ECPAT UK is recruiting a CEO to provide highly effective leadership of ECPAT UK. You will use your demonstrated skills and experience to ensure ECPAT UK’s mission and strategic objectives are achieved through excellent organisational management and administration. As CEO, you will maintain and develop external relationships and use your strategic vision to lead the organisation through an exciting period of evolution. The CEO of ECPAT UK is a central player in the fight against child trafficking, with the opportunity to make a real and lasting difference to the lives of very many children around the UK and internationally.

About ECPAT UK

Every Child Protected Against Trafficking (ECPAT UK) is a leading children's rights organisation working to protect children from trafficking and transnational exploitation. We support children everywhere to uphold their rights and to live a life free from abuse and exploitation.

Since its establishment as a multi-agency coalition in 1994 (registering as an independent charity in 2004) ECPAT UK has played a pivotal role in raising the awareness of policymakers, professionals and the general public in order to tackle and prevent the exploitation of children.  We work directly with victims of trafficking to support them and to enable their voices to be heard across the spectrum of debate - at all times ensuring that our work is child-centred, rights-based and that it is rooted in every child’s fundamental human right to be protected from trafficking and exploitation.

We are part of the ECPAT International network, which is present in 93 countries, working to end child exploitation.

Our vision

Children everywhere are free from exploitation, trafficking and modern slavery

Our Mission

• To improve legislation and policy to end child trafficking and transnational child exploitation
• To improve the child protection response of professionals in the UK and overseas
• To ensure that the views of children affected by exploitation are part of the solution

Our strategic priorities

1. Improve legislation and policies protecting children trafficked and exploited in the UK and overseas through research, campaigns and advocacy
2. Promote new and increased understanding of child trafficking and exploitation in the UK and internationally, with a specific focus on root causes and gaps in protection
3. Improve the practice of frontline professionals through capacity building and sharing of specialist expertise
4. Promote active and meaningful youth participation with young people and those affected by trafficking and transnational exploitation, to inform policy and practice in UK and abroad
5. Position ECPAT UK as a key knowledge hub campaigning and advocating for every child’s right to be protected against trafficking and transnational exploitation 
6. Strengthen and sustain ECPAT UK’s growth

Our team

In addition to the CEO role there are currently 11 posts, covering policy and research, parliamentary affairs and campaigns, youth programmes, projects, training, communications and media, development / fundraising, finance and administration.

Recruitment of a Chief Executive Officer

We believe this to be an exciting and crucial time in the evolution of ECPAT UK and of the fight against child trafficking and transnational exploitation.  There is an increasing awareness of the various forms that modern slavery can take, and how that interfaces with the trafficking and exploitation of children; at the same time the situation is constantly changing, and at times seemingly intractable.  It is the role of ECPAT UK and the other actors in our space to tackle this intractability and to make sure that the issue remains at the forefront of our society’s attention so that it can be addressed effectively and permanently.  The CEO of ECPAT UK is a central player in this fight, with the opportunity to make a real and lasting difference to the lives of very many children around the UK and internationally.

Job Description

Job Title: Chief Executive Officer

Location The post is based at ECPAT UK’s Office in central London

Reporting to: ECPAT UK Board of Trustees

Salary: £55,000 to £60,000 (depending on experience) plus 6% pension paid by ECPAT UK.  An additional 1% allocation to pension will be taken from your wage (this is subject to change due to pension regulations).

Working hours: This is a full-time position and work will be carried out during normal office hours from the ECPAT Office. However the pattern of hours may vary according to operational needs and travel requirements, including overseas travel where appropriate.

Contract: Permanent after probationary period (6 months). The post requires a satisfactory DBS check.

Annual Leave: 28 days per annum plus statutory holidays.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

1 Leading and managing the organisation

• To ensure that a long-term strategy, reviewed and approved by the trustees, is in place to guide the organisation in achieving its objectives.
• To ensure the production of appropriate business plans to implement and achieve the strategies agreed by the board.
• To ensure that the organisation has the human, material, financial and research resources it needs to operate effectively.
• To ensure that ECPAT UK has the right management systems and structures to carry out its work effectively, accountably and safely.
• To build the internal culture of ECPAT UK and strengthen the organisation by ensuring that staff are suitably equipped, provided with training, appraised in their work and given opportunities for professional development.
• To review with staff all new developments for the organisation and proactively research and promote ways to increase ECPAT UK’s influence and impact.

2 Promoting the mission and strategic objectives of the organisation

• To represent ECPAT UK in a variety of settings including government, industry and NGO partnership work and to ensure that all internal and external stakeholders are aware of ECPAT UK’s mission, vital activities and success.
• To protect and enhance the reputation of the organisation and at all times model the highest ethical standards and ensure that ECPAT UK maintains the highest quality of work.
• To take appropriate steps to protect the organisation from risk, including undertaking an annual risk audit.
• To represent the organisation, including speaking at conferences and participating in national and international fora and meetings.
• To ensure that ECPAT UK is well profiled in the media
• To manage the links with the ECPAT International Secretariat and other ECPAT groups worldwide.

3 Advocating for children and young people

• To be committed, at all times, to working for the best interests of children.
• To ensure that the views of children and young people are represented both in the external arena and within the organisation.

4 Overseeing income generation

• To work with staff to ensure income targets are set, effective fundraising strategies and activities are implemented and that the organisation is able to capitalise on its income generation activities.
• To meet with key funders regularly ensuring that supporters are kept up to date with work and recognised for their contributions.
• To research new funding sources and work with fundraising staff to bid for contracts, apply for funding and new work, and proactively seek out new funding partnerships.

5 Exercising financial stewardship and governance; ensuring organisational effectiveness

• To ensure that the annual budget and projected income and expenditure are set, monitored and regularly assessed.
• To ensure that ECPAT UK is in a position to fulfil its financial obligations under the Company and Charity Laws.
• To ensure that the annual accounts and Directors’ report are completed, audited, approved by Trustees and submitted to Companies House and the Charity Commission annually.
• To ensure that the responsibilities of Company Secretary are discharged appropriately.

• To oversee operations to ensure efficiency, quality, service, and cost-effective management of resources.
• To ensure that the culture of quality improvement is maintained, ensuring that evaluation (external and internal) processes are carried out which measure the success of ECPAT UK’s programmes of work and that staff refine or change programmes in response to that information.

6 Working with the Board of Trustees

• To support the Chair and the Board of Trustees in formulating and regularly reviewing the organisation’s vision, mission and values.
• To develop, in partnership with the trustees, a long-term strategy for the organisation within the vision, mission and values established by the board.
• To review and develop, with the board, the organisation’s policy proposals and activity and adequately monitor annual plans, targets and performance.
• To report to the board on organisational progress, providing information on targets and organisational performance.
• To establish, with the Chair, the annual calendar for board and subcommittee meetings. 

Person Specification

ESSENTIAL

1. Highly motivated with strong leadership qualities and experience of managing staff, programmes and projects in a non-governmental organisation (charity, development agency or human rights organisation).
2. Sound understanding of ECPAT UK’s key policy issues
3. Experience of representing an organisation to others, ranging from grass roots activists to government officials.
4. Experience of working collaboratively with external organisations whilst maintaining the unique vision of the charity
5. Experience of fundraising from trusts, governmental and/or corporate sources.
6. Experience of developing and managing budgets.
7. Good written communication skills, including fluent spoken and written English.
8. Excellent interpersonal skills, particularly in staff leadership, management and development.
9. Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines and to react quickly when unexpected demands from the external environment occur
10. A willingness to ‘roll up the sleeves’, working flexibly within a small inter-disciplinary team
11. Ability to work pro-actively and reactively with all forms of media
12. Sensitivity to issues of children, gender orientation, race and religion and commitment to ensuring equal opportunities.
13. Education at degree level or equivalent
14. Willingness to travel abroad and to work outside usual office hours if necessary.

DESIRABLE

1. Knowledge of voluntary sector governance practice
2. Proven track record of influencing governmental/inter-governmental policy.
3. Experience of working internationally and/or in children’s rights and campaigning for change
4. Experience in, and understanding of, different methods for measuring, demonstrating and communicating successful outcomes
5. Working knowledge of / fluency in a second language

Recruitment process

A CV, plus a two-page personal statement demonstrating how you meet the person specification, should be submitted by 9am on 2nd December.

Shortlisting will take place during the week of 2nd December, with shortlisted candidates being notified by 11th December. 

Interviews will take place at ECPAT UK’s offices (81A Endell Street, London WC2H 9DX) during the week commencing 16th December (precise date to be confirmed).

The process will consist of a panel interview, to include a presentation.  Shortlisted applicants will be informed of the presentation topic at the point of notification.

The new Chief Executive of The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) will assume an exciting and pivotal role. You will develop the strategy of the RCR in collaboration with the Senior Leadership Team, and be responsible for the operational management and performance of the organisation.

As the leader of the RCR, you will work closely with the President and the Council to support and guide the organisation’s mission, whilst overseeing the execution of its strategy. Taking responsibility for all legal requirements, risk management and financial obligations, you will ensure the robust financial health of the charity, as we move forward into the new decade.

With a track record in leading or delivering organisational transformation and influencing culture change, you will have leadership experience within a non-profit setting and an understanding of the position of medical Royal Colleges within the healthcare landscape.

An influential and strategic thinker, you will have a strong and proven background in engaging with regulatory and professional bodies, which may include healthcare organisations, sister Royal Colleges or equivalent organisations. Your professional relationships and networking capabilities will ensure you create the right opportunities to lead the organisation into its next phase.

Your knowledge of charity regulation and understanding of good governance along with your commitment to equality and valuing diversity will ensure the RCR continues to strive forward under compelling and trusted leadership.

The role requires tact and diplomacy, emotional intelligence, as well as resilience and flexibility. The Chief Executive will inspire staff and collaborate with new Trustees of the RCR, including Office bearers, from diverse backgrounds. A commitment to understanding and serving the interests of RCR members is essential.

This role offers the exciting opportunity to build on the outstanding growth and development of the RCR under the previous Chief Executive, as we continue to expand our diverse membership base.

The role is full-time, based at the RCR’s offices in Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London.

The RCR has been working with members to improve the standard of medical practice across the fields of radiology and oncology for over 40 years. We collaborate impartially with our members and external parties across the healthcare landscape and support the education and training of doctors throughout their careers.

For further information on the RCR and the role please see the candidate pack. To apply, please contact our retained consultant Julian Smith at memcom executive, our specialist consultancy or visit our website.

First round Interviews will be held on 19 and 20 December 2019.

Second round interviews will be held on 24 January 2020.

Job Description

Job Title: Head of Governance Programmes – Employer and Volunteer Engagement

Reports to:  Director of Governance Programmes

Location: Quantum House, 22 – 24 Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London, EC4A 3EB

Purpose: The UK based Education and Employers charity aims to ensure that all young people have the inspiration, motivation, knowledge, skills and opportunities they need to help them achieve their potential. One of the ways it achieves this aim is via the Inspiring Governance service. Run in partnership with the National Governance Association this is a free governor recruitment and support service which gets highly skilled volunteers to serve as governors in some of the most disadvantaged schools in England and in so doing help raise educational achievement.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a difference by taking on a leading role in engaging with employers and professional networks to secure the recruitment of excellent volunteers and governors for schools, academies and FE Colleges. The Charity currently delivers two Governance online recruitment programmes; one for the Department for Education and one for the Education and Training Foundation.

The postholder will primarily be responsible for engaging employers to recruit skilled volunteers to both governance programmes. This will include direct employer engagement with national level employers and professional networks and close liaison with other colleagues in the charity and a team of experienced Inspiring Governance Regional Managers; who engage employers and recruiters in the regions.

Outreach to FE providers and to school and academy governance recruiters will also form a secondary part of this role (working with the National Governance Association for Inspiring Governance). The role will also plan, oversee and manage mass outreach and engagement through marketing and communications; campaigns, social media and our website. Finally, this role has responsibility for contract reporting and client management for the Inspiring FE Governance programme.

Remuneration: £34k - £38k - depending upon experience

Additional Terms: 30 days paid holiday, exclusive of Statutory Holiday plus competitive pension scheme and a volunteering allowance of up to 5 days – pro rata in accordance with the length of contract. Additional family friendly benefits including enhancements to Statutory Payments.

Appointment Terms: Permanent and full time

Job Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for all aspects of employer engagement and volunteer recruitment across England in order to drive volunteer sign ups, secure employer engagement and the engagement of recruiters (schools/ academies and FE Providers) with our governance programmes:

• Inspiring Governance: This is a free (at point of use) England wide online recruitment service that connects schools with skilled volunteers interested in being governors and trustees. The service is currently funded by the Department for Education (DfE) and is delivered in conjunction with the National Governance Association - who provide onward support and training to IG placed governors and trustees. The programme has specific, and demanding Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to meet around numbers of volunteers sourced and placed, the diversity of volunteers and the number of vacancies registered by schools.
• Inspiring FE Governance: This is a free (at point of use) England wide online recruitment service dedicated to finding individuals with the right skills to serve on Further Education (FE Boards) in England, including chairs of finance committees. Board members are committed volunteers and the role is like a company non-executive director. The Inspiring FE Governance service is funded by the Education and Training Foundation and run solely by Education and Employers. The programme has specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to meet, around numbers of volunteers sourced and placed for example.

We pride ourselves on the diversity, age ranges and quality of volunteers we recruit in terms of the skills and different thinking they can offer to governing boards. The Head of Governance Programmes – Employer and Volunteer Engagement will work closely with the Director of Governance Programmes and the Head of Governance Programmes, Matching & Customer Service to take responsibility for the successful delivery of five areas:

1. Review, evolve and deliver our current employer and volunteer engagement strategy. This seeks to engage employers nationwide to encourage and support their staff to volunteer to undertake school visits or school/academy or FE governance. This will include working closely with our Regional Managers and driving forward our recently introduced ‘School Governor Champions’ campaign to ensure widespread sign up from national, regional and local employers;
2. Develop a clear strategy to engage professional networks and associations to encourage their members to volunteer to undertake school, academy or FE governance. This will include developing more professional sector based campaigns such as the engineering sector’s Take a Closer Look campaign to encourage more skilled professionals to consider volunteering for schools and school governance;
3. To conceptualise, plan and oversee the successful delivery of further mass outreach campaigns (such as those delivered with the National Governance Association - ‘Everyone on Board’ and ‘Educators on Board’) to engage employers and drive up volunteers in all areas of the country, particularly in rural and coastal areas where volunteer numbers are traditionally fewer.  To achieve this through a range of marketing and comms approaches, including working in partnership with the National Governance Association, digital campaigns, social media and our Inspiring Governance website. This post will undertake line management of the Inspiring Governance Communications, Marketing and PR Officer and will work closely with them to achieve the above;
4. Further develop, manage and deliver national outreach to encourage the registration of governor and trustee vacancies on our Platform (school, college and FE Provider vacancies). This will include direct contact with Colleges, FE providers, schools and other governance recruiters. This aspect of the role will work closely with the Charity’s school’s team, the IG regional team, and for the Inspiring Governance programme, with the National Governance Association;
5. To take responsibility for monthly and annual contract reporting and, in conjunction with the Director of Governance Programmes where appropriate, support day to day client relationship management (Education and Training Foundation) for the Inspiring FE Governance programme;

We are looking for a strategic individual who can target, drive forward and subsequently deliver successful partnerships with employers/ professional associations. The post-holder will understand the power of volunteering and is passionate about supporting young people to realise their potential. Education and Employers is a small charity working at a rapid pace to bring about change and the ideal candidate will be a self-starter with strong communication skills, able to absorb key information quickly and work well with a small team in a dynamic working environment.

Key Accountabilities:

Review and deliver our employer and volunteer engagement strategy

• To review and evolve our current employer and volunteer strategy to recruit more skilled professionals to volunteer as school/ academy and FE governors, meeting KPIs for volunteer sign up set by the client.
• To deliver the action plan associated with this strategy, making direct contact with national level employers and professional networks (in person, by phone/email etc) and securing their interest and intent to promote governance to their staff, undertaking light touch account management with VIP employers where required;
• To work closely and proactively with the Inspiring Governance regional team and stakeholder partners (such as Academy Ambassadors) to support and enhance our collective work with employers and to ensure a joined up, strategic approach;
• To contribute to the coordination of Charity wide work with employers and outreach which will include collaboration with the Senior Management Team and working closely and proactively with members of the central London employers team, as well as regional colleagues to support their work and facilitate a joined-up approach.
• To contribute to the strategic direction of Charity wide employer engagement work.

Engagement of professional associations/ sector bodies

• To develop a strategy to engage professional associations and sector bodies at a national level and ensure they promote becoming a school/ academy FE governor to their members
• Develop social media content and internal communications that professional bodies can readily use to persuade their members to volunteer as a governor in schools
• Conceptualise and develop campaigns in partnership with professional associations and sectors (to be agreed) that can bring high value to school and FE governance. Also, those which encourage their members to volunteer in schools more widely, raising children’s knowledge of a range of careers and different professions.

Develop and execute mass outreach campaigns to increase volunteer sign up

• To work with the charity’s Communications and Marketing team and the National Governance Association’s Communications and PR counterpart to identify and plan an annual programme of marketing campaigns and communications to support volunteer recruitment activity and the engagement of governor recruiters;
• To specifically help drive forward the joint Everyone on Board Campaign designed to increase the diversity of background and age of governance volunteers. Further, to support the Educators on Board campaign to ensure we secure volunteers with educational expertise for governing boards.
• To conceptualise and develop new campaigns (to be discussed) that target both skills and geographical volunteer needs, working closely with Inspiring Governance Regional Managers to do so (and where appropriate, working closely with our partners the National Governance Association).
• To oversee and support the effective delivery of mass outreach to volunteers through marketing and communications; professional networks, digital campaigns, social media and website profile.
• To identify appropriate metrics needed for management purposes and ensure these are systematically collected, analysed and disseminated where appropriate.

Engagement of governor recruiters (Chairs, clerks, MAT governance leads, etc.)

• Further develop, manage and deliver regional outreach (England wide) to encourage the registration of vacancies on our Platform (school, college and FE Provider vacancies). Outreach will include direct contract with Colleges, FE providers, schools and other governance recruiters (in person, by phone/email etc).
• Work closely and proactively with the Inspiring Governance regional team, and the National Governance Association around work with school governance recruiters;
• Work closely and proactively with the Charity’s schools team to identify scope for enhancing engagement around governance with schools registered on our Inspiring the Future programme;

Inspiring FE Governance Contract Reporting

• To write the monthly and summary contract reports for the Inspiring FE Governance programme (with support where needed from the Director of Governance Programmes);
• In conjunction with the Director of Governance Programmes where appropriate, manage the day to day client relationship with the Education and Training Foundation for the Inspiring FE Governance programme.

Line Management responsibilities

• Line management and day to day support and guidance of one FTE, the Governance Programmes Marketing, Communications and PR Officer. No additional line management responsibilities are envisaged at this point but as the Charity continues to develop this may be an area for future discussion.  

Other

• Represent the charity’s governance programmes and the Director at external events and conferences as appropriate
•  Proactively contribute ideas and thoughts into the governance programmes team and into the wider Charity; both on volunteer and employer engagement and the charity’s wider work; 
• Other ad hoc duties as required.

Person specification:

Skills/ Knowledge/ Expertise

Essential

• Senior level experience of developing delivery strategies and executing them via effective programme and project management;
• Demonstrable client and stakeholder engagement experience (including with employers and professional networks and ideally also including with education providers and their representatives);
• Senior level experience of managing and delivering across a function (experience of outreach and recruitment activity would be ideal) including scoping and delivering a programme of activity to achieve demanding Key Performance Metrics;
• Demonstrable experience of directly line managing staff and working effectively and collaboratively with staff and partners across multiple geographical locations;
• Excellent people skills, the ability to influence (including with senior representatives) and the manner to professionally represent both the governance programmes and the Charity as a whole with external employers and professional bodies;
• Knowledge and understanding of the role that marketing and campaigns can have in generating mass engagement of users with a programme or campaign at a national level;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and demonstrable experience of writing client focused reports.

Desirable

• A passion for supporting young people in realising their potential through harnessing skilled volunteers to engage in education; 
• A successful track record in delivering tangible outcomes through engagement with employers and professional networks;
• Specialist knowledge of the education and employment sectors and the policy environment and delivery models which underpin relationships;
• Experience and/or knowledge of governance within an education context; willingness to become a governor desirable
• Experience of working to deliver significant national Key Performance Metrics using resources (human and financial) efficiently and effectively; 
  • Understanding of risk management and data protection.

Personal Attributes

• Good level of education, demonstrating strong client facing aptitude and communication skills both written and verbal. Comfort and confidence in working with a variety of senior external stakeholders
• Self-motivated and relentless in pursuing goals, having an entrepreneurial and enterprising approach to their work;
• Good working knowledge and practical application of Microsoft office tools and the ability to understand and work with customer relationship management software – we currently operate our services on a Salesforce platform;
• A “doer”- ability to pro-actively anticipate requirements and act to provide workable solutions to these;
• Solutions orientated, perceiving processes as the means rather than the end and as an aid to effective delivery;
• Influencer - demonstrates personal ‘presence’ and gains the confidence of others through temperament, capability and calibre;
• Demonstrates sensitivity and possesses the ability to manage effectively the organisational tensions that sometimes develop between internal and external stakeholders involved in the organisation and delivery of programmes. 
• Team Player: working collaboratively and flexibly with other colleagues to achieve outcomes and is keen to add value to the Charity’s culture and ethos;
• Able to undertake some occasional work in the evenings and at weekends;
• Able to travel in the UK (England primarily).

Application process 

The Education and Employers charity values having a diverse workforce.  We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all individuals from all backgrounds.

The closing date for applications is 6pm on Friday 29th November. Successfully shortlisted candidates will be notified no later than Wednesday December 4th. Interviews will take place on Wednesday 11th December at the Education and Employers’ offices in Fleet Street, London.

Applications will only be accepted from those with the right to work in the UK with a valid passport/visa

Please note we will only consider applications with both a CV and covering letter.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be considered under any circumstances.

About the wider Education and Employers Charity

Education and Employers is an independent UK based charity launched in 2009 with the vision of “providing children and young people with the inspiration, motivation, knowledge, skills and opportunities they need to help them achieve their potential”. It aims to achieve this by working with schools, employers, the national bodies that represent them and a wide range of other partners including the government and third sector organisations. The charity also works with partners internationally – more details here.

The charity runs Inspiring the Future, a free service which uses innovative match-making technology to connect volunteers with state schools and colleges, quickly, simply and at scale. Schools can very easily search a massive database of willing volunteers, filter against a wide range of criteria – e.g. subject, sector, career route and send them a message. It enables young people, wherever they live, whichever school they attend, the opportunity to meet people from a wide range of backgrounds doing jobs from across the whole world of work.

Over 55,000 people have already volunteered in the UK - people from all levels: apprentices to CEOs and all sectors: apps designers to zoologists and over 80% of English secondary schools have registered. People can volunteer from an hour a year in a local primary or secondary school to chat informally about their job and career route, take part in career speed networking session, give careers insights, provide mock interviews or feedback on CVs through to serving as a governor or trustee.  There is also the opportunity to link up with schools for workplace visits, job shadowing and mentoring.

Inspiring the Future operates on a technology platform kindly developed in partnership with Deloitte, Salesforce and Ordnance Survey. It allows the charity to run national campaigns such as Inspiring Women and others focused on specific geographic areas or economic sectors such as engineering, science, health and arts and culture. The campaigns have secured high profile support across government, business and teacher associations and ongoing corporate partnerships including our lead corporate partner Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

In partnership with the National Association of Head Teachers the charity has developed a version for primary schools called Primary Futures and over 4,500 primaries have already signed up. To see a short clip on how it works please click here.  All campaigns run through Inspiring the Future share a common objective: to broaden young people’s horizons, raise their aspirations and show them the range of opportunities and careers routes e.g. apprenticeships and university open to them. Over 1.8 million interactions between young people and volunteers from the world of work have already taken place.

In partnership with the National Governance Association the charity runs Inspiring Governance the free governor recruitment and support service. This Department for Education funded service aims to get highly skilled volunteers to serve as governors in some of the most disadvantaged schools in England and in so doing help raise educational achievement.

Since the Charity’s launch it has sought to understand what difference employer engagement in education makes to young people and the economy. It works with academics and researchers from around the world and its own research is regularly cited by government and international organisations like the OECD. The research, which has informed and influenced a range of government policies, shows that employer engagement helps improve social mobility, reduces the likelihood of young people becoming NEET (not in education, employment of training), increases the amount they earn in adult life, helps them make better informed career choices and leads to improvements in educational attainment.

Job Description

Job Title: Interim Inspiring Governance Programmes Customer Services Administration Assistant (0.6 FTE preferably Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday)

Reports to: Head of Governance Programmes, Matching and Customer Services

Location: Quantum House, 22 – 24 Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, EC4A 3EB

Purpose: The Charity delivers two Governance recruitment programmes; one for the Department for Education and one for the Education and Training Foundation. Both programmes recruit skilled volunteers to become school governors through working with employers and professional networks and match them to opportunities within schools and Further Education (FE) providers through an online technology platform.

The Inspiring Governance Customer Services Administration Assistant is responsible for a range of tasks to support the successful day to day running of the service, supporting multi-school recruiters with successful registration and responding to enquiries, together with delivering various administrative tasks.   

Remuneration: £19k (includes London allowance) per annum pro rata

Appointment Terms: Preferable immediate start. Contract to 31 March 2020 with possible option to extend for a further year

Working Hours: 0900 – 1700hrs with one hours lunch break

Additional Terms: 30 days paid holiday, pro-rata.

Application Process: CV and statement addressing each part of the Personal Specification criteria

Education & Employers Charity

Education and Employers is a national charity that was launched in 2009 with the aim of ‘ensuring that every school and college has an effective partnership with employers to provide its young people with the inspiration, motivation, knowledge, skills and opportunities they need to help them achieve their potential and so to secure the UK’s future prosperity’. The charity works to achieve this by working in close partnership with leading national bodies representing schools, colleges and employers.

The Charity runs several volunteer programmes in addition to Inspiring Governance ; Inspiring the Future, Inspiring Women and Primary Futures uses a bespoke match-making technology which connects state schools and colleges with employers and people from the world of work.

The charity also undertakes research on education and employer engagement. Our pioneering research has led the way in improving the quantity, quality and relevance of research into employer engagement in education and is now quoted through government policy and by other key practitioners.

Governance Programmes

Education and Employers is the lead contractor for two governance programmes:

1. The Inspiring Governance Service recruits skilled volunteers across England and matches them (via the technology Platform) to identified board vacancies. The programme is delivered with the National Governance Association, who provide training and support to those placed into governance roles. A regional team works across England to recruit volunteers (primarily working with business and professional networks and large employers) and generate interest from recruiters to register their vacancies with the programme. The programme is delivered for, and funded by, the Department for Education and will initially be delivered over a 4-year period from September 2016.
2. The Inspiring Further Education (FE) programme recruits skilled volunteers across England and matches them (via the technology Platform) to identified board vacancies. Board vacancies for FE are more akin to Non-Executive Director roles and from this programme perspective at this stage are primarily from Further Education Colleges but can also be with other smaller further education providers (such as adult further education providers). The programme is delivered for, and funded by, the Education and Training Foundation and has run since April 2017, initially on a one-year contract which has been renewed for a further year until March 2019.

The Governance programmes are delivered by a team made up of London based and regional staff.

This is an exciting time to join Education and Employers as the charity has recently reached its tenth anniversary and has ambitious plans for the future. As well as an opportunity to join a friendly team you can be involved in making a huge difference to the future of young people.

Job Description

Working closely with the Inspiring Governance Programmes Project Coordinator and the Head of Governance Programmes Matching and Customer Service (who will provide overall direction for this area of work), the role will be responsible for delivering day to day support to recruiters and volunteers, assisting them with their registrations and day to day enquiries in addition to undertaking daily administrative tasks associated with the Governance programmes as appropriate.

In the role you will be expected to:

• Deliver a range of customer care processes that support recruiters on a day to day basis, including ensuring that they are registered correctly and responding to any enquiries they may have. This will include large volumes of emails and telephone enquiries
• Liaising with V.I.P Volunteers, helping them find a suitable governor position 
• Undertaking other day to day governance programmes administrative tasks as appropriate
• Completing daily tasks to support wider Volunteers in the London area, helping them to find a suitable position
• Ensuring data is clean and up to date

Key Accountabilities

Day to Day Delivery of the Multi-School Recruitment Process 

• To undertake daily the processes that underpin the recruitment of governors for those recruiting for a number of Multiple Academy Trusts, Dioceses and Local Authorities.

Activities include:

• Working closely with the Inspiring Governance Programmes Coordinator and Head of Governance Programmes, Matching and Customer Care to support a variety of users recruiting governors for multiple schools;
• Responding to multi-school recruiter enquiries;
• Undertaking administrative tasks via the Salesforce CRM and ensuring all communication is logged onto Salesforce;
• Providing ongoing support to ensure the right volunteers are contacted and placed into schools.
• Continually delivering customer care to Recruiters and Volunteers and supporting them with technical and operational queries

• Using customer care experience to build strong relationships with multi school recruiters; communicating effectively and efficiently (via phone, email), keeping them informed of progress, and supporting them with any difficulties they might be having;

• To communicate effectively and efficiently (via phone, email and in person where applicable) with the Inspiring Governance Regional team (five Regional Managers) who work daily with multi-school recruiters in their regions.

Day to Day Delivery of the Recruiter and Volunteer Recruitment Process 

• Using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, undertake daily processes that underpin and enhance activity around the recruitment of governors. Activities include:  
  • Working closely with the Inspiring Governance Programmes Coordinator and Head of Governance Programmes, Matching and Customer Care to support a variety of users recruiting governors;
  • Respond to Bespoke Matching requests from daily reports and creating strategies to support the recruitment of governors
  • Providing ongoing support to ensure the right volunteers are contacted and placed into schools.
  • Responding to Regional Enquiries creating new process where appropriate
  • Undertaking administrative tasks via the Salesforce CRM and ensuring all communication is logged onto Salesforce
  • Continually delivering customer care to Recruiters and Volunteers and supporting them with technical and operational queries
• To communicate effectively and efficiently (via phone, email) with schools and other recruiters, keeping them informed of progress, and supporting them with any difficulties they might be having; updating the Inspiring Governance Regional team (four Regional Managers) who work daily with recruiters in their regions if appropriate

• From reports pro-actively source new recruiters and sign them up to the Inspiring Governance Portal and assist them in creating new Vacancies if required

Support the Match Data Process for the Inspiring Governance Programme

• To support the match data process by manually collecting information and addresses of volunteers matched into governance roles, confirming that information is correct before it is forwarded on to the NGA and suggesting any improvements to the system

Undertaking Day to Day Governance Programmes Administrative Tasks  

• Including:
  • To provide daily support managing internal and external enquiries about all aspects of the Inspiring Governance service (including incoming phone calls and emails);
  • To provide support in relation to documentation of enquiries and processes, suggesting improvements where appropriate;
  • To provide support and improvements with the internal process that supports recruiters who cannot find suitable volunteers;
  • To provide administrative support where needed;
  • Liaise with other Inspiring Governance programmes team members, and wider Education and Employers staff as appropriate;  

• To undertake data audit work including providing support with data cleaning activities and ensuring data on the Platform is up to date (including for example chasing volunteers with incomplete profiles, ensuring matches are recorded accurately etc.);
• Producing the weekly team meeting agenda and organise room bookings;
• To provide weekly reports to the Inspiring Governance Programmes Coordinator as appropriate on all work tasks
• Creating and updating and suggesting enhancements to user documentation to be used internally and externally, along with supporting policies and procedures for team development
• To facilitate the flow of communications between Volunteers and Recruiters for Single and Multi-Schools, school governance/trustee board members

Generic tasks

• General enquiry management of phone calls received for the charity’s other campaigns and programmes and any other tasks that may be deemed appropriate

Person specification – Please address the below items in your supporting statement for the sections Skills Required, Attainment and Knowledge. Please make your statement no longer than two sides of A4.

Criteria

Essential

Desirable

Skills Required

• Demonstratable experience of working within a busy office environment
• Previous experience of working in a customer / contact or support service role,
• Outstanding customer service and telephone manner, including handling large volumes of email enquiries and complaints and dealing with difficult calls
• Administrative experience with the ability to multitask and mange time effectively
• Excellent standard of English, written and oral communication skills – Interview and Test
• Experience of using a CRM database, MS Word, Excel and Outlook
• Ability to troubleshoot using information within an online system
• Excellent attention to details, especially when entering data
• Understanding of GDPR within a customer service setting

• Experience of working in a charity environment or knowledge the not for profit sector
• Experience of working in a sale or target driven environment
• Knowledge or Salesforce CRM or other comparative online databases

Attainment

• Good level of education

Knowledge

• Knowledge of service delivery and factors that contribute to ‘a good service experience’ for ‘the customer’
• Knowledge of equal opportunities and diversity

• Knowledge of performance indicators and working within these, such as within a recruitment role
• Knowledge around the role of school governance 

Relevant Experience

• Experience of delivering a good customer experience

Personal Attributes

• Flexible with the ability to anticipate requirements and act to provide workable solutions to deliver what recruiters and volunteers need from the service
• Confident communicator who is perceptive to understanding needs/requests and able to action and prioritise these
• Calm and patient when dealing with a range of people
• Ability to work as a team player as well as autonomously towards targets

• Ability to work some evenings and weekends to support events
• Occasional travel to support events, some with overnight stays

Music, it’s in our DNA. And as the largest music therapy charity in the UK, at Nordoff Robbins we use the power of music to enrich the lives of people affected by life limiting illness, isolation or disability.

We're looking for an experienced, enthusiastic Executive Assistant with a passion for people to support our CEO in North London Head Office.  The successful post holder will also have a desire to work with Governance within the charity sector, and full training will be provided if required.

As part of a high performing charity team, the Executive Assistant will play a pivotal role supporting our CEO in a busy, fast paced environment. We’re looking for a proactive problem solver, able to work autonomously who can provide high level executive support.  You will have the ability to communicate confidently at senior C-level and Trustee level.  You will be able to produce professional communications and correspondence, including emails and internal/external updates with utmost accuracy and be able to proof read and edit documents.

The ability to establish, build and maintain stakeholder relationships is essential, as is the enthusiasm to work as part of a close knit team. You will operate with integrity, sensitivity and discretion.

It is not essential to have experience in the charity sector, but you will need to be aligned with our vision and values and our ambitious plans.

Are you NR?  If the above sounds like you, please apply with a CV and covering letter (applications without a covering letter will not be considered) detailing your experience and how you would be right for the role no later than 5pm on Wednesday 20th November 2019.  Interviews will be held on Tuesday 26th November.

This role is subject to a basic DBS check.

Risk and Compliance Manager
Location: Holborn, London
Salary: Circa £35,850 per annum, plus excellent benefits
Contract: Permanent
The National Housing Federation is the trade body for housing associations in England. Our members provide 2.6m homes for six million people. We are the voice of affordable housing in England, and believe that everyone should have the home they need at a price they can afford. We work at the forefront of the political debate not only on housing but on a wide range of other policy issues including welfare, homelessness and devolution. Our work affects the lives of millions of people across the country.
Do you have a passion for risk management and data protection? If so this newly created position could be your next great career move. You will be responsible for managing the application of the NHF’s risk management systems ensuring that corporate risks are appropriately identified and managed across the business. You will have the opportunity develop the organisations risk management tools and procedures.
You will be responsible for applying the Federation data protection and information governance procedures. You will aid colleagues in data protection matters and ensure that appropriate training is undertaken by staff. You will have the opportunity to further develop our training programs to support the needs of the organisation. You will ensure GDPR documentation such as our information asset register and records of processing activates are appropriately maintained. You will aid colleagues applying data protection principals appropriately within their roles. You will also ensure that we enable data subjects to utilise their rights.
You will have the opportunity to develop your professional knowledge and experience associated with governance and compliance matters as the department is small with a wide remit. The department is also responsible for collection of NHF’s member’s fees and you will work with the governance and compliance assistant to ensure fees are collected from all members.
You will line manage the governance and compliance assistant.
The Federation is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work. We are committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background.
We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Closing date for applications: 28th November 2019
Interview date: 12th December 2019

COMPLIANCE OFFICER, SAFETY HEALTH ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY, NOTTINGHAM, FRWK12 £24,288 - £26,728 FTE, PERMANENT, 37 HPW

This is an exciting opportunity to be key member of a new team focussing on compliance and performance.  Reporting to the Head of Safety & Quality, you will lead on data protection, GDPR compliance, our peer-to-peer audit programme and maintaining our ISO 27001 certification in the first instance.  However, this is a developing team, and your role could grow and develop as the team does – it’s a great chance to influence the direction the team takes.

As a minimum, you’ll need to hold the GDPR Essentials Qualification, and ideally the GDPR Practitioner Qualification (or be prepared to work towards it in a short timeframe). You will need the confidence to challenge and report on non-compliance, whilst having the personal skills to build supportive relationships with colleagues at all locations and levels, in order to help them build their skills. 

For an informal discussion about the role, contact Claire Hardwick

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

97% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application

CVs will not be accepted

NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

COSRT is looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual to oversee our internal operations, working 25 hours per week.  You’ll have run successful and efficient back office functions, acted as a day-to-day contact for external stakeholders, and supported colleagues to deliver high impact activity. Where you gained your experience is less important than your rigour, skills and passion for improving people’s outcomes.

COSRT is an organisation that really makes a difference.  We are the UK’s professional body for therapists and counsellors specialising in psychosexual and relationship issues.  But that’s not all.  We also help people find support they need and give high quality information on a range of topics.  COSRT is now at a hugely exciting point implementing a new Strategy and redesigning internal systems and processes.  This is your chance to be at the centre of real change.

Working from home, you’ll take the day-to-day lead on all the organisation’s internal operations.  Collaborating closely with our management team and volunteers you’ll ensure our administrative and business systems drive efficiency and impact.  Amongst other things you’ll oversee financial management, member relations, and board support.  You’ll be the first point of contact for people outside COSRT.  You’ll link everything from communications to annual planning through support structures and processes.  And we will look to you for creativity and drive to continually improve how we work. 

For more information about the role, please see the Job Description attached. 

To apply please send your CV with a covering letter (no more than 2 sides A4), explaining how you meet the criteria and why you would like to be considered for this key role.

Applications should be received by 9am Monday 25th November 2019.

Interviews will be held on weeks beginning 9th and 16th December 2019.

As a recognised youth charity striving for Excellence in its field with a vision to provide the best opportunities for children and young people in Bolton, especially those most in need, Bolton Lads & Girls Club is looking to appoint an exceptional External Funding Manager to join us to develop our ambitious plans for the future. 

The successful candidate will support and oversee the strategic and operational delivery of our highly professional pre award and post award funding activity, identifying and securing external funding sources to fund both existing and new areas of the Clubs offer. In addition to effective horizon scanning, bid development and submission, this also includes supporting post award functions, such as timely claims submission, grant monitoring and reporting, performance analysis and preparations for meeting any other requirements during and post funding periods.  All pre and post award grant and contract management activity is co-ordinated and managed through the External Funding Team.  You will secure both revenue and capital funds, tenders and contracts, and development funding from a range of sources.

The External Funding team consists of the External Funding Manager, and the External Funding Officer. The team sit within the wider Professional Support Services function within the organisation, and the role reports directly into the Chief Executive. You will have a degree or equivalent or be qualified by your experience, and have significant experience preparing bids for funding across a wide range of funders. You will provide high level reports in line with KPIs and growth opportunities to the Clubs CEO and Board of Trustees on a regular basis.  The successful candidate will be highly numerate and have excellent organisational abilities, a knowledge of the children and young people’s sector and have the interpersonal and communications skills needed to work effectively across all levels of the organisation.

Closing date: 5.00pm – Monday 25th November 2019

Provisional Interview Date: 12th & 17th December 2019

To apply please email your up to date CV and covering letter, no more than 2 sides of A4, outlining how you would contribute to this role, and how you meet the criteria outlined in the person specification, 

For a full job description, please visit the vacancies section on our website or see attched document on CharityJob 

*Please note that due to the number of applications that we receive, only candidates that are shortlisted will be contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date. Candidates who do not provide a detailed covering letter and detailed employment history, will not be considered*

The Club is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.  This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. The Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and it expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

EMPOWERING – DRIVEN – CARING – EXCELLENCE - FUN

About Soundabout:

Soundabout is a charity that uses music to empower and unlock the potential of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities. The charity leads the provision of training and delivery of music-centred approaches to working with people with severe, or profound and multiple disabilities. We work across the UK in a variety of settings such as special schools, early years’ environments and care services. Our head office is based at the Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire. 

We have a small core office team and a growing body of freelance practitioners who are the creative, delivery force of our work.

The Role: The Finance Manager leads the financial management of the charity, supported by the Business Administrator who delivers the day to day book-keeping and financial administration. The Finance Manager’s key purpose is to oversee the Soundabout’s finance function, providing higher level strategic support for the CEO and Trustee Board anddeveloping the charity’s finance and accounting policies and procedures effectively. You will produce management reports in line with Soundabout’s reporting framework, lead the preparation of the quarterly Trustee reports, to prepare the annual statutory financial statements and lead the relationship with the Charity’s external auditors.

The Candidate:

This role requires practical, hands-on experience of delivering the wide range of finance and accounting services required by a small business or charity; an excellent understanding of Accounting Principles; a knowledge of charity SORP and charity statutory accounting are highly desirable; solid experience of the audit and preparation of annual financial accounts are essential; you must already hold a full qualification in either ACCA, ACA or CIMA; practical experience of preparing management and statutory reports is required; and experience of advising senior leadership on finance matters to inform strategic planning.  

You will be highly motivated by the charity’s work using music to unlock the potential of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities; have a sound working knowledge of Quickbooks and Microsoft Excel; strong attention to detail, producing work with a high level of accuracy; excellent written and oral communication skills and an ability to use information effectively and apply sound judgement in order to make decisions.  You will be adaptable and organised in prioritising workloads; work effectively to deadlines and ensure your team can do the same with minimum supervision and demonstrate integrity, understanding the care needed with sensitive information.

The Governance Secretary will play an important role within the governance team at Alzheimer’s Research UK. A key element of this new role will be taking on the core responsibility for supporting our charity partner, the UK Dementia Research Institute Ltd (UK DRI Ltd). The UK DRI is the single largest initiative in dementia research ever launched in the UK and Alzheimer’s Research UK is one of the founding funders. As part of this commitment, Alzheimer’s Research UK manages the governance function of the UK DRI Ltd and this role will provide critical support in this area, enabling the Board of Trustees to carry out their important role effectively.

The Governance Secretary will have excellent experience in building strong relationships at a high level and providing a high standard of confidential support to the Board of Trustees, working closely with the Chair. They will manage a busy cycle of Board and Sub-Committees, support and produce high quality papers, have excellent minute taking skills and liaise with colleagues as necessary to deliver follow up actions.

The Governance Secretary will have the flexibility to manage a range of tasks/responsibilities whilst working within a fast-paced environment and maintaining a high level of discretion.

Reporting to the Corporate Governance Manager, this post is offered on a one-year fixed term with potential to extend. While the role can be flexible, peak times will fall around trustee and committee meetings which will require travel to London.

This is a part time; fixed term contract/secondment opportunity working a minimum of 3 days per week (22.5 hours per week), for a period of 12-months.

Main duties and responsibilities of the role:

• To act as the first point of contact for the Chairman and Trustees, providing them with high quality, confidential support that enables them to carry out their roles effectively.
• To deliver highly effective Board and Sub-Committee meetings, ensuring the smooth conduct of business. This will include the production of high-quality agendas and papers, circulation of papers to strict deadlines, attending all Board and Sub-Committee meetings, minute taking and recording actions. 
• Arrange all logistics for Board, Sub-Committee and other ad hoc meetings as required to ensure they are delivered to a high standard.
• Liaise with colleagues to support the flow of information between the Executive and the Board, liaising with them on the preparation of key reports, papers, agendas and action reports.
• To ensure all actions from Board and Sub-Committee meetings are updated in the relevant action log, communicate actions with colleagues and ensure these actions are delivered and reported back to subsequent meetings.
• Manage trustee correspondence and co-ordinate timely communications, briefings and updates for Trustees as required. 
• Maintenance of the register of Board members’ interests and any arising conflicts.
• Co-ordinate and manage the submission of regulatory returns and updates in accordance with statutory requirements and deadlines
• Present, record, file and store data (including all minutes of meetings and trustee related data) in accordance with company policy.
• Maintain and review as necessary key governance documentation, processes and policies
• Support Trustee recruitment process, induction and ongoing development of Trustees, proactively seeking out opportunities to support Trustees in their roles.
• Support the Corporate Governance Manager in other tasks as necessary to deliver best practice in governance at Alzheimer’s Research UK and the UK DRI Ltd.
• Key interface between the Trustees and the Executive Team at the UK DRI Headquarters

What we are looking for:

• Education to A-level or equivalent level of relevant experience
• A good understanding of governance issues and ability to learn about new governance and regulatory guidelines quickly and apply these to the role.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent listening and communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to record and present information and meeting minutes in a clear, concise and persuasive manner.
• Experience of minute taking
• Able to build rapport and demonstrate influencing, negotiation and decision-making skills and build relationships and inspire confidence and respect at all levels.
• Able to maintain discretion and confidentiality always
• Excellent attention to detail
• Effective problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritise and coordinate workloads
• Experience working in a similar governance or secretariat role
• Experience of a fast-paced role managing multiple priorities.

Location: Granta Park, near Cambridge with regular travel to London when required

Salary: Circa £16,800 per annum, pro rata (£28,000 FTE per annum) plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.

The closing date for applications is the 24th November 2019, with interviews likely to be held on either the 3rd and 5th December 2019. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend on these dates.

In order to be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.

To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.

Would you like to play a key role in the future of a well-respected, local, charity committed to supporting visually impaired people live life to the full?

As our Bookkeeper, working flexibly as part of a small team, you will support our Chief Executive by undertaking all bookkeeping including: preparing and producing monthly management accounts, our monthly payroll and related matters e.g. pension contributions, assisting with the full statutory year end accounts and acting as Secretary to the Executive Committee/Board of Trustees.

You will have 3+ years relevant bookkeeping experience, a bookkeeping qualification (preferred) and a working knowledge of Sage Line 50 Accounts and Sage Payroll, together with excellent organisational and time management skills, the ability to work independently with minimal day-to-day supervision, and the ability to work to priorities and tight deadlines.

If this sounds appealing and you have the skills knowledge and experience required for the role we’d love to hear from you.

Sightsavers is seeking a Compliance Executive to join its growing Compliance team and to provide support to the Ecommerce, Compliance, Information Security, Legal and Governance functions with their strategic objectives. This is a key role within the Audit and Assurance area ensuring Sightsavers’ compliance with relevant rules, standard, regulations and legislation.

Salary: c£29,800 per annum

The successful applicant will be providing support across the following areas:

• Legal and Assurance
• Data Protection and Privacy
• Governance and Compliance
• Administration

This is a really varied role and each day will be different. Further details can be found in the job description and some typical duties will include:

• Working with the Director of Governance Legal and Assurance to provide advice and support on legal matters
• Assisting the Programmatic teams with the preparation of contractual documents and support with documentation compliance
• Providing day to day assistance to business units on contracts including supplier services and online terms and conditions
• Working alongside the Compliance Manager on Sightsavers’ compliance programme to address the UK Data Protection Act 2018 and the EU Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)

• Working with the Director of Governance, Legal and Assurance and the Compliance Manager in the development and maintenance of Sightsavers’ organisational and governance structure
• Assisting with the administration of Sightsavers’ corporate governance, risk and audit documentation
• Assisting with the development and maintenance of governance and compliance policies
• Developing and maintaining Sightsavers contract database
• Continual learning and development in relevant areas

About you

We are looking for a candidate with the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Experience within a relevant organisation function (legal, governance, finance) or department (compliance)
• Knowledge of, or exposure to, one or more regulatory frameworks (ISO, PCI-DSS, Data Protection Act etc)
• A certificate, diploma or a professional qualification or accreditation in an area related to governance, legal or risk
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products

If you are interested in finding out more, please read the full job description. We anticipate that interviews will take place in early December.

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is a global research and learning organisation for equitable and sustainable change, based in Brighton.

The Governance Team at IDS has secured a new ESRC funded project, Sustaining Power: Women’s struggles against backlash in contemporary South Asia (SuPWR). The project aims to understand the strategies and mechanisms through which women’s movements are able to retain power and sustain gains against backlash and counter attacks.

We are looking for an enthusiastic post-doctoral researcher who is passionate about women’s rights and gender justice, and would like to play a key role in working with us to shape and deliver on a mixed-methods project on women’s struggles against backlash in South Asia. 

Applicants should have a PhD in social sciences along with research experience in South Asia, specifically using a range of qualitative methods, including interviews, participatory tools, and political economy analysis. Applicants should also have a strong grounding in the understanding of power (including your own positionality); and be sensitive and agile to be able to work with women’s struggles and research partners. 

The successful candidate will have excellent analytical, writing and communication skills and be able to work autonomously, with minimal supervision. A willingness to travel overseas (to the four South Asian countries – Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan) is essential to this role and a working knowledge of Hindi/ Urdu would be a strong asset.