The Economic Change Unit is committed to providing equal opportunities to everyone. We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity and socio-economic background. 

We can offer support for childcare or similar costs for your interview and or let us know if you require an interview during school hours. Please do contact us to discuss anything you might need to access and take part in an interview process or you would like any more information about the role. 

Background 

For over a decade, the world has been experiencing a range of inter-related crises. Financial instability, widening inequalities and climate and environmental breakdown have now been brought into sharper focus by the global coronavirus pandemic. In response, there is a growing consensus among a broad range of people – including policymakers, business and civil society leaders, academics, campaigners and commentators – that fundamental changes are needed to our economic model. 

The Economic Change Unit (ECU) is a non-profit organisation that supports the efforts of those seeking to build more resilient, just and sustainable economies. We do through through:

• Education: we create resources to promote understanding of the ideas, policies and practices on which more resilient, just and sustainable economies can be founded.

• Analysis: we explore opportunities for economic change and how to overcome the barriers to achieving it.

• Convening: we help connect people and organisations from a variety of sectors who are interested and involved in seeking change.

ECU was founded in September 2019. Its Steering Group comprises leading figures working on economic systems change in the UK. It is funded by the Friends Provident Foundation, Partners for a New Economy and the Omidyar Network.

The role – Intern

The Economic Change Unit is currently developing a range of activities to help people navigate the debate over what society and economy emerges from the coronavirus crisis. These include a website, webinar series and newsletter. 

The Intern will work to support the team in developing and delivering this suite of activities, as well as its other ongoing workstreams. The Intern, will be line-managed by one of ECU’s Programme Leads. 

Specific responsibilities include: 

• Media monitoring, including systematically monitoring discourse around key elements of a post-pandemic political economy 

• Webinar programme support, including identification of speakers, research into topics, assistance with event logistics, impact assessment 

• Supporting the development and deployment of the new aggregator/curator website and newsletter, including:  for and contributing to the writing of website pages 

• Administrative tasks, including contact database management and minuting meetings

• Any other duties as may be reasonably expected and requested by the Intern’s line manager

Person specification

The Intern will be passionate about new economic ideas, policies and practices. The role requires a dynamic and motivated attitude with an understanding of economic and political debates (particularly in the UK but also globally). ECU is a young organisation with a small team, so the Intern must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and be willing to engage with and contribute to the culture and structures of the organisation. 

Essential:

• An ability to research a topic thoroughly and identify and synthesise important information

• An understanding of economics, economic issues and political debates

• An understanding of the dynamics and structures of the new economic policy landscape, particularly those that determine political debates and policy-making in the UK 

• Excellent interpersonal and written skills and the ability to act sensitively, generously and with discretion as part of a high-trust community

• The ability to operate independently as part of a small, hard-working team. The ECU team is currently working remotely due to Covid-19. 

• A creative, self-motivated and flexible approach to work

• A willingness to learn and take feedback on board

• Ability speak and write fluent English

• A commitment to ECU’s aims, values and objectives

Desirable: 

• To have or be studying for a degree in a relevant field such as economics, politics or other social science 

• Previous experience working with policy or research, either academically, through work or elsewhere

• Previous experience working in an office environment

• Experience of managing stakeholder relations and working with diverse coalitions of individuals and groups

• Proven research skills and ability to translate complex economic and political arguments for audiences with different levels of understanding

Employment terms 

• Start date: As soon as possible

• Salary: London Living Wage, (£10.75/hour)

• Hours: 5 days a week, 7.5 hours a day (with an hour lunch break) - part time requests considered

• Duration: Fixed term 3 month contract 

• Benefits: 25 days holiday per year (exclusive of bank holidays) pro rata + other benefits

• Office location: Remote until government advice changes. Unfortunately, we are not in a position to offer this position to citizens outside of the UK.

Application process

• To apply: Please send a CV and cover letter detailing your interest and experience in relation to the job description by midday on the 5th June 2020. Short-listed applicants will be subsequently contacted for a first round interview, which will be conducted on 11th June 2020 via videoconference.

ECU’s values

Our values apply throughout our ways of working, office culture, and individual behaviour. 

• Justice: We believe in social, economic and environmental justice. We work to rectify historical injustices nationally and internationally, as well as to mitigate injustices yet to come. Essential to our conception of justice is a commitment to sustainability. 

• Inclusivity and generosity: We provide a welcoming, safe and supportive environment to everyone, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age or disability. We believe this is crucial to ensuring the legitimacy and effectiveness of our work. We recognise that people face systemic oppression based on these characteristics and therefore we have a responsibility to centre anti-oppression in our work.

• Collaboration: We don’t have all the answers, and through working with others there is more chance of making change. We stand in solidarity with the new economy movement and those who support its ideas.

Reporting to the UK Communications and Fundraising Manager within the Executive Department, you will be at the forefront of demonstrating to the public how Afghanaid is changing lives in Afghanistan. You will perform a variety of administrative tasks to support the smooth functioning of the fundraising team; contribute to the retention and growth of our supporter base by producing content for our fundraising communications; support the management of our social media channels; and engage with current and potential supporters online. During this 6-month internship, you will be given close support and guidance to undertake the tasks detailed below.

Key Responsibilities:

Communications

• Work closely with the UK Communications and Fundraising Manager to assist in all supporter liaison and fundraising communications activities.
• Identify opportunities for positive exposure of Afghanaid, and opportunities to inspire new support.
• Liaise with project staff in Afghanistan to gather case studies and photos to develop into communications content.

Social Media:

• Create, edit and schedule engaging content across all social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube (images, videos, animations/gifs and infographics).
• Use social media platforms to promote our website content and drive traffic to our website.
• Help oversee, collect and analyse social media metrics to assess the effectiveness and reach of our online presence, and make recommendations for improvement.
• Monitor online content posted by others on our social media platforms and respond in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Identify opportunities to engage new audiences, potentially with targeted content.
• Identify and cultivate relationships with new social media accounts.
• Identify trends and cultural moments on social media which are relevant to Afghanaid and identify ways to get involved.
• Help develop, maintain and execute a social media content calendar across platforms to grow community engagement, awareness, and adoption.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of a social media strategy.

Website:

• Help keep the website up to date by drafting copy and proofreading content to ensure it is grammatically correct and sensitive to the cultural and security considerations within Afghanistan.

Email:

• Support in the creation of monthly email newsletters to be sent to our subscribers.

Administration

• Process post and answer the office telephone.
• Process all donations received, whether by mail, online or by other means and ensure donors are thanked in a timely manner.
• Ensure Gift Aid declarations are sought from all eligible donors and appropriately filed.
• Ensure lapsed regular givers are contacted in a timely manner.
• Support the Finance Officer to reconcile monthly income by accurately coding donation reports.
• Maintain up-to-date records in the fundraising database. Ensure data is collected and entered accurately in the database to enable effective communications and strategic marketing decisions.

External Fundraising Appeals

• Support the UK Communications and Fundraising Manager to pursue and execute external fundraising appeal opportunities, including UK Aid Match, The Big Give, and various national newspaper Christmas appeals. This will entail producing creative communications and logistical support.

For the right candidate, this internship has the opportunity to develop into a more permanent position.

Full job description and person specification attached.

Liberty is a high-profile campaigning organisation that has been fighting for human rights and
civil liberties for more than 80 years. We are independent and unshakeable. Our principles
are guided by evidence and expertise – not political agenda, profit or popular opinion. We are
not afraid to speak uncomfortable truths or challenge intolerance, injustice or abuse of power
wherever we find it – but we always treat people with respect. We inspire and empower others
to defend their own rights and the rights of their family, friends and communities. Together,
we use our voice in courtrooms, in the news, on the streets and in politics to demand and
deliver lasting change to benefit the many and the most vulnerable.

Liberty works on a diverse array of issues, including non-discrimination, migrants’ rights,
protest, privacy, digital rights, free speech, police misconduct and access to justice. We are a
uniquely multi-disciplinary team, working to achieve change through a powerful combination
of lobbying, communications, strategic litigation, campaigning, member activism and providing
free advice and information to the public. Liberty has been standing up for people and holding
the powerful to account since 1934 and is needed now more than ever.

We are looking for an Operations Intern to provide support to staff across Liberty, and perform several administrative functions. You will gain experience supporting a medium sized office, along with putting new systems and processes in place.

Theatre for a Change (TfaC) UK is currently recruiting an Events and Corporate Fundraising Intern.

TfaC has a positive track record in raising funds from contracts, grant and trust organisations to improve the lives of marginalised women and girls. As part of a new fundraising strategy, TfaC is developing a new corporate and events-based income stream whose implementation will be supported by the Intern role.

For more information, including how to apply, please see the attached Role Description and Person Specification.

Please note that due to the overwhelming response we have received regarding this opportunity, we have moved forward the application deadline to Sunday 31st May 2020.

New application deadline: Sunday 31st May 2020

Digital Content Intern at The Third Pole 

Location: London

Position: Digital Content Intern

Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week) 

Contract type: Temporary, 4 months

Salary: London Living Wage 

Start time: ASAP

Application deadline: 9am, 26th May 2020 

The Third Pole is looking for a proactive digital content intern keen to develop their skills in website data analysis and optimisation. The role will involve identifying gaps in content so that we may better serve our readers, improving the reach of our articles by optimising content for search engines, and maintaining the website’s extensive archive.

This is an exciting period for The Third Pole as the website is undergoing redevelopment to update its design and improve its functionality. As the digital content intern, you will be explore the website data and provide insights to the team on website performance. You will be confident in your ability to feed in ideas that will help improve existing content and the digital outreach strategy.

About us

The Third Pole supports in-depth, non-partisan and original coverage of all aspects of water in the countries of the Himalayan region and the Lancang-Mekong basin, to stimulate informed debate and to promote cooperation on transboundary river management. Over the years, the pioneering website has established a reputation as a source of accessible, high-quality and balanced material on all aspects of transboundary water in the Himalayan region.

The Third Pole is a project of China Dialogue Trust, an independent organisation dedicated to promoting a common understanding of climate change and the environment.

The role will involve

• Using Google Trends and other web tools to research issues that are underreported and matter to our audience

• Using Google Analytics and Search Console to report on how users interact with our websites, identifying ways to improve the user experience and boost retention

• Identifying content in the archive to optimise, using the WordPress Yoast plugin to help improve search rankings

• Using web tools to assess website user retention and republications

• Reporting findings and making recommendations to the editorial team

Essential skills

• Experience working with a content management system, preferably WordPress

• Experience analysing data and drawing insights

• An interest in environment and climate change

• Experience using Google Analytics and common digital content marketing tools

Young K&C is a brand-new charity established to support children and young people in Kensington & Chelsea.  Young K&C is an innovative cross-sector partnership, working with youth clubs, charities, schools, businesses and Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea.

The Fundraising & Development Manager will help build and manage the membership base and create strong consortia.  You will have tenacity and drive, leading large scale funding applications and working with corporates and individuals to leverage investment.

We are seeking a passionate and highly skilled individual into an exciting and flexible environment which offers excellent prospects as the charity develops.

This is a full time role but part time hours/ job share negotiable for the right candidate/s.

Main purpose and description of the role:

The Grant Manager, Energy will play a significant role within the Programmes and Operations team at FILE.  This role will primarily focus on managing FILE’s expanding grant portfolio which seeks to deliver a socially responsible transition towards a net zero emissions economy.  This is an exciting opportunity to support world-leading non-profit partners in delivering strategic legal interventions to impact.  

The Grant Manager, Energy will be one of the first staff members of FILE, and hence will play an extremely formative role in shaping FILE’s grant-making, due diligence and reporting processes.  The successful candidate will help to lead the design and delivery of protocols and grant management processes to ensure that FILE’s philanthropic products are of the highest quality and consistent across the organisation.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly rigorous philanthropic professional with outstanding communication and quantitative skills, keen to be part of an exciting, growing environmental organisation. 

The Exciting Opportunity

The Grant Manager, Energy will be responsible for:

Portfolio Management

• Management of FILE’s Energy grant portfolio throughout the grants cycle, including initial concept formation, managing grant delivery and key partnerships, and impact/progress reporting to FILE’s Board and donors.
• Supporting partners in project/pipeline planning and delivery, including connecting the dots, sequencing priorities and developing, and ensuring delivery of, project workplan with milestones.
• Provision of oversight and management of the overall Energy portfolio budget.  This includes supporting grant partners in developing and delivering against individual grant budgets, ensuring that projects are adequately resourced and funds are spent in accordance with project objectives.
• Effective monitoring of the progress and impact of projects and grants, including managing reporting requirements, facilitating review and feedback process and enabling robust and timely reporting to donors.
• Ensuring cross-portfolio knowledge learning and sharing, to ensure that partners within the Energy portfolio benefit from all learnings.

Strategy Development and Delivery

• Contributing to the strategic direction of the FILE Foundation, by co-developing a strategic Energy grant portfolio and shaping high-level goals.
• Working with the Strategy and Law team, supporting the development, validation and due diligence of proposals from potential partners, preparing recommendations to the FILE Board and donors.
• Translation of strategy for partners at project level, ensuring that KPIs and deliverables are well aligned with and provide learnings for the portfolio.

Partnership management and donor reporting

• Building trusted partnerships with key partners both within and beyond the grant portfolio, growing FILE’s stakeholder network.
• Facilitation of close collaboration amongst grantees through managing effective communication channels and coordinating engagement, enabling consistency across FILE’s projects and portfolios.

• Using the portfolio results framework, KPIs and deliverables, submission of donor reports in relation to the Energy Portfolio on a timely basis, under the supervision of the Director, Programmes and Operations.
• Content input for the Energy portfolio for fundraising documents and other donor relations activities, as required by FILE’s Executive Team

Operations:

• Together with the Finance and Operations team members, enabling the implementation of grant management systems and maintenance of relevant templates and tools.
• Ensuring that FILE’s overarching budget and strategy reflects and guides the Energy portfolio.
• Maintaining open and professional relationships with team members, promotion of a strong team spirit and provision of oversight and mentorship, including potential line management of Analysts and interns.

 The Talented Individual

Qualifications & Experience

• A university degree in a related field including law, political science or environmental science. A postgraduate degree in a relevant discipline is desirable.
• Deep understanding of the energy, with understanding of legal strategies or advocacy desirable.
• Outstanding partnership management skills, with the ability to establish and manage collaborative internal and external partnerships.  Existing networks in the non-profit climate and energy field desirable.
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to assimilate and digest large volumes of information.
• Experience in Grant Management, and implementing and managing grant-making protocols level is required, experience in the Energy field would be desirable.
• Excellent budget management and donor reporting skills
• Outstanding and demonstrable English written and communication skills.  You will be able to present information in a compelling way through proposals, memos and PowerPoint presentations.  Knowledge of other languages including Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin advantageous.
• Ability to work unsupervised, a motivated self-starter, with strong problem solving and multi-tasking skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, strong organisational and project management skills and the ability to be flexible as priorities and needs change.

Working through a combined approach of programmes and advocacy, the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women helps release the potential of women entrepreneurs in low and middle income countries.

Through our work we support them to grow and start successful micro, small and medium businesses so that they can create better futures for themselves and their families, enable their communities to prosper, contribute to strong economies, and move the world in a whole new direction. Over the 12 years since the Foundation’s inception, we have directly supported over 160,000 women across more than 100 countries, and our ambitions continue to grow.

We’re looking for a skilled communications professional to join our workforce at an interesting, challenging, but extremely rewarding and exciting time as a Senior Communications Officer. The ideal candidate would be a highly motivated individual with strong skills in writing, editing and proofreading, creating engaging communications materials, using social media and other digital platforms professionally, administration, and managing many competing priorities.

You’ll be an important member of the External Affairs team and work closely with our Programmes and Partnerships teams to co-ordinate and support the delivery of a rich, engaging communications plan which promotes our work to a wide range of stakeholders and influences for progress towards closing the gender gap in entrepreneurship.

This is a full time, permanent role at 35 hours per week, with core office hours being 10am to 4pm. We have some flexibility around working hours but this is reviewed case-by-case on an applications basis, at the discretion of the Senior Leadership Team. The Foundation’s workforce are currently all working from home and you will be too until such a time that we can safely return to our Central London office (W1), from where you’ll be based after then.

We have a lively, friendly, passionate and hard-working team, with an international and collaborative culture. This role has a salary of £25,375 per annum, and you’ll be entitled to 28 days of annual leave (which includes 3 that must be taken at Christmas), and other benefits.

To apply, please download the Job Description, and send us the following:

• Covering letter addressing relevant experience for the role (1,000 words max)

• Current CV – no more than two pages

• Two examples of communications materials you have produced or led on, including one written piece, e.g. a blog, press release or news post. This can be a web link or a file attachment

Please send your application, or any questions you may have, to the email address listed.

Apply by midday, 12 June 2020. Interviews will be held via Zoom during the week commencing 15 June 2020. Our current aim is to hold only one round of interviews.

The Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply for this position. All applicants should have the right to work in UK. Please let us know if you have any access requirements of which you would like us to be aware during this process.

Due to the large amount of applications we receive, please note that you will only be contacted should we wish to invite you to interview.

Thank you for your interest in the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. We look forward to receiving your application.

We are looking for a two day-a-week Finance Manager to provide high quality financial management to support our work with marginalised communities, helping us to grow our impact nationally and internationally. We are looking for a flexible and highly motivated person with exceptional financial management and problem-solving skills who relishes the opportunity to support our work.

The role is split into two key areas (a) Finance Systems Management (b) Project Management

The Finance Manager will support the Director to ensure that the Institute delivers its charitable objects, and continues to pursue its stated vision and mission. They will be line managed by the Director and will work closely with the Office Administrator who handles the finance administration, as well as working with our pan-European project partners.

Benefits

• Permanent contract (6-month probation)
• 24 days annual leave plus the Bank Holiday (pro-rated)
• 5.5% pension contribution.

About RESULTS:

RESULTS mission is the create the public and political will to end extreme poverty by empowering people to exercise their personal and political power for change. 

RESULTS UK believes the building blocks of the end of poverty can be most simply articulated as “health, education, economic opportunities, and citizen voice.” These are the things that all people, wherever they live, need and have a right to. Within these four areas, we prioritise a small number of specific issues where we can have most influence to achieve much needed development progress.

Across all our issues, our aims are to mobilise resources, change policy and policy-in-practice, and create the public and political will that will bring about change.

Role description:

Nearly half of all deaths in children under-five are attributable to undernutrition, translating into the loss of about three million young lives a year. A further 155 million are stunted, leading to potentially reduced cognitive and physical capacity. These children could survive and thrive with access to simple, affordable interventions. Global leaders and institutions could improve child health by helping countries to deliver integrated, effective nutrition plans in a continuum, starting with a healthy pregnancy for the mother, through birth and care up to five years of age. Good nutrition is also fundamental to educational success. 2020 is a key year for action on malnutrition with the upcoming Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit and the accompanying need for a renewed UK commitment on tackling malnutrition.

RESULTS UK has a long and successful history of providing policy input to decision makers in institutions that make crucial choices in international development. We are a strong policy voice within our sector, influencing and supporting other civil society organisations. To deliver policy advocacy, where this role sits, we have a team of in-house experts recognised throughout the sector as being among the best in their fields.

The heart of the policy team’s role is to provide solid policy evidence and messaging to underpin all of RESULT UK’s work. The policy team goes beyond the production of this evidence: it also delivers it as highly-focused advocacy messaging to stakeholders who require the most detailed and nuanced levels of technical briefing. These audiences include civil servants and the staff of key development agencies and civil society organisations, including the Department for International Development (DFID), The World Health Organisation (WHO), The World Bank, The International Coalition for Advocacy on Nutrition (ICAN) and the Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) Movement.

The Policy Advocacy Officer (Nutrition) will be a key part of our Policy Advocacy Team. Reporting to the Head of Policy Advocacy, the post-holder will take lead responsibility for being an issue-area expert on nutrition and share responsibility for some related development issues, including: accountability, development financing, Health System Strengthening, gender, Universal Health Coverage, Early Childhood Development, and the Sustainable Development Goals. The Policy Advocacy Officer (Nutrition) will lead on the development and delivery of high-quality policy advocacy for use in all of RESULTS’ work.

In leading policy advocacy on this issue, the post-holder will lead relationships with UK and global institutions on nutrition policy. Globally, they will work strategically as part of the ACTION Global Health Advocacy Partnership to mobilise greater resources and political commitment for improved response to undernutrition.As a member of the Policy Team, the post-holder will also be working closely with members of the Parliamentary and Grassroots Teams in order to deliver on RESULT UK’soverarching objectives: being generous with the sharing of knowledge, advocacy expertise, and contacts while working in a collaborative environment is vital to this role.

Details for applying can be found on the attached job specification or on the RESULTS UK website.

Do you have the commitment and values to make a real difference to the lives of people with care and support needs? Are you passionate about developing and auditing extra care services to ensure that they are of the highest quality enabling people to meet their desired outcomes?

Creative Support is a not-for-profit organisation which provides high quality, person-centred support to older people and clients with a learning disability, mental health needs and dementia. The support we offer is tailored to the individual person’s needs and encourages independence and community engagement. 

We are seeking a driven, productive and highly organised individual to be responsible for assessing the quality of the services we are delivering, and to identify areas for further development and quality improvement.  You must be flexible and reliable with an excellent eye for detail and ensure 100% CQC compliance in all relevant areas. We are a local provider employing a diverse team of over 300 well supported staff to deliver great services in London.

The post will mainly be based at our Sutherland Court service in Penge, Bromley – an Extra Care Scheme comprising 50 self-contained flats, providing support to older people with a learning disability, mental health needs and dementia. You will also be required to work collaboratively with colleagues and other stakeholders and assist our services in other areas of Bromley and London as and when required.

Relevant direct experience of providing social care services for older people, people with dementia/mental health needs/physical or learning disabilities is essential, alongside a warm, person-centred and respectful approach. You should ideally have a relevant professional qualification (such as Diploma in Social Work NVQ 4/5 or RMA) and/or a degree level or management qualification. Creative Support will support you to continue your professional development.

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is seeking a Project Lead to co-manage a project on accelerating worker rights promotion in the apparel sector. The successful candidate will lead worker strengthening efforts focused on both ending modern slavery and promoting decent work and living wage. This will be in collaboration with worker groups, labour and women’s organization, migrant and refugee workers, and labour rights defenders in the Global South. They will also engage with major apparel brands and manufacturers to enhance respect for labour rights including decent work and promoting worker-driven social responsibility, through to ending modern slavery. They will build on and strengthen the organization’s strategies for improving labour rights, while facilitating new strategies to complement our existing ones.

The Project Lead for worker strengthening will work closely with our Senior Project Lead and Researcher, and will report to the Director for Labour Rights and Asia. They will be coordinating with a multi-functional implementation team composed of Regional Researchers, and team members from Labour, Communications, and Development.

About the organization

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre works to put human rights at the core of companies’ business models; to empower communities and workers to secure their rights and gain accountability for abuse; and to encourage governments to create the right regulation and incentives to facilitate these outcomes. We are a global organization that is rooted in fifteen regions, and committed to cooperation with diverse actors in our movement. We have nearly 50 members of our Global Team based around the world who work with a rich network of human rights advocates in eight languages. Our work covers the full gamut of human rights in business, with three priority issues: labour rights; responsible resource use; and protection of civic freedoms and human rights defenders.

Our three primary global approaches to deliver this vision are:

• Empower human rights advocates in civil society, business, and governments to stimulate bold leadership for human rights in business;
• Strengthen corporate accountability, due diligence, and effective remedy for abuse;
• Build transparency of the advances, challenges, and abuse of human rights in business.

Our work on accelerating worker rights promotion in the apparel sector aims to bring the following results:

• Increased capacities of human and labour rights advocates to demand accountability, as well as provoke and support action;
• Improved policy, practice and collaboration among brands, suppliers, and investors;
• Greater support from governments and policy-makers to enhance regulation and incentives to support labour rights.

Responsibilities

The Project Lead for workers’ empowerment will:

• Lead and manage our programme for workers’ empowerment in the apparel sector: With relevant team members and allies, lead on strategy development, innovation, and programme delivery, including: support to workers’ organizations and networks, especially women’s; driving new strategies to deliver decent work; development of an exchange program to support the Worker-Driven Social Responsibility (WSR) model in close coordination with the WSR Network; protection of labour rights defenders; and taking up of allegations of labour abuse with corporate HQs. 
• Engage constructively with leading apparel brands and manufacturers: Work together with brands and manufacturers that are leaders in respect for human rights, to enhance human rights due diligence including decent work, worker-driven social responsibility, and the elimination of modern slavery from supply chains, This will also include work with leading concerned investors.
• Collaborate with team members to drive communication: In collaboration with the Labour, Communications, and Management teams, drive communications through website postings, external publications, social media, blogs and others to ensure maximum impact.
• Work with the Development and Finance teams on project reporting: Be a central part of the team that delivers funders’ reports, and builds sustained relationships with the project’s key donor, as well as other relevant donors.
• Represent the Resource Centre at key events: Represent the organisation externally at conferences, workshops and webinars, etc.; assist in the design and organization of events that drive constructive debate on worker rights in apparel.
• Line manage research and project implementation support: Determine staff needs for project implementation alongside Regional Researchers, and line manage research support, including interns, where needed.
• Other responsibilities: Take on other responsibilities as necessary for the health and development of the organization.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

• Labour rights commitment and expertise: Strong, demonstrable commitment and expertise in labour rights, human rights, and women’s rights. At least three years’ experience in project delivery or project management in this area. A clear understanding, vision, and strategic insight on human rights in business and global economy, and how to make change happen.
• Commitment to our values: Demonstrable commitment to the values and model of change of the Resource Centre.
• Project management: Highly organized, with demonstrable success in managing complex projects to make change happen, working with team members, partners, funders, and other stakeholders; with an ability to move as needed between high-level strategy and detailed implementation.
• Partnership and coalition building: Commitment to, and at least three years’ experience in working with diverse international partners and building coalitions with shared objectives and targeted outcomes. This will range from strategic alliances with workers’ organisations from the Global South, to tactical collaborations with allies in the human rights and labour movement.
• Strategic thinking: Track record of developing successful program strategies to effect change. Experience tailoring outputs for diverse international audiences an asset. 
• Self-starter and adept decision-maker: Driven to make change happen, and experience in delivering high impact work with remote supervision.
• Team player: At least three years’ experience of working in high performing multi-cultural and international teams, playing a leadership role working with colleagues to deliver high impact programs. Ability to train and nurture talent. Experience with remote, inter-disciplinary, and culturally diverse teams.
• Communicator: Excellent English language skills. Strong speaking skills and experience representing organizations to external audiences. Powerful writing skills and demonstrable interest in writing for public audiences, from briefing papers to blogs, tweets, and Facebook.
• Willing to travel: Can travel to project implementation sites in Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Middle East and North Africa. Travel is expected to be between 5-10 weeks in the year.

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is a diverse, global team. We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background and we acknowledge that people from certain backgrounds are under-represented in progressive movements. We particularly encourage applications from minority groups, people with disabilities, and people who identify as LGTBQ+. 

We are now recruiting for a Graduate Coach to join Spear teams in London, Leeds and other new centres on our Graduate Coach Training Programme with start dates in August 2020 and also later in the year - a paid, dynamic, one year opportunity to develop coaching and leadership skills, and at the same time have an impact on the local community.

Join our experienced and passionate team of Coaches who work together to equip and empower unemployed 16 – 24 year olds to overcome disadvantage and move into sustainable work or further education.

You will receive intensive leadership and management training delivered by our professional Coaches and build coaching skills through working on the front line with vulnerable young people, and at the same time be part of the church team and developed in Christian leadership. 

The Spear programme is run in partnership with local churches, giving you the opportunity to be part of a thriving church team as well as receiving outstanding coaching support from Resurgo. You will be employed by the church, and a level of church commitment is therefore required.

This opportunity is well suited to someone with a vision for engaging in social impact, looking to develop your career in the charity sector, or looking for a career change. 

In 2017 Resurgo won the Princess Royal Training Awards which honours employers that have created outstanding training and skills development programmes.

Please see our website as well as the attached job description for further information, and head to our jobs portal to apply.

Quality Development Manager – Social Care
Plymouth, Devon 

Do you have a background in healthcare or social care? Are you inspired by the thought of making a real difference to people with learning disabilities, autism and other cognitive conditions? 

If so, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a positive, lasting impact as part of a growing charity with a bright future.  

About Us

Established in 1987, Havencare is a forward-thinking charity that provides social care services for people with learning disabilities and autism. We have a strategic aim to be outstanding for every person we support.

Operating across the South West, we support over 100 people and have a growing workforce of 250 staff. We have the potential and passion to do so much more. 

We want to continue leading change for the better in both local and national networks, growing our reach, presence and impact to make a difference to all people with learning disabilities and autism (and their networks of support).

We are currently looking for a Quality Development Manager to join us in Plymouth and ensure that we continue to deliver exceptional social care services across the South West.

The Benefits 

- Salary of £30,000 - £39,000 negotiable DOE
- Pension scheme 
- Six weeks’ annual leave (rising to seven weeks with service) 
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) 
- Excellent development opportunities

This is a superb opportunity to take ownership of a new role in our organisation and act as a catalyst for positive, lasting change. 

You will have the chance to shape and influence how we operate and use your passion and expertise to help our staff perform at their best. 

So, if you are looking for the opportunity to make your mark and support the success of services that change lives, we want to hear from you. 

The Role 

As the Quality Development Manager, you will ensure that we provide outstanding care to those we support. 

You will lead a small team of Quality Officers who are responsible for workforce scheduling support, learning and development, quality systems, policy and procedure reviews, quality marks and accreditations.

Specifically, you will: 

- Develop and lead organisational policies and practice in the provision of outstanding support 
- Work with our employees, stakeholders, and partners to lead exemplary practice development and delivery – especially in positive behaviour support
- Act as a Safeguarding Lead who is never afraid to provide strong challenge and strong support 
- Translate policy into practice through the procurement and delivery of outstanding learning and development
- Deputise for the Director of Support in their absence

About You 

To join us as a Quality Development Manager, you will need to be one of the following:  

- A Band 6 or higher NHS professional (or equivalent)
- An aspiring senior leader with a strong social care background
- A leader in learning (training in social care related disciplines)
- An individual with other transferable experience, skills and attributes that may be a match for this unique role

You will also need: 

- To be inspired by the thought of making a tangible difference to many people’s lives with learning disabilities, autism, and other cognitive conditions; and the ability to inspire those that provide support
- The drive to influence to evolution of an outstanding charity in its next phase of growth 
- To be excited by the prospect of making this role your own and learning and growing with us

You may have previously worked as a Social Care Manager, Care Manager, Registered Manager, Registered Care Manager, Care Training Manager, Care Quality Manager, or Healthcare Quality Manager. 

The closing date for applications is the 8th June 2020. 

Webrecruit and Havencare are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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