We’re Anthony Nolan and we save the lives of people with blood cancer who need a stem cell transplant.

We’re unique. Thanks to the incredible donors on our register, our pioneering research and our passionate fundraisers, we give the chance of life to three people a day.

But we won’t stop there. We want to be there for everyone who needs a transplant; from finding a match, through every step of a patient’s transplant journey. And together we can reach the remarkable day when we can save the lives of everyone with blood cancer.

And now we want you to join our lifesaving team. We are looking for a Director of Patient Services to join our Operations and Patient Services senior leadership team.

Title: Director of Patient Services

Salary: £70,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent. Full-time

Hours: 35 hours per week

Location:             London Remote. Occasional travel may be required. 

As Director of Patient Services, you will provide leadership, management and coordination for all activities relating to our patient services. This will involve delivering an ambitious patient services strategy that focuses on research, data and growth of our service offer for optimal patient impact, whilst leading the expansion of the patient services clinical service and work with our Engagement division, to support the development and achievement of associated fundraising and marketing strategies.

Being accountable for the provision, co-creation and evaluation of a high quality, reliable, and responsive service to patients backed up by data, this role is ideal for someone with a growth mindset, able to work collaboratively with all staff as one Anthony Nolan.

Release your remarkable, join our team and give someone a chance of life.

Anthony Nolan is an equal opportunities & living wage accredited employer

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK

Please make sure to check out the job description, available on our website when you click to apply.

What’s in it for you?

Financial

• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Travel Insurance
• Interest free Travel Loan
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
• Life Assurance (4x annual salary)

Wellbeing & Health

• 27 days annual leave in addition to normal public holidays
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Hotline
• Medical Cash Plan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gymflex

Family Friendly

• Paid dependants leave
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Flexible start/finish times (role dependent)

And more! (full list of benefits available on website)

The University of Essex Students’ Union is an organisation that is coming out of the pandemic in a strong position and we are in the market for a new Deputy Director of Student Services to oversee our student service operations.

This role will be long hours, hard work but more satisfying than any role you will ever have undertaken. When you go home you’ll feel like you’ve accomplished something and contributed to the bigger picture - you can literally look out of a window on campus and see the difference you’ve made.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Services department is here to ensure that students at Essex experience an incredible time and have access to high quality Venues, Retail Offerings, Events, Catering outlets and an SU run Lettings Department. They are supported by the Facilities Department who oversee maintenance and cleaning. No two days in the department are the same and the department embraces the Work Hard, Play Hard ethos. It is a fast paced, dynamic and challenging department that consistently strives to deliver its targets to ensure students at Essex have the best time while here.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As Deputy Director of Services, you will be responsible for the strategic direction of all student facing operations including Licensed Trade, Catering, Retail, Salon, Lettings, Premises and our operations at the Loughton Campus. You will lead your teams to deliver an outstanding experience for our members.

Reporting to the Director of Services, Activities and Support, you will be the operational lead for all your areas in meeting the targets and driving membership satisfaction. You will ensure that departments are achieving budgets and you will also be a member of the Director Team and will be part of developing and leading strategy across the SU.

· Support, and deputise for as required, the Director of Services, Activities and Support in all aspects of their role

· Provide line management and operational support for all service outlet teams, Retail, Licensed Trade, Catering, Entertainments, Facilities, Lettings and Loughton Campus.

· Assist with the development of strategic plans for service outlets in line with organisational objectives

· Assist with the monitoring and evaluation of strategy implementation throughout service outlets

· Support service outlet teams to set, monitor and meet achievable budget targets

· To develop the services offered by the Union in line with members’ needs

· Build effective networks within the University and externally to promote and develop services offered

· Lead on relevant projects, supporting the implementation of change where appropriate

· Identify, promote and deliver on projects and initiatives within agreed timescales

· Ensure that the work of the service outlets is publicised and celebrated

· To be responsible for the management of all resources including budgets, equipment and stock within your areas

· To carry out regular 121’s appraisals and reviews with all staff that report to you.

· Acting as coach and mentor to all managers in developing skills to effectively manage staff teams

· Acting as a mentor to Sabbatical Officers, including support to achieve goals as well as managing expectations

To keep up-dated with relevant national and local developments and attend staff, departmental meetings, external meetings and conferences as required.

· Maintaining effective relationships with key stakeholders, including local authority, police and local community members

· Representing Essex at local and national events

· All staff will have the opportunity to be involved in key Union projects outside their day to day remit.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Significant management experience at a senior level in a field relevant to the role

• Holds a professional or management qualification relevant to the role, or is willing to undertake

• Evidence of successfully leading and motivating teams to meet organisational targets

• Significant experience of project management, including chairing meetings, monitoring progress, delivering briefings, evaluation outcomes

• Proven ability to think strategically for a diverse organisation

• Proven ability to build and maintain effective networks with colleagues and stakeholders

• Operational understanding of risk management and compliance in relevant field to the role

• Significant experience of all aspects of Line Management, including recruitment, development and appraisal

• Experience of setting and monitoring budgets

• Ability to ensure organisational compliance with GDPR Regulations

• Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate at a senior level

• Ability to interpret complex data and scenarios and provide solutions

• Evidence of continuing professional development at a senior level

• Experience analysing and producing financial and statistical reports

ROLE SPEC

• Holder of, or able to hold Premises Supervisor Licence, Personal Licence and SIA licence

• Strong background in setting, monitoring and achieving large scale budgets

• Ability to evidence an understanding of relevant legislation, e.g. Health and Safety, Licensing Law, EHO, EMO

• Willingness to work late nights and weekends as required

• Ability to evidence leading and achieving customer service initiatives

• Understanding of the student market and associated trends

• Understanding of the Higher Education environment in relation to the role

The Students' Union is committed to Equality and Diversity

WHAT YOU’LL GET

You’ll get to be part of a vibrant and exciting organisation that thinks the place you work should be amazing.

You’ll be joining an unconventional family where everyone is passionate about doing the best for our members and achieving our ambitious vision of becoming the world’s most student-centred organisation.

We believe in creating a workplace where you can be the very best, and if you‘re the sort of person who wants to get stuck in to everything they do, then you’re really going to shine here.

You’ll get a competitive salary starting at £48,114 in return for working an average 35 hours per week, and generous opportunities to take time off. We are looking for someone who is able to work flexibly as hours will fluctuate based on the time of year.

With a generous pension scheme, we’ll invest in your future as well as your present. We offer a comprehensive range of family friendly policies so that you can get that all important work/life balance right. Don’t forget one of our Tattoo’s in Work Hard, Play Hard and we mean it! We’ll even give you your birthday off, for free.

If all this sounds like the sort of the place you want to be a part of then we’re really excited to hear from you.

This is a full-time, permanent position – 40 hours per week (Monday - Friday)

Salary: £70,000 per year

Friends Therapeutic Community Trust, known more widely as Glebe House specialises in helping boys, aged 15- 18, who have displayed harmful sexual behaviours and may have other complex behavioural issues. It provides a year-round children’s home together with individualised treatment programmes of therapy and education, delivered on-site at our Independent Special School and carried out within a therapeutic community setting.

We are now seeking a Managing Director to be responsible to the Trustee Board and to lead the Trust in delivering the strategic vision and sustain the values, ethos and service quality to which it is committed. This includes responsibility for financial planning and sustainability, providing inspirational leadership and management, and giving leadership to planning future developments and the shaping of services; income generation, fundraising and partnership working.

Your ability to work with Boards and Trustees is vital, as Governance and Accountability will be required as you will provide timely, coherent and relevant information to the Trustees on progress against objectives.

You need to have excellent people skills and proven management and business acumen, along with a dynamic and inspirational way of thinking and vision that will help lead the Trust through a new and exciting period. You should also be fully conversant with, committed to and enthusiastic about the values and objectives of the Trust.

Reference ID: MD

Application deadline: 3 Sep 2021

Shortlisting dates: 6 and 7 Sep 2021

Warner Interview (Zoom): 9 and 10 Sep 2021

Informal interviews with SMT and Residents (including Site Tour): 13 and 14 Sep 2021

Formal interviews and assessments (on Site): 21 and 22 Sep 2021

Contract begins: Jan 2022

Benefits:

• Sick pay
• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Free parking, free food
• Working on a rural site in Cambridgeshire, set in 3.5 acres
• 5-weeks holiday, plus Bank Holidays

If you are interested in this post, please contact Georgie Wark to arrange a call to discuss this post further with the Clerk to Trustees and receive a Candidate Information Pack.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

As part of our safer recruitment practices all posts will be subject to checks including an enhanced DBS and Warner Interviews processes.

A full employment history will need to be provided with an explanation of any employment gaps.

Goldsmiths Community Association has a great new opportunity for a voluntary sector seasoned Managing Director to join our team and help realise our vision. You will play a dynamic, agile and creative role and collaborate with private and public sector and community partners and stakeholders and oversee our exciting and ambitious Business and Community Development strategy that puts health, wellbeing and connection at the forefront; empowering local people to help shape community life and play an active role in our pandemic recovery.

Role Function

Overall strategic management of the organisation’s operational, business development, and community development functions in line with GCA’s charitable objectives. 

The Managing Director supports trustees and guides staff to deliver a full range of health, leisure and learning opportunities and services to local residents and navigates the organisation through a rapidly changing economic and social environment with agility and entrepreneurial vision.

For the right individual, our exciting mission offers a career opportunity to make a significant difference to their colleagues, our volunteers and the lives of local people in Whitefoot and surrounding wards.

Key responsibilities 

• Leading the charity’s vision and building on our charity’s business and community development strategy.

• Overseeing the effective delivery of all GCA’s activities in collaboration with the Board of Trustees, staff and volunteers

• Effectively communicating our vision and strategy to all employees and supporting their contributions to organisational change, growth sustainability and community wellbeing as part of the GCA team. 

• Supporting staff  with personal development  and task management plans  to ensure the timely delivery of projects, maintaining and developing new income streams, and delivering measurable outcomes and impact.

• Lead on organisational transformation and change in collaboration with the Board of Trustees. 
   

HR responsibilities

• Line management responsibility for the Operations Manager, Finance Officer and Community Development Worker.

• Overseeing effective and consistent staff and volunteer management and support.
   

Operations and Service Functions

• Collaborating with Trustees on developing a mid to long-term plan for the charity's growth and sustainability, and distill this into individual work plans and projects with staff and volunteers.

• Overseeing the effective management and delivery of the charity's community development programme 

• Supporting staff to adapt to new systems and ways of working that optimise the efficiency and effectiveness of the charity’s functions and improve the working lives of staff and volunteers.
   

Financial management

• Working closely with the FO and OM to actively secure new income streams and ensure financial growth and stability. 

• Working with the CDW and FO and Trustees to develop and implement a fundraising strategy and achievable fundraising goals.
   

Impact Monitoring and Evaluation 

• Accountable for the proper auditing and reporting of all programmes, campaigns and projects and for ensuring accurate and up to date records are maintained.

• Managing and reporting to Trustees and external partners on performance and impact.
   

Networking and Partnerships

• Work with staff and trustees to develop and implement a communications strategy that actively promotes GCA’s brand message to stakeholders

  • Work with staff, volunteers and trustees to uphold and promote the charity's values in the community and in partnership development

  • Share responsibility for ongoing communication with all stakeholders (ward residents, funders, donors, partner organisations), the media, and external audiences to improve the charity’s public profile

• Build relationships with stakeholders and expand the charity’s partnership network on a local and borough-wide level.
   

If you love a challenge that changes lives for the better and have the experience to support our trustees and help lead our staff and volunteers on this ambitious mission, please complete the Application Form to tell us more about yourself, why you would like to work with us, and how you meet the requirements of the role. 

Please visit our website to learn more about who we are and what we do, and to download the full Job Description and Application Form. We will close the application window for this role on 26th July. Interviews will be held on GoogleMeet.

Please note that we can only accept applications via email in Microsoft Word or PDF format. CVs will not be accepted.

We have a legal responsibility to ensure that all our employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. If we make an offer of employment, we will need to check that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.​​

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and defer where possible to the wisdom and schooling of lived experience. We offer an interview to disabled and/or BAME applicants who meet the minimum job criteria. Please don't hesitate to let us know how we can support you, when you apply. We will do our best to make reasonable adjustments to support you to have an equitable opportunity to demonstrate that you can do the job.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) who are currently under-represented.

Our staff share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups.

Our Employer Offer 

Hours of Work and Flexible Working
We actively encourage staff to work in ways that best suit their needs. We welcome requests for flexible working.

Holidays
All full time staff are entitled to 28 days’ holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays

Training and Development
We are committed to the development and growth of our employees and volunteers. We offer in-house and external development opportunities and encourage staff to identify other learning opportunities that work for them.

Mental Health Support
We strive to make Goldsmiths Community Centre a healthy and thriving place to work. We have a trained Mental Health First Aider and all employees have access to our Employee Assistance Programme through Peninsula which offers free counselling and mental health support.

Salary: up to $90,000 (c.£66,000)
Contract: Full-time, or part-time
Location: US HQ, can be based anywhere globally
Closing Date: Sunday 1st August

Did you know that the global food system kills one trillion aquatic animals each year? Conservative estimates suggest that this ‘blue loss’ is 17 times higher than the total number of terrestrial, farmed animals. Despite this, animal advocates have spent very little time on aquatic animal welfare and industry standards are woefully low.

At the Aquatic Life Institute, we believe it is unacceptable to have a food system that tolerates needless suffering, when high-quality research shows that basic initiatives and interventions produce far better outcomes for humans, animals and climate.

What We Do

Our theory of change is simple:

1. We fund cutting-edge research into aquatic animal welfare, as well as analysing the existing body of research.
    
2. We use that research to build consensus and shared objectives amongst our coalition of global leaders in aquatic conservation and animal advocacy.
    
3. We and our coalition partners speak with a unified voice to apply pressure to industry and government leaders.

Guided by the principles of effective altruism, we aim to create the greatest reduction in suffering using the resources we have available. We have no ideological tilt toward particular ideas or ways of doing things, but instead remain open to innovative approaches and left field thinking.

Why we do it

We are at a pivotal point in aquatic animal welfare, with industry and government leaders responding to growing consumer pressure by beginning to devise more comprehensive aquatic animal welfare standards. For the first time, they are defining what it means to be a “higher-welfare fish” for the global market.

The first generation of these standards for terrestrial animal welfare were extremely weak and meant an uphill battle for animal advocates. At this crucial moment, there is a significant risk that the industry will set a low bar, creating a similar battle for aquatic animal advocates.

There is a huge opportunity to set aquatic animal welfare requirements at a higher level, putting the aquatic welfare movement on a much higher-impact trajectory.

What We’re Looking For

As we build on our recent successes, we are looking for a talented Managing Director who can help us build a robust, sustainable organisation which will allow us to shore up our gains to date and capitalise on the increasing number of growth opportunities coming our way.

This is a new role and represents an investment in the charity’s future. We are looking for someone who can work closely with the board and President to devise and implement business plans that are robust enough to accommodate our rapid growth and flexible enough to take advantage of new opportunities.

We don’t believe in prescriptive person specifications, as they limit the diversity of experience on our teams. If you have experience in the following broad areas, we would be keen to speak with you:

• Leadership experience at departmental or organisation level.
   
• Experience leading a rapidly growing team, department or organisation.
   
• Experience managing both business operations and strategic programming.

What We Can Offer

• You will be working with people who are experts in their field, developing innovative solutions to pressing but tractable issues.
   
• You’ll be respected for your expertise and have the freedom to develop business plans that you feel are most effective.
   
• We are a grown-up organisation and can provide an inclusive, flexible working environment.
   
• We have an enviable network of partners and donors, which has opened a lot of doors for us to expand our suite of programmes and to deepen the reach and impact of our existing ones. We will be looking for you to help us in developing these opportunities.
   
• We might be a lean team, but we’re genuinely global and so is our network of partners. You can help us achieve rapid impact at a global scale.

If you think that you’re the person to help us write the next chapter in our story, we would love to hear from you.

Business Development and Partnerships Manager

Salary £35k - £37k depending on experience.

 Hours: Full time (although Part time/ flexible hours will be considered)   

Contract: (This is a new role 1-year fixed term contract with the possibility of renewal).

Base: Flexible /Home based with some travel required, therefore a full clean driving licence and use of car is highly desirable.

Purpose: The Business Development and Partnerships Manager is a key commercial role, essential to the future success and sustainability of Engaging Communities Solutions CIC.

As the successful candidate you will take the lead in identifying new business opportunities, in line with our strategy to ensure people are at the centre of the services they receive, and their voices are heard. You will develop proposals, pitch, and win business. You will co-ordinate the delivery of projects for clients, working closely with the rest of our teams. The Business Development and Partnership Manager will demonstrate: • experience of winning and managing new business. • a confident but sensitive selling style, with experience in following up on prospects and identifying new business leads to expand the business. • a positive, can-do attitude. • strong presentation and written skills, including bid writing skills. • experience in the health and social care sector and an understanding of Healthwatch and Advocacy services (desirable not essential).

RESPONSIBILTIIES AND DUTIES:

1. To support the Managing Director in the development and implementation of the new business strategy, understanding the mission and vision of ECS and how new business aligns with both this and the core Healthwatch contracts which ECS delivers.

2. Be innovative in the approach to new business looking for new leads and ways to expand the business beyond the current portfolio and diversifying income streams. You will be responsible for building a strong pipeline consisting of new contracts and upselling on existing contracts, helping to secure recurring revenues in 2021/22 and beyond.

3. Creatively look at how we develop our offer and USP, ‘package’ our portfolio successfully for new business and sell into prospective clients.

4. Build and maintain excellent relationships with potential and existing clients, be the first point of contact for incoming prospects.

5. Perform market research to identify new opportunities and engage with our team and Board to establish strategies for pursuing those new opportunities.

6. Explore the full range of funding opportunities, relevant databases and portals, criteria for applications etc. to identify opportunities and lead the bid writing/proposals/pitches for these opportunities.

7. Develop a provider framework and develop new business opportunities and build relationships through the existing Healthwatch and Advocacy networks.

8. Encourage staff, Healthwatch Advisory Board Members, and volunteer teams to look out for new business opportunities and coordinate and follow up on any leads.

9.Prepare and monitor project budgets to ensure that we remain on track to deliver projects within budget.

10. Lead on the renewal of existing contracts we currently hold, managing a continual contract renewal framework, drafting tender submissions, liaising with commissioners, managing the market engagement process, and supporting the local service managers. You will work with the local service team managers to build a compelling narrative around our service delivery model so that we can successfully articulate the business case to buyers and renew contracts. As part of this, you will need to develop a thorough understanding of the competitor landscape and find creative ways to show how ECS services are differentiated and the value we create.

11. Support the development of bids and lead on compliance with governance procedures and decision making in the local Healthwatch Advisory Boards. GENERAL DUTIES • Abide by organisational policy, codes of conduct and practices. • To enact the values of ECS. • To take responsibility for personal learning and development. • Carry out other such duties as may be required by the Managing Director which are consistent with the duties and responsibilities of the post.

Closing Date for Applications: 12th August 2021.

Interviews: Week Commencing 23rd August 2021.

Four Trustees required – Hon. Treasurer, Finance, Veterinary, Governance & Audit
Voluntary roles - Unremunerated
Saunderton, Buckinghamshire

We are working in partnership with Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, a national charity which helps deaf people to leave loneliness behind and reconnect with life. Hearing Dogs provides numerous services for people with hearing loss, most famously through the bespoke training of assistance dogs to alert deaf people to crucial sounds they cannot hear but also through the provision of their many non-canine services to people with hearing loss. Since 1982, the charity has trained thousands of hearing dogs to transform the lives of deaf children and adults. There are over 1,000 working hearing dog partnerships across the UK who are supported by the charity for ten years or more, with 600 puppies and young dogs in training. 

The organisation is now seeking to complement their existing Board with four new Trustees who will bring high level expertise in their particular professional arenas:

• Honorary Treasurer – a qualified Chartered Accountant, to Chair the Finance Committee and to ensure the organisation’s financial viability through consistent best practice
• Finance Trustee – with experience in finance and to support the Honorary Treasurer
• Veterinary Trustee – Experience either as a Vet or have expertise and/or experience in dog welfare & behaviour or other dog-related activities
• Governance & Audit Trustee – an understanding of charity governance, risk &audit matters.

Potential candidates will:

• Assist with formulating and delivering the organisation’s strategic aims
• Be an active member of the Trustee body in exercising its responsibilities and functions and be part of a harmonious and collegial Board
• Maintain a collaborative and supportive relationship with senior managerial staff
• Fulfil such other duties as may from time to time be required by the Board
• Possess a strong interest in, and commitment to, the vision and values of the organisation, and its future development.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team

It would be very helpful, but not essential, to have some understanding and/or experience of issues surrounding disability, especially hearing loss, and also to enjoy the company of dogs. 

Trustees are encouraged to play a full part in the vibrant life of the organisation.  Those already in this role find it extremely fulfilling and are a vital part of the team structure.  Trustees should be able to commit to 4 meetings per annum, as well as Sub-Committee meetings (timings to be decided). Meetings except one Board meeting (which is held in the charity’s Yorkshire Centre) are ideally held at The Grange, Saunderton but some Committee meetings may be held remotely.

All Trustee roles are open to applications from anyone.  Charisma Charity Recruitment and Hearing Dogs for Deaf People welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law.

To apply for this rewarding voluntary opportunity, please submit your CV and supporting Statement to Jenny Warner, Managing Director, Charisma Charity Recruitment, via the Charisma website.

Closing date for applications: 22 September 2021

Interview date:  early/mid October 2021

We are recruiting for our first Executive Director to work alongside the Creative Director/CEO, in delivering an exciting new business plan, which responds to the impacts of COVID-19 and the already existing impacts of divided societies.

Through our work to date, we have established a unique position within the arts ecosystem in the UK, working at the intersection of the arts, learning, health, and wellbeing sectors to provide advocacy and capacity building for artists who are at the margins of mainstream culture, the creative industries, and wider society.

STAF develops processes and ways of working from knowledge and insights gained from our combined experiences and embeds inclusive practices across these sectors. Furthermore, through a wide range of strategic partnerships, we’re actively engaging with important questions and issues of inequity that continue to create challenges and barriers for the artists and communities that we work with.

The ideal candidate is someone who understands the heart of this work and can help move the organisation forward.

Application deadline: Thursday 29 July, 5pm

Starting Salary: £69,202 - £72,853 pa

Contract: Permanent

We’re looking for a forward-thinking People professional who can deliver strategic leadership in driving our people, culture and change agenda. As an agency of the Church, informed by Catholic Social Teaching, the dignity and sacredness of all people is our starting point. Our mission takes a particular concern for those who experience poverty and are marginalised, oppressed or excluded. This “preferential option for the poor” requires that we recognise how systems, structures and behaviours can work against people and undermine the very dignity that we profess. At the heart of CAFOD’s approach is what Pope Francis calls a “culture of encounter” whereby we seek to restore and strengthen relationships and seek the common good, through dialogue and deep listening, understanding, respect and generosity.

CAFOD has a new strategy, Our Common Home which seeks to make strategic shifts to our ways of working. We have started on this journey, seeking to better enable and support leadership of our partners and this will have an impact on CAFOD’s own role as an international NGO. Our strategy talks about us wanting to “dare to be different” in addressing the causes of injustice, poverty, and environmental destruction. We will continue to mobilise, engage and connect with the Catholic community in England and Wales.

At CAFOD we work towards a vision of a world where every person can flourish and fulfil their potential, and that the earth is protected and cared for.  We work across the world with people, regardless of gender, disability, age, race, ethnicity, nationality, culture, sexual orientation, political or religious belief. We acknowledge and celebrate diversity, and the strength it gives us, as we come together and seek justice for all. Yet we know that there is much to do to address inequalities in an authentic way. CAFOD is a strong values-based organisation and seeks to ensure that all its activity reflects its values of hope, dignity, solidarity and compassion. 

It is an exciting time to join CAFOD. We have a new strategy, an inspiring vision and a commitment to standing alongside those who face discrimination and specifically to be an anti-racist organisation.

Whether it be the impact of COVID on ways of working and well-being or tackling discrimination in the development sector, it is an important and challenging time where CAFOD and its staff and volunteers need to continue to evolve and change in a way that is collaborative and authentic. 

If you are skilled in driving and embedding organisational effectiveness and cultural change then we want to hear from you!

Job Profile

Reporting directly to the CEO and as part of the Executive Team, this pivotal new role will drive culture change across CAFOD which is key to delivering Our Common Home strategy. Leading the People, Culture and Change (PCC) Group,  this post holder will be expected to work collaboratively across the organisation and be responsible for delivering  our People, Change and Safe and Inclusive Working Culture (CAFOD’s Equity, Diversity & Inclusion programme) strategies across different cultures and contexts ensuring high standards, good practice and alignment with CAFOD’s values.

Job Scope

The post holder is responsible for:

• Setting the organisational People Culture and Change strategy and delivering the goals to support our strategy, Our Common Home.
• With the Executive team, sharing cabinet responsibility for all corporate decisions.
• Delivering CAFOD’s Safe & Inclusive Working Culture programme and supporting our work to be anti-racist; working with others to ensure CAFOD has an active culture of belonging.
• To develop and model desired leadership behaviours across CAFOD, supported by an effective, high quality suite of People policies, processes, tools, internal communication, and learning and development support, acknowledging different cultures, contexts and flexible working arrangements
• Providing advice and support to the Executive Director, Chair of Trustees and other senior staff on key People, culture and employee relations issues.
• Holding the remit of Corporate Safeguarding Lead, liaising with the Lead Trustee with support of the Safeguarding team
• Facilitating the Remuneration Committee of the Board of Trustees
• Being the primary point of contact with the Union as Management representative on the Joint Negotiating and Consultation Committee; and ensuring regular contact with the National Staff associations
• People aspects of security and safety through membership of the Security Cluster.

 Key Responsibilities

Leadership of the People Culture and Change Group (PCC)

• Oversee the development, coherence and delivery of the plans of managers within the Group to ensure the vision of Our Common Home is realised in a collaborative and cross-organisational way.
• Ensure that PCC managers are equipped and supported to deliver to their plans, allocating and managing resources effectively.

 This post holder leads the following teams within the PCC Group:

• HR Advisors and HR Services Teams who work collaboratively in the UK and with national based HR Focal Points to ensure that our support and systems facilitate excellent People Management across HR services, business partnership, training and learning, development, employee relations, reward, health and wellbeing.
• The Head of Organisational Change and a new fixed-term advisor on ED&I (to be appointed) to catalyse culture change.
• CAFOD’s Safeguarding team to ensure a coherent approach between our internal mechanisms and the approach to Safe, Accessible and Dignified and Inclusive programming with partners.
• Internal Communications and Engagement team to ensure that our internal communications continue to embed the strategic direction and support change and culture work across the organisation.

Organisational Change and culture

Ensure CAFOD has a strong culture of belonging and commitment to transformational change by: 

• Driving the Safe & Inclusive Working Culture project, providing steer and input on relevant matters
• Overseeing an integrated and coherent approach to organisational change which ensures that processes include strong People and soft-skill elements and facilitate belonging
• Ensuring our internal communications support a culture of belonging by keeping our colleagues informed and facilitating meaningful staff engagement
• Ensuring the organisational objectives and People & Culture activities are responsive to meet organisational needs and priorities and reflect CAFOD’s values
• Ensuring that the senior leadership is able to model behaviour's including being open to dialogue, learning and change on the effectiveness of our strategies.

 High quality People support

• Ensure our interventions, systems and processes support good management practice and models CAFOD’s values in a way that enables all our people to fulfill their potential and contribute fully to the mission, ensuring continuous learning and review to improve policies and practices.
• Support, coach and challenge leadership and management to ensure that People matters are properly considered in decision making
• Facilitate the management relationship with the CAFOD Union shop, holding the role of management representative for negotiation and consultation matters in a culture of collaboration and mutual respect
• Ensure that the voice of stakeholder groups are heard and taken into account
• Bringing relevant progress reports, policies and other issues to the Executive leadership group for review/approval

Technical & specialist knowledge

• Championing dignity, inclusivity, diversity, equity and a safe working environment across our organisation, ensuring these aspirations are translated into good practice
• Provide technical expertise in employment law, pay and benefits within various country and cultural contexts, in line with our faith identity and best practice, keeping up to date on topical issues
• Overseeing the management of complaints, to ensure continued confidence in CAFOD’s external platform EthicsPoint. 
• Maintaining relationships with external networks related to People, Culture and employment matters 

This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

Person Specification /Essential Criteria

 Understanding our context

• Understanding Catholic identity – Has an appreciation of CAFOD’s role as an agency of the Catholic church
• Understanding CAFOD - Ability to set and implement a People and Culture vision and goals for CAFOD in a way that facilitates inclusion and belonging.
• Understanding international development – Demonstrates an understanding of international development and working in complex environments 

 Working together

• Managing ourselves - Ability to manage own personal growth and development and manage emotions and stresses positively.
• Working with others – Proven experience of strategic leadership and partnering with Executive colleagues and other leaders to influence and drive a People & Culture agenda.
• Communicating - Exceptional relationship management and communication skills with the ability to earn the full trust and confidence of colleagues at all levels across the organisation.
• Looking outwards – Demonstrate a good understanding of external trends in organisational development and people issues and an appreciation of the dynamics of cultural change in diverse contexts.

Making change happen

• Managing resources – Proven ability to set priorities effectively, whilst working under pressure. 
• Achieving results - Significant experience of initiating, delivering and leading a dynamic HR/OD function including financial and people management.
• Managing our performance – Willingly takes ownership; is openly accountable, with a proven ability to adjust to the changing external environment while keeping a focus on the delivery of agreed objectives.
• Taking the lead - Demonstrates strategic thinking, planning and leadership. Provides creativity and innovation and is able to build the capacity and potential of the others within the PCC group.

 Job-specific competencies

• Qualified to MCIPD or equivalent track record.
• OD professional with considerable strategic thinking and change management experience including experience of leading Diversity and Inclusion strategies
• Experience of leading successful talent acquisition, learning and development and employee engagement programmes

Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect.  CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse.  CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount.  Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents. This post involves contact with children, young people and vulnerable adults, or has responsibility for people who will do, and applicants will be subject to specific checks related to safeguarding issues.  If based in the UK the post holder is required to present or obtain a Disclosure from the DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service). 

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, and appropriate screening checks can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. CAFOD also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of, and consent to, these recruitment procedures.

 Come and join us and help make a real difference in the lives of the world’s poorest communities.

CAFOD is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

Interview Date: Monday, 23rd August 2021

CAFOD is committed to being an anti-racist organisation and are aware of the lack of diversity amongst its Executive team. We particularly are keen to seek out applications from people of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

As the majority of CAFOD staff are currently UK-based, this post will be based in the UK but the candidate needs to have a track record of working in diverse contexts.  CAFOD champions flexibility and support a wide range of flexible working arrangements

Please click here for a full list of CAFOD’s Staff Benefits

Groundswell are looking for a passionate people person to lead our newly formed Creating Change team. Our exciting projects are on the cutting edge of participation and best practice. With our expansive networks, partnerships, and collaboration we create change led by people who have experience of homelessness. Examples of our work include our national #HealthNow campaign, Inspiring Change Manchester, Fulfilling Lives, and COVID-19 monitoring project. We have developed innovative ways to reach participants, collect information and communicate what we find to create change. Our growing learning and development work delivers peer-led training across the country – giving volunteers with lived experience the opportunity to progress and raising awareness to ‘professionals’ of the issues people face when they are homeless so we can change the system for the better.

This role is a fantastic opportunity to build on the momentum our team has already created and to expand the impact of Groundswell’s research, policy and campaigns across the country. As Creating Change Director, you will be leading a team committed to tackling homelessness and working towards system change at a local and national level. You will play a key role in managing and developing relationships with a range of stakeholders to create meaningful change. You will manage a diverse team across the country, many of whom have personal experience of homelessness. We have many skills and talents as a team - writers, researchers, trainers, coordinators, advocates, and podcasters.

We care deeply about inequality and participation and approach our work with fun, energy, and creativity.  We are looking for someone to lead the team and work collaboratively with us and volunteers with experience of homelessness.

Application process

To make an application, please download the attached job pack and submit your CV along with a cover letter which explains:

• how you meet each of the areas outlined in the person specification above and
• why you are interested in doing this job.

The deadline is Thursday 12th August at 10 am. Please submit via the link contained in the job pack.

Interviews will then be held in late August / Early September

Title: Director of Marketing and Communications

Reports to: Chief Executive

Responsible for: Team of 2

Salary: Circa £75,000 per annum

Location: Hybrid working of office based in North London (between Cricklewood and Golders Green) and home working

World Jewish Relief is a renowned Jewish international humanitarian and development agency with a remarkable heritage and an equally bold ambition. We are the UK Jewish community’s international development and humanitarian agency, addressing Jewish poverty and global suffering.

Our Vision is an end to Jewish poverty and global suffering

Our Mission is to assist those living in poverty, affected by disaster or who are displaced, to survive, earn a living, find employment and be better able to support themselves prioritising the needs of women.

The new Director of Marketing and Communications will be joining World Jewish Relief at a time of renewed purpose, energy and a sense of opportunism. Coming through the pandemic in strong financial health, our ambition is to dramatically expand the scale of our work over the next 5 years, particularly to address the challenges of climate change, displacement and economic development amongst those living in poverty. To do that we wish to see a dramatic step change in our brand recognition, positioning, public awareness and supporter acquisition.

This role will be part of the senior leadership team and will be a communications advisor to the Chief Executive and Board of Trustees. You will take responsibility for the strategic development and delivery of key aspects of our communications work, including repositioning our brand identity, increasing brand and public awareness and optimising our digital presence all with the express intention of acquiring more supporters

Line managing an exceptional marketing and communications team of two, you will provide creative leadership and deliver impactful communications that engage with new audiences. The Director of Marketing and Communications will lead on a brand and positioning review and identify key messaging that communicates our impact and resonates with new supporters.

Further to this, you will lead on the development and delivery of our corporate communications and content strategy, taking a content-first and audience friendly approach via online and offline channels. This role will have oversight of all media relations and crisis communications, as well as spotting opportunities to increase engagement and raise brand awareness.

The successful candidate will be an experienced senior marketing and communications professional with a track record in leading successful marketing and communications teams. We are looking for an inspiring, ambitious and passionate leader who is inspired by our work.

We are seeking someone with experience in overseeing brand reviews and repositioning of brands. You will have demonstrable experience in building supporter or customer engagement and have experience in overseeing proactive and reactive media relations. A knowledge of the international development sector and/or awareness of the British Jewish community is desirable.

If you are passionate about changing our world and assisting the most vulnerable, we would love to hear from you.

Please click ‘Apply on website’ to be directed to the website of Peridot Partners, our recruitment consultants and make contact with them to discuss this role in more detail.

Closing date: 9am Monday 23rd August

Bonny Downs Community Association (BDCA) has been “working together to change lives and transform our community” in the East Ham area of the London Borough of Newham since 1998. Over the past two decades, our charity has renovated four previously derelict disused local spaces into thriving hub venues that benefit residents of all ages and walks of life. We are excited to recruit a new senior member of staff for 21 hours per week to oversee the development of our existing community centre, playing field, sports pavilion, community garden and minibus, as well as investigating new opportunities to resurrect other underused nearby venues, in order to maximise both the impact and sustainability of these local resources. The successful candidate will be passionate about maintaining safe beautiful places where everyone feels welcome and experienced in managing public venues to high standards. Strong interpersonal skills will be required to line manage site staff, liaise with contractors and coordinate wide ranging hire groups, ensuring diverse residents can enjoy accessible activities across our facilities.

Please see attatched Job description and Person Specifiction for more details about the role.

What Works for Children's Social Care is the largest funder of children’s social care research in England, and currently the largest funder of schools based research as well. We are looking for a Director of Programmes to oversee our ambitious programme of research funding, including our small grants scheme, open funding rounds, and education programmes. This portfolio of grants, totalling £16million in 2021-2022, includes both programme delivery and research and evaluation in a range of topic areas and throughout England. 

The Director of Programmes will lead a team of eight, which consists of a Head of Evaluation Programmes, a Head of Education Programmes, three Senior Programme Managers and three Programme Managers. The successful candidate will ultimately be responsible for the successful delivery of an existing portfolio of over 30 projects as well as distributing millions of pounds in grant funding to support innovative projects in children’s social care each year.

The Person

Values:

1. Personal commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people, and their families.
2. A passion for the agenda around What Works Centres and the broader agenda around evidence-based policy and practice in public services.

Skills and Abilities:

1. Quality written and oral communication, able to produce high quality written reports, deliver impactful presentations, and facilitate discussions.
2. Proven project management skills including project planning and managing multiple stakeholders. Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritise accordingly, working independently.
3. The ability to work a fast paced organisation to deliver excellence across your programme of work
4. Entrepreneurial flare

Knowledge and Experience:

1. Significant understanding of education or children’s social care, either as a researcher or a funder, or both.
2. Experience of working at senior level within an organisation, and helping to shape and deliver organisational strategy
3. Experience as a substantive funder of research and or interventions
4. Experience in leading a team managing complex projects including a large number of stakeholders, both evaluators, local authorities, and charities.
5. Experience building and working within frameworks for funding and reporting
6. Passion for using evidence to improve the lives of young people and their families
7. Excellent written and oral communication skills, including experience of public speaking and delivery of training to a social work audience.
8. Understanding of, and commitment to, working to meet the needs of a diverse group of beneficiaries and stakeholders and the challenges and barriers associated with this.
9. To undertake any other duties appropriate to the level of the post that may be reasonably required.
10. Experience managing people who manage others
11. A commitment to ensuring the inclusivity of everything we do.
12. Experience working in a fast paced, start-up environment (desirable)
13. Understanding of organisational development and implementing cultural change in organisations and across the sector. (desirable)
14. Experience of maintaining multiple stakeholder relationships. (desirable)
15. Politically aware and reflective. (desirable) 

Operations Director – Performance and Quality

Age UK Leeds is a leading local voluntary sector organisation providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of older people in Leeds.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our established Senior Management Team to lead the development of a number of new initiatives and delivery of our existing operational services ensuring they continue to deliver excellent client focussed services. 

Starting salary £35,745 to £38,890 + pension 

Working Hours: 37 Hours per week 

As the Operations Director – Performance and Quality you will be directly responsible for providing strategic leadership for our Hospital to Home, SWIFt and Help at Home services. In addition, you will have organisation wide responsibility for;

• The development and implementation of organisation-wide quality management processes, procedures 

• Service user engagement, to ensure that service user involvement is key in the development and delivery of all services, and is embedded in practice and development

• Oversight of volunteer recruitment, development and engagement

As a member of the SMT you will contribute to the strategic development of Age UK Leeds and help shape the culture and core values.

You must have the ability to work to tight deadlines, prioritise conflicting work loads and delegate effectively. You will have proven ability to build and manage effective and high performing teams Experience of effective partnership working in a health or social care environment is essential for this post. 

Further details and an application pack are available by download on our Age UK Leeds website.