This role is currently home-based.

The Data Scientist known to Guide Dogs as a Quantitative Research Associate helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by conducting data collation, analysis and statistical modelling as advised by the Head of Research and Innovation in order to provide the organisation with robust and valid evidence and insights which will be used to improve our customer experience, service delivery and dog wellbeing.

Information prepared by the role will be used to support and steer Guide Dogs’ services and make a significant contribution to operational management decisions and on-going quality monitoring. The role will also support the quantitative aspects of on-going and future canine science and human behavioural sciences research activities.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. As a charity, we’re always keen to support flexible working as best we can. We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Candidate profile

To be able to fulfil this role, and provide help to those with sight loss, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Degree in statistics, mathematics, computer science, or other technical and quantitative disciplines with extensive knowledge of quantitative methods and their practical applications.
• Proven experience of manipulating, reviewing, interpreting, and visualising large, complex datasets.
• Extensive experience of applying quantitative analytical techniques and statistical methodology to large, complex datasets and drawing actionable insights from complex data, quantitative information, and statistical outputs.
• Strong knowledge and experience of the practical applications of a range of statistical/quantitative analytical methods.
• Evidence of analysing large datasets to identify trends and using statistics to make forecasts and to provide projected figures.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above. As part of your application ensure you provide to evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from disabled people as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invite to interview for all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Programme Developer 

Location: BookTrust, Battersea (This post is based in our London HQ, with additional requirement for some UK travel. BookTrust is currently a fully remote-working organisation due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with working arrangements under regular review).

Contract: Full time, Permanent 

Salary: £32,000 - £34,000 per annum 

We are looking for a human-centered, innovative and creative Programme Developer, who will scope, design and test new concepts, ideas, products and services to help children and families discover the magic and power of sharing stories together. 

As a Programme Developer at BookTrust you will be working in the Design & Innovation team supporting the strategic transformation of our portfolio of offers and interventions. In partnership and through collaboration with colleagues, external stakeholders and end users, you will take a lead in identifying, visualising, building and developing potential new innovation opportunities that fit against our strategic objectives – so that BookTrust can make even more of a difference, in particular, for children in greatest need.

You may have experience through formal training and / or of working in the private or commercial sector developing new products and experiences to delight end users. Experience of conducting co-design and co-production activity to generate, prototype and test a range of ideas as well as an ability to analyse and articulate problems to solve will be of great benefit. 

Want to join us? To find out 'How to Apply' please visit our website. 

To apply, please 

1. Submit your CV and attach a covering letter of no more than two pages to outlining your suitability in relation to the person specification. 

2. Provide a one page summary of an innovation idea that has impressed you and explain why this is the case. You should capture

a. What the key target user insights were that identified the initial opportunity or unmet need

b. What the problem-to-solve or “How might we” question was

c. A visualised expression of the concept or idea that may have been used as an initial 2D prototype for testing.

Closing date:           Wednesday, 12th May 2021 at 09:00

Interview:                 Interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams 

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity

We aim to provide an inclusive recruitment process and actively welcome applications from diverse talent pools: BAME candidates, candidates with disabilities and long-term conditions and candidates from underrepresented communities. 

We are committed to equality of opportunity and want to ensure we have an accessible application process for all candidates. If you need any reasonable adjustments or would like us to do anything differently during the application process, please contact our HR team to discuss your requirements further. Contact details can be found on our website. 

BookTrust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The recruitment and selection process reflect our commitment to safeguarding therefore, the suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment, and pre-employment checks.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the charity Guide Dogs as a Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns Officer.

We campaign to break down barriers and end discrimination against people with sight loss. Our consistent campaigning has led to a shift in Government thinking and policy on a number of key issues, and we are consistently rated as a top influencing charity by MPs.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference and be part of a high-profile, award-winning, innovative, and successful campaigns team.

Ordinarily the team is based at our central London office however, we are keen to hear from applicants who may want to discuss alternative working arrangements (some travel to London will be expected on a regular basis).

Our Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns Officers help people with sight loss to live the life they choose by helping to shape evidence-based policy positions and implement campaigns that align with the Guide Dogs strategy. Through our public affairs activity we engage with key political stakeholders and audiences to secure change and impact.

In this role you will have the opportunity shape and develop evidenced-based policy positions, lobby key politicians and officials; draft consultation responses and policy briefings; monitor and respond to parliamentary activity; support the development and implementation of the public affairs strategy; shape campaign plans and mobilise the public and our campaigns supporters and volunteers.

You will have the opportunity to work flexibly across the full span of policy, public affairs and campaigns activities Guide Dogs leads on, working with people across the UK.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. As a charity, we’re always keen to support flexible working as best we can. We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, and provide help to those with sight loss, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Experience in policy, public affairs or campaigns work with a track record of working effectively with a wide range of partners and stakeholders.
• Detailed knowledge of the UK political framework and environment and current public affairs and campaigning techniques.
• Knowledge of advocacy-based campaigning.
• Knowledge of event organisation and how to communicate with a range of political audiences.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above. As part of your application ensure you provide to evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system does have a time limit, we would advise you to complete your answers and copy and paste into the online form once finalised. Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Remember to refer to the attached job description and candidate pack for more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

The Commercial Marketing Officer will work closely with the Guest Services team at our Outdoor Learning Centre based in Avon Tyrrell in the New Forest. This role will build brand awareness of both Outdoor Learning and Avon Tyrrell (AT), integrating our existing messaging and campaigning with an outdoor learning focus.

The role has a specific focus on innovative digital marketing to increase engagement, bookings and enquiries, and we are ideally looking for candidates with experience of working in a commercial marketing and sales environment, experience using commercial marketing analytical tools as well as strong design experience. We also hope the successful candidate will have Adobe Creative Suite skills (Photoshop and InDesign especially) as well as knowledge of the Outdoor Learning sector

Who we are

UK Youth is a leading charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and

empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. We work with others to ensure that the youth sector is strengthened, supported, and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed and delivers high-quality outcomes.

UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing; the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to mass inequality of access to youth services for young people. To find more about us and how we make an impact, please visit UK Youth Website.

Why work at UK Youth?

We are a value-based, passionate and committed organisation offering a friendly working environment with lots of opportunities for professional development and socialising (even whilst we are all working remotely!) from lunch and learn sessions, staff quizzes to virtual coffee meet ups.

UK Youth prides itself on being an Equal Opportunity employer and we would particularly welcome applications for this role from those who identify under one of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Our selection procedures ensure that people are treated on the basis of their relevant merits, experience, skills and abilities and that no individual receives more or less favourable treatment.

We welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in our organisation including BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities. We are also currently underrepresented by men, and so are seeking applications from different backgrounds, cultures, age, experience and identity to bring a wide range of experience, ideas, views and insights to UK Youth.

What we can offer you

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and vibrant organisational culture.

• Flexible/Agile Working
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)
• Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay-out up to 4 times your salary
• Employee Assistance Programme to support employees both professionally and personally
• 20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell our New Forest Outdoor Centre including, camping, lodges and outdoor activities.
• Cyclescheme and Techscheme

How to apply 

Candidates are encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn’t precisely match the job description for this role. Your experience, skills and passion will set you apart so tell us about your achievements, irrespective of whether they are personal or work-related, about your journey to date; how this has shaped you and the things you learnt along the way.

If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please click the link to be taken to our website where you can find more information on the role and how to apply. 

• Closing date for applications will be 9.00am 3rd May

The Communications Officer helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by developing and implementing integrated communications campaigns which promote, protect, and raise Guide Dogs’ profile amongst key target audiences. In addition, working with Guide Dogs’ brand purpose, contribute to brand awareness and growth.

The role is a wide-ranging and creative and will be required to work closely alongside key stakeholders including a diverse Communications team which has a broad remit consisting of internal communications, national PR and media relations, ambassador and celebrity management, and stakeholder engagement.

This role can be based from London or our Reading Hub with some travel required between both locations.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. As a charity, we’re always keen to support flexible working as best we can. We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, and provide help to those with sight loss, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Experience of working within a busy press office and as part of an integrated communications team.
• A track record of identifying, developing, and securing high quality media opportunities which meet strategic objectives and KPIs.
• Experience of bringing our Brand and services to life by telling people’s real-life stories in an engaging, inspiring, and respectful way.
• Ability to build a rapport and strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Interest and/or experience working in the charity or public sector.
• Experience of working as part of a geographically dispersed organisation.
• Experience of developing and implementing multi-channel, integrated communications plans with measurable KPIs.
• Experience with developing engaging, creative content for owned digital channels.

Desirable

• Relevant professional qualification.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above. As part of your application ensure you provide to evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system does have a time limit, we would advise you to complete your answers and copy and paste into the online form once finalised. Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Remember to refer to the attached job description and candidate pack for more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

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 Resource Hub Team, part of UNICEF UK’s Partnerships & Philanthropy division. delivers risk screening/due diligence, strategic writing, prospect research, and administrative support. While the current post holder carries out a temporary assignment with another team, we are seeking a Risk and Research Officer to join our team.

As Senior Risk and Research Officer, you will support our cross-organisational risk screening process for selected contacts and organisations, and you will undertake high quality risk-based research. You will provide research and insight on high level partners, advocates, donors and prospects to support the work of a variety of teams across UNICEF UK. The role will have a particular focus on Talent, including Ambassadors and High Profile Supporters.

To succeed, you will have proven experience of prospect research and/or due diligence as well as experience of a variety of research resources such as online databases. You will have excellent verbal communication skills, and the ability to write short and long research profiles to a high standard.

Guide Dogs has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Veterinary professional to join us as a Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO).

As a world leader and largest breeder of working dogs in the world, the CVO helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by developing and maintaining national veterinary standards of care for a total population of around 8000 dogs of all ages. This role ensures that the national dog care and welfare service is delivered efficiently, effectively, and ethically, and that our dogs, of all ages and in all roles, benefit from the latest and best developments in veterinary care, health, and welfare to maximise their overall wellbeing.

You will join other senior leaders by acting as the ‘voice and face’ of Guide Dogs in your areas of expertise in dog health and veterinary science whilst proactively raising our profile through representation in key professional events, networks, and the media.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. As a charity, we’re always keen to support flexible working as best we can. We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

National travel as required on ad-hoc basis.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, and provide help to those with sight loss, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Appropriate Veterinary Medicine degree. 
• Recognised Management qualification.
• Membership of appropriate professional organisation.
• Solid and demonstrable experience as a practicing veterinary surgeon and previous experience in a supervisory role or as a principal of a vet clinic.
• Substantial track record of leadership at senior management level
• Experience with managing population health, infectious disease, and biosecurity protocols.
• Extensive current research based and operational knowledge of veterinary practice, health, and welfare.  Proven credibility to work with veterinary professionals. 

Desirable

• Post graduate degree in specialist veterinary science, health, or behaviour
• Understanding of charity governance.
• Experience of strategy implementation and leading organisational and cultural change initiatives.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above. As part of your application ensure you provide to evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system does have a time limit, we would advise you to complete your answers and copy and paste into the online form once finalised. Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Remember to refer to the attached job description and candidate pack for more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

Product Manager

Salary: Circa £40,000 per annum

Location: Stratford, London office-based with flexible working opportunities

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week

Closing date: Sunday 25th April 2021, 23:59pm

Do you want to use your research knowledge in a commercially driven role allowing research institutions time to focus on finding cures?

Ximbio is part of Cancer Research UK Commercial Partnerships where it has partnered with and commercialises the research reagents of more than 150 universities, technology transfer offices and research organisations worldwide. Ximbio is the world’s largest non-profit technology transfer organisation dedicated exclusively to research reagents of all kinds. Ximbio forms part of Cancer Research UK, the world’s largest independent cancer research funding organisation, which funds research in excess of £400M annually.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Product Manager to join the team and be responsible for…

Developing the global product line strategy for the antibody and cell lines portfolio to support key growing areas of cancer research including immuno-oncology. You will provide subject matter expertise, thought leadership and manage day to day operations of the portfolio to drive growth and success. The role involves a high degree of interaction and collaboration with both internal (portfolio, business development, operations and sales teams) and external stakeholders around the world.

This role works as part of the Marketing team to deliver the ambitious growth strategy for antibody and cell line portfolio both in a B2B and B2C operating model. The primary objective is to manage and support the entire product life cycle of the product lines by executing product management initiatives that support the overall market segment strategy.

Some of the key accountabilities you can expect are…

Portfolio Strategy

• Create and deliver a portfolio strategy that leverages new market opportunities and delivers growth targets

• Support the development and delivery of a global strategy for development, positioning and growth of Ximbio’s antibody and cell line portfolio in the context of the branding strategy for the business

• Track the commercial performance of the assigned product line(s) and their respective markets, and regularly present market and financial summaries to the team

• Collaborate with portfolio and business development team to conduct opportunity analysis and strategic planning for in- and out-licensing of intellectual property based on market requirements

Marketing Support

• Work in conjunction with Marketing to develop and support a global marketing strategy and annual plan based on product and market insights including campaign planning and evaluation, collateral review and product launches.

• Develop and review website, email and social media content together with product information, product information sheets, manuals, labels and packaging to enhance overall user experience

• Work with the portfolio team to solve any technical queries and quality related issues

• Support Sales and Business Development teams with customers and sales strategy as the subject matter expert for assigned portfolio by delivering sales support tools and training

To be successful in this role, we are looking for someone with…

• A PhD in biological-science field or chemistry, OR equivalent relevant experience of product management, marketing, sales or business development

• Practical knowledge of or laboratory experience with research tools consumables such as hybridomas, antibodies, transgenic mice, cell lines and small molecule tool compounds in academic or commercial research environments

• Experience in leading a cross functional portfolio, business development, and/or operations teams

• Good understanding of product positioning based on value proposition and market requirements

• Strong organisational, analytical, data interpretation and project management skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with experience in developing strong relationships with key stakeholders

Closing date: Sunday 25th April 2021, 23:59pm

Global Head of Research (Food Business)

We are now looking for a highly experienced farm animal welfare scientist to join the Food Business team. The Head of Research is a new and exciting role, responsible for the further development and ongoing management of our highly respected resources, advisory service and network on farm animal welfare issues and solutions, which underpin the credibility of our programme. The role will also provide technical support for food business tools, corporate engagement, and communications. Cross-species knowledge with a focus on poultry and pigs is required.
This is a vital role within Compassion's Food Business Programme and offers a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact for farm animal welfare within a dynamic team and influential global organisation. Importantly, there is plenty of scope to bring your own creativity, voice, and novel approach to driving change for farm animals.

Global Head of Research (Food Business) Requirements:

• The right candidate will have a proven scientific background, excellent practical knowledge of farm animal welfare, and a commercial awareness of livestock production.
• You will need to be output driven and solutions focussed, working collaboratively to embed knowledge, and communicating with confidence to inspire change.
• The role will require developing and delivering multiple workflows to deadline and within budget, as well as coordinating and integrating the technical function across international teams, with a strong problem solving ‘can do’ attitude.

About Compassion in World Farming International:

Compassion in World Farming International is the leading international farm animal welfare charity, campaigning to improve the lives of millions of farm animals through advocacy, lobbying for legislative change, and positive engagement with the global food industry. Our established international Food Business programme aims to raise baseline standards for farm animals by securing commitments, ensuring compliance and facilitating implementation of higher welfare policies and practices. In addition, we aim to drive corporate meat reduction strategies and targets in line with planetary health requirements, via our newly launched Rethinking Food workstream.

Our work is based on scientific evidence and best practice and as such we are recognised as the credible partner on farm animal welfare to the major food retailers, food service companies, manufacturers and producers.

Compassion in World Farming International HQ is located in bright, modern offices; just 2 minutes’ walk from Godalming mainline station (45 minutes from London Waterloo). Regular travel to Thailand will be required and potentially also to the wider Asia Pacific region, dependent upon opportunities.

Please complete the online application form and upload your CV and tailored covering letter detailing how you meet the person specification of the job description.

Please see our website for a full job description and person specification.

No Agencies please.

Contract type: Permanent, Full Time

Salary: Up to £51,000 (Depending on experience)

Closing date: Monday, 19th April 2021. We would like applications as soon as possible as these will be reviewed regularly and interviews may take place on a rolling programme.

Interviews: Planned for w/c 3rd May 2021 (may be subject to change)

You may have experience of the following: Research Director, Head of Research, Senior Research and Impact Manager, Senior Research Manager, Research Manager, Senior Impact Manager, Impact Manager, Project Manager, Project Management, Impact Measurement, International, Livestock Production, Agriculture, Animal Welfare, etc.

Ref: 97803

We have a vision of a world where every sportsperson fulfils their potential at every stage of their lives. Leaving a life in sport can be really tough. Not all sportspeople win gold medals, international caps nor million-pound contracts and when their sporting careers come to an end most will need to start a second career. The evidence shows that for some, this transition can also lead to a loss of identity, a lack of purpose and financial and mental health challenges. We aim to make athlete transition a positive experience. Preparing sportspeople for that switch will help them fulfil their potential through and outside of sport.

We are looking for new Trustees to join our main Trustee Board alongside Senior Volunteers to join our new Changing Lives in Sport Advisory Boards. Our Advisory Board for Athlete Services is focussed on ensuring that the needs of our beneficiaries and voice of the athlete are central to everything we do. Our Advisory Board for Fundraising is focussed on supporting the charity to unlock new fundraising opportunities.

If you can answer 'yes' to any of the following we would love to hear from you.

Are you:

• A current or former sportsperson.
• Somebody who has an interest in helping people to grow and develop.
• Somebody with an interest in career transitions (in sport or other sectors, e.g. military).
• Somebody with experience of charitable or commercial fundraising.
• Somebody who currently or has previously worked in a role in high performance sport.
• Somebody who is looking to develop yourself with experience of working on a Board. 
• Somebody with lots of experience on different Board’s looking for a new challenge.
• Somebody who is / has been a business leader or involved in technology or marketing.
• Somebody who wants to give back and support the growth of a small charity.

Director, Consumer Rights - Innovation and Impact

Consumers International

Based - London

Salary £60,000 - £70,000

Consumers International is the only global membership organisation bringing together over 200 organisations in more than 100 countries to empower and champion the rights of consumers. Representing and empowering consumers, they are their voice in international policy-making forums and the global marketplace helping to shape a world where everyone has access to safe and sustainable products and services.

Consumers International deliver innovative, collaborative and impactful programmes, based on consumers rights and needs, across their Change Agenda areas of food, finance, energy, mobility, Internet of Things, AI, sustainable consumption and more.

The Director of Consumer Rights - Innovation and Impact is a new role created to uncover and amplify consumer insight content, to drive understanding of their interests and environment, and also the dynamics of consumer systems such as food, mobility or energy. You will be responsible for developing and delivering innovative programmes that bring together consumer rights and systems insight, constantly seeking and implementing innovations that build sustainable solutions.

To be successful in this role you will need experience of converting complex insights into powerful key messages, partnerships and programmes that will help drive current activity whilst also identifying new opportunities. As a key leadership role within the organisation, you will need a genuine passion for consumer issues and system change and how to drive that through translating insight generation in to action. Your experience may come from within a similar membership/representative body or could equally come from a commercial environment, but must be with and understanding of working globally.

Alongside your sound commercial understanding you will have complex project management skills and the ability to manage, motivate and empower staff to achieve their full potential.

This will suit someone able to adapt quickly, who enjoys building activity in an entrepreneurial environment and has a passion for excellence.

To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full job description on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.

Consumers International is committed to achieving greater diversity in its executive team, and welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, sexuality, belief or disability.

All Consultants at Prospectus are highly experienced at managing virtual interviews and employer interactions to ensure a comprehensive candidate experience.

We are assessing and forwarding CV's on a rolling basis so would encourage an application as soon as possible.

Closing date - 28th April 2021

Itad is a leading international development consultancy providing advice to governments, foundations, multilateral agencies and non-profits on how to maximise the impact of their investments. We have a 30-year track record of providing our clients with the information and insight they need to make development work smarter, produce better results and improve people’s lives.

The Team

The Health team oversee a dynamic and rapidly evolving portfolio focused around five core areas of expertise; adolescent, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), global health security, health systems strengthening, global health strategy and tropical diseases. We evaluate youth-led design for SRHR solutions under Adolescents 360; are a learning partner under FCDO’s WISH programme, help Gavi develop a theory-based strategic framework for its investments, and an evaluator of anti-microbial resistance with the Fleming Fund.

The Role

We are recruiting for an HSS consultant to join the team to work on projects across the whole portfolio.They will contribute to project delivery, develop and own stakeholder relationships, contribute to business development activities and build our reputational capital and market presence.This role will focus on supporting the learning and evaluation agenda of a consortium of SRHR and humanitarian partners under the FCDO UK Aid Connect project. We are the the learning partner, examining innovative solutions to challenges such as continuity of SRHR care in fragile settings and resilience to shocks including those caused by climate change and global pandemics..

The core technical strengths of all our consultants are focused around four key areas:

• Evidence Advocate:generating robust evidence and using this to support clients and shape global debates;
• Change Agent:supporting clients in reflecting, learning and managing change;
• Project Manager: contributing to and building high performing project teams that deliver quality and commercial targets;
• Trusted Advisor: building long term relationships with clients and partners that add value and deliver commercial success.

The Candidate

You will ideally have a relevant post-graduate degree a proven track record within the international development or research sector in a related Health area.As an evidence advocate you will have led the design and implementation of complex M&E projects and workstreams, actively seeking new data tools and techniques to apply in a structured and systematic way to produce evidence based findings.   As a change agent you will have a proven track record in conveying ideas and thinking in a clear, focused style, flexing your your technique to suit the environment.  As a project manager you will have demonstrated your ability to actively manage clients whilst building trust, ensuring a quality focus throughout supported by clear commercial project management skills.  As a trusted advisor you will have led proposals, leveraging your own network to research and define issues and generate solutions.

The salary for this role is up to £42K depending on your skills and experience. 

We also offer a comprehensive learning and development programme, 24 days holiday plus additional time off over Christmas and a matched company pension up to 5%. 

The role is based in our offices in Brighton & Hove (East Sussex) but will largely work remotely for the foreseeable future.  However, you will already have the right to live and work in the UK and be able to travel to the office when needed

The deadline for applications is Friday March 12th but please note we will be interviewing successful candidates on a rolling basis

IT Service Coordinator: 12 month Fixed Term Contract

Itad is a leading international development consultancy providing advice to governments, foundations, multilateral agencies and non-profits on how to maximise the impact of their investments. We have a 35-year track record of providing our clients with the information and insight they need to make development work smarter, produce better results and improve people’s lives. Our knowledge and expertise are grouped around Practice areas including Fragile and Conflict-affected Settings (FCAS), Human Development, Inclusive Growth, Social Protection, Climate Change and Livelihoods, and Governance and Institutional Strengthening.We continue to grow in size, commercial performance and professional reputation and we are increasingly recognised as a global leader with a diverse client base including international development agencies and philanthropic foundations.   

The Role

Itad is about to embark on a project to upgrade our ERP and introduce systems to increase efficiency and productivity. We require an IT Services coordinator to look after the day-to-day delivery and support to the business while our Senior IT Service Manager leads the system upgrade project. This role will work closely with our Systems and Information Officer who provides first level support and advice to the business. We are looking for someone who can work independently, is pro-active, driven to improve processes and ways of working and has good stakeholder management skills and experience.

This role will be responsible for ensuring that day to day issues and queries are appropriately responded to and escalated as required. This is largely to support our internal users although some project specific support to external consultants may be required.  Maintaining spend within budget, developing Board level risk reports around system integrity and security is a key deliverable alongside maintaining oversight of our policies and certifications

The Candidate

You will already be an experienced co-ordinator in a client facing role with excellent knowledge of Microsoft Server technologies, 365 admin level experience across Teams, Sharepoint, OneDrive, Exchange Online etc.   Your experience will include supporting network devices and concepts, printers, softphones and other business hardware and software.  Using your technical skills as a base, you have strong interpersonal skills to develop working relationships, proactively troubleshoot, use your time effectively, make autonomous decisions and flex to changing business priorities and issues. You will ideally have experience of Navision 2015 or other ERPS and M-Files or similar document management systems but this isn’t essential.  A key part of this role is to identify and implement solutions and improvements to all of our systems and process so you will already have experience of working in this way.

The salary for this role is up to £35K depending on your skills and experience. 

We also offer a comprehensive learning and development programme, 24 days holiday plus additional time off over Christmas and a matched company pension up to 5%. 

The role is based in our offices in Brighton & Hove (East Sussex) but will largely work remotely until restrictions are lifted then we would expect the role to be based in the office for the majority of the time.

Successful candidates will already have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom

The deadline for applications is April 16th but please note we will be interviewing successful candidates on a rolling basis.

Please note we will not be considering applications or enquiries from recruitment agencies

About MHFA England

MHFA England is a social enterprise and the leading provider of mental health skills and awareness training courses in England. Our vision is to improve the health of the nation, through normalising society’s attitudes and behaviours around mental health, by developing the skills we need to look after our own and others’ wellbeing. Learn about our social mission and our history by reading our 'what we do section' on our website.

We are a friendly, dynamic, fast-paced organisation and we strive to be an exemplary health and wellbeing employer.  We are launching an ambitious Digital Transformation Programme to seamlessly connect and engage Customers, Clients, Members and Staff and support our mission to train 1:10 of the population in mental health knowledge and skills.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for an individual who can plan, develop and deliver a membership and staff communications plan that is aligned with MHFA England’s membership engagement plan and people plan and support external communications activity. The role has a focus on Instructor Member, supporter and staff communications. It is also responsible for supporting wider communications and campaign initiatives. All activity will be delivered in line with MHFA England’s vision, mission and commercial and brand strategy.

You will be able to:

• Manage the development and delivery of a communications plan for MHFA England’s membership, to support commercial revenue targets and impact goals.
• Manage the development and delivery of an internal communications plan and calendar for MHFA England’s staff to support the organisation’s people plan.
• Work with the Head of Communications and Campaigns to translate communications and campaigns insight to inform and shape strategic planning.
• Day to day management of assigned budget to ensure that activity is in line with agreed plans. 
• Provide regular, insight driven and outcome focused reporting for the directorate.
• Track, analyse and optimise campaigns and activity to inform decision making and ensure maximum return on investment.

You will have:

• Communications and campaigns management experience 
• Experience of membership and internal communications 

Essential skills:

• Exceptional copywriting, editing and proofreading skills 
• Speech and brief writing skills
• Relationship management and networking skills 
• Ability to manage workload independently
• Analytical skills in data management, research and reporting
• Experience of working with CRM and CMS to deliver campaign activity 

Looking after you

Wellbeing is at the heart of all that we do and say, we are friendly and supportive organisation. We are committed to rewarding our employees with competitive pay, a flexible and supportive workplace, opportunities to grow and develop, and our promise that we will put your wellbeing first.

What we offer:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Two wellbeing breaks, in summer and winter
• Free Mental Health First Aid training
• Employee Assistance Programme with a 24-hour helpline from Health Assured, occupational health and counselling
• Free flu jab to protect your health in winter

Employee benefits after probation period:

• Investing in your professional development, including qualifications and mentoring
• Death-in-service and critical illness cover
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Free eye test and £55 towards glasses
• Cycle to work scheme with an interest free loan to buy a bicycle
• Matched pension scheme (up to 5%)
• Flexible working hours and access to flexible ways of working
• Commitment to volunteering
• Fun Club, festive events and celebration
• Team lunches and events
• 'Bonusly' employee recognition and reward scheme

Interested? How to apply

For the full job description and person specification please see the attached documents./ Go to our website for further information.

To apply please submit a covering letter and CV demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role. The closing date for applications is Sunday 25th April 2021.

Interviews will be held week commencing 3rd May 2021.

Mental Health First Aid England is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, or those who are pregnant or on maternity leave. We are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently under-represented within the organisation, these include but are not limited to those from the LGBT+ community, people with disabilities, and those from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background.

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