Our Programme Development team are looking for someone with great knowledge of the Education sector across the UK and a real passion for developing market-leading programmes to become our new Head of Education.

You will set the vision and strategy for our education programmes, ensuring they equip young people with impactful experiences which support their success in an education setting and beyond.

The role is perfect for you if you have experience designing services for young people that are delivered within an education setting. You’ll also have great knowledge on how we can blend digital and face to face engagement approaches to deliver the best learning experiences possible.

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 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.

Citizens Advice Consumer Service

The Project Development Manager will join the consumer service team in leading the development and improvement of this exciting and evolving service. The role also supports the development of projects and services, showing leadership to integrate an agile, product-based and user-focused way of working.

The role will manage a project team, to help continually improve and develop the service. The team’s work involves: 

• project management of ongoing and new continuous improvement projects
• designing and developing service improvements through regular agile design sprints 
• using business analysis techniques and practices to investigate, understand and analyse user needs and business requirements
• researching and implementing products - digital and non-digital 
• championing agile, lean and user-focused techniques and practices 
• collaborating with people and teams in other disciplines
• engaging with and influencing relevant stakeholders, including funders, suppliers and users 
• supporting and influencing development and change within the service, and other projects and services across the wider organisation. 

This dynamic role will develop your skills in leadership, user research, agile working, problem solving, solution design and project management, enabling you to deliver continuous improvement in the service, department and organisation. 

You can find out more about the role in the job pack available on our website via the Apply button. 

If you decide to complete an application, please use the STAR format for each of your answers to the person specification criteria, using one or two clear examples of your experience for each one

The National Citizens Advice Operates from offices ​​​​​​​in England and Wales, with 4 regional offices based in Cardiff, London, Birmingham and Leeds, therefore all successful applicants must be based within England or Wales.

Please note, in the event of a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the application early. 

Closing date: 21/09/2021

Interview date: w/c 4 October 2021 (TBC)

This vacancy closes at 23.59 on the closing date. 

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.

Do you want to work for an organisation that makes a difference, every single day, to people from all walks of life? The people that turn to Citizens Advice need help overcoming an obstacle in their lives – from debt to evictions to trouble at work – and you can be key to them getting the support they need in the quickest, easiest, and most effective way.

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.

We are looking for two outstanding people to recruit for the position of Policy Research Assistant in the Energy Retail Markets team and Policy Research Assistant in the Consumer & Public Services team at Citizens Advice.  

The roles 

As a member of our policy research teams, you will work across different policy areas, using a wide range of research methods and creating outputs including blogs, reports, presentations and events. Our strong brand will give you unique opportunities to engage with those who have the power to make change. You will feed into our work influencing policy makers such as parliamentarians, the civil service, regulators and industry and you will work closely with our world-class news, campaigns, public affairs and data teams.

Energy retail markets team 

In energy, our vision is for an energy market that treats everyone fairly, now and in the future. For the energy retail markets team this means tackling the root cause of the issues causing energy consumers harm today, whether it be insufficient support for people in energy debt, poor customer service, reducing the harm of supplier failures, or more help for people in vulnerable circumstances. 

In the longer term, it also means shaping the reforms that will be needed to help meet the UK’s net zero energy goals, by enabling more innovation and rewarding low carbon choices, while ensuring the market is inclusive and people get the right support and consumer protections to confidently participate. 

In recent years we have achieved significant protections for people on low incomes or in debt and stricter rules for suppliers to ensure they’re able to provide good levels of service. We’ve also helped secure changes which help small businesses engage in the market more readily, and better regulate intermediaries like auto-switchers. 

Consumer and Public Services team

Working in the Consumer and Public Services team provides an exciting opportunity to work on the big issues facing people across the UK today.  In recent years, we’ve helped challenge the “loyalty penalty” paid by loyal and vulnerable customers in essential markets, reducing bills by £260m, lobbied for the introduction of a ban on letting fees, which has saved renters £13million a month, and used our unique data to secure additional support for people during the pandemic. ​​​​​​​

Current work includes influencing policy affecting non-UK nationals with No Recourse to Public Funds; looking at accelerating digitisation in markets to ensure new technologies and sophisticated product design are working for people, not against them; and understanding the impact of the pandemic on debt and household finances. 

The National Citizens Advice Operates from offices in England and Wales, with 4 regional offices based in Cardiff, London, Birmingham and Leeds, therefore all successful applicants must be based within England or Wales.

Please note, in the event of a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the application early. 

Closing date: 20/09/2021

Interview date: Late September

This vacancy closes at 23.59 on the closing date. 

Position: Stakeholder Engagement Officer (part-time 28 hours per week)
Type: Permanent contract
Location: Home-based in UK
Salary: £26,618 - £30,271 actual per annum plus car /broadband allowance and excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band E2
Department: Stakeholder Engagement team

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

Our role of Stakeholder Engagement Officer is one of 5 within our new UK wide Stakeholder Engagement team which is part of our wider Research and External Affairs Directorate.

As part of our Stakeholder Engagement team your role will be to support innovation and improvement in MS and neurology services across the UK.

You’ll work directly with Health and Social Care professionals to develop new partnerships, share good practice, promote innovation and develop resources that enable service improvement. You’ll develop and support networks of key stakeholders and members of our MS community to drive positive change.

You’ll play an important role developing resources, evidence and best practice examples to be shared via our Experts in MS Professional Network. And in organising regional and national forums, face to face and online, showcasing innovative services and best practice ways of working.

The post-holder will have experience of working in or with Health and Social Care services in any of the 4 UK Nations; experience of professional engagement; experience of developing evidence based resources and service improvement tools; as well as experience of partnership working to improve local services and outcomes for service users.

The post is UK wide, and we particularly welcome applicants with experience and knowledge of Health and Social Care systems in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

As this role covers a large geographical area we expect there will be travel, both to regions where work is being delivered and occasionally to our London office. We are happy to discuss logistical arrangements or adjustments with candidates.

We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our Every MS Story strategy.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 4 October

PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

We’re a Disability Confident Employer. We’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.  We’d be grateful if you could download and complete the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.

As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, the HR team will anonymise your CV and supporting statement before forwarding to the shortlisting panel.  

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and/or from ethnic minority backgrounds, where we’re looking to build stronger and better representation among our staff.

No agencies please.

The Prince's Trust has been transforming the lives of young people for over 45 years. We are proud to be the UK's leading youth charity. But we never rest on our laurels. We always want to do more. As we emerge from the Covid pandemic, the challenges facing young people from 11-30 years old are considerable, but so are the opportunities. Our ambition over the next five years is to give even more disadvantaged young people the very best opportunity to create a better future for themselves and wider society. We want to get them into great jobs, to give them a life-long enthusiasm for learning and education, or help them set up their own business or enterprise. To do this, we must maximise our impact right now and strengthen our incredible Prince's Trust network to build a better future for young people. But we don't stop there!We also want to be one of the UK's most equal, diverse and inclusive organisations serving young people. We want to do the best work of our lives!

In this Delivery Partnerships and Volunteering Manager role, you will be based in Wales or can work sometime from home and have responsibility across Wales. You will be a key member of the Wales leadership team and will lead a team of highly motivated and skilled Youth Development Leads. Working closely with colleagues from Fundraising, Marketing, Finance, Service Delivery and our programme development team, you will plan, manage and monitor all our partner-delivered programmes. You will also work closely with our People partners to ensure a high quality experience for our volunteers, including their recruitment, onboarding, training and development. You and your team will help support and inspire young people from, building their self-confidence, enhancing their life skills and progressing their educational development and on a path towards employment.

This is a very special opportunity to transform the lives of thousands of young people. We hope you can grasp it!

Our Brand and Marketing team is looking for a creative, strategic and ambitious individual to head up our Special Events team. Responsible for designing and delivering special events to raise vital unrestricted funds for our young people programmes and nurturing an extensive portfolio of existing events. 

You will lead a small team of Events professionals, providing inspiring and strategic leadership of special events at The Prince's Trust which contribute to the broader fundraising targets. You will work with a range of key stakeholders, including internal Senior Leaders, Corporate Partners, Philanthropic Supporter along with the stewardship of our various committees

This role is perfect for you if you have experience of overseeing a large and diverse events portfolio across multiple sectors. We are particularly keen if you can demonstrate the ability to innovate creative ways to deliver events that engage a wide audience whilst maximising return on investment

We are looking for someone who can provide overnight responsive support to young people that complements the work of our Support Team and Visiting Support Worker. You will deliver outstanding customer service to our beneficiaries and partners, work as a team with colleagues and stakeholders to provide effective holistic support.

 Closing Date: 15th October 2021

 Church Army Ty Bronna is a residential supported housing service for homeless young people aged between 16 and 21 years old. We offer a safe space, provide shelter, practical and emotional support to meet the variety of needs of each individual young person.

Community Fundraiser (Flexible within Wales)
Reference: SEP20213284
Location: Flexible in Wales
Salary: £22,986.00 - £25,500.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Annual Leave, Life Assurance
Duration: Until December 2022

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our successful Fundraising and Communications team in RSPB Cymru; helping to raise the much needed funds to continue our work to save nature.

RSPB is the largest nature conservation charity in Europe, with over one million members. We work to achieve a better world for both nature and people, where biodiversity loss has halted, and human actions ensure the sustainable management of the planet’s natural resources. We provide opportunities for people to enjoy and learn about the natural world and for young people to develop an understanding of environmental issues and wildlife.

What does the role involve?

Your work will include supporting our teams deliver their fundraising targets as well as developing other ways to involve people in fundraising for RSPB Cymru. Crucial to your role will be building a strong and lasting relationship with colleagues and volunteers, positively engaging with members of the public and maximising all fundraising opportunities from communities across Wales. This might involve events, online fundraising, engaging with projects and creatively growing support for our reserves. You will also have specific responsibility for income generation from volunteer networks using our popular pin badges.

If you are organised, enthusiastic, adaptable, thrive when presented with targets, can keep on top of competing demands on your time and want to contribute to the conservation of some of Wales's most precious wildlife, then we want to hear from you!

Key result areas:

• Meet or exceed agreed income targets to help support RSPB’s work in line with key performance indicators
• Provide leadership and management to a network of volunteer fundraisers to help achieve community fundraising income targets
• Provide excellent customer service to existing and potential supporters so that more people take an active part in helping to save nature

What we need from you

We are seeking an enthusiastic and well-organised individual to lead our community fundraising team in Wales. As a good communicator you will be happy recruiting and motivating a large group of mostly remotely based volunteers

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Ability to communicate to a wide range of audiences both in writing and face to face
• Able to provide direction, energy and capability in order to lead and manage volunteer fundraisers
• Ability to manage high performance as well as poor performance amongst volunteer fundraisers
• Good level of numeracy in order to analyse data, identify trends and make recommendations for change
• Able to deliver high level of customer service to a variety of audiences
• Able to work under own initiative, with the confidence to ask for support and direction where needed.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office
• Recruitment, selection and management of volunteers
• Managing an income budget and monitoring expenditure such as travel, subsistence and materials
• Proven experience of raising funds for a voluntary organisation or securing sales in a corporate environment against agreed income targets

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Experience of working with volunteer fundraisers for a charity
• Understanding of charity sector and associated fundraising techniques
• Working knowledge of relevant Institute of Fundraising and Charities Act regulations and guidelines relating to volunteer fundraising
• Ability to understand and speak Welsh

Additional information

• This role will require occasional weekend and evening working
• This role will require regular travel within the UK
• This role can be based at either the RSPB Bangor or Cardiff offices, but may include some home working
• Please note that the RSPB is committed to social inclusion and diversity. We warmly encourage people from all parts of the community to apply for this opportunity and be part of our diverse movement to save nature.
• RSPB Cymru is a bilingual organisation, and all staff and volunteers must show a commitment to work in a fully bilingual

Closing date: 23:59, 04 October 2021

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.

No agencies please.

Fundraising Officer (Flexible within Wales)
Reference: SEP20213296
Location: Flexible in Wales
Salary: £22,986.00 - £25,500.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Annual Leave, Life Assurance
Duration: 12 months

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our successful Fundraising and Communications team in RSPB Cymru; helping to raise the much needed funds to continue our work to save nature.

RSPB is the largest nature conservation charity in Europe, with over one million members. We work to achieve a better world for both nature and people, where biodiversity loss has halted, and human actions ensure the sustainable management of the planet’s natural resources. We provide opportunities for people to enjoy and learn about the natural world and for young people to develop an understanding of environmental issues and wildlife.

What does the role involve?

RSPB Cymru’s Funding Development Team raises money for conservation, education, engagement and other activities taking place across Wales from a range of sources including grant funders, corporate businesses, individuals and communities.

The focus of this role will be to secure incomes from external funding bodies against annual income targets and key performance indicators in order to contribute to the RSPB’s purpose of saving nature. This involves:

• Researching and identifying potential funding opportunities and matching these to agreed priority work on our nature reserves, projects and core work
• Developing relationships with funders to understand their objectives and deadlines
• Writing funding bids and collating relevant financial information
• Liaising with colleagues across the country to gather relevant and accurate information for funding applications and other communication requirements
• Reporting to funders and gathering invoices and evidence for grant claims
• Monitor and ensure accurate administration of funding, in line with the team work programme and the RSPB’s project management framework to ensure effective governance and transparency.
• Communicating with project partners and other charities to share knowledge and experiences

What We Need From You:

We need someone who is highly organised, has good attention to detail and can work calmly to tight deadlines. A friendly, positive attitude and willingness to collaborate within the team and adapt to changing priorities is required. Experience of grant fundraising would be advantageous.

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Persuasive and succinct writing skills
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise work and meet tight deadlines
• Good numeracy skills
• Strong IT skills
• Awareness of, and interest in, the challenges facing the natural world
• Ability to develop good working relationships with colleagues and funders
• English and Mathematics GCSE or equivalent

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Understanding of charity sector and associated fundraising techniques
• Ability to understand and speak Welsh
• Interest in, knowledge of and passion for nature

Additional information

• This role can be based at either the RSPB Bangor or Cardiff offices, but may include some home working.
• Please note that the RSPB is committed to social inclusion and diversity. We warmly encourage people from all parts of the community to apply for this opportunity and be part of our diverse movement to save nature.
• RSPB Cymru is a bilingual organisation, and all staff and volunteers must show a commitment to work in a fully bilingual environment.

Closing date: 23:59, 04 October 2021

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.

No agencies please.

Regional Fundraiser

Come and join our team of thoughtful and friendly Relationship Fundraisers who are dedicated to creating amazing and memorable supporter experiences.

Position: Relationship Fundraiser - Stewardship and Prospecting (Mid-Value Potential)

Location: Homebased- North covering Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Midlands and the North of England

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: circa £24,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 20 September 2021

Interview Date: 29 September 2021

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic interviews may be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.

The Role

The main purpose of this role is to deliver excellent customer service and income. You will be stewarding a core group of our regional fundraising supporters who have been identified as having mid-value potential and focusing on delivering income from our key strategic areas; Supporter Led, In Memory and Regional Corporate fundraising.

You will help deliver vital income to combat the impact of Covid-19, keep our services going, build for the future and ensure that our supporters have a wonderful experience of Stroke Association. 

About You

This role might be for you if you are good at:

• Pro-actively seeking out new ways to deliver income through providing excellent supporter stewardship. 
• Thinking about the bigger picture and how you can develop long-lasting and meaningful relationships with supporters that delivers income for the organisation.
• Seeking out and developing potential partnerships that deliver income, that meet both our needs, and those of our supporters.
• Maintaining focus, energy and income delivery, even with longer term relationships.
• Thinking differently and creatively about how we can work with others, provide excellent stewardship and amazing donor love.
• Being an inspiring and motivating team player. 

We also are looking for someone who:

• Wants to provide amazing customer experiences that result in loyalty and repeat support across income delivery and other ways of giving (time and voice).
• Has a drive for high standards; both having them, and expecting them from others 
• Is curious and has confidence to ask ‘why?’  
• Wants to take a problem and own it. 
• Loves communication – especially using the telephone and face to face 
• Has a willingness to flex to the needs of the wider team as we embrace the post pandemic landscape. 

Please submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience. Please state the reference for the role and any preferences for flexible options in your covering letter.

This is an exciting time to join the Stroke Association.  If you think you have the skills and aptitude for the role, we would love to hear from you.

To fulfil the role, you must have the right to work in the U.K Use of a car and full driving license with business insurance is required for this role.

In return…

This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke and to raise stroke awareness in the local population. We offer a host of amazing benefits and flexible working options, with opportunities to progress your career.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

We’re working to improve the diversity of our team.  Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.

We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities. 

Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

You may also have experience in areas such as Challenge Fundraising, Challenge Fundraiser, Events, Events Fundraiser, Events Fundraising Officer, Event Fundraising Assistant, Relationship Fundraiser, Relationship Fundraising, Regional Fundraiser, Regional Fundraising, Supporter Lead Fundraiser, Supporter Lead Fundraising, In Memory Fundraiser, In Memory Fundraising, Corporate Fundraiser, Corporate Fundraising, High Value Fundraiser, Individual Giving Fundraiser, Individual Giving Fundraising, Events Fundraiser, Events Fundraising, Supporter, Major Donor, Major Gifts, Income Generation, High Worth, Fundraising, Fundraiser, Fundraising Officer, Fundraising Assistant, Major Donor Fundraising Officer, Major Gifts Fundraising Officer, Charity, Stroke, Not for Profit, Care.

Based in any UK Office (Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London or Manchester)

The job of Save the Children's UK Head of Hunger and Nutrition (Global Policy, Advocacy and Research) is varied and fulfilling. 

• Are you an enthusiastic and experienced policy advocate?
• Are you a brilliant people manager?
• Do you have the ability to conduct policy research and communicate clearly with different audiences?
• Do you have expertise in the field of global hunger and nutrition?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you! 

About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose
As Head of Hunger and Nutrition (Global Policy, Advocacy and Research) you will directly impact on Save the Children's Survive Global Breakthrough which aims to ensure that no child dies from preventable causes before their fifth birthday by 2030. Addressing the barriers to ending hunger and malnutrition for all is central to us achieving this goal.

You will lead and drive Save the Children UK’s policy, advocacy and research on hunger and nutrition, with focus on equity and child rights, to influence key global and national policy makers to achieve policy and system change.

You will lead a team of expert policy and advocacy advisers to meet their goals in the key areas of our hunger and nutrition work, including on infant and young child feeding, access to health and nutrition services, adolescent nutrition, famine prevention and access to safe, nutritious and sustainable diets. An important aspect of your role will be to ensure your team’s wellbeing, continued professional development and learning.  

You will also be responsible for relationship management with key donors and partners, and for high-level influencing to ensure that international commitments to end hunger and malnutrition for all are fulfilled.  With this remit, you will be able to own professional relationships and grow your network, getting to know the development sector and architecture. Ending hunger and malnutrition is a significant priority for Save the Children, and this role will position you well for your future career and personal development opportunities.

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The post holder will also support our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

Key accountabilities:

• Oversee the organisation's policy, advocacy and research on hunger and nutrition by supporting the highest quality analysis and delivery
• Provide excellent management support, including performance management, pastoral care and ensuring that line reports have development and career-progression opportunities
• Contribute to the success of SCUK's multi-disciplinary teams by providing resource and technical expertise as required
• Ensure close working with key internal stakeholders, including programming, humanitarian, fundraising, comms and other colleagues across Save the Children UK and the Save the Children movement
• Lead a community of practice for technical experts that keeps abreast of best practice and external trends and innovates to maximise impact for children
• Represent the organisation externally including in meetings, media and other opportunities as
• required
• Be a visible and credible voice externally, strengthening Save the Children's global profile
• Build relationships with and influence key decision makers and opinion-leaders
• Give strategic leadership on grants for advocacy including liaison with donors
• Carry out the responsibilities of the role in a way that reflects
• Save the Children's commitment to safeguarding children in accordance with its Child Safeguarding Policy
• A commitment to Save the Children's vision, mission, values and approach
• A commitment to effective management of risk, by operating within the Charity's code of conduct, policies, procedures and controls and by carrying out the risk management and assurance responsibilities of the role as set out in the Risk Policy and Procedures

Person Specification

The ideal candidate would be an enthusiastic and experienced policy advocate, motivated by a desire to make children's rights a reality for all and address inequality. They will have expertise in the field of global hunger and nutrition and have managed a team of policy experts to deliver change at a global and national level. The candidate will be a strong project and people manager with policy experience and strong networking skills. The candidate will have experience of leading teams and matrix working within organisations.

The candidate should be a team-worker, thriving on collaborating with others to achieve shared objectives within dynamic and agile teams. Excellent communication and influencing skills are essential, coupled with technical expertise global hunger and nutrition and the ability to conduct policy research and communicate clearly with different audiences.

Technical Skills:

• World-class knowledge and analysis of global debates in international development, children's rights and your area of expertise, especially for low- and middle-income countries with the highest inequalities
• Effective line-management experience or clearly evidenced potential, including in setting direction, performance management and feedback, with the ability to matrix-manage staff across teams, in order to lead, motivate, retain and manage a diverse team of professionals
• High-level knowledge of human rights, international relations and politics and the international humanitarian system.
• Exceptional understanding of the role of NGOs in influencing change and ability to negotiate and strategize to ensure impact
• Proven track record in policy and advocacy success and demonstrated leadership in advocacy development.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to inspire and engage with a wide range of audiences.

Personal Skills:

• Excellent networking and experience of building coalitions and working with civil-society actors to achieve change
• Proven ability to build relationships with and influence decision-makers and policy specialists, including politicians and donors, and other key actors globally
• Outstanding interpersonal communication skills
• Ability and willingness to travel for up to six weeks per year
• Commitment to Save the Children UK’s goals, mission, values and approach.
• Ability to operate within a predominantly self-servicing administrative environment

Education/Professional Skills:

• Masters' degree or equivalent experience in your area of expertise.

 Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

Closing date: 21st September 

We intend to hold first round interviews for this position on Wednesday 29th September.  Interviews will be held online. 

Welsh National Opera shares the power of live opera with audiences and communities across Wales and England – in theatres, in neighbourhoods and online. 

We are seeking a Development Assistant to join our Development, Strategy & External Relations Department to liaise with the Communications and Events Officer on the production of department mailings and event invitations, operate an effective ticketing system that serves the needs of the department’s activity and will be responsible for maintaining the Tessitura database as a critical CRM tool. The ideal candidate will be educated to a BA degree level, have excellent communication skills both verbal and written in order to write and proof-read communications and mailings.

Welsh National Opera shares the power of live opera with audiences and communities across Wales and England – in theatres, in neighbourhoods and online.

We are seeking a Trust Officer to join our Development, Strategy & External Relations Department to work with the Trusts & Statutory Manager to maximise income from trusts and foundations and achieve an agreed annual income target within the overall Trusts & Statutory target as agreed with the Trusts & Statutory Manager. The post holder will have the ability to plan and prioritise workload, working to strict deadlines, have strong planning, organizational, and time-management skills and experience of research.

We are at an exciting period of change presenting a career defining opportunity for either an experienced or aspiring Chief Executive to lead on the sustainability and strategic direction of the organisation.

Sight Life, formerly Cardiff Institute for the Blind, is entering a new chapter in its long history in supporting blind and partially sighted people.

Reviewing how we can best meet the future needs of people with sight loss in South Wales, we have mutually agreed to leave RNIB, enabling Sight Loss to have a greater focus on local face to face services and for RNIB to continue its national focus. We will, though, continue to work closely with the RNIB as we did prior to the merger.

Sight Life

Sight Life is small but mighty! We have nine members of staff and over 140 volunteers, many of whom have a sight condition. Our offices are located in Cardiff and Swansea but much of our work takes place in the community. We provide a wide range of local services so that blind and partially sighted people across the majority of South Wales can enjoy independent, active, social, and fulfilled lives. Originally established in 1865, we are one of the oldest charities in Wales.

The role

As Chief Executive, you will work closely with the Board of Trustees to develop the organisation’s long-term strategy, business, and financial plans, and provide effective leadership to management teams to deliver on the organisation’s aims, securing long term financial security. 

Your initial tasks will be to ensure a sustainable future for Sight Life and that we maintain our existing services. However, beyond that, there is considerable scope for a motivated and innovative CEO to build on and expand the services we currently provide.

You will be responsible for all governance policies, processes and procedures, ensuring they meet legal, regulatory and statutory obligations relating to equality and diversity, employment law, financial and accounting practices, health, safety and welfare, information governance, safeguarding and all other requirements relating to charitable company law.

You will also represent Sight Life at external events and publicity opportunities, raising the Charity’s profile through networking and with all forms of media (print, broadcast, online, social, etc).

The successful candidate will be a proven Senior Manager with experience of leading teams, customer facing services, and successfully generating income through varied funding streams. You will be a natural ambassador, confident in building effective relationships internally and externally, using exceptional communication, influencing, and negotiating skills.

As the successful candidate you will also be responsible for steering Sight Life into a new era of independence. You will be responsible for overseeing both the organisational change and development of a new strategy, including fundraising.  

This role is open to candidates outside of the charity sector but knowledge of the statutory and regulatory frameworks that apply to the charity sector is essential.

For more information and to apply please click the apply button.

Closing date: 19 September 2021.

Sight Life is committed to being an equal opportunities organisation and we welcome applications from people with sight loss.