Groundswell is seeking an experienced professional, with a track record of supporting people around welfare benefits, to join our Progression Team in the role of Progression Advisor. This is an opportunity to support our volunteers, who have experience of homelessness, to overcome issues around welfare benefits, so that they can progress in their volunteer roles and build healthy and sustainable lives. You will be playing a crucial role in a growing and dynamic charity which is committed inclusive solutions to tackling homelessness.

As Progression Advisor you will provide support; information, advice and guidance to our volunteers. Advising Peers on their entitlement to Welfare Benefits, including benefit calculations and support and advice on disability benefits.  You will also provide practical support working with people to complete relevant paperwork for applying/continuing receiving benefits. This also includes contacting Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Health and Advisory Team by telephone, email and letter and accompanying Peers, and if necessary, advocating on their behalf at Welfare Benefit Assessments and meetings

You will be managed and supported by our experienced Progression Manager. You will also be offered independent clinical supervision and you will be based in our office in Brixton.

Application

To make an application, please submit your CV along with a cover letter in Word format, which explains:

• how you meet each of the areas outlined in the Person Specification (included in the Job Pack  attached)   and
• why you are interested in doing this job.

To shortlist for interview, we score people based on whether they have the skills outlined in the person specification and the experience relevant to the role they are applying for.  Please include enough details in your covering letter for us to be able to do this.

We require that you submit your Covering Letter and CV in Word as we will be conducting a blind recruitment process which means that all names and identifying information will be removed from your application before being presented to the selection panel.

The deadline is 10am Friday 29th November 2019. 

Interviews will be held on Monday 9th December 2019 If you have not been notified by this date, then please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. 

Salary: Circa USD 37,000 per annum

Start Date: As soon as possible

Contract Type: One year fixed-term contract

Location: Phnom Penh, with regular travel to coastal sites

Founded in 1903, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is the world’s longest established international conservation organisation. Our vision is to create a sustainable future for the planet where biodiversity is conserved by the people living closest to it. We aim to do this through the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take account of human needs. We have become a trusted entity in the world of conservation. Today FFI is active in over 40 countries.

FFI is seeking a sustainable finance specialist to play a central role in the design and implementation of an innovative and integrated approach to sustainably finance marine conservation in Cambodia, focusing on the Koh Rong Archipelago Marine National Park (KRMNP).  FFI has identified a specific opportunity to develop a tourism-based mechanism to finance long-term co-management of the site, based on a Public Private Partnership model.  We are collaborating with local partners in Cambodia and the international NGO Blue Finance who have pioneered a similar approach in other geographies.  Complementary to this, you will support FFI to explore other potential, sustainable sources of income to support the long-term conservation effort in KRMNP and other priority coastal sites. You will also proactively contribute learning and expertise into FFI’s wider programme of work on conservation finance and enterprise. 

You will have a passion for biodiversity conservation and sustainable development, coupled with a strong proven track record in multi-stakeholder coordination and business development, preferably within the tourism sector, in the South East Asia context.

In return, the role offers the opportunity to work on an innovative project within an entrepreneurial organisation, at the forefront of global conservation.

This opportunity is based in FFI’s office in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.  It will involve close working relationships with FFI Cambodia’s marine team and partners, regular travel within Cambodia, engagement with a wide range of national and international stakeholders, including national government at all levels, and close coordination with staff at FFI’s headquarters in Cambridge, UK, in particular FFI’s Conservation, Finance & Enterprise team.

The closing date for applications is Sunday, 1 December 2019.

Why work for us?

Are you looking for a New Partnership Manager role working in an innovative, award winning international development team set for growth?  This is an exciting time to join CARE International UK’s Private Sector Engagement team which is at the forefront of working with business to help poor and marginalised people have better access to goods, services and livelihoods – and on fair terms.  We have built innovative and exciting private sector partnerships with large companies, such as GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Twinings, Diageo, Marks and Spencer and IHG, to tackle key business issues around sustainability, growth and responsibility.  We are looking for a dynamic individual to provide support to partnerships across the team to help us to create lasting change to people and business practice.

About the role

As part of the Private Sector Engagement team the New Partnerships Manager is responsible for developing new business partnerships and all corporate donations to CARE International.  You will need to work closely with other colleagues in both the Programme and Marketing Departments to deliver the right kind of new corporate partnership for CARE, one that is aligned to our core mission.  The post-holder will need to ensure close collaboration with key individuals - such as the Women’s Economic Empowerment advisors, Country Office staff and members of CARE International UK’s (CIUK) Senior Management Team - in order to foster a culture of information sharing and a joined-up approach to our work. 

Your role will contribute to CARE’s global programme goals, fundraising targets and advocacy work.  Further you will be supporting the PSE team’s work with a range of companies to create lasting impact and change for poor people around the world.

It is an exciting time to join CARE to further the award-winning work we have done with companies, to represent the strong programme work CARE deliveries on the ground and also contribute to meeting CARE’s 2020 vision.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be a flexible and dynamic individual that is confident in working with businesses to create positive change.  You will have experience of developing and managing active pipeline of companies and ideally a strong network of contacts within the corporate sector.  Effective prioritisation and time-management will be essential to help manage competing priorities in this fast-moving and innovative team. Excellent interpersonal skills are a key requirement to be able to influence and create relationship both externally and internally.  This role is at management level, managing Corporate Fundraiser so ideally you will have people management skills too.  If you are passionate about business and developing strategic partnerships, we would love to hear from you!

About CARE

CARE is one of the world’s leading humanitarian and development charities.  By 2020, CARE and our partners will support 150 million people from the most vulnerable and excluded communities to overcome poverty and social injustice. We work in 79 developing countries, saving lives in emergencies and finding long-term solutions to poverty for millions of people every year.  We put women and girls in the centre because we know that we cannot overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities.  We believe strongly that business has an important role to play in creating opportunities and reducing barriers for people living in poverty and would like to invite you to be a part of making this change happen.

Safeguarding

We have a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or a child by any of our staff, representatives or partners. Recruitment to all jobs in CARE International UK includes, in particular, criminal record checks and the collection of relevant references. Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do.

A DBS disclosure will be requested for the successful candidate.

Please note that in compliance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, all job offers at CARE International UK are conditional on eligibility to work in the UK.

Closing date: Friday, 29 November 2019

Interview date: 11 - 12 December 2019

We are committed to Equality and value Diversity. We are a Disability Confident Employer and particularly welcome applications from disabled people. We guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job (see person specification).

If you require the candidate brief or need to submit your application in an alternative format, because of a disability, please do get in touch. 

This is an exciting time for the Refugee Employment Network (REN) based at World Jewish Relief. We have received a grant from the Home Office to establish and run the Refugee Employment Network until March 2021. This role is key to supporting the UK Programme Director, who is chair of REN, in the activities, administration and reporting for this grant. The grant will establish REN as a separate legal entity to support refugee employment throughout the UK. This role is central to delivering this support, ensuring effective communication, strong administrative processes and robust financial monitoring. The primary purpose of the role is to provide an exemplary level of organisational, financial and programme administration across REN.

The post holder will join the team looking after World Jewish Relief’s Specialist Training and Employment Programme for refugees (STEP), supporting Syrian refugees who have come to Britain as part of the Home Office’s Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) and participants on the Government’s Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme (VCRS). STEP helps resettled refugees to develop the skills and identify the opportunities they need to secure sustainable employment. The REN co-ordinator will be working with the STEP team and with stakeholders in the Refugee Employment Network.

35 hours a week. This is a Fixed Term Contract until March 2021.

Founded in 1903, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is the world’s longest established international conservation organisation. Our vision is to create a sustainable future for the planet where biodiversity is conserved by the people living closest to it. We aim to do this through the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take account of human needs. We have become a trusted entity in the world of conservation. Today FFI is active in over 40 countries.

FFI is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Technical Specialist, Forest Carbon.  You will play a vital role in the technical design and implementation of pioneering REDD+ projects in high carbon stock and high conservation value landscapes in Liberia, Vietnam and Mozambique.  You will be responsible for leading the field and desk-based work required for preparation of VCS and Plan Vivo Project Documents (PDs); play a key role in the strategic and technical work required for integration of these project-level REDD+ interventions with national / sub-national systems; contribute to the building of partner capacities in forest carbon accounting and sustainable forest management, at local and national levels; and contribute to the development of new climate finance opportunities within FFI’s terrestrial and marine programmes.

You will have strong technical skills relevant to the development of Project Documents (PDs) for the voluntary REDD+ projects, and the nesting of project level REDD+ activities within evolving national forest carbon accounting systems.  In particular, you will have direct experience of the development and validation/verification of projects using the VM0007 REDD+ Methodology Framework (REDD-MF) or similar VC methodologies.  You will demonstrate the ability to think holistically and to work collaboratively with field staff and technical specialists from diverse disciplines to effectively integrate the forest carbon elements of REDD+ projects with the social and biodiversity components.  You will have a thorough understanding of national REDD+ processes with respect to development of Reference Emission Levels and Monitoring, Reporting and Valuation (MRV) systems, and approaches to Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ (JNR), and direct experience of supporting the development of national policies relevant to REDD+ in one or more tropical forest countries.

In return, the role offers the opportunity to work within a ground-breaking and entrepreneurial organisation, at the forefront of global conservation. In addition, FFI offers a generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance and life insurance.

This position is based in FFI’s head office in Cambridge, UK, with international travel to Liberia and elsewhere as required. Our offices are located in The David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre, and a host of cafés and restaurants.

The closing date for applications is Sunday, 17 November 2019.

Start date: As soon as possible

End date: 30 May 2021

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

FFI is seeking a Forest & Climate Grant Manager to manage delivery of the Norad grant: ‘Driving REDD+ consensus through national policy implementation’, which is the primary funder of the Wonegizi REDD+ Project, and which also supports FFI’s community forestry programme in Myanmar.  You will also support FFI in understanding funding opportunities, especially multilateral funding mechanisms, relevant to REDD+ and our portfolio of pilot projects, with a particular focus on bi-lateral and multi-lateral climate finance; and will support the development of new funding proposals, as appropriate.

Responsibilities include:

• Working with key staff to develop annual operational budgets and work plans for the Norad grant

• Working with the Wonegizi REDD+ project manager to manage the Norad grant budget on an ongoing basis, focusing on tracking and forecasting expenditure and ensuring compliance with all donor requirements

• Supporting the Senior REDD+ Programme Manager to liaise with and coordinate the project team to ensure the on-time delivery of project activities, ensuring that they are on track against targets, budgets and quality standards

• Managing UK based procurement processes, identifying and negotiating with contractors and suppliers for materials and services, in accordance with institutional and donor requirements

• Acting as primary liaison point with the donor

• Ensuring timely, accurate and quality technical, operational and financial reporting to the funder and institution

• Preparing regular reports on progress to senior managers

• Supporting the smooth integration of existing Norad funded activities with new funding streams in the Upper Guinean Forest Landscape (UGFL)

• Supporting the CFE team in keeping up to date with details of key bi-lateral and multi-lateral funding mechanisms relevant to REDD+ and to supporting FFI’s projects to access these

• Supporting FFI’s pilot projects to respond to and take advantage of REDD+ funding opportunities, including supporting the development of proposals to pursue strategic funding opportunities

Essential are:

• Relevant first degree (e.g. environmental science, international development, accounting, management, communications)

• Proven track record of effective grant management, including delivery of complex statutory grants involving multiple stakeholders and requiring delivery and monitoring of multiple streams of work

• Excellent budget and financial management skills, with proven experience in financial management of high-value statutory awards

• Experience in statutory donor relationship management

• Experience working in the environmental and/or development field

• Experience working in an international environment

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including report writing

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Fluent spoken/ written English

Desirable are:

• Experience of working in West Africa, particularly Liberia

• Experience in the design and implementation of REDD+ projects and policies

• Knowledge of international climate policy as it relates to land use and forestry, and examples of national government approaches to delivering REDD+

• Experience working within a geographically dispersed team

• French language skills