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Marketing Manager
Permanent Contract
Job Ref: V401
Hours/Days per week: 35 hours per week – (Flexible days/hours)
Salary: £30,615 - £33,981 per year (London weighting dependent)
Start date: ASAP
Location: Homebased (occasional travel to London & Edinburgh)
Closing date: 30th May 2022
Interview date and Location: Week commencing 6th June 2022
About the Enterprise Directorate:
Our Enterprise Directorate is the entrepreneurial arm of Volunteering Matters with a main purpose of providing commercially viable products and services to a range of UK leading businesses. We currently have two established and distinct products and services; our Employee Volunteering Service and our separate Social Enterprise, Get The Gen. Our ambition is to grow both brands in terms of reach, clients and income and to add to our current portfolio of products and services as we grow.
Employee Volunteering (EV): We use our vast network of charity partners across the UK to connect our clients volunteers to suitable community partner organisations and facilitate the process throughout, concluding with volunteer feedback and impact measurement. We take care of the research, identification of bespoke opportunities, all health & safety, risk management and logistics, giving our clients the time to focus on maximising engagement, promoting the programme and inspiring their potential volunteers to get involved. We have achieved this with many longstanding clients across the UK such as Aviva, National Grid, Barclays, Deloitte, KPMG, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and QBE.
Get The Gen (GTG): GTG is a Social Enterprise created to help businesses with issues around recruitment, retention and development of a multi-generational workforce starting from young people up. GTG use evidence-based insights to deliver immersive, interactive, and fast paced workshops online and in person that create lasting individual and group change. We are trusted by over 60 leading UK and Global businesses including; The Natwest Group, The Law Society of Scotland, KPMG, Brodies, Burness Paull, Skills Development Scotland and Aegon amongst others.
Role Purpose:
The Marketing Manager will be part of the wider Enterprise Directorate team and report to the Director of Enterprise. They will play a critical role in supporting our planned growth for both EV & GTG and future products and services as we add to our portfolio. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing and ambitious team.
Although part of a charity, we are very much looking for someone with an entrepreneurial spirit that thinks commercially about how we can grow our brands. We are looking for an all-rounder; someone who can drive our overall marketing strategy, organise and promote relevant events (online and in person) and who will increase digital engagement across our website and social media channels.
Key Duties:
- Create and implement a marketing plan to support the growth of the Enterprise Directorate
- Plan and deliver events (both online and in person) to help promote our brands and to act as lead generation
- Review and update our suite of marketing and promotional materials including, brochures, proposal documents and impact reports.
- Work closely with our business development team to help influence existing and new clients to grow income generation.
- Create a content plan for our social media channels and targeted business to business strategy to help raise awareness of our brands and ultimately generate leads.
- Manage digital channels to support our overall aims including; GTG website, EV microsite, blogs/content, eNews, LinkedIn and social media channels.
- Support in the creation of new products, services and brands as we grow the Enterprise Directorate
- Support the team to build and maintain a network of business/corporate relationships
- Develop effective networks in relevant markets and business communities
- Report back on performance against agreed KPI’s
- Liaise with the management team in the Enterprise Directorate to ensure our offer both works for our clients’ needs and for us as a business
- To be a proactive member of the Enterprise Directorate team and help drive our continuous improvement strategy
- Comfortable with the use of InDesign/Canva or other appropriate design software
- Creative eye and able to contribute to design ideas aligned to brand image
- Can take elements of the marketing plan and transform into content (copy, design & image) which helps convey our message and brand with maximum impact
Experience/Skills and attributes:
- Producing and implementing a marketing plan that aligns with a business growth strategy
- Coordinating and delivering events that both act as awareness raising and lead generation
- Managing digital and social media content and growing engagement from key stakeholders across all platforms. (i.e Website, LinkedIn, Twitter etc)
- Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships both internally and externally
- Ability to achieve objectives through the use of effective influencing techniques
- Ability to be proactive in your approach and manage sometimes conflicting priorities in a fast pace, results driven environment
- Managing digital platforms and using tools such as WordPress, MailChimp, Google AdWords and others.
- Experience of reporting on projects against agreed KPI’s
This job description is intended to include the broad range of responsibilities and requirements of the post. It is neither exhaustive nor exclusive but while some variations will be expected, these will be at an appropriate level for the role.
Location:
The post is home based, and the post-holder can be based anywhere within the UK. The role requires reliable internet access. I.T. equipment and infrastructure will be supplied.
Occasional Travel to our London & Edinburgh offices will be required.
Qualifications
Relevant experience and values alignment is more important for this role than specific qualifications.
Our Values & Way of Working:
In all that we do, we embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values: Empowering, Inclusive, Compassionate, Positive & Straightforward.
This job description is intended to include the broad range of responsibilities and requirements of the post. It is neither exhaustive nor exclusive but while some variations will be expected, these will be at an appropriate level for the role.
Diversity & Inclusion
Volunteering Matters welcomes all applicants and are keen to ensure our team reflects the diversity of the UK and the communities we serve. We encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, along with candidates with any protected characteristics and from disadvantaged groups.
Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments:
We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the “Experience/Skills” section of this advert. To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process, please state this in your application or contact our HR Team for more information.
We have also committed to the following pledges which positively encompass our recruitment and selection processes and methodology: The Promise, Show The Salary, Salary History.
Benefits
Our employee benefits reflect our culture which is built on an approach of full flexibility with accountability, and designed to let you make your most positive contribution; we offer Flexible Working by Default (re hours & place of work), Unlimited Annual Leave, Employee Pension scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced sick and family leave. We are also open to discuss job share applications.
GDPR Statement
If you apply for a role with us, we will retain your contact details including your name, address, email address and phone number to help us manage your application for up to 6 months. We will not use your personal data for any other purpose or share it with any third party. You can contact us at any point to update your personal information or ask us to delete it from our records.
To Apply - please see our website
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Home Worker (England, Wales and NI)
Salary: £33,438 - £36,515 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience) + London allowance of £3,600 (if applicable)
Working Hours: 35 per week
Closing Date: 05 June 2022
Interview Date: TBC (via Zoom or Teams)
Please note, the deadline for submitting applications for this vacancy is 23:59pm on the closing date.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
About Alzheimer's Society
We are Alzheimer’s Society, the UK’s leading dementia charity. We are a vital source of support and a powerful force for change for everyone affected by dementia. We provide help and hope.
Dementia can devastate lives, but we won’t stop until we improve everyone’s experience. By 2025, 1 million people will be living with the condition in the UK, and many millions more carers, partners, families and friends are affected.
We provide help - we support people affected by all types of dementia through some of the hardest and most frightening times. Whoever you are, whatever you’re going through, you can turn to us for practical advice, emotional support, and guidance to the best next step.
We provide hope - we are, and we empower people affected by dementia to be, a leading force for change - using cutting edge research and influencing?to push for breakthroughs that’ll change the lives of people affected by dementia, now and in the future.?
Together, we will make sure people living with dementia and their carers live more fulfilled and less fearful lives, free from stigma and inequality.
About the role
We have a fantastic new opportunity available for a Technology Portfolio Manager to join our incredibly talented IT team.
Sat within our Finance & Corporate Resources (FCR) division, the team enables our people, and sustains the organisation, through their processes, infrastructure, and expertise. Trusted experts in their field who are business focused and enable better outcomes for people affected by dementia.
The post of Technology Portfolio Manager will make a significant contribution to our effectiveness as they enable the top-level view and management of resource and scheduling conflicts across the full range of proposed and inflight Technology (IT and Data) projects and initiatives. They will enable us to critically review and rationalize or reschedule work.
The Technology Portfolio Manager will be responsible for co-ordinating the Technology Impact Assessment Group and the change requests that are made to the group.
About you
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbally (essential)
- Possess a passion for good organisation, with an ability to develop resource schedules and see where there might be future clashes or issues with different pieces of work.
- Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to negotiate and agree a way forward across a range of people with competing requirements to achieve the best win-win outcomes possible.
- Demonstrate an excellent level of IT knowledge with the ability to use Microsoft 365 suite
- Demonstrate experience working in a structured project environment with an awareness of the different methodologies and techniques organisations use to deliver change.
- Experience in producing reports and charts that enable good decision making and that demonstrate performance
- Experience in the charity sector (desirable)
Ref: 133 149
Project Manager
Permanent Contract
Job Ref: V399
Hours/Days per week: 35 hours per week – (Flexible days/hours)
Salary: £28,500 plus attractive employee benefits package
Start date: ASAP
Location: Homebased or Edinburgh office based
Closing date: 25th May 2022
Interview date and Location: Week commencing 30th May 2022
Volunteering Matters
At Volunteering Matters we use volunteering’s unique power to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.
We bring people together to resolve some of society’s most complex issues. From social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence, and opportunity; to ensuring young people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great. And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.
People-led and impact driven, we are a national charity that is deeply embedded in local areas across the UK. We operate in five regions: London and the South East; Wales and the West of England; East of England; the Midlands and North West England; and Scotland and North East England. We also have an Employee Volunteering Team with over 25 years’ experience, acting as a broker to provide tailor-made solutions to employers. We turn local knowledge and energy into action and progress, building stronger communities and a better future for all.
This is an exciting time to be joining the team. We’re changing the way we work to meet new ambitions and make sure our impact continues to grow alongside out business.
Role Purpose
Volunteering Matters are looking for a talented, dynamic, and professional Project Manager to join our team. The right candidate would be someone who can work flexibly while demonstrating a strong understanding and commitment to our organisational values.
As our Project Manager, you will lead a team of staff and volunteers, playing a key role overseeing, managing, delivering and developing our work in local communities across Edinburgh and the Lothians. As a senior member of the team, you will role model our organisational values and demonstrate excellent leadership skills. You will develop and maintain effective relationships with colleagues, volunteers, people accessing our programmes, funders, partners, and other stakeholders.
You will be responsible for the quality delivery and development of our established Family Supporters programme in Edinburgh, as well as our new Grandmentors programmes in Edinburgh, and East Lothian. These programmes offer practical, social, and emotional support to families and young people (including those who are care experienced or who have Adverse Childhood Experiences), empowering them to face a range of life challenges.
We attract, recruit, train, match and support dedicated volunteers to help families and young people every step of the way, spending 1:1 time together on a personalised set of goals and outcomes. As an ambitious organisation, we hope to further grow and develop our work across Edinburgh and the Lothians over the coming weeks, months, and years. You will contribute towards our business development objectives, based around place. As new work develops, you may lead the effective delivery of those programmes and initiatives across the region.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- To role model our organisational values, Teamship rules and demonstrate excellent leadership skills
- To promote and adhere to Volunteering Matters policies and ways of working, including our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy
- To contribute to effective teamwork across the region and the wider charity, in line with our “flexible working by default” and “self-managed teams” philosophy
- To effectively oversee the quality delivery of several volunteering programmes, including Family Supporters and Grandmentors, ensuring they meet their required goals, targets, milestones, and anticipated impact
- To provide strong and effective line management to a staff team, leading and encouraging staff performance and development, coaching, setting objectives and reviewing progress and performance
- Oversee and contribute towards the effective recruitment, selection, training, and support of a diverse pool of talented and dedicated volunteers from a wide cross-section of the community
- To lead discussions, attend meetings and manage relationships with external colleagues, partners and funders, liaising regularly with all stakeholders and providing regular progress reports
- To maintain Volunteering Matters standards around quality and effective Volunteer Management
- Administration tasks including maintaining effective and accessible records, the use of Microsoft Office, Teams, Zoom and other software
- To ensure all aspects of project delivery, and staff management, are compliant with health and safety, data protection, GDPR and safeguarding quality standards.
- Develop relevant information and materials to promote and raise the profile of our brand families locally; and play an active role in identifying and developing new Business
- To work effectively with the Delivery Leader, ensuring programme income and spend is in line with annual budgets
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Skills Required
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to provide supportive and effective line management
- Ability to oversee and manage all aspects of delivery and development of several volunteering programmes simultaneously
- Excellent written, verbal and analytical skills, including giving presentations, interpreting and preparing quantitative and qualitative information, and reporting.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish long-lasting relationships, and to enthuse, motivate and influence others
- Strong organisational and time management skills, able to work independently, prioritise a demanding workload, work under pressure and to deadlines
- Excellent decision making and problem-solving skills, with the ability to use own initiative and manage challenging situations
- Highly IT literate and comfortable using a range of essential systems, including MS Teams, MS office, social media platforms and other software Experience Required
- Experience of effectively line managing/coaching and developing staff, and leading volunteer teams
- Experience in programme management, with a strong track record in meeting goals and objectives. Previous experience of setting up new volunteering programmes/initiatives would be advantageous
- Experience in all aspects of effective Volunteer Management
- Experience of effective partnership working, building and managing relationships with various internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to set and achieve high standards for self and others and to manage work performance effectively.
- Knowledge and understanding of effective monitoring and evaluation processes to capture impact and outcomes
- Knowledge and understanding of issues affecting people from diverse groups, backgrounds, and communities
- Experience in safeguarding, and assessing and managing risk
Qualifications
Relevant experience and an understanding and commitment to our organisational values is more important for this role than any specific qualifications.
Other
Part of your working week will be based in local communities, meeting staff, volunteers, people accessing our services, partners and other stakeholders. For the remainder of the time, you can choose to work from home or from our Edinburgh office premises (EH7 5JT).
If working from home, you will need good internet access and a suitable home working environment. All I.T. equipment, mobile phone and infrastructure will be supplied.
PVG
This role requires membership of the PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) scheme. Having a conviction will not necessarily cause a bar to employment.
Our Values & Way of Working:
In all that we do, we embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values: Empowering, Inclusive, Compassionate, Positive & Straightforward.
This job description is intended to include the broad range of responsibilities and requirements of the post. It is neither exhaustive nor exclusive but while some variations will be expected, these will be at an appropriate level for the role.
Diversity & Inclusion
Volunteering Matters welcomes all applicants and are keen to ensure our team reflects the diversity of the UK and the communities we serve. We encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, along with candidates with any protected characteristics and from disadvantaged groups.
Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments:
We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the “Experience/Skills” section of this advert. To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process, please state this in your application or contact our HR team for more information.
We have also committed to the following pledges which positively encompass our recruitment and selection processes and methodology: The Promise, Show The Salary, Salary History.
Benefits
Our employee benefits reflect our culture which is built on an approach of full flexibility with accountability, and designed to let you make your most positive contribution; we offer Flexible Working by Default (re hours & place of work), Unlimited Annual Leave, Employee Pension scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced sick and family leave. We are also open to discuss job share applications.
GDPR Statement
If you apply for a role with us, we will retain your contact details including your name, address, email address and phone number to help us manage your application for up to 6 months. We will not use your personal data for any other purpose or share it with any third party. You can contact us at any point to update your personal information or ask us to delete it from our records.
To Apply - please see our website
Asset Manager
£43,132 per annum (pro rata for part time hours)
(Ref: SUS3454)
Up to 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working
Base: UK – hybrid working
About the role
As the Asset Manager for Sustrans you will be responsible for the management of the structural assets forming our Estate. You will be responsible for ensuring inspection and repairs are carried out, making sure the estate is kept in a safe and serviceable condition.
The estate is comprised primarily of former railway land and structural assets (approximately 800 bridges, viaducts, tunnels, culverts and retaining walls); also supporting 333 miles of the National Cycle Network. Sustrans either owns these or is responsible for some or all of their maintenance.
This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans. Candidates can be based anywhere in the UK, with regular travel expected across the estate.
About you
You should have a background in civil engineering, with substantial experience of bridge and structures asset management including bridge inspection, structural assessment and structural design, particularly former or current railway structures.
You will build relationships with ease, enabling you to effectively manage engineers delivering maintenance works, along with developing and maintaining constructive relationships with external partners such as Railway Paths Ltd.
We ask you demonstrate your project management skills, and you must be able to evidence delivering multiple projects to budget and on time.
You will be familiar with current H&S legislation and practice and competent with its application to ensure all regulatory requirements are complied with.
We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.
Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.
What we offer
In return we can offer ongoing working from home (or a nearby Sustrans office when it’s safe to do so) and a truly flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.
Wellbeing
- 26 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
- Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
- Staff volunteer days
- 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
- We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes
Financial
- Group Personal Pension scheme with a 4% or 5% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
- Bike, computer and season ticket loans
- Discount benefits
Family Friendly
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)
Additional information
- Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 22 May 2022.
- Interviews will take place via MS Teams on 6 June 2022
To apply, please complete our online application form.
About Sustrans
Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. We connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute.
Our vision and mission have never been more relevant. Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling.
We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.
Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.
We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.
Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together!
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Location: Home-based
Closing Date: 25 May 2022
Ref: JC 883
Energy Saving Trust delivers zero-emission vehicle fleet support via the Welsh Government Energy Service. Funded by and on behalf of the Welsh Government. A fantastic opportunity has become available to join the transport team as a Technical Manager. You’ll work in the fast-moving area of transport decarbonisation and sustainable, zero emission transport, as the UK heads towards its 2050 net zero ambition.
The role
- Contribute towards Energy Saving Trust’s objective of becoming the market leader in the provision of sustainable transport services
- Responsible for the successful management, development, delivery, and reporting of the Energy Service zero-emission transport activity
- Ensure that the Energy Service responds to changing market conditions and maintains a robust pipeline of deliverable fleet transition and EV charging infrastructure projects
- Interpret and present findings in a compelling way, suitable for both technical and non-technical audiences through reports and presentations
- Ensure Energy Saving Trust’s sustainable transport services are delivered to a consistently high quality and are meeting client needs
About you
You are organised and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. You have excellent time management skills; you can think and plan strategically and have a solutions-based outlook to work. You are self-motivated and possess a can-do attitude, excellent computer skills (in particular Excel) and a hunger to learn.
Reporting to the Programme Manager - Fleet Support, our successful candidate will be responsible for helping deliver a range of existing and new transport projects for public sector clients.
You will have strong data analysis skills, a sound knowledge of zero-emission transport (possibly from the EV charge point sector) and a firm grasp of the key carbon reduction targets that have been set in the UK. Finally, you will have excellent interpersonal and communications skills with the ability to form lasting productive relationships with both internal and external colleagues.
This is a permanent position. Our standard weekly hours are 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday. We are open to flexible working patterns. Blended (a mix of home and office-based) working and home-working is possible for this role.
Energy Saving Trust offers a range of benefits to all employees such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme and a wellbeing allowance. Please see our careers page for more info.
For more information and to apply please visit our website.
Applications close Monday 25 May 2022, at 5pm.
To address the urgent challenges posed by the climate emergency, we need a diversity of people, experiences and ideas. We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with Energy Saving Trust.
We will be happy to discuss how we are managing our blended working model (a mix of home and office-based working) at the interview stage with you.
Please note that we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.
Youth Engagement Manager
Fixed Term Contract
Job Ref: V400
Hours/Days per week: 35 hours per week – (Flexible days/hours)
Salary: £24,000 plus attractive employee benefits package
Start date: ASAP
Location: Homebased (travel required around Glasgow)
Closing date: 26th May 2022
Interview date and Location: Week commencing 30th May 2022
Volunteering Matters
At Volunteering Matters we use volunteering’s unique power to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.
We bring people together to resolve some of society’s most complex issues. From social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence, and opportunity; to ensuring young people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great. And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.
People-led and impact driven, we are a national charity that is deeply embedded in local areas across the UK. We operate in five regions: London and the South East; Wales and the West of England; East of England; the Midlands and North West England; and Scotland and North East England. We also have an Employee Volunteering Team with over 25 years’ experience, acting as a broker to provide tailor-made solutions to employers. We turn local knowledge and energy into action and progress, building stronger communities and a better future for all.
This is an exciting time to be joining the team. We’re changing the way we work to meet new ambitions and make sure our impact continues to grow alongside out business.
Role Purpose
We are looking for a talented, dynamic, and professional Youth Engagement Manager to join our team in the Glasgow City. The right candidate would be someone who can work flexibly and demonstrate an understanding and total commitment to our organisational values.
You will directly support young people aged 16 to 24 across Glasgow, who may have complex and challenging barriers that prevent them from achieving a positive pathway towards the next stage of their lives. Your work is aligned with the Young Person’s Guarantee, which is Scotland’s commitment to bring together employers, partners and young people. It aims to connect every 16 to 24 year old in Scotland to an opportunity. This could be a job, apprenticeship, further or higher education, training or volunteering.
Your support in Glasgow will include barrier identification and removal, elements of one to one employability support, and given our passion for volunteering, focus will be on supporting young people to embrace a local volunteering placement as an excellent route to work/next steps in life. Each young person we work with are offered a mentor and so you will also work alongside colleagues in our Mentoring team, ensuring young people have the opportunity to benefit from a ProjectScotland Volunteer Mentor.
You will manage and develop our networks and relationships in the area, including within education, social work and employability teams, to secure referral pathways into our service. You will identify and build partnerships with charitable and not-for-profit organisations across Glasgow who will host volunteer placements.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- To meet ambitious targets in supporting young people, and their progression into long-term outcomes
- Working one to one with young people, identifying barriers they face and provide support and strategies to overcome them
- To provide one to one employability support that is tailored to the young person’s personal circumstances
- To engage directly with young people to understand their wants, needs and aspirations and determine the best opportunity for each to volunteer, and provide the support they need in advance of volunteering
- To work alongside the ProjectScotland mentoring team to ensure young people have the opportunity to benefit from the experience and skills of a dedicated volunteer mentor
- To manage all elements of the young person’s experience from point of referral to completion of their volunteering opportunity, and beyond
- To identify, develop and maintain excellent relationships with charity and not-for-profit partners across Glasgow, as well as referral partners and agencies
- Ensure diverse, high quality volunteer roles are available that reflect the needs and interests of young people
- To manage the risk assessment, quality assurance and audit processes as appropriate
- Ensure monitoring, impact and evaluation information and data is collected and that the project meets it’s agreed targets, reporting format and schedule. Assist the Delivery Leader by preparing reports to funders
- To ensure all the above is done with excellent record keeping, in accordance with compliance requirements. This includes the use of Salesforce CRM system
- Promoting and representing Volunteering Matters and ProjectScotland across Glasgow
- Contribute to the wider Volunteering Matters and ProjectScotland staff teams, upholding our values at all times
Person Specification
Skills
- A sound and comprehensive understanding of the particular challenges and barriers that young people face
- Understanding of how to assess the needs of an individual using a person-centered approach
- Excellent organisational and IT skills
- Excellent people skills with the ability to build professional, long term relationships with others
- Beneficiary-focused, and adaptable – able to go from strategic conversations with key partners to chatting with a young nervous potential volunteer
- Ability to manage a busy workload and prioritise accordingly
- Strong attention to detail and a willingness to accurately record all interactions
- Creating, coordinating and supporting proper reporting channels around contract compliance
- Experience of project management and working to deadlines
Experience
- Significant experience working directly with young people, particularly those who face challenges and barriers
- Demonstratable relationship management experience with a wide range of stakeholders
- Experience in using a CRM (customer relationship management) system
- Experience of project management, achieving high targets and working to strict deadlines
- Proven ability to communicate effectively and work as part of a team
Qualifications
Relevant experience and values alignment is more important for this role than specific qualifications
Other
Having a regular presence in the area, to work with partners and young people is essential for this role (in line with COVID restrictions). Given the geographical spread of the working area, a driving license and access to a vehicle would be beneficial. When home based, internet access to enable remote working is essential. IT equipment and infrastructure will be supplied.
This role requires membership of the PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) scheme. Having a conviction will not necessarily cause a bar to employment.
Our Values & Way of Working:
In all that we do, we embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values: Empowering, Inclusive, Compassionate, Positive & Straightforward.
This job description is intended to include the broad range of responsibilities and requirements of the post. It is neither exhaustive nor exclusive but while some variations will be expected, these will be at an appropriate level for the role.
Diversity & Inclusion
Volunteering Matters welcomes all applicants and are keen to ensure our team reflects the diversity of the UK and the communities we serve. We encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, along with candidates with any protected characteristics and from disadvantaged groups.
Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments:
We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the “Experience/Skills” section of this advert. To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process, please state this in your application or contact our HR team for more information.
We have also committed to the following pledges which positively encompass our recruitment and selection processes and methodology: The Promise, Show The Salary, Salary History.
Benefits
Our employee benefits reflect our culture which is built on an approach of full flexibility with accountability, and designed to let you make your most positive contribution; we offer Flexible Working by Default (re hours & place of work), Unlimited Annual Leave, Employee Pension scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced sick and family leave. We are also open to discuss job share applications.
GDPR Statement
If you apply for a role with us, we will retain your contact details including your name, address, email address and phone number to help us manage your application for up to 6 months. We will not use your personal data for any other purpose or share it with any third party. You can contact us at any point to update your personal information or ask us to delete it from our records.
To Apply - please see our website
About The Role
Fixed-term - 12 months - Flexible location
A fantastic opportunity to join the team at Compass in our newly created Volunteer Coordinator role. We are committed to recruit and include volunteers so that we can learn from their expertise and bring new approaches to our service delivery.
Do you have the ability to develop and embed a volunteer framework throughout our organisation? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
As Volunteer Coordinator, your key objectives include:
- Establishing and embedding the Volunteer framework across the organisation
- Developing clearly defined job roles and responsibilities
- Offering excellent recruitment skills, to include Safer Recruitment
- Following all recommendations and guidelines for Volunteers
- Working in partnership with key contacts, both internally and external
This is an excellent time to bring your expertise to Compass. The role is brand-new, and the right applicant can help to make a big difference to the quality of services we deliver.
You will be setting the organisational infrastructure, systems and standards for recruiting and managing Volunteers across Compass’ services. The ability to set up a Volunteer framework is a must and will include recruitment, training, induction, support and retention.
You’ll be part of a passionate, cohesive team of professionals who are passionate about making a real difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable in our society.
About You
You will be skilled in recruiting, training and mentoring a diverse range of staff/volunteer within the same or similar setting. You will be passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of the population and supporting organisations to improve health outcomes.
You will have direct experience of practising Safer Recruitment processes as well as Keeping Children Safe in Education processes. You’ll also demonstrate an ability to manage sensitive and confidential information. On a personal note, you’ll be an influential, engaging and committed individual.
About Us
Compass is a values-based organisation whose mission is to create healthier lives and safer communities. Compass provides health and wellbeing services for children, young people, families and communities. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes across all areas of their lives.
We offer universal, targeted, specialist and bespoke services enabling us to understand peoples’ needs and lived experiences. Our services run across the UK.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:
- 27 days’ holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time
- Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
- Generous pension scheme
- Family-friendly policies
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
- Enhanced sick pay
- Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
- Annual performance / salary review
Closing date: Monday 6 June 2022
Interview date: Monday 13 June 2022
We value diversity at Compass and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.
Established for over 30 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment and rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school aged health programmes and associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives.
CREA (Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air) is looking for a fully-remote Data Engineer | Data Scientist to join us in our efforts to curb air pollution and climate change.
We are an independent research organisation focused on revealing the trends, causes, and health impacts, as well as the solutions to air pollution. We use scientific data, research and evidence to support the efforts of governments, companies and campaigning organisations worldwide in their efforts to move towards clean energy and clean air. We believe that effective research and communication are the keys to successful policies, investment decisions and advocacy efforts. Our data and insights are regularly picked up by major media outlets (e.g. Financial Times, The Economist, BBC) and used by policymakers and organisations in dozens of countries.
As part of our data team, you will be helping us build and leverage datasets on a variety of topics and industries, from fossil fuel shipping in Europe to biomass burning in South East Asia and health impact assessments of coal power plants in South America. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a flexible, supportive environment and support both public health and climate change causes.
This role reports to our Data Lead.
CREA is a fully remote organisation, with current team members based in Europe and Asia.
=== What you will do ===
As a Data Engineer | Data Scientist, your main responsibilities include:
- all things data: from source identification, scraping, mining, wrangling, processing, structuring, and distribution. This will likely require close collaboration with CREA's analyst team.
- modelling: design, develop and/or deploy models, including but not limited to identifying emissions of air pollutants, tracking fossil-fuel trade internationally, or assessing health impacts of projects or regulations
- data visualisation: turn data into compelling visualisations either in static or interactive formats
- infrastructure: develop and maintain our online infrastructure for data distribution (keywords: Postgres and Mongo databases, Flask RESTful API, Google Cloud Platform)
=== Candidate profile ===
Why "Data Scientist | Data Engineer"? We are looking for someone with a strong capacity in data science (understand statistics, modeling) and an appetite for data engineering (understand data structuring, online infrastructure, APIs).
More technically, we are looking for candidates who have:
- advanced command of R and Python;
- knowledge of unix command line, and git; and
- the capacity to deploy and maintain applications and databases on cloud infrastructure.
Bonus if you have:
- experience with spatial analysis (raster and vector);
- experience with environmental sciences
About your character:
- you are constantly eager to learn; and
- you are detail-oriented and organised, and someone who takes pride in tidy and well-documented code.
Candidates are NOT expected to be experts in air pollution, climate change or international trade.
=== What we can offer you ===
- One-year contract, or project-based (depending on your preference)
- A remote & time-flexible working environment
- Remuneration based on skills & experience, and competitive with standard pay
- A meaningful and potentially very impactful mission
- Health insurance
- Membership in a co-working space
=== Deadline ===
Applications are checked on a rolling basis, the role will remain open until a suitable applicant is found. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
If you are interested in the position but aren't sure whether you're a good fit or not, PLEASE DO apply nonetheless.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Director of Partnerships, Research, and Influence
Full Time 37 hours per week
Salary: £58, 634
Location: East Dorset with Home based working. Requires travel for meetings.
Are you passionate about leading a diverse and enthusiastic workforce to improve the lives of people?
Help & Care is an established charity and Social Enterprise with 37 years’ experience of providing services to support people in local communities. As an organisation we are enthusiastic about Social Justice to ensure that people and communities have access to the right services. We currently operate across Southern England, collaborating with communities and providers to help shape services across Health and Social Care.
We are looking for a Director of Partnerships, Research, and Influence to be part of our Leadership Team, taking responsibility for a cluster of services and acting as the lead on our developing work to influence, promote change and service development across our area of operation.
We are proud of our values, championing social justice and innovation, working in partnership with others, to make changes for people in their communities. We want our Leadership Team to reflect these values alongside energy, enthusiasm, and a positive outlook to take on the challenges we face.
Driving licence and use of own vehicle is essential for this role – work related travel expenses are reimbursed at 45p per mile.
To find out more about the role, please visit our website to view the recruitment pack, job description and person specificaiton along with details on how you can set up an informal conversation with our CEO.
For more information on Help & Care please visit our website.
We will not consider CVs.
The closing date for completed application forms to be received is by Wednesday 8th June 2022.
The interviews will consist of interviews and an executive assessment
- First stage interviews are planned for week beginning 27th June (TBC)
- Second interviews will take place week beginning 4th July 2022 (TBC)
- The executive assessment will be undertaken in between
Please complete an application from.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. It drives us. And it’s why our Technology team work so hard to deliver effective management and development of its IT infrastructure to leverage maximum value out of its information systems for the benefit of children and enable staff to work effectively. Join us as an Application Support Engineer and make a contribution that really makes a difference.
The Technology Division works strategically and operationally with other divisions to ensure that we are able to support the business. The Applications support team, in ensuring the availability and reliability of our applications, is critical to achieving this objective.
This is a very exciting time to be joining our team as we expand and focus on taking the next step in the technological evolution of the NSPCC systems whilst also maintaining BAU activities to a high level.
As Application Support Engineer will be a senior member of a small, busy, and dynamic team working within a supportive environment. We have an extremely diverse set of applications, so you will need to have a broad range of knowledge across many disciplines and be driven to provide excellent service to our customers, as this is a very hands-on role.
We are looking for an Application Support Engineer who has a can-do attitude, a desire to learn new skills, and is a team player; bringing fresh ideas, perspectives and solutions.
If you have a broad range of technical expertise with a strong background in support and business process and have excellent communication and relationship management skills; this role is for you.
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.
Please note, we are recruiting for this vacancy on a rolling basis, which means we will review and interview suitable candidates during the advertising stage, so we'd encourage you to apply as early as possible.
Grandmentors Project Coordinator
Fixed Term Contract
Job Ref: V398
Hours/Days per week: 35 hours per week – (Flexible days/hours)
Salary: £24,000 plus attractive employee benefits package
Start date: ASAP
Location: Homebased (regular travel around Surrey)
Closing date: 22nd May 2022
Interview date and Location: Week commencing 23rd May, Microsoft Teams
Volunteering Matters
At Volunteering Matters we use volunteering’s unique power to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.
We bring people together to resolve some of society’s most complex issues. From social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence, and opportunity; to ensuring young people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great. And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.
People-led and impact driven, we are a national charity that is deeply embedded in local areas across the UK. We operate in five regions: London and the South East; Wales and the West of England; East of England; the Midlands and North West England; and Scotland and North East England. We also have an Employee Volunteering Team with over 25 years’ experience, acting as a broker to provide tailor-made solutions to employers. We turn local knowledge and energy into action and progress, building stronger communities and a better future for all.
This is an exciting time to be joining the team. We’re changing the way we work to meet new ambitions and make sure our impact continues to grow alongside out business.
Role Purpose
To work alongside our existing Project Coordinator to develop and deliver all aspects of our Grandmentors project in Surrey, ensuring it achieves its aims, objectives, outcomes, and targets. The post holder will work closely with the Virtual College and Leaving Care teams within Surrey County Council and local volunteers to ensure that we improve and empower the lives of care leavers (aged 16-25) through the unique power of inter-generational mentoring.
Key Duties Responsibilities
- To effectively deliver the service to ensure the project meets its agreed targets and millstones.
- Maintain effective relationships with stakeholders and local authority staff at a day-to day level.
- To ensure volunteers are recruited, appropriately trained and supported in their role; this will involve processing volunteer expenses, DBS checks and maintaining databases.
- To ensure regular communication between project staff and volunteers is maintained and that regular supervision for volunteers is provided.
- To work with your line manager to ensure project expenditure is in line with the budget.
- To maintain accurate administration, for all aspects of the project.
- To maintain accurate records on all aspects of the project and submit data onto a secure database.
- To manage and maintain effective monitoring and evaluation records to capture impact and outcomes and ensure contractual compliance.
- To implement and maintain appropriate risk assessment management processes.
- To prepare regular reports including quarterly progress updates, impact reports and end of year reports for both internal and external purposes.
- To develop relevant information to promote and raise the profile of Volunteering Matters locally.
- To promote and adhere to Volunteering Matters Equality and Diversity Policy and all other Volunteering Matters policies which relate to the work of Grandmentors.
- To comply with the applicable Health and Safety and Safeguarding regulations.
- To contribute to joint working and teamwork across Volunteering Matters.
Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise a demanding and developing workload
- Ability to assess risk and carry out risk assessments
- Evidence of good administrative and IT skills and the ability to maintain project monitoring and administrative records
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and partners
- The ability to motivate, enthuse and empower yourself and others.
Experience Required
- Working or volunteering directly with young adults
- Recruiting, training and managing volunteers
- Understanding of and commitment to Equal Opportunities
- Understanding of and commitment to GDPR and confidentiality
Qualifications
Relevant experience and values alignment is more important for this role than specific qualifications.
This role requires an enhanced DBS check which will be undertaken with the successful candidate before starting.
Location
With a flexible working policy, the postholder can be based from home or within one of the Surrey County Council offices. The postholder will need internet access to enable remote working. I.T. equipment and infrastructure will be supplied. There is an expectation to travel across Surrey in the role.
Our Values & Way of Working:
In all that we do, we embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values: Empowering, Inclusive, Compassionate, Positive & Straightforward.
This job description is intended to include the broad range of responsibilities and requirements of the post. It is neither exhaustive nor exclusive but while some variations will be expected, these will be at an appropriate level for the role.
Diversity & Inclusion
Volunteering Matters welcomes all applicants and are keen to ensure our team reflects the diversity of the UK and the communities we serve. We encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, along with candidates with any protected characteristics and from disadvantaged groups.
Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments:
We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the “Experience/Skills” section of this advert. To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process, please state this in your application or contact our HR team for more information.
We have also committed to the following pledges which positively encompass our recruitment and selection processes and methodology: The Promise, Show The Salary, Salary History.
Benefits
Our employee benefits reflect our culture which is built on an approach of full flexibility with accountability, and designed to let you make your most positive contribution; we offer Flexible Working by Default (re hours & place of work), Unlimited Annual Leave, Employee Pension scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced sick and family leave. We are also open to discuss job share applications.
GDPR Statement
If you apply for a role with us, we will retain your contact details including your name, address, email address and phone number to help us manage your application for up to 6 months. We will not use your personal data for any other purpose or share it with any third party. You can contact us at any point to update your personal information or ask us to delete it from our records.
To Apply - please see our website
Why work with us?
CARE International UK is developing its new strategic plan and IT plays a major part in this. The new IT Strategy is being developed with focus on supporting other teams to improve efficiency and performance and ensure cross-team coordination on IT.
Migration to Office 365 and has been expanding the use of the business productivity suite to include many of the Apps such as Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint Online, OneNote, Forms, Flow, Power BI, Planner and PowerApps along with improved communication via Teams, S4B, Zoom and cloud telephony so we are looking for the right person to promote the adoption of all Office 365 apps.
About the role
The role will also provide support in the full range of IT computer problems, installing and configuring systems, diagnose hardware/software faults and solve technical application issues either in person or via remote connections. It is therefore essential that applicant is aware this role requires wide range of O365, application and network skill set to deliver a first-class support service and ensure IT Support runs within agreed SLA’s.
Role Summary:
- O365, PowerApps, Power Platform and Common Data Service configuration and practical use
- SharePoint and Teams administration and support with the goal to increase overall business and user adoption
- Azure and Active Directory maintenance
- Service Desk and General IT support
- Cyber awareness and action
- Documentation and Governance
- Automated deployment of software applications, security patch management and end-point configuration
- Contribute to the rollout of the laptop replacement program
- Assist in the management of business system implementations
CIUK IT has a third-party IT infrastructure managed service in place to support on-premise Firewalls/Servers/Switches and Data Storage across London, European Servers and VPN’s
About CARE
CARE International is one of the world’s leading humanitarian and development charities. We fight poverty and injustice in the world’s most vulnerable places. We save lives in disasters and conflicts. We stand with women, girls and their communities to achieve lasting change for a better future.
At CARE International UK we affirm the dignity, potential and contribution of participants, donors, partners and staff. Our actions are consistent with our mission. We are honest and transparent in what we do and say and accept responsibility for our collective and individual actions. We work together effectively to serve the larger community. We constantly challenge ourselves to the highest levels of learning and performance to achieve greater impact
About You
We are seeking someone who has the following:
- Ability to provide training/knowledge transfer to Servicedesk team members and staff
- SharePoint maintenance, planning and migrating information from File Shares to SharePoint sites and applications
- As part of the Servicedesk team, be adept at managing change and facilitate new technologies
- Involvement in IT projects, assisting in Implementation of new/replacement systems in line with annual IT objectives
- Implementing solutions on Power Platform Power Apps, Flow and Power BI
- SharePoint Site administration/page creation, provisioning and bespoke workflow creation.
- Active Directory, User Management, Group Policy & Login scripts
- Asset and life cycle control
- High level understanding of security concepts
- Experience in the Manage Engine suite of products – AD Manager, Desktop Central, ServiceDesk Plus is highly desirable but not essential
About CARE
CARE International is one of the world’s leading humanitarian and development charities. We fight poverty and injustice in the world’s most vulnerable places. We save lives in disasters and conflicts. We stand with women, girls and their communities to achieve lasting change for a better future.
Diversity and Inclusion Statement
CARE International UK is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. We are committed to dismantling harmful and oppressive structures of power and accordingly centre gender equity in our work to save lives, fight poverty and achieve social justice. The post holder agrees to promote and uphold these principles.
CARE International UK operates fair, transparent and non-discriminatory recruitment practices and actively encourages applications from candidates from a variety of backgrounds, and with a range of skills and experiences. We are particularly interested to hear from candidates from Black and minoritised communities, LGBT+ candidates and disabled candidates.
CARE International UK is a disability confident employer. As part of our commitment to disability inclusion we guarantee interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role. To be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme please complete the relevant section in the online application form. If at any stage of the recruitment process you require reasonable adjustments, including a copy of the recruitment pack in large print or an alternative format, please contact hr team.
Safeguarding
CARE International UK has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or a child by any of our staff, representatives or partners. Recruitment to all jobs in CARE International UK includes, in particular, criminal record checks and the collection of relevant references. Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do.
To Apply:
To apply, please apply, please click on the apply button to complete the application form.e, download and read the Business Systems Administrator Recruitment Pack, including the Job Description and Person Specification. Applications are completed online. If you require a copy of the recruitment pack in large print or an alternative format, please contact hr team. Please note, Curriculum Vitae’s (CVs) will not be accepted.
Closing date for applications: 23:59 Wednesday 25th of May 2022
Interview date: w/c Monday 6th June 2022
Who We are
A global leader within a worldwide movement dedicated to saving lives and ending poverty
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This new role in the team, will support the Engagement Manager for the West Midlands . It’s an exciting role which will be working on establishing a third Sight Loss Council (SLC) in the region, through a six-month pilot programme. This will be testing out new ways of working with the SLC volunteers, developing new models of practice and establishing clear roles and responsibilities between the EM and the Coordinator posts.
The successful candidate will have experience of working with volunteers with a visual impairment or additional needs. They will have proven experience of developing and delivering social action projects and have supported with planning and delivering events. The ability to work collaboratively with other organisations to achieve their goals is key.
The work of our Sight Loss Councils is driven by three key priority areas:
- Employment and skills
- Health and well-being
- Inclusive Communities
Challenges in accessing services under these areas continue to profoundly affect blind and partially sighted people in the UK.
We currently have 14 Sight Loss Councils across England, with plans to grow this reach even further, but to support this growth, we need to grow our team and infrastructure.
Thomas Pocklington Trust is a national charity dedicated to delivering positive change for blind and partially sighted people.
With our focus on Education, Employment and Engagement, we support blind... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thomas Pocklington Trust is a national charity dedicated to delivering positive change for blind and partially sighted people.
This new role in the team, will support the Engagement Manager for Yorkshire and Humberside . It’s an exciting role which will be working on establishing a third Sight Loss Council (SLC) in the region, through a six-month pilot programme. This will be testing out new ways of working with the SLC volunteers, developing new models of practice and establishing clear roles and responsibilities between the EM and the Coordinator posts.
The successful candidate will have experience of working with volunteers with a visual impairment or additional needs. They will have proven experience of developing and delivering social action projects and have supported with planning and delivering events. The ability to work collaboratively with other organisations to achieve their goals is key.
The work of our Sight Loss Councils is driven by three key priority areas:
- Employment and skills
- Health and well-being
- Inclusive Communities
Challenges in accessing services under these areas continue to profoundly affect blind and partially sighted people in the UK.
We currently have 14 Sight Loss Councils across England, with plans to grow this reach even further, but to support this growth, we need to grow our team and infrastructure.
With our focus on Education, Employment and Engagement, we support blind... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
These unique and rewarding freelance audit opportunities would suit experienced experienced audit professionals that are flexible, love diverse travel experiences(post pandemic/ international safe zones), meeting inspiring people and supporting very worthwhile causes. AfID is recruiting on behalf of a leading specialist in assurance services for international institutional donors such as the UN, World Bank, FIFA, DFID & The Gates Foundation. Short audit assignments would suit experienced qualified audit professionals with grant audit / management experience, ideally in a not-for-profit/ international development context.
Role overview
Complete international grant expenditure audits for a diverse range of projects (grant recipients) funded by international donor institutions ranging from emergency aid, to long term development in areas such as agriculture, health or infrastructure, to more commercial projects such as SME development or technical research. Assignments are 1-3 weeks in length and based across the European mainland and the developing world. These are offered on an assignment by assignment basis, one to two months in advance. Please note there is no guaranteed period of work within the contract. Contractors can be based outside the UK on the European mainland but must be able to work within the EU.
Requirements
- Qualified ACA / ACCA or equivalent – 5+ years post qualified experience
- Grant management and audit and reporting experience with international institutions. Preference given to individuals that have worked on UN or EC grant assurance assignments
- Diplomacy and cultural sensitivity while working with a hugely diverse range of clients and beneficiaries
- A real interest in international development and associated funding structures
- Fluency in a second language Spanish, German, French, Arabic, Portuguese, Mandarin, Russian or Turkish
- Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills in English.
- Resilience and adaptability
Personal attributes:
- At least 5+ years of relevant audit experience
- Ability to work under pressure; Strong planning, organisational and time management skills
- Sound technical and analytical skills, report writing and presentation skills
Passionate about international travel and development and willing to work in international locations. Individual must be prepared to travel to challenging location when it is deemed safe to do so. Individuals must also be able to demonstrate effective past working practices when working remotely with a range of clients.
Accounting for International Development (www-afid-org-uk) offers finance professionals from around the world the opportunity to use their... Read more