The focus of the role is to effectively manage relationships and contracts with external suppliers (including procurement, reporting and managing exceptions) and to gather, analyse and disseminate data that demonstrates our impact and directs future developments.

The postholder will also have responsibility for increasing the understanding of and use of data in decision making across the organisation.

What we’re looking for:

You’ll have experience of gathering and using data to produce easily understandable reports that inform decision making and, ideally, experience of managing procurement processes and a sound understanding of the charity sector.

The ability to juggle competing demands on your time and to prioritise effectively is essential, and you must be a team player and capable of inspiring others to make data-driven decisions. 

We're keen to speak to people who have experience of demonstrating the impact of services - from either the provider or the commissioner side. 

In return we offer:

A salary of £28,732-£31,924 per annum (pro-rata) plus pension contributions of up to 10% and the chance to be part of a friendly, enthusiastic team who really care about what they do.

As an employer, we pride ourselves on a real commitment to work-life balance and flexibility. We already offer some working from home, which may increase once the long-term impact of Covid-19 is understood more fully.

How to apply:

If you like what you’ve heard please visit our website for further details and apply by 10th July 2020. Please note we do not accept CVs - we ask you to fill in our application form, paying particular attention to the personal statement

Interviews will be held on 7th August.

You can find out more about us on our website but if you’d like to know more about the role please call and ask for Juliet Smithson, Head of Operations.

About us
We are a charity dedicated to ensuring that people most impacted by injustice are leading campaigns that affect their lives, from better housing to fairer treatment of migrants to LGBTQ+ rights. Our mission is to support people to run effective campaigns that challenge injustice. We do this by running campaign training programmes that help people develop the skills, confidence and community to change things that matter to them. In our trainings, we prioritise people from communities directly impacted by injustice.

In light of COVID-19 we are developing a new micro grants programme to support our graduate community members as they respond to COVID-19 and the opportunity for societal change in the times we live in.

The Micro Grants Manager will drive the design and delivery of this innovative new programme. They will engage with a wide variety of stakeholders to ensure that the programme meets the needs of the communities we serve. This will ensure that the programme is accessible and straightforward to use. The successful candidate will ensure that the system and structures are in place to monitor, evaluate and report on the programme.

About the job

Job Purpose

To design, manage and monitor a micro grants programme and associated systems
To engage internal and external stakeholders throughout the micro granting process
Comply with our data and legal responsibilities in relation to this work.

Job responsibilities

To design, manage and monitor a micro grants programme and associated system

• To design an accessible, short, swift grant making process which meets all internal needs.
• To work with relevant team members to manage the programme ensuring the programme remains on track.
• To monitor the impact the programme has, including completing any compliance requirements from funders.

To engage internal and external stakeholders throughout the micro granting process

• To ensure the project is planned with sufficient time to engage stakeholders with processes which support meaningful and constructive engagement.
• To communicate decisions clearly demonstrating how you have considered stakeholders feedback.
• Lead reporting to funders and trustees.

Comply with our data and legal responsibilities in relation to this work

• Stay up to date with relevant legislation
• Ensure processes are compliant with legislation
• Ensure processes are upheld and records are maintained

General

• Develop and maintain objectives and work plans for the roles responsibilities
• Work in a sustainable manner with consideration of the natural environment.
• External customer service: answer the general Campaign Bootcamp phone via Circleloop and relevant emails via our shared 'hello' inbox
• Any other reasonable tasks as directed by your line manager or Leadership Team
• At all times adhere to relevant legislation including GDPR
• At all times take personal responsibility for exhibiting behaviours in line with the person specification and the values of Campaign Bootcamp.

The Service Manager we are seeking to run our Neighbour Mediation Service must be a dynamic, resourceful and self-motivated individual to be able to run an efficient, productive service across several London boroughs. The organisation provides conflict resolution including, Neighbour, Family, Community, Youth, Workplace mediation and Restorative Justice.   

Mentoring Manager
Mansfield, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

The Inspire and Achieve Foundation (IAF) is a local, Mansfield-based charity that helps disadvantaged young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) conquer challenges, find their motivation and work towards a positive future.

We run a variety of outreach, mentoring and training programmes, including the Prince’s Trust Team Programme, to help young people aged 16 – 25 gain confidence and progress into employment or education.

We’re now looking for a Mentoring Manager to join our teams across Mansfield, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and deliver projects that provide the support disadvantaged young people need to make a success of their lives, exceed expectations and achieve more than even they imagined.

The Benefits

- Competitive salary
- Make a lasting difference to the lives of disadvantaged young people
- Join a team who are passionate about giving back to society
- Enhance your experience with an established local charity

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for an individual with plenty of experience of working with young people and passion for making positive changes in their lives to advance their career with us.

Young people without a solid start in life need your help and support when it comes to making big decisions, moving their lives forward and achieving their potential. The services and projects you will be involved with will act as a springboard for the young people we help, setting them on the right path, helping them gain skills and ensuring that they can make a success of their lives.

So, if you are ready to be challenged, ready to get involved and ready to enable and support, this is the role you’ve been waiting for.

The Role

As the Mentoring Manager, you will be tasked with managing and delivering a range of mentoring and outreach programmes across Mansfield, Nottingham and throughout Nottinghamshire.

Line managing operational staff within each service, you will oversee the mentoring and outreach staff, manage service operations, deal with the governance, risk and quality aspects and develop partnerships and projects.

Specifically, this will involve:

- Supporting, supervising, reviewing, line and performance managing, inspiring and motivating your team
- Delivering projects, developing strategies, capturing requirements and managing budgets
- Planning, delivering and co-ordinating programmes
- Managing the quality of each service, acting as data controller and reviewing internal policies and procedures
- Assessing, managing and mitigating risk
- Leading stakeholder management and working with Directors to identify new projects

About You

To be considered as a Mentoring Manager, you will need:

- At least three years’ experience of working with young people between the age of 16-26 years who are NEET
- A minimum of three years’ experience providing IAG and a proven track record of successfully assisting young people into employment, education or other positive outcomes
- At least three years’ experience of engaging and recruiting hard to reach young people
- Experience of working in an outreach and community based role with a range of agencies and organisations
- Experience of project management
- Demonstrable ability to effectively support, gain the respect of, and build trusting and positive relationships with young people
- Extensive knowledge of managing and implementing Safeguarding processes and procedures

Due to the nature of this role, an enhanced DBS check will be required.

Experience of securing Matrix or other quality mark accreditations would be beneficial to your application. Extensive third sector, DWP and/or education contacts in Nottinghamshire relevant for NEETs would also be an advantage.

Other organisations may call this role Service Manager, Outreach Manager, Project Manager, Outreach Services Manager, Young Peoples’ Service Manager, Young Peoples’ Project Manager, Community Services Manager, Children and Young People Support Worker, or Mentor.

The closing date for this role is the 7th July 2020 with interviews scheduled for Tuesday 14th July 2020.

Webrecruit and The Inspire and Achieve Foundation (IAF) are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Mentoring Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Operations Manager

Norwich

£40,718 - £45,240 per annum (dependent on skills) plus associated benefits (pay award pending)

Permanent, Full Time (35 hours per week)

Operations Manager – East Anglia

Location: Norwich, Norfolk (Please note, the role will require an element of travel to other locations across Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire)

Our client delivers a wide range of outstanding services providing exceptional outcomes for vulnerable children, young people and their families, and is looking to develop and diversify those services to increase their support and geographical spread while always striving for continuous improvement.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an expanding and vibrant voluntary organisation with services located in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire and make a positive impact on young lives as a member of their Senior Leadership Team.

You will be passionate about changing young lives and experienced in managing teams and staff to ensure they are able to provide the best support for their beneficiaries. The Operations Manager (Children and Families) will be leading, managing and supporting the management teams of their diverse services, which include children’s homes, fostering, short break services for children with disabilities, family assessment services and their therapeutic provision. You will work across the business working to ensure that their services work collaboratively whilst ensuring regulatory compliance.

They aspire to excellence and employ experienced, resilient, skilful and creative senior managers to inspire our service delivery and provide support to our teams.

You will have a background in delivering services to children and young people either with a social work qualification or a relevant professional qualification. They welcome those experienced in delivering excellent residential child care.

Closing Date: 23rd July 2020

Interview dates: 31st July for Safe Care/Warner Interviews /  3rd August for Formal Panel

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We are looking for a highly motivated and resourceful person to join our dedicated senior leadership team as our Head of Impact and Quality.  This is a new post that will provide plenty of challenge, opportunity and reward for the right person.  

Our local peer led charity has been in existence for 28 years and we have a proud and long history of bringing lived experience expertise to the heart of local service design and social change in Dorset.  Our organisation does amazing work and we now need to bring in dedicated expertise to demonstrate our impact and celebrate our achievements.  This is a pivotal time in the organisation’s development as we grow our impact as an organisation, building our capability to ensure that we make the best possible difference. 

About the Role

As the Head of Impact and Quality, you will lead the further development and transformation of the organisation’s systems, processes and infrastructure, to demonstrate impact and achieve quality across all activity areas.  Working alongside and supporting colleagues across the organisation, the three key areas of responsibility for this post are:

• Leadership, digital innovation and transformation.
• Systems and processes to demonstrate impact and quality. 
• Infrastructure development and support.

We have ambitious plans around social change within services and communities across Dorset over the next ten years.  By bringing your experience of leading transformation and developing systems and processes you will be part of achieving ambitious goals and demonstrable results.  You will have a key role in determining and ensuring that our resources, processes, people strategies and digital capability are aligned with and fully support the charity’s strategy and strategic objectives.  

The post will be based primarily at the charity’s main office in Dorchester, but with some flexibility for alternative working arrangements. 

About You

We are a unique and values-based, collaborative and innovative organisation that strives towards continuous learning and improvement. 

• You will be a natural, enthusiastic and assets-based leader, with experience of transformational change, digital innovation and working in complex environments. 
• You will have senior operational line management experience in public, private or voluntary sector, as well as experience of working at senior leadership level within an organisation. 
• You will be able to combine strategic insight with operational complexity and demands.
• You will have experience of developing systems and processes for impact reporting, quality assurance and compliance, as well as being responsible for digital transformation and change management work.
• Your previous experiences of being collectively accountable in the areas of quality, impact, compliance, resources, digital and communications will enable you to fulfil this role.
• You will be exceptionally organised, with high level of attention to detail and your positive, flexible and conscientious attitude will shine through. 
• You will be passionate about our work, committed to achieving impact and quality, an excellent communicator and personally aligned with our values.

You might currently be working in the not for profit, private or public sectors, but wherever you come from, you will be excited by this meaningful role and the unique opportunity to be part of an inspirational team, making real difference to people’s lives in Dorset.  

If you are interested in this role, please apply by sending your CV and a covering letter explaining why you are interested in this role and working within our organisation.

During Covid 19

There is no fixed closing date for this role, for several reasons.  We are deeply committed to finding the right person for this role.  We will be reviewing applications and shortlisting on a rolling basis and closing the process when we have appointed the right candidate.   During this time, our interview process will take place in stages and include a combination of Microsoft Teams video calls and 2-3 practical relevant tasks done offline, to allow you to demonstrate your ability in relevant key areas. This approach aligns with how we work, will be values based, as well as focused on results and finding out about you.  We are looking forward to hearing from you.

JOB PURPOSE

Be the ambassador and face of QCCA and partner GOAL’s youth services, representing the service to a diverse range of stakeholder.

To be responsible for the strategic planning, operational management and front-line delivery of a multifaceted youth work programme which includes universal, targeted and sports activities aimed at engaging disadvantaged 8–19 year olds across five wards of the London Borough of Camden.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• To lead on the planning and design of QCCA and GOAL’s youth work, with the aim of delivering quality and effective youth work with tangible outcomes;

• To develop a regular programme of open and targeted youth projects, activities and events in the wards of Gospel Oak and Haverstock with a particular emphasis on informal personal, social and vocational learning;

• To fundraise to finance this work and to liaise with funders and ensure their requirements are met.

• To manage a volunteer placement programme, working in partnership with schools, youth clubs and other establishments;

• To promote educational attainment, access to apprenticeships and employment opportunities for young people aged 16-21 years using a range of formal and informal methods of engagement including 1-2-1 surgeries

• To work with trainers and facilitators to deliver an accredited qualifications in transferable life skills as well as numeracy and literacy;

• To oversee implementation and monitoring of service level agreements with partners across three other wards of Camden

• To organise and deliver needs based group work with young people utilising a wide range of resources and facilities including music, drama and sport;

• To recruit, line-manage and supervise the work of both salaried and volunteer roles, providing mentoring and coaching in youth-work as required;

• To engage young people in regular consultation, design and delivery of youth projects;

• To work directly with young people delivering activities as well as providing support and access to specialist services, where required;

• To keep records of all youth-work sessions, monitoring data and accredited outcomes;

• To oversee all marketing and outreach of youth programme activities;

• To develop partnerships with local stakeholders including statutory providers, charities, community groups, sports clubs and the local police force;

• To maintain an accurate inventory of resources and facilities;

• To raise the quality standards of QCCA’s Youth Service by adhering to the National Youth Agency guidelines and the London Youth Quality Mark.

• To support the wider objectives and activities of QCCA and it’s key partners 

Job Title: Performance Manager

Location: Base to be agreed

Grade/ Salary:  FRWK13 £25,738 - £28,644 FTE

Status & Hours: Permanent, 37hpw

Closing Date: 6th July 2020

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work at Framework on the Building Better Opportunities Programme, Opportunity and Change project. We are seeking an individual, with extensive experience to manage performance and support the 11 delivery partners spread across the D2N2 area (Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire) against Service Level Agreement (SLA) requirements.

The post holder will be responsible for helping delivery partners understand how they are performing against contractual requirements using a range of tools.  It is essential you are able to build and maintain excellent working relationships with stake holders, commissioners, local authorities, employment and skills services, training providers and any other local services.

You will need to demonstrate experience of monitoring and evidencing performance which will help identify areas of development in order to improve performance ideally gained by managing European Social funded projects.

Main duties will include:

·Key contact for the programme in relation to ‘performance’ standards, processes, criteria and compliance

·Engage with and support partners and delivery staff on a one to one basis in order to forecast and manage performance

• Ensure that partners adhere to all delivery guidance in relation to outputs, results and outcomes

• Identify areas of development within individual partner organisations and across the whole partnership in order to improve performance

• Maintain and build relationships across the delivery network, key organisations and the community

• Meet all internal and external reporting requirements in regards to performance

 You will have:

• Experience of managing multiple partners

• Experience of managing projects funded by the European Social Fund (ESF)

• Strong communicator

• Ability to identify and challenge stigma

• Hold a full driving licence and have a vehicle in order to cover a wide geographical area

This post is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and the European Social Fund (ESF). To apply for this role, please visit the Framework Housing Association Website.

For more information please contact Shazia Ali

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

97% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application

CVs will not be accepted

NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

Halton Haven is a small and friendly hospice, much loved by our community, serving people from Runcorn, Widnes and West Cheshire. We offer specialist care, support and advice to many people facing a life limiting illness and their families, every day of the year. 

We are currently seeking to recruit a Retail and Distribution Manager to grow, develop and manage our retail outlets.  The successful post holder will be responsible for the development of a substantial retail income stream and will act as a positive ambassador for the Hospice via the integration of our retail outlets within the local community.  The modernization of our charity retail outlets is something we are particularly keen to progress, with the ideal candidate able to implement and embed new systems for the streamlining of income and management of logistics.

With a proven track record in management of a diverse workforce, project design, implementation and a passion for the ethos the Hospice, ideally, the job holder will have experience within the retail and/or marketing sector.  A demonstrable passion for merchandising supported by an engaging ‘can do’ approach would be ideal.

Our benefits include ongoing training and development, employee assistance programme, subsidised dining and free parking, Occupational Health Service, 10% discount on purchases from our Retail Outlets

To apply; please submit your CV which must be accompanied by a covering letter, clearly demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role as detailed in the attached job description and person specification.

We are now at the exciting stage where we are looking to recruit a Finance Manager to support our work, and to help the organisation to achieve its ambitious plans for growth. For this home-based role, the successful candidate will help to develop processes and policies to support our plans for growth.

We are seeking a highly motivated, skilled and resourceful individual with professional finance skills at least to Finance Manager level. Ideally we are looking for a candidate with finance experience within charities.

The post-holder is expected to contribute to On Call Africa’s initiatives and development activities at a senior level, while also carrying out day to day reporting requirements. Within the small team all staff are expected to work in a flexible way and tasks that have not been covered in the job description may have to be undertaken.

This hands-on position is a part-time role (3 days per week), based from home, with some travel across the UK. The post has a salary of £34,000 per year pro rata (£20,400).

PURPOSE AND OVERVIEW

Reporting to the Director, you will be responsible for the development of, and day-to-day management, of our financial and accounting needs. The ideal candidate will possess good business acumen, and will be looking for a varied and challenging role in an organisation through which they can make a real impact.

The main responsibilities are as follows:

• Manage On Call Africa’s financial and accounting systems and help the organisation to prepare for significant growth;
• Providing efficient and effective management and financial accounting, forecasting, modelling and financial analysis which promotes the best use of resources using Value for Money principles;
• Develop financial policies to support best practice, and provide oversight of the organisations financial function in the UK and Zambia;
• Maintain and strengthen internal financial controls are in place;
• Produce / manage month end financial reconciliations to provide assurance on reliability of financial data
• Manage a finance assistant in the UK and matrix manage the work of the finance team in Zambia
• Provide robust financial information that empowers stakeholders to make best decisions for the future financial sustainability of the organisation;
• Managing the day to day financial functions and financial administration of the organisation;
• Preparing quarterly reports and supporting re-forecasting for senior management and trustees.
• The post holder will be responsible for meeting deadlines set and may be required to respond at short notice to requests for information or advice. Priorities may change on a regular basis.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsible to: Director

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

Financial Reporting

• Work with the Director to produce robust Budgets, multi-year forecasting, production of timely management accounts including key performance indicators within the monthly timetable
• Produce quarterly financial reports and summaries for the board of trustees
• Production of accurate and clear Draft accounts including clear auditable working papers for review and Audit by adhering to statutory regulations and accounting principles. Support with statutory year end accounts preparation will be provided.
• Work closely with external Auditors to ensure an efficient Audit by providing assurance of key processes, implementation of recommendations, and responding to requests for information within timescales to achieve a clean Audit
• Make continuous improvements in the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of reports

Day to day finance function

• Ensure accurate monthly reporting from relevant staff in Zambia and the UK
• Populate financial systems and ensure accurate reporting of income expenditure
• Monthly reconciliations supported by a strong month end process
• Ensure finance processes and sign off procedures are adhered to in line with financial policies
• Ensure timely payment of invoices, salaries, HMRC and pension payments
• Ensure accurate coding of income and expenditure and account for spending related to restricted funding
• Provide detailed financial reports related to specific projects or grants
• Support any Business projects by providing financial analysis to the project team

Financial Systems & Controls

• Develop and continuously improve robust and effective financial procedures, controls and systems that are properly documented, regularly reviewed and efficiently implemented
• Ensure there are effective processes for the payroll & pensions processing, payment processing and credit collection
• Ensure there are clear processes for managing Cash & Bank transactions
• Ensure all financial processes are clearly captured in the Finance Manuals and updated regularly
• Ensure that relevant stakeholders (finance and non-finance) are trained appropriately on finance requirements
• Ensure compliance with HMRC & other statutory requirements
• Develop, design and implement an effective Internal Audit programme to identify and improve controls and mitigate against key risks to the organisation
• Maintain and contribute to the development and improvement of financial applications and databases,

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and experience

• Minimum of 2 years experience of working in finance roles within the charity sector
• Experience of developing charity accounting systems
• Experience of developing and implementing financial policies and procedures
• Experience of providing financial reports to a board of trustees
• Experience of managing and motivating others as part of a team and supervise coach and mentor  members of the finance team
• Experience of managing and leading improvement projects
• Experience of producing management accounts
• Experience of financial reporting to donors and funders
• Experience of working as part of a remote team
• Experience of working in international development

Qualifications and training

• Undergraduate university level or equivalent professional qualifications/experience in finance and accounting

Skills and abilities

• Excellent financial skills including the ability to produce accurate quality financial information and interpret and present information for non-accountants
• Ability to set and agree clear work programme, set objectives, to work to deadlines and manage conflicting priorities
• Ability to problem solve, work positively with others to deliver results
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work
• Excellent coordination and organisational skills
• Financial management and budgetary control skills

Personal qualities and attributes

• High levels of enthusiasm, self-motivation and a self-managing ‘can do’ attitude
• High levels of determination and willingness to take on new challenges and responsibilities
• Collaborative and supportive attitude in a team
• Willing to challenge stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination and bias
• Enjoy using own initiative and being creative
• Effective team leader and team player
• Effective communication skills

Other requirements

• Happy and able to travel across the UK 
• Happy and able to work some evenings and occasional weekends
• Willing to carry out any additional work, challenges and responsibilities

Deputy Manager

Location: Richmond
Application Deadline: 5th July 2020
Salary: £25,604.04 per annum
Region: Richmond

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity to join Certitude as a Deputy Manager as we continue to grow as a Social Care provider in London.

Hours: 37.5 hours

Job Type: Permanent

Service: Learning Disabilities

Positions available: 2

Benefits

- A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
- 25 days’ annual leave, pension scheme and 24-hour Employee Assistance
- Paid Enhanced DBS
- Eyecare vouchers
- Travel season ticket loan & Cycle to work Scheme (after one year’s service)

About the role

Certitude are opening brand new service. The service is person centred, designed and newly purpose built.

The homes are situated within the borough of Richmond. The individuals, who will be the residents, are young adults, with diagnoses of autism, ADHD, behaviour that challenges and one resident is a wheelchair user.

The homes comprise three individual flats and one mobility accessible bungalow. The Bungalow will have adapted facilities to meet the needs of the person moving in.

Each person will receive individual tailored support according to their needs and assessment, which will bring a modern dynamic approach to supporting them to live fulfilling lives.

The dynamic approach will allow the individuals to become more independent and live the lives they want to, taking the lead in their own support.

Certitude are looking forward to being a part of this exciting project and supporting individuals to have a greater role and presence and be active members within their local communities.

The role of the Deputy Manager is to partner with the Manager to provide leadership, development and direction across the service. This is to ensure that the team provides the people we support with the service they need to lead a good life and achieve the things that are important to them and their families.

Duties will include:

- Building great relationships with the people we support and the people important in their lives
- Ensuring people are supported in everyday tasks in a respectful way that meets their individual needs and preferences and enables them to do as much as possible themselves; giving them as much choice, control and involvement as possible
- Developing and implementing individual care plans; ensuring all plans and records relating to people we support are accurate and up to date
- Supervising, coaching and training colleagues in person centred support practices, giving and acting on received feedback on what is going well and what is not going well
- Ensuring effective day to day management of colleagues inclusive of activity delegation, quality assurance, performance management and recruitment and selection as appropriate to the role

About you

To be a Deputy Manager at Certitude, the following are essential:

- Experience of supporting people who have mental health needs or learning disabilities to become more active in their community
- Experience of mentoring, supervising and/or coaching others
- A person centred way of working & experience of developing person centred support plans with individuals
- The ability to enable people with learning disabilities or mental health support needs to take positive risks in their lives.
- An understanding of the challenges that are likely to be faced by many people with disabilities or mental health support needs
- Knowledge of Safeguarding

About the Organisation

At Certitude we are proud of our history of supporting people with complex mental health needs and learning disabilities. We support more than 1,500 people across London through a diverse range of support services and believe in providing the right level of support, to enable individuals to flourish, contribute and live a good life.

As a Gold Level Investor in People, we have high employee engagement and a strong commitment to people development from both our Board and Leadership Team. As a result, we can support people with mental health needs and learning disabilities to live the life they want to lead; happy, healthy, respected as equals and valued for their contribution within communities.

We aim to be the best social care employer in London and are proud of our reputation as a London employer - employing more than a 1,000 staff and volunteers with a turnover of £34m.

Our Values

Working Together
Continuously Improving
Inspired by People
Dependable

Do you want to be a Deputy Manager at Certitude? To apply, select the button shown, complete an application form and someone from the Recruitment Team will be in touch!

All our posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure as well as a full employment history and employment references. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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THE WELCOME DIRECTORY - helping faith communities welcome people leaving prison. Established as a charity in 2016 the Welcome Directory is entering a new and exciting phase of development. Already 125 Faith Communities have registered with us to state clearly that people leaving prison will find a welcome with them. Over the next two years our aim is to substantially increase that number, moving towards our simple yet powerful vision: to help faith communities become places where people who leave prison find acceptance. A place to belong that not only nurtures faith but also offers appropriate practical support.

People are at the very heart of this work; people who have found the benefits of being part of a faith community whether inside or outside the prison gates. If nothing else, we hope that engaging with The Welcome Directory will help faith communities to understand that in a deeper way; that those leaving prison have a name, a story as well as hopes and dreams for their lives beyond the prison gate.

JOB SUMMARY: The post holder will ensure overall leadership and day to day management of all operational aspects of The Welcome Directory.

This will include, but may not be limited to:

• Ensuring adequate funding is available for the financial stability of the project
• Developing the population of the directory with Registered Communities
• The engagement of appropriate partners in helping to establish the work of the Welcome Directory nationally, especially
  • Funding Partners
  • Operational partners
• The implementation of the authorisation framework for communities applying for inclusion in the “Welcome Directory”
• Oversight of the Prisons Awareness course, particularly to facilitate the “in-prison” element
• Oversight and development of suitable online resources to host and communicate the Welcome Directory
• From time to time, you may be required to undertake additional activities which are appropriate to the development nature of this role as required by your line manager.
• In the early stages of the contract the post-holder will identify and appoint additional key staff to assist in fundraising, communications and regional development roles as funding and operational requirements dictate.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

General: The post is to be home-based. Travel expenses as required for the successful development of the project may be claimed and suitable equipment for fulfilling the job will be provided.

Salary: £32,000 pa

Contract Type: Two Year Fixed Term

Hours of Duty: Normal hours of work are 40 hours per week over 5 days, excluding an hour’s unpaid break for lunch.

Annual Leave: 20 days paid leave per year exclusive of public and additional holidays.

Pensions: As the employer, The Welcome Directory pays National Insurance contributions under the ‘not-contracted-out’ contributions scheme and all members of staff not in a pension scheme are required to join one. The Welcome Directory will, during the term of the post contribute 5% of salary provided that the staff member also makes a contribution.

Location: Home based and at the London Office of The Welcome Directory, 27 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HH

Accountable to: The Trustees via single appointed trustee

Key relationships: The Welcome Directory Trustees and staff, Registered Faith Communities, Prison Chaplains, All Funders

PERSON SPECIFICATION: The post is open to any person with recent or ongoing experience of the resettlement of offenders. The ideal post holder will be able to demonstrate a high level of awareness of the resettlement issues faced by those leaving prisons as understood by Prison Chaplains.

Essential Qualities

Personal Attributes:

• Self-directing with capacity to prioritise
• Ability to set and meet deadlines
• Commitment to their own faith
• Ability to work collaboratively and flexibly

Education

• Educated to at least degree level or equivalent

Skills/Aptitudes

• Advanced leadership and motivational skills
• Advanced written and oral communication skills
• Ability to relate well to people of all faiths
• Analytical skills
• IT skills to an Advanced level

Experience

• Resettlement issues faced by those leaving prison
• Working with / alongside Prison Chaplaincy
• Working with / alongside those in leadership in church, society, and other faith groups
• New Project development
• Planning and executing meetings

Circumstances

• Willingness and ability to travel, with occasional overnight stays

Desirable Qualities

Education

• Higher degree and/ or evidence of research/ reading in proffered area of interest

Experience

• Prison Chaplaincy structures and the justice systems
• Experience of working within a multi-faith team
• Experience of web design / use of social networking in a corporate setting

GENERAL CONDITIONS:

Equality of opportunity, and diversity

Equal treatment amongst people from diverse backgrounds and with diverse perspectives is one of the central precepts of The Welcome Directory. The Welcome Directory as an employing body values the richness which this equal treatment brings to the workplace.  It therefore has an equal opportunities policy in place which not only requires the employer to fulfil certain obligations but also places responsibilities on staff.  Staff found to be contravening the policy or acting outside its spirit will be subject to disciplinary action, which could lead to dismissal.

The Welcome Directory is committed to implement the terms of all relevant Diversity legislation and to improving opportunities for people safeguarded by the protected characteristics.

Standards of Behaviour and Conduct

Staff are expected to act at all times with due consideration for others and in a manner befitting their position as employees of a body representative of the Churches and as professionals, whatever their job.

It is important that all members of staff present a neat and tidy appearance at all times. The post holder will be expected to model this to all staff and stakeholders. The general appearance should help convey a professional and efficient approach to work. Whilst not wishing to impose unreasonable obligations on staff, The Welcome Directory nonetheless expects you to look smart in appearance at all times while representing the organisation.

In this post, any action that would exclude the holder from prisons will disqualify them from this employment.

It is a condition of employment that the post holder is in possession of a recent and valid DBS certificate

Health and Safety Responsibilities

Staff must ensure that they do not endanger themselves or others by any act or omission on their part.

Home-working staff must ensure that they are mindful of health and safety responsibilities in their work place.

Confidentiality

Staff must not pass on to unauthorised persons, any information obtained in the course of their duties without the permission of their line manager or the trustees.

Please apply by submitting a letter of application explaining why you think you would be suited to this role and a current CV

We are looking for a driven and motivated fundraiser to join our small team at an exciting stage of growth as we look to increase philanthropic income raised to support projects across the LSBU Group.

You’ll build strong and meaningful relationships with donors and potential donors who could make major gifts to support activity which transforms lives.

Our No Barriers to Brilliance Campaign is about bringing education and opportunity to our communities. Our work has impact. It gives hope, changes lives, builds communities and strengthens society and we will keep working until the playing field is level for everyone. By joining our team, you have the power to help our students thrive and create opportunities for people who might not otherwise have them.
 

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Please Note: The Job Reference number for this post is REQ4841

During the unprecedented situation of Corona Virus (COVID-19), we want to provide some assurance that where possible we are continuing with recruitment to our vacancies and look forward to you applying.  Emails will be used to correspond with applicants, please ensure that you use an email account that you regularly monitor.  We have provisions to conduct interviews remotely and will direct you to the relevant video interviewing system via email.

Village of Forgiveness, known as The Village, is a charity registered in England and Wales (1186107), aimed at reaching the world’s most vulnerable people and integrating them back in community in long term sustainable ways. We currently have projects in Lesotho and the West Bank, Palestine. We are currently launching our first U.K. based project in Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, in partnership with Solihull Moors Football Club Foundation. 

We are seeking a dynamic, imaginative self-starter with managerial and fundraising experience to spear head our newest project. The project will support excluded people in the Chelmsley Wood area. This project manager role will be responsible for establishing the programme, building relationships with local partners and funders, recruiting beneficiaries and managing the day to day of the project. They will be based at the Solihull Moors Football Club and reporting to The Village CEO. This role will allow for independence and requires someone for whom the idea of starting a new charitable project is exciting.

Deliverables 

Phase 1

• Set up the project following the already established The Village model 
• Establish a project advisory board with The Village CEO
• Establish a location 
• Identify beneficiary group
• Establish relationships with council, local MP, local charities, training colleges and funders
• Establish governance and safeguarding process
• Manage the build of project HQ 
• Outlining the programme of delivering support, including budgets
• Establish back office (IT & and Finance) within Solihull Moors Football Club

Phase 2 

• Hire of staff required to deliver the project(s)
• Recruiting beneficiaries 
• Day to day management of the project(s)
• Weekly reporting to The Village HQ
• Establishing impact measurements 
• Local Fundraising 
• Coordination with Solihull Moors Football Club 
• Managing local relationship with partners 
• Managing the staff 
• Longterm strategy with The Village seniors management 
• Establish volunteer programme 
• Run events to support the project and raise awareness 

Required 

• Previous management 
• Previous work in charity preferable
• IT literate 
• Basic knowledge of finance knowledge 
• Driving license and right to work in the UK
• Strong roots to the area and understanding of local culture
• Self starter and comfortable working alone
• Imaginative and creative