Term: Permanent

Reporting to: Policy Advisor, Policy and Strategy Directorate

Salary: £35,500

Location: London, Westminster) (we encourage flexible working and therefore do not require you to work from our office full time)

Closing date: Mon 11 July, at noon

Interviews: w/c 25 July

NHS Providers is the membership organisation for the NHS hospital, mental health, community and ambulance services that treat patients and service users in the NHS. We help those NHS foundation trusts and trusts to deliver high-quality, patient-focused care by enabling them to learn from each other, acting as their public voice and helping shape the system in which they operate. NHS Providers has all trusts in voluntary membership, collectively accounting for £104bn of annual expenditure and employing more than one million staff.

This policy officer role supports our work in influencing the national policy agenda on NHS funding levels, financial performance, payments systems, and contracting. This portfolio is one of the fastest-moving and highest profile areas of work in our organisation, and is relevant to a range of other health policy portfolios, including operational performance, workforce, and the service’s recovery from COVID-19.

The post holder will have the opportunity to work closely with directors of NHS trusts and foundation trusts, and with the senior management of NHS Providers. You will also have an opportunity to contribute to activity across all areas of NHS Providers including joint working with other policy officers, and with the communications and development and engagement directorates.

In a typical week you may be asked to write a briefing for trust leaders on a new piece of national guidance on finance and operational performance; collate member insights to comment at pace on a draft policy document from national bodies; brief the director of policy and strategy or chief executive on a policy issue before they meet a senior counterpart in Whitehall; work with colleagues to develop and deliver a roundtable event to gather member views; and undertake interviews with senior finance leaders across the membership.

A finances background is not essential but you should be comfortable working with numbers. You should ideally have an interest in economics, an appreciation of the policy implications of the portfolio, and the ability to analyse relevant technical information. The role will be of interest to all applicants who wish to broaden their experience of health policy, develop skills in research and data analysis, and to gain a better understanding of the NHS provider sector.

This is a fantastic full-time, permanent opportunity for an experienced HR Advisor to join our wonderful HR team!

About the role and the team

We are a small but ambitious Human Resources (HR) team of five who are building on the strong foundations already in place to enhance the support and leadership we provide the Academy in the people space. Now with circa 160 employees, we strive for the highest quality standards in HR practice, procedure and policies. Our aim is to make the Academy the best place to work for the employees we have and those we seek to attract.

With the exciting development of our first People Strategy already underway, we are looking for an experienced HR Advisor to join our team and contribute to the continuous delivery of a proactive and customer focused HR service for all employees across the Academy.

This is a brilliant opportunity for an experienced HR professional who is passionate about all aspects of HR and enjoys working within a varied role where no two days are the same. Reporting to the Senior HR Manager, this role offers lots of opportunity to:

• Utilise and enhance your HR partnering skills including managing recruitment campaigns for internal directorates, while providing practical and effective HR solutions that work for our employees and culture of the Academy
• Support the Senior HR Manager with providing HR advice and guidance to managers and employees, ensuring effective resolution of complex employee relations matters, balancing cost and risk effectively
• Contribute to and participate in HR projects that support the Academy to achieve its People and culture Aspirations – all from an operational and advisor perspective
• Support the development of talent management and learning and development activities, ensuring the Academy continue to attract, retain, motivate and develop its employees and ultimately, achieve its 2025 organisational strategy and beyond
• Contribute towards continuous improvement of HR policies, processes and practices
• Work alongside two experienced HR officers while supporting all aspects of the employee lifecycle including reward and employee benefits administration, HR Information Systems, employee wellbeing, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) and more

As HR Advisor, you will also be involved in driving best practices and ensuring compliance with all Academy employment procedures, documented policies and UK employment legislation which directly impacts the employee experience and helps deliver our People Strategy.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for an HR professional with demonstrable experience working within a busy HR function at advisor level.

A key part of this role will involve supporting the Senior HR Manager with providing first line HR advice and guidance to managers and employees, ensuring effective resolution of employee relations matters. So along with excellent interpersonal skills and sound knowledge of current UK employment legislation, the successful candidate will have strong HR generalist skills to enable them to advise on various people related matters covering; HR policy advice, employee relations and performance management casework, equity, diversity and inclusion activities, recruitment and talent management initiatives including advice on learning and development activities.

The successful candidate will also be comfortable working with HRIS systems, e-learning platforms and internal payroll processes. A willingness to support the wider HR team with administrative duties is also essential.

This is a full-time post, working Monday to Friday (36.25 per hours per week) in line with our hybrid working practices which includes, two days per week working from our central London office. Ideally, candidates will be available to start as soon as possible.

This role is a great opportunity if you have already worked in a busy HR Advisor role and are wanting to further develop your HR partnering skills and knowledge within a supportive environment that promotes a learning culture.

So if you are looking to take your strong advisory skills into a purpose-led organisation with a fantastic people-centric culture, then this is the right place for you.

The skills you will have:

• Qualified to CIPD level 5 or equivalent
• Demonstratable experience working in an HR generalist role at advisor level
• Experience of advising employees and managers on employee relations matters
• A solution focused approach to work with the ability to balance cost and organisational risk when required
• Sound knowledge of current UK employment legislation and best practice HR
• Ability to support HR project plans through to completion
• Confident communicator, both written and verbal, with strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to build effective working relationships with employees at all levels of the organisation
• Able to work independently and within a team through hybrid working practices
• Excellent attention to detail
• Able to adapt to changing priorities as when required
• IT proficiency in the MS Office Suite including MS Teams
• Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information in compliance with GDPR
• Ability to share ideas and suggest improvements to operational HR processes
• HR and learning and development administrative skills

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Who are we?

The Royal Academy of Engineering is harnessing the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. In collaboration with our Fellows and partners, we’re growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation and building global partnerships, and influencing policy and engaging the public. Together we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age. 

Why work for the Royal Academy of Engineering?

We’re looking for people who are driven to make the world a better place. If you’re passionate about what you do and want to work collaboratively with talented colleagues to make change happen now and for future generations, we want you to get in touch.

This is the perfect time to join us. We have a dynamic, visionary CEO, a strong leadership team and an ambitious and exciting strategy. The value we bring as experts in our field and change agents is highly recognised and makes the Academy a motivating place to be. Our work today builds on a long, proud history with a focused and ambitious future which we’d love you to be part of.

Our commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

As an equal opportunities employer, we strive to celebrate and embed equity, diversity and inclusion throughout the work of the Academy and within our people management practices, valuing the positive difference that a diverse and inclusive workforce brings.

We are proud to be part of a wide variety of networks including the BITC Race at Work Charter, Business Disability Forum. We are also a disability confident employer and have signed the Menopause Workplace pledge.

As our organisation is currently underrepresented by men including, Black, Asian minority ethnic groups, LGBTQ+ and people with disabilities, we welcome applications from different backgrounds and identities who have a passion for the role engineering plays within society.

What we offer:

We are small enough that you will be known, seen and understood, and big enough to offer great benefits which you would usually associate with much larger organisations. We offer an unrivalled package of benefits including:

• A non-contributory pension scheme
• BUPA cash plan
• Private medical insurance
• Regular social activities
• Health and wellbeing programmes
• Flexible working
• Light spacious office
• Generous holiday allowance plus additional wellbeing days and Christmas office closure
• Significant investment into your personal and professional development. 

We have an inclusive and flexible approach to hybrid working based on trust and respecting individual differences, with a fantastic central London office near St James’ Park when you need it.

How to apply: Please complete our online application process and include an up-to-date CV and supporting statement to outline how your skills and experience match the essential criteria of the person specification. 

Application closing date: 10am on Monday 11 July 2022

Interview date: Successful candidates will be invited to attend an interview and complete a short assessment at our Central London office on either Wednesday 20 July or Thursday 21 July 2022

We are seeking a talented Policy Advisor to join our Research and Innovation Policy team.

The role

As a Policy Advisor, you will develop and deliver high-quality evidenced policy advice, via a fast-moving mix of reports, workshops, events, briefings and responses to consultations. This includes leading the team’s policy-in-practice work and supporting our Research and Enterprise programmes.

You will work with some of the country’s best innovators, researchers and business leaders to ensure their experiences inform policy development so that the UK has a dynamic and thriving ecosystem for engineering R&D and innovation, while going the extra mile to build our public profile.

We can offer you excellent support and development and a chance to grow your own profile in the engineering and policy worlds, and to make a real contribution to delivering lasting change.

Who are we looking for?

You will have a keen interest in innovation, entrepreneurship, technology and research, and be capable of building productive and respectful relationships with thought leaders. You must have strong analytical skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills with a proven track record of delivering high-quality evidence-based policy work at pace. But your proactive approach, passion and determination to advance the UK’s performance in engineering innovation, and contribute to a diverse and inclusive organisation and the team are what will matter the most.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Who are we?

The Royal Academy of Engineering is harnessing the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. In collaboration with our Fellows and partners, we’re growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation and building global partnerships, and influencing policy and engaging the public. Together we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age.

With a diverse workforce and an inclusive and supportive culture, we look to attract candidates from wide and different backgrounds who have a passion for the role engineering plays in society. Our aim is to make the Academy the best place to work for the staff we have and those we seek to attract.

Why work for the Royal Academy of Engineering?

We’re looking for people who are driven to make the world a better place. If you’re passionate about what you do and want to work collaboratively with talented colleagues to make change happen now and for future generations, we want you to get in touch.

This is the perfect time to join us. We have a dynamic, visionary CEO, a strong leadership team and an ambitious and exciting strategy. The value we bring as experts in our field and change agents is highly recognised and makes the Academy a motivating place to be. Our work today builds on a long, proud history with a focused and ambitious future which we’d love you to be part of.

Company Benefits

The Academy offers a fantastic package of additional benefits including:

• BUPA cash plan
• Private medical insurance
• Regular social activities
• Independent Financial Advice
• Generous holiday allowance
• Non-contributory pension scheme
• Health and wellbeing programmes
• Wellbeing days and office-wide Christmas leave
• Significant investment into your personal and professional development

Location

Our light, spacious offices are based in a fantastic location in central London with views over St James’s Park and close to the West End. We operate hybrid, flexible working practices with a baseline 2 days a week in the office.

For more information and to apply, please visit our careers portal.

Closing date: 30 June 2022.

First round interviews: 4 & 5 July 2022.

Second round interviews: w/c 11 July 2022.

Location: Either in one of our global offices in the UK (Bristol, London); Madagascar (Antananarivo, Toliara, Ambanja), Timor-Leste (Dili), Belize (Sarteneja) or home-based within countries where Blue Ventures has an administrative capacity (UK, Belize, Madagascar, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania)

Closing date for applications: 3 July 2022

Contract status: International post, full time

Start date: As soon as possible

Contract duration: Permanent

Remuneration: Salary will be paid as per national salary bands at Senior Manager level (circa £45k for the UK or equivalent banding for other locations) and based on experience. 

We rebuild tropical fisheries with coastal communities

Blue Ventures is a marine conservation organization that puts people first. We support coastal fishers in remote and rural communities to rebuild fisheries, restore ocean life and build lasting pathways to prosperity. Our work began two decades ago in Madagascar’s remote coastal communities and is growing globally.  Across a dozen countries, we’re partnering with traditional fishers and community organizations to design, scale, strengthen and sustain fisheries management and conservation at the community level. We bring partners together in networks to advocate for reform, and share tools and best practices to support fishing communities across the globe.

Summary job description

We are recruiting a Senior Policy Advisor to support the growing work of our advocacy team. This new position will take a leading role in providing analytical marine policy insight and provide a broad range of support in delivering research and engagement at global, regional and national levels.

The Senior Policy Advisor will support and advance Blue Ventures’ 2030 advocacy objectives relating to industrial destructive fisheries, blue carbon and marine tenure rights of small-scale fishers (SSF). As well as developing and supporting strategies to advance these objectives at key global events, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), climate COPs and UN-sponsored meetings, you will work with country programmes, other relevant Blue Ventures units and partner governments, SSF groups and civil society organisations to design and advocate for the adoption of aligned policies at a national level.

Reporting to the Head of advocacy, this is a full time role. There will be occasional travel to work closely with overseas colleagues, partners, field teams and communities.

You will be comfortable with complex projects, and be positive, organised and able to deliver high quality work on time. Candidates should be confident in managing ad hoc collaboration, policy analysis, as well as having good report writing and communication skills. You will have knowledge of small-scale fisheries, marine conservation or blue carbon policies. Ideally, you will have experience in community-based conservation or human rights initiatives. You will ideally have experience working with government officials and advisors to develop and implement ambitious policies which protect the marine environment and positively impact the livelihoods and wellbeing of coastal communities.

We are looking for a Senior Policy Advisor who is a creative thinker, able to learn fast and work flexibly with a range of people. Someone who will identify and engage with a range of external stakeholders to effectively communicate ideas and findings to a varied audience, using strong strategic and political understanding and influencing skills.

We are looking for two Senior Policy Advisor roles, one being research and healthcare focused, with London Hybrid working.

The Charity are dedicated and focused on improving access to care, research and campaigning for those people living with life affecting health conditions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The Role
Responsible for identifying, researching, and developing policy positions on a range of public issues important to the charity.
Act as a representative to a range of external stakeholders, including government, private contractors in the welfare world, academics, think tanks, charities, and professional bodies, to keep up to date with policy developments and support the work to influence decision-makers.
Manage the Associations engagement in key agreed policy areas and lead on these areas of work both internally
and externally.

The Candidate
Familiarity with UK and EU political systems, including Government departments, Westminster, and the devolved nations.
Knowledge of current health and/or social policy structures and ways of working.
Knowledge of disability and welfare benefits policy structures and related issues.
Experience of outcome-focussed research and policy development and analysis.
Strong analytical and research skills with an ability to analyse and comment on complex issues.

IMPORTANT NOTE

The client are interviewing on a rolling basis so please get in touch asap.

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

The Health Foundation is an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team playing a key role in reducing health inequalities.  Our Healthy Lives team works to address the causes of the causes of ill health, funding and producing research and analysis to improve the health of people in the UK. 

We are recruiting for a core member, with responsibilities to ensure central programmes of policy and research work, including the Young people’s future health inquiry and forthcoming work with local authorities and central government, are delivered to a high quality. A large feature of the role is supporting our policy development, commissioning, managing and producing policy work to create change.

The Policy Officer will work as part of a busy team, have a proactive approach, and be comfortable working with high levels of delegated responsibility. Highly developed organisational skills are essential.  People with high levels of curiosity, passion to address inequalities and a commitment to driving forward change are encouraged to apply!

To find out more about the role please click on the link below to be redirected to our careers website where you can download a full job description.

We value equality, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from different backgrounds.  We are also committed to making reasonable adjustments for candidates who have accessibility requirements.

About BASIC

BASIC promotes meaningful dialogue amongst governments and experts in order to build international trust, reduce nuclear risks, and advance disarmament. We envision a world that uses cooperative measures, rather than the threat or use of force, to achieve peace and security. This world will be achieved by taking steps that promote mutual security at the international, regional, national, and individual levels, and sustained through resilient international norms and law.

Role Description

The successful candidate will become an important part of a vibrant and growing think tank team. This role offers the exceptional opportunity to join a diverse team working on a range of exciting projects. The appointed person will be expected to be able to carry out project delivery as well as contribute to the development of new projects, including idea development and fundraising. 

The Policy Fellow will need to have a good general knowledge of global security and conflict resolution, and a demonstrable ability to design and carry out project management and research to a high standard. We would prefer applicants to have specific knowledge of nuclear weapons issues.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

1. Programme delivery 

Applicants will need to be able to demonstrate the ability to:

• Manage project timelines, budgets, and reporting requirements

• Write high-quality, policy-relevant research reports, op-eds and briefings

• Organise international roundtables, workshops and other events with track 1 and 2 participants

• Manage relationships with stakeholders and build BASIC’s network and reputation

• Independently represent BASIC at international meetings

2. Fundraising

Applicants will need to be able to demonstrate the ability to:

• Build our programmes, by independently and confidently scoping funding opportunities

• Develop new and existing relationships with funders

• Write and edit funding applications

3. Communications

Applicants will need to be able to demonstrate the ability to:

• Use online and offline communications skills to promote our / their work

• Confidently use online social media platforms, and if possible, press contacts

4. Office support

Applicants will need to be able to support the running of the organisation and colleagues with a range of administrative tasks wherever required.

Role Requirements

Essential criteria:

• Educated to Master’s level
• 2-7 years of work experience in a think tank, research institute, NGO, foundation or government working on international security issues
• Passion and commitment to our organisational mission of promoting dialogue to advance global security
• Demonstrated ability and track record in leading the creative development and delivery of policy projects in the UK or internationally, including budgeting and reporting
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders from a variety of professional and cultural backgrounds and with broad variations in seniority and function
• Excellent analytical and methodological skills, and an organised approach to research
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, including evidence of working successfully as part of a team
• Previous fundraising experience
• Experience organising policy roundtables and workshops
• Willingness to travel internationally when required
• Strong organisational skills and an eye for detail

Further information

Interviews: week commencing 25th July 2022 - it is expected that you will be available to interview during the week.

Please note that you must have the right to work in the UK.

Due to the large number of applications we receive, we are not able to acknowledge receipt of all applications and only shortlisted candidates will be notified. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, you have not been successful.

£37,210 - £38,336 pro rata

Part time - 17.5 hours per week. Permanent

ActionAid is an international charity that works with women and girls, tackling the multiple oppressions women and girls face around the world. 

As part of the ActionAid Federation, we work with women and girls, our partners, and dedicated staff in 43 countries to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want. 

ActionAid UK are currently recruiting for a Policy Specialist to join the Research and Programmes Policy team, which is a part of the International Development, Policy, and Practice Division. The Research and Programmes Policy team is comprised of policy and technical specialists who advance policy perspectives and programme led learning to ActionAid UK’s target donors, influencers, academic audiences and policy makers. 

The key purpose of the role is to the provision of high-quality research and policy development rooted in AA programme and policy work, applying feminist principles to research and analysis. The role demands a specialist who will bring research skills, networking ability and a spirit of collaboration to ActionAid UK as it continues to deliver towards the end of its current 5-year Strategy – Together with women and girls - and as the organisation prepares to initiate the thinking around future directions and a new strategy. 

The responsibilities of this role include: 

• Support the implementation of the new policy identity aligned to AAUK strategic objectives
• Undertake policy analysis and research
• Undertake qualitative and quantitative pieces of desk based, and on request field- based policy or campaign related research.
• Analyse research findings to help shape policy recommendations.
• Plan and manage policy projects with supervision, including research taking place within developing countries.
• To support ActionAid UK’s contribution to Federation-wide initiatives aligned to AAUK strategy.
• Write on request blog posts and use other social media tools to communicate ActionAid policy and thinking.
• With supervision, communicate ActionAid policy through writing articles, online debate
• Provide policy support on request in AAUK advocacy, campaign development and delivery.
• Support colleagues in preparing submissions, reports and presentations on our issues.
• Write briefings and reports for other staff and for external use.
• Attend policy and political events and lobby meetings

We are keen to receive applications from those with a solid background in women’s rights and international development in policy and research level. The successful applicant will ideally have in-country experience in the global South of implementing women’s rights programmes and will have strong experience of working with women’s rights and feminist movements. 

The successful applicant will also have experience of working on women’s economic rights (WER) and will be familiar with its importance within international development and women’s rights. 

Applicants must have excellent oral and written communication skills, including proven success in communicating in challenging and cross-cultural contexts. 

The role will require some travel. 

ActionAid is committed to driving improvement through digital channels, tools and ways of working.  We will ensure that we provide the technology and the training to enable all staff to perform their roles to the best of their abilities. In return, we ask that all staff are committed to continually improving their digital skills and knowledge within the working environment. Our recruitment processes will evaluate the digital skills of all applicants.  

ActionAid is committed to supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, including the possibility of a job share for this role, there will be space to do so during the interview process. 

We are committed to continually improving the diversity of our workforce and therefore encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQI+ community, the trans community, and those with a disability. 

The Policy and Communications Lead will own and lead all communications on behalf of User Voice, working collaboratively with our volunteers and staff teams to raise awareness of what we do. 

The post holder will work collaboratively with senior leadership and our staff teams to enable User Voice to become more visible, influential and responsive in the way we communicate with stakeholders internally and externally.  They will also proactively influence policy within the criminal justice system by being a conduit between User Voice research and consultation reports and key decision makers and policy forums.

Adaptability and resilience are key personal qualities for this role, the Policy and Communications Lead must be capable of flexing to a rapidly changing environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead our regional and national campaigns and raise awareness of the User Voice brand.
• Manage content and performance on websites and social media platforms
• Design marketing and presentation templates, including quantitative and qualitative reports, brochures, letters, emails, posters, social media platforms and websites, according to brand guidelines

• Manage the internal newsletter content and use the staff intranet to disseminate appropriate information.

• Promote good news stories and successes both within the organisation and outside of it
• In collaboration with our staff teams, organise and deliver seminars and co-production events, including researching and producing written materials, presentations, guides, and facilitating training sessions.
• Attend User Voice Service User and Prison Councils, Council Elections and Council Events to communicate these externally.
• Work closely with our research team in gathering and collating service user insight, supporting the delivery of service user consultations, carrying out event evaluations, and obtaining service provider and stakeholder feedback for offline and online communications.
• Creatively write, report and promote the insights and findings from the research
• Support the management of stakeholder relationships with key decision makers in the criminal justice system, attending and / or organizing briefing sessions, meet and greets, and co-production events.
• Write press releases relating to changes and developments in policy agendas based on the authentic voice of service users.
• Measure, analyse and report on all campaign performances.
• Recruit and induct interns and volunteers and supervise their work.

Other

• Pick up new activities that fall broadly in the purpose of the role.
• Fix things that you can see need fixing.
• Identify problems and find solutions.
• Carrying out tasks with due regard to User Voice policies practices and procedures, including health and safety, equality and diversity, and safeguarding.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

• A strong communications professional with minimum 4 years’ experience in a similar role

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in a relevant field

• Experience of writing creative and visually appealing reports and reporting impact in creative ways

• Experience of designing and delivering content across a range of media channels
• Experience of managing a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Experience in contributing to influential meetings, briefing sessions, or public events
• Excellent IT skills, including: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Adobe Creative Suite, social media, websites, and extensive experience of using a range of software packages to enhance internal and external communications.
• Experience of measuring effectiveness, monitoring compliance, and promoting best practice
• Confident and articulate presenter
• Experience of CMS platforms, preferably WordPress
• Familiar with analytics platforms, preferably Google Analytics
• Skills in PR sphere, with ability to clearly communicate impact

Desirable

• Experience in charity sector, especially in delivering presentations and productive networking at events.
• Experience of working with people with lived experience of prison and probation
• Experience of working with and / or managing interns and volunteers

• Knowledge of GDPR compliance and how this impacts on information management systems in the charity sector.

• Knowledge of the criminal justice system
• A demonstrable understanding of how user involvement impacts on the way services are provided

• A keen interest in policy and the ability to report on it in ways that will meet the needs of a variety of different audiences

FURTHER INFORMATION

Equality and diversity
User Voice welcomes applications from ex-offenders and from all sections of the community regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age or disability.

Disclosure and Baring Service (DBS) checks 
This post is subject to a standard criminal record disclosure check via the new Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) processes. The purpose of the check is to ensure that the nature of the applicant’s criminal record, considered alongside evidence of the applicant’s rehabilitation, does not indicate that his or her employment in this role would put current service users at risk.

For further information and to apply, please complete the application form and submit it with your CV to recruitment @ uservoice . org 

Please do not delay in applying as we will interview as and when a suitable candidate applies and have the right to close the application process early. 

Closing date: 5pm on 5 July 2022.

Download the application form on our website.
Download the job description on our website.

Please download and complete an Equality and Diversity form and submit it with your application.

Lead Policy Adviser - Children and Young People

REQ001823

£33,280 per year

Permanent - 35 hours per week

London/Remote Worker

Life can be much harder for disabled children, young people and their families. Scope is fighting to remove some of the barriers that prevent disabled children and young people enjoying everyday equality.

This is an exciting time to be joining Scope as a Lead Policy Advisor in the children and young people team. We’re focusing on achieving tangible changes that will make a real difference to disabled children and their families’ lives. Things like making it easier for families with disabled children to get the advice and support they need, challenging the extra costs that families can face, and creating inclusive playgrounds that all children can enjoy.

The role

Scope’s Lead Policy Advisors are responsible for developing and delivering policy work around an area of Scope’s strategy, providing insight, evidence and recommendations for change.

You will be an ambassador for Scope and contribute to the high performance, and on-going development, of the Strategy, Impact and Social Change team.

You will lead a range of activities, working creatively with parents, carers and disabled young people to inform our policy and campaigns activities. You will also work across teams, such as communications, services and fundraising, to support wider organisational projects.

You will complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if you are successful.

About you

We are looking for someone who has a passion to fight for social change with, and on behalf of, disabled children, young people and their families.

You will have experience of challenging inequality and influencing decision-makers to create positive change. You will be proactive and able to work in a high-pressured environment.

You can manage a varied workload across multiple projects and have experience of building relationships with a range of people.

You will be able to demonstrate a commitment to co-production, which we define as working closely together with disabled people and their families in a reciprocal way.

You will have experience of working directly with disabled children, young people and their families, or another group, to deliver influencing activity.

We ask you to show an appreciation of Scope’s values and our ambition of everyday equality for disabled people.

If you want to make a difference and become a Disability Gamechanger, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply Today! Close date: 11/07/2022

Our values are being pioneering, courageous, connected, open and fair

By living our values and trusting each other, we give our colleagues freedom and space to be creative, push boundaries and change minds.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Equality and inclusion are at the heart of our mission. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

We encourage applications from underrepresented groups including people in BAME and LGBTQ+ communities.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled people. We guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the essential job criteria.

Please let us know if you are applying under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

If you would prefer an application form or need any of the job information in a different format such as large print or braille. Please contact us via our website.

Policy Officer
£37,604 pa plus excellent benefits
Aldgate, London
35 hours per week

We are recruiting a Policy Officer to join our Communications Directorate. You will play a key role in developing the policy and influencing work of the College. You will support the projects and advocacy work of the College, draft policy briefings and reports. Working across directorates and with members, you will develop policy proposals and work to influence Governments and stakeholders.

The person who takes up this role will be able to develop policy positions, briefings and influencing plans that deliver change, support the College’s stakeholder engagement activities and provide advice to College officers and senior staff, recommending appropriate tactics for effective engagement to raise awareness and strengthen the College’s reputation.

The College is a professional membership organisation dedicated to the advancement of the science and practice of pathology. There are currently approximately 12,000 members, all of whom are pathologists based in hospitals, universities and laboratories in the UK and overseas. The College’s main tasks are to set and maintain training standards for doctors and scientists, to advice on the appointment of consultant pathologists, to ensure the membership is kept up to date with current practice through the continuing professional development scheme, and to promote the latest developments in pathology by holding scientific meetings.

The College’s mission is to promote excellence in the practice of pathology and to be responsible for maintaining standards through training, assessments, examinations and professional development.

We offer attractive staff benefits including 25 days annual leave (pro rata) rising with length of service, an employee discount scheme, and season tickets, as well as a cycle to work scheme.  The College values diversity, welcoming applications for all members of society. We offer a mix of remote (home) and office working, with hybrid working arrangements currently in place.

Closing date: 9am, Wednesday 13 July 2022.

Senior Legal Advisor – Conservation Investment
Reference: JUN20227596
Location: Flexible in UK
Salary: £38,000 - £42,156 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance and Annual Leave
Duration: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week

The Corporate and Legal Services Team, part of Corporate Governance & Risk Department, is looking for a Senior Legal Advisor to join the team. To provide advice in such areas as conservation investment including carbon credits, corporate governance and compliance, law and regulation, to ensure the RSPB is protected, complies with regulation and mitigates risk. 

What's the role about?

This role will involve the following key activities.

• To provide advice and support on conservation investment including carbon credits.
• To maintain and update appropriate books, registrations, notifications and documentation for the RSPB and its subsidiary entities
• To protect its properties and interests and to ensure compliance with regulatory timetables and requirements.
• When required assist with matters in relation to data protection including to be able to identify the legal implications of new activities, initiatives, systems and processes including websites, ensuring all existing and new systems are legally compliant. Administer and deliver requests in relation to Data Subjects Rights, including Data Protection Subject Access Requests in liaison with colleagues throughout the RSPB at the request of the Data Subject, in order to meet the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
• Prepare materials or guide the preparation of materials for internal and external auditors to ensure that a fair, accurate and comprehensive vision of RSPB’s compliance processes can be provided.
• To assist with investigations into complaints about breaches of relevant legislation, undertake reporting/remedial action as required, and maintain a log of any incidents and remedial recommendations and actions to ensure continuous improvement and organizational learning.
• Duties will include drafting and providing, reviewing and advising on legal documents including policies, advice notes, procedures, deeds, contracts, Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), miscellaneous agreements, templates and specimen documents, for colleagues throughout the RSPB to ensure that legal risks are appropriately identified, managed and reviewed in a timely manner, and especially as part of the process of project and programme set-up and execution.
• Disseminate information and conduct training, including development, implementation and maintenance of guidelines and facilitation, for colleagues throughout the RSPB to ensure that the best use is made of the capabilities offered by the team where necessary and that colleagues have access to supporting materials at all times.
• Research, identify and interpret new legislation, regulation, and codes of practice, to provide the RSPB with a forward view of emerging requirements.
• On occasion will advise on intellectual property rights.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Individuals must have a legal qualification (law degree or other qualification) and/or experience in a relevant legal field (practitioner/solicitor/barrister in England & Wales or Northern Ireland).
• Experience of working in the charitable sector or in a compliance role would be advantageous but is not necessary.

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Additional education at degree level or equivalent in another subject 

Closing Date: 23:59, Mon, 11th Jul 2022
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from mid to late July 2022.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

No agencies please.

Company Description

ShareAction and the global system of finance

The global investment system has an outsized impact on many of the critical challenges of our day. Through their investment decisions and stewardship of companies, investors that choose to can help achieve a transition to a more sustainable, healthier and fairer way of living – this is known as responsible investment.

ShareAction is well established as a leading player in the global field of responsible investment. Our vision is a financial system that serves our planet and its people. Our mission is to define the highest standards of responsible investment and to drive those standards until they are adopted across the world.

Public policy and financial regulation are critical to the outcomes we seek.

Team

ShareAction’s policy team, based in London and Brussels, has played an influential role in shaping UK and European sustainable finance policy development over the last decade. This is an exciting time for the team, which is currently growing from six members to eight. The team is responsible for driving forward ShareAction’s distinctive public interest agenda through successfully managing relationships in the UK and the EU with senior financial policy-makers and their officials, politicians of all parties, financial supervisors and regulators, and other significant players in the policy-making eco-system.

Position

The Director of Policy is responsible for setting and delivering ShareAction’s agenda on public policy advocacy. Working closely with the Head of UK Policy and the Head of EU Policy, the Director identifies opportunities, plans work and ensures the successful delivery of the policy team’s strategy.

The Director of Policy is a member of ShareAction’s leadership team and works with senior colleagues to set organisational strategy, identify and mitigate risks, and ensure cohesion and morale across ShareAction. The Director of Policy takes a leading role in fundraising for policy-related work.

What you’ll do:

• You’ll develop and ensure the successful implementation of ShareAction’s long-term strategy for public policy advocacy
• You will represent ShareAction publicly and in meetings with senior decision makers in the policy arena
• You will be leading and motivating a growing team of policy experts and advocates, enabling them to thrive in their work and careers
• You will be working with the Chief Executive and others on ShareAction’s leadership team to ensure the overall success of the organisation
• You will secure the resources needed to sustain and grow ShareAction’s policy team, maintaining strong relationships with funders and donors

Requirements

What you’ll bring to the team

Essential

• Strong commitment to ShareAction’s vision of a financial system that serves our planet and its people and our core values (courage, persistence and independence)
• Significant experience of policy-making or successful policy advocacy in a UK and/or EU context
• A good understanding of regulation and of how laws and regulations are written and applied by commercial actors
• Strong managerial and project management skills
• Confident in communicating with senior leaders and in public
• Experience of serving on a senior leadership team or evidence to show you are ready for this step in your career

Desirable

• Experience of fundraising
• Expertise in responsible investment and ESG practice
• Knowledge of financial regulation and law

What we will do for you

Working with ShareAction in this senior role will offer you the opportunity to achieve significant personal impact in one of the most respected and exciting organisations in the responsible investment space. ShareAction seeks to offer all its employees an exceptional working experience with opportunities to develop existing and new skills, applying them in ways that help change the world for the better. You will be challenged but also supported very actively to succeed within a friendly, high-performing and highly motivated team.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 11th July 2022.
First-stage interviews: Thursday 14th and Tuesday 19th July 2022.
There will be three rounds of interviews.

ShareAction values and respects all differences in people (seen and unseen) and welcomes applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities and so if you are not 100 per cent sure that you meet all the requirements but believe you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and use the application questions to tell us about your experience and what you hope to bring to this role.

We also actively encourage staff to work in ways that best suit their needs, and our flexible working policy outlines many of the options available, such as part-time and term-time working, job sharing, home working and working compressed hours. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

ShareAction’s London office is based in vibrant Bermondsey and a short walk from London Bridge underground and national rail. Remote working will remain the norm for many ShareAction staff as we continue to face the Covid-19 pandemic, with office space available in London for those who wish to use it.

Please note that to be considered for this post, you must be legally eligible to work in the UK. Due to current restrictions, we are unable to hire anyone that isn’t already living in the UK. Due to our size, we are unable to sponsor visas.

Are you passionate about improving outcomes for vulnerable children and young people?

The Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) is young charity established to champion and support the use of effective early intervention to improve the lives of children and young people at risk of experiencing poor outcomes.

As a member of the What Works Network, we have a pivotal role as the go-to source for evidence and advice on early intervention for children and young people.  Our work spans social policy and service areas, including health, education, families and policing.  We seek to communicate evidence in a way that is robust and transparent and that is also relevant and accessible for national and local audiences, including policymakers, public service commissioners and managers, frontline practitioners and service providers.

We are creating a new team to drive our impact and evaluation work, playing a key active role in identifying promising early intervention programmes and advising on, conducting or commissioning high quality evaluation of these. We are looking for a Senior Adviser, Impact and Evaluation who will play a key role in supporting the evaluation of programmes, practices or system changes in local areas.  This will include supporting EIF’s work to conduct feasibility and pilot studies across a range of areas including domestic abuse and early help, as well as supporting the commissioning of impact studies such as QEDs and RCTs.

We are looking for people who understand the local context for family support services and have experience of conducting and/or commissioning evaluations in complex ‘real world’ settings, from feasibility or pilot studies to impact studies such as QEDs and RCTs.  You will also have strong stakeholder management skills, able to build and maintain strong relationships with Whitehall, sector bodies, national charities and local public services. 

To be successful in the role, you will be a confident communicator, with excellent collaboration and stakeholder management skills as well technical know-how.  Above all, you will be passionate and committed to improving the lives of vulnerable children and families, flexible, and a strong team-player.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do at EIF.  It’s vital that our workforce reflects the diversity of our stakeholders and the wider society in the UK, so we’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities.  We also recognise the importance of a good work life balance, so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including part-time and job shares for our roles.  We will consider applicants from any part of England who wish to be home based providing they are willing to travel across England as required, and able to participate in meetings in London either virtually or physically.  We operate a hybrid working approach.

Closing date: 6 July 2022 12:00pm

Virtual Interview: 14 July 2022