About Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN)

ENN is a well-established and highly respected UK-based charity working to reduce malnutrition globally. ENN strives to enhance the effectiveness of nutrition policy and programming by improving knowledge, stimulating learning and building evidence. We are passionate about being field driven and are globally recognised as thought leaders and conveners in nutrition.

Our vision is that every individual caught up in a nutritional emergency, or suffering from malnutrition anywhere in the world, gets the most effective help possible.

We undertake knowledge management, research and advocacy to support national governments, civil society, UN, donor and academic organisations. Through these collaborations we support agencies to implement evidence-based nutrition programming, predominantly in low- and middle-income countries.

ENN is governed by a Board of Trustees and has its head office in Kidlington, UK. ENN is financially supported by a range of institutional donors (including the Irish and US governments), charitable foundations (including the Eleanor Crook Foundation and the Waterloo Foundation), as well as UN agencies and INGOs. 

Why work for ENN?

This is an exciting opportunity to join the growing ENN team a Project Manager (PM). The role provides the opportunity to work across the spectrum of ENN’s projects, as part of a motivated and dynamic Operations team. You will also support the development of ENN’s next strategy. ENN’s portfolio includes projects specialising in Infant Feeding in Emergencies, Wasting and Stunting, Adolescent Nutrition and MAMI, as well as our highly regarded International Publications. We are also actively engaged in the global nutrition and development community in support of the COVID-19 response. You will be based in our headquarters and work with all of the ENN staff to enable our projects to deliver effectively. We’re proud that in our 2021 Employee Engagement Survey over 95 percent of our staff agreed that they are treated with fairness and respect at work and that they trust and respect their manager.

About You

You will be a highly motivated, adaptable and skilled project manager with relevant third sector experience. You will be comfortable supporting complex projects with dispersed technical teams whilst ensuring donor compliance and reporting requirements are met. A sound knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methods would be advantageous. Fundamentally, you will have a keen interest in what we do and be ready to contribute to making a positive change.

Terms and Conditions

Hours of work: Full time (37.5 hours per week) – part time may be considered Type of contract: 12 months fixed term (with the possibility to extend)

Location: ENN’s Head Office in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 (Note: In line with ENN’s current policy regarding the COVID-19 outbreak and the associated UK government advice, you may be asked to work from home up to two days per week until ENN’s Headquarters fully reopens.)

Holidays: 25 days plus UK bank holidays increasing by one day p.a. after two complete years of service to a maximum of 27 days p.a. (pro rata) Paid office closure days between Christmas and New Year

Pension: Auto-Enrolment to ENN scheme with a generous Employer contribution of 5% Salary: £36,000 to £42,000 per annum depending on experience (pro rata)

Purpose of the role

The Project Manager will be a key member of ENN’s Operations Team, working closely with the Projects Team (currently one other PM and two Project Officers), Finance Manager and Operations and Finance Director (OFD) as well as ENN’s Technical Directors and Project Technical Leads. The PM will oversee a portfolio of projects each of which are assigned a Project Technical Lead. The PM will work alongside project leads to develop and map key activity for the project, track milestones and deliverables, develop project and donor finance and narrative reports, and ensure compliance and adherence to governance requirements. In addition the PM will contribute to the development of new funding proposals.

Key Responsibilities

Project Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with all donor grant agreements relevant to the PM’s portfolio of projects

• Develop and monitor project work plans and budgets in collaboration with project leads and Operations and Finance Team colleagues

• Manage project budgets: monitor spend against budget including approval within set thresholds, carry out forecasting and re forecasting exercises and regularly update project leads and the Senior Management team on spend

• Work closely with project leads to ensure project deliverables are clear, appropriately planned and delivered to deadline.

• Coordinate closely with relevant ENN colleagues and third parties to ensure delivery to deadline across a range of activities (e.g. international and UK meetings and conferences, technical publications - print and online, translations and design services, international field trips, technical webinars and briefings)

• Support project leads to develop and maintain project risk registers

• Convene regular meetings with the project team to keep a broad overview of project delivery in relation to the project grant, managing and enabling grant amendments/extensions etc

• Lead on both project narrative and financial reporting liaising with both internal and external stakeholders as required.

• Ensure effective communications with Donors during the project lifecycle

• Work with project leads to identify the need for additional capacity (staff/technical associates), aligning the project budget as required and ensuring due diligence requirements are met

Fundraising and business development

• Input into and support the development and delivery of ENN’s fundraising strategy

• Provide support to the development and maintenance of ENN’s funding pipeline and cash flow forecasting, and identification of potential shortfalls, linking with ENN’s Finance Manager and OFD

• Input into ENN database for major donors

• Coordinate the development and submission of proposals for new grants, carrying out due diligence, developing budgets and workplans.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Work with the Operations team to develop ENN wide quarterly and annual reporting

• Support the development of and measurement against KPIs and metrics

• Work with colleagues across the organisation in developing annual project plans including relevance performance indicators

• Work with the technical teams in identifying appropriate indicators and means of verification as part of project designs and proposals development.

• Maintain the ENN Results Framework and use data from the Framework and quarterly reports in preparing quarterly internal updates for the Management Team on project progress and results and in preparing reports to external donors.

General Responsibilities

• Support the OFD in the project management of a number of Core projects

• Support the OFD and Finance Manager with ENN wide management information.

• Line manage the Project Officer(s) if required

• Actively promote adherence to ENN’s procurement policy particularly with regard to the contracting of technical associates

• Contribute to internal and external communications and website development in relation to the PM’s portfolio of projects

• Contribute to the development and dissemination of relevant processes and policies

• Producing regular management information reports working with FM

Person Specification

Essential

• Previous experience of project management in the third sector

• Experience working on donor / grant funded projects and ability to navigate and communicate compliance requirements

• Experience in line managing a team including performance management, staff engagement and development, and effective coordination of team workload

• Experience in developing funding opportunities with a variety of donors

• Experience in developing, monitoring, and reporting against budgets

• Excellent communication and written skills, including previous experience of writing and collating detailed donor reports

• Able to work with and influence colleagues, often remotely, to achieve a shared outcome

• Ability to manage a diverse and busy workload, prioritising effectively, and able to work both autonomously and as a member of a dispersed and diverse team

• Flexibility and willingness to take on new areas of work and responsibilities

• Strong interpersonal skills, able to work with a wide range and varying levels of stakeholders

• Motivated, takes initiative, innovates and delivers to deadlines

• Excellent attention to detail

• Able to diagnose situations and constraints, comfortable when to progress independently and when to escalate

• Proficient user of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook

• Good cross-cultural awareness

• Ability to demonstrate discretion, diplomacy, and patience

• Fluent in English

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent), or able to demonstrate a relevant and equivalent level of experience

Desirable

• Project Management Qualification

• Specific experience in any of the following institutional donors would be an advantage: USAID, FCDO (DFID) and Irish Aid

• Experience of managing procurement activities

• Experience of evaluations: analysing, collating and reviewing data related to grant and programme effectiveness

• Previous experience of arranging international business travel, ideally to developing countries

• Experience working within a humanitarian, nutrition or international development context

• French speaking

• Experience of using Finance, HR and/or Project Management systems Reporting Lines The Project Manager will report to the Operations and Finance Director and will have line management responsibility for a small team.

Eligibility to work

Must be entitled to work in the UK at the time of application. No relocation package is offered for this role. ENN is committed to diversity and inclusion, and to building a culture where every staff member and volunteer is recognised and valued as an individual. We actively encourage applications from a broad range of experiences and backgrounds.

Application Process

Please submit a Cover Letter (no more than 1 page) and CV to no later than Sunday 7th November 2021. Early applications are advised as we reserve the right to conclude the process before the closing date if a suitable candidate is identified. Please include your preferred working pattern details in your application, if not full time

Global Canopy is a data-driven non-profit that targets the market forces destroying nature. We do this by improving transparency and accountability. We provide innovative open-access data, clear metrics, and actionable insights to leading companies, financial institutions, governments and campaigning organisations worldwide. 

Global Canopy’s Finance Business Partners play a crucial role in supporting the programme teams to steward the organisation’s financial resources to achieve maximum impact, ultimately supporting a global shift to a deforestation free economy. You will be an excellent communicator and relationship builder, able to work well with non-financial staff and empower them to manage their budgets to deliver outstanding projects within the resource constraints that exist. 

With funding from many different sources combining to fund a range of interrelated projects, there is complexity to the finances. Your job is to keep across the detail, at the same time as keeping track of the bigger picture.

We are a flexible organisation, with many part time staff, and a hybrid, home-office working arrangement. We will consider part-time as well as full-time applications for this role. There are two positions available.

To be successful in this role, these are the things that will matter the most:

• Ability to build relationships and support programme colleagues on the financial aspects of their work

• Technically competent to prepare and interpret reliable financial reports

• Solutions focused, taking responsibility for your work within a small team

At Global Canopy, we value diversity and inclusion. You can read our diversity statement on our website. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and are committed to having a team with a diverse set of skills, experiences and abilities. We are committed to reducing systemic barriers in our recruitment processes. We strongly encourage those from diverse backgrounds to apply and not self-reject based on the listed criteria in the job pack.

Global Canopy works on issues of tropical deforestation. We are particularly interested in strengthening our team to include those with a background from forest regions such as Latin America and South East Asia. We would welcome applications from people from these regions.

Global Canopy is an inclusive employer and accommodations will be made to allow anyone who requires additional support to apply for this role. Please get in touch with us if you require any additional support.

To find out more, download the recruitment pack or visit our website. 

We work in partnership with farms and other rural locations to run a day service which provides opportunities for people with learning disabilities (our “co-farmers”) to recognize their own abilities, develop their skills and give life more purpose.

We have established partnerships with a number of different rural enterprises and locations where our co-farmers engage in all sorts of different activities including gardening, animal husbandry and woodwork. We are looking to establish a base at one of these locations. An early objective of your role would be to help us to do this. To work closely with our team and develop a partnership with our hosts that would be of mutual benefit.

As Chief Executive you would be responsible for all operational aspects of our organisation with overall responsibility for the management of the programme; our staff (currently 5) and volunteers; helping us to fund and create innovative programmes to enable our co-farmers to progress; and working with the trustees on strategic direction and development whilst preserving our ethos and focus on the individual.

Your New Organisation

We envision a world in which young people gain the tools they need to navigate life, with creativity, resilience and brilliant mental health.

Oxfordshire has a cutting edge youth sector full of grassroots leaders wanting to give young people the space and support needed to be the best and happiest they can be. Our organisation provides both direct delivery: through innovative youth leadership programmes, workshops and a young peoples supported accommodation service and sector support: by providing holistic support to the frontline organisations, so that they have everything they need to be delivering high impact work that is grounded in best practice safeguarding and youth work.

At OY, we listen to and harness the creative powers and relentless energy of young people to drive real change at a grass roots and strategic level.

Oxfordshire Youth is a boundary-breaking organisation, passionate about creating a future for and with young people that gives them the best possible opportunity to realise their potential.  2020 was a year like no other, and it was also the year that we saw Oxfordshire Youth enter an unprecedented transformation in our work.

Together, we will redefine the youth sector in Oxfordshire and young people will become the leaders we know they are capable of becoming. Oxfordshire Youth recruits outstanding talent to ensure we provide outstanding programmes and services to the young people of Oxfordshire and the organisations who serve them.

OY culture revolves around our core values: Ambitious, Reflective, Innovative, Self-nurturing, Inclusive and Trustworthy.

Job Purpose

To lead the enabling services for Oxfordshire Youth – finance, HR, fundraising, premises, Health and Safety, GDPR and IT ensuring that we position ourselves to be financially sustainable, adaptable and responsive to external factors and an employer of choice.

To develop the operational infrastructure ensuring our policies, processes, procedures and systems are appropriate and efficient.  This includes, Finance, premises, IT, compliance, impact measurement, insurance, procurement, safeguarding, HR, fundraising, data analytics and reporting. 

To be the lead on financial planning and annual budget setting highlighting financial risk and monitoring the financial health of the charity.

To oversee the People function ensuring our structure, culture, behaviours and people processes support us in delivering impactful services with committed, motivated and valued employees. 

Through superb leadership, support OY to deliver on current commitments, whilst seeking new opportunities aligned to our strategic imperatives. The role is both strategic and operational in nature.

Key Responsibilities and Main Duties

Strategic Planning and Transformation

• In collaboration with the CEO shape the strategic direction of the charity, regularly reviewing and improving the strategy on an ongoing basis ensuring the operational infrastructure supports the achievement of the strategy. 
• Ensure that all programs in our portfolio are managed effectively in terms of prioritization, funding, resourcing, people, outcomes and reporting in order that they are delivered in line with the organisational strategy.

Financial Management

• To monitor the financial health of the charity. Create monthly management accounts; report bi-monthly to the Finance, Audit and Risk (FAR) Committee and ensure that we are constantly highlighting financial risks and opportunities
• To lead on financial planning and annual budget setting. Provide high quality monthly reports on budget progress, support staff members struggling with budget adherence.
• To champion the use of robust financial processes and procedures for book keeping, record keeping, month end, expense claims, procurement, payroll and income generation.
• To lead on annual statutory accounts, the annual audit, and filing obligations with the Charity Commission. 
• To expand and develop the organisation’s financial strategy. Increase assets and reserves, diversify income and support gradual sustainable growth.

Fundraising and Donor Management

• To line manage the Corporate Fundraising Manager and support them to implement our fundraising strategy.

• To gradually build our fundraising capacity and unrestricted turnover by increasing the size of the fundraising team in a sustainable manner.
• To create a can-do relationship-led fundraising culture; supporting the fundraising team to outperform their targets in every area. Produce monthly reports monitoring performance against targets.
• To promote a donor love ethos ensuring donors feel valued and engaged.
• Lead a project to formalise our volunteer base with clear recruitment, induction and management processes. 
• To drive forwards Oxfordshire Youth’s plans for continuous sustainable growth

People Management

• To inspire and motivate the team, building a collective ambition to deliver on the mission and strategic imperatives.
• To line manage the People and Development Manager and to support her to lead the people function ensuring that our processes, systems and procedures create a fair and cohesive approach to people management.
• Alongside the People and Development Manager, support managers to ensure that OY values are lived and the organizational culture supports our mission helping us to deliver our social purpose with pride.
• Support the People and Development Manager to build capability in performance management, modelling the way, ensuring the approach to talent, succession and learning, positions OY for success and as an attractive employer.

IT

• To be the lead on IT in terms of hardware, software, procurement and system implementations including Xero, MyConcern, Lamplight, website, and other systems.
• To ensure that technology enables our staff to deliver and supports us to effectively engage with all of our stakeholders.  To ensure our technological capability supports us to be at the forefront of youth engagement, marketing, communications and service delivery.

Compliance

• To lead on policies, processes and systems around compliance including GDPR, DBS, safeguarding and HR. 
• To work within the organisational GDPR policy and procedure to lead on and strengthen adherence to GDPR across the whole organization and to ensure a high level of staff understanding across all teams.
• To lead on Oxfordshire Youth’s Health and Safety across the whole organisation including for all premises and YPSA accommodations.

Facilities Management

• To be the key landlord contact for all of our premises, managing all contract negotiations.
• Oversee all maintenance for our premises ensuring repairs are booked and carried out in a timely fashion.
• To lead on the fundraising for and purchase of a new Oxford Youth Hub; chairing the joint staff and trustee working group.

Other Duties with Oxfordshire Youth:

• To lead on the coordination of other training contracts as and when they arise within the organisation
• To contribute to the content of Oxfordshire Youth’s communications including the newsletter, website and other internal and external communications
• To work towards annual KPIs agreed with the Line Manager
• To attend team meetings and regular supervision meetings with the Line Manager
• To liaise and work alongside other team members and to maintain good inter-agency links
• To ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with Oxfordshire Youth’s values, guidelines, policies and procedures
• To undergo training that will enable personal and workforce development
• To undertake any other relevant duty related to the further development, promotion and sustainability of the organisation as agreed with Line Manager
• Subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

Safeguarding

• To recognise that promoting the welfare and safeguarding children, young people and adults is everyone’s business and access training and supervision as appropriate to the role.
• To support the organisation in ensuring young people are protected from abuse or the risk of abuse and their human rights are respected and upheld.
• To ensure concerns are responded to appropriately in line with the OY's Safeguarding Adults Policy and the Child Protection Policy and interagency safeguarding procedures.
• To comply with recruitment and other checks as requested by the organisation including undertaking a DBS check.

This job description is subject to amendment following discussion with the post holder.

October 2021

EXPERIENCE, QUALITIES AND APTITUDE

Essential:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
• ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualified, with significant post qualification experience (qualified by experience may be considered)
• Experience of leading a finance function in an organization
• An understanding of HR and employment law; integrity and discretion when dealing with sensitive information.
• Excellent leadership skills with proven experience in a leadership role.
• A strong line manager with demonstrable experience of delivering through a team
• Experience of managing complex projects
•  Experience of implementing and managing IT within organisations
• Experience of managing significant budgets of over £1m.
• Ability to carry out research and analyse both quantitative and qualitative data
• Strong presentation, reporting and communication skills
• In depth experience of using Xero, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and databases
• Committed to treating people equally, respecting differences and challenging prejudice and discrimination
• A positive, enthusiastic and ‘can do’ approach to work
• Committed to own learning and development
• A commitment to the social ethos of the charity and an ability to relate to Young People

Desirable:

• Prior experience of charity accounting and of leading on the audit process for a charity
• Understanding of learning and professional development
•  Understanding of the youth sector and current challenges that young people face
• Understanding of the challenges facing the third sector
• Experience across all sectors (corporate, public and third sector)
• Experience of contract management and the delivering of sizeable contracts in public or private sector

About CAG

It’s an exciting time for CAG Oxfordshire as the network celebrates its 20th birthday, reaches almost 100 member groups, and is working to take community-led climate action to the next level in Oxfordshire.

As we plan more ambitious work to support community-led change in Oxfordshire, we’re looking for someone to lead the next stage of our development. We have doubled in size in under two years of operation as an independent co-operative, owned and steered by our member groups.

Find out More

We’ll be holding an Open Zoom session, where you can come along and chat with us about the Director role and find out if you think we’d be a good fit for you.

Join us at 12.30pm on Thursday 21st October here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84686815841

The session will be co-hosted by the current Lead Coordinator (Director equivalent) and another member of our team. If you can’t join the session don’t worry, we’ll write up the questions and any answers we give and share them as a blog post on our website as well.

About the Director Role

The new Director will lead and coordinate our work. This includes managing our staff team in a way that keeps us developing more effective self-management practices over time. A key part of the role is ensuring we improve and deliver on our strategy and plans, drawing on the strengths and input of people across the organisation and our wider network. The Director will also develop new partnerships and income streams to grow our work; meeting the needs we can already see around us, and taking opportunities as they arise.

We are looking for someone who can work between three and five days a week.The role will be scaled appropriately according to the hours agreed with the new Director - there are more details on this in the recruitment pack. Some of the many benefits of the role include: flexible working hours, ability to mix home and office working, great colleagues and partners, pro rata share of 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays, and the opportunity to make the role your own in many ways.

Climate Outreach is recruiting for a full-time permanent Researcher role, to work within the Research Programme and support the organisation. 

We’re looking for an early career researcher who wants to develop their skills and expertise in the field of  climate communication. In this position, you will support the Research Programme and wider organisation to deliver evidence-based public engagement recommendations. You will be working closely with the Senior Programme Lead: Research, and Senior Researcher, as well as project managers to ensure that projects reach completion on time and within scope. Your responsibilities will involve conducting research to a high-standard using qualitative and quantitative methods in the delivery of key strategic projects, such as Britain Talks Climate. 

Key to success in this role will be the ability to work independently and as part of a team, excellent communication and organisational skills, and a strong foundation in research methods. This will be a highly stimulating and enjoyable job with many opportunities for building experience and developing new skills. You will be working within an enthusiastic team and will be working closely with colleagues  across the organisation. 

Benefits: if eligible 3.5%-5% pensions, enhanced parental leave pay, cycle scheme, flexible working arrangements and 33 days of annual leave (FTE).

Hours:35 hours per week

Reporting to:  Senior Programme Lead: Research

Location:Preferably Oxford office based. Flexible and remote working is available for the right candidate.

Other:This role requires the right to reside and work in the UK

Application process

How to apply: To apply please complete our application form and optional diversity, equality and inclusion monitoring form found on our website. 

Application deadline: 10am, Thursday 28th October 2021

Interviews: The interviews will take place on Wednesday 3rd November 2021. The interview will include an exercise to complete. Interviews will be carried out remotely due to Covid-19.

Start date: The role is envisioned to start as soon as possible.

We are looking for a fundraiser with a proven track record of successful income generation from trusts and foundations to join us on a part-time basis as our new Trust Fundraiser.

Location

Home-based with regular visits to the BRF office, Abingdon

Main areas of responsibility

• Make applications in order to attract grants and donations from trusts, and support the production of bids to charitable foundations
• Oversee relationships with grant-making trusts, ensuring these relationships are mutually beneficial and that related administration is well managed
• Research and identify charitable trusts which may provide future financial support to BRF, while also maximising the potential for giving from trusts with which BRF already has a relationship
• Prepare compelling proposals, creative pitches and appropriate applications to a broad range of funders
• Submit and monitor applications to charitable trusts, including the maintenance of records of applications, grant receipts and successful/failed submissions
• Ensure trusts are thanked for donations in timely fashion
• Write reports for funders on how their donation has supported our work
• Working closely with BRF’s head of fundraising to report on and evaluate trust and foundation fundraising income, expenditure and ROIs
• Monitor trust income for finance purposes, ensuring all donations or grants are coded appropriately, including any restrictions upon the use of the income
• Provide back-up support to the fundraising team with the production of personalised thank-you letters for individual and major donors
• Ensure BRF is up to date with best-practice fundraising techniques, particularly with regards to trust and foundation fundraising, and share these developments with the team
• Work collaboratively with other members of the fundraising team (and the wider BRF team) to reach fundraising targets

Skills and experience

Essential

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a fundraising team
• A proven track record of successful income generation from trusts and foundations
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Methodical with a flair for identifying and conveying information accurately, succinctly and engagingly
• Excellent people skills, adaptable and flexible in manner and approach 
• Excellent planning, problem solving and organisational skills
• Excellent team player, willing to ‘chip in’ to get the job done
• Able to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Able to adapt to a changing fundraising environment
• Commitment to ongoing professional development in fundraising
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Strong commitment to the aims of the organisation

Desirable

• Member of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising
• A strong network within the charity and funding sectors 
• Understanding of Data Protection and fundraising compliance

Benefits

• 28 days’ holiday per annum, including Bank Holidays (increasing to 33 days after 5 full years’ service)
• Additional 3 days off between Christmas and New Year
• Auto enrolment pension scheme (8% employer contribution, 3% employee contribution)
• Private Health Insurance (after successful completion of probationary period)
• Flexible working opportunities; TOIL scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

There is an occupational requirement that the role be held by a Christian, as defined by the Equality Act 2010.

Interview date Wednesday 10 November 2021

We have an exciting opportunity for a Partnership Co-ordinator to join our team base in Oxford. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return you will receive a competitive salary of £33,000 – £34,000 per annum.

In addition to a competitive salary, RABI also offers 28 days of annual leave, 10% pension contribution on successful completion of probation, access to learning & development and an employee assistance scheme

Please note that there is flexibility to work from home up to a couple of days per week, but this is an office-based role.

RABI has been supporting farming people throughout England and Wales for many generations. Providing practical guidance and proactive support to everyone within the agricultural community, RABI has a network of locally based teams who understand the challenges farming people face. The charity’s range of services cover four areas:

- Help at a critical time
- Mental wellbeing
- Support for living independently
- Training and upskilling

It is an exciting time to join the charity as it implements a 5-year strategy which aims to quadruple support to farming people by 2024. At the heart of this ambitious objective, is an aspiration to deliver a holistic, flexible approach to services that promotes early intervention and farmer wellbeing.

The Partnership Co-ordinator role:

You will work with the Corporate Partnership Manager to establish and develop the Partnership Programme for the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI). Working to identify and strategically develop valuable sector and wider industry collaborations, the Partnership Co-ordinator role is fundamental to the continuing development of RABI’s strategic objectives.

What you will be doing as our Partnership Co-ordinator:

- Identify and develop opportunities to engage with prospective strategic corporate partners
- Work with existing and prospective partners to maximise benefits for both parties, identifying new ways to gain access to expertise and high-quality support
- To support the Corporate Partnership Manager in developing and maintaining a partnership model to focus on maximising the impact and retention of strategic partners
- Provide subject matter expertise and advice to support the Senior Management Team in developing strategic priorities and projections. To attend, contribute and chair where appropriate, meetings, briefings and reviews with existing and potential partner organisations
- Working with RABI colleagues to collect and track data on the effectiveness of partnerships

Key skills and experience we are looking for in our Partnership Co-ordinator:

- Experience of developing excellent relationships with high level corporate organisations
- Ability to represent RABI and lead meetings with large audiences and partner-based events
- Significant knowledge and experience of working collaboratively with organisations and stakeholders at all levels
- Advanced research skills and proven record of environment scanning success
- Excellent communication skills and ability to understand and translate complex information to a variety of audiences
- Negotiation and influencing skills and the ability to work with people at all levels with tact and diplomacy
- Experience of developing and delivering presentations and pitches
Excellent organisation skills and the ability to manage own workload and priorities
- High computer literacy skills including the use of Microsoft Office programmes
- Ability to travel throughout England and Wales and work unsocial hours on occasion
- Affinity with the goals and objectives of RABI
- Project Management experience, including monitoring & evaluation
- A full UK driving licence

Desirable:

- Farming background or knowledge and understanding of the farming community
- A network of contacts in the agricultural sector
- Development of partnership modelling
- Experience of working in the not-for-profit sector

If you feel you have what it takes to become out Partnership Co-ordinator click ‘Apply’ today, we’d love to hear from you!

Please note that applications are reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview and appoint early. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as once we have closed a vacancy you will be unable to submit your CV.