Description​

• Applications Close: Thursday, 13th May at 9am (Please note late applications cannot be accepted)
• Salary: £30,000 p.a. (+ £3,000 London weighting, where applicable)
• Contract: Full-time, permanent
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week. We are open to agreeing a flexible working pattern to best suit the successful applicant.
• Location: London or Birmingham (with travel to London for meetings). Remote working initially until staff return to office-based working).
• Interviews: Wednesday 26th May 2021 (TBC)
• Start date: ASAP
• Reporting to: Senior Business Partnership Manager

About The Access Project

In the UK today, students from the most advantaged backgrounds are six times more likely to make it to a top university compared to their least advantaged peers. To change this, The Access Project supports students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access top universities, through a unique combination of tuition and in-school mentoring. We work with them to make good applications, get the grades and transition to university.

Our approach works: our students are more than twice as likely to place at top universities compared to similar peers.

Through the COVID crisis, we have supported students by rapidly moving all provision online. In summer 2020, we were selected as a Tuition Partner for the highly competitive National Tutoring Programme, in recognition of the quality of our work. This partnership has enabled us to expand and we now serve 1,700 students in London, the East and West Midlands and Bradford. As the country emerges from COVID, tackling educational disadvantage is an urgent social challenge - a challenge we aim to meet by expanding our footprint and reaching more students than ever before. The Access Project has established partnerships with leading companies who are committed to social mobility, want to provide volunteering opportunities for their staff and recognise the value of our work.

About the role

We are seeking a talented Corporate Partnerships Manager to secure and steward long-term corporate partnerships for The Access Project.

We have identified corporate funding as one of our largest growth areas. This is a new role in our Partnerships team to help to drive forward our business partnerships strategy and double our corporate income over the next 4-5 years. You will be instrumental in developing partnerships with major companies to secure income for TAP and engage their staff to support young people through volunteering.

We are looking for an individual with a strong track record in new business sales or business development. You will be responsible for your own portfolio - winning new business and account managing existing relationships.

The successful candidate will be passionate about levelling the playing field for disadvantaged young people in education. You will be an exceptional relationship builder with strong communications skills, able to inspire companies to support our mission.

Duties and responsibilities

Work closely with the Senior Business Partnership Manager and Partnerships Director to support the delivery of new corporate partnerships and account management for the organisation:

Corporate partnerships

Development and strategy

• Identify potential ‘flagship’ partnerships within your portfolio, and devise strategies to develop these.
• Contribute ideas to further develop our corporate partnerships offer.
• Develop high quality materials to support corporate partnerships.
• Devise new and imaginative strategies to engage businesses and maximise their potential for support.

New business

• Use research into businesses and TAP networks to identify and act on new business leads.
• Undertake due diligence research on potential new partners in existing industries and in identified industries that have strong ties to STEM subjects (science, technology, Engineering and Maths)

Account management and stewardship

• Account management of a portfolio of corporate relationships and prospects, including formal reporting, informal updates responding to feedback and identifying and potential issues.
• Provide recognition and stewardship opportunities to businesses in line with our corporate partnership levels.
• Use corporate partnership levels to incentivise businesses to increase their support.
• Contribute to regular engagement events for business partners.

Working collaboratively

• Work closely with the volunteer team to maximise the number of volunteers from businesses.
• Work with senior staff and stakeholders at TAP to reach influencers at businesses.
• Working with the communications team, devise creative ways to recognise and publicise business partnerships and to increase brand awareness of The Access Project in business circles.
• Work with staff in all TAP regions to ensure coordinated business approaches, providing input where needed.

Corporate foundations

• Write and manage grant proposals to corporate trusts where appropriate.

Targets, forecasting and budgeting

• Meet annual targets, KPIs and milestones set with the Senior Business Partnership Manager and Partnerships Director.
• Contribute to quarterly financial review and forecasting, as well as annual budget setting.

Wider partnerships duties

• Contribute to partnerships materials and communications.
• Maintain records on the database and internal systems.
• Generate ideas for wider fundraising opportunities and strategy.
• Attend TAP cultivation and stewardship events.

Person specification

Essential characteristics and experience:

• At least 2 years’ experience in a fundraising role working with businesses, or in a business to business sales role.
• Demonstrable success in successfully growing a fundraising or revenue stream.
• Ability to generate new ideas and tactics to grow business partnerships.
• Superb communication and presentation skills: written, visual and verbal.
• Excellent relationship-building skills. Diplomatic and able to interact with people from all walks of life.
• Ability to understand and articulate the needs of business partners and how this relates to The Access Project.
• Strong organisational skills, with ability to manage multiple accounts, projects and deadlines.
• Experience of meeting financial targets and KPIs.
• Ability to discuss issues relating to our mission with confidence and sensitivity.
• Ability to sensitively balance the interests of different people and groups, both internally and externally.
• Commitment to the cause, mission statement and aims of The Access Project.

Desirable:

• Experience of using Salesforce would be beneficial.
• Understanding of fundraising best practice and regulations.
• Knowledge of the education sector.

Benefits

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications for all suitably qualified persons. However as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) individuals are currently under-represented within the organisation, which does not reflect our diverse student body, we would particularly welcome applications from BAME candidates. All appointments will be made on merit.

TAP offers:

• A great working environment!
• 25 days annual leave p.a. (pro rata) plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure.
• PerkBox Perks – offering nationwide shopping discounts, gym memberships, holidays, freebies, learning and much more.
• Employee Assistance Programme, a 24 hour helpline for staff
• Online Medical assistance – access 24/7 to a qualified GP within minutes, with referrals and prescriptions available same-day.
• Interest-free travelcard loans
• 3 paid volunteering days per year, should you take up the opportunity to volunteer
• Cyclescheme loans
• Employer’s pensions contributions (3%)
• CPD options
• TAP welcomes requests for flexible working arrangements
• Monthly work-from-home days (when not in lockdown, obviously)!

Please see our online application portal for further information about the role and The Access Project.

Individual Giving and Digital Fundraiser 

Main Purpose of the Role

We’re looking for an experienced, creative Individual Giving and Digital Fundraiser to join our growing team and lead on the development of digital fundraising to help us achieve our ambitions to grow and scale our work.

In Summer 2019 we published our new Five-Year Strategy for 2020/21 to 2024/25.  This outlined our aim of growing from six projects to twelve by the end of the five years while increasing the number of families we support from 1,400 to 5,000 and growing our income to £1.5 million by 2025. To do this we need to diversify our fundraising mix and we plan to do that by growing our income from individuals and corporates.

As our Individual Giving and Digital Fundraiser, you will increase levels of engagement, loyalty and financial support from existing supporters for ARC’s work, finding creative ways to engage and steward them, as well as driving the recruitment of new donors. You will contribute to ARC’s strategic goal to increase annual fundraising income to £1.5m by 2025.

The post holder will be a part of our relatively new Fundraising and Communications Team and report to the Senior Fundraising and Communications Manager.

The post can either be home-based or if preferred from our Brighton office where a number of key staff are based and where the charity’s main office is located. Currently all staff are working remotely. Occasional travel may be required to our projects in London, Liverpool, Barnsley or Glasgow.

The post holder must be comfortable working in collaboration with a small team, partners and stakeholders and have great communication and relationship management skills. A structured approach to work and attention to detail will be essential to help support the growth of the charity over the coming years.

About Alexandra Rose Charity

Since 2014 Alexandra Rose Charity (ARC) has pioneered the use of financial incentives to improve access to healthy food and combat food poverty through the development of the Rose Vouchers for Fruit & Veg Project. The Project has grown from two small pilots in London with 45 families, to support over 2,000 families every week in seven areas across the UK – four London Boroughs, Barnsley, Liverpool and our newest project in Glasgow. 

We want our organisation to reflect the diversity of the communities we work in and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. ​

Please upload your CV and covering letter (no more than two sides of A4) outlining your suitability for the role based on the Job Description and Person Specification in the attached document. 

Job Title:    Head of Complaints

Responsible to:  Head of Party Services / Chief Operating Officer

Salary:  £36,000 per annum after 4 months increase up to £45k

Tenure:  Permanent

Hours:  37.5 hours plus per week 

Location: HQ/ Working from home

Are you an experienced complex complaint handler and an excellent people manager with a passion for delivering excellent customer service? Do you have experience of managing a team of Complaint Handlers, Case Workers or Investigators within a Regulator or a Law Firm?

Purpose of job

Our current Head of (who has recently moved to Australia) is due to leave us at around August time in an effort to recruit the next shining star and to have a good sold handover we are looking to recruit a Deputy Head of Complaints at £36k raising to £45k when the incumbent moves on in August/September. 

As Deputy Head of Complaints you will have an integral role in leading and managing a team of volunteers who deal with and help resolve complaints about our members; these volunteers cover the roles of adjudicator, investigator, mediator and form our panel hearings. You will lead a small and directly employed team to support those volunteers to ensure each case is handled in line with our procedures. 

You will manage the collection and dissemination of data, feedback and learning points from complaints and work with the Disciplinary Sub Group to improve our outcomes.

This is a people management position which will require you to use your leadership skills to nurture your direct and virtual team and develop them to become high performers. To meet the requirements of this role, you will be able to demonstrate a strong customer service ethos, coupled with strong analytical and technical skills which are required given the nature of the complaints we carry out.

What we’re looking for

• Complex complaint handling experience

• Experience of managing a team of complaint handlers/case workers or investigators.

• Analytical and problem-solving skills- able to get the heart of a matter

• A problem solver that is highly organised and just gets things done.

• A customer focused approach 

• Experience of delivering change

• Experience of working collaboratively – able to influence and constructively challenge internal and external stakeholders at all levels of seniority

What the revolve involves

• You will be a champion for customer service and focus on the customer journey and be an expert in how the Liberal Democrats deal with complaints and complainants.

• You will provide regular case updates to senior managers and key stakeholders and committees. 

• You will positively and proactively contribute as part of the management team at the Liberal Democrats

• You will effectively manage and motivate the team/individuals providing clear communication; robustly managing performance/providing timely constructive feedback and support and coach individuals to improve and fully engage in their own development and learning.

• Work collaboratively across the party and demonstrate a positive and proactive approach to achieving our objectives. 

• Interpret and analyse complaint data to report to key stakeholders the trends and feedback on the ways we can continually improve the customer experience. 

Essential

• Educated to degree level or qualified by experience

• Complaint handling experience

• Proven experience of managing a team of complaint handlers; delivering excellence within the team through providing advice, customer focus and support to the team.

• Understanding of regulatory and operational risk and its impact on the team and its outputs.

• Proactive decision making and an ability to analyse large amounts of complex information and make should judgements based on clear rationale - demonstrating a good sense of risk based judgement to identify key issues and solutions.

• Significant experience of influencing and constructively challenging internal and external stakeholders at all levels of seniority

• Emotionally intelligent with highly developed telephone communication, influencing and active listening skills

• Clear and concise writing skills

• Analytical and problem solving skills - able to get to the heart of the issue

• Ability to work in a dynamic environment where priorities may change at short notice, along with the ability to plan and deliver effective outcome focused results - resilient and tenacious

• Able to lead from the front, in particular by taking responsibility for managing difficult customer contact. 

• Customer service focused in order to demonstrate and promote a responsive, high-performance culture within a team environment

• Demonstrates a positive can do attitude towards work.

Desirable

• Legal or investigation experience

• Experience of handling professional regulation, legal or discriminaton complaints

• Good knowledge of the legal framework and Liberal Democrats Standard Procedure

At Koreo - a learning consultancy that partners with people, organisations and communities to imagine and build a better world - we are looking for a Projects Officer to support operations and communications on our programmes.

Working across an exciting portfolio, including our Lead 365 students' union officer learning programme, the Projects Officer will be a key member of our small, committed team creating radical learning spaces, programmes and ventures that help mission-led organisations rise to the demands and urgency of our time. The role will focus on providing project management, operations and administration support, as well as supporting our business development activities. The Projects Officer will also be part of our thriving working culture and contribute to team and self development.

The Projects Officer will be a reliable team player and problem-solver who is capable of working across competing priorities, delivering at pace to a high standard, with effective planning and strong organisation skills. You will be committed to learning for social change, motivated by working to help people unlock their true potential and be passionate about making a difference in a complex and urgent world. You may also have experience of working in or with students' unions and charities.

We're looking for a New Business Manager to help our charity expand upon our consultancy and training offer. A newly funded post, the role holder will help us to embed an entrepreneurial approach into our charity, ensuring that we have a brilliant offer that meets the needs of our clients whilst also fulfill in our mission of ensuring that  decision makers listen to and act upon the views of young people.

In this role you will be mapping our audiences and creating a new and improved offer. Through developing this programme of work you will help to bring in much needed funds to the charity, supporting our continuing work to bring young people together to find their voice and use it for social and political change.

If you have experience of sales and marketing, developing a business proposition or a passion for helping charities to develop their entrepreneurial approach then we are want to hear from you.

Place Based Programmes Manager

Reports to:   Head of Place Based Impact & Partnerships,

Youth Endowment Fund

Salary: £40,000

Location: Central London

About the Youth Endowment Fund

The Youth Endowment Fund is a bold new attempt to put early intervention at the heart of efforts to tackle youth offending.

In recent years there has been a significant increase in violent crime. Homicides, assaults, robberies and offences involving weapons have all seen sustained growth. For children and young people, there have been particularly large increases in those who are both the perpetrators and victims of offences involving knives. This is a tragedy. Every child captured in these numbers is an important member of our community and society has a duty to protect them.

The Youth Endowment Fund is a charity with a £200m endowment and a mission that matters. We exist to prevent children and young people from becoming involved in violence. Many organisations have this calling. Our unique role is to identify what works best and build a movement to put it into practice.  A critical part of our work is our place-based activity. We know that violence is not evenly distributed across England and Wales. Children in certain neighbourhoods are particularly vulnerable to becoming involved in violence. We want to change that. How? We want to find out the best ways to involve local residents in making change happen. We also want to find the best ways that organisations like schools, the police and social care can work better together. We believe if we can get this right, we can make a lasting difference to children’s lives. Your role is pivotal to this.

Key Responsibilities

As a key member of the Team your job is to work with the Head of Place-Based Impact & Partnerships to build and manage the systems, processes and partnerships that will make this work a real success. To do this you will:
 

• Assist in developing the best processes and systems to manage our place-based grant giving, monitoring and evaluation.
• Create reports, analyse data and prepare dashboards and other reporting tools to ensure our place-based work is performing to consistently high standards.
• Manage place-based risk registers to ensure robust risk management and mitigation.
• Build strong relationships with our place-based grantees and provide ongoing management and support through the life of their YEF funding. You will also have responsibility for monitoring the performance of grantees and ensuring targets are met.

• Help with assessing funding applications and think strategically about how we organise our funding rounds to achieve our goals. You will help to design our place-based grant application processes and applications and help manage our engagement with potential applicants.
• Work closely with grantees, external evaluators and our own Evaluation Officers to support programmes that maximise our learning and ensure the organisations we fund are using and creating evidence on what works best and are learning from each other.
• Represent the Youth Endowment Fund at external events.

• Regularly review and improve processes to increase efficiency and impact.

About You

You are this sort of person:

• You don't want your days to pass without making a difference. You want to play a significant part in a charity that is making a difference.
• You want to work in a job that makes young people safer. This issue matters to you. You don’t need extensive experience in grant making, you just have to be committed to learning it, but you do have to understand the sectors we work with, the challenges facing young people and what organisations face when implementing delivery programmes.
• You have incredible judgement. You are able to reach sound and considered judgements about the viability and suitability of applicants based upon our given criteria, often using detailed written and financial information, and are able to deliver constructive feedback to organisations. You can also identify when things aren’t going to plan and be proactive with sharing observations and recommendations.
• You are an optimiser. You look for solutions and think creatively to overcome challenges. You are curious, hungry to learn and always looking for ways to improve our work to have the greatest impact on young people’s lives.
• You love well-designed systems. You are committed to designing and maintaining the best processes to make sure we manage our funding rounds well. You know this is critical to effectively managing multiple, large-scale funding programmes and competing priorities.
• You win people over. People tend to warm to you and respect you. You have built good relationships with people at every level inside and outside the organisation and have managed large networks of stakeholders with different interests and priorities. You are excellent at customer service and can professionally handle issues that come up within your grant portfolio.
• You work very well in a team. You are not motivated by being the individual winner. You want the team as a whole to succeed. You don’t care who gets the credit as long as things get done.
• You are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. You believe and act in a way that celebrates and encourages a range of experiences, backgrounds and values.
   

While it is not a criteria, we are especially interested to hear from applicants who have lived experience of youth violence.

It is also important to us that the people we hire do not discriminate. We believe in being inclusive and giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background.

This position will require a DBS check to be performed, but a record is not a block to performing this role.

To apply

To apply, please send a CV, cover letter and the monitoring form through our application page by 5pm, 13th May 2021.

You will be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK. As part of our commitment to flexible working we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at the interview stage.

Interviews will take place in the week commencing 24th May 2021.

Your personal data will be shared for the purposes of the recruitment exercise. This includes our HR team, interviewers (who may include other partners in the project and independent advisors), relevant team managers and our IT service provider if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles. We do not share your data with other third parties, unless your application for employment is successful and we make you an offer of employment. We will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you. We do not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area.

Job Title: Communications and Engagement Manager (Interim - 6 Months Fixed Term Contract)

Salary: £31 - 35K pro rata

Hours: Part-time, 25 hours per week, open to flexible working.

Location: Home-based (sites in South Wales, South Gloucestershire, Buckinghamshire and Haringey)

We are working in partnership with ategi, an established charity currently undergoing a period of organisational transformation.  Ategi supports people to live their lives, providing services that are specific for the needs of the individual.  The organisation strives to ensure that the support and care delivered is of a high quality and meets the needs of the people they support across their three streams of work; Shared Lives, Supported Living and Visiting Support.

The charity is now seeking to appoint an experienced a Communications and Engagement Manager, on an interim basis.  The postholder will play a key role in strengthening the organisation’s communications and marketing activities, ensuring more of its audiences and stakeholders engage with it than ever before.  Working closely with and reporting to the Head of Business Development, the postholder will develop organisation-wide communications and marketing materials and increase its digital presence, including overseeing the development of a new website, creating fresh new content for all digital channels and shaping ategi’s presence on social media.

The successful individual will demonstrate the following:

• 3+ years’ experience in communications, marketing and/or PR
• Excellent writing and content development skills, including producing and editing online video content
• Experience of developing high quality communications materials with a strong knowledge of the latest platforms, tools, trends and developments
• Experienced managing websites using CMS systems like Wordpress, social media and integrated marketing platforms and scheduling tools like Mailchimp and Hootsuite
• Experienced managing external agencies
• Experience of managing GDPR compliance
• Experience or interest in funding and bid development

We are seeking a proactive, and creative self-starter, with a passion for written and visual storytelling. The collaborative individual will have the ability to quickly identify areas to make improvements, work to deadlines and show commitment to the purpose and values of the organisation.

To apply for this role, please e-mail your CV, Supporting Statement and Equal Opportunities and Diversity Monitoring Form to Adam Stacey, Director, Charisma Charity Recruitment, quoting our reference JO2832.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. 

Closing date for applications: 10 May 2021

Interviews with Charisma: no later than 13 May 2021
Interviews with Charity: w/c 17 May 2021

Job Title:  Senior Communications Officer

Hours:  Full time (37.5 hours per week)

Salary:  £31,200

Location:  Home-based (office available in Southampton)

We are working in partnership with Sailors’ Society to appoint a Senior Communications Officer.  Sailors’ Society is one of the larger and most comprehensive seafarers’ support charities in the world, offering a personal lifeline to seafarers on board ship and in port. The charity also works with families and seafaring communities around the world providing education and healthcare support.

The charity has just launched an exciting new strategy and needs an experienced communications officer to help drive awareness of their work globally.  No two days will be the same and you could find yourself tasked with anything from writing a thought leadership piece for LinkedIn to arranging a video shoot in the Philippines.

To be a success in this role you will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Several years’ experience as a journalist or working in PR
• An experienced and accurate writer with top spelling and grammar skills
• An enviable little black book of contacts
• A highly creative individual, full of ideas
• Experience of appeal and case for support writing
• Organised and knows the importance of deadlines
• Experience of managing press conferences and media interviews
• A team player
• Sympathy with the charity’s origins and values

You may be a former journalist or have worked in a communications role for a number of years, ideally in the third sector for a global organisation. Whatever your experience, you’ll be a talented writer armed with excellent media contacts and lots of creative ideas.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role please send your CV, supporting statement and Equal Opportunities and Diversity Monitoring Form to Adam Stacey, Director, Charisma Charity Recruitment.

Quote our reference JO2831.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. 

Closing date: 17 May 2021

Interviews with Charisma: no later than 19 May 2021

Interviews with Charity: w/c 24 May 2021

Are you an exceptional Programme Manager? Would you like to work for a leading Global conservation charity?

This role will initially focus on the goal to grow support for the organisation and inspire the supporters to share their ambitions and goals. The goal aims are to grow income, supporter numbers and recognition of the charity as a leading voice in the UK on nature and climate change. The Goal is made up of matrix teams of Supporter Income and Engagement, Communications and Campaigns.

This role offers an opportunity to develop your career in planning and performance management in an organisation at the forefront of driving global change.

Key Responsibilities:

This role is responsible for:

- Driving efficient processes that enable cross-organisational working.

- Ensuring all projects have clear budgets and are being monitored against the agreed parameters.

- Supporting project managers across the Goal to manage projects, and sharing programme management best practice with the Goal and charity.

- Ensuring the successful delivery of the annual Goal Plan within the agreed timeframe, by prioritising, structuring and facilitating all programme implementation activity.

- Agreeing appropriate workstreams, resources and deliverables.

- Manage risks and issues, creating a risk register clearly flagging high to low risks, and escalating where necessary.

- Providing support to the design of the Programme Management Office, PM tools and systems;

If you would like to find out more about this exciting opportunity then please apply with a Word copy of your CV.

Are you an exceptional Social Media / Digital Comms Manager? Would you like to work for a leading Global conservation charity?

The charity has achieved tremendous growth across its social media channels in recent years, providing engaging content about their work to more than 1 million people across a range of platforms. They are looking for an exceptional social media professional to help them reach new audiences, deepen their relationships with supporters and mobilise millions in the UK to support the charity's objectives.

The Senior Social Media Manager is responsible for leading the organic social media strategy for the organisation and embedding the principles of good social media engagement. This role will lead all of the charity's social media channels to support the organisation's influencing, fundraising and brand goals.

The post is UK based and will work across the organisation supporting the work of other teams, including the International digital team. The post currently has two direct reports and task management of part-time members of the social media team. The post will also require line management and/or task management of temporary staff and freelancers where appropriate. You will have extensive experience of creating, implementing and delivering social media strategies for an organisation with a high public profile.

This is a full time, temporary position with scope to become permanent.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Lead the strategy of the organisation's social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and TikTok accounts.

- Lead on the scoping and strategy of new channels, including ownership of new account processes across the organisation

- Lead on the strategy and content direction of high profile social media campaigns to drive engagement, awareness and conversions, working closely with internal and external stakeholders

- Act as an in-house consultant, ensuring that staff maximise their use of social media

If you would like to find out more about this exciting opportunity then please apply with a Word copy of your CV.

Member of the Audit Committee

At the National Trust, we look after special places for everyone, for ever. Our purpose has never changed (and never will) but we know that we cannot afford to stand still. Right now, we’re more innovative and creative in the ways we’re reaching out to people than ever before. We’re making great progress and working much harder to make sure that everyone feels at home at the National Trust. And we need talented people, people like you, to help us and play their part.

About the Audit Committee

Our Audit Committee is appointed by our Board of Trustees to assist the Board in discharging its oversight responsibilities. It does this by providing a key link between the Executive Team, the Board of Trustees and the external auditors. The Committee also scrutinises financial reporting, risk management and internal control issues.

The Committee meets five times a year at appropriate times in the reporting and audit cycle and otherwise as required and is chaired by a member of our Board of Trustees.

You will find further details of the Audit Committee’s role, the qualities and experience required of its members, and the principles underlying governance appointments in the Trust within the application link.  These details are extracted from our Governance Handbook which is also available in full, in addition to our latest annual report and accounts.

About you

We’re looking for someone with sufficient and relevant financial skills gained in a sizeable organisation (c£750m-£1bn revenue or asset base) in the charity, commercial or professional services sector. You could also be an experienced Director of Risk and Assurance in an organisation, as long as you have a financial qualification.

Time commitment and expenses

The expected time commitment is approximately 6-7 days per year – this comprises 5 meetings a year and associated preparation with a full induction. The role is voluntary but we will reimburse your expenses. 

This role offers an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and highly ambitious team. As Corporate  Partnerships  Officer you  will  work  closely  with  the  Corporate  Partnerships Manager  to manage our diverse and growing portfolio of partners. You will have the opportunity to lead on managing relationships with low level partners and play a supportive role on our highest value partners, from Charity of the Year and Strategic to Cause Related Marketing.

You will develop your relationship management and donor stewardship skills, proactively seeking out opportunities to maximise income and unlock additional support benefits for UK Youth. As part of this, you will be responsible for working closely with the Engagement Team to continuously improve our engagement with supporters and increase their connection with UK Youth’s cause. As an integral part of the wider External Relations Department, you will play a key role in ensuring UK Youth can triple its income in the next three years (from c. £7m in 2020/21).

Who we are

UK Youth is a leading charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. We work with others to ensure that the youth sector is strengthened, supported, and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed and delivers high-quality outcomes.

UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing; the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to mass inequality of access to youth services for young people. To find more about us and how we make an impact, please visit UK Youth Website.

Why work at UK Youth?

We are a value-based, passionate and committed organisation offering a friendly working environment with lots of opportunities for professional development and socialising (even whilst we are all working remotely!) from lunch and learn sessions, staff quizzes to virtual coffee meet ups.

UK Youth prides itself on being an Equal Opportunity employer and we would particularly welcome applications for this role from those who identify under one of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Our selection procedures ensure that people are treated on the basis of their relevant merits, experience, skills and abilities and that no individual receives more or less favourable treatment.

We welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in our organisation including Black, Asian, minority ethnic groups, LGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities. We are also currently underrepresented by men, and so are seeking applications from different backgrounds, cultures, age, experience and identity to bring a wide range of experience, ideas, views and insights to UK Youth.

What we can offer you

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and vibrant organisational culture.

• Flexible/Agile Working
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)
• Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay-out up to 4 times your salary
• Employee Assistance Programme to support employees both professionally and personally
• 20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell our New Forest Outdoor Centre including, camping, lodges and outdoor activities.
• Cyclescheme and Techscheme

How to apply 

Candidates are encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn’t precisely match the job description for this role. Your experience, skills and passion will set you apart so tell us about your achievements, irrespective of whether they are personal or work-related, about your journey to date; how this has shaped you and the things you learnt along the way.

If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please click the link to our website where you can read the job description, and complete an application via our completely anonymised recruitment system (provided by Applied).

• Closing date for applications will be Monday 3rd May (5pm)
• First round interviews are due to take place Monday 10th May
• Second round interviews are due to take place Thursday 13th May (if applicable)

As this role involves working in a regulated environment with young people, any offer will be conditional to satisfactory background checks which include criminal record check and employment reference. However, we welcome applications from those with previous criminal convictions.

As part of the recruitment process UK Youth will be gathering and uses certain information about you. For further information regarding this please review our Data Protection Privacy Notice which explains what data of yours we process and how we use it.

Communication is at the heart of all we do. Your role as Communications Manager will be to maintain and develop our communications and build on our successful campaigning activity. You will help increase awareness of records issues among stakeholders, policy makers and influence public policy which affects the sector.

The ARA is growing and its influence is significant. Your communication skills can take us to the next level. 

The Philanthropy and Engagement Manager is responsible for growing UK Youth’s support from individuals, an exciting and growing new income stream for the charity.

The primary focus of the role will be on the stewardship and acquisition of mid level donors (>£1000pa) using audience insight and research to direct our approach. The role will work closely with the Head of Engagement to identify, secure and deliver high profile appeals and campaigns that increase the number of supporters and income we raise as well as identify opportunities to secure larger gifts from prospective Major Donors.

The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the stewardship of our regular and ond-off donors working closely with the Events and Engagement Coordinator to shape and deliver the end-to-end supporter experience spotting opportunities to engage supporters and increase gifts. In order to be successful in this role, you will be able to champion best practice for engagement and stewardship, working closely with the wider External Relations team to ensure this is undertaken across all activity and support our ambition to triple our income in three years (from c. £7m in 2020/21).

Who we are

UK Youth is a leading charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. We work with others to ensure that the youth sector is strengthened, supported, and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed and delivers high-quality outcomes.

UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing; the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to mass inequality of access to youth services for young people. To find more about us and how we make an impact, please visit UK Youth Website.

Why work at UK Youth?

We are a value-based, passionate and committed organisation offering a friendly working environment with lots of opportunities for professional development and socialising (even whilst we are all working remotely!) from lunch and learn sessions, staff quizzes to virtual coffee meet ups.

UK Youth prides itself on being an Equal Opportunity employer and we would particularly welcome applications for this role from those who identify under one of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Our selection procedures ensure that people are treated on the basis of their relevant merits, experience, skills and abilities and that no individual receives more or less favourable treatment.

We welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in our organisation including BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities. We are also currently underrepresented by men, and so are seeking applications from different backgrounds, cultures, age, experience and identity to bring a wide range of experience, ideas, views and insights to UK Youth.

What we can offer you

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and vibrant organisational culture.

• Flexible/Agile Working
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)
• Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay-out up to 4 times your salary
• Employee Assistance Programme to support employees both professionally and personally
• 20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell our New Forest Outdoor Centre including, camping, lodges and outdoor activities.
• Cyclescheme and Techscheme

How to apply

Candidates are encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn’t precisely match the job description for this role. Your experience, skills and passion will set you apart so tell us about your achievements, irrespective of whether they are personal or work-related, about your journey to date; how this has shaped you and the things you learnt along the way.

If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please click through to the website where you can find more information about the role and how to apply. 

• Closing date for applications will be Monday 3rd May (5pm)