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Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an award-winning international humanitarian and development organisation. Working alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, we take action and raise awareness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respects for their dignity and fundamental rights.
Our UK team is looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual to join us as a Programme Funding Officer (PFO). This is an exciting and varied role working across the funding cycle from the early stage of new opportunities through to grant management. You will be regularly in touch with our country teams, supporting them to engage with UK institutional donors in-country and advising them on compliance for both grants and commercial contracts. You will also get a chance to support partnership development, as well as get involved in advocacy and policy influencing. If this sounds like the next role for you, we’d love to welcome you to our friendly and dedicated team.
Equal opportunities policy
HI UK is committed to diversity and inclusion. We recognise that discrimination shapes the opportunities that many people have in society and that people have different needs in order to realise their full potential. Addressing this requires organisations to be proactive in creating environments that encourage the inclusion and development of all. Though we still have a long way to go, inclusion is central to our identity at HI UK and we are strongly committed to the continuous work that it requires.
We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates with disabilities and/or from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds, to help make us more representative. If you have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role, we will guarantee you an interview.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND PURPOSE OF THE POST
The Institutional Relations team is responsible for donor engagement and influencing, institutional funding, and partnerships in the UK. It comprises the Head of Institutional Relations and two Programme Funding Officers.
As part of HI’s 2016-2025 strategy, we have ambitious targets for growth in institutional funding from UK donors, and more broadly, a focus on building strategic relationships with key UK donors and partners. Given the changing external funding environment and evolving context in the UK, we are looking for an individual who is willing to be flexible and adapt to the context in order to meet the organisation’s needs and have the biggest impact for people with disabilities.
The main purpose of this post is:
- Improving our track record for UK and other funding by increasing internal understanding of donors and funding mechanisms in your portfolio, supporting high quality submissions, grant management and donor compliance
- Strengthening relationships with, and generating and managing funding from UK and other institutional donors and partners
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Promoting our work and building relationships with institutional donors
Supporting the work of the Head of Institutional Relations, you will have sound knowledge of the donors and funding mechanisms in your portfolio, and contribute proactively to influencing their funding strategies and priorities. Duties include:
- Maintain a good understanding of HI’s programmes, strategy and approach and communicate this externally
- Identify and build relationships with a portfolio of large public and private institutional donors and their key suppliers (e.g. INGOs and for-profit development companies), mobilising colleagues from UK and across the global organisation as required
- Work with country programmes to develop country-level action plans to engage with local representatives of UK donors and partners, in order to strengthen in-country relationships, influence donors’ country-level plans and access in-country funding opportunities. This will also involve supporting the development of multi-year operational plans and advise on the funding possibilities offered by UK institutional donors
- Anticipate future trends and the expectations of the donors and funding mechanisms in your portfolio, influence their policies and strategies, and negotiate and consult with them on institutional funding matters, in liaison with the appropriate colleagues from the UK team and federal network
- In coordination with the Head of Institutional Relations and the Chief Executive, monitor and where needed, contribute to collective work and advocacy initiatives in collaboration with partners and INGO networks (such as the Start Network and targeted Bond groups) with the aim of raising HI’s profile and influencing UK donors in line with our influencing priorities
Generate and manage institutional funding from UK donors
You will follow and champion HI’s internal institutional funding procedures to identify and analyse funding opportunities from UK sources, contribute to project submissions, and carry out grant management duties. You will:
- Monitor, identify, analyse and communicate all relevant funding opportunities from donors in your portfolio (including development and humanitarian grant opportunities and commercial contracts). This will involve facilitating internal go/no go decision-making for new opportunities and advising, and supporting programme colleagues on positioning and consortium-building when relevant
- Lead the review and analysis of the requirements in new funding agreements and contracts, advise internal stakeholders on compliance and ensure appropriate contract negotiation and due diligence processes are followed
- Implement internal procedures for contract/grant management and support the submission of reporting and payment requests according to donor requirements
Improve our track record for UK institutional funding
You will be responsible for increasing internal understanding of UK donors and funding mechanisms in your portfolio, supporting high quality strategic submissions and donor compliance. You will:
- Create internal communications, train and brief finance, programme and technical staff (including country programmes) on the donors in your portfolio, ensuring they have the tools and knowledge to comply with donor rules, understand donor priorities and focus areas, and maximise the potential for funding
- Support proposal development, advising on donor requirements, expectations and preferences
- Build strong relationships and internal links with technical and programme teams and contribute to internal working groups on issues related to institutional funding
Other duties
- Maintain a positive and collaborative working relationship with HI UK colleagues and the Federal Institutional Funding, and Operations teams
- Actively contribute to the HI UK operational plan and team work plans, and internal staff meetings
- Ensure high quality, accurate internal reporting and information management for your portfolio
- Keep abreast of developments within the sector by liaising with counterparts in other NGOs, and relevant networks
- Represent HI UK at external forums and meetings when relevant
- Any other activities commensurate with the level of the post, as may be required by the Chief Executive or Head of Team
To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter along with the diversity monitoring form by email or post.
If you disclose a disability during your application process and you meet the minimum criteria for the role, we will contact you to discuss any reasonable adjustment you might need at the interview. However, if you have not disclosed, please be aware that any candidate invited for interview will be asked if any reasonable adjustments are needed.
If you wish to disclose a disability please do so in your covering letter.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Your purpose
To enable our programmes for teachers to be delivered efficiently and to a high standard. You will be responsible for delivering our participant journey using automated email communications, providing administration and leading on planning to deliver the best possible learning experience for teachers on our programmes.
This is a newly created role in the team and the post holder will play a significant part in shaping it in order to deliver its core purpose. The role may evolve based on the needs of our growing organisation.
Your responsibilities
Participant journey & comms
● Ensure that communications to programme participants are sent in a clear and timely manner, using either automation or other systems e.g. mail merge.
● Use our marketing automation platform (Campaign Monitor) to create and manage participant journeys on our programmes, e.g. sending mass communications, managing mailing lists and triggers within the system.
● Set up and manage processes for programmes, e.g. the booking process.
● Use our Customer Relationship Management (CRM), SalesForce, to create programme records and collect and update participant data e.g. access and dietary requirements.
Programme coordination & delivery
● Arrange all key activities for programmes you are responsible for. This could include in-person training (development days), online events, visits to schools or residential programmes. Manage invites and book venues, reminder/follow up communications, and ensure feedback is captured and collated.
● Communicate with colleagues in the team about their requirements for programmes. Be proactive in identifying what’s needed and put it in place, e.g. sending programme completion certificates.
● Find solutions to problems e.g. technical issues in an online course; booking an additional venue due to increased demand.
● Attend programmes/events, either in person or online, to provide support to members of the team leading them.
● Track spending and budgets, creating purchase orders and organising contracts.
Programme improvements
● Track key performance indicators for our programmes (e.g. attendance, venue cost per head, participant feedback) and share these to support decision-making.
● Take ownership of participant experience, finding opportunities for improvement and implementing them.
● Work closely with colleagues in Engagement and Operations teams to smooth the participant journey on our programmes and make it more efficient e.g through use of automation or process improvements.
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Location: London
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Permanent contract from early September
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Term Time- 37.5 hours per week
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£22,500 - £24,000 per year depending on experience (+£1,500 London Weighting)
The post will be home-based with travel visiting schools. Some national travel to support events in other regions will also be required and this will be more frequent in events season (Nov – Feb and May) and will involve overnight stays.
Key responsibilities
- Support all aspects of delivering our Big Ideas Programme in the region and assist with delivery nationally (when required).
- Work with Big Ideas Programme Manager to secure the target number of schools.
- Deliver training for teachers and business mentors.
- Manage relationships with key stakeholders including schools, teachers and mentors.
- Liaise with lead teachers to organise Big Ideas Day(s) in each school.
- Deliver/facilitate Big Ideas Days with up to 150 young people.
- Support schools to run the programme, including attending development sessions.
- Organise and facilitate regional events.
- Collect evaluation of all stages of the programme and contribute to annual impact report.
- Be self-reflective and contribute regular feedback to team members.
Experience, Skills and Knowledge
- Experience of facilitating young people (aged 11-14) and confidence in speaking/ delivering information to large groups of young people
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Experience of project management - excellent organisation and communication
- Ability to manage own workload, multiple priorities and tight deadlines
- Ability to deal with complexity and manage uncertainty
- Demonstrates a can-do attitude, willing to go the extra mile
- Experience with Microsoft Office suite including MS Teams and Outlook
- Experience in delivering activities to and managing multiple stakeholders (e.g. businesses, teachers and young people)
- Ability to develop and maintain networks
- Basic familiarity with social media particularly Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn
Values and Behaviours
- Solutions-orientated - ability to work on own initiative to find creative solutions
- Flexible - ability to work some early mornings/evenings occasionally and travel across the UK with some overnight stays.
- Team Player - ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Passionate - committed to supporting people and the planet reach their potential
- Adaptable and responsive to emerging needs and priorities
- Commitment to fairness and equal opportunity
Employee benefits:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- 3 extra days over Christmas and New Year
- 5% matched contribution to NEST Pension Scheme
- 2 x Personal Development Days (at managers discretion)
To apply you must please read the application pack and apply online. Deadline- Midday Monday 8th August
To apply, please make sure you submit:
1. A covering letter explaining your interest in the role and how you meet the
criteria in the person specification (no more than 1 A4 page)
2. An up-to-date relevant CV (no more than 2 x A4 pages) - Please indicate
where you are based on your application.
3. A short selfie video saying why you want to work with Solutions for the
Planet and what you think your superpowers are (max 2 minutes). We do
a lot of presenting in these roles, so we are keen to see you on camera!
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- Are you looking to take the next steps in your policy career?
National AIDS Trust is the UK’s HIV rights charity. We work to stop HIV from standing in the way of health, dignity and equality, and to end new HIV transmissions. Our expertise, research and advocacy secure lasting change to the lives of people living with and at risk of HIV.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic policy and campaigns team and to work with a range of senior stakeholders in the HIV sector to help shape the policy agenda around HIV quality of life issues. You will be directly supporting the UK-wide HIV Outcomes Group to identify policy priorities and conduct new policy research into these areas of focus.
You’ll be flexible and self-motivated with good communication skills. You’ll have strong experience of developing policy recommendations and influencing decisions, a commitment to human rights and a good understanding of the policy process in the UK.
You’ll also be confident to lead projects, including managing external stakeholders, and be comfortable juggling a varied and demanding workload. A team player, you will engage with a wide range of policy issues.
In return, we offer a range of benefits including 27 days leave per year plus Bank Holidays, annual salary increments, 6% employer pension contribution, flexible working, a hybrid working arrangement of home and eco-conscious office space in Bethnal Green, interest-free travel loan and cycle to work scheme, access to an Employee Assistance Programme, and a supportive team environment.
Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 18 July 2022
Interviews: Wednesday 27 July 2022 at our office in Bethnal Green (E2 9DA)
The application pack documents can be downloaded from our website, or by sending an e-mail quoting the job title, together with your name and address, or by calling us. All materials are available in alternative formats upon request.
National AIDS Trust is committed to equality and diversity and particularly encourages applications from people living with HIV, gay and bisexual men, trans and non-binary people, and people from black and minority ethnic communities.
We welcome applications from disabled people and are committed to making reasonable adjustments wherever possible.
The National AIDS Trust (NAT) is a Registered Charity No. 297977 and a Company Limited by Guarantee No.2175938 (registered in England and Wales)
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Job Description
International Medical Corps UK provides emergency relief to those struck by disaster no matter where they are, no matter what the conditions, working with them to recover, rebuild and gain the skills and tools required for self reliance.
International Medical Corps (IMC) and International Medical Corps UK (IMC UK) with headquarters in the United States and the United Kingdom respectively, work collaborate to maximize resources for the delivery of appropriate relief and development activities. International Medical Corps (IMC) is an US-registered independent affiliate organization of International Medical Corps UK (IMC UK), with which IMC UK shares the same name and charitable objectives and mission.
JOB SUMMARY:
Day-to-day Headquarters liaison for assigned country programs advocating for the needs of the program within the organization and coordinate communications between all departments, including compliance, programming, logistics, legal, security, human resource and communication.
MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Day to day coordination of proposals, donor reporting process for assigned countries.
- Support dissemination of country specific information with relevant departments. Support with any country specific reporting requirements from other departments and vice versa. Regularly deploys to the field to assist in startup, staff coverage, and close out
- Monitor grant performance and overall assigned country portfolio and flag any issue to the Program Manager
- Regular deployment to the field to assist in startup, staff coverage, and close out
- Ensures that donors and internal reporting is submitted on time and in fulfilment of contractual obligations for the countries covered
- External representation as required with donors
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned. Please note that the duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive. This job description is subject to review to ensure that it reflects the strategic direction requirements of International Medical Corps UK.
Code of Conduct
As applicable to this position, an individual must promote and encourage a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the organization and maintain a clear understanding of International Medical Corps UK's and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.
If this is a supervisory position, one must set an example of ethical behavior through one's own conduct and oversight of the work of others; ensure that those who report to you have sufficient knowledge and resources to follow the standards outlined in the Code of Conduct & Ethics; monitor compliance of the people you supervise; enforce the Code of Conduct & Ethics and International Medical Corps UK's policies, including the Safeguarding Policy and the Protection from Harassment, Bullying and Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace Policy, consistently and fairly; support employees who in good faith raise questions or concerns.
Safeguarding
It is all staff shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children, adults at risk, or LGBTI individuals; and any form of trafficking in persons. Staff are also responsible for preventing violations to our Code of Conduct and Ethics, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment. If you see, hear or are made aware of any violations to the Code of Conduct and Ethics or Safeguarding Policy, you have an obligation to report.
Equal Opportunities
International Medical Corps UK is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.
Job Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Typically, a Bachelor's degree in related area. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
- Typically, 3+ year of relevant experience working supporting relief and development projects in the field, at least 1 year of field- based work experience in the sector
- Experience in proposals development and donor reporting with IMC major donors
- Experience in effectively dealing with international and headquarters staff, and the ability to deal with a broad spectrum of people
- Knowledge of Project cycle management
- Knowledge of Logical Framework project planning and design
- Proposal development and donor report skills
- Knowledge of major donors rules and regulations
- Report writing
- Good research skills
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret and apply donor regulations and requirements
- Strong analytical skills to determine overall grant performance
- Ability to use creativity, reasoning, past experience, information and available resources to resolve issues
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management and field programs
- Excellent writing skills, excellent cross-cultural communication
- Extensive travel maybe required
- Fluent in written and spoken English
MISCONDUCT DISCLOSURE SCHEME
It is our shared responsibility and obligation to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, Trafficking in Persons, Child Safeguarding and any suggested violation to our Code of Conduct, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment. If you see, hear or are made aware of any suggested activities then you have an obligation to report. All offers of employment at International Medical Corps UK are subject to satisfactory references and background checks. International Medical Corps UK also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme .In line with this scheme we will request information from 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 their understanding of these recruitment procedures. For more information about how we use the personal data in connection with scheme.
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This is an exciting opportunity to join the myaware team to lead and develop our support service provision to ensure the highest level of support for our members living with rare neuromuscular condition, myasthenia.
The role
As National Support Manager you will lead a team of five members, including Benefits and Welfare Officer, Counsellor and National Support Co-ordinators. This role is pivotal in the successful creation of a robust 3-year support strategy to deliver existing core support services and develop new ways to reach and support our members.
This role works closely with the CEO and Management team to achieve myaware’s objectives of providing support to our members, funding effective research and raising vital awareness of myasthenia.
Who are we looking for?
The successful candidate will have a minimum of 2 years experience of working within the charity/healthcare sectors and proven management experience.
A keen interest in or a knowledge/experience of charitable support provision is essential. We are a looking for an innovative self-starter to join our small national team of 20 staff. You must be an excellent communicator, with experience of using databases, ability to meet deadlines and work on your own initiative. if this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.
Who are we?
Myaware is the only charity in the UK dedicated solely to the care and support of people affected by myasthenia.
We are working hard to raise awareness of myasthenia, as it is a little-known condition. We provide support for people with myasthenia and their families, whilst offering advice and tips for living with the condition.
We also fund the research that brings us closer to finding a cure as well as funding specialists nurses and advisors.
Members of myaware have full access to a wide range of support services and events including our specialist benefits advisor and telephone or Skype counsellor.
Myaware supports people with myasthenia and their families. We campaign for better medical services for people with myasthenia and work to inform medical professionals.
The myasthenias are a group of neuromuscular conditions. They are rare but also manageable and can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender or nationality. Myasthenia gravis, ocular myasthenia and Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome are autoimmune conditions whereas congenital myasthenic syndrome is caused by an inherited genetic fault. It is thought that there are approximately 12,000 people currently living with myasthenia in the UK.
Benefits
- Generous holiday allowance
- Perkbox account (global benefits and rewards platform)
- Group Life Assurance after 6 months of service
- NEST workplace pension scheme
- Free inhouse staff counselling
- Free inhouse staff benefits and welfare advice
- Investment in your personal and professional development
Candidates should submit their CV and covering letter by 5pm on Monday 11th July 2022.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role
You are an experienced programme manager with a passion for health, human rights and innovation. Through the global partnership of Frontline AIDS we aim to bring to scale bold new approaches that will have an impact on the HIV epidemic. This role sits at the heart of that vision by managing these processes of change, innovation and sustainability.
This role will lead on delivering and growing a portfolio of work, principally in Eastern and Southern Africa in partnership with national civil society organisations. You will have solid programme management skills and hold expertise in programming to address the structural determinants of health and HIV.
About us
We’ve been on the frontline of the world’s response to HIV and AIDS for over 25 years, working with marginalised people who are denied HIV prevention and treatment simply because of who they are and where they live.
We know we can make the difference. We know that together we are greater than AIDS.
Our cultural philosophy is that Action Makes the Difference. The attitudes and approach we take at work are guided by our organisational values - Freethinker, Inspired by Difference and Firestarter - and their associated behaviours. Knowing what is expected of us every day helps Frontline AIDS to be a great place to work.
Are you the Frontliner we’re looking for?
You will promote best practice within your field of expertise and challenge ways of working to ensure the highest quality and levels of efficiency. Your actions will be aligned with Frontline AIDS vision and you will inspire the same behaviour in your peers.
How to apply
Find out more by downloading the full job description and person specification from our webiste. If you are excited by this opportunity and think it’s right for you, we’d love to hear from you so apply via our website and upload your CV along with a covering letter outlining why you are a great match for this role.
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Programme Officer
Job Description and Person Specification
1.Introduction
Digital technology helps care services spend more time caring. It helps the people we support keep control of their lives, and of their care. And in recent months, the need for information to be shared securely and efficiently between health and care services has become even more apparent. But there can be risks – for example how information is kept safe and secure, and what happens if a digital system fails.
Better Security, Better Care (BSBC) is a support programme to help adult social care providers to store and share information safely through the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT). The DSPT is a free, online self-assessment for health and care providers to evaluate and improve their data and cyber security.
The BSBC programme supports the sector with resources and assistance to help care providers complete the DSPT. It’s an ambitious programme with the aim that all CQC registered adult social care services will have completed the DSPT. The programme is delivered by a diverse group of care sector organisations, including many local care associations, with colleagues from the NHS, ADASS and local councils also involved.
Better Security, Better Care is led by a programme board whose members are NHS Transformation Directorate, NHS Digital, NHS England and Improvement, the Local Government Association, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services and, Digital Social Care on behalf of care providers. You can find more about the programme here.
The Programme Officer is key in supporting the Programme Director and Delivery Manager in the day-to-day delivery of the programme. They will be an important resource for our partners delivering local support across England. He or she will monitor activity and will support delivery partners to offer a great service to care providers in their areas.
2.Key roles and responsibilities
- Support and encourage local delivery partners in their work promoting the DSPT to care providers in their areas.
- Support Delivery Manager with grant management and reporting under the funding agreements of the programme
- Support Communications colleagues with events organisation and any other comms and media tasks as necessary.
- Monitor the Better Security, Better Care email inbox and respond to or escalate emails as appropriate.
- Schedule programme meetings and appointments and action/ minute taking- both internal and external.
- Support Programme Director in monitoring programme income and expenditure and dealing with day-to-day finance tasks.
- Contribute to the development of the BSBC programme activity
- Work flexibly to support a programme that will inevitably change and develop over time.
- Deputise for the Delivery Manager as required.
- Such other duties in line with the needs of the programme as requested by the Programme Director.
3.Essential criteria
- A track record of supporting colleagues and stakeholders in a friendly, courteous and professional manner.
- A creative, solution-focused approach to working as part of a team.
- A high level of personal organisation, reliability and attention to detail.
- Experience of monitoring and reporting on activity and budgets.
- A good level of general and IT literacy.
- Experience of using spreadsheets and/or databases.
- Be willing to work flexibly to ensure programme targets and timescales are achieved.
4.Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of and experience working in the adult social care provider sector.
- Experience of managing systems.
- Knowledge and experience of data protection, data security and cyber security.
- Knowledge and experience of marketing and communications.
5.Organisational arrangements
The programme is overseen by a Programme Board whose members include Digital Social Care, NHSTD, NHS Digital and the Local Government Association.
The Programme Officer will be employed by the Registered Nursing Home Association (RNHA), which is one of the members of Digital Social Care. The postholder’s line manager and day to day reporting will be the Programme Director.
6.Main terms and conditions
- Part time 30 hours per week fixed term contract to 31st March 2023.
- Homebased, flexible working with some national travel.
- Salary in the range £35,000 per year pro rata
7.To apply
Please submit a CV and covering letter.
Saferworld is an independent international organisation that works to prevent and reduce violent conflict and promote co-operative approaches to security.
We’re looking for people with a background on conflict prevention and peacebuilding programming to join us at Saferworld. The ideal candidate will be passionate about designing programmes to advance social change, conflict prevention and excited to work with colleagues across the globe and with a wide range of amazing local and national partner organisations in fragile and conflict affected settings. Experience on gender and women, peace and security, partnerships, security and justice, and supporting social movements would be an added asset.
You will support country and regional teams in designing and mobilising funding for peace, security and justice programmes. Working closely with country colleagues, the post-holder will lead on: coordinating and facilitating programme development processes, developing and supporting the implementation of long-term funding plans, supporting new donor engagements and sustaining relationships with current donors; and writing high quality funding applications.
You will have proven experience of programme management and support, successful programme design and bid leadership, and will have the skills and experience to lead programme design processes that can then be used as the basis for fundraising and effective programming.
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Introduction to the Sheila McKechnie Foundation
We are a small organisation with a growing profile and reputation as thinkers, innovators and capacity-builders in social change. We work to provoke new thinking, gather evidence, convene practitioners, sharpen strategy, and encourage greater collaboration. These are all ways we are working to orient civil society more strongly towards reform.
Our vision is a more confident and powerful civil society where people work together to drive social change. We work right across civil society, from unpaid volunteer campaigners to big national and global organisations. We bring a wide view of social change that recognises its complexity, and that is combined with a deep commitment to social justice.
Where we are in our journey
SMK is in an exciting place. A few years ago, we agreed an ambition to become known as experts in social change. Our Social Power report describes how social change is happening today, while It’s All About Power sets out why we need a new way of thinking about power to achieve deeper solidarity in driving that change. The tools in these reports are being used widely – by change-makers, funders and policy-makers – to challenge their thinking and develop new approaches. We want to help them go further.
We are unrelentingly curious, tracking and analysing the way that social change is shifting and sharing that knowledge so that it can be used across civil society. We look to people’s experiences as well as academic research, to contemporary commentators and historical examples. All the while, we stand up for campaigners, working to ensure they are able to shape their world without unreasonable constraint.
About the role
SMK’s envisages a confident and powerful civil society in which people work together to drive change. A core part of our work is to build the confidence and capacity of people and organisations - we do this through our training and consultancy programmes which operate as a social business, and through grant-funded capacity-building programmes.
Working closely with the Deputy Chief Executive (who has overall responsibility for income generation) and their team, this role will grow and effectively manage our training and consulting operation. You will also be responsible for overseeing and supporting the delivery of grant-funded programmes, including our grant funded 'power-informed capacity-building programme'.
SMK is one of the main providers of training to campaigners in the UK and has a popular and growing public training programme that you will lead, working closely with the Events and Programmes Manager who is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the training business.
Our training and consultancy is primarily delivered by a network of Associates, with SMK delivering more strategic consulting projects in-house, for example helping organisations reflect on their campaigning strategy. You will need to be able to understand clients' situations, and design projects and programmes to meet their needs. You will also need to put together appropriate teams to do client work and will be confident undertaking some projects yourself.
You will co-ordinate and develop our network of Associates, who are some of the UK’s leading change-makers, practitioners and commentators, and ensure that together we deliver high-quality training programmes and consultancy services.
You will also be involved in business development including representing and championing SMK, writing bids and responding to queries and tenders.
You will build and maintain strong partnerships and networks across the charity sector, and you’ll be comfortable working with audiences as diverse as grass roots community activists and senior campaign professionals.
About you
There are a number of possible backgrounds that could be a fit for this role, and we are keeping an open mind. You could, for example, come from a consulting, training or programme management role, or have been involved in charity leadership, social enterprise or campaigning. Your experience could have been gained in a commercial or civil society environment, or both, because this role blends commercial disciplines with social purpose.
But whatever your background you will have the demonstrable ability to get to grips with the social change and campaigning sector if you’re not already in it. And above all you will need commercial nous, the ability to sell, the ability to manage programmes, and the confidence to influence and support clients. Ultimately, success for this role is about equipping civil society organisations, campaigners and activists to be more effective in making change happen. So, whatever your background you will need to show that you are ambitious about achieving this, and have the skills and aptitude to deliver.
Creative and dynamic, you will have the credibility to engage a room full of activists from a range of backgrounds and to build partnerships with prospective funders, commissioners and other stakeholders. Using your knowledge of change and strategy, you will develop creative and agile programmes and ensure they are continuously being improved in a fast-changing field. You will be intellectually curious and follow campaign trends supporting campaigners to thrive and win.
You will have a strong track record of collaborative working with stakeholders and will thrive in a small, busy and ambitious team, having the flexibility to handle a broad and changeable workload. You’ll be able to jump right in, will not be intimidated by the need to run a social business and deliver income, and will be able to work closely with the team at an exciting phase of our strategic development and organisational growth.
A hybrid work environment
We have shifted to a mix of office and homeworking, but our work hasn’t slowed down. Civil society organisations are already seeing that their role as change-makers is becoming even more critical.
Our staff team are currently based around London and the South East. We would welcome applications from other parts of the country, but our offices are in central London. You would need to travel to London for a minimum of 12 days per year for Team Days, Board Away Days and other essential meetings. We thrive on working closely together, so ideally you would be willing to meet team members at our offices for co-working more frequently, but we will be flexible for the right candidate.
Travel and accommodation for working at our London office is at job-holders own expense. Expenses incurred for SMK business outside London are covered.
Job description
As Head of Programmes, you will be responsible for overseeing our capacity-building support, ensuring SMK is delivering high-quality and market-leading campaign training and consultancy. You will be key in managing our stakeholder relationships, including our pool of Associates and funders.
This will include:
- Manage SMK's training operations working closely with the T&C Programme and Events Manager
- Continuous improvement and development of SMK's training offer in response to customer feedback and market trends
- Overseeing SMK's Associate scheme (Associates do the majority of training delivery)
- Manage SMK's consultancy operation, including overseeing the sales process and the portfolio of live projects
- Help to develop consultancy proposals and deliver in-house projects, in conjunction with other senior staff
- Maintain an oversight of all programmatic activity, advising and supporting other staff as required
- Programme manage or sponsor individual major funded programmes as required
- Support our grant-funded capacity building work, working with the Head of Power and Participation on planning, managing the delivery team, and managing the relationship with the funder
- Put in place the systems, processes and working practices to allow SMK to deliver programmes effectively
- Undertake any other duties as agreed with your line manager
Person Specification
We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. We welcome applications from people in under-represented groups. To ensure that everyone can apply and be part of our recruitment processes, where needed we will make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates.
Experience*
*We’re interested in experience that’s both job-related or gained through other areas of your life
Essential
- A clear belief in the Foundation’s objectives
- A passion for campaigning and change-making
- The ability to manage a trading operation delivering high-quality training and consulting services
- Commercial skills, including the ability to sell consulting work, and develop and market capacity-building services
- Understanding of the systems and processes necessary to ensure effective delivery of programmes and services
- The personal credibility and experience to lead consulting projects, and present to senior stakeholders
- A team player, ambitious self-starter and a completer finisher.
- Excellent project and programme management and organisational skills, ability to manage own workload effectively and take initiative
- Experience of building and maintaining effective relationships with Associates, customers, and stakeholders
- Willingness to work flexibly to meet the needs of a small organisation
- Excellent written, interpersonal and communication skills
Desirable
- An understanding of the civil society and campaigning worlds, with a passion for understanding how change happens and following innovations
- Experience of working with funders and commissioners
- A track-record within training, consulting, programme management, or capacity-building, preferably within the charity sector
- Knowledge of the following software: Office 365, Salesforce, Mailchimp, Google Forms/Sheets/Docs
You will be asked to upload a cover letter and CV.
Your covering letter should be no more than two-pages (at a minimum font size of 11pt), and should address the following:
1. Why you want the job
2. How you meet the requirements of the role, as set out in the job description and person specification
Please note that generic application cover letters do not allow us to properly assess an application and will result in the application being screened out.
SMK is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and encourages those under-represented in the sector to apply.
Interviews will take place on Monday 25th July 2022 via Zoom.
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Location: Flexible. Frequent national travel required, including occasional travel to our head office in central London. We have office bases in London, Manchester, Birmingham and Newcastle
About the role:
The Principal Programme Lead will have operational responsibility for delivering Frontline’s leadership programmes for children’s social care leaders through residentials, self-directed study, online workshops and coaching.
The Principal Programme Lead will be responsible for ensuring we achieve a high quality, cohesive leadership development experience across all elements of our programmes. They will have overall operational oversight through excellent project management of our programmes to ensure that leaders are equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to drive change; they will be focused on securing high levels of satisfaction and engagement from leaders on the programme so that their learning can have maximum impact on them, their teams and the children and families they work with.
A little bit about you:
There is a high autonomy culture within the team and organisation, so the role requires someone who is well organised, pro-active and can use their initiative to do what works. It is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role within an expanding team with significant scope to shape how the team and the role could develop.
Our commitment:
We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater ethnic minority representation in our senior roles. We know the value ethnic minority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply. We are also a disability confident employer and welcome applicants with disabilities. Please let us know how we can make the recruitment process more accessible for you by emailing our People team, the email address is on the link to this job advert.
Please email our People team if you would like us to send you the job pack in a different file format.
We only accept applications through our non-biased recruitment website, Pinpoint.
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Belong’s vision is of hope, rehabilitation and recovery for victims and perpetrators of crime. We inspire change by providing long term, individualised responses to conflict and crime through restorative Justice, psychotherapy, mentoring, and training for criminal justice professionals.
Last year marked our tenth anniversary, and there is much for us to celebrate! Growing steadily from our London based beginnings, we now support over two thousand people who have been victims or perpetrators of crime across England each year. This year we are working from a range of prisons including HMPYOI Isis, HMPYOI Feltham, HMPYOI Brinsford, HMPYOI Aylesbury, HMP Winchester, HMP The Mount, HMP Coldingley, HMP Featherstone, HMP Brixton and HMP Send. In addition, we deliver restorative justice, mentoring and psychotherapy in a range of community settings. Belong fosters a working environment where everyone’s voice is listened to. The culture of the organisation is one that puts people first and the charity enjoys high staff morale and good staff retention. We will provide you with the support and training that you need to do your job, as well as opportunities to develop your skills and progress within your career.
We have recently launched our strategy for 2022 – 2024. This outlines our ambitions to continue to sustainably and ethically grow our reach so that we can offer powerfully unique change opportunities to even more people. Please read more about us and our work on our website, being sure to enjoy our 2020-21 annual report which you can find on our publications page on our website.
We are seeking an inspiring, empathic, driven leader with solid experience of working in the criminal justice sector, preferably including prisons, to play a major role in shaping the services and support we provide. As Head of Programmes, you will lead the development and growth of our restorative justice, mentoring, psychotherapy and training programmes. You will take forward our ethical, person centred and thorough approach to supporting people, championing innovations to improve our work whilst identifying and developing opportunities for growth and expansion. Whilst increasing the number of individuals who can access our support, you will strengthen durability and resilience in our internal systems. You will ensure that the effectiveness of our work is well-evidenced and clearly demonstratable to funders. With line management responsibility for a team of up to five staff members, you will model our values of perseverance, respect, inspiration, restoration and empowerment. We particularly welcome applications for this position from candidates who are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, who have had personal experience of the criminal justice system and/or who have current enhanced prison security vetting.
Please apply for this position by emailing via the button below with a detailed covering letter outlining how you meet the skills, experience and knowledge requirements outlined in our Job Description and Person Specification document. Please also send us your CV. Applications for this position close at 11.30pm on Thursday 14th July 2022. Interviews for this position will be held on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th August 2022.
Applications for this position are particularly welcomed from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with lived experience of the criminal justice system, and/or with current enhanced prison security vetting.
This varied role works across the Programme and Development teams within Cause4. The role will involve managing a client portfolio, building relationships with, and providing expertise to clients, whilst also taking responsibility for the marketing and administration of key programmes, including Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy and Heritage Compass.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join Cause4 as a Programmes and Development Coordinator, giving you an in-depth insight into the charity sector, spearheading your career in the charity sector or in consultancy practice.
This role will enable you to develop broad expertise across a range of areas, whilst working towards a specialism of your choice (such as marketing, fundraising or programme management) from year two onwards through additional training and support.
As a Coordinator you will gain first-hand experience of Cause4’s entrepreneurial fundraising and programme delivery on behalf of charities, philanthropists, and social enterprises.
Your initial role will be to support the team in the administration of our programmes, including event management, marketing and communications, evaluation, project delivery, budget management, and sales. You will also work alongside the development team to support a range of charities in areas of fundraising, strategy, and marketing.
Key responsibilities will include:
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Supporting the team in the delivery of our programmes to achieve the outputs and outcomes agreed with our funders.
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Supporting with event management both online and face to face, including providing technical support to participants on platforms for online training and providing excellent customer service.
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Running the administration of courses and public-facing activities including preparing course materials, analysing feedback, and liaising with charity representatives and course participants.
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Managing the day-to-day communications of our programmes, including the delivery of marketing campaigns, participant communications and audience development research.
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Conducting research into Trusts and Foundations, corporates, and individuals to establish relevant background information and potential for receiving approaches for funding.
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Supporting the preparation of client strategy documents, using sources of information provided and through conducting desk research.
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Developing a full understanding of individual profiles of specific clients within the portfolio of Cause4 and use this to help develop Cases for Support and other funding documents.
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Drafting documents and producing statistics and figures for inclusion in client documents, together with sets of measurable outcomes and evaluation methods.
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Producing corporate sponsorship presentations and individual collateral documents with support from Senior Management and other colleagues.
Cause4 is a fast-paced agency environment with an opportunity to support the charity sector and further develop your own skills and knowledge. We are looking for an ambitious individual with an interest in a future leadership role in the arts, charity or enterprise sector.
Cause4 is a Gold Award holder for Investors in People and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Our definition of diversity encompasses responding to issues around race, ethnicity, faith, disability, age, gender, sexuality, class and economic disadvantage.
To apply, please sent your CV, a Cover Letter (no more than 2 pages), and an equal opportunity monitoring form to Annie Jarvis by 25th July 2022. If you have any questions prior to applying please do get in touch with Annie directly.
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National Professional Engagement Manager
Permanent
Full time (34.5 hours) - We are open to a conversation about how you work these hours. The role is home-based and frequent travel across the UK is required (we anticipate this to be approximately 1-2 days per week but could be more as the role develops. Successful candidate will receive car allowance.
Salary: £56,500 – 62,500 (London) or £53,000 – 59,000 (National)
Are you a values-led leader who is passionate about continuous quality improvement and the difference it can make to people living with cancer? Are you able to influence and work through teams to ensure that continuous quality improvement is truly at the heart of our professional offer and that Macmillan Professionals are supported to deliver high quality Macmillan experiences for people living with cancer?
If so, this could be the role for you!
We are striving to do everything that we can to ensure that our 11,000 valued Macmillan Professionals receive the absolute best professional engagement offer to support them to support people living with cancer they care for.
We want our professional engagement offer to be best in class and ensure that our Macmillan Professionals are supported by our UK Partnership colleagues to deliver the best possible services for people living with cancer.
About the role
This is an exciting new role supporting the Head of Professional Engagement to deliver the ambitious and dynamic professional engagement strategy across the organisation. As well as supporting the delivery of all five pillars of the strategy the successful candidate will have a particular responsibility for our quality improvement pillar.
The successful candidate will work with our UK Geographic teams to ensure that they feel inspired, empowered and confident to support external professionals and partners to deliver high quality continuous improvement activities.
The role holder will also support the Head of Professional Engagement and other key stakeholders in the development, co creation and implementation of a Macmillan Quality Standard that enables professionals and partners to evidence the quality of their Macmillan service.
About you
You will have exceptional quality and continuous improvement skills and bring extensive experience of leading change and developing teams and services.
You will have a deep commitment to our purpose of improving the lives of people living with cancer through our Macmillan Professionals. You will be an inspiring collaborator, be able to work in a matrix environment and communicate and influence to deliver our quality improvement aspirations.
You will understand the complex environments in which our Macmillan Professionals operate and understand the issues and challenges that they face. You will contribute to the advancement of our strategic aims through equipping teams to deliver high quality professional engagement interventions.
It will be a major asset if applicants have extensive experience of delivering quality improvement agendas across health and social care systems.
We are striving to build a more diverse representational organisation, and we have noted that we are under-represented when it comes to those that identify as disabled, have an impairment or health condition and also those who identify as Black, Asian or another minority ethnic group. We are also under represented with those who identify as LGBTQ+.
We welcome applications from everyone who meets the criteria, but would also strongly encourage applications from individuals from groups where we are currently under-represented to help us move forward in achieving our aim of building a more diverse organisation so that we can better serve all People Living with Cancer. We have in place an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and we have Organisational Values (see attached) which promote fairness and belonging for all. We also have a successful internal employee representation body; Our Voice and also 8 Employee Network groups to help us achieve a more engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.
You will need a full UK Drivers licence and access to your own vehicle to undertake the role.
About us
At Macmillan, we support millions of people living with cancer in the UK to live life as fully as they can by providing emotional, practical and financial support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do. We commit to actively developing you and our benefits include private medical insurance, life assurance, pension, generous leave, interest free loans for season tickets and gym memberships and much more.
We want to create a workforce that is representative of the people we support, and who support us. We advocate for being an inclusive organisation, where everyone can feel that they belong and where there are no barriers to success.
We want every individual to feel empowered to bring their best to work, and that’s why we offer flexibility in our working locations, working hours and benefits so we can support you in your life and your career, and we welcome a conversation about how these options can best support you.
We offer a range of flexible working patterns, such as compressed hours, e.g. 34.5 hours in 4 days instead of 5, flexibility to work earlier or later around our core working hours of 10am-4pm and more options.
Recruitment Process
In order to ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all of our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed so that shortlisting is based solely upon the suitability of the candidate’s experience.
Applications close at 23:59pm on Sunday 10th July 2022
For any support during the application or interview process please do speak to People Services where we are able to offer advice and/or recruitment adjustments.
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As our Programme Officer you will be working on the frontline, delivering 1:1 sessions with marginalised young people across the capital. We want Settle to be the most effective and well-regarded homelessness prevention charity in the UK. You’ll work closely with our partners to ensure the smooth delivery of our contracts and report to the Programme Manager.
For the full job description and how to apply, head to our website.
Responsibilities
Supporting vulnerable young people
You'll be delivering our programmes and working 1-1 with marginalised young people across London. You'll manage a caseload of young people and be a shining role model to those you're supporting.
Working with delivery partners
You’ll be working closely with our delivery partners to ensure the young people are getting the best support out there. Whether that’s liaising with social landlords or local debt advice charities. From time to time, you may join contract meetings to share the work you are doing on the frontline.
Collecting crucial impact data and evidencing impact
You’ll be meticulous in ensuring you collect and report data, understanding that this information is crucial to demonstrating our impact to funders and clients. You’ll ensure your notes and our databases are up to date with accurate information.
Working collaboratively
You'll work closely with Programme Officers that are delivering our in-person service to ensure you are learning from them and they are learning from your experiences.
Getting stuck in
We are a small but growing team and you'll be ready and excited to get stuck into new projects and opportunities as they arise - stretching yourself and developing your expertise.
About Us
Settle is an award-winning charity that supports young people moving into their first home. Our mission is to break the cycle of youth homelessness by equipping young people with the life skills and confidence they need to thrive. We are a fast-growing organisation and 2021 was a big year for Settle. We worked with more young people than ever before, developed new services and doubled our team size.
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