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Together for Mental Wellbeing are delighted to be recruiting a Lived Experience Consultant and Trainer, a brand-new and exciting position for the organisation.
This role is an incredibly important position as it will enable the organisation to work towards achieving our Service User Leadership ambitions. Service User Leadership is the core ethos that underpins the culture and practice of all aspects of the organisation, and to us it means that we truly value and champion the voice of those experiencing mental distress, ensuring that individuals feel empowered through having choice and control. Together proudly adopts this approach and has demonstrated a commitment to this throughout the history of delivering mental health support.
This new role will form part of The Service User Leadership Team, one of our core Central Support Teams, and will report into the Head of Service User Leadership.
The primary focus of this role is to provide bespoke consultancy and training packages to external partners, in both service user leadership and peer support, that will drive forward positive change across mental health and social care in these areas.
Through engaging in networking opportunities, alongside the Head of Service User Leadership, this role will lead on building relationships with key partners, increasing opportunities to collaborate, whilst strengthening our profile, reputation, and brand. We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic individual, who has their own lived experience of mental distress, demonstrable experience in effective stakeholder engagement and working towards targets, in addition to designing, and delivering training packages. The ideal candidate will also possess extensive expert knowledge in relation to peer support and service user leadership.
This position is 3 days per week (22.5 hours) and is fixed term for 2 years from the commencement of employment. The role is home based with the expectation of travel when required to attend engagement and networking events, deliver training to external partners or for attendance at meetings in Head Office. The role will may also include occasional travel to our Together services when required. All travel expenses will be paid.
Please see attached the job description and person specification. If you are interested in applying for the position, please do ensure to thoroughly read the job description and person specification, as only candidates who are explicit in how they meet the criteria for the position will be shortlisted for interview.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an online interview.
Interviews will take place on Thursday 11th July 2024.
To apply for the role please do so directly via the Together wesbite.
Role and Responsibilities
We are looking to recruit a law graduate (1-3 years post-graduation) with experience in environmental law, economic justice and/or international development to join our small but dynamic team. Depending on experience, the role will support our programmes challenging economic injustice caused by environmental damage, biodiversity loss, deforestation, illegal resource trafficking, climate change and conflicts over natural resources; promoting transparency and accountability in public and private institutions to encourage responsibility and minimise the impacts of corruption; and promoting fairer and more effective economic and fiscal policy tools to help states meet development goals and enhance the rule of law. A more detailed explanation of our work is set out in our 2024-2026 Strategy.
Working as part of a small, busy team, you will have the opportunity to learn at very close hand what it means to work for an international NGO focusing on achieving environmental and economic justice. You will develop projects with a range of partners, including international agencies, NGOs and CSOs, and governments and government bodies. You will collaborate with a range of volunteer lawyers (law firms and barristers chambers) who are leading experts in their field. The role will also involve project management, assistance with fundraising, fulfilling compliance obligations, and evaluating and learning from projects.
Key Competencies:
• Relevant experience and knowledge (either from previous work experience or study) relating to environmental law and policy and/or economic justice in an international development context;
• A law graduate with a good understanding of how law is useful to achieving reform on the above;
• Demonstrable understanding (either from previous work experience or study) of key issues in sustainable international development, including the UN Sustainable Development Goals;
• Experience in developing countries and transitional economies;
• Ability to develop and manage relationships with a range of stakeholders, including donors, NGOs, civil society organisations and government representatives, on an international basis;
• Familiarity with, or understanding and enthusiasm for the concept and practice of, pro bono legal assistance;
• Demonstrable project management skills and experience, including administration and coordination;
• Ability to work on a wide range of tasks simultaneously;
• Excellent research skills to effectively convey research findings;
• Comfortable working independently and proactively and as part of a small team with a busy caseload;
• Strong interpersonal and team working skills;
• Some experience or demonstrable ability in donor management, including managing existing relationships, meeting donor reporting requirements and in raising funds for future projects and activities (desirable);
• Working knowledge of another language used in Sub-Saharan Africa or Latin America such as French, Portuguese, Kiswahili or Spanish (desirable).
Key Responsibilities:
1. Work closely with the Senior Legal Managers and/or Legal Manager to deliver and implement the programme strategy, in conjunction with the Executive Director, partners, staff and Board;
2. Assist in developing an understanding of the most effective policy tools and legal interventions to deliver the programme objectives, through engagement with volunteer lawyers, ILP partners, staff, Board and others;
3. Support the building and maintenance of ILP’s programme(s). This includes:
• Liaising with partners to identify legal/policy needs and offer potential legal and/or policy reform solutions, including through conducting legal analysis;
• Assisting the programme lead(s) to build a pipeline of relevant projects and cases, including through engaging in outreach to potential pro bono partners;
• Supporting programme staff to network and build relationships with volunteer lawyers who have relevant technical expertise;
• Mapping and developing relationships with regional and international development entities and other technical assistance providers to identify potential partners, needs and focus countries;
• Representing the programme(s) in external fora and events;
4. Assist with ensuring effective project delivery and evaluation of impact including:
• Coordinating project implementation through the full project cycle;
• Supporting the preparation of financial and narrative reports for donors;
• Maintaining strong programme management and knowledge management systems and processes;
5. Support fundraising activities to support both the programme(s) and organisational overheads, including exploring opportunities for potential funding and assisting with funding applications;
6. Share in the necessary operational activities of the organisation. This includes some administration and contributions to website and social media communications.
Key details about the position:
• Location:Flexible for the right candidate including those outside the UK. Office premises are located in central London, with hybrid working (approx. 2 days per week in the office) if London-based.
• Visa sponsorship: we are open to sponsoring a UK visa application for an exceptional candidate.
• Travel: candidates must be willing and able to travel internationally, including fulfilling vaccination and other requirements.
• Our genuine support for diversity and disabilities is illustrated by our current team.
Interviews are likely to take place during the week of 23 July 2024. To be considered, applications must include the following:
1. An updated CV of no more than three pages, including the names of two references;
2. A cover letter of no more than two pages which concisely explains why you are interested in the role and how you meet all the requirements set out in the Candidate Profile.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Reprieve
Reprieve is a UK charity founded in 1999. Reprieve uses strategic interventions to end the use of the death penalty globally, and to end extreme human rights abuses carried out in the name of “counterterrorism” or “national security”.
Reprieve works with the most disenfranchised people in society, as it is in their cases that human rights are most swiftly jettisoned and the rule of law is cast aside. Thus, Reprieve promotes and protects the rights of those facing the death penalty and those who are the victims of extreme human rights abuses carried out in the name of “counterterrorism” or “national security”, with a focus on arbitrary detention, torture, and extrajudicial executions.
Reprieve’s main office is in London, UK. Reprieve also supports full-time Fellows, who work as lawyers, investigators and campaigners in the countries in which we work. We work closely with a number of partner organisations in jurisdictions all over the world, who provide access to clients, expertise, knowledge and guidance on specific issues or regions. We work in cooperation with relevant government officials, individual lawyers and human rights defenders, as well as individual, corporate and foundation funders to further the cause of our shared goals.
About this role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Reprieve team as our Head of Digital and Mass Engagement covering parental leave. With the support of the Deputy Director of Development, you will lead our fast‐moving and creative Mass Engagement Team, who power fundraising across multiple channels. They do this by engaging and building a community of supporters and running campaigns that inspire people to support our work.
As a dynamic leader, you will oversee this area of our work by delivering and implementing Reprieve’s recently launched Mass Engagement strategy. You will work closely with colleagues across the organisation, as you lead digital campaigns that mobilise Reprieve’s existing community (currently about 95,000 people in the UK and 9,000 in the US) while inspiring others to join the movement.
Our Mass Engagement work is at a pivotal moment. Reprieve’s income from the general public through regular and individual giving, generated largely by email fundraising, has experienced a drop, with many of our supporters understandably reassessing their charitable giving in the face of the economic crisis.
In response to this new context, Reprieve is launching its new strategy and investing creatively to ensure sustained engagement and growth of our incredible community of supporters. Joining the team at this key moment, you will be energised to bring your skills, experience and knowledge to implement and deliver these plans, testing opportunities to diversify and grow the programme.
Salary, contract and location
The annual salary is £59,226 per annum less any required deductions for income tax and national insurance. This is an approximately 9 month fixed-term contract to cover parental leave, beginning in mid-October.
Reprieve operates a hybrid working model and we require staff to work a minimum of 2 days a week from the London office and the rest of the week from home.
Full details and how to apply
Please review the job description for full details on the role. Applicants should complete an application form and submit it following the instructions in the job description. The deadline for applications is 23 June 2024. Applicants must have the current right to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Finance Director [maternity cover]
Location: The King’s Centre, Oxford
Job Type: Part time (20 Hrs per week)
Contract: Fixed Term Contract
Salary: £44,000-£50,000 FTE [DOE]
About the role
The Finance Director (“FD”) will oversee the financial activities of the charity and will be responsible for overseeing the charity’s finances and finance team, driving financial planning and managing financial risks.
The FD will need to have the ability and confidence to apply judgement and leadership skills to make sure that the charity executes strategies and plans in a timely and thorough manner.
This is a 12-month contract starting Autumn 2024, ideally 20 hours/week, but we would consider other working patterns for the right candidate.
The permanent FD role is subject to a genuine occupational requirement for the post-holder to be a practising Christian due to our ethos and the strategic nature of the role however, given the temporary nature of this appointment, we have removed the requirement, although still desirable. We instead are looking for a candidate who is sympathetic to the Christian faith and/or our ethos.
The salary for this role is £44,000-£50,000 (plus pension and expenses) full-time-equivalent, dependent on experience.
The role will be based at The King’s Centre in Osney Mead, Oxford, but will involve some travel around Oxfordshire and can also include some homeworking.
Key relationships
On a day-to-day basis, you will be working with a range of team leaders, including our chair of trustees, Executive Officer, Operations Director, church leaders, school principal, chair of The King’s Centre Limited, and the finance team.
You will attend the Strategic Oversight Group, comprising a handful of these team leaders, who work collaboratively on charity-wide goals and challenges.
Responsibilities
Financial
- Developing and controlling the operational budget, in conjunction with the Finance, Risk & Audit Committee.
- Overseeing and managing the Finance Team, empowering the finance team with the leadership and resources they need.
- Reviewing the efficiency of the charity’s financial processes and taking steps to improve them.
- Ensuring that the necessary funding has been resourced to facilitate operational growth.
- Ensuring that an effective remuneration system is in place for employees, in conjunction with the Operations Director and Remuneration Committee.
- Providing advice and support on financial matters to all operational areas of the charity and its subsidiaries.
Governance
- Acting as the charity’s main advisor on all issues relating to financial functions.
- Together with the Operations Director, supporting trustees in developing governance functions.
- Any other duties commensurate to the role as directed by the Executive Officer.
For the person specifications, please download the Job Description.
About Oxfordshire Community Churches
Oxfordshire Community Churches is a family of ten churches working across Oxfordshire and beyond. We operate as a single charity while recognising local churches as each being distinct. We also operate:
- The King’s School, an independent fee-paying school, that is Christ-centred, nurturing children in godly character and academic development.
- Edge Housing, a Christian housing project, which houses and supports homeless people in 8 houses in Oxford.
- The King’s Centre Limited, a wholly owned trading subsidiary, operating our property in Oxford as a resource and event space for community and commercial partners in the city and beyond, as well as being a base for the activities of Oxford Community Church.
- Kingsgrove Community Hub, a new charitable subsidiary, which will build and run a new community centre and home for Wantage Community Church, in Kingsgrove, Wantage.
The charity has a turnover in the region of £3m and employs around 110 staff.
You can find out more about all these parts of the organisation on our website and more specific detail on our goals and financials in our Trustees’ Annual Report, available from the Charity Commission.
Closing date 08-07-2024
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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Development Team at the world-renown BRIT School. Working closely with the Corporate Partnerships Manager, the Corporate Partnerships Officer will be supporting the growth of The BRIT School’s corporate income through donations, sponsorship and employee giving.
The Team
The Development Team at The BRIT School is focused and experienced – with colleagues having worked in award-winning not-for-profits and national arts centres - consisting of the Director of Development, Trusts and Grants Manager, Corporate Partnerships Manager, Trusts and Grants Officer, Philanthropy Officer and Development Administrator, with a supportive Leadership Team and Board of Trustees.
With current / recent corporate partnerships including Burberry, Warner Music UK, Royal Bank of Canada, Apple and Netflix (amongst many others), it is an exciting place, which brings together world-class education with the creative industries.
You and The BRIT School
This is an exciting time to join The BRIT School team, as we continue the momentum of our BRIT Transforms Campaign (launched during our 30th anniversary year celebrations), and build on our successful corporate partnerships programme.
Joining us as Corporate Partnerships Officer, you will be at the heart of our efforts to #keepBRITspecial, helping the School to realise its plans and ambitions.
We are looking for someone who has a passion for the ethos and ambition of The BRIT School.
As a member of an impactful team, you’ll have the autonomy, responsibility and freedom to bring your own creativity, drive and skills to the role, and to make an impact… not only on our fundraising ambitions, but on the lives of the young artists we support.
We would welcome candidates who are looking to move into corporate fundraising from other fundraising backgrounds, or relevant sales environments; we're also open to people at the start of their fundraising career. We are supportive of - and happy to consider - flexible working arrangements, including hybrid/home working.
The BRIT School is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, which is the bedrock of our ethos and values.
We look forward to receiving your application, and we hope to meet you soon.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Anderson Quigley is delighted to be working with Girlguiding to hire for a new role: Digital Futures Programme Lead. We are looking to speak to candidates with a strong leadership skillset, stakeholder management skills, and digital transformation experience. This postholder will manage a team of five and will play a pivotal role in driving Girlguiding’s strategic plans; this individual will be responsible for developing the roadmap and setting the direction for Girlguiding’s Digital Futures Programme.
What are they looking for?
Essential requirements for this role include:
· Excellent leadership, communication and influencing skills that engender confidence, strong collaboration and partnership – a strong partnership worker and alliance build
· Proven financial expertise including contract negotiation and supplier management, establishing and improving supplier performance standards and managing multi-year and multi million pound budgets
· Strong digital portfolio management skills relating to product and programme lifecycle management
· Strong management skills to develop, support and maintain high performing teams
· Proven track record of the successful designing, communicating and delivery of digital and IT transformation programmes focused on adapting the culture of an organisation and the resulting stakeholder experience
· Senior leadership experience of enterprise IT leadership across digital, data and technology fields, working in complex, matrix stakeholder environments
· In-depth understanding of programme management methods
· Deep knowledge and understanding of technology enterprise architectures including digital technologies, software development, and IT infrastructure
· A practical understanding of diversity and inclusion at work
About Girlguiding
This is a really exciting time to join Girlguiding. We have much to be proud of in our one hundred years of history, but we know that to remain vibrant and relevant to young people we must continually evolve.
We’ve begun a process of significant change: transforming the organisation so it can meet the challenges of the future by putting young people at the heart of our organisation. We’re on a mission to amplify the voices of girls and young women, so they can champion change in their own lives and the wider world; to build strong partnerships that can increase our reach and impact; and to increase the support we offer our amazing adult volunteers who deliver incredible experiences to young people across the UK every week.
Girlguiding values the differences that a diverse workforce brings and is committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Girlguiding is proud to be part of the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme and a member of the Business Disability Forum. While Girlguiding’s young members may be women only, our staff team is mixed gender. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Girlguiding operates a hybrid working arrangement where office based staff are required to attend the office on average two days a week, or 40% of working time across the year. We’re committed though to supporting our staff to achieve a good work-life balance and offer flexible working options wherever we reasonably can. All staff are required to carry out our online health and safety training and complete a DSE risk assessment to ensure we can provide the support you require.
For a confidential discussion or a copy of the job description please contact Grace Tattersall on: +44 (0)7510 384 761
XLP is a youth work charity working to create positive futures for young people and at the cutting edge of tackling poverty and educational failure in inner London. We deliver holistic, long-term work with young people aged 11 to 25 in schools and communities.
The Director of People and Operations will be at the forefront of implementing our commitment to excellence as we grow. Having transitioned from a £2m to £3m charity in recent years, growing from 30 to over 60 staff, with all the resulting complexities to teams, systems and processes, this position offers an exciting opportunity to lead and develop the charity’s HR, finance, workplaces, IT and governance functions, including line management responsibilities. With a head for excellence, excellent interpersonal skills, and a heart for social change, this position will ensure the smooth and efficient running of XLP, whilst also leading on our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion work, and shaping organisational culture. The successful candidate will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and will sit on the XLP Executive Team, alongside a Director of Youth Work and a Director of Fundraising.
The primary objective is to develop and support a culture of outstanding performance across XLP, and to ensure an excellent working environment and a well-supported team. In parallel, the role-holder will develop the operational processes, policies, and systems necessary to support an effective, impactful growing organisation. It focuses on supporting and developing our workforce and providing the infrastructure that enables all of XLP’s services and activities to operate in an impactful way.
To this end, we seek an organisational leader with the ability to develop the culture, people and processes and to efficiently deliver excellence across XLP. While this role requires an individual who is highly numerate and commercially minded, you will not need to be a trained accountant.
We’re keen to increase the diversity of our Executive Team and Senior Management Team. We particularly encourage applications from women and from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates.
About You
Key Skills:
- Experience of working in senior leadership in an organisation at least of similar size and complexity and a track record of seeing strategic vision become a reality.
- Experience in project and/ or operations management and a track record for developing the systems, quality assurance and management that support organisational excellence.
- Strategic thinker, who is able to grasp detail, with an ability to translate ideas into strategies and deliverable outcomes.
- Experience of leading an HR function within an organisation, including development and management of HR systems and processes.
- Experience in building, developing, managing and leading teams effectively, focusing on results delivery.
- Substantial experience of strategic project design, development and evaluation.
- Demonstrable project management skills and experience of delivering multiple concurrent programmes, with a track record of successful delivery.
- Experience in finance.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and non-verbal), which inspire confidence, contribute to and further a culture of excellence.
- Organised, flexible, agile and responsive, with a focus on results.
- Ability to develop and critically analyse systems and processes to ensure they are as effective and efficient as possible.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Useful if you have:
- Experience of the youth work/charity sector;
- Experience of leading on budgets. .
What We Offer
- 25 days annual leave, with 3 additional days between Christmas and New Year
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Ongoing training and development
- Supportive and flexible work environment
- Diverse and inclusive culture
- Generous sick and compassionate leave policies
- Enhanced maternity leave policy
How To Apply
Please click the link to apply via our website. You'll be asked to complete a short form and upload a CV and personal statement. Applications close on Friday 12th July at 12pm (midday). Please note, we reserve the right to close applications early if a suitable candidate is found.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Ambitious about Autism, we're currently looking for a Head of Corporate Partnerships to join our Fundraising team.
You'll build on recent successful award-winning partnerships with Marsh McLennan, TalkTalk and our highly successful Employ Autism programme, leading the team to secure and deliver new corporate partnerships. You'll oversee the delivery of corporate partnerships, producing and executing a strategy for growth, whilst ensuring our delivery plans are achievable.
You'll oversee new business activity, playing a leading role in high value solicitations to secure new corporate partnerships that deliver both strategic and cash value. You'll manage the corporate partnerships team to achieve the overall strategy, monitoring performance against clear objectives.
We are looking for someone who has:
- Proven experience of securing high-value, strategic corporate partnerships that deliver commercial value to companies.
- Proven experience of developing and implementing annual strategies and plans.
- An understanding of trends and developments across the commercial sector and experience of applying these to successful corporate partnerships.
- Experience of management of staff.
In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.
If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.
Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
It is an exciting and important time to be joining us at Crisis. We work with thousands of people across England, Scotland and Wales so they can leave homelessness behind for good. We have recently adapted the way our services work to maximise our impact in ending homelessness. We have increased our capacity to work with people one to one and also strengthened our ability to support those people facing the most barriers to preventing or ending their homelessness.
About the role
We are a dynamic, innovative and values-led organisation, with the opportunity and flexibility to develop our services to meet the needs of the people we work with. As part of our commitment to end the homelessness of more people using our direct services, including people with complex needs, we are seeking a Practitioner Psychologists or Psychological Therapists to join our fantastic Clinical Psychology teams in locations around the UK.
You will join an extraordinary team of frontline lead workers with a focus on people facing homelessness who have survived a range of difficult and traumatic experiences
About you
We are looking for people who are community focused and driven by our shared values. You will look forward to engaging with individuals who have very difficult lives and have struggled to access traditional forms of support. You will have the skills to offer creative and flexible individual work, alongside consultation and reflective practice to core groups, multi-agency networks and the wider system. You will be excited about joining a local team of people who share a commitment to end homelessness and a national team of psychologists led by a Lead Psychologist.
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds.
Working at Crisis
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
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Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy
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Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
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28 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 31 days and option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave
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Highly competitive, enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay
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Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm
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And more! Full list of benefits available on the careers pages of our website
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
Accessibility
We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team will contact you to discuss how we can help.
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
South Uist Renewable Energy Ltd (“SURE”) is seeking to appoint a Non-Executive Director for a fixed term of three years.
SURE operates a 6.9MW windfarm on behalf of the community of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides. The existing board members are democratically elected by the community and this new, renumerated position represents the first board vacancy that is also open to non-residents on a co-opted basis. This is a fantastic opportunity for a technical windfarm expert to join the SURE board at a pivotal time. Upon appointment, the new Non-Executive Director will meet with the Chief Executive and the management team for a comprehensive induction into the operations of the business.
Standard duties of board membership apply to this role and the collective SURE Board:
- Set the strategic direction of the company
- Protect and enhance the financial performance of the company to maximise the contribution to the wider group of companies
- Focus on risk management and mitigating activity that can be implemented
- Ensure good governance
- Attend quarterly board meetings in South Uist (costs of travel and accommodation will be paid for by SURE)
- Engage in board discussion by drawing on extensive knowledge and expertise to make valuable and meaningful contributions
What SURE is looking for:
- Operational expertise in large windfarm projects (≥ 6.9MW), with direct experience of PPA negotiations, insurance policies, fault monitoring and maintenance contracts
- Experience windfarm repowering would be a distinct advantage
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are seeking an experienced philanthropy professional to lead and grow our income streams from individual philanthropists, trusts, foundations, and corporates. In this role, you’ll lead the philanthropy programme, inspiring Trust and Charity staff and key stakeholders, and developing relationships with major donors. Reporting to the Director of Development, responsibilities include implementing a philanthropy strategy to meet growth targets over the next three years, increasing charity income, and managing a team of specialist fundraisers.
You will provide the highest quality donor cultivation and stewardship practices, oversee bespoke donor events, and manage your own donor portfolio. The role will also include regular reporting on activities and risks, collaboration with various charity departments, and ensuring compliance with fundraising best practices. Additionally, you will have a proven track record in significant fundraising, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and preferably, a background in health-related fundraising or understanding of the NHS.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Home-Start Merton is a local community network of trained volunteers and expert support, helping families with children pre-birth and up to 5 years. This role is central and critical in securing the mid to long term future of our organisation. Our trustees at Home-Start Merton are keen to prioritise fund raising amongst the several competing demands on our limited resources because we believe in the impact we have in our community and have ambitious plans for the growth of the organisation.
The role will include working alongside our Managing Director in the following areas:
- Strategic planning and operational delivery
- Internal & External relationships
- Marketing & Brand
- Compliance
- Reporting & Finance
About you:
- Experience of directly securing charitable income from a variety of sources, in particular grant funders and individuals OR demonstrable business development experience and an appetite to learn.
- Experience of monitoring and reporting against targets and managing budgets.
- High level of motivation, initiative, and demonstrable desire to achieve results.
- Proven ability to build relationships across all levels.
- Excellent interpersonal skills demonstrating diplomacy, discretion, tact, and persuasiveness.
- Excellent organisational and project management skills with the ability to work on a wide range of competing demands and deliver to deadlines.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Global Health 50/50 (GH5050) is an independent, evidence-driven initiative to advance action and accountability for gender equality. GH5050 was formed around a unique model which brings together the rigour of academic research, the knowledge of how policy change can occur and the momentum of advocates and communicators to catalyse progress on gender equality. GH5050’s mission is ‘To improve health, well-being, and social justice through the promotion of human rights, particularly in relation to gender equality, by conducting research, disseminating the useful results of such research, and providing information, advice and advocacy.’ Established in 2017, GH5050 is a non-profit organisation (as a UK registered charity) headquartered in Cambridge, UK, that initially focussed on the health sector and is increasingly active in the justice and finance systems, globally and at country level.
Context
Through our flagship annual report and Gender and Health Index, GH5050 provides the only bird’s-eye view of gender, inclusion and equality in the global health sector today. The report assesses 200 organisations annually across a core set of variables on policies and practices to tackle power and privilege imbalances within the workplace, the gender and geography of organisational leadership, and whether gender is considered in any organisations' external-facing programmatic or policy work.
Based on an approach honed over seven years by Global Health 50/50, GH5050 is planning to produce rigorous data on the state of gender equality, including within career opportunities / structures, in the law/justice, and finance/economics sectors. In the law/justice sector we will review approximately 200 organisations at the global level, and then apply a similar approach and methodology at the country level (likely to be Kenya and one other country). Working with research and advocacy partners, supported by an advisory group, legal experts and a team of research consultants, GH5050 also plans to leverage the data to engage with the assessed organisations directly. The work undertaken by GH5050 in the law/justice sector is part of a wider advocacy coalition supported by the funder aiming to drive organisational change for a more diverse, inclusive and equitable global legal sector.
The successful candidate for this post is expected to play an integral role in contributing to the growth of GH5050, as well as taking a leading role in developing, managing, growing and taking ownership for this new area of work.
Role Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of one of the world’s leading research and accountability initiatives for gender equality. You will join a small and growing team of staff working at GH5050, taking responsibility for the first (and subsequent) Gender, Law and Justice Report(s) (title TBA). The role will involve project design and management, conducting research and policy analysis, maintaining strong working relationships with partner organisations as well as with other GH5050 staff, dissemination, engagement and impact. These roles will be exercised at global and country levels. The post holder will share responsibility with the Head of Research & Impact for the management of research consultants working on the law and justice workstream.
We are looking for a motivated, proactive, dynamic, collaborative and meticulously detail-oriented individual to join our team and encourage applications from people who meet the person specification and are interested in taking on the tasks and responsibilities of this key role in GH5050.
Role Responsibilities
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Project design and management: Project manage the full process of developing the GH5050 Gender, Law and Justice reports, policy briefs, case studies of organisational change, and a range of outputs tailored to meet the goals of the GH5050 Strategy. Oversee the production processes from research and analysis to drafting and production of GH5050 outputs, and the research team and consultants. Work closely with the finance officer on budgeting and financial reporting.
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Team recruitment, leadership/management and research coordination: Hire, onboard and train teams of data collectors and provide regular support and quality control. Oversee and support the research team, develop project plans, arrange regular project meetings, and ensure that project deliverables are met and produced in a rigorous and timely manner.
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Internal communications: Take responsibility for maintaining regular and comprehensive internal communications within the charity, reporting on progress and flagging any risks or challenges to project timelines.
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Consultant management and liaison: Identify and recruit consultants for specific tasks to produce GH5050 outputs. Supervise consultants’ work to ensure timely delivery of high-quality outputs. Liaise with team consultants on various tasks during the report production process.
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Conduct research, data validation and analysis: Undertake research and data collection for reports and other outputs, including literature research on organisational policies and practices, policy content analysis and workforce data extraction. Thoroughly review and validate research findings of data collection team. Ensure research methodologies are kept up to date and ensure the timely delivery of quality outputs, including on statistical analysis, writing, data validation, data visualization, graphic design and layout, and the production of dissemination and communications materials.
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Database management: Manage, validate, clean and store large and complex datasets.
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Stakeholder management: Be a trusted first point of contact for organisations who are reviewed as part of the GH5050 report. This includes preparing and distributing formal communications to CEOs and a designated focal point within each organisation, responding to queries, and managing the process of data validation with organisations.
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Partnership building and management: Be responsible for ensuring a productive and equitable relationship with research partners, advocacy partners, and advisory/expert groups. Prepare reports for Trustees and funders.
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Report production: Prepare drafts of reports including in collaboration with professional writers when appropriate, to identify the key messages and key findings, data visualisations, background and other written contributions, such as forewords and quotes. Liaise with web designers, who will build data validation platforms and a new website to host the reports, and report design teams.
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High-impact communication and dissemination: Work closely with the GH5050 and communications lead as well as an external communications partner to develop strategic communication and dissemination strategies for these research outputs. This includes preparing compelling key findings and messages from report research and developing a range of additional communications outputs for key stakeholders including presentations, policy briefs, op-eds and papers for peer-reviewed publications and ensuring the delivery of public events and launches.
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Any other tasks that may be reasonably required.
Person specification
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PhD level qualification preferred. If Masters level qualification then equivalent and demonstrable relevant professional level experience
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Experience conducting mixed methods research, including innovative methods of data collection, indicator development, database management, and qualitative and quantitative analysis and interpretation
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Experience in research project management, ideally within an academic or policy environment
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Experience in policy analysis and developing recommendations based on this analysis
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Knowledge of the global law and justice landscape, and ideally a good understanding of the key issues relating to gender and equality of opportunity in the workplace, global development and organisational change
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Proven intellectual/research contributions to the field of law/justice
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A network in the law/justice sector which extends beyond academic actors to practitioners and thought leaders
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Knowledge of gender and its relationship to: (i) the law/justice sector; (ii) and/or the research/evidence methods in (e.g. policy analysis); (iii) and/or approaches to organisational change, would be an advantage.
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, and experience producing clear, concise, engaging and evidence-led written outputs such as reports, policy briefs, academic papers and op-eds
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Experience of effectively managing a team, with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build collaborative professional relationships with a wide range of partners across diverse contexts, including whilst working remotely
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Experience working independently and effective decision making to manage competing priorities and ensure projects are delivered on time and to a high standard
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High level of proficiency in MS Excel and experience in using a wide range of software, including data visualisation packages
Competencies
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Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
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Excellent organisational and planning skills
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Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
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Knowledge and experience in at least one research method relevant to the work of GH5050
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Ability to work to deadlines
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Self-starting skills
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An organised approach to time management
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Strong cultural competencies with experience in developing and maintaining research partnerships across a variety of settings and contexts
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A commitment to social justice and gender justice
All Staff are required to:
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Demonstrate commitment to GH5050’s organisational values, including exercising high ethical standards and research integrity, with attention to teamwork and collaboration
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Ensure that they have read and understood all mandatory policies and procedures
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Uphold the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and Anti-Harassment and Bullying Policies, ensuring effective implementation in all aspects of their work for the charity
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Act always within the charity rules, policies, procedures, and any other statutory requirements
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Be proactive, bring ideas, suggestions and contribute to the improvement and development of the charity
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Undertake training as required
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Attend staff and team meetings as required, including in-person at the Cambridge office at least one or two days per week
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Observe health and safety procedures in the workplace to ensure personal safety and to safeguard the interests and safety of colleagues and visitors
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To establish, foster and maintain close working relationships with other functions to allow swift resolution of issues and sharing of knowledge
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Undertake other duties and responsibilities as appropriate since all staff p
Our generous staff benefits include:
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28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays. In addition, we may provide 3 days leave over the Christmas and New Year period
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Flexible working arrangements – mainly remote working and with at least 1-2 days per week in the Cambridge office
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5% employer pension contribution
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Employee assistance programme (EAP) via Health Assured
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Professional development and training
Applications without cover letters will not be considered. Applicants will be assessed against their ability to demonstrate how they meet the person specification criteria.
Cover letters must indicate if the applicant has the right to work in the UK.
If shortlisted, we will additionally ask for a writing sample and ask you to complete a short task.
We want to know in your application…
What excites you about working with GH5050?
What experience and knowledge would you bring and how do you meet the criteria for the role?
The deadline for applications is 17:00 GMT on 18 June 2023. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the closing date if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
All We Can/Y Care International is seeking a Chief Executive Officer to lead the charities into the next 5-year strategy of doing development differently.
All We Can is an international development and relief organisation, working to see every person’s potential fulfilled. It was founded by the Methodist Church in the 1930s.
Y Care International supports local opportunities for vulnerable young people and their communities across the globe, to change lives for the better. It was founded by Sir Terry Waite in collaboration with the YMCA movement in the 1980s.
From 1 September 2021, All We Can and Y Care International began a formal, strategic partnership – combining efforts to tackle poverty, inequality and injustice in some of the world’s most marginalised communities. We work as one organisational team, presenting as two unique brands, fulfilling two separate, but symbiotic, strategies.
At All We Can/Y Care International we want to see every person's potential fulfilled. We work through partnership alongside our global neighbours most impacted by disasters, poverty and injustice to enable flourishing and resilient communities. We are known for doing development uniquely, which means we steer away from traditional models of development.
Instead, we understand that overcoming the challenges of poverty, crises and social injustice are complex, and can only be achieved by working with local organisations who are rooted within their communities. They are best placed to unlock the potential in their own communities. We don’t lift people out of poverty, we tackle the systemic issues of poverty to support individuals in lifting themselves. We believe this to be the greatest way because listening to the lived experiences of communities improves equality, builds capacity, enhances shared ownership and sustainability.
In all we do, we're guided by values of: Love, Collaboration and Integrity.
- Love is the oxygen of our movement, and enables meaningful relationships and actions.
- Collaboration is working together in solidarity and partnership, not control.
- Integrity is personifying honesty, transparency, and accountability.
We're looking for our next CEO to lead us in this life-changing work and into the next phase of our growth and development.
Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate deep practical understanding of and commitment to our partnership model in locally led development. They’ll combine a creative vision and inspiration with the ability to translate it into practical steps and lead the team with trust and accountability.
They’ll have experience of different aspects of charity work with an emphasis on income generation, finance and tracking performance against KPIs. They’ll need to work collaboratively with trustees, the staff team and key stakeholders in the Methodist Church and the YMCA movement.
As our next CEO, they’ll be joining a team of 22 colleagues in the UK and 6 Country Representatives in Ethiopia, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Malawi, and together, work towards embedding a culture that is people-centred, mutually accountable, open, inclusive and caring in everything we do.
The Chief Executive Officer will be accountable for:
- Strategic leadership of the organisation
- Relationship management and external representation
- Supporting income generation
- Elements of operations and governance
- Supporting the development of an effective staff team
To be successful in the role, successful candidate will need:
- Thorough practical understanding and experience of working within the context of locally led partnership model in international development.
- Understanding of what decolonisation of aid looks like in practice.
- Passion for and interest in the work of our partners and in all you do, be led by their needs and the needs of the communities they serve.
- Practical understanding of and demonstrating our organisational values: Love, Collaboration and Integrity.
- Experience in a senior leadership role within a third sector organisation or proven transferrable experience from other sectors.
- Ability to communicate the vision and direction that the organisation is moving towards, but also the ability to translate them into practical steps, communicate them and any changes with clarity.
- Due to the history of both organisations and the relationships with key stakeholders and partners, it would be desirable for the CEO to be an active Christian; however it is not an essential requirement.
Please see the application pack for full description of responsibilities and skills required for the role. To encourage candidates from diverse background to apply, we're applying anonymisation to the 1st stage applications of this recruitment process.
Location: This role is contractually based in Central London; however, we currently operate a hybrid working model with regular whole team face to face meetings once a month. Board meetings are held quarterly and are normally in-person; this role will also require attending meetings across the UK and internationally to represent both charities, sometimes involving weekends and/or evenings.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Help us deliver our Furthering Talent programme in 10 Music Hubs in the North of England!
About Furthering Talent
Furthering Talent helps musicians from the earliest stage in their musical journey. The programme is specifically designed to help young people from low income families sustain their musical learning after initial state-funded whole-class lessons end, so they can keep on progressing and playing music well into their teens and beyond. The programme aims to effect significant change in how the musical potential of young people from low-income families is identified and supported.
Place of work: Home-based and other locations as required. An ability to travel, often nationally, is essential to carry out this role. All reasonable travel expenses can be reclaimed.
The role
You will be the first point of contact and support for the team of Connectors in your Hubs, attending Teachers’ Forums and Get Togethers where possible and helping with the coordination of data gathering and management. You will help drive the promotion of the Connector role and handle any incoming Connector enquiries via the Young Sounds website, allocating them to the appropriate Connector. You will oversee the mentoring and youth voice offer in each Hub. You will be a champion for Young Sounds’ musically inclusive approach throughout the sector and will support the promotion of Young Sounds’ CPD and learning resources, especially the Charanga hosted Individual Learning Plan.
Working relationships
Reporting to the Programme Director you will also work closely with the External Evaluator, plus members of the wider Young Sounds team, for example the Digital and Communications Coordinator, and Finance and Operations Director. Keep scrolling or click the buttons below.
How to apply
See the attachments for a full job description and person specification.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.