CoachBright is a social mobility movement committed to ensuring that every young person experiences educational equity. As an award-winning, fast-growing charity our mission is to support young people from disadvantaged communities to identify and fulfil their potential.

We are looking for someone based in London to support the delivery of our Secondary school Programmes.

We need an outgoing self-motivated person to enhance our work in the London, making it a vibrant and exciting hub that delivers real social impact.

At the forefront of the organisation, you will be responsible for maintaining partnerships, supporting tutors/coaches and delivering our programmes from volunteer recruitment and workshop delivery all the way through to evaluation. This is an “in-at-the-deep-end” role and you will flourish in a small dynamic team with real influence. 

Person Specification

Essential characteristics and experience

• Passion for social mobility: we have big aims and are looking for those who share our desire to make education fairer in the UK so a person’s background does not determine their future.

• Relationship building and facilitating: this a public-facing role so you will love delivering workshops to groups as well as communicating our mission to a wide range of stakeholders (businesses, senior members of MATs, universities etc.

• Organisation: working in a fast paced young organisation you’ll be able to work between different programmes and workstreams.

• Independence: this role requires you to work independently/alone from time to time in the office and/or from home

• Resourcefulness: we’re a small, dedicated team - you must be a self-starter prepared for practical roles with lots of responsibility. A willingness to stay solution-focused with last minute challenges is a must!

• Young People: experience in a school or youth organisation/working with young people.

• Flexibility: the role will occasionally involve working evenings & weekends 

Desirable knowledge/experience

• Experience working with young people in a school or youth work setting.

• Experience recruiting volunteers.

• Experience measuring and evaluating impact 

• Knowledge of programme design, pedagogy or tutoring/coaching.

• Knowledge of UK schools 

Benefits:

• An opportunity to contribute to a young, exciting social enterprise with scope to input widely and take on new roles. 

• Starting Salary: £21-£23k per annum pro rata (dependent on experience)

• Annual Leave: 28 days pro rata

• Office space: Based from our London Office (currently central Camden) and partner schools. 

 

Key Information:

• Length: fixed term contract until end of July 2022

• Hours: Full-Time, Mon-Fri 

• Reporting to: Head of Region 

• Responsible for: individual programmes

• Start Date: W/B 2nd August 2021

Wirral Mencap are looking for a someone with a passion for empowerment and raising aspirations to fulfil this rewarding role. The Programme Coordinator will be responsible for creating and delivering a programme of accessible learning opportunities to meet the needs of people with a learning disability in Wirral, as well as taking the lead with our weekly Health Club.

The role requires someone that is confident in their abilities to create and deliver tailored learning content and also efficient and organised to coordinate the sessions. We are also interested in employing people that are keen to respond to emerging needs and develop new opportunities.

If you are a dynamic individual with a passion for supporting people with a learning disability to have a more independent and higher quality of life, then we want to hear from you.

The ideal candidate will have experience of delivering or coordinating training in basic life skills and independence skills such as cooking, money management, reading and writing, and skills for independence around the home.

It is essential that you have a positive, can-do attitude, as well as the motivation to drive these programmes forward.

Wirral Mencap can offer a friendly and collaborative work environment, with the opportunity to lead on a project that has a tangible and positive impact on the lives of people with a learning disability in Wirral.

If you think you have the right qualities and skills for this post, then we would love to hear from you. 

Closing Date:Tuesday 4th May, 5pm.

Interview Date: Wednesday 12th May

Choose Love seeks a Programmes Manager to support the organisation’s programmatic efforts, including grants management and donor reporting. 

About Choose Love

Our Vision: a world that chooses love and justice every day for everyone.

Our Mission: we do whatever it takes to identify, close and prevent gaps in services and protections for refugees and displaced people globally.

• Do work that inspires. Every day at Choose Love is an opportunity to make a real, tangible difference to the lives of refugees and displaced people. 

• Collaborate with creative, exciting people that really care. Work with friendly, smart, dedicated people for whom this is more than a job - it’s a passion. 

• Be part of a brave, innovative start-up spirit. We’re a young organisation with big ambition. We’re nimble, always learning and not afraid to take risks.

About the Job

This is a brand new role, creaetd tto work closely with the Head of Programmes. The Programmes Manager will be highly flexible and adaptive, able to jump in and out of projects as needed, with strong project management and highly effective administration skills. The Programmes Manager will report to the Head of Programmes.

Grant Administration (Grantees and Donors)

• Work closely with partners and our compliance team to track documentation needed for granting to partner organisations.

• Support development and maintain grants tracker tool to track grant start and end dates, reporting deadlines, etc.

• Draft Memorandum of Understandings between Choose Love and partner organisations.

• Gather paperwork from Choose Love Partners for due diligence and compliance. 

• Draft and edit grant documents from partners. 

• Maintaining the schedule for reporting to donors. 

• Narrative reporting to donors - capturing the work of our implementing partners.

• Support with developing proposals for donors to Choose Love.

Relationship Management 

• Support the Deputy CEO and Head of Programmes in ongoing relationship management of new and existing partners.

• Participate in partner calls and track key takeaways and action items to share internally.

• Lead on check-ins with existing, long-term partners.

• Respond to ad hoc needs arising from partners - including clarification/support on application process and support with reporting.

• Maintain up-to-date understanding of the needs of partners.

Internal Communications 

• Contribute to the flow about partner activities / asks to the rest of the team, including presentations on team calls and email updates to the team.

• Support the ELT with information to feed back to the board about Programmes work.

• Capture information on specific contexts and summarise quickly and efficiently to the Communications team, as well as for external stakeholders / funders.

Line Management

• Line managing Programmes Assistant 

About You: 

• Minimum 2-3 years of relevant experience (e.g. programme manager, grant manager, etc.); previous experience working with nonprofits strongly preferred. 

• Interested and engaged in the issues of forced migration and humanitarian response  strongly preferred. 

• Self-started with proven ability to take direction and work independently, using initiative.

• Excellent writing, editing, grammatical, and analytical skills.

• Strong drive and adaptability to work effectively across a broad range of cultural/geographic areas.

• Capable and willing to be flexible and move from one project to another as need dictates, with a focus on reactive or short term work.

• Proven ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks while ensuring quality output.

• Acute attention to detail and able to juggle multiple projects. 

• Proven ability to oversee a wide portfolio of projects and to manage multiple competing deadlines.

• Ability and strong desire to work collaboratively.

Charity People are so thrilled to be working with a leading national charity who are looking for a new Programme Assistant to join their team.

As Programme Assistant, you will be responsible for providing project support to the Programme team. You will be providing support with various different projects, events and administration. For example, implementing the practical aspects of the programme delivery, building and maintaining effective relationships with external stakeholders, processing financial information, conducting research and producing reports, as well as providing general administrative support, including responding to all telephone and email enquiries.

You will have previous successful experience providing administrative support in a busy office environment in the not-for-profit sector, ideally in a community support based organisation. Having experience of building relationships with external stakeholders would be desirable. Additionally, you will have excellent organisation and prioritisation skills, with great attention to detail and who enjoys working in a team.

If you are interested in applying for this role, please send your most up to date CV ASAP to Kate Headford.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

The role will be part of a new programme which is being developed by Citizens Advice in Hampshire called Reaching People Together.

Advice First Aid (AFA) Programme Assistant

£19k p.a. pro rata (£7,600 actual p.a.)

Part-time, 15 hrs/week (Please note we will consider requests for flexible working)

Fixed-term contract for 1 year 

Flexible location (Offices based in Winchester and Bishops Waltham).

This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving organisation, within a new, flagship programme. The role will provide administrative support to the Advice First Aid (AFA) programme (within the Reaching People Together programme). You’ll have exceptional organisational skills, able to prioritise a busy workload and work to agree targets and milestones. You’ll be confident in developing new administrative systems and processes and have excellent IT skills.

The Citizens Advice service values diversity; promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, as they are currently under represented in our workforce.

We are currently reviewing our policies around home and office working. Currently all roles are home-based due to the pandemic, but as restrictions allow we are likely to move to a hybrid model of home and office working. It is expected that you will be within a commutable distance of Winchester District, and able to travel to offices and locations around the district as required.

For more information about this role and the benefits of working for us please visit our website via the Apply button where you can download the Job Pack, Guidance notes and application form.

Closing date is 5pm Tues 11th May.
Interviews will take place on Weds 19th May.

Citizens Advice Winchester District (CAWD) is a thriving, independent local charity, and a high-performing member of the Citizens Advice network. At CAWD people come to us for support on a wide range of issues, but they have one thing in common: they need help, often urgently. Our advice changes peoples’ lives, supporting them through difficult and challenging times. We deliver free, independent advice on a range of topics via our telephone, email, webchat and face to face services. Our core service relies on volunteers who expertly support the bulk of our clients. We also deliver specialist services and projects.

About you

You will be organised, a team player with strong attention to detail, and thrive in an environment where your day to day work is varied. You may already work for a charity or may be looking to join the sector. You will be a highly numerate problem solver who relishes implementing efficient administration and information management systems. You will enjoy juggling conflicting priorities and delivering for the team.

About the role

The Fundraising Support and Programme Assistant will support Carers UK’s growing Fundraising team to achieve our voluntary income target through administration, prospect research and coordination of the legacy and payroll giving income streams. This is a diverse role providing opportunities for the post holder to develop skills across several fundraising disciplines.

About us

Carers UK is the leading national charity, supporting, advocating for and connecting unpaid carers across the UK.

Established in 1965, Carers UK has a long heritage of making life better for carers, wherever they may be, through providing advice, information and support and campaigning for improved rights, recognition and support. With over 37,000 members Carers UK is the voice of unpaid carers in the UK.

With over 6.5 million unpaid carers in the UK and 6,000 individuals becoming a carer every day the need to support them is growing and urgent. Unpaid carers save the UK state an estimated £530 million each day, and are vital to the friends and family members they support, as well as to the wider community.

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected carers across the country. Our recent polling suggests that the figure for unpaid carers could now be as high as 13.6 million, with an estimated 4.5 million people literally starting to care overnight due to the impact of coronavirus on services and individuals.

This is an exciting time to join Carers UK as we enter our new strategic period, Vision 2025 taking us to our 60th anniversary.  Rather than producing a detailed five year plan we have developed an ambitious direction of travel, recognising the challenges of planning in the ongoing and uncertain environment created by COVID-19. We believe our flexible approach throughout 2020 enabled us to react quickly to the needs of carers, and by adopting a direction of travel, backed up with annual business plans, we will continue to meet the growing needs of carers.

Carers UK relies on voluntary income, our future plans will depend on unrestricted income to meet the growing need.

Deadline: 7th May 2021 at 5pm

First interview: 12th May 2021

About the role

Sense has an exciting opportunity for someone to join our Short Breaks team as a Programme Assistant. This full time position will initially be homeworking, but will be based at our head office in King's Cross, London, post pandemic, with regular travel around London.

Sense short breaks are community programmes connecting disabled children and young people to local volunteers. Our programmes enable the children and young people we support to have fun, spark new interests, and build friendships via a mix of 1:1 and group work across East London. 

This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and growing London team, which sits within a large specialist organisation. We are hiring two permanent positions to support separate programmes. Both roles require flexible working patterns including evenings and weekends (time off in lieu will be given) – for one of these posts the working pattern is Tuesday to Saturday.

Key skills and experience

We'd love to hear from you if you are motivated to support and work with children and young people with a range of disabilities; including sensory needs, learning differences, and autism. You will be a clear communicator with a commitment to providing a fun, safe and accessible environment. You will be organised with the ability to self-direct and prioritise competing tasks.

For a full job description and person specification, please see the link at the bottom of the page.

About us

For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world.

We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.

Sense has a proven record of offering high quality, pioneering services.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

International Medical Corps provides emergency relief to those struck by disaster no matter where they are, no matter what the conditions, working with them to recover, rebuild and gain the skills and tools required for self reliance.

Job Purpose

Day-to-day Headquarters liaison for assigned country programs advocating for the needs of the program within the organization and coordinate communications between all departments, including compliance, programming, logistics, legal, security, human resource and communication.

Main Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation. The tasks listed are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive.

• Day-to-day headquarters liaison for assigned country programs advocating for the needs of the program within the organization and coordinate communications between all departments, including compliance, programming, logistics, legal, security, human resource and communication
• Day to day coordination of proposals, donor reporting process for assigned countries. Monitoring grant performance and overall assigned country portfolio and flag any issue to the Program Manager
• Support dissemination of country specific information with relevant departments. Support with any country specific reporting requirements from other departments and vice versa.
• Monitor grant performance and overall assigned  country portfolio and flag any issue to the Program Manager
• Regular deployment to the field to assist in startup, staff coverage, and close out
• Ensures that donors and internal reporting is submitted on time and in fulfilment of contractual obligations for the countries covered
• External representation as required with donors nature and levels of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive.

Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the

Qualification

Essential

• BA  in related subject+
• Project management certification
• Relevant experience

Desirable

• Master Degree
• + Project management qualification
• Significant relevant experience

Experience

• Some field- based work experience in the sector
• Significant HQ experience supporting relief and development projects in the field
• Experience in proposals development and donor reporting with IMC major donors including BHA, FCDO and ECHO.
• Experience in effectively dealing with international and headquarters staff, and the ability to deal with a broad spectrum of people

Competency

• Knowledge of Project cycle  management
• Knowledge of Logical Framework project planning and design 
• Proposal development and donor report skills
• Knowledge of major donors rules and regulations
• Report writing
• Good research skills
• Ability to read,  analyze,  and  interpret  and apply donor  regulations  and requirements
• Strong analytical skills to determine overall grant performance
• Ability to use creativity, reasoning, past experience, information and available resources to resolve issues
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management and field programs
• Excellent writing skills, excellent cross-cultural communication

Other

• Extensive travel maybe required
• Fluent in written and spoken English

Desirable

• Proficiency in French, Spanish, Arabic (or other relevant language to the portfolio) a plus

How to apply

Candidates who can demonstrate that they meet individual specifications and can prove that they have

the right to work in the UK should send application by email.

Application should include CV and cover letter stating how you meet each requirement and why you

are interested in the role.

Closing date

5PM UK time on 20th May. We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.

Please note:

In order to process job applications, International Medical Corps UK collects personal information

submitted by applicants. By applying for this role, you are consenting to that processing. All personal

information is processed in line with our privacy policy set out at

The Organisation

The Brilliant Club is an award-winning charity that exists to increase the number of pupils from underrepresented backgrounds progressing to highly-selective universities. We do this by mobilising the PhD community to share its expertise with state schools. We recruit, train and place PhD researchers to work with state schools: either part-time as tutors through The Scholars Programme or our new Brilliant Tutoring Programme; or full-time as classroom teachers through Researchers in Schools (RIS).

The Opportunity

We are excited to be recruiting a Programme Officer to join The Scholars Programme team. The Brilliant Club has a commitment to delivering consistent outcomes for our pupils, as outlined in The Path to Outcomes strategy. This role will manage a cluster of placements, working with teachers and university widening participation staff to arrange programme logistics, and managing a team of PhD tutors to design and deliver their courses in schools. This role will include frequent travel across the East and/or South of England, which may involve early starts, late finishes, overnight stays and occasional weekend working. Full expenses are paid for work away from the main office, and time off in lieu is given in line with the charity’s HR policy.

The role requires a driven and dynamic team player, with experience of success in school teaching, academia or programme management. To manage their placements, they will deliver aspects of our provision directly (e.g. PhD tutor training, university trips) and will support PhD tutors to deliver others (e.g. course design, in-school tutorials). They will build and maintain excellent relationships with teachers and university staff, which underpin The Brilliant Club’s collaborative model.

The successful candidate will champion the charity’s values and embody them in interactions with colleagues and partners. They will be comfortable in building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and managing logistics through our online CRM system. They will co-ordinate programme activities, track progress and deliver results. They will be positive and pro-active, with a commitment to delivering excellent standards.

The Brilliant Club exists to increase the number of pupils from underrepresented backgrounds progressing to highly selective universities. We think it is important that our charity reflects the lived experience of our beneficiaries, and we want to be an organisation where employees from any background can thrive. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans including non-binary (LGBTQ+) candidates, and candidates from low income families. These groups are currently underrepresented at The Brilliant Club and we are committed to increasing representation and diversity at the charity.

Join us as a French-speaking Programme Officer in our and help play an important role in delivering our work to protect the world's forests and reduce the threat of global climate change.

The primary focus of this role is to support our Africa Forests team in its work with local lawyers, NGO partners and local communities to design, implement and enforce laws around the use of forests and land in focus countries across West and Central Africa, particularly in Gabon, Ivory Coast, and the Republic of Congo.

Meet your Manager

In this role, you will be managed by Ailsa Griffith, the Senior Programme Officer for the Climate & Forests team who is based in London. Ailsa joined ClientEarth in July 2020, and has over 5 years' experience supporting international women's rights, gender equality and environmental programmes in four key areas: project management, monitoring and evaluation, advocacy and strategic planning. Previously she worked at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists on programmes championing the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls globally. She holds a Master's Degree in Human Rights and Democratisation.

Main Duties

• Administrative support including processing and monitoring payment requests and invoices
• Supporting the development and implementation of project plans, as well as recording the team's progress made against these plans.
• Liaison with in-country partners to support their financial reporting requirements
• Coordinating workplanning and reporting meetings with local partners
• Contributing to developing, expanding and improving the Africa Forests team's online presence and activity
• Assisting with the organisation of events, trainings and webinars

Role requirements

• Experience working in a support position to a team
• Experience of financial administration including processing finance reports, receipts or invoices
• Experience of working in international development and of coordinating and supporting overseas partners and projects (highly desirable)
• Fluent (CEFR level C2) in English
• Fluent (CEFR level C2) in French
• Well-developed inter-personal communication style and ability to work collaboratively with a team split across different geographies
• Strong time management skills, and the ability to be agile and flexible when dealing with competing priorities and unexpected change or delays

Further Information

Interviews for this role will be taking place via Zoom on Wednesday 28th April 2021.

Have a question about this job? Please visit for advice on applying, FAQs, and more.

Flexible working: Post-covid, we are giving our staff the choice to decide where they want to work for 80% of their week, with the other 20% of their week being office-based. .

ClientEarth values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We aim to appoint the most suitable candidate at all times and welcome applications from people from all different backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) candidates, as these groups are currently under-represented in our organisation.

Please note that ClientEarth is only able to employ those who have the pre-existing legal right to work in the UK.

About LivedHealth

LivedHealth is a newly-established digital health startup. We are a free, online video resource that shines light on difficult long-term health challenges. Expert insiders—patients and professionals—tell it like it is.

Founded in September 2020, LivedHealth is a Community Interest Company; a non-profit social enterprise limited by guarantee. We are a five-strong team with an aim to change the face of public engagement in health. We believe health information is more effective when it’s powered by lived experience. 

LivedHealth is currently producing video content for and with two health communities: Multiple Sclerosis and Long Covid. You will be joining the organisation at a really exciting time as we will be expanding our operations to a further long term health challenge in due course.

 

About the role

Core hours Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm, with opportunity for flexibility

In this key role, you will be coordinating the logistics of our day-to-day operations, feeding in on the LivedHealth content process end to end. As Programme Coordinator, you will provide crucial coordination support to LivedHealth production staff, video participants and clients prior to, during and after video production. You’ll report to the Programme Manager.

With an affinity for and deep interest in digital content with a social impact, you’ll also have the instincts to optimise the co-production of our video content with those living with long term health challenges, ensuring our content meets user needs. You’ll also support the team in the management and dissemination of content on our social channels. This is the perfect role for a skilled logistical coordinator, great communicator and all-rounder who is looking to make an immediate impact with a new, non-profit team.

For the safety and wellbeing of LivedHealth participants and staff, all video recording will be conducted remotely for the foreseeable future; as such this role is currently home-based. There may be semi-regular travel required as and when social distancing restrictions are lifted.

Deliverables
Day-to-day logistics:

• Lead on operational communications to video participants (LivedHealth hosts and guests) to arrange day-to-day filming activities and respond to any enquiries

• Responsible for keeping Content Planner up to date and supporting release of content as per our production schedule

• Coordination and administration of interviews in line with production calendar: liaising with hosts and guests to arrange recording times, setting up video conferencing meetings, issuing calendar invitations and supporting participants throughout

• Creating and distributing clear briefing materials/scripts as required

• Attend internal meetings and circulate summary action points

• Conduct research around video topics and treatments as required

• Ad hoc administrative tasks
   

Stakeholder engagement and communications:

• Oversee day-to-day communications with video participants using our communications platforms

• Monitor LivedHealth general inbox, escalating enquiries to relevant team member where necessary

• Draft monthly newsletters to LivedHealth participants/stakeholders

• Lead on client communications, supported by Programme Manager
   

Content dissemination

• Draft effective social media marketing copy for video content

• Support LivedHealth team in managing and releasing content via social media channels

• Supporting the team in content development as necessary

Key skills:

• Excellent written and spoken communication skills

• Strong organisational and administrative skills

• Ability to facilitate group discussions in a productive and efficient manner

• Attention to detail and facility with data entry, experience of managing databases and Google suite

• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to a high standard in a fast-paced, changing environment

• Proactive approach to problem solving

• Adept at community engagement

• Adaptability, enthusiasm and determination

• Knowledge of and interest in health news

Experience:

• Previous professional experience in organisational/coordinator role

• A history of streamlining processes and communications

• Events coordination and organisation

• Professional experience communicating with stakeholders of all levels

• Previous experience of facilitating sounding boards, focus groups and other public involvement strategies is desirable

• Experience of working in a coordination capacity in health, science or media sectors is desirable

• Experience of delivering external comms using communication software e.g. Slack, Discord, Mailchimp is an advantage

• Experience of working in digital content delivery is an advantage

Demand for our specialist tutoring services to children in care and with SEND has rocketed with the COVID19 pandemic. We are seeking an excellent addition to our team to support this scaling of our provision. 

The Organisation

Equal Education is a social enterprise with the aim of improving educational outcomes for the most vulnerable children in society, including those who are in the care system, and those with special educational needs. We believe in providing meaningful educational provision to those for whom mainstream education is not working or is not an option.

We work with over 600 qualified teachers to provide academic, subject specialised and individual tutoring for children of all ages. Tutors provide pastoral care and work with pupils to increase engagement and attainment. We are passionate about our cause and are looking for people who are motivated by a strong desire to address educational inequality and improve outcomes. 

The Role

We are looking for a Programme Coordinator (specialising in the recruitment of tutors) with a knack for keeping things organised and maintaining workflows whilst ensuring quality support for the children, tutors, schools, teachers and parents/carers, and Local Authorities that we work with. You will use strong communication and empathy skills and case management to create lasting and impactful tutoring relationships. 

Working alongside our Programmes Team, you will be assisting with day-to-day tasks including:

• Managing recruitment of new tutors, including conducting interviews

• Allocating members of our Tutor Community with new student referrals; 

• Liaising with parents/carers to confirm schedules and availability of their children and supporting them throughout the placement to ensure the child’s education and engagement is the priority; 

• Providing ongoing support to young people, parents/carers, tutors and working with Local Authority partners to resolve issues and update on progress, including sending monthly reports;

• Manage complex cases involving multiple parties, including social workers, and supporting multi-agency collaboration.

Person specification

The ideal candidate will be confident in providing day-to-day operations management/support with a strong emphasis on the quality of the tutoring relationships that you broker. As a key link between our stakeholders and clients, you will need to be a clear and confident communicator and know when to draw on the expertise and advice of management.

You will have a strong desire to work on a key social problem. You enjoy working in a fast paced and agile environment, switching often between tasks. Able to work with uncertainty and ambiguity, seeing constraints as an opportunity to be creative and try innovative ideas. Proactive in finding what needs to be done and having it completed, no matter how complex or trivial it may be.

The willingness to build a strong relationship with people face to face, over the telephone and email. Being happy to spend time with people through a variety of interactions. Have a good understanding of team work and will work with the team to create an inclusive team culture. 

Essential skills/experience: 

• Ability to prioritise effectively in order to meet short term and long term deadlines.

• Ability to work effectively with multiple agencies and know when to escalate issues, particularly with regards to safeguarding.

• Strong communication skills, both in writing and verbally, transparent record keeping. 

• Caring and empathetic about the education outcomes of children in the care system.

• Advocacy skills to ensure timely delivery of services to the children we work with.

• Good understanding of business processes and strong attention to detail.

• Professional and polite telephone manner; have the ability to speak to individuals from a wide range of backgrounds; from social workers to senior local authority officers be empathetic with parents/carers in difficult situations.

• Proactive in responding to issues and a problem solving mindset.

• Knowledgeable of safeguarding and best practice in handling sensitive data and issues.

• Knowledge of key issues relating to LAC/SEN, including trauma and attachment awareness. 

Desirable:

• An understanding and experience of the schooling system and wider education landscape.

• Understanding children’s services and delivery of local services.

• Experience or knowledge of SEN provision and local offering.

• Experience working within the local government/school and social work sectors would be a bonus.

• Knowledge/experience of working in or with a Social Enterprise.

General

We are currently working remotely due to the COVID restrictions with access to an office in Central London. The job is subject to having the right to work in the UK and an enhanced DBS check. 

This role is a full-time, fixed term contract

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

About the role

This post is a one year fixed-term contract. The Programme Officer is part of the Middle East team and will provide programme management support and co-ordination for Christian Aid's work in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory (IOPT) in accordance with the country programme theory of change and strategy. This strategy focuses on issues of rights, tackling violence building peace and resilience, particularly in the context of conflict and displacement.

The role includes close working with a portfolio of partners to support them in a range of areas including monitoring and evaluation, financial accountability and technical support where required for adaptive and accountable programming (e.g., community led responses, outcome harvesting; strategy testing). The role will also be responsible for reporting on ongoing projects as well as leading on proposal development for new projects. The role will also take the lead on the programme's gender and inclusion engagement and will be expected to implement compliance procedures in line with organisational policies

About you

In addition to the below, you will be expected to communicate and work well with partners and the rest of the team. You will also represent and communicate on behalf of Christian Aid with donors and networks in the region and occasionally in the UK and Ireland.

Essential

-Degree in a relevant development or humanitarian discipline, or equivalent field experience.

-Experience in and knowledge of international development and humanitarian issues.

-Familiarity with the political, social and economic context, issues and challenges of the Middle East, and IOPT in particular.

-Excellent communications skills including fluency in written and spoken English, including report writing, and chairing and minuting meetings accurately and effectively.

-Direct experience of project cycle management incorporating robust monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning systems.

-Experience of working with partner organisations in a collaborative manner.

-Experience of facilitation and training or developing partner capacity.

-The ability to build strong, effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders.

-Knowledge and experience of emergency relief, rehabilitation and recovery programme issues, and familiarity with the core international standards including Sphere, CHS, Red Cross Code of Conduct.

-Understanding of financial controls, procedures, analysis and management and experience of developing budgets in a complex environment.

-Experience of raising funds and reporting to institutional and other donors.

-A positive 'can do' attitude and ability to deal with a wide range of issues and manage a dynamic workload.

Desirable

-Professional experience of living and working in a country affected by a humanitarian crisis.

-Experience of advocacy on development and humanitarian issues.

-Experience of dealing with Christian Aid systems.

-Knowledge of digital monitoring and evaluation.

-A working knowledge of Arabic.

-Masters or equivalent in a relevant discipline

-Experience of network and alliance building

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

All successful candidates will require either a Basic or Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. Information will be forwarded to you by the HR team with your offer.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid's Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid's Code of Conduct.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

To Apply

Please submit a CV and a brief cover letter detailing the experience that you have that you would bring to the role. Please use concrete examples wherever possible.

CoachBright is a social mobility movement committed to ensuring that every young person experiences educational equity. As an award-winning, fast-growing social enterprise our mission is to support young people from disadvantaged communities to identify and fulfil their potential.

We are looking for someone based in the West Midlands to support the delivery of our Secondary school Programmes.

We need an outgoing self-motivated person to enhance our work in the West Midlands, making it a vibrant and exciting hub that delivers real social impact.

At the forefront of the organisation, you will be responsible for maintaining partnerships, supporting tutors/coaches and delivering our programmes from volunteer recruitment and workshop delivery all the way through to evaluation. This is an “in-at-the-deep-end” role and you will flourish in a small dynamic team with real influence. 

Person Specification

Essential characteristics and experience

• Passion for social mobility: we have big aims and are looking for those who share our desire to make education fairer in the UK so a person’s background does not determine their future.

• Relationship building and facilitating: this a public-facing role so you will love delivering workshops to groups as well as communicating our mission to a wide range of stakeholders (businesses, senior members of MATs, universities etc.

• Organisation: working in a fast paced young organisation you’ll be able to work between different programmes and workstreams.

• Independence: this role requires you to work independently/alone from time to time in the office and/or from home

• Resourcefulness: we’re a small, dedicated team - you must be a self-starter prepared for practical roles with lots of responsibility. A willingness to stay solution-focused with last minute challenges is a must!

• Young People: experience in a school or youth organisation/working with young people.

• Flexibility: the role will occasionally involve working evenings & weekends 

Desirable knowledge/experience

• Experience working with young people in a school or youth work setting.

• Experience recruiting volunteers.

• Experience measuring and evaluating impact 

• Knowledge of programme design, pedagogy or tutoring/coaching.

• Knowledge of UK schools 

Benefits:

• An opportunity to contribute to a young, exciting social enterprise with scope to input widely and take on new roles. 

• Starting Salary: £21-£23k per annum pro rata (dependent on experience)

• Annual Leave: 28 days pro rata

• Office space: initially working from home with travel to schools when required. Longer term in our West Midlands Office (currently Birmingham City University)

 

Key Information:

• Length: fixed term contract until end of October 2021

• Hours: Full Time mon-fri 

• Reporting to: Head of Region 

• Responsible for: individual programmes

• Start Date: W/B 11th May 2021