We are looking for a capable, confident and experienced PA and office manager to work at a senior level in a well-respected charity. The role involves supporting the Chief Executive, SMT and Trustee Board and includes responsibility for HR and office management. The role would suit an experienced administrator who is familiar with working at a senior level. There is real scope here for making your mark and establishing new ways of working. You will be working at a high level of skill across an organisation which is working on an issue of real importance – child poverty.

Across the UK, pervasive social, educational and economic inequalities still prevent too many young people from fulfilling their potential. We’re determined that this will change. Mission 44 is a new charitable foundation launched by Sir Lewis Hamilton to boost social mobility in the UK. It aims to support, champion and empower young people from underserved communities to succeed through narrowing opportunity gaps in education, employment and wider society.

Through grant-funding, research, partnerships and advocacy, Mission 44 will drive long-lasting, transformative change to the lives of young people facing disadvantage and discrimination. We will work closely with young people and communities with experience of diversity and inclusion challenges, to better understand the opportunities for innovation and co-create solutions that make a meaningful impact.

The Operations Manager and Executive Assistant is a vital new role in a small but growing team at Mission 44. We’re looking for an exceptionally organised person with a ‘can-do’ attitude to join our growing team. This role will suit someone who is keen to work in a fast-paced environment, enjoys working in a small but dynamic team and is passionate about young people and social justice. 

The successful candidate will be the glue in the team, who can make things happen and help us to deliver our work to the highest of standards. You will contribute to the successful operational management of our foundation, with a particular focus on office administration, (including finance, HR and IT), administrative support for the CEO and Board of Trustees, stakeholder engagement, event management and coordinating our internal communications.

The main responsibilities will be: 

• Office management, including maintaining key office policies and procedures, resources and supplies, managing contractors, managing financial processes eg invoices, payroll support, budget monitoring, IT support and CRM management
• Provide administrative support to the CEO and Board of Trustees, including but not limited to: diary management, briefings, document preparation, project management, scheduling and organising meetings and coordinating travel and accommodation 
• Serve as the initial point of contact for telephone, email, and in-person inquiries from external stakeholders regarding Mission 44
• HR support including team recruitment, induction, maintaining the employee handbook, staff training and development, and team wellbeing approaches
• Implement and lead a cross-organisation approach to safeguarding 
• Support effective internal communications channels
• Undertake ad hoc small projects to support the organisation, including desk-based research and leading activities delegated to this role 
• Organise team meetings and large team events such as away days
• Provide administrative support for partnership and network engagement (e.g. advisory panels, stakeholder consultations)
• Work with staff to plan and execute events, such as report releases, conferences and large meetings
• Provide ad hoc support for implementation of our grant management processes 

Essential for the role: 

• Proven office management, administrative or assistant experience 
• Prior experience working with a Board of Trustees or Directors 
• A track record of planning, management and delivery of a range of projects
• Demonstrable organisational management skills
• Superb interpersonal skills and highly effective at managing a range of stakeholders

You will be:

• A critical thinker with strong problem-solving skills 
• Passionate about Mission 44’s mission values and able to bring them to life in all of your work 
• Highly collaborative with an exceptional work ethic and ability to work at high pace
• Able to work independently, displaying strong initiative in solving day-to-day problems with limited direction

Diversity matters at Mission 44. We offer a working environment that values and respects every individual’s unique contribution. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people and are committed to equality of opportunity and anti-discrimination practices. We positively encourage applications from all sections of society and are particularly interested in attracting applications from candidates from diverse groups who are underrepresented.

Citizens Advice Southwark has a track record of delivering high-quality services from its three main offices in the borough and outreach locations across Southwark and South East London. We sort out problems together, for good, by providing free, independent, confidential and impartial advice across all areas of social welfare law, and through using the experience of our clients to bring about positive change through research and campaigns.

You will provide executive support to the Chief Executive and have overall management responsibility for the operational and administration functions across the Service including the management of a team of paid and voluntary staff. You will also take lead responsibility for managing premises across three locations, leading on Information Technology initiatives and compliancy with GDPR and Health & Safety regulations.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Substantial experience of office and facilities management.

• Experience of managing office premises, including ensuring they are well-maintained, secure and safe.

• Experience of staff and/or volunteer management.

• Experience of office systems including Microsoft Windows and Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, Power-point, and Outlook).

• Experience of the development and management of ICT and the ability to identify system weaknesses and appropriately develop systems to improve office efficiency.

• A commitment and understanding to the organisation’s “Aims & Principles” and equal opportunities policies.

In return, we can offer you a range of employee benefits, including generous annual leave, an employer matched pension contribution up to 10% of gross salary, an Employee Assistance Programme and training and development opportunities to continue your professional development.

Closing date: 9.00 AM Monday 20th December 2021

Interviews: Thursday 23rd December 2021

Citizens Advice Southwark is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all applicants who meet the person specification irrespective of sex, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, age, or disability.

Funded by London Borough of Southwark

Job Overview

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an exceptional, highly organised and experienced office professional to cover maternity leave as an Office Manager for Better Bankside.

The Office Manager plays a crucial role in enabling Better Bankside to service its membership and achieve its aim of driving positive change in one of the world’s great neighbourhoods. The postholder is in charge of ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the organisation.

Key tasks include:

- Oversight of the organisation’s phone, IT and internet facilities, ensuring that these are functioning at all times.

- Ensuring external contracts are recorded and managed efficiently

- Oversight of office supplies and deliveries

- Manage the office administration budget

- Liaise with landlord for any building issues.

- Identify working practices to streamline working environment

- Monitoring the usage of the BB’s arch spaces on the Low Line.

- Ensuring the workplace is a covid-safe environment

- Oversight of the organisation’s Sugar CRM membership database.

- Key role in managing and documenting the organisation’s procurement procedures, including maintaining accurate records relating to contracts with suppliers

- Finance support including: administering the sales ledger, issuing invoices and keeping an account of theme budgets and relay information on these to managers, compiling and distributing payslips, pensions and tax information to employees

- Developing, implementing and monitoring HR policies and ensuring the organisation demonstrates best practice in areas such as employee absence, grievance, diversity, recruitment and staff development

- Ensure the staff handbook is up to date in line with best practice and current legislation, and convey the staff handbook to new employees

- Support recruitment of staff across the organisation: helping draft JDs, advertising roles, managing, scheduling and attending interviews. Managing the Be Applied unbiased recruitment platform

- Line management of one direct report: Business Support Coordinator

Person specification

The role requires a positive attitude and a flexible approach. The ideal candidate should be willing and able to take on a wide range of diverse tasks. There is no preference for any particular background, but you need be able to demonstrate an impressive range of relevant experience in the following areas.

Skills and experience

- Proven track record of organisational and administrative skills, with minimum of two years’ experience of working in a similar capacity

- A competent verbal and written communicator with a friendly and professional manner

- Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning

- A strong team player who will embody the BB culture

- Confident user of standard MS Office software packages

- Experience of working with database systems

- Conscientious, diligent and attentive to detail

- Problem solver and adaptable to new ideas

- Experience of providing administrative help for meetings (including preparing agendas, taking minutes)

- Able to confidently develop positive and productive working relationships

- Proactive and self-motivated, ability to prioritise own workload and to work to tight deadlines

- Interest in Bankside as an area to live, work and visit

- An understanding of Business Improvement Districts

About Better Bankside

Vision Powered by the people of Bankside, Better Bankside will be an agent of change, leading innovative economic, environmental and social action to advance one of the world’s great neighbourhoods, bringing benefits to business and Banksiders.

Mission We will improve everyone’s experience of the neighbourhood by co-creating our programme with Banksiders, responding inventively to urban challenges, and celebrating the differences that define Bankside as London’s Other Side.

Better Bankside was one of the first Business Improvement Districts (BID) in the UK, established in 2004. We are a partnership of local businesses, working closely with other community stakeholders to co-create a programme of projects and services that benefits the whole Bankside neighbourhood. Our core purpose is to promote local businesses and make a positive impact in our community.

As a BID, we are funded by a mandatory levy on businesses within a defined boundary. Our last ballot took place in November 2019, achieving overwhelming support from the business community, with 92% voting for another five years of Better Bankside.

Better Bankside is an organisation where you can make a real impact; and where you can expect to get involved in a wide-ranging programme of work.

We are a small team of fifteen in the Bankside office, plus our wardens and street cleaning teams. The way that we work with our members through our governance structure provides an extended network of regular collaborators and contributors.

Working arrangements

Better Bankside operates on a flexitime basis with mandatory core hours of 10am-4pm, Monday to Friday, with additional hours, evening and weekend work expected in accordance with the requirements of the post. Due to the nature of our work, a minimum of three days per week will be based in the office with up to two days working from home.

Throughout the pandemic, Government guidance has been adhered to with home working supported for those able to do so, and measures put in place to ensure the Better Bankside workplace is Covid secure.

How to apply

At Better Bankside, we celebrate diversity and promote equality and inclusion amongst our staff. We welcome applications from all, regardless of personal characteristics or background. We've taken the decision to use blind recruitment for this role and as such, we'd like applicants to apply by using the platform Be Applied.

Full copy of the JD can be found on our website

Closing date: 10th December 2021, 12pm

Interviews (via Zoom): w/c 13th December 2021

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

We are The Intrapreneurs Club, our mission is to accelerate the diversity of tech teams in the UK. We get tech teams to become more diverse by adopting a holistic three-pronged approach that supports: individuals to accelerate in their career; companies to recruit diverse talent; and the overall tech community become agents of change by providing opportunities to get involved, insights and training. 

We are seeking an Office Manager and Executive Assistant who is experienced in creating solutions in a young  startup organisation. You will need to be adaptable, resourceful, impeccably well organised and a great person to be around.

Joining us as the Office Manager and Executive Assistant you’ll be taking responsibility for creating and  implementing professional services across our small energetic talented team, so they can get on with delivering our mission.  Working closely with service delivery colleagues and the leadership team, you will own and oversee the daily operations of our organisation.   In addition you will ensure our CEO meets all the daily demands made of her in a seamless way.

This is an important role and presents a significant opportunity for a mission led and ambitious candidate. 

To be successful in this role, candidates will have previous experience of implementing  processes that support the growth of a team or organisation in its early stages.  You will have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, along with sound numerical and analytical  skills .  Have acquired the skills and the ability to confidently present ideas or solutions  and build rapport with everyone in our community, Patrons, Board Members, Funders, Colleagues and Clients.     You will have had hands-on experience of communicating with suppliers and have confidence with procurements of services in a mission driven and resource limited organisation.

Key responsibilities

1. Ensure that the CEO is organised so that she is efficient and effective in her office each day, including diary management. 

2. To implement a range of policies and procedures to ensure the organisation's operations and its employees are well informed in their role and duties. 

3. Establish routine procedures and activities to ensure the smooth running of the organisation's operations, such as  processing  payroll, staff expenses or arranging Board Meetings.

4. Manage a list of suppliers in the provision of services to the organisation at appropriate pricing, which includes office equipment such as laptops and mobile phones.

5. Budget control, ensure that the organisation is operating within its funding levels  at all times. 

6. Act as the internal champion for staff wellbeing, looking for opportunities to promote and build a happy and cohesive working culture. 

7. Contribute ideas to support the transformation of The Intrapreneurs Clubs goals and ambitions. 

8. Ensure your work aligns with The Intrapreneurs Clubs  strategic goals , working collaboratively with the senior managers for all operational reporting and outcomes.

9. Ensure the views of underrepresented people  guide your work and actively seek opportunities to involve our community in the work you deliver.

10. Provide flexibility and undertake other duties that may from time to time be necessary, and that are compatible with the nature and grade of this post

Expectations

All members are expected to embody our mission, values and competencies. This includes an expectation that they will:

Show passion for what The Intrapreneurs Club does and the career changing opportunities that we provide for those from underrepresented backgrounds.

Work collaboratively across  our community, communicating effectively, ensuring their messages are understood and that they reach the appropriate colleague in the organisation in a timely way.

Open to others and ourselves and show a commitment to learning.

Demonstrate organisational awareness and see the bigger picture while working towards objectives.

Value diversity and treat others with respect, showing sensitivity towards differences, promoting and encouraging diversity, and building on people’s different skills and talents to enhance the quality of their own and other’s work.

Person Specification 

Essential criteria

1. Ability to work proactively using own initiative, prioritise work and meet deadlines, with well- developed time management skills.

2. Excellent written and verbal communications skills, with the proven ability to write and produce communications for a range of different audiences in our community.

3. Analytical skills and the ability to present information and or data in a way that is easily understood. 

4. Excellent interpersonal skills with the confident ability to communicate and negotiate with a wide range of people at all levels internally and externally.

5. Excellent aptitude and skills using Google Suite, Microsoft Office, shared online drives and CRM databases.

Desirable

1. Experience implementing and or creating policies and procedures in a growing organisation.

Human Trafficking Prevention Project Manager (London)

1 Year Fixed Term Contract

Full-time (40 hours per week inc breaks)

£26,854 per annum (inc. London Allowance)

STOP THE TRAFFIK is a groundbreaking charity established in 2006, working with communities, businesses and people across the world to prevent human trafficking & exploitation.

STOP THE TRAFFIK has been at the forefront of developing and delivering an intelligence-led approach to human trafficking prevention.  Our working model brings together high-level organisations, cutting edge technology and the drive and determination of teams of people passionate about the work they do.

We are now seeking an experienced Prevention Project Manager to join our dynamic team based at our office conveniently situated in Central London. The successful candidate will deliver our proven methodology that has already reached 10 million globally and will play an integral role in preventing the exploitation of those most vulnerable to human trafficking.

This is a newly created full-time position. Some of the activities the postholder will do include:

• Coordinating analytical, intelligence and communications staff to deliver programs
• Supporting the conversion of data analysis and intelligence into tangible actions 
• Launching digital, geo-targeted prevention programs alongside technology partners
• Safeguarding individuals who have been exploited or at high risk of exploitation without support
• Building and maintaining effective, trusting, and transparent partnerships to share our preventative model  
• Engaging with funders and varied audiences, creating tailored bespoke accessible programs  

To be successful in this role you will have proven experience in roles relevant to the JPDS such as, but not limited to:

• Project management
• Community change or community development programs
• Digital expertise in delivering content to varied audiences
• Proven relationship management capabilities to build trusted and effective partnerships
• Excellent time-management 
• Effective communication skills with the ability to adapt to varying audiences

In return you will be rewarded by working with a truly supportive and friendly team, working on an interesting high profile, global issue.  Further details about STOP THE TRAFFIK can be found on the STOP THE TRAFFIK (STT) website 

If you are keen to work in a pioneering and fast-paced environment, please send in your CV and Covering Letter via the Oasis Chatiable Trust website.  For further information please contact STOP THE TRAFFIK.

We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups.  Applicants must be able to prove their right to work in the UK.

This role will close on 10th of December 2021. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 15th December 2021.

Our aim is for everyone in the National Church Institutions (NCIs) to feel that they belong, and are valued for who they are and what they contribute. Together, our people contribute in different ways towards our common purpose, whichever NCI they work in and whatever their background.

The National Safeguarding Team (NST) provides professional advice to the Church of England on matters of national policy as part of its wider transformation plan, which includes the development and implementation of national training, quality assurance and audit, and work with survivors. The NST also leads complex casework and supports dioceses in their safeguarding of children and adults.

This is an excellent opportunity to lead on the provision of high-quality business and office management support to the Safeguarding Director and National Safeguarding Team.

As PA and Business Support Manager, you will contribute to information sharing, future planning and problem solving, providing strong leadership and a role model for others within the team. 

Taking responsibility for the delivery of key business priorities, including effective line management and prioritisation of projects within the administration team, you will ensure project management business support is available for high profile projects including Safe Spaces, National Casework management system, and the implementation of IICSA recommendations.

By providing high level administration support, you will give capacity to the safeguarding specialists within the team. This will include overseeing the induction of all employees, refining business processes, financial authorisation, and being the public facing response for safeguarding.

We are taking a flexible approach to work, with many colleagues opting for a hybrid approach to their working week, with a mixture of home and office-based working. Further details will be discussed at interview.

We would like to hear from you if you have the ability to learn quickly and the motivation and commitment to give to this post.

Interviews will be held on the13th and 14th December 2021.

In return we offer a unique environment with opportunities for continuous learning, generous annual leave for work life balance, season ticket loans and a range of benefits including discounted entry to attractions and what we feel is a market leading package when it comes to our pension scheme.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Business Support and Office Management

• Direct leadership, review and management of the administration team including development of the team to the required standard.
• To lead on the coordination of NST leadership team meetings and to attend to report on key information and contribute to team planning.
• To oversee and manage a coherent administrative service to support the rapid growth of the NST and its projects and workstreams, including effective deployment of priorities and responsibilities of the team. 
• Responsibility for the management of non-salary financial processes on behalf of the Director, liaising with key colleagues regarding office expenditure, informing the senior team of any issues, maintaining all budget documentation, and monitoring and reporting on expenditure periodically.  Review, develop and streamline administrative processes such as invoice payment arrangements, as well as creating new processes to ensure efficient and accurate protocols including procurement are in place.
• To lead on reviewing and developing business systems, including creating new systems to support the needs of the whole of the NST, for example office systems and case work management systems.
• To have oversight of and manage the on-boarding of new team members including desk risk assessments as well as the appropriate processes for leavers, in liaison with the HRBP and senior management, to establish and maintain induction materials.
• Oversight of key NST meetings to ensure they are organised and facilitated appropriately, including communications with key stakeholders and any offsite visits or travel. Ensuring the admin team are creating minutes up to the required standard and papers are appropriately collated and distributed.  Including internal team meetings and team-building events.
• To have oversight of the planning and co-ordination of national events led by the National Safeguarding Team e.g. diocesan safeguarding advisor days and the annual national Safeguarding conference.
• To lead on the production, formatting and publication of National policy and practice guidance, in liaison with the Deputy Director of Development.
• To have oversight of the collection and collation of information and data from consultation activities, annual data returns and audits.
• To work with other NCI departments, such as HR, IT Services, Office Services and Finance teams to ensure the NST is up to date with current NCI processes.
• To lead on the maintenance of the National Safeguarding webpage and portal, in liaison with the Communications Officer.
• To lead on ensuring the NST is GDPR compliant and managing processes in relation to data breaches.
• To hold responsibility for reviewing and sending out communications to the national church, governing bodies and other external parties as required on behalf of the Director and NST, in liaison with the Deputy Director of Communications.
• To effectively oversee the casework inboxes and duty telephone calls and quality assure the responses given by the administrative team as well as ensuring that the team are trained and well-equipped to receive disclosures of abuse.
• To lead on recruitment processes for the NST in liaison with the recruitment BP and HRBP and to be the point of contact for survivors who are part of an interview panel.
• To lead on the coordination and organisation of safeguarding governance groups such as the National Safeguarding Steering Group and National Safeguarding Panel in liaison with the Lead and Deputy Bishops of Safeguarding and the Independent Chair of the Panel.
• To manage and review the physical environment in which the NST works in, in liaison with Office Services, to ensure the appropriate space and equipment is made available for the needs of the team.

PA

• To provide high level executive support to the Safeguarding Director and other senior team members as required, including file, mailbox and diary management, writing and reviewing documents, and sending key communications to internal and external stakeholders.
• To have oversight of travel and hotel arrangements in liaison with the Team PA and other support team members.

General

• To ensure that there is a good quality customer service response to a range of different stakeholders including senior clergy, survivors and safeguarding professionals.
• To work positively and inclusively as part of the team and take a proactive approach to personal development.
• Identify areas for improvement and change. Continuously seek to make processes and team operations more efficient. Work with other members of the whole team.

THE REQUIREMENTS

Skills/Aptitudes:

• Management skills – oversee and lead administration function and ability to develop the team.
• Proven track record in managing complex travel arrangements.
• Experience of managing budgets and experience of financial systems such as SAP.
• Influencing and negotiating skills.
• Proven track record in delivering with a high degree of accuracy.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Enthusiastic, organised, flexible and able to prioritise.
• High resilience with the ability to work under pressure, often to changing and competing demands.
• Ability to work autonomously, use own initiative and make decisions.
• Evidence of a high level of administrative and organisational ability including document management skills and complete understanding of the full Microsoft Office suite (e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Knowledge/Experience:

• Proven track record in providing executive support to senior management including experience of minute taking and drafting correspondence.
• Policy work including research and drafting.
• Experience of dealing with enquiries from members of the public.
• Evidence of dealing with confidential and sensitive material.

Personal Attributes:

• Self-motivated, proactive and committed to achieving results.
• Leadership qualities and the ability to command the respect of others.
• Collaborative and collegiate in approach.
• Flexible in order to meet the demands of the post.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to establish positive working relationships with senior stakeholders and to represent the Safeguarding Director to external partners.
• Operates with discretion and integrity – ability to be trusted with confidential information and a sound ambassador for the NST.
• Ability to deal sensitively and professionally with survivors and other vulnerable groups.
• An understanding and empathy with the structure and culture of the Church of England.

Education:

• A-level or equivalent.

Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Requirements:

• This role will require a basic DBS check.

We in the National Church Institutions support the mission and ministries of the Church all over England. We work with parishes, dioceses (regional offices), schools, other ministries and our partners at a national and international level.

Excellence, Respect, Integrity

We follow these three values in everything we do, whether we are of Christian faith, another faith or no faith.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively look to attract, recruit and retain those of you who are disabled.

As a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, we welcome applications from those of you who have served in our Armed Forces and their families.

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and to ensuring that everyone, job applicants, customers and other people with whom we deal, are treated fairly and not subject to discrimination.  We will do whatever is necessary to provide genuine equality of opportunity. We continuously review our policies and processes to support our aim to create a workforce as diverse as the nation the Church of England serves.

We are looking for a responsible Office Administrator to work as part of a small but very busy team. We are looking for a team player that will be providing support to managers and employees, assisting in daily office needs and managing the charity’s general administrative and financial activities. The role will also include regular interaction with vulnerable young people over the phone and therefore, an understanding of issues that young homeless people are faced with is essential.

So, if you are a friendly individual, good at multitasking, highly organised, and know how this role will contribute to support our organisation and teams, then we would love to hear from you.

We seek a committed woman* to join our team to provide vital operational management to our growing women's legal rights charity.

The Operations Manager will be responsible for overseeing the development, implementation and delivery of streamlined processes to support operational infrastructure and ensure the effectiveness of the Rights of Women team.

Their key areas of responsibility will be to:

• Lead the day-to-day HR functions of the organisation
• Work closely with the Director in managing the finances of the organisation
• Support the development of the organisation including identifying areas for prioritisation, continuous improvement and mitigating risk through collaborative working
• Provide expert advice and support to enable the team to develop new ways of working, translating legislation, guidance, policies, and procedures into practice.
• Contribute to writing, producing, and implementing guidance/workbooks to develop individual/team practice, and performance.

They will work closely with the Director and Office Manager in their role and will line manage core staff members including the Office Manager and Finance Officer.

Salary: £28,000 per annum (pro-rata of FTE £35,000 per annum) plus 3% pension contribution

Conditions of Service: 28 hours per week (4 days)

Location: Hybrid: Home-based but with expectation of flexibility to attend our offices as needed at Rights of Women, 52-54 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT and occasional external meetings

Holiday entitlement: Pro-rata of FTE 25 days annual leave plus public holidays [FTE per annum rate] Additionally, Rights of Women closes between Christmas and New Year and the days in between these dates (which aren’t public holidays) are granted as additional leave pro-rata.

Responsible to: Director

Duration: Permanent

Closing date for applications: Thursday 9th December 2021 5pm

Interviews: Tuesday 14th December 2021

Start date: Monday 10th January 2022 or shortly after dependent on notice period required

No CVs accepted

*Occupational Requirement (Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 Part I) applies

Rights of Women is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.  We actively encourage applications from women from a diversity of backgrounds, and with a range of skills and experiences. We are particularly interested to hear from women from Black and minoritised backgrounds.

£38,000 per annum, full-time

Fixed-term contract until March 2023

Based in Purfleet or Covent Garden

Royal Opera House Bridge (ROH Bridge) aspires for every child and young person to have the opportunity to experience the richness of the arts, museums and libraries. To achieve our aim, we believe that a high quality local cultural offer is essential.

ROH Bridge acts as a broker to galvanize and facilitate the building of sustainable cultural education partnerships across Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and the Thames Gateway. We co-invest in strategic activity that helps build a sustainable infrastructure for cultural learning. We measure our success through the increased number of children and young people who are engaging with creative and cultural learning experiences both in and out of school.

This new role has been created to ensure the smooth running of the Bridge programme and effective management of the administrative, communications and digital hub of the Bridge office by overseeing all financial, business and operational support activity across the Bridge team.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Strong leadership skills with ability to influence, inspire and act decisively and problem solve and demonstrate a track record of effective team management to achieve outstanding results;
• Strong strategic planning, organisational and administrative skills with a systematic approach to managing a busy office;
• High level financial acumen with evidence of successful resource, budget management and financial planning and administration;
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiations skills and fluent spoken and written English;
• Track record of nurturing successful relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

In response to the pandemic, a more flexible approach to office working is being adopted. Whilst, this role will include a requirement for some work at the Royal Opera House Learning and Participation offices at the Bob and Tamar Manoukian Costume Centre in Purfleet and at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, we will consider remote working on a part-time basis.

A full job description is available on our website. 

All of our staff are expected to uphold the Royal Opera House values: respect, openness and valuing the highest standards.

The Royal Opera House is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from those who are currently under-represented in our workforce, in particular those who are ethnically diverse and/or disabled. As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential minimum criteria for our vacancies.

For queries, please contact the HR Department. You can also contact us if you have any access needs to assist you with making an application. Interviews will be held online.

Closing date for applications: 8am Wednesday 8 December 2021.

Interviews will be held online on Thursday 16 December 2021 (AM).

Applicants must have work authorisation for the UK. No agencies please.

Global Operations Manager - compliance, risk, quality, performance and systems

Saferworld

£42,079 - £47.360 gross per annum

Old Street, London and hybrid working (including c2months international travel pa)

Full-time, permanent

Saferworld is an independent international organisation working to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives. 

Our priority is people - we believe in a world where everyone can lead just and peaceful lives, and enjoy the rights and freedoms to live with dignity, free from fear and insecurity. 

We work with people affected by conflict to improve their safety and sense of security, and conduct wider research and analysis. Using this evidence we work to improve local, national and international policies and practices that can help build lasting peace. 

Saferworld has 160 colleagues spread across country programmes in East Africa, Middle East, Central Asia and Asia, and policy & advocacy centres in London, Beijing, Brussels, Vienna and Washington. In our programme areas we work in partnership with organisation and institutions, supporting community groups including women and youth activists in their efforts to build peace and respond to the impact of conflict, and by identifying and addressing safety and peace-building needs and actions globally and locally.

As an organisation operating in some of the most dangerous parts of the world, we are committed to providing a safe and trusted environment that safeguards our staff, partners and communities. 

Managing compliance and risk, monitoring quality and performance and evolving systems to deliver on our commitment is of paramount importance and the Global Operations Manager is the lead more making sure that we do.

This a far reaching role in every respect. We deliver programmes across the globe and partner with organisations working to different regulatory regimes and all with varying degrees of risk to our people and the communities and partners we work with.

Technical knowledge and expertise in compliance for international and emergency programmes is essential. Equally important, if not more so, is the ability to get alongside people working on the ground to understand the challenges from their perspective and to be able to win hearts and minds to ensure things are done in ways that are practical, effective and, above all, safe.

Appointment timetable

Closing date:

Monday 6th December

First interviews:

Week beginning 13th December (Zoom)

Panel interviews:

Week beginning 20th December (Zoom or, subject to government guidance, in person at our offices in Old Street -

tbc).

£38,000 per annum, full-time

Fixed-term contract until March 2023

Based in Purfleet or Covent Garden

Royal Opera House Bridge (ROH Bridge) aspires for every child and young person to have the opportunity to experience the richness of the arts, museums and libraries. To achieve our aim, we believe that a high quality local cultural offer is essential.

ROH Bridge acts as a broker to galvanize and facilitate the building of sustainable cultural education partnerships across Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and the Thames Gateway. We co-invest in strategic activity that helps build a sustainable infrastructure for cultural learning. We measure our success through the increased number of children and young people who are engaging with creative and cultural learning experiences both in and out of school.

This new role has been created to ensure the smooth running of the Bridge programme and effective management of the administrative, communications and digital hub of the Bridge office by overseeing all financial, business and operational support activity across the Bridge team.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Strong leadership skills with ability to influence, inspire and act decisively and problem solve and demonstrate a track record of effective team management to achieve outstanding results;
• Strong strategic planning, organisational and administrative skills with a systematic approach to managing a busy office;
• High level financial acumen with evidence of successful resource, budget management and financial planning and administration;
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiations skills and fluent spoken and written English;
• Track record of nurturing successful relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

In response to the pandemic, a more flexible approach to office working is being adopted. Whilst, this role will include a requirement for some work at the Royal Opera House Learning and Participation offices at the Bob and Tamar Manoukian Costume Centre in Purfleet and at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, we will consider remote working on a part-time basis.

£38,000 per annum, full-time

Fixed-term contract until March 2023

Based in Purfleet or Covent Garden

Royal Opera House Bridge (ROH Bridge) aspires for every child and young person to have the opportunity to experience the richness of the arts, museums and libraries. To achieve our aim, we believe that a high quality local cultural offer is essential.

ROH Bridge acts as a broker to galvanize and facilitate the building of sustainable cultural education partnerships across Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and the Thames Gateway. We co-invest in strategic activity that helps build a sustainable infrastructure for cultural learning. We measure our success through the increased number of children and young people who are engaging with creative and cultural learning experiences both in and out of school.

This new role has been created to ensure the smooth running of the Bridge programme and effective management of the administrative, communications and digital hub of the Bridge office by overseeing all financial, business and operational support activity across the Bridge team.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Strong leadership skills with ability to influence, inspire and act decisively and problem solve and demonstrate a track record of effective team management to achieve outstanding results;
• Strong strategic planning, organisational and administrative skills with a systematic approach to managing a busy office;
• High level financial acumen with evidence of successful resource, budget management and financial planning and administration;
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiations skills and fluent spoken and written English;
• Track record of nurturing successful relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

In response to the pandemic, a more flexible approach to office working is being adopted. Whilst, this role will include a requirement for some work at the Royal Opera House Learning and Participation offices at the Bob and Tamar Manoukian Costume Centre in Purfleet and at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, we will consider remote working on a part-time basis.

£38,000 per annum, full-time

Fixed-term contract until March 2023

Based in Purfleet or Covent Garden

Royal Opera House Bridge (ROH Bridge) aspires for every child and young person to have the opportunity to experience the richness of the arts, museums and libraries. To achieve our aim, we believe that a high quality local cultural offer is essential.

ROH Bridge acts as a broker to galvanize and facilitate the building of sustainable cultural education partnerships across Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and the Thames Gateway. We co-invest in strategic activity that helps build a sustainable infrastructure for cultural learning. We measure our success through the increased number of children and young people who are engaging with creative and cultural learning experiences both in and out of school.

This new role has been created to ensure the smooth running of the Bridge programme and effective management of the administrative, communications and digital hub of the Bridge office by overseeing all financial, business and operational support activity across the Bridge team.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Strong leadership skills with ability to influence, inspire and act decisively and problem solve and demonstrate a track record of effective team management to achieve outstanding results;
• Strong strategic planning, organisational and administrative skills with a systematic approach to managing a busy office;
• High level financial acumen with evidence of successful resource, budget management and financial planning and administration;
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiations skills and fluent spoken and written English;
• Track record of nurturing successful relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

In response to the pandemic, a more flexible approach to office working is being adopted. Whilst, this role will include a requirement for some work at the Royal Opera House Learning and Participation offices at the Bob and Tamar Manoukian Costume Centre in Purfleet and at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, we will consider remote working on a part-time basis.

A full job description is available on our website.

£38,000 per annum, full-time

Fixed-term contract until March 2023

Based in Purfleet or Covent Garden

Royal Opera House Bridge (ROH Bridge) aspires for every child and young person to have the opportunity to experience the richness of the arts, museums and libraries. To achieve our aim, we believe that a high quality local cultural offer is essential.

ROH Bridge acts as a broker to galvanize and facilitate the building of sustainable cultural education partnerships across Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and the Thames Gateway. We co-invest in strategic activity that helps build a sustainable infrastructure for cultural learning. We measure our success through the increased number of children and young people who are engaging with creative and cultural learning experiences both in and out of school.

This new role has been created to ensure the smooth running of the Bridge programme and effective management of the administrative, communications and digital hub of the Bridge office by overseeing all financial, business and operational support activity across the Bridge team.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Strong leadership skills with ability to influence, inspire and act decisively and problem solve and demonstrate a track record of effective team management to achieve outstanding results;
• Strong strategic planning, organisational and administrative skills with a systematic approach to managing a busy office;
• High level financial acumen with evidence of successful resource, budget management and financial planning and administration;
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiations skills and fluent spoken and written English;
• Track record of nurturing successful relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

In response to the pandemic, a more flexible approach to office working is being adopted. Whilst, this role will include a requirement for some work at the Royal Opera House Learning and Participation offices at the Bob and Tamar Manoukian Costume Centre in Purfleet and at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, we will consider remote working on a part-time basis.

A full job description is available on our website.

All of our staff are expected to uphold the Royal Opera House values: respect, openness and valuing the highest standards.

The Royal Opera House is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from those who are currently under-represented in our workforce, in particular those who are ethnically diverse and/or disabled. As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential minimum criteria for our vacancies.

For queries, please contact the HR Department. You can also contact us if you have any access needs to assist you with making an application. Interviews will be held online.

Closing date for applications: 8am Wednesday 8 December 2021.

Interviews will be held online on Thursday 16 December 2021 (AM).

Applicants must have work authorisation for the UK. No agencies please.

Merton Home Tutoring Service is a small charity which gives free English language tuition to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers who are not able to access local authority or other ESOL classes because of poverty, lack of opportunity, childcare commitments, and disability. We teach learners in their own homes or in small community classes across the London Borough of Merton.

We are now recruiting for an Office Administrator. You will work closely and collaboratively with the Director, with the Education coordinator and with the Administrative Assistant to ensure the main CRM system and other databases are kept up-to-date and are running efficiently. You will ensure the proper flow of office procedures, including data collection and reporting, filing systems and general admin duties, working closely with colleagues and the trustees as required. You will also liaise with volunteers and learners, responding to queries as signposting them as appropriate; and with MHTS contractors, assisting them in maintaining up to date information on MHTS website, social media profiles and other marketing channels.

Based at:Vestry Hall, Unit 18, 336-338 London Road, Mitcham, CR4 3UD 

Reporting to:  Director, Merton Home Tutoring Service (MHTS)

Responsible for: Admin Assistant

Salary: £25,400 per annum (pro rata 0.4 FTE)

Please download the full JD and person specification and apply with CV and Cover Letter. Applications without Cover Letter will not be considered.

Closing date 03 December 2021, 09am.

We are expecting to hold interviews on Thursday 09 December 2021.

If you have not heard from us by Monday 06 December 2021, please assume that your application has not been shortlisted. Please note that we are unable to give feedback to applicants who have not been shortlisted for interview.

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.