3 x Permanent – North, Central and South. Full time- 35 hours a week

Can be based in any Trust office in the UK, please let us know where you would be based if successful in your application. 

About the role

Countless talented young people across the country are unemployed, under-employed or looking for a better career. Meanwhile, the NHS (one of the largest employers in Europe) is currently in a staffing crisis with thousands of vacancies across hundreds of roles. See some potential to do some brilliant work? Us too! Could you be part of the senior team leading our programmes to get 10,000 young people into health and care careers over the next 3 years?

You might be the right person for our Senior Head of Operations (Health & Care) role.

You’ll be to be someone who…

• Wants to see things change. You’ll need to believe in your heart that all young people have limitless potential
• Is comfortable being uncomfortable. We’re a place where innovation is rife so change and uncertainty is inevitable
• Loves being around people. Capable of leading people to achieve amazing things; not being scared to ask people to dig-deep or to make difficult decisions
• Enjoys negotiating and problem solving with the capability to work at a strategic level but also to understand the practicalities of operational delivery
• Has a good understanding of the health and care sector and/or expertise in working with young people

You should know…

• We think big. We want to have impact across the whole country. That means we spend a fair bit of time on trains or on Skype
• We’re positive, proactive, solutions-focused people. We take a strengths-based approach to everything we do, believing anything is possible
• We’re super digital and data driven… or trying to be! If you hate tech or numbers, you might not love us. We work at pace, continually looking at our performance and seeing how we can improve.
• We’re recruiting 3 Senior Heads of Operations, one for each of our regions in England (North, Central & South)

In a nutshell, you’ll be responsible for…

• Ultimately, getting 10,000 young people into health and care careers over the next 3 years
• Developing excellent partnerships and overseeing the delivery of national contracts
• Managing large teams spread across a large geography
• ….and lots of other things detailed in the Job Description!

To apply for this vacancy please go to our website and complete the online application and make it clear which region you're applying for even if it's multiple.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to click here to download a copy of the Prince's Trust Behavioural Framework.

If you are selected for an interview, the first stage will commence on the 1st October. The second interviews will commence on the 3rd October if Central & North and the 4th if in the South region. Please ensure you are free on these days.

About The Prince’s Trust

We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

Want a part-time role that gives you a fantastic work/life balance? Interested in being part of a close-knit finance team? Are you an experienced finance professional looking to work for a wonderfully flexible and family-oriented organisation? Then look no further!

My client is a charitable organisation based in the heart of Warwickshire, whose work spreads the length and breadth of the country, looking for an experienced Management Accountant to join their team on a part-time basis for 3 to 4 days a week.

The main responsibility of this role are as follows:

• Take the lead in producing the company management accounts.
• Act as the main point of contact for all financial reporting related queries.
• Provide vital input into the preparation of budgets and forecasts.
• Oversee and review all company reconciliations taking the lead and personally preparing the more complex ones.
• Full responsibility for leading meetings with senior staff across the organisation in the absence of the Finance Director.

This an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional looking to take on a part-time role that offers them enough challenge and satisfaction.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience of preparing management accounts.
• Previous experience of performing various company reconciliations.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills (vlookups, pivot tables, etc.).
• Excellent communication skills.
• The ability to act as a safe and thorough pair of hands within the finance department, helping them to thrive.

If you are interested in this position, please apply immediately as applications are reviewed daily and this role may be filled before the closing date.

Interested in a role that offers a flexible approach to working? Want the opportunity to shape a role in your own image? Do you want to be part of an organisation that understands the need to balance work alongside your personal life? If so, then this is the role for you!

My client is a national charity based in Warwickshire looking for a Management Accountant to join their team in a role that is vital in the day-to-day running of the organisation.

The main responsibilities are as follows:

• Full responsibility for the production of management accounts for the entire organisation.
• Take the lead in providing any recommendations or concerns, in regards to the management accounts, to the Finance Director.
• Play a vital role in the preparation of the yearly budgets and perform any reforecasts that are required.
• Lead in the production of partial exemption VAT returns and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Oversee the work of the transactional staff within the organisation.

This is a wonderful opportunity for the successful candidate to really put their stamp on a key role, tailoring it to suit their own personal needs and skillset. Furthermore, it offers fantastic benefits including, flexible working and a generous holiday allowance.

The successful candidate will have:

• Vast experience within an accountancy-based role.
• Proven experience of producing management accounts.
• The ability to work autonomously.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills (vlookups, pivot tables, etc.).

If you are interested in this position, please apply immediately as this role is likely to gather a lot of interest and will be filled before the closing date.

Regional Fundraising Development Assistant

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Position: Regional Fundraising Development Assistant
Location: Flexible across England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £19,964 to £20,770 (Depending on skills and experience) + London allowance of £3,600 if applicable

Closing date: 26 September 2019
Interview date: 2 October 2019

About the role:

This role will play a vital part in supporting the Regional Fundraising Development Team. The team are responsible for developing new and existing fundraising products and resources, to ensure the wider team hit their £27.2million income target. The post holder will provide comprehensive administrative support, working on multiple products including Elf Day and Carols at Christmas. Tasks will include pulling reports, processing data, distributing materials and coordinating meetings. The post holder will also deliver excellent customer care both internally and externally, responding to enquiries, managing inboxes, creating communications and building relationships.

- Reports to the Regional Fundraising Development Manager
- Sits within the Regional Fundraising Team
- Works closely with the multi-disciplined Regional Fundraising Team across England, Wales and Northern Ireland and with the wider fundraising directorate.

About you:

Do you want to be part of a small but perfectly formed team supporting a large regional fundraising team to achieve success through development and innovation? Do you have an infectious enthusiasm for making things better and more successful? If so read on to find out more…

We are looking for someone to be part of a team developing new fundraising opportunities and innovating to make the ones we already have even better and raising more money.

The successful candidate for this role will need to have strong written, verbal skills and IT skills alongside excellent time management, organisational skills and an eye with attention to detail. This role requires someone with a proven ability to develop relationships with internal and external colleagues along with conducting research across the industry and administration work to support the team.

You could be already working within the charity sector or looking for a career change but with the relevant experience and transferable skills required for this role.

You may have experience of the following: Administrator, Admin Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Fundraising Administrator, Admin Support, Fundraising Assistant, Fundraising, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, Third Sector, etc.

Department: Data and Impact

Contract Duration: 12 months

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem. We helped 2.6 million people face to face, over the phone, by email and webchat, and people visited our online advice pages 25 million times. We help with everything from money issues to problems at work, housing to consumer rights. Now we want to do even more. 

We are looking to recruit an Impact and Evaluation analyst to join our Impact and Data Team, with a specific lead on assessing and demonstrating the impact of the witness service delivered in courts by Citizens Advice. 

This is a diverse and interesting role which will draw on your experience of either social research or evaluation to deliver high quality and robust insights. 

You will be working to support, develop and deliver research and evaluation for funded projects and programmes.

You will need to demonstrate that you are an effective team player with a range of attributes including the ability to foster and maintain effective relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders, great IT literacy; including the ability to use software to analyse and interpret data and communicate the findings clearly to a range of audiences.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

Job Title: Grounds and Landscape Manager
Location: National Memorial Arboretum (DE13 7AR)
Contract: 35 hours per week, 5 days out of 7
Salary: £32,000- £34,500 per annum dependent on experience

About the National Memorial Arboretum
The National Memorial Arboretum is the UK’s centre for year-round Remembrance - a vibrant, living landscape of reflection and inspiration. Located in Staffordshire, the 150-acre Arboretum is a special place honouring those who have served, and continue to serve, our nation in many different ways. The site includes the iconic Armed Forces Memorial, a lasting tribute to those in the Armed Forces who have lost their lives in the service of their country. Recent multi-million-pound investments have doubled the size of the extensive visitor and learning facilities and created a brand new events facility for public and private use with a banqueting capacity of over 300. The Arboretum now welcomes over 300,000 visitors each year, hosts over 200 events and engages with around 16,000 student visitors. The Arboretum is part of The Royal British Legion

Our Values and Behaviours
Does the following describe you?

• A desire to deliver a great customer experience
• Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others
• Passionate about supporting the ongoing development of the Arboretum
• Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop
• An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others

If so then we would like you hear from you ….

The Role

The Arboretum is looking for a successful and dynamic Grounds and Landscape Manager to manage the Grounds, Trees and memorials that comprise the outdoor estate and manage the development.
Reporting to the Head of Estates, key responsibilities include:
• Responsible for the day to day running of the grounds and landscape, supervision of staff, contractors and volunteers to ensure that appropriate horticultural standards are maintained safely.
• Manage development and maintenance of the grounds, trees and memorials
• To contribute innovatively to the development of the landscape and outdoor estate in conjunction with the Head of Estates
• Liaise with memorial holders in relation to installation and maintenance of memorials
• To plan, negotiate and manage the work of contractors on the outdoor estate
• To manage budgets in relation to the grounds and arboriculture
• Ensure that exemplary standards of horticultural and arboricultural husbandry and plantsmanship are maintained at all times.

The successful candidate must have proven grounds and landscape management experience. Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential, as are employee and stakeholder management skills.  Attendance outside normal working hours will occasionally be required and the ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload will be essential.

How to Apply
Please apply by clicking 'Apply Online'

Closing date for this role is Monday 30th September 2019

Assistant Director Children's Services

£43,096-£55,371 per annum

Birmingham

At Barnardo's we believe in children. Our purpose is to transform the lives of the UK's most vulnerable children and our vision is to realise Thomas Barnardo's dream of a world where no child is turned away from the help that they need .

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced children's services leader to help shape and support the Barnardo's Central regional strategy to grow our Children and Young People's Services over the coming years. You will be working in one of our principle localities , Birmingham, where we are a key stakeholder and have a strong history. We have a considerable amount of development work in the pipeline and are looking for an individual who is willing to get fully involved in supporting staff to deliver these growth opportunities alongside playing an intrinsic part within the regional senior management team to deliver a very ambitious development programme.

We are looking for someone with great interpersonal skills combined with excellent leadership and management capacity , with a passion to improve the lives of our most vulnerable children and young people - is this you?

At Barnardo's, our purpose is to transform the lives of the UK's most vulnerable children and our vision is to realise Thomas Barnardo's dream of a world where no child is turned away from the help that they need. We believe in children - no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Our basis and values

Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers . We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and male candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment . Our safer recruitment processes mean that the safety and welfare of the child is paramount at every stage of the process and therefore, we adopt rigorous scrutiny in our pre-employment checking. This post is subject to a range of pre-employment checks including an Enhanced DBS for the successful candidate.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification , Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

For further information and to apply, please click on the apply button to be redirected to our website.

If you would like to discuss this position informally , please contact the Central Region Director, Hugh Sherriffe on Tel 01293610660 or 07887634962

Closing date:.11 th October 2019

Job title: Resourcing Administrator

Location: Birmingham

Directorate: Human Resources and L&OD

Contract: Permanent, Full time 35 hours per week

Salary: £20,163 per annum

About The Royal British Legion

The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?

• A desire to provide great customer service and support

• Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others

• Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution

• Come to work each day to be the best you can be and to learn and develop

• An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others

If so then we would like you hear from you….

The Role

We are seeking a Resourcing Administrator to join the Resourcing team in supporting our Care Homes and Break Centres.

The Royal British Legion’s care services include six registered care homes, day care services, and Admiral Nursing services. In addition, we operate four Break centres around the country where we offer short-term breaks for the Armed Forces community and their families in need of respite. Our strength lies in the care and commitment of our valued employees and consequently we need to hire a Resourcing Administrator who will support with the hiring and onboarding of the right people with the right skills, behaviours and values to work for us.

As part of the Resourcing team within the HR Directorate your role will be to provide administrative support by completing the full post offer process including contracts of employment and legally compliant checks including right to work and DBS clearance. You will also be responsible for updating and recording applicant and new starter information on our applicant tracking system, iTrent.  

We are looking for candidates with a strong administrative background ideally gained within a fast moving HR function or recruitment team. Key to the role is attention to detail, strong organisational skills and great customer service.

If you feel you have the experience for this role and can demonstrate the skills and knowledge we require then we would like to hear from you.

Please note this role is based from our Birmingham Office, B2 4BA.

How to Apply

Please apply by clicking ‘Apply Online’

Closing date for this role is 29th September 2019.

Residential Support Workers

37.5 Hours per week – Acocks Green

37.5 Hours per week - Hockley

37.5 and 18.75 Hours per week – Bartley Green

18.75 Hours per week - Erdington

 

Relief Residential Support Worker - 18.75 Hours to work in South Birmingham

 

Salary £17,658 FTE (Pro rata £8,829 - 18.75 hours per week) per annum / £9.00 per hour

 

Post holders must be able to work flexible shifts Monday to Sunday. There is also a requirement for the post holders to be available to work sleep-in duties. 

Are you enthusiastic, able to facilitate recovery activities, fun loving, passionate about mental health, a good negotiator and motivator and able to work on a rota basis?

Our client’s residents are looking for someone who is “pleasant, respectful, approachable, easy to speak to, willing to listen and someone who thinks on their feet”.

Do you have an interest in working with those who experience mental health distress who are living in a Residential Care Home?

Our client is a leading provider of mental health services in Birmingham and the West Midlands.  As a Residential Support Worker you will work in partnership with people who are experiencing mental health difficulties using a person centred recovery approach that focuses on maintaining and strengthening their presence in the community.

You will have at least 12 months’ experience of working in an adult social care environment or health and social care setting and be able to demonstrate our client’s values.

Benefits include an attractive defined contribution pension scheme, Paycare which offers employees affordable cover for a range of healthcare treatments, an Employee Assistance Programme which includes free counselling and a comprehensive training programme.

Our client’s people are key to the success of the organisation and they are recognised as both a Mindful Employer as well as achieving Gold standard success in Investors in People. They welcome applications from people who have experienced mental health difficulties.

Project posts

CPAG are now recruiting for six Practitioners to carry out the delivery of the UK Cost of the School Day project in schools in England and Scotland. 

Practitioners will work with schools to take action on cost barriers and provide support across local authorities to ensure that Cost of the School Day is sustainable in the longer term. We are seeking:

• 2 x Practitioners in Coventry (England)

Working in partnership with Coventry Council Education and Health and Wellbeing departments, the work of this post will build on Coventry's aim as a Marmot City to tackle poverty and health inequalities across the city. 

• 2 x Practitioners in London (England)

Working in partnership with Greenwich Borough Council's Children's Services and Communities and Environment departments, this post will build on the Council's Social Mobility Strategy. Practitioners will also work in partnership with the Bi-boroughs Education Service (Kensington and Chelsea and the City of Westminster), building on their existing Good Practice Network led by a local Primary School. 

• 2 x Practitioners in Moray (Scotland)

Working in partnership with Moray Council Education and Social Care department, the work of this post will build on the Cost of the School Day Moray conference in February 2019 and be informed by Moray's Local Child Poverty Action Plan. 

Project background 

School costs can put pressure on low-income families and put children at risk of missing out on opportunities and feeling different, excluded and unhappy. The Cost of the School Day project involves children and young people, parents/carers and school staff in identifying financial barriers and taking action to remove them.

"Children who are unable to participate in the same activities as their peers will very often not feel included and this can have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. The key is finding possible solutions to ensure all children have the same opportunities." (Primary teacher)

Taking a Cost of the School Day approach:

• Empowers children and the whole school community to work together to poverty proof their school;
• Reduces the harm of stigma as a result of poverty by auditing school policies and practices to identify those aspects of school life that place additional pressure on low-income families; and
• Ensures inclusion and equal access to all the opportunities education offers by removing barriers to learning and participation for children and young people from low-income households.

CPAG believes that every child from a low income household must be able to make the most of the school day. Expanding on our work in Scotland, the project will continue to ensure that disadvantaged children have greater access to educational opportunity, by identifying and supporting changes to policies and practices both within individual schools and across local authority areas to reduce cost pressures on low income families.

Putting children in the lead, CPAG will be working with official project partners, Children North East, to poverty proof 128 schools across the UK. Drawing on the outcomes from these individual schools the project will build an evidence base for shaping school level action and local authority-wide system change resulting in a UK-wide cultural shift towards a fairer education system for children living in poverty.

The UK Cost of the School Day project, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, builds on the experience of CPAG’s Cost of the School Day project in Scotland and Children North East’s Poverty Proofing the School Day programme. For more information about these projects and work to date please visit our websites. 

Deadline for all applications is on Monday 23 September 2019, 9am. Interviews will take place during weeks commencing 30 September and 7 October.

See job packs on our website for further details.

We will soon be recruiting for Practitioners in Wales. 

Oasis Hub Hobmoor works to provide integrated, high quality services that benefit the whole person and the whole community.  This is achieved by bringing together the Oasis ethos and values, local and national resources and expertise, and working together in and with local partners.  Oasis Hub Hobmoor is made up of Oasis Academy Hobmoor and Hobmoor Community Centre working alongside several community projects. We aim to ensure users receive excellent customer care and their expectations are exceeded.

After securing funding, in the second phase of our project, the Hub is looking to appoint a Volunteer Coordinator to manage the volunteer help offered.  As volunteering is a key element we want increase the profile and value of volunteering, empower the community, build on the local community strengths and provide the necessary structures to make volunteering as effective as it can be.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a relevant qualification or demonstrable experience in a similar role, and has first-hand experience of being a volunteer.
• A high standard of English, Maths and computer skills.
• Has leadership, training and management skills and demonstrates diplomacy and tact.
• Can show initiative, understand how a group works best and build cohesion.
• Has ability to be flexible, resilient and cope with change.
• Has an understanding of Safeguarding and what it means in this context.

The ability to speak other languages would be helpful, but not essential. 

In return you will be supported by a friendly team of professionals, enjoy a generous holiday allowance and be part of a pension scheme with employer contributions of 7% of your gross salary.

Closing date is for applications is 12 noon on Friday 27th September 2019.

Interviews will be held on 3rd October 2019 at Oasis Academy Hobmoor.

Fixed Term Contract until Jan 2022, 29.5 hours per week (0.74FTE)
£15,076 per annum (£20,373 for 1FTE)

Applicants will be committed to the ethos of Oasis and be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff will be subject to appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks and referencing.

If you are interested and would like further details and an application form, please go to the oasis uk website or download the documents from this page.  Please indicate in your enquiry where you saw this vacancy.  Please note, CVs alone will not be accepted as you will need to request an application pack.

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No. 1026487

Ambition Institute is a graduate school for teachers, school leaders and system leaders. Our programmes help educators serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds to keep getting better. Through our suite of programmes we’re able to support educators at every stage – from new teachers through to leaders of groups of schools.

We are looking for a talented Associate Director to join our Programme Operations department. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring we have exceptional faculty delivering across Ambition’s programme suite, cost effectively and at a high quality. In this role you will provide strategic direction to event scheduling and facilitator staffing, coaching logistics and support, and assessment processes. The ideal candidate will be able to build and maintain great relationships internally and externally, establish and implement tight processes, and get to grips with the intent behind our programme design to ensure we allocate faculty best placed to deliver faithfully on this intent.

Our ideal candidate will possess the following qualities:

Essential

• A strong commitment to education, the non-profit sector and raising the aspirations, achievements and life chances of all children
• Ability to quickly grasp design principles underpinning Ambition’s programmes in order to be able to oversee strong fit of internal and external faculty to need
• Previous experience developing and embedding effective systems and processes
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to manage senior stakeholder relationships
• Previous experience overseeing effective communication at scale
• Comfortable using excel and technology such as Salesforce, to be able to oversee systems used across the team
• Demonstrated experience in a previous role using own initiative and working with high levels of autonomy
• Previous experience managing multiple, competing demands
• Outstanding attention to detail and organisational skills
• Ability to manage sensitive information in a confidential manner

Desirable

• A good understanding of coaching, assessing and facilitator best practice
• A good understanding of the principles of effective training and development
• Good budget management skills

Our offer

We are happy to be able to offer you:

• Agile working - a dynamic and flexible internal culture that gives employees control over the way they work and supports wellbeing
• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays
• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate)
• Competitive salaries rates and life assurance
• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters
• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development

How to apply

To apply or for any questions and queries, please visit our website.

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive at this stage we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants.

Please note, that we will be moving to an exciting new office space in West London by the end of the year. Further details will be shared with you if you are appointed.

As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.

Ambition Institute is a graduate school for teachers, school leaders and system leaders. Our programmes help educators serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds to keep getting better. Through our suite of programmes we’re able to support educators at every stage – from new teachers through to leaders of groups of schools.

This is an exciting role in our Programme Operations department, responsible for setting an exceptional standard for facilitation across our programmes. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing processes to identify, secure, develop and retain facilitators to meet programme needs, and for coordinating quality assurance. In this role you will lead on the matching of facilitators to programme events, maintaining an organisation-wide events calendar to enable effective resourcing and planning.

Our ideal candidate will possess the following qualities:

Essential

• A strong commitment to helping educators serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds to keep getting better
• Excellent organisation, planning, programme and project management skills
• Experience of managing external and internal resources
• Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to manage senior stakeholder relationships
• Previous experience managing strategic communications
• High proficiency in excel, and confident using technology such as Salesforce
• A team player able to lead teams working in a matrix team structure
• Confidence in negotiating and contract processes

Desirable

• Sufficient strategic understanding of design principles underpinning Ambition’s programmes to oversee strong fit of internal and external faculty to need
• An understanding of facilitator best practice including what skills and attributes are required for different programme delivery needs
• An understanding of the principles of effective training and development
• Experience of scheduling large volume of events/or high number of programmes simultaneously

Our offer

We are happy to be able to offer you:

• Agile working - a dynamic and flexible internal culture that gives employees control over the way they work and supports wellbeing
• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays
• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate)
• Competitive salaries rates and life assurance
• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters
• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development

How to apply

To apply or for any questions and queries, please visit our website.

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive at this stage we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants.

Please note, that we will be moving to an exciting new office space in West London by the end of the year. Further details will be shared with you if you are appointed.

As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.

Education Coordinator

The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) seeks an Education Coordinator to coordinate and promote our activities and to develop strong and effective networks of contacts across the education system, at a regional level, throughout the Midlands and West Midlands.

The Royal Society of Chemistry is the largest non-government supporter of chemistry education in the UK, and our activities encompass formal and informal education from primary science in schools through to preparing for your next career move.

We believe that everyone should have access to a high-quality chemistry education, which is engaging, inspiring and relevant. We invest in a number of projects and services to support chemistry teaching throughout the UK and Ireland.

Position: Education Coordinator
Location: Home based, Midlands / West Midlands
Job type: Full Time, Temporary
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £33,662 to £37,402 per annum plus benefits
Benefits: Generous paid holidays, generous contributory Group Personal Pension scheme, 35-hour (for full-time staff) working week, learning and career development, free private healthcare plan, income protection scheme, critical illness insurance, life assurance, membership subscription, employee assistance programme, eye-care at work scheme, wellness initiatives, flexible work environment, employee recognition, long service awards, membership subscription to professional body and RSC, two discounted staff flats on-site (Cambridge office) and more.

Closing Date: 25 September 2019

About the role:

As one of our Education Coordinators you will work with schools to increase teacher access to, and engagement with, the RSC’s products and services. You will also seek to influence and engage members to act as advocates for chemistry, highlighting best practice in schools engagement and public engagement activities within our network of local members.

This role is available on a full-time (35-hour week) temporary basis to cover maternity leave. You will be home based in the Midlands / West Midlands and will travel extensively throughout the region as required, visiting schools, working with members, meeting stakeholders and attending events. This may involve weekends and non-core working hours.

About you:

- A degree in science, preferably in the chemical sciences, or an equivalent qualification.
- Evidence of working with schools, ideally with a teaching qualification.
- An understanding of school level, further, and higher education and a breadth of knowledge of the education systems in the UK.
- An understanding of customer requirements, including those of: schoolteachers; school students; FE teachers, HE academics and support staff; HE students; careers advisors; employers; governments and its agencies, and non-government bodies.
- An awareness and understanding of the various types of school operating within the UK.
- Good communication skills, team working skills, organisational skills, presentation skills and the ability to work independently and be able to adapt to new circumstances.
- Experience of events management and stakeholder relationship management.

Desirable:

- An understanding and some experience of the requirements of employers of chemical scientists.
- Good project management skills and experience.
- Data input and analysis skills.
- Computer and IT systems literate.

At the Royal Society of Chemistry, we will support your development and offer excellent benefits.

You may have experience of the following: Education Coordinator, Programme Manager, Project Manager, Education, Chemistry, Higher Education, Further Education, Programme Management, Project Management, Programme Director, STEM, Curriculum Manager, Relationship Manager, partnership Manager, Events Manager, Stakeholder Relationship Manager, etc.

Ref: 89079