Job Title: Team Leader
Reporting to: Operations Manager
Location: Foundation House, Jo Street, Salford
Salary: £22,000 per annum (Pro Rata)
Hours: Part-time: 21 hours per week
Contract: 12 months fixed term – Maternity Cover

Salford Foundation seeks to appoint a motivated and innovative Team Leader to join a committed team organising and delivering National Citizen Service (NCS) to over one thousand young people each year. NCS is the government’s flagship youth development programme, funded through the Cabinet Office and NCS Trust.

Salford Foundation seeks to appoint a motivated and innovative Team Leader to join a committed team organising and delivering National Citizen Service (NCS) to over one thousand young people each year. NCS is the government’s flagship youth development programme, funded through the Cabinet Office and NCS Trust. Each NCS programme consists of:

• A period of recruitment and retention work with cohorts of Year 11 and Year 12 students, their parents and carers;
• Residential experiences, including outward bound and teamwork activities;
• Non-residential skill development sessions and project planning;
• Completion of a social action project;
• A graduation event and the opportunity to participate in ongoing volunteering and social action activity as an NCS graduate.

The Team Leader will be responsible for a proportion of the day-to-day management of the NCS project in Salford and Trafford, reporting to the Operations Manager and assisted by full-time NCS Co-ordinators. You will help over-see the ongoing development of the full NCS programme; this includes managing relationships with institutions such as schools and colleges in order to recruit young people to the programme; overseeing programme delivery, recruiting, training and managing staff.

You will have a background of working with young people in an educational, voluntary or community setting.

There is a requirement for the post holder to be flexible in their working patterns and be expected to work some evenings, weekends and residentials away from your home base.

For further information or to receive a job description and application form please download the application pack from the link to out website.

Title: National Greyhound Homing Centre Manager 

£26k-£27k pa plus Live-In accommodation benefits

Job Role:

Are you looking for a new challenge, helping retired racing greyhounds find their loving forever homes?  Are you an aspiring deputy or supervisor looking to take that next step in your career in animal welfare? The Greyhound Trust National Support Centre is offering a fantastic opportunity for a talented individual to join us as our National Greyhound Centre Manager. After over 40 years of helping greyhounds in their transition from racing and matching them to homes where they will thrive in their retirement, the Greyhound Trust is opening its first, nationally owned and run homing centre.

Taking responsibility for the development of the National Greyhound Centre, you will need an excellent balance between leading and managing and getting actively involved in operations. Live-In accommodation is available with his position.

Key Responsibilities:

• To proactively manage all homing activities, with focus on ensuring greyhounds are assessed, matched and homed promptly and in line with Greyhound Trust policy and procedures
• Lead the creation, recruitment and development of the National Greyhound Centre team
• To ensure all greyhounds on site and in short term foster care are cared for in accordance with Greyhound Trust policy and procedures and current greyhound welfare legislation
• To manage the National Greyhound Centre as an efficient and effective business, minimising costs whilst maintaining high standards
• To ensure continuous operational improvement and maximise all resources within the centre
• To develop and oversee volunteer fundraising activity

Skills and experience we need from you:

• Proven success of delivering high standards of welfare and animal related homing activity
• Proven ability to recruit, induct, train and performance manage teams
• A clear understanding of budget management
• Site and facilities management
• Delivering high standards of Customer Care
• Running efficient administration systems
• Managing Health and Safety including Risk Assessments and COSHH
• IT skills including MS Word/Excel/Outlook to an intermediate level
• Managing volunteers
• Experience of line management, setting objectives and goals and holding regular supervision

The person:

• An experienced Team Leader having led and developed teams across animal welfare in previous roles.
• A strong communicator with the ability to get information across in a stimulating and engaging way to a variety of different audiences; colleagues, volunteers and key stakeholders
• Professional, proactive, positive and enthusiastic, with a strong work ethic and “can do” attitude. A multi-tasker who values the organisational set up of a strong volunteer base and our volunteer branch network
• Able to exhibit excellent discretion and adhere to professional standards and confidentiality
• Curious and inquisitive nature with the ability to work across all departments to ensure a fully joined up approach
• Enthusiastic and empathetic to the vision, mission and values of the Greyhound Trust, you must be happy working at a multifunctional head office site (with animals on site both in kennels and the office environment)

Desirable experience: 

• Experience in a greyhound welfare environment
• Experience in a companion animal homing environment
• Presentation skills for public speaking
• Understanding of canine behaviour theory and current practice

Desirable qualifications:

• A recognised canine behaviour qualification

Detailed (non-exhaustive) example of responsibilities:

The manager will be responsible for managing the welfare of all employees, volunteers and greyhounds; security and maintenance of buildings and all property belonging to Greyhound Trust and health & safety of all persons on site or working at Greyhound Trust events off site.

• To ensure the National Greyhound Centre achieves its performance targets while delivering a high level of greyhound welfare
• To optimise the homing operation at the centre in order to maximise numbers of greyhounds helped
• Ensure that the Greyhound Centre is run in accordance with current Greyhound Trust policies and procedures
• Develop and maintain an efficient working team, dealing openly and promptly with personnel issues when they arise
• With assistance from the Head of Operations and Welfare, set annual budgets, manage the centre finances efficiently and lead the team to promote an environment of cost awareness

• To regularly review systems and procedures at the centre to maximise efficiency, successful homing, and customer service
• Ensure the centre, facilities and equipment are managed efficiently to ensure a high standard of presentation
• To arrange or attend targeted events which maximise awareness of the centre and Greyhound Trust locally, liaising with the fundraising and external affairs directorates as necessary

Standard hours are 37 hours per week on a locally determined rota which will include weekend and bank holiday working. Due to the nature of the work of Greyhound Trust and this post, it will be necessary to exceed these hours when the workload demands. You will need to a hold a full valid UK driving licence.

Closing date for applications is the 19th October, with first interviews taking place W/C 28th October

Senior Philanthropy Associate
£34,000 - £38,000pa

London

The Senior Philanthropy Associate will support the Philanthropy Manager in developing Comic Relief’s strategy for engagement of ultra-high net worth and high net worth individuals, including talent foundations and the management of the NEST online giving platform.

Key Accountabilities / Objectives

· To support the Philanthropy Manager in the development and delivery of Comic Relief’s Philanthropy strategy and engagement of ultra-high net worth and high net worth individuals

· To manage major donor relationships – including reporting – with key individuals as agreed with the Philanthropy Manager

· To project manage the NEST online philanthropy platform, managing donor relationships as agreed with the Philanthropy Manager

· To project manage some cultivation, engagement and stewardship events for prospects and donors

· To support the Philanthropy Manager on the talent foundations strategy delivery and related event activities

· To work with the Philanthropy Manager on the engagement of wealth advisers

· To work closely with the Impact & Investment team members responsible for delivery of objectives funded by specific donors, ensuring that the donors’ requirements and motivations are always considered and honoured

· To manage the Philanthropy team’s data strategy including the implementation and ongoing management of the team’s CRM system and working with Assurance and Legal to ensure all Philanthropy activities are GDPR compliant

· To support the management and relationships of relevant third parties by working with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure excellent relationship management

· To take a holistic approach to relationship managing individuals who give through family offices, foundations, and personally

· To be accountable for £550k annually, incrementally increasing this year on year

Essential Education and Skills:

· Experience of supporting the delivery of a philanthropy strategy to deliver organisational strategic aims on income and relationships

· Experience of working in or within either a grant making body and/or a government institution

· Experience of project and event management

· Excellent experience of managing external relationships with high net worth individuals

· Proven demonstration of hitting fundraising and/or sales targets

· Experience of working with CRM systems and good working knowledge of GDPR in relation to fundraising

· Key Competencies:

· Strong attention to detail - to produce work which is consistently accurate and which fits the purpose for which it was intended.

· Excellent communication, networking, influencing, negotiating and persuading skills – written and verbal

· A proactive, positive and fun individual with a “can do” attitude

· Building and sustaining effective working relationships both internally and externally

To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online.

Role closes - 11:59pm, 3rd Oct 2019 BST (Europe/London)

35 hours per week

We’re Mind, the mental health charity. We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets support and respect. We provide advice and support to empower anybody experiencing a mental health problem and we campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

We are looking for someone who is real, personal and compassionate. In the competitive and constantly changing environment that charities find themselves in, providing a stand out experience to supporters has never been more important. This exciting opportunity, to join a growing supporter care team whose aim is to deliver exceptional customer service to each and every person it supports, should not be missed! 

Engagement and communication is at the heart of this role so if you enjoy speaking to people and can deliver great customer service, then this could be just the role for you.

Experience of working in a busy, customer-focused environment is desirable as well as exceptional administrative skills, excellent attention to detail and your ability to communicate passionately and confidently about Mind’s work.

Please follow the link below to our website.

To find out more, please download the full job spec and person specification.

Closing date: 30th September 2019

Interviews: week beginning 7th October 2019

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Fixed term contract for 18 months which will be reviewed.

Responsible for

Providing advice, guidance and support to vulnerable care leavers aged 18 to 25 (primarily 18 to 21 year olds) with a significant identified housing need. This role will include leading; co-ordinating and implementing a clear plan of support to ensure care leavers with significant identified housing needs have their needs met.

Job purpose:

To work closely with hyh and multiple statutory and non-statutory partners to promote positive working and develop pathways that ensure positive housing outcomes and support for vulnerable care leavers. This will include setting up / sustaining tenancies to prevent repeat homelessness. Assess and identify all support needs and overcome barriers to ensure access to relevant services.

The ability to build positive relationships with both young people and partner agencies is paramount.

Specific Duties:

To manage a small caseload of young people leaving care aged 18-24yrs with significant accommodation needs, in conjunction with the Leaving Care Personal Adviser.

To assess the young person’s support needs, including mental wellbeing, substance misuse, educational / employment needs, offending behaviour, financial concerns, benefit entitlement, debts etc.

Engage effectively in multi-agency working, developing collaborative relationships and partnerships with relevant staff in a range of agencies to broker and co-ordinate support for young people. In particular colleagues in Housing, Children’s Services, health services, education and training providers, social workers and foster carers, tailoring an intensive, holistic support package that meets their housing and tenancy sustainment needs.

Work with young people and their significant others including family members/carers, to enable them to contribute to maximising the young person’s potential. Support them to overcome any barriers to engagement with services.

To report any safeguarding (child/adult protection) concerns to your line-manager and refer as appropriate.

Identify where crisis management is required and liaise with relevant services to ensure the crisis is responded to and prevented where possible.

Establish and maintain excellent working relationships / partnerships with statutory and non-statuary agencies to ensure a cohesive approach to maintain accommodation and prevent homelessness.

To carry out follow-up work with young people, including writing up of service user files.

To input statistical information using a database to ensure effective monitoring of the service and the progress of young people on your caseload. Work to agreed targets, through regular review, producing reports and correspondence as required.

To develop and share knowledge and good practice.

To work or provide cover in other areas across Hertfordshire as necessary to meet the needs of the service.

To ensure hyh policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.

To work alongside volunteers / students as appropriate.

To identify personal training needs in agreement with the line manager and attend training, plan continued professional development as appropriate.

To attend supervision, team meetings and other meetings as appropriate.

To work as part of a team and contribute to team meetings as well as the work of hyh as a whole.

TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE:

Please note we do not accept CV's, if you wish to apply please visit our website and download the short application form. 

If you have any questions regarding the role or wish to discuss it with us please contact a member of the team as we will be happy to help.

Closing date:  9am Monday 30th September 2019

Assessments:  Tuesday 8th October 2019

Personal interviews:  Friday 11th October 2019

We are looking for a co-ordinator to work 25 hours p/w as part of a small team based across parts of Derbyshire. Responsibilities include assessing families and young children’s needs and matching them to volunteers. Supervising, training & supporting volunteers. Liaising with referrers and delivering input to young children and families through scheduled group work and home visiting. A driving license and the willingness to make regular travel for work is a necessity.

We want to hear from you if you have parenting experience and an understanding of family’s needs and children’s early years’ development. A sound knowledge of safeguarding practise, ability to work under own initiative and confident IT skills are expected.

Year Here is a platform for people who want to build smart responses to social problems.

Over one year our Fellows learn from, and design with, people at the frontline of inequality – in care homes, homeless hostels and youth services across London – and go on to found some of the most promising social impact startups in the country.

Since launching at 10 Downing Street in 2013, we’ve worked with 166 aspiring social entrepreneurs and launched award-winning social ventures like Cracked It, Birdsong and Chatterbox.

We’re a deeply committed team of 10 surrounded by a faculty of 75 social innovation experts – the great and the good of Britain’s social impact world. We care about being first-rate professionals, learning with restless vigour and having fun along the way.

About the role

As our Frontline Coach, you’ll be working one to one with 12 of our Fellows over five months, while they are embedded in frontline services across London – from homeless hostels to youth services and GP surgeries.

You’ll support them to dive deep into their placements, adding value where they can, gaining deep human and systemic insight into social issues, and leading a high-impact innovation project.

You’ll work closely with Kirsty, who runs programme delivery and also coaches Fellows through the frontline phase of the programme.

This is a freelance role. You’ll work 10 days per 5-month frontline phase (Feb-July and Sept-Jan).

Start date: January 2020.

Your responsibilities

Your role will involve:

Drawing on your frontline experience to coach our Fellows to success

You will work one-to-one with half of the cohort, around 12 Fellows. You will have two scheduled telephone check-ins with each of them during their placement – and be available for an additional chat should they need some extra support.

Your primary goal is to support them to succeed in the frontline phase of the programme – being a useful extra pair of hands in placement, gaining lots of insight into their specific social issue area, and leading an innovation project with real legacy. You’ll also surface any practical or pastoral issues that the Fellow might be grappling with – and ensure these are dealt with appropriately.

Shaping Fellows’ overall learning experience – from development planning to participating in training workshops and sessions

You’ll meet with Kirsty and other team members to check-in on Fellows’ progress and ensure the course is well designed to enable them to achieve their full potential.

You’ll play an active role in two bootcamp training weeks, working with Fellows to prepare for frontline roles, understand the innovation process and develop their ideas.

In order to build up trust, rapport and community with the Fellows, you’ll also attend a handful of evening events through the year.

About you

You have a solid frontline background – with a track record of improving services and innovating new solutions

You’ll have a background in frontline services, having worked closely with vulnerable people throughout your career. Perhaps you’ve been a social worker, teacher, support worker, community organiser or NHS clinician.

You know what it’s like to drive forward changes in delivery – identifying problems in the system, coming up with creative solutions and getting buy in from your colleagues to push your projects through and ensure they are built to last.

You have excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for learning and development

Taking other people’s perspectives, empathising and problem solving all come naturally to you. You readily take on the mentor, expert advisor or critical friend role with your colleagues, family and friends. You may have managed teams or led professional supervision sessions before.

Benefits

• A day rate of £200 to £300, depending on experience
• Flexible working – around half of your days could be completed from home.
• A gorgeous, open plan studio in Hackney, a stone’s throw from London Fields (and its newly-reopened Lido), Regent’s Canal and Broadway Market.
• Access to tonnes of events and training sessions delivered by some of the leading lights of the social innovation world.

To apply

Send your application to Kirsty Turnbull, with the subject line “[Your Name] / Programme Manager Application” and:

• Tell us about yourself and why you want this role.
• Tell us about an innovation that you led in a frontline context, and the principles or tactics you deployed to make a success of it.
• Attach your CV and/or link us to a LinkedIn profile or online portfolio.

The closing date for the role is midnight on Sunday 20th October although we will be conducting interviews on a rolling basis – so get your application in early.

There is a 3-stage selection process:

1. Submission of CV and cover letter as detailed above.
2. An initial telephone interview (20 mins).
3. A final round interview and a test (90 mins).

We are committed to building a diverse team and strongly encourage applications from women, minorities, LGBTQ+ people and people with disabilities. 

Fixed term contract for 1 year which will be reviewed.

Purpose of Job:

The post-holder will work directly with service users in housing need who are patients on inpatient mental health wards. The aim of the role is to ensure wherever possible that when patients are medically fit for discharge, that this is not delayed due to housing issues. In addition the role is to prevent readmissions due to housing needs.

Specific Duties:

• On admission to work alongside ward staff to identify service users early who are in housing need and will require support to access appropriate accommodation before discharge.  Wherever possible to ensure appropriate housing is available to service users when they are medically fit for discharge

• To support service users whose delay is as a result of lack of furnishings or issues preventing their discharge to access the support and items they require to enable them to be discharged

• To support service users in conjunction with their care coordinator to apply for appropriate benefits including housing allowance and council tax benefit

• To work alongside Hertfordshire Complex Needs Service, Spectrum and Supporting Herts to signpost and refer into the appropriate support agency for post discharge support.

• Alongside care coordinators, to work with service users for a maximum of 2 weeks post discharge to ensure that community services, both statutory and non-statutory, are being provided

• To encourage and empower clients to make best use of appropriate statutory and community resources.

• To work in line with the requirements of funders and provide statistical data for monitoring and report purposes as required.

• To complete administrative work within agreed time-scales.

• To maintain confidentiality in relation to the service user in line with legislation and the highest standards of professional integrity.

Additional Duties

• To perform as part of the hyh team attending and participating in regular team meetings

• To work to agreed training and development objectives, attending courses and conferences as relevant

• To participate in regular supervision and performance appraisal systems and other meetings as appropriate

• Maintain office filing systems, both paper based and electronic

• Travel as required, usually within Hertfordshire for the successful delivery of your duties

• Be responsible for recording and providing paperwork in accordance with agreed procedures and hyh policies

• To undertake any other reasonable duties as may be required and consistent with the normal level of responsibility of the post.

• To ensure hyh’s policies and procedures are adhered to at all times

Note: No job description can be entirely comprehensive. The post holder will be expected to undertake any other tasks that may be required from time to time.

This job description will be formally reviewed as necessary to take account of changing priorities. Aspects of the job may be subject to review in negotiation with the post holder at any time.

TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE:

Please note we do not accept CV's, if you wish to apply please visit our website and download the short application form. 

If you have any questions regarding the role or wish to discuss it with us please contact a member of the team as we will be happy to help.

Closing date:  9am Monday 30th September 2019

Assessments:  Tuesday 8th October 2019

Personal interviews:  Friday 11th October 2019

Year Here is a platform for people who want to build smart responses to social problems.

Over one year our Fellows learn from, and design with, people at the frontline of inequality – in care homes, homeless hostels and youth services across London – and go on to found some of the most promising social impact startups in the country.

Since launching at 10 Downing Street in 2013, we’ve worked with 166 aspiring social entrepreneurs and launched award-winning social ventures like Cracked It, Birdsong and Chatterbox.

We’re a deeply committed team of 10 surrounded by a faculty of 75 social innovation experts – the great and the good of Britain’s social impact world. We care about being first-rate professionals, learning with restless vigour and having fun along the way.
 

ABOUT THE ROLE

As our Programme Manager, you’ll be leading many of Year Here’s most critical work strands so that we can propel the UK’s most promising professionals towards entrepreneurship that genuinely makes a difference.

You’ll work closely with Damien and Kirsty, who run our recruitment and programme delivery functions respectively, to manage a seamless journey for our Fellows – from application through to graduation.

At the heart of our programme team, you’ll think through how to bring our curriculum to life in a way that is meaningful and truly transformative for our Fellows and graft behind the scenes to make sure we pull off each programme component without a hitch.

Given how critical our partnerships are to the success of Year Here, you’ll delight our diverse clients, faculty and strategic partners with your professional and friendly communications.

This is a full-time role.
 

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Some of the big challenges we want you to take on are to:

Manage the moving parts of the course to create a seamless experience.

You’ll be in the lead in producing Year Here – from sourcing imaginative venues across London to getting learning materials to the right place at the right time. You'll make facilitation a breeze for our faculty and they’ll love working with us as a result.

Maintain the behind-the-scenes systems that make the programme feel like a well-oiled machine.

We’re a small team but your mastery of our systems should make the Fellows feel like their time with us is managed effortlessly. We want learning to continue beyond each training session. This rests on user-friendly, up-to-date systems like Slack and Google Drive that Fellows trust and love using.

Manage our selection process to find the highest potential Fellows.

Twice a year, you’ll manage our selection process, helping the team whittle 100s of applicants down to a cohort of brilliant, diverse social entrepreneurs through selection workshops, tests and interviews. Your clean, well-presented analytics will give your colleagues the insight they need to make the right selection decisions every time.

Guide each Fellow from receiving an offer to day one of the course.

Once offered a place on the programme, you’ll give Fellows key programme information, help them secure the financial support they need and get them hyped for what we hope will be the most transformative year of their lives.

Be the friendly face of Year Here for our clients and partners.

Whether it’s in getting contracts signed promptly, keeping consulting clients updated about progress in the studio or meeting placement partners to gather feedback, you’ll be efficient, charming and thoughtful in nurturing our 40-odd partnerships. You’ll intuitively get the diverse styles and preferences of the organisations we work with – from small community centres and care homes to government departments, national charities and corporates.
 

ABOUT YOU

You’re at your best in project manager mode.

You’ve managed lots of projects before; budgets and gantt charts are home territory. Managing multiple processes – with different rhythms, different objectives and different resources – does not intimidate you. Juggling comes naturally and you always stay cool headed.

You’re diligent, logical and ordered in your work.

People know you as a highly-organised professional and it irks you when things aren’t in their right place. You’re happy to help others bring similar order and rigour to their work. Your attention to detail is fantastic.

You love numbers and data.

You’re very happy in an Excel spreadsheet – whether it’s to analyse datasets or build budgets. Numbers don’t scare you. You get that good decisions can only be made with good data.

You’re a sensitive and thoughtful relationship-builder.

You love nurturing relationships and building trust. You know how important it is to get back to people promptly and to make life easier for our partners. You always do what you say you’re going to do.

You’re not afraid of working hard in pursuit of a big vision.

You love a challenge, and are up for working hard in pursuit of our vision of a better society. With an entrepreneurial bent, you’re used to achieving a lot with a little. You’re up for joining a fast­moving environment.

You care about society and believe in people’s capacity to drive progress.

You’re passionate about social change and excited by the potential of social entrepreneurship.
 

BENEFITS

• £28,000 to £35,000, depending on experience
• Gorgeous, open plan studio in Hackney, a stone’s throw from London Fields (and its newly-reopened Lido), Regent’s Canal and Broadway Market.
• Access to tonnes of events and training sessions delivered by some of the leading lights of the social innovation world.
• A strong commitment to personal and professional development – with a £500 annual training budget.
• Up to 3% contribution to your pension
• 25 days paid annual leave per year

TO APPLY

Send your application to Kirsty Turnbull using the link below with the subject line “[Your Name] / Programme Manager Application” and:
• Tell us about yourself and why you want this role. 
• Tell us about a complex project, event or activity you’ve managed – and how you pulled it off successfully. 
• Attach your CV and/or link us to a LinkedIn profile or online portfolio. 

The closing date for the role is midnight on Sunday 20th October although we will be conducting interviews on a rolling basis – so get your application in early. 

There is a 3-stage selection process:

1. Submission of CV and cover letter as detailed above. 
2. An initial telephone interview (20 mins). 
3. A final round interview and a test (90 mins). 

We are committed to building a diverse team and strongly encourage applications from women, minorities, LGBTQ+ people and people with disabilities.

Year Here is an immersive full-time course in social innovation, kicking off in February 2020.

We believe that starting a scalable social business could be your best shot at impact – and that learning on the frontline is where you need to start.

Over 10 months, you’ll gain deep insight into complex social issues and learn to build entrepreneurial solutions to society’s toughest problems – from the housing crisis to knife crime.

If selected to become a Fellow, you will:

• Get frontline insights. You’ll spend the first 5 months working with the people hit hardest by austerity and gaining deep user insight. To deepen your systemic understanding, you’ll also work on briefs set by clients like Crisis, the NHS and the Greater London Authority.
• Meet your co-founders. Our Fellows have an average of 7 years’ career experience in fields ranging from biochemistry to law, and from journalism to engineering. They will become your support network, your collaborators and, ultimately, your co-founders.
• Build scalable ventures. You’ll test and build your own social business, with the potential to progress to our Incubator and launch it into the world. Fellows are guided by expertise from our partners like the Boston Consulting Group, ForwardPMX and BNYMellon.
• Learn from expert faculty. You’ll get a personal mentor and receive tonnes of training from a faculty of more than 80 social innovation leaders – from award-winning social designer Lauren Currie OBE to Nishant Lalwani, Director of Investments at Omidyar Network.

Beyond Year Here

Finish the programme with a venture and you’ll get seed funding, business support, desk-space and client introductions to launch your business.

Our alumni have launched 30 social ventures including: 

• Cracked It, the tech repair service staffed by ex-gang members. Social Enterprise of the Year 2018 and 2019.
• Birdsong, the feminist fashion brand selling wardrobe stapes made by women paid a fair wage. Featured in Vogue, Dazed and Vice.
• Appt, a HealthTech business that uses behavioural economics to help patients manage their long-term conditions – with multi-year investment from Innovate UK.
• Chatterbox, an online language tuition platform powered by refugee talent, featured in The Economist, Tech Crunch and The Times. 

Those that don’t start a venture join fast-growing social startups like The Difference, BeyondMe, Switchback and Matr.

Our impact

Since launching in 2013 at 10 Downing St, we have worked with 192 Fellows who collectively have contributed 118,000 hours to crucial frontline services.

Our alumni ventures have raised millions in investment, reached over 5,000 service users and received 4x Shackleton awards and 4x Forbes 30 Under 30 listings, among many others.

No course fees

Unlike a Master's degree or MBA, we have no tuition fee. This is a reimagination of higher education. Rather than spending a year in a lecture hall and paying £10,000 for the privilege, we challenge you to learn by doing – working on real social impact projects. Our partners pay us to be involved and that covers your tuition costs.

To widen access to the programme we have a small number of means-tested bursaries available, and offer additional support through TfL discounts and recommendations for flexible paid work and affordable accommodation.

Selection Process

We’re looking for people with a solid professional skillset and an entrepreneurial track record. This doesn’t mean you have to have started your own business before but you will need to demonstrate that you have a bias towards action. Drive, passion for social justice and a strong learning orientation are also essential.

It’s a 3-stage process: a written application, video interview and half-day selection workshop. Typically, 1 in 10 applicants secure a place on the programme.

Apply by midnight Sunday 20th October.

Overview

We’re ZSL, an international conservation charity. Our vision is a world where wildlife thrives and we’re working every day to achieve this. From investigating the health threats facing animals, to helping people and wildlife live alongside each other, we are committed to bringing wildlife back from the brink of extinction. Through the work of our pioneering scientists, our dedicated conservationists and our unrivalled animal experts in our two zoos, our purpose is to inspire, inform and empower people to stop wild animals going extinct.

Role Profile

Corporate partnerships are integral to ZSL’s vision of a world where wildlife thrives. Working within the Corporate Partnerships team, the Corporate Partnerships Executive will help generate a sustainable income stream through the management and development of existing and new corporate partnerships whilst at the same time inspiring more people to adopt positive steps to support conservation and value nature.

This role will be responsible for supporting the Corporate Partnerships Manager to deliver against contractual obligations across a portfolio of accounts, providing administrative support for the team and overseeing specific volunteering activities throughout the year. It will provide a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to gain experience working on partnership across a variety of sectors and income streams.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Retain and grow current corporate memberships through effective relationship management
• Effective communication with partners on a regular basis, increasing engagement between the partner and ZSL
• Ensure all corporate engagement activities are evaluated and learnings are absorbed into future activities.
• Identify key partner prospects and undertake research to qualify these leads and partnership opportunities.
• Support the Corporate Partnerships Team in maximising new business opportunities
• Ensure that all transactions with corporate partners are recorded on to our CRM database and that existing records are updated with the appropriate codes and notes
• Report to the Corporate Partnerships Manager in a timely manner on Corporate Membership/Partnership initiatives, progress and targets as required

Person Specification

Essential

• Educated to A-level standard or equivalent qualification or a minimum of 2 years corporate fundraising experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to organise workload and meet deadlines
• Experienced in relationship building and negotiating to positively influence internal and external contacts
• Strong IT and administrative skills
• Commitment to ZSL’s core values, vision and purpose
• An understanding of how the commercial sector interfaces with charities

Desirable

• Certificate in Fundraising or equivalent professional qualification
• A demonstrable track record of managing and developing a diverse range of Corporate Partnerships in a commercial or charity setting
• Demonstrable experience of growing external financial support and developing contacts and networks
• Experience of researching prospective partners
• Experience of working with Customer Relationship Management databases such as SRO4
• Experience of working with volunteers

To Apply

Applicants will need to upload their CV and covering letter (detailing relevant experience and skills, stating why they want the position and including details of availability) and can do this by clicking the "Apply for this job online" button. If you have any queries regarding these positions or when applying through the system, please contact Human Resources.

Closing date for applications: Midnight Sunday 29th September 

The Zoological Society of London is a charity registered in England and Wales: no. 208728.

Adfam is the national, specialist umbrella organisation for families affected by drugs and alcohol.

We are a partner in a new project in Swindon, funded by the Department of Health Innovation Fund for Children of Alcohol Dependent Parents. We are a member of a team which will deliver an ambitious project which aims to improve identification of alcohol dependent parents and their children, increase referrals to alcohol treatment and increase the numbers of children and families accessing support.

The project is working with a number of community organisations to develop a Peer Programme of support, training and toolkits for those impacted by alcohol dependent parents.  The main partners working with Swindon Borough Council are Adfam and Turning Point. Adfam’s role is to develop and deliver peer support for children and parents affected by someone else’s problematic drinking.

We wish to recruit a Family Support Co-ordinator to work within the project delivery team in Swindon. The successful candidate will have a strong track record of experience and skills in community development, managing volunteers, training, and in engaging with and supporting families. 

This is a new post which will suit an energetic, enthusiastic and creative person who wants to work with an innovative and exciting national charity, and to develop new approaches to supporting families affected by alcohol misuse.

Salary range: £24,000 - £26,000 pa depending on experience

6.5% contributory pension scheme

Contract and hours: 1 year fixed contract, 35 hours/week (will consider request for 28 hours/week)

This post is also available as a secondment.

This post will be based in Swindon. Adfam’s office is in London WC1H. The person appointed will be a member of the Adfam team and the Swindon project team.

Closing date Friday 12.00pm 4 October 2019

Interviews will be held in Swindon on Thursday 10 October 2019

Instructions on how to apply and more information on Adfam can be found on our website.

Adfam actively welcomes applications from all sections of society.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team who recently delivered a major refurbishment of this 1582 Tudor house, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Camden Council, numerous trusts and over 300 individuals. 

Alongside the ‘transformation’ of the building we ran a creative 3 year education and outreach programme (‘Opening the Doors’) giving new opportunities to young people who live just 5 minutes away from the house on some of the most deprived estates in the country ( a significant contrast to the Highgate homes across the road).  This programme has completed its first cycle and we have some great case studies, tangible outcomes, thorough evaluation and a real understanding of the need.

We believe that the relationships we have built over the past 5 years, the track record we have built with our outreach programme and our mission to be at the centre of a diverse range of communities put us in a strong position to build strategically our trust fundraising and individual giving.

We are therefore looking for a highly motivated, target driven individual to take our fundraising to the next level and integrate it as a key part of our business plan.  This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your arts and heritage fundraising career to the next level. You will enjoy working with a diverse range of people in a constantly changing environment, and thrive on the challenges offered by a small, buzzy arts and heritage venue with a highly varied offering.

The Fundraising Executive will have the opportunity to:

• develop a new individual giving programme building on the significant goodwill there is towards us in the community and amongst our users. ‘Lauderdale becomes part of your DNA’ quote from recent survey  
• develop a new trusts and foundations programme building on the success of the capital appeal and Opening the Doors
• develop the fundraising systems and approaches needed to ensure superlative donor and funder care

Lauderdale House is a fascinating Grade II* historic house set in the beautiful Waterlow Park, Highgate, North London. It is funded by income from an extensive programme combining performances, classes, creative hires (concerts and exhibitions) and private function hire (weddings, parties, etc).

Working in this beautiful House with views of Waterlow Park is an added bonus!

Please download the Job Description to find out more. Applications close 10 am on 1st October 2019.

Surveyor - Homebased
Permanent, part time - 28 hours per week
£44,685.65 per annum plus excellent benefits
Closing date - 7 October 2019
Telephone Interviews - week commencing 14 October

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity. We now help around 193,000 cats and kittens through our network of over 250 volunteer-run branches and 36 adoption centres and homing centres.

Due to a large and expanding operational and retail property portfolio, an opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Chartered Surveyor with a solid estates management background and experience of providing professional advice in respect of different property types and tenures.

The work will be extensive and very varied, reflecting the nature of the portfolio. In the region to be covered, the portfolio comprises purpose-built cat adoption and homing centres in South Wales, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall, and Dorset; a network of charity shops across the region; and a small amount of residential accommodation occupied by staff or third parties in South Wales, Cornwall, Devon, and Dorset. From time to time surveying input is also required with regard to legacy properties.

This role provides the opportunity for the successful candidate to provide high quality professional surveying support to the operational and retail arms of the organisation and to make a significant difference to the Charity’s work in helping cats. The position would suit a ‘hands-on’ Chartered Surveyor with experience of managing a multi-site portfolio, either ‘in-house’ or for a surveying firm on behalf of clients. Membership of RICS is essential.

This position will be home-based within the subject region and a willingness to travel within the UK (with occasional overnight stays) is essential. A car or essential user car allowance will be provided for this role.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY ONLINE button. Our application process requires you submit a CV and answer screening questions – including explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Unfortunately we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly.

To reward you, we have a pay scheme which provides the opportunity to progress within your pay band, subject to satisfactory performance. We also offer a range of benefits which include a generous holiday entitlement, a competitive pension offering, a private medical scheme, and a death in service scheme. 

Cats Protection is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.