Programme assistant jobs near Guildford, Surrey

DFN Project SEARCH is the largest transition to work programme for people with learning disabilities and autism in the world! We are a community that gives voice to a social injustice – did you know that only 5.1% of people a learning disability and or autism, known to adult services, are in work in the UK? Yet 70% of those on our programme secure paid work, at above the minimum wage and an incredible 60% are full time roles.
We are really proud to be a social movement for change that makes clear economic sense, is the right thing to do and enables people to be the best that they can be.

We are evidence based, high aiming and everything we do is based on research. We are committed to continuous improvement and are pace setters in this area. Our programme is based on strong partnerships and our role is to provide the model, tools, training, and quality assurance to enable each participant to flourish. This model has been running for 25 years and once a programme is established it is evidently sustainable. 

Overall Responsibility:

Providing quality assurance and support to partnerships, with the aim to raise employment outcomes for interns accessing the DFN Project SEARCH programme. 

Job summary:

You will be required to improve the quality and outcomes of existing DFN Project SEARCH
programmes across a geographical area. This is with the aim of supporting the organisations to
ensure that every intern has the best possible chance to gain full-time paid employment. The focus
of this role is to ensure continuous improvement across all sites, relating to model fidelity and
outcomes. This relates particularly to sites achieving less than 60% employment outcomes.

Our model will mean that our regional Programme Specialists will form new partnerships and
develop new DFN Project SEARCH sites, supporting them through to year one of delivery. These
sites will then be passed to our Programme Impact Co-ordinator team where you will then be
specifically required to nurture these strong partnerships and continue to train and support
colleagues within your area. You may also be required to support colleagues promoting DFN
Project SEARCH in other areas and contribute to the development of relevant new focussed
materials.

Key Responsibilities:

- Promote and train teams in the use of the Annual Delivery Framework, to evidence progress and identify further training / support needs.

- Support the portal administrator to ensure onsite teams are logging intern data and outcomes on the membership portal and provide assistance and training if required.

- Monitor site specific data and documentation, relating to licensing agreements, completion of training modules, completion of audit paperwork and strategic action plans, etc.

- Lead Teaching & Training for Success events for onsite teams to refresh their knowledge of the DFN Project SEARCH model.

- Support teams with bespoke training and guidance as needed, which may include:

- Marketing and communications.

- Programme delivery / structure.

- Recruitment and selection process to identify suitable candidates.

- Roles and responsibilities of the onsite team and wider partnership.

- Guidance on running effective operational and steering group meetings.

- Employer engagement and job development activities using current labour market intelligence.

- Continuous improvement tools.

- Rotation development and quality.

- Raising aspirations and training teams on the benefits of employing a diverse talent pool and inclusive recruitment processes.

- Attend monthly meetings with operational teams to review site progress.

- Coordinate inset days and network sessions relevant to onsite teams and key partners, using feedback and the annual delivery framework to inform content and invite guest speakers as needed.

- Empower onsite teams to conduct annual self-audits of programmes to assess performance against the Critical Success Factors, advising on key actions and best practise.

- Facilitate teams connecting with other sites to problem solve and share best practise.

This is home-based working with travel to sites within a specific region

The Funders Initiative for Civil Society is seeking a Programme Officer to oversee grant-making under its Civic Futures initiative, and to work with FICS’ Director and as part of a wider partnership team to deepen our collective understanding of the field of actors working around the world at the intersection of civic space and national security. This is a remote role, open to candidates worldwide. The deadline for applications is 12 September - please see the job pack for more information.

Job Description:
Are you interested in the translation of Medtech and digital health innovations? Are you excited by working in a fast-paced dynamic team environment, leading a small team?

The Innovations team within the LGC Grant Management Group manage the delivery of healthcare research funding programmes including the NIHR i4i programme funded by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and SBRI Healthcare and the NHS Cancer Programme funded by NHS England. 

We are looking for a proactive individual who is passionate about innovation and thrives in a busy environment to lead on SBRI Healthcare and the NHS Cancer Programme, whilst closely working in collaboration with the NIHR i4i programme.

Job Purpose
The Programme Lead will play a key role in the Innovations team, leading on the operational and strategic delivery of a particular funding programme, covering the end-to-end research management process, and creating operational and strategic synergies across different schemes. Key to the role will be the ability to effectively liaise with the customer to ensure the programmes align with its strategic priorities. The Programme Leads will report to the Assistant Director of Innovations and work closely with the joint SBRI Healthcare/i4i Programme Director, other Programme Leads and the broader Innovations team. 

Role Profile 
You will be an experienced manager leading a team of Programme Managers and Senior Programme Managers to ensure the day-to-day delivery of all aspects of translational funding, including the commissioning of new research and development projects, the effective management of a portfolio of funded proposals and the capture of key outputs and impact metrics on delivering innovations to the NHS, care system, and the UK economy. You will work closely with the Assistant Director to develop and deliver the strategic aims of the programme. 

You will have an excellent understanding of the UK health innovation ecosystem and an appreciation of current and evolving technology developments and commercial exploitation routes. You will act as an ambassador for our funding programmes, representing and promoting them externally to a wide variety of stakeholders, with a particular focus on engaging with industry.

Key responsibilities
Key responsibilities of this role focus on overseeing the delivery of the programme operations, portfolio management and analysis, communications and engagement, and leading on strategic initiatives for programme development and staff management. The following activities are key to delivering the Programme Lead role effectively.

Programme operations

• Managing and driving key relationships with the major programme stakeholders, acting as the primary point of contact and leading and influencing discussions
• Leading and managing the governance of the programme, including preparing and reporting to the Programme Contract Management Board 
• Supporting the annual strategic and operational business planning process and timely reporting to the customer
• Driving the selection of particular challenges or themes for competitions, overseeing the scoping activities and ensuring appropriate approval in preparation for launching new funding calls
• Overseeing the timely and effective delivery of all commissioning and monitoring activities of a particular funding programme, including competition delivery, due diligence and contracting of awarded applications, and monitoring and post-close monitoring of the programme portfolio
• Managing the financial reporting and forecasting with the finance team, including ratification papers
• Identify synergies that can be created across the different programmes and drive continuous improvement
• Overseeing team compliance with work instructions, tools and systems, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and consistent reporting
• Monitoring a small portfolio of projects, maintaining oversight of progress against milestones and continuously reviewing the risk status
• Managing relevant sub-contractors to ensure appropriate delivery of the agreed activities 

Portfolio management and analysis

• Leading on portfolio management within an appropriate risk- and impact-based framework, ensuring consistency of processes and data management across the team
• Leading on portfolio analysis and collection of relevant metrics to support activities around programme promotion, business intelligence, impact and evaluation
• Overseeing the maintenance of a case study pipeline for programme promotion, customer reporting and shared learning 

Comms & Engagement

• Supporting and/or overseeing the delivery of communications and engagement activities or leading on elements thereof, including competition communications, newsletters and annual reports
• Overseeing engagement with SMEs, HEIs and NHS organisations, to facilitate portfolio diversification through attracting applications from various geographical areas, organisations and health categories
• Supporting or leading on engagement with other funders and charities, the investment community and other relevant stakeholders
• Planning and/or contribute to the delivery of key events and or initiatives such as alumni event
• Representing the funding programme at meetings at a senior level and/or act as the lead interface for stakeholders, both internally and externally

 Strategic initiatives

• Leading on strategic programme planning, including programme growth and expansion, through engagement and collaboration with relevant stakeholders
• Leading on and contributing to strategic papers, proposals and programme activities, furthering programme development in the context of the wider funding landscape

Staff management

• Direct line management of resources at different level of seniority and delegation of activities to the wider team
• Assisting with recruitment and conducting the annual performance and development review process with direct reports
• Mentoring and training of new and existing staff
• Championing equality, diversity and inclusion within the team and the organisation
• Educated to MSc/PhD level in biomedical, health or engineering sciences

• Experience of working at a senior level in innovation and/or research management
• Experience of working within multiple areas of the health and life sciences sector including industry, academia and the NHS with proven experience in commercially focused projects
• Highly experienced in building and managing diverse internal and external relationships effectively and influence decision making
• Excellent knowledge of intellectual property and commercial aspects in relation to research commercialisation
• Committed team player with experience in line management and staff development
• Excellent presentation and communications skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective leadership and proven ability to lead a portfolio of multi-year, multi-organisational, complex programmes, with a focus on impact
• Organisational and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage own time to meet demanding deadlines
• Self-starter, result-oriented and critical thinker
• Proven business acumen
• Experience of working in or with the private sector (desirable)
• Educated to MSc/PhD level in biomedical, health or engineering sciences
• Experience of working at a senior level in innovation and/or research management
• Experience of working within multiple areas of the health and life sciences sector including industry, academia and the NHS with proven experience in commercially focused projects
• Highly experienced in building and managing diverse internal and external relationships effectively and influence decision making
• Excellent knowledge of intellectual property and commercial aspects in relation to research commercialisation
• Committed team player with experience in line management and staff development
• Excellent presentation and communications skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective leadership and proven ability to lead a portfolio of multi-year, multi-organisational, complex programmes, with a focus on impact
• Organisational and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage own time to meet demanding deadlines
• Self-starter, result-oriented and critical thinker
• Proven business acumen
• Experience of working in or with the private sector (desirable)

Qualifications:

• Educated to MSc/PhD level in biomedical, health or engineering sciences
• Experience of working at a senior level in innovation and/or research management
• Experience of working within multiple areas of the health and life sciences sector including industry, academia and the NHS with proven experience in commercially focused projects
• Highly experienced in building and managing diverse internal and external relationships effectively and influence decision making
• Excellent knowledge of intellectual property and commercial aspects in relation to research commercialisation
• Committed team player with experience in line management and staff development
• Excellent presentation and communications skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective leadership and proven ability to lead a portfolio of multi-year, multi-organisational, complex programmes, with a focus on impact
• Organisational and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage own time to meet demanding deadlines
• Self-starter, result-oriented and critical thinker

Role Details & Benefits 

• Salary: £52,500 - £55,500, depending on experience
• Wide range of core benefits
• Hours: 0900 to 1730 Mon to Fri 
• Location: Twickenham / Hybrid Remote

Interested in learning more about this exciting position with the UK's largest and most prestigious funder of research, please apply with your CV along with a cover letter indicating your suitability for the role and your motivation to apply. 

We are looking for an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Programme Coordinator to join Samaritans. You’ll coordinate the delivery of the EDI plan and EDI elements of Samaritans’ five year strategy. You’ll support reporting requirements and provide coordination for the EDI team in organising multiple staff and volunteer networks and advisory groups, workshops, engagement events and learning sessions.

• Permanent role 
• Part time (21 hours per week), we are flexible on how you chose to spread these hours across a working week 
• £23,000-£27,000 FTE plus benefits
• Hybrid working – Linked to our central office (Ewell, Surrey), with the choice to work from a Samaritans’ office or from home to meet your needs 
• We are passionate about flexible working, talk to us about your requirements 

EDI at Samaritans 

Samaritans are investing in EDI. We are at the start of something really exciting and are gaining momentum in the right direction. We have the buy-in and passion from senior leaders and the funding secured to resource the EDI team to ensure we can support the organisation to achieve its EDI aims. We have refreshed our ambitious EDI commitment and EDI is at the heart of our new 5 year organisational strategy, Tackling Suicide Together. 

You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping and influencing how EDI looks long term at Samaritans. We have designed an entire new plan, commitment and set up diversity networks internally. 

The ‘small but mighty’ EDI team sits within our Strategy directorate, chosen specifically to enable the greatest reach across Samaritans including supporting our volunteers, staff, committees and board of trustees. There is a strong appetite for EDI initiatives and change coming from our 20,000 volunteer population and branch network across the UK and Ireland. A large proportion of our volunteers feel it’s important to diversify our staff and volunteers and ultimately improve the accessibility our listening service.

What makes this role great

This is a busy and rewarding role. You’ll be a crucial support to the Head of EDI and two EDI Managers, working to champion a culture of inclusion throughout Samaritans. You’ll maintain the EDI intranet hub, liaising with staff and volunteers to develop basic content and will support with managing the team’s busy EDI enquiries inbox. You’ll have strong organisational skills and previous experience supporting a project/programme. 

Application 

We especially welcome candidates who bring lived experience of a minoritised community

Samaritans is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person they are. We warmly welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. We are committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to everyone and are flexible in how we receive information. If you would like to apply via a different format or let us know how we can support you to be the best you can be, please contact the People team. 

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please apply. You’ll be asked to upload your CV. This role will close for internal applications on 21/08 with video interviews taking place after 30/08

JOB DESCRIPTION

Reporting to the Programme Deliver Manager, we are looking for someone who is in their element delivering high quality programmes for young people.  The postholder will be responsible for the successful delivery of the Trust’s flagship education programme: AQA Unlocking Potential.  Excitingly we have recently secured additional funding for the programme and so the postholder has an opportunity to oversee its growth. The postholder will also be responsible for coordinating our On Track To Achieve programme (approx. 25 -35) in schools as well as supporting the development of our new school sales offer. 

The role would suit someone who is passionate about young people, brilliant at building and maintaining relationships and who thrives at coordinating multiple projects at the same time.  In the role you will get to meet amazing people including young people, teachers, funders, and work closely with our world class athlete team. 

Ideally the post holder will have experience of working with the education sector.  An understanding and or experience of wellbeing interventions for young people is welcomed.  

If you’d like to discuss the role please contact Sarah Gray, Programme Delivery Manager.

Key responsibilities  

• Building relationships and maintaining relationships with teachers
• Supporting athletes to deliver programme requirements, including providing briefs  
• Supporting with young people recruitment, scheduling delivery dates
• Coordinating launch, midpoint and celebration events
• Supporting with coordination of corporate employee volunteering
• Ensure programme data is captured and recorded in a consistent and timely manner through the Programme Delivery Team’s programme information management tools including Upshot.
• Ensuring the programme is delivered on budget
• Providing regular progress reports to the Trust team to support internal and external impact and progress reports.
• Working within the Trust’s project operating model to ensure colleagues are aware of opportunities and challenges in a timely manner.  
• Ensuring the Trust’s safeguarding policy is adhered to at all times.
• Ensuring data is handled in accordance with DKHT GDPR policy.
• Working close with Business Development team, support with identifying and approach warm schools with our direct school sales offer 

Other responsibilities

• Role model the Trust’s values and behaviours and coach individuals to do the same.
• To ensure that a positive image of Dame Kelly Holmes Trust is projected at all times.
• To contribute to other activities undertaken by Dame Kelly Holmes Trust. 
• To contribute to organisational effectiveness through positive team working.
• To adhere to Dame Kelly Holmes Trust Health and Safety & Safeguarding Procedures.

About Cord

Cord is an international charity working to make peace a reality where people don’t have the freedom to exercise their rights. We work to build the relationship between those in power and local communities. 

We believe that people flourish when all parts of society work together. Peaceful relationships make that possible. The simple act of talking begins a journey of growth which transforms mistrust, includes the excluded and turns adversaries into allies.

We are a small committed team who love working together to make a huge impact. If you like the sound of us then take a look at the current roles we have available to come and join our team!

About the Role

Are you someone who is passionate about seeing positive change in our world? Can you bring knowledge and creativity in designing innovative and effective peacebuilding programmes?

This is an exciting time to be joining the team as we have been growing our portfolio of donor relationships over the last few years and have recently expanded our work into new countries. Being part of a small, agile team provides opportunities to work on diverse projects and develop a range of skills.

This role provides a great opportunity for someone with experience in writing funding proposals and a keen interest in international development to sharpen their skills and grow their expertise. Cord’s peacebuilding approach means that we work a variety of sectors including women’s empowerment, land rights, freedom of religion or belief and transitional justice, to name a few.

The role will work with country teams to design and mobilise funding in line with our strategy, and will lead on coordinating and writing high quality funding applications, maintain and build relationships with donors and capture and share learning on our core thematics to continuously improve the quality and impact of our programmes.

The ideal candidate will be an excellent writer with meticulous attention to detail, and have proven experience of success in designing and writing successful fundraising proposals. They will have strong research and analysis skills with the ability to form convincing arguments. Be comfortable under pressure, pragmatic and able to handle multiple priorities whilst working as part of an intercultural team.

On a day to day basis you'll be working as part of the Programme Development Group with the Cord country teams and partners writing fundraising proposals, supporting with communications to donors and working to share learning internally across the organisation.

Appeer is a popular lived experience led not-​for-​profit​ ​community​ ​interest​ ​company which aims to connect autistic girls and women and those around them, including their families and professionals. We provide online and offline social interest based groups, programmes and events based in Surrey. 

We are really delighted to announce we have been awarded funding for a part-time Teen Programme Manager to help develop and deliver our activities and support for autistic teen girls!  Not only will this enhance opportunities for our teens to connect with peers, share experiences, learn life- and work skills and explore their autistic identity, but the new post will also bring additional support for our amazing and talented Teen Programme facilitators who make the magic happen. 

Our Teen Programme Manager works with our Programmes Director to lead, plan and deliver our programme of support for autistic teenage (aged 13-18)  and:

a) has overall responsibility for managing all aspects of our social interest based teen groups currently once a month on a Sunday in Woking, our online and in-person teen sessions based in other venues in Surrey (e.g. climbing centres, animal sanctuaries and gaming venues) and further teen programmes including Teens Exploring Work.

b) would be working within and managing a small team of teen facilitators

c) has responsibility with The Programmes Director for planning and managing our term time weekly Monday morning programmes for younger teens not in school and building our portfolio of weekday support for teens of all ages.

Whilst the delivery of sessions would take place in venues in or local to Woking, much of the postholder’s work would be planning and admin time which they would largely do from home.

Full job description and person specification available below but a passion and commitment for creatively supporting autistic young people within a largely neurodivergent organisation and qualifications and experience in SEND, Mental Health, Psychology and/or Therapeutic Support e.g. as a Speech and Language or Drama Therapist, Psychologist, SENDCO or Outreach professional is essential.

We are very grateful for this support from People’s Postcode Trust, a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.

The Senior Program Officer will lead two key aspects of GoodWeave’s work: 1) the implementation of a research project aimed at collecting evidence of the presence and risk of child labor in Bangladesh’s Ready-Made-Garment (RMG) outsourced supply chains (50% time); and 2) coordination and overall supervision of GoodWeave’s remediation and prevention programming across all GoodWeave initiatives.

1. Manage the project “Child Labour in Subcontracted Ready-Made Garment Supply Chains in Bangladesh – Phase A” (50% time)

The main objectives of the project (Phase A) are to:

• Document presence and risk of child labor, and root causes, in outsourced RMG supply chain for exports through mixed methods research in selected districts of the greater Dhaka area. The research will take place both in the apparel companies’ primary and outsourced supply chains and in select informal worker communities. The research will be conducted in partnership with two international apparel companies (already secured), Dhaka-based researchers, labor rights organizations and supply chain social auditors.
• Develop recommendations for participating brands on interventions to address the research findings in Phase B.

Phase B of the project will be initiated if Phase A confirms the presence and risk of child labor in the areas in scope. Funding for Phase B will be confirmed at the end of Phase A.

2. Supervision and Coordination of Remediation and Prevention Initiatives (50% time)

The main objectives of this role are to:

• Troubleshoot and assess in-country remediation and prevention programs, as well as collate and package data and case stories. Programs include community and center-based rehabilitation, early childhood education, child friendly communities, adult literacy, with emphasis on women and girls.
• Support in-country teams with program and budget management, prioritization, and reporting.

Responsibilities

The Senior Program Officer will be part of the Program Department at GoodWeave International, and work from a home office or GoodWeave’s headquarters in Washington DC. Specific Responsibilities Include:

• Coordinate and oversee the timely and accurate completion of project activities and requirements following project work plans. Manage projects’ operational, financial, and administrative priorities.
• Translate project goals and objectives into implementable strategies and plans in coordination with supervisors and project staff.
• Identify, secure and onboard local partners in Bangladesh to deliver critical project activities. These include providers of supply chain mapping and auditing, worker and community-based research, remediation partners, etc.
• Supervise local partners in India and Nepal to ensure they carry out remediation and prevention programming within GWI’s frameworks and according to its policies and procedures.
• Collect data from local officers. Provide periodic updates and escalate issues to Senior Management proposing solutions to overcome roadblocks when necessary.
• Serve as the primary liaison among project stakeholders. Build and maintain productive working relationships with all project partners and stakeholders.
• Develop and agree on work plans and budgets with other project partners. Supervise and provide guidance to implementing partners regarding reporting, budget management and activity delivery.
• Oversee timely delivery and both narrative and financial reporting donors. Answer questions and provide updates to the donor and other external stakeholders as needed.
• Build partnerships among national and community-level stakeholders.
• Recruit and supervise local technical consultants when necessary.
• Assist with preparation for external meetings and other events and represent GoodWeave as needed.

Experience and Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have:

• Master’s degree in Law, Business Administration, International Relations, Political Science, Public Policy, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in international development project management and at least 2 years of experience as principal project manager. Experience contributing input on strategy, design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation as well as establishing and maintaining systems for managing project operations, including meeting deadlines, achieving targets, and preparing required donor reports.
• Child rights, protection and safeguarding expertise
• Experience with at least two or more of the following topics: socially responsible business, child labor identification/remediation/prevention, RMG supply chains social auditing, and labor rights.
• Experience coordinating projects through collaborative partnership development with in-country and international stakeholders, as well as with project implementation and evaluation.
• Experience managing programmatic and financial reporting requirements.
• Demonstrated skills in building and maintaining relationships with local stakeholders in South Asia, through effective and sensitive communication.
• Capacity to express ideas clearly in writing and excellent presentation and organizational skills.
• Fluent English. Knowledge of Bangla, Hindi, or Nepali a strong plus.
• Availability and willingness to travel to Bangladesh, India, Nepal and other countries - COVID-19 restrictions and safety protocols permitting.
• Experience implementing projects in Bangladesh and a strong local network a strong plus.

This is an exciting new role in Beat’s Support Programmes team. This team is experiencing significant growth and is funded to deliver several successful and in-demand programmes to those unable to access support for an eating disorder or on a waiting list for NHS treatment.

Senior Programme Officers (SPOs) will support Beat’s Deputy Service Managers with the day-to-day running of the support programmes. They will provide knowledge and support to the team.

Alongside Support Officers, the SPOs will also deliver high-quality support services to Beat’s beneficiaries. This will involve endorsing early intervention and sustained long-term recovery, notably through telephone, video call and online support channels across Beat’s support services, including the eating disorder support programmes and the helpline.

The post-holders will have a passionate and enthusiastic approach in supporting individuals with an eating disorder, with advanced listening and communication skills. This is an opportunity to provide support in a holistic and practical way, working collaboratively with Beat’s services teams as well as receiving professional guidance through clinical supervision.

The successful candidates will have excellent organisational, interpersonal and leadership skills, with the ability to work well both in a team and independently. They will assist Deputy Service Managers in providing support for Support Officers, including facilitating peer support and debriefing sessions. They will also manage referrals, coordinate allocations and ensure careful data collection, management and maintenance for the support programmes.

Structured programmes are delivered within the Support Services opening hours (9am-8:30pm). The ability to work flexibly is required, including evenings. This role will be worked as a four-day working week across Monday-Friday; the working days will be arranged on a rota basis to ensure an SPO is available to Support Officers throughout the week. Each week will usually involve three daytime shifts and one late shift.  

Beat offers 5.25 weeks of annual leave + bank holidays which increases after 2 years, by a day a year to a maximum of 6 weeks. Additionally Beat provides membership of a Cash Plan Scheme to all employees and offers flexible working.

To apply, please download and complete the application form from the webpage for this vacancy on Beat's website. Completed application forms should be uploaded via the form on that website page by 9am on 15/08/2022.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early subject to the number of applications received. We would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is the nation’s largest funder of health and care research, awarding more than £1 billion a year of research funding from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). At the Grant Management Group, our 230+ staff based in Twickenham, SW London, manage over £550 million a year of research funds across NIHR research programmes, faculty and infrastructure, that accelerate and deliver world class research that transforms people’s lives.

We are expanding our team and are interested in speaking to Programme Managers interested in the translation of Medtech, digital health innovations and who are passionate about entrepreneurship.

The Role

You will play a key role in the Innovations team, supporting the day-to-day delivery of a translational funding programme. 

You will be involved in the commissioning of new competitions, and you will manage a portfolio of exciting projects led by small and medium enterprises, academia and NHS Trusts which are thriving to make an impact in the NHS and the UK economy.

You have a good understanding of the UK health innovation ecosystem and an appreciation of current and evolving technology developments and commercial exploitation routes and ideally you have some experience of working across industry, NHS and academia.

Key responsibilities

Programme operations and commissioning

• Supporting all aspects of translational funding, including scoping potential call themes, advising applicants, reviewing applications for funding and providing feedback to applicants 
• Supporting Programme Leads and the Assistant Director with the preparation of papers for Contract Management Board and /or Advisory Board meetings and strategic proposals for new initiatives
• Leading on continuous improvement activities across the team and drafting work instructions as appropriate

Due diligence, contracting and portfolio management 

• Undertaking due diligence of funding proposals, including reviewing the scientific, technical and clinical rationale, analysis of project budgets and value for money, evaluation of proposed intellectual property protection and freedom to operate positions and assessment of the proposed adoption and commercialisation strategies
• Negotiating funding agreements for projects recommended for funding, including the negotiation of milestones, financial arrangements and reporting requirements to enable successful project development
• Managing a portfolio of projects at various stages of development across different health tech sectors 
• Leading on portfolio analysis and collection of relevant metrics to support activities around programme promotion, business intelligence, impact and evaluation
• Contributing to the generation of case studies for programme promotion, customer reporting and shared learning 

Comms & engagement

• Supporting the delivery of communications and engagement activities or leading on elements thereof, including competition promotion and launch events, newsletters and annual reports
• Supporting engagement with small and medium enterprises, other funders and charities, the investment community, and other relevant stakeholders
• Planning and/or contributing to the delivery of key events and or initiatives such as alumni events
• Liaising regularly with internal and external stakeholders, including attending, organising and leading meetings, representing the funder’s perspective at project meetings to facilitate successful project development, and promoting and representing funding programmes at external events

Staff management

• Direct line management of Programme Managers
• Assisting with recruitment and conducting the annual performance and development review process with direct reports
• Mentoring and training of new and existing staff
• Championing equality, diversity and inclusion within the team and the organisation

Candidate specification

• Educated to MSc/PhD level in biomedical, health or engineering sciences
• Experience of working in research management, technology transfer environment, health tech accelerators, start-ups and/or organisations supporting innovation
• Experience of working within multiple areas of the health, social care and life sciences sector including industry, academia and the NHS with proven experience in commercially focused projects
• Experience in managing diverse internal and external relationships 
• Understanding of intellectual property and commercial aspects in relation to research commercialisation
• Committed team player 
• Excellent presentation and communications skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proven organisational and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage own time to meet demanding deadlines and excellent attention to detail

Role Details & Benefits

• Salary up to £46500 PA 
• Wide range of core benefits
• Hours: 0900 to 1730 Mon to Fri
• Location: Twickenham / Hybrid Remote

Interested in learning more about this exciting position with the GMG Group, part of the National Institute for Health and Care Research the UK's largest and most prestigious funder of research, please submit your CV and cover letter and one of the team will be in touch. 

About Us:

We are a registered charity providing specialist respite holidays and practical and emotional support to seriously-ill children and their families.  The children and young people we support battle with life-limiting or life threatening conditions, whilst their parents and carers provide around the clock care to help them. 

The aim of our charity is to walk beside families of life-limited and seriously-ill children from diagnosis, through treatment and beyond.

The charity was formed in 2004 to fulfil the last wish of nine-year-old Sebastian Gates to build a holiday home that would give other children a chance to enjoy precious time with their families.  Our respite holiday house, The Bluebells, opened in July 2011and is now welcoming families with very sick children from all over the country.  Our second facility, The Woodlands, will similarily offer respite provision for 2023.

We are also committed to a programme of emotional, social and practical support, helping families at home and in the community with support such as transportation to and from specialist hospitals, equipment provision, wellbeing therapies for parents, support for siblings and bereavement care.

Job Summary:

Sebastian’s Action Trust is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to perform a variety of administrative tasks and support the CEO, Trustees and senior-level managers.  We are looking for someone with excellent analytical and organisational skills, with a high level of discretion and attention to detail, able to multitask and work under pressure and able to deliver quality work in a timely and accurate manner.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be an informed key contact for the CEO and Senior Management team and handle internal and external enquiries in a professional manner, liaising with key contacts from corporate, political, media, non-governmental organisations and other networks
• Provide high-level support to the CEO to ensure their agenda, priorities and objectives are met – including strategic diary and inbox management and ensure appropriate briefings are provided in advance
• Undertake general administrative duties for the Executive Office as required
• Organise arrangements for the CEO and team meetings – this includes booking rooms and venues, organising refreshments and distributing papers
• Undertake research related to the programmes and activities of the CEO
• Format information for internal and external communications – memos, emails, presentations, reports
• Prepare agendas, information packs and CEO reports for Trustee meetings and take minutes at these meetings
• Take minutes of other highly confidential meetings and distribute papers
• Organise special events, away days, team meetings and co-ordinate attendance at charity award shows and events
• Act as Office Manager for the Trust
• Assist the Facilities Manager with phone system upgrades, software and updates and to oversee the mobile phone contract with Vodafone
• Review and renew the Trust’s policies and procedures as well as legal compliance by liaising with our external HR support providers
• Promote the Health Assured programme and app to ensure it is used to it’s full potential. Keep staff up to date on relevant information/help and guidance, as well as promote staff welfare and wellbeing by overseeing the Wellbeing Committee
• Act as the Trust’s GDPR Compliance Officer to ensure that the charity fully complies with the GDPR’s legal requirements
• Liaise with the HR Administrator and Facilities Manager to ensure adequate provision of laptops for members of staff
• Support the Family Services and Fundraising teams when necessary

Person Specification – Essential Criteria:

• Experience working as an Executive Assistant, or Personal Assistant supporting executives or directors
• Highly IT literate and confident with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel, and conferencing software such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom
• Experience of internal and external meeting support including - organising events, preparing agendas, drafting reports, minute taking, and communications
• Experience of organising and prioritising own workload on a day-to-day basis and being adaptable and responsive to changing needs
• Own, organise and prioritise multiple tasks efficiently, manage reactive and proactive work from a range of colleagues, and deliver tasks to tight deadlines
• Able to use your initiative and think creatively
• Assimilate information quickly and adapt to change
• Work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Deal with confidential information
• An ability to believe and share in Sebastian’s Action Trust’s values and ethos

Other Criteria:

• Ability to work evening and weekends when required.
• Full driving licence and use of own vehicle.

Hours of Work:

• 37.5 hrs per week

Remuneration Package:

• £28,000 - £30,000 per annum, depending on experience
• Contributory pension
• Death in service benefit
• 21 days annual leave increasing after 5 years service
• Wellbeing Week – closure
• Employee Assistance Programme

Sebastian’s Action Trust confirms its commitment to equality of opportunity in all areas of its work. All individuals will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation.

Sebastian’s Action Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete a DBS disclosure.
 

Who we are: Transform Justice is a national charity working for a fair, humane, open and effective justice system in England and Wales. We work to promote change by generating research and evidence to show how the system works and how it could be improved, and by influencing practitioners and politicians to make changes to the justice system. We focus on the “dark corners” of the justice system – areas that are often overlooked despite affecting the lives of thousands of people every year. Our current projects include reducing prosecutions for low level crimes by promoting effective methods for resolving crimes without going to court, campaigning for criminal record reform, and reducing the use of pre-trial detention (remand) for children. 

About the role: Transform Justice is seeking an enthusiastic research assistant to play a vital role supporting its work to create a better UK justice system. Working closely with the charity’s director and research and policy lead (and alongside our campaigns and research officer), you will provide high quality research and administrative support to the team across various aspects of our work.  You will conduct research for an exciting new project investigating the effectiveness of the criminal justice response to hate crime. You will also support existing projects such as our work promoting alternatives to prosecution, and our ongoing advocacy against the use of pre-trial detention for children. We are looking for someone flexible, organised, who is able to work on their own and take initiative. You will work remotely using your own equipment with regular travel to London for in-person meetings. 

Main responsibilities and duties:

• Generating research and evidence for reports and briefings: 

  • Undertaking qualitative and quantitative research (phone interviews, survey design, creating tables/graphs and seeking out official data, transcribing interviews) 

  • Carrying out Freedom of Information requests and subsequent data entry and analysis

  • Reviewing and summarising academic and policy publications of relevance to Transform Justice’s work

  • Writing, editing and proofreading reports, briefings and submissions

• Providing administrative support to the team and projects:

  • Financial administration including invoicing and book-keeping

  • Organising meetings

  • Preparing and sending stakeholder correspondence

• Providing support for the drafting of funding applications

• Other reasonable duties as required

Skills and experience:

• At least one year of work experience in a research or policy-related role

• Demonstrable qualitative and quantitative research skills

• Ability to work remotely with little supervision and use initiative to achieve your objectives, seeking advice and support when needed

• Flexible, willing and enthusiastic to work on a range of different projects and tasks

• Strong attention to detail and proven ability to produce accurate work

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in writing 

• Excellent computer skills, with knowledge and practice of Word and Excel 

• Committed and driven to help achieve the aims of Transform Justice 

• Graduate degree or equivalent relevant experience. Desirable: knowledge of criminology/criminal justice.

How to apply: Please submit a CV and a one-page personal statement through the CharityJob website by 6pm on Sunday 4th September. The personal statement must outline how you meet the first four skills and experience listed in the job description. Interviews will take place on 14th or 16th September 2022 and will be conducted in person in London.

Candidates for interview will be notified by email. We are sorry that due to limited staff capacity we are not able to reply to all applicants.

Transform Justice is committed to fair recruitment and the inclusion of applicants with criminal records. This position is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. For this role, the disclosure of a criminal record is not required. 

To reduce bias in the hiring process, Transform Justice uses CharityJob’s anonymous recruitment process. This automatically replaces personal information (i.e. name and email address) with pseudonyms on cover letters and CVs until we invite a candidate to interview.

Operations and Projects Assistant

Salary/Rate: £26,000 pa (£13,000 pro rata)

Hours: 17.5hrs (0.5 FTE). Ideally 3.5hrs every weekday - times to be agreed with postholder with flexible working hours.

Status: Permanent

Holidays: 25 days + bank holidays (pro rata)

Location: Home-based

Reporting to: Chief Executive

Good at project management? Get a kick out of being highly organised and efficient? Want a different take on office management? We are looking for a part-time Operations and Projects Assistant to make sure our small but lively team works as effectively as possible. Someone who encourages us to maximise the resources at our disposal, who loves it when every day is different and has a can-do attitude.

The role will support the development and delivery of Foyer Federation’s operations and projects as well as the improvement of our internal systems and processes.

This role is excellent for someone who has transferable skills from previous operations, administration or HR roles and would like to move into the youth and homelessness sector.

Who we are looking for

We are seeking a part-time, organised, savvy and highly efficient Operations and Projects Assistant who is eager to join a creative and ambitious organisation at a critical point in our 30-year history. We are looking for someone who gets their kicks from making things run smoothly ‘behind the scenes’ and who loves to help support colleagues to do their job better.

You will be a ruthlessly organised, painstakingly diligent professional with a killer eye for detail. Your administrative and communications skills will be second to none, and you will have a strong knowledge and understanding of the charity sector.

Who We Are

The Foyer Federation is a small, innovative youth charity working to improve the lives of young people who can’t live at home. Since 1992, we have worked with a network of Foyers to inspire, challenge and quality assure approaches to developing the skills and resources young people need to thrive, not just cope.

We believe all young people can shape a successful journey into adulthood if they have access to the right training, contacts and opportunities to invest in their talents. We’re leading a movement of like-minded organisations and individuals who want to improve the prospects of all young people through an asset-based approach, which we call ‘Advantaged Thinking’. We’re committed to working with our network of Foyers and external experts to improve the ‘offer’ for young people.

We are looking for individuals who resonate with our core values: Maverick, Savvy, Authentic, Loving and Brave. 

Role Overview

This role will support the charity's core operations and help ensure the smooth running of the organisation as we grow our staff team and increase our impact. Our staff team and delivery output will be doubling over the next 6 months and as a result we now need a dedicated role primarily to manage the administrative needs of the core charity operations as well as some HR and project assistance. 

You’ll take the lead on matters relating to operations and administration in close liaison with the Chief Executive and the Company Secretary & Executive Assistant. In addition, you will support other staff to effectively deliver our offer to Foyers and young people. You will be confident interacting with a wide range of partners, funders and members, including senior staff by email. 

This is a busy and challenging role within a small, friendly team. You’ll have up-to-date IT skills, a drive to improve efficiency and the creativity to streamline our operations. Being highly organised doesn’t stop you from embracing change and using your initiative to help the charity grow. You’re the kind of person who deviates from the plan if it’ll make things work better.

Duties & Accountabilities:

Core Charity Operations

Oversee the safe and secure organisation and storage of files and folders primarily through G-Suite (as well as any paper based records) ensuring folders and files are easy to find and up to date, managing security settings and promoting good practice.

Maintain a robust database and mailing lists of funders, contractors, freelance workers, volunteers and partners using the White Fuse CRM software.

Develop, maintain and manage effective recruitment processes (alongside the Company Secretary and EA) for advertising, shortlisting, interviewing and appointing staff, consultants and volunteers. 

Oversee the onboarding, induction and off-boarding of staff members.

Oversee the subscriptions and contracts of the charity including insurance, mobile phones, web hosting, IT support and online subscriptions.

Own and maintain key organisational documents.

Developing operational policy and procedure - eg. around IT security and GDPR - and the management and administration of our IT systems, Health and Safety etc.

Project and Team Administrative support

Help plan and take minutes of internal team meetings and relevant external meetings eg with members, key stakeholders etc.

Manage the administrative tools of the charity; supporting staff to access and utilise them effectively including our holiday booking system (Whosoff), Trainline account, Google suite, Microsoft 365, Zoom, CRM system and co-work space membership.

Support the staff team on specific projects, programmes and events providing administrative support when possible.

Assistance for the Chief Executive 

Support the Chief Executive with specific tasks relating to finance, banking, HR and operational administration.

Support the Chief Executive with administrational and other assistance, including diary management and coordination, communications with external people and organisations and other general support.

Support the Chief Executive with email management in periods of busyness or when away from desk for long periods.

Format and proofread documents and collate information for funding proposals and grant reports

General

To apply the Foyer Federation’s policies and procedures and ensure compliance with relevant obligations, including Safeguarding, Health and Safety, Data Protection and Equal Opportunities.

To ensure your own continuing professional development by undergoing training and other activities.

To undertake any other duties as may be reasonably required.

This job description may be amended from time to time, as the needs of the organisation require.

Person Specification - Essential Skills & Capabilities

Highly organised; Able to manage colleagues diaries and support and coordinate busy, varied work schedules and prioritise workload effectively

Great customer service approach: Friendly and solutions focused, with a can do attitude and problem solving skills.

Very strong administrative skills; meticulous attention to detail. Able to produce structured concise meeting minutes and actions

Some working knowledge and understanding of general charity operations and compliance requirements.

Strong communicator with very good professional verbal and written skills

Capable of using various technology platforms (e.g. Microsoft, Apple products,  Zoom, Google suite).

Able to work in a flexible, efficient, resourceful and self-driven manner working remotely using technology to stay engaged with a wide range of stakeholders

Discrete and has respect for confidential information

Committed and passionate about the cause of the charity

Desirable qualities

Good understanding of the UK charity sector and structure

Understanding of supported housing and/or youth services

Experience of working remotely

Strong research and investigative skills to provide information to improve our systems and operations.

Additional notes

This post has no budgetary or line management responsibilities.

The post-holder will be supplied with a company Macbook and phone as well as other equipment to support the role if required.

There is no specific requirement for expertise or experience around finance or HR as we use an outsourced Finance Team for our bookkeeping, management accounts and all other finance needs and we use a specialist HR consultant for specific HR tasks.

To Apply

To apply, download and read the full job description and equal opportunities form. Send your completed form and a copy of your CV to our inbox email address. Please also include a cover letter that outlines your suitability for the role based on the competencies in the job description, and why you want to work for Foyer Federation.

Applications close at 12pm on Tuesday 16th August 2022.

Ambitious College is London's first specialist College for autistic young people aged 16-25. Our vision is a future where every autistic child and young person can be themselves and realise their ambitions.

Are you looking for a fulfilling role where you can make a big impact on a young person's future?

Are you looking to take the next step in your career and have the opportunity to work as part of an empowering team and organisation?

We are based in Isleworth and are currently looking for a Learning and Behaviour Specialist to join our fantastic team on the 22nd of August 2022. Your role will be providing high quality support to our Autistic young learners using a person centred approach. You will have the opportunity to work alongside our therapy teams onsite and be creative in and outside of the classroom.

Ambitious About Autism's benefit package includes:

• A competitive salary of up to £23,493 and reviewed annually
• Clear progression routes within the organisation
• State of the art training including person centred approaches, positive behaviour support, medical training and understanding sensory needs
• Free healthy breakfast available everyday
• Travel season ticket loans and cycle to work loans scheme up to £5000
• Annual staff recognition awards ceremony
• Employee Assistance Programme, to help you balance your work, family, and personal life
• Access to free physiotherapy
• Invitations to Mental Health and Wellbeing Events
• Continuous professional development including access to coaching and mentoring as well as e-learning and online training courses

This is a fantastic opportunity for somebody who is looking for an environment to grow, learn and truly make a difference to the lives of our young people and their families.

Start date: 22nd August 2022 (Two week hybrid training induction, on site and at home training). 

Working pattern: 35 hours per week - Monday to Friday. This is a permanent, full time role.

If you are adaptable, resilient, looking for a new challenge or change and want to make a positive impact to autistic young people please apply today.

For more information on the role as Learning and Behaviour Specialist please find the recruitment pack attached.

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. 

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.