Full Time Permanency Service Team Leader (37.5 hours pw)

• Are you experienced in managing fostering and/or adoption services?
• Are you committed to providing the best quality foster carers and adopters for troubled children?
• Do you want to work in a multi-disciplinary team of skilled professionals to ensure good therapeutic Post Adoption and Fostering support, and to motivate and support other social workers to do so too?

If the answer’s ‘yes’ – get in touch!

Why? Family Futures is:

• An adoption and adoption support agency awarded an outstanding rating by OFSTED in 2018 for our third consecutive inspection.
• Has a reputation for innovation and offering a high-quality service - an integrated multi-disciplinary assessment, treatment and family finding service for adopted and fostered children who often are more challenging to place or to maintain in placement.
• Now developing a therapeutic fostering service to bring our skills and wrap-around support to children in care

As the Permanency Service Team Leader you will be responsible for continuing to develop and support our Adoption Service, be a central part of developing our exciting new Therapeutic Fostering Service and manage the staff within these services to help them maximise and develop their skills and practice.

We Need an energetic experienced manager with a background in permanency services who will lead a small team of social workers in the Permanency Service and carry a small caseload of assessing adopters and foster carers, and post approval support. You will also (for an additional salary element) take a turn at staffing the out of hours support line.

Ideally applicants will have experience of both fostering and adoption. However, given our experience in adoption, it is more essential that the Permanency Team Leader brings experience and knowledge of fostering and is willing to build their skills in adoption.

We Offer:

• High quality support, supervision and training
• The opportunity to work creatively, as a key part of our multi-disciplinary team, in a child-centred way, informed by current research, using a well-evidenced model of understanding the need of children with traumatic histories.
• Small caseloads, meaning you can work in depth with families and support the staff team to do so
• Competitive salary and a supportive working environment, which recognises the stress of this type of work and nurtures staff, enabling staff to grow their skills and gain satisfaction from supporting carers/adopters to become therapeutic parents and children to heal and thrive.

Family Futures is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We expect all staff to share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and follow safer recruitment practices to protect children and adults at risk of harm, requiring the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure.

This is a permanent position. Salary: £46,000 - £51 000 per annum

In response to Covid 19 we have had to adapt our services, therefore the role is currently largely home-based with some days at our office in Islington.

Closing date for applications is midnight Sunday 14th February 2021 with interviews scheduled to take place on Monday 22nd February 2021.

One YMCA and its subsidiary the Early Childhood Partnership (ECP) provide a range of social housing, sports, health & wellbeing, children’s services, youthwork and community activities within Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire & Buckinghamshire for the benefit of local people and communities. With a turnover exceeding £15 million and over 400 staff and volunteers, we are committed to making a difference in the local area through the services it delivers and the partner organisations it works with.

The Role:

This is a pivotal hands-on role specialising in supporting and advising colleagues on complex legal, compliance and regulatory issues including governance, contracts, grant agreements, employment matters, Health and Safety, Charity/Company regulation, GDPR, etc.

This is also the lead role for reviewing and drafting, contracts, terms of agreements and legal correspondence in conjunction with current and potential contracting parties.

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team and in collaboration with the Charities’ Trustees, the postholder will also contribute to the development of vision, direction and operational management of the charity as a whole. The postholder will have the credibility to represent the charity externally at senior levels.

The key elements of the post are:

• a) Putting in place and maintaining structures and processes to ensure that One YMCA and its subsidiaries are well advised on and work within legislation, regulatory, governance and contractual requirements
• b) Leading on the procurement of external legal advice/support and taking responsibility for its quality
• c) Leading on identifying new legislation, regulatory, governance and contractual requirements to make sure that the Charities are complying with the most up to date requirements
• d) Leading the process for assessing and evaluating the impact of legislation, regulatory, governance and contractual requirements on the Charities
• e) Identifying and procuring appropriate training to ensure that staff are equipped to work within compliance requirements
• f) Providing assurance to Trustees and the Executive Leadership Team on compliance arrangements
• g) Advising and providing expert support on the resolution of legal and compliance issues
• h) Acting as an ambassador for the Charities, representing us within the wider YMCA Federation, amongst partners and externally as delegated
• i) Articulating coherently and fluently to ensure legal issues are understood by those not legally trained
• j) As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, contributing to the Charities’ overall strategic development, direction and operational management
• k) Working with colleagues to support the gathering of relevant data and insights and translate these into clear action to improve and transform compliance monitoring and reporting.
• l) Developing and fostering a culture that supports our inclusive Christian ethos and Values.

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

We particularly welcome expressions of interest from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

Do you want to work with an organisation that makes a difference, every single day, to people from all walks of life? The people that turn to Citizens Advice need help overcoming an obstacle in their lives – from debt to evictions to trouble at work – and you can be key to them getting the support they need in the quickest, easiest, and most effective way.

The Role

The Housing Expert Advice team at Citizens Advice are looking for individuals to submit an expression of interest to be a part of our group of Consultant Housing Experts. We are hoping to expand the panel of experts within our teams to support us to deliver advice within our organisation.

The consultant role will include providing second tier consultancy advice to our network of local Citizens Advice advisers. 

About You

You will have significant professional experience in a legal or advice setting with experience of interpreting legislation, giving credible, appropriate and high quality legal guidance and legal advice to a range of audiences.

As this is a rolling recruitment process we will contact those who have expressed an interest in the role within 3 weeks.

The National Citizens Advice Operates from offices in England and Wales, with 5 regional offices based in Cardiff, London, Birmingham, Leeds, and Liverpool, therefore all successful applicants must be based within England or Wales.

Please note, in the event of a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the application early.

The Bertha Justice Fellowship Programme trains the next generation of social justice and movement lawyers by funding two-year Fellowships at the best public interest law centers around the world, where emerging lawyers receive practical training from renowned professionals.

The Bertha Justice Fellow will apply their legal qualifications and their strategic thinking to Reprieve’s Legal and Policy work as a member of the Policy Team. The Policy Team seeks to support the Casework teams in engaging with legislative processes in the UK and the US and in our other geographic focus regions (Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, South East Asia) as needed, and in helping research, develop, and advocate for changes in government policies that impact our cases.

This work is a key element of Reprieve’s three areas of focus: the death penalty, extrajudicial executions, and secret prisons. The Policy Team works closely with Reprieve’s UK Litigation Team to provide strategic advocacy and other support to our ongoing legal work. This includes providing assistance on a number of ongoing public law challenges in pursuit of Reprieve’s policy goals.

This role will involve all areas of Reprieve’s policy work. It is highly desirable for candidates to have some knowledge and experience of the countries of the MENA region, as well as proficiency in Arabic.

For more information on the role, including how to apply, please visit our website: https://bit.ly/2WCekCy.

The Role: Committee Member

Location: Tower Hamlets, London

Remuneration: £2,079.96 per annum plus expenses

Do you have a strong customer experience background?

Do you want to make a positive difference in the community? 

We are seeking a new independent member to join our Operations Committee and are keen to hear from individuals with an impressive track record of achievement in the field of customer experience. You will be able to contribute to our overall strategic direction and play an important part in helping us sustain great communities, deliver great services and raise resident satisfaction.

Prior Board/Committee experience is preferred but not essential and applications from outside the housing sector are welcomed. We want to draw on a wide range of backgrounds to assemble a breadth of experience and perspective that can inform and challenge how we work. THCH is diverse in the communities it serves, and applications from younger people, women and Black, Asian and minority ethnic people are all especially welcome.

Working exclusively in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets we see ourselves as very much part of the community, owning and managing 3,100 homes.  Working in partnership with many organisations, we have an important local responsibility, not only to deliver quality housing, but also to provide excellent community services.

We work towards one vision:

To work with residents to “Build Connected Communities” by:

• Creating vibrant places to live in Tower Hamlets

• Supporting people to achieve their goals

• Delivering great value services

This is a remunerated position offering £2,079.96 per annum

For further details and a recruitment pack, please visit our website.

To apply you should submit:

•  An up to date CV which shows your full career history – we recommend that this is no longer than 3 pages.

• A supporting statement explaining why you are interested in this role, detailing how you are a suitable candidate for this post and the skills and experience that you will bring.  We recommend that the supporting statement is also no longer than 3 pages.

These should be sent to jobs email address which you can find on our website.

The closing date for applications is 12pm on 1 February 2021 and virtual interviews will be held mid-February.

For an informal discussion, please contact Pam Bhamra, Director of Operations, her number can be found on our working for us website.

Join the highly successful ISM working to support musicians

Central London – Head of Compliance and Legal
 
The ISM is looking for an experienced senior manager to join its senior leadership team. Your role will be to manage all aspects of compliance including GDPR and to work with the CEO on governance, HR and safeguarding. You will also lead and manage the legal services team who are so critical to the reputation of the ISM.

The ISM has seen significant growth in terms of its membership over recent years which now stands at over 10,500 members and much of this has been driven by its gold standard services including legal. 

You will have at least 5 years senior management experience and have a background in legal, compliance or HR. You will be a fantastic team player and manager who enjoys working both operationally and strategically alongside your dynamic and solution orientated SLT colleagues. You will have excellent written and interpersonal skills with great attention to detail and strong emotional intelligence. 

You will be joining a professional staff team who are normally based in Bayswater, London but are currently working from home, where the emphasis is on good communication and team work.
 
To apply please send a full CV and covering letter saying why you are right the person for the job and join us in supporting the music sector at this critical time.
 
Closing date is Monday 18 January 2021 at 5.30pm.  Interviews will be held shortly thereafter.

Gypsies and Travellers Wales is looking for a Fundraising and Team Manager (Maternity Cover). This role offers an excellent opportunity for an ambitious individual to lead, manage and support our senior team and develop our fundraising income.

You will be responsible for the smooth day to day running of the charity overseeing the fundraising, financial and day-to-day management aspects of GT Wales. You will work with the Trustees to help build on the success of GT Wales.

You will have previous experience of working in the third/voluntary sector, working with disadvantaged groups or in advice and advocacy sector. You will be a skilled bid writer, writing compelling high quality and detailed bids to trusts and foundations in order to reach ambitious voluntary income targets. You will have experience of managing and developing a team, with a collaborative and charismatic management style and experience of engaging and developing relationships with a range of stakeholders internally and externally.

You will be a great organiser who does not shy away from a challenge. Flexible, enthusiastic and highly motivated, you will have great communication skills with the ability to build relationships with a range of diverse stakeholders.

Job Requirements

.  You will:

• Lead on managing GT Wales’s team and coordinating an environment that is enjoyable for staff to work, equipped with the necessary resources for effective working, and that support wellbeing.
• Lead the day to day financial management, ensure financial systems are up to date, fit for purpose and meet deadlines for reporting requirements
• Identify and seek new funding streams from grant making bodies, trusts, foundations, individuals, and partners to support the work of GT Wales in implementation of GT Wales 3 year strategy.
• Work collaboratively with staff across the organisation cultivating a strong working knowledge of operational priorities to produce a compelling fundraising case for support.
• Represent GT Wales externally at network events or similar
• Ensure that grants and donations are appropriately tracked, applied and reported.

We are looking for an honest and non-judgmental individual, the right candidate will be committed to helping others, and be able to respond flexibly and compassionately to clients’ needs. Due to the small size of the team, the successful applicant will need to be a flexible team player and happy to undertake tasks across the charity that fall outside of the role’s main remit, as and when required. 

To apply :In the first instance, please submit your CV which must be accompanied by a Supporting Statement (no more than 2 sides of A4) detailing how your knowledge and experience meets the requirements of the job description. Relevant candidates may be asked to complete an application form and equal opps format a later stage  .

Closing date 20th January 2021 

Interviews week commencing 25th January 2021.

The successful candidate will need to be in post by 1st March 2021. In light of current conditions, all applicants are advised that interviews may/are likely to take place via telephone, Teams or Zoom.

Company Secretary
Location: Flexible working between a Community Dental Services office base and home base is required
Hours: 20 Hours per week
Salary: £50,000 per annum pro rata
Reports to: Accountable to the Chair and Members of the Board of Community Dental Services CIC (CDS)

Community Dental Services CIC is a small company with a big heart and even bigger ambition to improve oral health wherever we are.  We are a social enterprise formed in 2011 and are passionate about delivering patient centred dental care and oral health promotion.

As Company Secretary, you will provide advice and guidance to the Chair and the Board on governance, constitutional, legal and procedural matters. To support the Chair to ensure the Board runs efficiently and effectively.

Responsible for:

• Guidance to ensure that CDS Board works in compliance with the appropriate legal and regulatory framework, and understands the potential consequences for noncompliance
• Keep abreast and monitor changes in relevant legislation and take action as appropriate
• Advice on procedural matters relating to the operation of CDS Board
• Proactive involvement in any strategic matters that impinge on the Company regulatory or statutory duties
• Understands role in the context of the company and the requirement to support the Chair in communications with Board members, senior leaders and support teams.
• Manage the day to day governance arrangements of the Board and Committees
• Support the Chair to manage and develop the Board and Committee Terms of Reference
• Alongside the Chair and CEO, establish the Board's meeting process and governance arrangements
• Manage the Board Secretariat function
• Administrative and organisational support

Skills and Experience
You will have the ability to analyse complex data and express complicated, multistranded information in an accessible way, both verbally and in writing with meticulous attention to detail. An aptitude for IT software. You will also have the ability to assess any compliance issues and offer solutions for implementing actions. Provide trusted and reliable advice and the confidence to propose change. You will also have excellent communications skills and understand the role within the context of the company, the ethos of the organisation, its drive to achieve its social purpose and the values and behaviours of its workforce.

Travel:
The post holder must be prepared to visit all CDS core sites to attend and support Board meetings as required.

Flexible Working:
In light of the evolving nature of the role, flexible working between an office base and home base is required, with full support to ensure effective communications day to day and onsite attendance as required by the Chair and Board.

If you would like to apply for this position, you can find our full JD to download at the bottom of the advert. Then simply click the apply button to attach your CV and covering letter, it will be sent automatically to us. 

No agencies please. 

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Caseworker-Investigator is responsible for death penalty casework, investigation, and administration support to Reprieve clients and support to partner organisations and lawyers in the MENA region.

ABOUT THE TEAM: the Reprieve MENA team’s work is diverse and constantly evolving to shape, respond to and anticipate changes in the domestic and regional death penalty landscape. Our strategy in any given jurisdiction is developed in collaboration with – and informed by – our partners and fellows. Direct casework and investigation on strategic cases is core to our work in all regions, and includes legal, political and advocacy strategies as appropriate.

We look in particular to find and develop cases and narratives which have the potential to change the landscape and benefit as many individuals or classes of individuals as possible. We also undertake and assist with longer term thematic projects and engage with regional and international mechanisms and organs where it is strategic to do so.

ABOUT YOU: you are a positive and creative person with a can-do attitude, a proven ability to multitask and work under pressure and to tight deadlines, a willingness to muck in on all tasks big and small, creativity and a passion for Reprieve’s work. You will be someone whom clients, family members, colleagues and partner organisations feel confident to approach for professional casework support and more. Even if you don’t always know the answer, you will be capable of proactively obtaining it from the Head of the Middle East and North Africa Projects or the Directors.

For more information on the role, including how to apply, please visit our website: https://bit.ly/2WCekCy. 

5 Temp Jobs - Investigators - 6 months contract - Health Regulator - Home working

Your new company

This organisation is an independent regulator of the UK's medical health professionals. They set the qualifications that these professionals must achieve to practice. They ask them to demonstrate this learning throughout their career and if standards are not adhered to, this regulator steps in to take action.

Your new role

You will have effective management of a varied caseload which requires you to plan, manage and prioritise your own investigation caseload to meet your department objectives and key performance indicators. You will identify the relevant regulatory concerns and appropriate investigative steps. You will take ownership of your cases and have an ability to provide case updates when requested, ensuring a timely delivery of completed investigations.
Liaise and escalate promptly with your manager and senior managers at key points during your investigation
Completion of investigations in a timely and outcome focused manner, meeting relevant quality standards.
You will deliver a people centred customer service approach to all members of the public. You will seek information relevant to your investigation from external stakeholders with confidence and act as an ambassador for the organisation.

What you'll need to succeed

You must have previous experience in investigation work. You will be competent in analysing information and making recommendations. You must be highly organised and have excellent time management. Demonstrable communication skills will be crucial both written and verbal, clear and articulate is key. This role is within a busy fast paced team and someone who can hit the ground running is required. Experience of taking witness statements is desirable but not essential.

What you'll get in return

This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate with a legal, paralegal, complaints or investigative casework background to work for an excellent health professional regulator.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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About Coram

Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.

We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.

Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC) is the UK’s specialist centre for children’s rights championing access to justice through information and advice, legal practice and representation, policy and strategic litigation. Our Legal Practice Unit provides advice and representation in child and family law, education law, community care law and asylum and immigration law.

Part of Coram’s growing Children’s Rights Centre, CCLC is co-located with Coram Voice, the specialist provider of advocacy services for young people in and leaving the care system, in the new Queen Elizabeth II Centre at the heart of our historic campus in Bloomsbury.

About the role

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Solicitor specialising in Child and Family Law to work within the CCLC team. In this role you will provide legal advice, assistance and representation to children, young people, family members and carers through casework including private law cases where the child is made party to the proceedings and a guardian is instructed, care proceedings, pre-proceeding processes, adoption, special guardianship arrangements and disputes about child arrangements. You will be passionate about delivering high quality advice and client care and be committed to children’s human rights and supporting CCLC’s aims.

Applicants for the role need to be a qualified solicitor with significant experience of child and family law casework and be a member of the Law Society’s Children Law Accreditation Scheme (Children’s Panel).

We are committed to the wellbeing of our staff.  We will consider requests for alternative or flexible work patterns as well as part-time.

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing date: 9am, Friday 12th February 2021

Interview date: To be confirmed

Coram Children’s Legal Centre is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applicants from Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds to join our teams. Whilst we have a diverse team we recognise we are a predominantly white workforce and are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from diverse communities in order to improve the services to the children and families we help.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 281222.

Introduction

The Old Vic is London’s independent not-for-profit theatre, a world leader in creativity and entertainment.

The Old Vic is mercurial: it can be transformed into a theatre in the round, a space for music and comedy, has played host to opera, dance, cinema, music hall, classical dramas, variety, clowns, big spectacles and novelty acts. It was the original home of the English National Opera, the Sadler’s Wells dance company and the National Theatre. It's also been a tavern, a college, a coffee house, a lecture hall and a meeting place.

All of this is now in the bones of the building, and is as important a part of its open-armed, inclusive, welcoming personality as its grand historic decor and the iconic performances and famous productions it has housed. 

Today, Artistic Director Matthew Warchus is building on 200 years of creative adventure, with The Old Vic recently being hailed as London’s most eclectic and frequently electrifying theatre. Under his leadership, we aim to be a surprising, unpredictable, ground-breaking, rule-breaking, independent beacon of accessible, uplifting and unintimidating art.

We hold the belief that theatre needs to be cherished, supported and shared with as many people as possible. Our 1000 seats are yours from £10 a ticket. Our productions are diverse, adventurous, new, exciting. Our education and talent programmes allow students to explore, and artists of tomorrow to create. Our building is open and alive, day and night. Our theatre is yours.

So, whether you’re looking for a comedy or new musical, a dramatic work or dance performance, a £10 preview, a late-night cocktail or a show you can watch together as a family, there is always something new to entertain at The Old Vic.

Our Culture at The Old Vic

There is a collective will to sustain an environment at The Old Vic that is safe, inclusive, welcoming and happy. We want our theatre to be a beacon of enlightenment, entertainment, engagement and empathy.

Our working culture at The Old Vic is open, proactive and collaborative. As an organisation, we prize creativity and the bravery to be led by that. We all bring passion and an entrepreneurial spirit to our roles.

Above all, The Old Vic is a values-led organisation. We have high standards and we operate with heart. We care very much about our audiences, our staff, the impact we have on societal and community issues, and about contributing a body of world-class work. We want to sustain and grow our theatre, but not by compromising our standards or values. Each day, we want people to be reminded of why they joined us, and the attraction, excitement and welcome they felt when they first arrived.

To maintain our values and workplace culture we created The Guardians Programme, in dialogue with our staff, which has now been adopted by more than 40 organisations across the UK. The Old Vic Guardians are a group of trained staff who offer a confidential outlet for colleagues to share concerns about behaviour or the culture at work. We additionally also hold annual  sessions where staff can discuss what behavior is ‘OK or Not OK’ at The Old Vic and this is used to inform our cultural statement.

General Counsel - Job Description

Department/Team Executive

Responsible to Executive Director

Contract Permanent, 3-4 days per week/0.6-0.8 FTE

Location: Currently remote. Ordinarily at The Old Vic, 103 The Cut, London, SE1 8NB, although some long-term remote working will be considered

Hours: Core hours are 10 am – 6pm but we are open to discussing a flexible arrangement

Salary: £55-70k (pro rata), depending on skills and experience

Purpose of job

This is a broad in-house role. You will be sole legal counsel and Company Secretary for The Old Vic Group (comprising The Old Vic Theatre Trust 2000 and its subsidiaries and The Old Vic Endowment Trust) providing pragmatic, high quality legal, commercial and leadership advice for all aspects of the Group's affairs. You will be a senior adviser who can contribute to the direction and success of the charity acting as a member of the Senior Management Team. You will support the Board of Trustees in fulfilling their responsibilities as charity trustees and in the governance and risk management of the Group.

Areas of responsibility

The General Counsel will be responsible for:

• Corporate governance, including company secretarial filings, Charity Commission filings, Board appointments and retirements, management of conflicts of interest, servicing of Board sub-committees and compliance with relevant governance standards and codes
• Management of risk, including support the Board in setting and reviewing the risk policy, maintaining the risk register and ensuring appropriate reporting and assurance, overseeing risk management in day-to-day operations.
• Day-to-day legal advice on all legal matters for the Group, including but not limited to contract drafting and commercial negotiation, media, charity, IP and data protection, GDPR, property, employment and company law
• Providing all necessary legal advice and guidance to internal stakeholders, including the Board and the Executive and Artistic Directors, to safeguard the Group’s assets and reputation
• Day-to-day contractual and operational support to all departments including but not limited to production, theatre management, development, communications and marketing and employment (including for unionised permanent and casual staff)
• With the other members of the Senior Management Team, leading The Old Vic and helping shape its future through contributing to the development and delivery of organisational design and culture, processes and systems development, staff recruitment, retention and development and other shared areas of work
• General regulatory advice on all matters affecting The Old Vic Group
• Working with department heads to ensure appropriate internal policies and procedures are in place and are understood by all staff, contractors and freelancers
• Working with department heads to ensure appropriate external policies and procedures are in place and are accessible to external stakeholders
• Acting as data protection officer including management of all matters relating to privacy and data protection
• Procuring and managing external solicitors and counsel as required (including where support is provided pro bono) and managing costs within budget to mitigate risk and resolve issues as and when these arise
• To take responsibility for any litigation or dispute matters that may arise and the general dealing of issues associated with the public (including complaints)
• Acting as a general reference point within the organization for legal queries and empowering others to better understand and assess legal risks
• To work flexibly as may be required by the needs of The Old Vic and to carry out any other duties that are reasonably required of this role

This is not an exhaustive list of duties and the Theatre's management may, at any time, allocate other tasks which are of a similar nature or level.

Person Specification

For this role, we are looking for a likeminded team player who is genuinely passionate about applying their legal expertise within the theatre industry.  Our environment offers a completely unique and rewarding experience for the right person.

The successful candidate will have several years' post-qualification experience as a qualified lawyer. Whilst we are wholly flexible about the background in which the legal experience has been achieved (private practice / in-house / government etc), in-house experience in a charity or performing arts/media/entertainment industry organisation would be desirable.

Regardless of prior background, the successful candidate will be enthusiastic about the arts and committed to ensuring that The Old Vic achieves its aims through providing thorough, appropriate and innovative legal and commercial approaches and through maintaining rigorous and effective legal and contractual processes and advice.

Essential

• A qualified lawyer with several years' post-qualification experience
• Strong and demonstrable all-round legal experience gained at least partly in house
• Experience of working with/for a charity in a voluntary or professional capacity
• Ability to work under pressure combined with a calm and measured approach
• Self-motivated and able to manage and prioritise competing demands  
• Strong drafting and negotiating experience
• A practical, problem solving approach
• Strong administrative, planning and organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with experience of adapting and communicating legal advice clearly to stakeholders at both a senior and junior level
• Ability to work at pace and adapt to change

Desirable

• Strong academic background
• Private practice experience in a well-respected firm
• In-house experience in a media/ entertainment industry/cultural/not for profit organization/theatre client
• Demonstrably good drafting skills, ideally with broad experience of drafting a variety of contracts to a high standard.
• Corporate governance, company secretarial and/or risk management experience
• Charity law experience
• GDPR and data protection experience
• Experience of/interest in organizational leadership/senior management role

How to Apply

To apply for this role, please:

• Apply via our Application Portal.
• Attach a CV and short covering letter as one document to your application explaining why you are interested in this role and how your experience and skills match the person specification.

Please ensure one document is attached before hitting ‘Finish application’ or closing the page.

• Complete the online equal opportunities monitoring survey (found on our Work With Us page)

The deadline for applications is 31 January 2021.

We receive a high volume of applications. If you have not heard from us within 14 days of applying, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion and keep an eye out for future vacancies.

Please note: where we receive an unprecedented high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close applications early.

Equal Opportunities

We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We are particularly keen to receive applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and disabled candidates.

We may take positive action, in cases where candidates are equally qualified, to increase the employment of under-represented groups at The Old Vic.

We don’t ask for our applicants to tick a box for any prior convictions at the application stage, to ensure we work to the Fair Chance Recruitment Principles. 

We are a PiPA (Parents and Carers in Performing Arts) Charter Partner, striving towards creating a more family friendly working environment.

We are also a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant which aims to provide support for care leavers aged 16-25 to help them to live independently.

The Old Vic has made a commitment that all applicants with disabilities who meet the essential criteria for this job will be invited to interview. Please complete the Equal Opportunities Statement below to help us with this.

Access

We would love to hear from you in whatever way feels most appropriate to you. If you would like to access this application pack or submit your application in another format, we would be happy to speak to you about your needs. 

Appointments

All appointments are made subject to satisfactory references and proof of eligibility to work in the UK

About Us:

At MSI Reproductive Choices Reproductive Choices we are unapologetically pro-choice. We believe that every woman has the right to make choices about her own body and her own future. As one of the world’s leading providers of contraception and safe abortion care, we give women the means to do so. Across 37 countries, we provide high quality, safe services, and work with advocacy to create an enabling environment, so every client has safe access to services when and where they are needed. Because when a woman can determine her own future, she can contribute to creating a better, more sustainable future for everyone.

MSI Reproductive Choices is committed to creating an inclusive environment with a workforce which is representative of the communities we serve. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and give equal consideration to all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age. We are committed to promoting equality and safeguarding the welfare of all team members and clients, with a focus on vulnerable groups. 

The role

The LDC Team is looking for a compliance Advisor with a keen interest in the following (all of which are on a global basis): preventing global fraud and bribery; modern slavery; money laundering and terrorism financing; implementing a programme of global data privacy; and ensuring that appropriate due diligence is undertaken on suppliers and staff globally.  We don’t expect candidates to be an expert in all these areas, but we do expect a willingness to learn.

The ideal candidate will have a compliance, legal or project management background and will have a passion for working in a global reproductive choice charity to promote understanding and implementation of policies fundamental to how we work.  This will require the design or support of key compliance programmes and significant monitoring and reporting across the global organisation.  As the candidate will need to manage multiple issues at the same time whilst keeping track of the compliance for 37 country programmes, they should have excellent project management, organisation, computer skills and tons of initiate.

As MSI is fast-paced and very international, the incumbent will have an interesting and varied workload, and lots of responsibility. On a day-to-day basis, they can expect to liaise with all parts of the business, including its overseas programmes, as well as other members of the LDC Team.

About you

We want individuals who support our mission of eliminating unsafe abortion by 2030 and who work with us to build an enabling environment to increase access to safe services everywhere. We expect all team members to share our vision and commitment to achieving our mission whilst promoting equality and safeguarding the welfare of all clients and colleagues.

To succeed in this role, you must have:

• Experience working for a busy legal or compliance department (whether in a company, charity or a law firm).
• Experience managing and developing internal compliance programs and developing monitoring tools.
• Experience drafting, managing or implementing internal company policies.
• Experience of reporting, presenting data and making recommendations to senior management.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously and coordinating input from multi-stakeholders.

Skills:

• Ability to work in a diverse and inclusive environment, respecting and collaborating with all individuals equally, and with a commitment to overcome bias and prejudice.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Qualifications

• A law degree or formal compliance qualification is desirable.

Personal Attributes:

• Committed to the protection of team members and clients, with a focus on vulnerable groups
• Able to role-model inclusive and culturally sensitive attitudes and behaviours
• Committed to the protection of team members and clients, with a focus on vulnerable groups
• Able to role-model inclusive and culturally sensitive attitudes and behaviours
• Committed to being pro-choice
• Able to work as a team-player
• Commercially aware in the way they approach their work
• Able to work to high degrees of professionalism
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to display a positive attitude in the workplace
• Proactive in how they approach their work
• Able to have a sense of humour.

For more information about the role, please view the job description and person specification on our website.

Location: London, W1T

Full-time: 35 hours

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £34,000 - £40,000 + benefits + discretionary bonus

Closing date: Tuesday 19th January 2021 (midnight GMT). Interviews may take place before this date for exceptional candidates.

JOB TITLE: Research and Policy Manager

SALARY: £37,000 – £42,000

CONTRACT TYPE: PERMANENT

FULL TIME - 40 HOURS PER WEEK This role requires flexibility for some evening and weekend work BASED:

START DATE: London (under Covid-19 restrictions, this role is currently fully home based) As soon as possible

ANNUAL LEAVE: 23 days plus all public holidays

LINE MANAGED BY: Chief Executive

RESPONSIBLE FOR: Interns, volunteers and contracted researchers

ROLE

Evidence-based advocacy is integral to StopWatch’s campaign for fair and effective policing, and we are seeking a Research and Policy Manager to oversee this key area of activity. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting / facilitating research and policy analysis on stop and search (as well as related areas), and disseminating the results.

They will be expected to employ strong research, communication, and project management skills to inform and influence a variety of stakeholders, creating opportunities for impacted communities (particularly but not exclusively young people) to participate in public debates about policing. This is a challenging and varied role that would suit an experienced researcher, research manager and/or policy analyst, who is well organised, likes to take initiative, and enjoys working collaboratively with others in a busy dynamic environment. It requires a talented individual with a track record of using different communication tools to speak to different audiences and achieving policy impact. It is ideal for someone who is committed to social justice and wants to influence change with research and the active participation of impacted communities.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Policy, Research and Advocacy

 Lead and contribute to StopWatch’s research and advocacy work

 Lead and assist StopWatch’s Research and Policy Group develop areas of research, identify stakeholders to contribute to this work

 Monitor and collate research output on stop and search and identify potential collaborators in future projects

 Design, manage and implement advocacy campaigns

 Collaborate with StopWatch’s Youth and Community Engagement Coordinator to support impacted communities and young people to engage in research and advocacy activities

 Monitor and track policy developments and current issues relating to stop and search

 Organise policy meetings and advocacy events

 Develop and deliver new research projects

 Manage and oversee the StopWatch Research and Policy Group, acting as a point of contact

 Supervise interns, volunteers and contract researchers.

Writing and Communication

 Draft, edit and publish reports, briefing papers, policy statements, consultation responses, and other documents

 Foster strong working relationships with stakeholders

 Represent StopWatch in meetings and conferences or on committees and working groups

 Write and/or coordinate articles, and press releases

 Participate in media interviews

 Organise and facilitate campaigns and events

 Contribute to the development of StopWatch campaigning materials such as films, infographics, flyers

 Help to generate and manage content for StopWatch website and social media accounts

 Contribute to dissemination of StopWatch research and materials

 Help to co-ordinate internal and external communications

 Adhere to Data Protection Standards at all times; support regarding GDPR and compliance will be provided

Administrative and General Tasks

 Develop and write funding applications and reports for funding bodies

 Participate in the development of strategy, operations and work plans

 Prepare reports, and maintain files

 Track project expenses and work to ensure projects remain within budget

 Facilitate and coordinate the efforts of working groups and committees.

 Assist with end-of-project archiving of data and documentation

 Act as a professional ambassador, behaving in the best interest of StopWatch and its partners at all times

 Adhere to Health and Safety Standards at all times