Community Coordinator

ECHO is seeking a new community-building superstar to join our small but hardworking charity supporting children and young people with heart conditions and their families.

You will play a major role in developing a new community forum on the ECHO website, reaching out to families and professionals across the paediatric cardiology community.

You will act as a link between parents, medical professionals and information providers and be of assistance to them all.

The day-to-day job of Community Coordinator will be to build and improve the way parents/carers can ask questions, find information, and get support from the moment of diagnosis right through to adulthood.

This job will suit someone who wants to make a difference to families, someone who understands the value of high quality and reliable information and someone who can take the time to make someone else smile.

The Job Description gives you an idea of what we are looking for - what we would love is someone who can bring ideas and see them through to delivery on a small budget and in a small team. Someone who values volunteers and who can get things done.

Setting up a new online forum might not be easy, we have some technical support, but you will work with volunteers and partners to get it working and moderated safely, within necessary guidelines and policies. When monitoring and replying to forum posts, you will need to be knowledgeable and professional in your signposting ability.

Much of your work will be online but some will be face to face meeting parents, children, doctors, psychologists, administrators, and charity professionals - you will need to be open-minded and have a positive attitude.

Supporting families as they experience their heart journey can be tough; we support you with a fun and friendly team, regular wellbeing activities and monthly external supervision. As a thank you we gift staff some extra holiday days, and we encourage personal development and training.

We are a small team, there may at times be a need for help with a children’s party, a fundraising letter to a company or presenting to a medical team about the work we do. Our work is based mainly from the ECHO office, but we are flexible and ad-hoc travel to events and activities will be necessary.

ECHO seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious belief, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. ECHO welcomes applications from all candidates, including underrepresented groups and refugees who have the right to work in the UK. ECHO will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application and/or interview process, and for essential job function if appointed to the role. Please contact us if you may need such adjustments.

Hours: Part-time, 20 hours per week.

Salary: £27,000 (pro-rata)

Contract: 12 months (potential to extend, based on funding)

Application process: through Charity Job website only

Closing date: 10am Friday 14th May

Interviews: 8/9th June 2021

Spectra, with the Trans Learning Partnership (TLP), have an exciting opportunity for a Research Coordinator to join our dynamic partnership team (home working negotiable).

The TLP is a unique partnership of 4 community members, 2 academics at the University of Nottingham and Goldsmiths University, University of London; and 4 trans service organisations – Spectra, Gendered Intelligence, LGBT Foundation, Mermaids.

The ideal candidate will be suitably academically qualified, knowledgeable about trans issues, passionate about equalities, committed to working in an inclusive, collaborative and participatory style. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and experience of writing research grant bids.

This post is ideal for a researcher interested in the field of gender identity with some expertise in successful grant writing who wishes to increase their knowledge and experience in this area working closely with the trans community and senior academics in this field.

We value the importance of representation and seek to diversify our workforce, and so actively encourage applications from eligible BPOC candidates.

Please read the job description and use the application form on Spectra's website to apply.

Please complete the application form, including the personal statement and diversity monitoring form by Noon, 1st May*. We do not accept CVs or incomplete applications.

*This is an active recruitment. Spectra will review applications as we receive them and will interview candidates that match our requirements, appointing before the closing date if they are successful. Do not therefore wait to submit your application form until the closing date, but submit as early as possible.

Our vision is that every young person has the resources they need to live a happy, healthy, and fulfilling life.

Are you passionate about transforming the lives of vulnerable or disadvantaged young people?

We have supported vulnerable young people aged 16-25 years old in Gloucestershire for the past 18 years.

Our purpose is to be there for and respond to vulnerable young people when they need us most. Offering emergency accommodation in the homes of trained and committed volunteers and developing wrap around services to adress need.

You will be joinning at an exciting timne of development.

Job Title:  Funded Programmes Coordinator

Basis of Appointment: Fixed Term - Maternity cover replacement (12 months),
 Full Time (38.5 hours) 

Reporting to: Deputy Executive Director of Advancement 

Location: London (UK) 

Starting Date: 28 June 2021  

Salary: £33,360 per annum

Changing the world takes passion and dedication

Isn’t it time that your passion and dedication be channelled towards a career and community that genuinely change lives?

If you...

• want to transform your own life by transforming the lives of others

• crave a career that creates an opportunity for others

• desire to make dreams come true for those who never thought it possible

• know that education is the foundation from which we can change the world

• believe that today’s young people can transform tomorrow

• strive for world peace and global sustainability

• dare to dream

...then a career with UWC could be the change you need. 

UWC is a global family of schools with a powerful difference. With a shared goal of working towards global peace and sustainability, we bring together young people from around the world to study in one of our eighteen schools on four continents. There they don’t just learn how to be great at passing exams. They learn how to communicate across cultural boundaries. They develop the skills to be a changemaker. They design and engage in initiatives that transform their lives and the lives of those around them for the better. And they stay a “UWC-er” for life, becoming part of a global community of almost 60,000 changemakers transforming the lives of others. 

And why does philanthropy matter for us? Because we believe that access to quality education should be independent of socio-economic means, which is why UWC runs the world’s largest scholarship programme in international secondary education, with over 80% of students selected by UWC national committees receiving a scholarship. Do you want to help us make sure many more young people get this life-changing opportunity? 

Working with us will inspire and challenge you

Driving a mission to make the UWC experience available to tomorrow’s changemakers, irrespective of their background, beliefs and economic means demands colleagues with passion and dedication, and a talent for transformation. Our students go on to become leaders in politics, NGOs, social enterprises, community movements, charities, and business. For life, they remain dedicated to the UWC mission and many of them remain in close contact with us, their school, and their peers.

This is what fuels us at the UWC International Office.

We are based in London and Berlin, and we are the executive arm of UWC International, a registered charity in the United Kingdom and Germany. We collaborate closely with all stakeholders from across the UWC movement, including more than 4,000 volunteers and almost 60,000 alumni, and we serve UWC International’s governance bodies. 

Philanthropy is one of the core functions at UWC International and a key contributor to UWC’s growth and financial sustainability. The Philanthropy Team at UWC International is responsible for developing UWC’s fundraising capacity, coordinating UWC movement-wide fundraising activities and bringing in multi-million dollar gifts to support. It also includes the management and running of funded programmes, which entail donor stewardship with a focus on providing regular scholar updates to our funders. 

The Philanthropy Team is part of the larger Advancement Team, which also includes Communications and Community Engagement, and which works closely with colleagues at all eighteen UWC schools, staff members and volunteers at the over 155 UWC national committees, and UWC governance stakeholders. This is why anyone who joins the Philanthropy Team at UWC International will also become part of a much bigger and truly global team. 

Are you our new Funded Programmes Coordinator?

Right now, we are searching for a Funded Programmes Coordinator as a temporary maternity cover. 

In this role, you will coordinate and oversee the planning and management of major gift scholarship programmes within designated countries. This includes donor stewardship as a way to promote long-term engagement and high-value interactions with funders, with a primary focuses on honouring the gift’s intentions - as a matter of fact, good stewardship of existing donors has proven to be the most effective way of ensuring that we receive a gift in the future, making the management of these relationships a crucial part of the job. 

This is a full-time fixed-term position for a duration of twelve months. You will be based out of UWC International’s Office in London, United Kingdom, though some travel abroad might be required from time to time. 

If this sounds like the role to make you leap from bed every day, then read on for further details.

Key responsibilities

• Implement UWC funded major gifts scholarship programmes, including donor reporting, in liaison with UWC schools and/or UWC national committees and support to individual scholars 

• Manage major gifts scholarship budgets

• Recommend solutions to challenges that may arise at UWC national committee and/or UWC school level from the implementation of major gift scholarship programmes 

• Troubleshoot operational problems as they emerge

• Develop processes to monitor and evaluate the overall progress and effectiveness of new and existing major gift programmes

• Collaborate with other members of the Philanthropy Team on the planning, organisation and delivery of any fundraising-related events

• Manage and run the stewardship programmes including follow up with donors

• Ensure that the philanthropy database, relevant website pages and resource pages are updated 

• Manage the Funded Programmes Officer within the Philanthropy Team 

• Support the Philanthropy Team and other Philanthropy working groups and committees across UWC International with their meetings, including minute taking and agenda preparation

Requirements

Essential skills required

• Proven experience coordinating and administering complex major gift programmes 

• Experience implementing and coordinating stewardship programmes for donors 

• Proven experience in budget management and reporting

• Experience and willingness to work on programme management activities in cooperations with other teams and to deliver cross-team objectives 

• Ability to deliver and report upon agreed targets and plans within deadlines

• Values own knowledge but always willing to learn and to remain open to alternative views and perspectives 

• A cooperative attitude and proven ability to work as a member of a team and own initiative

• Flexibility and adaptability to work in changing environments

• A high level of comfort operating in an international and multicultural environment

Desirable

• Experience in donor relations

• Experience in grant management 

It is expected that the job holder will travel to UWC schools. For that reason, a basic DBS check (disclosure barring statement) or international equivalent will be required before any job offer is made.

Visa requirements

Anyone who applies to work at UWC International in London must have a work visa before starting employment, in compliance with the UK Immigration Rules. UWC International might be able to sponsor individuals for work visas.  If you need a work visa please make that clear in your application. 

Diversity Statement

UWC places deliberate diversity at the heart of our educational model because of its critical importance in our mission ‘to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future’.

At the UWC International Office, we believe this commitment to deliberate diversity must be reflected within our team, organisational practices, policies and culture. We recognise people with different backgrounds, skills, attitudes and experiences bring fresh ideas and perceptions, and we encourage and leverage these differences to make our work more relevant and approachable.

We will not discriminate or tolerate discriminatory behaviour on any grounds such as, but not limited to, race, gender, disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age or socioeconomic background. 

We strive to be an inclusive workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging, has a voice, can raise concerns, and feels comfortable and confident. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment and to act accordingly, as we aspire to best serve the UWC mission and our global community. It is an ongoing journey and we welcome all those who are ready to travel with us.

Applications Process and Deadline

Please send your CV and covering letter in English (each of a maximum of 2 pages) that relates your experience to the requirements to the email address stated on our website. Please also indicate how you heard about this role. In your application, please also provide the name, roles and contact details of two referees. We will not contact them without letting you know.

Please note that applications without a cover letter will not be considered. 

Deadline for application: 5pm UK time on 28th of April 2021. The first round of interviews will take place the week beginning 10th May 2021. Starting date: Ideally 28th June 2021. 

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

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

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

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

Person Specification

Essential characteristics and experience

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Desirable knowledge/experience

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

• Experience recruiting volunteers.

• Experience measuring and evaluating impact 

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

• Knowledge of UK schools 

Benefits:

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

• Starting Salary: £21k per annum pro rata

• Annual Leave: 28 days pro rata

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

Key Information:

• Length: fixed term contract until end of July

• Hours: Part Time (4 days a week, Mon-Thurs)

• Reporting to: Head of Region 

• Responsible for: individual programmes

• Start Date: W/B 11th May 2021

Pump Aid is a dynamic, award winning and growing organisation, which is promoting radically different approaches to aid and international development in the WASH sector in sub-Saharan Africa; providing opportunities for water entrepreneurs to establish small businesses, improving access to sanitation for children under five, and enabling rural Malawians to self-invest in water pumps and services: ending aid dependency for good.

To support this new approach, we are recruiting a Programme Funding Officer to help deliver a step change in our fundraising from trusts and foundations, with an active focus on those donors who both recognise the need for change and who want to support the innovative approaches we are delivering.

Your skills in communicating with others, putting together powerful content and a passion for doing aid differently will help us to achieve these aims and improve the lives and life chances of farmers, families, women, young children and girls for decades to come.

To apply; please send a CV and a two page covering letter explaining why you are right for this role.

Fixed Term contract – 12-months

Do you want to help inspire and support biomedical and health researchers to fulfil their potential?

Developing talented researchers through funding and careers support is one of the Academy’s strategic challenges and at the heart of our vision to improve UK and global health through research. We are looking for a Programme Officer to join our Programmes Team to take forward our work in this area. Working as part of the team, the Programme Officer is responsible for the administration and delivery of the Academy’s career development programmes, including the delivery of a diverse range of career development events, workshops and conferences. This will involve working alongside the Programmes and wider Careers team with support from our Fellowship of world class researchers; interacting directly with researchers, facilitators and expert consultants.

Our career development portfolio includes the Academy’s flagship mentoring programme, the INSPIRE Programme to encourage medical, dental and veterinary students to consider a career in research, the SUSTAIN programme supporting women on their path to becoming research leaders, and FLIER, a pioneering cross-sector leadership programme. In addition, we offer a programme of support for our active awardees and programme participants (PILLAR) and during the pandemic we have been running a COVID Career Support Space on our website.

You will be educated to first degree level, and have experience of dealing with external organisations or individuals, working with various databases, and producing high-quality printed materials and digital content (including on social media). In addition, you will have some experience of event or programme management. Experience working virtually and using online platforms for meetings and events will be beneficial. You will be confident in working with people across all levels and in representing the team and the organisation both internally and externally. Excellent communication and team working skills are key attributes we are looking for, in addition to a desire to support the careers of the next generation of researchers.

The Academy’s benefits include: generous leave allowance, Academy pension scheme, Agile working options and travel assistance amongst others. The Academy is based in offices near Oxford Circus, but staff are currently working primarily remotely.

To download the full job specification and apply, please visit our website via the apply button.

CVs in isolation will not be accepted. No agencies please.

Closing date: 13 April 2021

Interview date: from 21 April 2021

Position Title: Programme Officer– Non-Discrimination

Location: The Trust’s office in West London

Reporting to: A Programme Manager

Management

responsibility: None

Grade and salary:  Grade D, £48,719

Contract terms: Permanent, 37.5 hours a week

Please note we are re-advertising this role. If you applied for this position in the first round, you do not need to re-submit your application.

About the Trust

The Sigrid Rausing Trust is a grant-making foundation based in London. Founded in 1995, its purpose is to promote the values and principles of human rights, equality and the rule of law, and to preserve nature from further degradation.

In pursuit of these goals, the Trust has given away approximately £397 million to organisations all over the world. Current focal regions for Trust grant-making are countries in Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Eastern Mediterranean, and North and sub-Saharan Africa. Its current annual budget is approximately £47 million. The Trust is led by nine Trustees and currently employs 25 staff.  More detail on the Trust’s work can be found on its website.

Purpose of the role

To advise the Trustees of the Sigrid Rausing Trust on grant-making related to non-discrimination. The Programme Officer will work across the Women’s Rights, LGBTI Rights and Xenophobia and Intolerance programmes, including identifying organisations working on multiple and intersecting discriminations.  

The Women’s Rights Programme supports organisations working to uphold women's rights and promote gender equality in three areas: ending gender-based violence, protecting sexual and reproductive rights and securing women's land and property rights. We also support national, regional and international women's funds.

The LGBTI Rights programme aims to improve the legal standing and social acceptance of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex people in our focus regions. We support organisations working to address discriminatory laws, homophobia and violence.

The Xenophobia and Intolerance Programme supports organisations in our focus regions defending the rights of people who are discriminated against, subject to hate speech and demonisation or denied access to justice due to their ethnic identity or refugee status.

Relationships and reporting lines

The Programme Officer will report to a Programme Manager, and will work closely with other members of the programmes team, as well as the Executive and Deputy Executive Directors on matters of strategy. Additional key relationships include interaction with Trustees, as well as collaboration with the Trust’s other programme officers and operations staff.

Working for the Trust

The Trust is committed to staff development. We offer various opportunities for staff to learn and develop, including an individual training budget, and management devoted to coaching and development as a grant maker. We encourage staff to attend events such as conferences, expert and donor meetings, to keep abreast of the developments in the human rights and philanthropic fields. The Trust is committed to being a good practice employer. We offer flexible working arrangements and are currently undertaking a wide-ranging review of staff benefits.

It is important to us that our organisation is diverse, so we actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities.

Main duties and responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to manage all stages of the grant making process, from invitation to application, award and reporting.

Programme Officer Duties:

• Making a contribution to the strategic direction of the Women’s Rights, LGBTI Rights and Xenophobia and Intolerance programmes, including advising on how these programme areas intersect;
• Liaising with staff and Trustees on the overall approach to the portfolios they work on;
• Identifying potential grant applicants by researching organisations relevant to the Women’s Rights, LGBTI Rights and Xenophobia and Intolerance Programmes, including organisations working on multiple and intersecting discriminations; networking and attending relevant events;
• Providing expertise on the issues covered in the Women’s Rights, LGBTI Rights, and Xenophobia and Intolerance Programmes;
• Reviewing submitted applications, interviewing potential grantees, undertaking due diligence and preparing analytical reports and recommendations to the Trustees;
• Reviewing reports submitted by grantees, evaluating and reporting on the impact of grants and signing off on grant payments;
• Managing the grant making pipeline to ensure efficiency of processes and an appropriate balance of recommendations across the Trust’s grant making meetings;
• Maintaining relationships and regular communication with grantees, including site visits and attendance at grantee events;
• Keeping informed of developments in relevant fields and in the Trust’s focus countries;
• Developing relationships with other donors and stakeholders in the field;
• Representing the Trust externally at national and international conferences.

Other Duties:

• Carrying out similar duties for other programme areas as needed; 
• Conducting research into particular thematic or funding related issues relevant for the Trust as needed;
• Supporting learning across the Trust on how we can better address discrimination including intersectional discrimination in our grant-making;
• Such other duties as the Trust may reasonably require.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Education:

• Master’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.

Experience:

• At least seven to ten years of experience in one of these areas: women’s rights, LGBTI rights or xenophobia and intolerance, and demonstrable experience of working in at least one of the other areas;
• Demonstrable experience of working across issues of discrimination and preferably of applying an intersectional approach;
• Experience of working in some of the Trust’s geographic focus areas;
• Demonstrable commitment to furthering the Trust’s vision;
• Knowledge of working with international and regional human rights mechanisms as they pertain to the issues addressed by the portfolios they work on;
• Experience of developing and managing relationships with civil society;
• Demonstrable interest, knowledge and experience of the issues addressed in the portfolios they work on;
• Prior experience of working in the civil society, legal or donor sector ideally on the issues in the portfolio.
• Experience of grantmaking is desirable.

Key Competences and Skills:

• Adaptability and flexibility;
• Organised, with the ability to prioritise and manage competing demands;
• Ability to think strategically about opportunities for grantmaking in the given fields;
• Ability to work closely and sensitively with other team members;
• Good judgement, demonstrating objectivity and self-awareness;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Analytical, with excellent research skills;
• An understanding of good grant making practice, including due diligence, effective grants management, legal compliance and monitoring and evaluation;
• Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks;
• Attention to detail;
• Collaborative, with good interpersonal skills;
• Takes initiative but knows when to seek advice and guidance;
• Integrity, humility and a sense of humour.

SRT is only able to consider applications from candidates who already have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom. The post will be based in London and will require travel up to a minimum of six weeks a year in the UK and internationally.

How to apply:

Please submit a two page CV and two page cover letter to apply. Please use your cover letter to demonstrate your suitability for the role.

Closing date for applications is 11.59pm on Sunday 25th April .

We expect to hold first round interviews from 10th May 2021

We are passionate about creating opportunities for care-experienced children/young people to access the great education and pastoral care available through bursary places at the UK's boarding and independent schools; and are looking for a Programme Manager with compassion and experience of working with children and young people who are either in, or on the edge, of children's social care, to organise all aspects of this programme.

You will be highly organised, maintaining excellent communication, empathy and case management skills to ensure quality support to the children, schools, parents/carers and Local Authorities that we work with. Working within our Programmes Team, you will coordinate all aspects of the Looked-After & Vulnerable Children Programme, including:

• Managing the day-to-day operations: developing relationships with children’s social care professionals with regard to selecting, preparing and matching care-experienced children/young people to available bursary places at boarding and independent schools, providing advice and guidance to Local Authority Virtual Schools, social workers, families/ carers, developing all aspects of the application process, assisting in coordination and management of admissions’ procedures, undertaking home visits and accompanying pupils on visits to schools

• Developing and implementing approaches to measuring and monitoring pupils' progress, needs and views including through liaising with parents/carers and schools staff; maintaining oversight of school reports, PEP and child protection information, analysing data on pupil's social and emotional wellbeing, and reflecting on this information to continuously adapt and improve the ‘wrap-around’ care/support provided by the charity for its' looked-after and vulnerable pupils, in order to create the strongest conditions for successful bursary placements

• Working with the Head of Alumni Programme to develop support for how the charity ensures that looked-after- and vulnerable children continue to thrive after they leave their bursary placements

• Participating in the development, implementation and delivery of relevant training courses and information sessions, both for local authorities and staff in schools; and supporting the charity's research partners to build the evidence of positive outcomes and impact of the looked-after and vulnerable children programme to relate trends in outcomes of relevance to a broader audience and  disseminate that learning to key audiences

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to build a programme that is sponsored by the Department for Education and has the potential to have a significant impact on a key social problem. Our current team includes recent graduates and those with experience up to Director level - all of whom share a passion for improving social mobility through harnessting the commitment of the UK's boarding and independent school sector to widen access to their fully-funded bursary places. This opportunity would suit someone skilled in programme delivery and management and with prior experience of working in the children's social care or charities working with vulnerable children/young people. 

Person specification

The ideal candidate will be confident in providing day-to-day operations management/support with a strong emphasis on the quality of relationships with Local Authority personnel and vulnerable children's families/carers. Managing complex cases involving multiple parties, including social workers and supporting multi-agency collaboration you will need to be a clear and confident communicator and know when to draw on the expertise and advice of management.

You will be able to work with uncertainty and ambiguity, demonstrating a determination to find what needs to be done and having it completed, no matter how complex the multiple agencies and adults involved in the care for the child/young person. You will be highly organised, maintaining an overview of multiple case loads, prioritising effectively and overseeing the programme through from identification of potential beneficiaries, to preparation, support and as the young person transitions to become an alumni.

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

Essential skills/experience: 

• Ability to prioritise effectively in order to meet short term and long term deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively with multiple agencies and know when to escalate issues, particularly with regards to safeguarding.
• Strong communication skills, both in writing and verbally, transparent record keeping. 
• Caring and empathetic about the education outcomes of children in the care system.
• Advocacy skills to ensure timely delivery of services to the children we work with.
• Good understanding of business processes and strong attention to detail.
• Professional and polite telephone manner; have the ability to speak to individuals from a wide range of backgrounds; from social workers to senior local authority officers be empathetic with parents/carers in difficult situations.
• Proactive in responding to issues and a problem solving mindset.
• Knowledgeable of safeguarding and best practice in handling sensitive data and issues.
• Experience working within the local government/school/charity or social work sectors
• Understanding children’s services and delivery of local services.
• Knowledge of key issues relating to LAC/SEN, including trauma and attachment awareness. 

Desirable:

• An understanding and experience of the boarding school system and wider independent education landscape.
• Experience or knowledge of SEN provision and local offering.
• Experience of working in or with a small charity.

General

Salary of £30,000-£37,000 dependent on experience and location. We are currently working remotely due to the COVID restrictions with access to an office in Central London on a hot-desking basis. The job is subject to having the right to work in the UK and an enhanced DBS check. 

Programmes Officer (Grants)
Reference: 783/PO
Location: Groundwork London Islington (Angel) office with a requirement to work across London. (from home during Covid-19 social distancing measures)
Contract: One year fixed term contract to 31 May 2022, with a possibility to extend
Salary: Circa £22,500 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Groundwork London is responsible for a number of grant schemes across a variety of areas of environmental and regeneration themes, including TfL Walking & Cycling Grants London, GLA Grow Back Greener, Community Led Recovery, ESFA Community Training Grants and Our Space Award.

The Programmes Officer will coordinate and support the delivery of the Trust’s expansive pan London grant programmes.

The role will focus on coordinating and executing grant application processing and coordinate project monitoring and report generation for programme partners and funders. The post holder will be the key contact for all grant schemes managed by Groundwork, responding to queries and providing training to both prospective grant applicants and funded groups.

The post holder will have proven organisational, time management and co-ordination skills and be able to utilise strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and databases to maintain complex administrative and monitoring systems with high degrees of accuracy. Excellent written and verbal communication skills will be essential in the role.

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 26th April, 2021
Interview date: w/c 3rd May, 2021 (via Teams or Zoom)

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 where you can complete your application for this position. 

Groundwork London is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community.

No agencies please.

London with international travel

The Programme Partnerships department is looking for a Programme Manager (PM), who will act as the focal point in the interaction between Country Offices and Save the Children UK (SCUK), supporting the delivery and quality of in-country programmes.

As Programme Manager, you will oversee the implementation of SCUK-funded programming, in coordination with the Country Offices, acting as a donor liaison for key SCUK donors - institutional and/ or non-institutional including strategic corporate partnerships. You will be responsible for monitoring, ensuring donor compliance and providing quality assurance for projects and grants/contracts within specific assigned countries, as well as managing related risks. You will lead on the delivery of institutional and non-institutional proposals and reports, as well as evaluations and audits.

Your remit will either be region-based or programme-based, and it will vary over time, in line with changes and demands in SCUK's overall international programmes funding portfolio. This role involves the direct management of programmes and related awards implemented in specific Country Offices or in support of strategic corporate donor(s). In addition, you will:

• Build strong and effective relationships with key staff and counterparts in Country Offices and coordinate the provision of appropriate support for the effective delivery of quality programmes.
• Contribute to the development of the overall portfolio, in support of Country Strategic Plans and donor partnership strategies.
• Develop a strong knowledge of donors/ partners priorities and interests in the country(ies) under your responsibility. Develop and maintain relevant donor relationships, serving as the focal point for HQ-level donor staff, for the countries, programmes or partnerships under your portfolio.

To be successful you will have extensive experience in project and grant/contract management, particularly while working in a country office, and you will be knowledgeable of institutional and non-institutional donor requirements. You will have significant experience of working in the international aid sector, with significant financial and reporting skills. You will also have:

• Strong relationship development skills, particularly at a distance and with colleagues from different organisations, functions, and cultures.
• Extensive experience working with institutional donors such as FCDO, UNICEF, OCHA, ECHO/EuropeAid, including proposal development and report writing, and / or experience working with non-institutional donors (corporate, trust & foundations, etc.)
• A high degree of flexibility and adaptability to respond to changing needs and effectively address issues
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills

Please make sure your cover letter explains how you meet these essential requirements.

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBT+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds. 

For more information and to apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 18th April 2021

The Youth Endowment Fund 

Race Equity Advisor, Grants Programme 

Reports to: Andrea Ramsay, Director Operations & Programmes 

Period: part time, February to July 2021 (max 1-2 days per week) 

Rate: Day rate relevant for experience level 

About the Youth Endowment Fund  

The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) is a charity with a £200m endowment and a mission that matters. We exist to prevent children and young people from becoming involved in violence. We do this by funding great initiatives, finding out what works and building a movement to put this knowledge into practice. 

At YEF, we are committed to being a racially diverse and inclusive organisation, both in-house and as an external funder. We believe that racial diversity drives innovation, increases diversity of thought and experience and helps the YEF represent and best serve the young people that we are seeking to support.

We are currently working to make decisions on what we will fund in our next two funding grant rounds as an organisation, including the resources we are developing to prepare organisations and the ways we will assess what we fund. Our aim is to make informed, intentional decisions about upcoming rounds so that we are building the most racially equitable funding programme possible that will achieve the aims of the YEF. It is critical that we learn from our previous funding rounds and best practice. 

The Race Equity Advisor will play a key role in advising our programmes and evaluation teams and senior management to make these decisions and review our progress in real time. They will be supported by, and build off of, the work of the YEF Racial Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Working Group. 

Key Responsibilities and Projects  

• Recommend how our practices can best improve racial equality and minimise the risk of bias through conducting a detailed review of YEF’s previous grant rounds, including application materials, scoring criteria, and scoring data. It is important to us to ensure both that we reach young people from all ethnic backgrounds and that we fund organisations led by staff from all ethnic backgrounds. 

• Serve on the YEF application design team for autumn 2021 grant round that will launch applications in September 2021, reviewing portfolio requirements, application materials, the way we assess applications, written communications, and other materials to ensure YEF has the most inclusive and equitable grant programme design. Working with our Salesforce and data analysis partner, ensure the application and system is designed so that effective analysis can be conducted after the assessment period on any potential biases. 

• During the application assessment period for our next grant round, review analysis provided by our data analysis partner and provide course correction recommendations in real time where potential biases are identified.

• Provide a written report to the YEF leadership team and governance committees on the diversity of the final portfolio of projects being recommended for funding, including analysis on other protected characteristics in addition. This report should include a set of actionable recommendations for improvement for future grant rounds that were identified during the assessment period.

• Advise and review YEF plans to work with smaller organisations to conduct rigorous evaluations of common practices utilized to prevent young people from getting caught up in crime. This will include developing action plans for how YEF can specifically engage BAME-led organisations in the execution of these types of funding rounds.

• Identify other levers for change that may be possible in YEF’s grant-making and evaluation practices to ensure a racially diverse and equitable programme, including setting out recommended next steps. 

• Draft a scope of work for an organisational Race Equity Audit for YEF that will cover governance, recruitment, retention and progression, culture, communications, movement building, research and other engagement and work with YEF to identify and onboard the auditor.

Key Requirements  

• Experience and proven track record working to improve racial diversity, equality, and inclusion within a fast-paced environment. 

• Experience of charitable grant-making in the UK, either as a grantee, a grant-maker, or a grant evaluator. 

• The ability to understand, collate and synthesise complex sets of information and use them to make informed recommendations. While you will not be responsible for pulling the data and creating reports, you will be responsible for interpreting them and helping us change as a result. 

• Ability to work independently, seeking input from relevant team stakeholders throughout. 

• While not a requirement, we do encourage applications from individuals (or individuals within organisations) with Lived Experience of violence. 

We will accept applications from individuals or organisations who are able to fulfil this role. 

It is important to us that the people we hire do not discriminate. We believe in being inclusive and giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status, or social economic background. 

To apply 

To apply, please send a CV, cover letter and the monitoring form through our application page by midnight, 18th April 2021.Please include your day rate expectations in your letter, inclusive of any VAT or anticipated expenses.

You should also include the contact details of two referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer. Referees will only be approached with your express permission. You will also be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK. As part of our commitment to flexible working we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at interview stage. 

First round interviews will take place in the week commencing 3rd May 2021. 

Your personal data will be shared for the purposes of the recruitment exercise. This includes our HR team, interviewers (who may include other partners in the project and independent advisors), relevant team managers and our IT service provider if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles. We do not share your data with other third parties unless your application for employment is successful and we make you an offer of employment. We will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you. We do not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area. 

The Mulberry Centre (TMC) is an award-winning cancer information and support centre and an independent charity, based on the grounds of the West Middlesex University Hospital in Isleworth, West London. It has been open for over 19 years and has provided services and support to more than 15,000 people. 

We are seeking an Operations Coordinator to work closely with the Finance and Operations Manager.  We are looking for an individual who will support and coordinate the smooth running of the Centre’s operational and support services, enabling The Mulberry Centre to deliver quality services with a professional and caring focus.  You will need to be a warm and welcoming team player, be proactive and an office all-rounder supporting your colleagues.

If you are interested in the work of The Mulberry Centre and have the relevant experience to perform this significant role, we would very much like to hear from you. 

Contract: Full Time, 2 year fixed term

Salary: £25,000 - £32,000 per annum 

Principal Location: Bukavu or Bujumbura (Burundi) with regular travel to Uvira city and the High Plateau area and Bukavu.

Are you an experienced project manager, fluent in both French and English looking to develop further?

Street Child is seeking an experienced Project manager to manage our growing Great Lakes programme portfolio. We are particularly keen to hear from candidates who have strong experience in project implementation, budget management, grant management and developing and delivering MEL approaches.  This role will give you the opportunity to;

• Lead the operational oversight of Street Child’s established South Kivu programme together with our strong national NGO partner
• Provide support to the Great Lakes Representative in the expansion of our nascent programming in Burundi and Rwanda as well as further expansion in the Kivus as required.

To be successful in this role will require flexibility and adaptability as well as excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach to working with our local partners in the region.  The project manager will be responsible for the project planning and excellent delivery of our complex £1.7m three year ‘Safer Schools’ programme in the conflict-affected High Plateau region of South Kivu.

You will be joining an agile and fast-growing global organisation, working for children’s futures in 17 fragile, conflict and crisis affected countries. Our partner organisations in the region have deep roots in the context and we are proud as an organisation to deliver as much of our work as possible through local partners whose development and growth we take as seriously as our own. Since 2008 we have helped over 318,000 children to go to school and learn and supported over 29,000 families to set up businesses so they can afford the cost of educating their children.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading operational oversight for the successful delivery of Plateau-based projects, including the delivery of the £1.7m UKAid funded Safer Schools programme.
• Lead MEL processes for the relevant projects, including design and translation of M+E tools, data analysis, evaluation processes and strengthening feedback mechanisms.
• Ensure donor compliance including report writing, budget and logframe revisions and donor communication.
• Prepare high quality institutional funding applications, donor proposals and concept notes in full partnership with the Great Lakes Representative.
• Monthly financial reporting and collaborative working on programme financial management
• Manage the relationship between the UK and Great Lakes office to ensure the impact of our programmes are clearly communicated externally.
• Provide partner capacity development with dedicated support on partner engagement, proposal development, project cycle management, grant management and reporting and institutional capacity building in line with the Street Child partnering agenda.
• Contribute to the development of Great Lakes strategy, supporting the Great Lakes Representative in the implementation of DRC non-Plateau, Burundi and Rwanda projects and in donor liaison, fundraising and networking.
• Externally represent the organisation at meetings with donors, networks, government and other stakeholders in all relevant fora.

We are looking for:

• A dynamic, positive person with a proven track record in project implementation including budget management, grant management and developing/delivering MEL approaches
• You will have excellent written and spoken communication in both English and French.
• Strong networking skills with an ability to skilfully navigate both national and international stakeholders.
• You will be passionate about local partnership and locally led development.
• Ideally, but not essentially, you will have a strong background in education, child protection and/or livelihood approaches with experience working in the Great Lakes region.

Please refer to the attachment to see the full role description, person specification and instructions on how to apply. Applications will be reviewed and interviews arranged on a rolling basis.

Pre-employment checks will be required as part of our recruitment process in line with our Safeguarding Policy. Street Child welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Previous applicants need not apply.