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We are looking for a Learning and Development Practitioner (Volunteering) to join our People and Organisation Development directorate and drive implementation of the RBL Learning Programme, with specific responsibility for Volunteer training.
Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.
Reporting to our Head of Learning and Development and managing a small team, this newly created position will see you proactively engaging and partnering with a range of directorates and services across the RBL group to ensure smooth operation of L&D activities. This will include leading on the development and delivery of volunteer management development initiatives.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Create, develop and deliver content for learning interventions for delivery as part of the RBL L&D Programme catering for both virtual, in-person and blended approaches
- Partner and immerse yourself with the People Business Partners and key stakeholders across the organisation to understand priorities and challenges, and to conduct regular learning needs analysis for directorates and teams, making recommendations for solutions
- Partner with the Volunteer Development and Training Manager to identify appropriate solutions, practices, and learning interventions to support Volunteer strategies
- Design, enhance and deliver the Excellence in Volunteer Management Programme, upskilling RBL staff to support volunteers through blended learning solutions
- Ensure that diversity and inclusion are central throughout the learning experience, collaborating with the Head of Diversity and Inclusion
- Support the Head of L&D with on the implementation of an evaluation process based around the Kirkpatrick Model to assess the effectiveness of learning interventions
- Manage and work collaboratively with the L&D Specialist and L&D Coordinator to ensure all L&D activities operate effectively with robust end to end administration processes that are fit for purpose
Here at RBL, we aim to support our people and their wellbeing, with a package including generous paid holiday allowance and pension scheme contributions, and a range of optional benefits and discounts.
You will be contracted to our London, Haig House, Hub. Under our Future Working framework, there will be some flexibility for working remotely/at home, using our collaboration tools to work with colleagues, but with a minimum expectation of two days/week connecting directly face-to-face with colleagues at the hub.
For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert.
RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.
Interview Dates: 1st Stage interview: 15th October 2024
2nd stage interview 23rd October 2024
We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
If you require the job advert or job description in an alternative format, please contact 0808 802 8080.
Here at the IOP we are looking for a Learning and Skills Manager to join the Wales team on a fixed period of 9 months to support us in our mission.
Working with colleagues from across the organisation and our members, the Learning and Skills Manager (Wales) will spearhead the IOP's efforts to increase the visibility and impact of our work in this crucial area. Building and maintaining high level relationships across the education and skills sectors in Wales, the post-holder will help us to develop and share our expertise, and influence the development of qualifications, curricula and learning pathways, as well as lead a team providing direct support to teachers.
What is it like working at the IOP?
The IOP is a friendly and ambitious organisation. Inclusion and diversity are central to our work and we have a ‘work anywhere’ policy to make working at the IOP as flexible as possible. Looking after our colleagues and supporting them in life and work is our priority, ensuring they can live their best lives, with competitive salaries, professional development opportunities and generous benefits.
Our comprehensive benefits package including:
- An excellent pension scheme - (up to 12% company contribution)
- Private medical insurance, life assurance, dental insurance, health care cash plan (via salary sacrifice) eye care vouchers, annual flu vaccinations, long service awards, employee assistance programme
- Floating bank holidays (choose where to take your bank holidays throughout the year)
- Generous annual leave (25 days starting as a standard)
- Flexible working and much more!
The Role
This exciting fixed-term role will help the IOP to understand and support Wales’s education and skills sectors and to ensure that the voice of Wales is heard and represented in the IOP’s broader work across the UK and Ireland. The Learning and Skills Manager (Wales) also leads a team of professional teacher CPD coaches and a Welsh Government funded project that provides support to non-specialist teachers of physics and help schools to nurture an equitable and supportive learning environment.
What will I be doing?
- Developing long-term, impactful education and skills projects and activities in Wales and managing successful delivery.
- Identifying risks and opportunities associated with the Institute’s education and skills work.
- Producing high quality outputs that achieve influence with key audiences.
- Supporting the production of influential policy and research activities in the education and skills spheres.
- Advising colleagues across the IOP of education and skills policy, practice and priorities in Wales.
- Offering advice and making recommendations to senior colleagues, members, trustees and external stakeholders.
Projects you work on may include:
- Scoping and delivering the Welsh elements of collaborative, cross-IOP projects, in particular those led by the Learning and Skills team.
- Working with colleagues to develop new policy positions, such as on the recruitment, retention and training of teachers.
- Leading a Welsh Government funded project supporting non-specialist teachers of physics and encouraging greater equity in schools.
Who will I work with?
- The IOP Wales team (where you will be based)
- The IOP Learning and Skills Team across the UK and Ireland
- Members
- Stakeholders such as Welsh Government, universities, training providers, schools, colleges, learned societies, exam boards and education and skills representative bodies.
Ideally, we hope you’ll apply if your skills include:
Essential Criteria
- Results-oriented and can be counted upon to meet targets.
- Adaptable and flexible, able to flourish through periods of change and uncertainty (and to support your team to do so).
- Motivated self-starter, with a keen interest in and knowledge of education, skills, science, technology, and related issues.
- Diplomatic negotiator, able to manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders effectively while maintaining focus on strategic objectives.
- Relationship focused – is dedicated to building relationships and meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external partners.
- Can work methodically and establish processes and procedures where needed.
Nice to have
- Degree, or equivalent, in physics or a related subject.
- Teaching qualification or experience of working within education and/or skills.
- The ability to work in the medium of English and Welsh.
The Institute of Physics is an open and inclusive organisation that welcomes and celebrates diversity. We know that not every candidate fits into a neat little box, and that's okay! So, even if your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified but you believe you’d bring passion, creativity, and a willingness to learn, we’d love to learn more about you!
Application
Alongside your CV, please ensure you include a cover letter stating how you meet the person specification.
How will I be working?
The Institute of Physics is an inclusive employer and our people are at the heart of our approach to delivery. Following the impact of COVID-19, we have developed a new, innovative and exciting trust-based model of flexible working called How We Work. This empowers our staff to choose both individually and as a team how, when and where they work to deliver the goals of the organisation, acknowledging that there will be occasions where in-person meetings, collaborations and events will help generate greater impact. The How We Work initiative is based on the principles of collaboration, trust, flexibility and agility. You will be allocated a ‘base’ office which can also be a chosen place of work.
Why should I want to work for the IOP?
The Institute of Physics (IOP) is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland - we seek to raise public awareness and understanding of physics and support the development of a diverse and inclusive physics community. As a charity, we’re here to ensure that physics delivers on its exceptional potential to benefit society.
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The Institute of Physics is an open and inclusive organisation that welcomes and celebrates diversity.
We strive to make physics accessible to people from all backgrounds.
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About Us
Our vision is for a fair and prosperous society where learning and work enable everyone to realise their potential. We research what works, influence policy, and develop new ideas to improve practice.
Main purpose
This is a key role within Learning and Work Institute (L&W), responsible for delivering high-profile, impactful campaigns, research and development work, focused on lifelong learning and essential skills. The postholder will play a leading role in shaping and delivering our lifelong learning campaign.
The role will involve leading campaigns and programmes of research and development work aligned to ambitions in our strategic plan 2024-2029. This includes advocating for adult learning and making the case for wider entitlements to lifelong learning; making the case for essential skills, understanding patterns of learning participation to tackle persistent inequalities; and building the evidence base on engaging people in and delivering essential skills.
You will bring expertise in campaigning and/or applied research; a track record in developing and delivering impactful programmes of work; a good understanding of the policy context; experience in business development; and a passion for making an impact.
You will need to work collaboratively and enthusiastically as part of L&W’s leadership team of Heads and Directors, and role-model our values and behaviours.
Benefits
- Salary of £44,625 - £57,750 (FTE), depending on experience and location
- 31 days' holiday increasing to 33 days after 5 years’ service, of which 6 are shutdown days in addition to public holidays.
- Generous company pension scheme with 8% employer contribution
- Group Life Assurance 3*salary
- Hybrid working (with 40%-60% of your time in the office)
- Flexible working practices
- Employee Development Scheme
- Retailer Discounts
- Enhanced occupational maternity, adoption, paternity and shared parental pay
- Enhanced occupational sick pay
- Eye care scheme
- Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Programme
- Silver award in Investors in People
Duties and responsibilities
Research and Development
- Design and lead campaigns, research and development (R&D) programmes and projects, particularly on lifelong learning and essential skills
- Identify and secure income to fund projects and campaigns, including through proactive approaches to funders and partners, and responding to tenders and calls for proposals
- Ensure that work is delivered to time and quality expectations, within budget, with appropriate measures of its impact, and with regular engagement with partners and funders
- Develop and maintain effective relationships and networks with key stakeholders
- Speak and present at external events as a representative of L&W
- Keep up to date with key developments in policy, research and practice
Organisational duties
- Manage researchers/project managers (line and project management) positively and proactively contribute to their personal and professional development
- Work collaboratively, leading with integrity and sharing the load, being willing to take on projects outside of programme if needed
- Play an active role in the organisation as a functional and strategic leader, as part of L&W’s R&D Heads and Leadership teams
- Demonstrate a commitment to equality of opportunity and a positive, open and collaborative approach in line with L&W’s core values and staff charter, called ‘Our Culture’
- Occasional travel and overnight stays will be require.
Person specification
Essential
- Degree (in a relevant subject e.g. economics, other social science, statistics), equivalent qualifications or evidence of equivalent experience
- Proven track record in delivering complex and high-profile programmes of campaigns, research or development work, including managing and mobilising resources, and delivering to time and quality expectations within budget
- Understanding of current policy and practice in relation to learning and skills
- Strong understanding of campaigning and advocacy work, with the ability to design, develop and utilise appropriate methods and tools to make an impact on policy
- Strong understanding of quantitative and/or qualitative research methods, and how research evidence can be used to influence policy
- Proven track record in building strong relationships with government, delivery organisations, partners and funders
- Experience of developing and leading a high-performing team, including co-ordinating and managing projects and priorities, and supporting professional and personal development
- Ability to work under own initiative with a proactive approach to problem solving
- Knowledge of and commitment to L&W’s charitable aims and purpose
- Strong understanding of maximising organisational impact, through impact measures and framework
Desirable
- Successful experience of income generation, including developing funding proposals, developing relationships and bid writing
- Experience of working in or closely with a policy, communications, media and/or public affairs team
- Experience of delivering a range of policy and research outputs – for example research reports, thematic reviews, articles, blogs and summaries
The successful candidate may be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
Learning and Work Institute works in both England and Wales. Our work in Wales is led by a Cardiff based team, but all staff are required to follow the guidance set out in our Welsh language scheme when working in Wales.
This key role will lead on the Learn aspects of our work, which involves connecting communities and organisations across the UK to share learning and inspiration to build a wider movement that will change the system conditions that are preventing communities from thriving.
We are looking for someone who has experience of facilitation and cross-sector collaboration, is curious and is a champion of continuous learning and practice development.
One of the key responsibilities is leading on Place Matters’ Learning Hub, the purpose of which is to make high quality learning about place-based change work available to all practitioners of this work in an engaging and open-sourced way. The learning is both through on-line resources as well as enabling spaces and platforms for communities and other stakeholders involved in this work to learn together through dynamic learning events and experiences.
Please submit a CV and a cover letter of no more than 2 pages.
Make sure you address the requirements of the person specification.
We are happy to consider applicants who wish to work part time
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Learning and Development Coordinator will be the organisation’s lead on learning and development, keeping up to date with developments in Citizens Advice and the wider advice sector, ensuring that programmes of learning and development are in place across the organisation and that there is consistency in the delivery of training across the various teams.
A fantastic opportunity to shape and deliver the organisation’s learning offering for all staff members.
A busy and dynamic role which includes interaction with internal managers, staff members and external collaborators
Flexibility is a key characteristic of all our posts and the post-holder may be asked to carry out other tasks consistent with the grade from time to time.
You will have:
- CIPD qualification or working towards
- PTLLS accredited qualification
- Experience of working within a Learning and Development team both coordinating and delivering training
- Proficient in the use of MS Office applications with the ability to undertake administrative tasks and create resources electronically
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
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We reserve the right to close the applications earlier if suitable candidates are found, so encourage early applications.
About the role
We are seeking a Branch Development Manager to develop the support provided for Headway volunteer-led branches across the UK including with volunteering, policies and processes and best practice to ensure a high-quality service for acquired brain injury survivors.
You will drive innovation to deliver sustainable volunteering opportunities that contribute towards the ongoing success of the Headway network, ensuring acquired brain injury survivors can access the support they need within their own communities.
About you
We’re looking for someone with experience of volunteer engagement and development.
You will ideally have:
- A good understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing community-based voluntary organisations at a UK-wide level
- Outstanding organisational and project management skills, able to operate at a strategic level
- Experience of building relationships and partnership working within the third sector
- Knowledge of the legal, financial and governance framework within which third sector organisations operate
- A passion for supporting brain injury survivors, carers and families and the charities that support them
The full role profile and person specification is available to download below.
Benefits
As a staff member at Headway UK, you’ll have access the following range of benefits.
Financial Security
- Pension - You will be automatically enrolled into the People’s Pension, with Headway contributing between 3–6% dependant on your contributions
- Occupational Sick Pay Scheme – Increasing with length of service.
- Death in Service Benefit - You’ll have the security of knowing if anything happens to you your loved ones will be provided for
Flexible Working
- Remote working
- We understand that a healthy work-life balance is essential for our team to thrive. Headway offers flexible working arrangements, promoting well-being and ensuring you can take care of yourself while you care for others.
Wellbeing
- You’ll benefit from a fully comprehensive 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme including access to counselling services.
- Eye Test Vouchers
- Mental Health First Aiders
Holidays and leave
- You’ll get 25 days leave incrementally increasing to 30 days based on service plus Bank Holidays.
Benefits
- You’ll have access to a range of shopping and lifestyle benefits and discounts through our IMHR Plus Privilege membership.
This is an exciting time to be joining Headway and your chance to play a key role in the next chapter of our history.
If you would like to discuss the role, please feel free to contact Marie Peacock, Head of Network.
About Headway – the brain injury association
Every 90 seconds, a person is admitted to hospital in the UK with a serious brain injury. It can affect anyone at any time. When it does Headway is here to help.
Headway is the UK-wide leading charity working to improve life after brain injury. We are passionate about helping people to rebuild their lives, relearn lost skills and regain independence.
We know that with the right help, at the right time, there can be life after brain injury. In addition to providing direct services to those affected by a brain injury and campaigning to raise awareness of this often-hidden disability, Headway UK supports a network of 119 local organisations who support people with brain injuries, their families and carers, within their local communities.
The services provided by each one of these independently run Headway groups and branches vary depending on local needs. They each provide a lifeline to brain injury survivors, carers and family members they support.
Safeguarding
At Headway we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow best practice as set out within the Care Act 2014. All successful applicants will be subject to safer recruiting procedures and will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks including a DBS check and two satisfactory references.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We recognise, value and champion diversity and inclusion. We want to ensure our staff population reflects the diverse service users that we support. For us diversity and inclusion is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds. Inclusion means providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyone’s contributions and perspectives.
We are also committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee.
Please don’t hesitate to contact Marie Peacock, Head of Network if you need support with the application or you would like a chat about what it’s like to work with us.
Thank you for your interest in Headway and we look forward to getting to know you!
Next steps
- Closing date: Sunday 29th September 2024
- Shortlisting date: Week commencing 30th September 2024
- Interview: 10th and 11th October 2024
Headway is an equal opportunity employer.
Registered Charity No: 1025852
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Global Learning Manager
Contract: Permanent, Full time
Location: The role will be based in one of the following countries or any country where WaterAid works, subject to right-to-work eligibility in the respective countries.
Nigeria, Nepal, South Africa (Pretoria), Tanzania or Kenya,
Salary: Salaries and benefits for different countries will vary in line with the location of the successful candidate and depending on experience. See further details below:
- Nigeria, Abuja/ Lagos: Grade F – 18,397,645 - 23,445,232 (NGN)
- Tanzania, Dar Es Salaam: Grade F - 92,039,950 -116,866,370 (TZS)
- South Africa, Pretoria: Grade F - 827,550 - 1,034,437 (ZAR)
- Nepal, Kathmandu: Grade F1 - 2,683,878 3,882,926 (NPR)
- Kenya, competitive package
About WaterAid:
Want to use your strong learning and development skills to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?
We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.
Join WaterAid as Global Learning Manager to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.
About the Team:
This role reports to the Leadership Development & Wellbeing Lead working as part of the Leadership & Employee Experience Team in the Global People Team. This team is responsible for facilitating high levels of performance across WaterAid, through the development of integrated leadership, learning, engagement and internal communications strategies.
About the Role:
As our strong learning thinking partner and designer you will analyse global learning needs and design excellent initiatives to equip us with the skills needed to achieve our global strategy.
In this role, you will design and develop our global management development programme and approach as well as support the design and development of new global learning initiatives.
You’ll also:
- Manage our global induction approach, creating and updating guidance and resources to support a consistent induction experience for all WaterAiders at a local level.
- Manage the design, guidance and resources of our senior leadership induction to ensure a consistency of experience and expectation across the global whole.
- Support the development and design of WaterAid’s performance management approach and principles ensuring guidance and learning resources are available and shared with the global people network.
- Provide oversight of our e-learning provision, working with the Learning Hub manager and WAUK Learning Manager to ensure content is aligned to our strategic priorities and meeting the needs of the global whole.
- Provide tailored leadership, management and learning development approaches and senior team development initiatives to address identified priorities as agreed with the relevant stakeholder/business partner.
- Pro-actively maintain expert knowledge about latest trends in learning and management development and use this to support the creation of impactful programmes and approaches aligned to organisational priorities.
About You:
- Be a credible advisor able to build trusting relationships and be a thinking partner
- Be an excellent designer with an ability to design creative and engaging learning solutions that deliver on the defined need and desired outcomes.
- Be skilled at identifying and analysing needs, developing relevant approaches and evaluating effectiveness.
- Have expert knowledge and experience of learning and management development approaches and practice.
- Have experience of partnering with third parties to design and deliver learning interventions.
- Have experience of working globally, with an appreciation of cultural differences and of the difference this makes to learning styles and ways of working
- Have strong coaching and mentoring skills with an approach that builds capacity rather than dependency.
- Have project management experience, managing learning projects from end to end.
- Be a team player, able to work in a collaborative way, with flexibility and resourcefulness.
Although not essential, we also prefer you to have:
- Experience of learning management systems
- The ability to facilitate and/or coach in other languages, particularly French, Spanish or Portuguese would be an advantage.
- HR or Learning and development qualifications, Coaching & Mentoring certification, psychometric assessments etc.
Closing date: Applications will close at 23:59 on 13th October. Availability for initial interview is required week commencing 4th November 2024.
How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click ‘Apply’. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format.
Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective countries.
Our Commitment
Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.
Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.
Our vision is a world where everyone, everywhere has sustainable and safe water, sanitation and hygiene.
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We're looking for an enthusiastic Learning & Development Advisor to join our team and drive impactful training initiatives. If you're ready to shape the future of our workforce, we want to hear from you! Grow your career with NFER as an L&D Advisor and make a positive, lasting impact in a leading independent charity with a worldwide reputation.
Salary: £35,000 to £40,000 per annum, non-negotiable
We also offer 30 days annual leave plus 4 paid closure days, 10% pension contributions, enhanced maternity/parental leave, and flexible working from day one plus much more.
Location: Hybrid, Slough. The team typically work 1 day a week (Wednesday) in the office.
Hours: This role is available full-time (35 hours) or part-time 80%. We offer other flexible working options such as compressed hours too available from day one. Happy to discuss this with you.
Job Type: Permanent
JOB DESCRIPTION
As the L&D Advisor, you’ll support our organisational goals by designing, implementing, and evaluating training and engagement programmes that enhance the skills and knowledge of our workforce. Working under the direction of the Head of HR, this role focuses on meeting business needs through targeted learning interventions and fostering a culture of continuous professional development (CPD). Additionally, you will ensure effective onboarding practices, coordinate activities that promote an inclusive culture, oversee compliance training, and support our early careers programme.
Today’s challenge: We are in the exciting position of building our Learning & Development offering from the ground up. Our employees’ skills and knowledge are fundamental to our organsation so we are looking for someone who can take us on this journey and ensure we have the right skills to meet the modern-day business demands. It’s going to be a varied role as we have much to do, so a passion for all things L&D is what you need.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
If you meet 70% or more of what we’re looking for, please still apply. We understand not everyone will meet all the requirements, but you might have skills we didn’t know we need.
- Experience in coordinating, designing, delivering, and evaluating high-quality and engaging online and blended training programmes.
- Excellent facilitation skills, with experience of delivering workshops in both virtual and in-person environments.
- Demonstrates creativity and resourcefulness in problem-solving.
- Consistently organises tasks effectively.
- Excels in communicating and building relationships with team members and stakeholders.
- Ability to quickly understand new information and concepts and effectively translate them into tailored learning materials and resources.
- Eagerness and capability in learning new digital tools and systems.
- Effectively coaches and motivates individuals and teams.
WHY NFER?
At NFER, our primary focus is on making a positive impact rather than pursuing profit. We are a respected independent charity, recognised as a trusted source for education resources, research evidence, and insights worldwide. We foster collaboration and flexibility, allowing you and your manager to tailor your work approach to meet customer, team, and personal commitments effectively. Moreover, we prioritise equality, diversity, and inclusion, striving to promote fair employment practices and equal opportunities for all within our organisation.
Other roles you may have experience of include: Learning and Development Advisor, Training and Development Manager, Training Manager, Talent Development Specialist.
We are reviewing applications regularly as part of an ongoing recruitment process. Please see our Job Application pack for more details about the process
If you’re looking for a place where you can put your heart, soul, and skills into making a difference, then you could be our next L&D Advisor and we want to hear from you. Apply via the button shown.
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Our client, a prestigious London University, is currently seeking a dynamic individual to join them as a temporary Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Learning Technologist. The position is 35 hours per week, for 3-months in the first instance. The role offers hybrid-working, with 2-3 days per week based on-site in Central London.
Key Responsibilities for this role include:
- Supporting university staff, using a variety of TEL tools and platforms, to develop teaching and learning resources.
- Delivery of TEL resources including the university's own system, set-up and support of online assessments.
- Facilitating training and CPD for staff and students to enhance TEL skills.
- Liaising and collaborating with fellow staff to support the implementation of the departmental TEL Strategy.
- Supporting and contributing to the design, development, implementation and evaluation of TEL resources.
- Using a variety of tools such as Moodle, Turnitin, SharePoint and Office365 etc. to advise on, develop, test and maintain teaching and learning resources.
- Evaluating existing learning technologies to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Being a liaison for teaching staff and technical services.
To be considered for this position, you should possess:
- Previous experience in a similar role, preferably within a higher education setting.
- Demonstrable, strong experience in the application of e-learning technologies in a higher education setting.
- Experience of Moodle administration including course creation, management, design/themes, user experience, LTIs, plugins and analytics.
- Good understanding of VLE associated technologies e.g. Echo360, Turnitin, MS Office 365 apps - including SharePoint and Teams.
- Strong presentation and training skills, including experience in designing and delivering content.
- Excellent administrative and organizational skills with a keen attention to detail.
- Proficiency in using various IT systems.
- Ability to troubleshoot and respond promptly to technology-enhanced learning support requests.
The position aims to start as soon as possible, requiring candidates to be available immediately or have a short notice period to be considered.
If you would like to be considered for this opportunity, express your interest by clicking 'apply now' below to submit your CV in Word format.
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We are working with a professional body who are educate, develop and regulate both in the UK and internationally. They represent over 32,000 members worldwide, overseeing their education at all stages of qualification and development throughout their careers. They set examinations, continue professional development, professional codes and standards for their members.
They are now recruiting a Learning Content Manager on an 18 month fixed term contract. As an organisation they have over 15,000 candidates sit assessments twice per year. As Learning Content Manager, you will be responsible for the review of the approach to learning content, through external providers and lead work to implement a new framework.
You will also review their learning content publication, which hasn't been reviewed in some time and make a recommendation for a new strategic approach to the publication.
Some of the benefits include
- Pension contribution 8% + matching personal contribution up to 2 %
- 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays) plus birthday leave and additional holiday purchase scheme
- Income protection insurance
- Life assurance plan (3.5 times salary)
- Private medical insurance
As Learning Content Manager you will
- Support the Head of Learning Content and Partnerships by undertaking a review of tuition provision and recommending new approaches which could be implemented.
- Identity and recommend changes to existing contractual arrangements with tuition providers, ensuring that any agreements meet future needs of the organisation.
- Review how learning support materials are created and published by the organisation. Liaise with a range of internal and external colleagues, ensuring that and recommendations meet the needs of the profession.
- Work closely with colleagues in the Curriculum, Qualification and Standards.
To be successful in the role you will
- Have experience within a professional body or educational publisher.
- Have experience in designing learning materials for paper and online delivery.
- Have experience of working with a range of Subject Matter experts.
- Have knowledge and experience of publishing learning content.
- Have experience of delivering complex projects on time and within budget.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
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The Role
FILE is seeking an early career Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Analyst to join a small and integrated team to provide support across a broad portfolio of work.
This is an exciting role within a critical area of the organisation building our evidence base on impact and using it to support learning with a range of stakeholders. The Impact & Learning team at FILE is responsible for generating evidence and learning through collated partner reporting to enable FILE and its partners to be as impactful as possible. This involves collating and analysing data, creating and facilitating learning processes within FILE and with our funded partners and ensuring evidence and insights are fed back into FILE’s and our partners’ strategies. The team works closely with all functions across the wider organisation.
The successful candidate will perform tasks related to the collection and analysis of data from partner reports as well as learning from evidence regarding FILE’s activities. This position will primarily focus on supporting 4 key areas:
- Monitoring: Enabling and supporting the collection of robust and consistent reports and data from partners to support their progress towards impact.
- Data management: Partner data collation and verification from different data sources e.g. reviewing indicator data and qualitative reports.
- Donor and board reporting: Preparation and presentation of data and evidence for our donors and board to demonstrate our progress towards impact
- Supporting internal and external learning: enable learning at all levels of the organisation through designing and delivering learning processes with FILE staff and partners
Note that FILE does not conduct in house evaluations but works closely with a broad range of experts and partners to build the necessary evidence base to understand impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Supporting our portfolio and grants team in monitoring and reviewing grant documentation in line with FILE’s results framework including providing grant assessments.
- Reviewing and verifying partner reports, providing summaries for internal portfolio, Executive teams and FILE’s auditing.
- Monitoring progress of individual grants and portfolios including data extraction in line with FILE’s Results Framework and Case Database.
- Maintaining and refining, as required, data collection and management tools including partner reporting templates in collaboration with our Grant Management team.
- Summarising relevant data for inclusion in our half-yearly donor reports and quarterly updates for our Board and Senior Leadership Team.
- Supporting our Impact and Learning Manager to coordinate strategic inputs from portfolio teams relating to progress and results for inclusion in donor reports.
- Supporting our Impact and Learning Manager with the development and facilitation of webinars and learning sessions for FILE’s key audiences.
- Preparing and sharing relevant data in a compelling format for bi-annual learning processes with FILE portfolio teams.
- Supporting our Impact and Learning Manager with the creation of new templates and methods for showcasing impact and results across a wide range of audiences.
What You'll Achieve (expected outcomes)
- Increased partner and staff capacity and capability to collect and interpret good data.
- Clear and compelling donor and board reporting.
- Enablement of learning at all levels of the organisation through effectively communicating data and evidence.
- Partner learning enabled through learning sessions and webinars with partners.
- Grant managers supported on partner data and monitoring in line with FILE’s results framework.
About you
We know that long lists of criteria can be discouraging and that some candidates will not apply for a role unless they feel they are 100% qualified. Even if you do not meet all the skills and experience listed, we still encourage you to apply if you think you meet some or have related experience to offer.
We also recognise that skills and experience can be gained in unexpected places, so we welcome applications from candidates who feel they have relevant skills for the role, gained from a wide range of professional, lived and learned experiences.
- Understanding of and interest in climate mitigation & adaptation, biodiversity or other environmental issues
- Proven experience of applying monitoring, evaluation and learning or research approaches within an organisation
- Experience and interest in building equitable relationships and partnerships and a confident collaborator, able to work with people across the organisation and with external partners
- Facilitation skills – in person and online, including designing sessions and processes which focus on learning outcomes for participants
- Experience of collecting qualitative and quantitative data using different tools and templates including desktop research and semi-structured interview
- Data visualisation skills using different platforms and tools to clearly and compellingly communicate data
- Good quantitative data management and analysis skills including use of MS databases (Excel, Access) or other similar tools
- Competent in translating technical information into reports or knowledge products for different audiences
- Well-developed project management skills
- Philanthropic experience an advantage but not a requirement
About FILE
The Foundation for International Law for the Environment (FILE) was set up in 2018 to be the major philanthropic re-granter scaling up legal action globally to tackle the climate and the biodiversity crises.
We work as movement enablers, campaign strategists, and impact funders, using the law in pursuit of three interconnected system-level goals:
- Reducing net greenhouse gas emissions to protect the climate
- Safeguarding nature
- Delivering climate and environmental justice
We pursue these goals not just by supporting legal action directly. We believe in growing the strength of the climate and biodiversity legal movement globally, and in enabling people and movements to use legal action to shift narratives.
As movement enablers, campaign strategists, and impact funders, we at FILE do not ourselves bring litigation. As a regrantor, FILE is not an endowed foundation, but rather we engage in fundraising to secure resources to support our partners globally.
Working for FILE
FILE is a collaborative community of individuals who share a passion for climate, nature, and justice. We bring together knowledge and experience to support our mission.
Our people are empowered to lead their work both individually and as part of a wider team in order to make impactful change. As a relatively young organisation with the ambitious mission to change global systems, our roles are ideally suited to those who are highly strategic, flexible and adaptable, and open to growing in line with the Foundation.
FILE is committed to challenging inequality and values diversity, equity and justice in all areas of life. Our mission, work and impact is global, with staff and partners from across the world and a range of lived experiences. We firmly believe that we are strengthened by the diversity of our partners and staff.
At FILE, we actively work to create an inclusive culture where colleagues feel welcomed, heard and supported to succeed and thrive.
How FILE supports its staff
FILE is committed to creating a workplace that supports our staff to do their best work and develop professionally. We offer a generous annual leave policy and additional time-off work to support wellbeing. Amongst other benefits, FILE offers private healthcare and a contribution to a pension scheme.
Location
FILE has offices in London and the Netherlands, and a small hub of staff in Australia. Otherwise, we look to employ relevant staff remotely in the regions where our partners are based.
We are advertising this role for candidates based (and with the right to work) in the UK. We will also consider applications from candidates based in other locations where able to do so.
Applications
This role is open for applications immediately and we accept applications on a rolling basis - the closing date is Sunday 22 September but we do reserve the right to interview and appoint before then should we receive the right applications. If you are interested, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
Diversity & Inclusion
As an equal opportunities employer, FILE is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join FILE. We are committed to continually learning and improving our diversity and inclusion practices, which can best be done if we are as diverse as the people of the world we’re working to protect.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. In 2024 we embarked on our new 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it.
About the role
Right now, the Partnerships and National Engagement Team is in an incredibly exciting period of growth, as Partnerships Development Manager you will play a pivotal role in building new transformational partnerships which support Crisis new ten-year strategy.
Working as part of a friendly and enthusiastic team you will be you will be responsible for identifying, nurturing and developing a robust pipeline of new partnerships, with value-aligned businesses, developing opportunities for us to work together to help us end homelessness in the UK.
As a key member of the Partnerships Development Team, you will be expected to deliver significant growth in Crisis corporate income and personally secure six and seven figure partnerships and sponsorships.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will be a highly motivated, target-driven fundraiser who relishes the opportunity to develop innovative, creative, and strategic corporate partnerships. You will have a track record of pitching, securing, managing, and growing six and seven figure partnerships in the third (or equivalent) sector, coupled with excellent relationship management skills with internal and external stakeholders. You are self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative, but you also enjoy collaborating with colleagues.
We are looking for a personable and intuitive candidate with excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to tailor communication style to achieve maximum impact upon relevant situations and audience.
This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside senior fundraisers to shape and craft the future of corporate fundraising at Crisis.
Please see the full Job Pack linked below, for a full list of requirements for this role. We realise that long lists of criteria can be daunting, and you may not want to apply for a role unless you feel 100% qualified. However, if you feel you have relevant examples to answer the screening questions, we encourage you to apply.
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.
Working at Crisis
Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness.
Our staff, members and volunteers are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
- Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy.
- Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata) which increases with service to 31 days and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay.
- Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm
- Wellbeing Leave to be used flexibly And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
How do I apply?
Please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. Our shortlisting process is anonymised as part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We do not ask for CVs, instead we ask you complete the work history section and answer the screening questions for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively. At least two members of staff score all applications.
Closing date: Sunday 29th September 2024 at 23:55
Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology for my application?
We strongly discourage applicants from using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. This is so we can run a fair, transparent process which gives all applicants an equitable chance of success. We want to hear about your own experience and perspectives in your application and if shortlisted, during the interview too.
Interview dates will take place online w/c 7th October
Accessibility
We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Talent Acquisition team to discuss how we can help.
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Barnwood Trust is not your typical funder. We drive change so that disabled people and people with mental health conditions have choice of opportunities, access their rights, and are included where they live. We bring people together for a different conversation and explore big ideas. Through learning and collaboration, we influence the change that’s needed. By partnering with local organisations, involving people with lived experience directly in our work, and looking for better ways to fund, Barnwood makes a difference in Gloucestershire.
As part of this work, our Funding & Influencing Team engages a wide range of people in the Trust’s vision for Gloucestershire, and our Funding Relationship Manager is integral to this.
We are looking for a Funding and Relationship Manager, who will be responsible for awarding, distributing, and evaluating the impact of our funding to Gloucestershire based organisations. The team provide supportive and reciprocal learning and evaluation relationships with organisations enabling us to constantly improve our grant-making processes and social change mechanisms.
We want to diversify our team to better reflect the work and communities we support – this means we would particularly welcome applications from people who:
• are from Black, Asian and minoritised backgrounds.
• have lived experience of disability and/or mental health challenges.
Contract terms:
• 12 months fixed contract.
• We welcome applications from people looking for full time hours (37.5hrs per week).
• We offer a flexible start between 8am and 9.30am Monday to Friday.
• Salary £35,356 p/a
• 36 days holiday inc. bank holidays
• This position is based in our office in central Cheltenham with occasional opportunities for home working.
Summary of key duties:
• Managing and processing grants to organisations and groups
• Process Funded Partner and Themed Funding grants to organisations and groups, ensuring that information is stored and monitored routinely, and that grant payments and annual instalments are authorised and paid in a timely manner.
• Respond to enquiries from prospective grant applicants, referrers, organisations, and other connected parties, showing consideration and patience for callers with communication or learning challenges.
• Support prospective applicant organisations and groups to apply to Barnwood Trust, providing appropriate support and advice to applicants and aligning with the Trust’s values and funding principles.
• Manage a portfolio of organisational grants, providing support where needed, and maintain a supportive monitoring, evaluation, and learning relationship over the life of a grant.
Evaluation, learning and relationship management.
• Oversee the monitoring and evaluation of a portfolio of funded organisations, ensuring data and key learning is submitted to Barnwood on time and supporting organisations to collect and collate this.
• Support funded organisations to measure the impact of their work in accessible and inclusive ways, drawing on your own expertise and that of the wider Funding Team.
• Through monitoring, evaluation, and relationships with your portfolio, identify learning themes and capacity gaps in organisations in the county.
• Support the Senior Funding Relationships Manager and the Funding Policy and Evaluation Manager to publish impact data and learning from organisation and group funding on Barnwood’s website and social media channels.
Summary of Essential Knowledge and Experience
• Proven experience of building and managing ongoing relationships with funded organisations.
• Knowledge of the VCS sector, and an understanding of the challenges faced by delivery organisations.
• Ability to work with and analyse data.
For full details please see our application pack.
Summary of skills
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, including high level written communication skills.
• Exceptional time management with the ability to be flexible during busy periods while still meeting responsibilities and deadlines.
• Self-awareness, enabling excellent working relationships with a wide range of people (both internally and externally) using tact, diplomacy and sensitivity. Working well both individually and collectively in a team.
• Strong IT skills (proficient in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WhatsApp, Teams and Zoom, as minimum) with the ability to learn and navigate new systems quickly and efficiently.
Benefits:
• 36 days annual leave including bank holidays.
• Life Assurance (3 x Salary)
• Competitive salaries and fantastic pension contribution rates.
• Work within an organisation that is committed to improving equality and diversity.
• Excellent personal development plan and extensive training which includes a commitment to training employees to be confident when working with people with a wide variety of impairments, disabilities, and mental health challenges.
• Friendly and collaborative working culture; everyone’s voice is heard.
• We have a range of supportive wellbeing policies and almost a third of our employees, are qualified mental health first aiders with Mental Health England.
• Our offices in central Cheltenham are wheelchair accessible, have free accessible parking on site and great facilities.
• Assistance dogs are welcome.
Guidance On Applications:
Click on Apply Via Website to be taken to the Barnwood Trust website where you need to apply for this role via our online application form.
You will also find a detailed application pack which gives a full and detailed job description and person specification as well as guidance on how to make an online application and what you should include within it.
Should you have any questions or require any of the information in a different format please email the recruitment team directly at recruitment@barnwoodtrust. org.
We want our application process to be right for you as an individual, so if there’s anything you think we can do to make this process more straightforward for you please email recruitment@barnwoodtrust. org directly to discuss what support we might be able to provide. Our career page on our website has some examples of things we may be able to put in place for people who request extra support.
Deadline for applications: 12.00 noon on Friday 4th October 2024
First interviews: Monday 14th October and Wednesday 16th October 2024
Second stage interviews: Tuesday 22nd October 2024
We would like the successful candidate to start as soon as possible.
Barnwood acts as an agent of social change, working alongside disabled people and people with mental health conditions to create that change.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Our Business Development Team is integral to the success of our organisation and we are looking for a motivated, driven and proactive individual to join us as a Business Development Manager . You will be responsible for driving our new business strategy, aiming to secure new partnerships across education and raising our profile within Senior Leadership, as well as delivery teams. You will also play a significant role within the Business Development Team to provide both internal and external support, which will be both colleague and customer focussed. The successful candidate will understand the importance of developing an implementing new business strategies. They will be looking for an opportunity to demonstrate their sales and growth mindset within a strong team environment. They will be committed to working within our organisation values, whilst affecting external decision-making through a customer engagement approach.
The main purpose will be:
1. Deliver sales targets in line with business development strategies.
2. Lead the creation and implementation of ‘new business’ engagement strategies within the business development division.
3. Strategically expand the network of centres delivering Leadership Skills Foundation programmes.
4. Develop sales and registrations strategies to grow new business opportunities and maximise our relationships with centres.
Main Duties and Responsibilities include:
1. Create and implement the new business strategy for increasing the number of centres committed to delivering Leadership Skills Foundation programmes.
2. Identify and develop profitable growth opportunities with customers, partner networks and key stakeholders.
3. Collaborate with the Market Development Manager to include emerging programmes in maximising growth and expansion opportunities with centres.
4. Collaborate with marketing and communications colleagues to create new business campaigns and activities.
5. Co-ordinate tactical activities to engage with new audiences i.e. webinars and conferences.
6. Responsibility for ensuring all management information and relationship management insight relating to prospective/new centres is captured.
7. Monitor performance of commercial activities utilising insight systems to prepare reports and forecasts for the Head of Business Development and wider Leadership Team.
8. Conduct regular research and analysis on commercial opportunities to reach new audiences and expand/grow delivery.
9. Work alongside Innovation, Marcomms and Quality Assurance team colleagues to attract, engage and delight customers under the Customer Experience strategy.
10.Alongside the Head of Business Development and Director of Engagement, review, explore and consider future pricing models aimed at increasing the average spend of centres, supporting ‘a whole education leadership offer’.
11.To carry out any other duties as requested to support the work of the Leadership Skills Foundation commensurate with the grade and level of responsibility of the post, for which the post holder has the necessary experience and/or training.
The Business Development Manager will receive a generous salary, a flexible and agile working environment, private Vitality healthcare (subject to successful completion of probationary period), personal development opportunities, enhanced pension, enhanced holiday and sick pay and an extended Christmas break.
If you want to be part of thriving and evolving organisation, then we would love to hear from you and look forward to receivng your application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for an experienced strategically minded, dynamic and proactive project management professional to join us here at the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) as our Initiatives Manager.
Do you want to be part of a dedicated Workforce Development team, supporting doctors who deliver imaging and cancer care services? If you have a desire to work in a people profession which strives to have a positive impact on the lives of doctors and ultimately patients,; this may be the opportunity for you.
In this pivotal role as Initiatives Manager you will be responsible for the successful development and delivery of initiatives to support us in fulfilling our overarching goal of growing the UK workforce in our specialties of Clinical Radiology and Clinical Oncology, ensuring that quality and impact are at the heart of our plans.
With a focus on the strategic development side of the team you will cultivate information into initiatives such as the development of curricula or standards but also ongoing initiatives which will serve to increase routes into the workforce for both existing and emerging groups of doctors and allied health professionals. Leading and motivating a high-performing and dedicated team to do so.
What you’ll do:
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of project officers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
- Build and maintain the team’s programme of activities, ensuring resources are appropriately planned to deliver individual projects as needed.
- Work with the Head of Workforce Development and Training and Workforce Project Officers to plan and agree deliverable programmes of work over the college year.
- Oversee the successful planning, execution, and delivery of workforce development initiatives, ensuring alignment with RCR objectives.
- Undertake market research to evaluate the viability of proposed new workforce initiatives, targeting those with the greatest impact and reach.
- Establish and oversee necessary quality assurance mechanisms for workforce and training programmes.
What you’ll need:
- Experience of Programme/Project Management.
- Previous experience of line managing and developing a high-performing team.
- An analytical thinker, able to evaluate key issues and exercise sound judgment in drawing conclusions.
- Able to build and sustain great working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders globally.
- Able to prioritise own work and work of team to deliver agreed outcomes.
- A great communicator, both orally and in writing.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive and forward-thinking team and organisation. At the forefront of the health agenda, our members diagnose and treat cancer, heart disease, stroke and more, whilst leading on innovations including AI, skills mix and community diagnostic hubs. If you are interested in finding out more about the Initiatives Manager role and the RCR please have a read of the candidate pack.
Why join us?
- Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
- Hybrid working (40% working week can be done remotely)
- Modern working environment
- Equipment provided to work from home
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Excellent pension scheme
- Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme