Learning and Development Manager

Salary Band: £54,478 - £60,826

Working Pattern: Permanent

Location: Badminton Road, Yate / Kingswood

How you’ll make a difference:

They are focused on developing the critical capabilities their workforce needs now and in future and they’re thinking innovatively about how they deliver those training and development opportunities.

You will lead the creation and implementation of the workforce development strategies to ensure learning and development is aligned to support service objectives across a complex organisation, comprising of multiple workforce groups.

You will be the strategic lead covering wide learning and development. This includes their social care workforce, where they are recognised for having an outstanding development offer, as well as leaders and managers across the business and various professional disciplines and operational staff all of whom provide a diverse range of services.

To achieve this, you will lead a team of workforce development professionals who support significant organisational change through producing high quality learning programmes and interventions.

What does a typical day look like?

This is predominantly a strategic solutions-based role, where day to day you will need to innovate and be creative to ensure the learning and development needs across the business are met.

• You will be working with partners and relevant stakeholders to identify workforce development needs aligned to business priorities and departmental objectives, plan appropriate solutions and commission training, education and qualification programmes to meet identified needs.
• You will use your expertise in commissioning and managing training budgets on behalf of client departments that you will work with to develop and delivers workforce training strategies.
• You will be the lead for the workforce development offer for its leaders, managers, professional and operational staff, to ensure they have the right capabilities now and in the future.
• You will line manage and lead the workforce development team, as well as actively manage capacity and resource allocation to ensure the organisations needs and priorities are met.
• You will also be a key member of the wider HR Strategy Group and will help shape the function’s direction and service offer to the organisation. This includes provision of advice, guidance and support to directors and senior managers to support change initiatives and to ensure outcomes are resilient from a workforce perspective

How a career with our client is different:

• They know their team work best when they have balance in their lives and they offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance - whatever that means for them.
• They value their staff as individuals, investing in their careers and they are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of their training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
• They trust their team to work in the way which allows them to make the biggest difference and they continue to invest in technology to help staff do their jobs to the best of their ability and celebrate innovation.

What they need from you:

While proven strategic and tactical workforce development and organisational change experience is essential, you will also be someone who is able to think creatively, be an empowering leader and be up to date in the lasted thinking and technology in this field.

It is key that you are able to build credible relationships in and outside of the function and have the capability to influence decision makers and work collaboratively with stakeholders.

You should also be able to apply project management principles to delivering solutions or pieces of work which require research, development and evaluation and have the ability

Working with Our Client:

Their teams are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.
• They're building and shaping communities which people are proud of
• They're working with the most vulnerable in their community to help them achieve what they want in life, and
• They’re providing essential services across their internal network to ensure they can fully support thier community.

They've achieved a great deal, but they need talented and dedicated people to ensure they continue to make a difference.

To Apply:

Please ensure that you have read the role summary, before completing your application as this details the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role.

Closing Date for applications: Sunday 31st May 2020

Interviews will be held week commencing 22nd and 29th June 2020

They’re making a difference: be part of it!

Summary

The Supporter Care Advisor plays an integral part in a team delivering a first class, professional customer service through human triage, using a range of communication methods to ensure that where possible customer enquiries, donations and complaints are resolved at the first point of contact.

Interview Date: Wednesday 25 March and Thursday 26 March 2020

Package

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,500 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
• Annual season ticket loan (on completion of your probation period)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

Main Responsibilities

As the Supporter Care Advisor you would be responsible for:

• Being the first point of contact for supporters and members of the public dealing with a wide range of enquiries via phone, email, web chat, social media and letter
• Providing excellent customer service by putting the supporter at the heart of everything we do
• Capture data and feedback accurately to help identify trends and new ways of working
• Thanking supporters for their generous donations by creating bespoke acknowledgements within agreed time frames.
• Providing first line Advocacy support

This is a great opportunity joining a vibrant and lively team working together to provide a fantastic service for those living with and affected by diabetes. The role provides a fantastic insight into Supporter Care with a strong training programme and opportunities to develop.

Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone with:

• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to personalise responses
• Problem Solving, identifying issues

St Martins is a specialist provider of supported accommodation for people who have Mental Health needs complicated by other areas of need, such as from learning disability, drug and alcohol addictions and forensic histories.

Based in St Martins’ Head Office in Islington, the function of the Assessment Coordinator & Practitioner will be to process referrals into St, Martins, to arrange and carry out assessments at given locations, to write detailed reports and to provide follow up customer care to both people referred to St Martins and to statutory professionals that have been involved in the process.

There will also be a role for the Assessment Coordinator within the collation of clinical audit data for the organisation and participate in reviewing the quality of our services.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks Include (but not limited to):

• To receive referral information and determine eligibility for St Martins, liaising with Operational Managers and working closely with the Project Managers to identify suitable placements. 

• Prioritise, process, and respond to all referrals and enquiries submitted by telephone, email or the website.

• Attend and participate in meetings within the organisation as appropriate and as agreed by the Operations Manager

More information will be found in the job description.

Closing Date: 21st June 2020.

Please send a CV and covering letter (to include a supporting statement) via the button below.

Please also note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

We are looking for a Service Manager to oversee the operational management of a HIV Social Support and Sexual Health Promotion Service and an HIV prevention service targeted at People Living with HIV (PLWHIV) and high risk groups. These services comprise of two separate Local Authority contracts in Hertfordshire and Luton. The Hertfordshire contract will be for 4 days a week and the 5th Day is for the Luton contract.

The Service Manager will be responsible for managing the delivery of the two contracts and the attached staff, ensuring that the region benefits from high quality services targeted at high risk groups including Black Minority Ethnic communities, men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM), Young People and PLWHIV.

HR Advisor
Location: Bosham
FT Salary Range: c. £27,000 to £30,615 per annum
Hours: Flexible work pattern options considered (30 to 37.5 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent

An opportunity for an HR Advisor has arisen to join our HR and Payroll team.

The successful candidate will provide a business partnering approach to the delivery of HR Services and Strategy, through a pro-active style of guiding and enabling managers on the use of policies, procedures and self-service systems. 

As an experienced HR Advisor, you will need to be confident in reviewing and developing processes in line with business needs, employment law changes and best practice, and be driven in delivering on delegated HR projects and initiatives.  With scope to develop the role, you will need to have excellent verbal and written communication skills to help build good working relationships across the hospice, plus having excellent organisational and planning skills can support a varied range of HR activities as part of a dedicated team.

We are looking for someone who has attained Level 5 CIPD (or working towards) with at least 5 years of generalist HR experience, up to date knowledge of employment law, consultation and engagement processes.

As part of our committed team, the working atmosphere is friendly, inspiring and supportive.  We offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes holiday entitlement starting at 27 days per year, increasing to 33 days, plus bank holidays.  Continuation of NHS reckonable service, or the NHS Superannuation Scheme may also be recognised.  A generous contributory pension scheme, life assurance, discounted gym membership plus a contributory cash reimbursement plan for you and family members are also available. 

Closing date: 17 June 2020
Interview date: w/c 22 June 2020

To Apply and for More Information:

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

No agencies please.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Lambeth and Southwark Mind are looking for a committed Chief Executive to lead our people, operations and finances.

Do you share our passion for providing access to high quality and innovative mental health services in local communities?

This role would give you the opportunity to help shape the future of our charity and to improve the lives of vulnerable people.

Responsibilities:

• Promoting the values and goals of Mind within the charity and with our strategic partners
• Developing and implementing innovative strategies and operational plans
• Overseeing clinical service delivery, with a focus on quality, inclusion and standards
• Managing finances, income generation and ensuring sound budgeting and financial management reporting
• Leading and managing staff and volunteers, with openness and transparency, ensuring that both well-being and performance are high priorities
• Encouraging active involvement of users in service development
• Developing and maintaining strategic partnerships with key stakeholders, including funders and providers

Requirements:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Preferably, you will have counselling or psychotherapy qualifications, with a good understanding of well-being and mental health.
• Experience of managing a charity, social enterprise or relevant business, with a track record of compassionate leadership
• Experience of leading and managing staff and volunteers across a multi-site environment
• Successfully led organisational change, including maintaining staff morale, well-being and engagement
• Previously developed a culture of openness and transparency, including building trust with staff and wider stakeholders

About Lambeth and Southwark Mind:

We're Lambeth & Southwark Mind, an independent charity providing mental health services for people living in Lambeth and Southwark.

Our mission is to provide long-term, free psychotherapy services to our local communities, particularly helping those on low incomes; we won’t give up until everyone in our community who is experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.

Lambeth and Southwark Mind is an Equal Opportunities employer. We serve a diverse part of London and we would particularly welcome applications from the BAME community.

An Enhanced Criminal Records check is required for this role.

Location: Brixton, London SW9 7AA

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 35 hours a week

Salary: £53,000 per annum

Benefits: 33 days annual leave

Closing Date: Wednesday 17th June 2020

Strictly no agencies please.

You may have experience of the following: Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Operations Director, Commercial Director, Commercial Manager, Senior Service Delivery Manager, Senior Operations Manager, Head of Operations, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit, etc.

Ref: 93061

Operational Lead

37 hours per week

£31,000 – 35,000 (subject to experience) plus 3% pension contribution

We are a national umbrella charity, representing a movement of specialist Rape Crisis Centres, but previous experience of working at a national level is not a requirement for this role.  This is a new post focused on providing day-to-day oversight and management of the charity’s operations and projects, which will include general project and programme management, reporting to the Board of Trustees, producing project and budget reports for funders in liaison with the Bookkeeper, and general HR management.
 
The Operational Lead should provide strong programme leadership to ensure effective and efficient management and administration of all aspects of the organisation’s operations

Rape Crisis England & Wales values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from women of all backgrounds.

*We require post-holder to be female - Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR), Schedule 9 (Work; Exceptions), Part 1 (Occupational Requirements), of the Equality Act (2010) applies. RCEW and local Rape Crisis Centres provide a women-only safe space in which women and children who have experienced sexual violence and abuse rare supported and can access services.

Full-time, but with some flexibility possible

Background

ShareAction is a charity and campaigning organisation working to unleash the power of the financial system to drive social progress and protect our environment. We focus on transforming the investment system, using it as a lever to generate positive social and environmental impact in the real world.

We do this by:

• Educating and working with investors to improve their practices;
• Influencing the policy-makers and industry regulators that can ensure the investment system serves society’s interests in the long-term;
• Campaigning to unlock the power of investors, as shareholders in companies, to change corporate behaviour (on issues such as climate change, good work and human rights, sustainable food and public health);
• Mobilising ordinary people, who have a stake in the investment system through their pensions and savings, to demand a change in how their money is invested;
• Collaborating with other civil society organisations who share our vision.

Job Description

The Senior HR & Operations Officer is an exciting new role working in the 5-person Operations team and reporting to the HR & Operations Manager. As a close-knit organisation with a strong team-based mentality, we are looking for someone who wants to be involved across a range of HR and operational areas.

You will manage all aspects of the employee lifecycle, maintain employee records and support the HR & Operations Manager and Director of Operations in the development and implementation of new HR policies, process and initiatives across ShareAction, including Mental Health and Wellbeing, L&D and more. 

You will also ensure the smooth running of the ShareAction office by answering telephone calls, monitoring and ordering office supplies, and dealing with general day to day queries with the support of the HR & Operations Manager.  Although we are currently all working from home due to lockdown this part of the role is still very valuable in supporting staff, all of whom are working remotely. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Although your role will be varied and open to some change in the activities you will undertake, below are the types of activities that you can expect to be doing:

• Managing all administrative aspects of the employee lifecycle, including attraction, recruitment and onboarding, learning and development, retention and engagement, and offboarding;
• Supporting the development and implementation of HR initiatives and systems;
• Administering ShareAction’s HR system (Cezanne HR) and maintenance of employee records;
• Providing advice to staff across ShareAction on policies and procedures;
• Ensuring value for money in procurement; ordering, purchase and maintenance of office supplies;
• Managing general office queries, answering telephone calls and dealing with day to day matters arising in the HR and Operations sphere;
• Providing general administrative support to the Operations team as required.

Person specification

We are looking for a passionate, determined individual, with the following experience and skills:

ESSENTIAL

• Understanding of HR legislation, terminology and processes;
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills;
• Having an aptitude for problem-solving and decision-making;
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills;
• Experience of providing outstanding customer service;
• Meticulous attention to detail;
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality;
• Ability to work effectively in a team and independently;
• Proficient in MS Office, especially Word, Excel and Powerpoint.

DESIRABLE

• CIPD level 3 or working towards this qualification;
• Verbal and written proficiency in French;
• Familiar with working with HR systems;
• Experience of working in the charity sector.

ShareAction values and respects all differences in people (see and unseen). One of the ways we do this is by actively encouraging staff to work in ways that best suit their needs and our flexible working policy outlines many of the options available- such as part-time and term-time working, job sharing, home working and working compressed hours. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

ShareAction’s London office is currently based in vibrant Bermondsey and within 5 minutes walk of London Bridge underground and national rail.

Due to Covid-19 all interviews will take place online.

How to apply

Please send an up to date CV and cover letter by Monday 1 June 2020 at 9am. Please ensure that your cover letter is no more than one side of A4 and that you address all of the criteria in the person specification by giving details of work experience (paid or voluntary), skills and achievements relevant to this post, and any other information to support your application.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Note that all personal information will be removed from applications prior to shortlisting.

Please note that to be considered for this post you must be legally eligible to work in the UK. Due to current restrictions we are unable to hire anyone that isn't already living in the UK.

We are looking for an outstanding leader to work with the Trustees in leading and further developing the charity. The successful candidate will be someone who will inspire and empower others to share in achieving continued success in all our work.

If you have a passion for working with a great team who make a real difference for families across Essex, we would be delighted to receive your application and look forward to hearing from you. 

Families InFocus (Essex) is a forward thinking and caring organisation dedicated to improving the quality of life for all Essex families with children and young people with any special educational need or disability (SEND).

Our mission is:-

“to provide support for children and young people (aged 0 to 25) with any special educational need or disability (SEND) by ensuring that they, their families and carers receive quality information, advice, practical and emotional support. In particular, through the provision of advice, information and support to improve the education and development of, and relieve the poverty for children and young people with SEND, to enhance the stability and quality of life for the whole family. A central consideration will be the emotional needs of all concerned”.

Our excellent reputation and established relationships within the local Essex community have been earned over many years delivering quality services to meet the needs of our service users.

We are looking for an exceptional individual who will lead and drive the continuous development of Families InFocus (Essex) and ensure that its work makes a real difference for families.

You will be:

• An experienced and empathetic leader

• A strategic thinker

• A proven relationship builder

• Someone who has a track record of successful income generation

Full Job Description

Purpose of the Job 

To work on behalf of the Board of Trustees, in accordance with our mission, aims, values and objectives:-

• To develop and deliver the strategic and operational plan and financial budget to ensure the ongoing sustainability, growth and success of Families InFocus (Essex).

• To raise our profile and act as a strong figurehead for the charity, a positive ambassador with our stakeholders, clients, partners, funders and networks and a confident, inspiring and empathetic leader for staff and volunteers. 

• To ensure service users’ views and aspirations are taken into account for all service delivery and development. 

  Main responsibilities 

  Strategy planning and development: 

• To develop the charity’s strategic plan in conjunction with the Board of Trustees in response to key strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

• To manage the charity effectively, ensuring that its financial security and risk management is maintained and enhanced. 

• To lead the development and implementation of strategic goals, objectives and financial plans to meet both the short term and long term goals and aspirations. 

• To take overall responsibility for achieving, monitoring and reporting on performance against funders’ targets and in all areas of the charity’s activities. 

• To develop a culture of continuous improvement throughout all aspects of the charity’s work including maintaining and building relationships with key partners, funders and community networks. 

• To keep abreast of the opportunities and challenges facing local third sector organisations and keep up to date with changing legislation/developments in local or national government initiatives which could affect the charity.

  Operational Leadership: 

• To lead the development and implementation of operational plans in support of our strategic and accountability frameworks ensuring the organisation provides high quality services and meets its charitable objectives.

• To ensure that the organisation has effective policies and procedures including the management of human resources, safeguarding, finance, health and safety, information, communication and premises, and that these meet relevant legislative requirements and agreed quality standards.

• To manage the day to day operations of the charity, ensuring that staff and volunteers are effectively deployed and receive regular supervision, support, training and annual appraisals.

• To lead key projects including those bringing significant changes for the organisation, ensuring that risks and threats are robustly managed. 

  Financial management: 

• To be accountable to the Board of Trustees for the overall financial health of the charity, controlling budgets, expenditure and management accounts ensuring that income and expenditure is within financial plan targets. 

• To secure adequate funding and resources to meet income targets and objectives, including through bid submissions to grant making trusts, foundations and statutory funders, charity fundraising events and other fundraising activities.

• To maintain and build excellent long term relationships with funders, donors and supporters.

• To develop and implement an effective sustainability plan to identify and diversify income streams and maximise new fundraising opportunities for income generation.

• To identify and put in place an effective and robust risk management strategy and framework to enable the charity to support its objectives. 

  Robust governance  

• To foster excellent working relationships and ensure systems and structures are in place for the Board of Trustees to fulfil its statutory and regulatory requirements and exercise effective control of the charity’s affairs. 

• To report to the Board on progress against key strategic objectives, providing information and answering for organisational performance. 

• To advise the Board in all aspects of leading the charity, including short term and long term strategic planning for the financial welfare of the organisation. 

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

• Educated to degree level or professionally qualified by suitable demonstrable experience e.g. management, health, education, social care, or community development. 

  Experience and knowledge

  Essential

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a senior management role. 

• Demonstrable experience of strategic and operational planning, service development and project management, including monitoring and evaluation. 

• Demonstrable experience of human resources management and good practice in the recruitment, management and development of staff and volunteers.

• Demonstrable experience and a proven track record of bid writing and successful funding applications to generate income and meet challenging income targets.

• Demonstrable acumen and experience of organisational financial management including budget control and reporting.

• Demonstrable experience of effective fundraising within the non-profit and charity sector.

• Experience of developing and maintaining relationships with a diverse range of clients, stakeholders and partners including local third sector organisations and statutory agencies.

• A good understanding of the governance, legal requirements of a charity and company limited by guarantee.

• Understanding of quality assurance frameworks and standards. 

  Desirable

• A good understanding of the needs of families of children and young people with any special educational need or disability.

• Experience of working in the voluntary and/or statutory sector. 

• Experience of delivering front line services in a community setting. 

• Experience of service level agreements, contracts, tendering and commissioning. 

  Skills & Abilities

  Essential

• Ability to inspire and lead an organisation. 

• Excellent people management skills. 

• Excellent interpersonal, oral communication and written communication skills. 

• Excellent skills in financial management.

• Excellent IT and presentation skills. 

• Ability to think strategically. 

• Ability to prioritise and work effectively towards strategic service goals, meet funders’ targets and deadlines.

• Ability to remain calm and focussed under pressure. 

• Ability to manage own learning and attend training courses as needed.

If you are interested in applying please click the ' Apply button' and send your CV and a covering letter explaining why you're suitable for this role. 

It's a great time to join us. We're part-way through a journey towards being a more effective and more relevant students' union which truly represents and supports our hyper-diverse membership.

The activities and events manager is responsible for the development of events and activities to support community-building and social cohesion amongst University of East London students. Working with the elected activities and opportunities officer and with support from the activities and events co-ordinator, the person will establish a programme of student-led events and society activities.

You will also be leading work to establish how we can increase our reach amongst students who tend to not participate in our activities at a strategic level with support from colleagues. We are looking for someone who is excited to pilot new ideas and approaches that best suit our diverse student base, which might not fit in a traditional students’ union. This will include working with colleagues to develop training and leadership development programmes appropriate to our students.

The candidate will have a strong events background, good leadership skills and a drive to source solutions to problems.

Head of Property Services

Are you a great Property Services Manager looking for a new role within a small team where you can use your skills to really make a difference for our tenants and the organisation?

Title: Head of Property Services

Location: Cirencester

Salary: £46,000 to £50,500 pro-rata based on experience

Hours: Part time role with flexible working based on 70-hours per month

Closing Date: Application closing date: 15th June 2020 at 9am

About the role:

Our client is a small general needs housing registered provider with 165 homes primarily located in Cirencester Town and the surrounding rural communities for the past 70-years. They have a small staff team that is passionate about offering an individual personalised service to customers. 

Even though they are small, they provide comprehensive services to customers that are equal to the best in class large social housing providers and meet the requirements of their regulator. They offer additional value to customers by appreciating that every situation is different and focusing on understanding and caring for tenant’s individual housing needs.

As Head of Property Services you will be motivated to ensure you deliver high-quality, customer focused property services.  Working with the CEO, you will deliver the organisation’s asset management strategy. The property services include the repair, maintenance and investment in existing homes and development of new affordable housing. There is no in-house repair team, so you will be responsible for the management of contractors.

Since the property portfolio is relatively small, this role is part-time flexible working. You will be responsible for line management of a part-time Property Services Coordinator.

About you:

You will use your unique skills, knowledge, experience from life and work to positively and tangibly impact on individuals, the team, the organisation’s ability to deliver their purpose and, ultimately, their customers.

This is a hands-on-role, so you must have excellent skills that will enable you to blend your professional knowledge and experience to manage the service. This, combined with your preparedness to roll up your sleeves and interact with customers and offer support to your colleagues makes you an ideal candidate.

This is a great opportunity to work as part of a fantastic small team in the Cotswolds and make a long-lasting impact for a small charitable housing association.

You will bring with you the following skills and experience:

• Prior experience of delivering property management services for or with registered housing providers
• An appropriate qualification in surveying, property & maintenance or equivalent or significant demonstratable technical experience in residential building and repairs surveys
• Experience of managing and monitoring and good technical knowledge of Landlord Health and Safety legislation
• Demonstratable achievement of developing operational plans to deliver strategic targets
• A proven negotiator and experience of managing external contractors and stakeholders

If you feel you have these skills, we would love to hear from you!

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Asset Manager, Services Manager, Property Manager, Facilities Services Manager, Facilities Support Manager, Repairs and Maintenance Manager, Residential Property Management, Resident Services Manager, Block Manager, Facilities Manager, Property and Maintenance Manager etc.

The role of Senior Corporate Fundraiser is to identify, engage and secure new corporate partnerships across three core programmatic priority areas. You will work closely with the Head of team to deliver the PSPE strategy, using your expertise in building corporate partnerships to help imbed a private-sector approach into proposals.

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.

Private Sector Partnerships & Engagement (PSPE) is an ambitious team within ActionAid, created to establish collaborative working relationships with the business sector to help realise our broader mission of creating a gender-just world.

The team develops long-term, multi-channel corporate partnerships which help to achieve strategic goals across fundraising, advocacy and programmes. The team focuses on the UK market, but works collaboratively at a global level to leverage multi-country partnerships which take full advantage of ActionAid’s global influence and local presence.

The role of Senior Corporate Fundraiser is to identify, engage and secure new corporate partnerships across three core programmatic priority areas. You will work closely with the Head of team to deliver the PSPE strategy, using your expertise in building corporate partnerships to help imbed a private-sector approach into proposals.

Key relationships will be with the Strategic Funding & Insight team, alongside whom you will develop proposals and manage grants, Technical experts, who will help imbed the ActionAid approach into partnerships, and Fundraisers from country offices, with whom you will hold a direct relationship to facilitate cross-border prospecting, engagement and partnership-working.

The Senior Corporate Fundraiser will commit to adopting a Digital First approach to fundraising and will be able to work effectively both as an individual and as a remotely-based global team.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience of securing 6-figure corporate partnerships, and will have a good understanding of sustainability trends in development and what this might mean for an INGO like ActionAid.

You will have proven experience of successfully building rapport with individuals and companies to develop donor relationships, especially those at a senior level in the business world.With proven ability to articulate complex issues in a simple, compelling and persuasive manner, you will be able to chair meetings with confidence, leading to significant funds being secured. You will have strong negotiating and influencing skills and the ability to ‘close the deal’.

Entrepreneurial, innovative and ambitious, you will be target driven with experience of working collaboratively across departments to ensure maximum benefit from partnerships and internal buy in.

Polished writing skills, with experience of adapting the style of writing for a range of different communications are also key requirements.

Experience of developing or managing NGO/Business partnerships would be desirable.

If you have this skill set, along with a passion to work for an organisation committed to improving the lives of women and girls living in poverty, this may be the role for you.

ActionAid is passionate about supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, there will be space to do so during the interview process.

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. 

The aim of this position is to ensure the smooth running of NOAH Enterprise’s business functions through effective and efficient management, enabling our staff to make a real difference to the lives of those who are among the poorest in our community.

This role sits within our Senior Management Team and has line management responsibilities. It will cover multiple operational functions including HR, IT service management and oversight, marketing and communications, facilities management, health and safety, business assurance, compliance and business continuity planning as well as supporting the CEO with various strategic and administrative tasks.

The Business Operations Manager will be responsible for ensuring the above functions are carried out within budget. This will require a combination of outsourcing, volunteer management, team development, and carrying out duties based on individual knowledge and expertise.

Our core values are care, compassion and commitment underpinned by respect for the unique dignity of every person, and these must be demonstrated throughout.  

About the role

The Housing Services Manager is a significant role within Peter Bedford Housing Association and a great development opportunity for an existing manager.  With the freedom to bring innovation to our services, develop external partnerships and work across PBHA, this is an interesting and rewarding role.

You will be responsible for the delivery of PBHA’s accommodation services, a mixture of supported housing, tenancy support, a residential service and general needs tenants.  You will also lead the Housing Management team who are responsible for lettings, rent collection and anti-social behaviour.

About you

We are seeking someone who has a proven track-record of managing homelessness / housing services.  You will be enthusiastic and committed to supporting vulnerable people to become more independent through delivering good quality support.  You will be able to set up systems for your teams and be committed to your own professional development.

About PBHA

Established in the late 1960’s originally to work with ex-offenders, we were a pioneer of supported housing. We now work with a much wider range of socially excluded adults but the philosophy of self-help and mutual support that guided our early development still very much underpins our work and sense of community today.