We are looking for a talented Digital Product Manager for a part-time (3 days/week) maternity cover with a fantastic Educational Research not for profit.

This role will lead the commercial and customer focus of the product development programme. The role is key to ensuring that all aspects of the development demonstrate a flawless customer experience. 

Responsibilities will include: 

• Maintain and ensure delivery of the market research plan, including market insights and competitor tracking and evaluation 
• Develop and adjust business case recommendations for product proposals 
• Lead on the development and refinement of all product propositions 
• Define, develop, and document the customer journey/user flow across digital products, including the purchasing process
• Work closely with the Head of Product Marketing to develop the sales and marketing strategy for any product launches and ongoing product roll out

Ideal experience will be:

• Track record of delivering a customer-centric approach to digital product development
• Experience of developing digital customer journeys, ideally for products utilised in educational settings
• Ability to develop successful product propositions and detailed business cases
• A good understanding of the requirements for the sales and marketing of digital products
• Strong commercial acumen 

If this sounds interesting & you have the relevant experience, please apply!

Do you excel at obtaining insight from data? Are you passionate about helping young people thrive in education and beyond?

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting Right to Succeed in their search for a Senior Insights Analyst. Right to Succeed are a collective impact charity that works to deliver place-based educational change in areas of poverty because they believe every child deserves the right to succeed no matter where they live.

The overall purpose of this role is to develop sustainable systems to maximise the charity's data and insights resource, schedule and oversee project or product releases and set up and oversee the charity's internal and external project monitoring and governance systems and processes. You will also support programme teams in understanding their roles in sharing and protection of programme data, provide training and support to clients and ensure processes provide core analysis on time.

To be successful as a Senior Insight Analyst it is essential to have experience working with data, from gathering and analysis through to design and presentation. It is preferred that this experience from the education sector. You will have a good understanding of data protection and GDPR, work well independently alongside excellent IT/database skills. Having experience with Tableau or Power BI is also a bonus.

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.

Please note that the role may close earlier than the date advertised.

An exciting opportunity to join an ambitious and growing team, with opportunities for travel professional development, you will support the management of grant applications and report on funding agreements. The role can be based in Bristol or London.

The Company Global marine conservation charity

The Role
Write and edit high quality narrative content to describe projects, priorities and impact
Lead on the preparation, development, internal review and submission of project proposals, logframes, timelines and detailed budgets
Manage and maintain good donor communications for new and existing grants
Manage the reporting process for funding agreements
Work with country and finance teams to ensure effective procedures are in place for grant management

The Candidate
Experience applying for and managing funding from trusts, foundations and institutional donors
Motivated, proactive and a highly organised individual
Assimilate and interpret large volumes of information into clear and compelling concept notes, applications and reports
Proven experience of project and budget management
Experience of project planning, grant management, compiling and monitoring budgets, Experience of effective and values-based partnership work between international and local organisations and communities
Fluency in English (written and spoken)
Excellent writing skills, including application and report writing

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting a national education foundation as it looks to recruit a School Liaison Manager. Â Despite the excellent efforts of schools to support home learning this year, many pupils have missed out. As the education sector gears up for the new term, there are growing concerns about the widening attainment gap between ages of 3 -18. This new programme will be developed to engage and support organisations' that offer tutoring services to a variety of demographics. This position is offered on a 12-month fixed term contract.

As their School Liaison Manager, you will support a government-funded sector led initiative to support schools to address the impact of closures on pupils' learning. From autumn 2020, they will make high-quality tuition available to schools, providing extra support to help pupils who have missed out as a result of school closures. Reporting to their interim Partners Director, you will play a crucial role by serving as the key point of interaction between senior school leaders such as Headteacher Associations, Multi-Academy Trusts, Local Authorities, as well as education regulatory bodies and EEF's NTP Partners team.

To be considered, you will have significant understanding of the education sector combined with the ability to effectively project manage national reach programmes. This is a crucial role for the organisation, and as such, you will possess the ability to develop and cultivate effective relationships and partnerships with a range of stakeholders at all level, based on trust and mutual respect. Finally, the ability to work under-pressure is essential, as is flexibility and a proactive approach.

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

This position with be based remotely for the foreseeable, but will be based in central London once the organisation returns to the office.

Interviews will be help week commencing 31st August.

We are recruiting or a experience Part time Administrator with PA skills for a high profile social welfare charity ,you must be able to work on a Wednesday.

The Role
Manage all correspondence received by the Private Office, ensuring that those requiring a response are logged and forwarded to the relevant department; taking measures to ensure that a response is drafted and issued to the sender in a timely and efficient manner.
Apply a high level of attention to detail when reviewing correspondence prepared by other people, for the Director Generals approval.
Complex diary management, including compiling and coordinating appointments, meetings and events, (ceremonial and social).
Prepare basic briefings for the DG, ahead of key events and meetings, ensuring that they are well prepared and that information is received in a timely manner.
Assist with Royal Household liaisons; keeping track of all requests and correspondence sent/received, on behalf of The Charity .
Provide general support to the EA, as required.
Directly assist the Director General in the EAs weekly absence
Undertake research projects for the Private Office, as required from time to time, providing detailed information for implementation as necessary.
Organise travel and accommodation for the Director General , using the in-house booking system.
Assist with the maintenance of budgets, ensuring invoices and expense claims are submitted and authorised appropriately.

The Candidate
Strong and proactive organisational, prioritisation and workload management skills
Experience of working closely with senior members of staff and Trustees
Diary management experience
Experience of handling correspondence and complaints
Minute taking
Administration and PA skills
Voluntary Sector experience

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Badenoch & Clark are proud to be partnering with all a Registered Provider based in Kent to appoint their Head of Finance / Financial Controller.The role holder's primary responsibility will be to support the Finance Director by leading the FP&A and Investment, Asset Charging and Treasury functions working closely with the executive team and the Board. The role will involve contributing to capital and investment strategies and overseeing investment activities and programmes, scrutinise on-going performance and making critical recommendations on the execution of the corporate strategy.Job Duties Principle responsibilities will include:*Support the FD, Board in all debt and equity fundraising and contribute to the funding strategy.*Preparation of board papers and investment papers as required and liaising with credit rating agencies, lenders, debt advisors, consultants etc*Managing the asset securitisation and treasury functions to ensure that funding levels are optimised and treasury and funding policies are complied with.*Leading the FP&A team, ensuring high quality analysis, planning and reporting. *Owning the financial models, and ensure they remain accurate and deliver the analytical capabilities a fast-moving business requires. *Ensuring all analysis provided to the board and investment committees is relevant and accurate*Leading and managing the business planning process including the implementation of processes, procedures and systems to help support the preparation and monitoring of the business plan.*Overseeing the valuation process of all development and completed assets, making recommendations of any opportunities and risks that the valuation analysis shows.*To prepare and maintain financial systems to be used for the appraisal of the division's development schemes, in accordance with the development assumptions approved by the Board*To provide support to the development and new Business teams with their scheme & project appraisals. Skills Required *Qualified accountant or similar *Excellent academic background, with a deep numerical aptitude*Deep technical financial and commercial knowledge and experience in the residential housing industry*Specific affordable housing experience in a similar role would be highly beneficial. * Leadership and management experience *Delivery focused and ability to plan and execute projects across multi-disciplinary teamsBadenoch + Clark working on behalf of this client who are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender identity or age.
Badenoch + Clark acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Badenoch + Clark UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Badenoch + Clark. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explains how we will use your information - please copy and paste the following link in to your browser: https://www.badenochandclark.com/en-gb/candidate-privacy

Interim Communications Manager - international human rights charity in London
Salary: £35,116 - £37,900
Terms: 7 months fixed term. Full time or part time considered. Flexible working offered.
Closing date: ASAP

Eden Brown is proud to be working with an amazing London-based human rights organisation on their Interim Communications Manager vacancy. Reporting into the Head of Fundraising and Communications, the Communications Manager is responsible for maintaining the charity's brand and media presence during this time of change as well as overseeing their increasingly successful digital presence.

You will be part of a team of people leading improvements across the organisation on engaging with people who support, donate, campaign, design policy and influence others. This work will involve continuing the charity's work on framing, aligning policy and communications work and supporting the design of robust systems to takes their Communications into a new ambitious strategic period.

This is an exciting period of change and growth and the charity's Communications work is central to this, so we are looking for someone with the creativity to help guide their work while steadily managing the day to day communications work.

The key elements of the role are as follows:

* Working across the charity's programmes and policy colleagues, plan and deliver high impact media outcomes, research and report launches in order to further advocacy and fundraising goals.
* Identifying with colleagues and partners, proactive media opportunities and working to secure coverage that meets objectives.
* Manage the busy press office, responding to media enquiries and ensuring that the organisation is raising its profile to deliver it's key objectives.
* With support from colleagues, oversee the website and digital channels and oversee the recruitment of a Digital Officer role.
* Leading the improvement of systems and processes that enable them to ensure it's communications activities are run efficiently and are focused on high value activity.
* With the Head of Fundraising and Communications advise and contribute to the development of the new Communications strategy 2020-2025.
* Monitoring media activity, producing regular internal media reports and supporting the organisation to spot and respond to opportunities to secure related coverage
* With support from the Executive team, and in consultation with marketing colleagues, coordinating, managing and improving their social media activity and engagements.
* Guide and oversee the delivery of their twice-yearly supporter magazines, Annual Review and Impact Report 2020 with the support of colleagues and freelance support where needed.
* Ensure the expert delivery of research reports and briefing papers that inform decision makers and support advocacy and policy outcomes.
* Support with reputation and crisis management if required.

To be successful in this role you will have:

* Several years of senior level communications and media experience
* A track record of an analytical approach to delivering effective results through media and social media activity
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills - with the ability to make complex information accessible, inspiring and engaging for different audiences
* An ability to grasp a policy position quickly, often in a fast pace, rapidly moving environment, and provide relevant communications provisions to support that position
* Excellent relationship management skills - with experience of working with multiple internal and external stakeholders to deliver results
* The ability to plan and prioritise multiple demands on time and resources
* A passion for storytelling and inspiring people to be part of a movement for change
* Some experience of recruiting and managing volunteers or staff

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Head of Development

Rate: £500-600 a day (dependant on experience)

Location: West Midlands (plus travel to strategic sites)

Principle Activity:

• You will initially be reporting to the Director of Development in the delivery of high quality, design focused, mixed use and large scale development schemes.

Job Description:

• Work on all elements of the new and current schemes including land sale, contract negotiation, appraisals, planning, feasibility, delivery and handover.
• Manage contract negotiations with house builders and commercial occupiers.
• Overseeing projects from the design, planning and construction phases from inception to completion.
• Add value by coordinating design team meetings to secure outline and detailed planning consents.
• Manage external consultants to ensure they are delivering on programme and budget.
• Liaise, influence and negotiate with house builders and affordable housing delivery partners to ensure house building, sales and affordable housing delivery are on track.
• Ensure commercial land is marketed fully and that commercial deals are smooth and professional.
• Meet with potential commercial tenants covering retail, industrial, leisure and office sectors.
• Prepare development appraisals ensuring profitable residential and commercial schemes.
• Monitor progress and manage governance of projects by undertaking budgeting, financial forecasting and cash flow forecasting in coordination with the project finance team.
• Research into the house builder market predominantly at a regional level.
• Ensure that section 106 obligations are met on time and within budget
• Present a positive attitude when dealing with members of the public and other stakeholders.

Experience Required:

• Acquisition or disposal of property / land
• Planning and development experience
• Significant post university relevant experience from a house builder, developer or agency environment
• Educated to degree level or above
• MRICS qualified or demonstrable experience
• Strong financial and business awareness

Head of Development

Rate: £500-600 a day (dependant on experience)

Location: West Midlands (plus travel to strategic sites)

Principle Activity:

• You will initially be reporting to the Director of Development in the delivery of high quality, design focused, mixed use and large scale development schemes.

Job Description:

• Work on all elements of the new and current schemes including land sale, contract negotiation, appraisals, planning, feasibility, delivery and handover.
• Manage contract negotiations with house builders and commercial occupiers.
• Overseeing projects from the design, planning and construction phases from inception to completion.
• Add value by coordinating design team meetings to secure outline and detailed planning consents.
• Manage external consultants to ensure they are delivering on programme and budget.
• Liaise, influence and negotiate with house builders and affordable housing delivery partners to ensure house building, sales and affordable housing delivery are on track.
• Ensure commercial land is marketed fully and that commercial deals are smooth and professional.
• Meet with potential commercial tenants covering retail, industrial, leisure and office sectors.
• Prepare development appraisals ensuring profitable residential and commercial schemes.
• Monitor progress and manage governance of projects by undertaking budgeting, financial forecasting and cash flow forecasting in coordination with the project finance team.
• Research into the house builder market predominantly at a regional level.
• Ensure that section 106 obligations are met on time and within budget
• Present a positive attitude when dealing with members of the public and other stakeholders.

Experience Required:

• Acquisition or disposal of property / land
• Planning and development experience
• Significant post university relevant experience from a house builder, developer or agency environment
• Educated to degree level or above
• MRICS qualified or demonstrable experience
• Strong financial and business awareness

At the Centre for Homelessness Impact we help people to harness the power of evidence and data to improve policies and interventions. We are currently in a period of growth and learning, so there is a huge opportunity for this role to make an impact. 

Head of Development
£38,000 to £50,000 (pro rata if part time), depending on experience and location. 
Permanent
Full and part time considered.
Location: Flexible, with at least two days in office on an average week.

Strengthen, sell and expand CHI's offer.

This is a new role, which will be focused on strengthening, selling, and expanding CHI's offer.

We are looking for someone who has experience working in collaborative environments to meet organisational goals, build and manage relationships, and develop pitches that connect our mission and capabilities with the needs of potential funders. She/he will surface and establish partnerships, lead funding bids, and act as a key representative of the Centre to the outside world. 

Working with the Chief Executive, you will lead on all aspects of development and fundraising; maintaining high level relationships with donors and prospective donors and maximising opportunities to secure new sources of income from individuals, companies and charitable trusts.

You will work across the homelessness and housing sector to identify compelling opportunities for complementary value creation. Elevate and amplify the Centre’s reputation, influence, and leadership in the sector by building new networks, partnerships, and externally-facing programmes, keeping ahead of the marketplace and promoting and positioning the CHI.

With a track record of working to, and achieving, financial targets ideally in a fundraising capacity or in a context where skills are transferable, experience of fundraising in the academic or voluntary sector in an executive or non-executive capacity is essential and experience of diversifying income streams in a start-up social sector organisation, you will be a great relationship builder and communicator with excellent influencing, negotiating and networking skills.

This role is an exceptional opportunity to be part of a high-profile initiative to deliver creative solutions to homelessness.

Closing date: Sunday 6th September 2020
Interviews will take place on the 17th September in London.

Supported Housing Project Manager
Salary £28,889 - £35,217
Manchester, Salford
Permanent
Hours: 35 per week Mon to Fri 9am – 5pm (out of hours, evening and weekends, depending on the needs of the service)
 
Our client provide homes and services to over 16,000 people across Greater Manchester and have big plans to build more over the next five years.
 
They’re looking for someone who will take pride in putting their customers first and to lead and develop their Moving On Up Project. Someone who will take responsibility for managing and developing strategies to support people with complex needs to meet their challenges and develop their independence.
 
They’re looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills who is able to lead a highly motivated and committed support team. You will be very organised and flexible to oversee the management of the different components of the service including the: supported accommodation, outreach, community hub and crisis project. They need someone who can deliver a high-quality value for money service for customers and stakeholders.
 
Ideally, you will have worked in a similar role and will have knowledge and experience of working closely with social services and of support services for young people and adults with complex needs. Ideally this will have been in an accommodation-based / outreach / crisis management or community hub setting.
 
A full valid driving licence with access to your own vehicle for work purposes is required, and total flexibility towards working hours.
 
Our client are a great place to work! They work in an agile way, pay good salaries, offer a great range of benefits and support colleagues to learn and grow, because they want to attract and retain the very best people to help them serve their customers.
 
So if you have a great rapport with people - they’d love you to join their team!
 

Interview date: W/C 17th August but to be confirmed 
 
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Our partner is women’s health and empowerment organisation. They are seeking an exceptional business partner to manage the portfolio of grant funding from institutional donors in the UK and Europe. The role is quite broad in its scope – providing financial management support through the full project cycle, and acting as a business partner to country office teams, implementing partners, and donors.

Key Responsibilities

• Support in developing budget for donor proposals (including payment by results), working with country offices and implementing partners, that these are developed on a full-cost recovery basis.
• Responsible for grants compliance – ensuring that new projects are set-up accurately, invoices are submitted on time & in the correct format – and reporting – ensuring that reports are submitted in a timely manner, any changes in financial guidelines are understood and adhered to, and projects are closed out in a timely manner.
• Provide analysis & information to ensure accurate cashflow forecasting, and on the life of a project.
• Act a business partner to the programmes team, country offices & implementing partners, providing advice and training on donor reporting & compliance issues.
• Responsible for programme accounting.
• Lead in the preparation for donor audits, and support the year-end audit process.

Requirements

• Qualified accountant, or finalist, with experience in project accounting & the financial management of complex institutional grants that cover multiple regions & partners.
• Experience of grants compliance, management and reporting of UK & European institutional donors including DfID, EU, Danish, German & the Dutch government. This includes experience of PBR grants.
• Exceptional business partner, able to work effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience in working in an INGO across cultures.
• Fluency in French is desirable.  

This role is only open to candidates with the right to work in the UK. 

Chief Executive (Conservation Charity)

Term: Full time, permanent 

Location: Bamber Bridge, Preston

Salary: Up to £75,000 per annum

This is an exciting opportunity to lead our client into a Wilder Future!

A group of wildlife enthusiasts and conservationists formed the trust in 1962.  Since then it has grown into one of the largest trusts with a membership of nearly 30,000, over 40 reserves, around 190 staff and more than 1000 active volunteers, including a strong and capable board of Trustees.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a natural and inspirational leader to join them as Chief Executive. You’ll develop, deliver and report on their vision and strategic goals, championing and developing a culture that values and enhances their model as a membership-based organisation.

You will be expected to take them forward through the rapidly-evolving regional and national political landscape. There will be difficult challenges along the way, but unprecedented opportunities too!

They are looking for someone with the following skills and experience:

• Demonstrate substantial senior management experience, preferably at Chief Executive level.

• Good knowledge of the environmental policy landscape, as well as an understanding of practical land and marine management is paramount - as is the ability to make things happen.

• Proven track record in developing and delivering effective, high impact strategic plans.

• A strong and inspirational leader and team player, with experience of successfully managing and communicating organisational change.

• Knowledge of charitable governance and experience of working closely with Trustees.

• Sound knowledge and understanding of wildlife, nature conservation and environmental issues.

If you are passionate about nature and are inspired to create a wilder future for the wildlife and people of Lancashire, Greater Manchester and North Merseyside, they’d love to hear from you.

Prospectus is proud to be partnering with a small, vibrant charity which has supported disabled children and young people, parents and families in London for more than 30 years. Our client offers a range of services which aim to empower service users, realise their potential and maximise their community inclusion and achievement. They are now recruiting an Education and Participation Manager to oversee their further education project Leighton College, which delivers personal development, independent living, and employability courses for young adults with mild to moderate learning disabilities.

The Education and Participation Manager will manage, coordinate and develop our client’s further education and employability programmes aimed at young adults with a learning disability aged 16 - 25 years old. Overseeing a small team (including tutors, learning support assistants and volunteers), you will ensure that all programmes are delivered to the highest quality so that opportunities are maximised for young disabled people to live independently, access employment, and to participate in their local community. You will lead the development of other services to support the participation, inclusion and achievement of disabled young people and adults, and will you will work with colleagues to promote and market our client's education services to prospective learners, families and funders.

The ideal candidate for this role will have significant experience of managing the delivery of post-16 education, training or learning programmes (including accredited and functional skills programmes), and will have extensive experience of supporting and enabling young people with disabilities and SEN. You will be an exceptional communicator, with demonstrable experience of overseeing staff and managing partnerships, and will have extensive experience of monitoring and evaluating services for continued quality assurance. Overall you will be an inspiring Manager, passionate about delivering high quality education and employment services to empower young disabled people.

If this sounds like an exciting opportunity then please initially apply with a Word-formatted version of your CV, suitable candidates will then be contacted and asked to complete a supporting statement.

Interviews to take place on Friday 4th September.