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CPRE Oxfordshire is looking for a Director to develop campaigns and co-ordinate our volunteer network to protect the countryside of Oxfordshire. Work with us towards a beautiful and thriving countryside that’s accessible to everyone.
CPRE (the Countryside Charity) was set up 100 years ago with the aims of the ‘conservation of what is beautiful and interesting in our countryside and towns and villages; and the encouragement of the right type of development’. Today these words are just as relevant as when they were written in the 1920s and we campaign for good planning, protection from speculative development and the enhancement of nature and accessibility of our green spaces.
CPRE Oxfordshire is an independent charity, federated with 40+ county charities and a national office, giving us local, regional and national reach. The Director will work with our Trustees and network of volunteers to formulate local strategy, run local campaigns and liaise with the National Charity. The Director is assisted by a small staff team.
We are looking for an exceptional individual who can work with and motivate volunteers, take a strategic view on issues affecting the Oxfordshire countryside and represent CPRE at County and National forums. The role also involves management of the small staff team, the oversight of our finances and fundraising.
We’re committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace at CPRE, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because diverse workplaces can make better and more creative decisions. Whatever your background, we welcome your application. However people from ethnic minority backgrounds and disabled people are underrepresented in the environment sector. So, if you identify as either, we’d love to hear from you.
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There has never been a greater need for Independent Age’s work. More than two million older people are in poverty, with millions more living with precarious finances. At Independent Age, we believe that no older person should face financial hardship. That’s why, by 2027, our goal is to have improved the lives of one million older people. Our information and advice, grant-making, partnership activity, policy work, and campaigning increases the financial well-being of older people, enabling them to have greater choice and independence in wider areas of life.
As Director of Services and Grants, you will be responsible for ensuring that our multi-channel services and grants programme serve and improve the lives of older people, reach those who are most likely to be in poverty, and have the maximum impact. You will help us grow our capacity, build our network of charity and commercial partnerships, develop our external training offer, and reach more people including those groups most likely to experience financial hardship.
Having operated at a senior level, ideally as part of a Senior Leadership Team, you will be an inspiring leader with a demonstrable passion for our cause. Experienced in successfully managing service transformation and development, including in a contact centre environment, you will also have an understanding of grants programmes, and of building strategic partnerships and national networks. With an understanding of demonstrating and reporting on impact, experience of supporting fundraising for services and bidding for contracts, you will ideally also have knowledge of developing an external training offer.
Please review our candidate pack, linked below, for further information. If your experience doesn’t align perfectly with all of the criteria in the person specification but you do meet most of them and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply anyway.
This is a full-time role, 35 hours per week, which you can choose to work over five days a week or a 9-day fortnight.
What it’s like to work at Independent Age:
We celebrate diversity at Independent Age and champion the differences that make each of us unique. We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We aim to attract and retain a wide range of talent and create an environment where everyone can feel safe, protected, welcome and included.
We offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance, and fantastic learning and development opportunities. We also offer a number of enhanced leave provisions and benefits. We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best and supports wellbeing. Flexible working hours and hybrid working is standard. But if you need a different form of flexibility, we are always happy to talk flexible working.
You can find out more about what it’s like to work at Independent Age by visiting the careers page on our website.
Application Process:
To apply, please visit our website to submit a curriculum vitae and a supporting statement, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the job description and person specification. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have specific requirements and need support to apply in an alternative format.
To support our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion we use anonymous shortlisting. Therefore, please do not include your name, photo, or information to indicate your gender or age in your CV and supporting statement, and please ensure the title of any uploads does not contain your name. Please do not omit dates of employment.
Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and, if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer. A Basic DBS Certificate will be required for this role.
Closing date for applications: end of day on Monday 8 April 2024
First round interviews to be held Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 May 2024
Second round interviews to be held Thursday 16 May 2024
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Inclusion Barnet is Barnet’s Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisation (DDPO), led by a board and senior management team of disabled people, and we’re passionate about using our lived experience of disability to work towards inclusive communities and greater social justice for all. This role works on issues across all Barnet’s diverse communities, and all work needs to be undertaken through an equality and access lens. Therefore, we’re looking for someone with their own lived experience of disability (which could include mental health issues or a long-term condition), a commitment to the social model of disability, and an ambition to contribute to a fairer society for all. We also particularly welcome applications from global majority candidates, who are currently underrepresented at leadership level in our organisation.
The successful candidate will be our strategic lead within our award-winning Barnet Together partnership, working as an equal partner with Young Barnet Foundation and Groundwork London. You’ll be overseeing our community organisation support, ensuring that the team meet their KPIs and that we also deliver on our work to challenge inequalities for marginalized groups. You’ll represent the voluntary sector at the most senior level in Borough meetings, and support the development of the VCSE Alliance for North Central London.
You’ll also oversee our libraries, strategizing and identifying opportunities to enhance the service, and act as contact point in our role as Locally Trusted Organisation for the Grange Big Local.
To succeed, you will need extensive experience of the voluntary sector, partnership management, and the gravitas to represent the sector to senior local leaders. You’ll be a natural problem solver and an advocate for equality, as well as a collaborative, coaching manager; a great relationship builder with tact and emotional intelligence, and a champion for the contribution of the sector to the borough, and society more widely. In return, you will become part of a friendly and supportive team, working within a focused but flexible culture, where diversity is valued and you can bring your whole self to work.
This is a UK based role, and whilst most of it can be done from home, candidates need to have, or be willing to relocate to, a base within about two hours travel time from Barnet. We anticipate a need to be in Barnet on a weekly basis on average, for which travel will be paid. We encourage flexible working to suit your work/life balance preferences where possible. We also operate a Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) system.
To apply, please submit your CV with a brief covering letter explaining why you want to work for Inclusion Barnet, and how you would use your lived and professional experience to deliver the role.
Please explain your suitability for the role, and how you would use your own personal lived experience of disability to deliver inclusive and accessible community services for the local voluntary sector and residents.
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Transform Your Career & Community: Join Us as the Director of Health Transformation
Are you ready to make a real impact in the health sector and transform the lives of residents in City & Hackney? Hackney CVS is looking for a visionary and dynamic Director of Health Transformation to lead our journey towards a healthier and more equitable community. This is not just a job; it’s a calling for those passionate about making a difference in public health, especially for marginalised groups and communities.
Why You Should Apply:
Be at the Heart of Change: Play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering innovative health outcomes. Lead a team dedicated to improving population health through effective partnership working across the voluntary, community, and cross-sector agencies.
Drive Community Empowerment: Empower communities, especially those representing the Black & Global Majority and other marginalised groups, to have their voices heard. Use your experience to engage and influence system leaders and policymakers.
Innovate and Collaborate: Oversee a range of innovative programmes that build the infrastructure for collaborative community work. Facilitate partnership working and embed coproduction approaches to health service design and delivery.
Build and Grow Relationships: Inherit and expand a strong network of trusted relationships across City & Hackney, driving growth and shaping the future of our health services.
Your Role Will Include:
Strategic Leadership: Develop strong relationships with key health and care system partners to engage the VCS in shaping local health transformation activities.
Operational Excellence: Manage resources effectively to deliver impactful programs, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and robust financial planning.
Advocacy and Communication: Advocate for the VCS and local communities on health and care boards, and ensure high-quality communications to engage key audiences.
Who We’re Looking For:
Experienced Leaders: Significant experience in partnership approaches, addressing inequalities, and managing contracts and budgets within the health transformation sector.
Strategic Thinkers: Ability to contribute to the direction of the organisation, with excellent analytical, negotiation, and presentation skills.
Passionate Advocates: Strong commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, with the skills to build relationships across organisations at a senior level.
Why Hackney CVS?
Join us and enjoy benefits like 25 days of annual leave, continuous professional development opportunities, staff wellbeing initiatives, flexible working, and a supportive and inclusive working environment. Hackney CVS is not just an employer; we’re a community committed to making a difference.
Ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to meaningful change in City & Hackney? Visit our website for more information and to apply.
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SINCE 9/11 are seeking a dynamic and driven leader to manage the charity through its next phase of development.
The Charity Director will be responsible for managing the charity on a day to day basis throughout its next phase of development: developing and implementing the strategy for the organisation, building its capability to deliver this strategy through fundraising activities and putting in place a small team; driving awareness of the SINCE 9/11 Education Programme among key audiences and overseeing the financial administration of the charity, in line with the goals set out by the charity trustees.
CHARITY DIRECTOR ROLE OVERVIEW
This is an important and exciting time for the charity. More than 20 years after the horrific events of 9/11, with our acclaimed SINCE 9/11 education programmes for schools (developed by the world no.1 UCL Institute of Education) and our strategy and vision for the future both now in place, we want to drive the charity even further forward.
Our work remains as important as ever, teaching young people across the UK – who weren’t even born in September 2001 – about the events, causes and consequences of 9/11 and subsequent terrorist atrocities.
In a world where extremism and terrorism pose a huge risk, both to life and to the pluralist ideals of democratic societies, SINCE 9/11 seeks to lead the way in educating young people and steering society towards a more peaceful and tolerant future. In order to do so, we are now seeking a talented, driven and engaging leader who can take our charity to the next level. We believe that we have a high-quality programme to take into schools and other settings working with young people; our challenge now is to ensure that our programme reaches as many schools as possible.
We therefore need a leader who is confident and creative in building relationships with schools, academy trusts, local authorities, subject associations and teaching unions; someone who is familiar with the national education environment. Supported by a high-profile and committed board, our new director will be tasked with putting all of their energy into building those relationships and ensuring that we have a step change in the number of young people accessing our programme.
We believe that doing so will bring us long term financial sustainability and thus the ability to grow and develop our programmes further. In the tough operating environment, with schools currently facing many challenges of their own, we know this will be no easy task. The Board will be ready and willing to support you in any way that we can, as we recognise that appointing a dynamic, committed director is crucial to a continuing successful future for SINCE 9/11.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Peter Rosengard (Chair and Founder)
Matthew Hartley (Vice Chair)
Lady Lucy French OBE
Professor Colin Diamond CBE
Sir Anthony Seldon
Dame Sally Coates
Dame Cressida Dick
Ishtiaq Hussain OBE
THE PROCESS
To apply for the role, please submit a CV and covering letter of no more than two pages setting out why you are applying for the role.
Key dates are as follows:
- Tuesday 2nd April (midday): closing date for applications
- Monday 8th April: first round interview
- Monday 15th April: second round interview
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Discovery, part of Dimensions, is proud to be independently recognised as a Great Place To Work for a second year in a row in 2023.
We support adults with learning disabilities and/or autism to get more out of life. We do this through person centred support and care, designing and delivering our support in partnership with the people we support, their families and/or those who know them best.
Discovery, based in Somerset, is now becoming a strategic partner working with Cornwall Council to support people with a learning disability and autistic adults in Cornwall.
At first we will take responsibility for improving the way people are supported in a small number of existing residential care homes, with the prospect of supporting more people once we’ve demonstrated success.
The Operations Director is a member of Discovery’s senior team, with direct line management responsibilities for Locality Managers, many of whom will be Registered Managers with the Care Quality Commission. Whilst the position is home based, we expect that the Operations Director will regularly visit the people we support in their home. You’ll guide your team, focusing on ways to improve quality and practice. In addition, you’ll be expected to work closely with the Business Development team to assess opportunities to support more people within the county, including those currently supported Out of Area. You’ll be able to access a wider support network by working closely with peers from Discovery and Dimensions in other parts of the country; There will be regular virtual and face to face opportunities to share knowledge and for personal and professional development.
Interviews will be held on the 11th April face to face in Cornwall.
Why choose Discovery?
Discovery is a not-for-profit social enterprise committed to developing and rewarding our colleagues.
If you are right for this role we will offer you:
- A salary of up to £60,219.86
- Car allowance of £6,000 per annum
- Up to 35 days’ annual leave entitlement (including bank holidays)
- Access to discounts on high street shopping, cinema tickets and meals out
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension scheme, Long Service Awards and Life Assurance.
What will I be doing?
As an Operations Director with Discovery, you will be a key leader in our organisation. You will be accountable for all our support for people in Cornwall, ultimately ensuring that each individual gets more out of life. You will lead a team of Registered Managers in delivering high quality support to adults with learning disabilities and/or autism. You’ll also mobilise our support for more people across the county, supporting their transitions and driving service transformation where required.
Further details about the role can be found in the attached job description.
What will I need?
Our Operations Directors are inspiring leaders and passionate advocates for our colleagues and the people we support.
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have experience at middle management level in the social care sector.
- Be results focused; the ability to work proactively, plan, organise, optimise resources and complete targets within agreed timescales.
- Have the ability to demonstrate effective people management skills through delegating, empowering, motivating, and coaching
- Have a demonstrable understanding of the requirements of the CQC and of working in health and social care.
If this sounds like the career move you have been looking for we’d love to hear from you.
As part of the recruitment process you will be asked to complete Psychometric testing ahead of the interview.
If you would like to be a part of our welcoming team here at Discovery, please apply by clicking the button below – upload your CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the requirements in the skills & experience section of the application. We will then be in touch.
Please note:
- This role requires a basic DBS Disclosure, which will be obtained for you by Discovery.
- Discovery is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. We welcome applications from people from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority backgrounds.
- Discovery is Disability Confident Committed and we guarantee to interview all applicants who let us know they have a disability and meet the minimum essential criteria for this role. Discovery has been awarded this symbol by Jobcentre Plus to recognise our commitment towards the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees.
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Purpose of the Job
To strategically lead and manage our existing CYP services that range from being both clinical and non clinical (Mental Health Support Teams in Schools, Circle crisis prevention café for children and young people, Whole School Approach, Be Kind to Your Mind). To develop and grow a portfolio of children and young people’s mental health services.
The role will lead, manage and oversee the Youth Services team and a range of projects that support the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.
You can download a PDF of the job description for this role at the bottom of the page.
Growth and Development
- To lead, develop and maintain the strategy, business plan and budget for Youth Services.
- To lead on service development through the identification of unmet needs, local priorities and project opportunities and the development of proposals and bids.
- To work closely with the CEO and Head of Business Development on potential new funded projects, writing or inputting into proposal/bids.
- To support the development of outreach and communications materials about services and impact.
Lead on Projects
- To provide overall leadership and oversight for project contracts.
- To oversee the implementation of needs assessments and data analysis to ensure that services are relevant to the needs of stakeholders and meet identified service gaps.
- To ensure that KPIs for all projects are met and have continuous oversight of this and any improvement actions that need to be taken.
- To lead and oversee effective monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) systems (both qualitative and quantitative) evidence base are in place, monitoring key outcomes of the service and produce quality reports.
- To oversee and ensure evidence of key outcomes are in place and inform improving quality programme delivery and service development.
- To lead and oversee reporting to funders (and other stakeholders where required) in a timely manner.
- Provide guidance and expertise to staff.
- Any other reasonable ad hoc tasks as requested by CEO and in line with the needs of the service.
Partnership Working
- To develop excellent working relationships with commissioners, potential commissioners, partners across North-West London.
- To lead on providing the oversight for partner SLAs and contracts.
- To ensure in contracts where HFEH Mind is the project lead that partners are supported to achieve project deliverables and targets and provide timely M&E to be included in reports to funders.
- To lead on and coordinate ongoing consultation and skills-sharing with partners.
- To work with national Mind and other Local Mind Associations to collaborate and share best practice.
- To identify suitable partners and funders for new projects.
- To develop ongoing stakeholder engagement with existing partners, funders and other stakeholders.
- To ensure that partners adhere to safeguarding, suicide prevention and GDPR principles and best practice.
- To work with community groups to establish a clear vision of the role of Mind locally to support people and communities.
Management
- To be an active, positive, accountable member of the Senior Management Team.
- To embed clear, effective communication so that employees feel engaged with and understand the how they fit in.
- To manage the budget and reporting on Youth Services.
- To work collaboratively and strategically with the senior management team, especially to champion an organisation-wide culture, live our values and facilitate high performance, quality, accountability, learning and forward planning.
- To review and restructure the department to enhance and sustain the growth and development of services. To keep in mind direct line-management is kept to 6 managers.
- To lead your team embedding the values of the organisation, agreeing key performance indicators in line with the strategy and business plan, to ensure high performance and promote staff wellbeing.
- To ensure project targets are being achieved with your project managers, empowering them to effectively coordinate Youth Services frontline workers and partners.
- To build a dynamic and fluid team that has flexibility to deliver different elements of the service as demand dictates and ensure retention and succession planning.
- Providing ongoing feedback and support, as well as monthly supervision to project managers, including safeguarding.
- To work with HR to lead on team recruitment, JD development, team induction and probation, ensure that mandatory training and staff developmental needs of the team are met and directly supporting the capacity development of the team, through ongoing feedback, supervision and facilitating team discussions and workshops.
- To work with project managers to ensure all policies and procedures are being adhered to.
- To lead of Safeguarding for Youth services and being accountable to ensure policies and procedures are being followed.
- To lead and manage risk within your area, e.g. by maintaining, reviewing and reporting the risk register to the CEO.
- To take on projects as and when needed to support or develop the organisation.
- To ensure effective administrative systems are in place to support the smooth running of Youth Services.
Person specification
For full person specification see attached job description below.
- Educated to at least degree level.
- Relevant qualifications to this role.
- Minimum five years’ experience of working with people with children and young people with mental health.
- Highly developed, well-articulated expertise in project management and strategic thinking.
- A track record of delivering accountable services and excellent performance against agreed targets and objectives.
- Experience of income generation, programme expansion and contract management.
- Experience building and maintaining relationships with a range of stakeholders (service users, funders, partners).
- Substantial experience of budget management.
- Substantial experience of collating quality data for the performance of a service and writing reports.
- Working knowledge of children’s and adult’s safeguarding.
- Supervision of safeguarding and supporting staff with complex caseloads.
- Experience of line management, developing staff and retention.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
HFEH Mind are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind are a specialist mental health provider and part of the Mind Federation. We provide support to em...
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UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.
We are now seeking an outstanding leader to join us as our new Chief Strategic Development Officer.
We consider this an absolutely key appointment, as you will lead on delivery of our ambitious strategic 2023 to 2026 plan and be in place to facilitate the creation of the next strategic plan for UNICEF UK. In addition, you will work closely with the executive team to help us achieve our ambitions and more for the children of the world.
You will be an inclusive, values-led leader, who knows how to collaborate with colleagues, and able to bring people together into a cohesive view. Your track record will include a strong experience of developing and delivering ambitious strategies. You will be an innovative thinker and leader of people.
If this all sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you.
Act now and visit the website via the apply button to apply online.
Closing date: Tuesday 9 April 2024.
Panel interviews with UNICEF UK: Tuesday 30 April 2024.
Final panel interviews with UNICEF UK: Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 May 2024.
In return, we offer:
· excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)
· outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role
· impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
· an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.
· the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world
Our application process: We use a recruitment platform called "Applied" that anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.
We are gradually moving back to our offices on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and we anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office and the rest of the time from home. We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.
We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and disabled candidates because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.
UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.
We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.
If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.
If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.
Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)
Do you want to help McPin grow and thrive for another 10 years? Use your proven expertise in income generation to help develop our vital work in mental health research with lived experience expertise at its heart?
We are recruiting to a new senior leadership role within our organisation to build upon our 10 years of specialist research work. We want to increase our influence and impact. We want to extend the work we do with new partners both local and national. We want to work with more people with lived experience of mental health issues and support their career development. We are ambitious and are looking for someone committed to centring lived experience expertise in research to join us and help with our next 10 year journey.
The core focus of this role will include supporting our relationship development, both corporate and public sector; building on current networks and forging new organisational connections to enhance our influencing work and facilitate income generation. It will include writing bids and funding proposals. It will also involve managing a small team, coaching and empowering individuals to thrive and develop.
This post would ideally suit someone with exceptional leadership skills and proven business development experience who is passionate about mental health and lived experience involvement in research. The post holder will also need to be self-motivated, have strong interpersonal skills and be a confident communicator, with the ability to maintain and create strong, long-term, reciprocal relationships with many stakeholders that result in significant impact.
Our team is committed to transforming mental health research through collaboration, inclusion and a belief in equity and anti-oppressive behaviour. We strongly encourage applications from Black people, People of Colour, people who are LGBTQIA+, those with a disability and those who identify themselves in marginalised groups, as well as people with lived experience of mental health issues.
We offer benefits including a competitive salary, hybrid/flexible working, a NEST Pension scheme with 6% employer contribution, wellbeing support and mentoring scheme, an individual training budget and access to an Employee Assistance Programme and healthcare cash plan with Hospital Saturday Fund. You can find out more about on our website.
To apply please visit the McPin Foundation website to download the job description and application form.
For any queries please contact Vanessa Pinfold, Research Director, to discuss the post.
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Director of Audiences works closely with and supports the Executive Director/Joint CEO in delivering the vision, mission and strategy for HOME. Through strategic leadership of the Marketing and Communications and Commercial Operations Teams.
This role will ensure HOME continues to:
• Meet or exceed audience targets, and work to ensure HOME’s audience is representative of Manchester.
• Increase income generation through ticket sales, private hires and ancillary trading.
• Increase HOME’s profile across press, media and stakeholders, and to oversee digital communications including website and social media platforms.
• Ensure effective ticketing solutions and data management, and the highest standards in customer care.
This role also supports and works with the Executive Team in developing and defining the strategic direction for HOME. It also supports the Executive to report into the GMAC board and sub-committees.
For full details please visit the website and apply before the closing date of Friday 22 March 2024 10am.
Interviews will take place week commencing 2 April 2024.
The Diocese of Coventry is seeking a Strategic Programme and Change Director to drive the development and implementation of our strategic framework. They will play a crucial role in developing the programmes and projects needed to deliver to the key commitments and vision set out in Our Shared Future. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the Bishop’s Strategy Integration Group, senior Diocesan staff, clergy and lay leaders across the Diocese.
They will be responsible for:
- Facilitation and co-ordination of the development of the diocese’s strategic plan.
- Overseeing the development of the strategic programme governance framework, including the approach to effective planning, monitoring and delivery of the desired outcomes.
- Helping to create a positive environment for change
To see more information about this role and how to apply, click on the apply button and it will redirect you to our website.
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Read moreThe Board of Trustees of Deptford X are looking to appoint a new Director to lead London's longest-running visual art festival into its next quarter century. The successful candidate will be responsible for the leadership, management, strategic and artistic development of the organisation, including its core activity, the Deptford X visual art festival.
About Deptford X
Deptford X is a visual arts charity based in Deptford, South East London, we foster artistic talent and nurture community within the borough of Lewisham and beyond. We achieve this through a free festival in Deptford, working with hundreds of artists to locate art at the centre of everyday life for all of the area’s communities, and ongoing activity supporting artists and our local communities year-round. Founded in 1998, Deptford X is London’s longest-running visual arts festival.
This is a crucial and exciting time to join Deptford X; in 2023 the organisation turned 25 and also became an Arts Council England NPO. We are exploring moving to a biennial model and creating more space for deeper engagement and networked working. There is scope for the new Director to being their own vision and networks to the organisation and to take it into the next quarter century in a way that is sustainable, accessible, diverse and relevant.
Job Requirements
The successful candidate will have leadership and arts management experience within the not for profit and/or charity side of the arts, with a strong vision accompanied by excellent management skills and an integrated approach to access and diversity. The right candidate will contribute their strategic and creative vision to leading Deptford X with sustainability, accessibility, self reflection, and creative experimentation at its core. They will bring their extensive networks in the sector to enable Deptford X to build commissioning and delivery partnerships and to remain visible and relevant.
Job Responsibilities
The Director works closely with the Board of Trustees to set the strategic and artistic vision for the organisation and to ensure the governance and smooth operation of the charity and its commitments to funders and stakeholders. The Director will actively engage with the local art scene and wider community; the community at Lewisham Arthouse; and the broader contemporary visual art context in London, nationally and internationally to build delivery partnerships and share best practice. The Director is responsible for putting together the artistic programme for the organisation, either through their own curation or by appointing others to do so. Key to the role is developing fundraising strategies and seeking sustainable income for the organisation. The Director will work closely with the freelance fundraiser, and the Board of Trustees, to develop funding bids and take advantage of funding opportunities as and when they arise. The Director is responsible for leading the small team.
Position: Director
Salary: £39 - 43,000 pro rata
Responsible to: Board of Trustees
Location: We have a hybrid working model outside of festival delivery times. We have an office at Lewisham Arthouse and also offer the option to work 2 days a week from home.
Hours: 9.30 - 5.30
How to apply: Details on how to apply are included in the recruitment pack. Applications must be submitted on email.
Closing date: 9 am, 25 March 2024
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Director
ML Community Enterprise
Full time, permanent role
London SW9
£54,500 - £62,500
ML Community Enterprise (MLCE) is Lambeth’s first ever staff mutual, and we support around 400 young people each year. We provide counselling and therapeutic work and help support young people into a variety of developmental opportunities including employment.
We largely work with young people from local communities, including those not in employment, education or training, young offenders, at-risk and risk-taking young people aged 12 to 19 years (and up to 25 with special needs). We also support those active in gangs to exit gang culture.
We encourage participation from all young people including those with disabilities, active in gangs, LGBT, at risk of perpetrating/experiencing other crime, those in the criminal justice system, and those with Mental Health or Special Education Needs.
As our new Director, you will be joining us a time when we have achieved great success in being recognised as a pioneering provider of therapeutic personal development interventions that can spark a new trajectory for young people who have experienced chaos in their lives and who are most at risk of harm in all its forms.
Our work has attracted interest and attention far beyond the boundaries of Brixton, Myatts Field and the London Borough of Lambeth. We are being recognised across London and in other major cities in the UK where the impact of social and racial inequity is felt the hardest.
I hope you are inspired to want to join us on our journey to bring hope to young people and wider communities and self-belief in their potential to thrive.
How to apply
Application is by way of CV and a Supporting Statement, which should outline your motivations for wanting to be our Director and set out your credentials.
Closing date: Tuesday 2nd April
There is a two-stage selection process
First Interviews: Week beginning 8th April
The first round will be conducted via video by NFP Consulting.
Second interviews: Week beginning 15th April
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We are looking for a Director of Services
Salary: From £65,000
Location: Hammersmith with travel to different delivery sites as required
Hours: 35 Hours per week
Contract: Permanent
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 note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police and Prison Vetting.
Thank you for your interest in joining us as the next Director of Services at Advance. The Director of services will provide senior strategic leadership for all Advance front-line services, including overseeing our criminal justice work, domestic abuse service delivery and young women and girls’ programmes.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women. Everything we do is driven by our six founding principles:
· By and for women
· For young women and girls
· Justice for Women
· Wrap around Community Support
· Collaboration and Partnership
· Systems Change
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role:
As the Director of Services, you will provide senior strategic leadership for all Advance services across London, East and South England, including our Domestic abuse services, Criminal Justice services and Women’s Centres, Diversion services, Young Women’s services and other work which compliments the mission and values of Advance.
The Director of Services will be responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships and engagement with voluntary and statutory partners, funders and commissioners. Working alongside the CEO, Directors and Trustees, the post holder will be responsible for developing and delivering high quality services aligned with Advance’s strategic aims. Representing the organisation externally on services’ groups, events and conferences, the post holder will support the development of the organisation’s strategic plans to ensure the sustainability, development, and excellence in the delivery of the services to the communities we serve.
The post holder will work to adhere to and develop quality systems, lead, motivate and inspire passionate and dedicated teams of staff and volunteers and develop policies as part of the senior leadership team to ensure strong systems and working practices across Advance. They will also work closely with the Advance board, reporting to and participating in relevant sub-committees, to ensure effective governance.
To be successful as the Director of Services you’ll need the below experience and skills:
· A proven track record of senior leadership in providing services to women experiencing violence and abuse, women in contact with the criminal justice system or similar social care or social justice services
· Exemplary relationship and networking skills, experience of developing and maintaining strong partnerships and stakeholder relationships.
· Thorough knowledge of safeguarding adults and child protection issues
· An excellent understanding of management and quality assurance processes and systems such as Women’s Aid accreditation framework.
· Experience of managing and working within budgets and of tendering/fundraising processes.
· Ability to lead by example, inspire and motivate teams and manage a complex workload.
We recognise that women often only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the criteria. We encourage you to demonstrate how your skills and experience would make you an asset to the role, and if you don’t have the exact skills/experience, tell us in your cover letter how you think you might grow and develop in the role.
How to apply:
Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.
· Closing Date for Applications: Wednesday 3 April 2024 @23:59
· First stage interview taking place on 17 April 2024
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
- A 35-hour working week
- An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
- Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
- Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee eye-care scheme
- Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
- Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
- Organisation wide away days
- Thorough induction and training
- Career development pathways
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
Organisation Overview
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Crisis Skylight Newcastle has been established in the city since 2007, delivering trauma informed services to our members, all underpinned by our commitment to Psychologically Informed Environments and supported by Clinical Psychologists.
We are a dynamic, innovative, and values-led organisation, with the opportunity and flexibility to develop our services to meet the needs of the people we work with. We are about to embark on an ambitious, new 10-year Strategy, which will see our services evolve to become hubs, delivering best in class services alongside partners, increasing our influence to see systemic change to end homelessness for the people and places we work.
The Director of Crisis Skylight Newcastle will be responsible for leading and developing strategic partnerships across the Northeast of England. This is an exciting opportunity to develop and lead the service into our new 10-year strategy, influencing key local and national political, community and business leaders, partners, and providers to drive forward our strategic priorities all with the aim of ending homelessness. You will play a key role as a decision marker on the Client Services Senior Leadership Team, along with your counterparts from across the different regions of the UK.
About you
We are looking for an experienced, innovative, values driven senior leader from the homelessness, health, safeguarding or associated sectors. You will have experience of building relationships with senior leaders to develop strategic partnerships with the aim of achieving strategic objectives. You will have the motivation, commitment, and vision, able to influence a range of audiences and able to articulate a compelling case for change to key decision makers across the Northeast of England. You will be a leader in your field, with experience of operational delivery, ensuring high quality and safe services to vulnerable adults, with the ability to provide clear leadership to your team.
If this is you, we would love to hear from you.
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds.
Working at Crisis
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
- Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy
- Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 28 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 31 days and option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay
- Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm
- And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
Closing date: Sunday 24 March 2024 (23:59)
Interviews will take place Friday 5 April at Crisis Skylight Newcastle, City House, City Road, NE1 2AF
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