Are you an excellent administrator and organiser?  Are you brilliant at building relationships and enjoy getting stuff done? If ‘Yes’, then you could be our next Programme Officer. You enjoy having oversight and administer a training programme from start to finish, you can see yourself emailing mentors to introduce them to our Fellows one minute, then speaking to a prospective Fellow on the phone to see if they are the right fit the next and booking facilitators for the upcoming training session and ensuring that the attendees have all the materials they need. 

Working alongside the CEO and Founder the Programme Officer will lead the administration, promotion, planning, organisation and delivery of our training and development, specifically our Award-Winning Leaders Plus Fellowship programme along with our annual programme of events with our wider stakeholders.  You will play a pivotal role in supporting us to grow the Leaders Plus Fellowship Programme so that we can support more leaders with young children to progress their careers and drive positive change for others. In doing this you will provide first-class end-to-end administrative support to the team and ensure our stakeholders have seamless experiences with us.  You will enjoy trialling and learning new ways of doing things to offer the most efficient and effective administrative solutions to the team.

Key Responsibilities

Programme Delivery & Administration

• Manage all programme logistics using project management skills to manage a complex programme of annual events and workshops running simultaneously
• Book and liaise with venues (where and when relevant)
• Support the selection and onboarding processes of new Fellows including interviewing Fellows where required
• Arranging interviews with Fellows and conducting focus groups
• Ensuring Fellows have the right information about programme content at regular stages of their programme lifecycle
• Enter data from evaluation surveys and analyse feedback to establish programme impact
• Act on feedback to ensure we are improving the quality of our processes and programmes wherever possible.
• Checking the office inbox – handling website & social media queries
• Data entry into CRM system ensuring GDPR compliance
• Manage and maintain Application Form system

Invoice processing and administration

• Oversee and track invoicing processes, ensuring all invoices are authorised for payment and processed in a timely manner
• Query and reconcile invoices and purchase orders
• Data entry to ensure meticulously tracking of spend against programme budgets

Promotion activity to support programme growth.

• Build partnerships with diverse networks of supporters to promote the Fellowship Programme and the work of Leaders Plus
• Market and advertise to our target groups to generate applications for our Fellowship.
• Support with sourcing and securing PR opportunities via publications aimed at parents, gender networks, HR Directors, & Diversity and Inclusion experts
• Organise and run webinars to generate interest and enthusiasm for the Fellowship and recruit applicants to it

Administrate and oversee Mentor recruitment and engagement activity

• Source and recruit the required number of senior leader mentors required for each Fellowship cohort
• Communicate with the senior leader mentors

Event Management

• Scheduling and overseeing the annual programme of events
• Source speakers and facilitators and prepare appropriate briefings
• Liaising with attendees, and speakers and being a welcoming presence on the day – virtually or in person
• Booking and arranging travel and catering for events (when appropriate)
• Administrative oversight of events to include pre-event planning, on the day event administration and moderation, post event review and feedback capture
• Trial new event formats be creative with tech that supports a virtual experience
• Measure, track and report on event conversion/ROI, ensuring leads are followed up with correctly
  Manage follow up communications with event attendees
• Running and monitoring event sign up systems

Contribute to the wider success and growth of Leaders Plus

• Find speaking opportunities for the CEO and support the Programme Director with reaching out to employers
• Contribute to the ongoing development of our Fellowship, finding ways to help it scale further and reach more people nationally

• Support team to build the Alumni and Mentor engagement strategy
• Support team efforts to ensure Diversity and Inclusion in all that we do
• Commit to team culture, planning and strategy days
• Support overall team with growing social media channels

The need for mental health workers has never been greater, and the young people at Zac's Youth Bar deserve the best. Are you able to help them?

Despite being in one of the most deprived areas in the UK, Zac's has existed for 20+ years. The added challenge of the COVID 19 has increased the pressures and exacerbated the problems YP have to deal with.

So, in addition to providing free, safe in- house YP activities - YP now have access to a free Listening Service (Low level mentoring). This has been very successful and is now constantly over subscribed.

If you have the skills and desire to help these YP-you know what to do!

A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen for an innovative, resourceful and determined individual to join our high-profile and fast-paced organisation, and deliver WellChild’s flagship charitable programmes as our Director of Programmes. 

This is a diverse and challenging role responsible for the planning, implementation, delivery, day-to-day management and on-going development of the majority of the organisation’s direct charitable programmes, services and campaigns – putting key areas of the WellChild strategy into practice in a challenging post-pandemic environment. As an ambassador for the organisation, this role leads on strategic external relationships, staying on top of current issues which impact families, and acts as a champion for children’s voices to be heard at the highest level.

The successful candidate will be an exceptional leader with the vision and ability to inspire, manage and develop teams. You will have outstanding communication skills, be able to develop strong and positive relationships, work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, and represent and advocate at the highest levels and with key decision makers.

Experience of working at a senior strategic level within the health, social care, teaching, public health or charitable (or similar) environment combined with the knowledge and understanding of current issues, policy and priorities relating to children’s health and social care, is essential for this role.

As a member of the Senior Management Team (comprising CEO and three other Directors), the Director of Programmes helps to set organisational strategy, define areas of growth, and evaluate impact, and contributes to cross-functional problem-solving to ensure progress towards organisational goals. The role interacts with the Board of Trustees at quarterly meetings and has regular contact with external stakeholders, so you will also be experienced in working as part of a successful and progressive leadership team and have the ability to build and maintain relationships and trust quickly and effectively.

For the full job details please see the Job description and Person specification for this post.

About The Role

Fixed Term Contract for 12 months
Hours: 35 hrs p/w
Days: Monday - Friday 
Location: Flexible working - 50/50 split between home-working, and 175 St John Street, Farringdon
 

Following an internal promotion, Place2Be is excited to recruit a Head of Mental Health and Wellbeing Programmes. This pivotal role is part of the Operations Leadership Team and enables Place2Be to grow the understanding of children’s mental health and wellbeing across schools and communities. 

Our programmes reach thousands of people working with children and young people every year, raising awareness and understanding of children’s mental health. There is a huge need to build a greater knowledge and confidence, reaching beyond the school gates into communities to ensure children have the support they need. This role within Place2Be is at the heart of that ambition. 

In this role, you will work alongside the Director of Operations to plan the strategic development and work streams of learning modules, supporting the innovation of new programmes and the review of others where necessary. You will also ensure the sales, income generation and delivery of learning interventions against agreed annual performance and budget targets.

This role requires you to be proactive, results-driven . Good project management and strong communication skills are essential.

What will I be responsible for in my new role?

You will:

• regularly review own practice, set personal targets and take responsibility for own professional development
• team leadership of programme leaders, trainers and Art Room staff
• establish evaluation mechanisms working closely with the Head of Evaluation, to identify and communicate impact and outcomes of Place2Be training and inform service development and improvement
• work with stakeholders to quality assure training delivery and learner experience in line with developments nationally and internationally
• ensure the customer service is of the highest of standards from the point of commission through all communication to end delivery

Diversity and Inclusion

Place2Be is committed to equal opportunities and anti-discrimination practices and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are particularly interested in attracting applications from applicants from diverse backgrounds as they are underrepresented.

About You

The successful candidate will have:

• knowledge and understanding of children and young people’s mental health
• project management, planning and analytical skills 
• degree or equivalent
• experience of working at a senior management level (Desirable)
• strong experience and knowledge in management of budgets
• to be a strong communicator – able to communicate across a wide-range of audiences and with good influencing skills 
• a track record of driving continuous improvement, building and maintaining productive working relationships to achieve change

Interview Date: W/c 7th February 2022 ZOOM Video Interview

In return we offer you a range of fantastic benefits including:

• Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement
• Robust Learning and Development Programme
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance, 4x Annual Salary
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mobile Phone Discounts (EE Network)
• Cycle purchase and season ticket loan schemes
• Extended Maternity/Paternity Pay

If you share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity and have the counselling skills and patience to support some of the UK’s most vulnerable young people and families, we would love you to join us. It’s sensitive and demanding work – but hugely rewarding and fulfilling - you will be helping to give young people a brighter future.
 
Please view/download the full Job Description and Person Specification on our website for further details.

The Director of Programmes will support the Chief Executive in the strategic management of NAZ by providing leadership to the teams responsible for sexual health prevention, and support programmes for people living with HIV. They will ensure effective delivery of programmes using robust impact and evaluation measures, which in turn will support the NAZ ambition to influence public policy and practice through providing examples of evidence-based interventions.

There are a number of programmes at NAZ which cut across sexual health prevention, psychotherapy, LGBTIQ+ sexual health well-being, faith, support services for people living with HIV, peer mentoring, point of care testing for HIV & STIs, group and peer support activities.

The role is normally based at the NAZ office 30 Blacks Road, W6 9DT and across other London locations; though also includes working from home at present due to Covid-19.

Due to our delivery of sexual health services to predominantly Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic service users, this post is only open to people who have Black, Asian, or another minority ethnicity (or dual/multiple heritage including this). (Exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, part 1).

About NAZ

NAZ is the sexual health charity dedicated to people experiencing better sexual health. We do this because there’s a big gap in the sexual health outcomes of Black, Asian and Racially Minoritised communities compared to the general population. Everything we do works to reverse this trend.

Our evidence-based interventions are designed to enable those with the greatest risk of poor sexual health outcomes to have fulfilling sexual lives, understand how to access the right local service and ultimately to support better physical, mental and sexual health outcomes.

The Lord Mayor’s Appeal aims to have a transformational impact on people’s lives by bringing together businesses, neighbouring communities, employees, and charities to find solutions to some of London’s most pressing societal issues. Our vision is to create A Better City for All, that is Inclusive, Healthy, Skilled and Fair, helping 1 million people thrive. We do this by delivering programmes under our four key strategy areas; Inclusive, Healthy, Skilled and Fair, and through supporting inspirational charities who are delivering innovative solutions in these areas.

As we enter the second phase of our organisational ‘A Better City for All’ strategy, we have developed our new Programme strategy for 2022-2024 to outline how our programme work supports our wider organizational vision. We are looking for an inclusive and empowering Head of Programmes to lead the delivery of our new programme strategy to achieve our ambitious vision for an Inclusive, Healthy, Skilled and Fair City.

Role Purpose

This is an exciting role within our growing organisation, reporting into the CEO. The Head of Programmes will be responsible for delivery our 2022-2024 strategy and be accountable for the delivery, development and evaluation of our programmes across 3 strategy areas; mental health, diversity & inclusion, and skills, as well as scoping new programmes and partnerships to expand our reach and impact, with a focus on ED&I, sustainability and climate action.

This role will be responsible for recruiting, developing, and leading the Programme team to achieve transformational impact, as well as supporting the CEO on wider organisational strategy, governance, and HR.

Our current programmes

Inclusive Pillar | Power of Inclusion programme

We want to create a city where everyone feels they belong. London is one of the most diverse cities in the world, yet many people face significant barriers to getting a job, progressing their careers or even feeling like they belong within their workplace. These issues have been highlighted throughout the pandemic, which has only served to create a larger divide around social mobility, diversity, and inclusion. As part of our Programme strategy, we are developing our social mobility programmes and activities for 2022-2024. This will include developing our ‘Change Starts Together’ framework, workshops, and tools to support businesses take an intersectional approach to social mobility in their organisation.

Healthy Pillar | This is Me programme

This is Me is an award-winning mental health programme that supports organisations to end the stigma around mental, creating healthier more inclusive workplace cultures to improve employee wellbeing. We do this by supporting organisations to; raise awareness around mental health through our Green Ribbon campaign, open up the conversation and end the stigma through This is Me storytelling and build the skills of managers and employees to have conversations around mental health confidently through the Wellbeing in the Workplace e-learning tool, developed in partnership with Samaritans. Since 2016, over 1000 organisations have signed up to This is Me and we have an ambitious target to increase our engagement with organisations across the UK and internationally.

Skilled Pillar | She Can Be programme

In a society where young women believe they do not have the same chances in business as their male counterparts, She Can Be aims to change this perception and empower young women, and those that identify as non-binary, to see the City as not only a viable, but an exciting career option for them. It aims to boost young people’s confidence in their abilities by equipping them with the tools to consider careers in the City, if they want one. She Can Be is delivered in partnership with business, schools and our charity partners to connect young women to City businesses through a one-day event each year. 

Further details

Salary: £42,000 - £50,000 (depending on experience)

Contract: Permanent, full time (35 hours a week)

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas closure
• Flexible and agile working, including working from home days
• Learning & development opportunities
• Workplace pension scheme with 4% employer contribution
• Season ticket loan
• Wellbeing support

Location: Guildhall, London/remote

Closing date: Monday 31st January 2022 at 9.00am. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

The Lord Mayor’s Appeal is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. 

Merton Home Tutoring Service is seeking to appoint a Director to continue the work of our outgoing Director in developing and shaping the future of the organisation. 

At What Works for Children’s Social Care, the Programmes team is responsible for funding the delivery of promising programmes or interventions in children's social care (typically through Open Funding Rounds, or occasionally through direct awards) - as well as their accompanying evaluations. In addition to this, we also fund systematic reviews in key priority areas and have recently launched a Spark Grants Scheme to support early career researchers and others underrepresented in research. Crucially, the Programmes team works closely with our internal Research team who provide technical support and quality assurance on evaluation. 

The Directors of Programmes lead a team of eight, which consists of a Head of Evaluation Programmes, a Head of Education Programmes, three Senior Programme Managers and three Programme Managers. The successful candidate will ultimately be responsible for the successful delivery of an existing portfolio of over 30 projects as well as distributing millions of pounds in grant funding to support innovative projects in children’s social care each year. The role is available on a permanent, part time (0.5FTE, job share) basis.

The Person 

Values: 

1. Personal commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people, and their families. 

2. A passion for the agenda around What Works Centres and the broader agenda around evidence-based policy and practice in public services. 

Skills and Abilities: 

1. Quality written and oral communication, able to produce high quality written reports, deliver impactful presentations, and facilitate discussions. 

2. Proven project management skills including project planning and managing multiple stakeholders. Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritise accordingly, working independently. 

3. The ability to work a fast paced organisation to deliver excellence across your programme of work 

4. Entrepreneurial flare 

Knowledge and Experience: 

1. Significant understanding of education or children’s social care, either as a researcher or a funder, or both. 

2. Experience of working at senior level within an organisation, and helping to shape and deliver organisational strategy 

3. Experience as a substantive funder of research and or interventions 

4. Experience in leading a team managing complex projects including a large number of stakeholders, both evaluators, local authorities, and charities. 

5. Experience building and working within frameworks for funding and reporting 

6. Passion for using evidence to improve the lives of young people and their families 

7. Excellent written and oral communication skills, including experience of public speaking and delivery of training to a social work audience. 

8. Understanding of, and commitment to, working to meet the needs of a diverse group of beneficiaries and stakeholders and the challenges and barriers associated with this. 

9. To undertake any other duties appropriate to the level of the post that may be reasonably required. 

10. Experience managing people who manage others

11. A commitment to ensuring the inclusivity of everything we do. 

12. Experience working in a fast paced, start-up environment (desirable) 

13. Understanding of organisational development and implementing cultural change in organisations and across the sector. (desirable) 

14. Experience of maintaining multiple stakeholder relationships. (desirable)

15. Politically aware and reflective. (desirable) 

Please see the attached application pack for more details.

Equality and Diversity

WWCSC is an exciting and fast-paced place to work. We are proud to have a diverse team and we are committed to building on this and ensuring our workplace is inclusive and accessible. We welcome candidates from minority and marginalised groups and given our subject area, we are also keen to see applications from people who have lived experience of the children’s social care sector. Please help us monitor this by completing our Equality and Diversity monitoring form (attached)

Vacancy Reference Number:

UKPM/P/UK-R1

Position title:

UK Programmes Manager

Reports to:

Director of Programmes

Location:

Muslim Hands, 148 – 164 Gregory Boulevard, Gregory House, Nottingham, NG7 5JE

Hours of Work:

Full-time, 35 hours per week

Salary guideline:

(Up to) £38,000.00 per annum (commensurate with experience)

Terms of Employment:

12-Months' Fixed Term (Renewable / Extendable) with 6-Months' Probationary Period 

Application Process & Closing Date:

Please send an introductory email telling us why you are suitable for the role along with your CV by no later than 7th February 2022.  

Approx. Interview & Role Commencement Date(s):

Interviews: ASAP

Start: ASAP thereafter

Note: Strong Applicants may be contacted sooner, ahead of the closing date, to hold an Online Interview with Muslim Hands; therefore, please familiarise yourself with ZOOM, Team Link, MS Teams, and Skype post successful submission of your application.

About us:

Muslim Hands is a UK faith based international relief and development organisation working in over 40 countries worldwide. The headquarters of Muslim Hands is based in Nottingham, with additional operational function of the - fundraising team located in London. There will be occasional travel between the two locations.

Muslim Hands UK is seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic and passionate individual to lead our UK programs work. The program has reached an exciting period of growth and change.

Purpose of Post: Delivery of an impactful and effective UK program with reach and support for the vulnerable in line with the UK engagement strategy.

Main purpose of the Role:

The UK Programmes Manager will ensure the implementation of the MH UK Programmes Strategy and overseeing the portfolio of Programmes Muslim Hands supports across the UK.

 The UK Programmes – Manager will report to the Director of Programmes and manage the UK programmes team.

The candidate will have demonstrable experience of successful delivery of UK civil society programme and project management. Ideally will have experience and knowledge of poverty, – education and food sector in the UK.

Main responsibilities

• Programme Management
  • Review proposals of proposed interventions to ensure innovative projects and programmes are designed adhering to sectoral standards, principles in accordance with UK guideline on humanitarian interventions and best practice
  • Overseeing end to end cycle of the programme
  • Effectively coordinate and liaise with partners to successfully implement interventions
  • Carry out regular performance and annual review of UK programmes based on strategic aims and KPI’s
  • Ensure effective M&E arrangements through impact evaluation.
  • Ensure the UK programme is in line with MH policies and procedures
  • Ensure the effective use of the internal programme management system
  • Ensure all UK programmes are in line with due diligence, risk procedures  
• Finance and compliance
  • To ensure effective implementation of projects through progress and financial reporting
  • Develop MH UK programme budget
  • Ensure that all records are maintained and stored appropriately in line with MH document management and IT policies
  • Ensure documents and relevant procedures are correctly and appropriately applied.
• Networking and Influencing
  • To significantly raise the profile and visibility of MH UK Domestic Program
  • Represent MH on national and regional platforms. To develop understanding and support and to work in collaboration with faith-based and non-faith-based organisations
• Capacity Strengthening 
  • Provide insight into UK CSO trends to all relevant internal stakeholders and become a champion for UK Programmes internally and externally
  • To work closely with colleagues and partners with relevant technical expertise to ensure (planning, monitoring, fundraising, M&E and governance and other appropriate support is available for UK programmes.
• Communication and Marketing
  • To provide key case studies to communication colleagues, in order to create further opportunities by highlighting key stories which heighten the awareness of the UK Domestic Program
• To undertake all tasks and duties in an effective, efficient, transparent, and wholly accountable manner
• To undertake any reasonable responsibilities as required by line manager
• To promote and adhere to all Muslim Hands policies and codes of conduct

Person Specification

Essential

• Ability to travel within the UK
•  At least 3 years experience of working within UK civil society sector

• Ability to demonstrate current eligibility to work within the United Kingdom
• Must be able to either:

1. Provide a valid Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate (issued within the last year) when requested by Muslim Hands;

OR

2. Undertake to provide full cooperation for Muslim Hands to perform a DBS Check at the required level appropriate for this / similar role.

Desirable

• Experience of Team management
• A master’s level or equivalent relevant qualification
• Project Management qualifications

We reserve the right to end the application procedure early should the right candidate be found. 

NB: This Job Description is illustrative and non-exhaustive in scope.  The post-holder may be required to undertake any reasonable tasks as and when required by Line Manager from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the Organisation.

An exciting new role has been created within Blueprint for All. This role, Deputy Head of Programmes, will work closely with the Head of Programmes to lead our exciting and tranformational portfolio of programmes and the programmes team. Are you an expereinced manager with the ability to manage programme managers and with a desire to have tangible influence and change related to inclusion-focused programmes? 

We are recruiting on a rolling basis, so apply early by sharing your CV and cover letter to the email in the detail of this ad.

Background to Blueprint for All:

At Blueprint for All we believe in a future where talent is respected and nurtured irrespective of where it comes from, where organisations recognise and realise the benefits of a diverse workforce and where our communities can come together and thrive. This is our blueprint to set the foundations for a more inclusive society to grow.

Our high impact programmes work with disadvantaged young people and communities, providing tangible opportunities and support that enables them to thrive, whilst driving systemic change in organisations and society.

Blueprint for All Programmes:

Our programmes span three main areas:

Building Careers: We work with schools, universities, community groups and employers to inspire and enable young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, aged 13-30 to pursue the career of their choice. From career advice to support gaining skills, qualifications and the critical foundations required to ensure professional success, we aid young people on their journey to a fulfilling and successful career

Supporting Communities: We run programmes that support community groups working with people from BAME backgrounds to maximise their impact and make positive changes for local people. Our BME Network supports over 120 small voluntary and community groups, and our Community Leadership Academy provides learning and development tailored to the needs of small and micro charities that are led by or serve people from BAME backgrounds. In partnership with other national and local charities, our Love Sex Life project challenges inequalities in access to and provision of sexual health services for BAME communities in Lambeth, Southwark, and Lewisham.

Enriching Society: We are working to create a society where talent is respected and nurtured irrespective of where it comes from, where organisations recognise and realise the benefits of a diverse workforce, and where our communities can come together and thrive. All our work is designed not only to support our beneficiaries, but to drive systemic change in organisations and society as a whole.

Background to Blueprint for All:

At Blueprint for All we believe in a future where talent is respected and nurtured irrespective of where it comes from, where organisations recognise and realise the benefits of a diverse workforce and where our communities can come together and thrive. This is our blueprint to set the foundations for a more inclusive society to grow.

Our high impact programmes work with disadvantaged young people and communities, providing tangible opportunities and support that enables them to thrive, whilst driving systemic change in organisations and society.

Blueprint for All Programmes:

Our programmes span three main areas:

Building Careers: We work with schools, universities, community groups and employers to inspire and enable young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, aged 13-30 to pursue the career of their choice. From career advice to support gaining skills, qualifications and the critical foundations required to ensure professional success, we aid young people on their journey to a fulfilling and successful career

Supporting Communities: We run programmes that support community groups working with people from BAME backgrounds to maximise their impact and make positive changes for local people. Our BME Network supports over 120 small voluntary and community groups, and our Community Leadership Academy provides learning and development tailored to the needs of small and micro charities that are led by or serve people from BAME backgrounds. In partnership with other national and local charities, our Love Sex Life project challenges inequalities in access to and provision of sexual health services for BAME communities in Lambeth, Southwark, and Lewisham.

Enriching Society: We are working to create a society where talent is respected and nurtured irrespective of where it comes from, where organisations recognise and realise the benefits of a diverse workforce, and where our communities can come together and thrive. All our work is designed not only to support our beneficiaries, but to drive systemic change in organisations and society as a whole.

ShareAction and the global system of finance

It is said that “money makes the world go around” but the global financial system in its current form is in danger of making our world a very inhospitable place indeed for future generations.

Though it has lifted many out of poverty, today the global financial system has an oversized impact on many of the existential challenges we face. Biodiversity loss is such an example, as is climate change and the growing gap between rich and poor in terms of both income and health. Investment, lending and insuring decisions can enable destructive and exploitative industries or they can support a transition to a more sustainable way of living and use of precious resources. The latter approach is known as responsible or ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) investment.

ShareAction’s vision is of a world where the financial system serves our planet and its people. Our mission is to define the highest standards of responsible investment and to drive change until these standards are adopted worldwide. We work towards our mission by:

• advocating for change in the investment industry using our research and rankings
• campaigning with allies to strengthen investor stewardship and change corporate behaviour
• pushing for public policy reform to transform the financial system

Position

We are seeking to appoint a Programme Director to lead ShareAction’s expanding programme of corporate engagement work on social issues. Initially focusing on our health programme, this is a new role and is reflective of the ambition and scale of our planned work in this area. It recognises the challenge, but also the opportunity, that comes with breaking new ground, elevating health as a systemic investment issue. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in building internally collaborative and externally partnering relationships to deliver significant impact on responsible investment.

Following a year of scoping and design work, we are now starting to build the Long-term Investors in People’s Health (LIPH) programme. The programme will make the business case to investors and seek to harness the influence of the investment system to build better population health, addressing the health impacts that companies have on their workforce, consumers and on the communities, they operate within.

This multiyear programme will build on the success of our Healthy Markets campaign—a collaborative investor engagement initiative on healthy diets with supermarkets and food manufacturers. LIPH will add workstreams of investor standards and accountability, and supportive public policy.

The Programme Director will lead a growing team (initially 7 FTEs) and will ensure strategic coherence of work on health taking place across ShareAction’s different programme teams (Financial Sector Strategies, Corporate Engagement and Policy), ensuring that our total impact is greater than the sum of its parts. The Programme Director will have particular responsibility for critical external facing activities, such as fundraising, partnerships and engagement strategy.

Key responsibilities:

• Overall accountability for successful achievement of LIPH programme objectives and management of programme risks.
• You will work closely with the Head of Health to develop the overall delivery plan for the LIPH programme.
• Develop and implement strategy to fundraise for the Long-term Investors in People’s Health (LIPH) Programme, with the support of the Fundraising Team which includes managing relationships with funders for the LIPH programme, engaging them appropriately in programme governance and overseeing reporting to them.
• You will lead the investor engagement strategy for LIPH, including identifying investors to recruit as signatories and how to engage them to meet programme objectives.
• Lead on the partnerships strategy for LIPH, including identifying and building strategic relationships with individual and organisational partners.
• Working closely with our Communications team you will lead strategic communications strategy for LIPH, building the reputation and profile of the initiative.
• Oversee policy work as part of the LIPH programme.
• Develop governance and advisory structures for LIPH and, with the support of the Project and Impact Manager, support those structures to function effectively.
• You will be expected to foster effective team working across the LIPH team and LIPH leadership team putting in new processes where necessary.

Please note that this list isn’t exhaustive, and the role might change slightly from time to time.

Requirements

We are looking for a passionate, determined individual, with the following experience and skills:

ESSENTIAL

• Strong understanding of the commercial determinants of population health and current developments in business action to address health impacts.
• Experience (e.g., as a campaigner or in-house) of influencing corporate behaviour and ability to develop effective strategies to do so.
• Distinctive communications and stakeholder management skill, comfortable communicating and influencing at a senior level, and able to flex communication style accordingly.
• Confidence in acting as a spokesperson at external events and in the media.
• Experience of grant fundraising, business development or related field, able to make compelling proposals and build relationships to secure support.
• Clear, strategic thinker able to manage competing priorities.
• Team player with commitment to collaborative working across teams, leading by example.
• Ability to build and lead a team and drive delivery in a sometimes uncertain and fast-moving external environment.
• Personal resilience to overcome campaign setbacks and manage challenging campaign goals, including in times of ambiguity.

DESIRABLE

• Understanding of responsible investment, responsible business and ESG issues, particularly social issues
• Understanding of monitoring, evaluation and learning principles and how to implement them in order manage impact.
• Familiarity with public policy issues around health and sustainable finance and experience of policy advocacy.
• A strong network among key stakeholders e.g., related to public health, corporate responsibility and investor groups or NGOs working in this space.
• Proficiency with common office software including Microsoft Office, Outlook, SharePoint.
• Experience of using Salesforce CRM system.

Other information

Hours: Full-time, but with some flexibility possible

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: up to £65,000 plus 8 per cent pension (non-contributory) and benefits including a healthcare scheme

Deadline for applications: 9am, Monday 7 February 2022

ShareAction values and respects all differences in people (seen and unseen) and welcome applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities and so if you are not 100 per cent sure that you meet all the requirements but believe you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and use the application questions to tell us about your experience and what you hope to bring to this role.

We also actively encourage staff to work in ways that best suit their needs and our flexible working policy outlines many of the options available- such as part-time and term-time working, job sharing, home working and working compressed hours. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

ShareAction’s London office is based in vibrant Bermondsey and a short walk from London Bridge underground and national rail. Remote working will remain the norm for many ShareAction staff as we continue to face the Covid-19 pandemic, with office space available in London for those who wish to use it.

Please note that to be considered for this post you must be legally eligible to work in the UK. Due to current restrictions we are unable to hire anyone that isn’t already living in the UK. Due to our size we are unable to sponsor visas.

The aim of Health24 is to relieve sickness and preserve the health among people residing in Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens and Sefton by providing or assisting in the provision of facilities, support services, equipment, skill development and professional training ancillary to those provided by the authorities for primary and urgent care services.  We are seeking to appoint an energetic and motivated individual to the role of Chair, who, in turn, will be involved in the recruitment of further trustees and the initial setting up of the Board.

The charity trustees are the trustee Board which comprises the Chair, the Treasurer, 3 employees of Primary Care 24 and 3 other Trustees.  The function of the Trustee Board is to receive assets from donors, safeguard them and apply them to the charitable purposes of Health 24.  The role of the Chair is to provide leadership to the Board and to ensure Trustees fulfill their duties and responsibilites in the governance of the Charity.

The charity will not actively fundraise, however, the sole supporter and donor will be Primary Care 24 and donations will be obtained from any surplus generated by Primary Care 24.

The charity will exist to review and allocate financial support to projects or endeavours that will support the health and well-being of the patients served by Primary Care 24. Examples might include (but are not limited to)  education programmes, food support or walking clubs.

The role of the Board of Trustees will include assessment of financial grant applications and reception of update reports from beneficiaries.

Charity: stem4 org uk

Role: Director of Operations
Salary: c.£65,000
Contract: Part-time, or Full-time
Location: Wimbledon HQ, but we’re flexible on home working
Closing Date: Sunday 6th February

Did you know that 1 in 10 children will at some point be diagnosed with a mental health disorder and that suicide is the third leading cause of death amongst this group? Despite this, only 11% of the NHS’ budget is geared toward providing services for mental health and 2 in 3 young people with a mental health issue will receive no NHS care.

At STEM4 we believe that not only are young people not being provided with sufficient services, but that the ones that exist aren’t being provided to them in a context and format they can comfortably engage with.

What We Do

STEM4 is a revolutionary charity developing digital resources for young people with mental health issues who are currently poorly served due to high demand and few resources. This has been the case for a number of years, but has been acutely exacerbated by the pandemic.

We are committed to developing a multi-channel, online platform that empowers young people to take control of their own mental health.

We have a core focus on four key areas that most affect young people:

• Eating disorders
• Self-Harm
• Depression and Anxiety
• Addiction

We have developed a suite of apps that have attracted global press from the likes of The New York Times, BBC, SKY, and the Guardian. The apps have been downloaded over 2.5m times having been widely downloaded by young people across 197 countries & territories, and they continue to go from strength to strength.

We are a small charity with friends in high places and our growing publicity has given us a huge platform to build upon. Since 2016 our income has grown from £60,000 to £400,000 and this exponential trajectory looks set to continue.

Whet We’re Looking For

As we head into our new 5-year strategy, we are looking for a talented Director of Operations who can help us build a robust, sustainable organisation which will allow us to shore up our gains to date and capitalise on the increasing number of growth opportunities coming our way.

This is a new role and represents an investment in the charity’s future. We are looking for someone who can work closely with the board and executive to devise and implement business plans that are robust enough to accommodate our rapid growth and flexible enough to take advantage of new opportunities.

We don’t believe in prescriptive person specifications, as they limit the diversity of experience on our teams. If you have experience in the following broad areas, we would be keen to speak with you:

• Leadership experience at departmental or organisation level.
• Experience leading a rapidly growing team, department or organisation.
• Experience managing both business operations and strategic programming.

What We Can Offer

• You will be working with people who are experts in their field, developing innovative solutions to a very pressing problem.
   
• We are a grown-up organisation and can provide an inclusive, flexible working environment.
   
• You’ll be respected for your expertise and have the freedom to develop business plans that you feel are most effective.

• We have a lot of high-profile interest in our digital solutions and it has opened a lot of doors in allowing us to expand our suite of programmes and to deepen the reach of our existing ones. We will be looking for you to help us in developing these opportunities.

• We might be a small charity, but getting exposure isn’t a problem. You will be able to lean on our impressive press contacts to help deliver our goals.

If you think that you’re the person to help us write the next chapter in our story, we would love to hear from you.

Charity Director

The Movements Trust

About the charity

The Movements Trust is a newly formed charity established to accelerate and amplify movements that are urgently calling for and creating systemic change in response to the interconnected social and environmental crisis. It aims to do so by:

• Building a collaborate network of movement infrastructure and capacity building organisations

• Surfacing and promote movements, their impacts, goals and methodologies

• Developing the capabilities of movements to tackle social and environmental problems

• Building effective networks of movements around specific moments

• Providing grants to charitable activities tackling the interconnected social and environmental crisis

As a ‘start-up’ charity working in partnership with established stakeholders in the movement infrastructure and capacity building space The Movements Trust board and interim directors are focused on ensuring that the charity can play an integral role in the movement ecosystem in the UK, across Europe and globally. 

Purpose of the Role

The Charity Director will lead and manage the charity, working with a high-degree of autonomy. They will shape the work of the charity and ensure it is delivered effectively. This is a broad and varied role, combining strategic planning and leadership with operational delivery.

Main Duties and Responsibilities 

Strategic 

Further develop the strategic vision for the charity, in consultation with the Trustee Board, and deliver it effectively, including

• Building the charity’s partnership network with relevant movement infrastructure and capacity building organisations

• Holding the responsibility for charity’s theory of change and iterating in response to emerging opportunities and risks

• Reporting to the Trustee Board. 

Income Generation 

Lead on income generation for the charity to meet financial targets, including

• Sustaining and building upon existing relationships with funders and donors

• Identifying potentially aligned funders that leverage the collective strength of the charity’s partnership network and building relationships

• Identifying suitable fundraising opportunities and leading on applications and evaluation. 

• Managing the charity’s mixed income strategy, reviewing and setting pricing for core services

Operational 

Manage the operational processes necessary for the effective delivery of the charity’s purpose and governance of the charity, including 

• Planning and managing a programme of activities that engage partner organisations in working collaboratively in target markets, issue areas and services

• Delivering the charity’s core activities; fiscal sponsorship, regranting, and programme design; and iterating in alignment with the theory of change

• Leading on marketing, outreach and engagement, including on social media

• Updating and maintaining financial systems and records for use for budgetary purposes including invoicing, contractor/supplier expenditure and grant reporting. 

Management 

• Responsible for staff and volunteer recruitment, in conjunction with the Trustee Board

Person Specification 

The Charity Director will need to be self-reliant, energetic, able to work on their own initiative and to prioritise activities. We are looking for someone who operates GMT +/- 3 hours.

The continued success of the charity will depend heavily on the organisational skills of the Charity Director and their ability to communicate effectively with all members of the community and work alongside colleagues, partners and Trustees. 

Our ideal candidate will have the following experience and skills 

• Proven experience in or strong commitment to movement building, or the campaigning sector.

• Proven ability to work independently and use initiative.

• Highly organised and able to balance multiple priorities and manage time effectively.

• Ability to think strategically and to communicate the strategic vision.

• Good leadership skills and the ability to motivate and develop a small team to deliver results.  Excellent communication and relationship management skills. 

• Able to work with people from a wide range of backgrounds.

• Experience of income generation, ideally with proven success in fundraising.

• Good understanding of venue management and health and safety in the workplace.

• Experience of managing staff and/or volunteers.

• Flexible attitude and willingness to develop in role. 

Salary

Salary range £35,000-£50,000 full-time equivalent

Application Process 

To apply for the vacancy, please complete this form [https://forms.gle/HJLAtRaps9rxwaoy6]. 

Deadline for applications is midnight Friday January 28th. 

Initial interviews will take place from January 31st.