We are a social mobility movement committed to ensuring that every young person experiences educational equity.

As an award-winning, fast-growing charity our mission is to support young people from disadvantaged communities to identify and fulfil their potential. Working in partnership with schools, we deliver academic tutoring programmes that improve a pupil’s grades, confidence and independence so they can win places at top universities and on high level apprenticeships.

Having turned seven years old in February 2021, we’re at an exciting stage of growth and have ambitious plans to scale our impact and reach. This coming academic year, we are supporting over 2500 pupils. Currently working across London, the South East, the West Midlands and the South , we are looking to thoughtfully scale our academic programmes into hard-to-reach deprivation areas; develop a primary strand to our work; and increase the impact of our programmes.

The West Midlands has been one of our key emerging hubs. Since 2016, we have developed partnerships and relationships across the region with schools, universities and collaborators. We are now looking for a leader to realise the region’s full potential.

We need an outgoing self-starter to drive our work in the West Midlands forward, making it a sustainable hub that delivers real social impact. As the public face of the organisation, you will be responsible for partnership development, profile raising and managing our programmes from volunteer recruitment 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 in decision making.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Growing the West Midlands as a sustainable CoachBright region:

• Generating new school leads and securing programmes
• Generating income outside of school programmes
• Growing a strong and supportive network of schools, Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs), universities, corporate partners and others
• Ensuring retention of volunteer coaches (meeting minimum targets set termly)

Create a thriving community of social mobility advocates among university students and young professionals:

• Delivering recruitment strategy for West Midlands programmes to meet termly targets
• Training volunteers in coaching and our pedagogy.

Oversee multiple in-school programmes across the West Midlands:

• Setting timelines for programme start and finish dates
• Communicating with school staff weekly to provide feedback following sessions
• Visiting schools to oversee quality. Programmes to include a mixture of Core Programme: University student volunteers coach pupils in Yr 9-13 and Peer to Peer Programme: Year 12 pupils coach pupils in Yr 7-10.

Programme Design and Delivery

• Contributing to the design of current workshops and creating new workshops when needed
• Running in-school and virtual workshops for groups of pupils (KS3-5) and facilitating university trips at the start and end of our programmes

Managing partnerships with West Midlands universities:

• Maintaining regular contact with relevant staff members in outreach and or/volunteering teams at each university
• Managing room bookings for events at university campuses

Line managing a team of Programme Officers and Head Coaches:

• Managing a team of up to 6 full-time programme officers
• Delivering training for Head Coaches in the West Midlands
• Holding 1-1 appraisals to monitor performance and set actions

Embodying our values (humility, high expectations, serving the team, responsibility and resilience) and demonstrating commitment to our mission.

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 communicating and delivering workshops to groups as well as communicating our mission to a wide range of stakeholders (business leaders, 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.
• 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 as a facilitator.
• Flexibility: the role will occasionally involve working evenings & weekends
• Full clean driving licence: the role will involve substantial travel across the region visiting our partners.

Desirable knowledge/experience:

• 2-3 years frontline experience working in a school or social sector for example as a teacher or workshop facilitator.
• Experience recruiting volunteers.
• Experience of working in a small team and working independently.
• Experience measuring and evaluating the impact of youth-based programmes.
• Experience of sales in an education context.
• Knowledge of programme design, pedagogy or coaching.
• Knowledge of UK university sector, including knowledge of the UCAS process.

Benefits:

• An opportunity to contribute to a young, exciting social enterprise with scope to input widely and take on new roles.
• Starting Salary: £28-30k per annum
• Annual Leave: 28 days pro rata
• Office space: initially working from home. Longer term to be based between our West Midlands Office (Birmingham City University) and partner schools with travel to other regions.
• Training: we are a reflective organisation and keen to support your professional development. Opportunities include being matched with a mentor in the social sector and becoming an accredited Executive Coach

Key Information:

• Length: 12 months (with likely extension dependent on performance and funding)
• Hours: Full Time
• Reporting to: National Programme Manager
• Responsible for: Region and its programmes
• Start Date: June-August 2021 (flexible for the right candidate).

TO APPLY:

Please email your CV and a cover letter of no more than 350 words to Robin by no later than Friday 4th June, 12pm.

Please note: We will be interviewing successful candidates on a rolling basis, so may close the post at any time. Early application is therefore highly encouraged. 

Do you consider yourself to be dynamic and highly motivated?

Are you looking for work as part of an expanding delivery team?

Can you demonstrate your talent and showcase a track record in delivering varied and complex projects?

If this describes you, and you want to help lead the way in developing an asset-based approach to Community Development within our town, we would be delighted to hear from you.

We are looking to welcome a talented Programme Delivery Manager who can demonstrate a proven track record in the delivery of a range of projects and events to support the Town Council to put local communities at the heart of our health and wellbeing, economic, social and leisure agenda. 

You will be part of a Delivery Team whose focus will be around delivery an exciting portfolio of projects from the Strategic Plan to ensure that the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield continues to be a great place to live, work and visit.

Job Purpose and Person Specification is available from the Town Council Website.

The closing date is: 5.00pm Thursday 6th May 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: £21-£23k per annum pro rata (dependent on experience)

• 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 October 2021

• Hours: Full Time mon-fri 

• Reporting to: Head of Region 

• Responsible for: individual programmes

• Start Date: W/B 11th May 2021

ord is an international charity working with people in highly sensitive and oppressive contexts to transform dysfunctional relationships into those that create peaceful and inclusive societies. Our vision, inspired by the Christian faith, is of a world where all people live in the fullness of peace, have the freedom to flourish and live free from fear. We work towards this through employing and working with people of all faiths and none. 

Cord’s strategy, Promoting the Power of Peaceful Relationships, builds on what it has learnt from its recent programme work, adapting to the new challenges and opportunities that are present in the world today. Cord is currently exploring opportunities to expand into new countries and develop new partnerships. 

Cord is looking for someone to support our institutional fundraising and programmes with excellent writing skills, who is passionate about seeing positive change in our world and can bring strong project cycle management skills, including programme design, quality assurance and implementation, and learning and accountability.

The ideal candidate will need to have the following skills/experience: 

• Higher degree and advanced understanding of human rights, peacebuilding or international development; 
• At least two years’ experience in a comparable role for an international organisation; 
• Demonstrated track record of securing funding through writing high quality fundraising proposals and reports; 
• Awareness of project cycle management and programme delivery in challenging contexts; 
• Experience in writing complex and detailed institutional funding proposals and reports tailored to the language of donors for example the European Union, FCO, NORAD, GIZ and the U.S Bureau for Democracy, Rights and Labor 
• Strong organisational and project management skills 
• Excellent writer with meticulous attention to detail 
• Strong qualitative and quantitative research and analysis skills, with the ability to form convincing conclusions and arguments

This role is homebased with team meet-ups in Coventry and travel to country programmes.

The National Deaf Children’s Society is the leading charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people.

Programme Support Officer (Young People) 

London, Birmingham, Glasgow or Belfast office or home based (within close proximity to one of our offices)

 £24,479 - £29,213 per annum (London)

£20,015 - £24,073 per annum (Birmingham, Glasgow or Belfast office or home-based)

35 hours per week

 Permanent

Are you looking for your next challenge? We are looking for a great team player to join us as a Programme Support Officer, supporting the exciting and busy work of the Young People Department.

We’re a friendly and passionate organisation focusing on:

• services, activities, programmes received by deaf children and young people

• creating opportunities for young people to have a say and understand their rights

• development of children’s independence and transitions into adulthood

We’re looking for a person who has the knowledge and experience to make a difference, and with a real commitment to their own continued development. 

As the Young People Programme Support Officer you’ll bring enthusiasm and experience of providing administrative support in the production, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of organisational activities.

Organisational skills will be important and an ability to manage multiple tasks while still meeting deadlines. 

Learning and development is a key focus for the organisation and there is a lot of opportunity to make your mark in this diverse role.

In return alongside the salary and pension scheme, we offer a friendly home/office working environment and generous holiday allowance including office closure between Christmas and New Year.

To apply for this role you will have to complete an online application and specify how you meet the person specification criteria, as outlined in the job description. To do this, we suggest that you download the job description from our website prior to starting your application.

Currently, the application process works best on desktop / laptop devices. 

The closing date for applications is on Thursday 29 April 2021 at 23:59.

We expect interviews to be held remotely on Wednesday 12 May 2021. 

A disclosure check will be sought in relation to the successful applicant for this post. This will be shared with Human Resources and may also be shared with the Safeguarding Manager and the relevant management team. All applicants must also complete a self-disclosure form. 

We strive to provide an accessible recruitment process. If a disability or long term condition makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please contact us to discuss alternative formats. If you require reasonable adjustments for taking part in the interview, please indicate this in response to the corresponding question in the application form. 

Additional information about the support we offer is on our jobs page. 

We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.

The National Deaf Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young adults and expects staff and volunteers to share that commitment. 

We are also committed to promoting work-life balance amongst our staff.

Employment Programme Development Manager - Community Regeneration

£32,175 - £34,107

Home Based - Birmingham area

Full Time

Fixed Term Contract (12 months) with possibility of extension subject to funding

Covid-19 has had a profound impact on local economies with unprecedented numbers losing their livelihoods or preventing those who are wanting to access the labour market for the first time or returning. 

As a community anchor organisation, our client has tested how it can use its leverage with people and employers and get people into a pathway into work or into work directly through its Place2 Work scheme.

The role

They now have an opportunity for a Development Manager to take forward their emerging approach and upscale it in an area of 50,000 residents working with other anchor organisations, employers and local schools.

The role will support their future strategic thinking on Inclusive Economies and link in to the work of the Birmingham Anchor Network. 

About you

They are looking for someone with experience of working on employability programmes with clients who have lost their employment or are unable to access the employment market after full time education, or a return to work from caring or other responsibilities. You will be able to engage employers and identify pathways to mutually meet needs of the employer and potential employee.

You will also have experience of working on either economic development, inclusive growth or community regeneration.

This role is offered initially a 12 month fixed term contract basis with potential to extend subject to funding success. 

Location: Home, Office and Site. Note initially the role will be homeworking and operations at office and site work will be in accordance to wider policies around a return to office working.

This is a great opportunity to make a difference and deliver life changing results for people.

Cord is an international charity working with people in highly sensitive and oppressive contexts to transform dysfunctional relationships into those that create peaceful and inclusive societies. Our vision is of a world where all people live in the fullness of peace, have the freedom to flourish and live free from fear. 

Cord’s strategy, Promoting the Power of Peaceful Relationships, builds on what it has learnt from its recent programme work, adapting to the new challenges and opportunities that are present in the world today.

Cord is looking for someone to boost our institutional fundraising capacity over the next 12 months. You will be joining a small but committed team of people who are passionate about seeing deep-rooted and lasting change.

Working with recently developed country strategies, your role will be to accelerate the process of identifying suitable donors and to adapt project concepts to be well targeted to donor priorities. It is envisaged that this role will lead on or support the submission of ten well targeted bids within the initial 12 month contract term.

This role would suit someone who has substantial experience engaging donors around project concepts and coordinating, leading and writing successful bids of $1m of above.

The ideal candidate will need to have:

• Substantial knowledge of relevant donor priorities and strategies
• Understanding of how to write engaging and convincing proposals
• Substantial experience of bid development and of securing funding
• Extensive experience of forging new relationships with donors and partners

Prior understanding of Cord’s operating contexts, programmatic themes and priority donors would be a distinct advantage:

• Programme themes: social cohesion, freedom of religion/belief, prevention of gender based/sexual violence, land rights, support for civil society &/or human rights defenders
• Operating contexts: South East Asia (Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam) and Africa (Burundi, Uganda, Ethiopia)
• Priority donors: SDC, DRL, FCDO, Dutch MFA, EU, USAID, GIZ

This role is home based with team meet-ups in Coventry.

Full details about the role are in the recruitment pack.

Band H, SCP 38-43 (£41,881 - £46,845 per annum) (£21.71 - £24.28 per hour)

Sandwell Council’s partnership with the voluntary and community sector is vital to delivering the ambitions of Vision 2030, and our grant programmes provide support to organisations in the local area to provide key activities and services to our communities.

The Voluntary Sector Support Team administers our multi-million-pound grant programme on behalf of commissioners across the council, ensuring the council’s funding is achieving value for money and contributing to our strategic priorities.

Following a council-wide review of voluntary and community sector grants, we are implementing new approaches to managing our grant programme that will provide higher level corporate oversight and decision making. This includes the introduction of a new Grant Management System to bring about more efficient processes to monitor and manage information.

Leading a small, highly-skilled team who are all currently home-based, this exciting role will ensure that we deliver an accessible and effective grants programme by providing advice, guidance and support to senior managers, commissioners and potential grant applicants, assessing grant applications and working with funded organisations to monitor and evaluate the impact of our grant making.

We are seeking a confident, outgoing, and enthusiastic individual with a tenacious approach to work to lead our Voluntary Sector Support Team and embed the changes required across the council and with our partner organisations.

You will have experience of working with the voluntary and community sector, administering grant programmes and successfully implementing change.

Key to this post is the ability to motivate and influence others at all levels through positive relationships, both internally and with external organisations in order to bring investment into our communities and achieve our vision for Sandwell of a thriving, optimistic and resilient community.

Please note the successful candidate will require a Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject.

Recruitment Schedule

Closing date: Friday 14 May 2021

Interview Dates: Tuesday 25 May and Thursday 27 May 2021

Our values; Trust, Unity and Progress make us unique, they define how we do things and are reflected in the way we behave.  They are important to us, guiding and shaping our organisational culture.  Our values are key to us achieving Sandwell's Vision 2030 and also guide us when we recruit.

This advert will close as soon as sufficient applications are received. Therefore, you are strongly advised to complete and return your application as soon as possible. When completing your application please refer to the supporting documents attached.

Training Manager (FTC)

Full Time 37.5 hours per week or Part Time

London, Birmingham or Manchester

£36,000 per annum (plus £3,000 London Weighting if applicable) 

Who we are looking for 

We are looking for 4 motivated and talented professionals to join our Teaching Programmes team as Training Managers on an initial 12 month fixed term contract. The role is responsible for the design and delivery of high quality training sessions to groups of teachers.

This role is also responsible for developing excellent coaching practice with a portfolio of schools through effective face-to-face training, the modelling of expert coaching with teacher educators and effective feedback to teacher educators employing the model. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with educators at different points in their careers, supporting them to be as effective as possible in providing a high-quality education for their pupils.

Based in either our Birmingham, London or Manchester office, and reporting to either a Fellow or Senior Tutor, you’ll work as part of a national delivery team across our programme suite. You will build and develop excellent relationships with stakeholders in order to drive forward rapid improvements in their practice.

This exciting role is varied and requires individuals who hold Qualified Teaching Status (QTS). It is essential that you have a track record of excellent teaching and delivering exceptional outcomes for pupils living in social deprivation and those with low prior attainment. You must have experience of curriculum/assessment design and be able to analyse teaching skills/lesson moments.

Who are Ambition Institute? 

Ambition Institute has one purpose: to help educators serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds to keep getting better. With our new organisation, and more than ten years of collective experience in working with educators at all levels, we believe that exciting opportunities lie ahead. We are a graduate school for educators, and we apply academic rigour to our learning design, drawing on frontline insights from schools into what works in practice. Our programmes leverage the latest evidence from international experts, which means we think carefully about what is taught, how, and in what sequence. We work collaboratively to enable school improvement for the benefit of pupils, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Our offer 

• We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you:Agile working culture, so you can control how you work.
• Staff affinity networks that help keep equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work.
• Enhanced maternity pay after a year’s service.
• Shared parental leave package.
• Access to free, confidential 24/7 wellbeing and support line.
• Professional development offer for all staff.
• 25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays.
• Employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% national insurance rebate).
• Interest free season ticket / bike loans

How to apply 

All applications must be received by the closing date, midnight on 9th May 2021. First stage interviews are expected to take place w/c 17th May and second stage interviews 24th May 2021.

To apply for this role, or any of our other vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website. 

Equality and diversity matter to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. 

upReach is an award-winning social mobility charity supporting less-advantaged students to secure graduate jobs in sectors including Technology, Law and Consulting. We deliver a comprehensive programme of professional development to over 2,000 students, working in close partnership with leading employers such as Deloitte, FactSet, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey and Slaughter and May.

In October 2019, upReach won the Charity of the Year Award (income < £1m) in the prestigious Charity Times Awards, and the charity also won the “Embracing Digital” award in the 2020 Charity Governance Award.

As part of our continued expansion into the technology sector, we are seeking to hire a Digital Skills Manager. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to design a comprehensive training programme for students on upReach’s expanded Technology programme, who are interested in careers in the Technology sector. They will also design an enhanced set of Digital Skills training opportunities that will be available for students across upReach’s range of programmes, to increase their employability skills for all sectors regardless of their career preferences.

Our current team includes recent graduates and those with experience up to Partner / Director level - all of whom share a passion for improving social mobility. This opportunity would suit someone with prior experience in the technology sector, learning and development and/or designing and implementing training programmes. Key Information Digital Skills Manager: This individual will be responsible for designing and implementing training programmes. 

Key Information

Digital Skills Manager: This individual will be responsible for designing (or sourcing) comprehensive training programmes and content for students on upReach’s programmes (called upReach Associates). They will work specifically on upReach’s expanded technology programme and support Associates to develop their employability skills with a focus on careers in the technology sector. They will also design a new set of Digital Skills Training opportunities available for all upReach Associates regardless of their career preferences.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Location: Bristol, London, Manchester, Nottingham or Newcastle (initially on a remote basis)

Hours: 40 hours per week, 9am - 6pm (with some flexibility)

Start date: ASAP Reporting to: Director of Programmes and Impact

Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 per annum, including London weighting if based in London

Application Process: Please cliick on the apply button to submit your CV and a covering letter (in PDF format). In your covering letter, please explain your motivation for applying to this role, and why you are interested in working at upReach, giving further details about your interest and ambitions. 

Application deadline: 9am on Wednesday 5th May 2021

Early applications are encouraged as we may interview and/or appoint before the closing date. 

Bethel Health and Healing Network is an award-winning charity that works with the most vulnerable people in society. Bethel Health and Healing Network runs to main services.  Doula Service and Rapha Listening Service providing practical, emotional and spiritual support to community groups.

 Summary of Role

To provide leadership and direction to meet ambitious strategic and operational performance targets by creating partnerships and raising awareness of Bethel Health and Healing Network. You will manage and coordinate the day-to-day operations of Bethel by supporting staff, leading by example to ensure that targets are met. You will ensure the continuity of delivery standards within the guidelines of Bethel Health and Healing Network policies and procedures.

 Duties & Responsibilities

Operations 

1. Overall management and leadership of Bethel services and operations, to maintain operational performance and ensure that service users’ needs are met.
2. Support the implementation of new delivery services.
3. Support the introduction of new and better models of working with Staff, Volunteers, stakeholders and partners and support staff with the implementation of those models.

Leadership and Management

1. Provide high quality management to the team, motivating and inspiring them to achieve our objectives through clear communication and regular reviews
2. Line management of senior staff members
3. Be able to present our strategic performance with confidence to the Board of Trustees and wider Bethel Health and Healing Network team.
4. Work with the CEO and senior managers to develop and implement the strategic/annual plan.

Development 

1. Research, identify and implement monitoring and evaluation tools to ensure Bethel is able to effectively report to funders on impact and reach. 
2. Ensure that Bethel Health and Healing Network meets its business growth targets to ensure the financial viability of Bethel Health and Healing Network.
3. To lead, support and promote the development of projects that advance the aims of Bethel Health and Healing Network.

Quality and Compliance

1. Ensure the highest quality service to our service users and volunteers, in line with contractual requirements.
2. Ensure effective collection, analysis and use of data to inform and drive performance
3. Be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of compliance in relation to safeguarding, health and safety, GDPR/data protection.
4. Work with HR consultant and senior managers to ensure the development, consistent implementation and updating of Bethel’s policies and procedures.
5. Be responsible for the updating of Bethel’s risk register.

Marketing and communication

1. Promote the work of Bethel Health and Healing Network positively and proactively including communication with the local media and contributing to national communications where agreed with Bethel Health and Healing Network.
2. Ensure data is captured and up to date regarding all development activity and provide the Marketing and Communications Team with timely information as agreed.

 Administration & Finance

1. Support the management and monitoring of the annual budget to ensure costs are controlled and relevant to the annual budget and build increasing levels of sustainability

To carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required of this post holder, as directed by the CEO.  

Bethel Health and Healing Network are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.  This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Acts 1974. All applicants will be vetted for their suitability to work with these groups and will be asked to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Any offer of employment will be contingent upon satisfactory vetting results and checks made prior to and during employment where required.

NB: Salary quoted is pro rata based on part time hours

• Applications close: Monday 10th May 2021, at 9am (please note that late applications cannot be accepted
• Salary: £32,000 (FTE) pro rata (0.6PTE = £19,200 PTE actual), plus London weighting where applicable
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: 22.5 hours (3 days) per week
• Location: This role is London-based. However, we would consider applicants who would like to be based in our Birmingham office with regular travel to London, or would like to work remotely with regular travel to London. [Once Covid-19 restrictions are lifted: home-based until that point].
• Interviews: Week commencing 17th May 2021
• Start date: ASAP
• Function: Impact Team
• Reporting to: Impact & Strategy Director

Please note that in order to be considered for shortlisting for interview, all applicants must answer the questions in full in the application form. CVs, or reference to CV entries cannot be accepted.

About The Access Project

We support students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access and successfully transition top universities, through a unique combination of tuition and in-school mentoring. We work with them to make good applications, get the grades and transition to university. Our volunteers are trained and supported to be effective tutors who work with our students for an hour a week to raise their grades. In addition, a dedicated school-based staff member mentors the students so they have the knowledge and support to make strong university applications. Our results show this approach works.

About the role

The Access Project (TAP) is an evidence-based, data driven intervention. Central to our programme are the ways in which we use data to ensure each of our students receives the provision they need, to learn about how we can improve our delivery and to evaluate our impact on our students’ university prospects. We have developed sophisticated monitoring and evaluation systems bringing together data from a variety of sources to track students’ progress (impact management) as well as ascertain their outcomes (impact evaluation). We collect data on our students’ academic and socio-demographic background, their participation on TAP’s programme and progress on our bespoke university readiness scales, and their academic results and university destinations. We use this data to intervene in real-time when delivery goes off-course but also to understand how TAP activities affect student outcomes and publicize this impact externally.

As part of the Impact Team, the Insight & Evaluation Manager will manage the development and delivery of bespoke research and evaluation projects being conducted internally or externally commissioned to help TAP achieve the greatest possible impact for its students. One key part of this role will include the project management of TAP’s annual impact evaluation through which we aim to understand the relationship between our programme activities and students’ university and academic outcomes. The ideal candidate would be confident in overseeing such a project from start to finish, designing the evaluation approach, coordinating data collection and analysis, and presenting findings to various audiences. The Insight & Evaluation Manager will also be responsible for line managing and supporting the Data & Insight Coordinator, as well as working both individually and collaboratively on additional research projects, and overseeing impact-related external reporting. This role would suit an analytical thinker, who possesses excellent project management and people skills, and is passionate about using research and evaluation to improve the university outcomes of disadvantaged students.

For further information about the role and the person specification, please see our online portal via the link.

Please note that CVs cannot be accepted. All applicants must complete the application form in full in order to be eligible for shortlisting.

You have significant experience of direct client work in an alcohol, drug or mental health setting and are used to recruiting, line managing and supervising staff. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Aquarius as a Service Manager.

Aquarius is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

We currently have two vacancies, one at our Solihull SIAS service and one at our Birmingham Young Peoples Service. 

The Solihull SIAS service (Solihull Integrated Addiction Services), is a partnership between the lead partner Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT), Welcome, Changes UK and Aquarius. The service provides Drug and Alcohol substance misuse treatment and recovery support for adults and young people across Solihull, as well as homeless outreach, and floating support to clients who are rough sleeping or vulnerably housed.  SIAS have a good track record of service delivery with the addiction service being recommissioned in 2018 and the vulnerable housing service being re commissioned in 2020. Within SIAS, Aquarius lead on Brief interventions, Family support, training and homelessness.

Our Birmingham Young People’s Service provides holistic support service for under 18s with needs related to substance misuse, including those that are affected by their parent’s substance misuse. The purpose of the role is to engage young people in a variety of interventions, using a young person centred approach, empowering them to reduce risk, increase resilience and achieve positive outcomes. Primarily, the Service Manager will lead on the Young Peoples service however the role will also have oversight of and lead on the grant funds that we deliver across Birmingham. 

As Service Manager, you will have responsibility for the day to day operational management of the service. This will include the management and development of the Aquarius service, the financial performance, ensuring line management and clinical supervision for Aquarius staff, together with holding a small client caseload. You will also be responsible for the external and internal representation of Aquarius and the service as a whole.

An enthusiastic and determined leader, you will have a passion for delivering high quality services in a challenging environment. You’ll need a professional qualification in social care (e.g. NVQ Level 4 or above, DipSW, Mental Health Nursing or Counselling) or significant recent management/supervisory experience in a relevant care setting. You’ll also need to be highly motivated and flexible with the ability to lead from the front and work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary partnership. A management qualification or evidence of significant management training is also preferred. An energetic and confident self-starter, with lots of initiative, strong leadership skills and excellent literacy and numeracy, a flexible approach, good office IT skills and access to use of a car for travel within the local area are all essential too.

Both roles are permanent, requiring the post-holder to work 37 hours per week.

The salary for this role is £29,211.00-£35,243.00 dependant upon experience.

We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a BAME background.

This is a rolling recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website.

VoiceAbility is a national charity with a mission to enable people facing discrimination or disadvantage to strengthen their voices, champion their rights and change their lives. We deliver a wide range of service contracts funded by local authorities, health trusts and other voluntary and private sector organisations.

About the role: We have an exciting role to lead on the delivery and development of advocacy services across the Midlands.  Reporting directly into the Head of Operations you will be passionate about quality and able to coach people to deliver the highest levels of advocacy. 

Internally you will be a strong influencer and leader holding regional accountability for our outcomes’ framework and KPI performance to drive forward standards, leading on quality assurance standards and monitoring financial performance.

Externally you will have strong customer relationship skills proactively developing and maintaining productive relationships with commissioners, other organisations and sector leads.  Your role will be to both cement existing relationships and establish new opportunities for growth.

Position: Operations Manager

Location: Home-based, covering the Midlands and Suffolk

Hours: 35 hours (Full Time)

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £35,000 to £40,000 per annum dependent on qualifications and experience

All applications by: 5pm Sunday 25th April 2021

Selection process:The selection process will consist of two stages.  Stage 1 will involve a written exercise.  Stage 2 will involve a panel interview. Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams and you will need access to a laptop/PC for the written exercise.

Benefits: 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays; 5% employer pension & 3% employee contribution; Salary sacrifice pension scheme; Separate Life Assurance Cover; Staff discount scheme including supermarkets, fashion, restaurants, cinemas, holidays and much more; Discounted Gym Membership; Employee Assistance programme; Supportive working environment fostering a good work/life balance; Support with professional development.

How to apply: For more details of the job requirements, please see the job description and person specification and use the person specification to complete the online application form, outline your full work history and upload your CV. NB your CV will not be used for shortlisting.

Equality and Diversity Statement  
VoiceAbility believes in fostering an inclusive workplace which welcomes, values and celebrates the diversity of its staff and partners, treats all on a basis of equality and encourages all to meet their maximum potential.