No child’s life chances should be limited by their social or family circumstances.

Our mission is to create positive social change for children who do not have a safe or stable home. We do this by developing excellent social work practice and leadership. Our Frontline programme supports outstanding candidates to become incredible social workers and join a movement for change in social work and broader society.

From the very first day of your two-year placement, you will have a measurable impact in your local community, making a real, positive difference to society through your work.

You will gain skills in leadership, conflict resolution, creative problem solving and resilience that will help you thrive in this dynamic, challenging and rewarding role. The abilities you develop will open doors to a wide range of social impact careers inside social work and beyond.

Ready to develop your leadership potential, in a career where you can have an instant and real impact? Apply Now for the Frontline Programme.

The Frontline programme offers:

• The chance to earn as you learn with a bursary of up to £20k in year 1 and a salary of up to £34k in year 2.
• An intensive five-week summer institute to kick start your journey.
• Professional qualification as a social worker after year 1.
• Dynamic teamwork on real cases supported and led by an experienced social worker.
• An opportunity to work in partnership with organisations and professionals in health, education, the criminal justice system and beyond to bring about positive change.
• Entrance to the Frontline Fellowship after the programme: a movement of outstanding leaders working to create social change for disadvantaged children and families.
• Placements across England

We are looking for graduates who can bring different perspectives and experiences to the programme and who are committed to advocating for the diverse communities social workers serve.

Applications are now open for our 2021 Frontline programme. APPLY NOW.

Programme Coordinator – Birmingham Changing Futures Together

Background

BVSC is the lead organisation for the Birmingham Fulfilling Lives: Birmingham Changing Futures Together.

The Programme seeks to persuade people who commission services for people with Multiple Needs to change their approach to how services are delivered so that they are more effective.

We are currently recruiting for the following position:

Programme Coordinator (Maternity Cover)
Up to 12-month Fixed Term Contract
SO2 Point 32 £28,203 per annum
35 hours per week
Based at BVSC, 138 Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 6DR

The Programme Coordinator works closely with the Programme Director to ensure that the programmes’ business plan is delivered across a range of workstreams including:

• Every Step of the Way
• Training for Experts by Experience
• Inreach and Outreach
• Bridging Fund
• Other areas of responsibility as the programme evolves and develops - including legacy planning for responsible work streams

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of contract management, programme coordination and delivery in a dynamic and complex organisation. You must have a robust understanding of the experience of adults with multiple and complex needs and understand how social disadvantage affects service uptake. You must also have experience in managing people with lived experience. The successful candidate must demonstrate excellent skills in managing and motivating partners and key stakeholders to achieve both organisational and programme objectives and have a proven track record of staff management using performance management techniques and maintaining partnerships across the private, statutory and third sector.

Closing date for applications – Monday 2 November 2020 at 10am
Interviews will be conducted via Zoom

Secondments will be considered for all posts.

BVSC is Birmingham’s premier voluntary sector support organisation. We work to:

• Provide people with opportunities to make a positive difference to their communities,
• Provide voluntary and community organisations with the resources to help them achieve their goals,
• Champion the voluntary sector as an influential force for positive change.

BVSC is an equal opportunities employer.
 

The UK’s leading interfaith organisation is looking for an organised and motivated self-starter to lead our school linking and other interfaith programmes across the UK and internationally.

For over 20 years, the Faith & Belief Forum has been running education, engagement, and action programmes that bring diverse communities together. In schools, universities, and community spaces we break down barriers and find ways for people to work together to improve society. We believe that young people should feel confident communicating and collaborating with anybody, regardless of their faith, belief, culture or background.

In this role you would be given the opportunity to work in all of these spaces and across our key regions, London, West Midlands, and the Middle East.  This is an exciting opportunity to lead and deliver programming in a post coronavirus lockdown context. In particular, you will be responsible for leading, delivering and developing our regional Schools Linking programme, which includes designing and facilitating teacher training, creating student resources, and building relationships with key stakeholders and school leaders.  You will oversee other projects within the team and support the team in all project delivery. You would work with over 80 schools through our Award-Winning Workshops, School Linking and other creative youth and education focused projects.

This role involves:

• Leading and delivering a myriad of complex and exciting programmes
• Managing senior stakeholders and advocating for our work across the Education sector, including Local Authorities
• Leading the team to move current programmes online and innovating new online work that supports our vision and programmatic aims
• Working closely with the Education & Learning Manager to increase the funding pipeline
• Line managing programmes Officers and consultants, supporting them to achieve their best

To do this, you will need to:

• Be an effective relationship builder who can confidently build and maintain key partnerships to ensure successful projects.
• Bring experience of leading and delivering on complex projects.
• Be passionate about education and equipping young people with skills for encountering others different to them
• Have experience and skills in facilitation and delivery of training/teaching/workshops
• Be willing to work remotely, have flexibility and be proficient in IT systems

You will be joining an organisation that embodies the inclusive and welcoming values we want to see in wider society. We pride ourselves on our diverse and collaborative working environment, where your passion and dedication will be rewarded through a flexible benefits package and ongoing support. At our most recent staff survey, 100% of staff said believe in the aims of the Faith & Belief Forum and 100% enjoy the work they do.

The deadline to apply is 9am on Monday 2 November at 9am. If shortlisted, you will be invited to attend an interview on Monday 9 November via Zoom. Ideally you will be available to start on Monday 16 November. 

This is a part time, fixed term contract for one year, to deliver one academic cycle of the Linking Programme.  We expect the majority of delivery to take place online due to coronavirus restrictions, but it will be advantageous for candidates to have local knowledge of our key delivery areas of London and/or Birmingham. 

We believe in order to effectively serve our beneficiaries; our work must be influenced by a broad range of voices. Therefore, we actively encourage applications from people who are currently underrepresented in our staff team. This would include BAME candidates and those who identify as Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain. We celebrate difference and are committed to creating a working environment where everyone is included.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications from individuals without the right to work in the UK. 

The UK’s leading interfaith organisation is looking for two programme coordinators to lead a new project team that will spearhead a ground-breaking dialogue project for faith communities in Birmingham and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.

The Faith & Belief Forum has received funding from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s Faith to set up projects that bring together people of different backgrounds to work together for a more connected and hopeful future.

For over 20 years the Faith & Belief Forum has been running education, engagement and action programmes that bring diverse communities together. In schools, universities, and community spaces we break down barriers and find ways for people to work together to improve society. This funding means we are able to expand our reach to build meaningful relationships between more people than ever before.

These short, fixed term contracts are fantastic opportunities for individuals to lead on the development and delivery of a new and innovative project. Working closely with colleagues in Birmingham and London, one coordinator will lead the project in each region, build relationships with faith communities and create opportunities for them to meet with one another. You will work with schools, places of worship and local councils to help them understand the causes of and work out solutions to social tensions. All whilst supporting emerging young leaders to lead projects within and between faith communities.

This role involves:

• Project managing a myriad of complex and exciting projects.
• Coordinating and leading this new and innovative project and the project team
• Working with people from across the organisation to lead on the design of trainings and workshops, which aim to foster increased understanding and stronger relationships across communities.
• Managing senior stakeholders and advocating for this ground-breaking project.

To do this, you will need to:

• Be an experienced project coordinator/manager, able to pick up and lead this complex project within the short timeframe dictated by the government funder
• Be an effective relationship builder, who can confidently build and maintain key partnerships to ensure successful projects.
• Bring knowledge and experience of working with faith communities in Barking and Dagenham or Birmingham
• Be passionate about bringing people from different backgrounds together.
• Bring a collaborative approach to leading and working with others

You will be joining an organisation that embodies the inclusive and welcoming values we want to see in wider society. We pride ourselves on our diverse and collaborative working environment, where your passion and dedication will be rewarded through a flexible benefits package and ongoing support. At our most recent staff survey, 100% of staff said believe in the aims of the Faith & Belief Forum and 100% enjoy the work they do.

The deadline to apply is 9am on Monday 2 November at 9am. If shortlisted, you will be invited to attend an interview on Monday 9 November via Zoom. You must be available to start along with the rest of the new project team on Monday 16 November. 

There are two full time, fixed term contracts available which run until the end of the project on 31 March 2021. We expect the majority of delivery will be online for this role, but it would be advantageous to have knowledge of the Barking and Dagenham OR Birmingham areas.

We believe in order to effectively serve our beneficiaries; our work must be influenced by a broad range of voices. Therefore, we actively encourage applications from people who are currently underrepresented in our staff team. This would include BAME candidates and those who identify as Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain. We celebrate difference and are committed to creating a working environment where everyone is included.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications from individuals without the right to work in the UK. 

Please note we do not accept CVs.

Action Tutoring is an Education charity that supports pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds to succeed in school.
We’re now looking for a part-time Programme Coordinator to join us on a fixed-term contract until 31st July 2021.

In the UK today, young people facing socio-economic disadvantage are less likely to achieve the grades they need to progress in life. This isn’t because they are any less able – it’s because they have less access to tools to support them to realise their potential.

We help to level the playing field by working in partnership with schools to deliver weekly tutoring in English or maths, to pupils who need it the most.

The Benefits

- Salary of £22,000 pro rata
- Travel expenses
- Flexible working
- Workplace pension
- 25 days of holiday pro rata
- Team socials
- Recognition schemes to celebrate staff who go above and beyond

If you are a confident communicator and work well on your own initiative, this is a brilliant opportunity to gain experience with a charity that is supporting the UK’s most disadvantaged young people.

As an Education charity, we understand the importance of providing learning and development opportunities for our staff. You’ll receive a comprehensive induction and full training and will have the chance to broaden your areas of responsibility as you grow alongside the organisation.

Our vision is a world in which no child’s life chances are limited by their socio-economic background. If you share our values and want to make a real difference to young people’s lives, we want to hear from you.

Your Role

As a Programme Coordinator, you’ll oversee the delivery of our tutoring programme in partner schools in Birmingham.

Overseeing a caseload of 3-4 schools, you will have the chance to increase your expertise in a number of areas, including stakeholder management (such as the senior leadership teams in schools), recruiting volunteers and the education sector.

Some of your duties will involve:

- Visiting schools and building positive relationships
- Ensuring our volunteer tutors are delivering a high-quality service to pupils
- Overseeing our volunteer tutor sign-up process
- Assigning tutors to suitable pupils
- Working with colleagues to approach new schools and tell them about the programme
- Occasionally travelling to our London office

About You

To join us as a Programme Coordinator, you’ll need:

- The ability to work independently and use your initiative in a variety of situations
- A commitment to ensuring young people from all backgrounds reach a meaningful level of academic attainment
- The ability to build strong relationships with a range of stakeholders

Ideally, you will have experience of working with young people and/or project management, but this isn’t essential.

The closing date for applications is 23rd October 2020 at 9am. Online interviews will take place between Monday 2nd November and Wednesday 11th November 2020.

This is a part-time role, working 22.5 hours per week, across ideally Tuesday – Friday. However, it is very likely the role will move to a full time role in the near future, dependent on the outcome of the National Tutoring Programme.

Are you experienced in project, programme or grant management? Are you passionate about supporting communities and promoting practical action on the environment?

Groundwork UK
Programme Assistant
Salary: £24,287 per annum
Location: Based in Birmingham – some remote working considered

Groundwork is a charity working locally and nationally to transform lives in the UK’s most disadvantaged communities.

We’re passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny and no-one is held back by their background or circumstances. We help people gain confidence and skills, get into training and work, protect and improve green spaces, lead more active lives and overcome significant challenges such as poverty, isolation, low skills and poor health.

Groundwork’s grant programmes have never been so needed, we are recruiting for assistants to help us manage national grant programmes, based in our national offices in central Birmingham.

We’re looking for people that share our values, are passionate about our cause, and will bring new skills and experiences to our team.

Closing date: 12 midday 2nd November 2020
Proposed Interview dates from w/b 9th November 2020

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website. 

No agencies please.

Bristol, Birmingham or Sheffield or Home Working considered

Closing date: 27th October 2020 at 11.30pm. Interview date: 4 November 2020.

Do you have experience of planning and delivering involvement, volunteering or research activities and liaising with external agencies, partners and professionals, possibly in a housing or homelessness context? Then join Shelter as an Involvement Coordinator and you could soon be playing an exciting and diverse role within a new project aimed at developing our approach to women's centred services.

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change with individuals, in communities, across society and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Women are being increasingly and disproportionately impacted by the housing crisis. This has led Shelter to develop a new strategic priority to ensure that all our housing advice services are designed with a clear understanding of how a women's gender affects their housing problems and the kind of support they need as a result. We're spearheading this transformation by developing services in three locations, which are designed by women with lived experience and local partner agencies, and directed at helping homeless and poorly housed women. We have secured National Lottery funding, initially for 6 months, to carry out this work.

About the Role
Under the direction of a Project Manager, you'll be responsible for recruiting Peer Research Volunteers with lived experience and training and supporting them to conduct research in their local communities. Research will involve talking to women about local need and barriers to accessing support, with the aim of designing services to help them. This will involve engaging, supporting and developing people involved, to actively engage them in the project and ensure that the project is coproduced. The work will be carried out in three key locations and your challenge will be to represent the voices of people with lived experience in service design discussions and see that the language used in documentation and proposals is appropriate to the issues women face. Along the way, you'll also work with a variety of stakeholders to support and encourage involvement through various means and make sure opportunities are available for all to be involved.

About you
Personal experience of homelessness or poor housing and an understanding of how these issues have affected you would be an advantage. You’ll need to be dynamic and have experience of working with people who have direct experience of homelessness or poor housing, or similar issues. You'll also need a proven ability to use different methods to encourage participation and help those involved meet their potential. Adept at networking and information gathering, you have the excellent all-round communication and interpersonal skills it takes to work closely with an Involvement Team and other internal stakeholders. And, because your workload will be varied and demanding, you'll need excellent skills in prioritising, organising and boundary setting and a willingness to travel regularly between Sheffield, Bristol and Birmingham to get the job done.

Due to the specific requirements of the role we are only considering applications from women for this role. The Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1, Paragraph 1 applies to this post.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata), enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We're here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our Women's Centred Services team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business 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 also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

About FareShare Midlands

FareShare Midlands is a local charity fighting food poverty by tackling food waste. We source food that is surplus to requirements - from suppliers, retailers and manufacturers - and rely on an army of volunteers to help redistribute this food to local charities and community groups who provide meals and food parcels to vulnerable people. Our food reaches many, including individuals who are homeless, unemployed, socially isolated, school breakfast clubs, community centres and those recovering from addictions. 

Right now our food is distributed to 450 frontline charities reaching more than 35,000 vulnerable people every week, but we want to do more!

FareShare Midlands’ Vision

Vision: We have the vision of a UK where “No good food goes to waste”.

Our Values:

Passion – for our cause and the challenge that lies ahead

Ambition – to go the extra mile and drive the change that must happen

Respect – for ourselves, each other, our volunteers, our partners and our beneficiaries

Collaboration – it’s only by working with others that we can be stronger Fighting hunger, tackling food waste

Main purpose of this role

As a Community Coordinator, your role will focus on the growth and sustainability of our network of community food groups in the region. The successful candidate will be an exceptional communicator, with an approachable nature who will play a vital role in developing and maintaining our membership, income, and raising awareness of FareShare Midlands with partners and stakeholders and the wider public.

Location and hours

Initally we're looking for someone to commit 22.5 hours each week, with the intention that this becomes a full time role from March 2021. 

The successful candidate can be based anywhere in the Midlands, but with the knowledge that this role will focus on developing the eastern side of the region and frequent travel will be required (when appropriate and taking account of Covid-19 restrictions). Everyone at FareShare Midlands is assigned a warehouse base in either Nottingham, Leicester or Birmingham, but it is expected that this role will have a mix of home working and working from a warehouse base.

 Duties and Responsibilities

• Retain, develop and grow Community Food Membership for FareShare Midlands across the east of the region.
• Recruit new Community Food Members ensuring high standards of customer care and establishing sustainable member networks.
• Ensure income and growth targets for Community Food Membership are met.
• Work closely with FareShare Go to promote a “One FareShare” offer for our members that enhances shared learning and offers the best possible customer service
• Support the Development Managers and fundraising team with funding bids in the geographic areas you cover.
• Support the implementation of high quality customer care protocols and processes towards our Community Food Members.
• Ensure record keeping and database systems are up to date.
• Work cross functionally with internal teams, particularly the operations team and the finance team, to ensure all elements of membership link together for excellent customer service.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders.
• Monitor standards of customer service to existing members.
• Support communications, PR and Marketing in line with the function needs.
• Ensure impact data on development activity is captured, reviewed and reported.
• Carry out any other duties as may be required in order to maintain service for FareShare Midlands.

Person Specification

Essential Experience, Skills & Qualities

• Experience of developing sustainable membership and/or partnerships.
• Excellent communication skills, particularly in writing proposals, presentations and reports.
• Established numeracy skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Proven ability to form good working relations, both internally and externally
• Ability to work on own initiative and to meet objectives and tight deadlines under pressure
• Strong organisation skills
• Good research skills with experience of identifying quality new leads. 
• Computer literate – Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Ability to work in collaboration with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Computer literate – Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Can drive and have access to a vehicle – willing to travel (there will a fair amount of travel required) 
• Ability to work flexible hours in accordance to charity needs
• A moral commitment to FareShare core values as an organisation

Desired Experience

• Degree or higher in environmental, sustainability or development fields
• Established experience in securing new business and income generation and/or business development.

Closing Date is midnight, 1 November 2020

Interviews will be held virtually on Thursday 12 November 2020

We are currently hiring two Regional Programme Officers to deliver our programme in the Midlands and the North West to support disadvantaged and underrepresented young people access STEM degrees and careers.

As a Regional Programme Officer, you will be responsible for supporting outreach and our programme activities in either Manchester and the North West, or Birmingham and the Midlands, and may be asked to support in other regions where required. 

This role will include: 

• Conducting student and volunteer recruitment activities. 
• Supporting in conducting student interviews and placement activities. 
• Support with the delivery of skills days and workshops, in person and/or digitally.
• Supporting the development and delivery of our online digital platform and programme. 
• Supporting the logistics of a 1 day in person visit for all students.
• Managing relationships with teachers, placement hosts and other programming contacts. 
• Supporting administrative and reporting activities. 

Duties and Responsibilities

As the In2scienceUK programme officer you will be someone who enjoys working with young people and has an understanding of the barriers facing young people from low socio-economic backgrounds access higher education. Your specific areas of responsibility will include but are not limited to: 

• Student and volunteer recruitment 
• Conducting student recruitment and placement activities, which may include school visits, where possible, working closely with organisations and academic institutions who also work with students, supporting them to promote this opportunity to students they work with.
• Conducting volunteer recruitment activities, which includes both outreach to potential workshop leaders, mentors and other partnerships.
• Monitoring applications to ensure all targets and milestones are met.
• Developing and maintaining close relationships with schools, teachers, and other student-related, programming and recruitment partners.
• Working with University PhD students to support volunteer recruitment.
• Supporting central & regional In2scienceUK staff in their recruitment efforts where necessary. 

Programme Delivery

• Coordinate regional volunteers and work with our volunteer coordinator to support on the development and delivery of our online courses and mentoring. 
• Facilitating the delivery of skills and knowledge-focused online workshops delivered by our partners. 
• Coordinating one-day visits and supporting students and volunteer hosts during their visit.
• Delivering host, mentor and student training and inductions.
• Ensuring students participation in programme evaluation processes. 
• Providing support functions for students to help them navigate our online platform. 

Administrative Activities

• Maintaining up to date records through the programme’s database, supporting evaluation and research needs and ensuring data protection.
• Organising interviews and placement matches. 
• Supporting team members to create reports and other student data related activities. As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and amended in consultation with the post holder. 
• The post holder will carry out any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as requested by their manager. 

Person Specification

Knowledge - Desirable

• Holds a science related degree.
• An understanding of social and economic barriers that prevent some young people from progressing to higher education.
• An understanding of schools and university application processes. 
• Knowledge and understanding of STEM sector, including higher education and industry operating in your region. 

Skills

• IT skills: competent user of Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Gmail and relevant database experience.
• Ability to write clear, accurate and appealing text for different audiences.
• Excellent presentation skills. 

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with young people, universities and/or STEM employers.
• Experience supporting and delivering events and workshops.
• Experience developing and maintaining strong working relationships with internal and external partners. 

Desirable

• Experience of coordinating people focused projects.
• Experience in volunteer management.
• Experience of delivering an online educational programme, using an online Learning Management System e.g. Canvas, Google Classrooms. 

Personal Qualities

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills that adapt to a range of audiences.
• Highly organised and efficient, able to prioritise tasks and be persistent. 
• Show respect, humility and discretion in working with others.
• Responds to situations calmly, flexibly and appropriately, displaying resilience particularly when faced with challenges.
• Can work to a deadline.

About in2scienceUK 

Our mission is to support young people from low income and disadvantaged backgrounds to achieve their potential and progress to science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) degrees and careers to become the innovators and pioneers of the future. 

To date the charity has supported over 2000 young people from low income backgrounds through an impactful programme involving STEM work placements and skills days. Based primarily in London and Oxford, over the next two years we have ambitious aims to grow the programme throughout London, the South East, South West, East of England, the Midlands and the North West.

Quality Standards Co-ordinator (Exempt Accommodation) 

35 hours per week

12 months fixed term contract

Location: Blend of home working and Central Birmingham Office Based

We are looking for an experienced project coordinator with a proven track record of project coordination and experience of coordinating budgets and financial resources.

The quality standards  framework around non-commissioned exempt accommodation is a new approach with an aim to create consistency and transparency for current or potential residents and referring agencies.  Our ideal candidate will have excellent communication and collaborative skills, a passion for making positive change  and drive to shape this new and exciting role.

You will play a pivotal role in the co-ordination and delivery of quality standards for exempt accommodation and associated activity.

With a robust understanding of the experience of people within exempt accommodation in Birmingham, the successful candidate will be responsible for the development and ongoing maintenance of a robust quality management framework through Co-production with partners.

The successful candidate will be required to support a delivery plan for the work including, milestones, outputs, outcomes and potential new priorities, as well as to co-ordinate the activity associated with the quality standards that supports the ongoing financial sustainability of the project.

You will have experience of assessing against quality or performance management standards and act as the point of contact for providers to advise, guide and support on the aims and delivery of the Quality Standards.

We are looking for candidates that can demonstrate the following BVSC organisational values:

Commitment: Makinga positive difference through passion, innovation and social action.

Collaboration: Connecting people and organisations to work together to improve lives.

Inclusion: Empowering and involving everyone in creating a fair and equitable Birmingham.

Integrity: Building trust through delivering excellent outcomes.

Initially reporting to the CEO

Additional days to be offered in accordance with future funding

As the Sophie Hayes Foundation embarks on an exciting phase of growth and development, supporting more women survivors of Human Trafficking, this role will be a valued member of the organisation’s Birmingham & West Midlands Team

The right candidate will focus on delivering our programme Workshops across Birmingham and the West Midlands, through effective and productive collaborations.

Detailed Role Description

1. Manage and deliver Workshops across the West Midlands, by building partnerships with other NGO’s and referral partners, resourcing, equipping and training facilitators and co-ordinating programmes
2. Effectively and efficiently manage local Workshop budgets 
3. Manage all KPI’s, ensuring correct reporting of programme outputs and outcomes. 
4. Continuously improve the Workshops programme through learning from feedback. 
5. Ensure our survivors, partners and volunteers are engaged, motivated and ‘have a voice’ to influence and shape our programme design. 
6. Build relationships and source long term, broad impacting relationships with businesses and training institutions, in partnership with the Birmingham and West Midlands Coaching Coordinator
7. Supervise and manage Workshop volunteers, with the objective of growing individual and group capabilities, skills and resources.
8. Consistently work with and encourage the growth of leadership volunteers in order to increase organisation capacity and capabilities

Person Specification:

Essential

1. Minimum 3 years’ experience of successful programme delivery in the UK charity sector
2. Educated to degree level or equivalent, or the ability to demonstrate competence through experience
3. Experience of working to, and meeting KPI’s
4. Experience of proactively researching and engaging current and prospective partners
5. Knowledge of best practice in programme delivery
6. Outstanding communication skills and the ability to tailor written and verbal content and style to a range of audiences.
7. Ability to work under pressure and deliver outcomes to tight deadlines
8. Strong IT skills (Blackbaud Etapestry or similar CRM systems etc. Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook,)
9. Ability to work on own initiative as well as a key member of a team
10. Flexible and proactive approach and attitude
11. Enthusiasm and drive to make things happen
12. Ability to work occasionally outside of normal office working hours
13. Supportive of a small but fast paced team 
14. Supportive of non-Birmingham locations
15. Driving licence

Desirable

1. Knowledge and understanding of the human trafficking and modern-day slavery sector
2. Experience of using social media and digital communication tools

APPLICATION PROCESS AND CRITERIA:

The people that we work with come from all over the world and have a wide variety of beliefs, experiences, backgrounds. We are committed to sharing reflecting this rich diversity amongst our staff, volunteers and trustees and would strongly encourage applicants from minority and under-represented groups

However, this post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 20

Applications without a covering letter will not be progressed to the next stage

Selected candidate will be required to complete a DBS and must have the right to work in the UK.

Contract Type: Maternity Cover - 12 months 

Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week

Location:  You will be based in Birmingham however due to COVID-19, you will be working from home for the foreseeable future.

We are looking for a competent and reliable HR Coordinator to join our focused, yet fun HR Services team at the beginning of January, on a 12-month fixed-term basis!

You will provide a timely, efficient and effective HR service to all colleagues in the Trust as well as anyone externally, so it is vital you have a strong customer service focus, with a commitment to delivering results.

If you have proven experience of working in an HR Shared Services team delivering HR employee lifecycle support – we want to hear from you!

For more information, please go to the job description.

Please know that whilst we will shortlist the most qualified people for the role, we ask everyone for a supporting statement (also known as cover letter). If you think you could do the role, but don’t have all the desirable experience, we would still love to see an application from you.

Why we need HR Coordinators:

This year we aim to support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper. 

We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

Perks for working at The Trust:

• Great holiday package! 30 days of annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, you can work hours to fit in with, school hours or care arrangements for example and you can also work from home.
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Benefits platform!Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
• In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
• The Trust will contribute 5%of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)

Here at The Prince's Trust, we're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity and perspective. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives is the right thing to do.

We’re a Stonewall Diversity Champion and we are Disability Confident employer. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by PT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), PT NOW (Network of Women), PT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and Pulse (LGBT Network). For more information, click here.

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

Req ID: 523

Principal Practice Tutor (PPT) is an exciting role for someone who wishes to combine management and leadership responsibilities whilst keeping a close connection to the work of their team by working directly with participants on the Frontline Programme. You will join a team of Principal Practice Tutors who provide programme leadership and team management that is central to effective delivery of the Frontline programme. You will ensure a high quality teaching experience, resolve escalated participant issues and support Consultant Social Workers to provide an excellent practice learning experience to participants.

There are 2 roles available: 1 based in West Midlands and 1 in East Midlands with regular travel across your geographical area.

The role comprises of 6 core areas of responsibility;

• Programme leadership and team management
• Resolve escalated participant issues
• Practice learning of participants
• Consultant Social Workers
• Teaching
• Supporting wider organisational objectives

We are actively seeking applicants from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

Changing Our Lives is a rights based organisation that works in coproduction with disabled people and people with experience of mental health difficulties, finding solutions that enable them to lead ordinary lives that many of us take for granted. We are looking for a passionate individual commited to people's rights. You will be practical and very organised, a 'people person' able to communicate with a range of people including young people, adults and professsionals. You will be working in a fast paced environment across a range of projects, so you will need to be comfortable with change as people often start with one idea and it naturally evolves and changes. You will be working across the West Midlands, with occassional work in other areas of England. This is a position in which we will support an individual with less experience who is enthusiastic, a hard worker and willing to learn. The position is 20 hours per week, although we would consider less hours for the right candidate. The minimum requirement is 3 years working with disabled people, people with mental health difficulties or other people who have been disadvantaged.