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About the Coalition for Global Prosperity

The Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP) brings together political, military, business and faith leaders who believe that an effective development budget, alongside an active diplomatic and defence strategy, keeps Britain at the forefront of saving lives, alleviating poverty and bringing freedom, security and prosperity to those who need it most.

At a time when the UK's role in the world is being redefined, Britain is at its best when it acts as a global leader in development as well as in defence and diplomacy. With a smart and effective aid budget, which leverages British expertise, the UK can transform lives.

CGP brings together a wide coalition of aid supporters, with backgrounds from across the military, faith, business and political communities. We organise public and private events to explore the UK's role as a global leader. We regularly host influential figures and thought leaders to speak at our events, previously we have hosted David Attenborough, Julia Gillard, Theresa May, Gordon Brown, Boris Johnson, Bill Gates and David Cameron as speakers.

Overview / purpose of the role

We’re looking for a Finance & Operations Assistant who is interested in developing a career in bookkeeping and/or accountancy within the nonprofit sector. No previous experience is required, just lots of passion and a motivation to pursue a long-term career in charity finance. The successful candidate will undertake training with the AAT (funded by us) towards a bookkeeping qualification alongside working as our Finance & Operations Assistant, you will be given some time to study during your working hours for this qualification.

The Finance & Operations Assistant is a central resource within CGP, working with colleagues in the Operations Team, and across the organisation to provide financial and operational support to all areas of our work. They will work closely with the Head of Operations & Evaluation to process invoices, expenses and conduct weekly payment runs, ensuring that all financial policies and procedures are carefully adhered to. They will also support colleagues to follow our financial policies and processes and act as the first point of contact for any questions on these procedures. Additionally, they will provide general administrative and operational support to colleagues as outlined in the below job description.  

We do not require the successful candidate to have any particular/specific formal qualifications, you may have just finished education or be looking for a change in career, what you will need is excellent attention to detail and a strong interest in developing a finance career with us.

Reporting to: Head of Operations & Evaluation

Responsibilities

Finance

● Managing our accounts payable inbox, monitoring all incoming invoices and following up with team members on any missing information if required

● Processing and coding invoices  in Xero accounting software ahead of weekly payment runs

● Checking that correct coding and approval procedures are followed for staff expenses in Soldo

● Conducting weekly payment runs via our online banking system

● Coordinating our monthly payroll processes (working with external providers)

● Working with the Head of Operations & Evaluation and Director of Finance to support the development of funding proposals

● Working with the Head of Operations & Evaluation and Director of Finance to support financial reporting on grants for external donors

● Supporting the Head of Operations & Evaluation and Director of Finance with general financial administration, record keeping and tracking budgets

● Provide training on expense and invoicing processes to new members of staff and generally acting as the first point of contact for all staff on any finance procedure questions (full training will be provided)

● Supporting the Senior Management Team (SMT) and our Director of Finance to develop the annual organisational budget and report against it quarterly

● Providing budgeting support as required for colleagues internally

Office Management & General Operational Support

● Acting as the key point of contact between CGP & our coworking office space (organising memberships, meeting room bookings, invoices, printing credits, equipment, internal events etc.)

● Organising post, stationery supplies and managing stocks of office equipment

● Maintain/organise our filing and cloud storage systems logically and efficiently, in a data protection compliant manner.

● Ad hoc IT support as required, including online troubleshooting and logging support requests with service providers when necessary.

● General administrative support to the CEO and Head of Operations & Evaluation

Human Resources

● Support with recruitment processes within CGP, including assisting members of the team to schedule and coordinate job interviews, contact candidates and file incoming applications.

● Working with the Head of Operations & Evaluation to organise internal events like team away days and staff team building activities.

Person specification

The right candidate is less likely to be defined by their qualifications and prior experience, but will be someone who meets the below criteria, and is ready to learn. They will have an aptitude for maths and finance,  excellent attention to detail and a meticulous, methodical approach to work and troubleshooting.

We are looking for someone who:

● Has an interest in developing a career in the nonprofit finance sector and willing to commit to undertaking financial training

● Is broadly supportive of UK Aid

● Is an independent worker, self-starter who can take responsibility for projects through to completion

● Has excellent IT skills, proficient with MS Office programmes (particularly Excel) and Google Workspace, and the ability to learn to use new software as required (for example, Xero, Soldo and Salesforce)

● Has great people skills, and the ability to build positive working relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders

To Apply:

Send a CV and cover letter outlining you’re interest in the role to the work email address specified on our website.

We review applications on a rolling basis, if interested please apply as soon as possible.

Housing Solicitor

Closing date for applications 23:59 hours on 9th June 2024

Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum (depending on experience)

To apply visit our website

• Be a qualified as a Solicitor or Barrister (England & Wales)
• Have a current practising certificate and at least 2 years’ post qualification experience in housing law
• Be qualified as a Housing Legal Aid Supervisor or able to meet the Supervisor Standard within a period acceptable to the Legal Aid Agency and Cambridge House

Please go to our website and download a recruitment pack for full instructions of how to apply 

About the role:
 

The Philanthropy & Events Executive will support our Philanthropy Lead and Managing Director to effectively manage existing match funding partner (“Champion”)  relationships, and help to develop new Champion relationships. You will support with Champion onboarding, stewarding and reporting as well as research, prospecting, and business development activities.  You will also manage events for high-value supporters, and play a key role in helping us grow the number of Champions through our events, such as our annual Big Give Christmas Party and Philanthropy Lunches. 

About you:

You will be an organised self-starter with exceptional personal and communication skills. As a “tech first” organisation, we’re looking for someone with exceptional digital skills, experience in data administration and management and able to collate, segment and analyse donor information.  You will also have experience with CRM systems (experience using Salesforce would be advantageous) and processes to help manage the journey of our match funding partners (“Champions “). An understanding of the UK charity and philanthropy sector would be helpful.
 

How we work:

We're currently hybrid working and are based in our Covent Garden office 1-2 days per week, where we're hosted by Reed (UK's #1 Job Site). This means you will get all the benefits of working in a small non-profit team with a start-up mindset whilst being supported by a larger corporation.

What you will do:

• Manage the effective delivery of all Big Give events, focused on supporting our existing Champion relationships as well as growing our network of Champion funders
• Provide administrative and communications support to help support new and existing Champion partnerships
• Conduct research into potential new Champion partners
• Help develop systems and processes to effectively manage Champion relationships
• Communicate directly with current and potential Champion partners
• Update records of Champion funders in Salesforce
• Support with Champion reporting
• Ad-hoc tasks to support Champion development
   

About you:

• A brilliant attitude; committed, hard-working and willing to learn
• Exceptional organisational skills, ability to plan your work and manage your time effectively
• Personable and able to build relationships with high-value supporters 
• A desire to achieve results to make a difference in a small successful team
• Attention to detail 
   

What you need:

• Confident in handling relationships with high-value supporters
• 2-3 years experience in organising events for high-value supporters
• Strong communication skills with an excellent standard of written and spoken English
• Customer service experience, ideally in a digital environment 
• Very strong IT skills - comfortable working in a “tech first” environment. (Our most widely used apps include Salesforce, G-Suite, Slack, Jira, MailChimp)
• Strong numerical skills
• An understanding of the UK philanthropy and charity sector 
   

What you’ll get:

• £30,000 - £35,000 salary (depending on experience)
• 25 days Annual Leave plus  Bank Holidays (with the option to buy/sell up to 5 days)
• Flexible working including provision to work from home 
• Investment in your personal development
• Paid time off to move home
• Contributory pension scheme
• Childcare vouchers
• Enhanced family leave benefits
• Insurance benefits including life assurance
• Discount scheme including gyms and popular retailers
• Range of wellbeing and mental health support avenues
• Free eye tests
• Newly refurbished office in an amazing location, with countless bars, restaurants and theatres right on the doorstep
• These are just some of the great benefits we offer everyone working at The Big Give!

In this role, you’ll support the Longview team to effectively deploy over $10m per year to reduce the risk of a major global catastrophe, such as a nuclear war between great powers, an engineered pandemic, or the misuse of advanced artificial intelligence. Your work will enable Longview to operate more effectively and nimbly, and you’ll support a team working on high-impact grantmaking.

Key Information

Role: The Operations Analyst will support our operations, events, executive and grantmaking teams by managing our office, coordinating meetings, setting meeting agendas, and supporting other operations processes within Longview.

Location: London, UK (working full-time from Longview’s East London office). We may be able to sponsor a UK work visa for this position.

Starting Salary: c. £35,000-40,000 p.a. We may be able to offer a higher starting salary, depending on the successful candidate’s experience and skills.

Benefits: 10% employer pension, private healthcare including vision and dental, £5,000/year wellbeing budget, £2,400/year professional development budget, and a well-stocked office fridge.

Application Deadline: Sunday 19 May 2024, by the end of day in your local time. However, we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis prior to that deadline.

Responsibilities

The Operations Analyst will support the Longview Philanthropy executive, grantmaking, operations, and events teams. Approximately 40% of their time will be spent on office management tasks and 60% on generalist-type operations tasks (depending on the successful candidate’s specific skills and professional development goals):

• Meeting preparation and coordination
  • Creating meeting agendas for senior staff (CEO, COO & Programme Leads) and sharing them ahead of time
  • Scheduling meetings between team members and external stakeholders
  • Organising our monthly all-team meetings
• Managing our London office
  • Keeping the office fridge stocked
  • Maintaining office inventory and equipment
  • Continuously improving our working environment
    • Including helping to scope for new offices, as required
  • Receiving and managing office guests
  • Liaising with our office provider (Fora)
• Remote office management
  • Assisting our remote staff with their local office spaces, including finding suitable offices and liaising with the providers
  • Assisting staff with equipment orders
• Collating materials from across the org to support the executive, grantmaking, events and operations teams
  • An example of this might be collating testimonials on our events for future invitations, or collating public and Longview-specific information on a potential or existing donor
• Supporting staff where needed with smaller tasks, examples might include ordering items for staff and registering for events on their behalf
• Administering and troubleshooting key shared systems, for example, 1Password, Asana, Slack, Calendly, Zoom, AirTable, and Notion
  • Moderating these platforms and enforcing communications and sharing norms
• Managing our general enquiries email inbox and triaging emails to ensure they receive an appropriate response
  • Logging general job applications in our database and responding as necessary

Possible duties, depending on the candidate:

• Helping administer hiring rounds
  • Communicating with candidates
  • Managing the candidate pipeline and applicant tracking system during the hiring process, as well as the logistics for work tests, trials and interviews
• Supporting our IT infrastructure
  • Updating the website
  • Conducting basic cybersecurity tasks
• Working with our Data Manager to keep our CRM up to date by tracking key interactions

The successful candidate will initially report to Katie Hearsum, COO, though management may eventually move to another member of the operations team, and ideally would be able to start in July 2024.

Who Should Apply for This Role?

Essential

The ideal candidate has these attributes and abilities:

• At least 1 year of previous professional experience (or equivalent experience by volunteering, etc.)
• Action-oriented: someone who loves getting things done and takes ownership for tasks
• Highly organised: demonstrated ability to juggle multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities
• Professional: someone who conducts themselves professionally and appreciates the importance of this when representing Longview with office guests, hiring candidates and at events.
• Outstanding attention to detail: the ability to execute tasks and bookings without errors
• Proactive: the ideal candidate will strive to improve our systems to increase the overall impact of the Longview team
• Ability to thrive on variety: someone who enjoys working on many different things, is flexible, and is comfortable with regular context-switching
• Discretion and confidentiality: commitment to maintaining appropriate levels of confidentiality
• Independent: able to use discretion and good judgement to execute tasks without step-by-step instructions or close oversight
• Ability to put work in context: someone who consistently views individual tasks as part of a wider project and independently questions the best way to achieve the ultimate project aims
• Excited to work in a supporting role for grantmaking, operations, executive and events teams, where your day-to-day job is focused on helping others conduct their work more effectively

Desirable

• Previous experience as an Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant, Office Manager, or other operations-focused roles
• Experience with Airtable, which is used within Longview for several key functions
• Excellent communication skills: ability to judge the tone needed for a wide variety of communications and draft emails/documents appropriately
• Impact-driven: we are a mission-driven organisation that cares deeply about doing the most good

If you think you are a strong fit for this role, but you’re on the fence about applying because you’re unsure whether you’re qualified, we encourage you to apply.

At Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation, our mission is crystal clear – to lay the foundations of a healthier society. Nestled in the heart of Southwark, London, our foundation boasts a rich history. We operate in collaboration with our local NHS hospitals through our charity brands. Additionally, we establish partnerships with local organizations, offering funding to drive essential programs, delivered through our subsidiary organization, Impact on Urban Health.

We are looking for a Head of People & Culture to lead the Foundation’s People Team and be a key part of the directorate Leadership Team. Working with the Chief People Officer, the role provides strategic leadership to their team in embedding a business partnering approach and working across the employee lifecycle with the aim of maximising employee engagement through proactive and expert management of employee relations supported by effective and proportionate people processes. The role is responsible for leading the People Team to drive people management initiatives; support the Foundation’s Strategy and deliver a strategic plan to achieve this; and, promote the Foundation’s values, shaping a positive culture.

Key Responsbilities

Embedding Business Partnering

• Oversee and coach the People Team (and to personally deliver where required) on an effective business partnering approach, including:

• Developing a thorough understanding of the Foundation and relevant business areas and their strategic plans.

• Building effective relationships with leadership teams of designated business areas to provide insights into people management strategies.

• Developing plans and implement tailored people management interventions to support business areas to achieve their strategic aims.

• Working with business leads to identify skills and capabilities needed currently and in the future and proactively working with the Talent Management Hub to ensure that talent is acquired, developed and managed so that emerging and planned people and business needs are responded to.

• Using data and other metrics to identify trends and monitor progress.

• Ensure that the People Team proactively work with their business areas to manage staff and implement early and effective interventions to prevent employee relations issues escalating unnecessarily.

People Operations

• Work across the employee lifecycle to develop a best-in-class employee experience.

• Ensure that all relevant aspects of the employment relationship are informed by policies and processes which are fit for purpose, comply with legislation, reflect best practice and support the Foundation’s strategy and culture development.

• Contribute to the Charity’s strategic approach to DEI (working with the DEI Lead) and work to actively embed practices which promote diversity, equity and inclusion across the Charity’s approach to people and HR processes.

• Ensure that pay and reward processes and effectively designed and managed to provide value for money, attract the right candidates and is motivational for employees. Ensure this is reviewed with external and internal benchmarking on a regular basis.

• Ensure that the Foundation’s pension scheme is managed effectively, including administering regular reviews. • Lead on the ongoing measurement of employee engagement through in- depth and pulse employee opinion surveys and action planning activities; ensuring that plans are implemented and progress monitored.

Advice and Support

• Advise the Leadership Team on HR policy and other HR matters.

• Coach the People Team to and personally case manage complex employee relations cases, including tribunals - liaising with line managers, the Chief People Officer, and relevant legal advisors to make sure that the Charity’s reputation and interests are protected at all times.

• Act as a point of contact for employees to discuss confidential matters or grievances. Systems and processes

• Oversee the People Team to ensure that the capability of all People technology solutions is maximised, including the use of automation and that all new systems are effectively implemented and maintained

• Ensure that all administrative processes are designed to be robust and accurate with the aim of supporting management processes; providing a positive employee experience; and, for the production of management information.

• Ensure that effective systems, checks and balances are in place for the accurate and timely processing of payroll and pensions each month.

• Ensure the collation of good quality data across all activities and develop metrics and evaluation processes to measure effectiveness.

• Draft ad hoc and routine reports in relation to the People & Culture strategy.

• Responsible for the development and delivery of the People Team management information and corresponding dashboards

Skills and Abilities and Attributes

• Excellent interpersonal skills and effective communication skills (including presentation skills).

• Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

• Ability to use own initiative and good at problem solving.

• Good personal/time management skills to manage own workload.

• Excellent organisational skills, ability to prioritise and work under pressure.

• Sound report writing and data analysis skills.

• Creative problem solving skills.

• Personal resilience to work challenges. Knowledge, experience, and qualifications:

• CIPD qualified or other relevant qualifications / experience.

• Experience of line managing or staff supervision.

• A proven track record of working in a People Team as a Business Partner, Manager or at an equivalent level.

• Sound knowledge of employment law, best practice in employment and managing complex employee relations.

• Track-record of designing and implementing People strategies and plans

• Experience of implementing and developing technological solutions and designing effective processes supporting these.

• Experience of procuring services or solutions and effective management of suppliers

Benefits

• Up to 12% employer pension contributions

• Annual personal development budget

• Annual health and wellbeing personal allowance

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and parental leave pay accessible without length of service requirements.

• Health and wellbeing programme that offers optional free yearly health check-ups.

• Support for healthy eating via fruit bowls and onsite lunch facilities.

• Agile working, flexible hours, and supportive IT kit.

• Shower facilities and bike lock area.

• Generous annual leave (27 days + bank holidays)

• Subsidies for glasses

• Employee Assistance Programme

Who we are

UK Youth is a leading charity that is unlocking youth work for all young people.

We focus our efforts on 4 key areas: mental health, employability, physical literacy and outdoor learning and social action.

We bring together young people and youth workers with business leaders, teachers, social workers, doctors, policy makers and other professionals to learn, spread effective ways to support young people, and campaign for social change.

Only by working together can we tackle the systemic problems that keep letting our young people down.

Your mission 

As UK Youth's Assistant Director of People, your mission will be to develop and deliver a progressive People strategy that enables our whole team at UK Youth to thrive.

Key responsibilities 

• Level up our end-to-end People experience and core People infrastructure 

• Lead, coach and mentor our small but mighty People team 

• Ensure that our people-first principles are at the heart of how we work 

• Develop an inclusive culture and fully embed our values and behaviours 

• Champion change and help us level up our impact in line with our ambitious vision and core aims. 

This role could be for you if...

• You're an impact-driven senior People generalist who is comfortable balancing the tactical and strategic 

• You bring a wealth of experience in organisational development and have demonstrated success in implementing organisational change initiatives. 

• You’re an inclusive leader with experience of creating belonging and fostering equity within the workplace 

• You are forward-thinking, embracing practices that are most suitable for our unique context and team, rather than merely adhering to conventional best practices 

• You have experience partnering and coaching with senior leaders

• You’re an experienced manager who nurtures and develops your team members to help them reach their potential 

• You are highly resourceful and can work creatively within budget `constraints 

• You have excellent employment law and HR best practice knowledge

• You are CIPD Level 5 qualified or possess equivalent relevant experience

Why work at UK Youth?

UK Youth wants all young people to be equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. Youth work can be life changing (and even life saving.) We have developed a strategy to unlock youth work so that every young person in the UK can benefit. We work with others to ensure that the youth sector is strengthened 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. Come and be part of this change.

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 (pro rata for part time employees)

• Funded training provided in; Safeguarding, GDPR, Information and Cyber Security & Equality & Diversity

• Other training available in support of your personal and professional development

• 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.

• IT equipment provided for the duration of contract

• CycleScheme and TechScheme

How to apply

If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please complete an application via our completely anonymised recruitment system provided by Applied which looks to create a fair and unbiased application process for all. 

• Closing date for applications will be 2nd June at 11:59pm (midnight)

As this role involves working in a regulated environment with young people, any offer will be conditional to satisfactory background checks, which include criminal record check and employment reference.

I&A Adviser role

Information & Advice Adviser

Mitcham (On-site) with hybrid working available after a successful training period.

£28,000 - £31,500 per year

Full time or Part Time

Contract (Fixed term until 31 March 2025)

Own car desirable but not essential. You will be required to undertake home visits across the borough of Merton.

Job description

Information and Advice Adviser

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week or 2 part time roles. We are open to flexible working discussions.

Salary: £28,000 - £31,500 per year

Location: This role will be based at our Elmwood Road Centre in Mitcham, with regular travel across the Borough of Merton.

After training and development, and after successful completion of the probationary period, there may be an option for hybrid working.

Reports to: This role reports to our Information and Advice Manager and is part of the wider Age UK Merton Community Support team.

About the role

We are recruiting an Information & Advice Adviser who will be joining a progressive, inclusive and dynamic team, an integral part of our Community Support model, and wider Age UK Merton services.

The Information & Advice Adviser is a vital role that works directly with older people who come to the service seeking information and advice on pension age benefits.

Last year the service worked to support over 800 older adults with information and advice on benefits, health, housing and care, and assisted the uptake of nearly £400,000 of previously unclaimed benefits.

An important part of this role will be to triage initial client needs which have been referred into the service by both internal and external partners, this will then ensure the team provides the right advice and high-quality support, whether on the phone, email or face to face.

You will be joining an accredited advice service (with the Advice Quality Standard), delivered by a high calibre team and you will be given opportunities to train and develop in the role.

About you

You are an enthusiastic, motivated and organised person with excellent people skills who is looking for a role where real impact is made on the lives of the people you are supporting. You will need to have attention to detail, and strong problem-solving skills to support the complex and diverse range of issues that our clients face.

Experience in the information and advice sector is desirable but not essential as full training will be given. What is important is your ability to work as part of a team but also using your initiative, being flexible and collaborative across the team at Age UK Merton. All our employees demonstrate our values of Quality, Integrity, Kindness, Inclusivity and Collaboration, and you will see this reflected throughout the people who make Age UK a wonderful place to work.

About us

Age UK Merton supports over 3,000 older people a year, our mission is to provide quality advice and services that meet the needs of older adults in Merton.

We have a comprehensive package of employee support, including a holistic approach to our employees’ health and wellbeing.

We offer:

25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays. In recognition of long service, this annual leave entitlement will increase to 27 days after 5 years’ continuous service, and to 30 days after 10 years’ continuous service.

Age UK Merton gifts an additional three days leave between Christmas and New Year.

Admittance to our employee benefit scheme Medicash- a suite of health and wellbeing support.

Enrolment into our pension scheme.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us, we would love to hear from you!

We are seeking a confident, experienced and motivated Fundraising Manager to join our team. This is a key role in ensuring that we continue to secure the resources we need to provide our vital services and activities for refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants in South London. 

We would love to hear from you if you have: 

• Substantial experience of building relationships with and securing funds from Trusts and Foundations. 
• An understanding of and empathy for the challenges faced by migrants who are in crisis or at risk. 
• An understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by small, local voluntary organisations in ensuring sustainability. 

Our organisation

South London Refugee Association is a well-established and impactful charity grounded firmly in our local area and trusted by our local migrant communities. We balance providing essential frontline services with work to advocate and campaign for change. We value the knowledge and experience our service users can bring to our organisation and involve those with lived experience at all levels.

Benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave (pro rata)
  • 3 additional days given when the office closes at Christmas
  • 1 additional day each year, after 2 years service, up to 30 days
  • 2 week paid sabbatical after 7 and 10 years' service
• Group reflective practice
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Cyclesheme and travelcard loan 
• Being part of a committed, supportive and inclusive team

About us

Ygam is an award-winning charity whose vision is to ensure that every child and young person is resilient to, and safeguarded against, gaming and gambling harms. Our Mission is to prevent children and young people from experiencing gaming and gambling harms through awareness raising, education and research. As we embark upon an exciting new three-year strategy, this is a fantastic opportunity to play an active part in shaping the future of Ygam.

Who we're looking for:

We are seeking a passionate and motivated stakeholder engagement specialist to work across our portfolio of programmes. The ideal candidate will be confident in building relationships with diverse stakeholders, particularly across the Education, Health and Social Care or Youth sectors, promoting our work and recruiting delegates to Ygam workshops. Outstanding communication skills, a strategic mindset and the ability to develop and implement engagement plans and projects are essential. Public speaking or training delivery experience would be beneficial. 

Main roles & responsibilities:

You will be responsible for stakeholder engagement across Ygam’s portfolio of programmes. You will develop long lasting relationships with schools, colleges and children’s services, promoting Ygam’s work and recruiting delegates to our workshops.

You will work across the programme team, developing relationships throughout the UK, training professionals to understand the impact and risks of gaming and gambling. You will also be responsible for promoting and marketing the work of Ygam at conferences and events.

You may, on occasion be required to arrange and deliver our City & Guilds assured workshops, both online and face to face and provide support to delegates post training, updating all relevant records and CRM systems.

Regional Manager for Volunteer Mentors (London) - £29,000  per annum plus London Weighting (pro-rata)

6-month fixed term contract (continuing subject to funding)

**Please note that applications submitted without a Covering Letter will not be considered**

Here at One Million Mentors, our aim is to ensure that every young person in the country has access to a trained mentor as they transition into adulthood. We believe that investing in mentors will help to address the skills gap agenda and improve social cohesion.

This is one of two Regional Manager roles in London; a Regional Manager for Volunteer Mentors, and Regional Manager for Programme Delivery.

The Regional Manager for Volunteer Mentors focuses on mentor supply, securing sufficient volunteers primarily for London and also for 1MM’s national outreach. It’s the perfect role for a candidate whose passions and strengths align with large scale outreach for volunteers so that no young people on those programmes miss out.

Would you like:

• The opportunity to be part of a dynamic, values-driven organisation working to achieve lasting social change?

• A unique opportunity to work across the business, public and third sector to develop innovative ways of harnessing the potential of young people in the UK Great Britain? 

• An exciting opportunity to shape a growing organisation?

• Monthly Learning and Development training sessions for the whole team to enhance your personal development?

• 15 hours per year volunteering allowance?

If so, this is the role for YOU!

The role is responsible for overseeing high-quality sourcing of volunteers to join as 1MM Mentors, in London and nationally. This includes partnership development, online site listing, and matching mentors/mentees, and oversight of some corporate programmes. Also to consider safeguarding measures, fundraising, meeting growth targets and leading all aspects of mentor management. The role will help to establish a pipeline in line with 1MM’s aspirations for 2024 and beyond.  This role reports to the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).

1MM Regional Manager for Volunteer Mentors main tasks include:

• Helping 1MM to scale by helping establish over 150 new, high quality mentoring matches each quarter. (A match means that the mentor and the mentee have completed 1MM’s training and have had their first meeting)

• Meeting all quality assurance KPIs.

• Maximising conversion, retention, and mitigate drop-off

• Providing ongoing support for key stakeholder partners, including Employers, and maintaining strong relationships.

• Securing at least one new partner per quarter.

• Becoming familiar with the 1MM Platform, using it comfortably for ongoing administration and providing support to users.

• Providing regular reports on progress related to the role.

• Potential for line-management responsibilities as the team grows.

For a more detailed job description, please see the job pack attached.

Terms and Conditions: This is a full time role offered in London, for 6 months (continuing subject to funding). This is a hybrid role with two days working at home, two days in the London office, and one day where it is up to you.

Remuneration and benefits: Salary bracket of £29,000 per annum plus London Weighting (pro rata), up to 6.5% employer pension contribution and 25 days holiday per year (pro rata).  We also offer monthly team Learning and Development training sessions, and 15 hours volunteering allowance per year.

Details on how to apply are attached as “Application Guidelines”

Reading Support Strategy Lead - HMP Belmarsh

Location: London
Salary: £29,584
Hours: Full time (35 hours per week)
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent

Benefits: Standard Shannon Trust: Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme. 

Do you want to join an organisation committed to addressing illiteracy amongst people in prison?

Shannon Trust are delighted to be working with His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) to provide peer-led literacy and numeracy programmes across a number of prisons.  We now have the opportunity to provide a service at HMP Belmarsh (subject to contract award). Working closely with the prison and their staff, people in prison, Shannon Trust volunteers and mentors, this post will lead the delivery and development of our literacy and numeracy programme at HMP Belmarsh, maximising opportunities for people in prison to learn to read. 

Ideally you will have some experience of prison settings  underpinned by the ability to build relationships and personal qualities that include resilience, determination and a problem-solving approach. 

This role will be prison-based. Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme.  The biggest benefit though is our culture – our people really want to work for the organisation.

We welcome job applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions. These roles do require prison security clearance, so we will need to ask for details of any relevant criminal convictions before an offer of employment is finalised.

‍Interviews are planned for the week commencing the 3rd June 2024 (online).

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We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate conservation professional to join the Trust and play a key role in the care and conservation of our outstanding churches, a fascinating and unique collection of highly listed historic buildings.

Churches Conservation Trust is the national charity protecting historic churches at risk, ensuring they are enjoyed as social, tourism, educational and cultural resources, kept open, in use, and living once again in the heart of their communities.

As a Conservation Projects Manager and a key member of the national Conservation team, you will work with experienced consultants and skilled craftspeople, with national and regional colleagues, volunteers, local partners and stakeholders to develop and manage a range of holistic, conservation and new use projects, from inception to completion, and providing professional advice and support to community led projects.  You will lead on all capital, conservation and maintenance, programmes in the region.

You will have expertise and specialist knowledge in the field of historic building repair and conservation, and a proven track record of project management (client side) in the heritage sector. You might be a Building Surveyor, a Conservation Architect, an Estate Manager, or a Project Manager, in this continually varied and unique role you will be working on some of the most significant historic buildings in the country. As you’ll be working on projects across the region, but not exclusively, it is essential you have a full driving license.

If you would like to apply for this role, please visit our recruitment portal to begin your application. You will be asked to submit a CV and a short supporting statement (max 2 sides A4) outlining why you’d like to apply and how you fulfil the person specification for this post, so you’ll need to refer to the job description.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 8am on Monday 17th June 2024.

The interviews will take place in Northampton on Tuesday 25th June. Please note that the interview date and location have been specifically chosen according to the availability of the panel.

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.

If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us.

We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We are not a licensed sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to valid right to work in the UK being provided.

Summary 

Reports to: Director Research Business Development​ 

Team: Business Development 

Salary range: £30,000-35,000 per annum (depending on skills and experience). 

Location: London, Hybrid (min. two days a week) 

Contract: Full-time Permanent  

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About RUSI  

The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) is one of the world’s leading research think-tanks in the field of defence, security, and geopolitics. The Research Business Development team was established in 2023 to support RUSI’s nine research groups to meet their annual funding targets by responding to competitive bids, proactively identifying new funding opportunities, and sharing best practice across the organisation.

Team values:  

• Pragmatism – we solve problems and find solutions to complex issues. Action oriented. 

• Drive – we are constantly learning and trying to improve, working to move the organisation forwards. Proactive and independent.

• Professionalism – we treat people with respect and assume good intentions to build strong relationships with our colleagues and other stakeholders. We deliver on our promises and communicate clearly. 

• Positivity – we set an optimistic tone and focus on what we can reasonably do to make a positive difference to the organisation.

• Outcome-led – we want to see results from our work and care about making a tangible difference.

• Curious – we keep an open mind, seek to understand, and bring a diverse set of experiences to the table. 

• Sustainability – we think of the long-term, taking the time to fix issues so they don’t arise again and ensuring that our working patterns are healthy and productive. 

​Main purpose of the post 

We are seeking to appoint a Business Development Coordinator to join a wider team that spearheads RUSI’s research fundraising efforts. Reporting to the Director, Research Business Development, the successful candidate will enhance the institute’s business development activities by providing administrative and coordination support for business development, contracts, and risk management. Working closely with research groups, central services teams, and the senior management team, the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that RUSI is well-placed to spot and respond to new funding opportunities and that our contracts are high-quality and executed efficiently. 

This is a highly collaborative role that involves building very strong internal relationships at all levels of the organisation and managing competing priorities and deadlines. We are seeking a team player with a pragmatic and positive attitude and excellent attention to detail, who will enjoy taking on new challenges, using your initiative to solve problems, and seeing your work directly contribute to meeting our short- and long-term goals.

​Key tasks 

Tracking, identifying, and sharing new funding opportunities:  

• Conduct research to identify potential funders and grant opportunities, populate and maintain a prospects tracker. Ensure we have an accurate and current map of relevant funders at all times to draw from.

• Manage the Business Development email inbox, ensuring we are registered to all relevant portals and that we are regularly checking funder portals that do not send notifications. Share summaries of relevant opportunities with the BD Director along with suggested dissemination plan, agree next steps and follow up with appropriate Research Groups.

• Support research colleagues to identify funders to invite to RUSI events and draft outreach emails.

Providing administrative and coordination support on bids, contracts, and new business activities: 

• Assist the Bids Manager with compiling information about RUSI as an organisation, its registrations, policies, organisational structure, banking and insurance details, financial information, and other generic details to be included in bid submissions and for due diligence. 

• Support the Bids Manager/Director of Research Business Development with administration and coordination of specific components on large bids.

Maintaining and improving business development processes and systems: 

• Ensure the business development team trackers (action log, new funding opportunities etc.) are accurate and up to date. 

• Work closely with RUSI’s Legal and Contracts and Finance teams to finalise funder contracts and ensure that final copies are saved centrally, and key information is distributed to relevant teams. Ensure that relevant and accurate funder information is tracked by the finance system for ongoing analysis. 

• Review drafts of subcontractor agreements and work closely with RUSI’s Legal and Contracts team to manage the process for preparing, securing approval, finalising, and sharing sub-contracts. 

• Act as central point of contact for the research funding pipeline, ensure it is functioning as needed and respond to ad hoc questions.

• Manage the team’s Sharepoint page, ensuring that it is useful and relevant for research colleagues, with high-quality templates and guidance.

• In coordination with colleagues on the Communications team, update RUSI’s customer relationship management (CRM) system with accurate, relevant and up-to-date funder information and develop and promote best practice for CRM usage for BD.

• Update RUSI funders on the website annually, ensuring that they are accurate and that we have appropriate permissions to acknowledge them publicly.

• Assist in preparing training materials and internal presentations, including by conducting data analysis. 

• Schedule regular catch ups with research groups, take and share notes in appropriate formats, update trackers. 

• Take accurate and useful minutes and share and follow up on action points after Business Development meetings.

• Establish strong working relationships with research teams, central service teams, and senior management.

• Assist with administrative tasks for the business development team as needed, including setting up tech (Zoom/Teams) meetings, coordinating diaries, and booking meetings.

Managing the institutional Risk Management process:  

• Be responsible for ensuring that risk registers are maintained and updated across the Institute to track risk within the organisation.

• Attend all Audit & Risk Committee meetings to update members on changes to the risk register, and take minutes for each meeting. 

• Work with the COO and Business Development team to ensure that RUSI has in place all policies and procedures across the Institute that are required by funders on various projects. 

• Assist the COO in keeping up to date with all Charity Commission guidance on charity operations and compliance. 

​The above list of duties is not exhaustive. The post holder will be required to undertake such duties that may reasonably be expected within the scope and grade of the role. 

​Person specification 

​Essential Skills and Experience:  

• Professional experience in charity administration, business development, customer service, events management, account management or similar.

• Previous experience in grants administration or project management. 

• Basic knowledge and awareness of common requirements for bid submissions including such items as statements on duty of care, quality assurance, supply chain management, gender, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

• Experience in contract administration and completion. 

• An undergraduate degree or equivalent in business, international relations, or related field.

• Team Player – a genuine enthusiasm to help others, collaborate across multiple teams, and to see your work contribute to the benefit of the organisation. 

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with different personalities and manage confidential information with sensitivity. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate clearly and professionally on video calls, Teams chat, email and in person. Able to produce clear, accurate and insightful written output, meeting the highest quality standards. 

• Excellent organisation and attention to detail – you can maintain, implement, and improve systems, processes, and databases to ensure that our data and outputs are accurate, thorough and up to date. 

• Outstanding time management skills and a willingness to work flexibly – juggling shifting priorities and competing deadlines, managing people’s expectations effectively. 

• Strong IT and Microsoft skills (Excel, Word, Outlook, Adobe and PowerPoint) 

• An interest in, and knowledge of, defence, security and geopolitics. 

Desirable Criteria: 

• An interest in, and knowledge of, defence, security and geopolitics. 

• Experience in a Think Tank/Charity sector 

​Our expectations 

We expect all staff to abide by and promote our RUSI’s Vision and Values.

    ​ Benefits 

• 25 days annual leave (rising with service)

• Additional days off during Christmas -RUSI Christmas closure days 

• Generous pension contributions at 6% employer contribution,

• Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme 

• Season ticket loan

• Access to free access to RUSI's world leading programme of events and conferences, research materials and library 

• Trained Mental Health First Aiders

• *Enhanced sick pay 

• *Enhanced maternity and paternity leave 

*Depending on length of service 

​Application Process   

To apply, please click on the apply button and follow the instructions.

You will be asked to include: 

•  your CV

•  a Cover letter of no more than one page. 

Closing date: 2nd June 2024 at 23:59pm.  Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the closing date brought forward if needed. Early application is encouraged. Only shortlisted applicant will be contacted. 

Equal Opportunity and Values  

At RUSI you will be appreciated and valued. Our stakeholders, transactions, and projects are international and diverse, so we work hard to create inclusive teams that support our efforts and each other. We are committed in promoting equality and diversity in our workforce and make it as diverse as the communities we serve. Our recruitment data helps us monitor the effectiveness of our recruitment practices in order that we can continue to improve on creating a more diverse workforce.   

We’re aware that the questionnaire may not capture the rich complexities of our backgrounds and identities, so we apologise if these are not best described. Please note that this data will be kept confidential and separated from your job application. If you are uncomfortable sharing, choose "Prefer not to say" or skip the questions entirely.  

Regional Manager for Programme Delivery (London) - £29,000 per annum plus London Weighting (pro-rata)

6-month fixed term contract (continuing subject to funding)

**Please note that applications submitted without a Covering Letter will not be considered**

Here at One Million Mentors, our aim is to ensure that every young person in the country has access to a trained mentor as they transition into adulthood. We believe that investing in mentors will help to address the skills gap agenda and improve social cohesion.

This is one of two Regional Manager roles in London; Regional Manager for Programme Delivery, and Regional Manager for Volunteer Mentors.

The Regional Manager for Programme Delivery focuses on mentee demand, and managing the end-to-end coordination of multiple programmes cross London. It’s the perfect role for a candidate whose passions and strengths align closely with engaging youth organisations to establish successful 1MM Mentoring programmes.

Would you like:

• The opportunity to be part of a dynamic, values-driven organisation working to achieve lasting social change?

• A unique opportunity to work across the business, public and third sector to develop innovative ways of harnessing the potential of young people in Great Britain? 

• An exciting opportunity to shape a growing organisation?

• Monthly Learning and Development training sessions for the whole team to enhance your personal development?

• 15 hours per year volunteering allowance?

If so, this is the role for YOU!

The role is largely responsible for delivery of 1MM Mentoring Programmes. This includes partnership development, matching mentors/mentees, and oversight of mentoring relationships. Also to consider safeguarding measures, fundraising, and meeting growth targets. The role will help to establish a pipeline in line with 1MM’s aspirations for 2024 and beyond.  This role reports to the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).

1MM Regional Manager for Programme Delivery’s main tasks include:

• Helping 1MM to scale by helping establish over 150 new, high quality mentoring matches each quarter. (A match means that the mentor and the mentee have completed 1MM’s training and have had their first meeting)

• Meeting all quality assurance KPIs.

• Maximising conversion, retention, and mitigate drop-off

• Ongoing support for key stakeholder partners, including Youth Partners, and maintaining strong relationships.

• Securing at least one new partner per quarter.

• Becoming familiar with the 1MM Platform, using it comfortably for ongoing administration and providing support to users.

• Providing regular reports on progress related to the role.

• Potential for line-management responsibilities as the team grows.

For a more detailed job description, please see the job pack attached.

Terms and Conditions: This is a full time role offered in London, for 6 months (continuing subject to funding). This is a hybrid role with two days working at home, two days in the London office, and one day where it is up to you.

Remuneration and benefits: Salary bracket of £29,000 per annum plus London Weighting (pro rata), up to 6.5% employer pension contribution and 25 days holiday per year (pro rata).  We also offer monthly team Learning and Development training sessions, and 15 hours volunteering allowance per year.

Details on how to apply are attached as “Application Guidelines”