We are looking for a highly organised, professional Personal Assistant to join the UK’s blood cancer charity to support two senior members of our busy Executive Team on a 6 month Fixed Term Contract.

The successful candidate must have a positive can-do attitude, discretion, an eye for detail and excellent communication skills as these are all essential for this busy role.

This exciting role involves organising schedules and calendars, providing administrative support, working as an outward-facing representative of the Director of Research and Policy and the Chief Digital, Innovation and Services Officer and being a central part of the support team to our Executive and Board

If you have a flair for administration, the ability to multi-task and love a challenge, as well as a passion for helping people affected by blood cancer, this could be the job for you!

The closing date for this exciting opportunity is:

9am on Monday 9 December 2019

To apply just send us a current cv and cover letter.

*Please note that we may bring forward the closing date at our discretion*

Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. We connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute.  We are now seeking a key individual to become part of our team in Scotland. 

Partnerships Officer, The Leven Programme

(Ref: SUS2803)

£27,255 per annum

37.5 hours per week – initial contract to January 2021 - based in Fife

The key purpose of this role is to provide assistance to the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency to work with several major stakeholders to deliver infrastructure projects to promote active travel in Leven, in particular active travel routes around the final 5km of the River Leven.  Delivery will include scoping, community engagement and leading delivery of paths and routes.

Educated to a degree level or equivalent, you will have demonstrable experience of project management and successful partnership working.  You will have experience of working with landowners, of community consultation and of working with consultants and contractors.  Knowledge and understanding of infrastructure and design and in particular best practice in providing for people cycling and walking in urban environments is essential.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Wednesday 27 November 2019.  Interviews will take place in Glenrothes on Monday 9 December 2019.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

As Safeguarding Coordinator, you will play an essential role within ActionAid UK.

ActionAid is an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. Our dedicated local staff are changing the world with women and girls. We are ending violence and fighting poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.

We will look to you to support the co-ordination, monitoring and reporting of safeguarding concerns both for cases in the UK and for those reported by UK staff in countries where we are working / funding.  The latter being in collaboration with the Global Safeguarding Team.

Working in partnership with the Internal Communications specialist you will have the opportunity to produce internal communications content that inspires trust and engagement with our safeguarding approach.

You will support the design and delivery of learning and awareness-raising activities to ensure we are continually upskilling colleagues in terms of safeguarding; helping to embed the approach into all our activities. 

You will also assist with stakeholder management during investigations; this will include coordinating meetings and interviews and liaising with panels and practicing and promoting good record keeping.

In order to be successful within this role, it is essential that you have demonstrable experience in and a commitment to at least one of the following; Safeguarding, protection, Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Gender Based Violence (GBV), gender justice.

You must also be able to demonstrate the ability to work with highly sensitive material in a confidential way and to show empathy for the challenges’ survivors face in reporting Safeguarding concerns and the pressures Safeguarding investigations place on all stakeholders, including those accused of misconduct.

It is essential that you have excellent self-awareness and that you understand the importance of self-care. You must be able to uphold ActionAid’s values, including our commitment to ‘My Feminist Behaviours’, our survivor-centred and intersectional feminist approach to safeguarding, and a Human Rights Based Approach.

If you have this skill set and think that our values and approach aligns to your own, we look forward to receiving your application.

Please note that this role is being offered as a 12 month fixed term contract and is for 21 hours per week (and we are flexible as to how this might work).

ActionAid UK is committed to having a diverse workforce and therefore encourages applications from the BAME community, LGBTQI+ community, and individuals with a (dis)ability.

ActionAid is committed to driving improvement through digital channels, tools and ways of working.  We will ensure that we provide the technology and the training to enable all staff to perform their roles to the best of their abilities. In return, we ask that all staff are committed to continually improving their digital skills and knowledge within the working environment. Our recruitment processes will evaluate the digital skills of all applicants. 

We currently have a vacancy for a Green Doctor to join our team at Groundwork in the North East.

Green Doctor Advisor
Based: Darlington
Salary: Starting from £20,000
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week
Contract: until 31/11/2020

The Green Doctor Advisor will support the delivery of the Green Doctor programme which aims to tackle fuel poverty issues and increase energy efficiency for vulnerable residents living in deprived communities across the North East.

The role will primarily focus on delivering our award winning programme in the Tees Valley area, but will also be involved in the delivery of projects in other areas of the North East.

This role is a full time position working 37 hours per week on a fixed term contract until 31/11/2020 working from our main site in Darlington.

The role has a starting salary of £20,000 per annum.

Closing date of Wednesday 20th November 2019 at 5pm
Interviews will be held on Friday 22nd November 2019

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website where you can download the job description and candidate pack.

No agencies please.

We are recruiting for a Senior Stories and Content Gathering Specialist to help shape ActionAid’s identity as a leading voice on the rights of women and girls living in poverty across the world.

ActionAid is an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. Our dedicated local staff are changing the world with women and girls. We are ending violence and fighting poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.

Are you an exceptional storyteller with an eye for cut through narratives that will inspire and engage people? Are you passionate about supporting women and girls to tell their own stories in a way that empowers and elevates them? Could you help shape ActionAid’s identity as a leading voice on the rights of women and girls living in poverty across the world? If so, our Senior Stories and Content Gathering Specialist vacancy may be the job for you.

In this role you will lead on the planning and delivery of content gathering trips to gather stand-out stories, images and video for use by all departments across ActionAid UK. Your understanding of what makes a good story will help us produce compelling, authentic content that engages the UK public and helps ActionAid increase its supporter base.

You will develop relationships with colleagues around the world and be responsible for developing a bank of story leads sourced from multiple countries.  If needed, you will be prepared to lead content gathering crews in the Global South.

To excel in this role, you will need to support staff, freelancers, photographers and videographers to meet the highest safeguarding standards, ensuring that no individual is put at risk through sharing their story or image. You will ensure that every individual who gathers content is actively using ActionAid’s Content Gathering standards, processes and templates.

The successful candidate will have experience of gathering multi-channel content in challenging environments and in the global south. You will have experience in coordinating stakeholders across multiple teams and countries. Expertise in editorial, journalism or visual content production is also a requirement.  Some experience working within or with NGO’s is desirable.

You will have excellent relationship building and communication skills, be a strong team player and have experience of commissioning or working with freelance journalists, story gatherers or visual content specialists. Some experience of supporting or training others on effective story gathering and storytelling would also be desirable.

If you are committed to promoting a world where women and girls are valued and live free from violence, can exercise their rights to promote their own economic empowerment, safety, equality and voice, please complete an application form.

Please note that this role is being offered as a 12 month fixed term contract. The role is three days per week. 

Interviews will be held on Monday the 9th and Tuesday the 10th of December 2019.

Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle, by connecting people and places, creating liveable neighbourhoods, transforming the school run and delivering a happier, healthier commute.  Take the next step on your Sustrans journey by joining our England North team:

Volunteer Coordinator (ref: SUS2784)

£27,255 pro rata per annum

22.5 hours per week – contract to 6 October 2020 - based in Leeds or Manchester

The exciting role includes leading the North volunteer support service, development of new volunteer initiatives and creating a vibrant volunteering offering. In this role you will also be responsible for ensuring the implementation of standard volunteer procedures and best practice in recruiting,motivating and supporting volunteers and expanding the network of local volunteer groups to meet regional/national strategies.

Educated to degree level or equivalent and substantial experience of successful  volunteer programme development, you will have excellent written and verbal communications skills, the ability to engage, inspire and influence volunteers, excellent organisational skills and the ability to work independently and remotely, prioritising your own workload.  You will also have experience of running volunteer and public events, of public speaking and of successful partnership working.  You will have experience of line management, a high level of IT literacy and be committed to the promotion of sustainable transport.

Please quote reference number.  Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 25 November 2019. Interviews will take place on Thursday 5 December 2019.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

We are looking for a playworker/playworkers to prepare and deliver quality play activities to meet the individual needs of our families, within a variety of Home-Start family support group settings for under 5s.

Play Worker
Salary £17,364 per annum pro rata, £9.00 per hour
Up to 22 hours per week
Various locations in Leicester, Melton and Rutland
Term time only
Post funded until August, 2020

You will be qualified to NVQL2 and will have responsibility for providing a warm, caring, secure and stimulating environment, where children’s emotional and physical wellbeing is maintained, whilst they learn new skills and increase in confidence.

The Home-Start Play Worker is expected to work within the ethos of Home-Start and have high standards of practice.  The need to respect confidentiality is paramount, as is a mature and flexible approach to the work.

Our groups run in a variety of settings across the city and county and in Rutland during term time only. Various hours / sessions are available.

Must have access to a car and full clean driving license.

Closing Date: Noon, Wednesday 27th November 2019

TO APPLY:

 Please click the 'Apply' button for further details.

Disclosure and Barring Service check at enhanced level will be required for this post.

Home-Start Horizons is committed to safer recruitment practice as an important part of safe-guarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults.

CV’s will not be accepted.

No agencies please.

To deliver improved patient outcomes through convening local communities of practice, delivering targeted education programmes and influencing service redesign and integrated care pathways.

Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a Director of Operations at St. Anslems church, North Lambeth. This is key role within one of the specific projects that have been identified in places across the Diocese of Southwark to implement "A Fruitful Future: Strategic growth and cultural change in the large, diverse Diocese of Southwark". These projects have been developed where there is a clear opportunity for growth and funding has been obtained from the Church of England's Strategic Development Funding to support them.

The purpose of the role is to create and execute a plan to take advantage of potential capital development opportunities inherent within the existing estate and potential partners. This will entail delivering viable projects to enable the development and refurbishment of St Anselm's Church, maximizing the benefits of the existing and new estate for the delivery of mission (both in growing the congregation and impacting on social justice issues) and improving the financial position of the Parish.

Main Responsibilities

The overarching responsibilities of the post are to develop, agree, implement and deliver options for the development of the St Anselm's site that:

• are affordable and utilise opportunities for estate reconfiguration and partnerships with other organisations;
• deliver the mission of the church through improving facilities for worship, developing and growing the congregation and creating a hub for services that support the most vulnerable in our society;
• create income streams to cover existing costs and fund further development of the mission.

Key responsibilities will include:

• to develop development programme approval and oversight processes and develop business cases for agreement.
• to develop and coordinate an overall programme plan.
• to support the PCC to ensure that work-streams are planned and carried outeffectively.
• engage key stakeholders and lead negotiations with developers, planners, partners and funders securing best commercial outcomes for the Parish
• liaise with Diocese and other relevant Church bodies to both secure buy-in and formal approvals
• to support the Parish in creating a vision for the site that delivers projects that make a real impact on the lives of people in the community
• to translate that vision in to a concrete plan capable of agreement and implementation
• to manage critical transformation projects, ensuring that appropriate plans are produced,keymilestonesareachievedandthattherequiredoutcomesaremet.
• to ensure full compliance with all legal aspects of the programme.

Ideal Candidate

Commercial

• Experience of developing building-based solutions that meet the needs of multiple stakeholders
• Experience of working with professional advisers to deliver high quality affordable buildings
• Knowledge and experience of best-practice procurement processes
• Ability to develop business cases and navigate complex approvals process
• Experience of high-value contract negotiation
• Experience of delivering project/programmes in a timely fashion and on budget, knowledge of project management techniques and processes
• Experience of managing programmes through a programme board

Missional

• Understanding and commitment to missional values regarding social justice
• Ability to support the creation of a powerful vision for the site that best meets the needs of the community
• Experience and ability in creating a service model that delivers that vision including flexibility to alter in response to changing circumstance and need
• Experience of commissioning services / negotiating site rentals and usage, from multiple organisations in order to maximise social benefit and fully utilise the asset

Communication

• Experience of engaging and maintaining the relationship with multiple stakeholders with differing aims
• Ability to design engagement processes so that St Anselm's congregation retains the ownership of the development
• Personal credibility to represent the Parish in interactions with stakeholders/ commercial partners

Job Title: Operations Manager - Volunteering

Contract: 2 years (fixed term)

Hours: Full time- 35 hours a week

Location: Manchester

The Prince's Trust is a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.

As an organisation we have big growth ambitions to reach another one million young people over the next 10 years and to best the best organisation to work and volunteer for. In order to achieve this, we will need to fundamentally change our approach to volunteering, enabling more of our services to be delivered by volunteers, bringing them close to the heart of the organisation and improving the level of service we provide them.

This role has specific responsibility for developing, delivering and testing new volunteer interventions which will enable the Operations team in Greater Manchester to reach more young people and provide higher quality provision. You will work closely with colleagues in the Operations team to identify opportunities to better utilise volunteers and help develop bespoke resources and guidance to enable the opportunity to run. From helping our Operations teams engage more young people to take their first step with The Trust, to delivering one of our programmes entirely by volunteers, the role will be diverse. This role will also focus on evaluating the impact of new interventions and working with the Volunteering Development, National Operations and Service Design teams to share learning across the UK.

To learn more about the role please visit our website

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to visit our website to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

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Project Coordinator, Bike Life, Scotland

(Ref: SUS2793)

£27,255 per annum

37.5 hours per week – initial fixed term contract to 30 June 2020

based in Edinburgh

We are looking for a dynamic individual to lead on the successful planning, implementation and delivery of the Bike Life Scotland project. This exciting project, delivered in partnership with Scotland’s local authorities and as part of the UK wide Bike Life project, is a robust assessment of city cycling development. Integrated with Sustrans Scotland other programmes, Bike Life Scotland aims to maximise the impact of urban focused work.

Educated to degree level or equivalent, you will have experience of project management and partnership working. Your excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal and presentation skills are essential as is your ability to source and write engaging content. You will have knowledge of Scottish Government policies and the context for active travel in Scotland and you will have a good understanding of the important of research led evidence to support behaviour change.  You will be committed to the promotion of sustainable transport.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 25 November 2019.  Interviews will take place in Edinburgh week commencing Monday 2 December 2019.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

24 month fixed term contract

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Then join us as Roving Operations Lead for the Emergency Health Unit and lead a combined team on emergency responses in humanitarian crises. This is a maternity cover contract to run until December 2021.

In our Humanitarian department, we fight for children every single day. We integrate emergency and development work, through our country programmes. We increase our capacity to meet the assistance and protection needs of children and their families affected by crises. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

As Roving Operations Lead, you will directly lead the emergency response providing health services for the most vulnerable children affected by emergencies. The role of Operations Lead is to make sure the health and logistics team get to the disaster as fast as possible and provide high quality emergency health care to children and their families, working closely with the country office staff and local partners.

You will collaborate with other operations leads and heads of the Inpatient unit and be familiar and up to date with their regional priorities and ways of working. In addition you will collate with the Latin America and Caribbean regional team as well as:

• Engage with the identified priority countries both remotely and on visits to prepare for emergency health deployments in likely categories of need
• Work with the head of operations, project officer, supply chain manager and finance partner on deployment budget planning and proposal development
• Line manage your team providing direction and guidance on competing priorities and urgencies of the response
• Develop and implement an effective exit strategy for the EHU interventions
• Ensuring SCI and/or established CO mechanisms for child safeguarding are followed and monitored in programmatic activities. 

To be successful you will have significant emergency leadership experience in setting up rapid response teams in emergencies, including public health. You will have strong leadership and problem-solving skills and will be confident in working with senior leadership in country and regional offices. You will have experience of undertaking representational duties with UN, donors and partners and ministries of health. In addition you will have:

• Proficiency in writing clear and targeted proposal reports, critiques and evidence-based analyses
• Experience of security management responsibility of a team in insecure environments, with a strong understanding of current international affairs and geopolitical dynamics
• Experience in the challenges of managing a remote team
• Substantial experience of creating, planning and managing budgets
• The ability to travel to remote and insecure locations at short notice.

Proficiency in a 2nd Language such as French, Spanish, Swahili or Arabic is desirable.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

Jobs are positioned within the salary structure on the basis of evaluation. New employees would normally be appointed at the bottom of the grade, however the appointed salary may also take into account the relevant experience a candidate brings to a role. Save the Children is committed to paying staff in a fair and equitable way and will benchmark all salary offers in line with the pay of existing staff.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 8th December 2019

Please be advised interviews may take place before the closing date on a rolling basis.

9 month fixed term contract

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as an Emergency Health Unit Primary Health Team Logistics Manager and provide logistics expertise and leadership to the deployment of one of the Primary Health Team modules.

In our Humanitarian department, we fight for children every single day. We integrate emergency and development work, through our country programmes. We increase our capacity to meet the assistance and protection needs of children and their families affected by crises. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

As Logistics Manager you will provide expertise on the appropriate preparedness and prioritisation of the supply chain and set-up for one of the Emergency Health Unit Primary Health Teams. These consist of the primary health clinic, a diarrheal disease module and a mass vaccination module. You will provide guidance and support to the MedLog on the medical and pharmaceutical supply chain, identifying, training and supervising relevant local and national staff.  You will be prepared for an urgent deployment within 72 hours for up to 120 days to provide logistic leadership. In addition you will:

• Facilitate a shared logistics/supply chain work-plan for the team with clear ways of working and communication beyond the team
• Manage and support logistics staff including ensuring strong unit structure, clear division of responsibilities, clear objectives, and management of performance – both on and off deployment
• Contribute to the strategic development of the Emergency Health Unit supply chain and preparedness
• Monitor supply chain expenditure, contributing to the budget development for future grant proposals in support of the strategic development of the EHU when requested
• Be very familiar with the entire existing EHU supply chain capacity and range of options and resources available to support an EHU deployment.

To be successful you will have excellent planning, management and coordination skills with experience in all technical areas of supply chain operations. You will have significant in large disaster responses and medical supply chain management, with a good understanding of best practices of managing a health facility. In addition you will have:

• Experience of developing and implementing a complex domestic, regional and international supply chain to support large emergency programmes, and coordinating resources to meet the programme objectives
• Proficient numerical skills with the ability to manage an operational logistics budget
• Experience of advising and supporting others at all levels with logistics aspects of a programme, with the ability to build relationships quickly
• Experience of working in remote field bases with limited infrastructure and resources.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 9th December 2019

This is an exciting time for the Refugee Employment Network (REN) based at World Jewish Relief. We have received a grant from the Home Office to establish and run the Refugee Employment Network until March 2021. This role is key to supporting the UK Programme Director, who is chair of REN, in the activities, administration and reporting for this grant. The grant will establish REN as a separate legal entity to support refugee employment throughout the UK. This role is central to delivering this support, ensuring effective communication, strong administrative processes and robust financial monitoring. The primary purpose of the role is to provide an exemplary level of organisational, financial and programme administration across REN.

The post holder will join the team looking after World Jewish Relief’s Specialist Training and Employment Programme for refugees (STEP), supporting Syrian refugees who have come to Britain as part of the Home Office’s Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) and participants on the Government’s Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme (VCRS). STEP helps resettled refugees to develop the skills and identify the opportunities they need to secure sustainable employment. The REN co-ordinator will be working with the STEP team and with stakeholders in the Refugee Employment Network.

35 hours a week. This is a Fixed Term Contract until March 2021.