The Regional Manager will lead on the development and delivery of high performing, innovative and impactful employability, and training provision. The role also includes oversight of CXK’s existing programmes which includes contract management of training providers across the South East.

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and dedicated individual who wants to join an organisation that improves the lives of more than 300,000 individuals every year.

About You

We are looking for someone with demonstrable skills and experience in relation to the managing or co-ordination of training provision, accredited & non accredited learning, and high-quality teaching learning and assessment (for young people or adults).

About Us

CXK is a leading charity that empowers young people and adults to build the skills and confidence they need to move into sustainable education, employment or training.  Each year we make a difference to more than 300,000 people across the South of England.

In return for your skills and experience, you’ll receive the following benefits:

• An annual salary of £39,660 – £46,473 (depending on experience)
• 28 – 31 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Defined contribution pension scheme (matched by CXK up to 10% depending on length of service)
• Death in service life assurance policy (3 x annual salary)
• Flexible working
• Generous sick leave benefits
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Comprehensive training and development programmes
• Mental health first aiders
• Cycle to work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Interest free parking permit loans
• Health Assured – Employee Assistance programme

To apply for this role all you need to do is download, complete and upload the CXK application form.Please note that CVs alone will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 13th June 2022

**Please note that we reserve the right close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.  Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible**

Closing Date: 12th June 2022
Department: Ticketing
Locations: Manchester International Festival/The Factory
Remote status: Hybrid Remote
Employment type: Full-time
Salary: £40,000 per annum

Purpose of the Role

To lead the Factory and Manchester International Festival’s ticketing function. Provide a responsive, friendly and efficient ticketing service to customers, internal departments, producing partners, commercial promoters and other hiring parties in a wide range of ticketing set-ups, working to improve service delivery and realise commercial potential from ticketing.

Lead the management and delivery of Factory ticketing department as part of the Visitor Operations team to ensure excellent customer service to all Factory and MIF audiences, at every touch point, whether on or off-line.

The Head of Ticketing will work with external ticketing agencies on inventory management and event set up as required. They will develop the external ticketing function and set up in external non-Factory venues for MIF.

They will work closely with the Director of Audiences, Head of Music and Head of Commercial Events & Partnerships to deliver a ticketing strategy that supports the vision of the organisation, balancing our values around access and inclusion with strong commercial acumen.

Key Responsibilities

To contribute to delivering the success of the Factory and MIF through:
• maximising sales revenues through the proactive management of inventory and dynamic revenue management strategies
• maximising sales through efficient and effective sale of tickets, including platform optimisation
• leading on the management of ‘holds’ and liaising with internal and external third parties to achieve this
• working in partnership with external ticketing agencies to realise commercial targets, deliver large scale on-sales and to extend market reach for specific events

• To work closely with the Head of Visitor Operations, leading the Ticketing team to deliver an excellent blended visitor experience that is warm, welcoming and authoritative and ensuring staff understand the Factory’s business goals and targets
• To take a lead on key ticketed related projects from inception to delivery including upgrades, enhanced functionality/new technologies and website integration to ensure the most effective ticketing operations possible
• To take a leading and proactive role with the Factory/MIF’s ticketing system provider – liaising on the day-to-day system operation and ongoing developments and delivery needs
• To be responsible for managing all set up and administrative ticketing processes to ensure events are put on sale in a timely and accurate manner – working closely with related internal stakeholders and with external promotors, producers and/or third-party agencies
• To manage the external ticketing function and set up in venues external to the Factory for MIF23 and beyond, working with existing external third party venue ticketing teams where in place

• To contribute to the design and development of commercial opportunities, through dialogue with the Commercial and Audience Teams and working with staff to maximise ancillary income
• To act as the primary channel for building Factory membership, working closely with the Membership Manager, to realise the ambitions for the scheme and deliver the income and retention targets
• To work closely with the Access Manager, Head of Visitor Experience and Director Audiences to implement accessible ticketing strategies that support access for those living with disabilities, suffering economic disadvantage and/or who are not traditionally engaged with the arts, managing the work of the Groups and Access Ticketing Co-ordinator in support of this
• Manage any third party ‘call centre’ resource required to handle large scale on-sales and MIF, identifying providers and working through terms and conditions of engagement, contract length and fulfilment and budget
• To work closely with internal departments and oversee all ticketing financial set-up including campaigns, funds, fees, payment methods, appeals and advance reporting
• To provide up to date, regular and timely advance sales reports and sales trend reporting to internal teams and external promotors, producers and agencies as required
• Ensure data is captured accurately and effectively and work closely with Audiences team to create robust reporting systems that are accurate and insightful
• To be responsible for financial reconciliation of all ticketed events at the Factory and MIF and provide information and reports to external third parties and to the Factory/MIF Finance Department as required
• To manage the ticketing budget reporting accurately to the Head of Visitor Experience in a timely way enabling efficient allocation of resource and effective oversight
General

• Actively engaging with the organisation’s vision and policies regarding equal opportunities and diversity, artistic ambition, participation and engagement, health and safety, evaluation and monitoring
• Training and talent development is central to the way that MIF and The Factory work. All job roles are expected to contribute to our training and development activity, contributing time to supporting our training programmes on site and occasionally off site
• Any other duties that are commensurate with the post

Person Specification

Essential

Skills and Experience

• Proven experience of running a complex fast paced event ticketing operation
• Extensive knowledge of the UK Ticketing landscape, leading ticking providers and systems
• Track record in managing inventory to maximise income and commercial opportunity
• Track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets
• Demonstrable experience of data management and GDPR
• Experience of managing and motivating a team working across in person, online and phone sales
• Experience of setting up or contracting temporary ticketing provision in response to exceptional flux in demand
• Proven experience of working with a range of commercial third-party ticket providers and managing those relationships to the mutual benefit of all parties
• Experience of developing ticketing strategies that address the challenge of broadening access and inclusion
• Ability to compile accurate reports and present data clearly in order to drive decision making

Characteristics

• Motivated by achieving sales targets and delivering great customer service
• Strong people skills
• Good communicator both verbally and in writing
• Used to working with speed and accuracy under pressure

Desirable

• Experience of working with Spectrix ticketing system
• Experience of working with Artifax scheduling system
• Experience of ticketing set ups for non traditional event/art spaces

Publishing Assistant - 8 Month Fixed Term Contract

The Biochemical Society (Society) and Portland Press Limited (PPL) are looking for an enthusiastic and driven individual to join the editorial team as a Publishing Assistant, supporting the Publisher. The successful candidates working across all products in the Portland Press portfolio of journals and working closely with members across the entire team on projects/work that will impact editorial, production and marketing activities, contributing to development of the end-to-end publishing offering. This role will also support the team in making changes to the journal websites as required, with the support of the Digital Content Editor.

​Applicants must be efficient and highly competent in the use of common software packages, including CRM (customer relationship management) systems, Cloud-based processing or tracking systems, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, Outlook. This is an opportunity to join a friendly and dynamic team, and build relationships with key stakeholders in the scientific community.

​Please note that the position is advertised as remote, however options are available for working within an office in London up to a few days per week, should that be preferred.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Closing date: 8th June 2022

“Please note that this role is home-based and interviews will be virtual”.

For more information, please visit our website.

Please send a CV and covering letter via the button below. It is important that you DO NOT include your Personal Information i.e. name and contact details in your CV or Cover Letter

This is because the Society is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies to support staff from different backgrounds.

The Society takes the security of your data seriously. It has internal policies and controls in place to ensure that your data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused or disclosed, and is not accessed except by our employees in the proper performance of their duties.

Please note that due to limited resources it is not possible for the Society to acknowledge receipt of applications. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. 

“We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.”

Head of People Support. Home working with occasional office attendance in the Midlands & London.Salary up to £51,147.93 (£53,794.00 London Weighting)

Are you someone who drives and embeds a customer focused ethos within the people function, putting people at the heart of everything you do?

Do you spot new ways of working and make recommendations for change (which will better position the charity as an Employer of choice)?

We are seeking a talented Head of People Support (reporting directly into the Associate Director for People and Organisational Development) who is an experienced & qualified HR professional with core HR and operational capabilities, to lead our People Support team.

As the Head of People Support, you will play a pivotal role in managing all aspects of the employee life cycle and ensuring the People Support function is a true partner to the organisation.  You will drive a customer focused team delivering expert HR support and advice to enable to the organisation to achieve its aims and objectives.   In addition, you will be critical in ensuring that our employee, bank and volunteering offering is sound and well-co-ordinated, so that the experience of core-staff and non-core workers is a positive one. 

Collectively with the other Heads of within the People team, you will support the Executive Team to embed a culture of care and importantly, you will play a fundamental role in ensuring continuous improvement is embedded within the team. You will oversee our current HR systems and the implementation of a new integrated HR system, with the aim to improve efficiencies/processes, data / reporting, and the end user experience.

You will use our people data, surveys and HR KPIs to inform stakeholders of key issues affecting the achievement of business objectives and you will work with them, alongside the wider People team, to develop robust solutions and inform the HR strategy.

If you are an experienced HR Manager that’s led and delivered a first-class HR Support function and this sounds like a role that interests you, then take a look at the Job Description on our website. This will provide more information about the role, us as a Charity and the great work we do.

Caring for our people.

We offer a wide range of support. Some of our benefits include:

• Wellbeing support: our Wellbeing hub gives physical, emotional, and mental health support. We also have a BUPA Employee Assistance Programme with access to appointments.
• Taking time for you: we work flexibly –you get to choose where you work, managing your own diary. We have generous annual leave, starting at 25 rising to 30 days, plus bank holidays, as well as your birthday off.
• Planning for the future: We have a contributory pension scheme.
• Structured Corporate Induction: Onboarding you into the Charity supporting your wellbeing along the way.
• £300 when you introduce a Friend: receive up to £300 when you introduce a friend or family member

Who are we?

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”

It is an exciting time to join our growing charity. We are on a transformation journey, one that supports the delivery of the organisation strategy – delivering Communities that Care. Supporting employees, managers and leaders through this change is a key priority for the People function. Just like its key that we attract diverse people to come and work for us.

We need diverse people who bring different perspectives and represent the communities that we serve. So, we welcome applications from everyone. Applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ ), people with a disability, or those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status. We have an ambition of becoming an anti-racist organisation and we recognise there is more to do in ensuring our recruitment is fair and inclusive, which is why we are recruiting new roles, in helping us to achieve this.

Additional information:

Closing date 5th June 2022.

First stage interviews will take place Friday 10th & Monday 13th June 2022 and will consist of a Competency/Behavioural interview. Second stage will be on Monday 20th June and will be a presentation/brief, which will be provided closer to the date if successful.

Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. We all share it. And it drives our Fundraising team to get out there and bring in the funds we need to protect children and prevent abuse. Join us as Associate Head of Acquisitions and Products, and get more people involved in change that means everything.

The NSPCC is looking to significantly grow our income in new and innovative ways. To achieve this growth we need the very best team in place to deliver to ambitious targets. The Individual Supporters department is responsible for the largest single source of income for the NSPCC. Our donor base of almost 710k Supporters generated almost £50m in the last financial year and growth in this area is instrumental to achieving NSPCC’s ambitious overall income growth.

The Role

We are looking for an Associate Head of Acquisition and Products, who will lead a skilled and dynamic team responsible for the strategic development, delivery and growth of our supporter acquisition programme, and the team responsible for the innovation and development of our fundraising products.

The role will lay a leading role in developing an audience led marketing approach to maximise the recruitment of new supporters to the NSPCC using mass media channels, both on and offline. You will optimise our portfolio of fundraising products, through new product development and innovations in existing products, ensuring we are maximising our reach to new and existing audiences with relevant fundraising asks.

About you

The Associate Head of Acquisition and Products will have significant experience developing and managing multi million pound acquisition strategies and campaigns. They will have proven success of launching new products or income streams to drive income growth.

You will be highly collaborative, working across multiple teams and across the whole of NSPCC'S leadership team. You will strive for excellence, using your leadership skills and experience to challenge your team to continually achieve the the highest possible standards. You will have strong commercial acumen and the ability to build robust business cases and evaluate campaigns in detail, evidencing a fail fast approach to innovation, with the confidence to respond quickly to market intelligence or audience insight to maximise opportunity and mitigate risk.

In return, you will be offered some brilliant benefits including a competitive salary, a flexible approach to working (homebased and hybrid working available), 29 days holiday a year and a chance to work in a growing team committed to income growth and change for children. 

Join us and you’ll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You’ll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that’ll bring the best out in you. And you’ll get to find your own way to make a difference that means more, and that impacts millions of young lives.

As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.

Salary: circa £32,000 per annum.

Location: Watford/London (Hybrid working).

If the successful candidate is based in London, they will be entitled to Inner London Allowance of £3,333.

Perks: Annual leave of 29 days, plus public holidays, flexible maternity, adoption and paternity packages, annual staff awards, up to 7% employer contribution pension scheme, employee discount portal with all your favourite brands, check out more on our career's portal. 

Contract/Hours: Permanent -Full-Time -35 hours per week. 

Closing date: Midnight on Tuesday 31st May 2022. 

If we receive a high number of applications, we may need to close earlier than advertised so get your application in quickly!  

Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis when suitable applications are received by Action for Children. 

We're thrilled that you're considering a career with Action for Children so here's what you need to know….

About Us  

At Action for Children, we believe that every child should have a safe and happy childhood. Last year, we helped more than 600,000 children and families across the UK. We work to ensure their voices are heard and we campaign to bring lasting change to their lives.  

What you'll be doing: 

The successful candidate will draw on specialist legacy marketing experience to manage the legacy marketing portfolio, including the stewardship of all supporters, building and establishing a legacy pipeline of support, and to oversee the development of legacy marketing campaigns at Action for Children, working collaboratively with many internal and external stakeholders and supporters.

You'll do this by: 

• Utilising marketing specialism to deliver and oversee Action for Children's Legacy strategy, to maximise the potential of legacy income now and through a pipeline for the future through identification of new opportunities to drive the strategy forward.
• Widening the legacy marketing portfolio for the audiences defined in the legacy strategy through initiatives established to drive existing and new product development, communication development, innovating or other activities.
• Collaborating with colleagues and external agencies to drive the development of a compelling legacy proposition and to implement legacy marketing plans, leading to the generation of enquiries, considerers, intenders alongside a programme of communications for legacy pledgers.
• Building and managing effective and efficient relationships with prospective supporters, legacy pledgers, staff, and solicitors utilising various communication channels to maximize, recognize and reward their contribution, leading to the growth of legacy income and to enable the best possible donor care through planned supporter journeys. Use legacy marketing experience to influence decision makers.
• Overseeing the day-to-day work of the Legacy Marketing Executive(s) including encouraging growth and independence in their roles, monitoring their schedules and quality of work (including their financial and activity reports).
• Fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making and champion legacy marketing best practice and insight across the organization working collaboratively with Action for Children colleagues to achieve this.

What we need from you: 

• Excellent marketing experience (including digital) and can demonstrate application within a complex organisation working with many stakeholders.
• Experience of supporting with the development of a marketing strategy, and has executed with a direct positive income for an organisation.
• The ability to manage and develop staff to drive income performance.
• Understanding of the fundraising environment (e.g. legacies, digital, community, events, individual donors, trusts, corporate, data).
• Knowledge of brand to legacy success – and how to apply through a marketing role.
• Intellectual capacity to be able to understand and appreciate the motivations of donors, supporters, and volunteers.
• The application of charity legislation, best practice guidelines and other regulatory requirements to charitable fundraising activity, or the intellectual capacity to acquire it.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly Legacy Marketing Team, who are passionate about promoting and raising awareness of gifts in wills. With charitable bequests set to grow by 30% over the next decade across the sector, you will play a critical role in developing our legacy marketing portfolio at Action for Children.

Working here is so much more than a job. It's an investment of time to truly make a difference to the lives of vulnerable children, young people, and families across the UK. 

We work together to reach our vision of safe and happy childhoods. Given this and our ongoing commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, we encourage applications from everyone.

We value and celebrate the diversity of those that work with us and as an inclusive workplace we want all our current and future staff to feel able to be themselves in the workplace. 

If you're interested in finding out more, click apply and visit our careers portal for more information. 

If, for any reason, you need support with your application, please contact David Simpson. We'll be happy to give you any support you require. 

If you want to get to know us a little better, check out our socials on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook or YouTube.  

Prospectus is delighted to be working with Lumos to recruit an Advocacy and Campaigns Manager, who will contribute to bringing about transformative change for children by playing a leading role in the development and delivery of two key projects funded by a strategic partner. This role is offered on a 12 month contract.

Lumos is an international children's charity founded by J.K. Rowling to end the systematic and harmful practice of the institutionalisation of children. Our vision is a world in which all children have the opportunity to grow up and thrive in a safe and caring family or, where there is no alternative, in specialist placements that meet all their needs, respect their rights and ensure they can fulfil their potential. For over 10 years Lumos has worked directly in a number of countries to safely transform systems of care and protection, helping to ensure children can grow up in loving families rather than harmful orphanages, and demonstrating that change is possible. Despite the milestones achieved, millions of children continue to live in institutions globally and until more countries adopt quality system-wide reform at national levels, this grave problem will persist.

The postholder will execute a pioneering new campaign, funded by a key donor to Lumos, aimed at shifting mindsets and philanthropic investments. The postholder will also be responsible for implementing the advocacy strategy for the global thematic review on institutionalisation and education, an initiative which is funded by the same donor. Reporting directly to the Director of Programmes and dotted line engagement with the Head of Communications and Marketing and the Head of Partnerships, you will devise and adapt the overall campaign journeys for the target audience(s), including mapping out the key objectives, channels, communication tools and media plans. You will lead on project planning and management, providing regular update meetings, work stream management, oversight of timelines and deadlines, budgets etc. Included in this is internal coordination and close working with Lumos colleagues and external partners, ensuring people with lived experience are heard, branding and key messages are amplified, evidence and learning are recorded and shared and providing briefing reports and guidance for technical experts. Following astute analysis of policy, political contexts and advocacy targets, you will go on to oversee and deliver Lumos' strategic engagement with external audiences, identifying and cultivating influencing opportunities and developing sustainable relationships with key influencers to support Lumos's advocacy and campaigns goals. This will involve development and drafting of content, design, publication of targeted advocacy materials and representing Lumos at events and on speaker panels.

The right candidate will possess a strong commitment to children's rights, extensive expertise in campaigning or advocacy and excellent organisational and project management skills. With outstanding communication skills, the Advocacy and Campaigns Manager will thrive when collaborating and influencing colleagues and stakeholders at any level and bring a track record of effectively targeted communications for a diverse range of key audiences. The ability to analyse policy opportunities and synthesise and translate complex information suitable for a range of audiences is essential. Knowledge and existing relationships with influential child rights actors, knowledge of the global care transformation agenda and or education sector, in country experience and or knowledge of behaviour change campaign theory are desirable.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

In order to apply, simply submit your CV. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and arrange for a call to assess your suitability and discuss the role further. Please note that the role may close earlier than the date advertised.

Our Client

A well-established, growing social enterprise focused on providing wellbeing services.

The Role

The Programme Manager will play an integral part to ensure that the strategic transformation projects are controlled with an appropriate degree of governance and deliver the agreed outcomes in a timely manner. You will report to the Transformation and Operations Director and work closely with other operational project owners working on projects such as Systems and Data, Commercial and Retention, Property and People transformation. You will be overseeing all activities in relation to programme management including project management, quality control, performance reporting and risk management giving a holistic and strategic overview to drive all projects to success. In addition to creating programme roadmaps, you will prepare accurate project status reports to stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time as well as establishing effective project governance which aids strong decision making.

The Successful Candidate

• You have knowledge and experience working as Programme/Project Manager
• You have prior experience and/or an empathy for the Charity/Not-For-Profit sector
• You have exceptional organisational skills with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• You should have excellent attention to detail, a proactive nature and excellent communications skills.

What's on offer?

Basic salary from c.£38,000-£39,000 (dependent on experience) for a 28 hour week plus great company benefits including a 9% company pension scheme. Additionally, the role offers great flexibility and is fully remote.

About the Role

Do you want to make a difference and be part of an organisation that has been helping save lives for more than a century?  As one of the country’s best-loved charities, St John Ambulance played a vital role in responding to the pandemic as well as ‘everyday’ health emergencies, first aid training, supporting communities, and improving young people’s lives.

This role provides is a real chance to make a difference to the lives of young people from aged 5 – 25 across the Country but especially those from marginalised communities.

As a Development Lead, you will join our Youth and Education Directorate and drive improvements in a wide range of work, from development of our existing Badgers and Cadets programmes for 5 – 17-year-olds to creating new services. This role is responsible for successfully managing small and moderate scale projects, delivering service improvement activities, and supporting large scale projects. Managing activities through the development phase and into delivery as national initiatives. The role will have a diverse and changing portfolio allowing scope for learning new skills along with personal and role development overtime.

Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)

About You

To be successful in this role you will have previous experience of designing and developing activities for young people and the adult volunteers that support them. You will be comfortable leading teams of people to deliver agreed outcomes and have proven project management experience with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.

About Us:

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,700 employees and over 30,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning.  As a charity with a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.

Successful candidates will receive:

• A competitive salary & pension scheme
• Access to our cycle to work scheme
• Access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an employee assistance programme through our - Health and Wellbeing Portal
• Access to additional discounts through the Blue Light scheme including but not limited to discounts on mobile phones, gym memberships, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping.

Application close date: 12th June 2022

Interview date: 21st - 22nd June 2022

We may review applications before the Application Review Date, however, if you apply after the Application Review Date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.

St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive.  We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately about equity, diversity and inclusion.

Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only.

Systems Training Manager

We have an exciting advocacy & training role within an innovative, young-person centred charity for an individual with experience in championing systems

Salary: £24,000 to £28,000 (dependent upon experience)

Location: Hybrid working; one day/week in the Bolton office combined with weekly travel across the Network (North-West England, London & West Midlands) & home-working

Hours: Permanent: full time (37.5 hours/week)

We are seeking an individual who is passionate about driving engagement in software solutions.  The charity can offer responsibility, variety & the chance to work with a team wholly invested in providing young people with the opportunity to fulfil their potential.  So, if you feel you have the necessary skills & experience, apply today!

The charity welcomes applications from under-represented groups; in particular, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals, people with disabilities, and members of LGBTQ+ community. Their dedicated Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Group is actively promoting and advancing diversity and inclusion, ensuring a culture where everyone can be themselves and thrive.

Benefits: Flexibility in working hours; 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days), plus bank holidays, birthday leave & annual leave purchase scheme; company matched pension; company maternity, paternity & adoption pay; voluntary benefits with discounts on health & wellbeing, retail & leisure.

The Role:

As Systems Training Manager you will act as a bridge between systems and the day-to-day operations of the charity’s youth centres, with the aim of developing the knowledge and capability of the end users.  The post-holder will understand the value of systems in achieving results in real and challenging environments and be able to communicate this effectively across a wide audience, maximising the benefit of the charity’s significant investment in technology.  The role will also provide support for the charity’s back office processes.

Key duties include:

• Work across the network of youth centres supporting end users to get the most out of systems.
• Work collaboratively and flexibly with staff including Receptionists, Youth Workers, Operations Managers (HR, Finance, Systems) & Chief Executives.
• Develop and maintain close, positive relationships with Youth Zone operational teams.
• Work alongside the charity’s systems team in the maintenance and administration of both network systems and the charity’s IT infrastructure
• Provide on the ground support to implement systems and back office
• To support in the implementation of new systems projects, providing input into design and helping to coordinate resources through each phase of the project lifecycle

About you:

For this role you will have experiencing in championing CRM/HR/workforce management systems, planning and delivering training (in-person and remotely) to end users, providing support for ICT systems and equipment, and working with MS Office software.

Other experience and skills you will need include:

• Proficiency in building strong & productive working relationships, exemplified by a person-centred approach & genuine willingness to assist others
• Ability to translate technical language into clear & jargon free language
• Excellent interpersonal & influencing skills; ability to communicate with clarity & purpose
• Enthusiasm for learning about new systems & processes; you don’t need to know everything!
• Ability to work accurately and creatively, with attention to detail & accuracy, and pride in the work completed
• Self-starter, motivated, able to manage & prioritise own workload and meet deadlines
• General understanding of information protocols & data protection
• Commitment to fairness, equality and respect
• IT related qualification, or equivalent admin/superuser experience (desirable)

Please submit a CV and one page cover letter, setting out your suitability for the role and telling us how you have engaged end users so they could get the best out of system, or what you think is important to consider when training end users. 

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 13 June 2022

Interviews: Friday 17 June & W/C 27 June 2022               

The charity recognises that the workforce is under-represented in certain areas and are committed to addressing this. Therefore, they actively encourage applicants to submit anonymous applications; in practice this means removing your name and email address from your CV and cover letter.  The HR Lead will have these details from your submission, but they will not be available to the selection panel when they are considering your application.

The charity is committed to the safeguarding of young people. In accordance with its Child Protection & Safeguarding procedures, this position requires a basic DBS check.

About Us

At MSI Reproductive Choices we are unapologetically pro-choice. We believe that every woman has the right to make choices about her own body and her own future. As one of the world’s leading providers of contraception and safe abortion care, we give women the means to do so. Across 37 countries, we provide high quality, safe services, and work with advocacy to create an enabling environment, so every client has safe access to services when and where they are needed. Because when a woman can determine her own future, she can contribute to creating a better, more sustainable future for everyone.

MSI Reproductive Choices is committed to creating an inclusive environment with a workforce which is representative of the communities we serve. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and give equal consideration to all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age. We are committed to promoting equality and safeguarding the welfare of all team members and clients, with a focus on vulnerable groups. 

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse who is passionate and committed to nursing women and delivering abortion care.

As a Nurse at MSI UK, you will care for women’s health and support their reproductive rights. You can expect to work in a client-centred, hands-on and fast-paced environment, providing expert clinical abortion to our clients.

Working in the main surgical centres is a rewarding role that would suit someone who enjoys working in a busy environment and working as a team-player.

About You

We want individuals who support our mission of eliminating unsafe abortion by 2030 and who work with us to build an enabling environment to increase access to safe services everywhere. We expect all team members to share our vision and commitment to achieving our mission whilst promoting equality and safeguarding the welfare of all clients and colleagues.

To succeed in this role, you must have:

Skills:

• Pro-choice on abortion and an advocate of our mission of 'children by choice, not chance'
• A proven ability to work on your own, manage your time effectively prioritising your own workload and client case load under minimal supervision
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written

Qualifications

• A registered nurse/midwife who has worked within a Nurse led environment but who is also a team player
• Ultrasound scan trained - Transabdomnial & Transvaginal (desirable, but training will be provided if not trained in this area)

Personal Attributes:

• Committed to the protection of team members and clients, with a focus on vulnerable groups.
• Able to role-model inclusive and culturally sensitive attitudes and behaviours.
• A flexible approach and act as a client advocate. Helping to maintain a pleasant and safe environment for clients.

What you can expect from us

We’re big on training: In return for your commitment and hard work, you will have plenty of opportunities to build on your experience. You will be provided with career support, training for revalidation, on the job training and an environment for development.

For more information about the role, please view the job framework on our website.

Location: Manchester

Full-time: 37.5 hours per week.    NO Nights, 2 Saturdays per month

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £28,471 - £36,654

Closing date: 29th May 2022 (midnight GMT). Interviews may take place before this date for exceptional candidates.

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment.

Prospectus is pleased to be partnering an international charity to recruit a Programme Manager to lead their Youth Health Programme UK (YHP UK) across Greater Manchester. YHP UK is a five-year programme, launched in October 2020, that supports young people in the UK to realise their right to good mental health and wellbeing, regardless of gender.

As their Programme Manager, you will lead the delivery of their programme locally across the Greater Manchester area working closely with their corporate partner, AstraZeneca to harness the power of Youth-centred Design, and find solutions that meet the specific mental health and wellbeing needs of young people in the UK. You will be responsible for coordinating the delivery of this ambitious five-year programme that engages young people, communities, and grassroots organisation to create better outcomes for young people. You will achieve this through strong coordination, and representation of the project, seeking to build local partnerships that can engage young people and create lasting change for the communities they reside in.

To be successful, you will have proven experience of coordinating and delivering mid-size to large scale regional programmes in youth, community and/or education settings to support young people. Due to the nature of the programme, knowledge of working in gender equality, children's or mental health sector in the UK is necessary, combined with an understanding of the needs of young people in the Greater Manchester area. You will have demonstrable experience of building and maximising partnerships, internally and externally to achieve change, and will have experience of delivering clear and concise project delivery plans, including implementing plans and budget management.

To apply, please register your interest and submit your CV by clicking 'apply now' below. Supporting Statements are not required at this stage.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

Every day in the UK, 13 babies are stillborn or die shortly after birth.

Sands is the leading stillbirth and neonatal death charity and exists to reduce the number of babies dying and to support anyone affected by the death of a baby, before, during or shortly after birth.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Health Education Lead to join Sands’ Training and Education Team. This newly created role is responsible for the delivery of our healthcare education programmes to improve bereavement care for families and help save babies lives. This role will take the lead on building a package of educational resources for healthcare professionals to support their professional development and continued improvements in practice.

The successful candidate will have experience of working clinically in the NHS in either early pregnancy, maternity or neonatal services. Knowledge of relevant guidelines, policy and best practice bereavement care following pregnancy loss or baby death is also a requirement.

With demonstrable experience of creating training for healthcare professionals and students, you will also have experience of delivering training to both online and face to face.

You will have excellent presentation skills, including the ability to write clearly and express complex or sensitive subjects simply and be able to collaborate with a range of stakeholders and subject experts to create educational materials.

An understanding of health inequalities in the UK and the impact on pregnancy loss, baby death and bereavement care is essential as well as having a working knowledge of the National Bereavement Care Pathway.

A highly developed communicator, you will be able to build effective working relationships with colleagues, volunteers, professional partners and target audiences as well as being extremely well organised with strong time management skills.

Causeway Education is a charity supporting young people to overcome barriers in accessing Higher Education and apprenticeships. Our mission is to ensure students have the support they need to explore options effectively, make ambitious choices and produce outstanding university, college and apprenticeship applications. 

We are looking for a dynamic and creative Programme Manager: Employer Outreach to join us on the next stage of our journey. The pandemic has made our work more urgent than ever, and we are scaling up to meet this challenge. If you share our passion for ensuring progression is not determined by privilege, then we’d love to hear from you. 

About Causeway Education

Causeway is a small, ambitious charity with national reach, supporting young people to overcome barriers in accessing higher education and apprenticeships. 

We exist to make sure that progression is not determined by privilege.  

We believe that, with the right support in exploration, choices and applications, all young people can find and realise their ambition.

In our unequal society, some young people face far greater challenges than others in accessing Higher Education and apprenticeships. Dedicated teachers, advisors and outreach professionals work tirelessly on redressing these inequalities. We are there for all those confronting these barriers, helping to bring about: 

Expert support 

We give teachers the skills and resources they need to ensure all their students can navigate HE and apprenticeship applications effectively. 

Transformational outreach 

We help universities, charities and corporates to develop initiatives which inspire and equip participants to take their next steps. 

Outstanding applications 

We support students directly, providing impactful workshops and mentoring to help them successfully clear the hurdles of complex application processes. 

Last year we helped 10,352 students submit high quality applications. Alongside this, we gave expert support to 2,096 professionals, helping them to hone their provision so applicants are better served year after year.  We have an ambitious strategy to significantly increase our reach and impact over the next 5 years, building capacity in our education system and directly supporting students. We deliver annual applicant-facing support on behalf of a number of universities, charities and corporates, as well as innovative training and resources to teachers, outreach professionals and employers.

Purpose of the role 

As Programme Manager: Employer Outreach you will be responsible for the delivery of our key employer outreach programmes. This work is core to our mission of improving the support in place for young people to explore different options and apply successfully for apprenticeships and HE. You will manage a portfolio of employer outreach programmes supported by Programme Officers and freelance specialists. Initiatives range from one-off workshops through to insight days and work-experience weeks. 

Key responsibilities 

Programme management 

• Oversee the delivery of our key employer outreach programme and a portfolio of smaller employer outreach projects. 

• Manage relationships with our employer partners, ensuring they are kept up to date with progress. 

• Establish KPIs for programmes in your portfolio and ensure these are achieved.

• Ensure your programmes have effective monitoring and evaluation measures in place which link to Causeway’s monitoring and evaluation framework.

• Liaise effectively and efficiently with staff across the organisation. 

Programme Delivery 

• Ensure high quality design and delivery of general aspects of the programmes in your portfolio. 

• Oversee our specialist freelancers to design and deliver more specific programme resources and activities. 

• Oversee recruitment and/or marketing campaigns, including drafting emails and adverts and managing communications via Mailchimp and other channels 

• Facilitate workshops for a range of audiences including students and undergraduate ambassadors, teachers and advisors, and university and employer outreach staff, alongside other members of the Programmes Team. 

Quality assurance and improvement 

• Employ principles of effective quality assurance throughout project and programme life-cycles, to ensure learning experiences consistently meet defined quality standards and reflect our values. 

• Lead on evaluating and continuously improving programmes in your portfolio

• Support and share good practice with colleagues.

This job description is designed to give an overall view of the role and is not a definitive list of tasks. 

Person specification 

Essential

We are more interested in what you could do than what you have already done, hence the emphasis on skills over experience. 

Experience 

• Outstanding relationship management

• Management of a portfolio of projects/programmes 

Skills and knowledge 

• Demonstrable organisational skills: able to manage multiple projects both small and large 

• Excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines 

• Strong interpersonal skills: able to interact with different audiences from professionals through to young people 

• Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written, and exceptional presentation skills 

• Understanding of effective monitoring and evaluation 

• Creative thinking and problem-solving: the ability to generate and implement innovative and practical solutions 

• Strong ability to lead and motivate across the organisation 

• Good understanding of the importance of safeguarding 

• In possession of, or able to secure, an enhanced DBS check.

Desirable 

There are a number of different paths the successful candidate may have taken to develop the skills and experience needed for this role. The following list is not intended to be exhaustive, but instead to give a sense of the range of experiences which are relevant: 

• Personal experience of structural inequalities, or experience of supporting young people from underrepresented groups

• Experience of working in employer outreach 

• Experience of university Widening Participation

• Experience of working in schools/colleges or of recruiting and maintaining relationships with teachers/schools

• Experience in a charity supporting young people 

Personal Qualities 

• Passionate about helping young people access Higher Education and apprenticeships 

• Committed to Causeway’s values of ensuring our work is high-quality, collaborative, practical and evidence-led 

• Clear commitment to diversity and inclusion 

• Flexible and adaptable to meet needs of the post 

• A positive outlook and sense of humour 

• Resilient, collaborative, diplomatic and emotionally intelligent 

• Results-focused with the desire to personally deliver tangible outcomes 

• Educated to degree level or having relevant qualifications or experience indicating the ability to apply an appropriately high level of analytical skills. 

We actively work to improve diversity in Higher Education and apprenticeships, therefore personal experience of facing related barriers, or experience of supporting young people from underrepresented groups, will be a valuable asset to the organisation.

We are a small and friendly team. Although we work from home, we meet up at least monthly and we have established a number of ways to keep in regular contact and continue to support each other. We will go out of our way to welcome a new member of the team. 

Application Instructions

Please submit the following:

1. CV (maximum 2 sides)

2. Covering Letter

Closing date for applications is 5pm on 22nd June.

Interviews will be held in the week commencing 4th July.