Development Officer Jobs
All of us at The Talent Foundry believe a young person's success should be determined by the talents and abilities they have, not where they come from.
We work in schools across the UK to ignite, connect and engage young people from underserved communities to careers and employers who value talent over background.
We do this by offering free employability workshops to students delivered by our talented and inspirational facilitation network.
You’ll be an inspirational, motivational and dynamic facilitator, with a passion for supporting young people discover what they are amazing at.
You will be delivering exciting, innovative and fun workshops to large groups of young people in secondary schools in underserved communities across the UK.
You will be flexible, adaptable and enjoy face-to-face facilitation opportunities, which connect young people, support teachers and engage industry volunteers in a wide range of skills-building and confidence-boosting workshops.
Last year we supported over 60,000 young people build their skills and confidence and broaden their horizons.
What our teachers say...
"I would highly recommend this workshop. Students were able to develop key transferable skills in such a short space of time, and then apply them to their final pitch. This was all down to the fantastic delivery of the facilitators!"
What our students say..
"The first in person workshop was very good in that I walked away with better a better knowledge of how to appear in interviews and what not to do to put off employers. The coaching sessions have been good in keeping me up-to-date and increasing my time put into important documents like my CVs all and all a great experience.”
“The staff give great feedback and they are great at listening. They made me feel seen.”
The facilitator role is a freelance position. We offer flexible hours with delivery taking place during school hours/term time in schools, partner offices or community event spaces.
Our priority areas for delivery are in Scotland due to demand from our schools network. Please only apply if you can travel within Scotland to deliver workshops.
Please read our information pack for full details of the experience, skills and knowledge we are looking for.
Safeguarding
The facilitator's responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young person’s for whom they are responsible, or with whom they come into contact will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with the relevant Talent Foundry Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Procedures at all times. If in the course of carrying out the duties of the role, the facilitator identifies any instance that a child is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm either at school or at home, they must report this in line with the Safeguarding policy.
The facilitator will be subject to ID, DBS and criminal record checks.
Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not. The Talent Foundry, a UK education charity, bridges this gap and improves social mobility for young people.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
JOB PURPOSE
Following a period of significant growth, Global Grooves is looking to appoint a highly experienced and strategic fundraising professional with a proven track record of securing significant income through bid writing, tenders, corporate partnerships and other fundraising to join our team.
Working with our senior management team and board to help shape organisational strategy and align fundraising activity to meet ambitious goals, the right candidate will leverage their experience and contacts to consolidate existing income streams and identify new opportunities for growth.
WHO WE ARE
Since 2003, Global Grooves has brought inspirational Carnival practice from around the world into communities across the north of England and internationally. We are passionate about embracing authentic, diverse art forms with integrity and respect, and developing a distinctive UK Carnival aesthetic. Global Grooves is a fully Charitable Community Benefit Society with limited liability registered with the FCA. Society number 7807.
Details in a snapshot
Job title: Head of Development & Fundraising
Salary: £42,000 pro-rata. Part Time Role: 3-5 days per week (*there may be opportunities to extend to up to 5 days, if a business case can be made). Working hours can be flexible.
Reports to: CEO
Line management: Ad-hoc Freelance fundraising support.
Contract: Minimum 2 year fixed term contract, extension possible.
Location: The Vale, Unit 2 Vale Mill, Micklehurst Road, Mossley, OL5 9JL. Hybrid working option is available.
Probation period: Reviewed at 6 months.
Benefits: Annual leave entitlement is 20 days a year plus public holidays. Pension: Auto enrolment begins three months after start date. Vitality Health insurance following probation. Flexible working.
Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 20th October
For more information and to download the job pack
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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East London based charity Ascension Community Trust (ACT) is recruiting a new CEO to lead the next stage of development of this much-loved community organisation. Based in Custom House in Newham, our next CEO will work with the trustees, staff team, volunteers and local community to support the continued success of Ascension Community Trust, delivering its vision, mission and values. Our current focus is on better health, improved education and less poverty amongst residents of our community.Our range of services includes foodbank and advice service, youth and afterschool clubs and much more, supporting all members of the community including families, older people and adults with complex needs. With an existing strong foundation of impactful services to build upon, there is so much potential for the next CEO to achieve future growth.
Responsibilities
- Leadership and Management of Staff and Volunteers
- Organisational planning and development
- Developing relationships with other community partners
- Oversight of fundraising and financial management, with staff team
- Oversight of marketing and communications, with staff team
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- 3+ years' experience in a senior management position within a charity or community organisation
- Leadership and management skills essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including networking
- Experience of writing grants and reports desirable
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hours: 0.6 FTE (though flexible)
Salary: £45,000 per annum (pro rata) depending on experience
Reports to: COO
Job Purpose
Empire Fighting Chance has grown significantly in recent years and we have ambitious plans for the future that require us to grow and develop as an organisation. Our new Head of People will lead our efforts to create a talented, happy and motivated team capable of realising our ambition. This role emphasizes leadership, development, and fostering a strong organisational culture. To enable you to focus on strategically advancing our people strategy, we have partnered with Be The Change (BTC), a local HR consultancy. BTC handles HR administration tasks such as contract management and recruitment support, ensuring your time is freed up for more impactful, strategic initiative.
Main duties and responsibilities
1. Leadership and Strategy
- As a member of the SLT, you’ll contribute to the charity’s organisational leadership and strategic development, you’ll:
- Lead the development and implementation of a people strategy that will enable Empire’s staff to flourish.
- Review and strengthen our practices related to people, including internal communications, CPD and onboarding.
- Support the transition of Empire from a founder led organisation to a founder inspired charity, including through the development of a Senior Leadership Team.
2. Culture and Wellbeing
- Work with colleagues to define the Empire workplace culture, recognising the charity’s heritage, values, and future plans.
- Develop a behavioural competency framework aligned to Empire’s culture, beliefs, and strategic objectives. We have a working name of Empire DNA, but we’d like you to develop this.
- Lead on the development and implementation of practices that strengthen Empire’s culture and support people’s wellbeing at work. Work with our HR Consultant to make this practice into policy.
- Explore using an annual staff survey to evaluate and enhance culture and wellbeing.
3. Professional Development
- Provide leadership, training and support to Empire’s managers.
- Introduce a standard of line management, and support staff to develop skills and a culture to achieve this
- Train and support managers to provide clear, timely feedback.
- Develop and implement Empire’s approach to Continuous Professional Development (CPD), ensuring the charity offers training and support that enhance people’s skills and career growth.
Knowledge and skills
- Strategic thinker, able to identify an organisation’s goals and align people and culture strategies to achieve them.
- Strong leadership skills, with an ability to lead and ‘own’ a critical function for the charity.
- Exceptional communication skills, verbal and written.
- You get what it takes to maintain organisational cultures.
- Ability to develop, upskill and coach people.
- High level of emotional intelligence, able to empathise and understand the needs of employees.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with an ability to build trusted relationships and influence leaders and other staff.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and autonomously. Able to engage critically in Empire’s work and the issues it tackles.
Experience
- Experience of making a significant contribution to an organisation’s people and culture strategy.
- Experience of developing and implementing people related strategies that achieve an organisation’s objectives.
- You do not need “HR” experience, but a light understanding of employment practices would be useful.
Personal qualities
- Comfortable working in an informal environment.
- Authentic, confident and inspiring leader.
- A changemaker, who can encourage others to step out of their comfort zone.
- Takes a personal, collaborative and positive approach.
- Aptitude to deal with challenging situations.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and uphold high ethical standards.
- A passion for and commitment to Empire’s mission and beliefs.
- Understanding of and interest in sport (essential) and boxing in particular (desirable).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
In the role of Formation Lead & Tutor is key in helping our expanding Initial Training Team provide outstanding formation in contextual mission and evangelism – by forming effective evangelists who are able to work with God in transforming communities.
We are looking for someone who has an active and living Christian faith in order to enthuse others in mission and evangelism, with experience of working outside of the traditional church contexts. You will need to have strong collaboration and teamwork skills, with strong social and personal skills to develop relationships. The successful candidate will be able to model the values of Church Army in all that they do,
We want everyone everywhere to encounter God’s love and be empowered to transform their communities through faith shared in words and action.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Media Defence is a charity that helps media to defend their rights. We support independent media, journalists and citizen journalists who are under legal threat by making sure that lawyers are available to defend them.
In this role, you will manage Media Defence’s capacity building work to develop or strengthen local legal capacity to defend, promote and strengthen freedom of expression.
This is a great opportunity to work with Teams across the organisation and with our partners abroad.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you want to lead in the design and implementation of People & Learning interventions at The King’s Trust International that support our business plans, drive performance and inspire our people to do their best work for the young people we support around the world? If so, this could be the role for you.
As the People Partner you will be responsible for developing and delivering our People and Learning strategy, leading initiatives to support organisational growth, talent management and succession planning. You will manage our training budget, lead on employee engagement, and ensure our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is embedded in all we do.
As the head of the People and Learning team, you will need to bring sound knowledge and expertise to the team, deliver with confidence and rigour, whilst developing and delivering our People and Learning strategy. You will think globally, be collaborative, role model inclusivity, be solutions-focused and have excellent coaching skills. If you are a doer, who is capable of rolling up your sleeves and delivering operational solutions, please apply.
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
London National Park City is looking for a highly collaborative Community Director to join our growing team. You will help us develop and enhance the way all Londoners can participate every day in making our city greener, healthier and wilder.
London National Park City is the long term grassroots movement for everyone making London greener, healthier and wilder. London became the world's first National Park City in 2019 with aim of making our city a place where people and nature are better connected.
This new senior role will be responsible for developing a deeply participatory approach to what it means to be part of the London National Park City community and movement. You will draw upon the wealth of experiments, storytelling, and community programming which has already taken place, and shape the next stage of how we build our movement, and support grassroots communities in every neighbourhood of London.
The core of this role will be the stewardship of our Ranger programme, supporting our community of volunteer Rangers, along with recruiting and managing local Ranger Coordinators in a number of London Boroughs as funding is secured. Key to this will be developing relationships with partner civil society organisations, and working closely with our Partnerships Manager.
You’ll be experienced in building and supporting ‘on’ and ‘offline’ communities, and keen to learn and adopt new and engaging approaches to membership, while sharing what you learn with the wider team and community.
You’ll be disciplined, organised and an excellent verbal and written communicator. You’ll be creative, and willing to chip in, helping out across the organisation, and keeping all our stakeholders and partners informed.
You do not need to have a university degree to apply for this role, and we’ll provide you with additional training and mentoring as you develop your skills.
Responsibilities
You will be responsible for developing our overall approach to community building and participatory membership for individuals, and those from community and civil society groups, and business or corporate members. Your primary responsibility will be evolving and supporting the development of our volunteer Ranger community, enabling each Ranger to be more impactful within their own communities.
Community Membership
- Develop programmes and communications which allow every Londoner to contribute towards delivering the goals and commitments set out in the Charter for London National Park City.
- Detail and implement pathways for everyone to participate and contribute in expanding the reach and impact of London National Park City., and lead and participate in activities within their communities.
- Gather and share activities and contributions from our community, with regular updates on member activities, and collaborations.
- Support ongoing improvements to our email and social media signup journeys on our websites, using ConvertKit, Copper CRM and other tools.
- Contribute membership content to our online Mighty Networks community, websites, email and social media campaigns.
Ranger Community
- Understand and represent the broad needs of our Ranger community and what they need to actively lead greater participation with London National Park City.
- Maintain contacts and working relationships with London National Park City Rangers supporting them to inspire Londoners to make the city greener, healthier and wilder and helping more people to enjoy being outdoors.
- Report on Ranger activities, connections and communities, and where appropriate, work with Rangers to support London National Park City with campaigns and activities.
- Lead on the recruitment and appointment of new Rangers, including evolving and improving our induction and ongoing training offer.
- Share Ranger stories and support the development of media assets to promote the Rangers and their work.
- Manage the Ranger programme budget and allocation of spending.
- As funding allows, and with the support of the Executive Director, recruit and manage local Ranger coordinators.
You will report directly to the Executive Director and work closely with your colleagues in our staff team and with our wider group of volunteers.
Requirements
We’re looking for an experienced, ambitious and dedicated colleague who will be able to appropriately prioritise as we secure additional funding and steadily expand our small staff team.
- Experience in an equivalent community management, membership or partnership, or demonstrable experience of transferable skills.
- Demonstrable experience of movement and community building both on and offline, with strong digital skills and a strong affinity of the role of participatory membership.
- An ability to communicate, present to, and coordinate with a wide range of people at all levels of a variety of organisations.
- Excellent oral and written communication in a clear, concise, accessible and effective manner.
- Fluency in English, both spoken and written, is essential.
- Ability to effectively plan and prioritise workload within deadlines, and to set and meet high standards of delivery.
- Demonstrable experience of managing budgets and careful setting of priorities and making trade offs in a small growing team.
- Willingness to work outside of office hours from time to time as the role requires.
- Commitment to the vision of London as a National Park City and the success of the Ranger Programme.
Not sure you tick all the boxes? Please apply anyway as we want to hear from a wide range of potential candidates.
Salary and benefits
You will be joining and fully participating in a unique and inspirational community of changemakers and storytellers, active across London and increasingly around the world.
This is a permanent role and the salary range is £45,000 to £50,000 dependent on experience. We are open to applications for part-time or other flexible working arrangements.
You will have 25 holiday days allowance per year (pro rata for part-time staff).
Following successful completion of a 3 month probationary period, we will enrol you in our Nest pension scheme, and will make additional payments of 4% as long as you contribute 4% of your salary each month.
This role will predominantly be carried out in person at our Visitors Centre in London and remotely from home, with regular meetings and site visits across London, so you must be based in the UK and be prepared for regular travel.
You must have the right to work in the UK already in place. Unfortunately we cannot sponsor or support any visa applications.
How To Apply
The application deadline is 12 noon Wednesday 25th September 2024.
We will aim to carry out interviews in early October.
To apply visit our website and we'll ask you to send us a copy of your CV, along with a cover letter of no more than two A4 pages outlining your suitability for this role and include answers to the following three questions:
Question 1: How can membership be participatory rather than transactional?
Question 2: Why is urban nature in cities valuable?
Question 3: How would you make your neighbourhood greener, healthier and wilder?
We'll also ask you to fill out our anonymous Diversity Questionnaire along with your application.
Selection process
Initial shortlisting will be carried out by our staff and Trustee panel, who will score candidates’ CVs and responses to the application questions.
Interviews will be conducted by a panel of London National Park City staff and advisors, initially via video conference, and potentially in-person for any final interviews. Unfortunately we will be unable to provide feedback to applicants not initially shortlisted.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Community Engagement Manager
Reporting to: Head of Community Engagement
Responsible for: One direct line report
Based: Our Head Office is based in London, but we have an agile working policy enabling people to work at another UK location up to 4 days/week. Permanent remote working in the UK is possible and we welcome applications from people based in other parts of the UK.
Terms: Full time (35 hours/week), permanent. Requests for flexible working will be considered.
Salary: £34,424 – £45,448 per annum
Role overview
The British Science Association's mission is to transform the diversity and inclusivity of science. We want more people, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in science, to feel that science is relevant to their lives. The BSA’s Community Engagement programmes focus on reaching people who are underrepresented in science and research.
The Community Engagement Manager will specialise in growing, diversifying, and supporting our community engagement programmes.
The role will develop, manage and deliver high quality programmes by supporting community organisers and community-researcher partnerships. This will include programmes focusing on community engagement with science and research, as well as participatory grant making.
This role would suit someone with an interest in public engagement with science and research and experience of community engagement, capacity building and partnership working.
Key responsibilities
The main responsibilities of this role are:
- Extend the BSA’s engagement with grassroot community organisations and communities underserved by science and research.
- Help to grow the BSA’s Community Engagement programmes portfolio and support the BSA’s Community Engagement Network.
- Enable and support community engagement with British Science Week, including managing the British Science Week Community Grant Scheme.
- Project manage existing and new programmes that develop and support community-researcher partnerships and/or enable community organisers to embed science engagement and research in their work.
- Provide delivery support to the Community Led Research Pilot (CLRP).
- Provide capacity building and development support to our delivery partners and participants in our grant programmes to overcome challenges they may face in delivering their projects.
- Line manage a Community Engagement Officer and provide effective management across projects and programmes.
- Deliver against agreed budgets and timelines.
- Work with the Head of Community Engagement in line with the BSA’s 10-year strategy to:
- increase opportunities for those underrepresented in science and research to engage with our programmes,
- develop new partnerships to support new and ongoing grant and capacity building programmes to create positive impacts for communities,
- increase community voice and representation in the science engagement, research and innovation sectors.
In addition, the post-holder will be expected to:
- Support the Head of Community Engagement to proactively strengthen the organisation’s profile and reputation among external partners and stakeholders.
- Work closely with the Head of Community Engagement, other managers and teams (particularly The Ideas Fund) to develop new programmes and improve existing ones and share best practice in community engagement across the organisation and with the wider sector.
- Support with writing funding bids that lead to the growth of the community engagement portfolio.
- Seek meaningful feedback from the communities that will be affected by planned activities (e.g. underserved audiences).
- Other duties as reasonably required by the line manager.
The closing date for applications is 23.59 on Sunday 6 October 2024.
First interviews are due to take place on w/c 21 October, likely Monday 21 and Wednesday 23 October.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
As part of the British Science Association’s commitment to being a Disability Confident employer, all disabled* applicants who meet the ‘essential criteria’ for this vacancy will be offered an interview under our guaranteed interview scheme.
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