ABOUT THE ECONOMIST FOUNDATION

We are a fast-growing charity that uses the journalistic expertise at The Economist newspaper to develop young people’s news literacy.

What we do: We enable inspiring discussions about the news in schools. We give teachers educational news content, resources and training so they can have lively conversations with their students about current affairs. We also bring together schools from different communities for discussions with each other and leading global experts on the issues, using an innovative online platform.

Why we do it: By joining these discussions, young people build news literacy: the knowledge, skills and confidence to make up their own minds about current affairs. This can make a real difference to a young person’s life: news literacy is hugely valuable socially, in education, the workplace and beyond. We prioritise reaching disadvantaged and marginalised young people in a diverse range of communities. 

Our impact: Young people in our core programme, the Burnet News Club, make on average 133% more progress than control group students in news literacy skills including reasoning, healthy scepticism and open-mindedness. More than nine out of ten teachers tell us the programme improves their teaching practice. 

Why now: We live in an age of political uncertainty, major global challenges, misinformation and one-sided debates. It is ever more important to understand what’s really happening in the world, but it is becoming harder to do that. News literacy is increasingly seen as a priority in education, business and politics. We're excited about the opportunity this presents to grow our impact, and we have ambitious plans to do this in the coming two years. This new role is essential for delivering our growth plans.

Our story so far: We are very ambitious about growth, but we're building on a strong track record. The Foundation was set up by our Chief Executive from inside The Economist in 2012. Since then, our core programme has achieved national scale and is running in over 80 schools across the UK, reaching 1,600 young people every week. We have generated growing income from diverse sources including leading trusts, foundations and companies. We are actively engaged with the news literacy community, speaking at events internationally and giving input to the Fair Education Alliance, News Literacy Network and parliamentary inquiries.

ABOUT THE ROLE

A new role to enable our ambitious growth plans

We have a bold strategy to scale up our work. Our vision is for it to become common in UK state schools to have high-quality discussions about the news, both within classrooms and with other schools in different communities and countries.

In 2019 - 2021, we plan to make strides towards this vision by doubling the size of our core programme, reaching many thousands more young people with new programmes and beginning to work internationally. In April, we piloted a project which involved schools in Europe, North America, Australia and Argentina.

This role is an exciting opportunity to be directly responsible for enabling this growth, building on our success so far and realising the potential of our strong brand and existing relationships. Our funders and partners to date have included leading foundations, law firms, consultancies and financial institutions.

You will report directly to the Chief Executive and together with her you will lead the development and delivery of our fundraising strategy.

This is a full time role, or it could be four days per week (salary pro-rata) for the right candidate.

Responsibilities

Working closely with the Chief Executive, and receiving support from her where needed, you will:

1. (50%) Generate new funding and partnership opportunities to secure five-figure donations.
 

• Research and identify the right organisations and people to reach out to.
• Make new connections with trusts, foundations and companies.
• Represent the charity at high-level events, and identify opportunities to do so.
• Organise events or experiences to support cultivation progress.
• Design bespoke partnership proposals.
• Apply for grants from trusts and foundations.
• Influence and negotiate to secure new partnerships and donations.
   

2. (30%) Oversee existing partnerships and donor relationships to maintain and grow long-term support.
 

• Steward relationships with partners and funders, keeping them engaged and feeling appreciated.
• Project-manage partnerships, maintaining excellent communication.
• Put together high-quality and timely reports for trusts and foundations.
   

3. (15%) Help to develop the Foundation’s fundraising strategy, embed a culture of fundraising and drive a focus on growth across the organisation.
 

4. (5%) Help to grow our profile.
 

• Ensure that our communications activities are effective in engaging new supporters, partners and schools.
• Secure opportunities for the Foundation to be represented at events and in influential conversations relevant to our work.

Skills, attributes and experience
 

• Passion for fundraising. You are energised by making things happen and seeing a plan through to the end. You enjoy connecting people with a cause, you’re bold enough to ask for support and you aren’t disheartened when an application doesn’t succeed.
• Experience writing proposals / pitching / applying for grants to secure donations of at least five figures. Experience securing donations from a range of sources, including individual philanthropists, grant-making organisations or companies, is desirable.
• Ability to think critically and creatively to solve problems.
• Exceptionally strong communicator: able to listen and build rapport. You are able to generate trust in you and the Foundation’s work, and persuade people to give support.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills: able to stay on top of multiple, varied projects and relationships. Adept at balancing short-term demands with longer-term goals.
• Experience planning and managing successful projects and partnerships.
• The drive, adaptability and initiative to move conversations forward and close them. Proven track record turning ideas into actions and outcomes. Able to work collaboratively but also in a self-directed way.
• Passion for our mission and helping us to grow.
• Teamwork: you take ownership of your work and you enjoy working collaboratively and contributing to a supportive team.
• Experience of the charity sector and / or the UK education system is desirable.
   

This role involves working with young people, so you will be required to have a DBS check (which we will organise).

ENJOY THE ADVANTAGES OF A SMALL, FRIENDLY CHARITY WITHIN A LARGER BUSINESS

The Economist Foundation is an independent charity that sits within The Economist but also works quite separately.

As we’re a small organisation, we can test and implement new ideas quickly, and every member of staff has a significant impact on our work and direction. We’re an informal and very friendly team. We make each other lots of cups of tea and we like finding excuses for social activities, which have included walking tours and museum trips, mini golf and ice-skating. We work hard but also flexibly, and some of us use that flexibility to be involved with other projects outside of work, from volunteering to film-making.

The Foundation was named by Escape the City as one of The Escape 100: Best Companies to Escape to in 2019.

At the same time, we have the advantages of a larger company. There are excellent benefits at The Economist Group, including a very good pension plan (the company will contribute up to 11%), private medical insurance, gym discounts and much more. There are plenty of opportunities to learn from the expertise in the company. There is a formal mentoring scheme and a good training programme, and the Foundation works closely with senior colleagues in the editorial team as well as many other parts of the business.

We’re supported by a global media brand which is becoming ever more valued in an uncertain world.

DIVERSITY

We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We know that diversity within an organisation makes it stronger. And we know that maximising our impact depends on reaching and supporting young people, and teachers, from all backgrounds. So we deeply value diversity in all respects, including age, cultural identity, race, colour, ethnic origin, national origin, gender, religious beliefs, disability, class or sexual orientation. We are passionate about continually improving our understanding of barriers to diversity and inclusion, and finding ways to overcome these in everything we do.

Understanding Animal Research (UAR) is looking for an energetic, enthusiastic graduate to help drive forward its volunteer speaking programme in schools.

The successful candidate will be a committed supporter of the humane use of animals for medical research with a passion for communication. They will enjoy public speaking and science writing and will be keen to experiment with new ideas and approaches in classrooms and workshops.

This is a very people-directed role and excellent communication skills are essential as well as a willingness to engage positively with critical opinion. The candidate will need to promote our programmes in schools, industry and academia and to maintain good relations with a growing number of volunteers.

This is a full-time role and you will be based in our London office but be expected to travel within the UK as necessary to talk in schools and elsewhere.

Candidate specification

The right candidate will be able to demonstrate the following attributes:

1. A good degree, preferably in a science subject.
2. An enthusiasm for public speaking and outreach work.
3. Some knowledge and understanding of the role and importance of animal research.
4. An understanding of what constitutes effective educational activities and resources
5. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

How to apply

Click the Apply with CharityJob button and upload your CV and a supporting statement explaining how you meet the candidate specification outlined above.

Closing date for applications is Sunday 6 October.

Pembroke College is looking for an experienced individual to work with an enthusiastic and strategically-focused team of colleagues and alumni to achieve an ambitious £40 million campaign. This person will have specific responsibility for developing mid-level major donors (£10,000-£500,000) and plan and implement a significant enhancement of the legacy programme. This role provides a chance to make a real impact on the College’s future while developing the skills and demonstrable results essential to move into senior development positions. With a personal portfolio of donors to cultivate, solicit and steward; significant unrealised potential in legacies and a major campaign to plan and execute, this is an exciting time to join the team.

Salary up to £37k, commensurate with experience. Benefits include membership of the University pension scheme, free meals on duty, and a travel pass loan scheme.

Closing date: Friday 4th October.

Offering high quality financial advice across the orgasisation. Analysis and interpretation of complex financial information.

Client Details

My public sector and government client is one of the local authorities in Berkshire.

Description

Key responsibilities of the Finance Specialist include delivering high quality financial advice, providing support to budget holders, forecasting, budgeting and management of risks and opportunities across the organisation.

Profile

The successful Finance Specialist will be a qualified accountant with previous experience in public sector accounting preferably in Children's Services or Adult and Social Care, a good communicator and presenter with the ability to build relationships across the organisation quickly.

Job Offer

For the successful Finance Specialist there is a daily rate of circa £300 - £350 per day.

Our client, one of London's leading higher education establishments, is currently looking to recruit a temporary Assistant Programme Administrator, to provide key administrative support in a student facing environment.

The purpose of this role is to assist and manage the day-to-day administration of learning and teaching programmes. You will also be required to assist in the administration of electronic student records, the website, the virtual learning environment and other online resources.You will be assisting with basic financial administration including raising purchase orders and invoices and dealing with basic enquiries from suppliers.Supporting the Programme Administrators, you will assist with the organisation of student assessments.

In order to be considered for this post, you will need to have previous administrative experience within a higher education environment along with excellent IT and communication skills. With the ability to work independently and proactively, you will have the confidence to deal with a wide variety of people, prioritise competing deadlines and comprehend complex situations quickly.

If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest and submit your CV by clicking 'apply now' below.

The TwentyTwenty teacher will engage, support and teach young people, designing and implementing creative, engaging schemes of work that drive our young people’s qualification levels and subject knowledge upwards.

Teaching Maths, English and ICT, you will be able to motivate students through high quality lessons and equip them through practical and academic knowledge. You will run your own sessions throughout the week across different age groups (16-24’s). Your passion for the students will earn their trust and respect, giving you currency to increase their learning. As a member of the Lifeskills team you will have additional responsibilities including helping recruit young people onto courses, organising trips and liaising with parents, keyworkers and outside agencies.

You will be passionate and experienced in working with disadvantaged and disengaged 11-24 year olds. You will know how to deliver inspiring, engaging learning and activities. You will know how to plot a scheme of work that maps qualifications and get young people ready to pass formal exams up to Level 2. You will be organised and efficient with time, resources and administration, capable of setting up and running systems that ensure all administration demands are achieved.

Person Specification – all essential

Excellent awareness of disadvantaged NEET young people needs/concerns, and ability to engage them

Able to teach Employability and other subjects where necessary

Understanding of and commitment to TwentyTwenty ethos

Knowledge and experience of both classroom management strategies and more general behaviour management

Understanding and experience in the education world – writing schemes of work, getting students ready for assessments, embedding, differentiation, mapping, examination process

Clear and confident communicator and good listener

Experience of and commitment to working as part of a team

Self-starter, creative, responsive and flexible, ability to think on feet

Strong awareness of safeguarding, equal opportunities and diversity practices and policies

Having or working towards relevant teaching qualifications

Job Description

• Teaching various subjects, including Maths English and ICT, and sessions to disadvantaged and disengaged 11-24 year olds
• Writing lesson plans/schemes of work in-line with the curriculum and Lifeskills targets, covering different learning styles and developing students’ personal and practical skills
• Gathering resources and planning creative and engaging sessions, able to be utilised by other teaching staff
• Keeping up to date with the macro teaching environment, especially regarding Functional Skills through our examination provider City and Guilds, inputting into the research and development of courses in-line with sector research and local needs
• Showing excellent behaviour management; classroom behaviour, conflict resolution, engagement, discipline
• Marking and assessing classroom work, coursework and exams, and working with colleagues to a time-plan for Internal and External Verification
• Consistently inputting data onto the Database in a timely manner (including progress in Functional Skills e.g. exams working towards/taken) and regularly producing reports in order to analyse students’ progress against organisational KPIs both individually and as a team
• Working with the Lifeskills Managers, Health and Safety lead and Safeguarding lead to ensure all students and courses are safeguarded, protected and fit for purpose
• Supporting the EPD teachers to embed Functional Skills into their lessons, and creating a learning environment within the Centre via visual displays and creative ideas
• Inputting into other Lifeskills team duties, including student recruitment, volunteer management, representation in external meetings, marketing and cross-organisational working
• Supporting colleagues during busier times such as Work Experience, by teaching additional sessions or helping with pastoral and safeguarding issues where appropriate
• Giving high priority to Youth Participation; committed to gathering and implementing young people’s ideas
• Able to teach other subjects as and when required
• Committed to following TwentyTwenty’s Safeguarding Policies and Procedures in order to offer the highest quality support to our Young People

I am currently working with a well-respected membership body who are looking for an email marketing professional to come and join their team. Within this brand new role, you can look forward to play a vital part of the organisations new strategy for communicating with its membership and the wider public. You will be responsible for the creation, delivery and management of the email communication campaigns with the organisations key audiences, and act as the go to email marketing expert for the organisation. You will act as the adviser on all aspects of email marketing for colleagues internally, and recommend and implement changes that arise from email communications audits. You will oversee the organisations email marketing tools, and use analytical tools to optimise the email communication for the organisation.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience in email marketing
• A good knowledge of email marketing tools, DotMailer or equivalent, and CRM systems
• Understand of digital analytic tools
• Have a strong writing ability

Please note that applications are being accepted on a rolling basis

I am currently working with a well-respected membership body who are looking for a PR and Comms professional to come and join their team. Within this new role you can look forward to being responsible for the delivery of the organisations PR strategy to raise awareness of them as an organisation and promote their work. You can look forward to sharing their corporate messages with a variety of audiences to ensure that all of their key stakeholder are kept abreast of the organisations activities. You will act as the primary contact for media professionals for the organisation, and report on press coverage via their specialist media monitoring platform. Further to this, you will work with the Communications Manager to create and deliver web content and internal communications, to ensure that activities are translated into compelling content.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be an experience PR/Comms professional
• Have a track record in the delivery of PR/Media strategies
• Have experience in developing and maintaining relationships with the media
• Have a strong writing ability
• Experience in web content if desirable

Please note that applications are being accepted on a rolling basis

Part-time Information, Advice and Guidance Adviser (3 years fixed term contract)

Salary: £23,000.  pro rata (£18,400) 28 hours per week 

Come and join our team at Works for Us! We are looking for an outstanding individual to provide one-to-one advice sessions to our clients to support them in obtaining employment, education, training or volunteering. This position requires excellent communication skills and experience of working with people from a variety of social, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.The ideal candidate will have a Level 4 NVQ in IAG or equivalent. Working towards relevant qualifications with experience will be considered.

Further details and an application form are available via our website

Knowledge and Learning Manager (Part Time, Contract)
London, SW8

About Us

The National Literacy Trust is a national charity dedicated to raising literacy levels in the UK. One person in six in the UK has poor literacy skills that impact on every area of their life. A child without good reading, writing and communication skills can’t succeed at school, and as an adult they could be locked out of the job market. Poverty doubles the likelihood that, by the age of five, a child’s literacy skills will be below average.

We’re looking for a Knowledge and Learning Manager to take the lead on our knowledge strategy and ensure that organisational learning is developed and embedded across the charity. This is a part time role working 21 hours per week, on a one year fixed term contract initially

The Rewards

- Salary of up to £30,000 pro rata (0.6 FTE)
- Pension (8% employer contribution)
- A generous annual leave allowance totalling 39 days pro rata (including Bank Holidays and office closure between Christmas and New Year)
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Season ticket travel loans
- Access to other health and wellbeing benefits including discounted gym membership, dental plans and health assessments

This is an exciting opportunity for an engaging and proactive knowledge manager to work across the charity and help ensure that evidence and insight are the foundation of all of our work. You will work closely with our senior management team to ensure that knowledge is captured and retained across the organisation, and that this knowledge drives our strategy and ensures our effectiveness.

You will also be an advocate for new ways of working that embed knowledge and learning across the organisation. 
So, if you are ready to make an impact, to grow and develop yourself whilst facilitating learning and development in others, this is the exceptional opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

Your Role

As the Knowledge and Learning Manager, you will be responsible for developing and implementing our knowledge management strategy and embedding knowledge and learning practices across our organisation.

Based within the Research Team, you will work alongside HR to support learning and development and the Senior Management Team to lead cultural change and ensure knowledge is captured and shared.

Specifically, you will:

- Ensure the knowledge base is up-to-date and accessible for all staff
- Implement systems to embed knowledge into everyday working practices
- Identify gaps in organisational knowledge and support internal communications for the knowledge base
- Lead the knowledge management group
- Ensure our organisational strategy is evidence based and robust
- Lead cultural change across our organisation
- Identify skills gaps and needs across the organisation and create plans to address these

About You

To be considered as the Knowledge and Learning Manager, you will need:

- Experience of supporting staff and organisational development through effective dissemination of research and evidence
- Experience of leading or supporting an evidence-based organisational strategy
- Experience of delivering training or professional development activity
- Experience of working in a cross-team role to promote engagement and create change

A track record of applying knowledge management principles and practices would be beneficial to your application.

Other organisations may call this role Knowledge Manager, Knowledge and Policy Manager, Knowledge and Evidence Manager, Information and Knowledge Manager, Learning Strategy Manager, Learning & Development Strategy Manager or Learning and Development Manager.

The closing date for this role is the 17th October 2019.

The National Literacy Trust is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and aims to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, ethnicity or religion.

So, if you are ready to take your next step as a Knowledge and Learning Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

To build a fair education for all, we need to unlock the potential in all children – not just some. Together, we’re making it happen. Every day, our work takes us closer to a better future. But we need to do more. It’s a big challenge – and we need your help to take it on.

The political climate continues to change and this means it has never been more important or more challenging to get tackling this problem on the policy agenda. You’ll work as part of a team to address this by informing education policy and helping to secure government income for our work. You’ll support building relationships with political and policy stakeholders including civil servants, MPs, think tanks and unions and media and PR activity to promote what we do.

• Do you have experience in public affairs with a good political acumen?
• Can you tailor information to engage with different audiences?
• Do you have excellent written and analytical skills?
• Can you build professional relationships?
• Do you have experience of using a customer relationship management system in a timely and accurate way?

Yes to the above? Then we want to hear from you. You might be our next Public Affairs Officer.

Take a look at the job description and then complete an application on our careers website. Make sure you’ve got your CV and cover letter showing how you meet our essentials ready to upload.

To apply for a vacancy at Teach First you are required to complete an application on our careers website. If you are applying via an external job board you will be redirected to our careers website where you should complete your application. We will not progress any applications that have not been submitted in this way.

I am currently looking for a Division Administrator to support the South West Division Training Section of an outstanding Royal College. This exciting role will see you provide administrative support to the Divisional Manager, Officers of the Division, Regional Advisors, Regional Specialty Representatives and Deputies.

Main duties:
Set up and administer training courses, including liaising with course organisers and tutors, obtaining agenda approval from the Regional Approvals Panel for each course, booking rooms, and ordering catering for courses, photocopying course materials, processing expenses forms and fees, maintaining course finances, etc.
Organise travel and accommodation where necessary.
Organise three divisional Regional Advisors' meetings, prepare agendas and take minutes, circulation of minutes, agendas and papers.
Assist with organising conferences, workshops and courses for the Division, including processing registrations, liaising with delegates, speakers and exhibitors.
To attend conferences, workshops and courses if necessary, which may occasionally involve an overnight stay.
General office duties such as ordering stationery and equipment, photocopying, franking post and arranging divisional mailings.
Track progress of job descriptions with the College and prepare monthly progress reports
Maintain all archive records and filing, both electronic and manual.
There will be occasions when working outside of core hours, and overnight stays are necessary.

If you have the above skills and experience and are immediately available, please apply online or contact Sekai today!

Behaviour Learning Specialist

Full time-Permanent contract

Salary Starting at: £27,612.00

Location: Denmark Road, Carshalton

We are looking for experienced and confident behaviour specialist to join a multi-disciplinary early intervention team.

This role is ideal for an experienced and confident behaviour specialist with proven experience of working with children and young people with social communication difficulties, or who have a diagnosis of Autism. You must be able to work independently and on own initiative and be willing to undertake any necessary training required for the role.

The team provides a holistic identification and intervention support for children and young people referred, with the aim of implementing support and strategies that promote positive behaviours for learning and development by addressing root causes. 

To register your interest in this post please write a supporting statement of no more than two pages of A4, Ariel font 12 and provide a copy of your CV. The supporting statement should evidence why you would like this post and how your experience and abilities meet the competencies and skills illustrated in the job description.

Closing date for registering your interest is Midnight on Sunday 13th October 2019. 
Shortlisting will take place Friday 18th October 2019 and interviews will take place on 30th October 2019. 

If you have any questions about the role and would like to find out more, please contact Alison Allen (contact details via our website).

An offer of employment is subject to safer recruitment practices which include an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and two professional references acceptable to Cognus Limited.

A charity are looking for a Programme Coordinator to support one of their key educational and youth engagement programmes. Ambassador Programme. You will be their first port of call for the programme, supporting with enquiries and guidance, and ensuring that all activity is being carefully tracked and monitored. You will provide support for the day-to-day running of the Programme as well as an exciting programme of events throughout the year (which includes workshops, conferences and international study visits.)

This is initially a 1 year FTC with potential to be extended/made perm.

Key Responsibilities:
-Maintain the programme database, and track activity throughout the year in order to evaluate the reach of the Programme.
-Ensure that programme ambassadors are fully supported in their roles and are able to reach their full potential within their three year tenure
-Ensure effective and streamlined approaches for administration.
-Compile quarterly reports showing the reach of the programme and their impact.
-Identify and record case studies which highlight the best examples of projects and engagement.
-Respond to phone and email enquiries from Ambassadors, logging all relevant communications/activity, and coordinating relevant follow up.
-Maintain the programme's section of the website
-Respond to phone and email enquiries from Ambassadors, logging all relevant communications/activity, and coordinating relevant follow up.
-Work with the Programme Manager to coordinate the logistics of the programme's calendar of events, including the charity's annual Conference, study days and our overseas Study Visits.
-Coordinate Ambassador attendance and participation at events throughout the year and other events.

Skills and Experience required:
-Proven experiences working in a similar role
- Proven experience of working in a busy administrative role
-Excellent IT skills (Excel, Word, Outlook, online direct marketing tools) and the ability to process and track large amounts of data
-Ability to plan and prioritise a heavy workload and keep to targets and deadlines
-Strong written and oral communication skills, with an ability to communicate with a diverse audience of young people
-Ideally an understanding of youth engagement and experience of working with young people from diverse backgrounds across the UK
-Experience both running and planning community events (desirable)