector bodies (e.g. Ofqual, Ofsted, Education Select Committee), and policy developments and announcements;  
• Managing parliamentary monitoring, including building relationships with MPs and others;
• Overseeing NSN’s website, blog, social media accounts, and newsletters, including technical development and content management;
• Overseeing media monitoring, response and rebuttal;
• Writing and publishing articles and other media;
• Responding to media enquiries, and acting as a point of contact for journalists, as well as proactively identifying and securing opportunities;
• Acting as NSN’s brand guardian, managing NSN’s brand, messaging, style guides etc., and training staff as appropriate;
• Supporting the Events Manager to deliver NSN’s annual events programme;
• Managing NSN’s internal commissioning structure, ensuring programme teams receive communications materials in a timely and efficient manner;
• Project managing across a range of other ad-hoc requirements, including creating and commissioning videos; creating resources, merchandise and other materials; and managing online campaigning (e.g. Facebook Ads);  
• Line managing the External Relations team, including CPD and development, and performance management and appraisal;
• Reporting to NSN’s Board and the Department for Education as required, ensuring KPIs are met and the External Relations strategy remains appropriate;
• Representing NSN at external events and meetings, including with Ministers and Civil Servants;
• Any other reasonable requests as required by the Director and/or NSN’s Board.

Key Skills

Candidates must be able to demonstrate strong and well developed skills in:

• Successfully delivering a high volume of tasks at pace;
• Leading a team;
• Public speaking and representing an organisation;
• Communication, including writing for different audiences;
• Organisation, multi-tasking and handling pressure; 
• Understanding of, and interest in, the education sector and political system;
• A positive ‘can do’ attitude, with a willingness to work hard and support the wider team.

Expertise or experience in any of the following will be an advantage:

• Experience working in a relevant role or organisation, or in a similar role, as a line manager, and/or senior management experience;
• Experience of managing a wide-ranging brief and communications strategy;
• Experience in proactively leading, maintaining and enhancing relationships with external stakeholders of all levels;
• Experience with a range of online platforms (Salesforce, Drupal etc.).  

Salary

£38,000-£45,000 dependent on experience.

Role description

Title: Programme Diversity & Inclusion Lead (Team Manager)

Salary: £28k-32k dependent on experience

Reporting line:  Deputy Head of the Academy Ambassadors Programme  

Location:  This is a full time, permanent role. As a result of changes made during the pandemic, all roles are currently based from home (subject to ongoing organisational review).

Benefits: Flexible working; company pension contribution; generous leave allowance; Cycle to Work scheme, access to central location office space (depending on location)

Process: Candidates are invited to submit a CV along with a cover letter, stating their suitability for the role and how they fit the key competencies, skills and experience. Successful applicants will be invited to interview, to be conducted remotely.

Background:

The Academy Ambassadors Programme (AAP) is a not-for-profit programme, funded by the Department for Education. It matches senior leaders from the corporate sector, as well as senior education sector leaders, with academy trusts seeking board members. These individuals bring high-calibre expertise in a variety of areas, including finance, legal, risk, HR, estates and audit, as well as independent challenge, scrutiny and accountability to the boards of trusts – some of which are small, single-school entities while others can comprise dozens of schools, and operate with large publically-funded budgets. Since 2013, the programme has helped to source and place over 2,000 senior leaders in governance roles across all parts of England.

The programme helps inspirational educationalists and talented business leaders work together to provide provide a better future for the next generation. It is committed to helping to improve the diversity and makeup of academy trust boards to not only more appropriately represent the communities they serve, but also to provide better balance of perspective and lived experience.

AAP is delivered by New Schools Network, a charity that is passionate about improving the quality of education in England. NSN was established in 2009. It’s purpose is to ensure that every child has an equal chance to succeed, irrespective of their background, by supporting communities to establish, run and improve schools.  

An unacceptable number of children fail to reach their potential because they lack access to an excellent education. Too often, a child’s background dictates their destination in life, entrenching inequality and impacting communities for generations to come.

New Schools Network is passionate about ending educational inequality once and for all.

We envisage a country where every child has an equal chance to succeed in life, irrespective of their background. Through our programmes, we partner with individuals, groups, trusts and business leaders to establish, run and improve pioneering and innovative schools.

New Schools Network is powered by a dynamic and enthusiastic team, united by a passion for improving life chances for children through education.

Our values are:

We take action to generate change.

We embrace innovation.

We believe in individual agency.

We celebrate diversity.

We commit to continuous improvement.

Role summary

The Programme Diversity & Inclusion Lead (Team Manager) is a new role. The role is responsible for ensuring the programme meets its targets in increasing the diversity of applicants to the programme and ensuring that all recruitment and screening practices are inclusive, ultimately impacting on improved board diversity across academy trusts, especially those identified as ‘high need’ trusts, in England.

You will also have line management responsibility of two Recruiters and be accountable for regional delivery targets across your team (both within the DfE-funded services and NSN’s Premium paid-for services to trusts).

Key Responsibilities

The role-holder will be responsible for

• managing the Academy Ambassadors Programme (AAP) team of recruiters to support academy trusts to recruit trustees/non-executive directors (NEDs) to their boards;
• devising and leading on delivery of a focused D&I strategic plan, integrating actions to existing practises, championing D&I in all areas of programme activity and ensuring AAP is consistently and appropriately working to ensure fair and equitable access to governance roles;
• ensuring Ambassadors appointed through AAP are successfully onboarded and supported during their induction and beyond;  
• delivering their own portfolio of key regional recruitment activity;
• operating as a key point of contact for trusts seeking paid-for ‘premium’ recruitment support, managing client accounts and coordinating with the wider team to ensure delivery of an excellent service;
• line managing two members of staff: Recruiter and Junior Recruiter, including training and CPD opportunities, workload monitoring and performance management in contribution towards NSN and AAP objectives.

Key Skills

Candidates must be able to demonstrate strong and well developed skills in:

• Successfully delivering a high volume of tasks to meet the needs of a large customer base
• Coaching / mentoring colleagues
• Leading / chairing meetings
• Delivering presentations to internal and external stakeholders
• Customer relationship management
• Communication – on and offline
• Time and diary management

Key competencies:

Candidates must be able to demonstrate the following traits and attributes:

• Organisation / multi-tasking
• Passion for education and/or governance
• The desire to work collaboratively
• Initiative
• Excellent interpersonal communication
• The ability to solve problems by designing creative solutions
• The ability to ‘take others with you’ when working on projects

Expertise or experience in any of the following will be an advantage:

• Experience working in a relevant role or organisation/s;
• Experience of working in a recruitment or customer service role, in a coaching / line management / team leader capacity;
• Experience of leading, or contributing towards, a successful D&I strategy within a non-profit sector organisation;
• Experience in proactively leading, maintaining and enhancing relationships with external stakeholders of all levels.

Salary

£28,000-£32,000 dependent on experience.

Overview 

At the Talent Foundry we are obsessed with helping young people discover what they are amazing at and we work with around 60,000 young people from across 1,600 secondary schools every year with this goal in mind.

We work only in areas of high socio-economic deprivation, running employability programmes in partnership with some of the most recognisable UK brands.  On top of this, we host our showcase Rock Assembly event for 10,000 young people at Wembley Arena – a unique blend of careers fair and pop concert for the schools we work with. Everything we do is free of charge for schools and pupils.

As we move into this next phase of our development, we are looking to appoint a Deputy Chief Executive. This is a new role which will oversee the operations of the trust and look to develop new charitable partnerships with both philanthropic grant givers and corporate partners.

We will be appointing to this role with succession planning in mind and are looking for a highly-energetic and inspirational leader who excels at building relationships and advocacy. The role will involve a significant amount of external facing work, including with potential funders and media.

Specific Responsibilities

New business:

• Engage with external partners, both corporate and philanthropic to grow the funding base for the trust.
• Write bids and programme plans and prepare budgets to secure external funding from corporate partners and attend meetings with other senior members of TTF (or alone) to discuss and agree these.
• Assist the CEO with budget planning for new programmes or initiatives.

Programme Oversight

• Working with the Head of Programmes, maintain oversight of the delivery of programmes against relevant and applicable key performance indicators to ensure all programmes are delivered on time, in budget and that they meet the stated aims and objectives.

Advocacy

• Lead on external relations, including building a media profile for TTF to grow its reach and sphere of influence.
• Develop the social media strategy, including growing audience and honing TTF’s voice across key platforms.
   

Operations

• Supported by the Finance and HR officer, overall responsibility for signing off budgets and accounts, including overseeing the annual audit.
• Oversight of overall cashflow to ensure financial stability of the trust.
• Oversee engagement of self-employed freelance staff and contractors and maintaining accurate records in line with data protection requirements.
• Working with the Head of Programmes, responsible for ensuring all due diligence checks are completed as requested by corporate partners and contract management.
• Responsible for compliance with all regulatory requirements (e.g. pension scheme, Charity Commission)
• Responsible for the Risk Register, updating this as necessary and present this to the Board for approval at least termly.
• Act as Data Protection Officer for the trust.
• Manage office moves as needed

Line Management

• Head of Programmes and Finance and HR Officer.

Other General Responsibilities

• Operate as a flexible team player and deputise for the CEO as required
• To provide a high level of customer care to anyone connected with TTF
• To be aware of and support diversity and equal opportunities for all, appreciating and supporting the role of other professionals
• To contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of TTF
• To undertake all other duties commensurate with the level of the post as required, to ensure the efficient and effective running of TTF

TTF is committed to embedding Equality and Diversity across all its work and believes that a diverse range of perspectives at all levels is essential for our legitimacy and effectiveness.  We therefore strongly encourage applications from suitably experienced applicants from all walks of life who will continue to strengthen the diversity of our team.We would particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority candidates as they are under represented on our team at the present time. 

The job holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young person’s for whom they are responsible, or with whom they come into contact will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with the relevant Talent Foundry Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Procedures at all times.  If in the course of carrying out the duties of the role, the job holder identifies any instance that a child is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm either at school or at home, they must report this in line with the Safeguarding policy. 

About the role

The Chagos Conservation Trust (CCT) are currently seeking to appoint a Director to drive the delivery of the Trust’s vision and strategy.

The Director will work with the Board of Trustees to oversee and implement all aspects of the organisation’s operations, and develop and deliver CCT’s 2022-2025 strategy.

They will lead all communications, fundraising, government and partner relations, Chagossian community engagement, and programme development efforts, with support from the Trustees.  The Director will be responsible for delivery of all CCT projects and in particular progressing CCT’s flagship rewilding programme, Healthy Islands, Healthy Reefs, and manage one staff member.

This is a challenging and multi-faceted role with no week being the same as the last. You will ensure effective coordination between different functions across the organisation to maintain cohesion and alignment with the strategy. You need to have a diverse range of skills, be open to ‘mucking in’ and taking on non-traditional senior management tasks as needed, be flexible and open to new opportunities as they appear. As a very small organisation the Director is expected to deliver everything that requires to be done to enable CCT to function to its fullest potential.

This is a full-time, work from home role, and therefore you need to be self-motivating and confident working without a traditional support structure. This role does not necessarily entail travel to the Chagos Archipelago and is not a scientific research role.

About the Chagos Conservation Trust

The Chagos Archipelago, an archipelago of 58 islands covering some 640,000km2 of ocean, is a UK Overseas Territory, and a rare haven of beautiful reefs and diverse wildlife located in the midst of the Indian Ocean.

The Chagos Conservation Trust, founded in 1992, is a largely voluntary-run UK charity with a board of 14 Trustees made up from a diverse group of scientists, conservationists, campaigners and finance specialists with one thing in common: working to protect the Chagos Archipelago.

In 2015, the Trust appointed a Director to drive and expand the organisation. The Director works closely with the Board and other institutions and organisations to further the goals of the CCT and ensure that the Trust has a sustainable future.

CCT’s aim is to make sure that this valuable natural environment is conserved, and can act as an example for conservation and management of such environments across the planet.  With the right care, the archipelago can be a reminder of how tropical reefs flourished many hundreds of years ago, and can offer vital insight into how they might be saved for generations to come.

We carry out scientific and historical research and conservation work, and strive to highlight the global importance of this breath-taking marine ecosystem.

Job Description

Job Title: Director – Chagos Conservation Trust

Location: Home-based, but with a requirement to travel for board meetings and meetings with other organisations or individuals as work demands

Position: Full time

Reports to: The Board of Trustees, with line management by the Chair

Job Purpose

CCT promotes and conducts scientific and historical research and environmental conservation work in the Chagos Archipelago, one of the world’s largest fully-protected marine reserve.

CCT is looking for a high calibre candidate, willing to take ownership of continuing to build the organisation and moving CCT’s flagship programme, Healthy Islands, Healthy Reefs, forward. The person will report to and be responsible to the Trustees of CCT.

Principal Responsibilities

● To develop and deliver a SMART three year (2022-2025) strategic business plan, enabling the charity to continue to conserve the Chagos Archipelago

● To further develop Healthy Islands, Healthy Reefs by creating a fully costed, conservation plan that includes partner and stakeholder contributions, investigate funding opportunities, and manage the Programme Manager

● To develop applications for funding and to manage funded projects, including our current three-year Darwin Plus Grant

● To ensure CCT meets all legal and administrative requirements including maintenance of financial records, accounting, submission of required documents to the Charity Commission or other appropriate bodies

● To work with the Board to raise funds for Healthy Islands, Healthy Reefs, and other approved projects, engaging donors, preparing bids, preparing and submitting concept notes and proposals, and delivering and championing successful project reports

● To manage and develop CCT’s communication and outreach, including production of Chagos News, writing news stories, updating the websites and social media, and building media relations

● To develop collaborative relationships with strategic partners and like-minded organisations, particularly members of the Chagossian community, potential funders, fellow NGOs and scientists, governmental partners, and other key stakeholders

● To manage, with the Trustees, the CCT working groups, to further the aims of CCT

Skills and experience required

● Understanding CCT – Understands, shares, and promotes CCT vision and mission, and the desire to conserve the Chagos Archipelago

● Qualifications – Degree qualified or relevant professional qualification and experience

● Experience - Minimum of five years at the senior or executive management with experience of working with charity boards of trustees

● Achieving results – Effective project management and able to identify opportunities for CCT, but equally aware of CCT’s objectives and constraints, and ensure these are applied appropriately to all opportunities/activities

● Building relationships – Knowledge of the conservation NGO sector with extensive contacts and experience of working at a high-level, influencing change and developing collaborative partnerships and programmes

● Diplomacy – Able to anticipate and understand the expectations of Trustees, funders, officials, and others, and ensure their requirements are met and expectations appropriately managed

● Realistic - Understand the constraints that apply specifically to working in the British Indian Ocean Territory

● Influencing and impact – Experience in identifying, cultivating and maintaining productive relationships with potential and existing donors and key influencers

● Communication – Demonstrate good communication, both orally and in writing, with trustees, funders, government officials, journalists, and members. Experience producing internal reports and public-facing outreach materials and managing websites, using appropriate software

● Administration – Practical experience in finance, human resources, safeguarding, operations, grant management, charity reporting, governance, and IT

● As CCT’s only member of full-time staff, ability to work independently and self-motivate

Other details

● Location – UK but is a remote, home working role with access to London or major UK destinations as required

● Salary – up to £45,000 pa depending on experience

● 4% employer pension contribution

● 25 days annual leave

● Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK

Applicants should submit a CV and a cover letter detailing why they are the right person for the role to by 15th December 2021, interviews scheduled for second week of January 2022, with a second round of interviews mid to late January if necessary. Please contact the CCT chair with any queries.

With an energised Board full of strategic ambition and a team with a deep understanding of the community we support, we are seeking an inspiring, dynamic and visionary individual to join us as our new Executive Director to build on our success and take Trekstock to the next level.

Every day in the UK, 34 young adults are diagnosed with cancer and face its long-term effects. From this point, they enter a system that is not designed  to support  them.   

Teenage and Young Adult services finish once a patient reaches their 25th  birthday but mainstream  cancer services cate r for an older demographic (50% of cancer diagnoses occur over the age of 70). They are often  the youngest person on their ward by decades  and the support  they  are  offered does not reflect their  unique  needs. As a result, they feel isolated and unsupported, both by the mainstream services which are not age-appropriate and from the older patients they meet on the ward whose concerns are markedly different from their own.    

Trekstock exists and is uniquely placed to provide a community to young adults in their 20s or 30s who have been diagnosed with cancer through informative events, expert advice and physical activity support, co-designed with them to keep them active during or beyond treatment, improve their physical and mental well-being and overall quality of life.

As our new Executive Director, you will have the confidence and the expertise to deliver on our vision where every young adult receiving a cancer diagnosis is given the tailored support they need. You will bring strategic leadership experience, a high level of organisational ability, self-motivation and self-discipline, a passion for extending our reach and in relation to business development and demonstrate experience of managing budgets, effective business planning and the ability to add value to what already exists and position us to achieve even greater success in the future. 

Supported by the Founder who maintains responsibility for major relationships, special projects and communications, you will be responsible for our high performing department heads for programmes and fundraising, both of whom are used to operating in a relatively autonomous and collaborative way, HR, all facets of office management, finance and accounting (with external support from accountants and bookkeepers) and Board of Trustees liaison and reporting. 

You will act as the lead Ambassador for the charity, raising its profile amongst supporters and stakeholders. Leading and empowering staff whilst fully embracing diversity and inclusion and instilling a culture of professionalism.  As the face and voice of the charity, you will successfully build the future sustainability and viability of the charity, ensuring that it remains relevant to the needs of the young adults it serves. 

Liaising with our committed Board of Trustees, you will develop the charity’s strategic vision, taking ownership and ultimate responsibility for the delivery of the strategy, all major decision making and reporting the implementation and monitoring of business plans and the achievement of the required financial and quality outcomes. 

You will have substantial experience of working at the Executive or Senior Management level that requires an organisation-wide strategic perspective and a successful track record of leading, motivating and managing high-performing teams and achieving improvements in efficiency and effectiveness.

We are SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good.

We work with organisations across the UK to transform the response to domestic abuse. We want what you would want for your best friend. We listen to survivors, putting their voices at the heart of our thinking. We look at the whole picture for each individual and family to get the right help at the right time to make families everywhere safe and well. And we challenge perpetrators to change, asking ‘why doesn’t he stop?’ rather than ‘why doesn’t she leave?’ This applies whatever the gender of the victim or perpetrator and whatever the nature of their relationship.

Last year alone, nearly 13,500 professionals received our training. Over 70,000 adults at risk of serious harm or murder and more than 85,000 children received support through dedicated multi-agency support designed by us and delivered with partners. In the last four years, over 2,000 perpetrators have been challenged and supported to change by interventions we created with partners, and that’s just the start.

Together we can end domestic abuse. Forever. For everyone.

As Practice Consultant, you will pro-actively support your Head and line manager, demonstrating leadership and strong supportive role in your team’s contribution to delivering the provision of highquality support, in strategic and operational environments. You will be skilled and confident about building high trust relationships, contributing to securing a strong network across the UK and quality within our accreditation services.

You will take responsibility to motivate yourself and build a wide skill set both personally and within the team, sharing expertise and encouraging everyone to work at their best together. Practice Consultants act as a critical friend to local areas and services, supporting, advising and guiding them through a combination of free and paid for expert support. Building relationships with national partners and local areas to develop coordinated, dynamic responses to domestic abuse and related safeguarding issues; seeing the whole picture for each family member to keep people safe sooner.

In order to complement our existing expertise in the Practice team we would be particularly interested to hear from applicants with backgrounds in either Criminal Justice, Health or Social Work.

Practice Consultants work within the Practice Team to lead our work to transform the multi-agency response to domestic abuse and how families are safeguarded. Our Whole Picture strategy sets out an ambitious vision to end domestic abuse, looking from the perspective of the whole family and this team is at the very heart of delivery, increasing safety sooner for all those at risk.

Working nationally supporting your Head and team to establish a framework for disseminating best practice, embedding quality and enabling statutory and voluntary sectors to work better together to improve the experience and outcomes for children, adults and families. You will combine deep practice experience with an entrepreneurial mind-set, focused on walking alongside partners to devise pragmatic solutions to complex problems.

Benefits include a generous package including 26 days' holiday a year and public holidays, employee
pension scheme with 4% employer contribution, Cycle2Work scheme, 365 days a year
Employee Assistance Programme.

If this challenge sounds as exciting to you as it does to us and you believe you have the qualities we have described, please take a look over the job description and submit a 500-word cover letter and CV.

Closing date: 9 December 2021.

SafeLives is a committed provider of equal opportunities for all, please see our job description for full details.

No agencies please.

Part home/part office (London) based

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

We are looking for an outstanding Senior Marketing Manager to join the Public Engagement directorate at the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK). This is a newly-formed directorate, and we are embarking on an exciting period of change to maximise the income, influence and impact we deliver for children.

You will play a leading role in one of our multi-disciplinary marketing teams, delivering exceptional website content and experiences. That might mean working on a groundbreaking campaign like VaccinAid, launching an appeal in response to the crisis in Afghanistan, or developing a new platform for our award-winning Paddington’s Postcards product. Or it could be galvanizing the public to ensure a better future for children by campaigning on climate change or leaving a gift in their Will.

To help achieve this, you will be well-versed in managing successful insight-led, multi-channel marketing campaigns, ideally within agile working environments. Alongside leading campaign delivery, you will also lead on strategy and capability development for a specialist area or channel of our marketing programme.

We are particularly interested in candidates with depth of experience and skills in supporter journey management. You will be skilled in supporter retention, channels such as direct mail and products such as regular giving.

Closing date: 5pm, Tuesday 7 December 2021

Interview date: Friday 17 December 2021 via video conferencing (MS Teams)

We are normally based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London but while our office is closed, this role will work from home or from wherever makes you happy.We are expecting to move to a hybrid approach (part home/part office based) when our office reopens.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at Unicef UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

This is an incredible role at the heart of global efforts to defeat meningitis by 2030.

The role reports to the Chief Executive and forms part of the senior management team (SMT) alongside the Director of Finance and Administration, Director of Partnerships and Funding, the Director of Communications, Advocacy and Support, the Head of Fundraising and the Confederation of Meningitis Organisations (CoMO) Network Lead.

The purpose of this role is to enable MRF to achieve its goals through research, an enabling research environment, evidence-based policy, health professional guidance and the creation of associated activity and resources. The post-holder is expected to be or become one of the world’s leading thinkers on meningitis with an extensive network amongst international research, clinical and public health communities.

The role is also very close to people and families as it provides guidance to support teams working directly with families affected. The holder acts as the guardian of MRFs intellectual integrity and cements our reputation as an evidence-led organisation in the UK and around the world.

It is a highly demanding role, requiring the need to keep up to date with latest research; run suitable accredited processes for funding peer reviewed research; organise a Scientific Advisory Panel of experts and a Medical Advisory Group of clinician experts; and organise the agenda and speakers for a global scientific conference every two years. The holder will also write and oversee the production of in-house academic papers for publication in peer reviewed journals; provide evidence and content for informed public affairs, advocacy and communications work take part in media and advocacy work; and represent MRF on external bodies such as the World Health Technical Task force for the creation of the global roadmap for meningitis.

The post is being advertised now as the current holder is retiring after 25 years with MRF.

Are you able to inspire a great team of people to do extraordinary things, and are you passionate about the natural world?

Job title: Chief Executive Officer

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Up to £58,000 per annum (FTE)

Location: Home-based

About the Role

The primary responsibility of the CEO is to direct TreeSisters' strategic vision for the future, aligning the team with the mission and charitable objectives to fulfil our purpose.  TreeSisters is seeking a flexible, versatile person with an understanding of strategy and the big picture, able to dig in when necessary and lead the consciousness shift we believe is essential to bring change and save the planet.  We wish to ‘be the change we want to see’.

Our outgoing CEO has successfully led a complete restructure, built a strong team and created a  broad strategy of global alignment, whilst addressing our mission and the shift in thinking.  She has provided the perfect blend of the traditional masculine and feminine traits.  She has worked with our Founder, the ‘face of TreeSisters’ and the creative force behind much of our work. Our Founder is transitioning into an externally facing role but will need a strong relationship with the person coming in. The successful applicant will be able to manage this, also working well with the Board of Trustees.

We expect our new CEO to continue to shape the culture of TreeSisters, working closely with the team, in line with our core values, and role model these values.  You need to lead a large remote team and work as part of a truly global organisation. 

Core accountabilities of the role

• Board governance - working with the Board to fulfil the mission and strategic objectives, including representing the organisation and reporting to the US Board, a separate legal entity, and the Global Strategic Advisory Board.

• Financial Performance and Viability - working alongside our Head of Finance, Board and Committees to ensure the financial health and compliance of the charity.

• Leading the fundraising function, working with the fundraising team and the Founder to ensure the organisation’s financial health in support of the TreeSisters mission.

• Communicate the vision of TreeSisters and take steps to make it a reality. Work closely with the operations and marketing teams to deliver a clear vision and direction with people inside and outside of the organisation.

• Tree strategy and understanding the work we do.  Work closely with the teams working in the field, keeping a watch on activities and making appropriate recommendations to the Board for decision making.  You will not be required to be an expert, although it would be great if you have some expertise.

• People and Culture.  Leading the people and evolving the culture are key criteria for this role.  Working closely with the HR Manager, and the culture team, you will help shape TreeSisters.  We are currently on a journey of empowerment via the implementation of ‘SOS’, a non-hierarchical way of organising and working.  You will not be required to be an expert and can shape the way this works at TreeSisters. 

The ideal candidate 

You will be self-motivated and thrive when working in a globally distributed, virtual team environment. You will be a people person with strong collaboration, communication, organisation and interpersonal skills. 

Essential Requirements

• High-level leadership skills

• General management experience

• Understanding change management and Organisational-development

• Financial management and reporting skills, including non-profit

• High-level facilitation skills, including Boards, Committees and teams

• High level verbal and communication skills

• Public speaking

• High level strategic thinking capability

• Ideally high-level policy development and analysis experience with knowledge of national and local non-profit law.

Interested?

To apply for this position please complete our employment application form.  Please note the closing date for applications is Wednesday 8th December 2021 (midnight GMT).

APPLY NOW on our website, via the attached link.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

TreeSisters is enthusiastically committed to a long term, ongoing, organisation-wide journey of transforming systemic racism within our work. We invite applications from people who would like to both experience and play a part in this journey. We welcome applications from BIPOC.  As an organisation, we have committed to playing our part in dismantling systemic racism and making our team and network as inclusive as possible.

TreeSisters values your perspective and experience regardless of sexual orientation, gender, religion, spiritual practise, belief system, physical ability, formal education and background. We are committed to equal opportunity employment, and we want to hear from you if you feel inspired to apply to TreeSisters.

Who Are We?

TreeSisters is a UK registered social change and reforestation charity that places tropical restoration into everyone’s hands. Through individuals and businesses that give back to nature every month, TreeSisters has funded the planting of over 20 million trees across 12 locations in Brazil, Borneo, Cameroon, India, Kenya, Mozambique, Madagascar, Nepal and West Papua.

Read more about our Mission and Vision

Our vision is a world where it is normal for everyone to protect and restore themselves and their world. 

Our mission is to rapidly accelerate tropical reforestation by inspiring and channelling women’s Nature-based feminine leadership into local and global action.

'There really is no typical day in this role. You get to push your limits, test your ideas, be creative and make a real difference, all with the support of a fantastic team’, Departing CEO Jemina Talja

Adventure Ashram is a small but mighty charity founded by a group of adventurers. Our focus is in supporting anti-trafficking, health and education grassroots projects in India, and in 2022 we are looking to further expand our reach to Southeast Asia.

We work closely with our local partners, supporting them with funding, project implementation and capacity building, and have supported thousands of survivors of human trafficking and helped hundreds of vulnerable children access education and ongoing healthcare. Our UK operations focus heavily on fundraising and events. We also run global campaigns and help facilitate a range of exciting overseas adventures.

We are looking to appoint a passionate and dynamic part time Chief Executive to steer the organisation through the next stage of its development. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a small but ambitious charity with tons of passion and you will have a real chance to shape and develop the organisation and see the impact of your work.

There is full support from an active group of Trustees and a full handover from departing CEO Jemina Talja.

Villiers Park Educational Trust (Villiers Park) is looking for a Director of Fundraising to join our innovative team.This pivotal role will provide strategic insight into how and what fundraising looks like at Villiers Park. The Director of Fundraising will work closely with the CEO to develop the fundraising strategy and lead all fundraising activity to generate sufficient income to enable Villiers Park to achieve its sustainable growth strategy and materially impact social disadvantage for young people and children in the UK. The Director of Fundraising will develop and execute the fundraising strategy with the CEO to build a robust pipeline of income across a diversified portfolio of both new and substantial repeat income. This post holder will work in partnership with the CEO, as an integral member of the Senior Leadership Team, to grow, lead and develop Villiers Park and be the role model to enable the Fundraising team to flourish.

The successful candidate will have a good understanding of the UK fundraising landscape, governance, and legal requirements. They will also be a successful senior executive with evidence of achieving challenging financial targets; leading and developing Philanthropy and Partnership teams; and embedding efficient systems and processes. The successful candidate will also be a leader who shares the values and purpose of Villiers Park and who is ambitious to transform the organisation for greater impact. They will also be a naturally dynamic and motivational personality who is energised at the opportunity to raise annual income of more than £1.5 million, share insights then go further.

As part of the Villiers Park senior leadership team this role has a key part to play in supporting the charity to achieve ambitious growth to meet its strategic objectives by ensuring targets are developed and met for funding.

The Director of Fundraising will contribute to the organisation’s strategy, goals, and plans, as well as drive both evolutionary and transformational change. Developing, implementing, and monitoring the fundraising strategy will be critical. The post holder will provide a creative and dynamic external focus to identify and develop a range of income generation initiatives beyond the scope of existing fundraising activity. Building and utilising networks, developing long term relationships with high-net-worth individuals, and forging new business opportunities will be integral to the role. The role will be accountable for the span of income generation within the charity and will ensure a coordinated and collaborative approach across the range of stakeholders. It will provide leadership around funding, making sure this is located within the strategic framework and day to day thinking of Villiers Park.

Leading by example the post holder will ensure an excellent donor experience and oversee the co-ordination of donor development plans across all elements of funding.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Fundraising

• Lead and deliver the Fundraising Strategy for Villiers Park, managing expenditure and ensuring sustainability of services.
• Working with the team, ensure a robust strategy is in place which delivers against the budget, providing stretching but achievable targets.
• Ensure all activities are aligned to the overall strategic direction of Villiers Park
• Ensure all supporters have a clear stewardship plan which maximises their engagement with Villiers Park.
• Ensure a robust programme of Grant and Trusts submissions and reporting, to show growth in the income generated from these sources.
• Oversee the development and implementation of a case for support and proposition for the corporate audience
• Oversee the use of the CRM to record donors to ensure compliance and efficient usage
• Periodically review the effectiveness of the directorate and implement change to maximise potential income.
• Provide strategic leadership to drive innovation across Villiers Park exploring new income streams with the aim of securing long term sustainability of income, testing new concepts, and assessing commercial viability.

Management

• Effectively manage the team to maximise the motivation, skills, development, and performance of team members.
• Ensure that all staff are appraised annually and developed in accordance with the department’s strategic objectives.
• Support team members in dealing with the challenges of home working, ensuring there are informal as well as formal touchpoints Governance
• Ensure all activities are carried out in a manner which meets statutory and regulatory requirements and our ethical and sustainability policies.
• Develop and maintain policies and procedures relevant to the Fundraising Team.
• Ensure all risks are identified, communicated, and managed.

Senior Leadership duties

• Serve as a fully active member of the Villiers Park Senior Leadership Team, supporting the CEO in delivering the organisational strategic objectives.
• Increase understanding and awareness across Villiers Park regarding income generating activities, encouraging all staff and supporters to make an active contribution towards income generation and promotion of the Trust
• Produce reports, investment proposals, presentations, and associated documents for internal and external audiences, including Trustees.
• Manage external stakeholders, attend events, and give presentations to drive awareness and support for Villiers Park.
• Ensure Villiers Park commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is embedded in all areas of responsibility.
• Act as a champion for equality, diversity and inclusion, challenging poor, or inappropriate practice in all areas of Villiers Park delivery of service. This is not restricted to the Fundraising team.
• Working as part of the Senior Leadership Team, develop, maintain, monitor, and report on financial performance, budgets, and forecasts and KPIs.
• Encourage teams to embrace business intelligence and feedback to drive improvements.
• Ensure all income generation activities are fully integrated across Villiers Park, recognising the importance of inter-departmental relationships.

PERSON SPECIFIC - Required knowledge, skills, and experience Education / Qualifications

• Graduate level academic or professional management qualification or evidence of equivalent experience.
• Evidence of continuing personal and professional development Knowledge/Experience
• Extensive proven Senior Management experience in a charity environment
• Proven ability to generate significant income in two or more of the following areas – major donors trusts, corporates, and universities
• Experience of fundraising strategy development
• Experience of developing powerful cases for support
• Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop high performing teams.
• Senior experience of managing budgets
• Experience of producing reports and persuasive investment cases or funding proposals.
• Evidence of building strong internal and external relationships. Skills/personal attributes
• Excellent communicator.
• Excellent networker.
• Team player, willing to support wider Villiers Park operational requirements.
• Committed to the work of Villiers Park and driven to support service development.
• Excellent numeracy and analytical skills.
• Able to be creative and identify income or business development opportunities.
• Full driving licence and access to own vehicle for work (Desirable)

As we work with young people, the successful candidate will require an enhanced DBS criminal record disclosure which the Trust will arrange.

The Real Facebook Oversight Board was launched as an emergency initiative ahead of the US election. Faced with Facebook’s refusal to take action to prevent Trump from using the platform to subvert the election, we convened a coalition of the leading civil rights groups in the US and some of the most prominent tech scholars and critics to create a unified response. Our board comprises a Nobel Prize winner and a MacArthur genius award recipient  - and we still punch above our weight. 

Facebook conceded on two of our three demands ahead of the US election and now we are taking on this fight globally. We are a small but ambitious project and we are now looking for someone with drive and vision to bring real accountability to a social media platform that is a threat to democracies across the globe. 

Our approach is rooted in journalism and we use journalistic methods to create impact. We seek to outflank and outthink the Facebook PR machine in dynamic, creative and novel ways. We work alongside organisations in the policy, civil society and campaigning space and apply some of their tactics, but first and foremost we are a media organisation with a deeply held belief in the ability of journalism to hold power to account and catalyse meaningful change. 

The Real Facebook Oversight Board is a flagship project of The Citizens.

The Citizens exists because technology has changed everything. It's a threat to democracy, eroding our basic rights and undermining our ability to hold governments and powerful corporations to account. Populists and demagogues have exploited social media platforms and tools. We need to fight back. We are using our skills as journalists to bring innovation to storytelling, accountability and public action. 

The Citizens is fast, experimental and impactful. We respond to what the moment requires: from inventing novel shadow governance models to bringing landmark litigation to blowing up Twitter with our viral creative media. We are now developing long-form investigations and journalism projects and expanding into podcasts and documentaries. 

As a tiny startup we have punched far beyond our weight: mobilising rapid, collaborative, effective responses to some of the biggest and recent challenges the world has faced. But at the heart of everything we do is public interest journalism. 

The Role

We are seeking a dynamic and ambitious Campaign and Programme Director for the Real Facebook Oversight Board, to lead the project and find creative new ways to keep the heat on Facebook. You will be working closely with some of the global leaders in technology and the role is for a thinker and a do-er: someone who can drive forward a strategy but also engage partners, uphold relationships, manage projects and maintain momentum. 

The job responsibilities include: 

• Lead the project. In partnership with senior leadership, develop and execute an overarching strategy for RFOB. 

• Develop a deep understanding of the Facebook news cycle and find creative ways to impact it. We seek to change the discourse around Facebook and find new and interesting ways to counter its spin machine. 

• Steer us through our expansion from a US-focused organisation into one that is globally representative. Focus, in particular, on Facebook as an enabler of human rights abuses and find innovative ways to bring those stories to light. 

• Own and implement all aspects of the project. We respond to the news, this sometimes happens at odd hours. 

• Be the relationship manager for the ‘Brains Trust’ - our global experts - keeping them engaged and soliciting their input and feedback. This includes regular public events, touch points and keeping up the “shadow oversight” role of the Board. Increase public facing moments for the RFOB through a combination of planned and ad hoc programming as individuals and a group. 

• Input key messages to the strategic comms lead as needed to help craft press statements. We may from time-to-time engage the Campaign and Programme Director as a spokesperson. 

• Manage the social media team ensuring messaging and output is consistent. A goal for 2022 is a more sophisticated digital strategy, including social media and engagement of our dedicated online following. 

• Be part of our creative team. This includes bringing your ideas for potential investigations, stories and social media films and consulting on longer-form journalistic projects we are developing.

Our ideal candidate is 

• Someone who understands and supports our mission to bring accountability to big tech and has a knowledge of how technology affects human rights. 

• Understands our values as a journalistic organisation and how these underpin all our work. 

• Is media-savvy with a fluency in journalism, public affairs and communications as well as an understanding of the US news.

• May come from a range of backgrounds, including NGO/nonprofit, journalism, media, research, philanthropy, and / or campaigning.

• Is able to drive through projects. We are highly responsive as an organisation and get things done fast. We are opportunists who respond and adapt to ever shifting goalposts while deeply understanding and holding the overall mission.

• Doesn’t want to work in a big, established organisation and is not afraid of experimentation. We are a small start-up. There are multiple opportunities to pursue other media projects within the Citizens and we are seeking creative storytellers. 

• Is an excellent communicator and meticulously organised. 

This role is right for you if:

• You have the commitment and experience to drive this project forward. .

• You are looking for a small team that is nimble, responsive and focused on outcomes.

• You are looking for flexibility.

• You are able to work from home. 

The details are:

• Flexible at 3 days a week equivalent over 5 days at a day-rate of £250. There is the option to expand this to a full-time role. 

• 6-month consultant contract with the option to extend to twelve months.

• Ideally based in Eastern Standard Time or GMT though anywhere from West Coast USA to European time zone could work.

• Starting as soon as possible.

How to apply:

Please email a copy of your CV and a covering letter outlining why you are interested in the role

All The Citizens is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. All The Citizens encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status and record of arrest or conviction, or any other characteristic protected under the law.