This role manages the development and production of resources to support food banks in the Trussell Trust network to engage in our shared strategy to end the need for mass distribution of emergency food, Together for Change. 

Working with creative professionals and experts both externally and across the Trussell Trust, the role will manage, coordinate, curate and create resources, primarily hosted on our food bank digital hub – including written, film, audio and photographic – that allow food banks to engage with the Together for Change strategy.

The Food Bank Content Manager will grow an understanding of the Trussell Trust food bank network as an audience, including understanding barriers to them taking strategic action. They will be responsible for ensuring resources are brand-compliant, relevant and effective for food banks busy dealing with increasing need in their communities. As part of the Network Programmes & Innovation Directorate, the Food Bank Content Manager will use communication and influencing techniques to bring all 1,300 food bank centres across the UK further along their strategic journey.

Role responsibilities 

• Manage, coordinate, develop and produce strategic & operational content and resources for the Trussell Trust network to help food banks engage with strategic strands -  Changing Minds, Changing Policy and Changing Communities 

• Responsible for the Digital Hub, curating the content and overseeing it’s development, where a wide range of strategic and operational resources are hosted for the Trussell Trust food bank network 

• Edit, amend, and enhance material for bespoke projects, in partnership with teams across the organisation, with particular attention to brand, tone and house style, ensuring key messages are delivered in an impactful way, and the formats and approaches taken are appropriate for the channel and distribution plan.

• Commission, produce, curate and store all assets in accordance with data protection legislation (GDPR) and ensuring legal protection, developing approaches to contracting, licensing, subject consent and usage, that maintains a sensitive approach to client confidentiality.

• Manage creative projects and related processes in house or with external suppliers, from brief to delivery, including production schedules, storyboard, and script,as required, in line with budget and requirements. 

• Line manage a Food Bank Network Coordinator, including providing regular support, 121s, development opportunities & feedback. 

Person Specification 

Technical skills and minimum knowledge: 

• Specialist knowledge of design, video production, animation and editing packages.

• Experience managing content resources and digital archives, including helping others develop, access and use assets appropriately. 

• Content planning skills, including brief development, storyboarding and project management, in particular helping to identify audience focussed approaches to meet strategic objectives and enhance the brand 

• Experience of commissioning and managing external photographers, agencies, producers and suppliers. 

• Sound understanding of contracting and licensing creative work as well as data protection principles and compliance. 

• Experience working with digital content hosting platforms 

Behaviours and competencies:

• Creative storyteller, able to construct compelling, emotive narratives, with a strong eye for quality whilst being able to flex tone for different audiences and channels. 

• Able to balance simplicity and impact of message with innovation in content approaches. 

• Able to manage multiple projects and deadlines, engaging clients collaboratively appropriately in the process. 

• Demonstrate a commitment to the values of the Trussell Trust  

• Demonstrates empathy for people from disadvantaged, marginalised or socially- excluded backgrounds  

• Role models inclusive behaviours

Key Stakeholders 

• The Trussell Trust food bank network 

• Public Engagement departments, which includes Brand and Marketing, Strategic Communications, Supporter Engagement and Insight, Supporter Retention and Development, Corporate Partnerships, Trusts and Grants. 

• Other managers across a range of departments, particularly those leading audience and partner facing work, and those supporting the network of food banks. 

• External Agencies, partners and suppliers 

Our Values 

The Trussell Trust is a charity that works to end the need for food banks. It is founded on and shaped by Christian principles. 

Our values of dignity, justice, compassion and community, are central to all that we do and therefore supports our aim to be an organisation where the diversity of all employees is valued.  We welcome people of all faiths and none and those that are committed to these values. 

We recognise that we have under-represented groups within our workforce. As part of our commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity we are actively encouraging applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions and those with a lived experience of poverty as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce. We are committed ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm. 

Do you have a track record of producing and quality assuring management information, analytical outputs and managing data? If so, joining NFER as a Knowledge and Analysis Manager you’ll help inform strategic decision-making and make a positive, lasting impact in a leading independent charity with a worldwide reputation.

Assisting our Senior Knowledge and Analysis Manager you’ll play a key role in ensuring NFER’s continued success and supporting the growth of our UK and international portfolio of work, through a range of bids data analysis and knowledge management activities. Key activities of the role includes day-to-day management, analysis and reporting of data on our bidding performance and the market, to inform senior managers’ monitoring and strategic decision-making. You will line manage our Bids Information Officer, overseeing their data management work and taking responsibility for the day-to-day management of our tender searching. You will also manage, produce and quality assure business focused knowledge management outputs.

Requirements
• strong track record of producing and quality assuring management information/analytical outputs and managing data
• experience of producing information bulletins, based on selecting and summarising relevant material
• excellent communication skills including the ability to write clearly and succinctly and contribute confidently to senior meetings
• highly numerate and able to work confidently with quantitative or financial data
• intermediate MS Excel skills
• commercially savvy and business thinking approach to support development of effective knowledge management support for internal customers
• ability to use sound professional judgement and apply knowledge from one context to another
• creativity and confidence to share ideas for improving processes and service delivery.

Why NFER?
At NFER, our mission is to improve outcomes for future generations everywhere and to support positive change across education systems worldwide. We have a strong track record in education research, a growing international reputation, and world-leading expertise in the role of assessment in driving improvement. We believe in the transformative impact that evidence-based insights can have in supporting improvements in education systems, informing policymakers and other key decision makers, and strengthening practice in the classroom.

- Salary £30,000 - £42,000 DOE
- Generous pension scheme
- 42 days’ holiday per year including Bank Holidays + additional discretionary days (pro rata)
- Excellent support for professional development
- Hybrid or remote working with great work/life balance
- Plus lots of well-being and social activities
- UK based and UK Skilled Worker sponsorship

The closing date for applications will be midnight 12th June 2022.

You’ll be linked to our Slough or York office with minimal requirement for office-based days meaning you can choose to work at home, from the office or a mix of the two to enable you to work as effectively as you can. Our teams value the energy we create when we come together so ideally you’ll join us in Slough for 4-6 key dates throughout the year.

NFER is a not-for-profit organisation and an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

If you’re looking for a place where you can put your heart, soul and skills into making a difference, we want to hear from you. Apply via the button shown.

Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) is the UK public body dedicated to supporting democracy around the world. Every member of WFD’s staff contributes either directly or indirectly to the services we provide, regardless of the role, team or location, we all work towards the same goal.

Evidence and Learning Manager

WFDs Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) team uses a variety of innovative approaches to capture the quality, effectiveness, and impact of our democracy assistance work.

Under strategic direction from the Director of Quality and Innovation, the Evidence and Learning Manager plays a key role in bringing together programme data, expert research and internal learning to strength WFD’s knowledge and learning base on democracy assistance. The position will also contribute to building a high performing and resilient organisation and building the profile of WFD as a thought leader in MEL and democratic governance.

The position supports a culture of good practice in evaluation and learning; builds capability for all colleagues within the team and across the organisation; and maintains close working relations with WFD senior managers, senior advisers, research programme, communications team, and heads of WFD country offices.

The core skills and experience we are looking for are;

• Experience of knowledge management in larger dispersed organisation
• Knowledge and experience of evidence synthesis methods
• Demonstrable skills in analytical and critical thinking
• Experience in delivering evidence and learning for strategic decision-making
• Experience of commissioning research/learning products from third parties
• Flexible, proactive and able to work independently
• High level English language, written and communication skills.

Location: Good work life balance. UK-based with the option for remote working.

Benefits: Civil Service pension- defined benefit: Generous employer contribution up to 27.9%. 

25 days paid annual leave and 8 public holidays.

Contract details: Permanent. Full time.

Friendly, supportive, and engaging environment (working with people who are passionate about positive change and strengthening democracy around the world).

To Apply before the 13th May 2022 visit our website.

Learning & Development (L&D) Manager - £34,709 pa - full time/ 4 day part time considered.

Hybrid - based Warrington and Home with occasional travel.

Lead with your Heart at Making Space

Making Space is a leading national health & social care charity providing quality care and support to people through a range of specialist, care at home and community services. We are all about kind hearts and taking tailor made approaches ensuring our values are lived out in all that we do. That goes for how we look after our people to.

We have a fantastic opportunity available for an inspirational learning professional to join our team as an L&D Manager.  This is a newly created role that will take the lead in delivering our L&D plan as we continue to grow our charity.

The Role:

Working with the Head of HR & Learning you will create and deliver effective L&D plans that develop knowledge, skills and behaviours and enable our people to thrive whilst embedding our values. You will work with and coach managers to understand skill requirements and personal development needs ensuring these are planned and addressed.

Creating engagement with existing and new programmes of learning, whilst ensuring the provision of a blended learning methods to meet targets for mandatory training and specialist training so that our services meet regulatory or contractual requirements. To maximise the apprenticeship levy by achieving targets for vocational based qualifications and learning opportunities.

About You:

Essential

· CIPD LV 5 qualified or equivalent in either learning, HR, OD or education

· Working at a senior L&D advisor level in a customer focused L&D service embracing digital platforms e.g. LMS

· Experience of advising and coaching managers on L&D issues

· Demonstrable experience in the design/delivery/ evaluation of L&D interventions including digital technologies

· Strong analytical skills, able to produce reports, interpret data and present solutions

· Providing coaching, facilitation and/ or team development activities

· Has a compassionate and values based approach

· Previous experience of working in Social Care isn’t essential however you will be expected to have an understanding of the            Sector and workforce development strategies

Desirable

· Working in a regulated environment e.g. CQC

Interviews to be held on 11thMay in Warrington, Cheshire. 

Lead on the collection, management, analysis, and dissemination of data for the Railway Children UK Programme to ensure that we demonstrate our impact both internally and externally and are learning from our practice. 

36% of children from disadvantaged backgrounds leave primary school in England each year unable to read to the expected standard. Innovations for Learning (IFL) is a charity focused on using technology to close this literacy gap through a unique online reading support programme called TutorMate. 

About Innovations for Learning UK

Innovations for Learning (IfL) is a small but growing charity, which is working to ensure that every child in the UK acquires the literacy skills they need for their to thrive and fulfil their potential. Many children fall behind with reading simply because they lack the opportunity to practise. TutorMate addresses this problem by using a bespoke internet platform to pair volunteer tutors from corporate organisations with struggling pupils. TutorMate has been proven to improve the literacy outcomes, confidence and reading enjoyment of young children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Our model is to partner with local and national businesses which recruit their own employees as volunteer readers and provide funding for the programme. TutorMate pairs struggling children (5- to 7-year-olds) with adult volunteers who use a bespoke internet platform and a voice connection to link – from their workplace or home – to a dedicated classroom laptop for 30 minutes a week, during the school day, over an entire academic year.  Up to ten children in each Year 1 or Year 2 class participate, giving the programme a reach and scale that no school is able to achieve with parent or community volunteers.

We have set ourselves an ambitious target of supporting 4,000 children by 2024 and this role, with responsibility for stewarding and nurturing our existing corporate partnerships, will be crucial to ensuring that we have sufficient volunteers to achieve this target.

About the role

Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you proactive, self-motivated and keen to develop your influencing and communication skills to help us retain, grow and unlock partnerships for the benefit of disadvantaged children?

This new role is an exciting opportunity for someone to make their mark in a fast-growing charity.  You will be responsible for retaining, nurturing and growing our existing, diverse portfolio of 70+  corporate partnerships. You will maximise corporate income and deliver excellent partnership stewardship and a great supporter experience. You will play a lead role in the annual partnership renewal process, spotting opportunities to increase partner engagement and proactively identifying ways to unlock additional income. You will also have some responsibility for onboarding new partners, in collaboration with the Tutor Support Team.

Reporting to the Executive Director, who you will support to manage the highest value partners, you will work closely with our Business Development Manager and Marketing and Communications Manager.

For full details please see the attached Job Specification.

This role is ideal for someone home-based with the ability to travel to occasional meetings. Working days can be arranged flexibly and can be offered as a 4 or 5 day per week opportunity.

36% of children from disadvantaged backgrounds leave primary school in England each year unable to read to the expected standard. Innovations for Learning (IFL) is a charity focused on using technology to close this literacy gap through a unique online reading support programme called TutorMate. 

About Innovations for Learning

Innovations for Learning (IfL) is a small but growing charity, which is working to ensure that every child in the UK acquires the literacy skills they need for their to thrive and fulfil their potential. Many children fall behind with reading simply because they lack the opportunity to practise. TutorMate addresses this problem by using a bespoke internet platform to pair volunteer tutors from corporate organisations with struggling pupils. TutorMate has been proven to improve the literacy outcomes, confidence and reading enjoyment of young children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Our model is to partner with local and national businesses which recruit their own employees as volunteer readers and provide funding for the programme. TutorMate pairs struggling children (5- to 7-year-olds) with adult volunteers who use a bespoke internet platform and a voice connection to link – from their workplace or home – to a dedicated classroom laptop for 30 minutes a week, during the school day, over an entire academic year.  Up to ten children in each Year 1 or Year 2 class participate, giving the programme a reach and scale that no school is able to achieve with parent or community volunteers.

We have set ourselves an ambitious target of supporting 4,000 children by 2024. By securing 25% of our income from trusts and foundations,  this role will be pivotal in ensuring we meet this target.

About the role

IFL is seeking a highly motivated, proactive Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser to create creative, compelling and impactful bids. You’ll be a passionate, entrepreneurial fundraising professional who can get ‘under the skin’ of our work and is keen to make your mark in a fast-growing organisation.

You will develop and manage a funding pipeline by investing in thorough research and relationship cultivation, and you will thrive in working with funders and partners on a day-to-day basis. You’ll be a self-starter and have high standards for yourself and others.

Reporting directly to the Executive Director, you will generate income from new and existing trusts and foundations to fund 25 % of the work of the charity (2022-23 = £162k target).

For full details please see the attached Job Description.

This role is ideal for someone home-based with the ability to travel to occasional meetings. Working days can be arranged flexibly and are part time 3-4 days per week.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer

Location:  Flexible location, remote working from home.

Salary:  GBP 40,000 - 45,000 for UK location, adjusted based on the cost of labour for the country in which the candidate resides. Salary will be determined based on experience and qualifications. Candidates must have the right to work in the country they are applying from.

Reports to:  Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning manager.

Contract Type: Permanent employment.

Background

The Urban Movement Innovation Fund (UMI Fund) works to connect, align, and strengthen people power for a more socially just, zero carbon future.  Drawing together and amplifying the efforts of NGOs working on technical solutions, or working with policy makers, with those of campaign or grassroots groups and movements working to increase citizen engagement and activity.  UMI Fund´s goal is to dramatically accelerate humanity’s transition to a zero-carbon world. UMI Fund is a convenor of the field, an advisor to philanthropy, and a grant maker.

UMI Fund believes that people-powered movements are critical to creating a zero-carbon world, generating the drive and popular support necessary for huge political, cultural, and technological shifts.  In order to grow in our set direction and meet our strategic plan, we are in urgent need to build a team to help us strategically reach our goals. 

The UMI Fund team is small, with a large portfolio of grants. As part of the team, reporting to the MEL manager, the MEL officer will work with the whole team to help monitor and manage a portion of these grants and the associated grantee relationships and needs. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to explore various climate change linked issues and to work with truly inspirational partners from all over the world. This position is full-time and home-based; being part of a fully remote working and internationally distributed team.

Primary Responsibilities

UMI Fund has a small team that operates collaboratively and flexibly with sometimes overlapping responsibilities. Team members have specialisms, but we avoid being siloed in work delivery. Within the team, the MEL Officer will have a particular focus on the following:

Grantee partnership

• Assist with co-developing MEL plans for new grantee projects and for UMI Fund’s grant-making as well as implementing MEL activities for the Fund as directed.
• Coordinating meetings under the direction of the MEL manager (e.g., scheduling across multiple time zones, ensuring meeting purpose and agendas are set, sending invitations, update, and logistics emails, note taking and following up on meeting actions).
• Surveying, collecting and collating feedback for all meetings and convenings as directed.
• Conducting UMI Fund’s annual movement health survey (including sending out surveys, prompts/reminders to complete, synthesise feedback).
• Summarise meeting / convening notes, workbooks, zoom chats etc - synthesise key takeaways / points to follow up on per meeting and share with participants.
• Assisting the MEL Manager and programme staff in undertaking grantee check ins and gathering input for quarterly board updates.

UMI Fund evaluation, learning and impact

• Collaborate with colleagues to help find the most effective ways of communicating UMI Fund’s impact (e.g., case studies, graphs etc.) and contribute to the development of impact reports.
• Grant proposal development support, particularly on MEL, where appropriate and directed.

• Assisting with moderation / administration of an online resource hub.
• Organising periodic MEL related convenings as directed in collaboration with Events Manager and other teammates.
• Producing regular grantee updates for the website, newsletter, and other reporting.
• Regular programme / project documentation for internal and external sharing.

Data management and processing

• Maintain project documentation including liaising with the UMI Fund administration manager, grantees and the UMI Fund fiscal sponsor to ensure contracts and other necessary information have been received, facilitating grant processing and management.
• Supporting grants administration as directed by the MEL manager (e.g., ensuring reporting dates / timelines / grant info / budgets etc is agreed with grantees).
• Where requested, advise on data collection and storage and proactively research new methods and systems to improve our approach to managing information.
• Undertake survey design and develop survey and feedback engagement strategy as directed.
• Database administration / management.
• Check the quality and accuracy of data. Support colleagues to enhance and/or streamline data management processes where possible.
• Ensure data is stored effectively and upholding data security alongside the rest of the UMI Fund team.
• Dealing with data requests.

Experience and Qualifications

The following offers an aspirational view of our ideal candidate profile; however, we encourage applications from candidates with a wide range of experiences and backgrounds, especially those from underrepresented groups.

• A good understanding of the principles in monitoring and evaluation.
• Competence in MS Office or Google Suite, with experience of data analysis using Excel/Sheets.
• Experience of internal impact monitoring and evaluation in a similar organisation.
• Experience of working with project data or in a monitoring and evaluation capacity, ideally in the context of projects funded through grants and contracts.
• Experience analysing complex information (quantitative and qualitative) and translating it into clear, understandable formats, for a variety of audiences, using a range of methods and tools.
• Experience of working with Theory of Change and other outcome-based frameworks.
• Experience of working in diverse and international teams.

Skills and Attributes

The following offers an aspirational view of our ideal candidate profile; however, we encourage applications from candidates with a wide range of experiences and backgrounds, especially those from underrepresented groups.

• Tact, humility, flexibility, openness, and a good sense of humour.
• Proven experience in building and maintaining positive work relationships and partnerships.
• Excellent collaborative and facilitation skills.
• Excellent workload and time management skills with the ability to manage a busy workload delivering high quality work to deadline and under pressure.
• High level of attention to detail. 
• Able to write clearly, adapting styles to meet the needs of different audiences with a proven track record in writing accurate, concise, and powerful reports for funders and other stakeholders.
• Commitment to teamwork, with the ability to develop positive relationships with colleagues across the whole organisation.
• Problem solving and adaptive approach to dealing with data gaps and incomplete data sets.
• Clear communication, both written and oral, appropriate to a variety of audiences.

• Fluent in English; additional languages could be an advantage.
• A demonstrated commitment to the values of inclusion, equity, and social justice.

*For all locations: Applicants must have the right to legally live and work in the country where they wish to be based.

UMI Fund is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, as detailed in our child and adults-at-risk safeguarding policy. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Please note that the successful candidate may undergo reference checks and be required to provide a police record prior to starting employment.

The deadline for applications is Sunday 5th June 2022

Daryl Upsall International actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. In recruiting candidates, we seek candidates with the proven skills required, irrespective of race, gender, religion or belief, age, disability, or sexual orientation.

Football Beyond Borders is an organisation that strives to achieve the best outcomes for the young
people it supports. We put young people at the heart of our decision-making.

We are looking for someone who is committed to using learnings and insights to drive decision-
making to ensure that our programme is driving meaningful outcomes for our young people. The

FBB model puts young people’s passions and strengths at the heart of their development to help
them thrive in secondary school. We need someone who is experienced and skilled at facilitating
learnings from colleagues, identifying areas of the programme that need to be developed, designing
training sessions for delivery practitioners and managing quality assurance to ensure our
programme is being delivered consistently and at high quality in all our schools. This role will be key
to us achieving our vision of making FBB the best intervention for adolescents disengaged with
school.

You will be highly motivated, with high standards for yourself and others. We’re seeking someone
skilled, ambitious and keen to learn, with a passion for supporting the most at risk young people.
You will have a strong moral compass, experience working within education or the impact space
and a proven commitment to making a real difference to young people’s lives.

Before you skim the job description, please remember you don’t have to tick all the boxes for the
role to apply. We all experience a bit of imposter syndrome, including the staff here at Football
Beyond Borders. If this role pulls you and you believe you could make a difference then apply
anyway or reach out to us to discuss more!

We have an exciting opportunity for a Digital Learning Designer to join the [Learning and Development team working from home, 37.5 hours a week.

Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?

Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?

If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…

What we offer:

At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

• Flexible working options including hybrid working
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Enhanced sick pay allowances & maternity payments
• High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
• Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
• Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
• Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

About the role:

This is a home based role that will include some travel across England and Wales for meetings etc.

As a Digital Learning Designer you will be: -

• Support the scoping of learning needs with L&D colleagues and make recommendations on potential digital based learning interventions
• Design and implement e-learning modules and other digital learning interventions including short video resources, animated videos etc
• Be the organisations expert on digital learning interventions and how best they can be utilised to address learning outcomes and in turn support the improvement of performance
• Maintain and develop our Online Learning Site (Moodle based LMS) working with internal and external stakeholders
• Support the organisation to promote blended learning packages and digital only interventions to improve engagement with learners

You will need:

• Experience of instructional design and ability to design effective e-learning modules using Storyline software
• Experience of scoping out learning needs and addressing these through a digital or blended learning approach
• Experience of Moodle administration or similar e-learning systems
• Ability to work across multiple projects at the same time, manage stakeholder relationships including working with Subject Matter Experts and deliver high quality products within deadlines

About Us:

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities

How to apply:

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website, and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria. We looking forward to hearing from you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.

36% of children from disadvantaged backgrounds leave primary school in England each year unable to read to the expected standard. Innovations for Learning (IFL) is a charity focused on using technology to close this literacy gap through a unique online reading support programme called TutorMate. Many children fall behind with reading simply because they lack the opportunity to practice. TutorMate addresses this problem by using a bespoke internet platform to pair volunteer tutors from corporate organisations with struggling pupils.

This role is an exciting opportunity for someone to contribute to the work of our fast-growing charity. You will work as part of the Tutor Support Team, ensuring that volunteers have everything that they need to make a success of their reading sessions with pupils.

Reporting to the Performance and Data Manager, you will work for 30 hours a week (Monday to Friday) and will need to be available for an 8:30 am start each morning. You will work remotely and will need to have access to a reliable internet connection.

This role is ideal for someone home-based who wishes to work part-time.

If you’d like to apply, please read the attached job description and send us your CV and a covering letter, which clearly outlines your suitability for this role and how you meet the role requirements in the job description.

Asset Manager

£43,132 per annum (pro rata for part time hours)

 (Ref: SUS3454)

Up to 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working

Base: UK – hybrid working

About the role

As the Asset Manager for Sustrans you will be responsible for the management of the structural assets forming our Estate. You will be responsible for ensuring inspection and repairs are carried out, making sure the estate is kept in a safe and serviceable condition. 

The estate is comprised primarily of former railway land and structural assets (approximately 800 bridges, viaducts, tunnels, culverts and retaining walls); also supporting 333 miles of the National Cycle Network.  Sustrans either owns these or is responsible for some or all of their maintenance. 

This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans. Candidates can be based anywhere in the UK, with regular travel expected across the estate.

About you

You should have a background in civil engineering, with substantial experience of bridge and structures asset management including bridge inspection, structural assessment and structural design, particularly former or current railway structures.

You will build relationships with ease, enabling you to effectively manage engineers delivering maintenance works, along with developing and maintaining constructive relationships with external partners such as Railway Paths Ltd.

We ask you demonstrate your project management skills, and you must be able to evidence delivering multiple projects to budget and on time.

You will be familiar with current H&S legislation and practice and competent with its application to ensure all regulatory requirements are complied with.

We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.

What we offer

In return we can offer ongoing working from home (or a nearby Sustrans office when it’s safe to do so) and a truly flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment. 

Wellbeing

• 26 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Staff volunteer days
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 4% or 5% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans
• Discount benefits

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

Additional information

• Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 22 May 2022. 
• Interviews will take place via MS Teams on 6 June 2022

To apply, please complete our online application form.

About Sustrans

Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. We connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute. 

Our vision and mission have never been more relevant. Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling. 

We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.

We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.

Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together!

Early Break is a young people and family charity that believes excellence at all points of delivery is a requirement. If you take pride in your work, are hardworking, want to be professionally challenged and are passionate to make a difference in the lives of others then our organisation could well suit you.

As a manager you will be child focussed with strong leadership skills, an ability to challenge and work at depth with others. The service requires both managerial experience and the ability to bring staff on the journey with you. You should have a strong knowledge of substance related issue in your practice and will be a reflective worker who has a strong professional curiosity. You will have a knowledge base of the environment of children and family services and will bring to the role your willingness and experience to support others to change lives and safeguard as required.

The key deliverables for this role are:

Key Deliverables

• Contribute to the maintenance of an ethos in which all workers, young people, families and all in contact with Early Break are valued and shown respect
• Ensure that Early Break is represented in a professional manner at all times
• Lead, alongside the Operational director, on the creation and maintenance of the highest standards in clinical service delivery to Service clients (including families), with flexibility in service provision and times of delivery
• Support the Operational Director in leading, motivating and line managing all workers and volunteers who deliver the Early Break  services
• Deliver training and support for workers in relation to national, local and in-house initiatives
• Represent the Service at relevant meetings, nationally, regionally and locally, as appropriate
• Support the Operational Director in the allocation of case work to workers and aid in monitoring case loads of individual workers
• Contribute to writing tenders and bids to charitable and statutory-sector funders
• Manage a small caseload and function as a key worker for young service users with complex primary drug and related healthcare needs, as required
• Ensure flexible and realistic care packages/support plans are developed for young people and families and evaluated at agreed intervals, with a focus on service user input and participation
• Ensure that care co-ordination is implemented effectively in the Service area
• Enable access to GP and other appropriate clinical input for clients
• Support in the assessment of service users for detoxification and residential rehabilitation interventions and support the care co-ordination of those clients, ensuring  reviews of their care are provided
• Development of the Service’s volunteer capacity in line with Early Break’s Volunteer Charter
• Development of pathways in frontline service delivery
• Liaise on service delivery/practice matters with other partner agency workers
• Ensure that workers fulfil all professional requirements expected of them by the Service, including safeguarding, supervision and IT recording
• Ensure case work recording is maintained to the agreed standard at all times
• Lead on development of  new ideas and initiatives, where appropriate as per the Early Break brand
• Attend training to ensure professional development needs are met as an Operational Manager
• Support in the recruitment of staff to the service area
• Support the Operational Director in accountability for the budget and adhere to appropriate financial policies
• Work as an effective member of the Early Break Management Team to maintain excellent standards in service as part of the Clinical Governance in service
• Be a strong voice in the Voluntary sector
• Ensure that risk assessments and risk management are effectively managed
• Co-ordinate meetings as required
• Ensure  all workers undertake clinical supervision
• Ensure all workers are updated with mandatory training as required and highlight service-wide training needs as they arise
• Ensure that all Service Policies and Procedures are adhered to and contribute to reviews of Policies and Protocols where required
• Assist in the development of the Service in line with recommendations for vulnerable young people and their families
• Undertake any additional duties as directed by, and negotiated with, the Chief Executive

Essential Requirements:

(Typically hold, although experience will be considered) A relevant degree or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience

Level 3 Substance Misuse Practitioner Certificate or willingness to work towards

Experience of working in a substance misuse service

Experience of working in the third sector

Management training e.g. ILM

We’re looking for an experienced relationship manager with good sales and marketing knowledge to lead our newly formed membership team.

This new role will ensure our member organisations continue to experience the highest levels of service from us and will take the lead on growing our membership through creative approaches to recruitment. You’ll need to be Christian, and able to develop strong relationships with our existing members, prospective leads and networks, as well as being confident at effectively promoting and marketing our member offer on the phone, at events/exhibitions, and face-to-face.

This job could be based at our Head Office in Swanley, Remote within the UK or Hybrid.