The Legal Education Foundation is a grant-making charity which helps people understand and use the law to improve their lives and to build a fairer society.  The post of Grants Officer is an important new role, as the Foundation builds its grants team in preparation for launching a new 5-year strategy for 2020 onwards. It helps to create the capacity for developing stronger relationships with our grantees, which will enable us to better support them and to learn more from what we fund. We are looking for someone with knowledge of the UK voluntary sector and experience in either making or managing grants.

Title: Grants Officer

Accountable to: Director of Grants

Salary: £35,000 to £40,000 per year for 35 hours per week, depending on experience, plus pension and health insurance

Location: Central London, currently 1 Paper Buildings, Inner Temple, London, EC4Y 7EU

We will consider applications for part-time, job-share and/or flexible working.

The post-holder would need to be based in the London office for at least 2 days per week but would also regularly spend time at the Foundation’s office in Shalford, near Guildford (with travel expenses to Shalford met by the Foundation).

The Legal Education Foundation

The Legal Education Foundation works to help people better understand and use the law. We believe that the law plays an essential role in supporting civil society, economic development and democracy. Our vision is of a society where everyone understands the role and value of the law and has the capability and opportunity to use it to ensure their rights and to fulfil the obligations that accompany these rights.

Last year, the Foundation distributed just over £5million through making grants and commissioning work via a range of mostly charitable organisations. We also use our expertise to influence others – for example, on the government’s use of personal data; the impact of unresolved legal problems on mental and physical health; and strengthening the evidence about effective access to justice. We are best known for the Just First Fellowship programme, which is helping to create a new generation of highly-skilled social justice lawyers. Launched in 2014, the scheme has already created over 80 trainee lawyer posts nationwide, at leading legal organisations providing vital support to people facing problems with debt, employment, immigration status, welfare benefits, and housing.

Grants Officer

This is an important new role, as the Foundation builds its grants team as part of preparing to launch a new 5-year strategy for 2020 onwards. It helps to create the capacity for developing stronger relationships with our grantees, which will enable us to better support them and to learn more from what we fund. There are opportunities to shape the job by leading on areas of particular interest within the grants portfolio.

The Grants Officer will report to the Director of Grants, and will work closely with colleagues in administration, finance, policy and research, as well as the Chief Executive.

Main responsibilities

• Provide advice to organisations about potential grant applications to support a pipeline of quality applications that address the Foundation’s strategy.
• Assess applications for grants including reading written material, reviewing accounts and budgets, and making phonecalls and/or visits.

• Make recommendations to the Grants Committee on the strength of applications including organisations’ capacity to deliver, the balance across the grants portfolio, and alignment with the Foundation’s strategy.
• Manage a caseload of grants including building relationships of trust with grantees, reading progress reports, responding in a timely and sensitive manner to grants management issues, and making regular proactive contact as part of agreed monitoring mechanisms.
• Work closely with colleagues, including in research and policy, to support grants assessment and management across the team.
• Work with the Director of Grants to draw out learning from the grants, and to share this with colleagues.
• Identify where grantees – or groups of grantees – need additional help and work with colleagues to develop appropriate support.
• Create opportunities for connections between grantees including convening meetings on shared issues.
• Work with the Administration team to support the smooth-running of the grants application and monitoring processes.
• Use Salesforce to record key interactions with applicants and grantees.
• Attend meetings of the Grants Committee.
• Keep up to date with changes and developments in the external environment and to work with colleagues to reflect this in strategy and practice.

·Carry out such tasks as the Chief Executive or Director of Grants may from time to time deem necessary for the effective and efficient functioning of the Foundation.

Person Specification

Essential

• Commitment to the aims and values of The Legal Education Foundation.
• Experience of either applying for or making grants.
• Experience of managing grants (either as grant holder or a grant maker).
• Experience of building and managing relationships with external stakeholders.
• Experience of learning from grants or projects.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to interact sensitively with people of all backgrounds.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to multi-task, plan ahead and to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office and experience of using a database.

Desirable

• Experience of assessing grant applications, either as a staff or committee member.
• Experience of working or volunteering in the voluntary sector outside grant-making.
• Understanding of the legal advice sector in the UK.
• Experience of organising learning events.

Please limit CVs to no more than 3 pages and your supporting statement to no more than 1,500 words. The statement should outline why you are interested in this position and address how you meet the areas of the person specification set out above. Please draw on specific examples.

The deadline for applications is 12 pm on Monday 4 November 2019 and those shortlisted will be informed no later than Friday 8 November.

Interviews will take place at The Legal Education Foundation’s London office on Friday 15 November – please keep this date free in case you are called to interview. The process will involve an interview with a panel of TLEF staff, and a practical exercise. This process will take up to two hours.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Job Title: Educational Programmes Officer

Reports to: Head of Educational Programmes

Contract: Permanent

Salary: up to £26,500 (depending on skills, qualifications and experience)

Hours of work: Generally 37.5 hours per week, but occasional extra hours required (see below). The pattern of hours may vary according to operational needs but generally work will be carried out between the hours of 9.00-18.00. 

Location:The CASE Europe office is located in London.  Many events are London based but some conferences are held elsewhere in the UK and continental Europe.  Overseas travel will be required.

Holiday: 20 days per annum, plus statutory holidays. The CASE Europe office is closed between Christmas and New Year, which is not included in your annual holiday entitlement.

Position Purpose

To be responsible for the effective planning, management and delivery of our events, working with the Educational Programme team.

The Organisation

CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) is the premier membership organisation for advancement professionals within education.

We define the advancement professions as a community of practice which includes alumni relations, fundraising, marketing, communications and related fields in external relations.

CASE is a global education not-for-profit association that advances education to transform lives and society. Advancing education in over 3,600 member institutions, CASE has more than 80,000 individual members in over 80 countries.

Broad and growing communities of professional practice gather under the global CASE umbrella. Currently these include alumni relations, development services, digital, communications, fundraising, government relations, marketing and web. These professionals are at all stages of their career and may be working in universities, schools, colleges, the arts and cultural sector or other not-for-profits. CASE membership also includes many corporate partners. CASE uses the intellectual capital and professional talents of an extensive network of volunteers to advance its work.

With headquarters in Washington, DC, CASE has had a London office since 1994 serving the UK and the rest of Europe, an office in Singapore since 2007 serving Asia-Pacific, and an office in Mexico City since 2009 serving Latin America. CASE Europe is a registered charity in England.

The staff of the London office work with members based both in the UK and across continental Europe. CASE Europe’s annual programme includes producing over 25 annual programmes, including one day, multi-day and residential conferences for training and networking.

Objectives

• Plan, manage and deliver a high calibre educational programme for members and non-members producing significant learning opportunities for all level of advancement professionals.
• Personally plan, manage and deliver a portfolio of educational programmes events per annum with key input to the CASE Europe Annual Conference, demonstrating exceptional event management and logistical skills.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with CASE Europe’s volunteer network, demonstrating exceptional volunteer stewardship, in the delivery of the educational programmes.
• Actively contribute to the development of each event and/or programme, as measured by formal and informal feedback in order to advance the development of CASE Europe’s educational programmes portfolio.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Planning, management and delivery of a number of CASE Europe programming each year from inception (catering, booking venue space and responding to the practical needs of speakers and delegates) to conception (on the day management; set up of the venue, catering, AV, delegate materials, and registration) and follow up evaluation analysis;
• On the day delivery of events and programmes as needed;
• Creating and monitoring budgets for assigned events;
• Coordinate planning committee meetings, take minutes, circulate and liaise with committee members accordingly;
• Work with relevant programme chair and senior CASE Europe staff in drafting events programmes;
• Work closely with third party suppliers;
• Learn and use the organisational database and customer management systems;
• Assist programme chairs with recruitment of programme volunteers and effectively steward them;
• Assist in a collegial way with all CASE Europe departments and internationally with global colleagues across CASE;
• Support communications and marketing of events, including email promotions and updating the website;
• Maintain a broad awareness of trends in the wider events sector as well as the education sector by developing and maintaining an active network of sector peers;
• Support the administrative processes of the Educational Programmes team
• Any other duties as assigned by the Head of Educational Programmes

Person Specification

Key Qualifications & Experience:

• Educated to degree level with strong organisational skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines;  
• Demonstrable experience in events/conference management, learning and development or related field;
• Experience managing volunteers;
• Experience programming content;
• Experience of the principles of good customer care and relationship building;
• High comfort level with IT systems and multi-media at off site venues;
• An ability and willingness to undertake, and deal effectively, efficiently and appropriately with administrative responsibilities;
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Database Management; 
• Exceptional inter-personal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels: senior staff, members and volunteers from the sector and external organisations
• Good written communications;
• Well-developed organisation skills with a keen eye for detail;
• Excellent time management and prioritisation skills with ability to manage multiple projects;
• Negotiation skills: particularly with venues and contractors;
• Analytical and logical nature, with ability to work in highly organised manner;
• Ability to take a task from the start to completion working on initiative and without supervision;
• Confident financial skills for budgeting;
• Able to multi-task and balance a busy workload, managing several projects simultaneously;
• A self-starter with a strong desire to learn.

Desirable Skills:

• Events marketing and promotions experience;
• Previous experience in an association context;
• Ability to work autonomously, show initiative and be creative;
• Ability to understand and work with people of a variety of different cultures;
• Demonstrate presence and social skills needed to represent CASE, work with senior executives and interact with academics and administrators;
• Preferably a second language;
• Empathy with the culture of education
• Previous experience of organising events internationally.

Attitudes:

• Demonstrable interest in education and for the mission of CASE;
• Strong commercial, market-led approach;
• Friendly but robust manner;
• Ability to work well as part of a small team and on own initiative;
• Readiness to work unsocial hours on occasion (e.g. evenings and over weekends at conferences);
• Confident personality.

New York or London

Do you want to help make the world a better place with your expertise in global higher education? We are seeking a Program Officer that can be based in New York or London to manage a grants portfolio within a program that advances higher education in the regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and inclusive democracies whose governments are accountable and open to the participation of all people. We are active in more than 120 countries, making us the world’s largest private funder of independent groups working for justice, democratic governance, and human rights.

The Higher Education Support Program (HESP) aims to leverage higher education as a means towards developing and strengthening open societies around the world. HESP works with grantees in Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East to promote innovative teaching and research at higher education institutions, to improve access to higher education for marginalized groups, to protect intellectual freedom, promote good practices and support the role of higher education in advancing social justice. HESP works with leading thinkers in education to stimulate discussion of higher education policy and the role of universities and scholars in the development of open societies.

As a Program Officer at Open Society, you will:

• Lead and refine existing portfolios of grants with a focus on academic freedom and higher education policy reform, with potential for new areas of work in the future. This responsibility includes annual grant planning, writing grant recommendations, identifying and working with prospective grantees, conducting organizational assessments, negotiating project budgets and contracts, and undertaking periodic reviews of progress with grantees
• Collaborate with HESP colleagues and senior program leadership to contribute to the development and implementation of strategy for existing bodies of work and new bodies of work in line with future strategies
• Build collaborative relationships within and outside OSF (e.g. with existing grantees, prospective grantees, experts in the community, policy makers, multilateral agencies) that advance portfolio goals
• Assess organizational capacities of key grantees and provides capacity building opportunities in order to strengthen the field
• Conceptualize and convene meetings and seminars with relevant program partners.

What we are looking for:

• 7-10 years of relevant field experience in relevant higher education, civil society, multilateral, development, government and/or consulting organizations
• Deep knowledge and experience in the field of global higher education, including understanding of main policies, actors, trends and controversies
• Good familiarity with key dynamics and trends on the issues of academic freedom and in higher education policy reform; experience with academic and/or student activism and working on advocacy projects would be an asset
• Willingness to be flexible as areas of work may expand to a broader focus in the future depending on the skills and experience of the successful candidate, as well as the needs of the program
• Ability to think creatively about the role of higher education in advancing open society mission and values; excellent strategic and analytical skills Excellent collaboration skills including demonstrated ability to work effectively with others, recognizing the value of diverse geographic and thematic experiences
• Commitment to the Open Society Foundation’s values of diversity and inclusion
• Willingness to undertake international travel.

What we offer:

• Ample opportunities to learn and grow, from annual professional development allowances to onsite trainings and brown bag lunches with visiting experts
• Top-notch benefits and perks designed for your well-being and a healthy work-life balance. With some variability according to location, this includes generous time off, flexible work arrangements, employer-paid health insurance, generous retirement savings plan, progressive paid parental leave, reproductive and family planning support, sabbatical opportunities, and much more
• A commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that enables everyone to bring their full self to work and make a positive impact on the world.

If this sounds like the position you have been looking for, please apply on our website. We look forward to learning more about you.

Closing date: 10 November 2019.

We aim to build an inclusive workforce that is reflective of the populations we support, and actively seek applications from those who are marginalized and underrepresented. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and colleagues with disabilities.

Full-time, fixed-term contract until 21st February 2020

£22,000 per annum, pro rata

Locations: Bristol, Nottingham

We’re an award-winning charity that runs local learning centres which provide an education programme addressing underachievement and social exclusion. We target children and young people most at risk of failing to meet their potential to go to university due to economic, social, cultural, or linguistic disadvantage. IntoUniversity provides practical learning support and motivational and confidence-building activities for children and young people aged 7-18.
 
As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff are transforming the fortunes of thousands of young people each year. We currently have thirty-one centres and extension projects across the country, with ambitious plans to scale-up our provision further over the coming years. 
 
We are looking for high-calibre candidates to be Temporary Education Workers in our Bristol and Nottingham centres. You will have responsibility for planning and delivering the programme to children and young people aged 7-18, so you will need to have a genuine passion and enthusiasm for working with young people, including leading a class of 30 from the front, working with small teams of children and providing one-to-one support.   
 
The roles will be fast-paced and challenging. Each day you will be contributing directly to the success of the charity and the transformation of the lives of some of the UK’s most disadvantaged young people. If you believe that all young people deserve the chance to achieve their potential regardless of their background and want to play a part in helping them succeed then we would be delighted to hear from you. 

The role of Education, Families and Youth Officer provides a unique opportunity to join RSPB Cymru's flagship public engagement project in Wales, Giving Nature a Home in Cardiff, engaging thousands of children in Cardiff with the wildlife in their school grounds and encouraging them to act to support it.

Education Families & Youth Officer
Reference: A0010419
Location: Cardiff
Salary: £21,236 to £24,503 per annum
Hours: Full time
Contract: Permanent

This job is for you if you love the buzz of a busy project as much as you love nature. You'll be keen to share your enthusiasm for the natural world with children and families, whilst professionally representing the RSPB and working closely with our project partners, City of Cardiff Council and Buglife. You'll be responsible for delivering free outreach sessions in primary schools and early years settings across Cardiff. These sessions encourage children to enjoy nature in their school grounds and inspire them to discover more. You'll spend most of your time out and about in schools, however you will also manage our school bookings and run our Cardiff Wildlife Detectives club, which is a wildlife club for families that meets on a weekend day once a month. You'll be part of an enthusiastic team of staff and volunteers, including our School Session Leader Volunteers whom you'll be responsible for leading.

Alongside the delivery of our school outreach work in Cardiff, you'll support our wider engagement work with children across Wales. This will involve helping to create and deliver exciting experiences to engage children with nature through public events and at RSPB reserves.

You'll have an impressive track record of getting things done and an excellent eye for detail to ensure all work is delivered to a consistently high standard. You'll be confident and charismatic and able to lead and inspire staff and volunteers, proactive at working across multiple departments, an excellent team player and well organised to ensure tasks are completed on time.

You'll have experience in planning, delivering and managing formal and informal learning experiences for children. This includes the setup and breakdown of activities, building long-term relationships with schools and planning activities in line with RSPB Cymru's objectives.

Welsh Language requirements: The ability to teach through the medium of Welsh and English is essential for this role. We are open to considering candidates with good conversational or intermediate levels of Welsh who are willing to further develop their language skills as part of the role. Please contact Tove Hubbard for any further information on this.

Closing date: 3 November 2019
Interview date: 14 November 2019

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply Now button to be directed to our website. There you can download the Role Profile and Application Details.

This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. You will be asked to declare unspent convictions and cautions at offer of employment stage.

When you make your application please ensure that you include reference number A0010419 on any correspondence.

No agencies please.

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

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

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

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

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

Programme Manager – Education
London, SW1

About Us

We are the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), an independent grant-making charity that is committed to ensuring that children from all backgrounds can fulfil their potential and make the most of their talents.

The EEF was set up in 2011 by the Sutton Trust. Together, we are the government-designated What Works Centre for improving education outcomes for school-aged children.

We offer grants to a variety of organisations, such as schools, local authorities and charities, to trial new ways of helping 3 – 18 year olds succeed, whether that’s improving their educational performance, giving them valuable life skills or preparing them for the world of work or further study. Our projects are set up and run as rigorous trials, allowing us to build our understanding of what works in improving outcomes for children and young people.

We are now looking for a Programme Manager to join us and support the development and delivery of these projects. This is an 18 month contract that has the potential to extend.

The Benefits

- Salary of £40,000 per annum
- Support projects that are building a better future for children and young people
- Operate at the heart of the EEF’s work

If you are an analytical project manager with great relationship-building skills, this is a superb opportunity to support projects that are striving to break the link between family income and educational achievement.

The EEF isn’t simply a grant-funder or a research organisation. We are a charity with a moral imperative – to support teachers and leaders to raise attainment and close the disadvantage gap.

You will have the chance to help us combat educational challenges, create new evidence of what works to improve teaching and learning and, ultimately, help children and young people throughout the UK to succeed.

The Role

As a Programme Manager, you will oversee a number of projects to help achieve the EEF’s vision of improving educational outcomes for children and young people.

You will advise our Trustees on which projects to fund, help to design real-world trials and manage relationships with our existing grantees. You will also lead the production of guidance reports and ensure that project scale-up and mobilisation activities are successful.

This role will see you getting involved with every aspect of our work, from setting up and managing initial trials, through to supporting and reporting on the most promising interventions.

About You

To join us as our Programme Manager, you will need:

- A strong track record in successfully delivering projects
- Strong relationship-management skills
- The ability to analyse a project’s prospects of success and anticipate any problems, taking into account the wider research and context it will be operating in
- Excellent communication skills

Ideally, you will have experience or an understanding of the education environment, including different education settings. An understanding of programme evaluation methods would also be beneficial.

Other organisations may call this role Education Programme Manager, Project Manager, Project Delivery Manager, Education Project Manager, or Programme Delivery Manager.

Additional Information

Applications open: Tuesday 15th October 2019
Applications close: 17:00 on Tuesday 5th November 2019
Shortlisted interviews (first round): week commencing 18th November 2019
Shortlisted interviews (second round): week commencing 25th November 2019

To find out how to be considered for this role, please select the apply button shown.

The EEF is committed to creating a diverse environment and ensuring that all qualified applicants receive equal consideration for employment. We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment practices (and are open to job shares, secondments, part time and flexible working schedules). 

So, if you are looking to make a difference to children’s education as a Programme Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Our client, one of London's leading higher education establishments, is currently looking to recruit a temporary Higher Education Administrator, to provide key administrative support in a student facing environment.

The purpose of this role is to assist and manage the day-to-day administration of teaching, research and degree programmes. The post holder will act as the first point of contact and deal efficiently with all email, written and telephone enquiries from both students and staff. Promoting the academic activities of various departments by organising internal and external events, you will undertake project administration, including module registration and the student evaluation of teaching and modules. You will also be required to maintain all systems for records management, to provide secretarial support to the team and assist the Programme Administrators with the organisation of student assessments.

In order to be considered for this post, you will need to have previous administrative experience within a higher education environment along with excellent IT and communication skills. With the ability to work independently and proactively, you will have the confidence to deal with a wide variety of people, prioritise competing deadlines and comprehending complex situations quickly.

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

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity. We work to give every child the same chance in life.

The Policy and Programmes Directorate supports our aims by ensuring that we deliver the highest quality policy and programmes. We constantly enhance programme quality and effectiveness, raise income from institutional donors (like the British Government), and drive change through setting and influencing policy agendas.  Sitting within the Directorate, the Development Programmes Unit (DPU) supports Country Offices by helping them to design high quality programmes, and by raising the funds from institutional donors needed to implement them.

We are recruiting a Technical Specialist, focusing on Education. In this role, you will contribute to technically strong, gender-sensitive or transformative, Education proposals and provide targeted support to the largest and most complex projects. You will also provide in-country implementation technical support for prioritised projects and as such will be required to travel overseas for up to 25% of the time.

You will have a track record of developing strong fundraising proposals targeted at institutional donors related to Education, along with experience of implementing and/or advising on Education programmes in developing countries. With a good understanding of the funding and policy environment pertaining to Education, and of best practice in programming, you will be able to contribute to the design and delivery of good quality gender-sensitive or transformative Education interventions.

The deadline for applications is 9:00am on Friday 25 October 2019

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 6 November 2019

Due to the nature of our work with children, we follow rigorous child protection policies and procedures in our recruitment process. As a result, some of our roles are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from joining us as an employee or volunteer; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences.

Company overview

MannionDaniels works to create an equitable, inclusive and sustainable world. We manage a portfolio of international development programmes through our companies in the UK, Kenya, Nigeria and Cyprus.

We currently manage three global funds (UK Aid Direct, UK Aid Match and AmplifyChange). These funding mechanisms enable civil society organisations to improve the lives of some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. We have already awarded over £400 million in grants for hundreds of projects across 60+ countries.

Context

MannionDaniels is expanding. We are leading a consortium to secure a high-profile contract to improve the education, vocational training and employment of vulnerable and marginalised girls. We are looking for an exceptional Fund Director to lead the work.

Outline responsibilities

The Fund Director will be expected to

• Be the primary contact person with the donor - and potentially other donors in future
• Provide managerial, political, and technical leadership across the consortium to successfully deliver the fund
• Ensure that grant holders implement well-designed projects that deliver real improvements at scale, and share the learning
• Further enhance MannionDaniels’ reputation as a global fund manager

Person specification

Applicants should demonstrate:

• A track record of successfully leading either a £multi-million international development fund or a complex international development portfolio for a major donor
• Evidence of delivering measurable benefits that have improved the lives of vulnerable and marginalized people in Africa and/or Asia (ideally, but not necessarily, in education / vocational training / employment / self-employment)
• The credibility to lead a highly qualified and experienced team throughout the fund management cycle, and build relationships with senior donor staff and grant holders
• A good understanding government policies and systems, both in the UK and a range of developing countries
• A deep understanding of development programming and ways of working in large civil society organisations
• Experience of leveraging and managing additional funding
• A commitment to be 100% dedicated to this fund for 5 years (with an expected start date in the Spring of 2020);
• The right to live and work in the UK (the location could be flexible but there will be frequent meetings in London); and
• The flexibility to travel internationally as required.

Reporting and organisation

This opportunity is subject to MannionDaniels securing the contract. The Fund Director would report to a company Director and be guided by the Steering Group comprised of senior leaders from the consortium partners.

Remuneration

The salary for this full-time position will be competitive and commensurate with the successful candidate’s skills and experience.

How to apply

Please send your CV, together with a summary of your credentials by 3 November 2019.

Please put the job title as the subject line in your email and include the following in your application:

• A short biography (200 words maximum) explaining why you are the ideal person for this critical role

• A maximum of 5 bullet points quantifying your relevant achievements (i.e. with facts & figures to show the scale of your accomplishments)

• Hyperlinks to any online materials (e.g. websites, media coverage, publications, LinkedIn profile etc.) that corroborate your achievements

• Your current salary and availability

All applicants will be asked to provide proof of identity, right to work documentation and professional references as part of the next stage of the recruitment process.

MannionDaniels is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to practice business as a force for social and environmental good. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults. All employees are expected to share this commitment and always abide by our Business Code of Ethics.

Charity people are thrilled to be working with a wonderful Education Charity, searching for an enthusiastic Project Manager to join their team.

Project Manager
Youth / Education Charity
£35K pro rata
FTC ending 30 March 2020
London
Immediate start essential
35 hours per week

This organisation is dedicated to helping disadvantaged children across the country acquire the skills they need to succeed. It is a leading national authority in its field, working with communities to address underlying issues, spread awareness and deliver programmes and campaigns.

As Project Manager you will be responsible for managing campaign delivery in 6 communities across England, with a particular focus on supporting the local leaders/coordinators in each area and ensuring the Charity meets its key milestones and targets. You will work collaboratively with the local areas to agree on project milestones, develop and deliver training to support the local areas and create a forum for communication between the local areas. You will work as part of a small team based in London, but with regular travel to the areas involved - Scarborough/North Yorkshire coast, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, The Wirral, Cornwall and Croydon.

We are looking for applicants with project management experience, knowledge of budget management and knowledge of recruiting volunteers, planning events and delivering trainings. You will be a confident and enthusiastic professional, committed to your work and comfortable working as a part of a team, based across multiple locations.

If you would like to apply, please send your CV to [email protected] ASAP.

About us  

We are an educational charity that helps young people defy their limitations, so they become strong, resilient and curious, ready for the challenges of life.

Using learning and adventures in the wild, we partner with schools, colleges, employers and youth groups to teach their young people the most important lesson they could ever learn: to believe in themselves. 

Job description 

• To maximise business by working in partnership with the assigned (field based) Education Development Manager to meet the combined revenue and other KPI targets for the region. 

• To account manage a portfolio of existing customers (approximately 70% of the regional revenue target) ensuring repeat booking, seeking extension and cross-channel sales opportunities (i.e. Summer Adventures) and leveraging referral and advocate networks. 

• To build long-term successful relationships and networks within the existing school, college and youth group customers in the region.

• The role will involve proactive outbound calling and emailing with existing customers as well as providing back-office support to the Education Development Manager through partnership working. 

• To effectively work with all internal stakeholders to ensure a positive customer experience. 

• To ensure a high level of customer service is delivered at all times. 

Key Responsibilities:  

• Proactively contacting and managing relationships with existing customers who have previously booked with Outward Bound. 

• Managing the repeat booking process from beginning to end 

• Work with the Regional Development Manager to research, identify and target prospective clients. 

• Proactively pursue extension and cross sales opportunities from within the existing customer portfolio. 

• Provide back-office support to the Development Manager as per partnership agreement.

• Maintain accurate records of each enquiry and booking using the CRM system. 

• Meet revenue targets and other KPI’s for the region to ensure individual and regional team targets are met. 

• Work closely with the assigned Education Development Manager to meet performance targets, manage client experience and exploit extension sales opportunities. 

• Contribute to the achievement of quarterly and annual Education Team targets and KPI’s. 

• Use negotiation skills and sales techniques to overcome problems and objections in closing sales. 

• Accurately use the CRM and booking system. 

• Effectively promote, award and allocate financial assistance to clients within authority and according to need. To also ensure eligible clients complete a Financial Assistance Application Form. 

• Manage the on-boarding of new clients from the point of sale through to confirmation providing exceptional guidance to senior school leaders, bookers and other relevant staff as required. 

• Develop an in-depth knowledge of existing clients in the region. 

• Provide cover for Account Manager colleagues working on other regions as required 

• To represent The Outward Bound Trust mission, values and ways of working together internally and externally. 

Person Specification:  

Essential 

• Minimum 1-year account management or sales experience. 

• Excellent organisational and time management skills. 

• Good PC literacy (Outlook, Office 365, Word, Excel and PowerPoint). 

• Attention to detail.

• Ability to work on own initiative with minimal supervision and with flexibility in order to respond to priorities.

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills over the phone and in writing. 

• The ability to work with wide range of internal and external stakeholders. 

Desirable 

• Previous experience working with schools, groups or travel sector. 

• Knowledge of and experience within the education system. 

• Experience with the charitable or social enterprise sector. 

• A knowledge of and interest in outdoor learning methodology and impact. 

• Experience using a CRM system. 

Other 

• Some evening, weekend and overnight work will be required as part of the role, including attending Teacher Taster sessions, visiting clients, attending centres, events and meetings 

• An enhanced DBS check will be required to confirm the role 

• This job description is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive and does not form part of the roles contract terms. It is a summary of the Education Account Manager function and responsibilities and, like all such documents, will be amended from time to time, in the light of the changing needs of the charity. 

Salary and benefits: 

• Basic starting salary £24,000 - £29,000 per year (dependent on relevant experience) for a 37.5 hour week OTE/ Commission/ Performance related bonus. 

• Permanent Full Time. For the right candidate pro rata term time (48/52 weeks pa) or part time / job share negotiable.

• Annual Leave of 24 days increasing by one day each year to a maximum of 30 days, plus bank holidays.   

• Life Assurance: 3 x salary, covered from start date; includes Employee Assistance helpline.  

• 8 weeks’ sick pay at full salary in any 12 months.  

• Long-term Disability Insurance: 2/3 salary less state incapacity benefit after 6 months’ absence for up to 5 years, covered from start date. 

• Personal Accident Insurance while at work or commuting.  

• Choice of private healthcare (currently BUPA) or cash plan: on application after completion of probation; taxable benefit. 

• Pension Scheme (currently Standard Life): Auto-enrolment of all staff after 3 months service.  

• Berghaus uniform items provided, and the opportunity to purchase Berghaus products at discount.  

• Discounted course fees for family members to attend Outward Bound Trust courses (after 12 months service).  

• Up to 2-weeks unpaid leave per annum. 

Page BreakProbation period 

There is a 3-month probationary period from the employees start date.

How to apply 

To apply for this position please email a covering letter of no more than 500 words, explaining your fit to the job description, the role, responsibilities and requirements, together with an up to date CV to Sarah Shutt. 

The closing date is Friday 25th October 2019. Interviews will take place at Hackthorpe near Penrith, Thursday 31st October 2019. 

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Sarah.

Programme Co-ordinator – Education Charity
Home Based (with regular travel to our partner schools in Brighton)

About Us

Action Tutoring is an education charity that supports pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds to succeed in school.

In the UK today, young people facing socio-economic disadvantage are less likely to achieve the grades they need to progress in life. This isn’t because they are any less able – it’s because they have less access to tools to support them to realise their potential. 

We help to level the playing field by working in partnership with schools to deliver weekly tutoring in English or Maths, to pupils who need it the most. 

We’re now looking for a Programme Co-ordinator to join us on a fixed-term contract until 31st July 2020, which has the potential to extend.  

The Benefits 

- Salary of £22,000 per annum 
- Travel expenses 
- Flexible working 
- Workplace pension 
- 33 days’ holiday including Bank Holidays
- Team socials
- Recognition schemes to celebrate staff who go above and beyond 

If you are a confident communicator and work well on your own initiative, this is a brilliant opportunity to gain experience with a charity that’s supporting the UK’s most disadvantaged young people. 

As an education charity, we understand the importance of providing learning and development opportunities for our staff. You’ll receive a comprehensive induction and full training and will have the chance to broaden your areas of responsibility as you grow alongside the organisation.  

Our vision is a world in which no child’s life chances are limited by their socio-economic background. If you share our values and want to make a real difference to young people’s lives, we want to hear from you. 

Your Role

As a Programme Co-ordinator, you’ll oversee the delivery of our tutoring programme in partner schools in Brighton and Sussex. 

Overseeing your own caseload of schools, you will have the chance to increase your expertise in a number of areas, including stakeholder management, recruiting volunteers and the education sector. 

Some of your duties will involve: 

- Visiting schools and building positive relationships 
- Ensuring our volunteer tutors are delivering a high-quality service to pupils 
- Overseeing our volunteer tutor sign-up process 
- Assigning tutors to suitable pupils 
- Working with colleagues to approach new schools and tell them about the programme

About You

To join us as a Programme Co-ordinator, you’ll need: 

- The ability to work independently and use your initiative in a variety of situations 
- A commitment to ensuring young people from all backgrounds reach a meaningful level of academic attainment 
- The ability to build strong relationships with a range of stakeholders

Ideally, you will have experience of working with young people and/or project management, but this isn’t essential. Evidence or an interest in education and/or the third sector would also be an asset. 

Other organisations may call this role Junior Project Co-ordinator, Education Programme Assistant, Project Assistant, Education Project Assistant, Charity Programme Co-ordinator, Charity Project Co-ordinator or Charity Service Co-ordinator. 

The closing date for applications is the 4th November 2019, with interviews scheduled to be held on the 8th November 2019 at our offices in London. 

Webrecruit and Action Tutoring are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re looking for the opportunity to empower young people as a Programme Co-ordinator, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. 

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week

Charity people are thrilled to be working with a wonderful Education Charity, searching for an enthusiastic Programme Manager to join their team.

Project Manager
Youth / Education Charity
£35K pro rata
FTC ending 30 March 2020
Vauxhall, London
Immediate start essential
35 hours per week

This organisation is dedicated to helping disadvantaged children across the country acquire the skills they need to succeed. It is a leading national authority in its field, working with communities to address underlying issues, spread awareness and deliver programmes and campaigns.

As Programme Manager you will be responsible for managing campaign delivery in 6 communities across England, with a particular focus on supporting the local leaders/coordinators in each area and ensuring the Charity meets its key milestones and targets. You will work collaboratively with the local areas to agree on project milestones, develop and deliver training to support the local areas and create a forum for communication between the local areas. You will work as part of a small team based in London, but with regular travel to the areas involved - Scarborough/North Yorkshire coast, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, The Wirral, Cornwall and Croydon.

We are looking for applicants with project management experience within Early Year Education. Knowledge of budget management and knowledge of recruiting volunteers, planning events and delivering trainings. You will be a confident and enthusiastic professional, committed to your work and comfortable working as a part of a team, based across multiple locations.

If you would like to apply, please send your CV to [email protected] ASAP.