Personnel Officer Jobs in Leeds

You will be responsible for overseeing the efficient and effective running of our three respite homes providing our wrap-round services:

• Stress busting Residential Respite Breaks, giving young carers the opportunity to make happy memories.
• Three- week SEAL education booster program including a four-day residential stay at Honeypot, to help young carers who struggle to progress in school due to poor confidence and self- belief that they can learn, to find the confidence that they can succeed in education.
• Wellbeing grants, for essential items no child should lack, such as a clean bed, or new school clothes.
• Face to face outreach including memory making days out at the beach, countryside, or fun park for young carers who never get this experience.
• Pastoral Care promoting the welfare of children and ensuring their needs are being met.
• Healthy Eating and Nutrition, for children who receive free school meals during term time but resort to sugary drinks and snacks during school holidays. Honeypot helps children to perfect a healthy signature dish and provides funds for the ingredients.
• Urgent Pastoral Care, for young carers and their families, who are struggling to cope.

As Operations Director you will be an integral part of the Senior Leadership Team with the responsibility of developing and embedding the new 3-year plan and the Charity’s values, ensuring service delivery supports the overall business strategy and plans of Honeypot, whilst meeting budget guidelines.

Please see the JD for full details.

1. Are you ready to champion quality and innovation in a forward-thinking awarding organisation?
2. Could you be the meticulous and dedicated Quality Officer we're seeking to ensure excellence and integrity across our services?

TPP is working with an ambitious, dynamic, and growing awarding organisation, committed to widening participation for all, to appoint a Quality Officer.

This is a full time (35 hrs per week), permanent position, working fully remotely, with occasional office visits (Essex) for whole staff team days - usually once every quarter.

Benefits - Quality Officer:

• From £23,510 per annum, depending on experience
• Open and transparent pay scale model which rewards staff through a 6 point pay scale
• Annual discretionary company-wide bonus for achieving business targets and objectives
• Competitive defined benefit pension scheme
• Full-time hours of 35 per week, but flexibility as to business needs is encouraged - no clock watching or timesheets, staff are trusted to do the right thing
• Generous holiday allowance:
  • 30 days + Christmas shutdown (3 days) + bank holidays
• Flexible hours
• Generous sick pay scheme
• Investment in your training and development - scope for internal promotion
• Regular staff days - time out away from the office together and the opportunity to input into the company strategy, learn new skills and have a bit of fun
  • Last staff day, there was a treasure quest, the team got creative with power tools and saws, and fed giraffes and elephants!

About the organisation - Quality Officer:

As an Awarding Organisation that has been established for the last three decades, the portfolio of qualifications on offer is very wide ranging, from access to higher education diplomas to bespoke qualifications. This organisation is very ambitious and forward-thinking and is very keen to attract like-minded people to work towards their continued success.

The core values of the organisation are:

• Partnership
• Integrity
• Originality
• Quality

About the role - Quality Officer:

As the Quality Officer, you will provide support for the quality assurance team as well as review processes relating to the centre monitoring and validity of regulated qualifications in respect of Ofqual and QiW.

Additionally, you will be responsible for coordinating and reporting on internal and external assessment of qualifications, liaising with assessment development personnel, and ensuring confidentiality, accuracy, and quality.

Key responsibilities - Quality Officer:

• Overseeing quality assurance processes, including monitoring centres and qualification standards, and handling quality-related queries efficiently.
• Organising and compiling resources for standardisation activities and training events, including webinars.
• Coordinating quality assurance activities, such as centre assessments and marking, and documenting the outcomes and required actions.
• Generating comprehensive reports that reflect quality review findings, including risk and engagement assessments.
• Collaborating with the quality assurance team to ensure prompt monitoring and reporting and managing budget tracking within the team.
• Analysing and presenting data for both statistical and qualitative review to aid in the standardisation of assessment marking and to inform the Product team.

Skills / Experience required - Quality Officer:

• At least two years' general administrative experience (essential).
• Skilled in collaborative working within various team settings.
• Effective at organising and prioritising tasks.
• Aligned with core organisational values (as above)
• Maintains a professional demeanour.
• Self-motivated with a commitment to task finalisation.
• Competent with standard software suites, including MS Office.
• Knowledge of quality control mechanisms and frameworks.
• Familiar with the functions of awarding organisations.

To apply:

• CV only, no covering letter required

Interview process:

• 2 stages
• 1^st stage interviews scheduled for Wednesday 22^nd November 2023
• Format - online
  • IT assessment
  • Timed task
  • Competency based questions

Deadline for applications:

• Wednesday 15^th November 2023
• Applications will be reviewed on receipt - please send in your application ASAP if you would like to be considered, as this role may close prior to the deadline.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

The deadline for applications is Tuesday 2nd January 2024

Location: Flexible global location with CET compatible time zone, ability to travel to Europe or US twice a year. Candidates must have the right to work in the country from which they are applying.

Reporting to: Executive Director

Annual salary: €60,000 - €80,000 EUR, salary will be adjusted to the cost of labour for the country in which the candidate resides.

Contract type:  1 year contract with the possibility of extension, consultancy arrangement also considered. The Global Commons Alliance is a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) through which the candidate will be contracted.

Working hours: Full-time

Candidate level: Non-manager

Background

The Global Commons Alliance (GCA) is a network of organisations driving collaboration, innovation and funding, currently formed of 5 core components and over 70 partners. We come together from all over the world, bringing together rigorous science with diverse ideas, perspectives and solutions, in order to change mindsets, actions and systems to safeguard the ‘global commons’, the interconnected systems that support life on Earth: from the Arctic sea ice to the Amazon rainforest, from critical ocean currents to our fresh water network. Our vision is a safe and just future for people and planet. Our mission is to mobilise citizens, companies, cities and countries to accelerate systems change, and become better guardians of the global commons.

Of the GCA’s 5 components, the Earth Commission is pioneering a scientific framework defining the safe and just boundaries for a liveable planet, and the Science Based Targets Network translates this into clear goals for companies and cities. Earth HQ communicates with the public, informing them about the issues and creating pressure for action. Systems Change Lab provides insights and tracks progress on the radical changes required, and the Accountability Accelerator designs and supports ways to hold companies accountable to their commitments. 

The GCA Core Team, which supports the 5 components and the GCA’s shared ambition, is looking to strengthen its operational capacity with an Operations Lead.

Purpose of role

The Operations Lead will provide a vital function to the Global Commons Alliance team, leading core team operations. The Operations Lead will work closely with the Executive Director to ensure the Global Commons Alliance Team operates efficiently and effectively.

This is a full-time position at the heart of a dynamic and active organization, focusing on nature and climate action around the world.

Primary responsibilities

The job holder will have the following key responsibilities:

1. Core team operations

• Maintain a management information system of electronic files for the Core Team in coordination with RPA.
• Format reports and presentations as needed and assigned by Core Team members.
• Support event coordination by managing partner contact database, drafting and managing invitations & RSVPs, as well as follow-up material in support of Core Team members.
• Support scheduling for larger internal & external meetings, online and in-person.
• Contribute to planning, design and execution of GCA workshops with component teams.
• Make and manage travel arrangements for the Executive Director and Core Team members for meetings and conferences.
• Administration of expenses for Core Team members via RPA’s online systems.
• Enable continual strengthening of GCA’s operations by designing and overseeing the implementation of plans to improve systems, processes and behaviours, together with a team across all components of GCA.

2. Recruitment and personnel

• Develop and continually update the overview of GCA Core Team staffing, roles and responsibilities.
• Manage the recruitment process of new Core Team staff.
• Manage the drafting and negotiation of contracts and fees of Core Team staff together with GCA Executive Director, Finance Lead and RPA.
• Develop and oversee the implementation of recruitment and onboarding policies and practices for the Core Team.

3. Governance Support to GCA Executive Director

• Support the Steering Committee Chair and Executive Director in the timely preparation of agenda, materials, minutes and planning for all Steering Committee meetings.
• Keep up-to-date Steering Committee member bios, contact information, and relevant distribution lists.
• Support Executive Director to prepare for, and coordinate meetings of the Coordination Team and Core Team.
• Agenda management and scheduling for Executive Director.
• Support the Executive Director with administration of expenses via RPA.

Profile

The ideal candidate will be active in the environment-development space and a highly motivated, structured and constructive individual who enjoys organisational challenges and is able to work as a key player in a small, global team to support operations across multi-dimensional programmes.

Experience and qualifications

• Minimum BA/BSc level degree.
• At least 2 years’ work experience providing administrative or operational assistance in a larger, international organisation.
• Familiarity in dealing with scientific organisations.
• Experience with executive level support.
• Extensive working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Web-based tools and demonstrated capability to learn new software.
• Qualifications within- and some knowledge of climate, environment or development sector preferred.

Skills and desired personal traits

The Operations Lead will bring to our lean, entrepreneurial, and dynamic team the following ways of working:

• Highly self-motivated, with the ability to work independently and flexibly as part of a small, multi-functional, multi-cultural team in a fast-paced environment.
• The responsibility and independence to work in a remote environment, with the ability to perform routine duties, handling a variety of tasks simultaneously, setting priorities and scheduling own work.
• Strong organizational skills with a keen eye for detail, accuracy, process and efficiency
• Sound judgment, including the ability to use and show discretion and maintain high level of confidentiality.
• High degree of diplomacy and integrity.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills and comfortable with communicating with a wide array of stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• Fluent English.
• Proficiency in additional languages is an advantage.
• Commitment to our vision and mission.

The deadline for application is Tuesday 2nd January 2024

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Daryl Upsall International actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. In recruiting candidates, we seek candidates with the proven skills required; irrespective of race, gender, religion or belief, age, disability or sexual orientation.

Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) is seeking to recruit a Director of Operations and Company Secretary on a initial 2-year fixed-term contract. 

​Location: London based. Remote working is available, but the post holder will need to be able to work from the London office at short notice. It’s estimated that 50% of their time will be office-based.

Contract: 2-year Fixed Term. February 2024-March 2026. Full-time.

​Director of Operations​

The Director of Operations is a core role within WFD’s global staffing structure and a key member of our Leadership Team.​

Building on significant progress before and after the pandemic, this role is intended to continue efforts to strengthen WFD’s organisational capabilities and prepare for future challenges.

​The Director provides overall leadership and line management to the Operations and People Service Directorate which encompasses IT and systems, facilities, safety and security, operational support to the network, business development and people teams and co-leads the Outstanding Organisation Board with the Finance Director.

​Reporting into the CEO they will also act as Company Secretary, providing support and advice to the Westminster Foundation for Democracy’s (WFD) Board, and coordinate institutional engagement with WFD’s FCDO sponsor team.

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About You

​We are looking for someone with exceptional communication skills. Experienced at influencing and engaging across organisations and with senior stakeholders within a similar significant corporate services or operations role.

​In addition, you should have a commitment to WFD’s mission and values and have outstanding organisational management skills that are appropriate to support a growing organisation that delivers programmes in multiple international locations.

​​If you want to make a positive difference, and work with people who care about this mission, then we would like to hear from you. For further information and to apply: visit our website.

Application submission

Applications are via CV and Cover Letter.

​This is a UK-based role. Applicants should only apply if they are eligible to work in the UK. An Enhanced Personnel Security Standard Check (DBS) is required for this position.

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This vacancy will close on 5th December 2023.

​Interviews will be scheduled in the early part of January 2024. Candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted shortly after the closing date.

​Please note: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with interviews also held ongoing, therefore we encourage you to apply ASAP.

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Group Finance Director

The deadline for applications is Sunday December 10th 2023

Location:  Within two hours of UTC (GMT)

Location Type:  Remote

Reporting to: Group COO

Manages: Leads the finance unit: composed of a total of 13 staff

Annual salary: To be defined based on experience and location, budgeted salary starts at $100K USD.

Contract type: 2-year contract (renewable)

Working hours: Full-time

Candidate level: Director

Background

ForAfrika is the largest African humanitarian and development organisation working for an Africa that thrives. Partnering closely with communities, ForAfrika brings resources and implements locally led programmes that lead to equitable growth and transformation. We are working to empower 20 million Africans to sustainably provide for themselves by 2032.

ForAfrika is currently active in seven African countries, providing services and programmes from Emergency Response to Economic Empowerment. ForAfrika’s total global income is expected to be over $80M in 2023 and $150M by 2025. To achieve such exponential growth, ForAfrika wants to retain and recruit the best people and we welcome you to apply.

Purpose of role

The Group Finance Director (GFD) provides overall financial oversight of the organisation, leads the finance unit and is the chief financial spokesperson for the organisation. The Group Finance Director reports to the Group Chief Operating Officer (COO) and indirectly to the Audit, Risk, and Compliance Committee of the Group Board, forming part of the Executive Management team, under the leadership of the Group CEO. This position is responsible for assessing the financial performance of the organisation and its risks, including but not limited to, strategic and tactical matters as they relate to budget management, cashflow management, cost benefit analysis, financial forecasting, and overall management of the annual financials.

We are looking for a reliable professional with a broad knowledge of accounting and financial principles, a strategic thinker and an effective leader who can make sound decisions. The ideal candidate will be someone with extensive experience in the NGO sector, specifically with donors and partners such as the UN agencies and USAID.

This position’s goal will be to guide the organisation towards long-term financial success.

Primary responsibilities

The job holder will have the following key responsibilities:

· Develop, guide and implement financial strategy.

· Overall financial management of the ForAfrika Group, including Mauritius, Affiliate Offices, Country Offices, and Global Support Office (GSO).

· Cashflow management.

· Financial performance analysis and reporting to EXCO, Group Board and other stakeholders.

· Budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning process.

· Develop and implement accounting policies.

· Manage the ForAfrika Finance Department, including but not limited to, the structure of the department, the employment and performance management of staff and their individual growth and success.

· Assess the benefits and risks of prospective contracts and advise the Financial Committee (FINCO) on financial impact and needs.

· Provide the Executive Committee (EXCO) and Group Board with an annual operating budget for board approval, including monthly budget and cash flow projections.

· Ensure adherence to financial laws, regulations and guidelines. This includes but is not limited to 1) interpreting legislative and programmatic rules and regulations to ensure compliance with all federal, state, local and contractual guidelines, 2) ensuring that all government regulations and requirements are disseminated to appropriate personnel, and 3) monitoring compliance.

· Oversee the management and coordination of all fiscal reporting activities for the organisation including organisational revenue/expense and balance sheet reports, reports to board/s, reports to funding agencies, development and monitoring of organisational and contract/grant budgets, management and reporting on monthly management accounts with rolling three month forecast and comparison of budget to forecast to actual.

Profile

Experience

· Over 10 years of non-profit accounting experience in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, OMB Circulars A-133, A-110 and A-122, program regulations and compliance requirements, and appropriate Code of Federal Regulations sections.

· Strong technical knowledge and skills in IFRS principles and standards.

· Proven experience leading finance departments and working as Director of Finance.

· Extensive knowledge of financial analysis and forecasting.

· Proficient in the use of financial management software (Sage) and MS Office.

· An analytical mind with a strategic ability.

· Develop strong working relationships with colleagues across departments and seniority levels.

· Excellent organisational and leadership skills.

· Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities.

Education

· Completion of a bachelor’s and master’s degree at an accredited college or university or equivalent work experience.

· Certified Public Accountant (CPA) /Chartered Accountant (CA) preferred.

The deadline for application is December 10th 2023

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Daryl Upsall International actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. In recruiting candidates, we seek candidates with the proven skills required; irrespective of race, gender, religion or belief, age, disability or sexual orientation.

About the role 

The successful candidate for this role will have day-to-day involvement with local branches, to include developing long-lasting relationships with the volunteer network and encouraging participation in raising awareness throughout the region. 

About you

• To carry out this role successfully you will have a track record of building and maintain relationships, preferably with volunteer groups.
• You will be the first point of contact for our volunteers and work with them as we go through a period of transition. 
• You will have the opportunity to shape processes and procedures in consultation with the Regional Fundraising Manager, Regional Fundraising Officer and Volunteer Development Manager.
• To help you establish yourself in this new post you will receive excellent training and induction to SSAFA.
• Whilst the post is homebased, to be eligible for this role you are required to live within the East Midlands region. 
• To help you establish yourself in this new post you will receive excellent training and induction to SSAFA.  
• The role will involve travel around the East Midlands and some travel to SSAFA’s head office in London. It is vital that you hold a full driving licence and are permitted to drive in the UK.
• You will be able to show excellent communication skill by telephone, e-mail and face to face. You will have used Microsoft Office 365 to a high standard.
• It is important that you have experience of planning and managing your own workload, with minimal supervision. 
• Some work at weekends and outside office hours will be required. 
• It would be advantageous if you have an understanding of the way of life for today’s Armed Forces, veterans and their families and if you have experience of recruiting and supporting volunteers. An understanding of the voluntary sector and preferably the military charity sector landscape across the East Midlands would be valuable.

About the team

The fundraising team work remotely and pride themselves in maintaining a close working relationship providing support as and when required. You will be supported by the Regional Fundraising Manager and work closely with volunteers from the SSAFA branches in the East Midlands, the Regional Fundraising Officer for East Midlands and the Volunteer Development Manager. 

About SSAFA  

SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is a trusted source of support for serving personnel, veterans and their families in their time of need. In 2022 our trained teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 59,000 people, including veterans, serving personnel (regulars and reserves) and their families.   

SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. And we are here for that person and their family, any time they need us and in any way, they need us.  

Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA  

SSAFA exists to support a diverse range of beneficiaries within the armed forces community, and we believe diversity within our teams is key to ensuring we can deliver our services effectively. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a worldwide charity. SSAFA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.  

SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve. 

Fitness Instructor 
Harrogate, North Yorkshire 

This role is full-time (37 hours), including some evening and weekend work. Part-time hours may be considered.

We are committed to paying the Real Living Wage. 

 
The Role 
 
Yorkshire Cancer Research is embarking on an exciting programme to transform and improve the survival and the quality of life of cancer patients.

Active Together is a multimodal prehabilitation and rehabilitation service that has been developed by world-leading academics and practitioners at the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) at Sheffield Hallam University and funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research.

The Active Together Programme is designed to prepare people with cancer for, and recover from, treatment quickly and to assist them to maintain healthy lifestyles after their cancer diagnosis. Further, the research evidence shows that exercise, part of the Active Together Service, can improve survival and quality of life of cancer patients.

We will be delivering the Active Together programme through our new Yorkshire Cancer Research Centre at Hornbeam Park, Harrogate. The service will be open to patients in North Yorkshire and Leeds.

We are looking for a Fitness Instructor who will be responsible for establishing and delivering the physical activity component of the Active Together programme; supporting and advising on a range of fitness activities/services to develop and deliver a rehabilitation service for adults with a cancer diagnosis; working collaboratively to deliver a multidisciplinary, inclusive and responsive service and  ensuring customer service excellence and responding to service user diversity.

Specifically, you will: 

• Support a team to deliver the Active Together service in the charity’s first bespoke cancer centre in Harrogate.

• Ensure the Active Together service provides advice, guidance and support to adult service users affected by cancer, adhering to service standards; providing high quality care and support. 

• Ensure the services can cater to service users who may have difficulties relating to the complex emotional, psychological and physical aspects of their cancer diagnosis.

• Create, evaluate and reassess individualised exercise plans in order to formulate a specialised programme of care for service users. 

• Deliver group, and where needed individual, exercise classes as part of the Active Together Service.

• Work closely with the AWRC to ensure the Active Together Programme is implemented correctly ensuring treatment fidelity and to ensure evaluation data is collected.

• Support the development and operation of administrative systems relevant to the service for data collection and record keeping within an agreed framework. 

• Contribute to service development and service improvement; recommend improvements to systems/processes; prepare monitoring and management information; support participant engagement with formal feedback mechanisms and carry out evaluation to inform continuous improvement. 

• Implement clinical protocols for the physical activity and exercise components of the pathway under guidance from the AWRC.

• Assist with communications and the promotion of activities/services following an established set of protocols and principles, in collaboration with other areas delivering the Active Together programme as required. 

• Work collaboratively across the multidisciplinary service team to provide consistent and high-quality service provision; liaise with stakeholders and colleagues; share information and represent the area in working groups and meetings. 

 
About You 

To be considered for this role, you will need: 

• Appropriate and evidenced Level 3 Exercise Referral qualification. 

• A level 4 Qualification in Cancer and Exercise Rehabilitation or the ability to gain this qualification within the first 6 months of employment. 

• Experience of confidently and professionally delivering safe and effective exercise classes and individual exercise programmes to people living with cancer. 

• Experience of carrying out risk assessments, exercise testing and prescribing personalised exercise programmes. 

• In-depth knowledge of the benefits of exercise rehabilitation for people living with long-term conditions and experience of dealing with people living with long-term conditions. 

• To be familiar with the most recent evidence on the effects of different exercises on long-term conditions. 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for delivering a service and working directly with service users. 

• An ability to work with and assess service users living with or beyond cancer. 

• An ability to work single-handedly with individuals and/or groups. 

• An understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice. 

About Us 

Yorkshire Cancer Research is the largest independent cancer charity in England. With an ambitious goal of saving 2000 lives a year, it is an exciting time to be joining the charity. Every week in Yorkshire almost 600 people are told they have cancer, by working for Yorkshire Cancer Research you are helping to protect and save these lives. 

Yorkshire is big, beautiful and diverse and, as an inclusive employer, our aim is that our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is central to us achieving our strategic goal of saving more lives in our region. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships. 

Yorkshire Cancer Research is entering an exciting period in its development. As part of this we are expanding our team, and a number of new roles are being created. As such, we are now looking for a Fitness Instructor to support our Active Together Team.

 
The Benefits 

We offer all our employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service), flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within walking distance of Hornbeam Park train station, free onsite parking and a whole lot more. 

Application 

Before applying, please visit our Careers Page to view the full role profile and find out more about working for Yorkshire Cancer Research.

To apply please submit a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to Claire Wooldridge, Head of People, before 3rd December 2023. Please read our privacy notice before applying. 

The charity is a responsible and flexible employer.  We welcome any discussion for flexible working at the interview/offer stage where we will consider an individual’s circumstances against the needs of the charity. 

We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact us via our website.