Please note: Your application will not be considered without submitting a cover letter and including your notice period.

Are you a good fit?

You want to work with a highly respected and aspirational brand, at the heart of a network of many of the UK’s leading figures and employers. 

You know that technology has a significant role to play, but that human interaction and relationships are of even greater importance.

You want to feel like a valued member of a growing team, in an organisation which recognises that that its people are not just a number, but its greatest asset and part of an extended family, working together to support each other to meet organisational and not just individual goals.

Ideal candidates will be looking for a demanding post in a fast moving entrepreneurial charity. This is an exciting time to join our team as we take Speakers for Schools to the next level. Multi tasking ability a must.

You should be sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple internal and external stakeholders

What is Speakers for Schools?

Founded by ITV Political Editor Robert Peston (Trustee), and chaired by Andrew Law (Caxton Associates), Speakers for Schools was created to help level the playing field for UK state schools and their students by giving them the same access to the UK’s leading figures from politics, business, science, sport, the arts and more, as that enjoyed by private schools.

Bill Gates, Baroness (Martha) Lane Fox, Professor Brian Cox, David Dein, David Cameron, Natalie Bennett, Ed Balls, Naomi Campbell and over two thousand other influential, eminent and inspirational people, have been kind enough to volunteer their time to speak with Speakers for Schools. Almost a million Young People have attended a Speakers for Schools talk.

In 2016, we launched our Experience Programme. Experience works with our outstanding network of speakers and partner employers, to offer young people, amazing work experience opportunities, which would often be out of reach to them.

Our Experience Programme has more than trebled in impact since September as employers such as the Bank of England, M&C Saatchi, Disney, Spotify, Santander, Morgan Sindal, BA, BP, Cisco and others offer placements to thousands of Young People. In March we launched a ground-breaking virtual work experience programme in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hours: This role will be full-time (37.5 hours) & Permanent. 

Location: We are currently working from home.  This role will be based at our London office (near City Thameslink), but you will only be required to work from the office for up to 50% of your working week once the pandemic is over.

Application deadline: Please see below regarding notifications and start date.

Main purpose of the role:

• To support the charity’s marketing, communications and branding strategy to open up access for young people to reach their career potential.
• Promoting our Work Experience programme (Experience) and our School talks Programme (Inspiration) and one further programme to be launched at the end of September.
• Support the fundraising team to identify and acquire donations
• Working as a team player with a problem solving attitude, detailed orientated and loves working in fast paced dynamic environments

Main duties & responsibilities: 

• Managing the social media accounts (Twitter, Linkedin, Youtubem Vimeo andInstgram). This involves preparing the content calendar, scheduling posts, writing blog articles, managing the community responses and building followers.
• Managing the website content and wordpress CMS to update the website (News, blog articles and general content)
• Monitoring and providing reports on our googleanalytics, website, social platforms etc)
• Attending and leading meetings
• Tracking marketing expenditure (Excel budget management)
• Creating PR articles and building a media network towards expanding our media impact
• Brand guardian - Quality Control of content, images, branding, copy, pr, reputation
• Contribution to plans, strategies, commpacks and how to guides to support the Marketing teams objectives and activities
• Presenting to team and external stakeholders (Powerpoint)
• Supporting the generation of testimonials, ratings, surveys (In various formats, video, written, imagery etc.)
• Events and campaign marketing
• Email marketing: Mailchimp newsletter creation, management, sending and reports
• Supporting the adwords account (Learning on the job is fine)
• Abiding safeguarding policies, process and practise

We are looking for:

Education and Qualifications

Essential: 

• 5+ years full time marketing and communications experience

Desirable: 

• Degree in Marketing, Business or Design

Experience

Essential: 

• Basic level creative skills, eg: photography, photoshop
• Social media management and marketing 
• Writing marketing and implementation plans
• Writing articles (Pr, content, technical) 
• Managing marketing budgets
• Email marketing – the use of Mailchimp
• Brand management – following and enforcing brand guidelines 
• Digital marketing

Desirable

• Design experience with Indesign, illustrator and premiere highly desired but not required.
• An understanding in tech startup culture, wireframes, apps, and tech development desired but not required.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Office (Words, excel/csv, pdf editor, collaborative docs, powerpoint)
• Public relations and managing partners
• Confident is using Vimeo, Youtube, Linkedin, Twitter, Instagramfor a marketing (not personal) capacity
• Wordpress CMS management

Desirable

• Creative cloud adobe software
• Other CMS management systems a plus

Personal qualities

Essential

• Able to communicate and respect diverse teams
• A natural leadership style, able to gain respect and work as a team player with a range of people
• Genuine, down to earth nature
• Strong organisational skills and a collaborative approach
• Positive, hands-on approach, highly motivated with drive to achieve success.
• High degree of ethics and professional standards

We are looking for people who:

• Are sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders
• Excel at organising their workload and enjoy driving work forward independently
• Think strategically and can change tactics while still meeting larger objectives

You will be working directly with:

Reports to Chief Marketing Officer

To work with Campaigns and Comms Manager, Content Manager, Creative Designer, Events Manager, Events Officer as well as wider team.

How to Apply:

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Please make it clear in your cover letter what previous experience you have working with Salesforce. 

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools:

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications.

We will be closing this on or before Friday 28th August.

Our new team member will start ASAP.

Reference ID: Marketing Manager

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £40,000.00 to £45,000.00 /year

Please note: Your application will not be considered without submitting a cover letter and including your notice period.

Role: Delivery Administrator

Are you a good fit?

You want to work with a highly respected and aspirational brand, at the heart of a network of many of the UK’s leading figures and employers. 

You know that technology has a significant role to play, but that human interaction and relationships are of even greater importance.

You want to feel like a valued member of a growing team, in an organisation which recognises that that its people are not just a number, but its greatest asset and part of an extended family, working together to support each other to meet organisational and not just individual goals.

Ideal candidates will be looking for a demanding post in a fast moving entrepreneurial charity. This is an exciting time to join our team as we take Speakers for Schools to the next level. Multi tasking ability a must.

You should be sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple internal and external stakeholders

What is Speakers for Schools?

Founded by ITV Political Editor Robert Peston (Trustee), and chaired by Andrew Law (Caxton Associates), Speakers for Schools was created to help level the playing field for UK state schools and their students by giving them the same access to the UK’s leading figures from politics, business, science, sport, the arts and more, as that enjoyed by private schools.

Bill Gates, Baroness (Martha) Lane Fox, Professor Brian Cox, David Dein, David Cameron, Natalie Bennett, Ed Balls, Naomi Campbell and over two thousand other influential, eminent and inspirational people, have been kind enough to volunteer their time to speak with Speakers for Schools. Almost a million Young People have attended a Speakers for Schools talk.

In 2016, we launched our Experience Programme. Experience works with our outstanding network of speakers and partner employers, to offer young people, amazing work experience opportunities, which would often be out of reach to them.

Our Experience Programme has more than trebled in impact since September as employers such as the Bank of England, M&C Saatchi, Disney, Spotify, Santander, Morgan Sindal, BA, BP, Cisco and others offer placements to thousands of Young People. In March we launched a ground-breaking virtual work experience programme in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Main purpose of role

Hours: This role will be full-time (37.5 hours) & Permanent. 

Location: We are currently working from home.  This role will be based at our London office (near City Thameslink), but you will only be required to work from the office for up to 50% of your working week.

Application deadline: Please see below regarding notifications and start date.

What you’ll be doing:

Schools and Student Management

• Responding to enquiries from schools and students regarding questions about the application portal registration process and general troubleshooting
• Processing new user registrations on our portal
• Outreach and onboarding of new schools and colleges
• Supporting our Virtual Programmes
• Helping with technical delivery processes using both our in-house software and that of external partners, as well as helping to run training session with other members of our employer team
• Supporting a new tech product launch
• Outreach to new schools and colleges regarding the product, securing a commitment of engagement and undertaking the full onboarding process
• Technical support for Employers
• Using our in-house software to support the technical processes our employer partners use to recruit for and run work experience placements
• Data Management and CRM
• Inputting new data, maintaining existing records, generating reports to aid impact reporting and funding evidence

Skills and Proficiencies:

• Experience in a similar delivery-focussed role within a small, fast-paced organisation
• Experience using Microsoft packages, including Outlook
• Experience of using CRM software to achieve the tasks outlined above (preferably Salesforce)
• Good customer service skills that mean queries are answered professionally and clearly
• Excellent organisation skills and ability to learn quickly to ensure smooth delivery processes
• Flexibility and a willingness to get stuck in and help with any tasks the team require support for
• Experience communicating with educational establishments and a familiarity with how schools and colleges operate
• Ability to clearly communicate with students to ensure they understand our processes and are able to access opportunities

We are looking for people who:

• Are sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders
• Excel at organising their workload and enjoy driving work forward independently
• Think strategically and can change tactics while still meeting larger objectives

It's not just a matter of qualifications. As an eclectic team, one size does not fit all. A degree level qualification may be useful, but experience, effort and amazing communication skills is just as valuable.

How to Apply:

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Please make it clear in your cover letter what previous experience you have working with Salesforce. 

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools:

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications.

We will be closing this on or before Friday 28th August.

Our new team member will start ASAP.

Reference ID: Delivery Administrator

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £26,000.00 to £28,000.00 /year

The Disability Selection Advisor requires an individual with substantial working knowledge and experience of implementing the Equality Act in order to both navigate the assessment of applicants' suitability (particularly, but not exclusively, those who have a health condition and/or may be considered to have a disability) to commence the Frontline programme and to advise Frontline and local authorities in respect of reasonable adjustments.

This  is a vital position in a pioneering organisation and the appointed individual will bring their extensive knowledge of equality legislation to help develop organisational knowledge, improve participant experience and embed disability best-practice into all aspects of our programme. This role sits within the Suitability team so working with the wider group to ensure a joined-up journey for our participants and local authorities is essential.

Do you want to be part of an organisation that fights for children every single day? Then join us as HR Systems and Data Manager, taking responsibility for developing and delivering strategic People data and reporting to inform decision making.

In our Support Services department, we fight for children every single day. We provide leadership and direction in the business of running an efficient organisation. We ensure our resources are used to maximum effect. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

Here at Save the Children, the HR team is going through an exciting period of change. As HR Systems and Data Manager, you will develop a reporting suite that is clearly scoped for SCUK, at an organisational and divisional level including the all necessary KPIs and ensure that the data and narrative is tailored to meet audience requirements. You will also be responsible for promoting the use of reporting and analysis for action planning and decision-making across the organisation. In addition you will:

• Be the technical lead specialist for People Data, MI and reporting for SCUK as well as the lead for managing the delivery of systems administration and end user technical support for the Oracle HRIS functionality

• Maintain the integrity of the system through the management of access security, training and maintenance of good practice

• Manage the development and implementation of an E-HR Strategy to support short, medium and longer-term service improvement priorities

• Build and develop strong working partnerships with key stakeholders in order to understand requirements and priorities so that the requirements can be delivered. 

To be successful you will be a Chartered CIPD member (or equivalent) with multi-sector experience at senior management level.  As well as an expertise in a range of HR Systems and technology solutions, you will be comfortable preparing and presenting reports and proposals for senior management/board groups. You will be able to drive HR Service improvements with evidence of project and programme management skills. In addition you will have:

• Experience of leading the thinking in HR Data and Systems practices, taking account of wider impact on other approaches to people management and business practices 

• Evidence of operational management skills with the emphasis on delivering high quality, customer orientated, operational HR Systems and Data services through a team of HR Systems and Data specialists to meet required SLAs and KPIs

• Working with and influencing a range of people professionals and other stakeholders 

• Evidence of people management to include coaching, developing and performance management of others.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you. 

To apply please visit our website. 

Closing date: 6th September 2020

Do you want to be part of an organisation that fights for children every single day? Then join us as HR Service Centre Manager, leading the development and delivery of the HR Service Centre, providing first level information advice and guidance on core HR policies, procedures and processes in order to meet organisational HR advice and processing needs.

In our Support Services department, we fight for children every single day. We provide leadership and direction in the business of running an efficient organisation. We ensure our resources are used to maximum effect. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

Here at Save the Children, the HR team is going through an exciting period of change. As HR Service Centre Manager you will lead the team of HR Officers to deliver effective processing of HR transactions and first-level advice and guidance on policies and procedures. Additionally, you will own the Shared Service Centre strategy and have the opportunity to shape how the HR Service Centre works and to review and streamline our processes, looking at how we use technology and interact with managers to get things done. In addition you will:

• Deliver a broad range of HR transactions supported by a strongly customer service orientated multi-skilled team e.g. from contractual changes to onboarding of new starters

• Ensure delivery and communication of consistent best practice information, advice and guidance

• Regularly review Data/facts/MI to analyse the effectiveness of current HR Service Centre services and practices

• Manage the implementation of a range of projects, or components of larger projects in order to deliver organisational objectives as well as enabling appropriate changes in HR policy or practice to take place.

To be successful you will be a Chartered CIPD member (or equivalent) with multi-sector experience, specialising in HR Service Centre Delivery at management level. Evidence of HR Service Centre Strategy development and implementation to meet divisional requirements short, medium and long-term is also essential as are good project and programme management skills. You will also have experience of using your HR expertise to drive people change that impacts organisations. In addition you will have:

• Evidence of expertise in HR Shared Services to include practical application of business process re-engineering / lean & systems thinking

• Experience of using a range of technological solutions to deliver service improvements short, medium and long-term

• Experience working with and influencing a range of people professionals and other stakeholders 

• A good understanding of a wide range of people practices and how they impact both each other and business practices; and of organisation strategy and external trends in the charity sector

• Evidence of operational management skills with the emphasis on delivering high quality, customer orientated, HRSSC services through a team of HR professionals to meet required SLAs and KPIs.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you. 

To apply please visit our website. 

Closing date: 6th September 2020

Join a new movement in humanitarian aid: fast, flexible, and transparent.

Help Refugees supports over 125 projects across Europe, the Middle East and on the US-Mexico border. We take a fieldwork-first approach to aid, establishing local networks and working with local partners to deliver projects that meet the real needs of refugees and displaced people. Our work has now reached over one million people – all powered by the hard work, dedication and love of over 35,000 volunteers. We know that aid alone is never enough. We amplify the voices of the people we work for, fighting for the rights of refugees and working to create a public narrative in which all refugees are welcome.

We are now looking for a values-led, resilient and experienced Chief Operating Officer who will oversee our organisation’s operations and procedures, and work to elevate the entire organisation so that we can make an even greater impact for refugees and displaced people.

The COO role is a key member of the senior management team, reporting to the Deputy Chief Executive Officer. You will be responsible for a range of diverse business operations, so we need an experienced and effective leader with excellent people skills, business acumen and an exemplary work ethic. The COO will have the flexibility to tackle different areas of operation while taking a holistic, cross-functional view of the organisation. You will be an analytical thinker, a problem solver, and someone who gets things done, focusing on ensuring stability by bringing structure, process and prioritisation. You will excel at anticipating problems, communicating a clear vision, understanding what’s going to be asked next, and how to find solutions.

You will be a compassionate, visionary leader with proven experience of helping to grow agile and dynamic organisations. You will have extensive organisation management knowledge and experience in operations, finance, and human resources, with the ability to build strong relationships across a diverse, international stakeholder map. Excellent communication skills are essential, alongside a clear passion and commitment to Help Refugees’ mission.

Help Refugees wishes to encourage applications from experienced leaders drawn from a wide variety of backgrounds who can drive and inspire change for refugees and displaced people.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic candidates, and candidates with disabilities, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at Help Refugees.

To apply and download the appointment details, please visit our website by clicking the Apply button and quoting reference 4767. The closing date for applications is Monday 7th September 2020 at 9am BST.

The role will be based in London and the salary is commensurate with the seniority of the appointment.

Help Refugees promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We are happy to talk about flexible working and we promote a workplace where you can be your authentic self and achieve success based only on your merit.

Protecting your personal data is of the utmost importance to Perrett Laver and we take this responsibility very seriously. Any information obtained by our trading divisions is held and processed in accordance with the relevant data protection legislation. The data you provide us with is securely stored on our computerised database and transferred to our clients for the purposes of presenting you as a candidate and/or considering your suitability for a role you have registered interest in.

Perrett Laver is a Data Controller and a Data Processor, as defined under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our legal basis for much of our data processing activity is ‘Legitimate Interests’. You have the right to object to us processing your data in this way. For more information about this, your rights, and our approach to Data Protection and Privacy, please visit our website.

CHARITY SHOP ASSISTANT MANAGER

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Assistant Manager is responsible to the Shop Manager. The shop is overseen by Brent Samaritans Shop Sub-committee, which is a part of the Board of Trustees.

Hours of work: 30 per week including weekends, flexible rota

JOB PURPOSE

Helping to manage the day-to-day running of the shop, with particular emphasis on:

• Optimising sales

• Managing and training shop volunteers

• General office administration as directed by the Manager

• Ensuring shop policies and procedures are understood and adhered to

• Implementing Gift Aid scheme

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Optimising sales

• Helping to ensure the shop meets agreed sales targets

• Initiating marketing campaigns and sales promotions

• Ensuring all volunteers maintain the highest standards of customer care

• Receiving, sorting and pricing donated goods

• Signing up donors for Gift Aid scheme

• Ensuring goods for sale are displayed effectively and attractively.

Volunteer management and training

• Recruiting, training, organising and supervising the team of shop volunteers

Customers and donors

• Developing and maintaining excellent relationships with both customers and donors

Administration

• Applying Trading Standards regulations in the shop and ensuring all volunteers are

aware of them

• Operating the till and undertaking end-of-day reconciliation. Ensuring that ALL monies are properly handled and accounted for

• Setting and maintaining rotas to ensure the shop is adequately staffed at all times

• Ensuring all petty cash transactions are recorded accurately

Premises management and security

• Ensuring all areas of the shop are clean and tidy at all times and all equipment is kept in good working order

• Conforming to procedures and policies as a key-holder

• Ensuring that all security procedures, including those for the personal safety of staff

and volunteers, are understood and implemented

Health and safety

• Ensuring that all Health and Safety regulations and procedures are understood and

implemented by staff and volunteers

Additional duties

• Carrying out all reasonable additional duties deemed appropriate by the Manager

• Responsibility for opening and shutting the shop when appropriate

• Taking full responsibility for the running of the shop in the Manager’s absence

• An awareness of the work and objectives of the Samaritans charity, and ensuring that

Brent Samaritans is promoted positively at all times in the shop

• A full understanding and commitment to all Brent Samaritans policies, including our

Equality and Diversity policy

This job description is not exhaustive; you may be required from time to time to undertake other duties as required by the Manager to support the overall objectives of the charity.

Please send your CV with a covering letter telling us why you are right for the job.

£16,770 per annum for 30 hours per week including weekends, on a flexible rota. Comission after 6 months. The successful candidate will be asked to provide contact details for two referees.

Closing date for applications: September 1st 5pm

an opportunity to work with a Christian Charity committed to alleviating poverty in the London Borough of Sutton and be responsible for managing and developing the Foodbank

Glass Door is an award-winning, independent charity provides shelter and support for those with nowhere else to turn. We’re a rapidly-growing, collaborative team who love making a positive impact. If you believe in our ethos and want to make a difference, get in touch. We are recruiting an experienced and compassionate Complex Needs Caseworker to join our growing team.

You will be a confident and friendly self-starter, who takes initiative to get things done. No two days will be the same: we are a dynamic office with all-hands-on-deck approach when required. .

Glass Door provides its employees a full induction as well as learning and development opportunities and access to our employee wellbeing programme.

We offer interest-free season ticket loans and a cycle-to-work scheme.

We operate an equal opportunities policy and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. Although Glass Door services normally take place within churches or church-owned properties, please note individuals with connections to a variety of faiths or none work for, volunteer at, and use the services of Glass Door.

Our headquarters are located in the heart of Chelsea, close to both Sloane Square and South Kensington tube stations.

Job Description

The post holder will be responsible for the following:

1. Providing an advice and advocacy service to a caseload of guests from across all our services for the homeless and vulnerably housed who present with long-term and complex needs, caseworking a smaller and more consistent caseload than other members of the team but working with them more intensively
2. Employing creative thinking and practices to ensure that guests are supported and motivated to achieve their goals, primarily to access and maintain accommodation and develop durable support networks
3. Frequently attending appointments with guests as needed and carrying out home visits
4. Referring guests to accommodation providers, health services and other relevant support services, as necessary, and actively facilitating their ongoing engagement with these
5. Maintaining good communication with the Managers of our partnered Drop-in Centres, Glass Door colleagues and local statutory and non-statutory services
6. Attending meetings with the casework team, external service providers and partner organisations when required, engagement with Reflective Practice sessions
7. Collating statistics and outcome measurements of the casework service for both internal and external use
8. Maintaining a well-organised and easily accessible administration system for the casework programme in line with relevant legislation (e.g. GDPR), including accurate and up-to-date casenotes using our internal In-Form system
9. Adherence to all Glass Door policies and procedures, including compliance with safeguarding procedures
10. Managing a small casework budget
11. Proactively identifying areas for improvement and development of service provision
12. Undertaking any other duties to aid the good running of the project, as required by the charity

Person Specification

Essential

• At least two years’ experience of working one-on-one with --and assessing the needs of-- homeless people or similar disadvantaged client groups
• Empathetic attitude to homeless and vulnerably-housed people, including those with ongoing complex needs
• Ability to sensitively maintain boundaries with challenging individuals whilst promoting a trauma-informed approach to care
• Ability to adopt an assertive approach when needed
• Personal resilience while working with challenging individuals coupled with an understanding of one’s personal and professional limits
• Up-to-date knowledge of the welfare issues and legislation affecting homeless people
• Ability to expand own knowledge and to adapt in order to advocate for guests in unfamiliar areas of care and support
• Knowledge of relevant support services available to homeless people, particularly in West London
• Confident approach to, and experience of, dealing with persistent challenging behaviour, conflict and distress
• Ability to maintain good relationships with colleagues and external service providers
• Highly organised with strong time-management skills
• Ability to keep clear and up-to-date case records
• Ability to work independently and take the initiative to make important decisions
• Flexible and supportive team member with excellent communication skills
• Ability to adhere to and implement Health & Safety, HR and operational policies
• Understanding of and commitment to Equal Opportunities

Desirable

• Experience of working alongside volunteers

Could you thrive working in a start-up phase? Do you have a global mindset?

Prospectus is delighted to be working with a progressive and proactive foundation that aims to tackle the global climate emergency. They are looking for their new Operations Associate to play a pivotal role in building out systems, structure and approaches to maintain impact at scale. Our client is committed to being a diverse and inclusive place of work and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

The Operations Associate will work closely with the COO, Co-Directors and key support teams from the parent company to understand and develop a robust architecture to support an ambitious grants portfolio. To achieve success they will work across grants systems, finance and reporting, contracts and legal and ensure that there are lower barriers to the free movement of funds to the world changing initiatives they support. They will work to improve the grant cycle, increasing efficiencies in how information is tracked and reported for Finance at the same time as providing reassurance and process to the oversight of contracts and compliance with obligations such as GDPR. The role does not require a Finance or Legal professional, more someone who can facilitate the smooth workings of a rapidly growing organisation, both at the strategic and day to day levels.

The right candidate will be comfortable working in a shallow hierarchy, taking responsibility for their areas but thriving in the support of others as the organisation starts up. With an exemplary track record of working in Operations, they will have demonstrable technical skills spanning finance or grants management, data and databases and outstanding attention to detail for the contract review. The post requires nit just incredible organisational skills, but the ability to work in ambiguity and create positive improvements to structure and ways of working. The organisation is looking for someone with a global mindset with a strong empathy to what a valuable role this will be in facilitating their objective of tackling the global climate emergency.

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply.

The British Science Association (BSA) is a charity, founded in 1831 and incorporated by Royal Charter.

Our vision is of a world where science is at the heart of culture and society. Our mission is to transform the diversity and inclusivity of science; to reach under-served audiences; and increase the number of people who are actively engaged and involved in science. The organisation focusses on three main pillars of work, namely Education, Engagement & Thought Leadership

The British Science Association is funded by a mix of grants, sponsorship and donations.

Prospectus is delighted to be working closely with the BSA to recruit a Grants Manager to lead on an exciting new development programme focussing on inclusion and diversity funded by the Wellcome Trust.

This role is offered for an initial 2-year contract period (of funding) but is hopefully ongoing.

The role:

This essential role will work closely with the Head of Grants to design and lead a brand new grants funding programme aimed at supporting individuals and organisations across the UK to engage public audiences with health research. You will build on existing good practice and bring onboard new voices and communities to make a real step-change to public engagement with health research.

This will involve ensuring excellent participatory grant-making processes are installed and followed, high quality assessments, due diligence, professional levels of customer service and top notch support to a national team of locally based development coordinators will all be major components of this role. Supporting the Head of Grants in all aspects of this work, you will also concentrate on championing innovation in health research across public engagement and funding audiences in addition to providing solid administration support to all of the processes essential to the smooth running of the grants programmes. This role will also be responsible for managing a small pipeline of discretionary grants to support local work where necessary.

The person:

The successful candidate will have a proven track record in grant-making with lots of partnership working and strong project management experience. An accomplished multi-tasker with developed analytical skills and meticulous attention to detail, this person will be a strong communicator and an energetic self-starter. Resilient, agile and innovative this person will see the potential and recognise the importance of the work of BSA in general and more specifically, the exciting opportunities created by this new stream of funding. Designing successful programmes which support disadvantaged groups, community driven project management and coaching small teams will be very useful but not essential.

This role represents a superb opportunity for the right person to play a pivotal part in driving forward the success of this exciting and innovative programme of funding with ambitious and well researched aims and objectives.

How to apply:

As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role.

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, modern slavery and human trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,000 women and children in our national network of services.  These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services, culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline. We advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, manage a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.

We are looking for a domestic violence practitioner to join our dynamic peripatetic team. An exciting opportunity to enhance your experience in a variety of support roles including working in accommodation based services, independent domestic violence advocate, independent gender violence advocate, independent sexual violence advocate and community outreach worker.

You will deliver a high quality professional service to survivors of domestic violence living in our refuges, those who access our outreach service and independent domestic violence advocacy services. You will work from any of our National sites, providing cover for services who need additional staff. You may be required to travel including some Monday – Friday overnight stays during your assignments.

Your role will involve providing invaluable practice and emotional support to men, women and their children advocating on their behalf in areas such as welfare, housing, courts, police and emotional support as well as supporting women to move to safe, permanent accommodation.

The successful candidates will be passionate about ending gender based violence and have experience of providing emotional and practical support in a paid or unpaid capacity. They will need to work flexibly and have strong organisational skills, good written and verbal communication, and an understanding of the importance of maintaining professional boundaries. The ability to work as part of an on-call rota is also essential.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.

Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, pension scheme with People’s pension that includes a 6% Employer contribution, comprehensive EAP.

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession. 

Please visit Refuge’s website for further details and other opportunities.

Closing Date: 31st August 2020

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.

The British Science Association (BSA) is a charity, founded in 1831 and incorporated by Royal Charter.

Our vision is of a world where science is at the heart of culture and society. Our mission is to transform the diversity and inclusivity of science; to reach under-served audiences; and increase the number of people who are actively engaged and involved in science. The organisation focusses on three main pillars of work, namely Education, Engagement & Thought Leadership.

The British Science Association is funded by a mix of grants, sponsorship and donations.

Prospectus is delighted to be working closely with the BSA to recruit a Head of Grants to lead on an exciting new development programme focussing on inclusion and diversity funded by the Wellcome Trust.

This role is offered for an initial 2-year contract period (of funding) but is hopefully ongoing.

The role:

The Head of Grants will be responsible for launching and leading on a brand-new funding programme for individuals and organisations across the UK aimed at engaging public audiences with health research. The role will build on existing good practice and bring onboard new voices and communities to make a real step-change to public engagement with BSA's work.

The new fund will enable more 'connectors' who have access, trust and established relationships with communities and researchers, to identify and act on areas of health research that can be shaped or used by the UK public.

This role will involve, liaising with key stakeholders to mobilise networks with potential partners to ensure the success of this programme, will champion innovation in the sector, recruit, manage and develop a small grants team to proactively engage in the process, ensuring due diligence is adhered to, producing clear and concise reports to the funders and working closely with the wider team at BSA to ensure clarity and compliance to overall aims and objectives.

The person:

The successful candidate will have substantial experience in a similar senior relational grant-making role with extensive stakeholder engagement and team management and development experience. Substantial partnerships management and grants programme design and innovation will also be important. A creative and dynamic senior manager, this person will have multi-site project management experience, will be agile and flexible in their approach and will be financially astute and analytical by nature. Community focussed and able to appreciate the national importance of the work of BSA will be essential. An understanding of the challenges faced by social innovators and science/health research communicators, community driven programme management experience and/or lived experience of being part of a currently under-represented community will be useful but not essential.

This role represents a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to make a significant contribution to the success of this very important.

How to apply:

As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role.

Prospectus is delighted to be partnering with The London Community Foundation (LCF) to recruit their new Head of Philanthropy. The LCF holds a unique and exciting position in the capital, partnering with public, individual, and corporate donors to raise funds to support London's grassroots organisations.

During the COVID crisis, the UK's Community Foundations have demonstrated their unparalleled convening role across our communities. And LCF is no exception, mobilising public, private and corporate funds to reach those communities most in need. By mid-August 2020, LCF had committed over £6.5M to support London's incredible grassroots and small charitable organisations, delivered by a team committed to London and its communities and made possible by LCF's generous donors and partners.

The London Community Foundation
Head of Development
Brixton, London (flexibility offered)
£47,000-£50,000 per annum

The Head of Development will report to the Director of Development and Communications and will support the development and execution of LCF's strategy for income generation with a particular focus on growing their individual and corporate philanthropy base. You will contribute to building, retaining and stewarding the donor base, including devising and executing new products, campaigns and offers, and will take proactive action to ensure positive long-term relationships with donors. You will also form and maintain key external relations to extend their impact. The Head of Development will play a key role within the organisation, supporting the wider Development and Communications team, promoting a 'results-focused' team culture and encouraging collaboration across LCF.

To be successful in this role, you will be passionate about tackling social inequality and poverty across the capital and will have a focus on promoting London's diversity and its communities. You will have a strong track record of revenue generation within the beyond profit, charity or within a business-for-purpose sector. You will be a results-orientated income generator with first class relationship management skills, financially astute with experience of building bids and personally securing significant income (corporate or individual philanthropy). Excellent verbal and presentational skills are required and you must be comfortable working at pace and managing shifting priorities.

We are especially interested in hearing from individuals who are Black, Asian or from a minority ethnic background, and those who have lived experience that reflects the full demographic of London's communities we support. Whatever your background, if you have a personal mission that aligns with ours, and the ability to engage equally well with grass roots community organisations as you do with business and government leaders, please don't hesitate to get in touch
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.