WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND HR SPECIALIST TO JOIN OUR TEAM

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos?

Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability?

Then Advance could be the career choice for you!

Role: Director of Organisational Development and Human Resources

Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 per annum depending on experience and qualifications (pro rata for part time)

Location: Hammersmith, with some travel across London and UK locations required

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week (will consider 28 hours per week)

About Advance

Established in 1998, Advance is an award-winning innovative non-profit organisation supporting women and girls experiencing domestic abuse and those women in the criminal justice system, enabling them to live safe, violence-free and equal lives. We are at the forefront of developing whole systems change services, establishing the first teams working within statutory settings to reach women and girls such as in police stations, hospitals, social care and probation services.

We are a passionate and dedicated team who believe in empathy, empowerment, collaboration and innovation and accountability. These qualities characterise our work with women and girls experiencing trauma, reaching over 6,000 women and their children each year.  The organisation has recently expanded its services, with annual income of £4m and approx. 90 staff working across London.

The role:

This is an exciting, newly created position which will be responsible for leading the recently expanded OD and HR team in their mission to inform, drive and support ongoing organisational change and improvement. This change must be aligned with our strategic priorities of putting learning and innovation, collaboration and inclusion at the heart of our culture and to provide responsive and impactful person-centric advocacy, support services and systems change.

What you will bring:

• In depth knowledge of organisational development and delivering change programmes effectively, with relevant professional qualifications
• A proven track record of leading organisation development to deliver tangible outcomes over a significant period of time
• Demonstrable experience of building and maintaining partnerships and networks and contributing to the design and delivery of organisational strategy and business plans
• An understanding of HR and knowledge of relevant employment law
• The ability to manage the team to deliver first class operational recruitment and HR for the organisation

What we offer:

• 30 days holiday plus public holidays, pro rata for part time, and a day off for International Women’s Day

• Pension scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme

• The opportunity to work in a flexible, supportive environment with a team of committed, inspiring women and we will support you as you to continue to build your skills and experience.

Please find the job description here

The closing date for applications is 1st November 2020.

Please note that we will be scheduling interviews on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the post earlier than advertised. We encourage applications at your earliest convenience.

For suitable candidates, there will be a 2-round interview process, with a short presentation at the latter stage.

Please note that any offer of employment will be made subject to references and confirmation of the right to work in the UK and satisfactory enhanced DBS check

PLEASE NOTE: This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. 

Advance is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from women with disabilities, from BME backgrounds and the LBT community, and with personal experience of the criminal justice system.

Resourcing Administrator

Location: Remote/Homebased

Directorate: Human Resources and L&OD

Contract: 5-month Fixed Term Contract, part-time, 21 hours per week

Salary: £20,163 per annum, £12,098 pro rata

About The Royal British Legion

The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?

• A desire to provide great customer service and support
• Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others
• Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution
• Come to work each day to be the best you can be and to learn and develop
• An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others

If so then we would like you hear from you….

The Role

We are seeking a Resourcing Administrator to join the Resourcing team initially on a short-term contract.

Reporting to the Resourcing Manager and as part of the HR & OD Team, your role will be to provide administrative support by completing the full post-offer process including contracts of employment and legally compliant checks including right to work and DBS clearance. You will also be responsible for updating and recording applicant and new starter information on our applicant tracking system, iTrent. 

We are looking for candidates with a strong administrative background ideally gained within a fast-moving HR function or recruitment team. Key to the role is attention to detail, strong organisational skills, and great customer service.

This role is offered on a 5-month fixed term contract working 21 hours per week. The role will be remote/home-based for the duration of the contract. Following government and organisational guidelines on returning to the office, there may be a requirement to attend our London Haig House office.

How to Apply

Please apply by clicking ‘Apply online’

Closing date for this role is Wednesday 4th November 2020.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Wellbeing Manager to join this forward thinking charity, which exists to support the health and wellbeing of the banking community, numbering almost two million people in the UK.

It’s a great time to join BWC. We already support thousands of people every year and our expanding service offer is enabling us to reach and help more clients than ever.

About the Role
Your key purpose in this new role will be to develop BWC’s reputation for expertise in the field of workplace wellbeing in order to increase levels of engagement with UK banks. You will do this by contributing content to support the Charity’s thought leadership activity, particularly in the development of the Wellbeing Pulse blog, delivering workplace wellbeing interventions in UK banks to support their wellbeing strategies and supporting the development and delivery of BWC’s consultancy service to banks.

About You
You will have a background in HR, Occupational Psychology or other wellbeing-relevant field, with expert and current knowledge of workplace wellbeing issues.  You will have expert research, writing and editing skills, with the ability to create content with a clear and strong narrative; and an ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with external stakeholders. 

In order to succeed you will be able to express opinions, information and points of argument clearly.  You will be professional and well-presented, an engaging, perceptive and excellent communicator and have social media skills.  You will also be motivated to achieve, have a commitment to excellence and be able to consider reputational risks.

What we Offer
In return you will receive a competitive salary and the opportunity to participate in a discretionary performance related bonus up to a maximum of 15% of salary along with a range of benefits, which include:

• 30 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays
• Up to 13% employer contribution to BWC’s pension scheme
• Group Life Cover (three times annual salary)
• Season Ticket Loan (upon successful completion of probation)
• Employee Assistance Programme

To apply please read through the application pack and complete the attached application form - which includes a Supporting Statement.  Your Supporting Statement should clearly set out how your experience meets the criteria in the Person Specification. 

Closing Date: 30th October 2020

We are recruiting for a temporary HRIS Co-ordinator/Payroll Officer who has strong HR systems , Payroll and strong knowledge of HRIS , you will be working for an amazing and passionate support based charity for Prisoners

The Role
Support the development, implementation and general running of our payroll/HRI systems.
HR systems including running report, setting up work flows, general management of data entry, setting up HRIS processes etc
Operate HR Systems
Running Reports
Setting up work flows
General Management of Data
General HR Administration

The Candidate
Strong HR Co-ordination
Payroll
Extensive HIRS experience
Cascade knowledge of or any similar system
Process and data driven

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Summary:

Our client is the leading international professional membership body dedicated to patient safety in aesthetic plastic surgery and the provision Aesthetic Education Worldwide ®. They do this by promoting and providing the highest quality education and training, providing lifelong learning, and developing opportunities for knowledge exchange.  They currently serve a growing membership of more-than 4,500 Board certified plastic surgeon members in 110 countries.

They now have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Membership Manager to join their team.  You will play an instrumental role in supporting and developing the services to their international community of plastic surgeons and in furthering their mission to improve and provide education in aesthetic plastic surgery for the benefit and safety of patients.

This is an exciting time to join this organisation as they transition the organisation from its office in New Hampshire USA to a more global virtual office and staff structure. They have just established their UK entity to employ staff to work with their newly appointed Executive Director in London. 

The post provides an excellent opportunity for an experienced member services professional to develop their career within a growing organisation.  You will be working within a small but dedicated team to support their established international Society through its next stage of development.

The role will be home based in the first instance, but candidates will need to be willing to travel to and work from London as required, as well as to travel internationally, once current travel restrictions are lifted.
 

The duties of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Ensure the highest quality standards in all member communications and activities.
• Support the Executive Director and ISAPS staff team to deliver the Board’s strategic objectives for membership.
• Act as the first port of call for all member enquiries, including technical queries, and respond on a timely basis
• Facilitate and support new member applications, the applications review process, approvals, upgrades and membership renewals, on a timely basis.
• Maintain member records accurately and in line with GDPR
• Continuously and proactively strive to improve the systems, processes, and user journey for our members
• Liaise with our CRM system supplier (X-cd) on all areas of systems maintenance, testing and development
• Liaise with ISAPS National Secretaries and report to the Membership Committee Chair as required to facilitate member approvals and service improvements
• Communicate member updates, benefits and activities and liaise with other departments and external suppliers as necessary to do so.
• Promote membership and additional upgrade opportunities at meetings and events
• Support the set up and delivery of ISAPS core member services in events and education
• Update the membership areas of ISAPS website and ensure they remain current
• Produce reports for the Executive Director, Membership Committee Chair and Board as required
• Collaborate and communicate proactively with our small team to inform and update on all issues relating to our member services
• Travel to London for meetings and to represent the organisation and promote its membership offering at international events when needed
• Additional duties as may arise from time to time.

What we would like from you:

• Educated to degree level, with demonstrable experience in customer relationship management
• Previous experience within a membership organisation
• A strong customer focus with the highest quality outputs
• Exceptional organisational skills and self-motivation
• Ability to work to high standards with a broad and variable workload
• Ability to work to your own initiative and within a small team
• Proven ability to develop customer relationship management systems and processes
• A meticulous approach with proven ability to analyse and evaluate needs promptly and efficiently and a keen eye for detail
• Proactive, adaptable, diplomatic, solutions focused and culturally aware
• The ability to embrace and enjoy evaluating, improving and developing new systems and processes
• Good working knowledge of electronic communications
• Comfortable in managing your own workload with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to work from home and travel to London for meetings
• Willingness to be available for out of hours meetings due to the international nature of the business
• Working with medical professionals, familiarity with applications review processes, and additional language fluencies would all be an advantage albeit not essential in this role.

This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours Monday to Friday.  The role is appointed on a temporary basis in the first instance to allow for effective handover of the role whilst the organisation is still in transition.  The role will be available as a permanent position once the transition is complete.

If you are interested in applying, please apply with your CV and covering letter, giving an indication of your current remuneration and explaining your suitability of the role.

The initial closing date will be the 2nd October 2020 with the possibility of extension; however, since the position is immediately available, the organisation reserves the right to conduct interviews and appoint prior to the closing date dependent on the calibre of applications received. If you do not hear from us within 14 days of our closing date, you may assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Place2Be is the leading children's mental health charity providing in-school support and expert professional development to improve the emotional wellbeing of children and young people, families, teachers and school staff. Place2Be provides mental health support and training for over 600 primary and secondary schools, reaching a total school population of over 350,000 pupils.

Our teams provide a range of services in our partner schools to build resilience early in life through counselling, creative work and play and support a child’s ability to engage in school life. Our work, focused on early intervention, is part of the 'comprehensive CAMHS system’.

MAT Cover - 12 Months FTC
Hours: 35hrs p/w
Days: Monday- Friday

We are looking for a talented, experienced recruiter, with experience of high volume volunteer recruitment to join our team. You will be responsible for the recruitment administration and clearance checks for Counsellors on Placement in a designated region/area. You will be the first point of contact for prospective applicants contacting Place2Be to join us on a one year clinical placement.

You will work closely with regional area managers to ensure we have sufficient numbers of Counsellors on Placement, ensuring we have a strong regional pipeline to meet requirements and place adequate numbers of trainee counsellors promptly within schools. You will bring enthusiasm, a can-do attitude, a good team spirit and a genuine interest to make a difference at Place2Be.

What will I be responsible for in my new role?

You will:

• manage all recruitment administration to ensure that all applicants receive a professional, high quality service and have a positive recruitment experience
• arrange and coordinate interviews, ensuring candidates and the panel have all information they require. Meet and greet candidates for interviews taking place
• collate and shortlist applications for designated regions within an agreed time scale
• providing regular support on the ATS project alongside the Head of Talent and Resourcing
• promote Place2Be’s placements by participating in engagement events, e.g. college visits, presentations to Place2Be students
• ensure all applicants are informed of the outcome of their interview within the agreed time scale
• work with Area Managers to ensure Counsellors on Placement are placed in schools promptly
• work with the Learning and Development team to ensure the number of training workshops meets the demand

The successful candidate will have:

• experince of high volume recruitment campaigns
• experience of using an ATS for recruitment - EPLOY an advantage
• experince of clinical recruitment and attracting clinical applicants
• experience of supporting on recruitment projects
• excellent knowledge and use of Microsoft Office to produce reports and analysis
• highly organised, can prioritise workload and manage conflicting deadlines
• experience of working in a fast paced results driven environment

Interview Date: Tuesday 03rd November 2020 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.

To APPLY please visit our website. Please also view/download the full Job Description and Person Specification on our website for further details.

Please note the Internal name for this role is Counsellor on Placement Coordinator.

Our client, a leading national Charity brand is now seeking a Head of Voice and Influence to join them on a permanent basis. 

As Head of Voice and Influence in this new role, you will ensure that the Charity has a best in class corporate strategy for Voice and Influence (previously known as Participation and Engagement) which is implemented throughout the UK with clear, consistent standards and practices. You will ensure that the charity becomes a thought leader in the application of best practice in V&I within the sector and beyond whilst acting as key advisor to the CEO and senior management team on corporate Voice and Influence matters. 

This is a highly strategic and visible role that will involve significant levels of internal and external representation and collaboration, including with senior civil servants, senior local government officers and other external agencies. You will also work closely with internal corporate stakeholder in Policy, Media & Communications to prepare policy and briefing papers on key issues, and speak with the media and at conferences, seminars and events on service specific policy and practice issues. 

To be considered it is essential that you possess:

• Relevant social care, health, youth work or educational experience.
• Extensive management experience.
• Detailed knowledge of UK-wide legislation and guidance related to Voice and Inclusion.
• Knowledge of key trends in Voice and Inclusion policy along with knowledge of the wider policy environment impacting on the provision of services to children and families.
• Knowledge of government and local government structures in 4 nations in relation to V&I.

Please note, this role can be home based but will require frequent UK-wide travel including weekly travel to London.

Evolve HR Consulting is delighted to be supporting a national and international humanitarian and campaigning charity, well-known for being a pioneer in its critical, life-saving work, in its search for a critical role; Development Manager. This is a unique and exciting time to be joining a team fighting for a cause that has a catastrophic impact on lives in the UK and around the world.

Are you an experienced and dynamic professional with a track record of achieving high level success in developing relationships for a charity, business development, or similar roles outside of the charity sector? Are you driven by a fast pace, stretching targets? Do you have the high-end communication skills needed to gain entry to, and work with a variety of statutory organisations including the departments of Police and Crime Commissioners, Mayoral offices and other regional authorities? If so, this could be the opportunity you are seeking.

Our client has innovatively led the way in its growing sector for 25 years and is recognised for setting the standard for robust and sustainable partnerships using a model often copied by others and that provides a significant proportion of the Charity’s income.

Reporting directly into the Head of the Department, the successful candidate will take responsibility for developing and sustaining your own portfolio of partners working with them to secure significant funds to support the department and its critical activities supporting victims and their families.

The successful candidate will need to have demonstrated excellence in a national or international charity environment or a similar related field outside of the charity sector.

You excel in revenue generation, exceeding targets and sustainable relationship management through your own efforts.

The role is normally office based however in the current climate the role is mainly based at home. 

ASIRT is looking for an experienced senior manager or trustee to help the organisation to develop its governance, future proofing the charity, and ensuring that its policies and procedures are fit for purpose, accessible and comprehensible.

Purpose of the consultancy 

The overall purpose of the consultancy is to ensure that the charity has a suite of policies and procedures which are fit for purpose and accessible and comprehensible to staff members. 

The consultancy can be split into two separate pieces of work, £1200 for financial policies and proceudres, £4800 for HR, Health and Safety and Client policies and procedures.  Please specify in your application whether are you are applying to do either or both pieces of work.

Deliverables: 

• Staff handbook 

• Performance management framework 

• Updated (and in some cases new) suite of 32 policies 

• Updated finance procedures and related policies 

• 2 X 3 hours online training sessions for staff (negotiable)

Consultancy description 

• In agreement with the Director and the Board of Trustees, to review the policies and procedures of the organisation, ensure that they are fit for purpose and up to date, particularly in light of the COVID pandemic, (including financial, HR, client, health and safety and other policies). Please note that we have a list of 32 essential policies, plus financial procedures. 

• Meet with the Director and other staff as necessary to clarify revisions required 

• Re-draft existing policies where necessary 

• Draft new policies where needed 

• To develop a staff handbook

• To develop a new performance management framework including appraisal, and supervision tools that are suitable for our growing team and changed working environment, including appraisal, and supervision tools 

• To train all staff on the relevant policies and procedures 

Person Specification 

• Demonstrable understanding of the needs and resource restrictions of small charities 

• Good understanding of governance requirements 

• Excellent written and spoken English language skills 

• Understanding of the immigration advice regulations/sector would be advantageous 

• Experience either managing or acting as a trustee for a charity 

• Sympathy with the aims and values of ASIRT 

• Good knowledge of relevant legislations (e.g. GDPR, Safeguarding) 

• If applying for the finance policies, must have a good understanding of financial management 

Timescale 

All work must be completed before 31st March 2021 

Please send a copy of your CV together with a letter of application laying out a brief project plan, and explaining how you fit the criteria, and two references.

Please specify in your letter of application whether you are applying to work on financial policies only (6 days, £1200), HR, Health and Safety and Client policies only (24 days £4800), or all policies (£6000). 

Closing date for applications: midnight on 8th November 2020 

Interviews will take place week beginning 16th November 2020 

Note that at this time our intention is to conduct interviews via a Zoom or similar conference call. 

(part time voluntary role)

Can you help us change lives?

We are looking for volunteers to join our board of trustees to help lead the charity and support the management team in developing our services and securing the vital resources we need to meet demand.

We seek four enthusiastic individuals who can spare a few hours a month alongside any existing role or commitments to make our board up to 15 people. Our aim is for a diverse board who represent our population and all those that use our services. No specific skills or experience required, but ideally applicants will live, study or work in or nearby the areas we service.  

Our board comes from many different backgrounds. What they all share is a passion for representing the local community and the diversity of clients who benefit from our free and impartial advice.

This is an unpaid role but all reasonable expenses are reimbursed. A role as trustee can provide you with a great deal of experience and satisfaction, the opportunity to develop your skills, and utilise any expertise and knowledge to benefit the local community.

“I really believe in the work we do as trustees - supporting and overseeing an organisation that truly makes a difference to local people's lives.” Linda, trustee

Who we are.

Citizens Advice is a network of 300 local independent charities, and Derbyshire Districts (covering residents of Amber Valley, Derbyshire Dales, Erewash and High Peak) is a well funded and high performing member with over 150 staff and volunteers.

Last year our advice helped people in crisis stay in work, prevented families being evicted from their homes, helped thousands of people tackle crippling debt and enabled people to access the welfare rights they are entitled to. In addition, we provide free advice on everything from neighbour disputes to consumer rights.

We know just how important our services are for local people, and this has never been more evident than now as we all strive to cope with the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

We would love to hear from you.

We welcome local applicants from any background who want to help us make a difference. If you have recent experience with fundraising, communications, HR or ICT we are particularly keen to hear from you.

Closing date for applications:  9am, Monday 2 November 2020

Interviews will be held:  Monday 9 November 2020 via Zoom

We are recruiting a part-time Volunteer Co-ordinator to support the work of our domestic abuse service.     

The successful candidate will manage all elements of volunteering.  This will involve assessing and meeting the service’s needs through the recruitment, placement and retention of volunteers.

We are looking for a self-motivated individual with strong interpersonal skills and experience in managing volunteers.

Citizens Advice Waverley is a local independent charity providing free, impartial, confidential advice to people across the borough of Waverley and more widely. It runs advice offices in Godalming, Cranleigh, Farnham and Haslemere.

Senior Business Disability Partner

We are Business Disability Forum (BDF). We believe the 26 million people in the UK and over 1 billion people worldwide with disabilities and long-term conditions enhance the social and economic health of our societies. We help remove barriers in business structures and Government that prevent disabled people from thriving and making their contribution to the world.

We are unique. There are many great disability charities and disabled persons’ organisations. Our niche is our expertise in disability as it affects business.

The role

To engage with and develop productive working relationships with the BDF membership helping to further their disability agenda over time using our knowledge, member services and paid for products where appropriate. Senior Member Business Partners have direct responsibility for their assigned Partners.

The requirement

• Experience of providing business support/coaching to experienced professionals.
• Experience of providing consultancy, training and advice on disability related issues
• Experience of working in or with business (private sector).

• Able to build and maintain networks, strong interpersonal skills.

• Knowledge of disability legislation and application in the workplace.

For the full job description and person specification of this role and instructions on how to apply please visit our website below via the button below:

How to apply

Applications should be by CV and a supporting statement, of up to 400 words, detailing why you think you would be suitable for the role. If you require any adjustments to the application process please contact Barnaby Powell as set out below. Applications should be addressed to Barnaby Powell, HR & Office Manager, Business Disability Forum, Nutmeg House, 60 Gainsford Street, London SE1 2NY. If you are submitting your application by email please do so to barnabyp @ businessdisabilityforum .org .uk

• Closing date for applications: 1 November 2020
• First interviews are planned for the week commencing 2 November 2020
• Second interviews are likely to take place in the week commencing 9 November 2020

Business Disability Forum is committed to ensuring that all its information, products and services are as accessible as possible to everyone.

If you wish to discuss anything in regards to accessibility or if you require alternative formats please contact Barnaby Powell by email at barnabyp @ businessdisabilityforum .org .uk or by telephone on 020-7403-3020.

For further information on Business Disability Forum please refer to our website via the button below

Equal opportunities

We are committed to becoming disability-smart and an employer of choice irrespective of race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, or pregnancy and maternity. The ethical and business case of ensuring that our workforce is representative of wider society is at the heart of what we do. When we are recruiting, disabled candidates who meet all of the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

I am working exclusively with a world-famous membership organisation on a permanent Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Transformation Lead position. The organisation has over 45,000 members worldwide and was founded over 150 years ago. The organisation promotes the practice of construction and building for the benefit of society. They also accredit university degrees, training and educational courses.

The organisation is located in Bracknell, Berkshire but has offices across the UK including one in London. They are going through an exciting period of change and this is an integral role which will help drive the organisation forward. You must be an excellent public speaker with a strong external D&I focus.

The purpose of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Transformation Lead role job is to transform the organisations D&I both in the UK and globally. You will work across all areas of the organisation, pushing best practice, delivering on cultural change and propelling the organisation forward by making it a more inclusive environment to work in. You will educate, train and challenge all employees (including the Leadership team) to ensure that D&I is at the forefront of everything the organisation does both internally and externally.

The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Transformation Lead will report back to the Leadership team with findings, ensuring that targets and goals are met. You will have the opportunity to travel when safe to do so as well.

If you are a passionate senior D&I candidate, have extensive experience supporting at a very high level and have excellent interpersonal skills this could be the role for you. This is an exciting permanent opportunity where you will be able to leave a legacy and future proof the organisation for years to come. You must be results driven and have a track record of completing long term D&I projects.

All CV's will need to be accompanied by a supporting statement outlining your achievements and suitability to the role. For more information on the role and the benefits offered by the organisation please email me at [email protected] . The closing date for the role is the 21st October 2020.

Saferworld is an independent international organisation.

We believe in a world where everyone can lead peaceful, fulfilling lives, free from fear and insecurity. For 30 years we have worked to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives through our work in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

The Head of People and Culture will provide leadership and oversight to the overall development and delivery of Saferworld’s HR strategy. The position manages the provision of effective and professional human resource services and advice – including the design and implementation of HR policies, practices and strategic initiatives to ensure we recruit, retain and promote highly skilled and motivated people in every area of our work. A key element to the role will be the ability to work collaboratively with a diverse and committed group of senior managers and their teams: to encourage an organisational culture that supports effective behaviours and ways of working that demonstrate clear commitment to Saferworld’s values, mission and vision. The Head is expected to contribute regularly to Saferworld’s organisational learning and strategy development, be an active member of the organisational management group, and meet with the executive team monthly.

Saferworld’s staff are at the heart of our work and their skills and expertise ensure we continue to function a leading conflict prevention and peacebuilding organisation. As we evolve and grow, we want to ensure our programmes, research and capacity interventions retain their quality, stay rooted in the voices of people living in conflict, and ensure our staff are motivated and challenged in their work.

The successful candidate will have significant proven experience at a senior level in the HR management sector preferably in an international NGO. S/he will have a track record of developing and delivering an HR people strategy and of advising HR managers and senior staff. The post-holder will have the ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with a wide range of people, including across cultures and to lead and motivate a positive and inclusive team ethos.

How to apply

Candidates should submit a full curriculum vitae (including comprehensive details of key achievements and responsibilities) and a short covering letter, which fully addresses the competencies outlined in the job description and person specification.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact our recruitment partner.

Simon Lloyd, Director, NFP Consulting

Closing date: Monday 26th October

First interviews: Week beginning 2nd November

Final interviews: Week beginning 9th November