Learning And Development Manager Jobs in Westminster, Greater London
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About UKCF
At UK Community Foundations (UKCF), we put inclusivity at the forefront of all we do, we put relationships first and we are ambitious for our members and the communities they serve.
Everyone should have the opportunity to have a fulfilling life and to feel they belong. This can’t be mandated by government, or done to people, only with them. Change needs to be driven by people who understand the local situation and our support makes this possible.
UKCF is a national network of community foundations based all over the UK. Community foundations connect philanthropic people with local causes that matter to them. They are charitable organisations focused on supporting a defined geographical area by leveraging funds to support community needs and local organisations making a difference. As well as supporting our members, at UKCF we explore social challenges, we provide national funding and we work with those who have the solutions to improve lives.
Benefits of working at UKCF include 30 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays, up to two days paid leave for volunteer days, season ticket loans available, enhanced pension and a flexible working plan. As a disability confident employer, we welcome applications irrespective of your age, disability or impairment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex or sexual orientation.
About the role
Come and join our small but brilliant Membership and Learning team. We have an ambitious strategy to strengthen the network through growing a culture of continuous learning, improving member insight and developing targeted learning.
We’re looking for someone who can support the team to develop, co-create, train and deliver inclusive and exciting learning that encourages creativity, curiosity and critical thinking in the areas of philanthropy and grant making. Your role will be diverse and a blend of project work, event management and administration. You will be involved in organising conferences, meetings, hosting webinars, managing specific areas of work and building relationships.
Our members vary from very small teams with two or three staff to well established very well resourced foundations. The Membership and Learning team are the contact point for all CFs: answering members’ enquiries, championing best practice and raising standards.
Working closely with other teams including Communications, Business Development and Programmes, the Membership and Learning team has an oversight of all UKCF activity relating to our members. Therefore the ability to listen, problem solve and engage others is critical. Take a look at the full job description for more information about the role.
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We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced National Programme Manager to join The Phoenix Way team. The National Programme Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day management and oversight of our fund, ensuring its effective implementation and impact. This is a key leadership role that requires strong project management skills, strategic thinking,and a passion for driving meaningful change.
The National Programme Manager will be working closely with the National Convenor, The Phoenix Way National Leadership Group (NLG), Global Fund for Children (GFC) and national and regional panels to co-design a collaborative grant-making process.
They will support the development and implementation of the overarching Phoenix Way vision, national and regional plans, which include infrastructure development support, ensuring a consistent approach to grant-making across the nations and regions in line with programme and funder requirements.
Candidates must respond to the 3 questions and submit their CV.
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Who we are?
Speakers for Schools is the largest social mobility charity in the UK. We help to level the playing field between state and independent schools by giving all young people access to the same prestigious networks available to the top fee-paying schools.
We believe that by inspiring young people to explore their ambitions through our speaker programme, facilitating access to multi-day experiences of the world of work, and supporting young people to successfully seize opportunities available to them, then we can make a profound difference to the lives of young people, their future happiness and prosperity.
By 2028, our ambition is that every young person in the UK has access to high quality work experience. Yet today, less than half of young people leave secondary school having had any work experience whatsoever.
Role Summary:
Working for the Head of National Business Development, the Business Development Manager will be responsible for securing income-generating corporate partnerships to drive forward engagement across the whole Speakers for Schools proposition.
This role is the engine of growth for the charity: sourcing, engaging, and developing partnerships with employers across the UK. These partnerships will provide opportunities for high-need young people across the UK to access our programmatic interventions while delivering income to support the financial sustainability and growth of the charity.
This crucial role will demand close collaboration and working across all directorates to develop and deliver compelling and successful bids and proposals to potential partners.
This role offers a starting salary of £31362, rising to £33948 after a years successful service.
Key Duties / Responsibilities
Strategic Purpose:
- Developing outreach strategies to secure corporate partnerships in support of the Charity’s aims and goals.
- Meeting income generation targets as determined by the Head of Business Development.
- Responsible for developing and agreeing programmatic design for corporate partners in collaboration with programme and delivery teams.
Engagement:
- Working closely with delivery teams to ensure smooth transition for employer account management.
- Working closely with programme and delivery teams to ensure new partnerships are deliverable.
- Flexibility and a willingness to work innovatively to help with any tasks the team might require support for.
Delivery:
- Holding expertise in how Speakers for Schools programmes and interventions enable and enhance corporate CSR talent pipeline and social mobility.
- Reporting on activity to Head of Business Development.
- Confidently discussing Speakers for Schools and our goals, aims via email communication, virtual meetings, and telephone.
- Represent and work to our values as, fostering a culture of positivity, support, respect, and inclusivity, while taking personal responsibility for their attitude, performance, and development
- Ensure that best practice in safeguarding is enshrined in all activity.
- Ensuring consistent and accurate updating of CRM and ensuring proper data management.
- Adherence to data compliance, standards, guidelines and best practices to ensure our data integrity and consistency.
- Other duties as required, as identified by the Head of Business Development.
Note: This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities and duties required.
Education / Experience / Knowledge
- Experience of business development with a variety of stakeholders and owning, managing and delivering an ambitious commercial target.
- Previous experience working with HR/Recruitment/CSR/Engagement teams is advantageous
- Confident liaising with and managing relationships with stakeholders from all levels
- An understanding of the UK Education System and a familiarity with careers provision within UK schools and colleges would be an advantage
- Sociable and confident, experience of building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders
- Confident in delivering presentations and networking/representing the charity at external events
- Proven capability of working through high volumes of work and delivering on targets across varying objectives within delivery
- Experience planning structured programmes that align with both employer and charity objectives
- Experience in working with technology and data management.
- Proficient use of the Salesforce CRM, to track relationships and ensure proper data management
- Clear and concise communicator, capable of producing written content to a professional quality
- Excels at organising their workload and enjoy driving work forward independently
Speakers for Schools Values:
PASSION:
We are committed to levelling the playing field for young people across the UK, creating social mobility and tackling disadvantages.
AGILITY:
We challenge our ideas of what is possible in order to better meet the needs of those we support. We are human, make mistakes, learn, evolve and adapt.
INTEGRITY:
We act with empathy and bring our authentic selves to work every day. We value and respect the talent, time and intentions of those we work with.
COLLABORATION:
We are one team with one mission and only by working together can we deliver better outcomes for young people. We support each other unconditionally and feel motivation in shared success as well as individual progress.
DIVERSITY:
We know it takes people with different ideas, strengths, identities, interests, and cultural backgrounds to make our organisation succeed. We encourage constructive debate and critical friendship.
Diversity at our core
Speakers for schools is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating discrimination.
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We believe that a young person's success should be determined by the talents and abilities they have, not where they come from.
Improving social mobility is a team effort and we work in partnership with UK plc including Barclays LifeSkills, KPMG, M&G plc, Mace and the NHS to spark interest and engage young people from underserved communities to think big about their futures.
- Could you be our new Programme Manager, ready for the next step in your career?
- Can you imagine yourself managing several high-profile employability campaigns with some of the UK's best known businesses?
If you share our values of ambition, inquistiveness and equity and inclusion, and want to work in a team that supports 50,000+ young people build their skills and confidence every year... read on...
What you will be doing in this role
You’ll be a brilliant project manager, putting building relationships at the heart of your work. You like be organised and enjoy working in partnership with a variety of people and implementing practical solutions to meet your goals.
You could be supporting some of our longest running and successful partnerships helping young people discover exciting opportunities across industries such as healthcare, technology, construction and the financial services.
You can balance competing priorities and deadlines to keep projects moving towards their goals and are comfortable making decisions after gathering insight and information from colleagues and partners.
Key areas of responsiblity
- Multiple projects management
- Team management for programme delivery
- Systems and administrative processes for operational delivery
- Building exceptional relationships
- Evaluation and reporting
You will bring the following experiences:
- Track record of managing multiple projects with a variety of stakeholders from the public and commercial sector
- Direct line management of staff
- Track record of achieving targets and objectives
- Use of IT, data, and systems to operate efficient programmes, evaluate and measure their success
- Monitoring and evaluation of outcomes to assess impact
- Budget and resource monitoring
- Understanding of and interest in educational programmes
You will have the following skills:
- Excellent written communications and speaking and listening skills
- Confident using MS packages including Teams, PowerPoint, Forms, Excel and Word and comfortable using technology to enhance our activities.
- Planning and organisation
- Problem-solving
- Decision-making
Salary: £35,000
Annual leave: 28 days + Bank Holidays
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours pw (part-time hours min 22.5 pw)
Contract: Permanent
Place of work: Hybrid
You do not need to live in London for this role. You will be working from home (IT equipment provided), with 2-3 individual days per month on average in London for team together days in a co-working space (please consider this as a commutable distance as these are considered commuting days.
We are interested in hearing from candidates who are seeking part-time working. Please note this in your application.
You can submit a covering letter with your CV.
For our safer recruitment processes, CVs must cover all work history since leaving education - please provide a note outlining any gaps in employment.
While we encourage the use of innovative technology in our work, we want to hear your voice and personality in your application. We will check applications for use of AI generated text.
Successful applicants will need to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the role, including completing our Safer Recruitment process, references from past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks.
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We are seeking a dedicated Youth Worker to join our team and make a positive impact on the lives of young people from refugee backgrounds in our community. In this role, you will have the opportunity to inspire, mentor, and support young individuals in their educational journey while promoting a culture of curiosity and enthusiasm for learning.
About Katherine Low Settlement
Katherine Low Settlement is a charity that has been serving Battersea and the wider Wandsworth community since 1924. We are dedicated to building stronger communities and enable people to challenge and find ways out of poverty and isolation.
We run a range of our own community projects to tackle poverty and isolation, and empower and support children, young people and their families, older people, women and refugee communities. We campaign for social change. We also incubate and support local charities and social businesses to thrive, so together we can meet the diverse needs of the local communities of Wandsworth. Each week we work with 28+ charities supporting more than 1,000 people.
About KLS Love to Learn team
Since 2004, KLS Love to Learn education team of 10 part-time staff and over 100 volunteers, have supported thousands of young refugees and their families in Battersea and the London Borough of Wandsworth to thrive in their education. Through mentoring, family support, casework and homework clubs, we provide the tailored support each young person and their family/carers needs to overcome the barriers to education they face at home and school.
Key Objectives:
Homework Clubs and Mentoring:
- Assess eligibility for Love to Learn.
- Obtain updated consent information.
- Develop session plans and source resources.
- Engage youth with interactive activities.
- Encourage participation and uphold behavior policy.
- Maintain records and safeguarding practices.
- Foster relationships with youth agencies and services.
- Assist Lead Youth Worker with post-16 club.
- Support Volunteer Coordinator in mentor matching.
Trips and Activities:
- Collaborate on annual activity programme.
- Plan and execute holiday and term-time activities.
- Assist with summer programme organisation.
Teamwork and Reporting:
- Coordinate with team members and external agencies.
- Contribute to reports and meetings with funders.
- Communicate effectively within KLS teams.
Other Duties:
- Engage in regular supervision and appraisals.
- Practice anti-discriminatory and empowering principles.
- Adhere to confidentiality, safeguarding, and equal opportunities policies.
- Conduct professional duties in line with KLS values.
If you are passionate about making a profound and lasting impact on the lives of young individuals, shaping their futures, and empowering them to reach their full potential, then join us. Together, let's inspire, mentor, and support the next generation, building a brighter tomorrow for our community.
Dates
Closing Date for Applications: 9.00 am on 26th April 2024
Interview Date: 3rd May 2024
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Ambitious About Autism is a national charity for autistic children and young people. We stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights and create opportunities. We run specialist education services, an award-winning employment programme and children and young people are at the heart of our charity's decision-making, policy work and campaigning.
We are looking for resilient, ambitious and passionate people to join us at our award winning Ambitious College (Seven Sisters Campus).
In this role, you will be working on a 1:1 basis with our Autistic learners. You will be helping our learners both academically in the classroom and with community-led activities, teaching them key life skills in order to transition into adult life.
If so, we have an exciting opportunity available for you!
Position: Learning and Behaviour Specialist
School: Ambitious College (CONEL Campus)
Location: Seven Sisters, London, N15 4FY
Contract Type: Full time, Permanent (Hours: 9am – 4.30pm)
Salary: £23,933 to £25,482 (based on years of experience)
About the School:
Ambitious College is an independent specialist day college dedicated to supporting autistic young people aged 16–25. Our educational approach focuses on the individual at all times. We offer a highly personalised curriculum and positively support our learners to acquire new skills and take part in everyday life. We are located within two mainstream further education college campuses: the College of Haringey, Enfield, and North East London (CONEL), and West Thames College, West London. Through a range of partnerships with local businesses, community groups, and our mainstream college partners, we also offer opportunities to learn in the community. This combined approach – personalised education, positive support, and real work experience – delivers results. It allows our young people to achieve their goals, fulfil their potential, and go on to lead active lives in their community. Ambitious College's values define how we work and ensure that children and young people with autism are at the heart of all that we do.
(Personal care is a requirement in this role)
As part of the Ambitious About Autism team, you will enjoy the following benefits:
- Term time only role (yet paid across 52 weeks)
- A competitive salary of up to £25,482 and an increase every September
- Free healthy breakfast available everyday
- State of the art Autism specific training including person centred approaches, positive behaviour support, medical training and understanding sensory needs
- Working with experts in the Autism industry with 1:1 meetings and training provided
- Eye test vouchers, season ticket loans and a cycle to work scheme.
- Employee Assistance Programme, to help you balance your work, family, and personal life
- Continuous professional development including access to coaching and mentoring as well as e-learning and online training courses
This is a fantastic opportunity for somebody who wants to make a difference to our autistic children, their families and the community. If you would like more information, please refer to our job description.
Start date: After May Half Term 2024 (However, flexible depending on notice periods).
Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
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BACKGROUND
The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) is a membership organisation, a multidisciplinary society and a registered charity (no: 215869). Its mission is to bring together all the professions in radiology, oncology and allied medical and scientific disciplines to share knowledge and educate the public, thereby improving the prevention and detection of disease and the management and treatment of patients.
The BIR has embarked on a new five-year strategy, which has established an education department aimed at delivering a programme designed to support training, education and CPD relevant to its membership community in flexible and interactive formats.
JOB SUMMARY
The post holder will work with faculty and BIR staff in the development and use of new learning technologies to support the educational mission of the BIR.
The post holder will manage the existing e-learning resources as well as develop new e-learning offering to our members and users. The poster holder will offer expert guidance, advice and direction on the design, development and implementation of e-learning materials and resources, and the use of interactive educational technologies to lead the e-learning development in BIR.
KEY RESULT AREAS
Manage the e-learning content
• Create new e-learning resources with subject specialists in medical imaging. This includes new initiatives (video course) as well as online learning library content and other e-learning offering.
• Lead and oversee the instructional design for the video courses
• Manage and review the content on the online learning library, including post-event videos, webinar series and training videos etc. Ensure the content are relevant for all categories and promote to our community
Manage the e-learning projects and implementation of e-learning system
• Develop and implement plans and timelines in collaboration with faculty and BIR staff to enable the phased introduction of e-learning projects and systems.
• Lead the team and work across the department to design, develop and manage the online learning elements including layout, tools, templates, authoring and processes.
• Manage all BIR learning systems including live platforms, Learning Management System as well as CRM system for event registration, online learning library and e-posters
• Develop and design technological solutions for problems specific to BIR educational activities.
• Maintain and review the systems for new updates to improve staff and user experiences
• Manage budget of the projects and ensure surplus of any e-learning development
• Cultivate and oversee essential relationships with external sister organizations to facilitate the successful execution of e-learning projects
Manage the digital team (video producer and digital event assistant)
• Oversee their workload and support them when needed
• Provide training or direct them for training opportunities outside the BIR
Support and promote the use of the educational technologies
• Develop guides and provide support for faculty & BIR staff in the use of the e-learning technologies, enabling the creation and management of learning materials.
• Advise faculty and BIR staff on the optimum technology and deployments to support the e-learning requirements and objectives.
• Deliver training sessions to both BIR staff and users, instructing them on the effective utilization of BIR learning systems.
Lead the development of new e-learning initiatives
• Meet with and work alongside faculty and BIR staff to ensure the successful implementation of appropriate strategies and initiatives for e-learning.
• Encourage faculty to explore innovative approaches and tools in the delivery of educational activities in their field.
• Take the initiative to identify new development areas and present information to manager/team on how such developments could be resourced and managed.
Provide event management support
• As required be able to provide event management on the day support for webinars and other digitally delivered events
Please see the attached Job description.
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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Westway Trust - a community-guided organisation, with an ambitious and exciting vision, in the heart of Portobello, West London - as an Adult Learning Tutor - Digital Skills.
Westway Trust is a charity located in North Kensington which runs an adult learning programme of accredited and non-accredited provision across a range of subjects. We aim to enable people to progress in work, in learning and in life. Our learners come from a variety of backgrounds and have different prior experiences of learning.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced tutor who will be able to design and deliver high quality learner-centred teaching, and learning and assessment experiences. The role will encompass both the development and delivery of Essential Digital Skills, ICT User Skills and Digital Skills for the Workplace qualifications at Entry level to level 1 to our employed and unemployed adult learners. You will be committed to working for a charity supporting and enhancing the lives of people in the local community.
The hours are negotiable and flexible and will be discussed and agreed at interview stage.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
Teaching
- Plan, prepare and deliver high-quality teaching and learning sessions, workshops, and tutorials in line with the curriculum requirements and the needs of individual learners, ensuring learning objectives are met.
- Assess learners’ abilities and identify areas for improvement, tailoring teaching and learning methods and resources accordingly.
- Develop and deliver consistently engaging and interactive sessions, utilising a variety of teaching techniques and materials to enhance learners’ understanding and engagement with the subject/topic.
- Rigorously monitor and track learners’ progress, providing regular feedback and implementing strategies to address areas of weakness or underperformance.
- Set and mark assignments, tests, and examinations, providing constructive feedback to learners to support their learning and improvement.
- Establish and maintain a positive and inclusive learning environment, actively promoting learner participation, motivation, and confidence in professional development.
- Maintain accurate records of learners' attendance, progress, and assessment outcomes, ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal requirements.
- Stay abreast of the latest developments in sector specialism, curriculum changes, and teaching methodologies, continuously updating own knowledge and skills.
- To undertake regular and appropriate CPD as agreed with Line Manager, some of which will be mandatory such as Safeguarding and Prevent Training.
Administration
- To identify materials and equipment/resource needs to assist the provision of teaching and learning by students.
- Maintaining up to date course files and submitting accurate data on attendance and achievement within agreed deadlines.
- To monitor student attendance and punctuality and take appropriate action as required.
- Preparing groups of learners for accredited assessment (exam or portfolio) & non-accredited assessment (RARPA), marking assessments and taking part in internal moderation and/or consultation meetings with appropriate Trust staff.
- Providing feedback on appropriate documentation for example observation, IQA reports etc.
- Running end of course evaluations and writing tutor end of course reviews.
Knowledge and Experience:
Essential
- Practical work experience in the ICT/digital sector, demonstrating hands-on knowledge and skills applicable to real-world scenarios.
- Experience of teaching adult learners and an understanding of appropriate teaching strategies in a similar role.
- Experience of devising course outlines and schemes of work.
- Awareness of differentiation and a commitment to inclusivity in your teaching and professional conduct.
- Experience of managing mixed groups of learners.
- Experience of assessing and recording progress, both in accredited and non-accredited learning and supporting learners.
- Knowledge and experience of working with a variety of exam boards.
- Basic understanding of cybersecurity principles and practices to impart essential knowledge to students.
Desirable
- Ability to provide sound support in offering information, advice and guidance to learners.
- Understanding of the RARPA (Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement in non-accredited learning) system.
- Experience in handling sensitive issues in relation to learner well-being.
- Experience of working/teaching refugees and or asylum seekers.
Personal Skills
Essential
- The ability to plan programmes of work and develop creative, relevant activities that will facilitate learning.
- The ability to motivate and encourage learners with a variety of learning experiences and from diverse backgrounds.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written and the ability to work as part of a highly collaborative team.
- An understanding of equality and diversity, safeguarding policies, health and safety and a commitment to putting them into practice.
- A flexible approach and a willingness to teach in a variety of community venues and to teach cover as required.
- The ability to take own initiative and find creative solutions to challenges faced.
Desirable
- The ability to speak another language
Qualifications:
Essential
- Level 3 or above subject specialism qualification, such as IT User Skills.
- A full teaching qualification for working in adult learning (DTLLS, PGCE or DET)
To view the full job description click on 'job description' under 'Key Info' on the left hand side.
Benefits of working with us:
- Great location in the heart of Portobello, North Kensington
- Free gym membership at health club one minute walk from the office
- Pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Free eye test voucher
- Investor in People (IiP) employer
The application deadline is Sunday 31 March 2024 when applications will be reviewed and shortlisted for interview. However, we reserve the right to close the application early (an early application is strongly recommended)
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We are looking for a high-calibre candidate to join our staff team as a part-time adult learning tutor. The ClementJames Centre is an award-winning charity that provides programmes that address underachievement and social exclusion. We support nearly 3,000 children, young people and adults each year to release their potential.
If you are an outstanding tutor then The ClementJames Centre can offer a supportive staff team, and a varied and interesting role which supports hundreds of people each year.
The part-time adult learning tutor will be based at our thriving centre and will have responsibility for working both individually and as part of the Adult Learning Team to plan and deliver the Adult Learning programmes.
This exciting role will not only give you a real insight into the charity sector, but also provides you with the skills and hands-on experience required to excel as a charity professional. We offer development and support, and you will have the opportunity to work with driven and compassionate colleagues within a vibrant community.
If you believe that everyone should have the opportunity to release their potential and live fulfilled lives and you would like to join a dynamic, innovative organisation, then The ClementJames Centre could be the perfect career choice for you.
Contract - Part-time, permanent
Annual Leave - State school holidays (in line with the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea)
Benefits - Staff pension, ongoing training and development opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme, Travelcard loan and Cycle to Work scheme
To Apply
To apply for the role of Part-time Adult Learning Tutor, please read the job pack and fill out the application form on our website. We will be doing rolling recruitment for this role. We strongly encourage early applications as we will do interviews as and when suitable applications come through, and will close recruitment once we hire a successful candidate. The form consists of information about you, your educational and professional experience and a 400 word supporting statement. If you have any issues completing the form, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Please see our website to read the job pack and to complete and submit the application form.
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We have an exciting opportunity for a Learning Designer to join our team based in Gilwell Park or Home based.
Location: Gilwell Park or Homebased
Salary:£32,553 per annum, Band E, Level 3 - Inclusive of Outer London Weighting (Gilwell Park)
£30,793 per annum, Band E, Level 3 – (Homebased)
Please note:
If Gilwell Based contract the expectation would be to come into the office once a week plus one day a month for collaboration with wider team
If home based contract, then expectation is once every 4-6 weeks.
Term: 12 month Fixed term contract
Working Hours: 35 hours per week - Evening work expected a few evenings per month
We’re Scouts and everyone’s welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds. Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world.
About Learning Designer Role:
The volunteering experience team is working to improve the experience of volunteering for every volunteer at Scouts (and those who’ve not yet joined us.) We want to make volunteering easier and more fun. We want to involve more volunteers so we can reach more young people and new communities. We want our volunteers to better reflect their local communities and national demographics, and ensure that every volunteer feels a valued part of Scouts.
Key responsibilities as our Learning Designer:
- Explorer how we can use our new Learning Experience System to provide great learning experiences for our volunteers
- Further develop our Competency Frameworks and translate them into engaging learning experiences and journeys
- Explore catalogues and various sources of learning content to curate the best offerings for our adult volunteers
- Design and develop e-learning content in Lectora, the Learning Experience System, Vyond, and with any other tools that help us deliver great learning experiences
- Design and develop other learning resources – texts, training sessions, interactive workshops, communities of interest, videos, etc.
What we are looking for in our Learning Designer:
- Demonstrable knowledge and passion for learning design and delivery.
- An up-to-date knowledge of good learning design
- Ability to translate from values, Competency Frameworks and key messages to engaging and meaningful learning experiences that puts the learner first.
- Good technical and digital skills – xAPI, SCORM, Widgets and other such terms do not scare you, and you are happy to learn about and engage with the technical aspect of Learning Systems and IT integrations.
- Willingness to work as part of an Agile team.
- Knowledge and/or skills in Inclusive Design and Accessibility
- Able and willing to work evenings and weekends
What we can offer you as our Learning Designer:
- Work in a way that suits you, your role and your department
- Be proud to say you’re part of a team with Investors in People (Gold)
- Plenty of opportunity for learning and development
- 28 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays rising to 32 days after two years
We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer…
- Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Flexible working hours
- Store Discount at our Scout Store + other online benefits
Closing date for applications: 11:59pm Sunday 7 April 2024
Your application must include a cover letter that addresses how you meet the person specification above, focusing on how you have designed, created and delivered engaging learning experiences. Preferably where you have used co-design led approaches.
First Interviews will be held in w/c: 15 April 2024
Second Interviews will be held w/c: 22 April 2024
The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.
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Creative United is one of the UK's leading social enterprises working across the arts and creative industries. Based at Somerset House in Central London, we deliver a wide range of publicly funded programmes focused on increasing access and inclusion in the arts. Our experienced team is committed to supporting artists, musicians and creative entrepreneurs of all kinds with the skills and confidence to develop and grow their social and economic impact, helping to maximise their contribution to the strength and diversity of the UK's creative economy.
We are looking to recruit a talented and self-motivated Senior Business Development Manager to join us in early June 2024 on a 12 month fixed term maternity cover contract.
Reporting to the Director of Strategic Development, this role is essential to driving forward the implementation of Creative United’s business development plans across multiple programme and project strands. Key responsibilities include the planning and delivery of business development activities that build on our existing service offer, responding to the needs of the creative communities that we serve, whether on a local, regional or national basis.
This is a hybrid-working role that involves spending a minimum of 2 days per week at our offices in London. You will have strong interpersonal skills and enjoy building relationships through a combination of face to face, telephone and written communications. You will be comfortable working with minimal supervision to plan and coordinate activities that involve the buy-in of other staff and partner organisations. You will be able to inspire and motivate other people to work with you to achieve our shared goals and priorities through effective planning, implementation and evaluation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Turner Contemporary at a pivotal moment. Under the new leadership of Clarrie Wallis as Director with Matthew Slotover (Founder and Director, Frieze) as Chair, our Development Manager will play a career-defining part in plans. You will help deliver our refreshed vision as we significantly shift our operating model.
We are looking for a Development Manager to work closely with the Director and Head of Development to develop and deliver Turner Contemporary’s fundraising strategy, predominantly focused on giving circles, major donors and unrestricted regular and one-off supporters, as well as supporting fundraising efforts and co-ordinating relationships with trusts and foundations.
Our ideal candidate is an experienced, high performing and target driven Manager, with a demonstrable track record of securing gifts and donations from mid-high value individuals and corporations, and a deep understanding of the principles of successful relationship stewardships, across a diverse group of donors, patrons and partners.
Please download the Development Manager Job Pack for more background information and the full job specification.
Deadline for applications: 12pm Friday 12 April 2024
First interviews to be held online: Thursday 25 April 2024
Second interviews to be held at Turner Contemporary: Date to be confirmed
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the Organisation
Womankind Worldwide is an international women’s rights organisation and funder, working with women’s rights groups and feminist movements across the world to end gender inequality.
We envision a world where all women, girls and people of all genders enjoy equal rights and freedoms and live with joy, choice and dignity.
We take collective action alongside women’s rights organisations, feminist movements and activists in Eastern and Southern Africa and South Asia. We support them to challenge inequality, at home, in communities and the workplace. We fund and strengthen these movements and advocate for change alongside them.
Currently, Womankind has staff based in Kenya and the UK. This position is located in the UK. While hybrid working arrangements are available, the successful applicant will be expected to spend 2-3 days per week working from Womankind’s London office (frequency to be agreed with successful candidate). Unfortunately we are unable to make exceptions to the in-person working requirement for this role.
Who we are looking for
This is an entry-level role suitable for someone who would like to gain experience of programmes and grant management in the international women’s rights and development sectors. You may have studied in a relevant field or have equivalent work or lived experience. You will have a collaborative and hands on mindset and commitment to feminism, anti-racism and social justice.
We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – men and women, people of all ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, religions and beliefs.
However, as part of Womankind’s commitment to addressing the under-representation of Black and People of Colour in our organisation and in programme and grant management roles in the wider charity sector, we particularly encourage applications from Black and People of Colour candidates. This internship is a positive action initiative under the Equality Act 2010.
Role Purpose
The intern will provide general support to the programmes and learning team, including with administration of programmes and grant compliance, partner communications, logistics and (online) event organisation. Depending on the strengths and interests of the selected candidate and the needs of Womankind, the intern will also have the opportunity to lead on some specific projects or tasks and to work with colleagues from other departments.
Responsibilities
- Administrative grant management support, including:
- Receipt and acknowledgement of grant applications
- Review of grant applications against initial criteria
- Drafting of grant agreements and transfer requests
- Review of narrative and financial reports
- Keeping updated records of grant information, including data entry
- Communications and learning:
- Liaising with Womankind colleagues and partners regarding grant applications, reports and compliance issues
- Researching and drafting internal reports and summaries
- Drafting articles/blog posts regarding topics related to Womankind’s grant making for publication on our website
- Logistics and events support, including:
- Scheduling meetings and booking travel
- Taking notes
- Liaising with external suppliers
- Supporting event organisation
- Contribution to Womankind’s office and culture through participation in:
- Staff meetings
- Weekly team huddles
- Yearly team retreat
- Internal working groups (depending on availability, interest and organisational needs)
- Other tasks as requested/assigned by line manager and wider P&L team .
The P&L intern would also have the opportunity to participate in organisation and team wide meetings as well as meetings with partners and to contribute areas of work that are of specific interest to them, as agreed with their line manager and the Director of Programmes and Learning. This may include opportunities for travel.
Values and Behaviours
The ideal candidate must be committed to the mission, vision, values and aims of Womankind Worldwide as it works towards a feminist workplace which is fit for the future and to supports our staff equitably across our locations.
All posts are expected to contribute towards developing a supportive working environment, to demonstrate a commitment to inclusion, professionalism and respect, transparency and accountability and to uphold quality standards as outlined in organisational policies and procedures, and in compliance with Womankind Worldwide’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
Reporting Structure
This role sits within the Programmes and Learning (P&L) team, which is part of the broader Policy, Programmes and Learning Team (PPL). The intern will provide support to colleagues across P&L and report to the Programme Management Officer, with a dotted line to the Programme Manager: Innovation and Partnerships.
Person Specification
To succeed in this role, you will need to be passionate about women’s rights, enthusiastic and self-motivated, willing and able to learn quickly, happy to work in a busy environment, be very organised, and able to function as part of a dynamic hybrid team.
Essential Experience, Skills and Behaviours
- Interest in/knowledge of women’s rights and feminist movements
- Proven ability to self-manage, prioritise, take on responsibilities and work independently to complete assigned tasks
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Excellent numeracy and attention to detail
- Positive and solution-focussed, bringing a ‘can do’ approach to problem solving
- Ability to quickly understand new ideas, concepts and issues
- Ability to work with teams across different countries, cultures and time zones
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Fluent in English (verbal and written)
- Strong IT skills including Excel, Word and PowerPoint, SharePoint, Outlook and Teams and willingness to learn and adapt to new systems as required
- Welcome feedback, with a desire to continuously improve and develop
Desirable Experience, Skills and Behaviours
Experience of living or working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, including any of Womankind’s focus countries.
Unfortunately, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must already have the right to live and work in the UK.
Terms and conditions
Hours
Part time (80%/4-days per week) 28 hours
Salary
£30,861 Pro Rata (Annual Pro Rated Salary for this role is £24,688.8)
Grade
5
Contract
Fixed term for 12 months
Probationary period
6 months
Holidays
25 days annual leave per annum, 3 days of office closure over the Christmas and New Year Period and entitlement to UK bank Holidays. (This will be Pro Rata 20 days annual leave and pro-rata bank holidays for part time)
Pension
Womankind has a group contributory pension scheme in place. On joining the scheme Womankind will contribute 6% and employee is required to contribute minimum percentage set by the Pension Regulator.
Other benefits
We offer a wide range of flexible working options, enhanced family leave and cover costs for eye tests
Due to the high volume of applications, we receive, we regret we will not be able to respond personally to applicants who are not short-listed. If you have not heard from us within three weeks from the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Deadline for applications: Midnight UK on Monday 1 April 2024
Interviews: 22 April – 2 May 2024
Expected Start date: 3 June, 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The primary role of the Employment & Learning Adviser is to provide advice, guidance, and practical help with getting adults into work, volunteering, or training towards work, and sustaining employment in the longer term.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Who we are:
Muslim Aid is a UK faith-based international development organisation that provides support to communities around the world affected by disasters, conflict, or endemic poverty without regard to their social, religious, or ethnic background.
Established in 1985, Muslim Aid has facilitated the engagement of the British Muslim and non-Muslim community in support of its work in a variety of ways. Over the years, its humanitarian work has included responses to major crises around the world including, famine in East Africa, earthquakes and flooding in Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as conflicts in Syria and Yemen.
We place strong emphasis on long-term development projects that build the capacity of local people helping themselves. In addition to the 5 country offices worldwide we also work with multiple partner offices focusing on sustainable Development Programmes and providing humanitarian relief during times of crisis.
Summary of the role:
The Procurement & VFM Manager reports to the Head of Finance, serving as a technical lead on procurement and logistics matters. The role involves introducing, developing, and implementing best practices across our UK headquarters, providing technical support to Country Offices. The aim is to support Muslim Aid in delivering high-quality, accessible, and reliable emergency/humanitarian aid across its UK headquarters and Country Offices, involving challenging and encouraging engagement in the ongoing development of procurement and logistics systems, policies, procedures, and associated planning.
The post holder will manage the procurement and logistics framework and tools to strengthen the capabilities and knowledge of all stakeholders, ensuring the adoption of best practices and industry standards across global operations. Working closely with key stakeholders, the Procurement Manager will help identify and develop a robust system and framework across business operations to support ongoing logistics and procurement activities. The role also includes overseeing all education and training provided to staff, volunteers, consultants, and those associated with Muslim Aid.
About the Role:
- Manage and develop the procurement and logistics resource and strategy for UK headquarters, offering technical support to Country Offices for local strategy and planning aimed at strengthening local procurement capacity and resources.
- Assist and support UK and Country Office Focal Points, as well as wider staff, in establishing and developing local procurement networks to support local implementation
- Set up and maintain a supplier database, conduct relevant due diligence checks for Muslim Aid suppliers, partners and other stakeholders.
- Apply critical analysis to ensure that we meet and exceed our commitment to building a transparent, standardised, ethical and safe supply chain for all internal and external stakeholders and all those connected to Muslim Aid.
- Periodically review Muslim Aid’s Global Procurement policy and procedures, reporting mechanisms, risk registers and other procedures managed/supervised by UK and Country Office teams and partners.
- Lead the development and implementation of value for money strategies to ensure that the charity delivers its services efficiently and effectively.
About You:
To be successful in this role:
- Education to degree standard with a professional qualification in a relevant field.
- Experience of procurement and logistics practices within developing countries.
- Proven experience designing, facilitating, and evaluating procurement training programmes/workshops in different cultural and organisational contexts and at a range of levels.
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate and form effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, demonstrating patience, tact, diplomacy and sensitivity to culturally diverse environments.
- Ability to accurately and systematically assess/evaluate environments, with an eye for detail and the ability to spot inconsistencies and potential threats thereby developing solutions and tools to improve risk assessments.
- Good organisation, coordination and project management skills.
Why you should apply:
If you have a passion to support in delivering high quality, accessible, and reliable emergency/humanitarian aid across its UK headquarters and Country Offices as a Procurement and VFM Manager, then we would like to hear from you.
Benefits you will enjoy if you work for us:
- 37 days holiday (including Bank Holidays and Privilege days)
- Hybrid working
- Paid time off for medical appointments
- 2 hours lunch break on Fridays
- Time off in Lieu (TOIL)
How to apply:
Please submit your CV and Cover Letter.