War Child is the global charity for children affected by war and conflict. It educates, protects and stands up for the rights of those children.

Founded in 1993, War Child  currently works with children affected by war in nine countries and reached over 126,000 children in the last year

Chair
Unremunerated
London

War Child now seek a new Chair to lead the board in support and provision of governance of the highest quality and rigour as the organisation enters a phase of significant growth and increased impact.

The new Chair will bring experience of chairing an organisation of size and scale, preferably with an international element. You will be an effective communicator able to engage with a wide variety of stakeholders.

War Child is committed to achieve greater diversity in its board, and welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, sexuality, belief or disability.

To read further details of this role, and to find out how to apply,  please visit the dedicated Microsite by clicking on the Apply Button.   

If you wish to have an informal and confidential conversation, please contact Jess Stockford or Camille Revuelta at Prospectus.

Closing date: 26 January 2020
Initial interviews with Prospectus: w/c 3 February 2020
Panel interviews with War Child: w/c 17 February 2020

Prospectus is delighted to be exclusively supporting The Postal Museum in their search for a temporary IT Support Engineer. The Postal Museum brings five centuries of communications history to life and welcomes 180,000 visitors a year. From interactive galleries to an immersive subterranean rail ride, modern research facilities to a wide-range of learning activities, they offer something for everyone, from all backgrounds and of all ages.

As an IT Support Engineer, you will fulfil an important role as a member of the Systems Team, working with colleagues across the organisation to deliver a world class visitor experience by maintaining all aspects of systems delivery. You will provide ad-hoc support for back office systems including Windows PCs, Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Office 365 and line of business applications and help to maintain public facing systems such as A/V systems, digital signage, wi-fi, ticketing and interactives in their public galleries. Please note this role requires flexible working including occasional evenings and weekends.

To be successful in this role, you will have a passion for the museum's work and a background in a helpdesk/1st line support setting or an audio/visual environment. It is considered a bonus if you have experience providing support to back office applications such as Microsoft 365, ticketing systems or technical delivery of events.

This role could be made permanent for the right candidate.

A full job description will be provided to candidates shortlisted by Prospectus.

Please apply with a Word Document copy of your CV. Cover letters are not required at this stage.

The Organisation 

Guy's and St Thomas' Charity are one of the UK's largest charitable foundations. For over 500 years we've been based in and focused on improving people's health in Lambeth and Southwark, two vibrant inner-city areas with urban health challenges. 

We work with a range of partners - both within and outside of Lambeth and Southwark - to identify, test and scale new approaches to health and healthcare. We take a programmatic approach, identifying the biggest health issues for people in our communities, understanding what's underneath these issues, and working with others to address them. We collaborate with anyone who has the very best approaches and shares our drive to make them happen. Whenever possible, we fund jointly with others.  Through a combination of fundraising and our own philanthropic support, we also help Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust provide exceptional care and a world-class environment for patients and staff at Guy's, St Thomas' and Evelina Children's Hospital, as well as in community health services across the boroughs. 

The Role

During the next ten years we plan to invest over £150m into a small number of ground-breaking, long-term programmes focused on the major health issues facing urban environments. In 2020, we'll be growing the team to prepare for the launch of our two new programmes on the health effects or air pollution and adolescent mental health.

Portfolio Managers lead the design, development, execution and evaluation of the projects we fund. Your work will be varied, rewarding and will involve interacting with many different stakeholders. You will be supported to pitch and progress ideas through each stage of our investment process and make them a reality in line with our strategy.   

The role is responsible for:

- Building a pipeline of partnerships and projects

- Leading the internal investment process, enabling us to make quality, high impact decisions by presenting funding cases

- Guiding existing projects by problem-solving, advising and managing a portfolio of active investments

The Person:

Are you an impact-focused, self-reliant manager who can juggle a portfolio of projects? Do you think strategically and spot opportunities to tackle big challenges? Can you build cross-sector partnerships to deliver innovative and ambitious projects? Our Portfolio Managers come from a diverse range of professional backgrounds and are assisted by Programme Directors to assemble and lead a portfolio of projects which speaks to their strengths. Because we are a small team, we do not work in silos and Portfolio Managers often work across more than one of our Programmes. So, if you enjoy variety and pace, this job will offer you exposure to a breadth of health issues and to all parts of the organisation.

Prospectus is pleased to be supporting a national charity who have been instrumental in the delivery of major government reforms that contribute to making a significant difference to the lives of children and young people across the county, particularly the most disadvantaged. A champion for children's rights, they are seeking an experienced National Campaigns Manager to lead their national anti-bulling campaign.

As their National Campaigns Manager, you will form part of a coalition of organisations and individuals, working together to achieve one mission: to stop bulling and create safer environments in which children and young people can live, grow, play and learn. At an exciting time for the charity, you will be responsible for leading the successful delivery of national campaigns, as well as account managing its corporate funding partners, ensuring that relationships are effectively managed and funder requirements are met. To achieve this, you will work collaboratively and in partnership with member organisations including charities and statutory bodies, as well as driving policy change by working closely with influencing individuals and members of government.

To be successful, you will have demonstrable experience of successfully managing national campaigns that directly support the work of charities. You will be a strong influencer with the ability to develop strategy and establish and maintain relationships, as well as possess the ability to negotiate with a wide variety of people, including corporate partners, politicians and high profile individuals. Due to the nature of their work, exceptional communications skills across various streams, including events, social media, resources and media, together with solid analytical skills, is essential. Proven experience of income generation is ideal. Finally, the ability to work flexibly and undertake out of hours working and travel is essential for this role.

To apply for this role, please initially submit a Word format version of your CV; suitable candidates will then be contacted and will be asked to complete a tailored supporting statement.

Applications will be reviewed, and interviews scheduled with the client, on an on-going basis.

Are you an experienced HR generalist that would succeed in a start-up environment?

Prospectus is thrilled to be partnering with a progressive organisation as we lead the search for an HR Manager, this person will join a division of experienced HR professionals within an emerging team as they continue in their journey through a period of change.

Reporting to the Head of People, the post holder will advance the delivery of our client's operational HR services while also having the opportunity to develop impactful HR policies and procedures that will be effective across the organisation. The objective being the promoting and instilling of best practices. You will also play a crucial role in defining their approach to employee relations and talent acquisition as well as ensuring that all HR procedures are compliant within the HR legal framework. You will also help oversee and collaborate with the business partner throughout the implementation of their annual business plan and HR strategy.

To be successful, you will be a solid HR generalist with demonstrable experience across employee relations and in defining organisation wide policies and procedures. A strong and practical knowledge of employment law is absolutely crucial to the success of this post, and it would be beneficial that you are CIPD qualified up to level 7. You will be an outstanding problem solver with the capability to transform strategy in to tangible operational plans, while also having an incredibly collaborative and supportive approach to those within your team.

In order to apply, please submit your CV in Word format. We are moving forward swiftly and would highly recommend expressing an interest ahead of the closing date. Cover letters are not required at this stage. Prospectus will provide a full job description to candidates that are shortlisted.

Prospectus is excited to be working with St John Ambulance in their search for a Prospect Researcher. This is an exciting opportunity to join an impactful organisation that is the nation's leading first aid charity; their aim is to teach everyone simple but lifesaving skills.

You will be supporting the fundraising team by prospecting sources for funding. The prospects will consist of philanthropists, corporates, trusts and foundations.

You will develop the prospect pool by identifying and researching prospects, both in and outside of the database, and analysing the prospects' suitability and potential for funding.

You will be comfortable with GDPR and compliance in the prospect researching process. You will also be supporting other projects within the organisation by providing data analysis and insights to the Fundraising Directorate.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You will then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.

Prospectus is pleased to be collaborating with a female-only charity, who provide emotional and practical support to women experiencing domestic violence and/or abuse. A large part of their work also includes supporting women who have committed crime with short-term offences, many of whom are also experiencing domestic abuse, to reduce or end offending. They are now seeking an experienced learning and evaluation professional to analyse this service across 8 London boroughs, as well as from one of their two women's centres.

This position will ensure that the charity is able to accurately measure the effectiveness and impact of their programming. This will involve developing, implementing and reviewing systems and processes to measure impact and meet stakeholders' changing needs. You will also champion best practice across the organisation and prepare reports to evidence your learnings.

The successful candidate will have previous experience in a similar role with good understanding of Theory of Change approach, MEL plan development and other research methodologies, both quantative and qualitative. You will have a keen eye for detail with experience of using data and insights to evidence and build reports.

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Please apply with a WORD copy of your CV and the relevant consultant will be in contact with further details.

Are you a facilities and front of house professional looking for the next career challenge?

Prospectus is thrilled to be working on behalf of a compelling organisation looking for a solid Facilities Coordinator to be responsible for their front of house, HR, IT and central facilities services.

Reporting to the Corporate Services Manager, the successful candidate will co-ordinate the provision of our client's office facilities. Within the delivery of facilities functions, the post holder will be responsible for health and safety and fire safety checks, will be the main key holder of the London Office, and will coordinate facilities for three hubs across the UK. Finally, yet importantly, the new Facilities Coordinator is expected to undertake occasional reception duties and to be an ambassador of the brand, too.

We are looking for a person with a proven track of record in a facilities support role, as well as a certain exposure to the delivery of organisational facilities projects and office relocations. To be successful, you will have outstanding attention to detail, a strong collaborative attitude and great interpersonal skills. The ability to work effectively under pressure and exceptional organisational skills are crucial too.

To apply, please submit a copy of your CV; cover letters are not required at this stage.

A full job description will be provided to candidate shortlisted by Prospectus.

Prospectus is pleased to be working with Sands to recruit their new Senior Trusts Fundraiser. Sands is the leading stillbirth and neonatal death charity and exists to reduce the number of babies dying and to support anyone affected by the death of a baby, before, during, or shortly after birth.

You will have significant experience of writing and securing grants from trusts and other grant-making bodies and manage the organisation's existing trust portfolio.

You will be able to effectively research sources of funding and have experience of prospect research using a variety of tools. You will be highly result orientated and will be able to develop and implement trust fundraising programmes.

You will be able to effectively collaborate with internal staff in preparation for proposals, meetings, and reports to external agencies. You will be able to work to tight deadlines and under pressure.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.

Prospectus has very recently been appointed as an approved supplier for the London and Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium, which includes over 100 organisations in just London alone. As a result of this, we anticipate an uplift in the amount of exciting temporary opportunities we will have available to offer candidates in the higher education space, also including arts and heritage and membership bodies.

With over 60 years' recruitment experience in the higher education and non-profit sector, we have worked alongside many large, well-known universities in London, making placements on a variety of roles such as:

Student Services Officer, Departmental Administrator, Enrolment/Admissions Officer, Programme Administrator and Course Administrator, to name but a few.

We are now looking to increase our pool of temporary higher education candidates who are interested in registering for future opportunities. Candidates will have had previous experience in a similar post within higher education, however we are also interested in candidates with relevance from other areas of education or from a membership body.

If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest and submit your CV by clicking 'apply now' below. You must be available immediately to be considered.

Our client have been challenging and empowering girls and young women through adventure, friendship and fun for over 100 years. They are now recruiting for an interim Safeguarding Admin Support Assistant to provide a high level of administration support to the safeguarding team.

As our client's Safeguarding Admin Support Assistant, you will act as the first point of contact for the Safe Practice team, triaging all incoming emails, phone calls and queries, advising where necessary and passing on to the safeguarding practitioners. You will collate initial information on each of the cases and will set up case and advice folders. You will also support and minute take at operational meetings and other safeguarding-related meetings, and will support the Head of Safe Practice with preparation of reports, presentations, agendas and statistics.

To apply for this role, you must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, experience of working in a highly pressured environment, as well as the ability to communicate and build relationships with stakeholders at all levels. You will be organised and efficient with good keyboard skills (minimum of 35 wpm), and will be experienced working on your own initiative.

Please initially apply with a word formatted version of your CV suitable candidates will then be contacted.

Please note, interviews to take place on Wednesday 18th December with a start date of Thursday 2nd January.

Do you have extensive experience in marketing and management?

Our client works towards improving health and health care in England.

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of implementing the marketing strategy and operational marketing plan to recruit to for leadership courses.

The ideal candidate will have experience of utilising all aspects of the marketing mix, including email, social media, direct mail, SEO, content marketing, paid search and online advertising.

You must have experience of managing people and resources.

To apply, please submit a Word Document version of your CV; cover letters are not required at this stage.

An exciting opportunity has arisen at one of London's leading universities for a temporary Disability & Dyslexia Advisor.

In this role, you will be providing advice and guidance to students with SpLD as well as students with mental health difficulties or physical and sensory disabilities. If successful, a large part of your role will involve working one to one with these students, assisting them in an advisory capacity with, among other things, accessing any funding they are entitled to. Your role will be to ensure appropriate adjustments are made for any specific requirements that have arisen from the DSA needs assessment are in place and these are reviewed with both school and student at appropriate intervals. Working, closely with academic staff to raise awareness of any challenges and recommending appropriate adjustments for each student.

To be considered for this role, it is essential that you have a basic DBS clearance. You will have specific expertise and knowledge around disability and Specific Learning Differences and a current understanding of legislation and policy that could impact the delivery of service to these students. You will have previous experience providing the initial screening for SpLD and referring them for the formal assessment and funding when appropriate. The ideal candidate will be able to work empathically with students using the social model of disability and confident in undertaking specialist one to one or small group tuition as and when necessary.

If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest below and submit your CV in Word format by clicking 'apply now' below.

Prospectus is excited to working with KIDS on an exclusive search for a Head of National Business Development to join in a newly created position that is focused on winning new contracts and bids through tendering processes. The charity currently works with local authorities in across England to support over 13,500 people from birth to 25 years old and provide over 120,000 hours of essential short breaks. They ensure young people have the opportunity to learn, play, build friendships, gain confidence and improve their well-being, whilst providing vital time and emotional and practical support to parents and siblings.

The role is offered on a permanent, full time basis paying £40,000 to £49,000 per annum with flexible working built in with a base in Central London that you will need to be at two days a week. This position will require some travelling around England with the charity's main focus in the South East/London, West Midlands, Lincolnshire and South West.

This position will initially help develop the organisational growth strategy and with senior management, you will plan how KIDS will approach Clinical Commissioning Groups and other health and social care providers. The role is blended giving the post holder a range of operational responsibility as well in overseeing and managing a portfolio of national projects by identifying, evaluating and realising opportunities for development of existing national projects alongside the funding and development of new projects. You will line manage the Contracts and Tender Manager with an established team around you meaning that you will have a have a more strategic view, whilst also having to undertake some bid writing and other simpler tasks.

They are looking for someone with demonstrable experience in bid writing and winning contracts and new business from Clinical Commissioning Groups, national government and other health and social care providers. This role has a large amount of autonomy so you will need to self-starter who is comfortable developing new ideas.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.