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Encompass is a local charity based in and covering North Northamptonshire. The charity supports those facing poverty, homelessness and addiction, through the delivery of multiple services including two homeless accommodations, a rehab and aftercare, multiple foodbanks and a soon to be opened day centre.
With around 30 staff and nearly 100 volunteers across all the projects, this role is responsible for leading the people to deliver compassionate, responsive and impactful services. The post holder will help build and implement the strategic direction of Encompass, working with the Board of Trustees to fulfil its strategic and governance duties.
Encompass has grown significantly in the last five years. We began as a Christian organisation, we retain the ethos and embrace all faiths or none. The next few years are about achieving our priorities according to our strategic plan including another rehab and the opening of our Day Centre. The role will focus on ensuring the services being delivered are to a high standard, that the information and the way we collect information is effective and efficient, and that the staff have the resources and motivations to robustly deliver high quality services.
Encompass has a positive and inclusive approach to working with those with lived experience, whether that is through the development and improvement of services or supporting individuals to enter into volunteer work or paid employment within the Charity.
The post holder will be a compassionate, decisive and collaborative individual who will enjoy working with others to achieve the best possible service for those who are disadvantaged. They will welcome constructive feedback from staff, will seek the thoughts of others and will utilise the expertise within the staff team to achieve this.
The post holder will utilise their own skills to confidently work with others, building partnerships and nurturing existing ones. They will need to talk to funders, fill in applications for grants and improve the resources that are available to the charity. They will work closely with the Board to report and identify the risks to the charity and think creatively and curiously about solutions. They will not be afraid to try and will question the status quo.
Encompass is lucky to have a fabulous team of staff and volunteers, all of whom have different skills, experiences and knowledge. We are dedicated to drawing on those with lived experience to deliver our services, and the post holder needs to be committed to upholding this and improving it further. They need to be willing to draw on others’ experiences that are unfamiliar or unexpected to them and utilise this knowledge. They must be able to be sensitive around exploring the experiences of others and not taking for granted that one individual will have the same experience as someone else.
Encompass operates in a varied, unpredictable and ambiguous environment: we work with clients who are chaotic and vulnerable, and the questions that are posed are often not clear cut. The post holder will need to be confident making decisions or taking action on something with limited information, and be comfortable with things changing on a day-to-day basis and be willing to get stuck in.
We welcome applications from people who might not tick every box in the person specification, but who have some wonderful people skills, other experiences such as lived experience or who have worked in an environment similar to that described above.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership and Management
- Provide decisive and ambitious leadership for the team and the organisation in line with its vision, mission, and values.
- Collaborate with managers to ensure the effective management of staff, specifically adapting management and working practices to be inclusive to those with lived experience which can include those with criminal records.
- Ensure the culture of the organisation is positive, inclusive and respectful with a focus on working in a strengths based way for all staff, volunteers and clients
- Encourage collaboration and transparency across all levels
- Drive a continuous learning and development agenda across the organisation
- Oversee all HR processes, procedures and paperwork issuing with support from the outsourced HR provider.
Strategy and Business Planning
- Ensure effective development and implementation of the strategic business plan and future plans.
- Develop and nurture relationships with external partners
- Promote the work of Encompass through delivering talks, networking and partnerships.
- Ensure the client is at the forefront of all decisions made by Encompass, that services are developed in line with need, with an attitude for constant constructive improvement.
- Ensure clear outcomes and services users are consulted and involved where possible
- Ensure effective marketing of Encompass’s work through social media, press releases and newsletters as appropriate.
- Identify new opportunities for existing and new services, produce business cases as required and appropriate financial modelling.
Finance and Monitoring
- Work with the Finance Manager to plan, monitor and deliver annual budgets, reforecasts and other financial reporting such as reports to funders, project budgets and Trustee reports.
- Regularly review Housing Benefit claims to ensure projects receive appropriate income.
- Work with Trustees to review and set financial policies and practices, such as annual salary reviews, and adequate reporting to the Board.
- Oversee the fundraising of the charity, deliver primarily applications to Trusts and Foundations and the support of local individuals through donations.
- Work to deliver budgeted fundraising income.
Compliance and Governance
- Ensure all legal and regulatory requirements are in place, reviewed and monitored.
- Take responsibility for all health and safety across all properties, ranging from high need accommodation to storage facilities.
- To maintain and develop effective human resource systems for the recruitment, management, support, training, appraisal and development of staff and volunteers.
- Manage the organisation with due regard to equal opportunities, safeguarding, the General Data Protection Regulations UK (GDPR), and the Data Protection Act
- Take overall responsibility for Safeguarding and associated monitoring and reporting.
- Regularly review and update policies and procedures with approval from Board
- Ensure appropriate standards, controls, systems and procedures are in place and updated accordingly.
- Ensure the organisation has the appropriate resources to operate as effectively as possible with high impact to clients.
- Play an active role in the recruitment and selection of managers across the organisation along with your line managers.
- Play an active role in the recruitment and selection of new Trustees.
- Fulfil reporting requirements to the Board of Trustees, including attendance at 9 Trustee meetings per annum plus exceptional meetings, providing comprehensive reports on activity of the organisation and performance.
- Assess and manage, with Trustees, the principal risks of the organisation.
- Ensure that Encompass maintains high standards of wellbeing, personal development and engagement.
The above is not a comprehensive task list but is illustrative of what the role will entail, and we reserve the right to change and review the job description and responsibilities. Job descriptions will be subject to review and possible change on an annual basis subject to project and charity priorities.
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The role of MEMBERSHIP AND DIGITAL ASSISTANT is to support and deliver the society’s digital communications, marketing, stakeholder engagement and membership experience and activism. This is a new job within a new team with a lot of scope to make your mark.
You will be responsible for creating digital content for our social media and current website, including content creation for a new website we are in the process of commissioning. In parallel, you will work with your manager to develop new programmes for our members, enhance our members’ experience, and develop new stakeholder communications and activities.
The ideal candidate will have a flair for visual and written content creation, an active interest in social media, strong digital skills, an ability to adapt content for different audiences, and excellent interpersonal skills. Working with colleagues, members and stakeholders is a key part of this role, so a personable and professional attitude is essential. They will also have an interest in UK politics and policy, but not necessarily worked in this field, and a strong understanding of and engagement with the Fabian Society’s objectives and values.
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We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive individual to help us grow and strengthen our social media, digital marketing, communications and content, with a minimum of three years professional working experience.
Making The Leap is an innovative societal change charity that aims to make a big difference. From direct delivery, to advocacy and leadership, we refuse to stay in our lane and believe passionately that those we exist to serve have the right to be anything they want to be. To say that this is an exciting time for the organisation would be an understatement, as our incredible funders, donors, partners and supporters have given us the chance to move to the next level, and have further influence and delivery nationally.
The shared soul of the organisation is to be passionate about helping young people from less-advantaged backgrounds; build up other charities and community groups and want to partner with them or support them; want to work with businesses and organisations to get things done; and care deeply about addressing racial inequity.
The organisation has a number of strands: core Making The Leap; the UK Social Mobility Awards; the Social Mobility Podcast and Black Charity Leaders.
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We’re seeking a passionate and committed individual (female) to join our team as a Resettlement Support Worker. In this role, you will play a vital role in a team that has been supporting sanctuary seekers in Lambeth since 2016.
Your mission: to support individuals and families to feel safe in their homes and empower them to build new and fulfilling lives in the UK.
For occupational requirement reasons, we are seeking female applicants only for this post (exemption under the Equality Act 2010; Schedule 9 Part 1)
About the role
As a Resettlement Support Worker, you will work with a caseload of families and individuals who have either arrived in the UK under specific resettlement schemes or who have recently been granted their refugee status. You will support people in the community and their homes, which may be in supported, temporary or private sector accommodation.
In your role you will work with clients on their support plans, guiding them to identify their goals as they begin a new chapter in Lambeth. Support to our clients is holistic and will include: support to register with GP and access/understand UK health system; support to understand and apply for benefits; support and encouragement to engage in Employment, Training and Education opportunities; support to manage their housing and in the case of clients living in temporary accommodation, support to move on to more sustainable options. Our ultimate goal is for clients to feel safe, respected and hopeful for their future in the UK.
About you
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We strongly encourage those with lived experience to apply; this might be of forced migration or the UK immigration system. We also consider relevant experience to include supporting other community members to overcome challenges/access services (not just experience gained in paid work)
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You speak one of the community languages: Dari and/or Pashto
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Your approach is both caring and empowering, working with people’s strengths to encourage them to take opportunities
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Strong active listening and communication skills and able to share information in a clear way with people unfamiliar with UK systems
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You are passionate about improving the lives of those seeking sanctuary in Lambeth
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You are committed to working with individuals from different communities and backgrounds in an anti-discriminatory way
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You are willing to undertake training in relation to the job and learn new skills
Closing date: 31st March 2024 (at Midnight)
Interviews to be held: 18th April 2024
We understand people’s identity is not defined by their past experiences and do not expect candidates to describe their lived experience during the interview unless they wish to.
Our attractive benefits package includes:
- A salary increase after successfully completing six month's probationary period
- A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
- 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
- A contributory pension scheme: Single Homeless Project will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
- Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
- Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work
Single Homeless Project is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces. We are also Disability Confident Committed and are IIP Silver accredited.
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SINCE 9/11 are seeking a dynamic and driven leader to manage the charity through its next phase of development.
The Charity Director will be responsible for managing the charity on a day to day basis throughout its next phase of development: developing and implementing the strategy for the organisation, building its capability to deliver this strategy through fundraising activities and putting in place a small team; driving awareness of the SINCE 9/11 Education Programme among key audiences and overseeing the financial administration of the charity, in line with the goals set out by the charity trustees.
CHARITY DIRECTOR ROLE OVERVIEW
This is an important and exciting time for the charity. More than 20 years after the horrific events of 9/11, with our acclaimed SINCE 9/11 education programmes for schools (developed by the world no.1 UCL Institute of Education) and our strategy and vision for the future both now in place, we want to drive the charity even further forward.
Our work remains as important as ever, teaching young people across the UK – who weren’t even born in September 2001 – about the events, causes and consequences of 9/11 and subsequent terrorist atrocities.
In a world where extremism and terrorism pose a huge risk, both to life and to the pluralist ideals of democratic societies, SINCE 9/11 seeks to lead the way in educating young people and steering society towards a more peaceful and tolerant future. In order to do so, we are now seeking a talented, driven and engaging leader who can take our charity to the next level. We believe that we have a high-quality programme to take into schools and other settings working with young people; our challenge now is to ensure that our programme reaches as many schools as possible.
We therefore need a leader who is confident and creative in building relationships with schools, academy trusts, local authorities, subject associations and teaching unions; someone who is familiar with the national education environment. Supported by a high-profile and committed board, our new director will be tasked with putting all of their energy into building those relationships and ensuring that we have a step change in the number of young people accessing our programme.
We believe that doing so will bring us long term financial sustainability and thus the ability to grow and develop our programmes further. In the tough operating environment, with schools currently facing many challenges of their own, we know this will be no easy task. The Board will be ready and willing to support you in any way that we can, as we recognise that appointing a dynamic, committed director is crucial to a continuing successful future for SINCE 9/11.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Peter Rosengard (Chair and Founder)
Matthew Hartley (Vice Chair)
Lady Lucy French OBE
Professor Colin Diamond CBE
Sir Anthony Seldon
Dame Sally Coates
Dame Cressida Dick
Ishtiaq Hussain OBE
THE PROCESS
To apply for the role, please submit a CV and covering letter of no more than two pages setting out why you are applying for the role.
Key dates are as follows:
- Tuesday 2nd April (midday): closing date for applications
- Monday 8th April: first round interview
- Monday 15th April: second round interview
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation, our mission is crystal clear – to build the foundations of a healthier society. Nestled in the heart of Southwark, London, our foundation boasts a rich history. We operate in collaboration with our local NHS hospitals through our charity brands. Additionally, we establish partnerships with local organisations, offering funding to drive essential programs, delivered through our subsidiary organisation, Impact on Urban Health.
We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented In-house Interim Accountant to join our dynamic finance team on a 12-months Fixed Term Contract. The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing and managing various financial activities, including the preparation of consolidated budgets, monthly consolidated accounts, year-end statutory accounts, mid-year forecasts, cash forecasts, and assisting various tax returns. The In-House Accountant will play a crucial role in ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance with regulatory standards.
This is a fantastic opportunity to use your financial and analytical skills: to take a key role in accounting and reporting on our £1 billion investment portfolio, our property developments, our grant funding and our other charitable investments. You’ll be able to use your professional knowledge to tackle plenty of interesting technical challenges and you’ll enjoy the chance to work closely with acknowledged experts in our various business units as well as external specialists.
About the role:
Your key responsibilities are listed below:
- Consolidated Budget Preparation.
- Monthly Consolidated Accounts
- Year-End Statutory Accounts.
- Audit.
- Mid-Year Forecast.
- Cash Forecasting.
- Tax.
About you:
Below is a list of some of the most essential criteria we are looking for, please be advised a professional accounting qualification is highly desirable but not essential, providing you are qualified by experience.
- Producing comprehensive accounts from beginning to end for a similar or larger size organisation (e.g. Staff number 150+; multiple revenue streams/business activities with turnover £25 million +) (essential).
- Proven track record of preparing consolidated budgets, monthly consolidated accounts, year-end statutory accounts, mid-year forecasts and cash forecasts (essential).
- Highly numerate with advanced Excel skills (essential, will be tested).
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a relevant accounting or finance role.
- Previous experience in audit, particularly within the charity sector, is highly desirable. Familiarity with audit procedures, documentation, and best practices
- Understanding of the unique financial challenges and regulatory framework of the charity sector. Knowledge of FRS102 and SORP.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Deadline-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Strong organisational and time-management skills.
- Proactive and able to work independently.
Benefits:
- Up to 12% employer pension contributions
- £1000 annual personal development budget
- Annual health and wellbeing personal allowance of £400
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and parental leave pay accessible without length of service requirements.
- Health and wellbeing programme that offers optional free yearly health check-ups.
- Support for healthy eating via fruit bowls and onsite lunch facilities.
- Agile working, flexible hours, and supportive IT kit.
- Shower facilities and bike lock area.
- Generous annual leave (27 days + bank holidays)
- Subsidies for glasses
- Employee Assistance Programme
At Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation, we are dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of our work. Cultivating a highly skilled and diverse workforce is pivotal to fulfilling our mission. We strongly encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply.
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We currently have an opportunity for a personal assistant (PA) or administrator to join our Global Programmes team and provide comprehensive and proactive support to the Director of Global Programmes. This will include providing high level and effective PA and administrative support (diary management, correspondence, printing and distribution of documents, room bookings, catering, minuting meetings etc.) on a day-to-day basis. You will be responsible for providing a range of administrative support to the Heads of Academy and Grants & Programmes and provide general support and co-ordination across the wider Global Programmes team.
Our Global Programmes Department
The Global Programmes Department advances Battersea’s ambitious plans to play a global role in achieving a positive impact on thousands of dogs and cats. This Department comprises two teams: Academy, which supports the professional development of staff and volunteers in rescues and rehoming organisations and Grants & Programmes, which provides strategic funding and support to organisations and researchers within the animal welfare sector. Through their collective efforts, both teams seek to advance change, by empowering local partners, so that more cats and dogs have a better future. Distinct in their functions, the teams work closely together on developing and delivering programmes with partners in the UK and focus countries around the world.
About us
At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love and expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them.
All the knowledge we gather in our centres helps us to improve the lives of the animals we’ll never meet, through our work with other rescue organisations and charities. We also help people make informed choices when getting a pet, we provide training and welfare advice, and we campaign for changes in the law when we see that dogs and cats or their owners deserve better.
Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.
What we can offer you
We offer our employees a wide range of benefits to reward them for the value that they bring to Battersea, to support them in their work, to help improve their health and wellbeing, and maintain a healthy work-life balance. These include:
- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
- Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
- Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year
- Annual interest-free season ticket loans
- Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
- Life insurance
- Support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.
Hybrid working policy
We operate a hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. We believe this enables our office-based staff to maintain the benefits of home working, while allowing for collaboration and interaction with our animal-facing staff and maintaining a connection to our cause. As such, you’ll be expected to work in our Battersea office for at least 50% of your working week.
Diversity & Inclusion at Battersea
At Battersea, we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse workforce and inclusive culture in all aspects of our organisation. We aim to ensure that this pledge, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together.
By hearing from and valuing different experiences, perspectives and contributions, we know we can provide the best expert care for every dog and cat who needs us. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from diverse ethnic communities and people with disabilities, who we know are currently underrepresented in our workforce.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best.
Closing date: 26th March 2024
Interview date(s): 11th April 2024
For full details and to apply for this opportunity, please click apply and download our recruitment pack. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised; we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.
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Fixed Term 2 year - 35 hours per week (working hours)
Salary: £33,800
Based at our HQ near Stoneleigh, Warwickshire (Agile working arrangments available)
The British Horse Society is the nation’s largest equine charity with a passion for horses that is backed by knowledge and expertise. The BHS represents and provides a range of services for horse riders, horse owners, enthusiasts and professionals.
Our Home Team within the Society is made up of professionals who bring together a variety of experiences, backgrounds and perspectives. We celebrate the diversity of our people and place a high value on creating an environment where everyone can bring their whole self to work. Many of our Home Team members work flexibly; we believe in giving our employees autonomy to decide where, when and how they work within a set of principles agreed within the team.
We are looking for an experienced Power Platform develeper. With a track record of creating and maintaining solutions and interfaces in line with business needs.
Key skills needed for this exciting role:
· Experience developing solutions on the MS Power platform
· Knowledge of MS Dynamics, Power Platform and SharePoint
· Proven ability to work with internal teams and external partners ensuring that delivery plans are developed and maintained (Agile & Waterfall)
· Microsoft qualifications aimed at solution developers – or significant experience using Azure and other MS development tools to create organisation wide solutions
· Experience creating solutions that are designed for their users, drawing on UX methods and good practice and working through the business analysts/partners to ensure that the designs are tested.
· The ability to document solutions in line with the agreed standards
So, you’re interested?
As part of our exciting digital transformation, we will be replacing our ageing systems with a more integrated Cloud-based suite. We will be devoping niche solutions that integrate into our new DataVerse. You will be working in a technical team but will supported by the broader IT team to analyse requirements and develop the services required to drive our transformation.
What will you get in return?
· Annual Leave: 26 days + plus bank holidays (increasing to 28 days after 3 years’ service)
· Pension: Automatic entry at 4% into our scheme after 3-month deferral period, contributions matched up to 5%
· Health Benefits: health (income protection) insurance, health cash plan, life assurance at 4 x salary, yearly flu jab
· Wellbeing Support: ‘Everymind at Work’ mental health and wellbeing app and quarterly webinars, opportunities to participate in range of engagement activities such as our book and gardening clubs, ‘Put the Kettle On’ informal virtual chats and our annual Funuary activities!
· Training and Development: Access to a range of formal and informal development opportunities, including BHS Wise (our e-learning platform), our ‘A Day in Your Shoes’ cross-departmental work shadowing scheme and ‘C-Me’ communication workshops.
· Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Pay for eligible Home Team members:
The British Horse Society is committed to achieving equity for all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse workforce because, in our view, diversity enables better organisational outcomes. We also believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all employees.
We therefore strongly encourage suitably experienced people from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.
Only suitable candidates will be contacted directly about this position, and we will not store or process the data of candidates for longer than is necessary for the recruitment process.
How to apply: please provide a cover letter/personal statement highlighting your relevant skills and experience and how they meet the essential skills for this role, along with a CV
Here at the BHS, we want you to have every opportunity to be able to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential when applying for any of our roles here. Please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustments so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
Due to a high volume of applications for our roles, should a cover letter/personal statement not be provided when applying for a role, we will unfortuntely not be shortlisting these applications.
Please note: we will be speaking to and interviewing candidates throughout the advertised period; to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.
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About the role:
Care Ashore are seeking their next Chief Executive Officer to lead the charity into an exciting phase of growth and beyond.
The Chief Executive role will enable and lead their team to ensure the charity delivers an excellent supported housing and welfare service to current and future beneficiaries, in line with its values, vision, mission and strategy.
The role will also have oversight of the effective management and development of our 250+ acre Estate, maximising the many and varied commercial opportunities presented by the Estate to support the charity’s work.
The Chief Executive is responsible for the overall management of the charity, supported by the wider staff team and working with the Board of Trustees to help them meet their responsibilities for the effective governance of the charity.
About you:
As a business leader, with a heart for the delivering impact and value to Care Ashore’s beneficiaries, you’ll bring an entrepreneurial mindset that will enable you to develop the vision and spot both the strategic opportunities to support the future of the organisation, as well as any key operational needs across the physical estate.
Ideally you will have gained your leadership skills in a sector that has cross over with the work that Care Ashore delivers such as care or estate management, however, it’s not essential. Alternatively, you may be wishing to take your track record of successful business experience and make the move into the charity sector, transferring your skills to enable Care Ashore to deliver even greater impact for it’s current and future beneficiaries.
You will be an empathetic leader, with the ability to connect with people from a range of different backgrounds and circumstances as well as the Care Ashore estate itself.
Whilst as the CEO you will have overall oversight of the charity and strategic direction, you will also have the opportunity to build a team of experts around you to help deliver its charitable objectives.
What we can offer you:
Salary: Circa £75,000-£85,000 per annum, negotiable dependant on experience.
Location: Working within the beautiful Springbok Estate in Surrey. Due to the need to be connected to the people and the estate as a key part of this role, you would be required to spend most or all of your working week on site. There is potential to work a day a week from home as needed.
Hours of work: You will be contracted hours are 37.5 hours per week, with time off in lieu for any extended working wok that may be needed as part of fulfilling the duties for this role.
Pension: Care Ashore will provide a pension contribution of 3% of salary; the employee will contribute a minimum of 5% of salary.
Holiday: 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
The appointment will be subject to a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check at enhanced level.
About Care Ashore
Care Ashore works to enhance the wellbeing and quality of life of those from the seafaring community who require our support.
Care Ashore provides a safe, supportive, accessible, homely, and stimulating community for seafarers and their dependants – for holidays, for respite, or as their short, medium or long-term home when they are in need. They provide accommodation and support for Merchant Seafarers and for former members of the Royal Navy, the Fleet Air Arm and others with a maritime link.
Alongside the charity operations, Care Ashore has a trading subsidiary generating essential income. The commercial element includes, industrial units, a glamping and caravan site, private rented sector accommodation and presents many other opportunities.
For more details and how to apply for the role, please click the apply button, where you can download our candidate application pack, which is available from our recruitment consultant’s website.
The closing date for applications is 9am on Friday 5 April 2024.
No agencies please.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Purpose
Your legacy will be a tangible impact on slowing down climate change and helping nature recover by providing operational support to help Avon Needs Trees (ANT) to achieve its goals to plant hundreds of thousands of trees and enhance complementary habitats.
You will join a fast-growing organisation that started in 2019 with four volunteers and has grown to a staff team of thirteen (which will double over 2024), over 1,000 volunteers and ownership of 170 acres (soon to be 600 acres) of land that will grow woodlands of over 160,000 trees.
We are looking for a positive and organised person with strong operational and administrative skills to help take ANT prepare for exponential growth over the next year.
Main responsibilities
● Supporting the Head of People and Operations with operational tasks (including safeguarding, health and safety), HR functions (including recruitment) and office management
● Supporting the Chief Executive and other Heads on administrative and operational tasks as required
● Supporting the implementation of ANT’s woodland projects by providing operational support, minute taking, meeting scheduling and other tasks as required by a member of the Senior Leadership Team
● Supporting the Finance Manager with finance tasks as required
● Work with the Governance and Compliance Officer to ensure the administrative smooth-running of the charity, supporting the team in a number of agreed areas
● Respond to general public enquiries received by phone, email, post and social media, and allocate enquiries to our team
● Researching and gathering information for reports
● Filing documentation on our online filing system
● As with all Avon Needs Trees roles, contributing to grant writing and fundraising activities
● Occasional on site logistical support
● Other duties and opportunities as required
Working relationships and expectations
● As a member of the operations team, you will report to the Head of People and Operations, but will also be task managed by the Chief Executive, other Heads, and Managers / Leads depending on where your support is needed.
● You will be part of a dynamic and rapidly growing team, and you will have a positive and flexible approach to working and change.
● Hybrid working between home and our office (currently on Gloucester Road, Bristol)
● Occasional evening and weekend working will be required but this is not a substantial feature of your role
● Our staff maintain an appropriate level of confidentiality, professionalism and discretion at all times
● Our staff comply with organisational policies, procedures, and guidance, and external regulations and laws
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Job Purpose
Your legacy will be a tangible impact on slowing down climate change and helping nature recover by overseeing and leading on Avon Needs Trees’ (ANT) on the ground habitat restoration work, helping to meet our goals to plant hundreds of thousands of trees and enhance complementary habitats.
You will join a fast-growing organisation that started in 2019 with four volunteers and has grown to a staff team of thirteen (which will double over 2024), over 1,000 volunteers and ownership of 170 acres (soon to be 600 acres) of land that will grow woodlands of over 160,000 trees.
You will be primarily focused on our Chew Valley projects, but with oversight across all on the ground operations. We are looking for a positive people-person with practical land management experience and knowledge of woodland habitat creation.
Main responsibilities
● Working with the Woodland Creation Manager to ensure ANT staff are supported in terms of site logistics and habitat creation
● Working with ANT’s Land Management Board and project leads to develop and maintain a site maintenance programme for all ANT’s land projects
● Leading / coordinating with contractors, staff and volunteers on delivery of habitat creation and site maintenance across ANT's sites, with a focus on ANT's Chew Valley projects.
● Leading on site logistics:
○ Moving and receiving deliveries of tree planting / restoration materials etc.
○ Ensuring safe public access and parking
○ Infrastructure e.g. fencing
○ General site problem solving
● Ensuring habitat creation (new woodland, species rich grassland, wood pasture, and wetland is delivered according to habitat creation plans and schedules
● Supporting monitoring and evaluation
● Ensuring sites are secure and safe by monitoring maintaining site assets, pathway / tracks, packing / access and built environment including buildings
● Coordinating site hazard and risk assessments
● Supporting and coordinating volunteers and volunteer leaders on site conservation, tree care and tree planting
● Using and maintaining tools and equipment
● Ensuring land use is compliant with regulations, including enforcing regulations.
● Liaising with neighbours on site logistics as required
● As with all Avon Needs Trees roles, contributing to grant writing and fundraising activities
● Other duties and opportunities as required
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Job Purpose
Your legacy will be a tangible impact on slowing down climate change and helping nature recover by overseeing and leading on financial strategy and income generation and sustainability, across Avon Needs Trees (ANT) at the organisational level and for our projects.
You will secure ANT financially and oversee good fiscal management of all its affairs, helping to deliver on our goals to plant hundreds of thousands of trees and complementary habitats. You will join a fast-growing organisation that started in 2019 with four volunteers and has grown to a staff team of thirteen (which will double over 2024), over 1,000 volunteers and ownership of 170 acres (soon to be 600 acres) of land that will grow woodlands of over 160,000 trees.
We are looking for a positive people-person with commercial development experience, exceptional financial acumen and the ambition to help take ANT to our next level of impact, as we prepare for exponential growth over the next year. As a fast-growing, high impact charity all of our roles have direct operational responsibilities in addition to managing teams and thinking strategically and with vision.
Main responsibilities
● Lead from the front in the development and implementation of a Commercial Trading Arm for ANT and spearhead new sources of income including green finance
● Ensure development of finance models and plans to support Landscape Recovery, including natural capital frameworks and administration of government agriculture subsidies
● Line-manage and oversee the work of our finance and commercial teams to ensure our people are well-supported and our work is impactful
● Direct operational responsibilities to advance our work at pace
● Work with the Chief Executive and other Heads on organisational strategy, finance, accounting and organisational sustainability
● Work with the Chief Executive to ensure trustees have appropriate information and understanding of our finances
● Ensure the production of internal reports, annual accounts, and reports for funders
● Identify, seize and support new income, funding and fundraising opportunities, and help guide ANT through a period of business and transformation and growth
● Lead the development and implementation of ANT’s finance strategy including:
○ Forecasting models
○ Assessing risk in financial decisions
○ Ensuring all accounting activities comply with regulations and our governed by robust and appropriate policies
○ Cost saving opportunities
● Oversight of all ANT budgets, managing cashflows and profit/loss analysis
● Ensure compliance with laws and regulations in agreed areas of responsibility
● Identify and implement opportunities for ANT to continually improve, using your influencing skills to create opportunities
● As with all Avon Needs Trees roles, contributing to grant writing and fundraising activities
● Other duties and opportunities as required
Working relationships and expectations
● As a member of the senior leadership team, you will work closely with the Chief Executive and other Heads, helping to lead the organisation in an exciting period of change and growth
● You will have a number of direct reports, which will grow as ANT takes on more staff
● Hybrid working between home and our office (currently on Gloucester Road, Bristol)
● Occasional evening and weekend working will be required but this is not a substantial feature of your role
● Our staff maintain an appropriate level of confidentiality, professionalism and discretion at all times
● Our staff comply with organisational policies, procedures, and guidance, and external regulations and laws
Avon Needs Trees is a registered charity creating new permanent woodland throughout the Bristol-Avon catchment to fight the climate and ecologi...
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Job Purpose:
We are looking for a positive people-person with exceptional fundraising, communications and engagement experience and abilities and the ambition to help take ANT to our next level of impact, as we prepare for exponential growth over the next year.
Your legacy will be a tangible impact on slowing down climate change and helping nature recover by both overseeing and leading on engagement, communications and fundraising for our projects, helping to secure public support for our goals to plant hundreds of thousands of trees and enhance complementary habitats. You will join a fast-growing organisation that started in 2019 with four volunteers and has grown to a staff team of thirteen (which will double over 2024), over 1,000 volunteers and ownership of 170 acres (soon to be 600 acres) of land that will grow woodlands of over 160,000 trees.
As a fast-growing, high impact charity all of our roles have direct operational responsibilities in addition to managing teams and thinking strategically and with vision.
Main responsibilities
● Lead from the front to drive our relationship-based fundraising operations and strategy including regular giving, philanthropy and corporate partnerships
● Ensure our communications and engagement sparkle, valuing creativity, innovation and evaluation to continually improve both our strategies and levels of engagement
● Work with other team members to plan for excellent Landscape Recovery stakeholder engagement, communications and fundraising
● Line-manage and oversee the work of our engagement, communications and relationship-based fundraising teams to ensure our people are well-supported and our work is impactful
● Work with the Chief Executive and other Heads on organisational strategy, fundraising, communications and engagement planning
● Identify and seize new fundraising and engagement opportunities, and help guide ANT through a period of business and transformation and growth
● Lead the development and implementation of our fundraising, engagement and communications strategies
● Develop and foster relationships with new and existing strategic partners and funders
● Identify and implement opportunities for ANT to continually improve, using your influencing skills to create opportunities
● Other duties and opportunities as required
Working relationships and expectations
● As a member of the senior leadership team, you will work closely with the Chief Executive and other Heads, helping to lead the organisation in an exciting period of change and growth
● You will have a number of direct reports, which will grow as ANT takes on more staff
● Hybrid working between home and our office (currently on Gloucester Road, Bristol)
● Occasional evening and weekend working will be required but this is not a substantial feature of your role
● Our staff maintain an appropriate level of confidentiality, professionalism and discretion at all times
● Our staff comply with organisational policies, procedures, and guidance, and external regulations and laws
Avon Needs Trees is a registered charity creating new permanent woodland throughout the Bristol-Avon catchment to fight the climate and ecologi...
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About Us
The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is a policy and action research organisation promoting sustainable development and linking local priorities to global challenges. We are UK-based with offices in London and Edinburgh and work across five continents with some of the world’s most vulnerable people to strengthen their voices in the decision-making arenas that affect them. With more than 150 members of staff working with associates and partners around the world, IIED has been at the forefront of evidence-based policymaking in sustainable development for over 50 years.
IIED is currently acting as the interim Secretariat for the Least Developed Countries Initiative for Effective Adaption and Resilience (LIFE-AR) - an LDC led and owned initiative with the objective of developing long-term climate adaptation delivery mechanisms that enable: investments in adaptation behind local priorities;, strengthening national institutions, systems and capabilities for climate action; and influencing the global climate finance architecture to improve LDCs ability to access climate finance for transformational adaptation.
The LDC 2050 Vision is for LDCs to be on climate resilient development pathways by 2030 and deliver net-zero emissions by 2050.
We are now looking for a Head of Delivery to join the LIFE-AR Secretariat on a full-time basis for a fixed-term contract of two years.
The Benefits
- Salary of £62,202 – £77,403, depending on experience, plus benefits
- 25 days' annual leave per year, increasing with service
- Closure between Christmas and New Year with additional paid holiday
- 7.5% employer's pension contributions
- An employee protection scheme offering a flexible menu of benefits
- Flexible working options
- Support for learning and development
If you are a leader accomplished in managing complex programmes across multiple countries and partners, have experience in climate adaptation and resilience, and have English and French language skills, this is the perfect opportunity to join a dynamic, geographically diverse team of people.
You’ll have the chance to make a real difference to Least Developed Countries, making a global impact and enabling far-reaching effects for those most vulnerable to climate change.
The Role
As Head of Delivery, you will be a senior member of the LIFE-AR Secretariat responsible for providing strategic and technical leadership to LIFE-AR countries in delivering the LDC 2050 Vision for LDCs.
You will contribute to the Initiative’s strategy, providing politically astute, sound technical advice and support to strengthen LDC capabilities, institutions and systems on effective adaptation and resilience.
Leading an internal team, you will ensure the quality of the Secretariat’s technical assistance to LIFE-AR countries as well as cohesion across the project whilst working with the wider interim secretariat team and documenting the LIFE-AR impact.
About You
To be considered as Head of Delivery, you will need:
- Experience of participatory action-research and the governance of locally-led climate adaptation and resilience
- Experience of working in diverse contexts and institutional settings, including with LDC governments across countries
- Experience of building others’ capabilities, strengthening institutions and systems, and networking
- Fluency in either English or French with good working knowledge of the other language
- Willingness to travel to LIFE-AR countries 8 - 12 weeks a year
- Advanced degree in relevant discipline or extraordinary commensurate experience
IIED is a hybrid working organisation and you are likely to be working from home most of the time. As such, you will need a suitable place to work and a reliable, fast internet connection.
The closing date for this role is 8th April 2024.
Interviews are scheduled to take place on w/c 15 or 22 April 2024.
Other organisations may call this role Head of Initiative Delivery, Head of Initiatives, Initiative Delivery Manager, Climate Change Programme Lead, Climate Change Programme Manager, or Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Programme Manager
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A fantastic opportunity for individuals with interest in bringing people together to join our team as a Partnerships Officer.
As a Partnerships Officer (PO) you will be responsible for providing support across our national partnership team. This team is responsible for developing and engaging our corporate, trust, school and individual supporters, helping Envision to grow with impact. This role will have a particular focus on the development of corporate partnerships which provide mentor teams to support our young people’s development and funding to support our own sustainability.
Working closely with the Director of People and Partnerships, Regional Managers, the Senior Partnerships Manager and another Partnerships Officer, you will provide research, administration, and business development across the wider team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist the Partnerships Team in meeting income targets from diverse donor sources.
- Research and grow potential supporters across various donor types.
- Manage partnership records and serve as the primary contact for inquiries.
- Provide administrative support to the wider team.
- Uphold Envision’s values and be a role model for young people and volunteers.
- Ensure that all activity is delivered in line with Envision policies and procedures.
Essential Experience, Knowledge and Competencies:
- Experience of project management – highly organised, with the ability to manage your own time to meet deadlines
- Experience of working collaboratively with internal and external colleagues, partners and stakeholders – communicating effectively through written and verbal communication
- Experience of working within a fundraising capacity or generating new business – including desk research and self-generating new leads
- Commitment to Envision’s vision, mission and values and ability to work well in, and contribute to, our organisational culture
Desirable Experience, Knowledge and Competencies:
- Understanding of, and/ or lived experience of, the barriers that young people face, that contribute to the education and employment gap
Envision seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality.
Please note, we are unable to support visa applications and therefore applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
We encourage applications with lived experience to apply as they are currently under- represented in our organisation. Envision graduates will be guaranteed a first round interview.
To apply you must please read the application pack and apply online.
Deadline - Midnight Wednesday 10 April
Please note:
- We will only be contacting candidates who have been shortlisted for interview. Therefore, if we do not contact you, please assume you have been unsuccessful.
- We also regret to inform you that, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will be unable to provide you with feedback regarding your application
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