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Fundraising Development Manager

Fixed-Term, (Maternity Cover) Part-Time, Term-Time only

15 hours per week (flexible)

Pay Scale : H8, point 23 to H9, point 28  (dependent on experience)

Required : April / May 2024 

We are seeking a knowledgeable individual to oversee the Fundraising Development Manager position for a fixed-term, covering maternity leave. The successful applicant will have some professional experience of fundraising and/or education development, together with experience of developing good working relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

If you have enthusiasm for fundraising and would like to be involved in helping us in continuing this important work for our school, please get in touch.

We are a faith-based charity, creating safe homes and communities for over 100 homeless men & women across South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire

Applicants must be flexible to work at any of our project sites in Rotherham, Chesterfield and Shirebrook areas although preferences will be considered if regular shift patterns are available. 

Day, night and weekend shifts are available on a relief, holiday cover basis. 

Do you want to work alongside people with complex needs and do you have a heart for the vulnerable? Candidates' ethics and values must be in keeping with the Christian faith. 

If this is you, then we would like to hear more about you. 

Ashiana provides specialist support to women and girls effected by domestic violence. We are seeking an experienced female counsellor to join our counselling team.

Seeking candidates with:

Recognised professional counselling qualification

A member of recognised therapeutic body i.e., BACP, UKCP

BACP accredited or working towards accreditation

Minimum 250 Hours of clinical experience

Minimum of two years experience of supporting women and girls who have experienced domestic violence

An understanding of VAWG and the impact of trauma, as well as working from a trauma focused model

Ability to provide counselling in at least one South Asian language

Hampton Trust is a passionate, vibrant, and respected organisation dedicated to fostering a world where every family experiences freedom from violence, abuse, isolation, and exploitation.

Through our commitment to these ideals, we aim to effect positive change and empower individuals and families to lead fulfilling lives. Join us in our journey towards a safer and more inclusive society for all.

We are currently in search of a friendly, dynamic, and proactive individual to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for engaging with and providing support to women who have been issued a conditional caution and are directed to participate in Hampton Trust diversionary workshops.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work with women entangled within the criminal justice system, addressing complex issues such as mental health challenges, domestic abuse, and substance misuse. By joining us, you’ll have the chance to expand your expertise in this area, utilise your skills effectively, and gain a comprehensive understanding of the challenges faced by women across Hampshire, Southampton, and the Isle of Wight.

If you’re passionate about making a positive impact and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, we invite you to apply and become an integral part of our efforts to create safer communities and contribute to transformative change. Join us in our journey towards a safer and more inclusive society for all.

Job Title:                           Women’s Service Practitioner

Working Hours:                22.5 Hours per week across 3 days

Salary:                               Band 6 – £14,976.00 – £16,817.40 pro-rata per annum

                                        (Based on a full time salary range of £24,960 – £28,029 per annum)

                                          (All new recruits enter at the lower end of the salary band)

Contract:                          Fixed term until 31st March 2025 (Extensions subject to funding)

Ideal candidates will:

• have a clear understanding of unique vulnerabilities associated with female offending.
• proactively engage and communicate effectively with individuals from all backgrounds.
• have an ability to work effectively within multiagency settings.
• have knowledge and understanding of safeguarding.

Apply today to join a passionate team in tackling women’s offending behaviours in an innovative, award-winning organisation. Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further details. Due to the wide range of vulnerabilities of the women who attend our JUNO Programme we can only accept female applicants for this position.

Rewards and Benefits of working for Hampton Trust

To ensure equality of treatment and opportunity for all employees, Hampton Trust have a competitive salary banding structure. New starters will start on the minimum point of the relevant pay band advertised, salary increases within the band and promotions are awarded based on annual performance reviews.

 Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Contribution pension scheme – NEST with 3% company contribution.
• Sick pay
• Free onsite parking
• 25 days annual leave – increasing to 2 days after 3 years and an additional 3 days after 5 years
• 8 Days Bank Holiday
• Additional leave for your birthday
• Ongoing training and development
• Free flue jabs
• Access to free clinical supervision sessions
• Free DBS checks

We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, reflecting the diverse range of people we support.

Closing: Position will remain open until filled.

Interviews: To be scheduled

Next steps

For an application pack and further information on how to apply for this position please visit our website. 

In your application please include:

A cover letter explaining your motivation for applying and outlining how you meet the criteria detailed within the person specification. *Please note applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered*

A full CV including education, professional qualifications and full employment history showing responsibilities and relevant achievements.

Hampton Trust is committed to improving and finding ways of creating a more diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Independent Safeguarding Chair

Hours: 12-15 days per year

Location: Home-working

Salary: £4,500 per year

Sector: Charity, Health & Social Care, Learning Disabilities & Autism

Scope of the Job

This is an exciting opportunity to chair our newly formed Safeguarding Panel and provide strategic advice and guidance on embedding an excellent safeguarding culture in SeeAbility.

About Us

SeeAbility is a specialist registered charity with a 200-year history supporting people who have autism, physical and/or learning disabilities and visual impairment.  We promote personalisation and inclusion, with a strong focus on helping the people we support learn skills that will bring them greater independence.

Our Culture

The most important thing to us is making a difference to the people we support. Breaking down barriers and obstacles in a way that enables people to lead an active life with experiences and outcomes that creates a high-level quality of life.  

The independent safeguarding chair role will be to:

• Help prepare our Safeguarding Panel meeting agendas.
• Chair these meetings.
• Provide effective scrutiny of SeeAbility’s safeguarding performance.
• Champion Making Safeguarding Personal.
• Constructively challenge those responsible for maximising performance.
• Help shape SeeAbility’s safeguarding implementation plan.
• Monitor progress of the plan.

Your experience & personal characteristics 

You will have experience of leading and managing others in senior positions and of chairing complex meetings productively.

You will have up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding adults legislation and best practice and extensive experience or safeguarding in the public and/or voluntary sector.

You will be a strong advocate for creating a safer culture and encouraging change.

Please see the attached Job description for more details. 

Our colleagues at SeeAbility are extremely valued, and so everyone has access to a fantastic package of benefits.

• Discounts and cashback at hundreds of shops, restaurants and activities
• Eligible for Blue Light Card discounts
• Save 10% on monthly bus travel
• Pay reviews and commitment to pay competitive rates
• Employer contributory pension scheme - Support and tools to help you make the right decisions about your future 
• Refer a friend and receive £600
• Paid DBS and renewals
• Season ticket loans

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Call for Expression of Interest: Consultancy for Assessment on Access to Financial Services for Young Women with Disabilities - GESP.

Team/ Program: Girls Education Skills Programme, Nigeria.
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Reports to Nigeria Country Director
6 week Contract

Project Background

In 2019, Nigeria signed into law the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act 2018, to prioritise disability rights by stakeholders and duty-bearers. The Act also led to the establishment of the National Commission for Persons with Disability, aimed at preventing discrimination against people with disabilities and to ensure disability inclusiveness across all sectors. However, policy implementation has been a challenge due to weak law enforcement, inadequate funding, negative attitudes towards disability and a lack of data on disability.

According to the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics labour force survey, there are close to five million unemployed people in Lagos and Kano States, representing 36.4% of the active labour force. Development Initiative's analysis of the 2012-13 Household Survey shows that women with disabilities are 43% more likely to be out of employment relative to women without disability. The high cost of living and level of inequality in the country contributes significantly to the adversity faced by people with disabilities, particularly women.

The Girls Educational Skills Programme (GESP) is design to address the barriers of including women with disabilities into the Nigerian Labour Force. The project seeks to build the employment readiness and confidence of young women with disabilities (ages 18-24) to secure jobs or run their own micro/small businesses. The project will also empower adolescent girls with disabilities in senior secondary schools (ages 13-18) to widen their career aspirations through skills development and mentoring.

Sightsavers is working with two organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) to deliver on these objectives. These OPDs are Project Enable Africa and Kanawa Educational Foundation for the Disabled. Some private sector partners are also keying into the GESP project to ensure its success, these partners include Unilever Nigeria, Guinness Nigeria, Access Bank, and the Industrial Training Fund (ITF).

Consultancy objective

1. Identify institutional, physical, attitudinal and communication barriers hindering people with disabilities, particularly young women with disabilities, from accessing wide range of financial services.
2. Conduct analysis of existing legal framework including the National Financial Inclusion Policy and strategy; National Sustainability Banking Principles, among others to identify gaps and means in which they could be strengthened.
3. Propose short and long-term implementable solutions that could enable the project to advocate for policy reforms and influence relevant stakeholders in the financial institution sector.
4. In addition, identify the relevant technical capacity needed by both the demand and supply actors in implementing the policy reforms proposed to enable the project achieve its financial inclusion objective.

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please complete an Expression of Interest form via our recruitment portal.

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.

In line with its commitment to safe programming and recruitment, Sightsavers participates in the inter-agency (MDS) administered by the . Through collaboration with other MDS members, Sightsavers aims to ensure that there are no sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment issues relating to potential new hires and that we can respond systematically to checks from fellow MDS members. This ensures our work is accountable, delivered to a high standard and supports safeguarding across the development and humanitarian fields.

Salary: DP4 pay scale £24,700 - £26,870

Hours: 21 Hours - 35 hours per week for various posts.

Contract: Start date is June 1st 2024, and end date is May 31st 2027 with potential for an additional two year extension.

We are looking to recruit a self-motivated, enthusiastic, hard-working team to join our exciting new service that will support people living with Dementia (PLWD) and their carers. The service aims to provide a full wrap-around support that will assist the PLWD in navigating their individual journey and increase their overall wellbeing as much as possible.

Our organisational benefits include:

• Smart Health Benefit, including probate advice, bereavement counselling and confidential access to a 24 hour GP
• Employee Assistive Programme offering financial, legal and wellbeing advice 24/7
• Death in service benefit
• Free eyecare vouchers
• NEST pension Our annual leave entitlement is 31 days inclusive of bank holidays (pro rata)

Please note, we are actively processing applications which will result in the position being filled as soon as possible. The advert will be withdrawn as soon as suitable candidates are appointed. We therefore encourage applications to be completed at your earliest convenience.

Overview of Role:

As a Support Worker, you will be working with young people aged 12-25 years old who have experience of self-harm. Within that age group, you will predominantly be working with young people under 18. The post would suit an experienced support worker, preferably with knowledge of the issues experienced by young people who are trans / non-binary.

You will play a key role in providing them with support and advocacy both on a one to-one basis and within a group setting; working with them to develop their emotional skills which will allow them to cope more effectively with the difficulties in their lives. The nature of the work means role that the successful candidate must focus on inclusivity for the young people.

The successful candidate will have considerable experience in working with young people aged 12-25 and will enjoy the challenge of working with adolescents in difficult circumstances. You will need to be able to work within a non-discriminatory framework, ensuring the services are provided in a qualitative, responsive, and accessible manner.

The Amber Project exists to support any young person (aged 14-25) in Cardiff and the surrounding areas who has experience of self-harm. With our Constellation element working with young people aged 12-25. Since The Amber project was established in 2002 individual support and creative
workshops have been key elements of our work with young people.

Salary: £13,406 per annum (£26,812.00 per annum FTE).

Hours:  20 hours per week. Working pattern to be agreed with the line manager but will include late afternoons and early evenings to facilitate meeting with young people outside of school hours and attending workshops. Occasional weekends.

Pension: Church Army is an auto enrolment pension employer. You will be assessed under pension auto enrolment criteria.

Annual Leave: 132 hours, inclusive of bank holidays (264 hours FTE).

Contract:  Part-time, Fixed Term - expected for 12 months.

Application Deadline:  27th May 2024

Interview Date:   11th June 2024, Cardiff

Next Steps:

For more information on the role, please read the job description and person specification for the post.

Location: Head Office - Sully (Hybrid Working)

Salary: Up to £29,953 per annum (depending on experience)

Weekly hours 37.5 hours per week

Closing Date: 19/05/2024

We are seeking a Major Giving Officer to join the Income Generation Team. 

About Tŷ Hafan 

Tŷ Hafan is one of the UK’s leading paediatric palliative care charities and offers care, respite and dedicated support to children and young people with life-shortening conditions across Wales. Support is provided to children and their families at our hospice in Sully, in community settings, and in the family home. As a charity we greatly value the input, contribution and commitment of our many volunteers and supporters, without whose support we would not be able to provide the services that we do. Our families describe us as ‘a lifeline’ as we enable them to create precious memories with their children during their short lives, as well as end of life and beyond. 

At Tŷ Hafan our care team is dedicated to upholding our vision, purpose, and values, all of which are at the core of all that we do.

Our Vision: A Wales where every child with a life-shortening condition lives a fulfilling life, supported with the compassion and specialist care they and their family need.

Our Purpose: No family should have to face the unimaginable loss of their child alone. With children and families at the heart of all we do, we provide free care and support in our hospice and in the community, offering a lifeline throughout the child’s short life, at end of life, through bereavement and beyond.​

Our Values: At Tŷ Hafan we make a difference by living our values:  Demonstrating Compassion, Providing Excellent Service, Working Together and Taking Ownership. 

About the role

Are you an enthusiastic and proactive person who is passionate about delivering first-class supporter care and could join Tŷ Hafan’s income generation team as a Major Giving Fundraising Officer?

This is a very exciting time to join the team at Tŷ Hafan. We have just launched our Big Ambition that when a child’s life will be short no family should have to live it alone.

This is a huge ambition that will need us to grow the money we raise significantly over the next 5 years. Major Giving is a crucial income stream for Tŷ Hafan and as Major Giving Fundraising Officer, you will be integral to supporting income growth.

In the role, you will support the Head of Fundraising and Director of Income Generation to develop and deliver the major giving programme and will support the management of major donors and potential major donors, making sure that they receive the best possible experience as a Tŷ Hafan supporter.

You’ll coordinate major donor plans, support the organisation of key events, prepare and deliver tailored communications and personally manage some donor relationships.

If you have experience of building relationships with and managing supporters, as well as experience of managing projects and events within agreed timescales and budgets, and have excellent communication and organisational skills, we would love to here from you.

The benefits of working for Tŷ Hafan include: 

• Holiday entitlement of 30 days (rising to 32 days with service) plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata to part-time hours)
• A Group Personal Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of 5%
• Life assurance (death in service benefit)
• Wellbeing support - employee assistance program, which provides a range of free services including counselling, financial and legal support.
• Unlimited access to a 24/7 online GP as well as a range of other health experts
• Healthcare Cash Plan – claim back the cost for appointments and treatment such as dental, optical or physio
• Cycle to work, technology, mobile phone and will writing schemes
• Discounted gym membership and shopping discounts (including 25% of all purchases from any Ty Hafan Retail shop)
• Hybrid working, and when onsite free, secured parking.

Location: York Crown and Magistrates Court, with regular travel to Scarborough and Harrogate.

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

Do you want to work for an organisation that makes a difference, every single day, to people from all walks of life? The people that turn to Citizens Advice need help overcoming an obstacle in their lives – from debt to evictions to trouble at work – and you can be key to them getting the support they need in the quickest, easiest, and most effective way.

About us 
The Witness Service has over 260 staff and 3000 volunteers and offers free, independent, impartial and confidential support and information to 15,000 witnesses each month to give evidence in every criminal court in England and Wales.

Last year, Citizens Advice helped 2.6 million people face-to-face, by phone, email and webchat, and we received 25 million visits to our digital advice content. We solve 7 in 10 clients' problems, and 4 in 5 tell us that advice improved their lives.

The Role

As the Deputy Team Leader (Court Services), working alongside Team Leaders you will be responsible for the delivery of the Witness Service within your court/s. 

You will share responsibility for the effective coordination and development of volunteers who support witnesses in their journey through the criminal justice system.

You willbe responsible for general service administrative tasks within the courts, as well as inputting service data.

Who we are looking for

Do you have experience of working as or alongside volunteers?

Are you looking to develop your management skills or for a new challenge?

We are looking for someone who is a great motivator who thrives on leading teams to deliver positive outcomes.

We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills, who can adapt to and manage change. Someone who has administrative skills and is computer literate to a high standard.

We look for people to help us improve and transform our organisation. We can offer you the opportunity to make a genuine impact and create lasting change within an organisation that makes a difference in the lives of millions of people every year.

If you would like to apply, please submit an anonymous CV and a cover letter that addresses the following criteria. Please give examples in your covering letter to help demomstrate the following criteria:

• Experience of delivering or supporting delivery of effective front line services to a diverse range of clients and stakeholders.
• Experience of working with a team of  volunteers or as a volunteer.
• Experience of working directly with a diverse range of clients or service users.

This post is subject to enhanced vetting and barring check.

The National Citizens Advice Operates from offices in England and Wales, with 4 regional offices based in Cardiff, London, Birmingham and Leeds, therefore all successful applicants must be based within England or Wales.

Please be aware that Citizens Advice is not a sponsoring organisation. Therefore the successful applicant must already possess the right to work in the UK or be able to secure the right to work in the UK independently.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is of strategic importance within the organisation and recognised as integral to all we do as a service. Central to pursuing our EDI mission is building diverse and inclusive teams in which everyone has a sense of belonging. We believe inclusion is a social justice issue - a principle that underpins all our EDI work. To that end, we particularly welcome applications from people we would like to see better represented in our organisation and sector - people of colour, LGBTQ+ people and disabled people. We follow the social model of disability. We will offer an interview to disabled candidates who indicate they wish their application to be considered under our Disability Confident Interview Commitment where they meet our selection criteria in their application. Some of our roles attract a high volume of applications and in some circumstances where it is not practicable or appropriate, we may limit the number of interviews offered to disabled and non-disabled candidates. We will provide reasonable adjustments as needed.

Citizens Advice seeks to redeploy internal staff who are at risk or under notice of redundancy and will prioritise them in the recruitment process where necessary. If you have been confirmed as at risk or under notice of redundancy please ensure you indicate this in the at-risk box in your application.

Please note, in the event of a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the application early.

This vacancy closes at 23.59 on the closing date.

Job Purpose:To provide administrative support for the Housing Team and to carry out general administrative tasks. To also be responsible for providing a professional and friendly welcome to all visitors and residents, providing information on services available.

Hours of work:21 hours (7 hours per day over 3 days)

Location : YMCA East Surrey, Hillbrook House, 68 Brighton Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 6QT.

Annual leave:  Five weeks (pro-rata) plus bank holidays. Holidays increase after two years’ service to a maximum of five weeks’ pro-rata after six years’ service. The holiday year runs from 1 April to 31 March each year. 

Benefits:

Free Gym Membership: The post holder will be entitled to free use of the YMCA East Surrey fitness centre in Redhill and half price YMCA childcare for dependents.

Free Parking : There is free parking available at The Sovereign Centre and at all our delivery site. YMCA East Surrey also operates a Bike to Work Scheme.

Pension Scheme: There is a YMCA East Surrey pension scheme - details available on request.

Main responsibilities

• Provide a professional friendly welcome to all visitors and residents arriving at Hillbrook House and providing information on services and facilities available
• To deal with telephone enquiries and to put calls through to other staff, to take messages and to retrieve voicemail messages
• Ensure the visitor policy is complied with and the seen sheet is completed and kept up to date

· Collate, input and monitor data via various IT platforms

· Manage incoming client applications via guidance support and various IT platforms

· Complete and the keep the staff rota up-to-date and distribute to staff

· Filing and other administrative work as required

· Updating reception documents and maintaining contact folders

· To offer a helpful and supportive presence to residents and reporting of incidents

· Keeping tally on stock available and first aid items

· Cash transactions over the reception for resident rent and  maintain accurate receipting and accounting of all monies and credit transactions taken whilst on duty, checking floats and reconciling the till at the end of the shift

• Ensure that all keys and equipment issued are signed for and are returned and stored as appropriate
• To provide administrative support for the housing team and to carry out general administrative tasks (using Microsoft Office and other platforms)
• To be responsible for the post at the weekend, ensuring incoming post is dated, and is distributed to appropriate staff and residents and that outgoing post is processed correctly
• Any other duty requested by Housing Management

Closing date & interviews: 

Closing Date:Thursday 23rd May 2024 9am

Interviews are scheduled : Thursday 30th May 2024

Trainee Marketing Assistant

Nechells, Birmingham, B7 5QT

Salary: £9518.08 (FTE £22308) per annum, Fixed Term until April 2025

Location: Nechells, Birmingham, B7 5QT

Hours: Part Time, 16 hours per week

Benefits: 25 days holiday, pro-rata, 5.5% Employer Pension Contribution including Life Cover, Occupational Sick Pay Benefits & Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Leave and Pay, plus more

Reporting to: Employability Manager

FareShare Midlands is the region’s largest food redistribution charity, fighting food poverty and hunger by tackling waste. We source good quality food that is surplus to requirements from the food industry. An army of volunteers help redistribute this food to over 500 frontline charities and community groups such as school breakfast clubs, community centres and organisations supporting those who are homeless, unemployed, socially isolated and recovering from addiction. These organisations provide meals and food parcels to over 67,000 vulnerable people every week.   We also support people through our Employability programmes, enabling them to learn skills and find rewarding work – some for the first time.  

Hunger is a growing issue in the UK and while there is surplus food that is otherwise going to waste, we believe that this food should be used to feed people first.

The Role

Undertake duties to ensure information regarding FareShare Midlands employability programmes is promoted and shared via a range of business and social media platforms. ‘As part of our mission, FareShare Midlands is delighted to be able to deliver our I-Can employability programme as part of Birmingham City Council’s PURE project. The PURE Project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The programme will provide a range of wellbeing, training and employment support to economically inactive and vulnerable residents of Birmingham in order to improve their lives and move them closer to the jobs market.’

Key duties and responsibilities:

· Work closely with the Employability Team to develop information for the website, newsletters, case studies, press releases and promotional resources

· Work closely with the Communications Team to ensure information is accurate and correctly branded

· Use a variety of tools to create videos, images and graphics

Person Specification - Skills, Qualities & Experience

Essential

· Interest in marketing

· Multi-media creativity skills

· Good communication skills

· Good attendance and punctuality

· Commitment & responsible attitude

Desirable

· Experience of Graphic design

Values and behaviours 

· A commitment to Equal Opportunities

· An appreciation of FareShare Midlands’ mission and vision

· Flexibility of approach and ability to work in a team

· Proven ability to develop and maintain good working relations, with both internal and external audiences

· The roleholder will be required to work flexibly.

How to Apply:

If you would like to apply for this role, please create a supporting statement to demonstrate your suitability and to explain your interest in both the job and FareShare Midlands. Please send your supporting statement with a copy of your CV.

We continue to strive to ensure that the profile of our staff and volunteers reflects the diverse communities we serve across the Midlands. As such we encourage and welcome applications from all our communities. We particularly welcome applications from people from ethnically diverse backgrounds as they are currently under-represented within FareShare Midlands. 

Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 10th May 2024.

Non-executive Board Member

Location Gainsborough
Contract Type Zero hours, Part time
Salary: £5000

We’re a housing charity, originally formed in 1999, that likes going beyond the bricks and mortar. We’re committed to the communities in which we work so we deliver much more than you’d expect from a traditional landlord. We offer low cost and affordable housing to meet multi-generational needs and continue to develop new homes every year to meet local demands and to expand the support on offer. We have around 7,000 social and affordable homes located across parts of Greater Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, North-East Derbyshire and South Yorkshire together with over 1,100 student bedspaces in Nottingham and Sheffield. We support people to pick up new skills through education and employability activities as well as craft and well-being activities. We want the people we support to retain their independence and to thrive in their communities. We know that people don’t always need us to
support them, but our goal is the be there if, and when, they should need us.

Please note this is a not an operational role, the salary on offer is £5000 and we would require a CV and supporting statement to complete the application criteria. All details can be found in the recruitment pack hyperlink below.

Advertisement Closes – Friday 17th May
Interviews – w/c 10th June

In this role you will be expected to bring forward your own specialist skills, knowledge and experience to help us navigate the highly regulated environments in which we operate

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

- The overall purpose of the board is:
- Setting and ensuring compliance with our values, our principles and our strategic objectives, ensuring our long-term success;
- Setting a positive culture, with a strong customer focus and a strong commitment to good governance;
- Ensuring that we demonstrably deliver value for money;
- Providing oversight, direction and constructive challenge to our chief executive and executive leadership team;
- The appointment and, if necessary, the dismissal of the chief executive;
- Satisfying itself as to the integrity of financial information, approving each year’s budget, business plan and annual accounts prior to publication;
- Establishing, overseeing and reviewing a framework of delegation and systems of internal control;
- Establishing and overseeing a risk management framework in order to safeguard our assets and reputation;
- Ensuring that we meet our legal and regulatory obligations and that our affairs are conducted in accordance with generally accepted standards of performance, probity, financial prudence and good practice;

Each board member also has a personal responsibility to:

- Prepare for and attend board and committee meetings, strategy events, training and development events and other external events as required;
- Always act in a fair and professional manner and in our best interests;
- Uphold our values and our principles through high standards of ethical conduct and behaviour and by complying with our Articles, standing orders, code of conduct and financial regulations;
- Contribute to, and share responsibility for, the board’s decisions, including its duty to exercise reasonable care, skill and independent judgement;
- Challenge and question in a constructive manner;
- Participate in reviews of Board performance and measures designed to develop the Board’s capacity and effectiveness;
- Assist in establishing and maintaining a strong positive working relationship between the Board, the Chief Executive and Executive Leadership Team, other key staff and customer groups.
- Positively promote us amongst our stakeholders and peers always acting as our advocate even when outside of the boardroom.

Person Specification

We know that we’re not all superhuman and we recognise that it takes all sorts of people, with differing experience and skills, to create a strong governance culture. We value the contribution that you can make so when it comes to what we’re looking for from individuals, we are looking for a good mix of the following competencies:

- Honesty and Integrity – essential in maintaining ethical standards;
- Personal commitment – we want you to help us succeed but we need your commitment to ensure you prepare for meetings, read the papers and make an effective contribution;
- Team working – the board is a collective after all;
- Good Interpersonal Skills – we want excellent communication and listening skills
- Respecting other – we value constructive challenge but expect you to respect others point of view, particularly when decisions may not reflect your preferred approach;
- Able to see the 'big picture' – we know you won’t have a crystal ball but ask you to think big;
- Handle conflict and difficult situations – we don’t expect them to arise very often;
- Be Positive – we want you to have a positive influence on the Board;
- Analysis and Interpretation – we want you to see the wood for the trees;
- Decision making – an ability to process facts, consider options and reach decisions;
- Chairing – ideal for the Chair and anyone leading a Committee;
- Inspire others, to motivate them and secure commitment;
- Inclusive – we aim to adopt and maintain an inclusive approach that values others for the contributions they can make.
- Qualified practitioners – there’s always a role for qualified accountants, solicitors, building professionals, procurement specialists, IT specialists and others, as well as those with experience of operating at a senior level within social housing, schools and further education and/or care and support roles.
- Customer experience – we’re always looking for customers that have the lived experience of receiving the services we deliver to help us shape, monitor and improve those services going forward.

Acis are committed to equality and diversity, are a proud member of disability confident and welcome applications from any applicant who feel they hold the essential skills to fulfil the role. We recognise that people need flexibility in their role and we’re happy to discuss flexible working options with the successful candidate and any adjustments for interview that are required.

Who are Acis Group?

We began as a social landlord providing homes in West Lindsey. Now we provide over 7,000 affordable homes across the East Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber. Our homes include ones for affordable rent, Shared Ownership, people aged 55 and over and supported housing – but now, we do so much more. We take our roles in our customer’s lives seriously, putting them first in everything we do. And as part of that we’ve grown to provide wider services to truly support the communities in which we work.

We provide student accommodation. It’s something we’ve done for years in the background. But we’re stepping up our role and directly delivering the services to support over 1,100 higher education students with their accommodation needs in the thriving university cities of Nottingham and Sheffield through our Acis Students team.

Over 4,000 learners a year are supported in local communities stretching from Sheffield to Mablethorpe – with everything from entry level qualifications, arts and wellbeing courses through to employability support to help people fulfil their potential. This is through Riverside Training, our employment and skills team, and CLIP, an education provider.
In our teams across our entire organisation, alongside our partners, we have more than 300 people working collaboratively to help raise and realise our customers’ aspirations. Together, we’re honest, positive and ambitious.

Want to know more about what makes us tick? See our website or LinkedIn page.

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