Permanent - Home-based in Thames Valley. Full time - 35 hours a week

Known as Prince's Trust Executive in The Prince's Trust

You will be home based in Thames Valley and work directly with young people, volunteers and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage young people to live, learn and earn!

We are looking for individuals who engage in challenges with optimism and resilience, who are adaptive, flexible, ready to embrace change and innovation and ideally have experience in one of the below areas:

-Youth Work

-Delivery of Outdoor Learning

-Education Sector

-Employability / Self Employment Sector

-Managing Partner Organisations and Volunteers

You will be a natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people. Working as part of a team within a defined geographical area, you will work with clear objectives to 'connect', 'progress' and help 'transform' the lives of young people who need us most. 

To learn more about the role, please download the job description.

About The Prince's Trust

We are 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!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

To help us realise our vision, we are changing our approach and looking at innovative ways to develop and enhance our ways of working.This has led to the creation of exciting new opportunities across The Prince's Trust at all levels based throughout the United Kingdom.

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 download a copy of the Prince's Trust Behavioural Framework.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

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d a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle.

Active Travel Officer

£24,446 per annum (ref: SUS2757)

37.5 hours per week  - maternity cover – working in schools in the South West including Fermanagh, Omagh and Dungannon

An exciting role to support selected schools to increase the number of pupils travelling actively and to deliver a planned programme of activities with the aim of getting more children walking, cycling and scooting as their main mode of transport on their school journeys.  Ideal for a teacher who is between permanent roles or currently undertaking sub work

Working in partnership with the Department for Infrastructure and the Public Health Agency continuing delivery of the Active School Travel Programme.

Closing date for the receipt of applications is 9 am on Monday 21 October 2019.  Interviews will take place in Enniskillen during week beginning Monday 18 November 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.

Sustrans, the charity that’s enabling people to travel by foot, bike or public transport for more of the journeys we make every day, is seeking an adaptable individual to join our national team in Scotland:

Technical Project Assistant (Ref:  SUS2758)

£21,947 per annum

37.5 hours per week - based in Edinburgh

This support role will assist the Scotland systems development and support team by acting as the initial contact for users, logging bugs and development requests, assisting in the testing of new functionality, updating user guide documentation, carrying out certain system admin tasks and assisting with smaller programming tasks.

With a good standard of education, you will have previous experience of software development and software testing (ideally T-SQL and asp.Net).  With strong administration, organisation, prioritisation and communications skills, you will be familiar with development packages (ideally MS Visual Studio and SQL Server Management Studio), have a high level of IT literacy and an understanding of programme languages and best practice techniques.  You will also be committed to the promotion of sustainable transport. 

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am Monday 30 September 2019. Interviews will take place in Edinburgh during week beginning Monday 14 October 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.

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. Take the next step in your journey by applying to become a member of our team in Wales:

Civil / Highways Engineer, North & Mid Wales

£27,255 per annum 

(Ref:  SUS2700)

37.5 hours per week – initially a 12 month contract

based in North Wales (Ruthin or other location to be agreed))

Sustrans supports professional development towards incorporated or chartered status through a scheme approved by the Institution of Civil Engineers.

This is a unique and very exciting opportunity to join the team which is designing and delivering outstanding cycling and walking infrastructure as part of Sustrans Design and Engineering programme across the UK, with particular focus on North and Mid Wales projects involving rural and urban cycling and walking infrastructure and street design schemes from conception to delivery, thus creating safer and more attractive conditions for active travel.

Educated to degree level or equivalent, with a relevant qualification in an engineering or architecture discipline, you will have cycling and walking facility and highway engineering design experience, competent in the  production of technical drawings and specifications and the development of infrastructure projects. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, the ability to build effective working relationships and have knowledge of cycling and walking infrastructure design guidance.  You will be IT literate with experience of AutoCAD and other computer aided design software and committed to the promotion of sustainable transport.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 09:00am on Wednesday 9 October 2019. Interviews to be held in Wrexham on Wednesday 23 October 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.

Finance Business Partner (ref: SUS2748)

£35,388 per annum

37.5 hours per week - based in Edinburgh

As a senior member of Sustrans’ finance team, this role ensures that finance and the way we use and think about our money is front and centre of the transformation agenda for the charity, as we move into a new strategic plan period. This role will also work as part of Sustrans’ senior leadership team in Scotland, leading the financial and accountancy support for the c£60m government-funded Scottish active travel programme.  

Sustrans Business Partners provide a comprehensive professional accountancy and general financial advisory service to leaders, managers and staff within the areas of the organisation for which they are responsible. Finance is brought out of the back office and an active partnership between finance and operations is created. This includes providing 'real time' financial support and analysis, being a trusted adviser, providing information which enables effective decision making and informing the development of strategic and operational plans.

Educated to degree level or equivalent and part-qualified in Chartered accountancy – ICAEW, CIMA, CIPFA, ACCA – you will have substantial experience in a related position and proven experience of providing finance advice and support to budget holders.  You will also have experience of the preparation of budgets and management accounts and in the interpretation of accounts.  You will be accurate, organised and methodical, be able to prioritise your workload to meet deadlines whilst using your excellent communications and interpersonal skills to build effective working relationships.  A knowledge of accounting for charities and a commitment to the promotion of sustainable transport would be an advantage.

Please quote reference number. Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am Monday 23 September 2019.  Interviews will take place in Edinburgh on Wednesday 16 October 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.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the award winning human rights charity the Anti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit (ATLEU).

We are looking for someone who is as passionate as us about protecting the rights of survivors of trafficking and slavery.

This is a new role which will provide the right candidate with the opportunity to develop their skills and grow within the organisation and would suit someone looking develop a career in charity operations and administration. The successful candidate will enjoy working as part of a small team with a varied workload. 

The role includes routine, essential duties as well as responding to the needs of a dynamic and growing workplace. You will need to be comfortable working independently and problem-solving in a fast-paced environment.

We are seeking someone with a high degree of technical proficiency coupled with excellent written communication skills. You must be organised, discreet and committed to ATLEU’s mission and values. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

ATLEU is a growing charity; we opened a second office in Sheffield in September 2018 to extend our services into the north of England and our ambition is to continue to expand our team in London and Sheffield over the next 5 years. With this we anticipate that the charity will be able to offer opportunities for career development to the successful candidate over the coming years.

Deadline for applications is 9am on Tuesday 1st October 2019. 

Are you a talented administrator, executive assistant and/or office manager looking to develop your skills in a fast-paced education charity? We are looking for a motivated individual to join our Birmingham office as an Office Manager and Executive Assistant. In this role you will provide support to our School Partnerships Area Director and the wider team, as well as be responsible for the smooth day to day running of our Birmingham office. This role is offered on a 12 months fixed term contract.

Our ideal candidate will possess the following qualities:

• Previous experience managing multiple, competing demands
• Demonstrated experience in a previous role using own initiative and working with high levels of autonomy
• Ability to seek and clarify detail
• Excellent attention to detail and outstanding organisational skills
• Ability to manage sensitive information in a confidential manner
• Experience of administrative work in a previous role
• Experience of effectively communicating with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Excellent interpersonal, telephone and written manner
• Experience of basic data analysis and comfortable with task involving numeracy
• Computer literate, with experience of necessary IT systems (Microsoft Office package essential, Salesforce desirable)
• Reliable, well organised and comfortable juggling multiple tasks and deadlines
• Helpful attitude with ability to take initiative to lead or support on projects as required and identify opportunities to improve operations
• Ability to manage own workload
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Eagerness to learn and develop

Our offer

We are happy to be able to offer you:

• Agile working - a dynamic and flexible internal culture that gives employees control over the way they work and supports wellbeing
• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays
• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate)
• Competitive salaries rates and life assurance
• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters
• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development

How to apply

To apply or for any questions please visit our website.

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive at this stage we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants.

Equality and diversity matter to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.

As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.

Senior Business Development Coordinator

(Ref: SUS2751)

£31,250 per annum

(inclusive of a London Weighting allowance of £3,995pa)

37.5 hours per week – based in London

This is an exciting opportunity to secure new work for Sustrans by the coordination of an effective, responsive and high quality business development service to our team in the London.  This role will lead on process by developing and writing content for funding bids, co-ordinating input from staff and leading on identifying and targeting funding opportunities at local / regional scale through relationship development and a competitive tendering processes.  

Educated to degree level or equivalent, with proven experience of managing tender/bid management systems, you will have substantial experience of preparing successful funding bids and robust project plans and budgets and of writing, editing and presenting documents for a wide range of funding opportunities. You will also have strong verbal and written communications skills, excellent time management, be highly organised, and have the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues at all levels as well as with clients to develop successful proposals. You will be IT literate, have a sound understanding of tender and bid processes and familiar with the use of CRM.  You will also be committed to the promotion of sustainable transport. 

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 09:00am on Monday 23 September 2019.  Interviews will take place in London during week commencing Monday 30 September 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.

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.  Take the next step in your journey by applying for the following key vacancy and join our IT team:

IT Support Assistant (Ref:  SUS2706)

£19,375 per annum

37.5 hours per week – based in Edinburgh

We now have a great opportunity for you to join a small, friendly UK team working for a values driven organisation of passionate people.  Whilst the focus is on offering great first line IT support to staff across Scotland in person, over the phone and email, there are also opportunities to assist in IT security, the resolution of software and hardware problems and fixed line and mobile telecommunications.

You will have previous experience in a similar role supporting at least MS Windows 7 in domain networked environment and have used IT ticket based system.  With good verbal and written communication skills and excellent problem analysis and solving skills, you will have good time management and prioritisation abilities and a knowledge of IT laptop and desktop hardware.  A commitment to the promotion of sustainable transport would be an advantage.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 09:00am on Monday 16 September 2019.  Interviews will take place in Edinburgh during week commencing Monday 23 September 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.

Are you passionate about food and providing exceptional mealtime experiences? Our client is looking for someone with a passion for cooking, a desire to learn and who can work well within a small team.

Job Title: Kitchen Assistant
Location: Swanton Novers, Norfolk (commutable from Fakenham and Holt)
Hours: 33 hours per week – 11 hour shifts
Salary: £8.78 p/h
Benefits: Full induction process, outstanding training opportunities, development and career progression, opportunities to gain recognised qualifications, free DBS screening, flexible working, £400 refer a friend scheme

The role also offers fantastic flexibility and rewards, as well as innovative ways of working to fit your lifestyle! 

About the role of Kitchen Assistant: 

The role will give you the opportunity to develop your cooking and baking skills so you can produce well balanced, homemade and nutritious food for breakfast, lunch and evening meal services. Some of our 31 residents do have special dietary needs, but you will be trained to plan and present these as well.

As well as what you might expect from a role like this - veg prep, food service, health, food safety and hygiene duties to keep the high standards we have achieved to reach our 5-star food hygiene rating, this role offers much more.

The role is within easy reach of Fakenham, Dereham, Holt as well as the North Norfolk coast and due to our client’s rural location you should own your own vehicle.

The nature of business requires kitchen staff to be available for work over bank holidays including Christmas and New Year.

Similar roles you may be experienced or interested in could be as a Catering Assistant, Cook, Chef, Commis Chef, Sous Chef, Caterer, Kitchen Porter, Assistant Cook

Selwyn is recruiting for a full-time Kitchen Porter to join our busy Catering Department.

Kitchen Porter
Salary: £17,550 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent, subject to six months’ probation

Operating the plate wash and post wash machines, the Kitchen Porter will also be responsible for keeping their work areas clean and tidy, and will have a pivotal role in maintaining the college’s 5* high Hygiene Certificate.

The Kitchen Porter will be working to high standards and will be able to achieve and maintain college hygiene standards. They will be part of a team supporting our Chefs and Front of House staff to produce excellent service to our students, Fellows, staff and conference guests alike. Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have good organisational and time management skills to meet deadlines and a willingness to help others to provide excellent service at all times. If you have a positive ‘can do’ attitude and are the kind of person who jumps in to help to ensure service is never compromised, we would love to meet you.

The college offers excellent benefits including an occupational final salary pension scheme and subsidised meals.

Closing date: Noon Friday 20 September 2019.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

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

Selwyn College is home to students of all backgrounds from the UK and across the world. We are proud of our diversity. We therefore welcome staff whatever their race, gender, sexuality, disability or religious belief, and we are keen to receive applications from people who may be under-represented in our community.

No agencies please.

We’re Anthony Nolan and we save the lives of people with blood cancer who need a stem cell transplant.

We have an ambitious plan to grow and diversify our portfolio to enable us to ensure the sustainability of our operation and develop innovative activity to transform the lives of patients with blood cancer.

And now we want you to join our lifesaving team. We are looking for a Head of Technical Development to join our growing Technology department.

Title: Head of Technical Development

Salary:          Circa £65,000 per annum (dependant on experience)

Contract: Permanent

Hours:  35 hours per week

Location: Hampstead, North London

As the Head of Technical Development, you will manage the teams developing and supporting all our critical applications, providing them with leadership and technical direction, coaching and code review.  You will work closely with our consultant Technical Architect to ensure consistency across the overall Technology Programme and be responsible for technical resourcing decisions for projects and live support with external and internal developers.

You are responsible for the delivery of Digital and IT Applications core tools: 

• to enable potential lifesavers to join our donor register, 
• for supporters to give and raise money for our continued research into blood cancer and blood disorders 
• for the team at Anthony Nolan to be able to function as efficiently as possible at all stages of the transplant lifecycle. 

Our new strategy will see the Technology division play a key role in Anthony Nolan’s approach to building a committed community of who are committed and equipped to champion our cause.

You will work within the Technology leadership team to ensure joint planning and coordination of all activity across the divisions. 

This is an exciting time to be joining our growing team so take a look at the candidate pack find out more.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary
• 27 days annual leave, pension scheme, childcare vouchers, access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance counselling
• A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
• Life Assurance of four times annual salary
• Travel season ticket loan, Cycle to work Scheme
• And more! (full list of benefits available on website)

Release your remarkable, join our team and give someone a chance of life.

Anthony Nolan is an equal opportunities & living wage accredited employer.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

Action for M.E. is a national charity working to improve the lives of people with M.E. and end the ignorance, injustice and neglect faced by children, young people and adults living with this serious, neurological condition. M.E. affects at least 250,000 people in the UK – more than MS and Parkinson’s combined – and most face considerable challenges in accessing appropriate care and support.

Are you exceptionally organised, calm under pressure, and looking for a new challenge? Join our creative, committed team in improving the lives of children, young people and adults living with the serious, neurological condition M.E. We are seeking an experienced administrator, who can smoothly run our office operations, including health and safety and HR administration, and support day-to-day operations including diary and event management and Board secretariat. If you’re a friendly, unflappable multi-tasker with brilliant communication skills, who can plan and prioritise changing deadlines, we’d love to hear from you.

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. Take the next step in your journey by applying to become a member of our team in London:

Urban Designer / Landscape Architect, London

£28,441 per annum 

(inclusive of a London Weighting allowance of £3,995 pa)

(Ref:  SUS2747)

37.5 hours per week – based in Bethnal Green

Sustrans is committed to ensuring our team represents the diverse range of communities we work with in London. As such, we particularly welcome applications from women, disabled and BAME candidates.

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join our design and engineering team, working closely with local communities and local authorities to play a major role in shaping the future of London’s streets and spaces. You will have the opportunity to design and deliver outstanding public realm, streetscape and cycling and walking schemes. Your work will contribute to the creation of healthier, happier cities.  By providing best-practice street design from conception to delivery, you will be assisting Sustrans in its vision to allow people to travel in ways that benefit their health and wellbeing.

We are looking for a talented designer who is passionate about creating streets for people, someone who wants to enhance their existing skills and develop new ones. In the London design team you will have freedom to express yourself creatively and challenge yourself daily. We enjoy working together as a team and value the contribution and expertise of all members.

At Sustrans you will be encouraged to produce innovative designs for networks, neighbourhoods and streets. You will be contributing to the delivery of a variety of public realm, infrastructure projects and high level strategies across London, building key relationships and collaborating with a variety of clients form the public and the private sector.

Sustrans supports professional development towards incorporated or chartered status with a relevant professional body.

Please quote reference number.  Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Wednesday 11 September 2019.  Interviews will take place in London on Monday 23 September 2019.