Job Title: PA to CEO

Salary: £9.52 per hour

Number of posts: 1

Type of contract: Permanent

Start date: Mid February or as soon after interview as possible

Hours of work: 24 hours per week including Mondays and Thursdays to overlap with CEO.  There may also be a requirement to work additional hours at peak times and close to deadlines.  Some weekend and evening work will be required, including attendance at Board face-to-face meetings typically held on Saturdays.  Board meetings typically take place in Birmingham or London.

Work location: Home based, ideally in the West Midlands area, with some travel throughout the UK.  Candidates willing to travel and who reside outside of the West Midlands area will also be considered.

Responsible to: Chief Executive Officer

Closing Date: 06/02/2020

Interview Date: Wednesday 12th February in Birmingham

Job information:
The Personal Assistant (PA) will provide high calibre administrative support to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Breastfeeding Network (BfN). 

The post holder will be required to be the meeting secretary for all Board meetings, organise, prepare for and attend meetings at locations throughout the UK.  In addition, the PA will produce reports including support for annual review documents and carry out a range of administration duties to a high professional standard whilst maintaining confidentiality.  The role will be key to helping BfN achieve the Good Governance Award in 2020.  The post will involve frequent contact with the CEO either face to face, by telephone and email as well as regular contact with a remote team of BfN Directors (trustees), managers and volunteers.

Please note that this position will be available from 1st April 2020

Are you motivated to help others? Do you enjoy problem-solving? Can you keep calm under pressure?

Support Through Court is an independent charity which provides much-needed practical and emotional support to people dealing with the court process without the benefit of legal representation. Most are frightened of, and unfamiliar with, the courts and may be facing serious issues that could affect their children and relationships, or their finances, or the roof over their head. 
 
This highly-regarded, energetic and friendly charity, is now looking to recruit an Assistant Manager to help run our service in the Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre.

Working with the Service Manager you will lead on the administrative systems and tasks, and help with recruiting, training and supporting volunteers, facilitating day-to-day operations, contributing to ambitious fundraising targets and helping with absence cover at other sites.

You will be an excellent communicator, practical, well organised and hardworking, preferably with experience in the voluntary sector and some knowledge of legal procedures. You'll be ready to support other Support Through Court services on occasion, as well as taking responsibility for day-to-day operations where you're based.

For an informal conversation about the role please contact Charlotte at the Birmingham office.

Applicants should apply with a CV and a covering letter explaining persuasively why we should offer you the post. It is important that your letter provides evidence of the criteria detailed in the person specification.

Get Grants Ltd, a Birmingham based consultancy that provides a range of fundraising support, grant making services, and fundraising training courses, is recruiting for a Fundraising and Events Assistant to work within our small Moseley-based team.

About the role 

A successful candidate would be instrumental in supporting further growth of the business through a varied role that will touch on all aspects of the consultancy. This will include grant fundraising consultancy services, coordination of training courses and events, marketing activities, and administrative support.

Part-time: 22.5 - 30 hours a week (as arranged)

Salary: Pro rata £19,000 – £21,000 (depending on experience)

How to apply

In order to apply we require a CV and a short covering letter (maximum of 1 side A4).

Closing Date: Friday 7th February 2020 at 5pm

Interview Date: Friday 17th February 2020

Visit our website to view the Job Description and for full details on how to apply

We are looking to recruit a Partnership Officer to secure long-term, high value, mutually beneficial corporate and non-corporate partners across a range of disciplines, including Charity of the Year, cause-related marketing and sponsorship.

You will also be responsible for researching key prospective sectors and companies, sector activities and the business marketplace, to compile lists of key targets, as agreed with the Head of Partnership Fundraising.  You will develop and manage an ongoing pipeline of prospects, that have a clearly defined target outcome and value.

The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate experience in corporate fundraising new business or a sales experience within the voluntary and/or commercial sector.

We are looking for a passionate, driven and hardworking Recruitment Manager to join our People team. You will be an experienced resourcing professional with knowledge, ability and experience of attracting, sourcing and selecting talent. Operationally, the HR Recruitment Manager will be responsible for all recruitment activities across the organisation and will manage processes to ensure they support the organisation to attract and retain the best talent. A key part of this role will be to launch and implement a new applicant tracking system.

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualities:

• Able to hit the ground running and get stuck into the role at pace and with minimal supervision.
• You will be adaptive, flexible and comfortable working at pace. 
• You will be versatile, flexible and collaborative, understanding the need for effective business partnering.
• You will have experience of leading a recruitment team or the recruitment process.
• You will have experience of working within a complex fast paced organisation and one that has gone through significant change.
• You will have experience of dealing with external candidates with a customer centric approach. 
• You will have experience of working with a wide variety of job boards and professional social sites such as TotalJobs, LinkedIn, Glassdoor etc.
• You will have proven experience of influencing hiring managers.
• Outstanding people skills, with the ability to influence others and establish effective working relationships with people of all working styles, backgrounds, experience, etc. 
• A team player, but with the ability to work under own initiative to deliver to deadline.
• Able to apply corporate style within a social enterprise.
• Attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• A strong commitment to education, the non-profit sector and raising the aspirations, achievement and life chances of all children.

Desirable

• CIPD qualified or working towards a qualification relevant to HR and recruitment / resourcing and or employee retention

• Experienced HR Generalist knowledge with strong recruitment background

Our offer

We are happy to be able to offer you:

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager
• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays
• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate)
• Competitive salary rates
• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters.
• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development

Administrator – Apprenticeship Programme

You will join our friendly Birmingham based team as an Apprenticeship Administrator.

Administrator Responsibilities:

- Manage the administrative arrangements relating to apprenticeship documentation, ensuring compliance with policies and regulations.
- Respond to learner enquiries / problems, offering information, advice and guidance on a timely basis and to satisfactory resolution in line with the apprenticeship framework. Follow up on enquiries from prospective and current learners and employers.
- Liaise with CIPFA’s delivery partners to ensure apprenticeship data is complete and validated.
- Use DAS and other government systems to manage data entry initiating apprentice starters and managing ongoing learning administration with careful attention to data protection requirements.

Administrator Requirements:

The role of an Apprenticeship Administrator plays an important part in providing efficient and effective administrative support for all learners and apprenticeship training activity for CIPFA’s level 7 professional accountancy qualification and our delivery of AAT at levels 3 and 4.

You need the ability to interact well with people at all levels within the organisation and be proficient in the use of MS, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Email. Knowledge and understanding of apprenticeship programmes and insight into the Skills Funding Agency and Ofsted audit requirements would be a distinct advantage.

About CIPFA Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy:

The Chartered Institute of Public Accountancy (CIPFA) is the world’s only professional accountancy body to specialise in public services and is a strong advocate for sound public finance management and innovative public service delivery.

Our members work in public services such as local government, the NHS and Whitehall departments as well as in national audit agencies, major accountancy firms and other organisations around the world where public money needs to be effectively and efficiently managed.

Location: Birmingham, West Midlands

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 36 hours per week, normally between the hours of 9.00 am to 5.00 pm

Salary: £20,000 per annum

Benefits: 25 days annual leave, up to 10% employer's pension contribution, Season ticket loans, Employee Assistance Helpline, Exclusive employee discount and rewards at many major brands including health & wellbeing, retail, restaurants and mobile technology providers.

Closing date for applications: 28th January 2020

You may have experience of the following: Office Administrator, Office Assistant, Apprentice Administrator, Admin Assistant, Administration Apprentice, Administration, Office Administrator, Administration Assistant, Administrator, etc.

Ref: 91536

The Cabinet Office has a vital role to play at the centre of government. Its purpose is to maintain the integrity of the union, the security of the country and a flourishing democracy, to ensure delivery of the government's programme and the Prime Minister's priorities, and to ensure the delivery of the finest public services by attracting and developing the best public servants and improving the efficiency of government.

The Strategy Team focuses on financial planning across the whole of Cabinet Office. The Financial Strategist will deliver analysis and insight for strategic planning, fiscal events and stock-takes and oversee timely responses to requests for information from HMT, the Finance Director and Permanent Secretary. This includes preparation and delivery of business planning and the Spending Review.

A key focus of the Financial Strategist's work is scrutinising financial and non-financial information received from diverse business areas. The post-holder will also design and manage projects which deliver insight to drive Board level discussions and facilitate strategic level decision-making.

The responsibilities of the Financial Strategist will include

• Accurately consolidate significant volumes of financial and non-financial data for diverse business areas in working documents, ensuring clear documentation of process.
• Assist in producing robust financial analysis to understand impact of decisions made at both a business area level and across the Cabinet Office more broadly.
• Support the business in the preparation and delivery of Spending Review 2020 material, developing longer-term financial plans.
• Ensure effective collaboration with finance business partners and colleagues in Strategy and HR to ensure a joined-up approach to planning across the corporate teams.
• Support other fiscal events such as delivery of Efficiency Reviews, Spending Reviews and financial stocktakes.
• Assist in carrying out strategic analysis in order to ensure value for money in the department and design and implement projects which deliver the necessary analysis and insight.

Key Skills & Experience

• CCAB, or equivalent, qualified or part-qualified (or with sufficient financial/ commercial experience and/or the ability to gain formal CCAB qualifications within a reasonable time.)
• A minimum of two years' experience in a finance, strategy or analytical role.
• The ability to analyse and communicate complex financial information in a clear and understandable way, and deliver consistently high quality work to a deadline.
• Ability to proactively build, maintain and influence stakeholder networks and work collaboratively with others to deliver results.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong technical skills in Excel / Google sheets.

Salary - £32,905 - £38,580 + £2,500 or £5,000 accountancy allowance (Dependant on qualification status)

In the UK, currently, there are around 950,000 young people aged 16-24 who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs). Over the past year, we have worked with 68,000 young people across the UK. We are in the middle of an ambitious five-year strategy to increase our reach over the next decade to an average of 100,000 young people a year.

Our growth requires a new funding model for the charity, which delivers additional annual income and creates greater income stability and sustainability. The charity’s growth has been driven by our expertise in relationship fundraising. Now, we are diversifying into engaging and raising money from individuals. We have a head-start in the powerful Prince’s Trust Community which surrounds the organization – the employees of our corporate supporters, our volunteers, our communities of supporters and the young people who have been helped and their families.

The Prince’s Trust needs a visionary, entrepreneurial and courageous leader to deliver sustainable income streams from individual supporters (£12m) which will transform the income mix of the organization over the next decade. The Director of Individual Supporters will lead the development of this income stream, reviewing and developing our portfolio of fundraising and engagement events, delivering existing fundraising products and building a strategy for new products and income streams aimed at individuals.

In return, you will get a chance to see the impact of your work every week.You will work with exceptionally skilled and motivated people. You will have the mandate to make a real difference to the lives of thousands of young people. We believe this will be the best work of your life.

We now need a leader who can take these assets and develop and deliver a plan to expand our community of supporters, develop products which appeal to them and which build their increasing engagement with the cause over time, so we are looking for an individual who is restless for change and who can lead the whole organization in their part in building relationships with supporters. As our Director of Individual Supporters, you will have demonstrable experience in a senior fundraising or consumer marketing position, as well as, a track record of significant budgetary responsibility (£10m+ income and £2m+ cost). As this is a key role where you will be developing and delivering long term strategy, you must have experience in this. You will also have previously managed large remote and geographically dispersed teams.

The closing date for this role is the 4th February 2020.

This is an amazing opportunity to join our organisation to use your skills and abilities to serve the global persecuted Church. In this fast-paced and rewarding role, you will be working within our donation processing team.

Experience in a data-processing or finance role would be advantageous, as would a knowledge of Gift Aid, but are not essential as full training will be provided.

Why Barnabas Fund?

As a world-renowned international aid agency, Barnabas Fund serves the global persecuted Church by channelling practical aid to suffering Christians in over 80 countries who face oppression, discrimination and persecution. This is an opportunity to be part of an organisation that transforms the lives of our persecuted Christian family throughout the world.

What will you be doing:

You will be involved in processing incoming donations on our gifts database (Raiser’s Edge), creating and amending supporters’ records, preparing banking and recording Gift Aid on our gifts database.  Additionally, you will be responding and answering supporter queries on the phone.

What will you need:

• Strong attention to detail.
• Work with a high degree of accuracy.
• Work to deadlines.
• Work flexibly within a team.
• Able to maintain confidentiality.

Salary is dependent on skills and experience.

You will be working within our Donations Processing team from our UK office in Coventry. This is an office-based role.

Any successful candidate will need to be committed to Barnabas Fund’s ethos, statement of faith and aims and already have the right to work in the UK.

To apply, select the apply button and follow the instructions on our website.

Breast Cancer Haven provides a comforting environment where visitors can benefit from the support of welcoming staff and from meeting with others going through similar experiences.  

The role of Front Desk Administrator is key to ensuring our visitors receive the best possible service.

You will be responsible for welcoming visitors to our centre, making them feel comfortable and ensuring a seamless front of house service, as well as providing administrative support to the team. Duties will vary from managing & booking appointments, updating our website, and ensuring therapy rooms are set up for the day. You will have excellent organisational, IT & administrative skills. 

Ideally you will have experience of working within the charity or healthcare sector and be used to working in a busy environment with experience of working with volunteers.

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 35 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those effected by poverty, conflicts or natural disasters.

Our head office in Birmingham, UK is currently recruiting for the position of ‘Safeguarding Officer’ to join the Governance Division who supports matters regarding; Legal, Internal Audit and the Policy and Compliance Unit encompassing Security, Safeguarding, Whistleblowing and Complaints. The purpose of the job is to work closely with Safeguarding Lead in the context of IRW by providing technical and programme support to the International Programme Department in the roll out of the safeguarding framework and support the effective operations of the safeguarding projects and initiatives. Support internal and external safeguarding processes by the ongoing development of key processes in relation to the safeguarding assessment, receipt and processing of safeguarding complaints whilst contributing to the reviewing of safeguarding, PSEA and Child Safeguarding policy development and associated processes.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Proven record of excellent people and interpersonal skills with strong communication skills at individual and group levels, including ability to engage within a multicultural environment
• Significant experience in an INGO setting or equivalent
• Experience of Safeguarding, PSEA and Child Safeguarding
• Previous experience of working within humanitarian and development (third) sector is an advantage
• Demonstrable experience in consultative team approaches to decision making and innovation which motivates and drives teams forward
• Proven ability and experience in analysing data which enables sound conclusion and recommendations to be drawn
• Demonstrates the flexibility and energy that is required for a high level of self-management and awareness
• Substantial experience in managing relationships and challenging situations
• Ability to respond to a dynamic and changing environment
• Ability and motivation to travel within UK and internationally

Islamic Relief promotes equality and meritocracy, and seeks individuals who are sympathetic to the IR values of; Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship together with our policy standards on Anti-Bribery, Child Protection and Code of Conduct. If you would like to be a part of an organisation striving to make a difference in the world and are looking for a meaningful career, we will be glad to hear from you.

Please Note: Interviews are expected to take place early March 2020. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Pre-employment checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
• receipt of satisfactory references

For UK based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

Administration Officer (Birmingham)

21 hours per week

£9,828 (pro rata plus pension and healthcare scheme benefits)

The opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to provide administrative support to our new Wellbeing Activities Team. As a key member of the team you will provide support on all aspects of the project administration including, maintaining records, collating data, answering calls, and organizing events.

The ideal candidate

The right person for this role enjoys being organised, has a great personality, pays attention to detail and understands that they are part of a team working together to provide activities for older people. They will also relish a challenge and enjoy getting things done.

Possessing excellent customer service skills; a confident and professional telephone manner; strong attention to detail, and with a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Publisher and OneDrive).

The organisation

We are a locally focused charity with over 160 staff and volunteers across Birmingham and Sandwell. We provide support and services to people aged 50 and over. We are looking to grow and expand to reach more of the older people in Birmingham and Sandwell.

Application forms must be completed fully; CV’s will not be accepted.

If you would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Sukie Binning, Head of Operations by telephone.

The deadline for applications is Thursday 30th January 2020.  Interviews to be arranged 6th February and 7th February 2020.

Are you dynamic and resourceful, and motivated by helping others to help themselves?

Support Through Court is an independent charity providing practical and emotional support to people facing the court process without lawyers. Most people are unfamiliar with - and may be frightened of - the courts, and many are in danger of losing their homes, children or livelihoods.

This highly regarded, energetic and friendly charity, is seeking a Service Manager to further develop and maintain its service in the Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre and its satellite service in Coventry Combined Court.

Reporting to the Regional Service Manager (South), you will be responsible for recruiting, training and supporting volunteers, facilitating day-to-day operations, building and sustaining relationships with key contacts and contributing to an ambitious fundraising target.  

You will be an excellent communicator, as well as a practical, well organised and hardworking individual, preferably with experience in the voluntary sector or equivalent transferable experience. 

For an informal conversation about the role please contact Charlotte at the Birmingham office.

Applicants should apply with a CV and a covering letter explaining persuasively why we should offer you the post. It is important that your letter should provide evidence of the criteria detailed in the person specification.

The Strategy Team focuses on financial planning across the whole of Cabinet Office. The Financial Strategist will deliver analysis and insight for strategic planning, fiscal events and stock-takes and oversee timely responses to requests for information from HMT, the Finance Director and Permanent Secretary. This includes preparation and delivery of business planning and the Spending Review.

A key focus of the Financial Strategist's work is scrutinising financial and non-financial information received from diverse business areas. The post-holder will also design and manage projects which deliver insight to drive Board level discussions and facilitate strategic level decision-making.

The responsibilities of the Financial Strategist will include

• Accurately consolidate significant volumes of financial and non-financial data for diverse business areas in working documents, ensuring clear documentation of process.
• Produce robust financial analysis to understand impact of decisions made at both a business area level and across the Cabinet Office more broadly.
• Support the business in the preparation and delivery of Spending Review 2020 material, developing longer-term financial plans.
• Ensure effective collaboration with finance business partners and colleagues in Strategy and HR to ensure a joined-up approach to planning across the corporate teams.
• Support other fiscal events such as delivery of Efficiency Reviews, Spending Reviews and financial stocktakes.
• Carry out strategic analysis in order to ensure value for money in the department and design and implement projects which deliver the necessary analysis and insight.

Key Skills & Experience

• CCAB, or equivalent, qualified or part-qualified (or with sufficient financial/ commercial experience and/or the ability to gain formal CCAB qualifications within a reasonable time.)
• A minimum of two years' experience in a finance, strategy or analytical role.
• The ability to analyse and communicate complex financial information in a clear and understandable way, and deliver consistently high quality work to a deadline.
• Ability to proactively build, maintain and influence stakeholder networks and work collaboratively with others to deliver results.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong technical skills in Excel / Google sheets.

Salary - £38,700 - £43,889 + £2,500 or £5,000 accountancy allowance (Dependant on qualification status)