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We’re looking for an experienced individual to join our Community Fundraising team as Community Fundraising Officer, covering our East Midlands hub. You will join us working 35 hours per week on a permanent basis and in return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £30,781.96 per annum plus excellent benefits.

Please note, the successful candidate must be based in or around the East Midlands hub which covers Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire & Nottinghamshire

Since 1927, Cats Protection has helped thousands of cats each year, across the UK. As a community of volunteers, employees, supporters and partners, we’ve improved the lives of millions of cats and transformed the way millions of people see and care for cats.

The Community Fundraising Officer is an exciting role for a community fundraiser who wants to make a positive impact and drive income generation. Sitting in the Community Fundraising and Events department within the Marketing and Income Generation Directorate the Community Fundraising Officer plays a pivotal role in leading and supporting community activities to drive and grow community fundraised income. This is an opportunity to work across a diverse range of products and activities, work alongside dedicated volunteers, meet our loyal supporters and demonstrate the joy and impact of community fundraising all for the benefit of cats and kittens in the UK. 

What we’re looking for:

• Experience of raising funds in a community fundraising environment
• Experience in planning, organising and delivering fundraising campaigns and activities
• Direct experience of working with volunteers
• Experience of planning and working to income/expenditure budgets 
• Good working knowledge of transaction/contact database (preferably CARE NG)
• A flexible approach to working hours and able to attend events which may occasionally fall on evenings or weekends

What we can offer you:

• salary of up to £30,781.96 per annum plus excellent benefits
• generous annual leave entitlement
• life assurance scheme
• range of health benefits including private healthcare
• Employee Assistance Programme
• and more

Through our values and behaviours we help people see the world through cats’ eyes. Together we can make a difference.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly.

Closing date: 22nd April 2024

Virtual interview date: Week commencing 29th April 2024

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

Please email if you require any adjustments to be made for you to complete your application or to participate in the recruitment journey.

This is an excellent part-time opportunity for an experienced HR Assistant to join our busy People and Culture team with War Child UK on a fixed-term contract until the end of 2024.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, love juggling multiple priorities, and have a talent for turning administrative tasks into streamlined processes, this role is for you. As our HR Assistant, you'll be an integral part of our team, supporting the employee lifecycle, and recruitment administration. Your organisational skills will shine as you handle confidential data with precision and integrity.

From coordinating recruitment processes to maintaining HR systems and providing first-rate administrative support, you'll be instrumental in ensuring our team operational processes run smoothly. If you're a self-motivated individual with experience in HR and/or recruitment, excellent communication skills, and a keen eye for detail, we want to hear from you. 

This role is a fixed-term contract until end of December 2024. The start / end time each day can be flexible, between 9am – 5:30pm. We are happy to offer hybrid working (our office is in NW1 London) or fully remote working for this role. Please indicate on your application, your preferred working pattern. 

If you have the following qualities, we'd love to hear from you:

• Experience of working in a busy HR and/or recruitment team with experience of working with and maintaining HR and Recruitment systems.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills – able to communicate effectively with a variety of people from candidates to hiring managers to Directors, and the ability to work effectively as part of a team and build good working relationships at all levels.
• Able to pragmatically manage a highly variable workload with competing priorities whilst maintaining attention to detail, delivering to deadlines and the ability to self-motivate.
• A good base knowledge and understanding of current employment law to ensure all administration tasks are completed compliantly. 
• Exceptionally organised with the ability to produce high quality outputs in a short timeframe.
• Able to understand and follow written policies and procedures, maintain confidentiality, and securely protect data with an attention to detail with the ability to process and update information accurately.

More information about the responsibilities and expectations for the role can be found by selecting "Apply via Website". We look forward to receiving your application. 

Join us and be part of a team dedicated to ensuring a safe future for every child affected by war.

Are you passionate about criminal justice and want to work from home for a small charity where you can make a real difference? Are you experienced in monitoring and evaluation, and/ or administration? Then we would love to hear from you! 

The Welcome Directory are currently recruiting for a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to lead on data collation and analysis and strengthen processes for effectively measuring and evidencing impact. The full Job Description can be found below.

Should you have any questions about the role, please get in touch by email. 

The Welcome Directory will be scheduling interviews as applications come in. Please note we reserve the right to close vacancies early should we receive sufficient applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible. 

40% of children from disadvantaged backgrounds leave primary school in England each year unable to read to the expected standard - many of these children fall behind with reading simply because they lack the opportunity to practise.

Chapter One is a small but growing charity with a vision of a world in which all children have the literacy skills needed to thrive. Our mission is to close the reading gap by providing children with one-to-one support at the time they need it most. We work in eleven areas/regions of the UK and will support 3,300 children in 2024-25.

Our unique Online Reading Volunteer programme pairs disadvantaged, struggling five to eight-year old (KS1) readers with reading support volunteers who are working professionals. The volunteer ask is very focused: readers commit 30 minutes a week to read with a child using a bespoke digital platform for an entire academic year. The results are transformative, boosting children's reading confidence and ability.

This role is an exciting opportunity for someone to contribute to the work of our fast-growing charity. You will work as part of the Chapter One Support Team, ensuring that volunteers have everything that they need to make a success of their reading sessions with pupils. You will be the first point of contact for our volunteers, so excellent customer service skills and a genuine interest in helping others is essential.

Reporting to the Performance and Data Manager, you will work for 25-30 hours a week (Monday to Friday) and will need to be available for an 09:30 am start each morning. You will work remotely and will need to have access to a reliable internet connection.

This role is ideal for someone home-based who wishes to work part-time in a fast-paced and varied administrative role.

If you’d like to apply, please read the attached job description PDF and submit your CV and a covering letter. Your covering letter should clearly outline your suitability for this specific role and should detail how you meet the essential qualities in the job description PDF. Please do not send any applications or correspondence via the Chapter One website.

Fundraising Executive
£24,000-27,000 p.a. + benefits
35 hours a week
Permanent
100 Berkshire Place, Winnersh, Wokingham RG41 5RD
Hybrid considered, with at least four days a month in the office

About us:

Colostomy UK is a national charity that offers support and advice to people who have had stoma surgery (ostomates) and to their friends, families and carers. Our projects empower ostomates to return to sports, hobbies and other activities after their surgery and give them the confidence to take on fresh challenges. We advocate for ostomates’ rights and are their voice on the bigger issues. Our campaigns raise awareness of ‘life with a stoma’ and encourage organisations to make their facilities more inclusive.

About the role:

As the Fundraising Executive you will work to grow income through developing our community engagement, attracting, building and managing relationships with a range of supporters (individual donors and fundraisers, community groups, local businesses, volunteers etc). You will lead on the stewardship of events and challenges, including our annual Step Up campaign, by supporting individuals and groups to raise funds through fundraising activities. The post-holder will also support the recording of donations, send appropriate acknowledgements, review fundraising materials, and prepare fundraising content for social media, our website and our quarterly magazine, Tidings.

You will be joining a collaborative and innovative team of individuals who put our community first and are connected by a passion to make a real difference. We offer the opportunity for professional development across a range of fundraising disciplines, including community, individual giving, digital, legacy and corporate, as well as the potential to support fundraising from charitable trusts. The right candidate will be in a prime position for career progression as we grow our small team.

Practicalities:

This role may involve overnight stays, early mornings, evenings and weekends so flexibility is a must.

There’s an expectation that you will be based at our head office in the first few weeks in post to aid a successful induction period. Following this, you may continue to be office-based full time, or work on a hybrid basis, with at least four days a month spent in our head office (RG41).

Our ideal candidate:

We are looking for a motivated, confident individual with strong organisational skills and an impeccable attention to detail, who is passionate about supporting people living with stomas. The successful applicant will be expected to have a broad understanding of a range of income generation methods and communication styles, and the third sector.

Core role responsibilities

 ·Working alongside the Fundraising Manager to implement the fundraising strategy, with a focus on building unrestricted income

·Donor stewardship, including recording and thanking for donations, and other supporter communications, to encourage long-term, repeat support – engaging existing supporters, making them feel valued, proud, and committed to supporting the charity

·Working with our supporters to organise and host interesting activities and events in the community and digitally, to significantly increase fundraising income; ensuring excellent support of their activities during planning and delivery, and arranging attendance from the Colostomy UK team and volunteers as appropriate

·Preparing appealing fundraising materials and content for all types of communications

·Representing and raising the profile of the organisation externally by giving presentations and promoting the need for fundraising among different audiences

·Working with the Marketing & Social Media Executive to ensure fundraising is included in our public-facing communications, to supporters and audiences on social media, in newsletters and on other channels; ensuring our website, social media channels and print material are kept up to date with fundraising news and activities that inspire engagement and giving

·Supporting fundraising with analysis and reports to enable us to continue to build and improve our profile; monitoring engagement and conversions from different fundraising campaigns

The job pack includes the full job description and person specification.

We have a range of benefits that we offer our team, these include:

• Private Health Care, including an employee assistance programme, remote GP, counselling, physiotherapy, medical diagnostics and treatment.
• Access to benefit platform for a wide range of discounts on everyday spends plus gym discounts.
• Increased annual leave allowance based on length of service, up to 30 days 
• Season ticket loan
• 5% contribution to pension scheme
• An extra day holiday for your birthday and one day off a year to volunteer
• Training and development opportunities to support your learning and growth
• Fresh fruit in the office
• Free on-site parking

Welcome

Thank you for your interest in joining the CoachBright team as our new London Programme Officer.

We are a social mobility charity on a mission to support pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds become confident, independent, and resilient learners so they can lead the lives they want.

There is an attainment and outcomes gap in the UK between disadvantaged pupils and their wealthier peers. This is exacerbated when pupils have lower confidence in their own abilities and potential. Upward social mobility is made even harder when pupils lack relatable role models who have been to university or have professional occupations. We want to change this!

Now, more than ever, it is essential that young people from disadvantaged back- grounds get the support they need to achieve their goals. That’s why we’re playing our part to narrow the gap and support a generation of pupils to be their best.

We are young, ambitious, and optimistic, and are looking for someone as passionate as we are about creating a socially just world. If you get out of bed to transform the life chances of young people and want to shape and grow a values-driven social mobility charity, we would love to hear from you.

Thanks,

The CoachBright team
 

The Challenge

Social mobility in the UK is still far from a reality: disadvantaged pupils are less likely to attend university/ high level apprenticeships, occupy top jobs and improve their standard of living over their parents than their peers. The divide has become even clearer since Covid-19.

The gap between most advantaged and least advantaged pupils’ employment and higher education destinations remains vast - and this leads to real-life consequences. There is still much more to be done.

As an award-winning, fast-moving charity our mission is to support young people from disadvantaged communities to identify and fulfil their potential. Working in partnership with schools, universities, and employers, we deliver academic and pastoral coaching programmes that improve pupils’ confidence, resilience, and independence, as well as their attainment.

With a recently written three-year strategy, and a new Chief Executive, we’re at anexciting stage of development and have ambitious plans to continue improving our im- pact and reach. This academic year, we are planning on supporting over 2,000 pupils across our three regional teams: London, the South East and the West Midlands.

Role description

We are looking for a self-motivated individual to enhance our work across London, where we have very strong existing school and university partnerships.

You will primarily be responsible for delivering our academic coaching programmes to pupils in both Primary and Secondary Schools across your region, and other regions when required. Typically we run programmes between the months of October-December, and February-June, where regular travel to schools in the region will be required.

As a Programme Officer you will also recruit, train and manage volunteers (typically current undergraduates from universities in your region), deliver in-school and online workshops, and contribute to the overall development of the region.

You will be delivering programmes in schools and with volunteers can be challenging, with every day looking a little different from the last. But it is ultimately extremely rewarding! You will flourish in this role if you enjoy thinking quickly, responding to challenges, and using your own initiative to get great outcomes for young people.

One of our core values at CoachBright is that ‘we believe coaching is transformative’. A coaching approach underpins everything we do from our programmes to the way we work with each other. As a result, every team member undertakes training to become an accredited coach, and becomes part of our Lifecycle coaching team, where we provide direct, 1:1 coaching to current university students and junior employees of our corporate partners. Once accredited you will have the opportunity to coach as part of this programme. 

Role Description

The London Programme Officer will be responsible for:

Programme coordination and delivery: 

• Coordinate and run multiple in-school and online programmes (core and peer to peer) across the region and, when required, in other regions.

• Set timelines for programme start and finish dates. 

• Visit schools to oversee programme quality and communicate with school staff  weekly to provide feedback after sessions. 

• Facilitate in-school or digital workshops for groups of pupils (typically KS3-5). 

• Plan and organise graduation trips to a local university for pupils on the programme.

• Coordinate and allocate coaches to school programmes, communicating with  them weekly and when needed arranging transport for them to schools.

• Collect data for monitoring and evaluation purposes, such as pre and post programme questionnaires, attendance records, and pupil and coach feedback.

• Report regularly to your Head of Region on key performance indicators and  programme updates.

• Contribute to the development of the region by supporting the Head of Region in generating new school leads and securing programmes. 

• Support a strong and supportive network of schools, Multi-Academy Trusts  (MATs).

• Build and maintain relationships with coaches, pupils and teachers. 

• Once accredited as a coach, coach on our Lifecycle programmes. 

Volunteer recruitment and management:

• Recruit and retain volunteer coaches (meeting minimum requirements set  termly). 

• Deliver coach training to volunteers in person and online. 

• Create a thriving community of social mobility advocates among university  students and young professionals. 

• Work with your Head of Region to develop and maintain  relationships with Universities, corporate partners and others. 

Other: 

• When required, lead on, and contribute to, projects that will positively impact the organisation as a whole.

• Embody our values and demonstrate commitment to our mission.

Essential characteristics and experience: 

• Passion for social mobility: we have big aims and are looking for those who share our desire to make education fairer in the UK, so a person’s background does not determine their future.

• Relationship building and facilitating: this is a public-facing role so you will love  delivering workshops to groups as well as communicating our mission to a wide range of stakeholders (businesses, senior members of MATs, universities etc.)

• Organisation: working in a fast paced organisation you’ll be able to work between different programmes and workstreams.

• Independence: this role requires you to work independently/alone from time to time in the office and/or from home.

• Resourcefulness: we’re a small, dedicated team - you must be a self-starter prepared for practical roles with lots of responsibility. A willingness to stay solution-focused with last minute challenges is a must!

• Experience with young people: Comfortable with running sessions and delivering workshops to groups of young people from age 8-18.

• Valid driver’s licence and access to your own vehicle: The role requires frequent travel to schools and universities across the region.

Desirable knowledge/experience:

• Experience recruiting volunteers.

• Experience measuring and evaluating impact.

• Knowledge of programme design, pedagogy or tutoring/coaching. 

• Knowledge of UK schools.

Key details

Benefits:

• An opportunity to contribute to a young, exciting charity with scope to input widely and take on new responsibilities.

• Starting Salary: £23,000  (plus London weighting of £3,000)

• Compressed hours policy: Option to work full-time hours over four days (Mon-Thurs).

• Annual Leave: 28 days (based on 7 hour working days; adjusted if on compressed hours).

• Hybrid working: Working one-two days from our London office.

• Training: We are a reflective organisation and keen to support your professional development. In particular, we offer each member of the team the opportunity to become a certified coach, as well as an annual CPD budget of £100.

• Access to a 24-hour employee assisted helpline facilitated independently by Health Assured.

• Access to BrightHR perks, providing team members with an array of discounts in various areas such as retail and technology. 

Key Information:

• Length: Permanent

• Hours: Full-Time, 35 hours per week (with some weekend/evening hours required  during volunteer recruitment and training periods which will be acknowledged in TOIL). 

• Opportunity for compressed hours as noted above.

• Reporting to: Head of London

• Start date: As soon as possible

Step into a transformative journey with Working Options. We're on a mission to empower young people aged 14-19 across the UK, and you can help make a real difference. As a Project Manager for England, you'll play a crucial role in connecting volunteers with schools and fostering impactful relationships, all while working within a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.

We believe in inclusivity, trying new things, setting high expectations, and creating real opportunities for young people. With the support of our experienced team and dedicated trustees, you'll have the chance to shape young people's career ambitions.

If you have a flair for project management and relationship building, enjoy motivating others, and are eager to contribute to a great mission, this is your chance to join a team that is helping young people to transform their career and life chances.

Don't just take our word for it, here's what one of our young people has to say:

"My personal experience has been exceptional. There is a collaborative atmosphere, and it is truly empowering to be part of a charity that values student input and involves us in decisions that directly affect our lives." – Working Options Alumnae.

Person specification 

We are looking for someone who:

·Has a passion for our cause.

·Is fully committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

·Is self-motivated.

·Has excellent attention to detail.

·Can juggle multiple priorities, sticking to deadlines and flagging when priorities need reviewing.

·Has excellent project management skills, with the ability to deliver quality work at scale.

·Is experienced in managing others.

·Has a flair for developing great relationships, particularly with schools and colleges.

·Is proactive and tenacious, able to seek out new opportunities and remain resilient.

·Is creative and likes coming up with new ideas.

·Is ambitious for themselves and for the charity.

·Has high computer literacy. 

We are particularly interested to hear from applicants who have experienced some of the challenges that young people in England face today.

Part time or Job share applications welcomed

About the Role

We are looking for a self-motivated individual with proven ability of managing and supervising a team.  You will have recent relevant experience of working in a local Citizens Advice or similar advice organisation, and be able to demonstrate a good knowledge and understanding of the issues facing local communities.

This role involves the supervision of advice sessions, providing guidance and assistance to those working in our Epsom office as well as to staff working from home or in outreach locations.

The post is responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the day to day service and the implementation of consistent processes to maintain quality standards.

In addition you will manage volunteer advice staff and work closely with the Training team to support their training and development.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to make a difference in people’s lives, supporting some of the most vulnerable people in society and helping them to find a way forward.

About You

• Highly motivated with proven ability of managing and supervising others including the ability to develop and motivate staff as well as give and receive feedback objectively and sensitively. 
• Recent relevant experience of working in a local Citizens Advice or similar advice setting.
• Ability to plan and manage your own work and the work of others in a pressured environment, including: setting priorities; meeting deadlines; and monitoring performance
• Flexibility and willingness to work as part of a team including advice work if required.
• Ability to identify ongoing training needs and deliver appropriate support to ensure high quality of service.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Proficient in the use of IT systems, including office, case management and benefit calculation systems.
• Commitment to work within the aims, principles and policies of the Citizens Advice service, demonstrating an understanding of issues affecting society and the implications on our clients and service.

For more information and to apply, please click on the Apply button.

Interview date: 7th May 2024

We value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination.  We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.  We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups, as they are currently under-represented in our workforce.

About the organisation
nia has been delivering services to women, girls and children who have been subjected to sexual and domestic violence and abuse, including prostitution, since 1975. The organisation has three main aims: to provide services for women, girls and children who have experienced men’s violence; contributing to ending male violence against women and girls, and to inform and influence policy and public awareness.

About the post
The CASA Project is a specialist service providing advocacy and support to women and their children who have been subjected to domestic and/or sexual violence and abuse, and who have moved on from refuge into self-contained accommodation.

About you
We’re looking for a highly organised and self-motivated woman who is passionate about ending violence against women, girls and children. You’ll have a ‘can-do’ approach and demonstrable commitment to nia’s approach to Prioritising women, upholding and promoting feminist, trauma-informed and anti-racist practice

CV’s will not be accepted.
 

Closing date: 10am 26th April 2024
Interview date: 7th May 2024

The post is subject to an enhanced vetting and barring check and open to women only. Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR), Schedule 9 (Work; Exceptions), Part 1 (Occupational Requirements), of the Equality Act (2010) applies.

Hours: Full time – hours vary (includes evening work)

Contract: Fixed term

Salary £25k – £29k per annum – dependent on experience plus outer London Location Allowance

Location: London

Ref: 1419

A unique and exciting opportunity to join Cranstoun’s team to deliver our specialist intervention, Men and Masculinities, in London. Men and Masculinities is a behaviour change programme for those who perpetrate abusive behaviours in their relationships.

We are looking for motivated practitioners who either have experience of working with Domestic Abuse or a related area or would like to develop skills in this area. Experience of working on behaviour change programmes, delivering training and community work would be advantageous.

You will be working as part of the London domestic abuse service. The service offers a range of interventions to Victim/survivors, perpetrators and children and young people affected by domestic abuse. You will also work with communities and professionals to raise awareness of the issues, offer effective interventions as well as challenging values and attitudes that create conducive environments for domestic abuse to continue.

Unfortunately, we are unable to accept CVs.

The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and may be subject to vetting based upon location/office space utilised in areas.

Please note that this position may close earlier than the indicated deadline if a suitable candidate is identified.

Closing date: Sunday 28 April 2024.

We are an inclusive employer, committed to promoting equality and diversity in all areas of our work.

We are recruiting for a Peer Support Lead: 

The Hepatitis C Trust has developed projects nationally whereby peers use their lived experience of injecting drug use and hepatitis C, to provide education and training to increase awareness of hepatitis C, reduce stigma, and promote access to testing and treatment for people living with hepatitis C across Bristol & Weston areas. 

Do you have experience of working in drug services and with volunteers? Have you been affected by hepatitis C or have you supported anyone who has hepatitis C? We are looking for a passionate and skilled peer lead who has excellent communication and organisational skills. We require a good standard of education and welcome creativity and innovation in all our work.  

Working as part of a growing team, this post will continue the development and delivery of the Hepatitis C peer project, recruiting and supporting volunteer peers across Bristol and surrounding areas. Working in partnership with hepatitis C clinical teams, drug and alcohol services and homeless service providers, the post will coordinate delivery of educational workshops, promote and facilitate increased testing for HCV, targeting marginalised and disadvantaged communities and ensuring referral and ongoing support through treatment and harm reduction approaches to prevent reinfection and other harms among PWID. 

We are a forward-thinking social enterprise committed to fostering equity and resilience in our community. Our mission is to empower Black and racially minoritised led initiatives that promote sustainable food systems, economic growth, and social well-being. As we cultivate fresh produce, we also cultivate hope, unity, and pride.

ABOUT BLACK ROOTZ

Black Rootz is a multigenerational growing project providing opportunities for Black and racially minoritised people to grow food for themselves, their families and their communities. Black Rootz was established in 2019 by a collective of Black growers in Haringey who recognised the need to organise to challenge the deep inequalities in the growing and food systems. Over the past 5 years, Black Rootz has developed a holistic practice for Black and racially minoritised communities incorporating intergenerational knowledge transfer, increased access to land and food sovereignty, regenerative environmental practices and reduced food inequality.

Black Rootz has been incubated as a project within The Ubele Initiative since 2019. As an established name in the growing community, it is now building towards an independent future.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Project Manager is a new role that will provide hands on management capacity to Black Rootz. The role will bring experience and energy to support the delivery and continued development of the project’s core activities; the Community Growing Programme and a new workshop series. The Project Manager will take on a management position and, with support from Ubele, help the project to navigate decisions that will enable Black Rootz to achieve its overall social, environmental, and operational ambitions. 

The successful candidate will be central in Black Rootz’ journey towards a more independent and sustainable future. The ideal candidate will be comfortable with the complexity andholistic nature of Black Rootz and will be committed to its values. As a small team, the Project Manager will be as comfortable making plans and big decisions as they are rolling their sleeves up and being hands on to support the team. While this is a fixed-term contract, we expect the role to be extended and grow over time.

For further information please download the Recruitment Pack.

Are you passionate about welcoming refugees to the UK? Would you like to support refugees to get out of the city to enjoy the Cotswolds and meet local people?

Sanctuary Breaks is a new charity based in Stroud District, Gloucestershire, set up to welcome refugees and people seeking asylum to rural areas in the county, and enable social and cultural exchange between refugees and the resident population, especially with a view to supporting mental health. Your job would be to develop this charity, and increase refugee and asylum seeker opportunities for leisure, engagement and inclusion in the life of the area.

Sanctuary Breaks promotes equality, diversity and inclusion and requires employees to carry out their work in accordance with its policies on equality of opportunity in relation to staff, volunteers, promotion of the charity's policies and access to the charity's services. We particularly welcome applications from those with lived refugee experience and those with protected characteristics under the Equalities Act 2010.

Job:  £25k pro rata,  18 hours per week (initially fixed-term 12 month contract)

Hours: 18 per week, including occasional evening or weekend work

Location: flexible, at least one day per week in Amberley, Glos

Closing date:   9am Monday 13th May

Interview date:  Friday 17th May or Monday 20th May

Senior Programme Manager (School Food Review)

This is a unique opportunity for a person with skills and experience in managing projects, programmes and partnerships to join a coalition of organisations striving to improve child health through improving the school food ecosystem.

Who we are

The School Food Review is a coalition of organisations spanning charities, educational organisations, caterers, unions and academics, committed to working together to improve children’s health by reforming the school food system. The group’s work is coordinated by founder members School Food Matters, Food Foundation, Bite Back 2030 and Chefs in Schools, and is supported by Impact on Urban Health.

The School Food Review has identified three areas of action required to deliver meaningful change – equitable access, fairer funding and quality assurance. Work across these three areas is delivered through focused working groups, drawing on members of the coalition. This includes public campaigning, advocacy and policy development.

The post will be hosted by Chefs in Schools; we are a young, ambitious charity that’s rapidly growing. Our mission is to improve kids' health, through improving school food & food education. Working in areas of high deprivation, we support and train school kitchen teams to serve the best, freshest and tastiest food possible, alongside meaningful food education. We share our learning and resources freely, aiming to inspire and enable others to follow our lead.

We’re backed by some of the biggest names in food and have ambitious targets to ensure every child has access to incredible school food and food education, setting them up for life with the skills and knowledge to feed themselves well.

About you and the role

The purpose of this role is to coordinate the work of our coalition, the School Food Review, to ensure that we are maximising the potential of the skills and expertise we can draw on from members, and driving meaningful impact. You will work closely with the School Food Review’s Operational Group, made up of key personnel from the founding organisations, to ensure that the coalition delivers on its mission. Whilst employed by Chefs in Schools, your role will be focused within the coalition.

Day to day, you will project manage operational delivery across the School Food Review coalition, ensuring efficient and effective delivery against the agreed work plan, which you will be monitoring and developing in consultation with your colleagues in the operational group. You will ensure that the governance committee and broader coalition group are kept informed of progress, promptly flagging risks and identifying suitable mitigations.

You will have an understanding of the context that we operate in, education and food sectors, and a high-level understanding of the type of work that is being delivered (eg policy, campaigning and advocacy). You will be a subject matter expert in project management. Your expertise in this area will be combined with strong people skills, and the ability to manage effective partnerships with external organisations. Experience of working with a coalition, or in partnership with multiple organisations, is crucial. 

The responsibilities, skills and experience listed below are intended to give you an idea of what we need for this role. If you don’t meet every single requirement, but feel as though you would be able to work with us to deliver the majority of them, we would urge you to apply anyway. We are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and for us the most important ‘experience’ is passion for our mission. You may be just the right candidate for this, or other roles.  

Benefits

You would be joining a friendly, supportive team who work hard, but believe in a healthy work / life balance. We seek a diverse range of perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge. Joining a small, collaborative team means you’ll be able to contribute to, and draw on, a variety of projects and strategic insights.

We offer 33 days (pro-rata for part time positions) of holiday per year, including bank holidays, a Cycle to Work scheme, hybrid working, free access to the CODE app for discounted restaurants & hospitality venues, enhanced parental leave. We are committed to developing our team and will support you with relevant training opportunities including £250 towards elective training and development of your choice.

We also offer Bupa Dental Insurance, Income Protection Insurance, as well as access to the AIG Smart Health Platform which offers health benefits including free rapid access online GP appointments, free counselling and wellbeing support.

Key responsibilities:

• Development of project work plans, seeking approval from the Governance Committee and buy-in from the wider coalition

• Managing delivery of the project work plan to timeline, working in partnership with the working groups, supporting them to remain effective 

• Manage the development of new programmes and workstreams, ensuring that these align with the agreed framework from the Governance Committee 

• Ensure that project planning and delivery is in line with our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

• Ensuring learning and evaluation is embedded from design stage onwards

• Contribute to the development of strategy for the coalition

• Prepare budget and forecasts, for sign off by the Governance Committee

• Ensure our funders are kept up to date with the latest progress 

• Keeping in touch with external partners and environment, to understand issues affecting the wider sector 

Skills & experience:

• You have a background or significant experience in working in coalition or partnership with multiple organisations

• You have interest and belief in our mission, to improve child health through improving food and food education in schools

• You have a background or significant experience in project or programme management at significant scale 

• You are organised, methodical, strong on detail, and able to map out deadlines and plan ahead 

• You are an excellent writer and communicator with strong presentation and facilitation skills 

• You are skilled in building rapport with people and strike a balance between being supportive and challenging 

As we work with children & young people, an offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS clearance, in line with our safeguarding policy

Application process

In line with our commitment to ensuring a fair and unbiased recruitment process, we will invite candidates to interview based on their anonymous answers to a series of questions related to their day-to-day job.

Please follow this link to answer the questions and submit your application: https://forms.gle/bwcBgnHiwHUC9oQy5 before 12pm on Wednesday 1st May

We recommend that you develop your answers offline and copy them in when you’re ready to ensure you don’t lose your work if interrupted.

Your answers will go through our sifting process: all answers will be anonymised, randomised and then reviewed by a panel of reviewers. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a first 1 hour online interview on Wednesday 15th May. Successful candidates will be asked to attend a 1-hour second interview in on Wednesday 22nd May, in person in our Brixton Office:  International House, Canterbury Cres, London SW9 7QE.

We want to get to know you at the interview and understand we can do this best if you’re at ease. We’re an inclusive employer and want to create a welcoming working environment for everyone. Interviews may include a written (on computer) task, and/or a formal presentation. If you need adjustments to the interview process, please let us know.

Expected duration of this application process: 4-6 weeks

Shortlisting questions:

Please note that whilst we are keen to embrace the benefits and potential of AI, these questions are designed so that we gain an understanding your skills, experience and mindset. Therefore, all answers will be screened for AI generated responses and any that are detected will be automatically excluded.

1) This role will involve coordinating the work of our coalition to ensure we are maximising the skills and expertise of our members, whilst driving meaningful impact. How will you apply your experience of working in coalition or partnership with multiple organisations to the challenge of managing members to deliver on unified objectives?

2) In consultation with members of the School Food Review Operations Group, you will be responsible for managing the operational delivery and communication across the coalition. What project management tools and strategies would you implement to ensure effective delivery and communication?

3) The work of the School Food Review aims to deliver on policy, campaigning and advocacy, working together to improve children’s health by reforming the school food system. What is your understanding of the political environment and challenges that may be faced?

4) The coalition is made up of many members with similar goals but some opposing views. How will you win over the hearts and minds of all members to ensure we continue to build the coalition?