NCT is the UK's largest charity supporting parents through their First 1,000 Days from pregnancy to the child's second birthday.  We give accurate, impartial information so that parents can decide what’s best for their family and we introduce them to a network of local parents to gain practical and emotional support. 

The Parent Services Administrator’s (PSA) main responsibility is to encourage parents to choose NCT through excellent customer service enabling them to book on the right course. You will work mainly by phone and email, providing parents with a positive customer experience and handling any objections the may have.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate exceptional customer service skills and evidence professional and timely correspondence with customers. 

You will be proactive, empathetic, trustworthy, resourceful and able to display the ability to prioritise and work on your own initiative, within a process environment. Senior Parent Services Advisors will be available for help and support as required. A knowledge of NCT and our work is desirable.

Full details of this exciting opportunity can be found in the Job Description. 

This position will be based in Clifton, Bristol.

The role is a part time, flexible role for 20 hours per week / 4 hours a day, Monday to Friday - the 4 hours can be worked flexibly each day between the hours of 8am and 4pm. The role is offered on a 12 month fixed term contract basis.

To apply, please upload a copy of your CV and a one page supporting statement outlining your suitability for the role when prompted.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 1st January 2020

Interviews will be held on Monday 6th January

An exciting opportunity to be a Sixth Form Administrator in London.

Client Details

A Sixth Form based in London.

Description

The Sixth Form Administrator will be responsible for:

• Providing administrative support for Sixth Form team
• Supporting the recruitment for the Sixth Form
• Building good relationships with students and parents
• Developing and maintaining Alumni
• Ordering stock and stationary for the department

Profile

The Sixth Form Administrator will have:

• Administrative experience
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office suite
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Organisational skills and have great attention to detail
• An ability to work independently

Job Offer

Salary of £21,702-£24,02.

Recruiting Personal Support Assistants (Bank Staff) to join our services in Berkshire!

£10.55 per hour, zero hour contract plus Pension Scheme and Flexible Hours

Personal Support Assistants provide a range of personal services to meet the needs of our customers in Look Ahead services and/or in customers' homes across London and the South East. Services may include Assistant/Support Worker duties (no support planning) and non-specialised Individual Budget work. In all activities PSAs are required to encourage customers to contribute to these to activities and help them to develop their own skills and confidence. While carrying out activities, PSAs should deal with all customers, visitors and staff in a professional and appropriate manner and report to Look Ahead staff and management any observations relating to customers' welfare.
PSAs may be working with customers from all of Look Ahead Client Groups including Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Homelessness and Young People. Where appropriate PSAs may be required to complete regulated activity which includes personal care and medication when working in CQC registered services.

Key Responsibilities:

PSAs providing Assistant/Support worker services will:

- Support customers to undertake tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Enable customers to make full use of community facilities by providing support as directed
- Support customers to attend GP and health appointments and religious services as directed
- Support customers to integrate into the community, for example accompanying the customer to enquire at colleges about possible courses, to visit various public amenities etc
- Support customers to go shopping for food, clothes etc
- Maintain records as required under the direction of Look Ahead staff and management

PSAs providing domiciliary & personal care will:

- Deliver all aspects of personal and physical care as appropriate to the individual needs of the customer. E.g. help with dressing, grooming & make-up, bathing, support going to the toilet etc
- Support customers to undertake domestic tasks in the home wherever possible, including practical assistance in developing skills to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation. E.g. cleaning, vacuuming, washing, ironing, simple home decorating, sewing, light gardening
- Report any observations to Look Ahead staff and management relating to customers' welfare

Additional non-specialised Individual Budget can include:

- Providing customers with companionship. E.g. accompanying customers to visit relatives, attend special interest clubs, go out walking, to the park, dinner or the pub, play board games and cards
- Planning day trips and outings e.g. to the seaside, art galleries/museums, and encourage more independent living
- Assist customers in budgeting and money management, paying bills etc
- Encourage customers to take interest in and undertake basic sports, creative and arts activities in or outside the home. E.g swimming, jogging, attend gym, health clubs, go dancing, play music, make (draw/paint) pictures, take simple photographs, attend theatre/amateur dramatics etc

The above sets out the key responsibilities and typical tasks. You may be required to undertake various other tasks and duties to ensure that our customers' needs are fully and effectively met. The list is not exhaustive.

Person Specification:

- Approachable and open behaviour
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Is customer-focused

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Applicants may have some previous relevant work experience. This may be experience gained from care of a vulnerable person or work in similar organisations. Prior experience is not a pre-requisite for the role as key behaviours and core competencies will also be taken into account.

Please note that we have the right to close any vacancy before the advertised closing date if we have received a high number of applications.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

Julie’s Bicycle is a charity founded by the music industry in 2007 and now working across the arts and cultural sector. Our vision is a creative community powering action on climate change and the environment. Our expertise combines research with industry-focused campaigns, training, consultancy, policy and international advocacy. We support more than 2,000 arts and cultural organisations in the UK and internationally, working across the ecology of the creative industries.

 Our clients and partners include Arts Council England, Universal Music, Curzon Cinema Group, National Theatre, Festival Republic, V&A, Somerset House and many others. Our greatest asset is the trust we have earned from the sector. 

We provide the creative community with the skills to act, using their creativity to influence one another, audiences and the wider movement. We run a rich programme of events, free resources and public speaking engagements, which contribute to national and international climate change policy development. This is an exciting opportunity to work in an ambitious international organisation working to raise the profile and impact of cultural leadership on climate change and environmental issues. 

We are looking for an exceptional person with ambition, love of the arts and culture, creative flair and commitment to environmental sustainability to join a thriving team at the heart of the cultural response to climate change.

Our new Office Coordinator & Executive Assistant will be highly organised and personable. They will provide skilled day-to-day support to a busy and inspiring team and will perform Executive Assistant responsibilities for the Director and Leadership Team as and when needed. This role is critical to the organisation and will be involved in developing, implementing and maintaining accurate and efficient processes for all administrative activity.

The deadline to apply is 5pm on Thursday 2nd January 2020.

Please note that we encourage earlier applications; if we find a suitable candidate before the deadline we reserve the right to close the application process early.

A fantastic opportunity to start your career in corporate fundraising, working in a successful, well-respected corporate partnerships team.

This would suit someone who has experience of sales/marketing or corporate fundraising in an assistant capacity, who is passionate about the charity sector, and has ambitions for a career in corporate partnerships.

The role will work with senior members of the account management and new business teams.

Account management will include working on employee fundraising activities for large accounts, owning the whole corporate volunteering programme, and assisting with reports and update meetings.

New business will include monitoring the corporate inbox, helping the head of new business with pipeline development, and conducting prospect research.

Over time, there should be the opportunity to take on your own smaller accounts and new business prospects. It is a great role to grow into!

We are looking for someone who:

• has worked in fundraising OR sales OR marketing for at least 6-12 months
• is confident, motivated, hard-working, and passionate about a career in corporate fundraising
• is motivated by the cause

Interviews: Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 December.

To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Emily Birch at QuarterFive Fundraising Recruitment. If your experience is a good fit, we will send you a job description and arrange a briefing call or meeting that will provide you with all the information required to formally apply. QuarterFive aims to proactively support your job search, so we may also consider your details for other job vacancies to enable us to find a position that is most suitable for you.

We’re recruiting: Chief Executive Officer

The Finance Innovation Lab works for a financial system that serves people and planet – one that’s democratic, responsible and fair. We incubate the ideas and people with the potential to transform the system, and we advocate for changes in the rules that shape the way finance works.

We’re a unique charity with a global reputation as a pioneer in systems change. Our work is driven by the belief that the dysfunctions of our financial system contribute to some of our most pressing social and environmental challenges, from fossil fuel extraction to unaffordable housing, but that it doesn’t have to be this way: people created the system and people can change it.

The Lab began as a collaboration between WWF-UK and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales in 2009, and became an independent charity in 2015. We’re incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved since independence, including:

• Lab Fellowship, our flagship programme for financial innovators focused on social and environmental impact
• Our groundbreaking report The Regulatory Compass, arguing that policymakers and regulators should put social purpose at the heart of their work
• Our pioneering work supporting finance professionals to transform their organisations from the inside
• Our growing community of changemakers in finance – innovators, intrapreneurs and influencers all working to build a better financial system.
• Our highly-regarded publication A Strategy for Systems Change, documenting the Lab’s journey from conception to independence.

This is a unique opportunity to lead a global pioneer in systems change. You’ll shape our vision and strategy for a financial system that serves people and planet, guiding our programmes and scaling our work to achieve maximum impact. Acting as a strategic partner to our COO, you’ll support the development and delivery of the Lab’s financial strategy and operational plans, and you’ll work with the COO, chair and vice-chairs to ensure we have a strong, engaged board.

You’ll lead our relationships with a wide range of influentials, harnessing our networks to develop powerful new initiatives and secure new sources of income for the Lab. You’ll build our reputation as a thought leader and maximise our brand profile with key audiences, and you’ll lead our relationships with key funders. As custodian of our methodologies and theory of change, you’ll ensure we’re responsive to change and we embed evaluation and learning throughout our work. You’ll lead and inspire our team to fulfil their potential, and support them to develop thought leadership around their work.

In all of your work and relationships, you’ll reflect the unique nature of the Lab’s approach to financial systems change and you’ll act in line with our values of collaboration, action learning and empowerment.

The role involves frequent travel, both in the UK and internationally, and you’ll need to attend events in the evening and at weekends (for which time off in lieu can be claimed). You’ll be based in our modern offices in Farringdon, with flexible working hours and scope for remote or home working some of the time. We also welcome applications from candidates wishing to job share, either individually or in a pair.

The person specification asks for a wide range of competencies and we recognise that we’re unlikely to find a candidate who fits every requirement. If you don’t meet all of the essential requirements but still believe you could thrive in the CEO role, please consider applying or get in touch to discuss your fit for the role.

Please note that from 20 December to 6 January we will have reduced capacity for responding to enquiries, so we encourage you to contact us as soon as possible.

Applications close at 9.00am on 7 January 2020. Please do not send a CV or letter of application – these will not be read.

Interviews will take place week commencing 27 January, with second interviews week commencing 3 February.

No recruitment agencies please – we will only consider direct applications for this role.

Chief Executive

Liverpool

c.£95K

Inspirational Chief Executive required to lead an ambitious and high-quality provider of services to adults and young people.

Career Connect is a North-West charity with a track record of delivering high quality and innovative services across the region, including working at a national and international level to further the promotion and impact of careers related services.

Our current Chief Executive, Kieran Gordon, is retiring and under his leadership we have become a nationally established brand leader of information, advice and guidance in the areas of careers, learning and employment. During this time, we have successfully navigated major changes in public policy and funding affecting the sector, by being innovative and creative in our thinking and delivery.

We are now seeking a new inspirational leader to become our next Chief Executive and help us build on our exceptional track record and shape our future. You will lead our committed team to seek new service opportunities, ensure that we constantly evolve and continue to deliver sustainable business outcomes. Working with an engaged Board of Trustees, you will lead the charity through the next era of our development to secure a confident future in these times of continuing uncertainty.

You will bring a values-based approach and an in-depth understanding of how to build and run agile service organisations, highly developed strategic abilities, experience of influencing commissioner/funder agendas and in securing significant funds from a diverse range of public and private sources. You are passionate about creating positive and sustainable outcomes along with the personal credibility to make a real difference. 

Specific knowledge of the careers sector is not essential.

Closing Date for applications: 6th January 2020 

Interviews are planned for 23rd & 24th January 2020

Chief Executive
St. Catherine’s Hospice
£75,000 - £80,000
Full-time, permanent
Lostock Hall, Preston, Lancs.

Here for when it matters most.

St Catherine’s Hospice is a registered charity inspired, built and driven forward by local people for local people, which is held in high regard locally, regionally and nationally for the quality of the care it provides.

Our mission and commitment to the communities we serve is to continually strive to help more people facing life-shortening illnesses and to enable them to have quality of life to the end of life. To achieve this we need to balance the goals of quality, quantity and sustainability in equal measure so that we are able to meet the needs of a growing local population.

Each year St. Catherine’s helps around 2,000 patients and touch hundreds more through the experience of their loved ones. We serve a population of around 380,000 people across Chorley, Longridge, Preston and South Ribble.

Our specialised hospice care and complementary therapies are free of charge and it costs £11,500 each day to deliver our services and this excludes our ambitious plans for the re-build of the in-patient facilities by 2025. The annual running costs are currently in excess of £7m and the greater part, £4m, is the voluntary income raised through the fantastic community and business support we nurture. Alongside our fundraising, there are 18 shops and a successful trading company.

To be successful in the role, you will need to be able to demonstrate the senior management experience that this complex role demands as well as bring the dedicated, inspiring and empowering leadership qualities that are essential. 

With a strong ethos of team working based on values of care, compassion and commitment, the leadership of the Chief Executive is pivotal to the motivation and coordination of a large and hugely diverse team of both paid and voluntary staff.

Our success since the hospice was founded in 1985 is rooted in our ability to inspire others and this will only ever continue to be the case.

Application is by way of CV and Supporting Statement.

The Organisation

RightsInfo is an award-winning digital human rights charity that builds knowledge and support for human rights in the UK by producing engaging, accessible and beautifully-presented online human rights content.

In the UK, human rights are often controversial and often misunderstood. Many people see human rights as protecting villains and the “other” rather than themselves, leading to calls for the UK to leave the European Convention on Human Rights. Brexit will create multiple challenges for those who value the protection of human rights in the UK.

RightsInfo is fighting back against media misrepresentation of human rights. We want people to understand why human rights matter to them and people like them. We tell the positive stories of human rights with news stories, features, infographics, videos, documentaries - anything which gets people inspired and engaged over human rights. Our work now reaches tens of thousands of people every week. In just a few years, RightsInfo has gone from a start-up project to a leading charity with full-time staff, a talented team of volunteers, significant multi-year grants, an experienced board of trustees and an exciting future.

The Role

This is an exciting time for the charity as RightsInfo will be launching a new brand identity and name in December 2019, and are now looking for a new CEO to help this dynamic, young organisation evolve and grow, leading the organisation including working closely with our Creative Director and dynamic staff team.

The successful candidate will have strong experience leading high-performing teams in the charity sector and a good understanding of the UK human rights landscape. You will be a natural leader who has robust experience delivering against strategies, cultivating a portfolio of new major donors and achieving funding targets, managing grants, measuring impact, working positively with trustees, setting policies and processes, engaging thoughtfully with complex or controversial issues, representing your organisation publicly and inspiring teams.

RightsInfo welcome applications from dynamic and passionate senior leaders looking to step into their first CEO role.

The Person

Experience and attributes to include:

- Significant management and team leadership abilities

- Track record of securing five and six figure partnerships from trusts, foundations, and individuals; prospecting; pitching; writing bids; and solely delivering six to seven figure income targets each year

- Strong networking and relationship-building experience, including with donors, key stakeholders, supporters and peers in the sector

- Proven understanding of charity operations, governance requirements and impact-focused organisational growth

- Extensive experience with programme and project delivery and strategic planning

- Experience setting budgets, tracking cash flow, and forecasting

- Experience reporting to trustee boards and supporting trustees in setting organisational strategies and objectives

- A belief in and commitment to human rights and education

- Understanding of and passion for social and/or digital media

To Apply

To apply, please upload your CV in Word format and include a supporting statement as part of your application. Please address why this role and organisation is of interest, and outline your experience in relation to the key points on the person specification (Supporting Statement to be no longer than 2 sides of A4).

A Prospectus consultant will review and assess all submitted applications. As part of the selection process candidates may be invited to meet with a consultant at our offices.

Chief Executive
Overcoming MS
Competitive salary, commensurate with experience

Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis (OMS) seeks to appoint an exceptional leader to succeed the current CEO, who will step down after more than seven years of dedicated service. The new CEO will lead the charity into its next phase of growth, expanding its digital footprint and its global activities.

OMS is a young, unique and dynamic charity bringing fresh hope to the MS community both in the UK and around the world. Established in 2012, its mission is to raise awareness of the OMS 7 Step Recovery Programme, a scientifically researched, evidence-based approach to MS management that has been shown to improve health outcomes through diet and lifestyle changes. 

OMS has grown from humble beginnings, with just a few dozen people engaged in the UK, to the global footprint and audience engagement it has today. Across its many experiential and digital platforms, the charity offers a variety of ways to inform, educate and empower people with MS, their families and communities.

MS is a global disease, which currently has no cure. It affects roughly 3 million people world-wide and there is no country which is free from MS. It affects people in the prime of their lives, aged between 20-40 years old, and affects three times as many women as men. In the UK alone, there are over 110,000 people diagnosed with MS, and a further 5,000 diagnosed each year.

The CEO reports to the Board of Trustees and will be responsible for all aspects of the overall strategy, planning, resourcing, operational performance and governance of OMS, as well as representing the organisation and its work externally. The postholder will instil and grow a strong internal organisational culture, working collaboratively with the Chair and other key stakeholders. The CEO will build and lead a motivated and high-performing team that will work to support the growth and nurturance of the OMS community in the UK and around the world.

The successful candidate will be a creative thinker with a strong sense of integrity and a values-driven approach. S/he will have a proven track record in leading an organisation through a step-change in growth, including digital and global expansion, expertise in relationship management, a strong understanding of fundraising, outstanding interpersonal and communication skills and a passion for OMS’ mission.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a motivated, entrepreneurial individual with a track record of success to develop professionally and take the Charity to its next level.

This is a full-time position based in Haddenham (Buckinghamshire), with flexible working possible once established in role.

For further information, including details of how to apply, please click the ‘Apply on Website' button. You will be redirected to the Execucare website.

Execucare is a recruitment and executive search company working in the not-for-profit sector.

CVS South Gloucestershire is looking for an inspirational strategic leader with business acumen who will join us to lead the organisation through the next stage of our development.

Celebrating 16 years of supporting voluntary, community and social action in South Gloucestershire, 10 of which have been led by our outgoing Chief Officer, this is a unique opportunity to lead and develop this effective and impactful local charity. 

CVS is highly valued by the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector and well regarded by public sector colleagues and has an excellent reputation in the area.  CVS is well respected for its model of delivery using professional Associates to build skills, capacity and competence for the local VCSE. 

An experience strategic leader, the Chief Executive will facilitate an effective Board of VCSE Leaders, working strategically with senior colleagues from the public sectors.

The post is based in Poole Court in Yate, with the opportunity for some home working and involves travel across South Gloucestershire and the West of England.

Closing Date: 12 noon Friday 3rd January 2020

Interviews: Wednesday 8th January 2020

CVS South Gloucestershire

A company limited by guarantee, registered in England.

Company Number: 4831569 Registered Charity Number:1099702

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification in the recruitment pack when describing your suitability for the role. Candidates selected for interview will be asked to prepare a 10-minute presentation the topic will shared with details of confirmation of invitation to interview.

Chief Executive Officer

The Board of Mental Health Reform now seeks a CEO who has the knowledge, skills and experience to build on MHR’s current reputation as an authoritative, consensus voice, and work with the Board to advance the advocacy programme and mobilise public and political support for a step change in the government’s and HSE’s response to current failings in the mental health system.

Working closely with the Board, the Chief Executive Officer leads the delivery of the overall strategic and operational plan of MHR, implements the organisation’s strategy to influence reform of the mental health system in Ireland and advises the Board on the strategic development of the organisation.

Main responsibilities:

Organisational development

• Work with the Board to grow and sustain Mental Health Reform as a national coalition on mental health
• Manage Mental Health Reform’s programme of work
• Act as chief strategist and advisor to the Board on the long-term strategic plan for MHR
• Develop and implement campaigns and operational plans to deliver the strategic plan
• Sustain and grow MHR’s membership base and activist network, and oversee MHR’s membership structure

Campaigns and representation

• Oversee and advance the development and implementation of effective lobbying and campaigns programme
• Establish and maintain influencing relationships with key targets and allies
• Act as the primary spokesperson and lead public relations for MHR with responsibility for building its image, profile and reputation in line with Board policy
• Oversee the development and updating of policy positions on behalf of MHR
• Represent MHR at external forums and on Government committees

Management

• Develop annual operational plans and budget and agree KPIs with the Board
• Ensure adequate measurement systems are in place so KPIs can be monitored and reported
• Support the preparation of the agenda and board papers for Board meetings
• Be responsible for the prudent fiscal management of MHR’s operational budget
• Oversee procedures to fulfil regulatory and funder contractual requirements
• Manage the recruitment and performance of staff and externally contracted resources in line with good practice and legal requirements

Fundraising

• Lead the organisation in developing and implementing a fundraising strategy
• Grow and maintain relationships with major donors and funders
• Identify grant opportunities and submit grant applications

Personal Requirements

Essential

The successful candidate will have:

• Track record of successful leadership and management of an organisation and team
• Proven record implementing and delivering on strategic vision and goals of an organisation
• Proven leadership, decision making, and advocacy skills
• Proven ability to engage with a range of audiences and to build effective relationships with political, public sector, media, funder, service user and professional groups
• Proven capacity for innovation, strategic thinking and decision making
• Strong analytical skills, sound judgement and the capacity to operate in a complex and challenging legal environment
• Commitment to the vision and values of MHR with the passion and ability to mobilise members and activists at local and national level to influence mental health reform
• Knowledge of the policy environment in health, social change or related areas

How to Apply

Please go to the CEO Recruitment link on the MHR website and submit your application without delay.

Enquiries/Further information

Please contact Paddy Collins, Torc Consulting if you wish to discuss this role, or request further information, on +353 1 662 3020.

Traffic Executive
Reference: Rf+cH-3
Location: Bedfordshire
Salary starting at: £19,602 to £21,236 per annum pro-rata
Hours: Part time, 18.75 hours per week
Contract: Permanent

Taking your lead from our Traffic Manager, you'll support the efficient and effective flow of work through Communications Operations, a department that includes Account Management, Editorial, Design and Film & Video and which works closely with the Online Content team. Communications Operations delivers work from across the RSPB, ranging from simple factual amends (Service Requests) to both print and digital work, to large priority campaigns such as Big Garden Birdwatch.

A key player in a high-performing team you take pride in projects running smoothly, whilst ensuring RSPB creative output is delivered on time and on budget.

Attention to detail is your closest ally. Daily allocation of resource, reporting, scheduling and monitoring work in progress make up key components of your role. You'll relish working in a fast-paced environment, building and maintaining strong working relationships.

You'll often be at the centre of things, especially when things are going wrong! Your excellent communication and people skills compliment your organisational abilities, all contributing to an ability to solve and resolve, often complex, issues.

Key responsibility areas
• To undertake daily allocation of new Service Requests using the RSPB's online workflow management system
• To reallocate any already allocated tasks within the workflow that cannot be delivered as originally planned.
• To produce relevant reports (as instructed by the Traffic Manager) via the workflow management system (Timesheets, job progress, WIP), contributing to overall studio efficiencies.
• To support wider creative studio and Account Management teams in organising briefing meetings, Work In Progress and review meetings as required.
• To support the Account Management team by assisting in the creation and maintenance of basic work schedules/timing plans, factoring in resource availability and scope of work.
• Supporting the Traffic Manager to implement, communicate and measure improvements to processes and workflow management.
• To work with the Traffic Manager to resolve resourcing conflicts and identify project risks.
• To support the Traffic Manager by ensuring resource timesheets are up to date and accurate.
• To assist the Traffic Manager with all aspects of invoicing for freelance resources, including raising POs and reconciling all invoices against received estimates.
• To build and maintain strong relationships with internal resource, keeping them up to date and informed on project status.

Essential qualifications and experience
• Educated to degree level
• Project management experience within a creative environment

Essential Skills and knowledge
• An understanding of print and/or digital design.
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple deliverables.
• The ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with proven communication and people skills.
• Evidence of excellent organisation with an ability to multi-task.
• Excellent time management and planning.
• Self-motivated and able to take the initiative whilst working in a pressured environment.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Good judgement, curiosity and proactivity; not afraid to get involved with work outside the role's main remit to help broaden your knowledge of both communications and the wider RSPB.

Desirable knowledge
• Knowledge of printing and repro techniques.
• Conservation and wildlife knowledge.
• Experience of working for a charity or not-for-profit organisations.

This job is linked to the Junior Specialist role profile only with regards to pay and rewards.

Closing date: 3 January 2020

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website to download the Role Profile and Application Details.

This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. You will be asked to declare unspent convictions and cautions at offer of employment stage.

When you make your application please ensure that you include reference number Rf+cH-3 on any correspondence.

No agencies please.

Based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Lifespace Trust is a charity that provides mentoring for children and young people in schools across South Warwickshire.  Established in 2004, Lifespace has grown significantly in order to meet increased demand and in 2015 received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in recognition of its mentoring support for young people.

Following a recent restructure, Lifespace is looking for a dynamic and commercially minded CEO to lead Lifespace; setting a clear strategic vision and identifying growth opportunities in order to ensure that it stays viable and continues to provide high quality, safe mentoring services for the young people it serves.

We’re looking for an exceptional leader, with a proven track record of successfully leading teams in similar organisations and a demonstrable commitment to improving the lives of young people. In addition to embedding a values driven culture and overseeing the efficient day-to-day running of the organisation, our new CEO will represent Lifespace in the wider community; building strong and lasting relationships with schools, parents, funders, partners and other key stakeholders.

This role reports into the Chair and Board of Trustees and has full accountability for the delivery of operational and fundraising, control of expenditure and risk management as well as responsibility for all aspects of the operation including team and mentor development, service delivery and business development.

If you’re excited by the opportunity to lead Lifespace and firmly believe that you meet our criteria,  please email your CV and brief covering email telling us why we should consider you for this role.