RNRMC is looking to recruit a Support and Partnerships Manager to join its Grants team.

RNRMC, with our many partners, strives to provide assistance to serving and former sailors and marines and their families, with the aim of ensuring they feel valued and supported, throughout their lives. We support the serving community through improvements to working environments, efficiency, morale, welfare, sport and adventurous training, and veterans and families through a wide range of services and partnerships. We collaborate across the military sector and wider, ensuring our funds deliver the outcomes our beneficiaries need.

This role is pivotal in delivering a smooth grants application process in support of benevolence work. Liaising closely with external organisations and key partners, you will ensure that funding is distributed fairly and to best purpose, in accordance with our funding model. Engaging directly with beneficiaries through our support line and using your welfare experience, you will be able to assist those in need and give guidance and direction to applicants. With your evaluation and reporting skills, you will be able to demonstrate impact with the help of our Blackbaud grant-management system.

If you are a caring individual, a team player and effective line manager with a strong welfare background, we would like to hear from you. A proven ability to develop strong relationships together with efficient and accurate administrative skills are required to fulfil this important role.

Please note this role requires DBS checks and some travel.

Please send your completed CV and covering letter, detailing the reasons why you wish to apply for the role, demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the person specification and what qualifications you have to support it.

For an informal discussion about this role, please get in touch with Mandy Lindley, Director of Funding and Relationships or visit our website for more information about our charity.

Islamic Relief Worldwide

Islamic Relief UK (IRUK)

Creative Content Manager

BASE LOCATION:  London, UK

REPORTING TO: Head of Communications and Creative Content

LINE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

Multimedia Content Producer

Graphic Design Coordinator

Copywriter & Editor

Islamic Relief:

Islamic Relief is an international non-governmental organisation (INGO) founded in the UK in 1984 by a group of medical doctors and activists. Established in response to the widespread famine in Africa, Islamic Relief has grown to become one of the world’s largest Muslim INGOs with a presence in over 40 countries worldwide.

Since 1984, Islamic Relief has saved and transformed the lives of over 110 million people. By responding to disasters, rebuilding lives and preparing people in case disaster strikes, we save lives before they are lost. In addition to providing disaster and emergency responses, we also promote sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities – regardless of race, religion or gender. Islamic Relief is a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) and an implementing partner for DFID, ECHO, the World Food Programme (WFP) and UNHCR.

PURPOSE OF DIVISION (IRUK)

Islamic Relief UK (IRUK) is a Strategic Business Unit (SBU) that is part of Islamic Relief Worldwide. IRUK’s focus is strengthening effective funding, mobilising for change through advocacy and awareness-raising, and strengthening programme development and delivery. IRUK works with various partners and institutions, from governments, non-governmental organisations and local authorities to grassroots communities.

PURPOSE OF DEPARTMENT (Communications & Creative Content):

The role of the Communications & Creative Content Department is to provide strategic and operational leadership to Islamic Relief in the areas of media, advocacy, internal comms and creative content. There is a focus on all internal and external communications and reputation management.

The Department also works in partnership with Islamic Relief departments to provide creative content and communications expertise ensuring that high quality information, material and resources are delivered and sustained to support and promote our work on fundraising, advocacy and programmes.

JOB PURPOSE:

• To manage a team of creative communications professionals, covering multimedia content, graphic design and copywriting/editing
• To respond to the creative needs of colleagues in other departments in Islamic Relief UK (including the Media team, the Advocacy & Public Affairs team, and the Fundraising and Marketing
• To manage content collection from domestic programmes and international programmes, as well as from fundraising and advocacy events in the UK departments).

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

• Head of Communications & Creative Content
• Creative Content staff
• IRUK managers
• IRW’s International Programme Department
• External agencies and suppliers

SCOPE AND AUTHORITY

Scope of the Role:

• Provide effective leadership for team members producing creative content, and act as an inspiring role model at all times.
• Build strong working relationships with departments across the organisation to ensure integrated communications and creative content plans are developed and implemented to achieve maximum impact with external audiences.

Responsibility for Resources:

• Overall responsibility for all technical equipment in the marketing unit – cameras, video, edit suites
• Responsibility for budget for equipment, repairs, commissioning freelancers and carrying out content-gathering trips
• To be the guardian of event photography, filming and intellectual property, managing distribution of logos, copy and images, including all imagery/footage used on the website.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

The job holder is accountable for fulfilling his or her roles and responsibilities in line with Islamic values and principles of fairness, humanity, honesty, respect and fair treatment of his/her colleagues and staff.

1. Develop and deliver IRUK’s Creative Content strategy

• Develop and deliver a comprehensive creative content strategy and budget for the Creative Content Unit
• Devise and implement creative content plans, targets and KPIs
• Work with colleagues in the Creative Content Unit to use analysis and insight to develop and improve creative content plans and inform future decision-making
• Develop and oversee the implementation of guidelines and standards for the professional accomplishment of creative content
• Generate creative ideas about ways to promote the work and profile of Islamic Relief UK, developing and implementing plans to take these forward
• Ensure that all creative content adheres to branding guidelines and promote the brand
• Benchmark creative content activities against other leading INGOs by producing or commissioning audits

​2. Management of Creative Content Unit

• Provide effective leadership and line management for staff in the Creative Content Unit, providing support and advice on a day-to-day basis, carrying out regular 1:1 meetings and being responsible for performance reviews and appraisals
• Identify and provide relevant training and development opportunities to staff
• Ensure the team operates within a collaborative, communicative and learning environment, providing opportunities for personal and professional development
• Lead by positive example to create a motivational working environment which inspires the team
• Plan, delegate, manage and review work plans and projects to ensure the Unit’s operational plans are being achieved
• Manage effectively the expenditure of the Unit budget as well as any  resources
• Work with the Graphic Design Coordinator and Multimedia Content Producer to recruit consultants and specialists as and when required

3. Manage creative content activity

• Maintain branding guidelines for the production of creative content, ensuring consistency of messaging and tone of voice
• Act as an internal advisor for creative demands from internal clients; help teams to build their understanding of best practice
• Regularly analyse, measure and evaluate all creative content
• Manage the design and production of all offline and online materials on time and within budget
• Maintain and review creative briefs from colleagues  and ensure that output is characterised by the highest creative standards
• Liaise with creative and media buying agencies to ensure that all activity is delivered on time
• Work with the Creative Content Unit to monitor activity, using sound judgement and a focus on innovation and optimisation to make any necessary changes to ensure final targets and objectives are met
• Put in place effective processes to track, monitor, measure and evaluate the impact of the team’s work against agreed KPIs

4. Content planning, gathering and delivery

• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders within IRUK to identify content needs and priorities
• Establish and maintain processes and procedures for content gathering such as photography and videography guidelines, briefing templates, case study writing guidelines, consent forms and translation process
• Liaise with colleagues in IRW’s Network Resource & Development team to coordinate content gathering activities to avoid duplication of efforts
• Regularly liaise and develop positive working relationships with photographers and videographers based in the UK and internationally
• Oversee the production and maintenance of a database of freelance photographers and videographers
• Manage a content calendar and lead regular content planning meetings; scope, plan, commission and manage the development of content
• Manage and commission content gathering trips overseas or in the UK, in consultation with internal stakeholders, and delivering contracts for services
• Work with the Internal Communications Coordinator to update relevant teams on key content developments.

5. Other

• Research creative content  trends and innovations with a view to improving IRUK’s creative content  work
• Develop and contribute to effective work practices, including setting up and implementing effective systems and procedures
• Network with peers from third sector and campaigning organisations
• Stay abreast of technology trends and use this to contribute ideas to the Communications & Creative Content  Strategy
• Keep up-to-date with key concerns in the development sector and the Muslim charity sector
• Travel, when required, both nationally and internationally for content-gathering trips
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with this post as reasonably requested by the line manager

6. General duties of Islamic Relief staff member

• Participate in staff forums and meetings
• Adhere to Islamic Relief’s policies and procedures
• Represent Islamic Relief to supporters and stakeholders
• Treat all colleagues, volunteers and external stakeholders with dignity and work within and adhere to Islamic Relief’s equal opportunities statement and policies
• Ensure professionalism and credibility at all times

PERSON SPECIFICATION

It is essential that the post holder shows a good understanding and empathy with the Islamic values and principles as well as commitment to Islamic Relief’s vision, mission and values.

Essential Criteria

Experience

• Production of core marketing collateral including print, digital and audio-visual resources
• Experience of influencing and managing a wide range of stakeholders in a complex organisation
• Experience of managing and working with creative teams
• Proven experience of working as part of a busy creative team
• Proven experience of working in partnership with other teams
• Experience of delivering with a marketing budget and using resources effectively to successfully balance creative aspirations with limited financial and other resources
• Experience of working with and commissioning design, photography and video content
• Experience of commissioning freelancers (e.g. graphic designers, videographers, photographers)
• Proven experience of project managing work from conception to delivery, and monitoring and evaluating its impact
• Experience of working to budgets
• Development and implementation of systems, processes and structures to improve effectiveness
• A track record of developing innovative marketing campaigns across multiple platforms
• Line management experience – managing, motivating and developing staff.

Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications

• Effective management of own workload and ability to work on a number of projects at any one time, to tight timescales
• An ability to interpret creative briefs and to guide colleagues
• Ability to communicate technical information and requirements to non-technical management and internal stakeholders
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
• Commercially aware with good understanding of budget management An aptitude to plan annually, multiple campaigns and activities
• An understanding of creative content trends
• Proven record of excellent people and interpersonal skills with strong communication skills at individual and group levels
• Excellent project management skills, ability to set goals and manage appropriate activity to achieve them
• Ability to drive creative development and ideas
• Excellent analytical skills with the proven ability to manipulate and interpret information
• Ability to influence and persuade at various levels across the organisation
• Ability to review and evaluate marketing and communication activities and identify opportunities for improvements
• Extensive knowledge of marketing principles and techniques – both traditional and digital
• Knowledge of branding and marketing in the INGO sector.

Personal Attributes

• Creative and innovative approach to online and offline media
• Strong team player
• Motivated, positive and solutions-focused
• A proactive and collaborative approach to challenges in your work
• Confident and positive approach to work
• Strong motivation for and empathy with the aims and objectives of Islamic Relief.

Desirable

• Third sector experience
• Knowledge of the Muslim community
• Experience of providing advice and support to internal teams on creative briefs
• Established contacts with creative freelancers (e.g. graphics designers, photographers, videographers and video/photographic editors).

Other

• Willing to work evenings and weekends, particularly during emergency appeals.

Fixed term – 12 months
Working from home

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

The Creative Content and Digital Marketing team at Unicef UK encompasses three areas: Digital, Digital Marketing and Creative Content.  The team is a centre of expertise, providing strategic support to the whole organisation to help us achieve our ambitious income and influence goals, unlocking resources to protect children in danger.

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Digital Manager who will lead a small team. The Digital Manager will implement a supporter journey strategy for Unicef UK’s websites aligned with key channels, with the goal of reaching, connecting and converting new audiences, while deepening engagement with existing supporters.

You will provide support to teams and projects across Unicef UK, challenging them to think strategically from a supporter centric perspective about the most effective way to use digital platforms, promoting the development of digital skills across the organisation.

You will have knowledge of supporter journeys, user experience, online content, and combine these with expertise from across marketing/fundraising, analysis, and creative functions, to create exceptional supporter centric digital interactions.

We are looking for experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams, cross organisational projects and external stakeholders to drive change and achieve results.  You will be skilled at producing engaging communications for a variety of media and accustomed to using data and insight to make decisions.

Act now and apply online.

Closing date: Monday 24 August 2020 at 10.00am.
Interview date: Wednesday, 02 September 2020.

We are normally based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London but while our office is closed, this role will work from home or from wherever makes you happy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

About Scope

Scope is a major UK pan disability charity that is embarked on a programme of fundamental change to deliver its goal of ‘Everyday equality’ for disabled people.

About the role

This role will play an important part in making sure Scope builds external communications on strong knowledge of audiences, enabling us to grow our impact and income. You will work within an Insight team that is customer-led and focused on improving the lives of disabled people and parents and careers of disabled children. The team is focused on digitally driving the organisation forward in the area of research and engaging with disabled people in the best possible way.

The Insight team sits alongside, working collaboratively with research, evaluation and impact to meet the organisations goals and strive for everyday equality.

You will also lead on key relationships both internally and externally to obtain and manage trackers and large data sets and liaise with the Scope online community, social teams, services and agencies to respond to project requests from across Scope to support a broad range of audience and market insight requirements. You’ll be responsible for market Insight data collection, storage and security and consent, message testing, audience insight. The candidate will also be responsible for key agency relationships relating to brand and audience insight, ensuring we obtain best value, and that agencies deliver to our specification and in line with Scope’s principles. You’ll support the Customer and Market Insight Manager in delivering the team objectives, aligning with Scope’s values and ensure all research is designed to provide clear and actionable insight, and work with teams to support an evidence led approach and application of findings.

About you

This role would suit somebody with excellent analytical ability and outstanding communication skills both orally and written. Online research experience is essential, and the candidate will preferably have worked in an agency environment. You’ll need a strong interest in all areas of Market Research and the ambition to get involved with all aspects of our organisation is essential. You’ll have recent experience in managing the full life cycle of a research or insight project from writing the questionnaire, scripting, analysis, reporting and presenting. The candidate should be well organised, with proactive initiative and excellent people skills. You will be working with a small team of hard-working people, so somebody with a can-do attitude and keenness to work is essential. Given the wide range of duties in this role, career progression opportunities could be diverse for any successful candidate. 

To apply

We offer an excellent benefits package including flexible working, 27 days’ holiday and generous pension.

As a disability equality charity, Scope strives to make all opportunities to get involved as inclusive and accessible as possible. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. We will consider any reasonable adjustments and flexible working arrangements that make this role more accessible.

ABOUT US

The Diana Award is proud to be the only charity set up in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales and her belief that young people have the power to change the world. It’s a big mission but there are two things within it that we focus our charity’s efforts on – young people and change.

Throughout all of our programmes and initiatives ‘change’ for and by young people is central. We all play our part to help realise this vision and our team is diverse in its talents and roles. Day-to-day we can be found working out in the community with young people through our anti-bullying and mentoring initiatives, fundraising, managing our valued corporate partners, providing vital HR and communications support, celebrating young people in memory of Princess Diana and plenty more.

We’re not your typical organisation. From the moment that you join The Diana Award, you’re part of our family. Together, we are united by our shared belief that young people can change the world, and, by our values: passion, collaboration, integrity, ambition and unity.

THE ROLE

Over the past 20 years The Diana Award has delivered services to thousands of young people across the UK and beyond, honing our expertise and skills to produce exceptional, high quality interventions that create long lasting change.

As we embark on the next phase of our strategy, we’re looking for an experienced Impact and Evaluation Manager to head up a brand new team within our Programmes' Directorate.

This is a brand new role designed to ensure that evaluation frameworks are embedded across all our programmes, driving data driven decisions, and enabling us to best support the young people we work with. You'll also play a key role in helping us demonstrate our impact, feeding into our policy, advocacy and fundraising work to ensure sustainability and growth.

Reporting to: Director of Programmes

• Direct Reports: 2 x Impact and Evaluation Coordinators

RESPONSIBILITIES

• To lead the development of The Diana Award's monitoring and evaluation strategy, ensuring robust frameworks and tools are in place to demonstrate our impact, including clearly defined and measurable outcomes

• In collaboration with the marketing and comms team, produce reports for a range of internal and external audiences combining narrative, data and analysis

• To promote a culture of evidence-based practice and use of insights to drive improvements

• Support colleagues across the organisation as needed, providing advice and guidance on impact and evaluation

• To lead on the commissioning and management of external evaluators or research teams as required

• Lead on the development of impact case studies

• Lead on programme Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) reporting, ensuring results frameworks are updated as required, identifying areas of concern early and flagging them with management for action

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Masters level or equivalent relevant experience in evaluation or social research techniques

• Demonstrable experience of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies

• Highly developed analytical skills, with the ability to apply creative solutions to complex problems

• Ability to think critically about monitoring, evaluation and learning

• Highly detail oriented with excellent accuracy

• Organised and self-motivated with the ability to manage a varied workload within agreed deadlines

• A proactive and flexible approach with the ability to work independently and act on initiative where appropriate

• Ability to work collaboratively, while taking a leadership role

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Ability to analyse data and provide meaningful and credible information on short term results and long-term trends

• Strong influencing skills to ensure that insight is at the heart of business decisions

DIVERSITY

The Diana Award is committed to building and developing a workforce which reflects the diversity of the young people we support. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. We seek to ensure all job applications are treated fairly, with respect and without bias.

We positively encourage applications from suitably experienced candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

SAFER RECRUITMENT

The Diana Award is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all. This is a responsibility that is shared by all members of staff the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS or equivalent police check. We also ask all staff to undertake safeguarding training when they join us.

The Dame Kelly Holmes Trust is UK youth sports charity which supports 11-25-year-olds who are harder to engage in both education and in the community. We use the power of world class athletes to train and mentor young people to achieve their potential through personal, social and emotional development programmes. In partnerships nationally and locally, our programmes increase young people’s self-esteem, confidence and resilience which enables them to move into employment, become leaders within their communities, achieve in education and to improve their wellbeing through sport and physical activity.

Over the last ten years we’ve helped more than 2,300 into employment as a result of our flagship Get on Track programme and in total our programmes have generated more than £23 million in social value since 2012 London Games.

Reporting to the Head of Programmes & Impact, you will be responsible for the end to end process of impact measurement at the Trust. This includes leading the Trust’s Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) framework, data collection, supported by the National Programmes Officers, analysis and reporting writing. The post holder will also have an opportunity to influence the strategic direction of the Trust through producing impact evidence.  The post would suit someone who is passionate about data; who enjoys taking the initiative and who has the skillset to help the Trust make evidence-based decisions to support the development of young people and athletes.

The post holder will be a key member of the Programmes & Impact team.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Enhance & maintain the Trust’s overarching M&E framework which encompasses data capture for all programmes
• Design programme data capture tools which are suitable for different audiences including young people
• Undertake programme quality assurance visits
• Process raw programme data, including transferring into spreadsheets and checking for accuracy in preparation for data analysis
• Produce programme data analysis reports and recommendations as required, including for Head of Programmes & Impact, CEO and Trustees
• Present impact and insight analysis at both committee and board meetings
• Provide supporting materials for bid writing and Trust communications
• Provide advice on impact measurements and approach to data collection for new programmes

• Travel to internal and external meetings as required (when permissible) 
• Other reasonable duties as may be required by Head of Programmes & Impact

The Dame Kelly Holmes Trust recognises the value that a diverse workforce can bring to our organisation and strives to reflect this among our employees, athletes, volunteers and other stakeholders. To help us measure how well we are doing against this, please could you complete our online Monitoring and Diversity form.

The organisation

The South West Academic Health Science Network (SW AHSN) is dedicated to improving health and care by spreading innovation across the region. We are a network of 15 AHSN’s, set up by NHS England to identify, adopt and disseminate innovative healthcare.

The role

We are looking for a talented and experienced Partnerships Manager to support the long term sustainability of the SW AHSN by ensuring that we are strategic, proactive and enterprising in meeting the needs of our members and stakeholders, both present and future.

The Partnerships Manager has a vital role in our partnerships business function, both supporting our teams to maximise the impact of their work with our members and partners, and supporting long-term sustainability.

You will work closely with the Senior Partnerships Manager and colleagues in the communications and engagement business function.

You will work with our communications and engagement, programmes, and evaluation and learning business functions to deliver our engagement strategy and plans for our member organisations.

You will be a vital link to our membership, managing the delivery of the commitments we make in our

partnerships and new commissions through the running  of projects in quality improvement and spread and change methodologies.

Overall you will ensure that we are delivery focused, proactive and reliable in our work with our members, and current and future stakeholders.

Key success factors

• Building and maintaining collaborations and partnerships for mutual benefit.
• The ability to design and co-ordinate the delivery of training programmes and events focused on capability development.
• An accomplished communicator with a drive to support our members and stakeholders.
• A solutions-focused completer-finisher with a can-do attitude.
• Comfortable with change and uncertainty in a fast-paced setting.

Responsibilities

• Working with the Chief Executive, Director of Partnerships, Senior Partnerships Manager and colleagues in the communications and engagement business function to design our member engagement strategy and plans.

• Supporting delivery of membership engagement plans in partnership with colleagues in our communications and engagement, programmes, and evaluation and learning business functions.

• Managing the development and delivery of capability development programmes to meet member and partner needs, with a focus on quality improvement (QI) and spread, including:
• Managing training and workshop sessions
• Establishing strong relationships with stakeholders
• Ensuring the production of quality promotional materials and sending engaging correspondence to participants
• Creating training budgets and monitoring spend
• Managing, supporting and co-ordinating SW AHSN sub-contractors and associates in the design and delivering of our capability programmes.
• Supporting and working with our programmes business function to support the delivery of internally focused QI and spread training projects.
• Supporting effective decision-making through the provision of timely and accurate information and the use of critical thinking.

Starlight Children's Foundation is looking for an experienced operations manager to lead its hospital services department, bringing play and distraction to children dealing with serious illness.

Starlight is the national children’s charity that exists to preserve childhood throughout serious illness. We do this through our hospital play & distraction services, wish granting and Starlight Escapes. Access to play during serious illness is especially important as a contributor to successful treatment and healthy development, enabling children to grow and develop and to experience childhood as it should be.

We currently bring play and distraction into more than 800 hospitals and hospices across the UK, by methods as diverse as Starlight Gaming Bundles, Hospital Pantomime and Storytelling Tours and our signature Boost and Distraction Boxes of toys and activities, and with family visits curtailed and play areas closed, there has never been more demand. We’re therefore excited to be recruiting a dedicated Service Delivery Manager for our Hospital Services.

If you have experience in the operational management of service delivery, perhaps within a hospital or children’s environment, and a drive to innovate, then then you could be the person we need to join our team.

You’ll love working alongside colleagues to achieve our mission and enjoy the flexibility of a small team, where everyone actively participates in charity-wide projects and rolls their sleeves up as necessary.

Based in London (Hammersmith) and with a competitive salary and benefits package. For full details, including how to apply, download the candidate information pack.

At Turning Point, it’s our job to help people find a new direction in life. Through our person-centred approach to support, we’re now one of the country’s leading social care providers, with a turnover of over £130m p/a.

We continue to grow, and we’ve big ambitions to stay on that upward curve. Join us as a Business Development Manager for our Public Health and Substance Misuse Services, and you’ll help us do just that by leading and managing one of our two regional business development teams.

In this business-critical role, it will be your job to make sure everything we say and do is relevant, engaging and original – ensuring that our excellent track record of service delivery is noticed by Local Authority Commissioners.

An experienced Business Development professional with a track record of leading winning bids, you will be responsible for both contract retention and winning new business in your region. You will work in partnership with operational colleagues and other senior stakeholders to co-produce service models, budgets and partnerships for tenders, as well as managing all aspects of the tender process, including quality assurance of written responses.

You will be responsible for written responses for tender submissions, bid planning/preparation and bid leadership and management all whist continuously improving business development processes. You will be responsible for the line management of 1 or more bid writers.

You will have effective communication skills (both oral and written), excellent critical thinking skills, great interpersonal skills, good attention to detail, previous experience of line management and an organised/methodical mind. You will have excellent business writing skills and effective project management. The ability to remain calm and deliver under pressure to tight deadlines is essential as well as good problem solving and critical thinking skills.

A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a business development role that has involved bid/tender writing is required as well as a demonstrable track record of significant contributions to winning bids, either in own right or as part of a wider team.

You will be based in one of our regional offices in Manchester or London, with home working from any location with good transport links also considered for the right candidate.

Why Turning Point?

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

Across the varied regions, sectors and settings we operate within, our organisation is held together by a shared vision – and our people are connected by the same values. These include belief in potential, confidence in communication, embracing positive change and always treating each other as individuals.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

Our people bring our vision to life. So, if you are enthusiastic, motivated and committed to support others to fulfilling their potential, here at Turning Point, we don't just offer you a job – we offer you a career.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

Of course, we know it's not about the money. But that doesn't mean we don't reward our people for their invaluable work with a benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive opportunities to learn and develop, with silver accreditation from Investors in People
• 33 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 35 days. Plus the option to purchase additional holidays
• Flexible benefit options including cycle to work schemes and season ticket loans
• Competitive pension and life assurance schemes
• Employee assistance programme and access to online health and wellbeing support
• Flexible working patterns to support work-life balance
• Access to a wide range of discounts, including cinema tickets, grocery and high-street shopping and gym memberships

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive sufficient applicants before the advertised closed date.

As Communications Manager you will report to our Communications Director and manage our communications activities, ensuring the SW AHSN continues to extend its reach and influence internally,
regionally and nationally.

Working across an ambitious, forward-thinking organisation, you will develop impactful communications that inform, inspire and connect our staff, stakeholders and external audiences.

We are looking for someone who can use a variety of methods and combine data with patient stories to demonstrate the impact of our work and its outcomes for people receiving health and care services across the South West.

You will advise and support colleagues on all aspects of brand, content, design, media and digital communications. With line management of a Digital Marketing Assistant (Apprentice), you will also manage relationships with external consultants, agencies and suppliers to create strategic, content-led internal and external communications.

Key success factors

• Able to use a variety of methods and combine data with patient stories to clearly demonstrate the impact of our work and its outcomes for people receiving health and care.
• Able to see the bigger picture and demonstrate the benefits of the SW AHSN’s work with its many partners.
• Comfortable with change and uncertainty in a fast-paced setting.
• A proactive, solutions-focused completerfinisher, with a can-do attitude.
• Enabling direct reports to make the most of their skills and develop their capabilities.

For further details please visit our website for the full job pack.

At Carers First, we understand that caring can be hard, but believe getting the right help shouldn’t be. Obtaining relevant information and support can itself be a challenge, but with it, carers can thrive.  That is why Carers First offers several avenues for people to get the help they need either online, on the phone or within their community. We offer carers timely advice, helping to identify the best way forward for them as individuals.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and experienced communications professional to really make a difference. As Communications Manager you will play a vital role in increasing the visibility and profile of Carers First helping us to engage with our existing networks as well as reaching and supporting new carers.

The successful candidate will lead on building the charity’s brand and harness its potential to raise awareness of the issues affecting unpaid carers and deliver high quality communication work to clear targets.

Working closely with the Director of Income and Communications, the Communications Manager will support with the development and introduction of a transformative new communications strategy.

Building on Carers First’s existing work, the successful candidate will manage the charity’s digital platforms including the website, social media and electronic publications as well as regular printed materials and media work. The candidate will utilise their skills and experience to support the organisation as it moves to pursue new and varied funding streams and take an active role as a member of Carers First’s management team.

You will have a broad range of communications and marketing skills, with at least three years’ experience in a similar role.

The location for the position is flexible but candidates must be willing to work out of one of Carers First’s main offices.

As well as a competitive salary, the successful candidate will receive 26 days annual leave, plus an additional day off for your birthday (pro rata for part-time employees), pension scheme, employee assistance programme, Benenden Healthcare package and opportunity for further skill development.

Please read through the job description and person specification carefully and apply by sending a CV and a two-page supporting statement explaining how you meet the person specification and why you are interested in the job.  Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Due to the nature of the organisation all appointments are subject to checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

We encourage and welcome applications regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age. If you would like to discuss this role confidentially, please contact us and will ask one of the Team to contact you.

Closing Date: Thursday, 27 August 2020

Interview Date: Week Commencing 7 September 2020

About you

1. You will have extensive experience of working in the public policy sector, with a deep understanding of issues relating to modern slavery and human rights

2. You will have demonstrable leadership skills – both thought leadership and people leadership – and will be able to steer both your ideas and your staff in ways that will achieve maximum impact for the Modern Slavery PEC

3. You will be research literate and have a good understanding of the modern slavery and human rights landscape with the ability to engage with policy makers to identify opportunities for impact and new areas for original research

4. You will be experienced in managing a small but diverse team effectively, with a demonstrable ability to achieve agreed objectives

5. You will have a track record of working collaboratively with partners and demonstrate a good understanding of the need for the policy impact work of the PEC to complement and amplify, not duplicate, the similar work of such partners where there is overlap.

6. The Modern Slavery PEC is committed to being inclusive and diverse and particularly encourages applications from women, people with disabilities, BAME applicants, LGBT+ applicants and other minorities. The Centre is committed to being a values based organisation and, in the spirit of our values, we commit to proactively challenge bias and offer a fair and equitable recruitment process for all applicants.

The Role

7. The main responsibilities of the role are to:

• help deliver the PEC’s strategic objective of making legal and policy responses to modern slavery more effective by maximising the impact of the work of the Modern Slavery PEC on law and policy
• devise and implement a policy impact strategy designed to have that effect
• leverage existing networks of key policy influencers and to proactively engage and develop working relationships with key policymakers
• identify opportunities for policy impact

These broad responsibilities include the following more specific responsibilities:

• work alongside the core team as well as the collaborating partners to ensure a fully interconnected, integrated and, where necessary, differentiated approach to policy impact
•  proactively involve people who are or were directly affected by modern slavery in the development of policy thinking and positioning
• develop and pursue influencing strategies with key stakeholders and decision makers in order to create an environment conducive to change
• identify evidence needed for effective influencing, and developing key influencing related projects, as part of a broader policy impact strategy, to ensure  maximum impact for the Modern Slavery PEC’s work
• take external advice and engage in horizon-scanning to identify potential areas in which we can develop our influence, deliver our evidence-based research and influence policy
• act as an ambassador and a spokesperson for the Modern Slavery PEC; developing networks, promoting our expertise, identifying new opportunities and supporting your team to pursue these
• create a dialogue and develop relationships with those we need to engage with the relevant evidence and research
• disseminate and explain PEC research to policy stakeholders, including by providing tailored information to relevant audiences and individuals – the right insights to the right people at the right time, in an accessible and useable way
• Identify key topics and mechanisms through which the Modern Slavery PEC can best use research and evidence to support/help policymakers
• To evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the Modern Slavery PEC’s policy-influencing activity and continuously refine and improve performance
• To build, manage and motivate a high performing team, prioritising effective inter-organisational work
• To provide strong leadership to the team, role-modelling the Modern Slavery PEC’s core values and supporting collaboration, openness and inclusiveness.
• To work alongside the Modern Slavery PEC leadership, contributing to and leading on cross-Centre activities, forming an integral part of the team

Key working relationships

Director

Director of Research

Communications Director

Operations Director

Impact Evaluation Manager

Knowledge Exchange Manager (Policy)

Partnerships Manager

Senior Management Board

AHRC

External partners

Person Specification

Relevant Experience

Research literate with a good understanding of the modern slavery and human rights landscape

Ability to engage with policy makers to identify opportunities for impact and new areas for original research

Significant experience of senior level policy development and national/international level influencing in a complex multi-stakeholder environment

Ability to analyse legislation and policy, and use this analysis to frame an organisational position

Demonstrable political awareness and the ability to gauge potential impact of policy change

Demonstrable experience of developing and delivering proactive and reactive influencing strategies, ensuring buy-in from key stakeholders

Understanding the mechanisms for national and international influencing

Highly developed relationship building skills and a proactive approach to problem solving

Experience of and commitment to involving users of research in the planning, development and delivery, as well as impact evaluation, of influencing activity

Leadership and Management

Ability to develop a clear, well defined- vision and strategy, and to inspire team members in working towards its delivery

Significant experience of managing people, demonstrating the ability to build, develop, and motivate a high performing and happy team

Ability to lead and manage complex cross-organisational projects and work effectively

Ability to evaluate and improve influencing impact of themselves and of team members

Demonstrates a high level of professional integrity and develops the same standards within their team

Teamwork and Collaboration

Proven ability to work collaboratively and sets an example to the team

Demonstrable experience of working within a complex organisation and of exercising tact and sound judgement across professional collaborations

Communication Skills

A strong and confident communicator – both orally and in writing – able to adapt style to suit medium and audience

Ability to elicit and listen carefully to the views, opinions and concerns of team members and stakeholders

Ability to discuss ideas and issues through questioning and asking for direct feedback

About you

1. You will have experience of proactively and independently working at the interface of public policy and research, ideally with an understanding of issues relating to modern slavery and human rights
2. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to communicate with a wide range of policy stakeholders at all levels of seniority and the ability to successfully develop and maintain professional relationships
3. You will have a track record of working collaboratively with partners and demonstrate a good understanding of the need for the policy impact work of the PEC to complement and amplify, not duplicate, the similar work of such partners where there is overlap.
4. The Modern Slavery PEC is committed to being inclusive and diverse and particularly encourages applications from women, people with disabilities, BAME applicants, LGBT+ applicants and other minorities. The Centre is committed to being a values based organisation and, in the spirit of our values, we commit to proactively challenge bias and offer a fair and equitable recruitment process for all applicants.

The Role

1. The main responsibilities of the role are to:

• support the Director of Policy Impact in the implementation of the Modern Slavery PEC’s strategy for policy impact, working alongside the core team as well as the collaborating partners to ensure a fully interconnected and integrated approach
• closely monitor all relevant policy initiatives and emerging trends in the field, identifying opportunities for policy impact
• broker relationships between policy stakeholders and those conducting the Modern Slavery PEC’s research
• work alongside the Director of Policy Impact, to engage in horizon-scanning to identify potential areas in which we can develop our influence, deliver our evidence-based research and influence policy
• support the Director of Policy Impact in proactively involving people who are or were personally affected by modern slavery in the development of policy thinking and positioning
• act as an ambassador and a spokesperson for the Modern Slavery PEC; developing a network, promoting our expertise and identifying new opportunities
• provide tailored information to relevant audiences and individuals – the right insights to the right people at the right time, in an accessible and useable way – translating the PEC’s outputs into accessible form for different audiences
• work with the Communications Director to ensure external knowledge exchange communications are in line with the Modern Slavery PEC Communications Strategy
• identify key topics and mechanisms through which the Modern Slavery PEC can best use evidence to support stakeholders
• work with the Director of Policy Impact, Partnerships Manager, and the Communications Director to develop professional external relationships
• work alongside the Director of Policy Impact and the Impact Evaluation Manager to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the Modern Slavery PEC’s policy-influencing activity

Key working relationships

Director

Director of Policy Impact

Research Director

Communications Director

Operations Director

Partnerships Manager

Impact Evaluation Manager

Finance and Administration Manager

Senior Management Board

AHRC

Person Specification

Relevant Experience

Experience in a policy-influencing role in modern slavery, human rights or a related area at a national level

Experience of policy development and national level influencing in a complex multi-stakeholder environment

Ability to analyse legislation and policy, and use this analysis to co-develop an organisational position

Demonstrable political awareness and the ability to gauge potential impact of policy change

Demonstrable experience of developing and delivering proactive and reactive influencing strategies, ensuring buy-in from key stakeholders

Demonstrated understanding of the mechanisms for national and international influencing

Highly developed relationship building skills and a proactive approach to problem solving

Experience of and commitment to involving users of services in the planning, development and delivery, as well as impact evaluation, of influencing activity

Excellent digital skills, with experience of using a wide variety of systems and a demonstrated ability for learning new tools with ease

Leadership and Management

Ability to lead and manage complex cross-organisational projects and work effectively

Ability to evaluate and improve influencing impact

Demonstrated high level of professional integrity

Teamwork and Collaboration

Proven ability to work collaboratively and set an example to the team

Demonstrable experience of working within a complex organisation and of exercising tact and sound judgement across professional collaborations

Communication Skills

Demonstrable highly developed communication skills – both orally and in writing

SEE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION

Do you excel at obtaining insight from data? Are you passionate about helping young people thrive in education and beyond?

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting Right to Succeed in their search for a Senior Insights Analyst. Right to Succeed are a collective impact charity that works to deliver place-based educational change in areas of poverty because they believe every child deserves the right to succeed no matter where they live.

The overall purpose of this role is to develop sustainable systems to maximise the charity's data and insights resource, schedule and oversee project or product releases and set up and oversee the charity's internal and external project monitoring and governance systems and processes. You will also support programme teams in understanding their roles in sharing and protection of programme data, provide training and support to clients and ensure processes provide core analysis on time.

To be successful as a Senior Insight Analyst it is essential to have experience working with data, from gathering and analysis through to design and presentation. It is preferred that this experience from the education sector. You will have a good understanding of data protection and GDPR, work well independently alongside excellent IT/database skills. Having experience with Tableau or Power BI is also a bonus.

A full job description will be provided to candidates shortlisted by Prospectus.

Please apply with a Word Document copy of your CV. Cover letters are not required at this stage.

Please note that the role may close earlier than the date advertised.