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We believe that no one should have to sleep rough on London’s streets, and that everyone should get the support they need to find a place to call home. We get to know every person we work with, understanding what they need to recover, helping them build on their strengths, and supporting them to find their own way home. Help us make London a city where no one sleeps rough on our streets.
London’s diversity is its biggest asset and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London’s diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
We particularly encourage applications from candidates with lived experience of homelessness who we believe are an essential asset in our sector.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and welcome the opportunity to consider flexible working arrangements.
About the Role
- Do you have a passion for creating a great working environment with continuous improvement initiatives?
- You will be able to combine technical skills (Project Management, IT, H&S, contractor management) with interpersonal skills to build relationships
- You will deliver facilities and IT which support excellent service delivery for staff and clients
- You will have knowledge & understanding of Health & Safety regulations
- You will have an understanding of effective contract management, as well as experience of managing a range of contracts
Salary: £37,274- £43,349
Closing Date: Sunday 10th July 2022
Interview Date: Friday 15th July 2022
Our Benefits
- 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Generous training budget, plus an annual personal training budget
- Enhanced Sick Pay Policy
- Enhanced family friendly policies
- Day off for moving house
- Hybrid working (depending on role requirements)
- Pension – 5% Employer, 3% Employee
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Season Ticket Loan
We are a London Living Wage employer
About The Connection at St Martin’s
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Centrepoint is the UK's leading charity for homeless young people. We provide a range of accommodation and support services to young people aged 16 – 25 across London, Manchester, Yorkshire and the North East. Our vision is to end youth homelessness while continuing to provide young people with a place to call home, tailored support and the opportunity to develop the skills needed to lead happy, healthy and fulfilling lives during and after leaving Centrepoint’s services.
Following the considerable growth in our supported housing provision in recent years, we are recruiting for an Operations Manager to lead the Westminster and Haringey services. As Operations Manager, you will play a leading role in driving Centrepoint’s vision through running effective, needs-led services, building strong local relationships with commissioners and ultimately achieving positive outcomes for young people.
The services across Westminster and Haringey include a range of supported accommodation, outreach and floating support services for Looked After Children and Care Leavers, including a family mediation service and England’s first Housing First service for Care Leavers.
In this role, you will:
- Lead a number of dispersed services, providing strong and effective leadership and development for all staff
- Build effective and productive working relationships with commissioners and other stakeholders across the region
- Lead on the quality and performance monitoring of services, driving forward service improvements and seeking out new business opportunities
- Ensure services across the region exceed Ofsted’s national minimum standards and the legislative framework pertaining to 16/17-year-old YP
- Maintain the highest possible standards of safeguarding practice; ensuring that services work in partnership with a range of internal, statutory and non-statutory services
This is an amazing opportunity for an individual with relevant experience and skills to optimise their leadership capacity to make a positive impact towards ending youth homelessness. It takes great people to give young people the futures they deserve, so your personal and professional development is a priority.
At Centrepoint, we challenge the discrimination within society that contributes to youth homelessness, and we are just as committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint itself. We are passionate about ensuring all of our colleagues are made to feel included in the work we do and that we value the rich diversity within the organization.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, belief in any religion and none, gender identity, ethnic origin, class, sexuality, nationality, appearance, unrelated criminal activities, disability, responsibility for dependents, part-time or shift workers, being HIV positive or living with AIDS, lived experience of homelessness or using young people’s services and any other matter which causes a person to be treated with injustice.
Centrepoint’s policy is to recruit, employ and promote people on the basis of their suitability for the work to be performed, and to this end, our aim is to ensure that all applicants, employees, and volunteers receive equal treatment.
To apply:
If you have the right skills and the drive to succeed in this role, then please submit a comprehensive CV with a supporting statement telling us how you meet the key requirements in the role specification under knowledge, experience, and skills.
Centrepoint is the UK’s leading charity for homeless young people.
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USPG’s Vision is:
For the churches of the Anglican Communion to experience a deeper fellowship together in Christ and be sources of transformation within their communities and beyond.
USPG’s Mission is:
To partner churches across the Anglican Communion in rethinking mission, energising church and community and championing justice.
JOB PURPOSE:
The Office Manager will be responsible for maintaining effective office procedures & systems, managing building and facilities including IT provision via third party contracts and supplier management, human resource management and assisting Director of Finance & Operations with the smooth running of the organization. In addition, they will help ensure that USPG’s operations are in line with its stated policies in the areas of safeguarding, GDPR and Health and Safety.
The job is advertised for full time position, 4 days per week will be considered.
Please note candidate must have right to work in the UK.
To apply please go to our website.
USPG is the Anglican mission agency that partners churches and communities worldwide in God’s mission to enliven faith, strengthe... Read more
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This is an exciting opportunity to play a significant role in a busy and cutting edge charity supporting migrants at risk or in crisis. You will ensure the safe and efficient running of our busy advice centre and smooth operations by taking responsibility for - and developing - all areas related to reception, building and office services including IT, health and safety at work, service contracts, relevant policies and administrative systems. This is an office-based position.
You will have substantial professional experience in a similar role within a charity or public sector and have good knowledge of relevant regulatory frameworks and compliance issues. You will be energetic, creative, resourceful and highly organized. You must relish a challenge and be able to combine a hands-on role with an ability to take responsibility, think strategically and solve problems. You must enjoy working collaboratively and be passionate about supporting Praxis to deliver its objectives.
This role requires flexibility, initiative and discretion. You should be highly organised and proactive with strong people and communication skills and have a good working knowledge of Microsoft 365 systems, including SharePoint and MS Teams. You should be committed to self-improvement and respond positively to constructive feedback when given, as well as being a committed team player.
Praxis is a dynamic, award-winning human rights charity supporting migrants in crisis or at-risk, ensuring that their essential human needs are met and that they are able to overcome the barriers they face. We have more than 35 years of experience working with migrant communities, and in 2019 we supported around 2,000 people through expert legal advice, housing and peer support. Our holistic approach supports people away from a point of crisis and destitution towards safety, economic independence, social engagement and greater emotional wellbeing.
We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage applications from those with lived experience of migration, and from diverse applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital/civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or pregnancy/maternity leave status.
For further details, please see the job description, and to find out more information about this role see our website to find out more about our work.
To apply, send us your CV and cover letter demonstrating your capabilities in relation to each of the points of the job description. Where relevant use your answers to illustrate how your competencies have helped you to achieve positive results. This will give you the best possible chance to be shortlisted.
Praxis is a charity supporting people affected by immigration controls, who have insecure immigration status or are otherwise at-risk.
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In2scienceUK’s aim is to promote social mobility and diversity in science, technology, engineering and maths. We are looking for an office manager to play a critical role at In2scienceUK in supporting the operations of our quickly growing organisation.
What we are looking for:
You will be someone who thrives on being highly organised with strong attention to detail as well having excellent interpersonal skills to liaison with staff across the organisation as well as external stakeholders and suppliers.
You will be confident in providing a support role as well as independently identifying areas for improvement and leading on new solutions, with the ability to communicate new processes clearly and effectively to all staff.
Duties and responsibilities:
As Office Manager you will be a key part of a new operations team. Working directly with the Head of Operations you will ensure the continued effective administration and operations in a fast growing charity. This as a growth area for the organisation and as the workload for this area increases the staffing will also increase.
Your specific duties will include:
IT
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Supporting the management shared drives, folders and files in a way that is compliant with data protection policies.
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Supporting with the administration of systems and suppliers used across the organisation, e.g. Monday, Xero, Zoho Vault.
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Budgeting and tracking of IT and other assets necessary for the functioning of the organisation.
HR
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Coordinating therecruitment processes in line with the organisation's commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.
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Supporting the onboarding process of new employees e.g. updating the staff handbook, providing working from home provisions, carrying out DBS checks.
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Supporting staff development through booking personal development and essential staff training.
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Support with tracking essential HR processes through Breathe HR systems.
Administration
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Providing ongoing administration for essential functioning of a remote working office, including monitoring shared email accounts.
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Scheduling and organising the logistics of team co-working days and virtual team meetings.
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Supporting trustee board management, to include scheduling and organising board and committee meetings.
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Supporting with the administration of essential documentation and compliance e.g. Charity insurance, Companies House, In2scienceUK policies.
Finance:
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Basic bookkeeping, e.g. tracking receipts, expenses, invoices, billing cycles.
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Processing payments and invoices for funders, suppliers and programme participants.
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Provide support for cross-department budgeting.
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Provide support for payroll administration.
We want to hear from people who can passionately represent the interests of the diverse young people that we serve. We are not asking for particular qualifications. We don’t care what school you went to or what your parents do for work. We care about your character, your skills and potential.
Please provide a CV of no more than 2 pages and a cover letter of no more than 2 pages.
Promoting Social Mobility and Diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.
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Shoreditch Trust is recruiting an Office, Operations & Comms Coordinator.
This new position will play a vital role in enabling the smooth operational running of the organisation and its assets, supporting the core support team and senior leadership team, acting as a point of contact for staff and tenants.
The role leads on the coordination of the Trust’s social media platforms and supports across the organisation on routine assets, IT, and finance tasks.
This role is ideally suited to individuals with an interest in working in a lively office environment, an interest in operations, assets and comms and an appetite to develop strong administration skills. Good organisational and communication skills are essential, as is the ability to hold a multitude of tasks simultaneously.
The role will provide support for the Organisational Support Manager the Assets and Operations Manager and the Senior Leadership Team.
This post offers an excellent opportunity to learn about communications, organisational, operations and assets management, governance, and stakeholder management within the context of the voluntary sector.
Please visit our website for further details and complete all 4 forms within the application process.
Shoreditch Trust is working to create a future free from inequality. Our people-focused and peer-support approach enables us to model our servi... Read more
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Provide specific support to four of our Directors (60%)
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Provide PA support to four of our Directors, manage their diaries and travel schedule, and periodically review how their time is spent to help them optimise use of their time
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Track actions and initiatives that the Directors are responsible for and, where appropriate, follow up on actions on their behalf
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Prepare and edit correspondence and documentation for meetings, including drafting agendas before meetings and documenting actions and minutes after meetings
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Research external meeting attendees prior to meetings and provide detailed and accurate written or verbal briefs to the Directors
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Collect, analyse and present simple data for documents and decisions.
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Update Salesforce (our contact management software) where relevant
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Manage expenses and all other general administrative support for the Directors, as required
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Deputise for Executive Assistant at Board and Leadership Team meetings where necessary
Support the wider team as our office manager (30%)
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General office management, including management of the environmental impact of our office
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Procurement of all office equipment and supplies
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Liaise with our landlord on day-to-day matters
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Ensure the smooth and efficient operation of our building to ensure compliance with all regulations for buildings, fire, health & safety, and maintaining relevant records
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Act as a point of contact within the office for all visitors
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Provide support to the Executive Assistant with PA duties for the Executive Directors when required
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Support the wider business with administrative duties as and when required
Support with co-ordinating our team (10%)
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Manage our cross-team calendar
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Help schedule, co-ordinate and prepare for team events
We don’t expect the person we hire to have ALL the following but hopefully this gives you a sense of what would enable you to thrive in this role and in our team:
APPLY IF…
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You’re incredibly organised; confident in your ability to coordinate multiple tasks, manage competing priorities and work to tight deadlines.
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You are passionate about what we are trying to do and you see this as an opportunity to align your values and purpose with a successful social enterprise with big ambitions
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You are proactive; you spot the things that need doing and get them done whether you've been asked to or not.
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You’re a good communicator; comfortable working with senior leaders and everyone across our team, and have good written and verbal communication abilities
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You have strong attention to detail, and are happy working both independently and in collaboration with others on the team
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You understand what it takes to really make things happen in a growing organisation
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You understand the importance of discretion as you will be exposed to confidential information working for Senior Directors
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You have an excellent sense of initiative, with the ability to predict what might be needed and when, and how you can best prepare yourself and those around you accordingly
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You’re a natural at seeing the bigger picture in the short, medium and long term
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YOU’LL LOVE IT HERE IF YOU…
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Are optimistic, bring warmth and good humour to work, have a strong collaborative work ethic and bring positive intent to every situation
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Have a curious mind and are always open to the insights and perspectives of others
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Are passionate about being efficient, resourceful, creative and a great problem solver
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Love the idea of working somewhere people share your values and are fully focused on making a meaningful impact on the world
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Would enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, are happy to work without a big support structure around you, and would like to grow with a small but ambitious organisation as it develops over time
CORE DETAILS
Salary: £28k - £35k based on experience
Type: It is envisaged this will be a full time role
Start date: To start as soon as possible.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a workplace and culture fit for the future. We believe in equal opportunities, celebrate diversity and are working hard to build an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive
OTHER BENEFITS
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An intense but fun working environment. We’re a rapidly growing, high energy and ambitious team who love our work and making a big impact
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The opportunity to shape the activity of a high profile initiative, to observe system change as it happens and be part of a team helping out big business to have a positive impact on the world
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Working for an organisation where we take our values and purpose seriously, and work hard to practice what we ‘preach’
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Join a talented, dynamic and diverse team with lots of opportunities to learn. We’ll surround you with smart and driven people who have a vested interest in your development.
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All our team have access to world-class development opportunities and an amazing range of speakers – from senior leaders like Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller (former Director General of MI5) to entrepreneurs like Sir Tim Smit (Founder of the Eden Project) to thought leaders like June Sarpong (Head of Creative Diversity at the BBC)
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Private health insurance with Vitality (which also provides discounted gym membership)
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Pension allowance (5% employer contribution)
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A book allowance to build the Forward Institute library
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Generous holiday allowance (30 days) – and a progressive approach to flexible working and being an organisation that allows our team to live full and flourishing lives
LOCATION
We’ve just moved to a brand new office in Holborn, within easy walking distance of a number of over- and underground stations. We expect the team to split their work between the office and home.
Please send your CV and a covering letter or video (maximum of 2 minutes), following this link answering the following two questions:
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What is it that you are passionate about and what makes you a great fit for the Forward Institute?
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Why you are interested in this specific role?
Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
We will be interviewing on a rolling basis with interviews starting the week beginning 20th June.
You will need to hold any relevant Visas/Work Permits.
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One Million Mentors (1MM) is an exciting community-based mentoring programme, quickly growing roots around the UK. Our aim is to recruit train and deploy a million mentors in order to transform a million young lives.
This ambitious programme backs the talents of young people to improve their career chances. 1MM was founded on the belief that through personal, one-to-one mentoring, more young people can grow the knowledge, networks, skills and confidence they need to succeed.
The Finance and Office Manager will have lead responsibility for preparing financial statements, monthly management accounts, maintaining cash controls, purchasing, maintaining accounts payable and budget preparation. In addition this role also includes general office management including diary management, overseeing the Business Review and overseeing some functions of HR and Health and Safety.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re working with a wonderful international development charity who are looking for an Administrator and Office Manager to join their team. You’ll support a busy team with running a smooth office environment, liaising with the building’s management company and other office suppliers, as well as working with the charity’s IT support company to support IT set up for new staff. You’ll conduct finance administration, monitoring sign off of purchase orders and invoices.
You’ll oversee incoming and outgoing payments, monitoring and reimbursing expense claims, whilst also conducting HR administration and team support, such as managing staff holiday and absence records and supporting line managers with recruitment logistics. You’ll manage onboarding of new starters and interns, also organising staff outings. You’ll provide some executive support, arranging board meetings and taking minutes at those meetings.
You will need:
- Experience of office management and charity administration
- Experience managing invoices and payments
- Track record in managing administration of a small organisation
- Experience liaising with office suppliers
If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Chloe or James on 02030 062787 or email [email protected].
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.
We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here. We proactively welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.
About Restless Development.
We know young people have the power to solve the challenges we face in our world, but they are being ignored and overlooked. We are the agency that works with young people so they can lead in solving those challenges. Whether that means supporting communities to end child marriage or prevent HIV, we work with young people to change their lives and the lives of people in their communities.
Our programmes are genuinely life-changing, but can’t do any of this without talented, creative individuals at every level of our organisation.
About the Role.
This is an exciting opportunity for a rising leader to gain exposure to how a values-driven, globally-led agency for change works and is led. We see this role very much as an opportunity not just to increase the effectiveness of our leadership team but also as a chance to develop and model a new way of leading within a global movement for change.
Working closely with the Co- CEOs, this role will gain unparalleled exposure to our leadership team, and we very much expect – and demand – that it is a leadership development opportunity for the right candidate to grow as a leader themselves while also helping Restless Development’s leadership to perform at the highest level possible. In short this role will both improve how our leadership works as well as prove how leadership should be done in an agency like ours.
The Executive Assistant and Office Coordinator sits within the International People & Operations team, providing additional all-round support for how we support our people – making it a role uniquely connected with all teams globally.
About You.
Essential skills and experience
● Proven organisational and time management skills
● Acute and thorough attention to detail
● Effective executive-facing communication skills
● Excellent written and spoken English
● Proficiency in working with Google (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Calendars etc), as well as Microsoft Office functions
Desirable skills & experience
● Prior Executive Assistant experience
● Prior office management experience
● Prior event management experience
● Experience of international development
● Passion for continuous learning and improvement
How To Apply.
- Please send a completed application form by 9am on the 11th July 2022. Please note that we do not accept CVs, resumes or covering letters.
- Interviews are planned to take place w/c 18th July (tbc).
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Ambitious about Autism is currently looking for a Group Facilities Officer to join our internal facilities team.
As the Group Facilities Officer, you will support the Head of Property in ensuring that appropriate planned property maintenance and facilities management services are in place across all Ambitious about Autism sites. This will require close liaison with the Schools' and College operational leads/business managers. The role will also support in overseeing capital and maintenance projects across the sites as agreed with the Head of Property.
We are looking for an individual who will:
- Support the Head of Property in developing a three-year property strategy, budget, and plan which is aligned to the organisational strategy; leading on all aspects of facilities management practice
- Work closely with the Health and Safety Manager, ensuring that all Health and Safety auditing and reporting is completed compliantly and timely and reported to relevant stakeholders.
- Manage the day-to-day relationships with all outsourced providers of property management services (e.g. cleaners, regular maintenance providers) and to support the Head of Property in the long term planning and any tendering and management processes relating to outsourced providers.
In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance commitment to your continued professional development (CPD) and more. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with.
Please find the full details on the JD link below.
If you would like more information about the role or would like an informal, confidential discussion please contact Stephen Vickers
Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
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Harris Hill is working with one of the world's leading youth charities that helps to support young people for the challenges of life. Each year, thousands of young people take part and benefit from the charity's many initiatives & events.
Summary of Role
Your role will be to support the Executive Assistant and Office & Facilities Manager (9 months FTC). This is a team effort and together you will be responsible for maintaining the smooth operation of the London office, ensuring procedures are followed for the efficient management of day-to-day matters.
As mentioned, you will be required to support the Executive Assistant and Office & Facilities Manager for an initial 9-month fixed term contract assisting them in all aspects of their work. This includes international travel arrangements, diary management, and acting as the point of contact for enquires into the office.
The role will suit you because of your previous administrative experience in office management. And you will also be required to draw upon your strong written and verbal communication, excellent eye for detail and strong organisational skills. You will also have a positive and flexible approach to work, demonstrating the ability to problem solve.
This is a primarily office-based role with some flexibility around working from home.
Experience Required :
Previous experience in administrative support in a busy office environment
experience of communicating to a broad range of stakeholders using various media (e.g. email, publications, letters)
Experience of minute taking (or willingness to learn)
Previous experience of working in the charity/ not-for-profit sector
Experience of working or supporting others in the management
Skills Required :
Ability to maintain confidentiality
High level of written and verbal communication skills.
Fluency in English
Meticulous attention to detail
Strong organisational skills
Excellent time management
IT literate. (Experienced user of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Able to work on own initiative and with little supervision
Second language skills (desirable)
Experience of Salesforce or similar data management tool
Good Luck & we look forward to meeting you!
FULL TIME PREFERRED, BUT WE WILL CONSIDER CANDIDATES LOOKING FOR A PART TIME ROLE.
About the Stonegrove Community Trust
We are a vibrant young charity, started in October 2014 and led by local residents. We share the OneStonegrove centre with St Peter’s Church. OneStonegrove was opened to the community in July 2016, and since then has grown into a thriving community asset.
OneStonegrove has over 70,000 attendances/visits a year, for a diverse range of activities and events. We deliver and run activities mostly through partnerships with individuals and organisations. Our aim is to make OneStonegrove into the most inclusive and environmentally sustainable building possible – a beacon and example of what is possible. We need an Operational Lead who is passionate about working with us to make that a reality.
Purpose of the job
You will be the operational lead for all activities of the charity. This is a newly created role, which will be hugely diverse in terms of the workload, adaptable to the skills of the successful candidate, and which will evolve over time as we continue to grow the charity financial and increase our activities in the community. We have grown substantially in our short history, and have tripled in size in the last three years.
A large portion of this role, and most of your time when you initially start will be taken up by the management and running of the OneStonegrove centre. Until June 2021 this was contracted out to another charity. When we took on the management of OneStonegrove we ported across various policies, procedures and ways of working, and we need you to improve and develop every part of how the centre is managed. We run our own activities from OneStonegrove, plus there is the Church usage, a private nursery and rented offices on the first floor, and then the regular and one-off hires. Over the next two years we want to substantially increase the income created by OneStonegrove, further develop what we offer to hirers and the community, and also to launch several new projects ourselves.
As well as the management of the OneStonegrove centre you will take on responsibilities across a range of other projects, both current and yet to be launched. You will work with our CEO and the wider team to ensure that everything that we do is inspiring, efficient and safe.
We want to ensure that we build a team here that reflects our local diverse community. If you believe that you can succeed in this role working with our local community, then we look forward to receiving your application, explaining how you will meet the requirements of the role.
Person Specification
We believe in hiring for aptitude over experience, and understand that you may have transferable skills from paid and voluntary work, and other parts of your life. For this reason we have kept our Essential requirements list fairly short.
Essential requirements
- Fantastic people skills – able to work with a diverse group of committed, passionate and compassionate people, to create impact in our local community.
- Organised, with experience leading projects, or an organisation.
- Previous experience of managing either paid staff or volunteers.
- Able to use IT, such as email and Microsoft software packages.
- Willing and able to work flexibly, according to the needs of the charity and our community.
- Able to work to agreed budgets, and keep accurate records.
- Able to write risk assessments, to update policies and procedures, and to ensure that they are followed.
- Willing and able to learn and develop into the role, attending training and development opportunities where provided.
Desirable requirements
This “shopping list” of desirable requirements contains everything we can think of that would either help you in this role, or would be useful to our team generally.
- Substantive project or organisational management experience.
- Coaching knowledge or qualifications.
- Any qualifications relevant to our charity programmes or operations.
- Knowledge and/or experience of Community Organising and/or Asset Based Community Development.
- Knowledge of the local area, local people and local organisations.
- Fundraising knowledge or experience.
- Communications or marketing knowledge or experience.
- Experience of procurement or purchasing.
- Any financial management and reporting experience.
- Experience of residents/community-led projects.
- Experience of working with diverse communities.
- Experience of project monitoring and evaluation.
- Previous experience of working within a charity or social enterprise.
- Excellent computer skills, including social media, and any other program knowledge that could be applied to this role.
- Experience in any of our current or future/potential programme areas such as Early years, Children & Families, Play work, Youth work, Older people, Community events.
- Able to start ASAP.
Location: OneStonegrove, 5 Hayling Way, Edgware HA8 8BN, plus some home/remote working as agreed/requested.
Deadline for applications 9am Thursday 14th July
Interviews to be held Wednesday 20th July at OneStonegrove.
To apply please upload a Cover Letter and a CV.
You will find some additional details on the downloadable job pack, which Charity Job would not allow us to include.
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XLP is a youth work charity working to create positive futures for young people and at the cutting edge of tackling poverty and educational failure in inner London. We deliver holistic, long-term work with young people aged 11 to 25 in schools and estate communities.
We’re looking for a part-time Office Coordinator to help maintain and manage our central office and create a welcoming and enjoyable working environment that allows the team to do their best work. Our central office is where our core team is based, comprising of finance, fundraising, communications, impact and HR, and where we run team days, events, and some of our youth work projects.
As a team player, you will be flexible, proactive and happy to apply your organisational and communication skills to help solve problems. You’ll be keen to improve efficiency and always thinking about how we could do things better.
Part of our small office team, you will be helping to support the smooth running of the organisation, which allows our team of around 40 community-based youth workers to thrive in their work to help young people stay in school and out of gangs.
You’ll be good at:
- Organisation and have great attention to detail;
- Communicating with people from all different walks of life;
- Using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook;
- Completing tasks that you start and making sure that all the things you do are to a high standard;
- Spotting where things need to be done and taking initiative to problem solve.
- Confident in dealing with phone calls
Useful if you have:
- Previous experience in a similar role;
- Knowledge of health and safety legislation;
- Previous training as a fire warden;
- Previous training as a first aider.
We’re committed to providing ongoing training and support for all our staff for them to develop and thrive in their roles.
All XLP staff and volunteers have enhanced DBS disclosures and work within strict safeguarding guidelines.
What we offer
In return, the successful candidate will receive a supportive and flexible working environment, regular staff training and access to a range of employee benefits including; employer pension scheme contribution, 25 days of leave (pro rata) and regular team socials.
How to Apply
Please click the link to apply via our website. Applications close on Friday the 8th of July at 12pm (midday).
Successful candidates will be invited to two rounds of interviews.
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Why join us?
Job Purpose
- Accountability and ownership of the project to ensure the project maintains business focus and project deliverables are actively managed, including effective management of scope, cost, actions, dependencies and risks to ensure delivery aligns with strategic objectives, budget and timeline.
- Plan, support, facilitate and monitor and report progress over short, medium- and long-term timeframes against agreed objectives ensuring changing requirements are met.
- Ensure the defined methodologies, processes and tools are consistently applied, in-line with the overall standards set by the PMO and Programme.
- Working collaboratively and effectively with all stakeholders whether internal of external to the Met Office, provide leadership and direction to the team on requirements, scope, timescale, cost constraints and quality expectations.
Essential Qualifications, Skills & Abilities
- Extensive project management - PRINCE2 Practitioner and/or APM (Association for Project Management) Certificate or equivalent project related experience in Waterfall or Agile methodologies, with proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills - ability to work collaboratively with multiple internal and external stakeholders at all levels, managing conflict, negotiation and working in a matrix organisation.
- Managing priorities - proven experience of coordinating multiple activities and shifting demands, with the ability to prioritise and simplify complexity, to enable timely and effective decision making.
- Strong leadership - delivery-focused mindset, with strong leadership and problem solving skills to overcome obstacles and motivate the team to identify solutions and deliver great outcomes.
- Initiative - proactive and adaptable, with the ability to build a culture of continuous learning, development and mutual support.
How to apply