Organisational Lead Jobs in Greater London

Who we are

Chefs in Schools is a young, ambitious charity that’s rapidly growing. Our mission is to improve kids' health, through improving school food & food education. We focus our efforts in areas of high socio-economic deprivation, where more than a third of children are entitled to free school meals, and diet-related disease is driving further inequality.

We support and train school kitchen teams to serve the best, freshest and tastiest food possible, alongside meaningful food education. We share learning and resources, aiming to inspire and enable others to follow our lead.

We’re backed by some of the biggest names in food and have ambitious targets to ensure every child has access to incredible school food and food education,  setting them up for life with the skills and knowledge to feed themselves well.

About you and the role

The purpose of this role is to manage operational delivery of our School Chef Educator programme, ensuring efficient and effective delivery.  The School Chef Educator programme is a 10 week training programme for school kitchen staff, covering topics such as Reducing Food Waste, and Food Education. It is delivered in a blended learning format, through a mix of in-person training, bitesize webinars, and our online learning website.

You will be supported by our Director of Transformations, and manage our Chef Trainers who deliver our School Chef Educator Programme. You will work closely with the Director of Partnerships & Impact, our School Engagement Manager and our Research Supervisor, to identify and liaise with suitable funding partners, academies and schools, and ensure we are monitoring and evaluating our programme delivery to evidence it’s impact and ensure quality delivery across the cohorts that take part.

Your role will oversee our School Chef Educator Programmes, delivered across England. This role will be primarily focused in London, but will include supporting schools in locations across the UK as we develop new hubs. An average week in this role might see you attending meetings with new partners to secure support for new programmes, sourcing venues for training days, scheduling programme delivery dates, identifying and contacting schools in our programme delivery areas to sign up their kitchen teams to our programme, developing new content on our learning management system, attending webinars our Chef Trainers are delivering, and supporting Chef Trainers with our in-person kick off sessions, and graduation celebrations.

You will be joining a dynamic and growing charity who are passionate about delivering exceptional training, skill sharing, expertise and know-how to advance the quality of food preparation, food service and food education in schools.

You will have an understanding of the context that we operate in, education and food sectors. You will have strong people skills, be highly organised and have the ability to manage effective partnerships with external organisations.

The responsibilities, skills and experience listed below are intended to give you an idea of what we need for this role. If you don’t meet every requirement but feel you would be able to work with us to deliver the majority of them, we urge you to apply anyway. We are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and for us the most important ‘experience’ is passion for our mission. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

We want to get to know you at the interview and understand we can do this best if you’re at ease. We’re an inclusive employer and are passionate about creating a welcoming working environment for everyone. We’re continually updating our DEI policy and have a neurodiversity champion. If you need adjustments to the interview process please let us know.

As we work with children and young people, an offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and DBS clearance, in line with our safeguarding policy.

Key responsibilities:

● To work with the Director of Transformations to ensure that all programme delivery is delivered in line with our vision, values and ethos.

● To support and manage our Chef Trainers to ensure a high quality and consistent standard of programme delivery.

● Coordinate and oversee all programme activities, including booking venues, scheduling, logistics, and managing Chef Trainer workload.

● Work closely with the Director of Transformations, Director of Impact and Partnerships and the School Engagement Manager to assess, cost and propose suitable programmes of support for schools, multi-academy trusts and caterers interested in our School Chef Educator Programme.

● Working with the School Engagement Manager, attend and contribute to meetings with Senior Leadership of prospective participating schools and academies.

● Liaise and manage relationships with Senior Leadership and Programme Sponsors, being the key contact for operational delivery of programmes.

● To work alongside the Director of Transformations and Director of Partnerships & Impact to ensure that service level agreements are agreed with partners and that our delivery matches the agreements.

● To monitor costs of the programme delivery, reporting progress of programmes to the Director of Transformations, identifying any risks or delays to programme delivery.

● At all times to ensure that our training programmes are being delivered in a legally compliant, cost-effective way.

● Working with the School Engagement Manager, to identify suitable schools for our funded training programmes, ensuring a high uptake of available places on our funded training programmes.

● Ensuring learning and evaluation is embedded in our programme delivery, working with the Chef Trainers to document best practice learnt from each programme.

● To work alongside the Director of Partnerships & Impact and our Research Supervisor to ensure that we’re collecting accurate and relevant data to measure our impact, evaluate the impact and effectiveness of the programmes, conducting regular assessments and measurements.

● Work with the Research Supervisor to support preparing reports on the impact of the School Chef Educator programmes, including statistical data, trends, and success stories.

● Maintain accurate data records and ensure our contacts database is up to date with relevant participant, partner and engagement information.

● Collaborate with the Chef Trainers to ensure the delivery of high-quality services that meet the needs of participants on our programmes.

● Overseeing project planning and execution for the continued expansion of the roll-out of the School Chef Educator training programme - this will involve being organised and keeping the project on track, working with internal and external parties.

● Assist in the delivery of programmes where necessary, providing support and guidance to the Chef Trainers as needed.

● Working with the Chief Innovation Officer, the Chef Trainers across all our programmes and the wider Chefs in Schools network to identify current and future skills requirements for the school kitchen workforce.

● Developing and/or commission relevant training materials to keep our programme up to date and develop new programmes that complement our organisational strategy.

● Plan, and manage the continued iterative development of our School Chef Training programme. Lead on programme design, monitoring performance and adjusting our approach as necessary for future cohorts.

● Line manage the Chef Trainers, lead on hiring, training and managing any future staff required as our programme offering grows.

● Maintain and manage our Learning Management System, and Learning App, ensuring good version control, user management, and digital legal compliance.

Skills & experience:

● You are passionate about food and want to make an impact

● You have interest and belief in our mission, to improve child health through improving food and food education in schools

● You have a background or experience in project or programme management at national scale

● You are self-motivated, customer focused and driven

● You are interested in people (working in a small, supportive team)

● You are organised, methodical, strong on detail, and able to map out deadlines and plan ahead

● You are an excellent writer and communicator with strong presentation and facilitation skills

● You are skilled in building rapport with people and strike a balance between being supportive and challenging 

● You have a background or significant experience in training

● You have delivered, developed and/or been involved in the roll-out of programmes at scale

● You have experience in delivering in-person and online training sessions

● You have curriculum, pedagogy or training design experience

● You have good digital skills to maintain our resources on an online platform and innovate the learning experience

● You have hands-on experience with Learning Management Systems (LMS) including user management, content updates, and troubleshooting technical issues.

● You are well-versed in legal compliance requirements related to digital training programs, ensuring all training content and data management practices adhere to current regulations.

● You possess strong analytical skills for monitoring and evaluating LMS performance, using data to improve user experience and ensure compliance with legal standards.

● You have some experience in leading or managing a team

● You have stakeholder and partnership management experience

Most Important Skills- list 5-8

1. Training Delivery and Development
2. Curriculum and Training Design
3. Project or Programme Management
4. Learning Management Systems (LMS)
5. Stakeholder and Partnership Management
6. Communication Skills
7. Organisational Skills
8. Data Collection and Analysis

Benefits

You would be joining a friendly, supportive team who work hard, but believe in a healthy work / life balance. We seek a diverse range of perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge. Joining a small, collaborative team means you’ll be able to contribute to, and draw on, a variety of projects and strategic insights.

We offer 33 days (pro-rata for part time positions) of holiday per year, including bank holidays, a Cycle to Work scheme, hybrid working, free access to the CODE app for discounted restaurants & hospitality venues, enhanced parental leave. We are committed to developing our team and will support you with relevant training opportunities including £250 towards elective training and development of your choice.

We also offer Bupa Dental Insurance, Income Protection Insurance, as well as access to the AIG Smart Health Platform which offers health benefits including free rapid access online GP appointments, free counselling and wellbeing support.

Application process

In line with our commitment to ensuring a fair and unbiased recruitment process, we will invite candidates to interview based on their answers to a series of questions related to their day-to-day job. Please follow this link to answer the questions and submit your application.

Your answers will go through our sifting process: all answers will be anonymised, randomised and then reviewed by a panel of reviewers. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an online interview on 17th July.

Successful candidates will then be invited to an in-person interview to take place on Wednesday 24th July at our office in Brixton, London for which we will ask you to complete a short task. You have 15 mins to complete this task. The interview overall will take a maximum of one hour.

Expected duration of this application process: 6 weeks

Job Summary
Young Women’s Trust champions young women aged 18 to 30 on low or no pay. We’re here to create a more equal world of work and raise young women’s incomes. 

We offer young women free coaching, feedback on job applications and information to help them get where they want to be. We bring together a network of thousands of young women to support each other, build their self-belief, and have their voices heard. We work with young women to campaign for equality in the workplace. And our research provides insight into what young women’s lives are really like, fuelling our campaigns for change. 

Over the next four years, our fundraising team are embarking on an ambitious growth strategy. We’re looking for an expert, creative Public Fundraising Manager to be part of that, leading our public fundraising programme including individual giving, digital, community & events and legacies.

EDI statement and sense of flexible working and workplace culture 
Young Women’s Trust strives to be an inclusive and representative organisation. We are committed to appointing individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, lived experiences and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from communities under-represented in our organisation, including ethnically minoritized and disabled individuals. We use positive action under section 159 of the Equality Act in relation to disability or race. This means that if we have two candidates of equal merit in our process, we will seek to take forward the disabled or Black, Asian and ethnically diverse candidate in order to diversify our staff team. 

You’ll be joining a team that will embrace your ideas and support and encourage you to bring your whole self to work. 

We can make reasonable adjustments throughout the application process and on the job. If you have particular  accessibility needs, please get in touch and let us know any requirements you may have. 

Young Women’s Trust is a Living Wage employer and we commit to Show the Salary for every job we advertise. Non-graduates are welcome and we offer a wide range of flexible working options including job share, part-time and compressed hours, different start and finish times and working from home. 

We offer: 

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays – rising annually to a maximum of 30 days 
• Enhanced parental leave irrespective of length of service 
  • Up to 52 weeks maternity leave - 26 weeks at normal rate of pay, 13 weeks Statutory Maternity Pay, 13 weeks unpaid 
  • Up to 26 weeks new parents leave at your normal rate of pay 
• 2 annual wellbeing days
• Employee Assistance Programme 
• Learning and development budget 
• Flexible working which is fully embedded in our working culture 

Deadline: Monday 17 June 9am
You must have the right to work in the UK to apply for this role. We are not able to sponsor work visas for non-British applicants. 

MMHS has for many years played a crucial role in meeting the housing and housing-related needs of ministers who have worked in the Methodist Church and continues to support this community through the provision of housing across the UK. At the same time, we are considering ways of using our resources for new mission, while remaining fully committed to our existing mission.

This is a crucial moment for us as a charity. We are in search of a highly strategic CFO with a broad skillset which stretches beyond the remit of many financial leadership roles within the charity sector. The CFO will work closely with the CEO, playing a crucial role in the stewardship and optimisation of a range of assets and providing leadership to the finance team as well staff working in other functions. If you care about supporting those who have worked in methodist ministry, have an appetite for positive change, and the character and skills to play a key part in leading our charity towards a new future, we welcome your interest.

Associate Director of Policy & External Affairs
Circa £70,000 pa plus excellent benefits
London WC1 and home-based
35 hours per week
Permanent

The Associate Director of Policy & External Affairs is a highly influential role within the College as you will help advance our influencing activities to shape paediatric care, support the paediatric workforce and improve child health outcomes in the UK.

As Associate Director of Policy & External Affairs, you will take responsibility for  developing policy and external affairs activity that builds the College’s reputation amongst its key audiences, including decision-makers in governments, parliaments, the NHS and other policy makers and shapers. You will also lead on the College’s four-nation policy and external affairs strategies, working with relevant teams, committees and working groups in line with the annual operational plan.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Membership, Policy & External Affairs, you will provide senior strategic direction and operational leadership for three reporting teams, setting a high standard of work outcomes and a proactive and supportive work culture.

Leading cross-functional collaboration, you will work with other divisions to align the College’s influencing and communications activities to ensure the positive impact of our offering is actively communicated to our key stakeholders.

Educated to degree level or with equivalent professional experience, you should have a proven understanding of the structures and working of the Westminster government and the devolved administrations, along with health and social care organisations and local authorities. You will be an adept communications professional skilled at maintaining organisational reputation and landing key messages in the external environment.

With an in-depth understanding and experience of the political context in which policy decisions are made, your political astuteness and judgement in influencing policymakers and other stakeholders, will ensure you can achieve effective advocacy.

You should have exceptional experience and understanding of the national and international policy architecture, the policy environment and the networks within it. You should also have demonstrable experience of developing and delivering high-impact integrated campaigns.

Excellent liaison and consultation skills and the ability to persuade at a senior level in all sectors, including with politicians and senior executives, along with significant experience of proactive and reactive media handling are essential.

Significant management experience along with a background of leading multi-disciplinary teams and operational planning in a high-stakes area, are also essential. Membership of an appropriate professional body – e.g. CIPR – would be desirable. 

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health sets and maintains standards for the education and training of all doctors working in paediatrics and child health in the UK. We advocate on child health issues at home and internationally. Additionally, through a variety of activities, the College influences the quality of medical practice for children in hospital and in the community. 

The RCPCH has more than 22,000 members and fellows and employs around 200 staff, most of whom work in our London office in Holborn. We have smaller offices in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. 

The RCPCH wants to represent all the communities we serve. Appointment will be made solely on merit. However, the College is particularly keen to receive applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, and/or candidates with a disability who are currently under-represented at this level of the organisation.

The College operates a flexible and modern working policy, whereby our colleagues work in the office for a minimum of 40% over a 4-week cycle and the remainder from home.

Closing date: 2 July 2024.

Are you an experienced Technology Systems Analyst looking for your next challenge?

Do you want to work for an exciting social change organisation with the mission of enabling people, places and the planet to flourish?

With our new Design for Life strategy, we are embarking on the next chapter in our 270 years’ strong history of social impact, with a range of interventions to unite people and ideas to turn world changing ideas into world changing actions.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a Technology Systems Analyst to help us achieve real impact by optimising our use of the cloud systems and platforms we have within our technolgy estate at the RSA.

This role is based from RSA House in London for at least three days per week, with hybrid flexibility for the remaining days.

About You

What we look for in a successful Technology Systems Analyst candidate:

• Knowledge of how a workplace runs that is built on diverse range of platforms.
• Experience of managing the Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) with external Business Systems Providers.
• Experience of leading Technology projects from its inception to implementation.
• Excellent organisational skills; ability to plan, multi-task, prioritise concurrent project requirements, and work on own initiative to deadlines.

To find out more about this role, please download our job description.

Apply

In order to apply, please click ‘apply for this job’ on our recruitment page and submit your CV. You will also be required to answer a series of questions. You do not need to submit a cover letter.

Please submit your application through the RSA website. We cannot accept applications via email. All applications will receive an automated response.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 9am on 1 July 2024. However, screening and interviews will be ongoing, so we may close the vacancy early if sufficient exceptional candidates apply.Please get your application in as soon as possible.

Please note that we cannot accept late, incomplete applications, and we can only consider candidates who apply through the online application process.

Inclusion Statement

As a social change organisation, we believe everyone, regardless of visible or invisible difference, should be welcomed to participate in creating a better future.   

We aspire to maximum inclusion in our work and endeavour to challenge systemic inequity and all forms of discrimination.  We therefore welcome applications from everybody who is committed to our vision and values and can demonstrate the skills, competencies and experience required for the role applied for. 

Read full our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion .

About Us

We are the RSA. The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce. Where world-leading ideas are turned into world-changing actions. We’re committed to a world that is resilient, rebalanced and regenerative, where everyone can fulfil their potential.

The RSA has been at the forefront of significant social impact for 270 years. Our proven change process, rigorous research, innovative ideas platforms and unique global network of changemakers, work collectively to enable people, places and the planet to flourish. We invite you to be part of this change. Join our community. Together, we’ll unite people and ideas in collective action to create opportunities to regenerate our world.

We offer great benefits, including 29 days holiday (plus bank holidays), additional wellbeing allowance, free fellowship throughout employment and lots more! Read our full list of benefits . 

ABOUT GET FURTHER

One in three students leave school each year without a pass in GCSE English and maths - this rises to over one in two for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Without GCSEs in English and maths, these young people are significantly more likely to drop out of education and are locked out of key professions, apprenticeships, and university courses.

Get Further exists to change this. Our charity has an award-winning tuition programme that helps students from disadvantaged backgrounds in further education to pass GCSEs in English or maths. We place highly qualified, specialist English and maths tutors in further education, who deliver a bespoke curriculum that builds confidence and skills in these core subjects.

OUR TEAM, CULTURE AND BENEFITS 

Our central team comprises some 30 members, all motivated to reduce educational disadvantage and ensure young people get the gateway qualifications they need to succeed. We currently employ around 200 tutors. Our main office is in London, although we also have team members based across the country. We promote a supportive, collaborative, and positive working environment. 

 Benefits include:

• 36 days of holidays per year (including bank holidays)
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Flexible hybrid and remote working
• Quarterly ‘in-person’ team development days at our offices in London
• The opportunity to work in a progressive and socially conscious, growing organisation where we can have an outsized impact on its success and development.

THE ROLE

The Senior Data and Insights Officer will help us to demonstrate the importance of our tuition for young people and adults who are undertaking these foundational qualifications.

You will have strong attention-to-detail and will make sure our data is relevant, accurate and confidential. You will be skilled in data analysis and interpretation: able to draw out insights from data and be confident in writing – and communicating – impact for a variety of purposes and audiences. 

As the Senior Data and Insights Officer you will work with the Director of Impact, within our Quality and Impact Team to:

Database Usage and Reporting  

• Support our Salesforce Lead in creating reports and dashboards, ensuring all data is relevant, accurate and secure.
• Use our database management system to generate reports and data analysis for the Senior Leadership Team, and other internal colleagues, to support marketing campaigns, fundraising campaigns, statutory information requests and organisational insight.
• Prepare reports for college partners, funders, and the Board, which set out our data, findings and impact, clearly and accurately. 
• • Confidently write about insights and findings from our data, generating learnings and recommendations for the organisation and other stakeholders.

Internal and External Evaluations

• Support the Director of Impact in developing assessment frameworks to robustly measure our impact and designing dissemination plans, to best harness and communicate that impact. 
• Oversee and implement internal evaluation activity, for example, finalising student surveys, focus group and interview tools. 
• Review and enhance data collection tools, process, analysis, and reporting. 
• Undertake qualitative and quantitative analysis of our evaluation data; and use the data to make recommendations to improve programme quality. 
• Review and keep abreast of literature and research in the further education, wider education, tuition and research landscape. You will share and apply learnings to our evaluation processes and programme delivery. 
• Manage large research projects with external evaluators.

Policy, Compliance & Quality Assurance 

• Support our ongoing compliance with GDPR across the organisation, as well as upholding our safeguarding frameworks.
• Implement policies and procedures relating to GDPR and ensure those policies are adhered to across the organisation. 

PERSON SPECIFICATION

ESSENTIAL 

• Commitment to Get Further’s mission and values, including passionate about tackling educational inequality.
• Familiarity with database systems, like Salesforce (or able and interested in learning to use a database management system).
• Skilled in data analysis: able to use complex data to produce accurate, insightful and engaging findings and recommendations. 
• Research experience e.g. designing qualitative and quantitative instruments, survey design, knowledge of research designs (QED, RCT), ethical considerations, participatory research.
• IT skills e.g. MS Office (Word and Excel) and also data analytics software like Tableau and PowerBi.
• Project management experience: excellent at planning and managing projects, tracking key deliverables, overseeing budgets and financial controls. 
• Knowledge of GDPR requirements, policies, processes and organisational compliance. 
• Strong attention to detail, prioritises precision and accuracy. 
• Problem-solver: enjoys troubleshooting and demonstrates a ‘solution-oriented’ approach. 
• Excellent communication skills (including written and verbal skills).
• Excellent interpersonal skills: is proactive, enthusiastic, resilient and supportive team member. 
• Organised, excellent time management and can work well independently.
• Committed to safeguarding the young people we work with via compliance with safeguarding frameworks and keeping confidential / sensitive information secure. 

DESIRABLE

• Familiarity with the FE sector.
• Has experience of and/or overseen research trials (e.g. Randomised Control Trials or Quasi-Experimental Designs).

HOW TO APPLY 

Your application must include: 

• A CV of no more than 2 sides of A4; and 
• A supporting statement which includes your answers to the following three questions: 

1. Why do you want to work for Get Further? (250 words);
2. Please demonstrate your relevant skills and experience, as related to the three aspects of the role(600 words): 
   1. Database Usage and Reporting;
   2. Internal and External Evaluations;
   3. Policy, Compliance and Quality Assurance.
3. If your application is successful, what two aspects of the role would be the biggest challenge for you, and how would you resolve these challenges? (250 words) 

Please send your application by 10pm on 16th June. Incomplete applications will not be processed. First round online interviews will be held during the w/c 24th June, followed by a second in-person interview the w/c 1st July 2024.

This is a UK-based post and applicants must be living in and have the right to work the UK; if applicable please detail your visa status in your covering email. Get Further is an equal opportunities employer and will not discriminate against any candidate on the basis of any characteristic protected by the Equality Act 2010. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to be made throughout the recruitment process. 

Are you up for something really different? Raise Your Hands (RYH) is not like other charities or grantmakers. Comms and marketing is not a bolt-on to operations, it’s the driving force of what we do as an organisation. 

RYH exists to innovate in the philanthropic space. We act as a conduit between exceptional small charities that change young lives and companies/people who want a different experience of giving. 

As Director of Communications and Development, you’ll be playing a critical role in a small organisation that punches above its weight in terms of impact. We’ve donated more than £2m to date and helped improve the lives of 538,679 children and young people since 2015. We're working to reach 1m by 2030.

You’ll shape our marketing and communications strategy - conceiving, implementing and testing ways to both attract and retain companies and donors. 

The role offers a high level of flexibility and a chance to work within a truly innovative and dynamic non-profit organisation.

Job Title – Director of Communications & Development

Salary - £45,000-49,000 FTE pro rata depending on the candidate

Hours - Between 28 hours (0.8 FTE) and 35 hours (1.0 FTE)

Location – Fully remote working, with monthly in-person meetings in London.

Flexibility – We are committed to a healthy work-life balance and are truly flexible in our working culture. We will consider job share, compressed hours and flexible hours. 

About Us

Raise Your Hands supports a platform of 16 exceptional small charities that improve the lives of children & young people around the UK. 

We fundraise on behalf of the small charities on our platform, targeting donors that would normally be out of their reach. We do this by innovating in the fundraising space with a particular focus on corporate partnerships and pioneering events.

We work a lot with the finance sector, and we aim to produce communications that cut through and offer a fresh voice in this space. 

Requirements

We’re looking for an experienced senior marketer from a B2B or charity corporate fundraising context who will embrace non-traditional approaches and test new ideas. Drawing inspiration from both within and beyond the charity sector, you’ll take our marketing strategy to the next level.

This role would suit someone who believes in the power of words to inspire positive action and has an eye for solid design principles.

The successful candidate will enjoy versatility and the creativity that comes from working in a small team with big ambitions.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy Development:

• Lead on meeting the relevant organisational objectives in RYH Strategic Plan.
• Shape overall messaging and brand development
• Coordinate strategic content planning and campaign management.
• Editorial oversight of digital assets, copy, design and brand
• Track and measure the effectiveness of marketing efforts to make data-driven decisions.

Digital Marketing and Campaign Management:

• Deliver on existing Corporate Marketing Plan and develop it further
• Test new ideas for multi-channel marketing strategies
• Manage a lean budget and adapt quickly to changing circumstances.
• Use ABM to identify high-value prospects and optimise targeted marketing efforts.
• Collaborate with the Partnerships Manager on lead generation and donor stewardship.

Content Creation and Management:

• Ensure consistent tone and messaging across all channels.
• Oversee the creation of engaging content, including articles, website updates, newsletters, social posts, pitch decks, and fundraising collateral.
• Apply UX design principles and optimise content for SEO, social media, and donor conversion.

Fundraising Product Development:

• Lead the testing of potential fundraising products, such as new events or stewardship packages.
• Work with the Founder to pilot prototypes and assess their efficacy

For more information on the role and what we are looking for in a candidate please read the full Job Description below.

How to Apply

Please send your CV and a supporting statement that describes how you meet the essential elements of the person specification (no more than two sides of A4). If you would like to contact us for an informal chat, please get in touch via our website.

Application deadline: 10am on Monday, 24th June
Interviews: Between 27th June and 3rd July (TBC)

Join us in making a difference in the lives of children and young people across the UK!

Job Description:

1. Provide high-quality, trauma-responsive advocacy support both in prison and the community, to women on remand in HMP Bronzefield, HMP Downview and HMP Send

2. Development and maintenance of professional relations in prison and the community

3. Ensure clear, timely and effective communication and record keeping

4. Proactively seek to develop your personal and professional practice, and contribute to wider organisational development

5. Contribute to building a feminist leadership culture and positive working environment for Women in Prison

PLEASE DO NOT UPLOAD A CV OR A COVER LETTER AS THESE ARE NOT ACCEPTED.

Please upload the application form via Breathe HR. Your application will be rejected without a completed application form (Please see vacancy documents at the bottom)

 If you have any problems with attaching the form, please send it to talent @ bookmarkreading . org

At Bookmark Reading Charity, we exist to change children’s life stories through the joy of reading. Corporate fundraising income at Bookmark has seen considerable growth over the last few years and we are looking for a Corporate Partnerships Executive to help with the development and management of corporate partnerships to support the charity's mission and income.​
 

Job Description​

Manage high-value partnerships​

• Deliver and grow a portfolio of four and five-figure corporate partnerships, ensuring a first-class stewardship journey that maximises partnership value and delivers on agreed objectives​
• Lead on the delivery of partner events and activities that engage our corporate supporters and maximise fundraising opportunities.​

​Drive new business​

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of a pipeline of prospective corporate partners, conducting research, making approaches, and securing meetings to drive new business.​
• Support the Research & Administration Officer with conducting regular research and analysis of the corporate social responsibility landscape, identifying trends, opportunities, and best practice in the sector.​
• Support the development and delivery of creative, innovative, and bespoke partnerships proposals that meet the needs of corporate partners, while aligning with the charity's strategic priorities.​

Support our corporate volunteers​

• Bookmark is lucky to have a strong corporate volunteering proposition and it is at the heart of many of our corporate partnerships. Work with our partners and Volunteers team to ensure the corporate volunteering journey is engaging and impactful.​

​Communicate and collaborate​

• Communicate the Bookmark mission with confidence to all our key external and internal stakeholders.​
• Support the team with internal and external reporting, and financial tracking for fundraising activities. ​​

Other​

• Use Salesforce to manage the accurate recording and forecasting of corporate income, enabling efficient reporting and KPI management. ​​
• Ensure Bookmark’s ethical fundraising policy is adhered to.​​

Person specification​

Essential skills and experience​

• Some experience of working in a fundraising, commercial, or related role.​
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with a range of stakeholders, both internal and external.​
• Excellent project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.​
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and with a range of internal stakeholders.​
• Attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate records.​

​​Desirable skills and experience​

• Experience of corporate partnerships either in the charity or private sector.​
• Experience of managing databases and using CRM systems.​
• Experience of delivering events.​

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Interview process 

There will be two rounds of interview. At least one of these will be in person at our London office . 

Closing Date: 25 June 2024

Ref 6750

We have an exciting opportunity for a proactive and collaborative individual with excellent organisation skills and coordination experience to join us in a newly formed role as General Counsel's Division Coordinator and Governance Assistant.

This is a varied role that will provide general coordination and administration support to our General Counsel's Division department as well as using your understanding of good governance to provide assistance with governance-related activities.

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm.  When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave.  We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

About the role

The General Counsel's Division (‘GCD') is a department led by the General Counsel and Company Secretary, and is made up of the Legal and Compliance, Company Secretariat, Safeguarding and Risk teams.

In your Coordinator role you will use your drive, initiative, strong organisational and excellent communication skills, playing an integral role in bringing the GCD together to align and deliver on departmental priorities. You'll be a catalyst for the development of strong relationship-building across the GCD by planning and executing key departmental activities, and you'll collect insights from across the organisation to help raise the profile of the GCD within Save the Children UK (SCUK).

In your governance role, you'll use your baseline understanding of good governance to ensure that the processes you support are administered transparently and efficiently – streamlining them for more effective use wherever possible. You'll be skilled at accurately documenting meetings, discussions, and decisions, and you'll be consistent in the quality of your written output.

We value each team member's unique role and contribution to the collective achievements of the department. If you are someone who takes pride in their work, has a passion for supporting successful teams and their operations in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, then you could be just the person we're looking for.

You'll have opportunity to take on wide-ranging responsibilities, including: 

Department Coordination

Working with the General Counsel & Company Secretary, provide proactive administrative and coordination support to the GCD. This will include:

• Coordinating a range of GCD meetings including scheduling, preparing agendas, taking minutes etc.
• Driving the planning and execution of department meeting agendas, internal communications plans, projects and initiatives.
• Organising and coordinating departmental events and activities, including training sessions and team-building events.
• Maintaining and updating the GCD's intranet and SharePoint pages, ensuring that it's a well-resourced hub for department staff and other internal users.

Governance Assistance & Process Management

Provide minute-taking and logistical support to the Enterprise Risk Management Team in their clerking and administration of SCUK's Audit and Risk Committee of the Board of Trustees (‘ARC') including:

• Scheduling meetings and managing related diaries.
• Booking rooms for ARC meetings; coordinate logistics and supplies.
• Attending ARC meetings and recording accurate and concise minutes, capturing key points, actioning items, and decisions made during meetings, distributing minutes after meetings.
• Provide support with the administration of SCUK's related entities' board meetings, including scheduling meetings, booking meeting rooms, preparing board packs, distributing papers and taking minutes of meetings, as requested.

Act as the organisation's policies governance coordinator which will include:

• Managing the process for the review, development and approval of SCUK's policies in view of SCUK's overarching governance framework.
• Keeping the Policies Directory on the intranet up to date.
• Supporting policy authors as they navigate SCUK's policies governance process and devise simple initiatives to raise organisational awareness of its existence and purpose.
• Act as SCUK's Focal Point for the Save the Children Association (SCA) Mutual Accountability Framework (MAF) annual assessment

About you

Confident supporting several teams and anticipating their needs, you'll be an excellent communicator, detail-oriented, organised and proactive.

You'll have a passion for supporting organisational success and thrive when working at pace, with the ability to pick up information quickly and adapt to change in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

To be successful, you'll bring:

• Experience of demonstrating proactivity and initiative in a similar role, for example as a Team/Department Coordinator, Executive Assistant, Paralegal or Governance Assistant.
• Adept at effectively prioritising and managing multiple responsibilities, including an ability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to work as part of a team but also to get on with tasks independently, without close supervision.
• Excellent communication skills, including active listening and experience of accurate notetaking.
• High standard of written and spoken English.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint, and an ability to quickly learn to use new software as needed.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.
• Ideally an understanding of basic governance and supporting with governance related activities.

 What we offer you:

Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.

• We focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
• We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day.

Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

Ways of Working:

The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter).  This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building. 

Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense. 

Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview. For this post we are happy to also consider part time hours for the right candidate (minimum 3 or 4 days per week). 

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think. 

We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.

We're seeking skilled and dedicated individuals to join our team as a Service Manager for services working with 16 plus children and care leavers. In this role, you will play a vital role in providing effective leadership to an integrated and multi-functional team providing an assessment, support and move on to the young people we accommodate.

Your mission: to motivate and develop the staff team to consistently deliver a high quality and needs led responsive service to young people. Through this the overarching goal is to empower young people through the care system and in the development of lifelong tools they need to lead fulfilling lives outside the confines of traditional services. 

About the Role:

As the Service Manager, you will report to a Regional Service Manager and will be working closely to ensure the services meet our business objectives. You will actively direct the team in their day-to-day work to ensure your young people’s needs are at the centre of the support process and the support provided is personalised and of a high quality. 

You will be working within a strengths and recovery framework embedded within a trauma informed approach to meet the varying needs of young people experiencing a multitude of varying needs including offending behaviour and complex mental health. You will have responsibility of housing management and will work within the management team and internal SHP Central teams to ensure the service are delivered to the highest standard. 

About you:

• Experience managing staff working across multiple sites. 

• Experience managing accommodation based services with a variety of tenure and a knowledge of housing management and health and safety. 

• Your toolkit includes a track record in building positive stakeholder relationships and community networks. 

• Your approach is creative, analytical, trauma-informed and rooted in a strengths and recovery model. 

• You can creatively inspire opportunities for our young people to thrive and staff to develop to their highest potential. 

• A non-judgmental approach to working with complex needs young people and to promote a strengths-based approach and an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. 

• Strong team-working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a collaborative approach to delivering service objectives across work specialisms. 

About SHP:

We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment. 

Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for young people in need. Apply now to become a pivotal part of our dynamic Management Team. Together, we'll transform lives and build a stronger community. 

Important Info:

Closing Date: Sunday 30th June at midnight 

Interview Date: Thursday 11th or Friday 12th July at SHP Head Office 

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.

Job title: Supported Accommodation Administrator
Central London
Hours: 35 hours (full time) Monday-Friday 8am-4pm
Salary: £26,200 per annum

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the world? Do you want to leverage your skills to combat homelessness for children and young people? Then we have the perfect opportunity for you.

We are looking to recruit an Administrator to provide a welcoming environment to our residents and lead on the administration of systems that enables the Supported Accommodation services to operate effectively including housing management, referrals, financial management and health and safety.

This is an exciting role in our Supported Accommodation team that will be the first point of contact for the hostel and assist by inputting information on the client database to ensure that all staff have timely and accurate information about residents. You will also assist the Registered Manager in recording and reviewing documentation in relation to the Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 and our registration and regulation under OFSTED. In addition to this, you will work alongside our Support and Advocacy Practitioners to ensure that the residents feel safe, welcomed and encouraged to thrive.

Please refer to the job description for further information.

In your CV and Cover Letter, please outline how you meet the requirements of the role and why you would like to work for us. You must account for any gaps in your employment history. If you are invited to interview, you will be asked to complete an application form before attending due to the safeguarding regulations within our supported accommodation. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We require successful job applicants, staff and volunteers to complete a criminal records self-declaration and undertake a DBS check. This role requires an enhanced DBS check with barred list. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity. If you are successful and have previously spent time working abroad, you will be required to obtain evidence of no criminal conviction from those counties. This is a safeguarding requirement.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor visas. 

About the role:

Working as part of the services team, you’ll be a key player in how we develop and deliver our impactful courses.

All of our courses aim to increase confidence and independence in a supportive environment. They’re also led by people who have a spinal cord injury themselves – allowing participants to learn from others who have who have been there and can understand the issues and challenges. They quite literally transform lives.

With your organisational skills and desire to make a positive impact, you’ll play a vital role in helping us realise our vision of a world where people affected by spinal cord injury can reach their full potential.

Day-to-day, you’ll be working with volunteers, partners and participants to make sure our courses are a success. You’ll be responsible for the administration and logistics to make sure that courses are filled, delivered smoothly and efficiently to make sure our courses are a success and deliver the best possible experience to everyone involved.

You’ll be a confident communicator with excellent organisational skills and attention to detail. You’ll enjoy planning and seeing projects through to delivery, be that independently or as part of a wider team.

Lived experience is an advantage; but most important is your sharing our commitment to transform the lives of everyone affected by spinal cord injury.

About us:

At Back Up, we have big ambitions. Over the next few years, we’re going to be transforming the lives of even more people affected by spinal cord injury.

Together we’ll be working hard to make sure everyone affected by spinal cord injury has access to the support they deserve; and we are the only spinal cord injury charity in the UK providing specific services to children and young people.

At Back Up, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. Please read our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy Statement. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. We particularly welcome applications from those from black, Asian or ethnic minority backgrounds or those with higher level spinal injuries.

In 2024 Back Up won The Times and The Sunday Times Spotlight Award for Best place to work for disabled employees. As well as this, Back Up has been voted one of the top ten charities to work for (Third Sector Best Charities 2020). The enthusiastic, inclusive and supportive spirit of our very skilled staff ensure excellence in the services we deliver.

Senior Fundraiser

Friends of Ibba Girls School, South Sudan (UK charity number 1146220)

Friends of Ibba Girls School, South Sudan (FIGS), was established in 2011 in response to a specific request from local community leaders to help them build and develop a girls’ residential school in South Sudan.  Ibba Girls Boarding School (IGBS) now educates 360 primary and secondary school girls from across the whole of Western Equatoria State and employs 40 staff (teachers, matrons, cooks and other support staff). The school is on a large, green campus and provides not only high-quality teaching but a visible demonstration of the benefits of school education in South Sudan, where most girls leave school before the end of primary and very few achieve secondary qualifications.  FIGS is a relatively small organization but it is making a substantial impact by providing a model of good quality girls’ schooling across South Sudan.

FIGS has achieved notable successes – the school which opened in 2014, initially with 40 girls, has now reached its full size of 360 girls, with excellent exam results and has reduced dropout from school. It is nurturing empowered women who can exercise leadership locally and nationally for this newly independent nation. FIGS works closely with the experienced and widely-acclaimed Windle Trust International, who provide technical financial and organizational support to the school in South Sudan. 

FIGS has raised about £4 million over the last 10 years, particularly through relational fundraising.  Running costs for a boarding school in South Sudan are around £ 1/3 million each year, so fundraising is a key task for FIGS.

This is a brilliant opportunity for an experienced fundraiser with a strong and demonstrable track record to play a crucial role in expanding the donor base of FIGS, while sustaining and engaging the large network of existing supporters and donors.  You will lead the fundraising work and will use your skills across a wide range of fundraising functions, including expanding the number and range of individuals, corporates, philanthropists, schools, churches, legacies and trusts. 

We need the help of a talented individual to implement FIGS’ fundraising strategy and action plan, working with those Trustees who are able to give some time to fundraising and with solid help from a part-time fundraising consultant.  There is plenty to enjoy in the varied work, where one can see visible results in the impact it has on the school, its students and staff, parents and communities across Western Equatoria State and across the nation of South Sudan.

The post can be undertaken on a full-time or part-time basis (where part-time is at least 3 days a week).  It will be on a self-employed consultancy basis.  Hours can be flexible by arrangement. The person will work mainly from home, liaising online with Trustees and others, but some travel to events in London and elsewhere will be needed on an occasional basis. We are looking for someone to start as soon as mutually convenient. A contract will be one year in the first instance, and can be renewed subject to satisfactory performance.  The remuneration as a self-employed person is in the range of £35-42K dependent on track record and experience (or pro rata). 

Key responsibilities

· To support the delivery of the fundraising plan, achieving or exceeding targets and KPIs, both financial and non-financial as agreed with the Chair of FIGS Trustees and Chair of its fundraising group.

· To identify and generate new fundraising opportunities, from the corporate and philanthropic sectors, as well as from organizations, groups and individuals

· To widen the existing network of donors, based on relationship development and management and engagement with existing supporters and donors, and creating new opportunities

· To generate a pipeline of activities across a range of fund-raising streams

· Develop strong relationships with all external stakeholders. 

· Produce progress reports for FIGS Trustees about fundraising in relation to targets and budget and make recommendations for future streams of work.

· Attend key fundraising and supporter events to generate significant income, support and profile.

· Be an ambassador for FIGS.

· Ensure fundraising activities are in line with FIGS’ values and policies, relevant legislation and the Fundraising Regulator Code of Practice. 

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from a wide range of identities and backgrounds.