The Job (in a nutshell)

An amazing opportunity to be part of a Charity but working with a vast array of Industry leading corporate clients. We are looking for someone to grow and develop new partnerships with a clear remit of networking and developing key contacts to expand and develop the Apprentice, Graduate and Early leaders delivery model via employers (UK wide).

Occasional evening, weekend and overnight work will be required as part of the role, including attending taster sessions, client visits and centre visits.

Who we’re looking for

You will be a results driven team player with an understanding of Early Careers development, have a proven sales background, with a strong new business focus in two / three industry sectors.

You will have a passion for the outdoor education training and development market and be aligned to our values.

Your Experience

• Excellent communications skills and the ability to build strong working relationships with internal and external professionals.
• You’ll be highly organised have excellent attention to detail and be able to maintain high standards of communication on the phone and in writing.
• You will have good negotiation skills.
• You’ll be able to work unsupervised and under own initiative.

• A confident user in Microsoft systems.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Previous experience of LinkedIn and LinkedIn Sales Navigator for prospecting and client engagement.

Areas of responsibilities

• Securing new and repeat business to agreed personal and team quarterly and annual targets.
• Develop a deep understanding of client strategy and undertake learning needs analysis.
• Sales proposal production.
• Maintaining client records via our CRM system.
• Liaising with all areas of the organisation to maximise potential opportunities.
• Drive new business in your area through research, prospecting, and networking.

You’ll also need

• An enhanced DBS check.

Salary and benefits

Salary £24,000 - £30,000 per year dependent on experience

Benefits:

• Annual leave of 24 days, plus bank holidays (rising by a day a year to 30 days +BH).
• Life Assurance: 3 x salary, covered from start date; includes Employee Assistance helpline.
• 8 weeks’ sick pay at full salary in any 12 months.
• Long-term Disability Insurance: 2/3 salary less state incapacity benefit after 6 months’ absence for up to 5 years, covered from start date.
• Personal Accident Insurance while at work or commuting.
• Cash plan healthcare (currently Medicash) on application after completion of probation.
• Pension Scheme (currently Standard Life): Auto-enrolment after three months.
• Berghaus uniform items provided. Also, opportunity to purchase Berghaus products at discount.
• Discounted course fees for family members.
• Cycle to work Scheme.

Plus!

• Personal Adventures – Outward Bound has a positive attitude to extended/unpaid leave (forward planning is required)

Hours of work

You’ll work an average of 37.5 hours per week.

​Location: Home Based or at one of our office locations nationwide.

Settling in period

There is a 3-month settling in period from contract start date.

How to apply  

If you are interested, please drop an email with a up to date CV and covering letter of no more than 500 words to Sarah Shutt.

The closing date is 15th June 2022. Interviews will take place at Hackthorpe, nr Penrith (or via Zoom / Teams if appropriate) on 30th June or 1st July 2022.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to join the Strategy, Knowledge & Innovation team. You will join us working 35 hours per week and in return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £42,792.91 per annum plus excellent benefits. This role can be based either remotely with occasion travel to London and East Sussex, or as a hybrid role working remotely and from our National Cat Centre in East Sussex as and when you like.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2021, we helped 137,000 cats and kittens. That's the equivalent of around 375 cats a day!

The newly formed Marketing and Income Generation Directorate is made up of a number of key departments at Cats Protection, that work together to shape our brand reputation, engagement and ability to raise funds and drive behaviour change. As part of our 10-year strategy, our directorate is set to grow and develop over the coming years and will be at the centre of ensuring Cats Protection can continue to improve the quality of life for cats across the UK. This role sits specifically within our Strategy, Knowledge and Innovation department, we provide the directorate with the business-critical operational support it needs to meet our growth strategy by delivering essential insight, management information, innovative framework, business processes and capabilities.

Responsibilities of our Project Manager:

As a key member of the Strategy, Knowledge and Innovation team, you’ll be using your project management expertise in a variety of ways. We’re looking for someone with stellar planning and budgeting capability who can produce and monitor directorate level plans, working with departments within and outside the directorate to ensure dependencies and milestones are understood and met. This role provides an opportunity to manage a variety of interesting projects, support the embedding of good project management practice, and to work in a team who provide insight and innovation to drive growth and awareness.

What we’re looking for in our Project Manager:

• 5 years project management experience
• Strong planning and budgeting skills
• Demonstrable experience of delivering multiple and varied projects simultaneously
• Ability to build excellent working relationships with internal teams and external partners
• Whilst experience of working in a charity is desirable but not essential, a commercial aptitude and ability to think holistically would be extremely advantageous

What we can offer you:

• salary of up to £42,792.91 annum plus excellent benefits
• generous annual leave entitlement
• contribution pension scheme
• life assurance scheme
• range of health benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
• and more

Join us as our Project Manager and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly. Please note any applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

Closing date:  5th June 2022

Virtual interview date: Week commencing 13th June 2022

Cats Protection is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and protecting anyone that comes into contact with us from harm.  We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Full Time Permanent Post (40 hours per week including 1 hour lunch)

Salary: £35,295 pa. (Grade D5)

Holiday Entitlement: 38 days including Bank Holidays

Benefits: Health Cash Plan,  Pension, Annual NCP season ticket

Location: Based at the East Street site in Leicester (LE1), there will be a requirement to work across other sites within the city.

The Y (Leicester YMCA) has a unique position in Leicester, with a history stretching back to 1883. We are the city’s leading youth homelessness charity, housing 105 young people and having an impact across the region through our heritage, mental health and serious youth violence projects.  We are also home to The Y Theatre, a vibrant 300-seat arts venue and our homeless adults support service.

Our vision is for every homeless young person to have a safe place to call home and the support they need to create lasting change in their lives. Employing over 100 staff, we work to transform the lives of some of the most vulnerable young people and communities across Leicester and Leicestershire.

Following a review and subsequent reorganisation of our HR services, we are looking for a well-qualified and enthusiastic HR Manager to join our Executive Team. You will need a minimum of 3 years HR experience at a management level and be qualified to CIPD Level 5. As HR Manager, you will be responsible under the direction of the HR Director for the day to day operational delivery of our HR service.

If you have a genuine passion for supporting and developing people to enable them to deliver outstanding services, we would love to hear from you.

We’re really proud of the impact we’ve already had on behalf of people affected by blood cancer, and our fundraising strategy seeks to grow our income to help us achieving our mission of beating blood cancer within a generation. The Regional Relationships Team plays a pivotal role in this income growth and the Lead Regional Relationships Manager will be responsible for significantly growing income across their region. 
 

You will be responsible for maintaining relationships with our current network of regional fundraising volunteers as well growing our volunteer and community group network alongside the line management of a Regional Relationship Manager who will be responsible for their own region.

This is a homebased role and you will be expected to travel across your region, therefore you must be able to drive and have access to a vehicle insured for business use.

Operations Manager (Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk)

Salary: £34,650 - £38,352 pa depending on experience

The vacancy

Who are we?

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) is a world leading youth charity which gives young people the chance to develop skills for work and life.

Our structured programmes of volunteering, physical and skills based challenges inspire, guide, and encourage young people to widen their experiences and learn new skills.

Through a licensing process, we partner with youth organisations and support them in their delivery of our programmes to their young people. These organisations range from schools and colleges to local authorities, charities, secure units, and community organisations.

We have recently launched our new strategy for the next five years, Youth Without Limits, which will ensure the DofE is open to all young people aged 14-24 across the UK, and that our participants reflect the most diverse generation of young people ever.

What is the role?

Working within our values and behavioural framework, this role will see you remotely managing, developing, and empowering a team of Operations Officers. By creating a positive working environment in which they can flourish, you will support them to achieve our strategic ambitions and their individual Key Performance Indicators.

Operations Officers are responsible for managing the relationships with our partner organisations (known as Licensed Organisations – LOs), ensuring they offer quality and inclusive DofE programmes to their young people. You will support your team through engaging with stakeholders, managing, and resolving any issues or concerns Operations Officers raise around delivery or quality within their LOs.

As part of the regional management team, which comprises of the Regional Director, Business Support Manager, Senior Operations Manager and other Operations Managers, you will actively contribute to developing and delivering ways to achieve objectives outlined within the regional business plan which supports our national strategic goals.

You will undertake meetings, in person and virtually, across the region engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders at different levels within different organisations. When not out at meetings, you will be working from home.

Whilst you won’t be working directly with young people, you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you are having a positive impact on their future opportunities.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a strong team leader who has experience of directly managing a team of staff, either in person or remotely.

You will need to have outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to engage with internal and external stakeholders and be an enthusiastic influencer and authentic ambassador for the DofE.

To undertake the role you’ll need to be exceptionally organised, have the ability to prioritise your workload, meet deadlines and have excellent administrative skills, being both computer literate and competent in MS Office applications.

Our work is increasingly data driven, so you will need to have experience of managing and analysing simple data from which to make informed decisions.

Project management experience will be required to enable you to contribute to regional and national projects, that will drive our strategic objectives forward over the next five years.

We are looking for someone who is decisive and flexible in their approach, has a positive outlook and who will actively manage the wellbeing of their team.

What will you get in return?

The opportunity to work for a successful and dynamic charity that has the development of young people at its heart.

A starting salary of between £34,650 - £38,352 per annum dependent on experience.

From day one you’ll have access to a generous pension scheme and an employee assistance programme. 

Through our Flexible Working policy the DofE provides an opportunity to work flexibly to meet yours and our business needs.

How to apply

If you feel excited by this role and believe you have the necessary skills and experience to become a valued team member, please go to our website and apply.

The deadline for applying for this role is 10 June 2022

There will be two interviews for this role with successful applicants being invited to attend on the following dates:

First interview: Week commencing 20th June 2022 which will be held virtually over Teams.

Second interview: Week commencing 27th June 2022 which will be held virtually over Teams.

An enhanced criminal record check (e.g. DBS/PVG or similar) will be undertaken when a job offer is accepted.

If you would like to access the application form in a different format or if you would like any assistance that might help improve your experience while completing the application, please contact us by email.

About DofE

Since its launch in 1956, the DofE has empowered millions of young people to become the very best they can be. It was established by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, our Patron, and is still guided by the same set of principles he laid down.

The flexibility and adaptability of DofE have allowed the DofE to spread around the world. We operate through a social franchise model in the UK, licensing and supporting a wide range of organisations to deliver DofE programmes to hundreds of thousands of young people every year.

Despite the disruption caused by the COVID-19 outbreak our ambition to grow the number of young people who can access a DofE programme remains unchanged and we continue to engage new partners and develop innovative ways of working with businesses, the voluntary sector, and policymakers across the UK to ensure that any young person who wants to do their DofE can do so. 

Diversity, equality & inclusion

The DofE is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive staff team and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We recruit, develop, promote and value people without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age. In order to meet the changing needs and aspirations of the most diverse generation of young adults ever, our staff need a range of perspectives, skills, and lived experience.

While we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds to join our passionate and friendly team, at present people of colour, disabled people, and people under 25 are not as well represented as we would like. As such we particularly encourage applicants from these backgrounds.

Veganuary is the non-profit that encourages people to go vegan for the month of January - and beyond. We focus on changing consumer behaviours and attitudes, while providing lots of information and practical support - to make the transition to veganism as easy and enjoyable as possible.

We also work with businesses to drive up vegan food provisions in shops and restaurants and have made veganism more visible and accessible through our work with national and international media.

What we do

• Our Aim: A world without animal farms and slaughterhouses. A world where food production does not decimate forests, pollute rivers and oceans, exacerbate climate change and drive wild animal populations to extinction.
   
• Our Mission: To inspire and support people to try vegan, drive corporate change, and create a global mass movement, championing compassionate food choices with the aim of ending animal farming, protecting the planet, and improving human health.

We work toward our lofty ambitions by following a simple, 3-step plan:

1. Encouraging and supporting millions of people to try veganism.
    
2. Creating the necessary media and social media buzz to raise awareness of the topic and the benefits of a vegan lifestyle.
    
3. Encouraging companies to promote and launch more delicious vegan options to increase the quality, availability and visibility of vegan food.

How we do it

You’ll have no doubt seen our public campaigns for Veganuary, you may even have tried it yourself. We’re incredibly proud of the global movement we’ve built, and it continues to grow year-on-year.

The part of work you might be a little less familiar with is our work in influencing businesses. The more businesses speak positively about veganism and launch new vegan products, the better the availability, visibility and quality of vegan products becomes, making it easier and tastier to try vegan. This is inspiring more people to choose plant-based options and stick with it long term.

Amongst many others, we are incredibly proud to have worked with the following companies to increase their vegan offering:

• Deliveroo
• Cadbury
• McDonalds
• Starbucks

What we’re looking for

As we head into the next phase of our strategy, we are looking for a talented Head of Operations and Finance who can help us build a robust, sustainable organisation. You will help us to shore up our gains to date and capitalise on the increasing number of growth opportunities coming our way.

This is a reimagining of an existing role and represents an investment in the charity’s future. We are looking for someone who can work closely with the board and executive to devise and implement business plans that are robust enough to accommodate our rapid growth and flexible enough to take advantage of new opportunities.

You will lead on financial management, supervise and optimise the organisation’s operations in the UK, and support our growing international team in operational matters.

Playing a pivotal part in the Senior Management Team, you will be responsible for ensuring that Veganuary’s day-to-day operations - including governance, administration, HR, finance, legal and IT remain compliant, responsive and efficient.

We don’t believe in prescriptive person specifications, as they limit the diversity of experience on our teams. We have just three questions of you, before you apply:

• Are you a qualified finance professional with significant experience of overseeing finance functions in UK charities?
   
• Are you a skilled strategic thinker with a proactive approach to solving problems?
   
• Do you enjoy building efficient structures and processes that limit bureaucracy and drive growth?

If you like what you’ve read, and your answer to all three questions above is “yes”, I recommend that you read the application pack by following the link below and consider getting in touch to discuss the role in more detail.

We are restructuring! Our small staff team is looking for someone to take on leading the operational side of our work as we continue to welcome asylum seekers and refugees in and around Leicester - work we've been doing for well over 10 years, with a very positive reputation both locally and beyond.

You should be experienced in working in the refugee sector and able to manage a team, working flexibly alongside a Strategic Lead (0.4) who has significant prior experience in our organisation.

We would like the successful candidate to start as soon as possible.

Civitas Recruitment are delighted to be working with an innovative start-up organisation looking to revolutionise global philanthropy based on the Islamic tradition of charitable endowments for social purpose (Waqf). An opportunity exists for a Project and Operations Manager to join the start-up team and help further develop the platform and product as well as its promotion and uptake. As Project and Operations Manager, you will be responsible for managing the technical team in developing the web app and managing the implementation of the user experience. You will also lead the sales process for the platform, while leveraging the networks and access you will have to the the directors of the organisation. This role will be responsible for the growth of the organisation and will work with the wider team to develop the charity’s identity. Initial 2 year FTC. Home based with weekly travel to the Bradford office for meetings.

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidates will have significant project management experience and have previously developed products with the board to help implement vision. You will have strong stakeholder management skills as well as excellent communication skills. A broad well-rounded skill set with in-depth project management skills are also essential for this role. As you will be managing a technical team, strong leadership skills are required for this role as well as delivering to targets and objectives. You will have experience of developing innovative projects and programmes and have worked with technical teams and feel comfortable with sales drives too.

If the above role description sounds of interest and you feel like you meet the criteria; please apply immediately or for further information, please contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and informal discussion. Early applications are encouraged as we will be reviewing on a rolling basis.

Do you have experience of managing and coaching teams to deliver consistently high performance within a complex multi-site operation?  Are you a fantastic communicator who can lead you team to achieve great results?

Dogs Trust are recruiting for a Head of Operations to lead our rehoming centres in the North to achieve high standards of dog welfare, customer service and operational procedures to maximise rehoming possibilities for dogs in our care.

Dogs Trust is the UK’s largest dog welfare charity and normally cares for around 14,000 dogs across its network of 21 rehoming centres in the UK and one in Dublin. Dogs Trust will never put a healthy dog to sleep, and believe ‘A Dog is for Life’.

Accounting for 62% of the Dogs Trust workforce, the Operations Directorate is responsible for achieving the mission of Dogs Trust through the intake, rehabilitation and rehoming of dogs. The Directorate is split between four functions; rehoming centres, the Contact Centre, a field-based team and a team in the London office.

This is an exciting role with huge scope, as you will need to get to grips with all aspects of the rehoming centre operation (previous animal welfare experience isn’t essential) to contribute to the achievement of continuous improvement in logistical and rehoming processes as well as our (already high) canine welfare and customer experience standards.  You will contribute to the development of the operational strategy and its implementation in support of the wider Dogs Trust strategic aims, ensuring continuous improvement in performance across all Operational areas to support more dogs being cared for and rehomed.  

As an inspiring and experienced leader, you will manage, motivate and develop a group of Centre Managers, focussing on building management capacity throughout Operations and enabling managers, through the development of a coaching culture, to effectively handle all management issues, encouraging innovation and new initiatives, as well as identifying and dealing with underperformance where necessary.

The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator with significant experience of managing and coaching a team of staff to deliver consistently high performance, ideally having managed staff remotely in previous roles.  This experience will include recruitment, performance management and supporting managers with complex HR issues. You will be highly numerate with experience of managing budgets and will have the ability to analyse complex data to make management decisions and make recommendations for future action.

The role will be home-based, within the north and there will be significant travel, including some evenings and weekends.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button. Our application process requires you complete an application form and a covering letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role.

Interviews will take place on 6th and 7th June in Manchester (first stage) and 13th June in Darlington (second stage).

Operations Officers (Scotland, London, Southeast, Central, North and UK Education teams).

A starting salary of between £27,000 - £30,438 (UK) £30,508 - £34,389 (London) per annum dependent on region and experience. 

Do you enjoy building relationships?

Do you have experience of working with and influencing external stakeholders?

Are you looking for an opportunity that offers a challenge and variety where no two days are the same?

Thanks to attracting some significant funding streams this has allowed us to expand our operations team across the nation, to allow thousands of young people from marginalised areas to be able to complete the DofE Awards.  Our programmes give them the opportunity to explore different interests, challenge themselves, learn new skills, develop resilience, and build self-belief. 

What is the role?

As an operations officer, your role will involve closely managing the relationships of our partner organisations (known as Licensed Organisations – LOs) and ensuring those within your portfolio offer quality and inclusive DofE programmes to young people. 

While managing these relationships, you will also identify and develop new relationships with appropriate educational and community organisations to widen the access of the DofE to young people, particularly those who experience marginalisation. 

As part of the regional team, you will be working as one to achieve objectives outlined within the regional business plan which support our national strategic goals. Whilst you won’t be working directly with young people, you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you are having a positive impact on their future opportunities. 

We are currently recruiting for Operations Officers in: Scotland, London, Southeast, North, Central & UK education team. 

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a team player who has a passion for the development of young people with the ability to engage and influence a variety of stakeholders.

Working as an ambassador for the DofE, you will have outstanding communication skills to inspire and influence young people to participate in DofE. You will be organised and comfortable managing your own workload to ensure LOs deliver DofE programmes to the standards expected.

What will you get in return? 

The opportunity to work for a successful and dynamic charity that has the development of young people at its heart and the wellbeing and development of its people constantly in focus. 

You will be joining a team of empowered colleagues working together. 

From day one you’ll have access to a generous pension scheme and an employee assistance programme. Through our Flexible Working policy, the DofE provides an opportunity to work flexibly to meet yours and our business needs. 

Please click on ‘Apply’ to view our current Operations Officer opportunities across various locations in the UK.

Note: We are also recruiting for a Business Support Assistant in London and other opportunities within the DofE.

Please visit our career page by clicking on the apply button to know more about our vacancies or to share it within your network.

Please note: This role is based in the North of England and the Midlands and will involve travel across these regions.

As our Regional Programmes Manager, you’ll inspire and lead our team of remote-based Senior Project Workers and Project Workers to effectively deliver high-quality support services for kinship families across the North of England and some parts of the Midlands. You’ll do this by working in close collaboration with local authority teams across the North and the Midlands who have commissioned our services. You’ll also develop effective partnerships with other local authorities to secure commissions and generate income for services.

Your team will deliver the following programmes:

• Kinship Ready – online workshops to prepare new and prospective special guardians for their role, as well as wraparound one-to-one support
• Kinship Reach – remote one-to-one support and virtual support groups
• Kinship Connected – in-person one-to-one support and support groups in the community

This role is home-based with travel across the North and Midlands, as well as other parts of England and Wales from time to time.

About Kinship

Kinship is the leading charity in England and Wales for kinship carers – relatives and friends who raise children when their parents aren’t able to. We offer kinship carers expert advice as well as financial, legal, practical and emotional support and understanding from the moment they need it, for as long as they need it. We’re always there to help with the complicated and stressful decisions that so many kinship families have to make, as well as to celebrate the good times.

Working alongside kinship carers and the children they raise, with their voices and views at the fore, we build communities of support and give everything we have to fight for each family and their rights, as well as to raise awareness of kinship care and secure better support for all those playing this critical role.

In return, we offer 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time) and pension.

For further details about the role, please refer to the attached job specification.

To apply, please click the Apply button to send us your CV and cover letter, along with a completed Equal Opportunities form.

Closing date: 12.00 pm on Monday 30 May 2022.
Interview date: Week commencing 13 June 2022.

We are looking for someone who has a proven track record of experience delivering change within the NHS, as well as a wealth of experience in working successfully with community-based stakeholders. You should be passionate about wanting to change health inequalities, be resilient, enjoy stakeholder engagement at every level, and have a positive, can-do attitude.

This is an exciting time to join our Patient Projects team as we launch our Empowering People with Prostate Cancer (EPPC) project which aims to better educate and empower people living with prostate cancer.

This project, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, aims to provide people living with prostate cancer with the information and support they need, at diagnosis, when considering further treatment options, thereby reducing treatment regret, and ensuring better quality of life outcomes. Central to this project is the creation of a new patient information and empowerment website, The Infopool.

This role will be instrumental in the development and delivery of this project, helping ensure the project achieves its ambitious outcomes. You will be instrumental in delivering on the EPPC project and expanding the Patient Project Department into new and more ambitious areas.

This project is part time, 3.5 days per week, and can be either fully remote working or flexible hybrid (our office is in Holborn). Some travel will be involved in this role.

Key Responsibilities 

• Build new and manage existing relationships with clinical stakeholders, including HCPs, NHS system managers, Cancer Alliances, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Develop and deliver a programme of outreach to healthcare professionals, ensuring the adoption of project resources and other organisational resources across target institutions.
• Develop a pilot project for a community-based approach to information prescribing, building new relationships with key stakeholders focused on most effectively reaching those with low health and digital literacy.
• Maintain a tracking and reporting system to ensure the project exceeds its targets and funding requirements are met.
• Support the Head of Patient Projects to define the project’s annual operational plan.
• Contribute to external events as a representative of PCR including attending national conferences, such as BAUN and BAUS.
• Help develop a system of Infopool champions in hospital-based and peer-led support groups to help advance the project’s objectives.
• Input into new project development as well as funding proposals, bids, and pitches to help expand the breadth and depth of the project and ensure the development of new projects for the department.
• Think strategically about opportunities to connect this project and its users with other priorities of the department and organisation.
• Undertake any other relevant duties and projects delegated by the Head of Patient Projects in line with the responsibilities of the post and the aims of the department.

Skills and Competencies 

The candidate must have the following:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant field and continuing professional development in a relevant field. 
• Creativity, critical thinking, and multiple years of strong project/ programme management skills and experience.
• An awareness of health inequalities and a desire to make a difference.
• Experience working with government departments and the NHS.
• Knowledge of the UK’s health and care research landscape.
• An ability to manage multiple stakeholders, competing expectations and priorities in a sensible way that ensures delivery and success.
• Demonstrable experience of building strong working relationships with people at all levels across stakeholder organisations.
• An entrepreneurial, pro-active mindset with maturity and emotional intelligence.
• An ability to communicate clearly and effectively both internally and with a range of partners across healthcare and beyond. This includes patients, academia, industry, the NHS, and government.
• An ability to work autonomously, prioritise, organise, identify, manage, and mitigate risks, and plan own workload and deliver results consistently.
• Good IT skills, particularly in the use of MS Office, Teams, Zoom and web applications.
• An ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines, or where deliverables can change at short notice.
• A strong belief in the work we do.

Asset Manager

£43,132 per annum (pro rata for part time hours)

 (Ref: SUS3454)

Up to 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working

Base: UK – hybrid working

About the role

As the Asset Manager for Sustrans you will be responsible for the management of the structural assets forming our Estate. You will be responsible for ensuring inspection and repairs are carried out, making sure the estate is kept in a safe and serviceable condition. 

The estate is comprised primarily of former railway land and structural assets (approximately 800 bridges, viaducts, tunnels, culverts and retaining walls); also supporting 333 miles of the National Cycle Network.  Sustrans either owns these or is responsible for some or all of their maintenance. 

This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans. Candidates can be based anywhere in the UK, with regular travel expected across the estate.

About you

You should have a background in civil engineering, with substantial experience of bridge and structures asset management including bridge inspection, structural assessment and structural design, particularly former or current railway structures.

You will build relationships with ease, enabling you to effectively manage engineers delivering maintenance works, along with developing and maintaining constructive relationships with external partners such as Railway Paths Ltd.

We ask you demonstrate your project management skills, and you must be able to evidence delivering multiple projects to budget and on time.

You will be familiar with current H&S legislation and practice and competent with its application to ensure all regulatory requirements are complied with.

We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.

What we offer

In return we can offer ongoing working from home (or a nearby Sustrans office when it’s safe to do so) and a truly flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment. 

Wellbeing

• 26 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Staff volunteer days
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 4% or 5% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans
• Discount benefits

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

Additional information

• Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 22 May 2022. 
• Interviews will take place via MS Teams on 6 June 2022

To apply, please complete our online application form.

About Sustrans

Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. We connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute. 

Our vision and mission have never been more relevant. Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling. 

We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.

We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.

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About the Role

This role is all about delivering the projects and programmes that underpin our Fit For Future property strategy and to develop the necessary business rigour and processes that underpin the development of the Property function in the way we deliver our services to the organisation.

Reporting to the Head of Property, you will be responsible for supporting the Property function in St John Ambulance to scope and oversee a wide range of projects and initiatives on both our estate and in our function. These will be in support of our property strategy or in support of specific needs involving property identified by a part of our organisation. This could involve works to buildings, management of building close down projects, and involvement in areas such as data strategy and developing new processes or property initiatives to enable improvements in our service delivery.

You will be expected to work closely with the Property team, internal business stakeholders, our supply chain partners and the finance function within the organisation.

Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)

About You

To be successful you will have relevant experience in managing an overall programme of works in refurbishment/building works as well as in data analysis/management. You will have confidence to make informed recommendations and decisions on a risk-based approach backing this up with clear articulation of the data and assumptions being made and implications of any decisions and the ability to manage complex projects across multiple functions and teams, engagement with key stakeholders, establishing key performance indicators and milestones.

About Us

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, providing first aid, keeping people safe at events and working alongside the NHS in response to 999 calls.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people learn how to save a life through our training, education and youth programmes.

Over the next decade, we have bold ambitions to help transform out-of-hospital care, having a positive impact on the people we treat and the communities we serve.

We are a team of 1,600 employees and 18,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through first aid.

You will receive:

• Competitive salary & pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health and Wellbeing portal - access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts – you’ll have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym memberships, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping.

Interview Date: 07/06/2022

Application Review Date: 24/05/2022

We may review applications before the Application Review Date, however, if you apply after the Application Review Date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, so are particularly interested in applications from women, trans and non-binary people, as well as those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those with different accessibility needs.

Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Any speculative CVs submitted without invitation will not be considered