Village of Forgiveness, known as The Village, is a charity registered in England and Wales (1186107), aimed at reaching the world’s most vulnerable people and integrating them back in community in long term sustainable ways. We currently have projects in Lesotho and the West Bank, Palestine. We are currently launching our first U.K. based project in Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, in partnership with Solihull Moors Football Club Foundation. 

We are seeking a dynamic, imaginative self-starter with managerial and fundraising experience to spear head our newest project. The project will support excluded people in the Chelmsley Wood area. This project manager role will be responsible for establishing the programme, building relationships with local partners and funders, recruiting beneficiaries and managing the day to day of the project. They will be based at the Solihull Moors Football Club and reporting to The Village CEO. This role will allow for independence and requires someone for whom the idea of starting a new charitable project is exciting.

Deliverables 

Phase 1

• Set up the project following the already established The Village model 
• Establish a project advisory board with The Village CEO
• Establish a location 
• Identify beneficiary group
• Establish relationships with council, local MP, local charities, training colleges and funders
• Establish governance and safeguarding process
• Manage the build of project HQ 
• Outlining the programme of delivering support, including budgets
• Establish back office (IT & and Finance) within Solihull Moors Football Club

Phase 2 

• Hire of staff required to deliver the project(s)
• Recruiting beneficiaries 
• Day to day management of the project(s)
• Weekly reporting to The Village HQ
• Establishing impact measurements 
• Local Fundraising 
• Coordination with Solihull Moors Football Club 
• Managing local relationship with partners 
• Managing the staff 
• Longterm strategy with The Village seniors management 
• Establish volunteer programme 
• Run events to support the project and raise awareness 

Required 

• Previous management 
• Previous work in charity preferable
• IT literate 
• Basic knowledge of finance knowledge 
• Driving license and right to work in the UK
• Strong roots to the area and understanding of local culture
• Self starter and comfortable working alone
• Imaginative and creative

Interim Graphic Design Manager, 6-Month Contract £450-500 per day (inside IR35), Birmingham

• Are you a graphic design professional who is experienced in collaborating with external agencies on print and digital creative communications for internal and external channels?
• Do you have a background in briefing creative teams on projects?
• Have you previously produced your own graphic designs and print-ready artwork?
• Would you like to work for a well-known infrastructure business?

Pro-Marketing are working with a well-known infrastructure business who are looking for an Interim Graphic Design Manager to support their Creative Services and Corporate Communications Team for a 6-month contract. The Interim Graphic Design Manager will initially be remote based following GOV.UK Covid-19 guidance.

In this role you will be responsible for…

• Providing brand guardianship and helping to design or re-design all forms of visual print and digital communication. Including graphic design, photography, videography, illustration, iconography, artworking, animations, and infographics
• Ensuring adherence to brand guidelines across all templates
• Supporting the organiation's visual and design lead for all conceptual work for flagship campaigns, events, and projects
• Briefing and managing visual-led creative team projects for delivery via external creative and agencies
• Supporting the creative team with selecting the right design style, images and graphics. Ensuring fees are appropriate and within budget
• Supporting internal stakeholders with their own creative projects and ensuring on-brand delivery
• Providing in-house design and artworking skills for any urgent projects
• Reviewing requirements for any print-ready artwork, ensuring deadlines are met and that the deliverables are achieved successfully
• Acting as the liaison point for the delivery of work via external suppliers and in-house team for creating creative collateral

You will be perfectly suited for this role if you have…

• A successful graphic design management background
• Must have significant experience of design management and graphic design/artworking on both agency-side and client-side for a large and complex organisation
• Must have experience of interpreting complex or vague briefs into successful creative campaigns
• Need to have previously commissioned the full range of graphic design, photography, artworking, film services and digital design services from external suppliers
• Creative software skills in Adobe Creative Suite on Apple Mac
• Knowledge of design media and design software
• A presenting and training background would be highly desirable

What next?

If you are interested in applying for this Interim Graphic Design Manager role, or in learning more, then contact me as remote interviews are being arranged ASAP:

Tel: 0207 269 6338

Email:

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Senior Engineer

£31,058 per annum

(plus a recruitment & retention allowance of £3,993pa)

(Ref:  SUS2875)

2 vacancies - 37.5 hours per week - based within England, Midlands & East

Sustrans is looking for Senior Engineers, who are passionate about sustainability, to help design and deliver outstanding cycling and walking infrastructure schemes to enable us to achieve our vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.

You will help develop and improve the National Cycle Network (NCN) through our “Paths for Everyone” work and partner with a range of stakeholders as we seek to upgrade the NCN into high quality traffic free or quiet back road routes.  “Liveable Towns and Cities” is another of our core priorities and will see you working on projects such as conceptual cycle super-highways, working hand in hand with local communities reshaping their streets and, alongside local authorities, unlocking the wider road network to encourage greater active travel.

We are looking for Engineers with strong highways background and a flair for delivering high quality infrastructure design. Engineers who can demonstrate a strong track record of working collaboratively with stakeholders and as technical experts within multi-disciplinary teams. In return we can support you to develop new skills and give you the freedom to express yourself creatively. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a small team where you can make a big impact and where we value the contribution and expertise of everyone.

We look forward to receiving your application.  Closing date for completed applications is 9am on Tuesday 2 June 2020.  Interviews will be held over Skype / Zoom on Wednesday 10 or Thursday 11 June 2020.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion. We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

Trustee for international foundation

Remuneration: Travel and other reasonable expenses reimbursed

Time and Commitment: Quarterly board meetings in Birmingham

We are working in partnership with an international foundation that supports vulnerable and displaced children through multiple project streams and advocacy programmes.  The foundation support community-based projects build capacity where funding, guidance, training and resources are needed to promote and embed family and community-based care.

This innovative foundation has a reach in every continent, with an ambitious strategy for growth over the next three years through the power of partnerships.  The foundation are now seeking to appoint at least three trustees to join the board.

We are looking for trustees with skills and experience in the International Development and NGO sector; Start-up and Enterprise; Charity finance; Governance and legal; and Strategic risk management.

You will embrace and embody the entrepreneurial and innovative ethos of the Foundation, working closely with the board and executive to ensure the strategic goals of the organisation are set and worked towards effectively. 

For any further information, please contact Adam Stacey at Charisma Charity Recruitment.

Our client is assessing applications as they are submitted so please apply without delay.

If you have these qualities and wish to be considered for the position of trustee, please forward your CV quoting reference JO2769.

Housing and Support Manager
Birmingham, West Midlands

Are you an experienced housing support professional with a great management or leadership style? Could you thrive as part of a social enterprise supporting refugees and newly arrived immigrants? If so, read on.

About Us

ACH (Ashley Community Housing) is a social enterprise that provides a range of integration and support services for refugees. During the past ten years, we’ve grown from a small-scale housing organisation to a leading provider of integration, employment and housing services for refugees and newly arrived communities in the UK.

We are now looking for a Housing and Support Manager to join our team at our brand-new offices in Birmingham.

The Benefits

- Salary of £30,000 - £35,000 per annum (dependent upon qualifications and/or experience)
- Mobile phone and laptop
- 20 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays

This is an exciting opportunity for someone at junior manager or technical senior level to step into a fully-fledged management position and create positive change.

Joining us at an exciting period of growth, you’ll have the chance to utilise your expertise to shape current and future operations, ensuring our services inform and empower tenants.

The focus of this role will be the relationships you create rather than the volume in your portfolio. So, if you’re ready to take on a new challenge where you’ll focus on quality, not quantity, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As a Housing and Support Manager, you will lead and support the delivery of all tenant housing and support operations in Birmingham and Wolverhampton.

Leading the West Midlands Housing and Support team, you will build new customer relationships, increase our network and ensure our existing connections stay strong.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, your role will involve:

- Directly managing 10 - 15 team members
- Ensuring operations meet legal requirements
- Increasing tenant empowerment and maximising rental income
- Generating new business
- Effectively using networks and forums to build a recognisable profile and brand
- Managing and developing relationships with new and existing landlords
- Enhancing your team’s capabilities, capacity and efficiency through process development
- Managing property and housing maintenance, management and caretaking services
- Achieving targets for all tenant housing and support operations

About You

To join us as a Housing and Support Manager, you will need:

- To have experience as a Housing Manager or Team Leader within a housing support environment
- Experience of either leading or being part of a project
- The ability to demonstrate a solid track record within housing
- Strong leadership and motivational skills

Other organisations may call this role Property and Support Manager, Housing Support Manager, Housing Project Manager, Housing Manager, Tenancy Manager, Tenancy Support Manager, Property Manager, or Lettings Manager.

This is a full-time role, working 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday.

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

So, if you’re looking to take your next step as a Housing and Support Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Senior Policy Advisor - Agriculture / Combinable Crops

Our client is the voice of British farming, and their members are at the heart of what they do. On their behalf they lobby government and other stakeholders, develop policy and provide a range of frontline services.

Position: Chief Adviser (Combinable Crops)
Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: circa £53,838 per annum
Benefits: include 25 days annual leave (plus statutory bank holidays), National Employment Savings Trust pension scheme, a performance related pay award scheme, a range of discounts through their Benefits employee portal and subsidised staff restaurant.

Closing date: 12th July 2020
Interview date: 28th July 2020

About the role:

The Chief Adviser for Combinable Crops is a nationally recognised position of expertise. The role is charged with helping them deliver a vision for a profitable, responsible and globally competitive sector – respected for its contribution to the national economy, food supply and renewable energy.

To do this, she or he must ensure that their organisation maintains and enhances their position as the principal representative and most effective and valued provider of trade association services to farming producers throughout England and Wales. This principal position is a pivotal one in the Food and Farming Department, an often fast-moving policy environment requiring effective and respected liaison with food processing, manufacturing and retailing sectors, as well as in Government, NGOs and Internationally.

About you:

To succeed in this position, you will be strategically minded and results oriented, with the ability to manage and adapt to a varied and complex portfolio. You will have strong influencing skills and demonstrate robust leadership, team-working and management skills.

You will have a strong sense of drive and urgency to deliver for their members but you should also be able to adapt your approach to achieve strategic long term goals for farming.

Who are they?

Our client is the voice of British farming, and their members are at the heart of what they do. On their behalf they lobby government and other stakeholders, develop policy and provide a range of frontline services.

Why join their team?

Working for their organisation means working alongside great people, who are recognised for their knowledge and expertise.

You may have experience of the following: Policy Adviser, Policy Advisor, Policy Officer, Policy Executive, Chief Advisor, Chief Policy Officer, Senior Policy Officer, Agriculture, Agricultural Policy, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, etc.

Ref: 93125

Interim Senior Creative Account Manager, 6-Month Contract £500-600 per day (inside IR35), Birmingham

• Are you a creative account management professional who has experience in delivering on end-to-end high-profile creative projects?
• Do you have a background in leading proactive content development for both digital and print?
• Would you like to work for a well-known infrastructure business?

Pro-Marketing are working with a well-known infrastructure business who are looking for an Interim Senior Creative Account Manager to join their Stakeholder Engagement team for a 6-month contract. The role will initially be remote based following GOV.UK Covid-19 guidance.

In this role you will be responsible for…

• Helping the organisation build and maintain their reputation
• Changing negative opinions and reinforcing positive perceptions
• End-to-end project management and delivering on brand creative work
• Line management for a Creative Client Adviser and a Photographer/Videographer
• Advising clients on content formats and channel planning
• Leading and managing the in-house Creative Team colleagues and external suppliers to oversee end-to-end delivery of creative work that is on brand, ensuring this is on time and budget whilst adhering EDI and H&S standards
• Setting up appropriate critical paths
• Reviewing and improving workstream processes
• Reporting to the Head of Creative
• Leading content across a range of communications channels
• Implementing communications, editorial, design and brand advice to internal clients
• Reviewing creative collateral to ensure consistency, appropriate style and that the tone of voice are all in adherence to the organisation's templates and brand guidelines

You will be perfectly suited for this role if you have…

• A successful creative client management and relationships communications background
• Workstream leadership and team management skills
• Must have significant experience of working for and with creative agencies
• Experience in utilising print, digital and social media channels to integrate stories to target audiences
• Knowledge of digital marketing including website UX and content planning for social media
• Experience of working on large infrastructure projects or with public sector bodies or clients would be highly desirable
• Excellent relationship building skills with a broad range of stakeholders
• Knowledge of best practice creative briefing and workflow
• A background in proof reading and copywriting
• Notable knowledge of the Critical Path Method
• Knowledge of GIFs and Infographics would be highly desirable

What next?

If you are interested in applying for this role, or in learning more, then contact me ASAP as remote interviews are being arranged for June 12^th / 15^th:

Tel: 0207 269 6338

Email:

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Roles/Responsibilities:

• Supporting individuals with tenancy sustainment issues
• Dealing with issues involving housing, benefits, welfare rights, personal finance, life skills and the promotion of personal independence
• To act as Keyworker for a number of service users, you will hold a case load that you will be responsible for completing and reviewing risk assessments and support plans.
• Completing key working sessions with service users to coordinate their support packages including referring into appropriate statutory and voluntary services.
• Handling matters relating to the tenancy (e.g. Housing Benefit advice, anti-social behaviour, arrears advice etc) and to actively involve the Resettlement officer and Hostel Services Manager
• To keep tenant records ensuring these are kept safe and confidential up to date and in accordance with the Data Protection Legislation
• Working effectively as part of the resettlement team & regular case reports to your manager
• Assessing individual tenants support needs and to liaise with statutory and non-statutory/voluntary agencies, where appropriate, to negotiate and agree their participation in supporting the individual
• Maintaining records of all supported tenancies in the case load and to liaise with appropriate management

Essential:

• Full-Driving License with access to own car
• Relevant experience of working in a social housing, statutory or voluntary sector environment in a similar or related role
• Experience of working with the benefit and welfare system
• Posses higher level of education relevant training/ experience and may have a relevant professional qualification (e.g. CIH)
• Excellent Admin/IT skills

The applicant must complete an enhanced DBS check before taking up the role

Required license or certification:

• Driving License

Job Type: Part-time (20 hrs per week)

Interim Creative Project Manager, 6-Month Contract £450-500 per day (inside IR35), Birmingham

• Are you a creative project professional who has experience in flagship events, campaigns, community and stakeholder engagement?
• Do you have a background in leading proactive content development that aligns the use of media, public affairs, community, public relations, and internal communications to achieve objectives?
• Would you like to work for a well-known infrastructure business?

Pro-Marketing are working with a well-known infrastructure business who are looking for an Interim Creative Project Manager to join their Stakeholder Engagement team for a 6-month contract. The role will initially be remote based following GOV.UK Covid-19 guidance.

In this role you will be responsible for…

• Helping the organisation build and maintain their reputation
• Changing negative opinions and reinforcing positive perceptions
• End-to-end project management and delivering on brand creative work
• Developing content across a range of communications channels
• Implementing communications, editorial, design and brand advice to internal clients
• Acting as the liaison point for the delivery of work via external suppliers and in-house team for creating creative collateral
• Reviewing creative collateral to ensure consistency, appropriate style and tone of voice are all in adherence to the organisation's templates and brand guidelines

You will be perfectly suited for this role if you have…

• A successful creative project management communications background
• Must have significant experience of working for and with creative agencies
• Experience in utilising print, digital and social media channels to integrate stories to target audiences
• Excellent relationship building skills with a broad range of stakeholders
• The ability to liaise with internal stakeholders to advise on strategy and best practice
• A background in proof reading and copywriting
• Notable knowledge of the Critical Path Method
• Experience of working on large infrastructure projects or with public sector bodies or clients would be highly desirable
• Knowledge of GIFs and Infographics would be highly desirable

What next?

If you are interested in applying for this role, or in learning more, then contact me ASAP as remote interviews are being arranged for June 12^th / 15^th:

Tel: 0207 269 6338

Email:

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Please note: previous applicants need not apply.

• Are you experienced in delivering workshops to young people in schools?
• Do you want to make a genuine difference to disadvantaged young people?
• Are you motivational and inspiring?

If so then you might be the person we are looking for…

We are looking for motivated and inspiring individuals to deliver dynamic, exciting, and innovative workshops to large groups of young people in schools up and down the country (largely focused in England).  

We are looking primarily to recruit facilitators from the following regions:

• North East (England)
• South Coast (England)
• Midlands
• London
• however, we will also consider applicants based in other locations.

This position requires you to have demonstrable evidence of experience delivering workshops to large groups of young people (11-18) in a schools-based context.

Your application form and supporting statement should detail your experience of this clearly and succinctly.

Applicants without experience of delivering workshops to large groups of young people in schools will not be considered.

The Talent Foundry is an independent education charity dedicated to opening the doors of opportunity to young people. We seek to level the playing field by ensuring that every child has access to the same opportunities as their peers. We deliver a range of workshops to students in schools across the country, covering a variety of themes including employability, technology, engineering and media. 

The rate will be £200/day, classed as over 3 hours.

Specific Responsibilities relating to the role of Freelance Facilitator:

• Deliver dynamic, professional and informative workshops to a variety of young people in schools and other education-based contexts
• Act as ambassador for The Talent Foundry and our corporate partners
• Motivate, inspire and support the young people that take part in our workshops
• Deliver the workshop content as directed by the relevant Programme Manager
• Act as a key point of contact for teachers and corporate volunteers for each workshop

Other General Responsibilities:

• Operate as a flexible team player and provide a high level of customer service to schools and anyone connected with The Talent Foundry.
• To be aware of, and comply with, all policies and procedures at The Talent Foundry including health and safety, reporting any concerns to an appropriate person.
• To be aware of, and support, diversity and equal opportunities for all, appreciating and supporting the role of other professionals.
• To contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims ofThe Talent Foundry.
• To attend and participate in meetings and events as required.
• To participate in training and other learning activities as required.

The job holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young person’s for whom s/he is responsible, or with whom s/he comes into contact will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with the relevant Talent Foundry Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Procedures at all times.  If in the course of carrying out the duties of the role, the job holder identifies any instance that a child is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm either at school or at home, s/he must report this in line with the Safeguarding policy. 

The Talent Foundry is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment.  Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. 

We are looking for facilitators to join our team - likely starting September, but interviews conducted over the next few months, current circumstances permitting.