The VCS Alliance is a successful organisation that prides itself on delivering high quality work through partnering with a wide range of Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations across Bradford District and Craven. We work closely with the local Health and Care System, and co-ordinate some of the local VCS representation within this thematic area.

An exciting opportunity to join our growing team at The VCS Alliance and help shape our internal monitoring process' and develop communication pathways with our expanding portfolio of clients across Bradford District & Craven.

KEY PURPOSES OF THE POST

• Provide support to the Project Management team in administering, collating, analysing and monitoring The VCS Alliance Project portfolio.

• Support The VCS Alliance to ensure the efficient flow of timely data and reporting

• Provide effective communication with all stakeholders.

• To provide administrative project assurance, including due diligence and compliance of Delivery Providers.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provide support to Project Managers in respect of the monitoring and administration of Projects and Contracts.
2. Work as part of the Staff Team to continually develop, improve and streamline monitoring, invoicing and evaluation systems and processes within The VCS Alliance.
3. In consultation with Delivery Providers and VCS Alliance colleagues, help to design and develop processes and systems for the capture and collating of monitoring information and data for Projects and Contracts.
4. Proactive engagement with Delivery Providers to ensure timely and accurate capture of monitoring requirements and to help with any related problems they may have
5. Record and report on the compliance of Delivery Providers against monitoring requirements of their contracts.
6. Provide consistent, timely and accurate monitoring data for use by Project Managers in reports to funders.
7. Ensure that all Delivery Providers have a clear understanding of what is expected regarding due diligence, monitoring requirements and other requirements, such as the training undertaken by their staff and ensure that all monitoring processes are accessible/usable for all Provider organisations
8. Support Project Managers to carry out the required due diligence with Delivery Providers including GDPR, insurance, professional registrations and having appropriate financial controls.
9. Work closely with the Project Support Officer to ensure coordinated administrative support is provided across all projects
10. Ensure that the relevant team member(s) are notified of any actual or potential contract delivery issues
11. Occasionally assist with meetings of Delivery Partners to provide input regarding monitoring and other contractual requirements
12. Develop strong working relationships and excellent channels of communication with all Delivery Provider organisations
13. Use a range of reporting systems, including Excel and Survey Monkey, to enhance the internal and external monitoring process.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Undertake any training or development opportunities as may be required to keep up to date and fulfil the requirements identified for this role.
2. Attend regular supervision sessions and staff meetings.
3. Comply with all organisational policies and procedures.
4. Undertake any other duties as prescribed by and agreed with your Line Manager.
5. Work in line with The VCS Alliance’s Code of Conduct and maintain good relationships within and outside of The VCS Alliance.
6. Have a collaborative and flexible approach to work undertaken.
7. Work in accordance with The VCS Alliance’s Aims, Objectives and Values.
8. Promote The VCS Alliance with all relevant stakeholders.
9. Flexibility is an advantage. Please contact us to discuss what this means before accepting any offer of employment.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

The VCS Alliance is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, anti-discrimination and anti-oppressive policy and practice. Everyone who comes into contact with The VCS Alliance and its staff and volunteers will be treated with dignity and respect, and will not be discriminated against directly or indirectly on the grounds of any protected characteristic described in the Equality Act (2010) including their gender identity, sex, race/ethnicity, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, mental health status, age or disability. Job applicants, employees, volunteers and service users will be entitled these protections too.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The post holder is expected to comply with The VCS Alliance Health and Safety Policy and take reasonable care for their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by the work.

NOTES

All job roles are subject to change from time to time and this job description will be reviewed regularly. The job description is a guide to the work that you will be required to undertake and represents a range of responsibilities commensurate with the seniority of the post.

This post is subject to a 3 month probationary period. This post is currently fixed for two years (subject to review of ongoing funding).

Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2022 (with possibility of extension)

Leeds office with frequent travel across West Yorkshire 

Ref: SPP-212

Job Summary

Have you worked with socially excluded or challenging young people and other vulnerable groups? Do you have personal experience of gangs, knife crime or the other issues they face? Are you able to speak compellingly in large group settings – but also provide 1:1 mentoring support? Then join us as a Facilitator and develop all your skills.

About St Giles and the Project

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.

Making a Safe Transition is a new West Yorkshire SOS+ project that supports young people most at risk of becoming involved in violence and exploitation during the vulnerable period of transition from primary to secondary school. It aims to develop a preventative, evidence-based approach that demystifies gang culture and educates young people about the harsh realities of knife crime and prison life. It equips them with real tools they can use to make better-informed decisions, as well as giving parents and professionals a better understanding of how to help.

About this pivotal role

As an SOS+ Facilitator you will develop and deliver training and educational sessions to children and young people, parents and professionals on topics such as weapons awareness, the reality of prison, gangs and county lines, and child sexual exploitation. You will also provide 1:1 mentoring support for young people in a variety of settings including schools (Primary and Secondary), Pupil Referral Units, Community Centres and Youth Offending Services (YOS).

What we are looking for:

• Lived, personal experience of the criminal justice system, involvement in a gang or knife crime, or other relevant knowledge and awareness of the issues faced by our client group.
• Experience of delivering/facilitating sessions and working with socially excluded children, young people and adults - including the ability to deliver mentoring support to 10-13 year-olds and to engage with challenging young people.
• Commitment to safeguarding practices and policies, and an ability to promote safeguarding among vulnerable clients and colleagues.
• The ability to use monitoring systems to record all aspects of the project, to maintain timely and comprehensive file notes, and to write case studies on sessions with young people.
• Emotional resilience with a positive, flexible attitude, high standards of personal and professional integrity, plus a commitment to consultative and collaborative working.

You can expect on-going and targeted learning and development, continuous support and supervision, plus a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, access to clinical supervision, season ticket loan and much more.

Closing date: 11pm, 24th October 2021. Interviews: 29th October (in person)

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will be DBS Checked.

For queries or for further information please visit our website.

We are seeking an Operational Manager for Healthy Minds (Calderdale Wellbeing), a user-led mental health charity working across Calderdale. Through a range of educational and supportive activities, we aim to help people have better emotional wellbeing by understanding their experiences and finding what works for them to have healthier, happier lives. 

Working closely with our Chief Officer and senior management team, as well as the staff and volunteer teams who deliver services, this is a core role within the organisation.  The Operational Manager oversees development and delivery of our Time Out and Roshani services, and manages key functions that support frontline delivery: communications, facilities, and administration.

Healthy Minds is a well-established organisation with a strong presence in Calderdale’s mental health system.  The Operational Manager has a key role in ensuring the organisation is equipped to deliver quality services now and into the future, meeting the challenges of an often demanding environment.

Could this be you?

You will:

• Have a solid track record in a supervisory / managerial role
• Have a good, pragmatic understanding of working in the voluntary / community sector
• Be a creative and practical problem-solver who engages the team to find solutions
• Have a good understanding of mental health recovery and maintaining emotional wellbeing
• Have experience in support work, group work, community development, advice or similar roles
• Value and respect people’s personal and professional experience

Healthy Minds seeks a suitably experienced Business Development Manager to put strategy into action as we recover from the impact of the pandemic and shape our future.

Healthy Minds is a well-established, mature organisation with a strong presence in Calderdale’s mental health system.  As part of the community mental health transformation programme, we are in a period of change and growth, bringing new opportunities and challenges. 

The Business Development Manager is a new post in Healthy Minds to increase capacity at this important stage in the organisation’s journey.

The right person for this role will have a thorough understanding of the voluntary sector and a solid track record of service development.  They will have extensive experience of shaping successful funding bids and maintaining relationships with funders and commissioners.

A strategic and creative mindset is essential, looking ahead and adapting to local, regional and national developments that bear on Healthy Minds’ work.  This role is about strengthening our role as a key provider in the mental health system now and securing its position into the future, anchored to the core values that make Healthy Minds what it is.

This will be a broad and varied role encompassing organisational management, strategic development and public-facing community engagement.  The successful candidate will lead on such actions as revitalising Healthy Minds membership, improving inclusion and diversity, and income diversification; they will work closely with colleagues, including volunteers and the management committee, and with local communities, to ensure that we continue to deliver on our mission to improve the emotional health and wellbeing of Calderdale. 

Mercy UK Overview:

Mercy UK is committed to restoring hope and transforming lives by empowering Christians to develop their relationship with God, self and others. We offer a wide range of services online and onsite to equip you with the tools to live free and stay free. Our services include:

• Our Mercy Home. A free-of-charge discipleship programme for women with life-controlling issues

• Keys to Freedom. An 8-week discipleship course designed to help you live free and stay free

• Training, resources, speaking engagements to educate, equip and empower you and your church

Overall Aim:

At Mercy UK we share a passion for God, passion for people and passion for excellence – we are committed to being a charity where team members feel supported, valued and challenged to deepen their personal faith and professional development. As an agile and fast-moving team, we give our best in attitude and activity in seeing hope restored and lives transformed.

As the People Strategy Manager, you are an enthusiastic and motivated member of a senior management team, working at your creative best towards building a charity culture and structure in which teams can thrive.  You have an eye for detail and the stomach for change and your professionalism and approachability underpins the effective development and ethical implementation of our People Strategy plans.  Your passion for people, along with your experience and insight into HR, makes you a key player in creating an outstanding employee experience.

The post will include but is not limited to:

• Working innovatively under the direction of the Director of People and Support to implement Mercy UK’s People Strategy; helping achieve our objectives of embedding a culture of training and development for staff, identifying new staff benefits and administering our HR, payroll and pension processes.

• Writing and reviewing our people-related policies, infusing them with ‘the Mercy voice’ and current brand guidelines and ensuring easy access for all our employees

• Involvement in senior-level operations meetings; bringing updates and recommendations on all matters pertaining to the employment life cycle and meeting regularly with the Director of People and Support for supervision, critical reflection and collaborative working

• Contributing to the management and analysis of our income and expenditure in relation to our People Strategy and contributing to the financial forecasting, planning and monitoring of costs

• Monitoring and analysing key metrics and strategic enquiry relating to employee engagement and experience and producing reports to demonstrate results, key learnings and recommendations.
   

• Willingness to lead as an example of healthy Christian leadership by positively influencing healthy interpersonal dynamics and equipping and empowering managers to effectively, efficiently and ethically lead their teams.

• Bringing support, direction and opportunities of growth and learning in your management of the HR Administrator and together, delivering HR services to the highest possible standards

• Remaining discerning, innovative and open to change, offering your skills and support across the charity as needed.

• Adhere to data protection, ethical practice, strict confidentiality, disclosure and safeguarding policies and use discretion at all times.

Head of Research and Clinical Trials

Harrogate with frequent travel across the Yorkshire region

About Us

Yorkshire Cancer Research is the largest independent cancer charity in England. With an ambitious goal of saving 2000 lives a year, it is an exciting time to be joining the charity. Every week in Yorkshire almost 600 people are told they have cancer, by working for Yorkshire Cancer Research you are helping to protect and save these lives.

Yorkshire is big, beautiful and diverse and, as an inclusive employer, our aim is that our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is central to us achieving our strategic goal of saving more lives in our region. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.

Yorkshire Cancer Research is entering an exciting period in its development. As part of this we are expanding our team at our Head Office and a number of new roles are being created. As such, we are now looking for a Head of Research and Clinical Trials to support our Research and Services team.

The Benefits
 

We offer all our employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service), flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within walking distance of Harrogate train station, free onsite parking and a whole lot more.

We’ve got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and we’re looking for people who are aligned with these. As our Head of Research and Clinical Trials, you will strive for excellence in everything you do, have integrity, champion expertise through improvement and innovation and be a great team player. To find out more about our values and how important they are to us, please visit our website.

The Role
 

As our Head of Research and Clinical Trials, you will be responsible for developing, delivering and managing a portfolio of interventional research to ensure the charity meets its ambitious goal of saving 2000 lives each year in Yorkshire.

Supporting the Director of Research, Services and Policy, your role will involve delivering our funding rounds that comply with the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) peer review guidance from launch to completion; strengthening our patient and public involvement in all of our research funding processes; ensuring the highest standards of research governance; leading on the development of a new ‘Clinical Trial Development’ function as well as contribute to the refinement and implementation of the strategic aims of the charity.
 

Specifically, you will:

- Lead the Research Funding Team to run our response mode funding.

- Develop new processes to identify, generate, review and fund proposals for new clinical trials that will meet our KPIs and strategic objectives.

- Lead the Research Funding Team to identify and agree appropriate KPIs that can be monitored for all funded projects and effectively manage the Research Awards to ensure all allocated funding is used as planned and the impact is monitored.

- Build on the charity’s involvement of people affected by cancer through our Research Advisory Panel and further develop and strengthen our patient and public involvement (PPI) work in all aspects of our Research Funding.

- Support the development of a new PPI function that will support the research, services, policy and communications work of the charity.

- Review and develop effective research governance and ensure that our governance structures and peer review processes are in accordance with AMRC guidelines and best practice.

- Collaborate with key organisations, professional bodies, relevant institutions and individuals as well as ensuring public and patient involvement to develop research trials.

-Manage your line reports through effective leadership, ensuring the ongoing coaching and development of all team members.

- Collaborate with colleagues across the organisation and deputise for the Director of Research, Services & Policy as required.

About You

To be considered for this role, you will need:

- A Post Graduate Qualification in a relevant subject area with strong up to date knowledge and experience of successfully developing and leading research funding functions in the charity or public sector.

- Excellent track record of management and leadership, with proven experience at a senior manager/team leader level in a relevant environment such as delivering or commissioning research in the charity sector. 

- Substantial experience of implementing, managing and evaluating a strategic portfolio of human intervention research studies.

- Experience of developing research and clinical trial proposals in collaboration with a broad range of external senior and operational stakeholders including Universities and Clinical Research Organisations, in addition to patients.

- In depth understanding and awareness of the medical research funding and clinical research delivery landscape such as AMRC standards and guidance, clinical research management in the UK, research ethics, the role of the NIHR CRN, role and function of CTUs, good practice around IP management and exploitation, open access publication policies etc.

Before applying, please view the full role profile and visit our Careers Page to find out more about working for Yorkshire Cancer Research.

To apply please submit a CV and covering letter outlining your suitability for the role to Claire Wooldridge, People Partner before 31st October. Please read our privacy notice before applying.

The charity is a responsible and flexible employer.  We welcome any discussion for flexible working at interview/offer stage where we will consider an individual’s circumstances against the needs of the charity.

We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application please contact us.

The young people, children and families that we support are at the heart of everything we do at Mermaids. The work that we do has significantly expanded and we now need a highly effective and experienced grants & fundraising officer to join us to build relationships with key stakeholders locally, regionally and nationally, generating income from trusts and grants.

We encourage applications from those with lived experiences (directly or indirectly) and/or close ties to the LGBTQ+ community.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop Mermaids’ grants and foundations streams

• Achieve agreed income targets through researching and identifying suitable bodies to apply to current and new trust and foundation supporters

• Plan, organise and execute own workload of fundraising approaches to a variety of regional and national trusts 

• Use a broad range of research tools to identify new potential funders, matching them strategically to the work of Mermaids

• Account manage and steward trust and foundation supporters through email, telephone, written proposals and other forms of communication with the aim of ensuring their on-going and increasing support and developing good working relationships with them 

• Collect and save key grant documentation and information in the relevant files and on Mermaid’s donor management system, Raisers Edge

• Creating and maintaining trust records using CRM

• Ensure projects are managed in accordance with grant conditions and that reports are produced in a timely manner with up to date information on Mermaids’ activities to increase donor involvement, loyalty and funding

• Monitor progress against targets in line with the fundraising strategy

• Keep accurate and accessible financial records for forecasting on an ongoing basis

• Stay up to date with external developments that may impact on your area of work

• Advise on likely fundraising or reputational risks and recommended courses of action

Are you a driven and compassionate individual with excellent people skills? Do you have the skills and commitment to undertake a role that is diverse and fast-paced? Then join St Giles as an SOS Caseworker and you will be embarking on a highly rewarding and career-enhancing position.

About us

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. 

This exciting opportunity is based within SOS, our trailblazing ex-offender-led project that works across the country in areas affected by London gangs. Here, our staff work with both victims and perpetrators of serious youth violence and other gang-related offences and help them to be safe, to move away from offending, and
make positive choices.

About this role

We are currently recruiting for a Caseworker to join the SOS Team. Our successful candidate will provide vital support service to young people who are at risk of involvement in serious youth violence or gang-related activity, including their families who have a connection to the borough’s service provision. This will see you use your experience to assess referred clients, with reference to St Giles Trust assessment practices, and produce support plans and risk management plans based on assessments.

You will also promote inter-agency collaboration in the assessment and planning process, and develop and maintain relationships with both referral and agencies, ensuring a steady flow of appropriate referrals onto the scheme. Closing cases efficiently and positively, plus assisting with providing monitoring information and the evaluation of the project, are also key components of this role.

To secure this great opportunity:

• You must have a proven track record of engaging positively with young offenders or other vulnerable groups, plus providing support, advocacy and the ability to assess clients’ needs
• Possess strong IT skills, including proven experience of using MS Office in a similar work environment
• Have experience in negotiating with partner agencies to establish links to further the aims of a project
• You will be an excellent communicator with impressive interpersonal and negotiation skills
• You will have an understanding of and support for the employment of people with lived experience in support roles, and/or had personal experience of using support services.

In return you can expect a competitive salary and generous leave allowance; staff pension scheme, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice & counselling service, access to clinical supervisions, season ticket loan and much more besides.

Please note successful candidates should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and consideration may be given to a higher salary depending on the experience of the individual.

35 hrs p/w – Fixed Term Contract ending 31st March 2022

Closing date: 11pm, 18th October 2021. Interviews: w/c 26th October 2021.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy

£19,847 - £26,852 p/a (please note successful candidates should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and consideration may be given to a higher salary depending on the experience of the individual)

35 hrs p/w – Permanent Contract

Ref: PWY-212

Are you a highly effective, proactive and inspiring individual who is passionate about making a difference? If so,
St Giles is looking for an experienced Coach to provide centred support to a caseload of service users.

About St Giles and the St Giles Wise Partnership 

St Giles is an award-winning social justice charity using expertise and real-life past experiences to empower people who are not getting the help they need. People held back by poverty, exploited, abused, dealing with addiction or mental health problems, caught up in crime or a combination of these issues and others. We show people there is a way to build a better future for themselves and those they care about and help them create this through support, advice, and training.

The Wise Group is a leading social enterprise working to lift people out of poverty. As an enterprise, we build bridges to opportunity for the most vulnerable in our society. Our team does this through mentoring support, employment, skills, and energy advice.  St Giles and The Wise Group came together to form a partnership with the aim of supporting the Probation Resettlement reforms by offering a high-quality service underpinned by staff who have lived experience and cultural competency. As a result, we have been awarded contracts to deliver Personal Wellbeing Services for North and South Wales. These services will involve a range of support to community offenders and prison leavers including families, emotional wellbeing, lifestyle and associates and social inclusion (including meet at the gates).

About this exciting opportunity

Our successful candidate will provide person-centered support to a caseload of service users who will either be serving community sentences or being released from prison. You will create a safe and trusting environment, using trauma informed practice to successfully facilitate a supportive and constructive relationship with service users. Developing and maintaining positive working relationships with external agencies including Probation, Prisons, partners, and others who will assist in achieving prescribed outcomes for service users is a key element of the role.

To secure this role, you must have:

• Experience supporting men in criminal justice with a specific understanding of families  
• Experience of engaging successfully with challenging people, for example people who have complex needs, people who are reluctant to discuss their needs, and people who are angry and confused
• Knowledge and understanding of the requirements of managing a caseload including maintaining and updating records, remaining focused on action plan goals, and keeping to deadlines
• An ability to work sensitively with clients applying trauma informed strategies, actively listening and able to use a range of communication methods when providing information and support
• Ability to work resiliently under pressure, meet deadlines, work on own initiative and part of a team. 

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, access to clinical supervisions, season ticket loan and much more.

We positively encourage applications if you have previously worked on a client-led support project, have had personal adverse experiences such as homelessness, substance misuse, debt, involvement with gangs etc. This includes experience of the criminal justice system, having served a prison sentence, or still be serving a prison sentence in a prison.

Closing date: 11pm, 28th October 2021. Interviews: 3rd November 2021.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

For further information, or to apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button.