Operation Manager Jobs in East Of England
Are you proactive, highly organised and an excellent communicator? Do you want to use your skills to help drive progressive change? We’re a fast-paced and friendly employee-owned digital agency that works a four-day week, and we’d love to hear from you.
The role
As Forward Action’s Partnerships Officer, you’ll support the Partnerships Director to build and maintain strong relationships with our partners, so we can help them achieve change on everything from climate change to refugee rights.
In this fast-paced role, you’ll manage the administration side of our partnerships, from initial contact and briefing, through proposal management, all the way to issuing contracts and drafting scopes. You’ll work across multiple projects and deadlines, managing processes, organising meetings, following up action points, and keeping accurate partnership records.
You’ll champion the partner experience and ensure we always deliver value. This includes meeting with organisations to explore their goals, and briefing colleagues on new partners’ needs. You’ll also lead on our marketing and webinar programme, coordinating plans and working with colleagues and freelancers to deliver outstanding content.
This is a busy role with lots of opportunities to learn new skills, and you’ll be supported by a kind, open and inclusive team. We prioritise work/life balance, offering flexible working and a four-day week. As a Forward Action employee, you’ll co-own the company and share in its success.
About you
You’ll have experience as an account manager or another relationship-based role in fundraising, events, sales or marketing. You might have worked in an agency or the NGO sector, but this isn’t essential.
You’ll be highly organised, thrive on working quickly and efficiently, and have a sharp eye for detail. You’ll also be proactive, process driven, and an excellent problem solver who’s always keen to improve the way we do things. And as the first point of contact for many of our partners, you’ll be a great communicator who’s brilliant at building relationships.
Crucially, you’ll be excited by the work we do and passionate about your role in helping our partners deliver real world change.
As a mission-led organisation, we exist to try to make the world a fairer, more equitable place. That includes working to build a truly diverse, inclusive workplace and sector. We are therefore particularly keen to receive applications from communities that experience discrimination, for example on the basis of race, disability, socio-economic status or gender identity.
We believe in principles of anti-oppression and are proud to be undertaking a review of our policies, practices and processes to ensure we’re embedding them internally, as well as in our work with partners.
Benefits and location
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Contract: This is a permanent full time posiiton
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Hours: We work a 4-day week: 30 hours, Monday to Thursday
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Location: Remote in the UK, or from our London office. In-person meetings in London 1-2 times a month.
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Other benefits: 5 weeks’ holiday plus Christmas break, generous parental leave and a good work-life balance. Read more about our benefits – including working hours, period policy and sustainable travel allowance – in the jobs section of our website
Who we are
Forward Action is an employee-owned agency that helps partners achieve progressive change by using digital tools to unlock people power. We do everything from developing strategies and building movement stories to setting up landing pages, running ads and much more.
Our work enables organisations to deliver phenomenal impact. We’ve raised millions with Refuge, helped Dignity in Dying influence a crucial vote in the House of Lords, and worked with Freedom From Torture to inspire action to stop the Rwanda deportations.
Read more about who we are, what we do and the values that drive us on our website
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are looking for an expert who can bring their enthusiasm and knowledge of autistic learners with complex needs to join our team as our resident complex needs expert. You will work with a group of learners who have a combination of conditions and differences that make learning more challenging in all areas of life. It may be ADHD, Down’s syndrome, OCD or a genetic difference, but all our learners have the opportunity to make their life into what they want it to be. Your role will be to enable this and remove the barriers. Do you want to be an enabler of independence, work skills and functional skills?
This role reports to the Aspirations Manager, and you will be responsible for the necessary work for your small group of learners. None of our groups are above 7 learners, all groups have support workers, and some have 1:1 support. There will be a team with you leading and working to celebrate the achievements and find solutions to the barriers our learners face.
Who we are:
At Red2Green, we have a vision that everyone should be confident in their own ability, be part of a community, enjoy their life, have the best possible access to independence, and, if they desire to, should be able to work. We offer a range of opportunities to support and promote adults with autism and/or learning disabilities in Cambridgeshire to learn new skills, enjoy lots of different leisure activities, make new friends, gain confidence, and prepare themselves for employment where possible. We also work to raise awareness of the potential of people with disabilities to make a positive and valuable contribution to society.
Our Aspirations Service supports autistic clients to:
- gain maximum benefit from meaningful activities
- integrate with their peer group and encourage social inclusion
- increase independent living skills
- reach their targets and outcomes in accordance with their Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP) and annual reviews
- feel supported in the workplace in regard to their autism
Key duties and responsibilities of the role:
· Tutors Aspirations learners, leads the complex needs group and manages the staff within their group
· Supports learners needs and behaviours by creating and utilising positive behaviour support plans, risk assessments and staff’s knowledge of individuals within the group
· Organises, attends and takes a lead at EHCP reviews for their group, writes EHCP offers and provides professional reports when needed
- To promote good practice to upskill all relevant staff by using own training and knowledge, and is the resident complex needs expert
· Works as Deputy Designated Safeguard Lead (DDSL) for the complex needs group and stand in DDSL for Aspirations service when the Aspirations manager is absent
- Builds professional relationships with other agencies, provisions and professionals
- Builds good relationships with learners’ families/carers to make sure that they are involved (as appropriate) in developing learners’ skills and abilities
Person specification:
You will have:
· Experience teaching autistic learners and a good understanding of the complexities that come from having more than one diagnosis
- Experience of working with people with learning disabilities
- Experience of working with those who may display challenging behaviours
- Experience of leading support staff
· Understanding of Education Health Care Plans
· Understanding of safeguarding duty
· Qualification for teaching (adults or QTS)
Benefits:
· Red2Green is located in a beautiful rural environment, with free and ample parking,
· We contribute 4% employer pension contributions
· Paid 20-minute break
· As a member of our support staff, you are provided with Red2Green T-shirts and hoodies.
· Training is provided and undertaken during working hours.
· We make staff wellbeing a priority, with 3 Mental Health First Aiders, and regular supervision sessions with managers.
It is a requirement for this post that an enhanced DBS disclosure check will be undertaken for the successful candidate.
We will ask you to complete an application form and an equal opportunities form. Please let us know if you would like to arrange a tour to site before you complete this stage.
We support and promote people aged 16+ in Cambridgeshire and the surrounding areas who are autistic and/or have learning disabilities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Good Food Institute Europe (GFI Europe) is at the forefront of the movement to transform meat production in order to solve some of the world’s biggest problems, from climate change and global hunger, to antibiotic resistance and animal suffering.
We work with scientists, businesses and policymakers to make plant-based and cultivated meat (grown directly from cells) delicious, affordable and accessible. Please check out the rest of our website, our 2023 Year in Review and our 2023 Europe Highlights blog post to find out more about who we are and what we do.
We are at an exciting stage in our growth and are looking for a Finance & Admin Officer to support our growing operational workflows.
How you will make a difference
Your role will enable smooth and efficient financial and administrative workflows at GFI Europe. Reporting to the Head of Operations, your work will fall under the following categories:
50% of time – Payment processing and bookkeeping
- Making payments correctly and on time with respect to invoices, direct debit setup, expense reimbursements, as well as salaries and payroll taxes.
- Day-to-day bookkeeping, including registering journal entries and all financial transactions in our accounting software (currently Quickbooks), and supporting monthly reconciliations.
- Coordinating the calculation and payment of quarterly reverse-charged cross-border VAT payments.
- Where there are opportunities for improvement, working in partnership with colleagues from the Operations team to implement systems that facilitate easier and more efficient payment processes.
25% of time – Budget forecast and reporting
- Forecasting regular and recurring expenses for the annual budgeting process and for periodic budget reviews.
- Preparing monthly updates on budget spending per department / project.
- Collaborating with our Development team to track and report against restricted donations.
- Organising information needed for the Belgium annual financial audit process as well as for UK financial reporting.
25% of time – General administration
- Supporting governance, compliance and reporting for our Belgium entity, as well as the UK branch of GFI Europe and potentially other entities in the future.
- Supporting other departments with contract administration by inputting partnership data in templates, filling in relevant forms, coordinating signatures, organising and keeping track of finalised agreements.
- Performing other tasks as required as a member of our small, dynamic team.
Who we’re looking for
You must have:
- A passion for GFI’s philosophy and mission.
- Attention to detail and commitment to deadlines: ensuring accurate and timely work, particularly with respect to numbers and entity-related information.
- Financial knowledge: good understanding of payment workflows and bookkeeping, having previously applied them in an administrative or finance-related role.
- Spreadsheet savviness: leveraging Excel and / or Google Sheets for financial analysis, reporting and forecasting purposes.
- Ability to communicate financial information in a clear and simple manner: establishing the right level and format to share or ask for financial information within the team, as well as being able to address any questions that come up in a clear and simple manner.
- High degree of organisation and efficiency: running financial and administrative processes effectively, addressing challenges as they come up, and ensuring accurate and efficient organisation of documents and information.
- Excellent people skills: building strong, collaborative and positive relationships, and working well with colleagues and stakeholders across multiple cultures.
- Adaptability: openness to execute diverse financial and administrative tasks as they occur whilst maintaining the quality of recurring responsibilities; openness and a positive response to varying cultural norms and perspectives.
- Openness to DEI principles: an affinity with our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and with maintaining our welcoming and supportive culture.
- Tech savviness: comfort using various software tools and platforms in a remote workplace, and a willingness to learn new systems. Training and support in Google Workspace, Quickbooks and Asana will be provided.
- Language skills: ability to work effectively in English.
It would be an advantage to have some or all of the following attributes, but none of them are prerequisites, and we welcome applications from candidates without any or all of them:
- Knowledge of Belgian and/or UK GAAP
- Non-profit administration experience
- Fluency in Dutch and/or French
- Experience with accounting software
We want the best people and we know that building a diverse, inclusive workplace leads to stronger, happier, more productive and resilient teams. We strongly encourage people of every ethnicity, orientation, age, gender, origin, socio-economic background, and ability to apply. Because we value a diverse workplace, we prioritise an inclusive culture absent of discrimination and harassment during the application process and after you join the team.
Benefits and the fine print
- Terms of employment: Part-time (27-30 hours / week). Flexible working hours.
- Location: We can consider applicants based in the UK or Belgium. This is a remote role, and you will be able to work from home, or anywhere you choose (within the UK or Belgium). We are happy to consider supporting costs for co-working to enable you to work from an office if you wish. The whole GFI Europe team aims to get together in person approximately twice per year for around 3-5 days at a time. Travel costs will be covered by GFI Europe within our travel policy.
- Salary and benefits: The salary and benefits package for all of our roles are researched and benchmarked based on similar nonprofit roles in the country/location of hire. Full-time (to be pro-rated) ranges (total amounts received in gross salary plus benefits including home-working allowance) are:
- €2,500 – 3,000 monthly if based in Belgium, plus 13th month and holiday pay
- £31,600 – 36,000 annually if based in the UK
- Right to work requirements: The successful candidate must, by the start of the employment, have permission to work in the country where they are based, and to be able to travel within the EU.
- Application Deadline: 19th May 2024, 11.59pm CET. We will get back to all candidates after that date, no matter the outcome of their application. You should expect to hear back from us within about a week after the deadline.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Ripple Pond is a charity that supports adult family members of physically and/or psychologically injured British Armed Forces personnel and veterans. Many of these individuals and family members are hard to reach and often isolated.
Your role will be to ensure that more and more of the military community, professionals and other interested parties know who we are and how to access our support.
You will also help to organise our exciting programme of online talks and activities for our Members (service-users) to help ensure they are well-informed, involved and feel part of a supportive community. Making sure that Members are always involved in generating ideas and production.
We are looking for someone who is dynamic and determined, but you also need to be invested in our mission as a charity and care about people.
This role is about;
• working with a wide range of groups and individuals to help raise awareness of the charity and to create opportunities to identify new Members (service users);
• being responsible for networking, identifying, and establishing partnerships with key individuals and organisations and nurturing existing relationships;
• developing and rolling out strategies to engage with hard-to-reach and isolated military carers and families;
• coordinating a range of activities (mainly online) to deliver information to Members, potential Members, referrers, and other stakeholders. These will include online talks from staff, Members and other “subject matter experts”; and
• helping to ensure the charity continues to understand the developing needs of its Members.
Although the role is home-based, you will not be working in isolation; you will be supported by the managers and workforce.
All our staff are home-based, and we maintain a strong caring culture of teamwork, mutual support and promoting wellbeing at work.
You may be exposed to traumatic narratives from our Membership, for many this is a reality in their lives. We do provide an extensive framework of clinical and managerial support but you do need to be an emotionally and psychologically resilient individual.
The selection process:
• Applications close: Sunday 19th May 2024
• Long-listing:
• Selection Task sent to Long-Listed candidates: Wednesday 22nd May
• Deadline for return of Selection Task: Sunday 29th May
• Short-Listing
• Online Interviews (via MS Teams): Friday 7th June
As you can see above, if you are shortlisted, you will be sent a selection task.
This task will involve you preparing a plan to engage with a hard-to-reach sector of the UK Military Communities. The identity of this community will be provided with the tasking briefing.
The Intention of engaging with this community will be to:
• Raise awareness of The Ripple Pond and its services with this community.
• Increase our understanding of this community’s needs.
• Increase the charity's Membership (service users) from this community.
We wish you luck in your application
The process:
• Applications close: Sunday 19th May 2024
• Long-listing:
• Selection Task sent to Long-Listed candidates: Wednesday 22nd May
• Deadline for return of Selection Task: Sunday 29th May
• Short-Listing
• Online Interviews (via MS Teams): Friday 7th June
Supporting adult family members of physically or psychologically injured British Armed Forces personnel and veterans
In addition to your salary of £40-£44,000, you will benefit from a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, great holiday entitlement and numerous other employee benefits.These include:
- 25 days paid holiday, plus paid Bank Holidays, increasing to 27 days plus Bank Holidays after 3 years
- Home working status with ‘hub’ facilities available if a need to work outside of home – flexibility. Monday to Friday working, no weekend working.
- Annual £200 personal learning & growth award to spend on any learning related activity – hobbies; aspirations etc.
- Free access to specialist counselling on a range of issues – health; financial; lifestyle; well-being; domestic & neighbourly matters.
- Access to a range of employee benefits including – store discounts; boating holiday discounts; holiday purchase scheme.
- 2 days paid volunteering leave, volunteering for local community project work.
At the Trust we care passionately for our waterways, and as importantly, for those who look after and use them. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of ideas, thinking and ways of working which enhances what we do as a Trust. We are striving to represent the diverse communities that we are a part of and welcome applicants from across all sectors of the community.
All candidates will be treated on the basis of their merits, skills and abilities and solely by being assessed against the requirements for the job.
When you join the Canal & River Trust you become a member of an engaged team working to preserve our heritage for future generations. Come and share your passion and knowledge with a team that makes a difference to millions of people every day.
Do you thrive in large organisational settings, where your skills can truly make an impact?
This is an exciting role to work with a wide range of providers and system influencers to develop and grow our mental health workforce in Kent and Medway. Working within the NHS Talking Therapies Services, you will have the opportunity to design and lead our workforce strategy.
The role will focus on developing an ambitious and forward-thinking strategy, working with providers, commissioners and universities to improve the size of the NHS Talking Therapies clinical workforce.
Since 1 April 2024, WithYou has been working in partnership with Vita Health Group (the lead provider across Kent and Medway) and IESO to deliver the new NHS Kent and Medway Talking Therapies Services.
Diversity Statement
As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people and armed forces veterans.
As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role.
With You is also a Disability Confident Employer and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling fulfilled and valued, that’s why we focus on the things that are important to you. You will be part of a supportive team of highly experienced practitioners and leaders, who are passionate about making a difference to people's lives.
Please note that interviews are taking place virtually on 30th May. We will let you know the outcome of your application after the closing date.
REQUIRED SKILLS
What we’re looking for
You will hold an NVQ Level 3 in management and leadership, or equivalent and have experience working in a leadership role within the NHS Talking Therapies service. We are looking for someone who has experience in recruiting clinical staff within the Talking Therapies service, and who has strong organisation and project management skills.
You will excel in building relationships across a complex range of stakeholders and will be able to bring passion and vision to driving change in how we build and develop the NHS Talking Therapies workforce across the Kent and Medway area.
Above all, we are looking for someone passionate about what we do, and with a positive and engaging approach.
A full job description and person specification is available on request.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Technical Officer
We are working with an International Conservation charity, who have an exciting opportunity for a Technical Officer whose role will be to support the Conservation Programmes team.
Position: GIS Conservation Technical Officer
Location: Hybrid / Suffolk (flexible working available)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £23,500 per annum
Closing Date: 09:00am on Friday 07 June with interviews expected to be held on Tuesday 25 & Wednesday 26 June
Please note that the closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
About the Role
The charity is at the forefront of international conservation efforts through their programme of land purchase and land acquisition in collaboration with their international partners, including the development of carbon and other payments for ecosystem services projects. They are seeking a Technical Officer whose role will be to support the Conservation Programmes team, working closely with the Senior Technical Officer and Director of Conservation for the development and monitoring of conservation projects and communication of the organisation’s conservation impact.
About You
We are looking for applicants who are passionate about wildlife conservation and committed to furthering the mission and ethos of the charity, you will need to have the following skills and experience:
- An excellent knowledge of spatial and ecological data analyses, and monitoring and GIS
- Ideally you will have experience in fieldwork and biodiversity conservation
- Be able to translate technical reports and assessments to a wide range of audiences
- The ability to work independently as well as in close collaboration with colleagues
- Good communication skills
About the Organisation
The organisation is based in the UK and is unique within the conservation world. Reaching beyond its 30th year of operation the Trust has grown from small beginnings saving critically threatened forests in Belize, to become an internationally respected conservation organisation with a proven track record, working with more than 30 overseas conservation NGOs on the protection of threatened habitats. It has developed its modus operandi without losing its vision, integrity, and transparency.
You may have experience in areas such as; GIS Analyst, Environment GIS Technician, Environmental Monitoring Assistant, Environmental Monitoring Technician, Ecological Data Analyst, Environmental Data Scientist, Environmental Data Analyst, Ecology Data and Project Manager, Assistant Ecologist, Ecological Technical Advisor, Environmental Technician, etc.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Community Engagement Officer
£30,000 - £34,000 (dependent on relevant skills and experience) plus generous benefits
Location: Home-based, with occasional travel to Football Foundation offices and other sites
We are the Football Foundation - the Premier League, the FA and government’s charity that delivers outstanding grassroots facilities, more and better places to play, transforming lives and communities where it is needed most.
To help us with this important mission, we’re looking for a Community Engagement Officer to join the team and play a key role in ensuring we achieve our objectives of engaging with and increasing physical activity levels amongst the four key priority groups facing the greatest inequalities: low socio-economic groups, women and girls, disabled people and people with long term health conditions, and culturally diverse communities.
This is an exciting time to be joining the Football Foundation and this is a great opportunity to use your knowledge and experience of place-based working and community engagement to make a real difference through community sports.
About the Football Foundation
Over the last 22 years, the Foundation has awarded more than 23,000 grants to deliver outstanding grassroots facilities across England worth more than £877 million. This year, the Foundation will be investing more money than ever into facilities across England and is committed to improving the experience of playing football for everyone.
The Foundation’s goal is to unlock the power of pitches ensuring everyone has a great place to play regardless of gender, race, disability or place
The role
As Community Engagement Officer you will play a key role in ensuring the Foundation achieves its objectives of engaging with and increasing physical activity levels amongst the four key priority groups facing the greatest inequalities: low socio-economic groups, women and girls, disabled people and people with long term health conditions, and culturally diverse communities. This will predominantly be achieved through the critical support you will provide to our ambitious PlayZones Programme, as we continue to roll the programme out across priority areas of the Country.
We have an ambition to deliver in excess of 200 PlayZone facilities by 2025. To realise this ambition, we’re going to focus on investing in safe, inclusive, and accessible facilities in communities with the greatest need. We will tackle inequalities in physical activity levels and create inclusive opportunities for our priority groups to become active through recreational formats of football and other sports and activities.
With a great deal to do, the role will be pivotal in working with local groups to support them through the application process, and to ensure high quality projects are being developed based on local community need.
The role sits within the Football Foundation’s Delivery Team, the team responsible for strategic identification and capital project delivery, reporting to the Community Engagement Lead and with responsibility for a portfolio of PlayZone programme areas within one of the Delivery Team geographical regions.
You will provide critical support to applicants and work extremely closely with our network of Delivery Managers & Officers to advise and agree community engagement plans for a range of Over £25k projects – helping to ensure their engagement is robust, but that applicants also receive support and guidance as required throughout the development of their application.
Community Engagement Officers will champion the benefits of great engagement, capturing good practice, identifying successful approaches, and share knowledge and learning across the Foundation and other stakeholders.
What are we looking for?
You don’t need to follow football to apply, but it is expected that you appreciate the power of sport to change lives and have a genuine interest in using your skills and experience to help the Foundation achieve our charitable and strategic objectives.
You must be educated to HND/Degree standard, or with the equivalent experience, with knowledge of how sports development can be used for community benefit. You must have strong communication and interpersonal skills with experience of communicating with and supporting a diverse range of colleagues and customers remotely.
Your knowledge of place-based working and how to best reach and engage with local communities will be key for this role, as well as your understanding of the inequalities that exist in supporting active lives across socio economic groups, women & girls, individuals with a disability or a long-term health condition, and culturally diverse communities. You will be aware of and have experience of dealing with the operations and challenges faced by community organisations, charities, and the voluntary sector.
You must be highly organised, with working knowledge of different project management techniques and experience of managing multiple projects at the same time. While not essential, experience of producing robust reports and of using dashboards to monitor the progress of projects would be useful.
How we achieve our goals is equally important to us. We are striving to be an inclusive and diverse organisation which reflects the diverse communities, users and beneficiaries of our work and the outcomes we deliver. Becoming part of the Football Foundation team, will give you the chance to deliver a positive impact in every community in England; to help transform lives and communities through great places to play; and to be part of a supportive and inclusive staff team that works hard and plays fair to achieve its goals.
For full details of the role and requirements, please download our recruitment pack below.
What can we offer you?
The salary for this role is £30,000 - £34,000 per annum (dependent on relevant skills and experience). You will start on 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (which increases after 2 years), plus additional time off to volunteer. We also offer a generous pension scheme (8% employer contribution), collective bonus scheme, free health care provision, a monthly gym subsidy, interest-free season ticket loan, death in service benefit and access to selected match tickets
We are committed to helping our team members maintain a healthy work-life balance, so offer flexible working around core hours to help achieve that.
Equality and Diversity Commitment
The Football Foundation is committed to, and values the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all our team feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential. We encourage and welcome applications from all, regardless of background and are particularly interested to hear from individuals belonging to under-represented groups including diverse ethnic communities, individuals with a disability and those from the LGBTQI+ community.
Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview stage, please contact us at jobs @ footballfoundation. org .uk
How do I apply?
To apply, please follow the steps outlined below:
1. Please send the following to jobs @ footballfoundation. org. uk
o CV
o Cover letter - please highlight briefly and clearly how your skills, abilities and experience equip you for the role, together with your reasons for applying.
The closing date for applications is: Wednesday 22 May 2024 at midday
Interviews are currently scheduled for 30 May 2024.
Due to the volume of applications received for most roles, the Foundation only contacts candidates if they are shortlisted for interview. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, you should assume your application has not been successful.
Please note that you must be eligible to work in the UK to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Start Date: As soon as possible
Duration of Contract: Permanent
Probation Period: Six months
Gross Salary: £31,505 per annum
Location: Fauna & Flora, Cambridge
Fauna & Flora is seeking an experienced professional to support it’s fundraising from statutory (government and multilateral) donors.
You will support colleagues and partners to develop high-quality proposal packages and reports for priority donors and ensure their timely submission. You will work across the statutory funding portfolio, critiquing proposals, providing editing and formatting support, and ensuring that all documents produced for donors meet their criteria, as well as follow Fauna & Flora’s approval and submission procedures. You will lead on researching in-country funding opportunities from statutory sources, and will produce and maintain up-to-date briefs on priority donor strategies.
You will have excellent data management skills, and monitor Fauna & Flora’s activities in statutory fundraising and fund management, to support the statutory funding team’s operations as well as internal decision-making and strategy development.
Strong relationship-management and communications skills are essential to the role, to develop positive, collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including regional teams, non-governmental partners, and government agencies. You will be as tenacious as you are persuasive, and your excellent interpersonal skills will enable you to extract information to meet timelines. You will be a strong team player and enjoy working in a dynamic environment where the ability to respond swiftly to changing organisational and team needs is paramount. With a proactive and pre-emptive approach to your work, you will seek to add value and work with minimal supervision.
Fluency in written and spoken English is essential. Skills in languages relevant to Fauna & Flora’s programme are highly desirable. Sensitivity to the different working environments and capacities of colleagues around the world is also essential.
In return, the role offers the opportunity to work within a ground-breaking and entrepreneurial organisation, at the forefront of global conservation, with opportunity to apply your skills and expertise where appropriate. In addition, Fauna & Flora offers a generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance and life insurance.
Our offices are located in The David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre, and a host of cafés and restaurants.
Other organisations may call this role Programme Funding Officer / Coordinator; Institutional Funding Officer; Business Development Office
Please visit our website and download the job application pack for further details on how to apply
The closing date for applications is Sunday, 19 May 2024. Interviews are likely to take place 1 – 2 weeks after this
This role is not eligible for sponsorship of a Skilled Worker Visa.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Instructor to join our amazing Scout adventure team.
Location: Scout Adventures Gilwell Park, Chingford, E4 7QW
Salary: £25,685 per annum, Band C, Level 3
Working Hours: 40 hours per week
Term: Permanent
We’re Scouts and everyone’s welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds. Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world. We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright.
The Lead Instructor Role:
We’re looking for someone to join our team who is just as passionate as we are about getting young people outdoors to have an adventure as we are. You will have great leadership potential, be organised and able to organise others, and have plenty of instructing experience with a range of groups and activities. You’ll want to learn and be prepared to put in the work to and effort needed to develop as a practitioner and a manager.
Key responsibilities as our Lead Instructor:
- Coaching, mentoring and pastoral supervision of the instructing team
- Maintaining accurate records of staff training, assessment and competency, equipment and activity facilities, operating procedures and risk assessments
- Assisting with the creation of group programmes and staff timetables
- Ensuring relevant checks, processes and paperwork are maintained to meet external and internal accreditation standards - including management of equipment and PPE
- Delivering adventurous activity, and training to internal and external clients
- Monitoring the safety and quality of activity sessions
- Working as a Duty Manager being the first point of contact for the daily operation of the centre on a rota basis; including managing the site team and any service crews, providing an ‘on call’ service during out of hours times for guests on centre, and support with first aid and safeguarding
- Assisting other staff, including taking bookings, checking in/out groups and liaising with guests
- As a youth focused organisation, applicants agree to comply at all times with the safeguarding rules including vetting and Basic/Enhanced DBS checks
What we are looking for in our Lead Instructor:
- Competent IT skills especially in office applications
- The ability to supervise staff including appropriate delegation, encouraging personal development and managing performance
- Experience working with High Ropes and Target Sports sessions and equipment
- Experience working in an outdoor education or activity centre – working with a wide range of groups and activities
- Experience in leading, mentoring and supporting others
- Understanding of The Scout and how we work
What we can offer you as our Lead Instructor:
- Work in a way that suits you, your role and your department
- Be proud to say you’re part of a team with Investors in People (Gold)
- Plenty of opportunity for learning and development
- 28 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays rising to 32 days after two years
- Four extra days to look after your family when they need you
- Three extra days over Christmas
We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer…
- Up to four personal days paid leave a year
- Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Flexible working hours
- Store Discount at our Scout Store + other online benefits
- Study and volunteer leave
The closing date for applications is 23:59pm on Sunday 2nd June 2024
Interviews are expected to be held in person at Gilwell Park on Friday 14th June 2024
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join our fantastic team! Click ‘Apply’ now!
The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.
Strictly no agencies.
Key responsibilities
Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the Executive Director is responsible for shaping and driving the work of the organisation, in line with its mission, vision, and strategic plan.
The Executive Director has responsibility for the effective management and financial sustainability of the organisation; for leading the team and developing HRI’s strategic vision and operational plans; for representing the organisation to external stakeholders and the media; and for championing an inclusive and collaborative culture that foregrounds racial justice and diversity. The Executive Director must also fulfil all the legal, ethical, fiduciary and financial obligations of the role.
The Executive Director’s key responsibilities are:
Organisational leadership and governance
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Shape, drive and champion the organisation's vision, strategy and big picture thinking
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Maintain HRI’s role and reputation as a leading international influencer and convenor in the field of harm reduction and human rights
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Provide strong, clear and proactive leadership on racial justice and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
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Champion an inclusive, collaborative, high performance culture that attracts, retains and motivates a diverse, expert staff team
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Build and maintain relationships with key external partners and stakeholders, including NGOs, networks of people who use drugs, donors, UN agencies, national governments, and opinion formers.
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Represent and promote HRI at its own and other conferences and networking events, United Nations fora, donor meetings, key civil society initiatives, and in the media.
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Facilitate the Board of Trustees’ active engagement in scrutiny, strategic planning, and resourcing and financial management
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Keep the Board fully informed of the overall health and performance of the organisation, and all relevant factors influencing this
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Ensure the smooth operation of Board meetings and maintain a strong, balanced Board, with effective succession planning
Financial Management and Fundraising
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Develop a realistic annual budget and operational plan for approval by the Board and prepare budget revisions as needed
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Ensure provision of regular financial management, monitoring and reporting to the Board
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Provide financial risk assessment reports and mitigation strategies to the Board in a timely fashion
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Ensure the financial sustainability of HRI and its capacity to achieve its strategic objectives
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Devise and implement fundraising strategies and plans to ensure that the organisation can meet its operational budgetary needs
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Identify and engage with fundraising prospects and sources, and cultivate relationships with current and prospective funders
Operational and Management
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Oversee all aspects of programme planning development and evaluation
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Ensure that all programme components are strategically coordinated and contribute to overall organisational objectives
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Oversee further development of a communications strategy that positions HRI effectively, protects its reputation, and identifies opportunities to promote its key messages and activities
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Recruit and manage staff, and ensure appropriate organisational structures with clear roles and responsibilities
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Ensure regular performance evaluations, feedback loops, and training and professional development and education for all staff
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Manage administrative matters relating to staff, including legal and health and safety requirements, and required policies and processes
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Oversee risk management and legal activities: letters of agreement, contracts, leases and other legal documents and agreements
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Implement appropriate policies, including internal controls and accounting standards and procedures
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Head of Business Conservation Advice
Reference: APR20249746
Location: Flexible in UK – Home
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Salary: £43,095.00 - £46,264.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave
This is a unique opportunity to lead a highly skilled and committed team of 17 advisers and specialists who together are working in partnership with businesses to deliver real nature positive improvements across the economy. You will lead the development of existing partnerships and programmes, and drive through new ones delivering ambition and impact at scale.
What's the role about?
You will be responsible for the team that enables delivery of the RSPB's strategy and the key aims of conservation impact, nature positive business change and additional income to the society. In particular you will:
- Lead a team of business conservation advisors, who are based across the UK
- Develop the skills and capabilities of the team towards high performance and positive culture
- Be responsible for the quality of RSPB inputs into business conservation partnerships and aligning with RSPB outcomes
- Work across RSPB teams to bring to fruition new and expanded partnerships that are fitted to RSPB’s strategy
- Be responsible for effective stakeholder management that facilitates collaborative external and internal relationships
- Lead the communications, impact reporting and promotion of the team’s work, to raise its profile with key audiences
- Direct the team’s activities and translate RSPB corporate strategy outcomes into work plans, meeting ambition and managing risks
- Work with colleagues in Policy and Advocacy to enhance the evidence base and business case for a nature positive economy
- Oversee the budget so that financial targets for income and expenditure are met
- Report to and liaise with relevant RSPB governance boards as required, overseeing timely reporting
Key skills, knowledge and experience:
- Good understanding of nature conservation and how businesses are engaging on issues of sustainability
- Strong track record of engaging with business partners, maintaining and developing long term relationships
- Experience of leading and developing teams and uniting them to deliver impact
- A strong customer focus and experience of contract management
- Demonstrable experience in developing and implementing business plans
- Strong budget management skills
- Proven experience in meeting ambitious targets and delivering impact at scale
- Excellent communication skills and ability to present, influence and represent the organisation to key audiences
- Extensive stakeholder management experience within a large organisation and externally across sectors
Closing date: 23:59, Fri, 31st May 2024
We reserve the right to close this advert at any time.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
As part of this application process you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete an application form where you will have the opportunity to explain how you meet the criteria set above.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The RSPB is a licenced sponsor. This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
No agencies please.
Volunteer Development Officer
Reference: APR20246930
Location: Flexible in UK
Salary: £26,379.00 - £28,319.00 Per Annum, Pro Rata
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part-time, 30 hours per week
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave (pro rata)
Nature is in Crisis, and here at the RSPB we are working across the UK and overseas to save it. As the UK's largest nature conservation charity, with a workforce of over 14,000 employees and volunteers, we have an ambitious programme of work to revolutionise our volunteering approach and deepen the impact volunteers have as individuals and collectively.
The Volunteer Development Officer (Assemble) will work within the Volunteering Development Department to deliver the volunteering elements of our new corporate strategy, which has a focus on increasing people powered conservation, focussing on diversity and raising our internal people capabilities.
Assemble is our volunteering management system and this role will be the lead contact, champion and be the system expert from the RSPB business perspective (volunteering) for Assemble – ensuring volunteering and volunteers get the best from Assemble.
The Volunteering Development Department are the subject matter experts for volunteering and will drive the culture change needed to achieve the required change and growth in volunteers and volunteering delivering our ambitious strategy demands.
You can be based anywhere in the UK, and we are very supportive of flexible working. We value and understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives and backgrounds within our workforce and strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community.
What's the role about?
The Volunteering Development Department are the subject matter experts for volunteering and will drive the culture change needed to achieve the required change and growth in volunteers and volunteering delivering our ambitious strategy demands.
As the Volunteer Management System (Assemble) lead, this role will:
- Proactively make changes to Assemble (through the System Administrator) as required to support, improve and develop business operations.
- Document RSPB Business processes linked to Assemble
- Assist in developing and delivering training and other resources such as promotional talks, intranet articles and team presentations, to promote uptake of the system and support users in getting the best from Assemble
- With the System Administrator (in our Digital team) ensure Assemble functionality (existing and new), work as required for users and the RSPB
- Provide excellent Customer Care and support to all Assemble Users resolving issues and challenges within our service level agreement.
- Ensure data and metrics from Assemble are available to meet business need, funding bid requirements and our annual reporting requirements internally and externally Identify and champion opportunities to get even more from Assemble to meet our volunteering strategy and improve and enhance our support for volunteers and the user experience on Assemble.
- This role would have an individual specialism but with the ability to be flexible to cover the priorities required across the department and the UK wide needs.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
- Comprehensive understanding and knowledge of volunteering innovation, best practice and sector standards.
- Demonstrable track record of having successfully and effectively developed a range of volunteering roles and schemes across an organisation.
- Experience of providing operational advice and guidance on volunteer involvement to people at all levels and building effective stakeholder relationships.
- Experience of working in a customer-focused environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, successfully influencing, persuading, guiding, listening to, and negotiating with others, constructively challenging thinking where appropriate.
- Strong skills in identifying and analysing problems, issues and areas of improvement, working collaboratively to develop creative strategies and solutions.
- Ability to be proactive, use initiative and work independently.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills; ability to manage and deliver a diverse portfolio of work and to balance the priorities and needs of multiple stakeholders.
Closing date: 23:59, Friday 24th May 2024
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from week commencing 10th June 2024.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The RSPB is a licenced sponsor. This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
As part of this application process you will be asked to complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
No agencies please.
In addition to your annual base salary of £46,000, we also offer Car Cash Allowance (£425 per month), a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, and numerous other employee benefits, including several salary sacrifice benefits we are also open to flexible working arrangements. These include:
Up to (DOE) £51,100 inclusive of allowances.
- 25 days paid holiday, plus paid Bank Holidays, increasing to 27 days plus Bank Holidays after 3 years
- Home working status with ‘hub’ facilities available if a need to work outside of home – flexibility. Monday to Friday working, no weekend working.
- Annual £200 personal learning & growth award to spend on any learning related activity – hobbies; aspirations etc.
- Free access to specialist counselling on a range of issues – health; financial; lifestyle; well-being; domestic & neighbourly matters.
- Access to a range of employee benefits including – store discounts; boating holiday discounts; holiday purchase scheme.
- 2 days paid volunteering leave, volunteering for local community project work.
At the Trust we care passionately for our waterways, and as importantly, for those who look after and use them. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of ideas, thinking and ways of working which enhances what we do as a Trust. We are striving to represent the diverse communities that we are a part of and welcome applicants from across all sectors of the community.
All candidates will be treated on the basis of their merits, skills and abilities and solely by being assessed against the requirements for the job.
When you join the Canal & River Trust you become a member of an engaged team working to preserve our heritage for future generations. Come and share your passion and knowledge with a team that makes a difference to millions of people every day.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The World Memon Organisation (WMO) is an international umbrella organization of the Memon Community serving humanity through its eight chapters in Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Middle East, Africa, Europe and North America.
The Charity was established as an international representative organization to cater to the needs of the Memon Community globally and to address issues faced by it at the global level. Two International Memon Conventions were held in 2001 and 2002 to chalk out the formation of the World Memon Organisation (WMO).
This opportunity represents a significant moment for our organisation as we seek a visionary leader to help nurture further success in our mission of promoting education, rehabilitation, healthcare, and economic empowerment within our community.
Chief Executive Officer
Circa £80,000 - £90,000
Global opportunity with possible locations including; London-UK, Dubai, Pakistan, South Africa, India, Middle East, Southeast Asia and East Coast-USA. Must have a valid passport to travel to these locations.
Home working with travel to Global Locations
As a candidate for the CEO position, you have the chance to join a global network of individuals dedicated to making a positive impact in the world. We are looking for someone who shares our passion for philanthropy and social change, and who can lead our organisation with integrity, compassion, and innovation.
Strong applicants for the role will have:
- High level of business acumen and stakeholder management experience
- Experience of working with High-Net-Worth individuals and families
- Strong Ambassadorial skills
- A strong understanding or appreciation of the Memon Culture is essential
- Ability to travel globally, with a valid passport to travel to Pakistan, India, Middle East, South Africa, USA and Southeast Asia amongst other areas is essential
- CEO or Director level experience within a recognized National or Global NGO is advantageous
How to Apply:
If you are passionate about making a difference and possess the skills and experience, we're looking for, we would love to hear from you. For further information about this brilliant opportunity and to apply please apply using the link to the role on our website provided.
Prospectus and The World Memon Organisation are both committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, sexuality, belief or disability.
Deadline for applications: Sunday 9th June, Midnight