The Welcome Home Crisis Supporter

Closing Date Monday Monday 21st Nov 2021

Bury Involvement Group (BIG) is a mental health charity led by people with personal experience of mental and emotional distress. BIG is commissioned locally to provide the Bury Peer Led Crisis Service which provides an out of hour’s crisis support service, in the community, for adults experiencing mental health crisis. The service provides person centred support in a non-clinical environment which is led by a team with personal experience of mental and emotional distress. The service forms part of a new partnership between us, and local Pennine Care Foundation Trust services, to provide a responsive crisis service to individuals in distress within the area.

We are excited to have secured funding allowing us to develop and deliver a new to pilot a new role for a Welcome Home Crisis Supporter, who will join the Bury Peer Led Crisis Service team, to support adults in Bury to make the transition from hospital to community as supportive as possible - by providing them with a safe and consistent therapeutic relationship along their journey.

As a Welcome Home Supporter you will interact, communicate and build relationships based on mutuality with adults experiencing mental health crisis. You will provide face to face, and occasional telephone, emotional support to individuals leaving the mental health inpatients unit in Bury, supporting them throughout the discharge process back into the community. You will adopt a collaborative approach to working with visitors helping them to develop a welcome home plan through a mutual negotiation of the visitor’s needs to support them out of hospital.  You will sit within the Bury Peer Led Crisis Service team and will work alongside the team to facilitate a drop-in service. You will keep a record of contact and outcomes to report and provide monitoring and evaluation data supported by the Service Lead.

We wish to recruit someone with experience of working with people with mental health problems, who themselves has personal experience of mental distress. We are looking for individuals who have experience of working with people at risk of suicide and self-injury. We are looking for a reflective individual with a demonstrable ability to build positive therapeutic relationships with adults experiencing mental health crisis. You will need to be able to communicate with visitors clearly and effectively using non-clinical language. You will need to have proven experience supporting adults with mental health conditions using recovery orientated approaches. You will need to be able to work effectively as part of a team, while being highly organised and planning and prioritising your work.

Our team is friendly, supportive, and committed to our mission of empowering adults with mental health conditions towards recovery and improved quality of life. You will be integral to the continued development of a well-respected local mental health charity that makes a real difference to people’s lives.

• 35 hours a week
• £26,390.04 actual
• 12 month fixed term contract - with the option of this being extended beyond this date dependent on the long term commissioning of the project.
• Annual Leave entitlement of 28 days (plus 3 Bank Holidays)
• Fully paid training
• Clinical Supervision paid for

Interviews will take place the week commencing 21st Novemeber.

If you would like to discuss the role, please contact the charity and request Jordan Fahy (Chief Officer).

We have an exciting opportunity for Finance and Operations Manager to join a small
team. This is a new role and it will report to the Head of Finance and on occasion
deputise. You will have the responsibility for the management of financial and
operations of the organisation. The post-holder will need to be comfortable with
project management and co-ordination role across the organisation and will
oversee the day-to-day operations of finance, systems and IT, and HR queries.
We’re therefore looking for someone to join UpRising who is a natural people-
focused problem solver, with good financial acumen and a track-record of
successfully managing projects with a wide-range of stakeholders. The successful
candidate will be able to balance the rigour and attention to detail needed to lead our
finance function with the big-picture skills necessary to work with members of the
Senior Leadership Team. 

Our Mission is to… open up the pathways to leadership for talented young adults
from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds and to equip them with the
knowledge, networks, skills and confidence to fulfil their leadership potential, find
new opportunities and transform the world around them through social action.

Our Vision is for… public leaders to better reflect and represent the communities
they serve; with the motivation and character to bring about a substantial shift in
power, enabling more people to take charge of their future and positively change
their communities.

Person Specification

Finance

Relevant, recent experience of working in:

• You understand SORP accounting rules and have applied them
• Have a track-record of financial management experience in the not for profit sector
• You are able to reconcile up to trail balance
• Year end experience and working with Auditors
• You have experience developing management accounts and talking them through with budget holders. You are highly numerate and have an analytic approach to your work.
• You are able to use excel to a high level, using pivot table function and complex coding to manipulate financial data for end users ease
• Working with Trusts/Foundation and creating finance reports based on their needs

HR and other

• Working with payroll and payroll agents
• Advised/completed recruitment and induction process for staff
• Implemented learning and development objectives
• Able to manage and coordinate external consultant contracts
• Understand supplier contracts, how to source and negotiate contractual terms
• Conducting IT projects from beginning to end with little support
• Understand GDPR processes and implement
• Able to conduct health and safety checks, reports and assessments

Education/training

You are part qualified, fully qualified accountant or have experience to this level

How to Apply

Deadline to apply: Sunday 31 st October 2021

Please apply as soon as you can: we will interview candidates as appropriate
applications are received. Please email hr at Uprising stating how you meet the
requirements for this post.

Please send a completed application form and up to date CV (include contact details of
two references in CV). 

Please note that to keep our recruitment process open and fair, we will not negotiate
salaries outside the advertised range. Position remains open until filled.

Job Title: Business Development Manager x 2

Reports to: Senior Business Development Manager

Location: 1 x based in Manchester and 1 x based in London

Salary: £34,000 - £40,000 for London

                                     £32,000 - £37,000 for Manchester

Terms: 5 days per week (37.5 hours)

Contract:                 Permanent

Overall Purpose of the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to develop and lead on a national Business Development approach as Breaking Barriers embarks on expansion plans to Manchester and Birmingham and scaling up support in London to reach more people from a refugee background.

At Breaking Barriers, we put businesses at the heart of our mission to help refugees find meaningful employment. We have a portfolio of award-winning corporate partnerships including BNY Mellon, Gucci, Bank of America and Grant Thornton. Since 2015 we have delivered employment and education support to people of a refugee background in London and partnered with businesses to find solutions that get refugees into work. In 2021, we will embark on national expansion into two new regions, Manchester and Birmingham.

The focus of this Business Development role will be to develop and secure relationships with companies that will fund our work and hire local people from a refugee background.

To join us on this journey and drive forward our ambitious growth plans, we need passionate Business Development Managers with backgrounds in corporate fundraising and partnerships, and/or recruitment and/or B2B sales. You will be confident working autonomously, strategically, and creatively with an entrepreneurial spirit to kick start our regional expansion and/or grow our support in London. You will connect and build relationships that pair corporate social responsibility and hiring needs, with the skills and motivations of Breaking Barriers refugee clients.  

Working alongside the Senior Business Development Manager and Head of Corporate Partnerships supported by our strong track record in London, these new roles will be responsible for driving and securing new business relationships in London, Manchester and Birmingham.

You will need to take a data driven approach to make effective and strategic decisions and report back on outcomes whilst managing and growing a pipeline of business relationships. You will work  collaboratively with the Corporate Partnerships team in London and local Employment teams to be sensitive and focused on the needs of people from a refugee background. An excellent communicator and relationship builder you will be ambassador for Breaking Barriers in these new regions and championing the value of refugees. The success of the role will be measured on relationships with businesses that meet our funding and hiring needs to get refugees in meaningful and stable employment.  

Role Summary:

• To demonstrate the value to businesses in supporting and hiring refugees and partnering with Breaking Barriers.
• To build a pipeline of potential partners, secure and launch our work with businesses in London, Manchester and Birmingham,  focused on meaningful employment outcomes for refugees and strategic partnerships.
• Developing the tools, processes and relationships in these regions to secure and deliver partnership activity whilst working closely with colleagues in London, Manchester and Birmingham.  

Key Accountabilities/ Responsibilities:

• Identify and grow pipeline of target companies that will unlock partnerships that lead to funding and employment outcomes for Breaking Barriers refugee clients in London, Manchester and Birmingham.

• Cultivate and secure strong relationships with businesses and take ownership to launch new partnerships linked to securing funding and employment outcomes for our clients.
• Develop and implement sector strategies that align to CSR objectives, local job market trends, hiring needs and offer meaningful employment opportunities for refugees in the local area.
• Develop and deliver tailored and compelling proposals and pitches to secure support.
• Take responsibility and accountability in London, Manchester and Birmingham for proactively generating leads, building networks, making contacts and bringing in new partnerships, researching prospective corporate partners, conducting due diligence and building a pipeline of potential relationships.
• Work closely with the Employment team in London, Manchester and Birmingham to ensure you identify business opportunities that meet our refugee client needs, skills and aspirations, and that we have clear understanding of our client pool.
• Support the Senior Business Development Manager by bringing regional insight, ideas and recommendations to develop and grow the national strategy to Business Development and increase our impact for refugees across the UK.
• Accurately forecast and report business development outcomes in London, Manchester and Birmingham.
• Ensure Breaking Barriers’ aims and objectives are met, legal and other guidelines adhered to and that new partnerships align with Breaking Barriers’ principles and mission and policies.
• Represent Breaking Barriers as required in external meetings and events, champion the value of refugees and work collaboratively with colleagues in Manchester, Birmingham and London to drive our mission forward.

Essential knowledge, experience, skills and attitudes:

Technical

• Significant experience of securing new partnerships in the private or third sector, commercial and/ or charity sector
• You will have proven success in managing and developing relationships with senior decision makers and experience of working in a recruitment/sales team
• Experience of project managing large project with clear objectives and multiple stakeholders, internal and external.
• Understanding of the recruitment landscape in either Birmingham or Manchester

• A proven track record of converting prospects and managing partnerships, a track record of business development, cultivating relationships and meeting targets

• Experience of monitoring, evaluating, and reporting back on results/outcomes.
• Strong understanding of hiring and recruitment pathways along with awareness of Corporate Social Responsibility and Diversity & Inclusion agendas.
• Strategic thinker – able to influence and bring others on a journey to inspire and deliver new partnerships
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to adapt to difference audiences and effectively develop and influence external and internal relationships
• Ability to think creatively and to develop tailor made proposals to meet corporate and Breaking Barriers’ objectives
• Ability to plan, prioritise and manage a varied workload in a pressured environment
• An understanding of, and commitment to, equal opportunities and diversity – and the commitment to promote high standards of conduct, integrity and probity

Personal Specification

• A demonstrable passion for supporting refugees and marginaised groups.
• A highly proactive approach to researching and initiating new business opportunities
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to persuade, motivate, network and negotiate effectively, excellent ability to adapt approach and communication style with different audiences.
• A self-starter, able to work on own initiative where required / enthusiastic team-player with a can-do attitude.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work well under pressure, meeting multiple competing deadlines in a complex environment.
• Creative problem solver, with exemplary relationship building and customer service skills
• A strong commercial understanding and outlook
• Excellent time management and project management skill, with the ability to complete multiple projects to meet often conflicting deadlines

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Breaking Barriers particularly welcomes applicants with experience of migration and/or a refugee background.

If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference and drive forward Business Development, we want to hear from you.

To apply, please submit a CV and (a max) 500-word statement outlining:  Why you are interested in the role and what skills and experience you would bring to be successful in this role. Please also specify your preference for London or Manchester based. 

Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered. 
Applications close at midnight Sunday 31st October.

As we are recruiting for multiple roles we will be interviewing and reviewing applications on a rolling basis from 25th October, so please apply as soon as you can.

Job Title: Deputy Service Manager

Location: Warrington, North West

Salary: £30,893 per Annum

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services and we are proud to be a leader in our field and an employer of choice, with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development.

We are recruiting for a Deputy Service Manager to join our team in Warrington, the role involves working closely with people experiencing forms of gender based violence that are escaping domestic violence.

You will also assist the domestic violence services manager in the delivery and development of high quality independent advocacy, outreach, peer mentors and early intervention services for victims escaping gender based violence.

You must have experience of providing direct emotional and practical support, and of managing case work. In addition you must have experience of managing and motivating staff, knowledge of domestic violence issues, experience of providing support to women, and experience of working in either a women’s refuge or residential setting. A recognised social work, housing or management qualification would be desirable.

The post holder will manage a team of IDVAs and carry a very small caseload of complex cases when necessary. As a member of the management team, the post holder will be required to participate in an out-of-hours management service.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.

Refuge offers: a competitive salary with annual progression within points of the salary grade; 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days; a pension scheme that includes a 6% employer contribution; as well as a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

Closing Date: Monday 1st November 2021 at 09:00am

Interview Date: W/C 8th November 2021

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

The Gatsby Charitable Foundation is an endowed grant-making trust, based in London founded by David Sainsbury in 1967. The organisation is one of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts set up to provide funding for charitable causes. Gatsby works in areas that David Sainsbury and the Trustees are particularly passionate about and where they believe charitable funding can make a real difference. Gatsby's work currently relates to 6 key areas - Plant Science, Africa, Neuroscience, Public Policy, Education and Arts.

We are delighted to be supporting them secure a Programme Manager on a 3 Year FTC to lead an ambitious programme to help teachers in colleges, schools and training providers delivering technical education, including T-levels and apprenticeships. The newly created role will oversee this exciting and varied programme as you help define, shape and drive forward activity that will:

• Establish and support teacher expert groups for STEM technical education routes, which will have resource for subject-focused research including international study visits
• Develop curriculum teaching materials with sound pedagogical basis, informed by industry and editorial guidance from the expert teaching groups
• Offer national route conferences to share subject-specialist teaching expertise from across the UK and internationally

The successful candidate will have exceptional project management experience, managing a range of projects simultaneously, including full budget responsibility. You will have used evidence, analysis and communication skills to develop policy positions, sometimes of a highly technical nature and influence external and internal. Finally, you will have excellent management and communication skills, being able to adapt your style for different audiences.

To apply please submit your CV (2-3 pages) and a Supporting Statement (2 pages maximum). In your statement please explain why you are interested in this role, and how your skills and experience make you a good fit, referring to the Person Specification in this pack. Following your application you may be contacted by Prospectus for an informal discussion and may be asked to provide further information to assist with the recruitment process.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

Please note, due to high volumes of interest in vacancies it may not be possible to answer all individual queries on positions prior to an application or registration.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a pro-active and tenacious person to join our friendly and purposeful team. 

The Community Business Manager will play a key role in HMHC's Senior Leadership Team, working collaboratively to deliver the organisation's strategic development plan, generate earned income and develop beneficial partnerships. 

The Community Business Manager will lead on managing, developing and scaling our food and community development offer and services, including Gorton Central, Community Grocer projects and the Cafe & training kitchen at No 93 Church Lane, Harpurhey.

The Community Business Manager will report to the Chief Executive Officer.

Salary: £30,750 per annum

Location: Based at Gorton Central, Gorton Community Centre, Manchester, M18 8PE with travel to No 93 Church Lane, Harpurhey, Manchester, M9 5BG.

Position type: Fixed term until 31st October 2022. 

Working hours: 37.5 hours over (5 days) Monday – Friday.

Other details: 

• 5% employer pension. 
• 25 days holiday plus 8 statutory bank holidays rising 1 day per year to a maximum of 30 days.
• Plus 1 leave day for employee birthday and 1 wellbeing day accompanied by £100 wellbeing budget. 
• Sick-pay is 4-weeks full pay, 4-weeks half-pay followed by statutory sick pay (subject to satisfactory probation period). 

Equal Opportunities: 

HMHC strives to be an equal opportunities employer and celebrates diversity. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

Healthy Me Healthy Communities is a not-for-profit social enterprise founded in 2012 making a positive difference to people’s health, lives and local communities. HMHC operates on the principles of coproduction, bringing together a range of partners, resources and assets for achieving positive outcomes in neighbourhoods across Manchester. At the heart of our work is involving people who benefit from our work, believing everyone has the skills and capacity for improving their own, families and communities’ outcomes. 

HMHCs’ Strategic Vision is: 

“Enabling people to improve their own and communities’ life expectancy and quality of life by reducing health and life inequalities, resulting in health and social-care savings” 

So “everyone enjoying a long, healthy and happy life.” 

Flexible location

Closing date: 31 October 2021 at 11.30 pm

Interview dates: 10th & 11th November 2021

Do you have proven experience of supporting the development of volunteering programmes and managing volunteers, plus an excellent understanding of what makes a quality volunteer journey? Then join Shelter as Corporate Volunteering Manager and you could soon be playing a pivotal role at the heart of our Volunteering team.

About Shelter
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.

We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

About the team

We engage more than 2,500 volunteers in our shops, hubs and local communities around 495 individuals as corporate volunteers each year. Indeed, volunteers are a vital part of our growing movement for change. Our Volunteering Team, which is part of a new Equity, Inclusion & Culture Directorate, supports the mobilisation of volunteers to deliver Shelter’s strategic priorities and provides the infrastructure and insight that enables that mobilisation. We also enable best practice approaches to volunteer management and are delivering an increasingly coordinated, consistent approach to how we engage volunteers across the organisation.

About the role
This particular role involves working closely with our Corporate Partnerships Team – which is part of the High Value Partnerships department. They’re responsible for generating income by securing new corporate partnerships and managing and developing long term partnerships, the success of which is underpinned by volunteering opportunities. Your challenge will be to lead on the co-ordination and development of a meaningful, engaging and impactful corporate volunteering programme that delivers excellent volunteering experiences. We’ll also rely on you to effectively manage volunteering activities across all our corporate partnerships. That will involve proactively leading work programmes and collaborating with colleagues in Corporate Partnerships and across Shelter.

Developing new corporate volunteering opportunities that align with our strategy will be important too, and, because we have a large network of stakeholders, you’ll also need to build a number of effective relationships as you actively seek out opportunities to collaborate in order to ensure success. Establishing robust processes and procedures, seeking to continuously improve them and working towards a consistent approach to volunteering at Shelter based on volunteer management good-practice – all are aspects of this interesting and unique role.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About you

To succeed, you’ll need an innovative approach to setting up new volunteering activities and the processes that will support them. You’ll also need experience of applying best practice principles to volunteer engagement and up-to-date knowledge of additional relevant areas including GDPR, Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity. Comfortable planning and managing multiple projects simultaneously, including identifying conflicting demands and establishing clear priorities to meet agreed objectives, your great communication skills include an innate ability to influence and negotiate with a variety of stakeholders at all levels. What’s more, you’re used to monitoring and evaluating volunteering activity, including collating qualitative and quantitative data from volunteer systems, surveys and stories and adept at interrogating and analysing data on volunteering activity so that innovation and developments can be driven by insight.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

We will be sharing the interview questions with candidates shortlisted for an interview 3 days before the interview.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

About the Role

St John Ambulance and the NHS are working in partnership to prepare young people to become health volunteers. 

As Regional Programme Lead, you will manage and support our Project Leads and their delivery teams within the wider St John Ambulance NHS Cadet programme across a broad geographical area. You will work with our partner NHS Trusts to explore new ways of working with young people in a volunteering setting and look to how local organisations can support this venture. You will be an essential part of our management structure, leading a cohort of NHS Cadet programmes and ensuring the health volunteering options for young people are consistently delivered. This role will be responsible for the recruitment of programme delivery teams in their region in what will be a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

As part of an NHS Cadet Youth Team, you’ll help create a safe, inclusive and open environment where young people can learn important life skills to prepare them for health volunteering.

If you’re interested in working with young people to realise their potential in health volunteering, join our NHS Cadet Youth Team.

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

Additional Information

Ideally the post holder will be based in the North West of England. We can potentially consider other locations for the right candidate, but you may need to travel to this area to meet staff and Trusts.

The NHS Cadets programme was created by St John Ambulance in partnership with the National Health Service. The programmes primary aim is to encourage young people from communities that are currently underrepresented in the NHS and St John Ambulance to consider volunteering or potentially a career in healthcare. Our target groups include but are not limited to those young people who are involved in the care system, are young carers, are from ethnic minority communities, those who are NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) or at risk of becoming NEET and those who would not previously have considered volunteering or a career in health care. It includes opportunities to participate in either volunteering experiences, social action projects or to volunteer within their local NHS Trusts, depending on the programme.

The Regional Lead is approx.12-month fixed term contract. This is a management level role and there will be limited interaction with young people. The post can be based in any permanently staffed St John Ambulance premises in the North West. It may on occasions be possible to work from home. As an NHS Cadet Regional Lead, you will join an experienced and supportive team in the development and implementation of this exciting and ambitious new project. You will work closely with current partners and develop new partnerships including but not limited to NHS Trusts, youth organisations and schools to recruit young people and staff.

You will ideally have previous experience of managing work with young people, working in or with the NHS or other social care projects and of successful partnership work with a range of organisations and individuals. Your ability to use this previous experience will be key to your and our success.

You will also recruit and manage a team of project leads and youth support workers comprised of a mixture of paid and volunteer staff. Together, you will recruit and deliver the Foundation and Advanced Pathways. Targeting specific groups of young people enabling them to develop skills and knowledge related to volunteering and opportunities in the NHS. You will also secure volunteering experiences and opportunities for the cadets in the relevant NHS Trusts and other social care facilities. Please note the role has limited contact with young people.

Please note that currently some sessions for young people are face to face while others are virtual, using Microsoft teams. Most meetings with inhouse and external stakeholders remain virtual, as Covid restrictions continue to lift, the role may involve a significant travel between allocated locations and Trusts.

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 trans and non-binary people, as well as those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those with different accessibility needs.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have experience of working in a similar line management position and a passion for working with young people. You will ideally have experience of bringing together partnerships across voluntary and statutory youth provision aimed at increasing opportunities for young people from marginalised communities. You will have experience in recruitment and retention of staff and volunteers. Regional travel will be essential.

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: 09/11/2021

Application Review Date: 01/11/2021

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.

Oasis Community Partnerships is looking for someone who can combine an entrepreneurial flair and excellent leadership skills to become the new Hub Leader supporting the established Hub at Oldham. 

The post holder will lead the development of the Hub, supporting the Academies and wider local community, and to hold the vision of integrated community delivery, which will include a range of services such as family support, holiday provision, volunteering, Youth mentoring, employability and NEET prevention. We are looking for an experienced Community Hub Leader who will take the Hub Charity to the next stage of development and grow the local community movement through our Christ-centred ethos. Some of the specific duties of this role include:

• planning, resource and coordinate the community Hub plan, measuring impact.
• building supportive working partnerships across the community and various groups.
• leading Hub strategic development, particularly around communication, income generation strategy and monitoring and evaluation.
• developing a team that can grow an Oasis Movement (e.g. engaging staff, volunteers and community workers).

This is very much a relational and project management role.  As such, the successful applicant will need to demonstrate:

• experience of leading community delivery and growing projects from start-up phase.
• innovative use of resources and budget management to maximise funding.
• a thorough knowledge and understanding community work and its’ potential for raising standards.
• an education to degree level or equivalent and /or relevant professional qualification in community development or teaching.

This is a unique opportunity for a self-reliant and results-focused individual, who is looking to make a difference in this complex and high profile field of work.  In return we offer:

• Flexible working practices which encourages innovation and fresh ideas.
• A supportive network and friendly team in a motivating working environment.
• A non-contributory defined benefit pension scheme with 7% employer contributions.
• 25 days holiday per year (plus Bank Holidays), rising to 30 days after 2 years of service.

For full details and an application form, please go the Oasis UK charity website or download the forms on this page.

Closing date for applications is Midday, Monday 8th November 2021

Interviews will be held on Friday 19th November 2021, in Oldham.

Full Time (40 hours per week),

Permanent Contract

£31,919 – 35,934 p.a.

We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups.  Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos.  We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.  The successful candidate will need to show proof of right to work in the UK. 

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1163889

Senior Programme Manager 
 

Reports to: Head of Programmes

Direct reports: 1 – 3

Location: Manchester - hybrid working including remote and in person. Occasional visits to Birmingham and London office encouraged. 

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract: 2 year fixed term contract

Salary: £38,000 - £40,000 per annum

The Charity

Founded in 2015, Breaking Barriers is a fast-paced, growing charity with a mission to help refugees in the UK gain the knowledge, confidence and experience to secure stable and fulfilling employment in their new home.

We offer effective and flexible employment support in direct partnership with businesses that help refugees secure work, progress into better jobs, and successfully integrate into UK society. We have a unique approach, working with corporate partners to help refugees develop careers that match their skills, experience and aspirations.

Since Breaking Barriers’ inception, we have grown to support in excess of 500 refugees per year. We are really excited that we are now expanding into new regions in the UK with an exciting opportunity to launch services in Manchester and Birmingham.

We are a team of over 50 employees supported by several hundred volunteers, who are all driven and committed to helping the refugee community. We are looking for similarly driven and ambitious individuals keen to join an enterprising organisation where they can benefit from the opportunity to innovate and shape the direction of the charity. Colleagues who thrive are passionate, driven and have the confidence to work autonomously while remaining team players and sharing credit with all involved.

We are looking for someone who lives and breathes our values:

• Mission-led: our clients come before everything else.
• Welcoming: we want all people to feel happy, comfortable and secure with us.
• Collaborative: we are supportive and considerate, curiously exploring other viewpoints to find solutions.
• Enterprising: we are discerningly bold, entrepreneurial and have the courage to give things a go.

Overall purpose of the role

Your primary responsibility will be to lead Breaking Barriers’ employment programme in Manchester and Birmingham and support the Head of Programmes to ensure we provide clients with high standards of delivery and our programme is aligned to our Employment Strategy.

You will oversee our team and delivery in these new regions - with approx 12 staff in Manchester and 3 in Birmingham. You will manage Programe Managers and be responsible for enabling them to manage their teams effectively and coordinate the day-to-day operational activity to implement our new programmes in these regions.

We are looking for someone strategic, highly organised and a strong people and team manager. You should have at a demonstrable track record of transferrable work experience in overseeing service delivery and employability projects or programmes. You must also have extensive experience of working with marginalised populations, and experience working with refugees is a strong advantage. You should also have experience working collaboratively with fundraising to create sustainable programmes.

Key Responsibilities

We are a fast-paced charity that prides itself on its flexibility and responsiveness so your responsibilities may change, develop and grow according to the needs and development of our programmes.

1. Employment Programme Delivery

• Responsible for Breaking Barriers’ employment programmes in Manchester and Birmingham, ensuring they are set up effectively and that they provide the best possible services to our beneficiaries.
• Ensure there is high quality of delivery from staff and volunteers which is consistent with delivery standards in other regions.
• Support the Head of Programmes to set and deliver targets, budgets, and review performance against targets for the Employment Programmes.
• Implement Employment Programmes strategy in the region, delivering accessible and high quality services which are data driven, scalable and innovative. 
• Lead initiatives to explore how we can grow and continue to improve and increase our services in the region.  
• Act as an escalation point for service delivery challenges and issues, using your knowledge of working with marginalised groups to support the team with highly complex client issues.
• Support the Safeguarding Lead in embedding a culture of safeguarding and ensuring policies/procedures are understood and followed by the regional team.  Support the Employment Advisers and Programme Managers with navigating challenging service delivery situations.
• Work effectively with Education and Volunteering teams, embedding a culture of collaboration and ensuring effective ways of working to deliver seamless support across programmes to our clients.

2. People and Team Management

• Take responsibility for developing and mentoring your direct reports to ensure that they feel supported in their role and access professional development opportunities. This includes regular catch-ups, feedback, appraisals, and performance management. You will also be required to support your direct reports to manage their teams effectively.
• Ensure that Programme Managers work effectively together and collaborate across the organisation effectively.
• Develop and upskill the regional Employment team, ensuring the team has the support required to deliver against their objectives and deal with challenges.
• Embed a positive, enterprising, and inclusive culture across the regional Employment team and ensure effective relationships are held with London and other regions.
• Oversee the hiring of new recruits within the region, including conducting interviews and overseeing the induction and training process.

3. Overseeing Project and Programme Management

• Own the Employment team operational plan for your region and ensure activities are delivered effectively and in line with funding specifications.
• Support Programme Managers to implement effective approaches for projects and programmes, including developing project plans, designing activities, setting milestones and monitoring progress towards targets.
• Oversee internal improvements projects for the Employment Team in the regions, and in partnership with the team in London, such as strategy development, monitoring and evaluation, ensuring accurate data and reporting through our CRM system.

4. Innovation, Data & Collaboration

• Feed into monthly and ad hoc reporting, extracting data from database and tracking individual and team performance. Present reporting for the region to SLT, Funders and other audiences.
• Foster a data driven approach to innovation, ensuring we use data to optimise decision-making and adapt our programmes to client need. 
• Ensure the regional team works effectively with other key teams at Breaking Barriers, setting up processes for effective working and collaboration, for example with the Corporate Partnerships team.
• Work across Breaking Barriers Senior Management teams to support the Employment strategy and goals, for example working with the Fundraising team BB’s employment services can continue to grow.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Breaking Barriers particularly welcomes applicants with experience of migration and/or a refugee background.

If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and max 500-word statement outlining:

• Why you are interested in the role

• What skills and experience you would bring to be successful in this role

Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

Please send your application by Monday 8th November.

This role is for someone who loves working with customers and building fantastic, productive relationships. 

Purpose of the role:  This role requires someone who loves working with customers and building fantastic, productive relationships.  It has two main purposes. First, to manage the unique rent-flex pilot project, liaising with at least three social housing organisations, as well as consortia members and marketing colleagues. Secondly, to support the Customer Relationship Lead in retaining and growing the Community Insight and other renewable business.

If you want to use your powers for good and help shape the next chapter of social change, then we want to hear from you – apply today!

Responsibilities

Deliverables

Support the development of an onboarding process

The onboarding process for organisation’s signing up to rent-flex

Coordinate the pilot project, involving three or more HAs

Pilot completed

Manage key customer relationships, including proactively communicating with each pilot organisation

Pilot organisations engaged with the project

Arrange project meetings, ensuring appropriate attendees are invited and involved

Minutes and action logs

Maintain and update key spreadsheets and shared documents relating to the pilots

Spreadsheets kept up to date

Day to day management of consortium partners and independent evaluation company

Adminstration of product demonstrations, meetings and invoicing and other tasks as assigned.

Working with: CRM Lead, Business Development Director and Head of Marketing, rent-flex consortium members, IFF Research and pilot organisations

Rent-flex

The Customer Relationship (rent-flex) officer will play a critical role in the delivery of a pilot involving three housing associations testing the rent-flex platform. This platform enables residents to propose monthly payment plans so that they can underpay and overpay according to demands on their income.

The first part of this pilot involving residents of Optivo has already started and over 450 residents have signed up to the rent-flex platform. Your role would be to work with the dedicated contact at Optivo, liaising with him around issues relating to the platform, discussing practical learning from the current pilot and responding to requests for support.

We have now secured funding to expand this pilot to involve another two housing associations: MTVH and Inquilab. We will be onboarding these two HAs in October and November. Your role will be to work with consortium members to develop and codify the onboarding process, taking a lead in liaising with dedicated personnel within each housing association. As each HA is onboarded onto the platform, you will then lead on a day-to-day basis with them, supporting the promotion and onboarding of residents onto the rent-flex platform.

We are in the process of developing a reporting dashboard and you will take a lead in monitoring this, identifying where there are issues with any of the three pilot organisations. You will also be a point of contact for the independent evaluators, IFF Research, as they conduct their ongoing evaluation of the pilots.

We are also looking to secure further funding to onboard additional housing associations onto the pilot, so that we can test the platform across multiple audiences. If and when this happens, you will be responsible for onboarding and managing these relationships.

The rent-flex consortium is aiming to launch the product to market in April 2023. You will play a critical role in this, liaising with the Business Development Director and Head of Marketing to support them as they build and launch the product to market. 

Insight and other licensing products

The Customer Relationship (rent-flex) officer will also play a critical role in supporting the CRM Lead as they retain and grow the Insight and other licensing product book.

HACT has two Insight tools. Community Insight is an open data mapping tool that allows subscribers to upload postcodes and heatmap them against over 1500 open data indicators. Subscribers are mainly housing providers, but also other registered providers and community and voluntary sector organisations. Value Insight is a tool that enables users to plan, measure and report against their social value outcomes, using the Wellbeing Valuation methodology.

HACT also sells licenses to its UK Social Value Bank and has plans to develop further licensing and subscription products in the future.

This role requires energy, intelligence, and enthusiasm. In addition to the core person specification and skills, we are looking for a driven candidate to grab this opportunity with both hands and meet the challenges faced in our sector with an ambitious attitude and an adaptable approach.

About HACT

HACT partners with organisations across the housing sector to drive value for residents and communities through insight-led products and services which encourage innovation and foster collaboration. 

We help them measure their social value, better understand the communities they serve and connect with like-minded organisations. 

Person specification

Essential skills and experience

• Project management, customer or stakeholder relationship and monitoring and measuring data.
• Develop and codify processes, and how these can develop into sustainable business practices
• Ability to engage, communicate and build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including across different departments, including communications, IT, income and community investment
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work autonomously to drive programmes of work.

Desirable skills and experience

• Experience in a role involving the development of a product, projects and/or processes.
• Experienced in using new media as a vehicle for building awareness and generating engagement.
• Entrepreneurial and a willing, fast learner, for example, about how to bring organisations onto online platforms

Behaviours

• Innovative, an enthusiasm to work at the cutting edge of new thinking and the ability to be flexible, adaptable and to thrive on the challenge of developing new services.
• Expertise and agility to respond to queries, often under time pressure.
• Excellent time management and agile working skills.
• Personable, love working with other people

The Girls' Network are looking for a new Head of Programmes, to join the small Senior Team running this award-winning national charity. We are looking for someone experienced in leading programme delivery, to start as soon as possible, and help lead our bold vision for a world where no girls' future is limited. The role is home based, but ideally in one of our existing programme locations (London, Sussex, Portsmouth, West Midlands, Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester) as there is a requirement to travel to meet the programme team. 

Part time – 3 or 4 days per week (21 – 28 hours)
London, Manchester, Birmingham or Bradford with home working options
Permanent

Do you want to work for an organisation with an inspiring cause, an ambitious plan, and a dedicated team of staff and volunteers? Join Refugee Action, where 98.5% of staff and volunteers feel proud to work or volunteer.

Refugee Action exists to help refugees and people seeking asylum who have survived some of the world’s worst regimes. After fleeing unimaginable horrors, they find themselves in a continued crisis in the UK, often homeless, living in poverty and unable to work. We provide these highly vulnerable, traumatised people with the support they need to live again with dignity. Then we help them build safe, happy, and productive lives in the UK. Our vision is that refugees and people seeking asylum will be welcome in the UK. They will get justice, live free of poverty and be able to successfully rebuild their lives.

Our vision for a welcoming UK has never been more important. Last year almost 80 million people were displaced, the biggest refugee crisis since the World War Two. Add to this the most hostile Government we have ever faced, now’s the time to stand up for the rights of refugees.

Refugee Action aims to attract, retain and develop the highly skilled and engaged individuals in every area in which we work. We’re proud of our diverse workforce and values-based organisational culture.
We are looking for an empathetic and motivated Head of HR to lead our small HR team and join our Senior Leadership team. In this role you will:

• Lead and develop a HR function that enables Refugee Action to achieve its strategic aims by recruiting, managing and developing skilled and engaged staff.
• Oversee all operational and strategic HR activities.
• Promote and protect an inclusive organisational culture true to our values that supports anti-racism in all its forms (Our values are: with refugees & asylum seekers, collaboration, courage).
• Manage HR staff and support them in their development in their roles.
• Proactively collaborate with leaders and managers across the charity to ensure the effective support and management of staff.

To succeed in this role you will have:

• Experience of working in a generalist HR management role with experience of developing and implementing HR practices, policies and systems.
• Experience of setting / contributing to HR strategy with experience of developing and overseeing HR workplans and budgets.
• Passion for delivering a high quality, efficient and highly empathetic HR service to an organisation.
• Strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to create an inclusive culture of learning and collaboration with individuals and within the HR team.
• Commitment to the values of Refugee Action with the ability to embed these into HR processes and practices.
• A working knowledge of UK employment law sufficient to assess risk, develop compliant processes and provide high quality HR advise to senior managers.
• Experience and understanding of cultural diversity and the ability to work with people from a range of different cultures.

Those with lived experience as a refugee are encouraged to apply.

Closing date: 10:00am Monday 1st November 2021
Interviews: Monday 15th November 2021 via zoom/teams

Are you a community or corporate partnerships officer looking for a new challenge? WR Fundraising Recruitment has an exciting new Regional Fundraising vacancy for an inspirational charity that’s not to be missed.

This is a brilliant opportunity to work for a strong charity brand, within a friendly fundraising team in a new role covering the region at the Charity. This charity are growing their focus in the Regional Fundraising area, so it’s a very exciting time to be joining in their developing journey! You will work with Community groups, regional corporate, local events, schools and other areas.

Regional Fundraiser

Manchester or Sheffield

Hybrid Working – 2 days a week, either in the Manchester or Sheffield office

Full time, Permanent

Salary: £25,755

Duties and responsibilities will include:

• Implementing a strategy to maximise community, fundraising and corporate partnerships income, seeking opportunities and pursuing these opportunities.
• Growing sustainable income and delivering against agreed targets for the Regional Team.
• Engaging in new connections and Partnerships by using established network and knowledge.
• Working with your line manager to devise a portfolio of opportunities.
• Have the opportunity to contribute to the annual strategic planning of the team

Applicants will need:

• Experience in Corporate or Community Fundraising
• Be a driver with their own vehicle
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Effective communication skills and confident in delivering key messages to a variety of audiences
• Networking and Influencing skills.
• Ability to manage and prioritise several projects and tasks.

To apply or for further information, please email a copy of your up to date CV in the first instance.

WR Fundraising Recruitment are passionate about bringing together talented fundraising professionals within fantastic organisations. We’d love to hear from you if you are looking for a new fundraising opportunity.