General Manager/Ceo Jobs

We are looking for a Project Manager for the ‘Innovative Manufacturing in Africa’ project. 

The project supports ‘makerspaces’ in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. It continues previous work by building their capacity, sharing knowledge and trialling innovative systems to help them generate revenue. It is supported by UK Aid’s RISA Fund and the mAkE Project. This is an wonderful opportunity to work with amazing people across Africa, to help invent new technologies and deliver a satisfying, successful project.

The Internet of Production is a small, international charity that brings together a global alliance dedicated to building a future of decentralized and distributed manufacturing. We seek to enable a sustainable and globally networked system of production, where products are fabricated using local capabilities and global designs; to complement mass production and global supply chains with ‘production by the masses’ and local enterprise. We work on open standards for networking, support experiments in open digital infrastructures and run projects that develop key parts of a future ‘Internet of Production’ – such as the ‘makerspaces’ in Africa.

Role & Responsibilities:

Supported by the CEO and the previous project manager (now full-time on a parallel project) and working with a small team of project staff, the Project Manager will:

• Manage the project, informed by the project design and existing workplans and budgets;
• Mobilise existing relationships with makerspaces in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa;
• Oversee makerspace’s bidding application processes for training and financial support;
• Manage donor processes including milestone reports and sharing deliverables;
• Assist with the appointment and management of freelance consultants and developers;
• Prepare for and attend key event in Cape Town in November 2024;
• Monitor and evaluate project progress, deliverables, outputs and impacts;
• Manage and chair monthly stakeholder meetings and regular donor meetings, all online;
• Complete and submit quarterly reporting, and oversee progress against the budget.

Person Specification:

• Excellent project management skills;
• Experience of donor reporting and relationship management;
• A qualification in project management is desirable but not required;
• Experience of working in non-profit organisations, with government funds or on international aid funding would be very helpful;
• Experience of managing contractors / consultants and their contracts is essential;
• Experience of selecting, awarding and managing small grants is helpful;
• Interest in makerspaces, innovation and distributed manufacturing is helpful;
• Interest and experience of working in African contexts;
• Experience of organising events;
• Commitment to working in a small organisation and in a highly diverse team;
• Exceptional organisational and communications skills;
• Experience with Microsoft 365 and Office tools.

We're looking for a new Volunteer-Led Services Manager to lead our transport and befriending services as well as helping us to grow our team of volunteers across the whole organisation. 

Key responsibilities are:

• Day to day oversight of our Volunteer Led Services (Community Connections Befriending, and Community Connections Transport and Care Home Befriending)
• Line management of Befriending and Transport teams
• To further develop these projects and ensure user/volunteer involvement

Beat is looking to appoint a Director of Fundraising to ensure we generate the income necessary to deliver our strategy and objectives in order to meet the needs of the growing numbers of people who rely on us. This role will be crucial to our strategic leadership, values-led management and continued success, and is a great opportunity to work at director level in a strong executive team.

The Director of Fundraising ensures that Beat generates the income necessary to deliver our strategy and objectives as we expand to meet the needs of the growing numbers of people who rely on us. The role is responsible for leading our fundraising and is crucial to our strategic leadership, values-led management and continued success. 

The post holder reports to the Chief Executive and is a member of the Executive team along with the Directors of Services, External Affairs and Finance & Resources. They attend the open meetings of the Board of Trustees.

They lead a directorate of 16 fundraising staff with direct line management responsibility for the two department heads (Public Fundraising and Partnerships).

They build and hold close and productive relationships with those trustees and selected other high value supporters who are able to give or raise funds through their own networks.

For more information and job description on this role please visit our website.

Purity is a full-service fundraising agency specialising in telephone and digital channels for charity and NGO fundraising. We work with clients such as Greenpeace, Prostate Cancer UK, and Air Ambulance organisations, focusing on supporter recruitment and development. We are a small team with a passion for fundraising, creating strong partnerships with our clients and providing ethical and exciting journeys for supporters.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Fundraising professional to join our team. Our ideal candidate will have a passion for fundraising and knowledge of the non-profit sector. Previous experience in a senior role in telephone fundraising, team leadership and account management will be essential. They will be a great communicator and team player, leading the Client Services team and the wider Purity team in delivering fundraising campaigns for amazing causes. You will be fully supported by the CEO and the wider Senior Leadership team. Our current Client Services Director will be working on a part time consultancy basis for a period after your start date to help ensure you have the support needed to settle into the role successfully. You will continue to develop the strong relationships we have built with our charity partners, evolving their telemarketing programmes, whilst growing and innovating to support their needs and organisation growth. The role encompasses all communication channels, working with the Digital Campaign Manager to develop digital and supporting communications.

This role is a Senior Leadership role, and we are looking for someone who has clear leadership qualities who has a passion not only for fundraising, but for ethical supporter focussed fundraising.

Team Leadership

* Managing an established team of 5: Senior Account Manager, Account Manager, Accounts Manager, Innovation and Creative Manager, and Digital Campaign Manager

* An integral part of the Senior Management Team

* Working closely with our Head of IT in designing and setting up campaigns and data management

Account Management

• Strong project management skills

• Managing a high-quality client management service from you and your team

• Line management of the client services team including project management and creative roles

• Lead on business including pitches, tenders and proposals

• Developing innovative performance proposals to drive clients fundraising activity and evolve existing programmes • Creating a pipeline of annual activity in line with annual capacity

• Developing telephone and digital communications such as SMS, Email and Social campaigns

• Guiding clients in annual forecast volumes and expected results across campaigns

• Ability to create and deliver regular detailed campaign reviews which include in depth analysis of all KPI’s, data segmentation and innovation to evolve fundraising strategies

• Managing and forecasting Purity’s annual business capacity • Lead on decisions in conjunction with CEO, Directors, Head of IT and Head of Fundraising

• SLT member

• New Business acquisition when required and delivering business objectives and growth, ensuring stability of business and opportunities outside of telephone

• Ability to be flexible and respond positively to change

• Ability to form positive relationships with colleagues, clients, and the sector in general

• Work effectively under pressure, and managing the team to deal with conflicting priorities

• Be a self-starter who is keen to take responsibility for their own work and actions

• Continue to develop ad hoc social and telephone campaigns with our telephone agency partners

• Be able to demonstrate strong IT skills

• A strong understanding of quality and compliance in telephone fundraising and a passion for the third sector is essential

• Previous experience with a charity or fundraising agency working in with TM Campaigns is essential

• Creativity and digital skills are encouraged as we have a digital offering and the Client Services Director works both closely with, and managing the Digital Campaign Manager to provide end to end digital and telephone campaigns

• Ability to understand data manipulation and analysis

• Encouraging best practice across the sector

• Exceptional eye for detail

About Kinship:

Kinship is a charity committed to supporting families with kinship care arrangements. They provide vital support to families across the UK, ensuring that children in kinship care receive the love, stability, and opportunities they deserve. As they continue to grow, they are looking for a dedicated HR Project Manager to join their team and support their mission.

Purpose of Role:

The purpose of this new role is to support the growth of Kinship by significantly contributing to infrastructural development, ensuring effective day-to-day operations, and seamless delivery of the HR function. As a pivotal role within Kinship, the HR Project Manager will lead on all employee lifecycle activities, creating high levels of engagement and positive experiences for staff.

Working in partnership with the Interim Head of People and Culture, Director of Finance, People and Performance, the wider management team and Kinship’s external HR consultants (HR Dept) to design, develop and embed a high-quality HR function to support the employee life cycle.

Key Responsibilities:

- Ensure all HR matters are handled fairly, consistently, and in line with legal requirements and policies.

- Act as the first point of contact for HR queries and provide guidance to line managers.

- Lead the collation of monthly payroll data and ensure its accuracy.

- Manage HR systems and databases to process employee data in line with GDPR regulations.

- Oversee the recruitment and onboarding process, ensuring an excellent experience for candidates and hiring managers.

- Contribute to the development of Kinship's induction framework and deliver induction sessions for new joiners.

- Identify learning and development needs within the charity and create cost-effective learning plans.

- Support the development and delivery of an effective performance management framework.

- Manage an employee relations caseload and provide support and guidance to line managers.

- Contribute to the development of Kinship's EDI framework and embed EDI principles across the charity.

Skills & Experience Required:

- Demonstrable experience of supporting the development of a high-quality HR function.

- HR certification (e.g., CIPD Level 5 qualification) is essential.

- Strong knowledge of HR best practices, employment laws, and regulations.

- Excellent administrative and data management skills.

- Effective written and oral communication skills.

- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively.

- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

- Ability to work on own initiative and manage workload effectively.

- Experience of working in a dynamic and fast-changing environment is desirable.

Compensation & Benefits:

- Competitive salary

- Full Time/Perm Position

- Hybrid Working (3 Days in Office in Vauxhall, London)

- Pension scheme

-- 30 days of holiday per year, plus bank holidays

- Opportunities for personal and professional development

- A supportive and collaborative working environment

If you're passionate about making a difference to the lives of families in kinship care and have the skills and experience we're looking for, we'd love to hear from you. To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter explaining why you're the perfect fit for this role by 17th June 2024. We look forward to welcoming you to the Kinship family!

Kinship is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting a positive and inclusive working environment.

This is a new and unique role to support the CEO and the Trust's Board and Strategic Leadership (SLT) team to manage the charity and enable our impact for nature. 

Suffolk WildlIfe Trust is the county's nature charity - protecting and restoring Suffolk's wildlife.  As Organisation Support Manager you will work directly with the CEO, SLT and Trustees to support the administration and governance of the charity and liaise closely with our Operational Leadership Team (OLT) and other colleagues across the Trust.

You will bring exemplary administrative skills and a positive, proactive attitude to the role to ensure efficiency, compliance, best practice, and supportive internal communication to support our work for nature. As this is a new role, you will have a unique opportunity to work with the CEO to shape it and maximise your positive impact for the charity.

There are 3 key areas of focus to support the Trust's mission to bring nature back:

1: Governance & Board Administration

2: Executive support to the Chief Executive

2: Health & Safety systems management

Our culture matters to us and enables us to achieve more for wildlife.  Suffolk Wildlife Trust is a gutsy organisation that seeks to learn from experience and embraces new ideas. We are driven by our shared passion for nature and support each other to be the best we can. We constantly strive to communicate and collaborate brilliantly, representing the Trust in a friendly, professional and well-informed manner. This is a cross-team role, providing support to colleagues through the systems and processes you manage, and your can-do attitude and approach.

We have an excellent benefits package including a 9% pension contribution, 33 days holiday (increasing to 38 over 5 years) and an employee asistance programme for you and your household.

Find out more on our website and apply for this rare opportunity today.

This is a new role directly supporting the CEO and the Senior Leadership Team at a very exciting time in our expansion across the south west.

• The HR and Finance Administrator will deliver administrative support to the CEO, Senior Leadership, and office-based teams

• Finance administration support including management of petty cash and payroll support

• HR administration support including recruitment, HR system lead and general support to the CEO

• Office management lead for the Central Bristol office

  Duties & Responsibilities

  Finance Support:

• Oversee the setting up and management of petty cash in all FSSW locations, ensuring

  procedures are followed, and end-of-month reconciliations are completed

• Manage centralised procurement of stationery, office equipment, warehouse

  consumables, and small purchases across all FSSW sites, securing best prices and

  management of all paperwork/records and stock checks

• Support the CEO with monthly Payroll administration and purchase ledger tasks.

• Support CEO and Bookkeeper with financial audit preparation tasks

  Human Resource Support:

• Ensuring personnel records are up to date on the HR system

• Responsible for internal audit register of policy reviews and version control, liaising

  where needed with the HR outsourcing provider, and communicating updates to the

  staff team

• Support with the recruitment process of new staff, placing adverts across appropriate

  platforms, collating applicants, compiling EDI and recruitment source data, setting up

  interviews, post-interview correspondence

• Ensure all new employees are inducted effectively, are set up with equipment, email

  addresses, training platform access and facilities, providing support to Line Managers

• Ensure all staff leaving FSSW employment exit appropriately, including the return of

  FSSW property and completion of exit interview

• Provide administration support to the CEO for contracts of employment, and other HR

  support where necessary

  Head Office Support:

• Staff liaison lead for the Central Bristol office, including inductions, keys, security,

  health & safety and general communications around the office management

• Ensure office building security and general maintenance is managed, liaising with the

  landlord about any issues (advised by Head of Compliance), including any minor

  repairs, keeping records of reported issues and corrective actions

• Procurement of all office and kitchen supplies for the Central Bristol office, liaising

  with staff to establish requirements

• Coordinate office suppliers including cleaners, waste suppliers and IT provider

• Support team days and events

This is a very specific 6-9m post to support the growth of Crustacean Compassion. We are a not-for-profit animal welfare organisation which campaigns for the humane treatment of decapod crustaceans such as lobsters, crabs, prawns, and langoustines, based on the scientific evidence of their sentience. Our campaign work was responsible for the ground-breaking inclusion of decapod crustaceans in the recent Animal Sentience Act of 2022, a move which has opened more opportunities to influence change.

Despite our small size we are well-respected for our reasoned, determined, and creative approach. We have received significant public and political attention which has prompted widespread media coverage, and we are the leading organisation focused on this issue. This role offers an opportunity to join a friendly, supportive, and committed team in an award-winning organisation that is making a significant difference to the lives of millions of animals.

Purpose

Reporting to the CEO, the Fundraising Support Manager will support the Fundraising Manager in the fundraising efforts of Crustacean Compassion. This will be  role building on two specific areas of work already undertaken, specifically reviewing, and supporting major donors’ proposals, and developing the supporter journey and engagement process.

The applicant will need to have an active knowledge and warm contacts with potential funders, be able to prepare and create proposals immediately as well as use CRM or external screening sources to identify and communicate with potential major donors. They will have expertise across a variety of revenue streams and will have the support of our Campaigns team to develop engaging funding bids designed to create a supporter journey and long-term engagement.

This role will require a substantial amount of proactive independent working, along with close teamwork.

Responsibilities

Priority will be given to applicants with skills to work quickly and actively in the above  primary areas achieving set income targets, developing ways to maximise unrestricted income.

General Duties

• Implement the execution of the fundraising strategy to lead income streams, delivering growth in restricted and unrestricted income whilst engaging supporter journeys to active givers.
• Work effectively with our Fundraising Manager and CEO to identify, map, and develop a network of potential donors, and unlock opportunities which can help secure the future of Crustacean Compassion and aid it to deliver its mission.
• Ensure all fundraising initiatives are planned, delivered, monitored, and evaluated effectively as part of a quarterly activity plan recognising external funding cycles.
• Review the organisation’s CRM database, ensuring efficient and appropriate data capture and data analysis for the purposes of donor identification, effective stewardship, fundraising, donor communications, and supporter journey development.
• Co-ordinate effective systems for identifying, cultivating, and maintaining supporters to potential donors and relationships.
• Assist in the development, monitoring and management of Fundraising budgets and forecasts.
• Develop and update organisational Fundraising policies and procedures as necessary in line with any changes in data protection legislation and recommendations from the Fundraising Regulator

Major Donor Fundraising

• Review the current CRM to identify potential donors and work to lead and implement maximise income from major donors.
• Explore other wealth screening options to identify potential donors.
• Introduce your own warm contacts and knowledge of the animal welfare/effective altruism field to support income from individual major donors.
• Working closely with the Fundraising Manager and CEO, oversee the development of individual major donor relationships, and personally manage a portfolio of prospects and donors, as well as advising and supporting the CEO to do so.
• Monitor and support the ongoing recruitment, engagement, and development of high-profile supporter relationships.
• Develop and manage a rolling stewardship and engagement programme, including the use of online and in-person events where budget allows.
• Ensure that the organisational CRM database usage is optimised to facilitate major donor fundraising.

Individual Giving and Community Fundraising

• Review and develop the current supporter journey to lead a regular giving strategy, maximising unrestricted income and supporting donor uplift.
• Develop and implement a stewardship programme through the CRM database.
• With input from the wider team, develop and manage engaging appeals to be run alongside key campaign actions, monitoring their success, and updating activities where necessary, and evaluating performance to inform future appeal plans.
• Ensure that the organisational CRM database usage is optimised to facilitate individual giving and community fundraising.

Person specification

Essential

• At least five years of experience working in fundraising, with a proven track record of securing five to six figure gifts ideally in the Animal Welfare field.
• Experience in developing non-profit fundraising strategies, particularly for Major Donors and in developing a supporter journey.
• Evident track record of successfully meeting and exceeding fundraising targets.
• Knowledge and understanding of fundraising, including research sources and funding criteria.
• Evidence of developing successful fundraising applications to institutional and individual grant funders, especially within the Effective Altruism community.
• Demonstrably skilled and experienced in networking to build relationships, as well as able to build strong and lasting relationships with key stakeholders.
• Advanced prospect researching skills.
• Outstanding written communication skills, including the ability to write engaging copy which presents Crustacean Compassion as an appealing partner for donors.
• Excellent negotiating, diplomacy, and people skills.
• Able to demonstrate a commitment and sensitivity to the aims and objectives of Crustacean Compassion.
• Comfortable working in a small team, liaising effectively with colleagues to drive income alongside campaign objectives.
• Strong financial management and budgeting skills.
• Knowledge of Fundraising Regulator guidelines.
• Strong understanding of UK GDPR and data protection.
• Experience in the effective use of a CRM database.
• Able to work effectively remotely, both independently and as part of a team.

Desirable

• Experience in working for animal welfare organisations.
• An interest in marine animal welfare
•  A Fundraising Diploma or professional qualification is advantageous but will not outweigh experience.

Please note that the job description is not an exhaustive list of duties and duties may be changed in line with business needs.

Sonrise Services International is a Charity that supports Christian workers in the UK and throughout Europe. The Facility Manager will be an integral part of a team that is dedicated to the training experience of Christian workers around the globe.The Facility Manager will provide part-time maintenance support for the building, grounds, guest house, properties, and overall functions of our training centre located in Redhill.

As the Facility Manager, you will work with a Logistics Team that serves the Redhill Global Training Centre, a place for enrichment and training in Christian Ministry. The Facility Manager will also be available to tend the guesthouses and other Sonrise Services properties as needed. We are looking for a skilled, dedicated, and service-oriented person to join our team at the Training Centre. See attached PDF for a more detailed look at the Facility Manager job description. 

Location: Redhill, Surrey

Start Date: Summer 2024

Hours: Part-Time (20-25 hrs per week)

Salary: £20,000

Skills Needed:

•Good communicator 

•General maintenance and construction knowledge 

•Decision making skills 

•Problem solving skills 

•Adaptability 

•Proactive Thinking 

•Time management skills 

•Enjoys working with others

We’re looking for a new Business Operations Manager to ensure the smooth running of our social enterprise, Data Orchard CIC. Applications will be particularly welcomed from those with knowledge and expertise in business processes - particularly small businesses. The ideal person will be focused and organised, experienced in using a variety of digital tools, good at working and communicating with a range of people, resourceful, and a problem-solver. 

Here at Data Orchard CIC, you're encouraged to be yourself. We promote and celebrate diversity and welcome applications from people who are neurodivergent, of global majority ethnicity, trans or non-binary, disabled, or however you might identify. You don't have to have all the experience and knowledge we have listed, as long as you are willing to learn.

Data Orchard is a social enterprise with a small team of employees, associates, and board members. We enable organisations working for social and environmental benefit to get better with data. Our clients are primarily charities, social housing providers, public sector bodies, and other nonprofit organisations. We work directly across the UK on around 30-40 projects a year. We reach and engage thousands more around the world, through our events, tools and resources, and online communities.

If this sounds like something you want to be a part of, please check out the full job description and the key attributes we’re looking for in this role and apply online and upload your CV before the deadline of 23h59 on Monday 1st July 2024.

Join Our Team!

Water underpins all forms of life. Access to water is a basic human need and right. Yet 2.2 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water and 2.4 billion live in water-stressed countries. Frank Water’s mission is to inspire society to value the world’s most precious resource and improve how people understand and use water, ensuring long term access to some of the world’s most marginalised communities.

We do this by:

• Enabling those most in need to build climate resilience and access clean, safe, sustainable water.

• Developing tools and approaches for use by governments, NGOs, and companies to improve their understanding and management of water, and drive the change that’s needed for a water-secure world.

• Inspiring collective water stewardship for use in corporate supply chains.

• Delivering education in the UK to increase understanding of the global water crisis and inspire the next generation of global citizens.

• Providing water products and services (through Frank Water CIC social enterprise) that inspire society to engage in responsible consumption of water.

We're looking for an ambitious and proactive Head of Development to join our small, passionate team and support the delivery of our mission.

About the Role

The Head of Development will work closely with the CEO, Head of Programmes & Funding and Head of Operations & Finance, as part of the SLT, setting the strategy and taking responsibility for income generation across Frank Water including charitable fundraising as well as  commercial sales and development through our Social Enterprise.

You will lead an integrated communications strategy which includes thought leadership, brand development, communicating impact, agreeing marketing messaging of commercial opportunities and of fundraising opportunities.

You will play a pivotal role in integrating income generation across the charity and the social enterprise, setting and driving the strategy to increase income from fundraising and communications, and developing delivery of the social enterprise services and products. 

Your team, who you’ll work with and line manage to deliver the strategy comprises the Fundraising & Communications Manager, Corporate Partnerships Manager and Commercial Manager. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure a diverse and balanced income portfolio to include philanthropy, legacy fundraising, community and individual giving, corporates, events and commercial (including income from products, services and festival activity via the social enterprise).

• Own and manage the Major Donor portfolio and stewardship.

• Set and manage the annual income generation budget, including regular re-forecasting.

• Lead on Frank Water’s communications and marketing strategy

• Manage key fundraising and communications risks and lead on fundraising compliance and GDPR for the organisation

• Line manage the Commercial Manager and Fundraising and Communications team with a professional and enabling approach that encourages a collaborative and supportive culture

• Ensure consistent and high-quality stewardship of donors, volunteers and partners across the organisations

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate will have experience in income generation through fundraising and/or through commercial channels, with a proven track record in securing 6 figure gifts and/or contracts. You will be entrepreneurial and dynamic, keen to make your mark and develop sustainable income streams to enable increased impact for the environment and communities we work with. You are a natural relationship manager with high emotional intelligence and a proven track record of managing teams with a professional, enabling style.

You will be proactive, organised, and an excellent communicator with strong attention to detail. You will have proven your communications skills and have a gift for quickly building strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You are self-motivated, tenacious, and solutions focussed.

It is essential you’re passionate about social and environmental change and you will be keen to develop an understanding of all aspects of our work. You are able to travel throughout the UK when required to meet donors and partners (TOIL where appropriate). There will be opportunities to visit our projects overseas and you will be comfortable to travel for up to two weeks at a time when these opportunities arise.

You’ll have experience, or be ready to take on the challenge of working in a small, dynamic and ambitious organisation where the scope of work is broad and you’re happy to work on all levels, where days often include both strategic meetings and getting ‘stuck in’ with the team.

You’ll be able to work from our central Bristol office at least one day a week, enabling face to face working with the team and opportunity to support the SLT in building a collaborative and supportive culture.

Why You Should Join Us

• Make a meaningful impact on global water issues.

• Supportive and collaborative work environment.

• Join an ambitious,  dynamic, passionate team dedicated to positive change

• Opportunities for professional development and growth

• Competitive salary and benefits package

• Flexible and remote working arrangements with 2 days in the office per week

• Travel opportunities within the UK and occasionally overseas (with TOIL)

How to Apply

If you're ready to join us in our mission and possess the skills and passion we're looking for, we want to hear from you! Please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience and why you're excited about joining Frank Water.

If you'd like to speak to us about the opportunity, please contact us directly. Please see our Jobs page on our website for the full job description.

Frank Water is an equal opportunity employer and encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply.

The application deadline is 10am on Monday 1st July, but we reserve the right to interview as applications are received and therefore may close recruitment early

Join us in creating a world where everyone, everywhere has access to clean and sustainable water resources. Apply now and be part of our journey towards positive change!

This is your opportunity to have an impact on the lives of disadvantaged people across Staffordshire and Shropshire, by using your skills to deliver front line projects which will benefit thousands of people.

The Community Foundation for Staffordshire & Shropshire is the leading independent grant-giving body in Staffordshire and Shropshire.  We award more than £2m each year to voluntary and community groups, registered charities and social enterprises across our area.  We are based in Stafford, with a satellite office in Telford, and are committed to supporting our local voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.

Within our Business Development Team there are two vacancies for Projects & Partnerships Officers.  These roles will each look after specific projects under our management.  Some projects managed by the Community Foundation include the Best Kept Village & Community Competition, Trust Transfer projects, and frontline projects supporting rough sleeping, digital exclusion and care leavers, amongst others.  As well as general administrative tasks, you will help to arrange events which support and promote our projects, create resources and manage relationships with our supporters and donors. You will be responsible for the direct delivery of some of our projects, and help to steer future projects and partnership work.  We are especially keen to hear from people with a proven track record in project management, project delivery or from under-represented communities.

Please make your application via our website, www.staffordshire.foundation/join-us or www.shropshire.foundation/staffandtrustees/workwithus

We are looking for an expert who can bring their enthusiasm and knowledge of autistic learners to 
join our team as our Aspirations Manager.

You will be an effective leader, with a teaching qualification (Adult or QTS), who can inspire staff and our learners on their pathways to greater independence. 

This role is a vital member of the Senior Management Team supporting the Chief Executive to make 
strategic decisions as well as contributing to the areas of Human Resources and Health and Safety to 
ensure Red2Green runs effectively.
 
Who we are:
At Red2Green, we have a vision that everyone should be confident in their own ability, be part of a 
community, enjoy their life, have the best possible access to independence, and, if they desire to, 
should be able to work. We offer a range of opportunities to support and promote adults with 
autism and/or learning disabilities in Cambridgeshire to learn new skills, enjoy lots of different 
leisure activities, make new friends, gain confidence, and prepare themselves for employment 
where possible. We also work to raise awareness of the potential of people with disabilities to make 
a positive and valuable contribution to society.

Our Aspirations Service supports autistic clients to:
• gain maximum benefit from meaningful activities 
• integrate with their peer group and encourage social inclusion 
• increase independent living skills 
• reach their targets and outcomes in accordance with their Educational Health Care Plan 
(EHCP) and annual reviews 
• feel supported in the workplace in regard to their autism 

Key duties and responsibilities of the role:
• Leads the Aspirations Service in a way that reflects the overarching strategy of the 
organisation via action plans, effective leadership of staff, sound communications and 
personal example.
• Provides leadership and line management to Aspirations staff, including objective setting, 
performance management and the appraisal process, delegating the process where 
necessary and ensuring all Red2Green procedures for this are followed.

External
• Creates and oversees a personalised service for clients that reflects the wider landscape 
within the county and the sector, with the intention that Red2Green and the Aspirations 
Service is an industry leader for Autism Services.
• Oversees all Education Provision for those at Red2Green with an Education, Health and Care 
Plan (EHCP).
• Organises, attends and takes a lead at EHCP reviews, writes EHCP offers and provides 
professional reports when needed.
• Works as Deputy Designated Safeguard Lead (DDSL) alongside the Options Manager, and 
Chief Executive.
• Builds professional relationships with other agencies, provisions and professionals.
• Builds good relationships with learners’ families/carers to make sure that they are involved
(as appropriate) in developing learners’ skills and abilities.
 

Person specification:

You will have:
• Experience with autistic individuals and a good understanding of the complexities that come 
from having more than one diagnosis
• Experience of working with people with learning disabilities 
• Experience of leading staff
• Knowledge and Understanding of Education Health Care Plans 
• Understanding of safeguarding duty 
• Qualification for teaching (adults or QTS)

Benefits:
• Red2Green is located in a beautiful rural environment, with free and ample parking
• We contribute 4% employer pension contributions
• Paid 20-minute break
• As a member of our support staff, you are provided with Red2Green T-shirts and hoodies
• Training is provided and undertaken during working hours
• We make staff wellbeing a priority, with 3 Mental Health First Aiders, and regular 
supervision sessions with managers
It is a requirement for this post that an enhanced DBS disclosure check will be undertaken for the 
successful candidate

Purpose of the Role:

Bow Foodbank is proud  to have developed a highly trusted relationship with our guests and the community. We are often the first point of call for people when they are starting to struggle financially. We want to use our trusted place in the community to support our guests with more than just food, helping to connect them into a wide range of services and community groups - aiming to help guests to build their resilience and move them away from the causes of poverty. This will be done by inviting specialist partners to offer their services at our centre, as well as training and overseeing our volunteers in signposting guests to services that will help them build their resilience. We want to do this in a way that builds dignity so will aim to follow up with them the impact of any referrals and how they have improved guest wellbeing. Our aim is to limit the length of time guests depend on any foodbank and increase the community’s access to support services and community groups.

This role will train and oversee the work of our volunteers in signposting guests to high quality services. They will be responsible for holding guest voice strategy and will feed into the senior leadership team the opinions of our guests so we can continually improve the service we offer them.

This role will build partnerships with organisations to create support pathways. We want to maximise use of our building by creating a support ‘marketplace’ inviting partners into the foodbank and increasing guest access to the broadest range of services.