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Inclusion Barnet is Barnet’s Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisation (DDPO), led by a board and senior management team of disabled people, and we’re passionate about using our lived experience of disability to work towards inclusive communities and greater social justice for all. This role works on issues across all Barnet’s diverse communities, and all work needs to be undertaken through an equality and access lens. Therefore, we’re looking for someone with their own lived experience of disability (which could include mental health issues or a long-term condition), a commitment to the social model of disability, and an ambition to contribute to a fairer society for all. We also particularly welcome applications from global majority candidates, who are currently underrepresented at leadership level in our organisation.
The successful candidate will be our strategic lead within our award-winning Barnet Together partnership, working as an equal partner with Young Barnet Foundation and Groundwork London. You’ll be overseeing our community organisation support, ensuring that the team meet their KPIs and that we also deliver on our work to challenge inequalities for marginalized groups. You’ll represent the voluntary sector at the most senior level in Borough meetings, and support the development of the VCSE Alliance for North Central London.
You’ll also oversee our libraries, strategizing and identifying opportunities to enhance the service, and act as contact point in our role as Locally Trusted Organisation for the Grange Big Local.
To succeed, you will need extensive experience of the voluntary sector, partnership management, and the gravitas to represent the sector to senior local leaders. You’ll be a natural problem solver and an advocate for equality, as well as a collaborative, coaching manager; a great relationship builder with tact and emotional intelligence, and a champion for the contribution of the sector to the borough, and society more widely. In return, you will become part of a friendly and supportive team, working within a focused but flexible culture, where diversity is valued and you can bring your whole self to work.
This is a UK based role, and whilst most of it can be done from home, candidates need to have, or be willing to relocate to, a base within about two hours travel time from Barnet. We anticipate a need to be in Barnet on a weekly basis on average, for which travel will be paid. We encourage flexible working to suit your work/life balance preferences where possible. We also operate a Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) system.
To apply, please submit your CV with a brief covering letter explaining why you want to work for Inclusion Barnet, and how you would use your lived and professional experience to deliver the role.
Please explain your suitability for the role, and how you would use your own personal lived experience of disability to deliver inclusive and accessible community services for the local voluntary sector and residents.
Inclusion Barnet is a thriving peer-led charity based in North West London. We believe in the power of experience and this is demonstrated by a...
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Sightsavers is looking for an experienced and collaborative Global Technical Lead - who will join our team of Social Inclusion experts to provide technical support on inclusion and mainstreaming in the design of new projects.
Salary: £54,158 - £63,715
Location: UK remote - with occasional travel to Haywards Heath, when required and regular overseas travel
Contract: Permanent (UK)
Hours: This is a full-time role with some flexibility around hours worked and lots of home working
Sightsavers' programming portfolio is growing, and we deliver a range of disability rights programming in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, which are designed to expand civic space and to make systems and processes more inclusive of people with a range of impairments.
Our social inclusion strategy covers four thematic areas: inclusive health, economic empowerment, citizenship, and political participation, and promoting the rights of women and girls with disabilities. Gender mainstreaming is a core commitment of our work and addressing stigma, negative stereotypes and discrimination is a priority. Similarly, climate action is a core organisational commitment, and all projects now have a climate-related component. Cross-cutting all our work is a strong influencing commitment to ensure that the SDGs, Disability Summit Commitments and UN treaties are implemented effectively, particularly those relating to disability (UNCRPD).
We seek a Global Technical Lead - Social Inclusion and Mainstreaming, with expertise in addressing inequalities, to join our team of social inclusion professionals. The post-holder will be responsible for providing technical support in the design of new projects, the provision of technical expertise to ongoing initiatives and will also play a role in shaping the strategic direction of Sightsavers' approach to disability inclusive decision-making, gender mainstreaming, and supporting our policy and global advocacy priorities.
The Global Technical Lead - will support the Deputy Technical Director, Social inclusion in delivering Sightsavers' work in inclusive decision-making. This will include working closely with country office staff to deliver our West Africa portfolio of projects addressing inclusive citizenship and political participation (CPP). Inclusive democracy is an area of growth for Sightsavers, and the post-holder will have a significant role in contributing to growing the portfolio.
Principal accountabilities will include:
- Providing Sightsavers staff and our partners, technical leadership, support and guidance in the area of disability inclusion across our thematic area of citizenship and political participation
- Identifying the capacity building needs of Sightsavers' staff and partners globally to deliver social inclusion programming
- Working with Global Technical Leads and other teams to identify new strategic initiatives and innovative approaches in social inclusion including in fragile environments and promoting locally led development.
- Developing tools and guidance around disability mainstreaming
- Representing Sightsavers externally and strengthening partnerships with relevant stakeholders
- Working with fundraisers to generate additional financial resources.
- Contributing to the design of new opportunities
- Actively engaging in the Social Inclusion Thematic Group
- Contributing to communications about our work - internally and externally
This is a varied role, please read the full job description for further details
This is an ideal opportunity for someone enthusiastic about leading our efforts in disability mainstreaming across a number of key projects as well as designing new programmes in the future. To succeed in this role, you will need:
- Significant and demonstrable practical experience in a relevant field (social work/social inclusion; gender studies, disability studies, international development etc.)
- Knowledge of current issues and best practice in social inclusion, gender, disability and development
- Experience in social inclusion and rights-based programming in low-resource settings
- Experience in developing and adapting programme guidance tools and other resource materials.
- Experience in collating, synthesising and disseminating best practice guidance, research and programme learning.
- Demonstrable experience of supporting capacity strengthening initiatives and programmes with marginalised groups in low-resource settings
- Good knowledge of the key international networks and organisations working on social justice and inclusion
- Experience of representing an organisation at conferences and events
- Excellent oral and writing skills in English and French
- The ability to travel for up to 12 weeks a year
- An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for disabled people
Benefits
Sightsavers offers some fantastic benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes generous annual leave allowance, pension, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships and wellness discounts. If you choose to work in or are visiting our collaborative, modern office space, you will find it an easy 20-minute train journey from Brighton or 45 minutes from London.
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying. Please note that there will be an expectation that you can occasionally visit our modern and collaborative offices in Haywards Heath, West Sussex (RH16 3BW) and attend in-person meetings on at least a quarterly basis. We anticipate that remote interviews will take place w/c Monday 29 April 2024 and the evaluation process will include a written exercise in English and French to be completed by shortlisted candidates in advance of this.
As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
In line with its commitment to safe programming and recruitment, Sightsavers participates in the inter-agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS) administered by the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response. Through collaboration with other MDS members, Sightsavers aims to ensure that there are no sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment issues relating to potential new hires and that we can respond systematically to checks from fellow MDS members. This ensures our work is accountable, delivered to a high standard and supports safeguarding across the development and humanitarian fields.
Sightsavers is an international organisation that changes lives for the long term. We work in more than 30 countries to eliminate avoid...
Read moreSINCE 9/11 are seeking a dynamic and driven leader to manage the charity through its next phase of development.
The Charity Director will be responsible for managing the charity on a day to day basis throughout its next phase of development: developing and implementing the strategy for the organisation, building its capability to deliver this strategy through fundraising activities and putting in place a small team; driving awareness of the SINCE 9/11 Education Programme among key audiences and overseeing the financial administration of the charity, in line with the goals set out by the charity trustees.
CHARITY DIRECTOR ROLE OVERVIEW
This is an important and exciting time for the charity. More than 20 years after the horrific events of 9/11, with our acclaimed SINCE 9/11 education programmes for schools (developed by the world no.1 UCL Institute of Education) and our strategy and vision for the future both now in place, we want to drive the charity even further forward.
Our work remains as important as ever, teaching young people across the UK – who weren’t even born in September 2001 – about the events, causes and consequences of 9/11 and subsequent terrorist atrocities.
In a world where extremism and terrorism pose a huge risk, both to life and to the pluralist ideals of democratic societies, SINCE 9/11 seeks to lead the way in educating young people and steering society towards a more peaceful and tolerant future. In order to do so, we are now seeking a talented, driven and engaging leader who can take our charity to the next level. We believe that we have a high-quality programme to take into schools and other settings working with young people; our challenge now is to ensure that our programme reaches as many schools as possible.
We therefore need a leader who is confident and creative in building relationships with schools, academy trusts, local authorities, subject associations and teaching unions; someone who is familiar with the national education environment. Supported by a high-profile and committed board, our new director will be tasked with putting all of their energy into building those relationships and ensuring that we have a step change in the number of young people accessing our programme.
We believe that doing so will bring us long term financial sustainability and thus the ability to grow and develop our programmes further. In the tough operating environment, with schools currently facing many challenges of their own, we know this will be no easy task. The Board will be ready and willing to support you in any way that we can, as we recognise that appointing a dynamic, committed director is crucial to a continuing successful future for SINCE 9/11.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Peter Rosengard (Chair and Founder)
Matthew Hartley (Vice Chair)
Lady Lucy French OBE
Professor Colin Diamond CBE
Sir Anthony Seldon
Dame Sally Coates
Dame Cressida Dick
Ishtiaq Hussain OBE
THE PROCESS
To apply for the role, please submit a CV and covering letter of no more than two pages setting out why you are applying for the role.
Key dates are as follows:
- Tuesday 2nd April (midday): closing date for applications
- Monday 8th April: first round interview
- Monday 15th April: second round interview
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
An opportunity has become available within the Business Development team to cover maternity leave for the Senior Business Development Manager. This fixed term role is available at an exciting time as the team develop and execute plans for income generation across the organisation, in line with AoC’s strategic plan. (Please note that this is a fixed term contract to cover maternity until February 2025.)
Managing the delivery of business development across AoC, the Senior Business Development Manager is responsible for delivering a coherent approach to income generation for funded projects, sponsorship, and commercial partnerships across a range of functions. We are seeking someone who has experience of managing key partners and stakeholders and leveraging these relationships to maximise funding opportunities and who also has experience of sourcing and securing funded project work across a range of funding bodies and charitable trusts. The Business Development team contribute to the delivery of AoC’s strategic objectives and support our members to deliver excellent outcomes for students.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for more details about this role. To discuss this role, please contact Morag Gallagher.
Interviews: W/C 8th April 2024
AoC has a culture of high performance and commitment and we expect and get a lot from our staff. We offer trust and autonomy in a highly flexible working environment with a great package of rewards that includes a generous holiday entitlement, final salary pension scheme, opportunities for professional development including sponsorship of professional qualifications. We also know that our passion for the further education sector, and our focus on enabling colleges to help people realise their talents and ambitions, act as a great motivator for working at AoC.
How to Apply
1. Please prepare a current CV with a cover letter detailing your key skills and strengths that make you an exceptional candidate for this role.
2. Please complete our equality and diversity monitoring form and attach it with your application.
3. Please send your complete application, including CV and cover letter using the 'Apply' button below. Applications that do not include both attachments, will not be considered.
Please note that your equality and diversity monitoring form will be separated from your application and will not be considered by the shortlisting panel.
AoC is committed to providing equal opportunities and embracing diversity. We encourage applications from everyone and will not discriminate against any applicants on the basis of age, disability, sex, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. To service our members and their students well, we need a workforce and Board that is more representative of those we serve. That’s why we welcome applications from everyone, from all backgrounds, who share our vision and values and want to be a part of this journey with us.
If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply or attend any interview, please email us to let us know.
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity to join the AoC team.
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Read moreRole Title: Business Development Manager
Reports to: Regional Director (North)
Direct Reports: n/a
Location: Various
Role Purpose:
This role requires a driven and passionate individual to immerse themselves in their region promoting the amazing outcomes that the Kooth services deliver. This position plays an essential part in Kooth’s growth strategy for our child and adult services platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
- Promote the work of our Kooth services for Children, Young People and Adults by developing new sales opportunities for growth and expansion across the region as well as taking an active role in the renewal and uplift activities, including supporting high quality tender opportunities.
- Using existing relationships and understanding to inform and support the discussions; meeting or exceeding quarterly and annual sales targets.
- Build a broad strategic network of stakeholders across the region, NHS, local authorities, GPs, VCSE, Service User groups and other organisations through meetings, events and conferences.
- Work closely with ICS leads to develop high performing and sustainable relationships.
- Ensure that Salesforce is maintained with contacts, leads, opportunities and activities and be able to analyse data to advance conversations with commissioners and stakeholders.
- Use data skills and working with Strategic Commercial Manager (SCM) to create compelling narrative underpinned with high-quality business cases for commissioners that secure new logo service contracts and support renewals.
- Support contract negotiation, on boarding and service mobilisation with successful handover to Customer Success Managers (CSMs).
- Work as a key member of the B2G commercial team, actively contributing to new campaigns to drive forward new sales and promoting Kooth’s services at forums and presenting at regional events.
- Read, understand and influence mental health strategy reports, CYP & Adult plans, developments in the field of young people/adults and mental health and having a clear grasp of the agenda driving our customers/commissioners. Then feeding back to the Head of Business Development, senior management team and locality managers ensuring what is delivered is effective, relevant and innovative.
- Undertake any requests made by the Senior Kooth Leadership Team that are relevant to the post.
Skills/ Knowledge/ Behaviours:
Skills:
- Ability to meet sales and renewals targets and evidence of working in a team to develop and implement business growth strategies and campaigns
- Ability to positively manage client relationships within a complex matrix stakeholder environment
- Ability to work collaboratively within own, and other regional Business Development and Customer Success teams as well as internal departments to ensure information and work flow is optimised
- Ability to network, liaise and hold senior level relationships with the most important partner agencies either statutory, independent and charitable organisations together with ICS lead
- Ability to develop and deliver customer success presentations and sales pitches to audiences of commissioners, providers and stakeholders including young people and adult cohorts
- Ability to forecast, report and record effectively and accurately in a consistent and timely way using SalesForce
- Work in a way that engages positively with issues of diversity and difference.
- Strong skill set in Microsoft
Requirements:
- A track record of building and maintaining effective and complex client and stakeholder relationships
- Proven experience of working with public sector commissioners to successfully identify and nurture new sales opportunities, turning them into service contracts, working with customer success teams to retain and grow these contracts
- Proven experience negotiating with NHS & Local Authority commissioners and gaining stakeholder consensus that have led to significant contracts
- Proven experience of working in partnership with commissioners and providers to successfully redesign services and develop new solutions
- Knowledge and understanding of health and social inequalities and the impact this can have on children, young people and adult’s mental health
- Knowledge and understanding of the changing in commissioning landscape and the impact on mental health and social care services
Benefits:
- Salary (FTE): £43,000-£48,000 (+OTE 40%)
- 28 days (plus Public Holidays)
- Yearly professional training programmes structured around you
- Pension contributions
- Remote Working
- Healthshield Care plan
- EAP programme, 24/7 Telephone Mental Health & GP
- Annual company share option awards
- Life Assurance (up to four times the amount of your annual salary)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Incapacity Income Protection
Request for Reasonable Adjustments:
We are dedicated to providing reasonable adjustments to applicants and employees with disabilities or individuals who require accommodations to participate in the application process, interviews, or job-related tasks. Please inform our Human Resources team if you require any reasonable adjustments to ensure your equal participation in our recruitment process.
Your openness will allow us to work together to provide appropriate accommodations and ensure a fair and accessible application and employment experience for everyone.
We conduct DBS checks for all positions to ensure a secure work environment, especially for roles involving working directly with vulnerable individuals or sensitive data. If successful , we'll request your consent for this standard procedure, maintaining confidentiality and compliance with regulations. For inquiries, contact our Human Res
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About the role
Crisis Skylight Newcastle has been established in the city since 2007, delivering trauma informed services to our members, all underpinned by our commitment to Psychologically Informed Environments and supported by Clinical Psychologists.
We are a dynamic, innovative, and values-led organisation, with the opportunity and flexibility to develop our services to meet the needs of the people we work with. We are about to embark on an ambitious, new 10-year Strategy, which will see our services evolve to become hubs, delivering best in class services alongside partners, increasing our influence to see systemic change to end homelessness for the people and places we work.
The Director of Crisis Skylight Newcastle will be responsible for leading and developing strategic partnerships across the Northeast of England. This is an exciting opportunity to develop and lead the service into our new 10-year strategy, influencing key local and national political, community and business leaders, partners, and providers to drive forward our strategic priorities all with the aim of ending homelessness. You will play a key role as a decision marker on the Client Services Senior Leadership Team, along with your counterparts from across the different regions of the UK.
About you
We are looking for an experienced, innovative, values driven senior leader from the homelessness, health, safeguarding or associated sectors. You will have experience of building relationships with senior leaders to develop strategic partnerships with the aim of achieving strategic objectives. You will have the motivation, commitment, and vision, able to influence a range of audiences and able to articulate a compelling case for change to key decision makers across the Northeast of England. You will be a leader in your field, with experience of operational delivery, ensuring high quality and safe services to vulnerable adults, with the ability to provide clear leadership to your team.
If this is you, we would love to hear from you.
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds.
Working at Crisis
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
- Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy
- Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 28 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 31 days and option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay
- Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm
- And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
Closing date: Sunday 24 March 2024 (23:59)
Interviews will take place Friday 5 April at Crisis Skylight Newcastle, City House, City Road, NE1 2AF
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people.
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Read moreAn exciting opportunity to support the development and lead the delivery of a new Communications Strategy to enhance the SOS brand, engage and inspire target audiences, support partnerships and develop opportunities to promote thought-leadership.
This is a really exciting time to join SOS as we deliver our ambitious new strategy to 2030 – our Conservation Greenprint – to scale up our work in partnership with frontline conservation NGOs and forest-edge communities in Sumatra.
The Marketing and Communications Manager will have the freedom to develop the organisation’s strategy to enhance our reach, support income generation and hone our messaging to inspire new and long term support for our vision to see wild orangutans thriving in resilient rainforest landscapes.
A key part of the Fundraising & Communications team, this role reports to, and will work closely with, the Development Director and fundraising colleagues to amplify campaigns and activity. Key to the success of this role will be the ability to build strong relationships with our Sumatran-based Story Teller, our Programmes team and our partners to keep abreast of impact on the ground and tell these stories.
The ideal candidate is creative, organised, able to work under their own direction while also strong in a team. An excellent writer and communicator with people at all levels and across multiple channels and platforms – confident and keen to create content as well as able to keep sight of the big picture and make recommendations for strategy and direction. If this is you, please download the candidate pack to find out more, including details of how to apply.
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Executive Director of People
Join Mencap as our Executive Director of People, role-model our values and shape our organisation, workplace and culture to enable us make the UK the best place for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives and have the same rights as everyone else.
As a member of our Executive Team, you will set and deliver our people, culture and organisational development strategy to deliver Mencap’s vision and values.
You will foster a working culture that values equity, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing to deliver the most engaging experience for our 8000 colleagues and the people we support.
Your team will provide strategic and operational guidance on all people related issues and you will build strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure we are fully equipped to lead and support change and development initiatives across the organisation, putting people at the heart of everything we do.
This is a job for an experienced Director of People and/or Organisational Development. But you also need to have a passion for improving the lives of people with a learning disability, a values-based approach to leadership, and the confidence and experience to leading change and embed culture in a large and complex organisation. And, you'll be accomplished in, and excited about, working alongside people at every level of an organisation to ensure we all have the confidence and the ability to deliver for the people we support and achieve our mission.
This role is a full-time permanent role. We are flexible on location but there is a requirement to travel when required to London and Peterborough and to be visible in other Mencap locations in the UK
We are bold and ambitious and really want you to come and join us to help us achieve our vision where the UK is the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.
At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace and we intentionally plan for the success of our colleagues in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap!
If you’re ready to make a difference, please get in touch today by providing an up-to-date bespoke CV that demonstrates all your relevant skills and experience.
First stage interviews will take place on 9th April.
Benefits
As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.
· 32 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing to 35 days with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
· Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
· Eligibility to join Mencap Pension Plan where Mencap matches contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings. If you don’t join the Plan you start, you will be auto-enrolled after three months with us.
· Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary death in service live cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long term sickness
· Loans for debt consolidation, bikes, computers and phones when you have been with us for 6 months
· Interest free season ticket loans
· Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major super markets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
· Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
· Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
· Quarterly award scheme and recognition at every 5 years through our YouRock program
· Access to award winning training and development
*T&C's apply based on contract
About Mencap
We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential.
Our work includes;
· Providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
· Providing advice through our help lines and web sites
· Campaigning for the changes that people with a learning disability want
We are seeking a new Associate Director of Research to join our dynamic team.
This is a unique opportunity to lead groundbreaking research projects and shape how businesses and organisations create accessible products and services for everyone.
As Associate Director of Research, you will:
- Spearhead research: Oversee a team of researchers, manage multiple projects, and deliver impactful results.
- Fuel innovation: Identify research opportunities, develop proposals to secure funding, and bring fresh ideas to the table.
- Champion accessibility: Communicate research findings effectively to diverse audiences and advocate for inclusive design practices.
We're looking for someone who:
- Has a postgraduate degree in research (or a related qualification) and a proven track record of managing research projects.
- Possesses expertise in user-centred research methodologies, including co-production and co-design.
- Can write compelling research proposals and translate complex data into clear and actionable insights.
- Thrives in a collaborative environment and builds strong relationships with stakeholders.
This role is perfect for you if you:
- Are passionate about user-centred research and its power to create a more inclusive world.
- Enjoy a fast-paced environment where you can wear multiple hats and make a significant impact.
- Have a strong desire to learn and stay up-to-date on the latest inclusive research trends.
Timetable
- Applications close at 1 pm on 27th March 2024.
- Shortlisting completed by 3rd April 2024
- Interviews 15th April 2024 (via Zoom)
If you are shortlisted, you will be asked to complete a strengths-based assessment beforehand.
Unfortunately, we will not be able to let you know if you are not shortlisted for this role.
Terms and conditions
- Annual salary: £50,000 (5% employer pension contribution)
- Leave: 29 days leave per year
- Hours of work: Full-time, 35 hours per week
- Wellbeing allowance: £300 per annum
- Location: Home working and with occasional travel to London.
- Term: Permanent
The Research Institute for Disabled Consumers (RiDC) is the leading expert in person-centred research involving disabled and old...
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Shape the future of inclusive research - Lead the team at RiDC!
Are you a passionate leader with a vision for inclusive research? Do you thrive on developing impactful research that makes a real difference in the lives of disabled people?
The Research Institute for Disabled Consumers (RiDC), the UK's leading expert in inclusive research, is seeking a Director of Inclusive Research to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a talented team and shape the future of how businesses and organisations create accessible products and services.
As the Director of Inclusive Research, you will:
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Drive an ambitious research agenda that embeds inclusivity across all aspects of our work.
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Lead and manage a team of researchers, providing strategic direction, coaching, and mentorship.
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Secure funding and develop partnerships to support cutting-edge research initiatives.
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Champion RiDC's thought leadership by advocating for inclusive research practices and disseminating research findings.
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Play a pivotal role in the National Centre for Accessible Transport (ncat) consortium.
We are looking for someone with:
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A strong background in social research and user-centered design methodologies.
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Extensive experience in leading and managing complex research projects.
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Proven success in developing and maintaining strong client relationships.
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A passion for inclusive research and a deep understanding of disability issues.
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Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
This is a unique opportunity to:
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Make a real difference in the lives of disabled people by ensuring their voices are heard.
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Work with a passionate and dedicated team at the forefront of inclusive research.
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Lead high-profile research projects that will shape the future of accessibility.
If you are a visionary leader with a commitment to inclusive research, we want to hear from you!
Timetable
- Applications close at 1 pm on 27th March 2024.
- Shortlisitng completed by 3rd April 2024.
- Interviews Friday 12th April 2024.
If you are shortlisted, you will be asked to complete an strenghts based assessment beforehand. At the interview stage, you will have a session with some of the RiDC team.
Unfortunately, we will not be able to let you know if you are not shortlisted for this role.
Terms and conditions
- Annual salary: £65,000 (5% employer pension contribution)
- Leave: 29 days leave per year
- Hours of work: Full-time, 35 hours per week
- Wellbeing allowance: £300 per annum
- Location: Home working and with occasional travel to London and Coventry.
- Term: Permanent
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Overall Description
The Director of Programs oversees the management of Grassroot Soccer’s priority partnership geographies (Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Zimbabwe) while strengthening the technical assistance to Partners in all geographies as well as coordinating new partnerships globally. The Director of Programs will work closely with the Vice President, Impact and Operations and Director of Strategy and Innovation to develop strategic plans for all Partnership geographies. This position is strategic for Grassroot Soccer, contributing to the organization’s mission and the GRS 5 Year Strategic Plan. The Director of Programs – Maternity Cover would assume the responsibilities of the Director of Programs position while the Director of Programs is on maternity leave.
Grassroot Soccer (GRS) is a rapidly growing adolescent health organization that leverages the power of soccer to educate, inspire, and mobilize at-risk youth in developing countries to overcome their greatest health challenges, live healthier, more productive lives, and be agents for change in their communities. Since 2002, GRS programs have reached 13 million young people in over 60 countries with life-saving HIV prevention and sexual and reproductive health information and services. Grassroot Soccer is looking to continue scaling its impact via partnerships over the next five years.
The Grassroot Soccer Partnerships (GP) team stewards GRS relationships with a wide range of partner organizations globally. The GP team supports these organizations to integrate the GRS model into their adolescent health strategies and coordinates the remote and in person technical support to these organizations to increase their capacity to deliver GRS interventions. This technical assistance includes but is not limited to program design, product development, monitoring and evaluation, Coach development, program optimization, youth engagement, and research.
Key Responsibilities:
Oversee Grant Management across all Priority Partnership Geographies (40%)
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From grant kickoff stage to grant close out, ensure Program Managers (PMs) for priority partnership geographies (Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Zimbabwe) execute grants and meet deliverables on time and on budget
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Manage team of Program Coordinators (PCs) and/or Program Assistants to ensure each of the PMs has the necessary support and resources for grant execution throughout the grant life cycle
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Ensure knowledge management within priority geographies and across the Partnerships team
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Work with HR to source and manage Consultants as necessary for additional technical support
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Create opportunities for learning and sharing amongst PMs, PCs, as well as project and/or country-based Consultants
Strengthen Technical Assistance to Partners (25%)
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Supervise and control quality of technical assistance (TA) and grant deliverables in partnership geographies.
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Support Program Managers during technical proposal development in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and ensure new projects are feasible programmatically and operationally
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In coordination with Directors of Strategy and Business Development (BD), support technical proposal development for new projects/funders globally
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Identify, synthesize, and advocate for updates to the TA model and package and support teams to pilot and operationalize new approaches
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Proactively identify needs and work across functional teams to build roster of consultants that ensure robust TA capacity to support all geographic and technical needs
Coordinate New Partnerships and Project Management (20%)
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In coordination with the Vice President - Impact and Operations and Director of Strategy and Innovation, assess technical and operational feasibility of new projects outside of priority partnership geographies
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Oversee and ensure program management staffing for funded projects globally
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Lead and manage strategic, multi-country partnerships
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Represent the technical assistance approach to potential global donors and partners
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Work with Global Operations team to strengthen knowledge management system for grants and programs
Lead Strategic Partnership Planning (15%)
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Direct country-level strategic plans for Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and ensure those plans align with and support GRS’s annual and 5 Year strategic plans
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Along with the Vice President - Impact and Operations and Director of Strategy and Innovation, develop multi-year strategic plans for all Partnership geographies
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Build capacity of PMs to steward strategic partnerships
Other Expectations:
Travel
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International Travel to including but not limited to (up to 25%, 1-2 trips per quarter )
Relationships
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Reports to: Vice President, Impact and Operations
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Works closely with: Director of Strategy and Innovation
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Direct reports: Partnerships Program Manager (PM) Malawi, PM Nigeria, PM Mozambique, PM Ethiopia, PM Kenya, Partnerships Coordinator x 2, Program Support Manager
Qualifications Required:
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7+ years’ managing programs and/or operations in a national or multinational nonprofit
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Experience overseeing implementation of organizational or program budgets of at least $1M annually
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Demonstrated experience providing technical assistance to a range of different stakeholders (e.g. global headquarters, prime partners, ministry officials, local boards and program teams)
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Experience managing cross-cultural remote teams
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Demonstrated experience strategizing in complex scenarios, forecasting possible outcomes and proactively managing against those outcomes
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Willingness and ability to travel (up to 25% of time)
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Excellent written and oral English communication skills required, additional languages preferred
Ideal candidate should have exceptional skills in the following:
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Inspiring and leading teams while holding them accountable for results
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Proactively managing programs and projects and ensuring challenges are attended to before they become problems
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Managing change and complexity in a growing organization
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Building relationships with wide range of staff and partners, and operating within diverse social and cultural contexts, often virtually over multiple continents and time zones
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Communicating effectively, both oral and written, with wide range of external and internal stakeholders (e.g. Ambassadors, Ministers, Civil Society leaders, board members, senior leadership, staff, young people)
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Ability to see and tell stories from numbers in budgets and program data
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Maintaining oversight over a large range of programs, projects and partnerships and ensuring effective prioritization of time and effort
Benefits:
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Flexible remote schedule
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Generous Paid Time Off
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Affordable dental and vision coverage
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Significant employer health insurance contributions
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Opportunity to work on a global team and visit GRS sites
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5 days of study leave and more!
To Apply: Please submit a resume and cover letter, “Director of Programs – Maternity Cover” on the subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The RSPB is seeking a Director for Policy & Advocacy to lead our work to change the political and economic frameworks that drive the loss of biodiversity and to promote the solutions that will restore nature and respond to climate change. In this role you would be an influential leader in shaping the public and political response to the nature and climate emergency.
Director - Policy and Advocacy
Reference: FEB20245626
Location: Flexible in UK
Salary: £81,151.00 - £87,118.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave
This is a Permanent, Full-Time role for 37.5 hours per week.
Location is flexible but as this role will require frequent travel to London (Westminster). It is envisaged that the ideal candidate will be based within 2 hours journey time of London.
There will be some overnight stays and overseas travel by arrangement in advance.
Your work will involve leading teams and partnerships that aim to stop decisions that damage nature, hold decision makers to account on their commitments and promote positive solutions to enable nature restoration at scale through policy and legislation, as well as standards, advice and practice, and developing impactful collaborations with others who share our goals.
We are looking for an experienced and credible environmental leader, with strong political intelligence, able to build influential networks and coalitions across sectors. You will be able to see the big picture, understand the policy detail and the political context. You will be an articulate, persuasive and inspiring communicator for nature. You will facilitate multi-disciplinary teams, including across the countries of UK and international teams, to create advocacy and influencing strategies and propositions that maximise our impact and align people and resources around shared priorities.
Essential skills, knowledge, & experience:
- A passion for nature and a drive to change the fate of nature, and a broad understanding of and engagement in current and future environmental issues.
- Credibility within the environment sector and notable expertise in policy and advocacy - with demonstrable expertise across a breadth of subject areas (e.g. at least three of conservation, agriculture, land use, water, forestry, marine, planning, sites, species, casework, economy, energy, climate.)
- Demonstrable experience of influencing UK politics, governments and/or business frameworks at multiple levels and an in-depth understanding influencing tactics and the political context in which change happens.
- Understanding and experience of leading work which builds Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) into the agenda for policy and advocacy work to drive organisational and societal change.
- Substantial and broad experience of leading a professional function and/or large geographically dispersed team to implement strategy.
- Knowledge of the UK and devolved country governance and frameworks affecting nature and climate and their use in public policy making.
- Proven inclusive leadership and people management skills, able to convene teams, develop and support individuals and teams for high performance, building a positive collaborative culture.
- An innovative, creative thought leader, able to think clearly and deeply on issues, help others think out of the box to develop new propositions and approaches using analysis of an array of different inputs e.g. scientific evidence, policy & legislation, operational experience and political/social contexts.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills to present, influence and represent the organisation including to the media.
- Capable team manager with experience of providing direction, leading change, building capability and providing professional & personal development support to their reports.
- Facilitative leadership skills and a demonstrable experience of leading teams without direct line management authority.
- Able to develop professional guidance and set ways of working to guide the performance and effective working of teams to meet standards.
- Experience of developing and leading teams through change – developing new capabilities, skills and ways of working.
- Demonstrable commitment to the RSPB and its mission and values.
- Educated to degree level or relevant high-level experience.
Desirable skills, knowledge, & experience:
- Experience of leading political campaigns, strategic communications and/or wider behaviour change campaigns.
- Understanding and experience of influencing the international framework for nature and climate.
- Partnership development, stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
- Strong collaboration skills to build relationships, navigate politics and address conflicts.
- Financial acumen to develop and manage budgets, forecasting, use of business metrics and understanding financial and wider socio-environment benefits of conservation, including ethical considerations.
- Understanding and commitment to using Programme and Project Management Frameworks.
- Specialism in or lived experience of any area of EDI
- Project management skills to plan and manage successful projects, manage risks, costs, time and project teams.
- Experience in the not-for-profit sector, working in a resource constrained environment and/or with volunteers as a key part of the workforce.
- Experience of corporate decision making beyond particular remit.
Closing date: 12:45, Thu, 28th Mar 2024
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
People of colour and disabled people are significantly underrepresented across the conservation and climate sector. We are on our own journey to enable and empower more diverse people to act for nature. We want to actively increase diversity in our workforce, and we’re committed to recruiting people on the objective basis of their skills, ability and experience. This level of role at the RSPB has been identified as being particularly underrepresented and we are offering a guaranteed interview to eligible applicants who meet the criteria detailed in the candidate information pack, available above, and opt in to be considered.
You will be required to upload a CV and complete an application form.
No agencies please.
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Are you a talented and ambitious fundraiser who wants to catapult your career? Have you been struggling to break through and be seen as senior management potential?
HFTF has an amazing opportunity for someone to do just that. You will want to:
- Drive income generation and build sustainability
- Learn about becoming an effective Director at a charity
- Work with a supportive board and develop yourself for your next career step
About Us
Hope for the Future is a climate change charity that trains communities, groups and individuals to work with politicians on climate change. Our vision is to see politicians of all political persuasions joining together with each other and with communities across the UK to drive inclusive action on the climate and nature crises.
We operate nationally at a grassroots level, linking constituents with their elected representatives, running training and holding events.
We are currently seeking a Director of Income Generation to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis.
The Benefits
- Salary of £41,976 (with a £3,000 London weighting for qualifying postcode areas)
- 30 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
- Employers’ Pension Contribution
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Season Ticket Loan Scheme
- Wellbeing support
This is a unique opportunity to make that all important step from manager to leader, learn on the job and develop while you deliver. Today, we expect you to have at least two-four years of fundraising experience with a demonstrable track record of managing income delivery. You have probably specialised in one form of fundraising but should also have an understanding of other income streams.
So, if you’re ready to lead transformative change and shape a better tomorrow for our planet and communities, we want to hear from you!
The Role
As our Director of Income Generation, you will oversee all aspects of our fundraising and income generation.
Leading the development and implementation of our fundraising strategy and operational plans, you will ensure we have sustainable funding sources whilst overseeing fundraising strategy bids, proposals and reporting, including the fundraising function on our CRM system.
You will also manage marketing and communications activities, ensuring effective external communication to showcase the impact and outcomes of our work, raising our presence and profile.
Additionally, you will:
- Oversee frameworks for monitoring, evaluation and impact measurement
- Deliver and manage key funding applications and activities
- Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders, funders, supporters and partners
About You
To be considered as our Director of Income Generation, you will need:
- Minimum 2 - 3 years of demonstrable fundraising experienceincluding raising £0.5 - £1m of funding per annum
- A background in trusts and foundation fundraising
- Experience of other broad fundraising activities to maximise income.
- Experience working with budgets to optimise the utilisation of resources
- Demonstrable involvement in the development, delivery and management of a successful fundraising strategy
- Experience of working with budgets to optimise the utilisation of resources
- Experience overseeing the delivery of programmes and projects, implementation of CRM systems and system development
- Experience developing and managing a range of management information metrics
- Experience and success in leading, supporting, motivating and managing and coordinating a team including objective setting, performance management of individuals and teams to work towards delivering an organisation's strategic goals
- An understanding of acquisition mechanics for mass market support
- Educated to a degree level in a related field and/or 2 - 3 years experience overseeing fundraising and communications functions preferably in a small-mid sized organisation or non-profit.
- Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
- Ability to work with diverse groups of people and individuals.
- Excellent communication skills, including writing successful fundraising proposals.
- A high level of autonomy and self-motivation
- Strong IT skills, understanding of digital communications, analysis of data and creating reports.
- Ability to seamlessly operate at a strategic and tactical level, leading by example and rolling up sleeves when necessary
It would be great if you had some of the following:
- Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) or another fundraising certification.
- Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) or other relevant communications certification
- Good public speaking skills, and a persuasive and passionate communicator with strong interpersonal and multidisciplinary project management skills.
- Skilled in writing impact/outcome reports for funders
- Up-to-date knowledge of working with G Drive and G Suite (Google Sheets, Docs.etc)
- Experience of working with a range of software (HR, Finance, Canva, Slack, CRM), updating websites, creating social media posts, maintaining contact records and stewardship plans
- Minimum 2 - 3 years in a senior role within a not-for-profit, NGO, social enterprise,charity or similar organisation.
- Leadership of activities that support the movement on climate change and nature loss/ degradation.
- Experience of change management
- Understanding of national climate change and nature policy
- Experience of working with a Board of Trustees
- Marketing and Communications skills including PR, Media, Digital and F2F
Values/ behaviours
- Promote a culture that promotes equality and values diversity, particularly in communication
- Passionate commitment to the aims of Hope for the Future in tackling climate change and a strong interest in the role of democratic engagement in addressing the issue Values team working and seeks to work collaboratively
- Personal and professional integrity.
- Willingness to confront issues and make difficult decisions
- Personal resilience, confidence, agility, optimism and an openness to change.
- Resourcefulness and creativity.
- Ability to travel nationally dependant on the needs of the organisation
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the charity
For our perfect candidate, we prioritise ambition, enthusiasm and a willingness to learn, over ticking all the boxes. We know that the job description is looking for a lot, but don't let that put you off, if you think that you have most of what we are looking for and know you can do the rest then this might be just the opportunity you are looking for!
Hope for the Future is an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and we will contact and interview candidates during March. We may close this opportunity earliy if an exceptional candidate is identified.
Please include an up to date CV, and a covering letter outlining your experience and career to date and what makes you an ideal candidate for the role of Director of Income Generation at Hope for the Future.
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Director of Housing
Location: Remote, with occasional need for onsite/location working
Job Type: Full-time
Term: Fixed-Term Contract - 12 months
Salary: Band 1 £49,561 - £55,476
The opportunity
We are seeking a passionate and dedicated candidate to join our Housing team at Standing Together. If you are someone who shares our passion to improve the lives of some of the most vulnerable groups then we would love to hear from you.
We are looking for a new Director of Housing, will lead on strategic development, business growth, governance, and working closely with Housing managers, to lead change management across STADA’s Housing Team as we work together to improve the housing and homelessness sector’s response to domestic abuse, so that all victims and survivors can achieve safety and housing security.
The Director of Housing will have overall accountability for the strategic leadership and operational management of the Housing team, including developing housing initiatives, managing strategic relationships, income streams, budgets, contractual templates, procurement, commissioning, developing and oversight of monitoring/reporting mechanisms. The role’s portfolio includes oversight of our housing team programmes: the Housing First & Homelessness Programme, the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA) Programme, and the Whole Housing Approach Programme.
This role will develop and communicate STADA’s vision, mission and strategic direction, within the Senior Leadership Team. Strategic leadership will contribute across STADA and include setting and aligning long-term portfolio goals and objectives with STADA’s overall strategy.
The Director of Housing will provide direct line management support and supervision to the Head of Housing and any other relevant identified roles (within and beyond the Housing team). The role holder will also have oversight of the financial management, staff and performance management, project and change management of relevant portfolios including Housing programmes. The Director of Housing will support the Head of Housing to lead on the department’s communications and external affairs, developing and maintaining relationships with key external stakeholders to influence national policy and practice related to the housing and homelessness needs of victims/survivors of domestic abuse.
About us
Standing Together was founded 20 years ago with the ambition to eradicate domestic abuse by transforming the way organisations and individuals think about, prevent, and respond to it.
We are a national charity bringing communities together to end domestic abuse. Standing Together pioneered the Coordinated Community Response (CCR) approach in the UK, a multi-agency partnership model for keeping survivors safe and holding abusers to account. The Housing Team at STADA, focuses on responding to the housing and homelessness needs of victims/survivors of domestic abuse, through influencing national and local policy and practice, across all relevant agencies, but with a specific focus on the role of the housing and homelessness sector as a part of a Coordinated Community Response to domestic abuse.
Benefits:
- 25 annual leave days Holiday
- Pension
Applicants must have existing Right to Work in the UK
At Standing Together we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.
For more information
Please also look at the job description and personal specification, which you can download from this page (on the righthand corner).
How to apply
You can apply for this role through Hireful, by clicking on the apply now link below. Please ensure to list your relevant professional history, and complete the personal statement which will answer three key questions:
(1) Why are you interested in this role? (250 words)
(2) How will you encompass a wide range of responsibilities including strategic planning, change management; and internal and external stakeholder engagement? (500 words)
(3) In what way and how will you make a positive difference in this role? (500 words)
Interviews
Interviews will take place 26/03/2023 and 27/03/2024. We will email you if you’ve been successfully shortlisted to arrange an interview time. Please note, if shortlisted for interview, you will be asked to expand on Question 2 in a 10 minute presentation.
Benefits: TechScheme (post-probation), Salary Sacrifice Scheme, Private Medical Insurance (post-probation), Cycle to Work Scheme (post-probation), 25 days holiday, End of Year Office Shutdown, Company Sick Pay Scheme
Closing date: 25-03-2024
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Job Title Senior Policy Researcher for Northern Ireland
Location Based in Belfast (Home working with in person meetings in London on an ad hoc basis.)
Salary £35,000 - £45,000
Hours Full Time, permanent (flexibility may be offered for an excellent candidate.)
Reports to Director of Policy and Research
Main purpose and scope of the role:
Parentkind is a national charity and we work across all four nations of the United Kingdom and the devolved institutions and governments.
The successful candidate would be expected to support our work in Northern Ireland and have demonstrable experience of the political system in Northern Ireland.
In addition to their work in Northern Ireland the successful candidate will support the wider aims of the Policy and Research Department across the UK.
We are the voice of parents in education, we represent 13,000 Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) and have an ambition to develop an internal parent ‘think tank’ within the organisation.
This is an exciting role if you have a passion for politics, a background in policy research and interested in education policy and politics.
The role will involve conducting research on education policy and making policy recommendations based on that research. Some research will be time sensitive and involve summarising information and presenting it in an easy to understand way. There will be longer research projects to support the charity to develop policy positions and maintain our position as a strong voice for parents in education.
Alongside the research requirements of the role, you will be expected to support our political and broader stakeholder engagement activity to make sure the work we do is understood and seen by the right people.
You will have experience of working with political stakeholders in Northern Ireland and a strong understanding of the political structures and processes in Northern Ireland, as well as experience in political engagement to promote research and policy recommendations.
If you love politics and want to spend your days writing about education policy this is the role for you. You will represent Parentkind at important events and meetings and have the chance to promote our research and policy recommendations.
Duties and key responsibilities
Policy research and analysis
- To conduct research on education policy in Northern Ireland under the guidance of the Director of Policy and Research.
- To produce summarise large amounts of information and produce briefing material on education policy for external audiences, often at pace.
- To provide political monitoring and advice for the department, to include:
- debates and questions in the Northern Ireland Assembly
- future business across in the Northern Ireland Assembly,
- policy development.
- To provide rapid briefing material for any relevant future business in the Northern Ireland Assembly
- Draft questions (and an understanding of how to structure questions) in the Northern Ireland Assembly
- To support the development of parent surveys to related to our policy work.
- To support the development of policy recommendations and experience of publishing policy related research.
Political engagement
- To organise policy led events, such as roundtable discussions or meetings of politicians across all U.K. legislatures and experience of managing political events.
- To identify political stakeholders relevant to our work in Northern Ireland, including:
- officials inside government departments,
- elected representatives,
- think tanks and other relevant research institutions.
- To maintain a wide range of political contacts and meet with political stakeholders to promote our research and policy work.
- To meet with organisations with an interest in our work and provide effective briefings.
- To attend party conferences and other education led events to represent Parentkind.
Media engagement
- To support the Director of Policy and Research in media engagement, including background research for press releases.
- To summarise our policy and research ready for social media platforms.
General Responsibilities
- To ensure Data Protection procedures are followed at all times
- To keep abreast of relevant educational policy and legislation affecting our key audiences
- To be flexible within the broad remit of the post.
- To undertake other duties as reasonably requested by the Chief Executive or Director of Policy and Research.
- To attend and participate in Parentkind’s performance, development and training programmes.
- To abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.
- To be responsible for the health, safety, welfare of self, other members of staff and visitors.
This job description may be amended from time to time and does not form part of the Employment contract.
Residents must be based in or within commutable distance of Belfast.