Development Officer Jobs in West Midlands
We are looking for an experienced CEO or senior charity manager, able to manage the business functions of a charity that is just starting out. You will have a proven track record of managing a small, prosocial organisation and setting up the systems necessary for success. You will have skills to work strategically, have business management skills, be able to lead and grow a team and work relationally.
As CEO an important goal will be to put the charity on a firm foundation for long-term sustainability. You will work with our fundraising consultant to ensure a steady income stream of core funding, ensuring financial stability for employees and building partnerships with local organisations to maximise impact and sustainability through collaborative work and partnership bids. This requires considerable, skilled networking and relationship-building, both within the Church’s Community Hub, with our existing partner VCFSE organisations and in the wider sector, including local Councils, PCNs and the ICB.
You will also be principally responsible for the organisation’s HR function, risk and compliance, as well as its monitoring and evaluation of impact (for quality assurance and fundraising purposes). This means ensuring best practice is observed and maintained in these and related areas, including line management, service policy, financial management, safeguarding and data privacy.
Knowledge and/or lived experience of mental health difficulties and the relevant support services/treatment modalities is essential; experience working within the mental health sector is highly desirable. We are seeking someone who is passionate about mental health and views this role as an exciting, long-term opportunity to make a significant difference to the lives of thousands of adults in Birmingham. The post holder will live and champion our unique model of community mental health provision, our vision and values, rooted in the service’s Christian ethos as part of St Germain's holistic mission and ministry to its community.
You will report to St Germain’s Wellbeing Board of Trustees.
Please submit a full CV with covering letter explaining the fit between your skills and experience and this post.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Senior Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Specialist
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist to support staff and volunteers by providing advice and guidance, and to develop new ways of working to support senior leadership to embed EDI practices across the country.
This is an exciting time to join the organisation; one year into an ambitious EDI programme that underpins the new strategy to 2030.
Position: Senior Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Specialist
Ref: FEB20248775
Location: Remote or hybrid (homeworking or based in one of the regional offices in Birmingham, London, Brighton, Newcastle, Lancaster, Exeter, Norwich or Sandy or hybrid)
Hours: Part-time, 0.6 FTE (3 days per week)
Salary: £36,577.00 - £39,267.00 per annum, pro rata
Contract: Fixed Term – 12 months. This role may be extended or made permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.
Closing Date: Sun, 14th April 2024
Interview Date: TBC via Teams plus an optional online recruitment briefing session prior to the application closing date, which is open to all prospective candidates and provides the opportunity to learn more about the role. You will be able to access further information on this once you click to apply.
The Role
Issues of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) have shaped the charity since its inception in 1889. 132 years later these issues are more relevant than ever; the natural world has been pushed to its limits and humanity’s increasing destruction of nature is having devastating consequences not just for wildlife and the climate, but for the wellbeing of people.
In this role, you will be directly line managed by the UK EDI Manager, taking steer from, and feeding into, the central UK programme of EDI work and will work to support staff specifically in England and will work closely with the England Head of Engagement.
We know that, to tackle the nature and climate emergency, we need to enable more, and more diverse, people to act for nature. And as conservation is one of the least diverse sectors in the UK, the charity is committed to not only improving the workplace and its culture, but also driving forward EDI as it is everyone’s responsibility towards a sustainable future for people and nature together.
Specific tasks include:
- To provide EDI specialist support, advice and expertise to teams in England who are developing and delivering EDI activities which relate to their specific work areas. This includes work specifically on anti-racism.
- To coordinate EDI activities across England, maximising opportunities for scale-up and identifying risks, which feed into the central UK EDI work programme. To convene the England EDI Delivery Group, which is made up of representatives across England who each lead EDI activities within their teams.
- With project manager support, to develop ways of working, and associated training and guidance to staff in England on working in diverse partnerships, including effective relationship management.
About You
We are looking for someone who is passionate about driving forward change and who is keen to support staff who are leading their own activities and small projects relating to EDI. You will have experience of successfully influencing change to improve equality, diversity and inclusion in an organisation or in a community setting.
This is a great opportunity for a driven and credible advocate of equality, diversity and inclusion, who has an understanding of equality and diversity legislation, issues and good practice as well as what it takes to foster an inclusive culture and to play a key role in a highly respected national charity.
We welcome applications from candidates with the following essential skills, knowledge, and experience.
When applying for this role, please state how you meet each of these criteria in the 'about you' section:
- Broad EDI knowledge, with an understanding of current thinking and actions particularly in the areas of anti-racism and accessibility.
- Experience of providing strategic operational advice and guidance on EDI to people at all levels.
- Project Management experience, including data gathering, project evaluation, and report writing.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and demonstrable experience of developing and working in a variety of diverse partnerships.
- Experience of leading behaviour change projects or interventions in a large organisation.
- Strong facilitation and training skills and experience.
- Excellent communication skills, including experience of supporting EDI through remote working platforms such as Teams or Zoom.
The Charity is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Please note that we are actively recruiting for this vacancy and reserve the right to close once sufficient applications have been received.
The charity are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse organisation, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve this vision of creating a world richer in nature, the team need more people on nature's side and more diverse people. People of colour and disabled people are underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sectors. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. You can contact the team to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
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