Location: Glasgow office or Homeworking
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer on our profile page
Travel: Frequent travel across mainland Scotland and monthly travel across the UK for team meetings and conferences
 

Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and we welcome candidates from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. We want our employees, volunteers and trustees to represent the broad diversity of the communities of which we are a part.

Summary
Working closely with the Head of UK Delivery and colleagues across the four nations, you will put impact and evaluation at the heart of your work, to deliver our service and support activities. Working with funders, commissioners and community partners, this is a key role to support pathways for patients in Scotland.

About the role
You will be the operational lead for Scotland, line-managing a team of Regional Officers in delivering and developing a consistent four nations approach to supporting people with Arthritis and MSK conditions.

Key requirements

• Supporting delivery of our strategy in Scotland, alongside day-to-day team management, representing and championing the breadth of service provision of our cross-organisational working groups.
• You will provide effective operational management to achieve high levels of performance within a framework of continuous improvement, and ensuring services are delivered with excellence through well-trained volunteers.
• Sharing insight and learning across the four nations to align approaches as appropriate and working collaboratively to define and develop support through external partnerships.
• An understanding of the external environment we work with in NHS and local authorities, and an ability to identify opportunities for the charity to support people with MSK conditions including arthritis.
• Identify and maximise funding opportunities, working closely with fundraising colleagues to develop funding and grant submissions and plan for long-term needs and financial resilience at a service level.

We advise candidates to apply early as we reserve the right to close applications ahead of the advertised date.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We do not wish to receive contact from agencies or media sales.

Interviews
First interviews expected: Wednesday 20 July 2022 on Microsoft Teams.
Second interviews: In person, date to be confirmed.

Care for Wild UK is seeking an experienced fundraising professional to lead further growth of our UK-based fundraising activities.

This is a really exciting time for Care for Wild UK, having registered as a charity at the start of 2020, and following successful income growth over the past couple of years, we are now looking for someone to build on this and lead in developing and establishing a long-term fundraising portfolio.

We have been supporting the world’s largest Rhino sanctuary, based in South Africa, to rescue, rehabilitate and rewild orphaned White and Black Rhinos. As they look to further expand their operations and closer integrate with the local community, Care for Wild UK also plans to increase income through diversifying income streams. The successful candidate will work closely with Trustees and partners in South Africa to drive existing and new fundraising activities. 

We are looking for a conservation-motivated, experienced professional with a track record of building fundraising portfolios and excellent stakeholder management. We offer 16-24 hours a week flexible working, and as we currently don’t have an office, we are looking for someone who can work remotely. This role is initially 9-12 months, but we will look to expand this, and potentially make it permanent, if it is successful. This is an amazing opportunity to be instrumental in establishing mass fundraising operations in the UK.

If this sounds like an exciting opportunity that you could lead forward for us then we would love to hear from you. 

Community Catalysts is a social enterprise working across the UK to try to make sure that people who need care and support to live their lives can get help in ways, times and places that suit them, with real choice of attractive local options.

Since 2007 we have worked with partners in more than 90 local authority areas, keen to improve market diversity and widen community options. We help people use their talents to care for and support other local people by setting up small enterprises and ventures, creating jobs and volunteering opportunities. We also design and deliver projects that unlock community and individual assets in order to create opportunities for people who need care and support. We run the Local Area Coordination Network.

We are recruiting a Project Manager who will be responsible for the effective management of projects that help deliver the aim of Community Catalysts.

The post holder will be responsible for the effective management of a portfolio of projects. This includes recruitment and management of staff, managing relationships with contract leads and senior stakeholders in each project area, effective management and reporting of project and portfolio performance and the promotion of the work of Community Catalysts in order to secure new contracts and maximise commercial potential of current contracts.

Community Catalysts work across the UK, so the ability to travel is essential.

Closing date for applications is Monday 18th July 2022 at 1.00pm interviews will take place on the 27th and 28th July 2022 in Harrogate.

We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community.

Do you want to work with a leading advocacy charity organisation supporting those in need?

Do you have experience of working or volunteering in welfare, support or health and social care and are looking for a new challenge?

Are you keen to make a difference to people who want to be heard?

Then come and join us here at VoiceAbility.

Benefits:  

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 5% employer pension & 3% employee contribution
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Separate Life Assurance Cover
• Staff discount scheme including retail discounts, entertainment, holidays etc
• Discounted Gym Membership; Employee Assistance programme
• Supportive working environment fostering a good work/life balance
• Support with continuous professional development

About us

VoiceAbility is an independent charity and one of the UK’s largest providers of advocacy and involvement services. We deliver a wide range of service contracts funded by local authorities, health trusts and other voluntary and private sector organisations.

We’ve been supporting people to have their say in decisions about their health, care, and wellbeing for over 40 years. We make sure people are heard when it matters most.  For more information on what Advocacy is and the services offered then please visit our website.

About the role 

We have an exciting opportunity for an Operations Manager to join our team to lead us on the delivery and development of existing and new contracts covering London and the Southeast; this currently includes Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.  This is a permanent role, working full time, 35 hours a week. Reporting directly to the Director of Operations, you will be a passionate supporter of quality driven provision and in coaching others to achieve excellence in advocacy delivery.

How will you make a difference? 

• Drive the existing Advocacy contracts to meet our organisations exacting standards
• Lead and directly line manage team leaders and contract manager
• Enhance the experience of clients accessing our services
• Deliver a quality service that is financially sustainable to meet set budgets and efficiencies
• Ensure a culture of continuous performance improvement and staff development within your area of responsibility
• Analyse delivery targets in line with national expectations and appropriately respond to identified under/over performance
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with other organisations and sector leads to support the organisations potential for growth
• Lead the implementation of new Advocacy contracts within your geographical remit

About you

We are looking for a strong influencer and leader to help drive forward high standards of practice within your region meeting outcome frameworks and KPI performance.

You will demonstrate excellent leadership skills in quality assurance standards and financial performance. We are looking for someone who can balance the retention of existing relationships whilst being confident to establish and drive new opportunities for growth.

Equality and Diversity
VoiceAbility believes in fostering an inclusive workplace which welcomes, values and celebrates the diversity of its staff and partners, treats all on a basis of equality and encourages all to meet their maximum potential.

Important Dates:

Closing date for applications: midnight on Sunday 10th July, however, VoiceAbility reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy before this date.

Interviews via Teams: week commencing 18th July

How to apply

To apply for this role please sign up for a recruitment account by clicking the apply button on this page. Follow the instructions to create your account, upload your CV, and complete our short application form.

Don’t forget to read the person specification so you can tell us about yourself and how your skills, abilities and experiences match the criteria outlined in the person specification.

We look forward to hearing from you.

VoiceAbility are a Disability Confident employer. If you need to apply in a different way, please contact HR.

VoiceAbility reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a sufficient number of candidates apply.

Salary: £32-55000

Grade: 2- Senior Management/Specialist

Hours: Full time, Permanent. Flexible working considered.

Responsible to: Head of Supply Chain

Direct Reports: Junior Buyer, Buyers

Location: Truro, Cornwall or remote with quarterly trips to Truro

Travel: Infrequent work away from home may be required of the role and will be predominately UK travel.

Role Purpose:

This exciting role offers an exceptional opportunity to build on the procurement work carried out to date and set up strong procurement foundations for the whole organisation following an organisational strategy review.

ShelterBox is committed to Net Zero carbon emissions by 2030 and the Procurement Manager will be pivotal in designing procurement processes and policy to support this ambitious goal.

The key purpose of this role is to lead the Procurement Team, drive smart procurement decisions, deliver procurement strategy and policy for the organisation, and to achieve the highest degree of ethical and sustainable purchasing and the best value for money across all indirect spend activities. The Procurement Manager is leader of the Procurement Team and will provide mentoring support for their team members. CIPS qualification is available to all Procurement Team members including the Procurement Manager.

Duties will include but not be limited to:

• Responsible for all indirect procurement activities across the organisation
• Senior decision maker for indirect procurement activity, working closely with the Head of Supply Chain
• Subject Matter Expert for indirect procurement, acting in a consultative capacity across the organisation as required
• Manage, coach and develop Procurement Team to meet personal and organisational objectives, deliver best results and support the team’s wellbeing
• Lead the creation and implementation of best practice procurement processes and procedures to support continuous improvement and optimisation including policies
• Lead, build and implement Indirect Procurement Strategy 2022+
• Responsible for identifying and managing relevant procurement risks within the organisation, working closely with the senior colleagues
• Regularly review and maintain appropriate procurement processes for the different buying categories ensuring compliance with ShelterBox’s processes
• Lead negotiation of rates and contracts with suppliers across the organisation
• Report on cost savings and avoidance, and risk management
• Lead on indirect supplier contract management across the organisations
• Responsible for identifying procurement improvement priorities by analysing forecast spend, supply markets and specification options
• Lead procurement projects such as procedure implementation, sustainability and software introduction
• Procurement training, upskilling and development across the organisation
• Work with different departments in the organisation to ensure compliance with the Procurement Policy/ies, reporting on non-compliance
• Drive ethical and sustainable procurement practice across all buying activity
• Provide support to organisational projects as required
• Ensure procurement administration is kept up to date and appropriate
• Maintain confidentiality for all internal matters, and commercial confidentiality for matters pertaining to suppliers
   
• Represent ShelterBox as required

Other responsibilities

• Any other duties as required which are deemed appropriate to the level and grade of the post

Please not that Interviews will be held on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to close the advert at any time

About New Local

“An ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE bunch of change-makers.

New Local puts me and my team at the heart of an exciting movement

that’s genuinely transforming our relationships with our communities”

Sandra Farquharson, Assistant Director, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

“It’s rare to work for an organisation as committed and positive as this one.

There’s an energy, focus and enthusiasm that runs through everything – from

the core mission of community power down to their innovative events”

Simon Kaye, former team member, New Local

“We recruit nice people and encourage them to be friendly, caring colleagues and the senior management model this. Does this make us soft under performers?

Absolutely not. Our membership, revenues and impact grow every year. That's because what drives performance is not whip-cracking managers but clarity of vision, a sense of shared mission and skilled, motivated people.”

Adam Lent, Chief Executive, New Local (view the Twitter thread)

New Local is the proud host of Stronger Things, an annual event that’s become known as the place for equipping and inspiring those that believe the future of public services is community-powered (watch the videos from 2020 and 2022).

The profile of this event has grown massively in recent years and we now want to take it to the next level. Our vision for Stronger Things 2023 is an international festival of community power, a must-attend for professionals and activists from across the globe. 

We’re also eager to launch a second event under the Stronger Things banner, as well as work with our network of local authorities and other organisations to increase the income-generating events that help resource our work.

You and your role 

This new role is an exciting opportunity for an events professional who wants to build on the work we’ve already done and make Stronger Things their own. 

We’re looking for someone who already has extensive experience of events planning, management and delivery. We need a doer as well as a thinker, not afraid to embrace both direction-setting strategic thinking as well as hands-on tasks. 

As we move to make Stronger Things financially self-supporting you’ll also need a strong track-record of growing income – a natural at starting and sustaining positive relationships with the fantastic organisations that support community power. 

Our brilliant network and events team will support your work and, as the Stronger Things approaches, you’ll be expected to lead staff from across the organisation as everyone pitches in.

Just as important as all the above is someone with the imagination and rigour to keep our events standing out. ‘Keeping the quirky’ might sound cheesy, but for us, it’s a fundamental part of creating the warm, safe and fun space that enables people to share and learn with vulnerability. 

Location:  New Local operates a highly flexible approach to work location and welcomes applications from across the UK. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Key tasks and responsibilities 

Stronger Things 

• Envision and innovate - Lead the conversation across our members, stakeholders and team about what they need from our flagship event. Use this to develop its theme and format, combining virtual and real-life aspects. 
• Plan & Deliver - Do the legwork that’s needed to deliver this event, including, managing budgets, attendee registration mechanics and supplier liaison. 
• Grow the audience - Bring in new people from different sectors and communities as well as make our digital audience a global one. 
• Develop our income - Bring in new sponsors and partners (and increase their opportunities for engagement) to help pay to the costs of this event. 
• Secure speakers with something to say – Find us rock star speakers who will inspire our audience. 
• Keep the quirky – Don't lose sight of the little things that make our events special. This year we ditched our registration desks, had a big pink sofa centre stage and hosted an after-hours jazz band. You’ll beat that.

New events

• Establish and deliver new events - Use the Stronger Things banner to introduce an events programme from scratch.
• Develop our business - Work with our organisation partners to develop new, income-generating, events that help fund our work. 
• Protect our data - Use processes, software and systems in a way that protects our event registration data.

Other work

• Collaborate with colleagues - Work closely with our research, practice and communications teams, ensuring our events are an asset to their work. 
• Muck in - Work alongside the rest of your team (and the rest of the organisation!), sharing in event and member admin, never afraid of getting involved in even the most basic jobs.

Knowledge, skills and experience needed

• Experienced events professional, with a deep understanding and demonstrable background in delivering amazing high-profile events for large audiences.
• Broad-ranging and adaptable, equally comfortable in front of a potential sponsor, attendee spreadsheet and strategy planning session.
• Great communicator, with an ability to write compelling emails and pitch persuasively in-person. 
• Relationship-builder, a natural friend-maker for an organisation that relies on strong professional connections
• Data-lover, who is not just an excellent record keeper, but someone who pushes data to spot gaps and opportunities for our organisation.
• Innovative and entrepreneurial, committed to evolving the experience of our members and event participants
• A champion for our mission, bringing an understanding of community power and a commitment to its principles.

Above all, a friendly and supportive colleague able to work in a highly creative and collaborative environment that encourages autonomy and excellence from all members of the team.

In addition to the advertised salary, we offer: 

• A minimum of 27 days’ holiday a year and ten days holiday over Christmas/New Year
• Highly flexible working and work location arrangements 
• Regular training opportunities 
• A number of other benefits listed in the job description.

For further details of the role and benefits on offer, and how to apply please refer to the attachment.  Full information about the role including the Head of Events Job Description / Person Specification can also be found on the jobs page of the New Local website.

If you wish to discuss this role, please get in touch to arrange a discussion to take place before Thursday 16 June.  After this date we will be happy to explore your questions at the interview stage. 

Who are you

You would love to work for an organisation which celebrates the incredible impact pets have on our lives.

If you are enthusiastic and energetic, proactive and driven and flourish in a small-team, hands-on environment read on.

Who are Pets As Therapy

Pets As Therapy (PAT) is a national charity founded in 1983 whose work is delivered in local communities. Through a vast network of dedicated volunteers across the UK, we provide therapeutic pet visits.

Our volunteers and their pets bring comfort and companionship to people living in residential care who may feel isolated, confused and lonely. We support schools to help young people improve their literacy skills and encourage confidence and concentration in the classroom. Our hospital visits can aid a patient’s recovery and rehabilitation and help improve mental health and wellbeing.

In a typical year around 1 million people will be impacted by PAT team visits.

What is the role

To help us to do more, we are setting up our first local area hub in North West England. Local area hubs are the mechanism to ensure PAT is an active member of the communities in which it operates while maintaining its national reputation. There are 4 key elements to the role:

• Volunteer management (Volunteer Area Co-ordinators, Assessors, PAT Team Visiting Volunteers, other volunteer roles)
• Managing and supporting establishments
• Community engagement and outreach
• Local fundraising, marketing, PR and communications

This exciting new role is our first Hub Co-ordinator and you will set up and deliver our first local area hub. Full time & based at home (with some requirement to attend activities taking place in the hub area)

How to apply

Read through the role description and send over your CV and an accompanying supporting statement (no more than 2 sides of A4, minimum size 11 font) telling us why you are suited to the role and what you will bring to the PAT team.

We want to hear how you will be successful in carrying out the role, as well as examples of your recent work (paid or voluntary).

Timetable

Your application needs to get to us by Sunday 3rd July 2022

We will be shortlisting w/c 4th July 2022

Interviews will take place w/c 18th July 2022

Service Delivery Coach

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Locality Impact directorate as Service Delivery Coach in the South West of England.

Position: Service Delivery Coach

Location: Homebased, South West of England with extensive travel across the service areas (Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: £31,500 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 10 July 2022

Interview Date: 21 or 22 July 2022

Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.

The Role

Reporting to the Service Delivery Lead, the Service Delivery Coach will empower Stroke Support Coordinators to take ownership for the continuous improvement of quality and consistency of the services we provide. Whilst a coaching style will be appropriate for many aspects of the role, there will be occasions where strong leadership and management will need to be demonstrated to ensure coordinators are maintaining compliance of the services against organisational and contractual policies and procedures and addressing performance related issues. Coaches may be required to work across locality boundaries.

Your key responsibility will be to support and empower coordinators, through a coaching ethos to:

• Deliver high quality, person centred, stroke support services, ensuring stroke survivors and their carers receive the best possible support to rebuild their lives after stroke
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders
• Understand and be responsible for the active monitoring of data quality, reporting and service delivery against their national and local key performance indicators
• Identify gaps and respond to opportunities for service development and growth
• Identify and address capability gaps and build volunteer capacity where required.

The role is also responsible for day to day line management of coordinators.

About You

You will have experience of:

• Supporting remote teams with paid staff and volunteers using a coaching style of management
• Managing performance improvement
• Using relevant knowledge and awareness of health and social care systems, ideally within the stroke pathway
• Championing diversity internally and externally
• Effectively balancing a number of competing priorities
• Using excellent communication skills

This role requires extensive travel across a large geographical locality to visit people at home and in community settings.  Candidates must be able to demonstrate how they can meet this requirement of the role.

To fulfil the role, you must abode in the U.K and have the right to work in the U.K.

Please submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

We’re working to improve the diversity of our team.  Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.

We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities. 

Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!

You may also have experience in areas such as Care Team Leader, Care Team Supervisor, Care Supervisor, Service, Service Delivery, Service Delivery Lead, Service Manager, Service Delivery Manager, Locality Impact, Volunteer, Volunteer Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Volunteer Engagement, Volunteering Manager, Community Engagement, Social Care, Care, Health, Disability, Service Manager, Service Team Leader.

Please note this role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of their client.

Are you a highly organised project manager with a killer eye for detail? Do you have professional experience and up-to-date knowledge of the mental health challenges facing young people who have experienced trauma? Are you a skilled facilitator with top notch communication skills, able to engage people and maximise learning? We’re looking for a talented Programme Manager to join our small but mighty team!

Role Purpose

• To manage, monitor and deliver Advantaged Thinking programmes, products and resources that provide genuine value and lasting impact for our network of Foyers (youth homelessness projects) and their young people. 
• To create and develop effective new programmes that answer a need or ambition of the network and/or young people.

Objectives

1. To effectively manage and deliver large national programmes and smaller initiatives to a high standard, on time, within budget, and maximising the positive impact on Foyer staff and young people.

2. Utilise your professional knowledge/experience of mental health and complex needs to create new materials, resources and training that build capacity and resilience of Foyer staff to meet the needs of young people who have faced the most challenging circumstances.

Duties & Accountabilities

Programmes and Innovation:

• Design and delivery

1. Work alongside the Head of Programmes and Network to design and deliver effective programmes for young people and staff from the Foyer network in line with our strategic aims. 

2. Collect insights into and aspirations of young people and staff from the Foyer network to ensure our ‘programme offer’ adds genuine value and is relevant to the current needs and wants.

3. Use your professional knowledge and experience of mental health and complex needs to positively influence programme design and delivery, ensuring the accuracy, relevancy and up-to-date nature of the information and practices. 

4. Facilitate engaging and effective workshops and training sessions with our network and young people as part of our programmes.

• Relationship building

1. Co-create and co-deliver key elements of programmes with young people where it is appropriate and meaningful to do so, in line with our strategy.

2. Build positive working relationships with external peer organisations who are co-running programmes.

3. Build and maintain positive relationships with our funders, reporting to them in a timely manner and sharing our learnings openly.

• Project management

1. Lead on the project management and logistics of specific national programmes including related administration, eg dates, travel, venues etc.

2. Manage the dissemination of small grants to young people.

3. Work with the Head of Programmes and Network to manage and monitor the budget for each programme. 

• Learning and impact

1. Design and implement effective outcome and impact monitoring tools for the key programmes and initiatives, working with the Foyers to build insights on the effectiveness of the programmes.

2. Manage and convene learning cohorts for key programmes to deepen the learning and maximise benefit for the people engaged in the offer.

3. Develop, design and disseminate new Advantaged Thinking learning materials to cascade the benefits and learnings from our programmes to all members of our network and the wider sector. 

4. Work with the Head of Programmes and Network to identify opportunities for new programmes in line with our strategic aims and the goals and aspirations of the network. 

Network

1. Contribute to building and maintaining key relationships with service level staff and young people in the network, as well as other relevant stakeholders.

2. Use your local-level relationships to spot opportunities for growth and product sales, liaising with our Director of Development and Partnerships to follow up leads.

3. Foster a culture of high aspiration within and beyond the Foyer network, and support the development of staff working with young people.

4. From time to time, attend and support the delivery of network events, training and Foyer visits to deepen your working knowledge and relationships with Foyers and young people across the entirety of our network. 

5. Influence the organisation’s strategic direction using the learning from day-to-day interactions with our network.

General

1. To apply the Foyer Federation’s policies and procedures and ensure compliance with relevant obligations, including Safeguarding, Health and Safety, Data Protection and Equal Opportunities.

2. To ensure your own continuing professional development by undergoing training and other activities.

3. To undertake any other duties as may be reasonably required.

This job description may be amended from time to time, as the needs of the organisation require.
 

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Experience and Skills:

1. Experience in building, nurturing and managing complex relationships both with youth work and/or housing professionals and young people.

2. Demonstrable expertise in all of the following areas: 

• Project management

• Programme delivery including training and facilitation

• Building positive relationships

• Learning and outcome management.

3. Recent professional experience and knowledge of the mental health issues that impact young people.

4. Experience of securing buy-in and engagement in programmes and events involving young people and practitioners.

5. Evidence of using an Advantaged Thinking or another asset based approach to innovate in a professional, voluntary or personal capacity.

6. Experience of communicating with and influencing practitioners, managers, commissioners, statutory agencies and other stakeholders involved in developing and delivering young people’s services.

7. Demonstrable insight into the future potential and needs of different groups of young people who are unable to live at home, the services that work with them, and the opportunities to create Advantaged Thinking solutions.

8. Capable of using various technology platforms (e.g. Microsoft, Apple products,  Zoom, Google suite) and other communications tools and approaches including Social Media platforms.

Attitudes and Behaviours:

8. A proactive and determined team player with a can-do attitude who enjoys working collaboratively, drawing on, facilitating and supporting the talents of others across different functions.

9. Exceptional planning and organisational skills, able to work under pressure and prioritise competing tasks to meet deadlines, with a flexible approach to meeting the changing demands of project activity.

10. A keen eye for detail and accuracy. Able to distil and communicate the key information and learnings to a wide range of audiences in a concise manner. 

11. Clear and personable communicator and relationship-builder, both orally and written. Empathetic with good listening skills – able to understand the different needs and perspectives of others and to influence a range of audiences. 

12. Applies Advantaged Thinking in practice, communicating it with others and spotting and developing potential Advantaged Thinkers.

13. An individual who lives the values of the organisation personally and has a  strong commitment to the Foyer Federation’s mission and purpose with an active interest in developing innovative solutions and more effective investment in young people.

14. Collaborative and flexible approach, able to listen, engage and demonstrate tact and diplomacy

Competencies:

15. Building and maintaining relationships

16. Programme delivery and project management

17. Detail-driven and organised

18. Creative and savvy thinker

19. Communicating and influencing

20. Proactive and determined

Are you looking for an engaging, fulfilling, and varied role? Young Enterprise is looking for a new Area Manager in Bedford and Milton Keynes.

Young Enterprise is a national charity that works directly with young people, teachers, volunteers, and influencers to help young people succeed in the changing world of work. We are all about realising potential and building people’s futures – and committed to do the same for the people who join our dedicated team. We are passionate about equality, creating an environment in which each individual can thrive, contribute, and grow as a professional.

As Area Manager you will be a key contributor to the regional strategy working very much in a one team environment whilst giving you the space to grow and develop your skills. Your role as Area Manager will see you work directly with young people and teachers in schools that take part in Young Enterprise programmes such as company programme, day programmes and digital programmes.

The Area Manager role involves the management of volunteers who support the YE programmes in your area. Delivering YE programmes in classroom and hall environments to students. Managing multiple programmes at any one time. Engaging with new schools as well as supporting existing school relationships. There will be occasional need for event planning and running, reporting, support with volunteer recruitment and networking activities.

We are looking for:

• A motivated self-starter
• Confident and happy in presenting and delivering to large audiences
• Good organisational, prioritising, and problem-solving skills, with the resilience to work effectively under pressure.
• An understanding or experience of managing relationships with volunteers
• A great promoter and inspirer in helping young people achieve their potential
• Computer literacy with understanding of word, excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Teams

You'll be working alongside an experienced and passionate small regional team, with a 'can-do' ethos of supporting each other and sharing knowledge across programmes and geographies.

This is a home-based role, however, will require significant travel throughout Bedfordshire & Milton Keynes.

To apply, please send your CV – with a covering letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) explaining why you think you would be right for this opportunity via Charityjob by no later than midday on 12th July 2022. Please note applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Interviews will take place with Joey Russ (Regional Manager) and Lee Palmer (Director of Education Relationships) via MS Teams week commencing 18th July 2022.

Although we endeavour to respond to all applications, if you have not heard from us by two weeks from the closing date you should consider your application unsuccessful.

Prospectus is pleased to be partnering an international young people's charity to recruit a Programme Development Manager to oversee a new Wales-based social action programme, designed to support, empower and inspire young people, particularly young girls, to be agents of change in their local communities.

Following the successful delivery of a three-year programme, the organisation has been awarded further funding to build upon this important work within schools and community settings, as well as working directly with young people. As Programme Development Manager you will be responsible for the strategic oversight and growth of the programme, ensuring delivery of all elements, including a new innovation schools-based pilot. You will work to ensure sustainability of the programme across Wales, building funder relationships, actively developing pilots and seeking out other innovations that generate funds in order to increase the organisation's impact with young people.

This is an exciting opportunity that requires a proactive, innovative individual who has direct experience of working with communities, ideally across Wales, to create change. To be successful, you will be a strong project manager with significant experience of delivering impact for participants and donors, as well as experience of working in a field directly related to youth engagement, gender equality and/or girls' rights in Wales. You will have experience of creating or managing programmes in youth settings (ideally including schools), to build young people's skills and confidene, and will have experience of creating or developing proposals and pilots that meet the needs of beneficiaries as well as funders.

To apply, please register your interest and submit your CV by clicking 'apply now' below. Supporting Statements are not required at this stage.

Please note, this role is initially offered on a 12 month fixed term contract with possibility of extension, depending on funding.

Please note this role is Hybrid-working with regular travel across Wales, and to London approximately once every two weeks.

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Job Title: Charity Manager - Paper Boat Charity - International Children's Charity
Location: Flexible location
Charity Type: International/ National Sector Salary: £40k - £45k (dependent on experience)

Charity People are excited to be leading the search for a Charity Manager, on behalf of a shining star in the international charity world. Paper Boat's vision 'A world which unlocks the infinite potential of every child' is as relevant now in a rapidly changing global environment as when the charity's work first began. For over half a century, Paper Boat has been working with thousands of children in India and Thailand and continues to focus on equipping them with the skills, experience and personal qualities needed for creative problem solving and leading change within their communities.
Paper Boat's Children's Hubs are community owned spaces where photography, film making, art, sculpture and social drama can be discovered, unlocking the infinite potential of every child. The charity works with local experts and grassroots community-based partners who help set up and run these hubs. Children's Hubs are community-owned creative spaces where children come to learn and play after school - helping to reinforce and, most importantly, extend what they learn in school.
Paper Boat is looking for someone who comes with a wealth of experience and knowledge of the international Charity sector. The successful candidate will promote all activities of the Charity and have the overall responsibility of the fundraising and marketing initiatives.

The Charity Managers' focus will be across the UK as-well-as Overseas and will include:
* Managing the overall administration of the Charity (UK)
* Develop and implement fundraising initiatives with the aim of securing more funding (UK & Overseas)
* Working with external accountancy and book-keeping service to ensure financial compliance and transparent and comprehensive record keeping
* Communicating our impact and opportunities to engage with UK and international supporters
* Taking the lead on developing and sustaining effective relationships with partner organisations, working with the Board to ensure alignment of strategic objectives
* Building and maintaining strong collaborative working arrangements with delivery partners in India
* Collaborating with local delivery partners to identify and develop new sources of income

This position will be suited to someone with a background in fundraising and International development. You will be comfortable working independently and be self-motivated and disciplined; you will have exceptional organisational skills and collaborative working skills; you will be an excellent communicator and have demonstrable experience of increasing online and social media presence. Candidates who apply must be comfortable with International travel.

If you are forward thinking, driven and resilient and want to help drive forward an inspiring charity, this could be an exciting move for you.

Closing Date for applications is 30th June but we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and we may close the role before the closing date, so we recommend you apply ASAP. For more information on how to apply for this role please contact [email protected] by sharing your CV in the first instance.

1st Interviews will be held in early/ mid July
2nd Interviews will be held in mid July

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities with which we work.

• Job Title:  Education Programme Managers – Ghana (2 x Northern Ghana; 1 x urban Ghana – Accra)
• Contract: Full Time, 3.5 years
• Salary: $42,000 - $50,000 per annum depending on experience (plus benefits)
• Principal Location: 2 x Northern Ghana (Tamale or Salaga); 1 x Accra (with travel to Kumasi)

Street Child is seeking three outstanding professionals with the ambition and skill to lead Street Child UK’s flagship new rural and urban education projects in Ghana, specifically the Ghana TransformED Partnership and Street Child Education Outcomes Partnership payment by results initiative. These are ambitious partnerships with the Ghana Ministry of Education and Education Outcomes Fund to deliver a payment by results programme targeted at improving access and quality in primary education for Ghanaian children in the Northern Region (rural) and for out of school children in the Ghanaian cities of Accra and Kumasi (urban). These roles report to Street Child’s Country Representative for Ghana, leading a 3.5 year programme, together with a consortium of local and technical partners in the delivery of ground-breaking, outcomes-oriented projects. 

The primary purpose of these Education Programme Managers is to lead the strong and adaptive set up and delivery of the outcomes-led consortium projects with a primary target delivery area in:

1. Rural – in the Northern Region - the $3.2m programme runs 1) primary school improvements for 100 schools, and 2) accelerated learning for 10,000 out of school children. It pays only on the basis of outcomes -principally literacy and numeracy improvement compared to control schools, and placement and retention of children in school.
2. Urban - in Accra and Kumasi – the $3.2m holistic programme for 8,000 out of school children is targeted at achieving literacy and numeracy gains, successful transitions into mainstream / vocational education and retention in education for one and two years. The programme includes an accelerated learning programme, together with Street Child’s flagship package of social and economic support for the child and primary caregiver. The project pays only on the basis of outcomes achieved, as assessed by a third party.

We are a rapidly developing international children’s charity with exceptional programming in 20 of the world’s lowest income and most crisis-affected countries.  Our high-impact projects chase gains in education and protection outcomes for the most marginalised children - through signature integrated education, child protection and livelihoods initiatives.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has the education sector experience and programme management skills to make a difference.  The ideal candidates will have a strong background in development contexts, used to programme, grant, and people management in complex programmes and budgets.  You will also have proven leadership, teamwork and communication skills, strong reporting skills and analytical thinking.

We are particularly interested in qualified national candidates, interested in a long-term commitment to this role.  Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Please refer to the attachment to see the full role description and person specification. To apply for the role please send your CV and a brief covering letter outlining your suitability and motivations for applying to the email address set out in the attached job description no later than 9am on Monday 11th July (however applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis). Pre-employment checks will be required as part of our recruitment process in line with our Safeguarding Policy. Street Child welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Key duties include:

Programme management

• Lead the project consortium overall, working at a high level with financing partners, implementation partners and collaborative partners to ensure strong coordination and accountability;
• Drive project outcomes through evidence-based, adaptative design and delivery of activities:-
  • Ensuring that project performance is monitored regularly and compared to outcome targets, deliverables, budget and outcome payments with strong feedback loops;
  • Supporting partners in identifying and addressing the blockages that prevent the effective and efficient implementation of their programmes
• Ensure that the project complies with donor expectations and the programme contract terms, and that EOF narrative and financial reporting is of the highest standard;
• Ensure that the financial management of Street Child’s programmes is accountable and transparent, and that all staff are fully aware and able to comply with the Finance Policies;
• Support the identification and sharing of key programme learning across Education Outcomes Fund projects, utilising this to support continued strengthening of programme impact.
• Work alongside national partners to assess organisational capacity and to identify technical and human resource capacity gaps and where appropriate, directly provide coaching and training input and support in priority areas.
• Represent Street Child, including pro-active participation in relevant coordination mechanisms at national, regional and local level;

This role is full time and can be based in any of the programme’s current delivery areas: London, Birmingham or Greater Manchester.

The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 130 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We’re there for children, every step of the way. 

We are at an exciting stage of our journey, with new strategic objectives and renewed commitment to reverse the damaging decline in Children’s wellbeing. Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund we are proud to deliver the Disrupting Exploitation programme – which supports young people experiencing criminal exploitation in Greater Manchester, Birmingham and London. This ground-breaking programme also works to disrupt and change the systems that surround children and young people to improve their lives.

The Children’s Society are seeking a naturally curious and engaging national programme manager who can bring a unique blend of skills and experience, combining leading the delivery of interventions for young people, with a passion to change and disrupt systems, alongside excellent networking and relationship building. We are looking for someone who has the ability to make change happen and lead this transformative programme, keeping the team motivated with excellent wellbeing.

We are looking for someone to join our team who can manage the breadth of delivery across three geographies, and nurture and develop the partnership working we have in place, both internally and externally. This high profile role represents The Children’s Society in a range of ways and through different mediums. We are looking for someone who can straddle strategic influencing at central government level, with championing and amplifying youth voice.

This is a great time to join us and lead a dynamic and committed team to take the Disrupting Exploitation programme to the next level.

We value and promote diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture at The Children’s Society. We also appreciate the best leadership teams reflect the communities they serve. We therefore strongly encourage applications from people across all groups that are underrepresented.

A commitment to equality of opportunity and to safeguarding vulnerable adults and children are essential.  

The Children’s Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children’s lives happier and safer. 

Every day we’re changing the lives of children in this country for the better – and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more. 

The Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with.  As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.  We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

The closing date for applications is midnight on Monday 27th of June.

Interviews will be held on the week commencing Monday 4th of July.