Kingston Centre for Independent Living (KCIL) are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic individual, with excellent communication and operational management skills to join our organisation in the CEO role. The right candidate will have experience in leadership and be pro-active in taking forward the organisations strategic aims; with the view of developing, growing and diversifying our offer.

KCIL is a charity based in Kingston-upon-Thames. We have been campaigning for the rights of disabled people for over 50 years.

We currently offer a range of services and support to disabled adults, children and their families, including:

•Direct Payments Support Team - to help adults get the most from council money for their social care support to live their life independently

•Holiday, equipment and training grants for adults to take a break, live their life easier or learn new skills

•Information, advice and support on local groups and services

•Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) support for children and young people who need extra help at school and/or college, or with their health or social care requirements

•Personal Health Budgets support to help adults use NHS money to improve their health and wellbeing

•Activities including for example - art groups and boat trips

•Volunteering opportunities

Salary: Pay scale 69-77 (£40,614-£45,036) Negotiable depending on skills and experience 

Plus pension and annual leave entitlement

Location: Kingston upon Thames, Greater London

KCIL is a disability confident employer and we would practically welcome applications from disabled people.

Applications: Please submit a CV and covering letter detailing how your skills and experience relate to the Job Description and Person Specification outlined in the Recruitment Information Pack.

Applications are welcome to be submitted directly through Charity Jobs or can be sent via post to:

Recruitment

Kingston Centre for Independent Living

River Reach

31-35 High Street

Kingston Surrey

KT1 1LF

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check

Closing date: Sunday 8th March 2020

Interview Date: Interviews will take place the week beginning Monday 23rd March 2020.

We are seeking a passionate and entrepreneurially minded fundraiser with proven ability in the small charity sector to deliver income over a variety of funding streams.Lifting Limits is a charity with a mission to challenge gender stereotyping and promote gender equality, in and through education.You will join us at an exciting time as we build on the success of our pilot year and scale our model for wider roll out.

The role will involve working with the Chief Executive on all aspects of fundraising and development. Key responsibilities include researching and advising on potential sources of funding, fostering relationships with funders, developing diverse income streams and writing funding applications.

You will have experience of fundraising and donor engagement across a number of different funding streams, a proven record of successful funding applications, an understanding of the charitable trust sector and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Part time, 2-2.5 days per week (or equivalent hours)

6 month contract, to become permanent subject to procurement of funding for the post

To apply send your CV and a concise covering letter demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this position and why you want to work for Lifting Limits.

For full details of the role and how to apply please see the job description.

Closing date: noon on 9th March 2020

Relate is planning an ambitious new response to helping the four million people who currently benefit from our services and support, and the many more who could do so in future.

We’re planning to change our relationship with those we exist to support: we want people to not only to come to Relate in times of crisis but to develop a life-long relationship with us where our services and support are accessed at key life transition points. We want to be there to strengthen the nation’s relationships throughout life in ways that work for each individual.

Understanding our users and the wider context in which we’re working will be key to achieving this ambition. We want to build strong and meaningful relationships with relevant communities to inform, test, promote and join our work – and, crucially, to continually learn from one another. Learning from these relationships and adapting our services, support and channels appropriately will be central to helping more people in more ways that work.

Purpose of Job

The Payroll, Pensions and HR System’s Officer will be responsible for providing an efficient, accurate, responsive and professional Payroll and Pensions Service to the charity, providing advice and support to internal stakeholders together with ensuring all relevant information is supplied accurately and in a timely manner to the outsourced Payroll and Pensions processing provider. The post holder will also be responsible for the accurate administration of the electronic HR system and employee records within a timely manner. The post holder will be required to provide support and assistance to the team and more widely throughout the charity, in order to drive forward successful implementation of the Strategic Objectives of the Charity.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

1. Running and processing Payroll and Pensions – responsible for ensuring that all Payroll and Pensions related data entry is  processed accurately throughout the month and year to meet agreed deadlines for key milestones e.g. monthly pay runs and year-end accounts; aligned to People and finance processes. In addition to processing all regular and ad hoc salary payments accurately for salaried, hourly paid and sessional workers on a monthly basis. Responsible for accurately processing additional and ad hoc payments e.g. Shift-working overtime, and informing employees as necessary in writing.

1. Processing salary changes, leavers and starters – provision of an efficient and prompt administrative service to ensure the smooth running of the Payroll and Pensions deliverables; including filing, scanning, photocopying, data input, invoice processing, production and distribution of necessary publications, documents, reports, and statistics. Responsible for accurately processing all starters, leavers, other adjustments and relevant deductions for both the Payroll and Pensions schemes within a timely manner.

1. Pension’s auto-enrolment and administration – responsible for accurately managing auto-enrolment in a timely and accurate manner, whilst ensuring information is accurate and sharing relevant changes with the pension scheme providers as appropriate. Liaising with the Pensions regulator and re-declaring compliance when required. Managing all aspects of the pension scheme administration. Day to day administering of changes to the pension schemes including the NHS Pension scheme. Having detailed knowledge of the NHS pension scheme including joiner forms, leaver forms, end of year spreadsheets and full pay control and other charges, whilst liaising with NHS Pensions and contributors, keeping reconciliation spreadsheets and dealing with arising issues.

1. Supporting the year-end audit and liaising with statutory bodies – responsible for accurately processing relevant statutory deductions, HMRC RTI notifications, including attachment of earnings, court orders, etc. Assisting in the year-end external audit process. Contribute to the implementation of key changes identified from Payroll and Pensions audit reviews and recommendations.

1. HR Information Systems Administration and provision of Management Information (MI) – liaising with finance to produce monthly reports to agreed deadlines in order to inform and provide data to the Payroll bureau, Finance, HMRC, Pension reporting and managers to ensure accurate Payroll and Pensions management. Liaise with the management accountant to provide Payroll and Pensions information and explanations to budget holders for the monthly management accounts meetings. Responsible for preparing the monthly Payroll and Pensions journal for input to the financial accounting system and reconciling the QuickBooks Payroll and Pensions balance sheet control accounts on a monthly basis to an agreed deadline. Responsible for the accurate maintenance, updating and auditing of manual and electronic employee records to ensure accurate reporting of all aspects of people data including changes in headcount, absence, performance; turnover; etc. in order to effectively manage organisational design changes and organisational effectiveness against organisational design changes and provide key stakeholders with appropriate mi within a timely manner.

1. Benefits administration – the first point of contact for managers and employees when dealing with queries relating to employee benefits. Responsible for processing relevant additional benefits schemes and related processes including childcare vouchers, cycle to work schemes, season ticket and staff loans etc. Responsible for liaising with benefits providers in the event of any discrepancies prior to escalation. Working with the Head of Department to review current reward and benefits available to employees and identifying additional or alternative benefits in order to strengthen the Employee Value Proposition and develop more relevant benefits and rewards for our employees.

1. General HR and Systems Administration – responsible for adding employee information, processing changes including starters and leavers information to the HR system. Responsible for ensuring the ongoing accuracy of the HR and Payroll system by amending employee HR records as necessary. Working closely with finance, and other internal and external stakeholders to ensure ongoing accuracy of the HR system and employee records.  Responsible for setting up employee and manager self-service on the HR system together with first point of contact to manage password reset or allocation and other changes relating to the HR system; whilst liaising with the HR systems supplier in the event of any technical issues. Responsible for creating and maintaining a HR dashboard, together with providing regular reports and management information to ensure that management and the exec have appropriate information in order to ensure effective workforce planning etc.

1. Stakeholder engagement, communication and support – act as the first point of contact for employees in respect of any queries relating to Payroll and pension schemes currently in place within the charity. Responsible for ensuring that relevant communication on any changes to Payroll or the Pension schemes are provided to employees within Dementia UK; promptly and accurately with employee issues and concerns in order to facilitate a satisfactory resolution. Participating in regular meetings with key stakeholders in finance and People and OD.

1. Support the implementation of the People Strategy – provide support for the team when managing new projects to deliver the people strategy and facilitate implementation of strategic business objectives. Provide Payroll and Pensions information, in addition to other relevant management information in order to assist with developing operational plans to support delivery of the charity’s people strategy whilst supporting management to deliver appropriate KPI’s. Identify ways to continuously improve Payroll, Pensions, and HR systems administration processes to ensure efficient and effective delivery of a high quality, customer focused service and continued service improvement with appropriate checks and measures to ensure the accuracy of Payroll and Pensions services.

1. Additional general responsibility for all staff and in particular as a member of the People and OD team – actively promote the core values of DUK whilst working towards achieving the strategic objectives of the charity, with particular focus on the impact of HR operational plan and people strategy. Support the management team to ensure that Dementia UK fulfils its obligations for the health, safety and security all employees and relevant stakeholders. Work with the management team and the HR team to facilitate effective ways of working and people management and to develop high performing and effective teams. Represent Dementia UK in appropriate charity sector initiatives, and ensure that the charity is learning from them and sharing this information with internal and external stakeholders where relevant. Promote equality of opportunity, diversity and inclusiveness to ensure that the management and delivery of HR services and people management through all aspects of the charity is fair, transparent and consistent, and the application of policies and processes without prejudgement or discrimination to all stakeholders.

Salary: £31,574 - £34,004  per annum 
Location: Head Office - London 
Contract type: 9 Month Fixed Term Contract 
Hours: 35 per week 

About the role
To provide support to the Impact and Outcomes Manager in developing rigorous monitoring, evaluation and data analysis for the services that are delivered within Teenage Cancer Trust. You will provide support for all aspects of our emerging evaluation framework and will help to design qualitative and quantitative monitoring/evaluation instruments for us to use in evaluating the impact of our services. 
 You will also help with the commissioning of evaluation partners, monitor, maintain and cleanse data, analyse qualitative data and quantitative data, write rmonitoring/evaluation reports and present monitoring/evaluation data for a variety of different audiences in formats that will appeal to our wide range of stakeholders. 

How to apply 
Please click the ‘apply now’ button below. You will need to upload your CV and Supporting Statement which explains how you think you meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification.
 

Closing date: 27 February 2020 
First interview: 3 March2020 
Second interview:  12 March 2020 

The MEAL Officer is the primary person responsible for driving effective monitoring, accountability, reporting and learning of the Resource Centre’s work. They will bring knowledge and initiative to the way our Global Team monitors, reports and evaluates change, and the way we use our findings to guide strategic decision-making. 

Primarily, the MEAL Officer will be responsible for ensuring uptake and effective implementation of our Labour Rights programme’s new MEAL system, established over the last year. This involves supporting the team working on 11 activity clusters, across the diverse range of labour rights issues we work on globally, from forced labour to fundamental freedoms. The MEAL Officer will guide learning and development of best practices from our work, help us tell compelling stories about how we influence change among key actors, and support strategic decision-making to develop our diverse programme to advance labour rights worldwide.

The MEAL Officer will also support the development of MEAL across our Global Team and three strategic programme areas. The MEAL Officer will play an integral part in development of our organisational MEAL processes and procedures, as well as the development of our individual team members’ MEAL capacities and expertise.

The MEAL Officer sits within our growing global Development Team. This is a small, high performing team tasked with developing organisational programming with Global Team members, driving fundraising for new and existing work, monitoring and evaluating organisational impact, and managing relationships with donors and partner organisations. The MEAL Officer will report to the Development Manager, Europe for line-management, and will work most closely with the Labour Rights Team, under the leadership of its two Project Leads. The position will include occasional international travel for the purposes of engaging with our Global Team and programme partners, who are based in 16 countries around the world.

Responsibilities 

The MEAL Officer will: 
 
Drive implementation of a proactive and strategic MEAL system for the labour rights programme: Building on the newly-established MEAL system, the MEAL Officer will ensure its uptake and use by teams working across the 11 activity clusters of the Labour Rights programme, ensuring the system remains flexible and responsive to their needs and ways of working. This is the priority responsibility of the MEAL Officer. 

Lead strategic reflection and learning processes: Organise and lead MEAL processes with the Labour Rights Team, including an end-of-grant self-evaluation process starting in March 2021, taking responsibility for budget, logistics, and development of evaluation reporting products. Support the team and partner organisations to develop lessons learned and best practice recommendations, and contribute to ongoing strategy development and activity planning. 

Support the development of procedures for quality and accountable information management: In collaboration with the Communications team, design and support cross-organisational standard procedures for measuring progress and impact. Ensure transparent use and reporting of information within teams, and with partners, allies, and donors.

Build the capacity of Global Team members to conduct monitoring and evaluation: In collaboration with the Development Team, lead organisational efforts to train colleagues on monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning. Provide support to Global Team members and partners in designing logical frameworks and theories of change. Mentor staff and partners to ensure compliance, data quality and management. 

Develop engaging and persuasive written content on our work and impact: Collect and refine information from MEAL processes for the purposes of reporting and cross-organisational learning. Support the Development Team in producing engaging and persuasive reporting products that are appropriate for key donors and partners.

Support programme administration: Ensure reporting and evaluation products are shared effectively across the organisation, and with relevant partners. Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of MEAL processes.

Other responsibilities: Provide other ad hoc support to the Development Team and other Global Team members, for instance in development of strategies, MEAL tools, or fundraising proposals. 

Key competencies and attributes 

Experience: At least 2 years’ experience in aMEAL role, ideally with experience in methods for monitoring advocacy and influencing work, such as outcome harvesting. Experience of designing and delivering tailored systems for MEAL, using detailed logical frameworks. Evidence of high-quality reporting and evaluation.

Expertise: Excellent understanding of how effective MEAL can enhance an organisation’s impact. Ability to assess critically, deliver lessons and recommendations, and advise how to use evaluations to deliver improved performance. 

Strategic Thinking: Track-record of helping to develop successful strategies to effect change, at programme and organisational levels.

Communications: Ability to draw lessons and conclusions from complex and varied information. Keen sensitivity to audience, and editorial judgement. Outstanding written English communications skills.  

Relationship-building: Track-record of developing relationships with staff, partners and donors. Enthusiasm for supporting colleagues to monitor, evaluate and communicate their work. Experience supporting staff either through training, coaching or assisting with particular projects or programmes an asset. 

Project Management: Track-record of leading and/or implementing complex projects or programmes including planning, execution, and evaluation of lessons learned. Experience with organising MEAL events with participants from multiple countries, managing budgets and logistics.

Team player: Experience of, and commitment to, working in high-performing teams that are highly collaborative. Experience of building the knowledge and capacity and ensuring the buy-in of teams that are new to MEAL. 

Knowledge of human rights issues: A strong interest in international issues and familiarity with social justice issues desirable. 

International/Multicultural Experience: A track-record of successful work in multicultural and diverse cultures and working environments. 

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is a diverse, global team. We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background and we acknowledge that people from certain backgrounds are under-represented in progressive movements. We particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and people who identify as LGBTQ+.

The International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ) is an intergovernmental organisation located in Malta with a mission to deliver innovative and sustainable capacity building through the implementation of counterterrorism-related, rule of law-based good practices developed by the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) and other international and regional fora.

Since its inauguration in 2014, the IIJ has trained more than 5000 criminal justice practitioners through interactive workshops – in Malta and abroad – that enhance the competencies of parliamentarians, judges, prosecutors, police, prison and other criminal justice practitioners to address terrorism and related transnational criminal activities within a rule of law framework. The IIJ delivers capacity building training tailored to the needs of the regions it serves, including North, West and East Africa; the Middle East; and select engagement in the Balkans, and Central, South and Southeast Asia.

MONITORING & EVALUATION PROJECT OFFICER

The IIJ is seeking to recruit a Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Manager to establish and co-ordinate effective programmatic monitoring, evaluation and reporting mechanisms, and to manage thematic and crosscutting M&E and reporting for the Institute. Working under the overall supervision of the Executive Secretary and reporting to the Senior Management Team, the successful candidate will play an important role in the fully integrated multi-national team, responsible for establishing standards and processes for monitoring and evaluating grant performance, enhancing M&E capacity of the IIJ team, and establishing and implementing robust M&E systems and practices. The role will also include coordination and cooperation with the whole IIJ Team and output to the Governing Board of Administrators and the Senior Manager for Communications and Strategic Planning.

The M&E Manager will:

• Design, implement and manage an objective M&E framework and associated processes to assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of the IIJ’s capacity building and programmatic output.

• Work with internal stakeholders during the grant proposal, programme design and delivery phases, and post-implementation period to support and assess the sustainable impact for stakeholders of each IIJ training event.

• Provide a continuous evaluation/improvement function for future iterations of the IIJ’s Core Initiatives, Core Courses and other workstreams in further support of the IIJ’s strategic priorities and long-term sustainability.

An attractive remuneration package will be offered commensurate with the work experience and the selected applicant’s profile.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The M&E Manager will be required to perform the following tasks:

• Review and ongoing implementation of a standardised project reporting mechanism including effective and timely reporting to internal and external stakeholders:

O Assist the IIJ to set up a system of internal monitoring and regular and systematic internal data collection to monitor progress and produce internal reports.

O Develop a system to produce progress reports for all stakeholders and donor partners.

O Support the IIJ in identifying Key Performance Indicators(KPIs).

O Produce regular evaluative reports, drawing on KPIs.

O Produce project reports, such as quarterly reports, annual report, and donor-specific reports, capturing in a comprehensive analytical manner project progress against the project Results Framework, including the documentation of success stories, achievements, lessons learned, risks and issues.

O Produce project updates to donors and stakeholders in a timely manner by using the IIJ’s professional writing and formatting requirements.

O Work closely with the Executive Secretariat and other colleagues to ensure accurate and smooth project progress reporting and communication to donors and stakeholders.

• Take a lead role in planning and implementing the IIJ’s Monitoring and Evaluation framework and activities:

O Develop and implement the IIJ’s M&E plans, indicators, targets, means of verification and monitoring steps at output and activity level, and in line with the IIJ’s Programmatic Calendar.

O Develop plans and monitor the project's issues matrices.

O Develop and refine the project’s internal monitoring system to gather results-based project progress data and input from Subject Matter Experts and other secondary sources.

• Contribute in ensuring timely reporting to the IIJ Executive Secretariat, the Governing Board of Directors, IIJ donors and other stakeholders:

O Draft regular progress and final reports based on inputs provided by IIJ Programmatic staff and capacity building participants.

O Prepare other briefings as required for the IIJ Executive Secretariat, donors, the Governing Board of Administrators, IIJ Advisory Board, and as needed for communications and outreach purposes.

• Support the production of accurate reports and analysis on the IIJ’s programmatic work.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

REQUIRED

• A Graduate with a Master’s Level in International Relations, Management, Administration, Economics, Social Science or any relevant discipline.

• Professional command of the English language, with excellent oral and written communication skills, and exceptional attention to detail.

• Minimum three to five years of previous experience in programme management, including project monitoring, reporting and evaluation especially in a donor-funded project setting.

• Experience in donor relations -including reporting -is highly desirable.

• Experience working with an international organisation or an NGO is required.

• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, good knowledge and experience in handling of web-based management systems.

• A strong work ethic, with the ability to work independently, to set priorities and organise work to meet deadlines.

• Knowledge of working with/managing integrated M&E systems.

• Performing other duties to support the IIJ’s mission as required.

DESIRABLE

• Knowledge of French will be considered advantageous.

We are looking for an experienced Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) professional who is passionate about strengthening entrepreneurs and leaders to drive inclusive economic and social change. Our M&E Manager will be a self-starter and the custodian of Mowgli Mentoring’s theory of change, impact story and evidence base, responsible for designing and translating our programme data into clear impact metrics and narratives for our stakeholders. 

Reporting to the Head of Operations, you will develop the M&E strategy and lead its implementation across the organisation, as we expand our work globally, innovate within the offline/ online space, build the evidence base of mentoring, and partner with others to integrate mentoring into their services and programmes. You will lead on M&E and reporting for a range of client-funded programmes, from designing and developing M&E frameworks and tools, through to data collection, analysis, distilling of learning, and preparing narrative reports. Some occasional international travel is envisaged for this role.

Key responsibilities

• Lead on the development and implementation of Mowgli Mentoring’s M&E strategy, framework and approach, with support from and in collaboration with the CEO and Head of Operations

• Work collaboratively with the project delivery team to ensure that data is collected, analysed, synthesised and reported in a manner which meets the highest internal and client standards

• Ensure impact is effectively communicated with our stakeholders, through a variety of means and channels, in consultation with the business development and communications teams 

• Lead on the design, implementation and management of a robust framework for collection, collation and analysis of multiple datasets at baseline, mid-line, and endline stages

• Distill data and insights into lessons learnt and actions to inform decision-making and continuous improvement

• Design and lead on research projects that seek to rigorously test and refine our mentoring model and build the evidence base for mentoring 

• Lead on the development/enhancement of our information management processes and support the wider team in developing their M&E expertise 

• Maintain an up-to-date understanding of best practices in M&E in our sector, drawing key learning and emerging/ relevant approaches into the organisation 

• In collaboration with colleagues in project management and business development, lead on M&E and reporting in line with client/ project-specific requirements

• Manage data/ reporting confidentiality across the organisation, ensuring compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation.

• Contribute to team meetings, events and initiatives.

• Any other task as requested by line manager commensurate with the broad remit of this post. 

Person specification - required experience, skills and attributes

• Degree or comparable qualification in a relevant discipline, e.g. social sciences, economics, international development (a relevant post-graduate qualification would be an advantage)

• 4+ years’ experience in a similar position developing M&E frameworks, tools and systems 

• Ability to design, develop and manage logframes as well as use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions, tell powerful stories and develop learning and strategic recommendations

• Ability to think strategically, innovatively and creatively, and to execute methodically, with strong demonstrable previous experience in this area

• Advanced qualitative and quantitative research and analysis skills, including experience of survey design and synthesising/ presenting data in a range of formats for a variety of audiences

• Highly literate in all standard IT packages, including advanced Excel skills 

• Experience of using relevant quantitative data collection tools and software 

• Experience of bringing technological innovations/ solutions in the areas of M&E, reporting and knowledge management/ learning

• Excellent communication skills including broad expertise and experience of writing clearly and succinctly for a range of purposes and audiences

• Strong attention to detail and proven ability to manage a wide and varied workload, managing competing deadlines whilst maintaining high quality standards 

• Ability to communicate clearly and persuasively across different levels, with local and international teams and stakeholders, demonstrating cultural intelligence

• Thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, works well under pressure and in a changing environment, demonstrating strong growth-oriented personal drive

• Commitment to working collaboratively, and with a high degree of autonomy and initiative, including taking ownership of planning own and others’ inputs towards agreed deadlines

• Knowledge of the UK’s Data Protection Act & General Data Protection Regulation and its implications for data capture and management 

• Additional French and/ or Arabic language skills would be an advantage

• Enthusiasm for and commitment to Mowgli Mentoring’s mission

What Mowgli Mentoring offers

• Salary range 30,000-34,000 GBP gross per annum

• Employer pension contribution

• 30 days annual leave, plus all English public holidays

• Private health insurance

About Mowgli Mentoring

Mowgli Mentoring is a specialist mentoring organisation which aims to unlock human potential that accelerates prosperity.  We are focused on strengthening entrepreneurs and leaders to grow more successful and sustainable businesses that drive inclusive economic and social change. We do this through training and capacity building effective mentors who are inspired and equipped to build and nurture multiple mentoring relationships that drive and strengthen entrepreneurial and leadership growth. 

Our consultancy services and cohort-based programmes combine face-to-face and online delivery modalities to facilitate mentor training, mentor-mentee matching, mentoring practice and relationship support. We’ve trained over 1200 mentors who have directly mentored over 1000 entrepreneurs and corporate leaders, including refugees, women and youth. Primarily focused on the Middle East and Africa, Mowgli Mentoring works with local and international governments, foundations and private sector partners like Argidius Foundation, MAVA Foundation, FCO/DFID, European Union, Norwegian Refugee Council, UN Women, the World Bank and many more. We have offices in Bristol, UK and Nairobi, Kenya and a satellite presence in Morocco and Lebanon.  More information about Mowgli Mentoring is on our website, and in our 10 year Impact Report.

How to apply

Please send your CV and a covering letter to the email address below, ensuring that it outlines how your experience meets the person specification requirements, as well as your motivation for joining Mowgli Mentoring. Your cover letter should also indicate your available start date and your availability for interview on Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 March. 

Applications should be emailed to the recruitment email address which can be found in the attached Job Description or on our website, noting M&E Manager in the subject line, by 9:00 am Monday 24 February.

Shortlisted candidates will be notified by Thursday 27 February with an invitation for interviews to be held on Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 March.

Please note that applicants must have the right to work in the UK as we are not able to offer sponsorship for this post.

If you have any queries about the position, please contact the recruitment email address which can be found in the attached Job Description or on our website.

Mowgli Mentoring is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Advisor – Programme Developing Countries

Salary: £30,763 per annum, depending on experience + good range of benefits

Contract: Permanent – 36.5 hours per week

Based: Milton Keynes

World Vision is an international children’s charity working with children, their communities, and with supporters and partners, in almost 100 countries.

Through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy we’ve helped bring lasting change to millions of children, over more than 60 years. And as a Christian organisation, everything we do is motivated by our faith as we strive to reflect God’s unconditional love.

Work for World Vision UK (WVVUK) and you will be part of a truly global Partnership, building brighter futures for vulnerable children.

World Vision UK is seeking a MEAL Advisor with a passion for quality and experience of developing MEAL strategies and systems within a development context.

In this key position, you will support the Evidence and Learning Unit to ensure quality of WVUK programmes with a view to improve impact; contributing to a robust evidence base, through monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning support to designated programmes and field offices. You will be well versed in the challenges facing developing countries and knowledgeable regarding the quality and impact agenda. We are looking for someone with real drive and determination to:

· support grants/projects in WVUK priority countries evidence impact of real change for children, especially the most vulnerable children.

· support grant acquisition, design of Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) frameworks, baseline and evaluation.

· be responsible for ensuring development and operationalization of high-quality MEAL systems and reporting on designated WVUK programmes/projects.

· ensure that WVUK priority countries incorporate best practices to ensure information collected is accurate, timely and disseminated appropriately.

· actively involved in promoting learning through documentation of lessons learned and developing approaches for using data to make decisions.

As an active Christian, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate your faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.

In addition to the salary indicated, we offer good benefits including pension, generous holiday entitlement and free parking (MK only).

Please upload your CV of full employment history explaining any gaps of employment and reasons for leaving your previous employer. This must be accompanied with a covering letter stating how you meet the essential criteria given in the Job Description.

Closing Date for applications: 4th March 2020

Interview Dates: Likely to be either w/c 9th March or 16th March 2020

World Vision UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people representing all sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices.

As a child focused organisation, World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.

By submitting your application, you understand and accept that World Vision UK will process the data you provide for the purposes of your application and in accordance with the World Vision UK - Job Applicant Privacy Notice can be viewed on our website.

No agencies please.

Sustrans, the charity that's making it easier for people to walk and cycle, is seeking to fill the following key vacancy within our Research & Monitoring unit:

Senior Evaluation Officer

Research & Monitoring Unit

(SUS2772)

£27,255 per annum

37.5 hours per week – based in Cardiff

Sustrans Research & Monitoring Unit provides evidence on sustainable and active travel that is transparent and authoritative and which influences and shapes policy, practice and behaviour across the UK.  This role will play an important part in developing our understanding of active travel in Wales with responsibilities for evaluating major infrastructure programmes and leading aspects of our work focused on school travel and will include developing and managing a small team as well as overseeing aspects of our wider programme of monitoring, evaluation and appraisal work.

We are seeking creative, passionate and experienced individuals to join our team.  If you have a good understanding of best practice in monitoring and evaluation techniques, have demonstrable project management skills and are a great communicator with the ability to present technical information in a clear way this could be the opportunity for you.  You will be able to draw on a wide range of research methods and apply them to real world projects, have strong analytical skills, experience of working with partners and clients and know how to get the best out of others both through line management and task supervision.  You will also be committed to the promotion of active and sustainable travel.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 16 March 2020.  Interviews will take place in Cardiff during week commencing Monday 23 March 2020.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

Mae Sustrans, yr elusen sy’n ei gwneud yn haws i bobl gerdded a beicio, am lenwi’r swydd allweddol hon yn ein huned Ymchwil a Monitro:

Uwch Swyddog Gwerthuso

Uned Ymchwil a Monitro

(SUS2772)

£27,255 y flwyddyn

37.5 awr yr wythnos – wedi’i lleoli yng Nghaerdydd

Mae Uned Ymchwil a Monitro Sustrans yn darparu tystiolaeth ar deithio cynaliadwy a llesol sydd yn dryloyw ac yn awdurdodol ac sy’n dylanwadu ar ac yn llywio polisi, arfer ac ymddygiad ledled y Deyrnas Unedig. Bydd y rôl hon yn chwarae rhan bwysig mewn datblygu ein dealltwriaeth o deithio llesol yng Nghymru gyda chyfrifoldeb dros werthuso rhaglenni isadeiledd mawr ac yn arwain ar agweddau o’n gwaith sy’n canolbwyntio ar deithio i’r ysgol. Bydd yn cynnwys datblygu a rheoli tîm bach yn ogystal â goruchwylio agweddau o’n rhaglen ehangach o waith monitro, gwerthuso ac arfarnu.

Rydym yn chwilio am unigolyn creadigol, angerddol a phrofiadol i ymuno â’n tîm. Os oes gennych ddealltwriaeth dda o arfer gorau mewn technegau monitro a gwerthuso, ynghyd â sgiliau rheoli prosiect amlwg, a’ch bod yn gyfathrebwr effeithiol gyda’r gallu i gyflwyno gwybodaeth dechnegol mewn ffordd eglur, yna gallai hwn fod yn gyfle delfrydol i chi. Byddwch yn gallu defnyddio ystod eang o ddulliau ymchwil a’u cymhwyso i brosiectau go iawn, bydd gennych sgiliau dadansoddi cadarn, profiad o weithio gyda phartneriaid a chleientiaid a byddwch yn gwybod sut i gael y gorau gan eraill trwy reolaeth llinell a goruchwylio tasgau. Rydych hefyd yn ymroddedig i hyrwyddo teithio llesol a chynaliadwy.

Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer derbyn ceisiadau wedi’u cwblhau yw 9yb ddydd Dydd Llun 16 Mawrth 2020. Cynhelir cyfweliadau yng Nghaerdydd wythnos yn dechrau Dydd Llun 23 Mawrth 2020.

Mae Sustrans wedi ymrwymo i leihau anghydraddoldeb, gwerthfawrogi amrywiaeth a

galluogi cynhwysiant. Croesawn geisiadau gan bobl sydd â’r sgiliau perthnasol o bob rhan o’r gymuned.

Job Title: Partnerships, Evaluation & Monitoring Manager

Salary: £36,000 including OLW allowance FTE (pro rata 21 hours £ 21,600)

Hours: 21 hours per week

Line Managed by: Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Period of Contract Fixed Term 12 months

Line Manages: Funding and Group Development Officers Ealing

Funding and Group Development Officers Hounslow

Campaigns and Development Officer (Ealing and Hounslow)

Deadline 6th March 2020

Interviews: 12th and 13th March 2020

Ealing and Hounslow CVS is looking for a Partnerships, Evaluation & Monitoring Manager. 

The role will involve working closely with Ealing and Hounslow councils, communities, project partners and volunteers to deliver a professional, high-quality Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise Services (VCSE) for both Ealing and Hounslow boroughs.

The successful applicant will have to develop, deliver, monitor and evaluate a range of projects, including the new Hounslow Voice Network.

Other tasks will include working with Development Officers to organise activities and events for Hounslow Voice Network including recruiting new members, delivering regular information bulletins, running special events, and taking forward agreed policy decisions by the Network.

We are looking for someone who is: dynamic, a self-starter, able to work independently and to think strategically.

Parents Against Child Exploitation (Pace) is the lead national charity that works alongside parents and carers of children who are, or who are at risk of being exploited by individuals from outside of the family. We provide guidance and training to professionals on how child sexual exploitation, modern slavery, human trafficking and the criminalisation of exploited children affects the whole family.

This is an exciting opportunity to pilot Pace’s work in Liverpool, working with multi-agency partners tackling child sexual and criminal exploitation, to act as an independent source of support and contact for parents whose children are being sexually and criminally exploited, and to liaise between statutory agencies and families in order to maximise the ability of all parties to safeguard a child a risk of, or being exploited by individuals from outside the family.

You will have good active listening skills, be able to give non-judgmental emotional support, have the ability to empathise and engage with affected parents, and respect their vital role in safeguarding their child. You will be able to liaise and develop a good rapport with partner agencies in Liverpool, and offer advice on good practice relating to working in partnership with affected parents. You will maintain your own professional practice and ensure ongoing development through use of supervision and training. You will adhere to Pace ethos and policies including equal opportunities and diversity.

This post is funded until 31 March 2021, with a commitment to find further continued funding.

Closing Date: Sunday 1 March 2020

Interviews: Friday 6 March 2020 to be held in Liverpool, venue TBC.

Location: Cathedral Centre, 3 Ford Street, Salford, M3 6DP

Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 pro rota depending on experience

Working pattern: 21 hours per week  

Contract type: 12-month fixed term contract

Some evening and weekend work will be required 

What we are looking for:

The purpose of this role is to tell the Cathedral story, past, present and future - using the stories of its people, history and building to engage, inform and inspire. You will assist with a variety of external and internal communications to support the work of the Cathedral. You will understand and be sympathetic to the work of the Catholic Church, be passionate about supporting the work of the Cathedral and the parish community.

We are looking for an experienced Communications Officer who can prioritise and adapt quickly. The right candidate will be both self-motivating and able to work with and engage a diverse range of colleagues and volunteers. It is important that candidates can show creativity and initiative, and are able to demonstrate the ability to juggle multiple priorities.

The successful candidate will:

• Be educated to degree level
• Have sympathy for the mission and values of the Diocese of Salford
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to write in a variety of styles, depending on audience
• Experience in creating effective communications material, including press releases
• Experience in creating content for social media channels
• Have an ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people and to build positive working relationships

The nature of the duties of the successful candidate are that it will inevitably on occasion be necessary to work outside designated hours as the demands of the role require.

The Diocese of Salford is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The post holder will be expected to contribute to a positive culture of safeguarding within the organisation. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please note, there is no occupational requirement to be a Catholic to be eligible for this post. 

Closing date for applications: 12 noon on Monday 9th March 2020

Interview Date: Tuesday 31st March 2020

To download an application pack, please visit our website:

If you wish to discuss the role or for more information on this post, please contact:

Hannah Howard - Human Resources Manager

Cathedral Centre, 3 Ford Street, Salford, M3 6DP

Telephone: 0161-817-2222 

Salford Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustees Registered Charity Registered Charity No. 250037

The Royal Society is dedicated to putting science at the heart of the UK’s cultural life and our public profile is central to our work. We have an excellent entry-level opportunity for an Assistant Press Officer to join our high-performing team.

Whether it is about the impact of Brexit on science or how new technologies are changing our lives, this role will support the team who are presenting the views of the Society on the high profile scientific issues of the day.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is interested in developing a career in PR. We will support you to develop and equip you with the wide-ranging skills you need to become a Press Officer in the future. If you think you would thrive as an important member of our busy team we want to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

As the Assistant Press Officer you’ll be doing important work to make sure that our projects in areas as diverse as climate change, education and artificial intelligence are seen and heard across the UK. You will be responsible for promoting the Society’s peer-reviewed journals, monitoring and analysing our coverage, reporting our achievements in a compelling way, and ensuring that our Press Office systems are up to date. You will also be our first point of contact for liaising directly with journalists via email, phone and in person.

Who are we looking for?

We're looking for someone committed to a career in PR, who will bring enthusiasm and the desire to excel in our fast-paced team. We need someone who is a quick learner, with excellent attention to detail, and the ability to prioritise tasks and juggle workload. We will expect you to be interested in science and current affairs, and to be alert for opportunities to turn the Society’s work into compelling news stories.

This is a great first step into an exciting career at the Royal Society and we will be looking for both enthusiasm and your writing ability to come across in your cover letter and task.

To apply, please complete the application form using our online recruitment system.

Reports to: Head of Media Relations
Line manages: None
Location: Carlton House Terrace, SW1Y 5AG
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £24,000 - £25,000 per annum
Pay Band: B

Closing date for applications: Monday 9 March 2020
Interview dates: Week commencing 16 March 2020