Permanent contract

• Full time – 35 hours per week
• Salary: £31,305
• Based in Oxford, open for home-working (currently we are still predominantly working from home. The post holder could work from home 2-3 days per week).

As an equal opportunities employer, we particularly welcome applications from individuals from minority groups as they are currently underrepresented within our organisation. All appointments are made on merit of skill, experience and potential as laid down in the job description and person specification.

An exciting role has opened up in the Fundraising for Mission team as Individual Fundraising Lead. Reporting directly to the Director of Fundraising for Mission, the Individual Fundraising Lead will take the overall responsibility for fundraising from individual donors including developing the strategic framework as well as scheduling and managing the direct marketing activity of the fundraising team. This includes activity to develop engagement from existing supporters and activity to recruit new supporters to CMS.   

The Individual Fundraising Lead is a permanent, full time role (35 hours per week), with a starting salary of £31,305 per annum, and a generous pension scheme contribution. The role will be based at CMS House, Oxford.

It is essential that the successful candidate be educated to degree level or equivalent, and have experience of working in a direct marketing environment and a proven track record with individual donors, managing or coordinating projects, designing and delivering marketing campaigns and of using databases for marketing purposes. She/he will also have strong analytical and Microsoft Office skills, excellent written and oral communication skills and demonstrate high levels of individual initiative. It is also a requirement for this post holder to be a committed and practising Christian, committed to the CMS values and aims, which are detailed on the CMS website.

Further details can be found in the job description and person specification available to download.

Closing date for receipt of completed applications:

Midnight on Sunday 21 November 2021

Interviews will be held on Friday 03 December 2021 at CMS House, Oxford

Are you a natural when it comes to engaging people’s interest and developing lasting relationships with them? Can you tell a story and advocate for a cause both through conversation and in the written word? Do you get a buzz from being creative and working as part of a dynamic team?

As our Supporter Development Manager you will be responsible for driving Viva’s fundraising and supporter care in five key areas: major donors, onboarding new supporters, church relationships, sponsored and community events for individuals and churches, and legacies.

As such, it is crucial that you are an excellent communicator who can effectively engage with churches through preaching and with people of different nationalities and cultures. You will have strong organisational skills and a proven ability to manage a dynamic workload effectively together with a natural ability to inspire, motivate and drive excellence and improvement.

You will be a team player, yet able to work independently, be well-organised and responsive to all forms of communication.

Are you up for this new challenge with a charity that is changing children’s lives around the world?

To apply, please click on the 'Apply' button for full application details. The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 14 November 2021.  Interviews will be held on Thursday 25 November 2021. 

This is a full-time role for Viva in the UK, located either at its Oxford offices or home-working, with the expectation that you will come into the office in Oxford on a regular basis. The salary will be £28,000 to £32,000 per annum (depending on experience).

About Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN)

ENN is a well-established and highly respected UK-based charity working to reduce malnutrition globally. ENN strives to enhance the effectiveness of nutrition policy and programming by improving knowledge, stimulating learning and building evidence. We are passionate about being field driven and are globally recognised as thought leaders and conveners in nutrition.

Our vision is that every individual caught up in a nutritional emergency, or suffering from malnutrition anywhere in the world, gets the most effective help possible.

We undertake knowledge management, research and advocacy to support national governments, civil society, UN, donor and academic organisations. Through these collaborations we support agencies to implement evidence-based nutrition programming, predominantly in low- and middle-income countries.

ENN is governed by a Board of Trustees and has its head office in Kidlington, UK. ENN is financially supported by a range of institutional donors (including the Irish and US governments), charitable foundations (including the Eleanor Crook Foundation and the Waterloo Foundation), as well as UN agencies and INGOs. 

Why work for ENN?

This is an exciting opportunity to join the growing ENN team a Project Manager (PM). The role provides the opportunity to work across the spectrum of ENN’s projects, as part of a motivated and dynamic Operations team. You will also support the development of ENN’s next strategy. ENN’s portfolio includes projects specialising in Infant Feeding in Emergencies, Wasting and Stunting, Adolescent Nutrition and MAMI, as well as our highly regarded International Publications. We are also actively engaged in the global nutrition and development community in support of the COVID-19 response. You will be based in our headquarters and work with all of the ENN staff to enable our projects to deliver effectively. We’re proud that in our 2021 Employee Engagement Survey over 95 percent of our staff agreed that they are treated with fairness and respect at work and that they trust and respect their manager.

About You

You will be a highly motivated, adaptable and skilled project manager with relevant third sector experience. You will be comfortable supporting complex projects with dispersed technical teams whilst ensuring donor compliance and reporting requirements are met. A sound knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methods would be advantageous. Fundamentally, you will have a keen interest in what we do and be ready to contribute to making a positive change.

Terms and Conditions

Hours of work: Full time (37.5 hours per week) – part time may be considered Type of contract: 12 months fixed term (with the possibility to extend)

Location: ENN’s Head Office in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 (Note: In line with ENN’s current policy regarding the COVID-19 outbreak and the associated UK government advice, you may be asked to work from home up to two days per week until ENN’s Headquarters fully reopens.)

Holidays: 25 days plus UK bank holidays increasing by one day p.a. after two complete years of service to a maximum of 27 days p.a. (pro rata) Paid office closure days between Christmas and New Year

Pension: Auto-Enrolment to ENN scheme with a generous Employer contribution of 5% Salary: £36,000 to £42,000 per annum depending on experience (pro rata)

Purpose of the role

The Project Manager will be a key member of ENN’s Operations Team, working closely with the Projects Team (currently one other PM and two Project Officers), Finance Manager and Operations and Finance Director (OFD) as well as ENN’s Technical Directors and Project Technical Leads. The PM will oversee a portfolio of projects each of which are assigned a Project Technical Lead. The PM will work alongside project leads to develop and map key activity for the project, track milestones and deliverables, develop project and donor finance and narrative reports, and ensure compliance and adherence to governance requirements. In addition the PM will contribute to the development of new funding proposals.

Key Responsibilities

Project Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with all donor grant agreements relevant to the PM’s portfolio of projects

• Develop and monitor project work plans and budgets in collaboration with project leads and Operations and Finance Team colleagues

• Manage project budgets: monitor spend against budget including approval within set thresholds, carry out forecasting and re forecasting exercises and regularly update project leads and the Senior Management team on spend

• Work closely with project leads to ensure project deliverables are clear, appropriately planned and delivered to deadline.

• Coordinate closely with relevant ENN colleagues and third parties to ensure delivery to deadline across a range of activities (e.g. international and UK meetings and conferences, technical publications - print and online, translations and design services, international field trips, technical webinars and briefings)

• Support project leads to develop and maintain project risk registers

• Convene regular meetings with the project team to keep a broad overview of project delivery in relation to the project grant, managing and enabling grant amendments/extensions etc

• Lead on both project narrative and financial reporting liaising with both internal and external stakeholders as required.

• Ensure effective communications with Donors during the project lifecycle

• Work with project leads to identify the need for additional capacity (staff/technical associates), aligning the project budget as required and ensuring due diligence requirements are met

Fundraising and business development

• Input into and support the development and delivery of ENN’s fundraising strategy

• Provide support to the development and maintenance of ENN’s funding pipeline and cash flow forecasting, and identification of potential shortfalls, linking with ENN’s Finance Manager and OFD

• Input into ENN database for major donors

• Coordinate the development and submission of proposals for new grants, carrying out due diligence, developing budgets and workplans.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Work with the Operations team to develop ENN wide quarterly and annual reporting

• Support the development of and measurement against KPIs and metrics

• Work with colleagues across the organisation in developing annual project plans including relevance performance indicators

• Work with the technical teams in identifying appropriate indicators and means of verification as part of project designs and proposals development.

• Maintain the ENN Results Framework and use data from the Framework and quarterly reports in preparing quarterly internal updates for the Management Team on project progress and results and in preparing reports to external donors.

General Responsibilities

• Support the OFD in the project management of a number of Core projects

• Support the OFD and Finance Manager with ENN wide management information.

• Line manage the Project Officer(s) if required

• Actively promote adherence to ENN’s procurement policy particularly with regard to the contracting of technical associates

• Contribute to internal and external communications and website development in relation to the PM’s portfolio of projects

• Contribute to the development and dissemination of relevant processes and policies

• Producing regular management information reports working with FM

Person Specification

Essential

• Previous experience of project management in the third sector

• Experience working on donor / grant funded projects and ability to navigate and communicate compliance requirements

• Experience in line managing a team including performance management, staff engagement and development, and effective coordination of team workload

• Experience in developing funding opportunities with a variety of donors

• Experience in developing, monitoring, and reporting against budgets

• Excellent communication and written skills, including previous experience of writing and collating detailed donor reports

• Able to work with and influence colleagues, often remotely, to achieve a shared outcome

• Ability to manage a diverse and busy workload, prioritising effectively, and able to work both autonomously and as a member of a dispersed and diverse team

• Flexibility and willingness to take on new areas of work and responsibilities

• Strong interpersonal skills, able to work with a wide range and varying levels of stakeholders

• Motivated, takes initiative, innovates and delivers to deadlines

• Excellent attention to detail

• Able to diagnose situations and constraints, comfortable when to progress independently and when to escalate

• Proficient user of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook

• Good cross-cultural awareness

• Ability to demonstrate discretion, diplomacy, and patience

• Fluent in English

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent), or able to demonstrate a relevant and equivalent level of experience

Desirable

• Project Management Qualification

• Specific experience in any of the following institutional donors would be an advantage: USAID, FCDO (DFID) and Irish Aid

• Experience of managing procurement activities

• Experience of evaluations: analysing, collating and reviewing data related to grant and programme effectiveness

• Previous experience of arranging international business travel, ideally to developing countries

• Experience working within a humanitarian, nutrition or international development context

• French speaking

• Experience of using Finance, HR and/or Project Management systems Reporting Lines The Project Manager will report to the Operations and Finance Director and will have line management responsibility for a small team.

Eligibility to work

Must be entitled to work in the UK at the time of application. No relocation package is offered for this role. ENN is committed to diversity and inclusion, and to building a culture where every staff member and volunteer is recognised and valued as an individual. We actively encourage applications from a broad range of experiences and backgrounds.

Application Process

Please submit a Cover Letter (no more than 1 page) and CV to no later than Sunday 7th November 2021. Early applications are advised as we reserve the right to conclude the process before the closing date if a suitable candidate is identified. Please include your preferred working pattern details in your application, if not full time

A wonderful opportunity for an experienced Individual Giving Manger to join Sobell House Hospice Charity based in Oxford. You will be a talented, creative, and innovative professional focussed on inspiring people to support life-changing hospice care in Oxfordshire. Over the past year, the hospice charity has received immense support from individuals, and it is an exciting time to join us.
As part of your role, you will be driving forward income through various channels which include, regular giving, fundraising appeals, lottery and in-memory giving. You will be managing the Individual Giving Fundraiser and an income of circa £600,000 as well as championing data, allowing you to implement strong stewardship plans from the analysed data.
You will need
- Extensive experience of working in/managing an individual giving or appeals fundraising environment
- Excellent understanding and experience of relationship database/CRM systems and how these are applied in appeals to achieve results
- Demonstrable experience of direct marketing (both donor development and donor acquisition campaigns) and demonstrable understanding of database marketing principles
- Experience of effectively planning, scheduling and delivering successful integrated projects/appeal
- Knowledge and understanding of data protection legislation
- Experience of campaign analysis and testing methods.
If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you. You will be joining a busy and thriving fundraising team with a clear vision for the future and the drive to succeed.
Closing date for receipt of completed applications: Monday 25th October 2021
Interviews will be held the week of the 1st November 2021

Open Doors is an international, interdenominational organization that supports Christians who are persecuted for their faith. Open Doors International supports the worldwide organization with services such as IT, DME Program Management, Finance, Advocacy, and HR by working in a service-oriented way with teams and colleagues in countries with an Open Doors Development or Field office.

Our Global IT Team consists of 22 colleagues, allocated in different parts of the world, like the Netherlands, Philippines and Brazil and they support about 1500 users worldwide. The team consists of an IT Service Team, which is responsible for the development, maintenance & support of all systems and an IT Change team, which is responsible for Business Analysis, Application Management and Programming.

The IT Project Manager is working next to these teams and is responsible to lead IT projects, in close collaboration with your internal stakeholders and IT specialists. This position reports directly to the Global IT Manager.

Your key responsibilities

• Develop and lead multiple project plans simultaneously.
• Achieve objectives within the set conditions and timeframe, with a strong focus on delivering high quality results and people skills to lead project teams.
• Timely flag when and how planning or content needs to be adjusted, taking appropriate action and maintaining contact with the stakeholders.
• Oversee and monitor progress of all different projects running simultaneously.
• Work closely with the IT Business Analyst and IT Services Manager.

Your profile

• A committed Christian* with a passion for the Persecuted Church
• Bachelor degree or equivalent work and thinking level in a relevant area
• Significant breadth and depth of experience in a relevant position, including system development, process analysis and/or IT functional management 
• Knowledge of and experience with the latest project methods and their customer-friendly application, like Agile/Scrum/Kanban. 
• Proven ability in planning and organizing, advising and leading stakeholders and project team members, in a continuously changing environment.
• Result-oriented, pro-active, culturally sensitive and able to self-manage.
• Strong leadership, networking and communication skills (in English).

This is a salaried position. Working at Open Doors means that you are actively involved in the worldwide Persecuted Church. We offer you a versatile position in an international environment and a professional team with development opportunities. The position is allocated in the Netherlands (Harderwijk) or in the UK(Witney/home-based). 

*There is an occupational requirement under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 for this post to be held by an actively practising Christian who assents to our statement of faith.

Your New Organisation

We envision a world in which young people gain the tools they need to navigate life, with creativity, resilience and brilliant mental health.

Oxfordshire has a cutting edge youth sector full of grassroots leaders wanting to give young people the space and support needed to be the best and happiest they can be. Our organisation provides both direct delivery: through innovative youth leadership programmes, workshops and a young peoples supported accommodation service and sector support: by providing holistic support to the frontline organisations, so that they have everything they need to be delivering high impact work that is grounded in best practice safeguarding and youth work.

At OY, we listen to and harness the creative powers and relentless energy of young people to drive real change at a grass roots and strategic level.

Oxfordshire Youth is a boundary-breaking organisation, passionate about creating a future for and with young people that gives them the best possible opportunity to realise their potential.  2020 was a year like no other, and it was also the year that we saw Oxfordshire Youth enter an unprecedented transformation in our work.

Together, we will redefine the youth sector in Oxfordshire and young people will become the leaders we know they are capable of becoming. Oxfordshire Youth recruits outstanding talent to ensure we provide outstanding programmes and services to the young people of Oxfordshire and the organisations who serve them.

OY culture revolves around our core values: Ambitious, Reflective, Innovative, Self-nurturing, Inclusive and Trustworthy.

Job Purpose

To lead the enabling services for Oxfordshire Youth – finance, HR, fundraising, premises, Health and Safety, GDPR and IT ensuring that we position ourselves to be financially sustainable, adaptable and responsive to external factors and an employer of choice.

To develop the operational infrastructure ensuring our policies, processes, procedures and systems are appropriate and efficient.  This includes, Finance, premises, IT, compliance, impact measurement, insurance, procurement, safeguarding, HR, fundraising, data analytics and reporting. 

To be the lead on financial planning and annual budget setting highlighting financial risk and monitoring the financial health of the charity.

To oversee the People function ensuring our structure, culture, behaviours and people processes support us in delivering impactful services with committed, motivated and valued employees. 

Through superb leadership, support OY to deliver on current commitments, whilst seeking new opportunities aligned to our strategic imperatives. The role is both strategic and operational in nature.

Key Responsibilities and Main Duties

Strategic Planning and Transformation

• In collaboration with the CEO shape the strategic direction of the charity, regularly reviewing and improving the strategy on an ongoing basis ensuring the operational infrastructure supports the achievement of the strategy. 
• Ensure that all programs in our portfolio are managed effectively in terms of prioritization, funding, resourcing, people, outcomes and reporting in order that they are delivered in line with the organisational strategy.

Financial Management

• To monitor the financial health of the charity. Create monthly management accounts; report bi-monthly to the Finance, Audit and Risk (FAR) Committee and ensure that we are constantly highlighting financial risks and opportunities
• To lead on financial planning and annual budget setting. Provide high quality monthly reports on budget progress, support staff members struggling with budget adherence.
• To champion the use of robust financial processes and procedures for book keeping, record keeping, month end, expense claims, procurement, payroll and income generation.
• To lead on annual statutory accounts, the annual audit, and filing obligations with the Charity Commission. 
• To expand and develop the organisation’s financial strategy. Increase assets and reserves, diversify income and support gradual sustainable growth.

Fundraising and Donor Management

• To line manage the Corporate Fundraising Manager and support them to implement our fundraising strategy.

• To gradually build our fundraising capacity and unrestricted turnover by increasing the size of the fundraising team in a sustainable manner.
• To create a can-do relationship-led fundraising culture; supporting the fundraising team to outperform their targets in every area. Produce monthly reports monitoring performance against targets.
• To promote a donor love ethos ensuring donors feel valued and engaged.
• Lead a project to formalise our volunteer base with clear recruitment, induction and management processes. 
• To drive forwards Oxfordshire Youth’s plans for continuous sustainable growth

People Management

• To inspire and motivate the team, building a collective ambition to deliver on the mission and strategic imperatives.
• To line manage the People and Development Manager and to support her to lead the people function ensuring that our processes, systems and procedures create a fair and cohesive approach to people management.
• Alongside the People and Development Manager, support managers to ensure that OY values are lived and the organizational culture supports our mission helping us to deliver our social purpose with pride.
• Support the People and Development Manager to build capability in performance management, modelling the way, ensuring the approach to talent, succession and learning, positions OY for success and as an attractive employer.

IT

• To be the lead on IT in terms of hardware, software, procurement and system implementations including Xero, MyConcern, Lamplight, website, and other systems.
• To ensure that technology enables our staff to deliver and supports us to effectively engage with all of our stakeholders.  To ensure our technological capability supports us to be at the forefront of youth engagement, marketing, communications and service delivery.

Compliance

• To lead on policies, processes and systems around compliance including GDPR, DBS, safeguarding and HR. 
• To work within the organisational GDPR policy and procedure to lead on and strengthen adherence to GDPR across the whole organization and to ensure a high level of staff understanding across all teams.
• To lead on Oxfordshire Youth’s Health and Safety across the whole organisation including for all premises and YPSA accommodations.

Facilities Management

• To be the key landlord contact for all of our premises, managing all contract negotiations.
• Oversee all maintenance for our premises ensuring repairs are booked and carried out in a timely fashion.
• To lead on the fundraising for and purchase of a new Oxford Youth Hub; chairing the joint staff and trustee working group.

Other Duties with Oxfordshire Youth:

• To lead on the coordination of other training contracts as and when they arise within the organisation
• To contribute to the content of Oxfordshire Youth’s communications including the newsletter, website and other internal and external communications
• To work towards annual KPIs agreed with the Line Manager
• To attend team meetings and regular supervision meetings with the Line Manager
• To liaise and work alongside other team members and to maintain good inter-agency links
• To ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with Oxfordshire Youth’s values, guidelines, policies and procedures
• To undergo training that will enable personal and workforce development
• To undertake any other relevant duty related to the further development, promotion and sustainability of the organisation as agreed with Line Manager
• Subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

Safeguarding

• To recognise that promoting the welfare and safeguarding children, young people and adults is everyone’s business and access training and supervision as appropriate to the role.
• To support the organisation in ensuring young people are protected from abuse or the risk of abuse and their human rights are respected and upheld.
• To ensure concerns are responded to appropriately in line with the OY's Safeguarding Adults Policy and the Child Protection Policy and interagency safeguarding procedures.
• To comply with recruitment and other checks as requested by the organisation including undertaking a DBS check.

This job description is subject to amendment following discussion with the post holder.

October 2021

EXPERIENCE, QUALITIES AND APTITUDE

Essential:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
• ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualified, with significant post qualification experience (qualified by experience may be considered)
• Experience of leading a finance function in an organization
• An understanding of HR and employment law; integrity and discretion when dealing with sensitive information.
• Excellent leadership skills with proven experience in a leadership role.
• A strong line manager with demonstrable experience of delivering through a team
• Experience of managing complex projects
•  Experience of implementing and managing IT within organisations
• Experience of managing significant budgets of over £1m.
• Ability to carry out research and analyse both quantitative and qualitative data
• Strong presentation, reporting and communication skills
• In depth experience of using Xero, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and databases
• Committed to treating people equally, respecting differences and challenging prejudice and discrimination
• A positive, enthusiastic and ‘can do’ approach to work
• Committed to own learning and development
• A commitment to the social ethos of the charity and an ability to relate to Young People

Desirable:

• Prior experience of charity accounting and of leading on the audit process for a charity
• Understanding of learning and professional development
•  Understanding of the youth sector and current challenges that young people face
• Understanding of the challenges facing the third sector
• Experience across all sectors (corporate, public and third sector)
• Experience of contract management and the delivering of sizeable contracts in public or private sector

Post Title: Engagement and Development Manager - East Berkshire

Key Relationships: Senior Management Team

Salary: £33-36,000 per annum dependent on experience

Pension: Auto Enrolment (currently 5% employee contribution, 3% employer contribution)

Location: Hybrid working with the ability to work from home and in one of our offices. There will be a requirement to travel to face to face meetings with partners and stakeholders, in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, although some of these may be virtual.

Hours of Work: 37 hours per week, but willing to consider some flexibility

Contract: Permanent

Probationary Period: 6 months

Holidays: 25 days per annum, plus 2 wellbeing days and bank holidays

ABOUT BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MIND

Buckinghamshire Mind shares national Mind’s vision: “We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect”. With one in four people experiencing a mental health problem at some point in their lives, people need Mind more than ever. We deliver high quality community-based services across the county of Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire to reach out and ensure everyone with a mental health problem gets access to the help they need.

The services we provide include: 

• Wellbeing Activity and Peer Support Groups in the community
• Safe Haven crisis support
• Outreach services, delivered by colleagues working within NHS settings in both primary and secondary care settings
• Older Adults Services
• Children and Young Peoples’ services, including Peer Support in Schools
• Training services
• Counselling – for Adults and a Suicide Bereavement Support Service
• Employment Support
• Befriending programmes in the community
• Time to Change

We currently employ over 70 colleagues based in three different sites (Aylesbury, High Wycombe and Chesham) and are supported by more than 500 volunteers. We ensure that people with lived experience of mental health problems are fully engaged in the development and design of the services that we offer. 

ABOUT MIND IN BERKSHIRE

Mind in Berkshire is an exciting new collaboration to develop mental health support and awareness across the county of Berkshire, working with existing providers to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and skills and to enhance capacity. We are seeking to recruit an Engagement and Development Manager for East Berkshire, who will work in close partnership with a colleague at Oxfordshire Mind, focusing on Berkshire West developments.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Mind in Berkshire programme is a collaboration between Buckinghamshire Mind and Oxfordshire Mind aimed at increasing third sector capacity to deliver mental health support across Berkshire.  The post holder in Buckinghamshire will be a member of the senior management team and their role will involve drawing on, co-ordinating and developing the expertise of the many voluntary and community sector partners active in this field across the county. By applying learning from the COVID lockdowns – the successes and the challenges highlighted – the programme will help to develop mental health services within the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire (BOB) and the Frimley Integrated Care Systems.

Buckinghamshire Mind is already delivering services in East Berkshire, whilst Oxfordshire Mind has secured several contracts to deliver services in Berkshire West. The local Minds are working together to strengthen partnerships and alliances across Berkshire with public, private and third sector organisations, remaining committed always to the principles of the Mind Federation Agreement:

• delivering services for the benefit of service users.
• delivering fair and worthwhile benefit for all Local Minds.
• sharing learning and best practice and connections.
• working together with openness and honesty in the spirit of collaboration and cooperation.
• responding with good faith in a timely manner.
• valuing diversity and inclusion, promoting equality and challenging discrimination.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Engagement and Development Manager for East Berkshire (Windsor & Maidenhead; Bracknell and Slough) will work closely with the Engagement and Development role in Berkshire West (Reading, Wokingham, Berkshire West) to:

• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders such as commissioners, providers, community groups and potential service users across Berkshire
• Support and influence existing and emerging mental health policy and strategy within Berkshire and the Frimley ICS
• Build a local Mind presence in Berkshire, raising the profile of Mind and representing Mind in forums and other meetings across Berkshire
• Create a Mind in Berkshire voice and develop a strong influencing role, sharing learning and best practice
• Identify gaps in current provision across the county and explore and develop potential service offers, creating robust business cases to support proposals that are aligned with clearly defined service user need.
• Work closely with both the SMT and OMT to ensure budget assumptions and available capacity and to ensure alignment with current strategic priorities.
• Provide a recognised source of knowledge for Buckinghamshire Mind colleagues about what is happening in Berkshire
• Both Engagement & Development roles will work closely with their respective Senior Management Teams and Trustee Boards on this high profile project.

The East Berkshire post will initially focus on the following deliverables.

1. Become the recognised “face” of the organisation to our external stakeholders through a focused and active participation in relevant networks and groups linked to our strategic objectives.

2. Identify, develop and maintain relations with key external partners including commissioners, funders and partner agencies.

3. Develop a strong understanding of the skills and capacity available within Buckinghamshire Mind’s operational team and how this fits with Oxfordshire Mind.

4. Research and identify need and unmet need through asset mapping, data analysis and gathering intelligence from your networks. This should be done in close collaboration with colleagues, both in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Mind, to develop a picture across the county of Berkshire.

5. Build on this mapping exercise and gap analysis to prepare and implement a detailed activity plan setting out deliverables, outcomes and risk management.

6. Support the ongoing sustainability of mental health services in Berkshire, in particular Friends in Need, Community Connectors and the STAR contract, gradually assuming the lead role in funder monitoring and reporting.

7. Identify, appraise and develop new business opportunities, delivered in partnership or as Buckinghamshire Mind, where there is a clearly identified need that is aligned with the strategic priorities of the organisation.

8. Design and develop new services fully embracing the knowledge and wisdom that comes from the voice of lived experience of both our volunteers and service users.

9. Support with the implementation phase of all new projects, providing a seamless transition from operational and financial understanding, to bid writing, to the set-up of a new service.

Additional Requirements

The post-holder will also be expected to:

• Maintain an overview and an up to date knowledge of key national, regional and local policies within the mental health field, and of current and emerging health and social care structures.
• Prepare papers, reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders.
• Behave in a professional manner at all times, reflecting and maintaining the values and ethos of the local Mind.
• Attend regular supervision and participate in annual appraisals
• Be proactive in reviewing and evaluating personal performance and identifying areas for improvement and development
• Attend and participate in team meetings and other meetings as required

This job description covers the current range of duties and will be reviewed from time to time.  It is Buckinghamshire Mind’s aim to reach agreement on changes, but if agreement is not possible, Buckinghamshire Mind reserves the right to change this job description.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The person specification seeks to define a person most likely to be suited to the job of Engagement and Development Manager in East Berkshire. Candidates are required to meet all of the essential conditions and requirements listed (E)and the majority of the desired requirements (D). Please refer to these conditions and requirements in the supporting statement that accompanies your CV as this will be used to select candidates for interview.

Conditions

· Positively supports the aims and work of Buckinghamshire Mind (E)

Requirements

Qualifications and experience

• Track record of developing and managing effective relationships with funders, partners and stakeholders (E)
• Track record of developing successful partnership working and collaborations (E)
• Track record of successful community engagement in either a voluntary or paid capacity (E)
• Experience of bid writing and presentations. (E)
• Proven track record of planning and mobilising projects and services (E)
• Experience of constructing a budget to support a business case to ensure a funding application is both deliverable and sustainable (E)
• Experience of working in the Voluntary Sector (D)
• Experience of using social network channels for promotional purposes (D)
• Experience of contract management and reporting to funders (D)
• Experience of impact measurement and working within an evaluation framework (D)

Knowledge

• Understanding of the voluntary sector (E)
• Understanding of the health and social care commissioning system and provider infrastructure (E)
• Understanding of what makes a good fundraising application – linking to funder priorities and the organisation’s case for support. (E)
• Marketing and PR (D)
• Knowledge of issues affecting people with mental health problems (D)

Skills and abilities

• Credibility - able to act as an effective representative for the organisation and communicate with a wide range of people. (E)
• Team player - able to form positive, professional relationships with internal and external staff, volunteers and stakeholders, at all levels. (E)
• Influence – able to listen and negotiate so as to be able to establish effective partnerships and inter-agency working, and develop and motivate individuals and groups (E)
• Analytical – able to compile and interpret information and statistical data and use this to inform decision making (E)
• Communication - excellent verbal, written and presentation skills, able to present an appropriate and persuasive case for support to varied audiences (E)
• Innovation – creative approach in identifying appropriate opportunities and prioritising those with best fit to the strategic priorities of Buckinghamshire Mind. (E)
• Management - strong organisational skills, able to work independently, take control of own workload, meet deadlines and keep those around them well informed. (E)
• Resilience – the capacity to cope effectively with the pressures of the post and to use the support and supervision provided. (E)
• Ambition - self-motivated and target driven (E)
• Empathy – a genuine interest in the work of the charity and mental health and in the wellbeing of the people, families and communities it serves  (E)

Other

• Current full driving licence and use of own vehicle (work related mileage will be paid) (E)
• Strong commitment to equality and diversity (E)
• Strong commitment  to working in an anti-oppressive way and striving to create equal opportunities for all people (E)
• Commitment to working within the policies of Buckinghamshire Mind including confidentiality. (E)
• Willingness to work flexibly in response to changing organisational requirements (E)
• Willingness and ability to work hours outside of normal office hours on occasion (E)
• Willing to undertake training and development (E)

Employee Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and 2 wellbeing days pro rata
• Training and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme – free professional confidential counselling
• Childcare vouchers
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Flu vaccinations
• Free eye tests
• Pension: Auto Enrolment (currently 5% employee contribution, 3% employer contribution)

Applications: Please send -

CV and Supporting Statement.  Your Supporting Statement should explain how your skills and experience meet each of the requirements detailed in the Person Specification.

The short-listing panel make their decisions based on this information and no assumptions about your skills or experience will be made.

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, therefore please apply as soon as possible.

Closing date for applications is Tuesday 2nd November 2021 (9am)

Interview date: Thursday 11th November 2021 

Interview location: Online via Microsoft Teams

We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Buckinghamshire Mind is an Equal Opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community including individuals with lived experience of mental health problems. Any offer made relating to this post will be subject to satisfactory references and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

To apply for any of our vacancies, please send your CV and covering letter.

ACCESSIBILITY

Please let us know if you have any special requirements which we might need to consider in relation to the selection process. For example, how the interview is held.

Any requests will not be taken into account in the selection process.

Thank you for your interest

At Home-Start Oxford we make a big impact for families in the local area.

It’s an exciting time to join us as we have ambitious plans to expand our service.

Are you ready to join a charity that supports families with young children so they don’t have to face their toughest times alone?

In this new role you will be fundamental in ensuring our administration has the maximum level of support as we grow. Providing administrative support to the Chief Executive, Office Manager, Family Coordinators you will:

• Have skills and experience in administrative work
• Have proficient IT skills, including in database management
• Have knowledge of financial processes
• Be an excellent communicator, able to work with a wide variety of people
• Be able to prioritise effectively and manage a busy and varied workload

Hours of work: 19 hours / week (with the possibility of additional hours) (pattern of hours negotiable)

Salary: Pro rata £19,836 (FTE) (£10.31/hr)

We believe that diversity in the workplace enables us to create a relevant, innovative and effective organisation. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from candidates with diverse life experience. We are committed to recruitment that is fair and free from bias.

Home-Start Oxford is a Disability Confident Employer. Please get in touch if you require this information in an alternative format, or to discuss an alternative form of application or other forms of reasonable adjustment.

Application pack: Download a Job Pack, Application Form and Equal Opportunities Form. Submission details on Job Pack. Please note that as part of our commitment to safer recruitment practice, applications must be made using the application form – CVs will not be accepted.

Informal discussion: Mel Henry, Office Manager 

Closing date: Midday on Monday 15th November 2021

To show our appreciation for your dedication we offer flexible working, 32 days holiday (pro rata), a contributory pension scheme, and the chance to work with incredibly friendly and committed colleagues.

This post is subject to a criminal record check through the Disclosure & Barring Service.

Oxfordshire Homelessness Alliance Manager

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £35,837 to £40,600 per annum

Locations: Based at Connection Support Office, Cowley, Oxford with frequent remote working and travel.

There has never been a more exciting time to work on homelessness in Oxfordshire. The county is embarking on a ground-breaking programme of work that seeks to put an end to homelessness across the county.

This post is funded to work on behalf of, and in partnership with, the Oxfordshire Homelessness Alliance. The Alliance members consist of A2Dominion, Aspire, Connection Support, Elmore Community Services, Homeless Oxfordshire and St Mungo’s. Members have come together through the amalgamation of commissioned homelessness services across the county with the overall aim of improving service delivery and client outcomes for homeless adults and adults at risk of homelessness in Oxfordshire. Our draft alliance values are: Listening, Choice, Collaboration, Inclusive.

You will play a pivotal role in making the alliance and the services it delivers a success. You will provide strategic and operational oversight and day to day leadership and management. To succeed in this role, you will have excellent planning, organisation, coordination and communication skills. You will strive to improve the services that are delivered by working closely with people who experience services, alliance members and commissioners. Fostering and enabling a culture of continuous improvement will be at the heart of your work. You will play a critical role within the Alliance Leadership Team and will be responsible for ensuring that the alliance achieves its goals.

The Alliance Manager will be integral to mobilising and maintaining a common approach to achieve an effective partnership.  The post will be hosted by Connection Support and supported and guided by the Alliance Leadership Team (ALT) consisting of representatives from each Alliance member agency and service commissioners.

Put simply, it’s about making a difference. A real difference.

Connection Support is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all our services and workplaces.

The full Job Description and Person specification is available on our website.

How to apply: For a full information pack and to apply on-line please visit the Jobs section of our website.

For the advert we will either accept the standard CS application form or CV and covering letter (up to 2 pages).

Closing date: 8th November 2021 at 9am

Interview Dates: Stage 1 Interviews will take place on 18th November 2021. For any applicants selected to move onto the second stage of interviews 22nd-24th November 2021 should be kept available.

Interviews to be held at or near Connection Support Office in Cowley.

Are you an experienced administrator, who enjoys working as part of a small team, and serving others?  We have the perfect opportunity for you to join our team, to provide administrative support to the Board of Trustees and Senior Leadership Team. 

As a successful applicant, you will provide administration and communication support via telephone, email and in person.  Your responsibilities will include communicating on behalf of team members; diary management; board meeting administration and coordinating travel arrangements, where required. 

To excel, you will need to be confident in building and maintaining relationships with those at all levels and will have a degree of flexibility.  Where required you may be asked to carry out project work or research as agreed with the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Operating Officer.  

You will be joining a registered Christian charity based in Oxford, with a collaborative working culture and welcoming atmosphere. We are a small, dynamic team going through an exciting period of transformation and development.

The key skills, qualifications, and competencies that we are looking for are outlined below (a more detailed list is included in the job description):

• Extensive and proven experience within an administrative role supporting senior staff including diary management, coordinating meetings, and arranging logistics.
• Significant experience in an office environment.
• High standard of literacy and written communication, with a high level of attention to detail.
• Experience of using standard office IT systems (Microsoft Office Suite).
• A team player with the ability to take initiative and work with minimal supervision, both independently and as part of a small team.
• Able to use a proactive, problem-solving approach to resolving issues where they arise.
• Highest levels of discretion, integrity and honesty.
• An active Christian that also identifies with the Charity’s statement of faith and whose conduct is in line with the complete authority of the Word of God.

Please note: as a result of our Christian ethos, this post is covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) under the Equality Act 2010. The successful applicant will be expected to be a practicing Christian with a mature faith and to clearly demonstrate a personal commitment to the statement of faith and values, as well as the mission, principles and practices of the charity.

You will also need to provide proof of your right to work in the UK as part of the application process.

Closing date: 11th November (Please note that we reserve the right to close the advertisement early should sufficient applications of suitable quality be received before this date)

Dragon School have an exciting opportunity for a Grounds Operative to join their team.

Location: Oxford

Salary: Dependent on experience

Job Type: Full Time

Grounds Operative - The Role:

Coinciding with the arrival of a new Head, this is an exciting time to be joining Dragon School. The successful candidate will be a key member of the Estates department.

To be part of a team providing a full range of Grounds services to the Dragon School.  To maintain the grounds and gardens at both the Prep and Pre-Prep site including certain residential properties.

Grounds Operative - Key Responsibilities:

- Assisting with the preparation and maintenance of sports and amenity surfaces including,

strimming, and line marking

- Lawn edging, maintaining shrub boarders, maintaining rose and flower beds and planters,

forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, pruning, bed preparation, planting

- Leaf blowing/sweeping/clearing

- Hedge cutting

- Salt spreading/Snow clearing

- Removing rubbish from grounds area, helping to keep the grounds compound a tidy and safe

environment

- Carrying out general maintenance duties as required in relation to the upkeep of the grounds

structure such as pavilions, scoreboards, fences and garden benches

- Being familiar with the School sporting calendar and program

- Being fully knowledgeable of the Health and Safety regulations pertaining to not only the

grounds activities and plant machinery, but also the general School environment

- Displaying at all times a thorough understanding of legislation relating to chemicals and

dangerous substances

- Promoting safe working practices

- As required by the Estates Bursar, assisting in the performance of other “whole team” duties

occasionally undertaken by all members of the Estates team

Grounds Operative - You:

Essential

- Full driving license

- (NCQ/IOG etc) in ground’s maintenance and sports turf management

- Safe Use of Pesticides

- Knapsack Sprayer

- PA1/PA6

- Formal Manual Handling

- Formal training in chainsaw use

- General Health and Safety awareness

- Knowledge and proficient use of grounds and gardening machinery

- At least 3 years practitioner experience in a ground’s maintenance environment

- Able to work unsupervised

- Excellent team worker

- Patience and an eye for details

- Team player

- Self-motivated Reliable, trustworthy and enthusiastic

- Willingness to undertake a wide variety of tasks

- Understand and Demonstrate willingness to promote positively equal opportunities outlined

in school policies

- Ability to work outside in all weather conditions

- Ability to lift heavy goods

- Ability to work weekends as and when required

Desirable

- Driving license with D1

- Previous experience of working in a Prep School

Grounds Operative - Benefits:

Pension

Support staff will automatically be enrolled into the School’s generous workplace

pension scheme.

Lunch

During term time School lunches are provided to staff.

Cycle to Work Scheme

Dragon School utilises the Cycle to Work Scheme which gives staff the option to

purchase a bike through the School and make payments back through their salary.

Death in Service

Eligible permanent employees are automatically enrolled into the School’s death in

service scheme. The benefit of this scheme is 3 x annual salary.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including

checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

The closing date for completed applications is Monday 18th October 2021.

To submit your application for this exciting Grounds Operative opportunity, please click ‘Apply’ now to be redirected to our careers page.

• Permanent, full-time post
• Based at CMS House, Oxford, with some flexibility for home working
• Starting salary £47,390 and generous pension contribution: up to 15 per cent employer contribution on annual salary
• As an equal opportunities’ employer, we particularly welcome applications from women and individuals from minority groups as they are currently underrepresented within our organisation at this level. All appointments are made on merit of skill, experience and potential as laid down in the job description and person specification.

Do you have a passion for both mission and management? A love of spreadsheets as well as spreading the gospel? CMS is looking for a servant-hearted leader to join our senior leadership team (SLT) in Oxford. The post holder will be responsible for strategic development in the area of finance, leading and coordinating policy for financial planning and budgetary control. In addition, they will take responsibility for corporate strategic development and leadership of the ICT and facilities teams (including property management, pensions and risk management). As a member of the SLT they will play a full role in developing and implementing the CMS mission strategy.

The post will continue the work towards financial sustainability, while further developing excellent relationships with other teams within CMS and the wider CMS mission network. They will be a prayerful, discerning Christian who will nurture a healthy mission spirituality within CMS.

It will therefore be a requirement for the post holder to be a committed and practising Christian who would uphold CMS’s values and ethos.

Reporting directly to the CEO, the ideal candidate will be a chartered accountant or equivalent, a member of an accounting body with at least five years’ relevant experience in a senior role, a proven track record of working in finance in a business or charity context and experience of leading, developing and motivating others.

For the past two years CMS has been carrying out an organisational strategic review to address three key issues:

1. A need for greater focus and clarity of purpose
2. A need for clarity of identity and role
3. A need for financial sustainability

Further details can be found in the job description and person specification available to download.

This post has an occupational requirement for the post holder to be a practising and committed Christian, committed to the aims, values and the ethos statement of CMS. Occasional travel may be required.

Closing date for receipt of completed applications:

•  Midnight 14 November 2021

Interview dates:

• First round of interviews will be held on 29 and 30 November 2021 via Zoom.
• Final round of interviews will be held in person at CMS House, Oxford, on 9 and 10 December 2021.

(Part time – 21 hours per week, maternity cover - 9 months with the possibility of extending to 12 months)

Could you use your gifts of project and people management to ensure that top quality resources reach the doors of our supporters on time and on budget? Can you bring order to complicated thinking and processes, and support your team to do the same?

We’re looking for a Team Leader who will guide our Operations and Resources team. You’ll be essential to ensuring the team provide the Communications and Funding department with the project management and infrastructure they need to produce resources which inspire and engage our supporters.

As the Operations and Resources Team Leader you’ll ensure the three teams within our department work together seamlessly. You’ll lead your team to oversee cross-team scheduling and ensure that projects are delivered on time and within budget. You’ll be the final word on quality control, ensuring our resources meet our high standards. As part of the department leadership team, you’ll help ensure we‘re on track to achieve our goals.

This varied, challenging and rewarding role needs someone with superb people and organisational skills. You’ll be approachable, building rapport with colleagues, external partners, and service providers. You won’t shy away from asking the difficult questions which keep us on track. Just like us, you’ll be driven by sharing our vision for a world made better through knowing Christ.

The successful applicant will be a committed Christian. The nature of this role means that this is a specific occupational requirement. Staff are currently working a combination of home and office work. We are very open to consider flexible working arrangements.

Location : Didcot / Home working (flexible working considered)

Hours : 21 hours per week (split across 3,4 or 5 days)

Salary range : £28,075 to £35,812 (pro-rata for part time position)

Closing date : 9 am, Thursday 4 November 2021

Interview date : Wednesday 10 November 2021                                                                   

If you would like to discuss this role further, please feel free to contact Sarah Anthony or Ben Drabble (Directors of Communication) at BMS World Mission. 

Come and work for a growing, creative, and multiple award-winning charity!  We're a small organisation making a big difference.

My Life My Choice (MLMC) is a self-advocacy charity, 100% user-led, run by and for people with a learning disability, founded in 1998.  The charity delivers a diverse range of innovative projects that enhance and empower the lives of adults with a learning disability in Oxfordshire.  These established projects include the Power Up training & consultancy & research team, Champions who speak up and campaign, Travel Buddy scheme, 12 local self-help groups, and Gig Buddies.

MLMC is now looking for a new full time Project Coordinator.  The successful applicant will coordinate the MLMC Computer Buddy project which involves providing devices for those without, coaching and training beneficiaries, recruiting volunteers, and working with key partners. We do not need a person who is a whizz with computers for this role! Above all, we want to work with somebody who has excellent coordination, administration, and people skills.

This role calls for a colleague who not only shows a passion for empowering, working with, and raising the voices of people with a learning disability but also thrives on achieving targets.
 

The successful candidate will enjoy a challenge, have a ‘can do’ attitude and be a competent driver (or with car driver support) with a UK driving licence and access to a car. MLMC presently reimburses 45p per mile for private car used for business purposes.

MLMC not only says it values its staff but commits to them by offering a competitive salary, an enhanced pension contribution, a comfortable and spacious office environment, an Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance, flexible working with time off in lieu, a weekly fruit basket, a £100 contribution towards a health & wellbeing activity, cycle to work scheme, two days special leave at Christmas, and working from home when appropriate. Free, dedicated staff parking is also available.