We're seeking an experienced manager to lead our Programmes team. As the national youth council of the UK, the British Youth Council brings young people together to find their voice and use it for social and political change. As Head of Programmes you will be working across a range of programmes, such as the UK Youth Parliament and NHS England Youth Forum, as well as our membership engagement and events, to ensure that young people can use thier collective voice for positive change.

If you have a passion for youth participation, experience of managing and leading teams to deliver great results with and for young people, and are looking for a new challenge then this may be the job for you. 

Your role
The Programme Finance Advisor is the primary focal point for Country Offices for issues related to accountancy, finance, and grant management. You ensure internal policies and regulations are well understood and applied in Country offices. Through your support, capacity of Country finance teams is strengthened. You ensure the timely and appropriate reporting of in country trends, financial and grants, to your counterparts in Programmes and for monthly reporting.
Your responsibilities
• Review and validate the monthly financial reporting package from country offices, (balance sheet reconciliations, cost allocation to Restricted and Unrestricted grants, intercompany transactions, FX Revaluation, completeness of the submission), provide feedback on necessary corrections and ensure these are actioned by the country finance team.
• Verify accuracy and correctness of country monthly cash requests, collect the required validation to allow London finance team and Head of Finance to process the payment.
• Review the monthly BVA from the country teams, together with the Programme team in London, looking at variances, burn rate, and project cash flow, identifying and advising the Country team on actions to be taken.
• Analyse and consolidate country finances and grant management each month, and present to the SMT, highlighting delays, risks and advise on appropriate action to be taken.
• Inform the Programme and Funding teams and the Finance Manager and Country Director on donor financial requirements at any stage of grant management, from proposal to final reporting.
• Revise grant financial reports, sign off intermediate reports and submit the final financial report to the Programme Finance Manager for sign off.
• Review budgets for new proposals, ensuring appropriateness of cost recovery, coherence with log frame, respect of specific donor requirement and WCUK internal parameters for Budgeting. Provide necessary feedback and request corrections to the Country Team, ensuring they are properly addressed. Prepare the Budget summary including potential risks, to the Programme Finance Manager for action and sign off.
• Collaborate with country directors and country finance mangers on the development of the annual country budget, and ensure guidelines and priorities set by SMT are addressed. Ensure the coherency, the accuracy and correctness of the Annual budget calculation, prepare the summary and highlights for the Programme Finance Manager’s final revision before consolidation.
• Induct new country finance team members, and provide day to day coaching, technical support and trouble shooting in the use of the WCUK financial system, tools, procedure and policies.
• Ensure that country teams adhere to organisational financial policies & procedures by sharing best practice, raising breaches of policy with senior colleagues when appropriate, and highlighting needs for improvement.
• Periodically travel to War Child country offices to deliver direct support to the finance team.

Contract - Fixed Term until 2022 (with an opportunity to become permanent dependent on funding)

35 hours per week (part time applicants will be considered - minimum 21 hours per week)

Coram Voice is recruiting to an exciting new post in our Policy and Practice Development team. The New Belongings Programme Manager will head up our New Belongings Programme and support wider work of the team especially our Bright Spots programme. We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced project manager with a commitment to using co-production to develop services. The post holder will work around England together with our Participation manager and team of care experienced consultants to put young people’s voices at the heart of service improvement by working with care leavers and local authorities to improve their leaving care services.

The New Belongings Programme Manager will lead the New Belongings programme and engagement with participating local authorities. They will use their experience of project management and service improvement to support local authorities and their care leavers to explore current provision and develop, implement and review work plans to apply and implement ideas to improve practices and services based on the priorities of their care leavers. They will plan and facilitate project team visits to local authorities as well as peer learning events for all participating local authorities.

In addition, this role will take a lead in working with local authorities conducting the ‘Your Life Beyond Care’ survey through the Bright Spots programme and support the wider practice improvement work with local authorities conducted by the Coram Voice Policy and Practice Development Team.

The successful applicant will have an excellent understanding of how to drive change in the public sector and will be as confident engaging senior managers as talking with young people about what is important to them.

Care experienced candidates are especially welcomed and, although this is a full-time post, we will also consider candidates who wish to work part time (minimum 21 hours per week). 

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification to understand more about the role and to see if it the ideal role for you.

To apply, please click on the 'apply now' button to be redirected to the application form.

Closing date: 23:59, Friday 13th December 2019

First interviews: Wednesday 18th December 2019 

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Registered Charity Number 1046207

As opererational deputy for our CEO, this role offers a real opportunity to provide quality character education for young people.

Britain has a deep social mobility problem.  This not only limits the contribution that individuals can make to the economy and wider society, but it is also unfair.  Envision wants to change this.

We believe that young people from more disadvantaged backgrounds often have less opportunity to develop the social confidence, personal efficacy and other skills that are characteristic of successful adults.

We also believe that the education system can help fill this gap for these young people.  This is why we are working in partnership with schools, harnessing resources in the wider community, to deliver proven approaches to developing character and employability.

We have articulated our theory of change:  we are clear about the outcomes we want to deliver and how we do it. We know what we do works: our Key Stage 5 model has been tested through a randomised control trial, the gold standard of evaluation. We have recently adapted this model for a younger age group. This is now operating in 30 schools and is currently being evaluated by the Education Endowment Foundation.

All our programmes utilise a structured combination of challenge and support.

We challenge young people to develop and demonstrate their skills whilst making as much difference as they can to an issue that they care about. Our programmes are designed to work as interschool competitions comprising team and individual challenges.

Young people are engaged in their development through a strong sense of meaningful purpose and ownership. Activity is young people-led: they decide what they want to do and how they want to do it. Our role is to harness their enthusiasm for their cause to enable them to develop their confidence and skills.  Which is where you come in.

As operational deputy for the CEO, you will lead all aspects of programme delivery across the organisation.

You will drive a process of continuous innovation and improvement so that our coaches and mentor deliver the maximum impact for as many young people from disadvantaged backgrounds as we can.

You will relish the opportunity to learn what works and be able to collect and use data to drive improvement in programme design and delivery.  Your analytical skills will be matched by your practical approach enabling you to embed policies and procedures and support staff to improve their facilitation skills through an inspiring programme of training and observations.

As a member of the Senior Management Team, you will also contribute to wider organisation management. As we approach our 20th anniversary we are being funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation to develop a new strategy and this role will have the opportunity to be part of this work shaping future plans to grow and develop the organisation.

11 month fixed term contract

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as Senior Programme Manager and act as the focal point for Country Office (CO) and Save the Children (SCUK) interaction, supporting the delivery and quality of in-country programmes.

In our UK and Global Programmes department, we fight for children every single day. We deliver humanitarian and development programmes. We build partnerships with institutional donors, including governments, multi-laterals and trusts. We drive lasting change. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

As Senior Programme Manager you will lead on the delivery of institutional and non-institutional proposals, reports and contracts, as well as evaluations, audits and management responses. You will oversee the implementation of the SCUK-funded programming in coordination with the Regional Office, acting as a donor liaison/focal point for key HQ SCUK donors. You will be responsible for the monitoring and oversight of all SCUK projects and related risks within specific assigned countries. In addition you will:

• Contribute to the development of new business practices and tools to streamline processes and improve quality and efficiency of work in the team
• Provide day to day line management support to team membersContribute to the development of the overall portfolio in line with Country Strategic Plans (CSPs) 
• Provide capacity building for country office staff in coordination with Save International Regional Office and HQ
• Build strong and effective relationships with key staff and counterparts in SCI country offices and coordinate the provision of appropriate support for the effective delivery of quality programmes.

To be successful you will be flexible and proactive with extensive experience in project and grant/contract management with knowledge of institutional donor compliance requirements. You will have significant experience of working in the international development sector, with significant financial process and reporting skills and previous line management experience.  In addition you will have:

• Strong relationship development skills, particularly at a distance
• Extensive experience working with institutional donors such as DFID, EC, ECHO, UNICEF etc.
• A strong working knowledge of international development/humanitarian issues
• Experience of proposal development and report writing, particularly in reference to DFID, EuropeAid, ECHO and/or UNICEF
• Experience of establishing strong working relationships with colleagues from different organisations, functions, and cultures.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 15th December 2019

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Programme Funding Manager to help increase the reach and scale of our work, by working with our International Programmes and Policy & Research teams to identify and engage with institutional donors to secure grant funding for our work. This is an ideal role for someone with solid experience in institutional fundraising in international development or peacebuilding who is keen to progress to a more senior role.

We have a big ambition to change the way the international community responds to violent conflicts around the world, as well as to inspire the general public to support the work of local people on the ground who are working tirelessly to build peace. This is a very exciting time for Peace Direct, as we have been growing at a fast pace over the past few years and will be launching a new strategy in 2020 which will see us reach more people affected by violent conflict.

The ideal candidate will have experience of managing institutional donor relationships, including experience of securing six figure grants. They will also have excellent research and communication skills, a solid background in line management and a high standard of written English. This role will work closely with our International Programmes team and our local partners to produce high quality applications and reports to new and existing institutional donors. Given the breadth of our work, you will be fundraising for a range of projects in different contexts ensuring a huge variety of work. This is an exciting role, suitable for people who can manage multiple priorities and work to tight deadlines.

Finally, we are looking for someone who genuinely believes in our mission to stop violent conflict and build sustainable peace and who is excited by the prospect of joining a dynamic and growing international charity.

Peace Direct strives to be a diverse and inclusive employer, with equality of opportunities regardless of personal identity, and we are committed to improving our systems and ways of working to support this, including creating a Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) working group, DEI strategy and recruitment guidelines. We strongly encourage individuals from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds to apply, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), LGBTQ+, people with disabilities and people with mental health challenges.

The deadline for applications is 8th December 2019. However, we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis so early applications are encouraged although all applications will be given due consideration. Only completed applications will be accepted and only applicants with the right to work in the UK will be considered. Application Form and Job Description are available on Peace Direct’s website. 

Peace Direct works hard to ensure its staff have a good work life balance and feel valued. Some of the benefits we have include:

• 25 days annual leave not including the office closing between Christmas and New Year.
• Stakeholder Pension with Peace Direct contributing 6%
• An interest free season ticket loan for the purchase of a commuter season ticket
• Flexible working hours
• Enhanced maternity and adoption leave pay (12 weeks full pay, 12 weeks half pay)
• Training budget available for all staff (we have secured ‘Investors in People’ accreditation and are committed to the development and support of all staff).
• A warm and friendly work environment!

King's Global Health Partnerships is looking for an ambitious self-starter to lead fundraising and grant management across our partnerships in Somaliland, Sierra Leone, DR Congo and Zambia.

Our 10-year strategy articulates an ambition to grow our funding, with a significant increase in funding from statutory and institutional donors (including research funders), as well as from trusts and foundations, corporates and major donors.

The postholder will take responsibility for supporting high quality project development and management of KGHP grants. This includes supporting proposal development for new grants and reporting to donors on existing grants; leading the diversification of our portfolio of donors by developing donor engagement strategies; identifying new funding opportunities; liaising with colleagues across the partnerships and with the KCL Fundraising team; encouraging learning among colleagues to ensure that we capitalise on funding opportunities. The postholder will also play a role in strengthening systems to ensure that grants are managed effectively, accountably and in compliance with contractual requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Work with the Partnerships Director to deliver on KGHP’s funding strategy and support the development of plans to achieve funding objectives. Support colleagues in the development of country-specific funding strategies and in donor /consortium partner engagement

• Regularly monitor funding opportunities and maintain, share intelligence and develop plans relating to potential opportunities. Develop and share analysis and insights into trends, building a strong understanding of emerging funding opportunities and changes in the donor landscape.

• Strengthen KGHP approaches to the design and development of international development grant proposals and grant management, by developing tools and resources, and promoting crosspartnership learning among Programme Managers

• Work with the Partnerships Director to build and maintain strong relationships with key donors, partner NGOs and partner academic institutions. Research and support the development of new funding partnerships with donors and consortia partners at a UK and international level. Represent King’s Global Health Partnerships externally to donors and consortia partners and internally within the university.

• Ensure effective coordination across the partnerships, maintaining an overview of funding, proposal submission and donor liaison

• Support decision making and risk assessment relating to new funding opportunities

• Ensure donor compliance across the portfolio, acting as a central source of knowledge and advice and ensuring alignment between partnership operations and School/ Faculty/ university systems

• Oversee contract negotiation and ensure that due diligence requirements are met, including due diligence on, and sub-contracting of, downstream partners liaising with the School’s Senior Operations Officer (Research) and the Research and Researchers Directorate where necessary

• Oversee timelines for financial and narrative reporting across the partnerships, working with colleagues to ensure that high quality and comprehensive narrative and financial reports are submitted in a timely fashion

• Provide hands-on support to the management of the larger and more complex grants across the partnerships

• Provide hands-on support to the development of proposals and budgets, working in particular to support the newer partnerships – with priority to DR Congo and Zambia – and new thematic areas of work

• Identify programmatic synergies between the Partnerships, seeking out opportunities for collaboration and cross-Partnership funding opportunities

• Work with the KGHP Operations Officer (Finance) to ensure that there are effective processes for the management of project funding across the partnerships, including comprehensive budgeting, forecasting and expenditure tracking, ensuring that all teams have high quality financial information for programmatic decision making

• Work closely with colleagues in KCL Fundraising team to develop projects which appeal to trusts and foundations, major donors and potential corporate partners.

Safe Child Thailand

Programme and Partnerships Manager

Location: London, with occasional travel to Thailand

Line Manager: Chief Executive

Full time: Circa £36,000 - £40,000 pa

Main purpose of role

The Programme and Partnership Manager will develop and manage new and existing programmes in line with SCT’s operational strategy. Central to this is managing grants to our Thai partners and ensuring effective monitoring and evaluation is undertaken.  

Job Purpose:

• To manage the portfolio of SCTs in-country programmes and conduct ongoing monitoring to support, troubleshoot and evaluate activities against SCT’s programmatic aims.

• Develop new thematic programmes and write compelling concept notes enabling the Fundraising Team to seek funding opportunities.

• To work with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders (in the UK and Thailand), to ensure the effective planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of country programmes in accordance with legal and contractual obligations, client expectations, child protection policies and SCT values and standards.

• To oversee SCT’s grant-making process; ensuring that all grants are disbursed, spent and managed correctly and that impact can be measured to show progress towards SCT’s programmatic aims and organisational vision.

• To be a member of the Senior Management Team.

• To provide oversight, leadership and management accountability for all aspects of the delivery of current and future programming within SCT’s remit.

• To line manage programme staff.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Develop a programmatic strategy in line with SCT’s vision and mission, with clearly defined goals, measurable targets and deliverables and action points.

• Identify projects and foundations working in line with SCT’s programmatic strategy, including a review of current projects supported by SCT.

• Advise on adaptions of current programming processes based on a review of the budgets and operations of current projects.

• Develop and manage relationships with partner organisations in the field and act as key liaison for SCT.

• Carry out monitoring and evaluation of programme operations to ensure fulfilment of SCT goals – report quarterly to the CEO and adapt programmes where necessary.

• Research and develop MEAL systems to be implemented by all partners in Thailand

• Oversee overall financial management, planning, systems and controls of all partner organisations.

• Manage the grant-making process from application stage to disbursement and impact evaluation to ensure donor ensure that donor requirements are achieved

• Work closely with the Management Accountant and Finance Officer

• Ensure compliance of the programmes with legal and contractual obligations and child protection policies.

• As part of the Senior Management Team represent SCT and its interests amongst the international development network in the UK and globally and to identify relevant sub-groups and organisations which may develop into partnerships and collaboration.

• Keep abreast of the current socio-economic and political climates in Thailand and the impact on social, economic and humanitarian issues facing people in Thailand and the wider ASEAN community.

Person Specification:

Qualifications and Experience: Essential

• Master’s Degree (or equivalent) in International Development or related discipline relevant to the work of SCT.

• Proven expertise in programme design, development, delivery, management, monitoring and evaluation.

• Experience of managing a portfolio of development/humanitarian projects.

• A proven track record in meeting targets and deadlines and showing accountability for your responsibilities.

• Experience of strategic planning and business development in cooperation with the Senior Management Team and Board members.

• Experience of having developed and maintained successful relationships and negotiated with donors, government bodies, other NGOs or local partners.

• Excellent project management and organisational skills with proven ability to support and manage at a distance.

• Experience of ensuring contract and legal compliance of all project activities.

• Capability to quality review proposals, budgets, reports and other communications for donors.

• Knowledge of and adeptness in accountancy and budgeting systems.

• Experience of managing staff.

Qualifications and Experience: Desirable

• Knowledge of Thailand and its surrounding countries and sensitivity to cultural attributes and issues.

• Experience of working within a small charity.

• Experience of working in a children’s charity.

• Experience of contributing to fundraising and partnership development.

Personal skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with outstanding influencing and negotiating skills.

• Innovative, creative and proactive with an analytical and solution-oriented approach.

• Cross-cultural respect and sensitivity and the ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and contexts.

• Ability to think and act strategically and to make difficult decisions when required.

• Determined and committed to high quality standards and ethical best practice.

• Ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure.

• Good public speaking skills with the confidence to represent SCT’s interests both within the UK and internationally.

• Committed to SCT’s strategic direction and core values and passionate about rights-based development as a vehicle for social change.

TO APPLY

If you would like to apply for this position, please click the apply button and attach your CV and Supporting Statement (No more than two sides of A4) addressing the Person Specification.

1st stage interviews will take place in our office on 13th December 19.

2nd stage interviews will take place w/c 16th December 19.

Founded in 1903, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is the world’s longest established international conservation organisation. Our vision is to create a sustainable future for the planet where biodiversity is conserved by the people living closest to it. We aim to do this through the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take account of human needs. We have become a trusted entity in the world of conservation. Today FFI is active in over 40 countries.

This is an exceptionally exciting time to join the CLP team. We have recently received a significant grant of $6,000,000 to support our capacity building work over the next five years, which will enable us to significantly expand our work worldwide. We are currently developing a new three-year strategy to grow the programme and extend our work throughout the global conservation community.

FFI is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Programme Officer to deliver a diverse range of work for CLP. The successful candidate will work with the Executive Manager, CLP Management team in identifying and supporting early-career conservationists through granting and managing project funds (team awards), selection and recruitment of interns at FFI / FFI partner offices overseas, planning and facilitating workshops, delivering training, mentoring grantees, evaluating the impact of aforementioned activities and marketing CLP support mechanisms through presentations. As part of FFI’s Conservation Capacity & Leadership team in Cambridge, you will also engage in meetings and activities to build capacity across FFI’s Conservation Partners.

You will have strong relevant experience in individual capacity building and / or grant management and a demonstrable interest in supporting early-career professionals. You will be a self-motivated team player and enjoy working in a variety of environments, including overseas training locations, where the ability to respond swiftly to changing team and programme needs is paramount. With a keen eye for detail and analytical mind, you will be highly competent at reviewing proposals, reports, budgets and financial summaries and providing feedback to funding applicants and FFI staff in a concise and considerate manner. Your excellent interpersonal skills will enable you to build strong working relationships with colleagues in the UK and overseas, and also with members of the CLP Alumni Network.  With excellent communication skills, you will have a proven ability to deliver presentations and write for a range of audiences, especially international audiences. Fluency in English is essential.

In return, the role offers the opportunity to work within a ground-breaking organisation, at the forefront of global conservation, with generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance and life insurance.

Our offices are located in The David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre, and a host of cafés and restaurants.

International travel is required, with approximately 5 weeks spent overseas including at 2-3 weeks in at CLP’s Conservation Management & Leadership training in June/July every year.

The closing date for applications is Thursday, 5 December 2019.

About you

You’re a highly organised administrator as well as a good communicator and people-person. Behind the scenes you’re collaborative, efficient, self-motivated and can work well in a team. Comfortable with change and a good all-rounder, you’ll be equally happy organising grantholder events as you are taking minutes or building forms on our grants database.

You’re confident with communications, content creation, social media and are passionate about supporting young people’s lives in music.

You’ll be able to spot places where we can do better, implementing changes to improve our systems and processes.

About the role

Working within our Grants and Learning Team you’ll play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of our grants programme by providing administrative support from application right through to grant reporting. You’ll be helping us to implement lots of exciting new developments in 2020, as we expand the breadth and scope of our work and make our programme more accessible.

As well as administration and systems support, you’ll also be involved in internal and external communications – ensuring that the learning, content and stories we receive are disseminated through a variety of networks and channels.

About Youth Music

Youth Music funds music-making projects across England that help children and young people aged 0-25 to develop personally and socially as well as musically. We work particularly with those who don’t get to make music because of who they are, where they live, or what they’re going through.

Deadline for applications: 10am Monday 6 January 2020

Prince's Trust International

International Programmes Manager, Caribbean

Contract type: Fixed term 12 months

Hours: Full time 35 hours a week

Location: London (Approximately 30% of time spent abroad on project visits with an additional 3 months spent in-region within the first year to lead on project implementation. Location may be negotiable after 6 months in post)

Prince's Trust International was created by HRH, The Prince of Wales' in 2015 to enable The Prince's Trust to build on its 40+ years of success in the UK, by sharing its experience and expertise with governments and NGOs around the World who are similarly seeking to tackle youth unemployment and its related challenges.Working sustainably with international partners to create innovative and impactful solutions, we have a challenging target of reaching 100,000 young people globally over the next five years.

As part of our new 5-year strategy,we are committed to working across the English-speaking Caribbean to support organisations reach under-served young people across the region. In this first year we will look beyond the three countries we currently work in (Jamaica,Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago) to explore potential for working across the Eastern Caribbean.

This role is central to the growth of our activities and you will be responsible for leading the scoping work across the Eastern Caribbean. Once scoping is complete you will lead the implementation and managing of projects. This will involve working closely with identified partner organisations, other stakeholders, and our partners in neighbouring Barbados to develop a new model of working across the sub-region.Additionally, creating detailed project implementation plans and associated project management tools, delivering training and support, conducting employer and stakeholder engagement activities, and supporting project staff.

With excellent planning and organisational skills, you will be a resilient, enthusiastic, self-starter with a strong understanding of the challenges facing young people in the Caribbean,and the ability to deliver results under challenging and varied circumstances.

You will primarily be based in the UK with regular overseas travel (there is an expectation that you will be based in the region for approximately 3 months at project implementation stage).

To learn more about the role, please download the job description.

Prince's Trust International is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at Prince's Trust International will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please go to our website and complete the online application.To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince's Trust/Prince's Trust International Behavioural Framework.

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We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Programme Development Manager to join Age UK, and develop compelling service delivery programmes that will attract high-value funders.

You might have heard of some of our funded programmes - award-winning initiatives such Call in Time telephone befriending, our Lottery-funded One Digital programme that's helped over 20,000 older people get online or our physical activity programmes supported by Sport England and The Morrisons Foundation.

We're ambitious to develop more successful programmes that have the potential to make a profound difference to the lives of older people. That's why we've created this role. Using your innovative and imaginative approach to programme development, as a Programme Development Manager you'll work closely with Charity Directors, and colleagues in Research and Influencing to understand their plans and ambitions, and to translate these into innovative and impactful programmes of activity that will attract to high value funders.

As well as developing new programme concepts and budgets and producing well-written, high quality proposition overviews, you'll manage our proposition matching process and refresh our current suite of restricted funding propositions.

About you

* You will have great experience using structured processes and methodology to develop new, innovative programmes and services that deliver clear outcomes for beneficiaries, and appeal to corporate supporters, trusts, national government funding bodies and philanthropists. .
* You'll have a thorough knowledge of the not-for-profit service delivery landscape and an understanding of the high value fundraising landscape in the UK.
* Great communication and influencing skills and gravitas will be essential to your success, ensuring you gain buy-in from colleagues across the charity, including Directors.
* You will need excellent copywriting skills and the ability to convert dense internal information into fundraising-friendly content.
* You will have the ability to manage multiple projects at different stages of their lifecycle, and work in an agile fashion to tight deadlines.

What we offer in return

In return we can offer an excellent salary of up to £41,000 per annum and great benefits including 26 days annual leave + bank holidays, excellent pension (we pay in up to 9%), Life Assurance, Healthcare Cashback Plan, Season Ticket Loan, Cycle to work scheme, flexible working and much more.

Additional Information

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. We welcome requests for flexible working.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Country Programmes Officer
Ref: A3081119
Location: The Lodge, Sandy / David Attenborough Building, Cambridge
Salary: £25,463 to £27,585 per annum - Applicants should expect under normal circumstances to receive an offer at the bottom of the advertised range
Hours: Full time
Contract: Permanent

The RSPB is one of the leading members of BirdLife International, a global partnership of more than 120 NGOs around the world working together to conserve birds and biodiversity. The BirdLife East Atlantic Flyway Initiative (EAFI) is a partner-led initiative that seeks to strengthen the collaboration for the conservation migratory birds in the flyway. Members of this initiative join efforts in identifying and addressing major threats to migratory birds, strengthening the capacity of weaker Partners along the flyway and taking bold actions based on BirdLife's local-to-global approach to conservation.

The RSPB has played a central role in developing the structure of EAFI, including putting in place a clear strategy to guide its priority work. We are committed to continue playing a leadership role along other BirdLife Partners on the EAFI Task Force as a contribution to the delivery of the BirdLife's Flyways Programme.
This position is to manage the RSPB's Flyway Programme work in certain countries, initially in Northern, Central and West Africa. This includes partner support, organisational capacity building, fundraising, conservation project management, and advocacy.

You will need to have extensive experience of the region and work experience in NGOs and organisational development. You must be able to work under minimal supervision and have excellent diplomatic, communication and negotiation skills. You will be expected to spend a significant number of nights and weekends overseas each year, the majority of which will be unaccompanied.

You will be a member of the RSPB Flyway Programme Team and participate in establishing its objectives and achieving its goals. The role may require providing support to other activities of the Global Land Department, the Global Conservation Directorate or the wider RSPB upon request. The post requires regular reporting to the RSPB, external policy makers and donors.

The ideal colleague should have experience living and working in relevant part of the Flyway; a good track record in developing funding proposals and managing conservation projects implemented through NGOs especially in Africa. Good knowledge of NGO governance and administration is essential. English will be the main working language for this post.

The ability to speak another international language spoken along the Flyway would be an advantage.

Closing date: 6 December 2019
Interview date: 13 December 2019

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the 'Apply Now' button to be directed to the RSPB website where you can download the Role Profile and Application Details.

When you make your application please ensure that you include reference number A3081119 on any correspondence.

No agencies please.

Prince’s Trust International

International Programmes Manager - Europe

Starting Salary £29,500 - £31,140 depending on experience

Full time - 35 hours a week (as applicable)
Location – London based with approximately 30% of time spent abroad on project visits.

Prince's Trust International was created by HRH, The Prince of Wales' in 2015 to enable The Prince's Trust to build on its 40+ years of success in the UK, by sharing its experience and expertise with governments and NGOs around the World who are similarly seeking to tackle youth unemployment and its related challenges.  Working sustainably with international partners to create innovative and impactful solutions, we have a challenging target of reaching 100,000 young people globally over the next five years.

We now have an exciting opportunity, as we grow our Team in Europe, for an International Programmes Manager. Part of the Programmes team you will work flexibly across Prince’s Trust International’s programmes within the Europe region, leading the support to our Project Managers and in-country Partners to deliver effective programmes for young people.

In Europe, Prince’s Trust International has been working in Malta and Greece for 4 and 2 years respectively and has recently undertaken some exciting new projects including working in Serbia, with the ambition of supporting more young people to Live, Learn and Earn.

This role is central to the growth and sustainability of quality delivery in Europe and you will be responsible for managing existing and new projects in the region. You will work closely with partner organisations, developing detailed implementation plans and associated project management tools, conducting employer and stakeholder engagement activities and supporting Project Managers based in country.

You will be a resilient, enthusiastic, self-starter with a strong understanding of the challenges facing young people in Europe, and able to demonstrate the ability to deliver results under challenging and varied circumstances. You will have strong planning and organisational skills and the ability to work effectively with people at different levels of seniority and from different countries in the public, private and voluntary sectors, with evidence of your ability to influence and secure sustainable results.  You will have enthusiasm and passion for the vision of Prince’s Trust International, and a conviction to deliver positive outcomes for young people worldwide.

Prince’s Trust International is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at Prince’s Trust International will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please go to our website and complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust/Prince’s Trust International Behavioural Framework.

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