We have a fantastic new opportunity for an Admissions Officer to join our experienced
team at London School of Theology. We are looking for a friendly and helpful team
member who possesses excellent customer service and personal skills, with high attention to
detail and strong organisational ability.

Working as the Admissions Officer, you will join the School’s Communications and
Engagement team which is responsible for student recruitment, providing students with
information, advice and guidance across a range of areas.

As the Admissions Officer, you will also provide effective communication to prospective
students and other stakeholders in a professional manner.

This position of Admissions Officer would suit an individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced
environment and has the desire to help students achieve their learning and personal aspirations.

Interested applicants are welcome to have a conversation with the HR Manager prior to
applying. A CV and letter of application (in which you specifically state how you meet the
requirements of the Person Specification) should be submitted to:

The HR Manager
London School of Theology, Green Lane
Northwood, HA6 2UW

Further details can be found on our website.

Closing date for receipt of applications:  0900 hours 9 December 2019

Interview date:  12 December 2019

We are a charity supporting homeless and vulnerable people either in their homes or in accommodation we provide. We have an outreach service responding to rough sleepers in the community. Next year we will be celebrating our 30 years delivering a much-needed service. We are looking for a CEO to provide leadership and management to ensure the organisation achieves its aims and strategic objectives. We are looking to appoint an exceptional  dynamic individual who will continue to grow the organisation, address challenges and seek out opportunities to lead the charity forward.

You will be working with a dedicated team, volunteers, commissioners and our partner organisations.

The successful candidate will be required to have proven leadership skills, specific focus on funding bids and fund raising, as well as ensuring aims are achieved, that targets are met and legislation and regulation complied with.

The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families supports distressed children and their families through innovative therapeutic practice and research, training and promoting awareness of mental health issues. In April 2019, the Centre opened its new Centre of Excellence located in King’s Cross.

The Project Officer – Alternative Education Innovation Programme is a new role working as part of a small team helping to deliver the Centre’s programme for innovation in alternative education. We are looking for someone with strong administrative and organisation skills, preferably with experience of working for an events or non-profit organisation.  You will act as the primary contact for all project enquiries and work closely with staff and teachers to ensure that all tasks are correctly prioritised and achieved on time. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in a career in project management.

The post-holder will be based at the Anna Freud Centre, 4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH.

The Centre values diversity and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Please email Recruitment if you require assistance or experience difficulties in applying.

Contract duration

Two years in the first instance

Closing date for applications

Midnight, Thursday 21 November 2019

Notification of interview

Shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Friday 22 November 2019

Please note: due to volume of applications expected, we will be unable to notify unsuccessful candidates.

Interviews

Interviews will be held on Thursday 28 November 2019

How to apply

Please visit our website to apply directly by clicking the apply button below to be redirected.

Job Title: Chief Finance Officer (Interim) 

Contract Type: Fixed term (must be able to start on or before 6th January 2020)

Hours: Full time - 35 hours a week

Location: London (other Prince’s Trust offices in England will be considered)

Our vision at The Prince’s Trust’s is that every young person should have the chance to succeed. Our mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills to live, learn and earn.

You will be joining us as part of a new direction for finance at The Prince’s Trust, in the newly created role of Chief Finance Officer you will work closely with the UK Chief Executive, as a key member of The Trust’s Executive Committee (ExCo) and play a vital role in ensuring a sound & sustainable future for the trust.

In this interim role, you will be responsible for defining the financial strategy in-line with the guidelines set out by ExCo and The Council (our board of trustees), as well as owning responsibility for the overall performance and management of The Trust’s finances, investments and property portfolio, while ensuring that The Trust complies with all statutory and tax requirements and that the financial reporting and financial management systems of The Trust comply with industry standards.

You will be an experienced financial leader, with strong stakeholder management skills and experience in developing, coaching and mentoring a high-performance team within a large national or international organisation (over 30 staff with income profile of £50million+). You must have experience within a charity organisation that has included large project/contract management at a similar level, ideally, serving in a board level role.

We can consider candidates from both a fixed term contract & daily rate background, however, you must be available to start on or before 6th January 2020.

To learn more about the role, please download the job description.

About The Prince’s Trust

We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please go to our website and complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

We are looking for a dynamic self-starter to join a small multidisciplinary team at Kingston Voluntary Action as a Funding and Organisational Development Officer. You would lead on supporting local voluntary and community organisations to be responsive to need, strong, well-funded and able to demonstrate the value of their work.

This is a key role which plays an extremely important part in the overall KVA capacity building service delivered by a tight team in which we all share and support each other.

If you understand what voluntary and community sector organisations need to be even better at what they do and if you have passion, knowledge and skills to help them make Kingston a better, fairer and more inclusive place to live, this could be the role for you.

Kingston Voluntary Action (KVA) is the leading voluntary and community sector support organisation in the borough and the local Council for Voluntary Services.  We support hundreds of Kingston organisations to set up, grow and be successful by giving them the skills, knowledge, resources and voice necessary to respond to the needs of local residents. 

Closing date: Monday, 9 December 9am

Interviews in the week beginning 16 December (tbc)

TRAID is looking for an Education Officer to join its Education and Campaigns team. The successful candidate must be highly motivated and be qualified teacher who is passionate about sustainability to deliver educational activities in schools with a specific focus on KS3 and KS4.

Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to TRAID's charitable objectives and be willing to travel within the Greater Lonodn area to deliver the eduactional initiatives. 

Purpose of the role

Working with schools, universities and civil society groups, TRAID delivers initiatives aimed at   equipping the UK public with the knowledge, skills and values needed to shape a more sustainable society, using the topic of clothes as a means to raise awareness of this important issue.  

This key post sits under the Education and Campaigns department which has played an instrumental role in educating the UK public on the social and environmental problems generated by the production, consumption and disposal of clothes.

 This is a part-time opportunity involving 14.5 hours a week to be split according to the demands of the role.

How to apply for this Job

To apply, please email a copy of your CV with a covering letter clearly showing how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the job specification.

Deadline: Sunday, 8th December.

Interviews will be held on Friday 13th December. 

Cara Syria Programme in the Region

‘Investing in Syria’s Intellectual Capital: Creating Pathways to the Future’

Post Syria Programme Senior Officer

Purpose To provide support to Syria Programme activities, including finances, events logistics, core database, online portal

Experience Masters or equivalent experience with a minimum of 1-year experience of supporting an international project of similar scale and complexity and overseeing a small project team.

Start Date 6 January 2020

Duration 12 months - with the possibility of an extension subject to funding

Salary £28,000 - £32,000 (depending on experience)

Reporting to Cara Middle-East Adviser

Website www.cara.ngo

Application Deadline 29 November 2019

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Organisation Background

The Council for At-Risk Academics is a UK-registered charity founded in 1933 under the leadership of William Beveridge[1], to rescue academics suffering persecution under the rise of Nazism and facilitate their continued work in safety.  Sixteen Cara Fellows from the 1930s and 1940s became Nobel Laureates, and many more innovators in their fields, including, Nikolaus Pevsner, Lise Meitner and Karl Popper.  A number of Cara’s founders and Council members also personally provided places and/or funds to help individual academics; and Cara, known in the 1930s as the AAC, later the SPSL, was closely involved in the successful effort in 1933 to bring to London the Warburg Institute art library, which had been prohibited by the Nazis, and six of its staff.

Cara has been a lifeline to academics at risk for over 80 years, as and when world events have placed them in the line of fire: Hungarian Uprising, Cold War, Apartheid South Africa, Iran, Latin American Juntas, Vietnam, Kosovo, DRC, Rwanda, Sudan, Zimbabwe etc. and, more recently Iraq, Yemen, Iran and Syria.  Cara support is typically framed as temporary sanctuary offered at times of heightened risk.

Cara’s Objectives ‘To assist academics who have been, or are, or are at risk of being, subject to discrimination, persecution, suffering or violence on account of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, to relieve needs among them and their dependants and ensure that their specialist knowledge and abilities can continue to be used for the benefit of the public.’

‘To advance education by supporting academics and their educational institutions in countries where their continuing work is at risk or compromised, to ensure that such academics and institutions can continue to fulfil their critical role as educators for the public benefit.’

Cara Syria Programme in Region

Launched in October 2016, the Cara Syria Programme in Region is now in its third year (Phase 3), working predominantly with Syrian academics in exile in Turkey where the greatest number have sought refuge.  Cara has over 400 Syrian academics registered on the Syria Programme database, of whom over 100 are actively engaged in one of more of the Syria Programme Strands (activities).

Syria Programme Aim ‘To nurture and enable future opportunities for Syrian academics by facilitating professional connection and collaboration and continued academic development and contribution whilst in exile, as a group that is vital to the future of Syria.’

Phase 3, an 18-month period, began on 1 April 2019 and consists of six strands:

• Strand 1: English for Academic Purposes (EAP) a blended-learning activity combines weekly one-to-one online EAP sessions with monthly workshops in Istanbul.  Following a pilot in Phase 2, weekly group face-to-face sessions will be introduced in three geographical locations where clusters of participants exist.

• Strand 2: Academic Development (AD), another blended-learning activity, combines online webinars and courses, with workshops in Istanbul.  A more comprehensive online programme will be developed over Phase 3.

• Strand 3: Research Incubation Visits (RIVs) 2- to 8-week visits by Syrian participants to discipline-relevant UK university departments to allow networking, training and the development of a collaborative research project with academics from the hosting department, enabling longer-term institutional affiliation, online resource access and collaboration.

• Strand 4: Cara-Commissioned Research (CCR) facilitates research collaborations that offer action-learning opportunities.  In Phase 1, a Cara-commissioned study, led by Cambridge University faculty working with nineteen Syrian academics in exile, captured the state of HE across Syria both pre and post 2011.  In Phase 2, building on Phase 1, 26 Syrian academics in exile, under the guidance of an Institute of Development Studies faculty member, has undertaken 5 thematic studies, looking at the role of HE in addressing societal challenges in Syria.  In Phase 3, Strand 4 will continue to facilitate ongoing academic engagement by academics in exile on Syria-related topics.  Research outputs aim to inform policy makers and planners amongst key responders to the Syria crisis.

• Strand 5: Syria Research Fellowship Scheme (SRFS), provides funding to support research on Syria or Syrian populations in exile, with grants ranging between £3K and £15K.  Small grant research is led by Syrian academics in exile and larger grants support research collaborations between Syrian academics in exile and colleagues from the wider regional and international academic communities.

• Strand 6: Arts & Humanities (A&H) combines existing Syria Programme activities, dedicated to Syrian colleagues in exile whose disciplines sit within the Arts & Humanities.

Online elements of the Programme are supported by a dedicated online Portal and allied Moodle site.

The Programme relies extensively on volunteer support for all of its Strands, with over 200 discipline and EAP experts delivering weekly online one-to-one EAP sessions, weekly E-learn Soiree Series, as well as supporting research and facilitating workshops in Istanbul.

Governance The development and implementation of Strands 1 and 2 are overseen by their respective Steering Groups comprising experts from Cardiff, Edinburgh, Kent, Middlesex, Queen Mary’s, Reading, Sheffield and South Wales universities, also on a volunteer basis.  The overall Programme is overseen by the Cara Syria Programme Steering Committee comprising the Cara Chair, Honorary Secretary, Executive Director, and a Cara Trustee and board member.

Syria Programme Staffing The staff of the Cara Regional Syria Programme currently consists of two Syria Programme Administrators and two Administrative Assistants, overseen by Kate Robertson, Cara Middle East Adviser, who leads the overall Programme.  The successful candidate will be a Cara member of staff but will work, with the other Programme staff, from the Middle East Adviser’s home in south-east London.

Person Specification and Responsibilities

1.  Qualification or Experience

•   Master’s degree or equivalent experience in the workplace

•   Experience of supporting an international project of similar scale and complexity (1 year minimum)

• Experience of overseeing/guiding a small project team

I. Essential

• Fluent English – spoken and written
• Experience of Microsoft Excel for book-keeping, data capture and analysis purposes
• Excellent/proven oversight, time-management and organisational skills
• Experience of databases.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Confident, sensitive communication skills
• Excellent/proven writing skills
• Good team player
• Ability to work independently to deadlines
• Understanding of issues of confidentiality
• Dynamic and flexible working manner
• Ability to accept and use feedback
• Entitlement to work in the United Kingdom without any additional approvals

II. Desirable

• Arabic and/or Turkish language skills
• Experience of website development and maintenance
• Experience of online software, e.g. WordPress, Salesforce, Moodle, Articulate 360
• Knowledge of the Middle East and Syria in particular
• Experience of working in the humanitarian NGO or education sector, or similar

2.  Responsibilities

As Senior Programme Officer, to support the Cara Middle East Adviser in both strategic thinking and development relating to the Syria Programme and day-to-day management tasks, including:

• Oversight of the four-member Syria Programme team
• Communication with partners, including funders
• Identifying new partners and opportunities
• Writing reports, e.g. for the Cara Syria Programme Steering Committee, Cara Finance & General Purpose Committee, Cara Council, and interim financial/ narrative reports to funders etc
• Data Analysis
• Newsletters
• Fundraising and proposal writing
• Programme scheduling and logistics

The Senior Programme Officer will, in particular, have a key role to play in the coordination of Strand 6 ‘Arts & Humanities activities’ and in monitoring and identifying potential synergies and opportunities for collaboration between the Syria Programme and the Cara core Fellowship Programme.

3.  Undertakings

The Senior Programme Officer will receive a contract, appropriate support and relevant training and supervision, an annual salary of between £28,000 and £32,000 based on experience, and a pension contribution of 8% of salary following completion of the probationary period.

The Senior Programme Office will in turn be expected to adhere to Cara’s policies and practices on confidentiality, equal opportunities and health and safety, and to wear appropriate dress.  

Working hours will be 9am to 5pm unless otherwise agreed in writing.

Annual leave is 25 days a year, plus public holidays.

4.  Time Commitment

The post will be for a minimum of twelve months, five days a week, preferably to start on 6 January 2020.  The jobholder will be subject to a three-month Probationary period, to run from the contract start date.

5.  Application

Please send your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the post, with particular reference to the ‘Person Specification and Responsibilities’ set out above.Submissions without a covering letter will not be considered.

Please include contact details for three suitable referees, ideally individuals for whom you have previously worked. These will only be taken up with your prior permission.  

Please include ‘Senior Programme Officer’ in the subject line of your electronic submission.

Application Deadline 29 November 2019

We anticipate that interviews will be held in central London on 6 December 2019

[1] Lord William Beveridge was Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science from 1919 to 1937

Marketing Officer (Publishing)

Central London

£26,000 - £28,000 + Benefits

The Biochemical Society is one of the largest learned societies in the UK biosciences, dedicated to advancing the molecular biosciences that underpin and explain the essential processes of life. Portland Press publishes the Society's seven journals and, as part of the Marketing and Communications team, you will drive forward marketing activities to support the journal portfolio.

The organisation is in an exciting phase with the launch of its new three-year strategy, as well as responding positively to the changes in open access across the scholarly publishing landscape.

The successful candidate will play a key role in growing the profile and reputation of our journals, including writing high-impact copy; planning, implementing and overseeing all elements of your campaigns; reporting on metrics and coordinating marketing activity at relevant events. This is an opportunity to make a tangible difference to the journals programme through engaging marketing activity, and we are looking for someone with plenty of ideas for campaigns that will increase submissions and revenues to our portfolio of journals at a time when Portland Press’ offerings are evolving rapidly to meet the changing needs of researchers

For more information, please visit our website.

Please send a CV and covering letter by email via the button below.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Closing date: 2nd December 2019.

The Society takes the security of your data seriously. It has internal policies and controls in place to ensure that your data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused or disclosed, and is not accessed except by our employees in the proper performance of their duties.

Please note that due to limited resources it is not possible for the Society to acknowledge receipt of applications. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

“We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.”

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

This is an exciting time join the Policy and Campaigns team at Crisis and play an important role to help us advance our goal to end homelessness in Great Britain. As Policy and Public Affairs Officer, you will work across a range of areas that are integral to ending homelessness and support the development of our policy work and influencing to help people out of homelessness and campaign for the changes needed to solve it altogether.

About you
To be successful in this role you will have solid experience of developing practical policy solutions to complex problems and strong knowledge of parliamentary and political procedures. You will also be enthusiastic about working cross-organisationally with frontline services and people with lived experience to develop policy from practice. 

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

· Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
· Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
· 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please submit a CV and a covering letter stating how you meet the first 5 points of the person specification using the link provided by Charity Jobs.

Closing date: 2 December(11.59pm)

Person Specification

1. Experience of working in a high-pressured policy environment to develop evidence based, solutions focused policy recommendations
2. Strong knowledge of parliamentary and political processes
3. Experience of working on and leading successful public affairs influencing strategies
4. Strong communication skills including the ability to write influencing materials clearly (e.g. briefs, blogs, consultation responses) and the ability to present material to diverse audiences
5. Ability to work cross-organisationally and bring together people from different teams to achieve objectives
6. Ability to represent Crisis in meetings and on public platforms
7. Knowledge and experience of social policy and working on the issue of housing, homelessness or a related social policy area
8. Strong team player with track-record of working cross-organisationally, including with frontline services and communications teams
9. Willingness to work outside office hours, including over the Christmas holiday period and have occasional overnight stays
10. Commitment to Crisis’s purpose and values including equality and social inclusion

 We value diversity, promote equality and encourage and applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

Hunts Forum of Voluntary Organisations

We encourage (guide), support and develop voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector organisations and individuals across Cambridgeshire to have real influence over the places and communities in which they live

Deputy CEO

37 hours per week

Salary £34,788 - £37,849

We require a dynamic, inspirational and collaborative person, preferably with experience of the voluntary sector, who will support our ongoing growth and development. They will manage and support projects and partnerships with voluntary and business sector organisations as well as the public. 

This exciting and challenging new position requires you to be professional, flexible and have good leadership and people management skills.  You will work closely with the CEO and other partners as part of our senior leadership team.

Application forms and further details are available from our website. Link below

Closing date for applications: noon 9 December 2019

Interviews: 18 December 2019

Hunts Forum, The Maple Centre, 6 Oak Drive, Huntingdon, PE29 7HN

ECPAT UK is recruiting a CEO to provide highly effective leadership of ECPAT UK. You will use your demonstrated skills and experience to ensure ECPAT UK’s mission and strategic objectives are achieved through excellent organisational management and administration. As CEO, you will maintain and develop external relationships and use your strategic vision to lead the organisation through an exciting period of evolution. The CEO of ECPAT UK is a central player in the fight against child trafficking, with the opportunity to make a real and lasting difference to the lives of very many children around the UK and internationally.

About ECPAT UK

Every Child Protected Against Trafficking (ECPAT UK) is a leading children's rights organisation working to protect children from trafficking and transnational exploitation. We support children everywhere to uphold their rights and to live a life free from abuse and exploitation.

Since its establishment as a multi-agency coalition in 1994 (registering as an independent charity in 2004) ECPAT UK has played a pivotal role in raising the awareness of policymakers, professionals and the general public in order to tackle and prevent the exploitation of children.  We work directly with victims of trafficking to support them and to enable their voices to be heard across the spectrum of debate - at all times ensuring that our work is child-centred, rights-based and that it is rooted in every child’s fundamental human right to be protected from trafficking and exploitation.

We are part of the ECPAT International network, which is present in 93 countries, working to end child exploitation.

Our vision

Children everywhere are free from exploitation, trafficking and modern slavery

Our Mission

• To improve legislation and policy to end child trafficking and transnational child exploitation
• To improve the child protection response of professionals in the UK and overseas
• To ensure that the views of children affected by exploitation are part of the solution

Our strategic priorities

1. Improve legislation and policies protecting children trafficked and exploited in the UK and overseas through research, campaigns and advocacy
2. Promote new and increased understanding of child trafficking and exploitation in the UK and internationally, with a specific focus on root causes and gaps in protection
3. Improve the practice of frontline professionals through capacity building and sharing of specialist expertise
4. Promote active and meaningful youth participation with young people and those affected by trafficking and transnational exploitation, to inform policy and practice in UK and abroad
5. Position ECPAT UK as a key knowledge hub campaigning and advocating for every child’s right to be protected against trafficking and transnational exploitation 
6. Strengthen and sustain ECPAT UK’s growth

Our team

In addition to the CEO role there are currently 11 posts, covering policy and research, parliamentary affairs and campaigns, youth programmes, projects, training, communications and media, development / fundraising, finance and administration.

Recruitment of a Chief Executive Officer

We believe this to be an exciting and crucial time in the evolution of ECPAT UK and of the fight against child trafficking and transnational exploitation.  There is an increasing awareness of the various forms that modern slavery can take, and how that interfaces with the trafficking and exploitation of children; at the same time the situation is constantly changing, and at times seemingly intractable.  It is the role of ECPAT UK and the other actors in our space to tackle this intractability and to make sure that the issue remains at the forefront of our society’s attention so that it can be addressed effectively and permanently.  The CEO of ECPAT UK is a central player in this fight, with the opportunity to make a real and lasting difference to the lives of very many children around the UK and internationally.

Job Description

Job Title: Chief Executive Officer

Location The post is based at ECPAT UK’s Office in central London

Reporting to: ECPAT UK Board of Trustees

Salary: £55,000 to £60,000 (depending on experience) plus 6% pension paid by ECPAT UK.  An additional 1% allocation to pension will be taken from your wage (this is subject to change due to pension regulations).

Working hours: This is a full-time position and work will be carried out during normal office hours from the ECPAT Office. However the pattern of hours may vary according to operational needs and travel requirements, including overseas travel where appropriate.

Contract: Permanent after probationary period (6 months). The post requires a satisfactory DBS check.

Annual Leave: 28 days per annum plus statutory holidays.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

1 Leading and managing the organisation

• To ensure that a long-term strategy, reviewed and approved by the trustees, is in place to guide the organisation in achieving its objectives.
• To ensure the production of appropriate business plans to implement and achieve the strategies agreed by the board.
• To ensure that the organisation has the human, material, financial and research resources it needs to operate effectively.
• To ensure that ECPAT UK has the right management systems and structures to carry out its work effectively, accountably and safely.
• To build the internal culture of ECPAT UK and strengthen the organisation by ensuring that staff are suitably equipped, provided with training, appraised in their work and given opportunities for professional development.
• To review with staff all new developments for the organisation and proactively research and promote ways to increase ECPAT UK’s influence and impact.

2 Promoting the mission and strategic objectives of the organisation

• To represent ECPAT UK in a variety of settings including government, industry and NGO partnership work and to ensure that all internal and external stakeholders are aware of ECPAT UK’s mission, vital activities and success.
• To protect and enhance the reputation of the organisation and at all times model the highest ethical standards and ensure that ECPAT UK maintains the highest quality of work.
• To take appropriate steps to protect the organisation from risk, including undertaking an annual risk audit.
• To represent the organisation, including speaking at conferences and participating in national and international fora and meetings.
• To ensure that ECPAT UK is well profiled in the media
• To manage the links with the ECPAT International Secretariat and other ECPAT groups worldwide.

3 Advocating for children and young people

• To be committed, at all times, to working for the best interests of children.
• To ensure that the views of children and young people are represented both in the external arena and within the organisation.

4 Overseeing income generation

• To work with staff to ensure income targets are set, effective fundraising strategies and activities are implemented and that the organisation is able to capitalise on its income generation activities.
• To meet with key funders regularly ensuring that supporters are kept up to date with work and recognised for their contributions.
• To research new funding sources and work with fundraising staff to bid for contracts, apply for funding and new work, and proactively seek out new funding partnerships.

5 Exercising financial stewardship and governance; ensuring organisational effectiveness

• To ensure that the annual budget and projected income and expenditure are set, monitored and regularly assessed.
• To ensure that ECPAT UK is in a position to fulfil its financial obligations under the Company and Charity Laws.
• To ensure that the annual accounts and Directors’ report are completed, audited, approved by Trustees and submitted to Companies House and the Charity Commission annually.
• To ensure that the responsibilities of Company Secretary are discharged appropriately.

• To oversee operations to ensure efficiency, quality, service, and cost-effective management of resources.
• To ensure that the culture of quality improvement is maintained, ensuring that evaluation (external and internal) processes are carried out which measure the success of ECPAT UK’s programmes of work and that staff refine or change programmes in response to that information.

6 Working with the Board of Trustees

• To support the Chair and the Board of Trustees in formulating and regularly reviewing the organisation’s vision, mission and values.
• To develop, in partnership with the trustees, a long-term strategy for the organisation within the vision, mission and values established by the board.
• To review and develop, with the board, the organisation’s policy proposals and activity and adequately monitor annual plans, targets and performance.
• To report to the board on organisational progress, providing information on targets and organisational performance.
• To establish, with the Chair, the annual calendar for board and subcommittee meetings. 

Person Specification

ESSENTIAL

1. Highly motivated with strong leadership qualities and experience of managing staff, programmes and projects in a non-governmental organisation (charity, development agency or human rights organisation).
2. Sound understanding of ECPAT UK’s key policy issues
3. Experience of representing an organisation to others, ranging from grass roots activists to government officials.
4. Experience of working collaboratively with external organisations whilst maintaining the unique vision of the charity
5. Experience of fundraising from trusts, governmental and/or corporate sources.
6. Experience of developing and managing budgets.
7. Good written communication skills, including fluent spoken and written English.
8. Excellent interpersonal skills, particularly in staff leadership, management and development.
9. Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines and to react quickly when unexpected demands from the external environment occur
10. A willingness to ‘roll up the sleeves’, working flexibly within a small inter-disciplinary team
11. Ability to work pro-actively and reactively with all forms of media
12. Sensitivity to issues of children, gender orientation, race and religion and commitment to ensuring equal opportunities.
13. Education at degree level or equivalent
14. Willingness to travel abroad and to work outside usual office hours if necessary.

DESIRABLE

1. Knowledge of voluntary sector governance practice
2. Proven track record of influencing governmental/inter-governmental policy.
3. Experience of working internationally and/or in children’s rights and campaigning for change
4. Experience in, and understanding of, different methods for measuring, demonstrating and communicating successful outcomes
5. Working knowledge of / fluency in a second language

Recruitment process

A CV, plus a two-page personal statement demonstrating how you meet the person specification, should be submitted by 9am on 2nd December.

Shortlisting will take place during the week of 2nd December, with shortlisted candidates being notified by 11th December. 

Interviews will take place at ECPAT UK’s offices (81A Endell Street, London WC2H 9DX) during the week commencing 16th December (precise date to be confirmed).

The process will consist of a panel interview, to include a presentation.  Shortlisted applicants will be informed of the presentation topic at the point of notification.

We’re recruiting: Chief Executive Officer

After five years leading the Lab’s work at the forefront of systems change in finance, our CEO Anna Laycock will be stepping down in 2020. Today we launch the search for our new CEO.

The Finance Innovation Lab works for a financial system that serves people and planet – one that’s democratic, responsible and fair. We incubate the ideas and people with the potential to transform the system, and we advocate for changes in the rules that shape the way finance works.

We’re a unique charity with a global reputation as a pioneer in systems change. Our work is driven by the belief that the dysfunctions of our financial system contribute to some of our most pressing social and environmental challenges, from fossil fuel extraction to unaffordable housing, but that it doesn’t have to be this way: people created the system and people can change it.

The Lab began as a collaboration between WWF-UK and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales in 2009, and became an independent charity in 2015. We’re incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved since independence, including:

• Lab Fellowship, our flagship programme for financial innovators focused on social and environmental impact
• Our groundbreaking report The Regulatory Compass, arguing that policymakers and regulators should put social purpose at the heart of their work
• Our pioneering work supporting finance professionals to transform their organisations from the inside
• Our growing community of changemakers in finance – innovators, intrapreneurs and influencers all working to build a better financial system.
• Our highly-regarded publication A Strategy for Systems Change, documenting the Lab’s journey from conception to independence.

This is a unique opportunity to lead a global pioneer in systems change. You’ll shape our vision and strategy for a financial system that serves people and planet, guiding our programmes and scaling our work to achieve maximum impact. Acting as a strategic partner to our COO, you’ll support the development and delivery of the Lab’s financial strategy and operational plans, and you’ll work with the COO, chair and vice-chairs to ensure we have a strong, engaged board.

You’ll lead our relationships with a wide range of influentials, harnessing our networks to develop powerful new initiatives and secure new sources of income for the Lab. You’ll build our reputation as a thought leader and maximise our brand profile with key audiences, and you’ll lead our relationships with key funders. As custodian of our methodologies and theory of change, you’ll ensure we’re responsive to change and we embed evaluation and learning throughout our work. You’ll lead and inspire our team to fulfil their potential, and support them to develop thought leadership around their work.

In all of your work and relationships, you’ll reflect the unique nature of the Lab’s approach to financial systems change and you’ll act in line with our values of collaboration, action learning and empowerment.

The role involves frequent travel, both in the UK and internationally, and you’ll need to attend events in the evening and at weekends (for which time off in lieu can be claimed). You’ll be based in our modern offices in Farringdon, with flexible working hours and scope for remote or home working some of the time. We also welcome applications from candidates wishing to job share, either individually or in a pair.

The person specification asks for a wide range of competencies and we recognise that we’re unlikely to find a candidate who fits every requirement. If you don’t meet all of the essential requirements but still believe you could thrive in the CEO role, please consider applying or get in touch to discuss your fit for the role.

Please note that from 20 December to 6 January we will have reduced capacity for responding to enquiries, so we encourage you to contact us as soon as possible.

Applications close at 9.00am on 7 January 2020. Please do not send a CV or letter of application – these will not be read.

Interviews will take place week commencing 27 January, with second interviews week commencing 3 February.

No recruitment agencies please – we will only consider direct applications for this role.

Salary: £ 25,000 - £27,000

Duration: 35 hrs per week, 1 year fixed term (renewable)

About Providence Row

At Providence Row, our vision is that everyone has a safe home and a community in which to belong. In order to achieve this, we want to support and accompany people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness on their journey to recovery, especially those who are most vulnerable and least likely to access services elsewhere.

We work with around 1,700 homeless and vulnerably housed people a year in London, offering an integrated service of crisis support, advice, recovery, learning and training programmes. Central to our work are our core values of Compassion, Respect, Inclusiveness, Empowerment and Justice.  These inform the content, style and delivery of all our services.

The role

The Fundraising Officer plays a pivotal role in our small but committed team. Working in close collaboration with the Corporate Development Manager and the Community Fundraising Manager, the Fundraising Officer is responsible for all aspects of corporate and community volunteering, including liaising with companies (partners and non-partners), brokering agencies and internally. Other responsibilities include account management, developing new business, delivering supporter engagement events and general fundraising admin.

The ideal candidate

Passionate about contributing to providing quality support to some of the most vulnerable and excluded people in London, you will have the drive and ambition to proactively and effectively grow a key area of Providence Row’s income generation and volunteering support.

The ideal candidate will have excellent organisational skills with great attention to detail and strong communication skills. They will be confident in working with internal and external stakeholders and able to come up with innovative ideas and solutions to engage supporters.

You will be a team-player who wants to work with like-minded people in a vibrant and friendly fundraising team, while contributing to the success of both the fundraising department and the wider organisation to help make positive lasting changes in people’s lives.

To apply, please visit our website.

The deadline for applications is Wednesday 4th December 2019

Date of interview: 9th or 10th December 2019

Providence Row is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales; company number 07452798 registered charity number 1140192.

As a Communications Officer, you will contribute to and organise a range of integrated marketing campaigns to promote our projects, services and ideas. You will be working closely with our marketing team to develop our digital presence, raise the profile of our interventions and create content that drives the expansion of our consumer base.

You will be a talented and experienced content creator that will play a key role in expanding our company’s digital footprint, followers and end users. Typical daily activities in this role include content writing, producing creative materials, engaging social media followers, liaising with suppliers and managing web platforms.

This role requires a high level of creativity, attention to detail and in-depth knowledge of emerging marketing trends. We would also like you to know the best ways of engaging with a range of different audiences to effectively tell our story. This includes an understanding of engaging with and working with the least heard voices, and those from deprived communities.

This post has been created in order to deliver the ambitions of Sport England’s £9.72m National Lottery funded Active Communities Programme. Birmingham and Solihull are one of 12 Local Delivery Pilots across England that are looking at innovative ways to reduce the levels of inactivity in our most disadvantaged communities.

The postholder will be employed by The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) which is an independent community benefit society which works with some of the poorest communities in Birmingham & Solihull to improve people’s health and wellbeing through physical activity.

Closing date: Sunday 1st December 9pm

Interviews:  Wednesday 11th December (afternoon) and Tuesday 17th December