Disability Trainer

 

We are Business Disability Forum. 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 work with BDF Members, Partners and non-members to understand their Learning & Development needs, design bespoke learning offers, tailor existing Business Disability Forum content, and deliver the agreed learning offer. You will also be required to work with varied stakeholders, both internally and externally, to support the development of new product and materials.

The requirement

• Experience of delivering face-to-face training for a variety of audiences on diversity and inclusion, management skills or customer service. (A, I & T).
• Experience of working with a variety of stakeholders to understand their needs. (A, I & T).
• Experience of designing learning interventions from scratch. (A, I & T).

• Knowledge of disability or diversity in business. (A, I & T).
• Able to travel across the U.K., including up to four overnight stays a month. (A & I).

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: Sunday, 13 February 2022.
• First interviews are planned for TBC.
• Second interviews are planned for TBC.

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 the address above 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 offered an interview.

Blind Veterans UK helps vision-impaired ex-Service people of every generation rebuild their lives after sight loss. Since 1915 we have provided rehabilitation, training, practical advice and emotional support to tens of thousands of blind veterans.

We have a new corporate strategy, Victory over Blindness 21, which aims to future proof the charity and provide the best possible support to blind veterans today and for decades to come.

With this comes a new people strategy which has been designed to enable us to deliver on these long-term transformation projects and build on a strong foundation to further develop a first-class people partnering model that supports our overall strategic objectives.

To help us on this exciting journey, we’re looking for an experienced, committed and proactive CIPD-qualified HR People Partner to join our People Development team.

In this role, you will be responsible for providing day to day strategic and operational support for our senior managers, using your well-rounded HR experience to help identify the people requirements and outputs of change and transformation.

You will be able to demonstrate excellent communication and collaboration skills to build and develop respected working relationships with your stakeholders – coaching, mentoring and influencing decisions that help develop our people management/leadership capabilities. And working with the wider People Development team, you will design effective people related programmes that support performance and talent management as well as ongoing succession and development plans for our people.

As HR People Partner you will also be responsible for leading and developing our HR Advisors and support the implementation of an effective HR partner and shared services model.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone enthused by change, innovative in their thinking, results oriented and eager to make a positive impact. In doing this successfully, you will play a key role in delivering a People Strategy that aligns our key priorities across the charity and supports our people through a period of transformation.

Follow the link below to see the full job description. To apply for this opportunity, we just ask for a copy of your latest CV as well as a supporting statement that tells us a bit more about the expertise you will bring to Blind Veterans UK. Please submit your application by 23 January 2022.

If any part of the application process is inaccessible to you, please let us know by contacting Julie Perry (email above). No agencies. 

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic HR Business Partner (HRBP) to join our HRBP team. You will join us working 35 hours per week and in return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £45,467.64 per annum plus excellent benefits.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2020, despite all of the challenges, we helped 126,000 cats and kittens. That's the equivalent of around 345 cats a day!

The HRBP Team partners, supports and coach people managers across the whole organisation, from our front line operational cat work and retail network to central departments including Veterinary and Income Generation. We play a key role in application of people policies, employee relations case work, contribution to key project work and operational and strategic departmental planning, and maintaining effective relationships with our customers.

Responsibilities of our HR Business Partner:

As a HR Business Partner you’ll be providing generalist HR advice and guidance to management and colleagues at all levels. You’ll be responsible for partnering, coaching, guiding and advising managers in performance management and employee relations, ensuring HR matters are effectively dealt with. You will be seen as a key people partner within your customer base, and as such you will provide responsive, high quality specialist advice supporting managers on all aspects of the Human Resources offer. You’ll share responsibilities and ownership for decision making involving people issues. You will be leading, coaching and managing an HR Advisor to ensure all performance objectives are met and continued professional development is kept current and up to date. You will also work with the Senior HR Business Partner to deliver and contribute to key HR project activity.

Whilst the HR Advisor this role will manage is based in the North of England, we can be flexible on the location for this position.

What we’re looking for in our HR Business Partner:

• substantial experience in a senior role overseeing a wide range of employee relation issues including grievance and disciplinary situations
• experience of managing a heavy and fluctuating workload
• proven experience of working on your own initiative
• strong experience in line managing a remote team
• experience of delivering and contribution to People Planning

What we can offer you:

• salary of up to £45,467.64 per annum plus excellent benefits
• generous annual leave entitlement
• contribution pension scheme
• life assurance scheme
• range of health benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
• and more

Join us as our HR Business Partner and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly.

Closing date: 23 January 2022

Virtual interview date: w/c 31 January 2022

My client, a fantastic not-for-profit provider of residential social care now has a rare opportunity for an experienced Human Resources Business Partner to join them on permanent, full-time basis.

As HR Business Partner you will join an established and highly professional team of HR colleagues supported by great HR infrastructure, systems and practices, to provide expert HR support to a multi-site group of care homes across the South-East of England. You’ll partner closely with the Regional Operations Manager and their local management teams to provide expert strategic and operational support across the spectrum of people-related issues. This will include everything from resolving complex employee relations cases, through to a wide range of project work involving the development of attraction retention, workforce and succession planning strategies, wellbeing initiatives and much more.

This role will support a number of care homes situated across the South-East of England, so will suit someone with previous experience of operating in a similar regionally-focused, multi-site role and who is ideally based themselves within the region. You’ll also need to be an experienced driver with a full driving license and be willing to work occasional unsociable hours if required. Whilst previous experience in a similar social care setting would be preferable, my client will also consider candidates with experience in other highly regulated environments who can demonstrate a genuine interest in working in the social care arena.

To be considered, you will also require:

• CIPD qualification or be qualified by equivalent experience
• Considerable HR Management/Senior HR Adviser experience gained in a similar regionally focused, multi-site environment
• Management of complex ER issues
• Preparation of ET claims
• Up to date knowledge of UK Employment Legislation
• Excellent communication skills and relationship building skills
• Ability to think innovatively and with a sound business approach
• Full UK driving License
• Knowledge or experience of Social Healthcare regulations preferred

In return you can look forward to joining an incredibly values-led organisation and a friendly and highly supportive team and receiving a generous salary package that includes competitive salary, car allowance, mileage allowance, pension, medical and dental insurance and generous annual leave entitlement.

Please note – first interviews are currently scheduled for 21st January. Application is by way of an up-to-date CV and covering letter, so please get in touch ASAP for further details.

Please also note - due to legislative requirements the successful candidate will need to demonstrate that they have been vaccinated with a complete course of an authorised Covid vaccine or evidence a medical exemption.

HR Administrator

• Home Based with some travel to Head Office required
• Up to £18,000 per annum based on experience
• 21 hours per week

Ben is the support service for people who work or have worked in the automotive industry. We support people with a wide range of issues; from support in a crisis to tips, advice and tools to improve health and wellbeing - at any stage of life.

As the HR Administrator, you will contribute to the delivery of a responsive and professional HR service to managers and colleagues across the organisation and provide comprehensive and efficient administrative support across the HR spectrum including recruitment, induction, HR systems and administration.

You will be required to provide comprehensive administrative support to the business in all aspects of the employee lifecycle from recruitment to exit and ensuring all paperwork relating to starters and leavers plus any changes to employees’ personal details and/or terms and conditions of employment is processed accurately and in a timely fashion, including processing offer documents.  The job holder will be responsible for ensuring all pre-employment due diligence checks are carried out e.g. right to work, previous employer references, professional registration and DBS checks.

You will also assist in co-ordinating, maintaining and managing HR records for new and existing employees and also leavers in line with current statutory requirements relating to Data Protection and you will be responsible for producing people data that will be reported to line managers that includes absence and turnover statistics.  The HR Administrator will also be required to respond to administration enquiries and requests for information from managers and colleagues, while complying with Ben’s policies and procedures at all times

To succeed in this role, you will have previous experience gained from working in an HR environment with experience of providing administrative support for HR tasks and processes, together with experience in analysing people data and an ability to report on the data collated using your Excel skills. Knowledge of best practice in HR; knowing what to do and how best to do it and an awareness of the general principles of employment law would be an advantage.

You will have good interpersonal skills and be able to demonstrate the ability to engage with a wide range of people, influence and handle sensitive situations, maintaining confidentiality where necessary and have the ability to problem-solve as and when required.

Benefits

• 33 days holiday per annum including bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme – matched at 4%
• Referral scheme
• Life assurance
• Discount on certain car brands

If this discribes you and you are ambitious and motivated and want to make a positive difference to people’s lives, get in touch with us.

HR Advisor
Part Time (3 days per week), £26-28,000 per annum, Permanent

An exciting position has become available for an experienced HR Advisor in our fast-growing environmental charity. The successful candidate will have responsibility and accountability for the full employee life cycle and will be involved in all areas of the Human Resources function.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced HR generalist with extensive experience in providing HR advice and support on a range of matters and familiar with coordinating effective recruitment campaigns. With an up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice, the ideal candidate will have excellent organisation and management skills, and be able to work well in a busy, fast paced environment. Experience with training methods and recruitment strategies will be beneficial, as well as strong decision making and communication skills.

To find out more about the role and our organisation, take a look at our application pack. Or for an informal discussion about this role please contact Richard Turner, Business Manager.

The role is part-time, working 3 days per week, and is a permanent appointment. This role is subject to a Basic Disclosure endorsed by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Closing date: Monday 14 February at 9am
Interviews: w/c Monday 21 February

How to Apply
Please download an Application Pack from our website.

Please note: we do not accept CVs.

For over 35 years, School-Home Support has been working with children, families and schools to break the cycle of poor school attendance, low educational attainment, anti-social behaviour, crime, low paid or no job, generation after generation.

School-Home Support gets children and young people back into school, ready to learn. Whatever it takes.

HR Manager
Location: Flexible working with a mixture of remote and office-based working in London, E15
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time (37.5 hrs per week), Mon-Fri
Salary: £39,118 - £42,157 pa according to experience
Benefits: 28 days’ annual leave plus Bank holiday leave, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme

The HR Manager will oversee and manage the HR function across SHS, working with the Head of Finance and Resources to ensure HR operations and HR strategic planning supports the charity’s ambitious expansion strategy.  This is a mainly hands-on position for an HR generalist, providing daily support, advice and guidance for the charity.

The successful applicant will have direct experience of managing all aspects of an HR function and of working together with others to provide an excellent, comprehensive support structure for all staff members, senior management and trustees.

Main areas of responsibility for this role include:

• Overseeing and managing all stages of the recruitment and onboarding process
• Developing and implementing all HR policies and procedures, advising staff accordingly and updating management and trustees on developments and best practice in HR / employment law
• Advising and guiding line managers on specific employment issues arising, including dispute resolution, disciplinaries, grievances, absence and redundancy
• Overseeing and managing the online HR system and making recommendations for change where appropriate
• Advising on and liaising with management to develop the appraisal and reward process
• Liaising and collaborating with other teams to assist in the development of strategies to ensure employee wellbeing, training, learning and development and the promotion of Equality, Diversion and Inclusion throughout SHS
• Working with the Finance Department to ensure the monthly payroll is calculated correctly and efficiently

Closing date for applications is Sunday 16th January at 11.59pm.
We reserve the right to close the application process early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

School-Home Support takes very seriously the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring that our safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice. Our safeguarding policy recognises that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all circumstances. The role above is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

SHS is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. 

To Apply and for more information:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website.

No agencies please.

Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. It drives us. And it’s the reason our People team push themselves to equip and support our staff and volunteers to play the biggest part they can. Join us as a Reward Business Partner, working within the People Directorate where our purpose is to create the conditions for all our people to: 

• feel their best, 
• be their best,
• give their best,

enabling our people to play their part in the fight for every childhood. 

As a Reward Business Partner you will play an important role in this, driving and delivering on our pay promises and managing our benefits package, to ensure our people feel valued for the important part they play fighting for every childhood.

To do this you will be an experienced Reward professional, used to competently working across a broad range of reward and benefits activities, and effectively collaborating with key stakeholders and colleagues to influence and deliver our reward and benefits agenda.

You will have excellent numeracy skills coupled with a systematic and logical approach to analyse, interpret and summarise data succinctly to senior stakeholders and clients. And the ability to use data and add value by providing insight to influence decision making.

In return you will receive a competitive total reward benefits package, for example:

• access to a range of discounts on every day purchases and with household brands, employer matched pensions contributions up to 7%, and life assurance. 
• 29 days of annual leave per annum rising to 32 days after five years of service plus a suite of enhanced family friendly policies, and policies which promote a positive work life balance and support your wellbeing.

We also provide flexibility in how and where this role is performed.

• The role is a full time post however, we will consider flexible working arrangements including part time working. 
• The role offers flexibility in where it is based with the opportunity to be home based or a combination of home and office based.
• The role does not need to be based in a specific geographic location within the United Kingdom.

Join us and you’ll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You’ll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that’ll bring the best out in you. And you’ll get to find your own way to make a difference that means more, and that impacts millions of young lives.

As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.

Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Home Worker (England, Wales and NI)
Salary: £35,624 - £39,275 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience) ( + London Allowance of £3,600 if applicable)
Working Hours: 35 per week

Closing Date: 28 January 2022
Interview Date: TBC (via Zoom or Teams)

Reference number: VAC2538

Please note, the deadline for submitting applications for this vacancy is 5pm on the closing date.

About Alzheimer\'s Society

Dementia devastates lives. By 2021, 1 million people will be living with the condition. But dementia won't win. Until the day we find a cure, Alzheimer's Society will be here for anyone affected by dementia - wherever they are, whatever they're going through. Everything we do is informed and inspired by them.

We are the UK's leading dementia charity. Every day, we work tirelessly to find new treatments and, ultimately, a cure for dementia. We provide expert information, training, and support services to all those who need our help. And we are creating a more dementia-friendly society so people with the condition can live without fear and prejudice.

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Data Analyst with a HR background to lead and deliver insight and analysis of our people data, driving evidence based decision making. Reporting into the Associate Director of People: People Partnering and Services, this role will be critical to guide people projects and strategies by identifying our priorities, understanding trends, best practice and ensuring decisions are supported by evidence. The role will also lead POD digital requirements and needs for datasets and providing deep-dive analysis of data.

You will:

- Lead on the production and analysis of People data, presenting reports that demonstrate impact and deliver insight.
- Actively promote the use of data to inform decision making.
- Contribute to the POD Business Plans and increase data insight capabilities in the organisation.
- Collaborate with colleagues across the Society, collating all relevant people data (volunteer and employee) to identify current reliable and useable datasets, also identifying data gaps and working to provide appropriate solutions.
- Develop strong working relationships across POD and understand the business plans and how data can influence and inform them.
- Work closely with Data department colleagues to ensure data infrastructure improvements further enable the organisation’s insight generation capabilities.

About You

- Previous experience in the provision of people data as part of a People team.
- Experience in analysis and presentation of People related data to a range of audiences, demonstrating insight, impact and supporting decision making.
- Experience in accessing and utilising a range of external reports and data for comparison and benchmarking.
- Proven ability to work collaboratively and to communicate complex data insight to non-technical colleagues.
- Advanced skills in presenting insight in visualisations and written reports sensitive to the audience.
- Intermediate skills in using statistical analysis software packages such as SPSS, SAS, R studio.
- Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.

You can also visit our Working for Us pages, which give you more information about what it’s like to be an employee at the Society.

You may have experience of the following: Data Analyst, HR Data Analyst, Support Data Analyst, Data Analysis, Client Data Analyst, Account Manager, Account Management, HR Analyst, HR Officer, HR Assistant etc.

Ref: 106 226

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for a Head of Organisational Performance: Planning, Insights & Reporting to join our Delivery, Performance and Accountability team, partnering with leadership across the organisation.

You will play a key role towards further progress of our strategic ambition to advance children’s rights and equality for girls, bringing together key insights to inform Plan International’s global five-year strategy implementation, providing organisational planning and performance frameworks and standards and driving organisational solutions across Plan International.

Key accountabilities will include;

• Developing and implementing global process frameworks (guidance, standard, tools, templates, roles/ responsibilities, oversight, governance, etc.) for business planning, performance and reporting across Plan International.
• Ensuring key performance indicators and relevant metrics and targets are set and agreed with clear accountabilities and ownership
• Lead on analysis of performance and results against performance metrics, drawing out conclusions and recommendations to facilitate organisational wide views and decision making
• Work with the Executive Directors and their senior team to ensure that both the content  and the spirit of the global strategy and annual plans are being implemented effectively and meeting agreed performance metrics. In particular;
• Working with the Director of Organisational Effectiveness to prioritise actions and solutions. This may involve leading independently or working effectively with global operational and functional leaders on key initiatives to respond to Country Office needs.
• Partnering with Executive Directors to provide timely information on performance, issues, challenges and opportunities. Setting accountability plans in agreement with accountable business areas and monitoring and reporting progress
• Resourcing initiatives and putting in place a system to support demand and supply of short term Disaster Risk Management and other technical and functional resources to support the needs of Country Offices to deliver on their ambition

About You

With significant professional expertise in developing, implementing and embedding planning cycles, performance reporting and strategic decision making in a global large geographically dispersed, complex organization you will have in depth knowledge and experience of cross organisational change management.

Excellent influencing skills, stakeholder management, facilitation and negotiation at a senior leadership level are essential for this role. You are a highly collaborative individual able to prioritise and manage work in a fast paced environment across multiple projects and work effectively both independently and with others.

Location: Flexible where Plan International has a legal entity and the applicant has the pre-existing right to work and live. Those locations closest to Plan International's point of impact are preferred. 

CHEM Trust is looking for a Finance and Resources Manager to become an important new member of our team. 

We are a small, dynamic charity with a big impact, working to protect humans and wildlife from harmful chemicals by working for strong regulation of the most hazardous chemicals. We focus particularly on EU policy & regulation and on the UK’s post-Brexit regulatory system.

We are bringing finance in-house and this new role is vital in ensuring that our finances are run effectively, our funders receive the information they need, and the team members are well supported in delivering their roles. 

The Board of Trustees is active and engaged and CHEM Trust is signed up to the Charity Commission’s code of Governance for small charities. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, as they are currently under-represented in the UK charity sector.

Role

You will work with the Trustees, Executive Director and Senior Leaders to ensure efficient and effective financial management, overseeing day- to-day financial management and providing financial reports to funders. 

You will also work with the team to ensure CHEM Trust fulfils its legal and regulatory requirements, including coordinating the implementation of health and safety, GDPR and other policies and procedures and leading on human resources support. 

Note that specialist HR advice and support is provided to CHEM Trust by an external contractor, and IT is currently managed by the Executive Director.

The role reports to the Head of Advocacy.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY 

• Ensure the day-to-day financial and accounting operations are delivered. 
• Take responsibility for budget planning, monitoring and review and year-end accounts process. 
• Manage day-to-day online banking and cash management.
• Support the development of CHEM Trust’s strategy, including providing financial projections and conducting risk analysis. 
• Develop detailed fundraising proposal budgets and financial reports for funders with the team.
• Ensure effective day-to-day management of HR, Health & Safety, insurance and data protection. 
• Ensure financial, HR and data protection policies and procedures comply with relevant legislation/regulations, reflect best practice and are applied throughout CHEM Trust.
• Ensure regular risk assessment of office and home workspaces.
• Assist in management of IT equipment, software and contracts.

Holiday: 28 working days per annum in addition to the normal public holidays and the days between Christmas and New Year (pro rata).

Location: London or homeworking with occasional visits to the London co-working office.

We’re looking for a dedicated and talented operations manager to join our friendly Business Development team and oversee a diverse portfolio of projects in a fast paced and growing area of the charity. This role will suit someone who thrives on creating and finding operational solutions in a fast paced environment, is able to create solid relationships with all internal and external stakeholders and who is versatile and flexible.

You will have responsibility for ensuring that the day-to-day operations of the Business Development team runs smoothly. You will be accountable for ensuring that effective systems and processes are used to set up, deliver and monitor the outcomes of each project, training or service delivery. You will lead and develop Contact’s freelance workforce to enable projects to be delivered effectively across departments.

The right person for this role is likely to have:

Previous Operational Management experience, including creating and implementing systems to monitor project outcomes and setting up and managing multiple projects and budgets. Be used to representing the organisation with external partners and funders, be a confident and adaptable communicator and have previous experience of manging resources and staff.

Excellent IT and numeracy skills will be a must, including the ability to extract, analyse and manipulate data using Excel.

This role can either be home-based/remote or office based in EC1 (Hybrid working)

Learning Officer

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the UK’s first social investment organisations which has provided over £0.5billion worth of loans and grants to thousands of charities and social enterprises all across the UK in its 20-year history.

We specialise in helping organisations become more resilient and sustainable so that they are in the best place to grow and increase their impact in our communities where the need is greatest. 

At SIB we want our team to represent the diversity of the people and communities that we serve.  We also want our organisation to be one where different backgrounds, experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop.  This means that when recruiting we actively seek to reach a diverse pool of candidates.  It also means that we are happy to make changes to the recruitment process and to consider any reasonable adjustments that potential candidates may have as a future employee of SIB in order to reach their full potential.

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

About this role

Reporting to the Learning Manger this role plays an important part in supporting improved decision-making and shared learning of what works within social investment and grant making. Following an evidence-led approach is integral to SIB’s new strategy and focus, where learning and influence is one of our main priority areas.

Key responsibilities

1. To support the Learning Manager on learning priorities across the organisation, forming strong working relationships across our teams to deliver a culture of reflexivity and continual improvement.
2. Alongside the Learning Manager, support and facilitate learning sessions with small and large groups of colleagues. Elicit learning from these sessions, share findings and support your colleagues to integrate action points into our systems.
3. Supporting colleagues on the design and collection of data points from a variety of stakeholders across SIB. This includes application forms, monitoring forms, customer surveys/interviews, case studies and ad hoc data collection.
4. Support colleagues to find the information they need in our systems, visualise data and develop coherent narratives using evidence for their day to day work. This will include updating website content, and contributing to external and internal communications, helping create graphs and graphics for reporting and board papers.
5. Working with data, marketing and policy team members to translate findings into actionable and understandable recommendations that inform key SIB areas of interest.
6. Support the Learning Manager in the running of the impact committee and the Community Panel, organising sessions, sharing papers, taking minutes and circulating findings.
7. Supporting research methods design and planning processes, including project management functions.
8. Championing the SIB learning agenda across internal and external functions, including training and support for research across different SIB teams where possible.
9. To work within the organisation's processes and procedures required to contribute to the effectiveness of the quality management system.
10. Contribute to the knowledge management, equality, diversity and inclusion and learning priorities in SIB’s strategy and support the implementation and delivery of the strategy.
11. In agreement with manager to undertake other tasks that support Social Investment Business’s objectives as required

Core competencies

• Experience of working with different kinds of information. This could be at school, college or university, through work or work experience or through training.
• A keen interest in information and its use to support decisions
• Good team player, with willingness to help others
• Commitment to equalities and customer care
• Ability to multitask, work flexibly and willingness to learn new skills
• Ability to deal sensitively and diplomatically with people from all levels with a calm, professional and friendly attitude
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Desirable competencies

• Previous experience in qualitative data coding and use of software programmes for research
• Knowledge of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector
• Experience engaging with vulnerable or marginalised groups

Reward package

In addition to salary, SIB offer a generous rewards package which includes:

• Hybrid working
• Annual leave of 25 days per year plus bank holidays
• Birthday leave
• Group life assurance – Death in service scheme which pays three times annual salary
• EAP & WeCare – confidential counselling, wellbeing, GP & information services
• Perkbox – free access to over 200 exclusive perks
• Wellbeing benefit
• Remote Working benefit
• Access to training, personal and professional development
• Digital Detox afternoons
• Cycle scheme
• Volunteering and visits – the opportunity to volunteer at or visit one of the many charities and social enterprises we support.
• Enhanced Family Friendly benefits

School governors are the largest group of volunteers across England and Wales. They shape the educational experiences of hundreds of thousands of children and you can be part of that. 

About Governors for Schools 

We’re a national education charity with the ambition of making sure every school has excellent governance which drives improved outcomes for all children and young people. By finding and supporting a diverse and talented network of volunteers, we ensure schools have the board-level skills and variety of perspective they need. By developing the services we offer, and expanding our work with corporate supporters, key partners and within local communities, we are supporting schools to achieve excellent governance. It is an exciting time to be part of our organisation and make a real difference in education.

About the role 

Working as part of a team, you will be responsible for conducting efficient volunteer management and recruitment, business development and partnership building, to help the organisation reach its objective of placing governors in schools.

In your role, you’ll be working with a number of different stake holders. 

You’ll work with volunteers to: 

• Support them through the school governor appointment process, from application to placement. This involves corresponding with a large volume of people within your areas of responsibility.

• Promote the services of Governors for Schools

• Coordinate and be actively involved in recruitment campaigns in your region 

• Develop innovative and cost effective approaches to volunteer recruitment with your line manager and the Impact Team. 

You’ll work with schools to: 

• Promote the services of Governors for Schools to schools in agreed areas. 

• Provide them with suitable volunteers, including recruiting volunteers for specific vacancies. 

• Maintain contact through the recruitment process in order to ensure timely placement of volunteers, tracking their progress on the CRM 

You’ll work with Local Authorities & Multi Academy Trusts to: 

• Maintain and develop relationships with appropriate Local Authority governor services departments and MAT governance professionals within your areas of responsibility in order to: 

• Place Governors for Schools volunteers 

• Use communication channels to promote the services of Governors for Schools 

• Obtain details of governor vacancies 

• Increase the efficiency of the placement process 

You’ll work with partner organisations to: 

• Provide an excellent service 

• Develop and nurture relationships with supporting companies, universities and other organisations to recruit school governor volunteers 

• Encourage businesses to adopt school governance within their learning & development and volunteering/CSR policies 

• Promote the Paid for Service aspect of our work to corporate organisations in order to diversify our funding 

• Deliver online presentations to potential governors, sharing information about the role 

• Ensure CRM records are up to date and maintained 

You will ensure volunteer, school and company records are up-to-date with all recent activity and information. 

You should apply if: 

Essential 

• You are based in the South West of England and have a knowledge of the area 

• You have experience using a CRM/ATS system 

• You have excellent communication skills via email, phone, video conferencing and in person 

• You have excellent organisation skills and ability to juggle a busy role interacting with different stakeholders (volunteers, schools, partners etc) 

• You are self-motivated and target driven 

• You pay attention to detail in order to provide excellent service to our partners 

• You have recruitment experience 

Desirable 

• You have proven partnership building skills in order to manage accounts successfully 

• Knowledge of the education system

• Knowledge of the role of governance 

• You have experience as a school governor 

• You have proven experience of working to targets

Salary and benefits 

• £24,000 – £27,000 pro rata dependent upon experience

• Flexible full time working arrangements at 35 hours per week 

• Generous holiday allowance of 25 days + bank holidays pro rata, increasing with long-term service 

• Membership with HEKA, a fitness and wellness benefit 

• Volunteer hours given to carry out a governor role 

• Allocated time for personal professional development 

We promote equality diversity and inclusion in our workplace because we recognise it is a strength. If you share our values and are motivated to make a difference in education you’ve come to the right place. 

• Excellence 

• Integrity 

• Collaboration 

• Pioneering 

We understand that everyone has a life and responsibilities that work has to fit around. So we support our colleagues to manage a healthy work-life balance, to promote better wellbeing and professional effectiveness. 

We particularly welcome applications from candidates who will increase the diversity of our organisation. To help us recruit and retain diverse employees, we have reviewed our recruitment process and will:  

• Advertise on a range of job boards to reach a diverse pool of applicants  

• Redact identifying information from applications before shortlisting  

• Have staff at every level in the organisation/across our teams shortlist and interview candidates 

• Have set criteria which candidates are scored against to minimise bias  

• Involve all employees in the recruitment process  

• Commit to training staff on Diversity and Inclusion and hold ourselves accountable to our Diversity Policy 

We’ll be reviewing applicants on an ongoing basis so early application is encouraged. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.