The Living Wage Foundation has an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team as a Programme Officer. We are expanding our team and are looking for a highly motivated and organised individual to coordinate our accreditation scheme and help us to deliver our growth strategy. The roles will provide support to our network of Living Wage Employers, Living Wage Funders and Recognised Service Providers whilst supporting new organisations through the accreditation process, with a specific regional and sector responsibility.

The Programme Officer will support our Managers to deliver project strategies to grow and deepen engagement with Living Wage employers through associated schemes. There will also be some communications responsibilities to ensure our online and publicity materials are well written and up-to-date and opportunities to coordinate events to support and grow our network of Living Wage employers.

Main Responsibilities: 

Living Wage Accreditation
• Support key contacts at potential Living Wage Employers through the accreditation process, from dealing with initial enquiries to guiding them through the employer journey, to checking and processing their accreditation.
• Develop rewarding relationships with key employers, industry and campaign partners within our networks to build interest in the Living Wage and deliver a high-quality experience to our accredited employers.
• With support from the wider team, develop plans and strategies to grow the number of
accreditations in specific regions or industries.
• Collate and disseminate Living Wage criteria and policy issues through both internal and
external facing guidance, whilst reviewing and monitoring its suitability.

Project Support
• Support the development and implementation of projects to promote and grow Living Wage
accreditations and develop the quality of service offered.
• Engage with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders to support projects as
required.
• Support the growth and development of new and existing Living Wage schemes including,
Recognised Service Providers, Living Wage Funders, Living Wage Places, Living Hours, Global
Living Wage and Living Work Consultancy.

Administration
• Respond to telephone and web-based enquiries by providing advice and support to
employers and supporters.
• Provide administrative support for all aspects of the accreditation journey, including
processing accreditations, recognitions and renewals.
• Maintain information stored on administrative systems for the Living Wage Foundation,
including the Salesforce database of employers.
• Support the maintenance of our systems to ensure efficient processes and develop reporting
mechanisms for effective monitoring and evaluation of our impact and progress against
plans.
• Coordinate and administrate Steering, Advisory or Leadership Groups as required, including
coordinating agendas, sending out timely papers, taking minutes and following up on
actions.

Events and Communications
• Plan and organise events to celebrate and grow our network of Living Wage Employers,
including playing an active role in the delivery of Living Wage Week and assisting other
members of the team with event logistics.
• Represent and speak on behalf of the Living Wage Foundation at internal and external
meetings and events.
• Develop or feed into employer resources including marketing materials, blogs, reports,
templates and guides.

General
• Work with Citizens UK community organisers, members and leaders to promote civic
engagement with and ownership of the Living Wage campaign.
• Responsibility for delivering agreed areas of the Living Wage Foundation’s work plan and
leading on agenda items to report into team meetings.
• Feed into the Living Wage Foundation strategy and objective development.
• Work collaboratively with the Living Wage Foundation and franchise teams to share
learnings and experience and ensure that we are meeting the expectations of our network
and stakeholders.

For more information on how to apply please click on 'Apply on Website'. 

The Living Wage Foundatino is committed to being an inclusive employer. We value a diverse workforce and encourage anyone with an interest in this role to apply, regardless of whether you meet all the desirable criteria. We invest in our staff and will support you to develop the skills and knowledge required to deliver the role. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates.

Please Note: Due to the expected high interest in the post, we may not be able to respond to unsuccessful applications. 

Reports to:  Project Director, ACCESS/PROTECT

Location:  London, United Kingdom 

Salary Banding:£33,257 - £38,799

LOE:Full Time

Type of contract:Permanent

ABOUT INTERNEWS :  

Internews works to ensure access to trusted, quality news and information that empowers people to have a voice in their future and to live healthy, secure, and rewarding lives. We envision a world where everyone can communicate freely with anyone, anywhere, and exchange the news and information they need to shape their communities and the world. 

For 35 years and in more than 100 countries, we have worked with our local partners to build hundreds of sustainable organizations, strengthened the capacity of thousands of media professionals, human rights activists, and information entrepreneurs, and reached millions of people with quality, local information, improving lives and building lasting change. Onissues ranging from health and the environment to conflict and governance , Internews has developed approaches that harness the power of media and information to create positive change. 

Internews is a charity operating internationally, with administrative centres in California, Washington DC, London, and Paris as well as regional hubs in Bangkok and Nairobi. Formed in 1982, Internews currently has offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America. 

GENERAL FUNCTION:

The Programme Officer (PO )will provide the highest standards of programme and operational support to Internews’ various multi-country consortium programmes and other projects managed by the HQ. Two current consortia projects are ACCESS and PROTECT.

Approaches in Complex and Challenging Environments for Sustainable Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (ACCESS) is a DFID funded UK Aid Connect project. The project works on the production of a set of scalable, evidence-based, participatory approaches that support and engage marginalised and under-served populations in complex and challenging environments to claim and access comprehensive sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and services. Internews’ role focuses on understanding how SRH information and rumours move in the targeted communities and establishing what the information needs and gaps are.

The Protecting Rights, Openness and Transparency Enhancing Civic Transformation (PROTECT) is a DFID funded UK Aid Connect project which seeks to foster open societies based on expanded and protected civic space. The impact is focused on shifting the paradigm from unequal and closed societies, where shrinking space, threats to media freedom and challenges to access and use of data fail to deliver tangible change for people’s lives, towards free and open societies with civil society, including media organisations, able to help people to hold governments to account, make information meaningful and drive social and political change for the better, leaving no one behind.

You will represent Internews at partner and donor meetings, mentor and support project staff, and assure the quality of Internews’ deliverables. You will support the grant management of your portfolio of projects, administer donor awards, submit donor reports, build the grant-management capacity of project staff and partners, and facilitate project audits.You will ensure that Internews implements projects in compliance with its own and donor’s policies, rules and regulations. You will provide consistent support and advice to project teams and partners and ensure control and reinforcement of all aspects of the project management cycle as related to effective grant management and contractual compliance. 

You will manage the development of new project proposals and budgets and ensure donor and statutory compliance for all submissions under your assigned portfolio.

You will contribute to Internews knowledge management and improvement of Internews systems. The role will actively participate in representing and building Internews’ credibility with institutional donors. This role may involve travel to project sites. 

Roles and Responsibilities

Representation 10%

• Shares responsibility with project leads and business development colleagues for representing thematic approaches and programme activities to donors and partner networks
• Attends relevant partner network meetings, provides update briefings on Internews’ programmes and maintains correspondence with partner networks

Development 10%

• Works closely with development colleagues in London, DC and in the regions to support the design of innovative, cost-effective and practical programmes
• Advises development colleagues on key considerations relating to donor and statutory compliance
• Liaises with Regional staff in London, DC and regional hubs to ensure cross-regional projects are integrated into regional strategies and plans (with Project Director), and that IEU systems are fit for purpose in supporting this.

Programme Support and Donor Interface 40%

• Works closely with consortium partners to support / lead collaborative outputs and outcomes, as assigned by Project Director(s);
• Serve as Internews Europe’s official points of contact for donors for contractual compliance and financial management of donor awards;
• Works with the Programme Finance Analyst to prepare accurate financial reports for donors;
• Provides grants and contracts management support for projects in their portfolio;
• Provides support to country teams, consortium partners and other relevant local partners in the planning, design, troubleshooting and re-design of project activities;
• Support the Project Director in facilitating collaboration across consortium partners, including by acting as the lead for working / reference groups where appropriate

• Supports project start‐up phases by coordinating project stakeholders and ensuring that all relevant processes and procedures are put in place
• Participates in the recruitment of project staff
• Prepares and conducts inductions and trainings for staff and partners on grant management and compliance
• Leads on process of due‐diligence in preparation for sub‐granting to local partners. Prepares partnership, sub-granting agreements and services contracts with external vendors, making sure that they comply with Internews’ and donors’ requirements
• Supports project directors to set up grant management schedules for donor reporting coordinates quality‐assurance of donor reports and submits them to donors
• Monitors projects' implementation and trouble-shoots as necessary
• Identifies and documents best grant management practices from individual grants, works with M&E colleagues to coordinate project debriefings with stakeholders
• Leads on the preparation of HQ project audits

Compliance Monitoring 30%

• Provides training to project teams on organisational and donor compliance
• Provides briefings to project stakeholders on contractual donor requirements during kick‐off meetings and calls; advices project stakeholders on compliance questions throughout the project cycle as required
• In collaboration with project director(s) conducts monthly budget vs. actual analysis. Makes recommendations for spending and resource adjustments

• Regularly reviews grant management schedules and works with Project Director, country teams, thematic leads, Finance staff to ensure timely submission of donor deliverables and reports

Knowledge management 10%

• Provides ongoing feedback to the project director(s) and other colleagues at the HQ on required improvement and updates on donor regulations and contractual obligations to ensure organisational knowledge is built and improved continuously;
• Ensures good knowledge management across projects, including key project documentation, to enable all project teams to access information and provide a fully auditable trail.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

Qualifications and Experience 

Solid experience of grant management and donor financial reporting for large projects with major institutional donors, including DFID. Proven experience of grant management support in humanitarian programming is desirable 

Essential 

Experience in preparing budget proposals for institutional donors. Experience working with private donors would be an asset.

Essential 

Professional qualifications or equivalent work experience, in international development and/or project management 

Essential 

Excellent communication skills both oral and written; ability to produce high quality reports and presentations 

Essential 

Proven experience of managing relationships in complex organisations with numerous stakeholders. Good people management skills 

Essential 

Ability to matrix manage a group of staff in different teams to take forward common and effective ways of working 

A high level of numeracy skills, and ability to carry out complex budget analysis 

Essential 

Solid experience of direct, hands-on delivery of key components of financial and grant management

Essential 

Proven track record of building capacity of project staff and partners in grant management, donor compliance, and project management 

Essential 

Experience of travelling to challenging and remote locations. Willingness and ability to travel with an understanding and appreciation of culture and diversity 

Essential 

Exceptional organisational and administration skills, with the ability to plan and prioritise work for self and others 

Essential 

Advanced expertise in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel 

Essential 

Proven ability to manage complex, multi-disciplinary programme of work 

Essential 

Experience in managing financial and management accounting processes, including annual accounts, audits and external reporting 

Desirable 

Experience of working in, or support field office in developing countries and humanitarian scenarios 

Desirable 

Knowledge 

Good knowledge of donor regulations and systems, especially those of DFID

Essential 

Experience working in/on consortia programmes

Essential 

Good understanding of the project management cycle 

Essential 

Personal attributes 

Creative problem solver: uses creativity to develop new ideas and solutions to problems 

Essential 

Self-starter and dynamic with strong level of self-awareness. Assertive, with the ability to work on own initiative with little supervision 

Essential 

Ability to work both independently and as an effective team member

Essential 

A willingness and ability to adopt a hands-on approach as well as to provide strategic direction 

Essential 

Strong communication, liaison and interpersonal skills to work effectively with people at all levels, and represent the organisation externally 

Essential 

Strong analytical, problem solving and creative thinking skills 

Essential 

Languages 

Fluent English 

Essential 

Arabic/French/Spanish 

Desirable

Work hours are moderately flexible, but generally Monday through Friday from 9 am to 6 pm.

• Closing date for applications:Sunday 29 March 2020

Candidates must submit a succinct covering letter of no more than 2-pages explaining how they satisfy the requirements of the person speciation in addition to a CV highlighting relevant experience. The successful candidate will also be asked to provide three professional referees, one of whom must be from their most recent employer.

Location: Geneva, Switzerland or London, UK.

Reporting to: Head of the Climate Change Sub-Programme

Type of contract: Full time permanent position

Starting date: ASAP

About Oak Foundation:

Oak Foundation commits its resources to address issues of global, social and environmental concern, particularly those that have a major impact on the lives of the disadvantaged. With offices in Europe, Africa and North America, Oak Foundation makes grants to organisations located in approximately 40 countries worldwide.

About the Environment Programme:

The Environment Programme at Oak Foundation has three sub-programmes: Climate Change; Marine Conservation; and Wildlife Conservation and Trade. In the Climate Change sub-Programme, we aim to contribute to reducing climate pollution and keeping global average temperatures well below 2 degrees Celsius. Our strategy includes decarbonising the power sector, accelerating the shift to clean transportation and creating an enabling environment for political action to tackle climate change. In the Marine sub-Programme, we seek to increase the sustainability of industrial fisheries, improve the management of small-scale subsistence fisheries, and drastically reduce the leakage of plastic debris into the oceans. Finally, in the Wildlife Conservation and Trade sub-programme, our objective is to help disrupt the illegal trafficking of wildlife and implement innovative people-centred wildlife conservation models.

Purpose of the role

This is a great opportunity to join a diverse, international team within Oak Foundation’s climate sub-programme. This is a solutions-focused role to help tackle our greatest challenge: that of cleaning up the global economy and empowering communities to transition to a fairer, healthier and safer future.

The ideal candidate is someone with a strong entrepreneurial and creative spirit, keen to innovate and enable some of the world’s most effective civil society groups and movement builders.

Main responsibilities include:

• Contribute to the strategic direction of the Environment programme by helping to shape the climate components of the programme’s high-level goals, including through the co-drafting of various submissions and reports to the Board;
• Maintain primary responsibility for the management of Oak’s climate and energy grant portfolio from point of initial enquiry to assessment and final recommendation to the President/Trustees/Board; This role will also have an oversight of the grant-making portfolio in Brazil;
• Identify high-impact, innovative and entrepreneurial grant-making opportunities to further strengthen Oak’s leadership role across climate philanthropy and in line with the climate programme’s strategic directions;
• Review budgets submitted by applicant organisations as part of the due diligence process;
• Conducts the monitoring and evaluation of grants including through the conduct of site visits;
• Work with Oak Foundation administrative and programme management staff to ensure efficient progress in grant-making, monitoring and reporting, as well as other administrative activities related to the programme;
• Represent Oak Foundation at external climate change meetings and contribute to internal and key constituent communications on climate change;
• Maintain a strong network of relationships with key players in the climate arena (NGOs, scientific, philanthropic, government, private sector) internationally;
• Stay up to date on key scientific, legislative and regulatory developments internationally.

Position requirements

• University degree ideally in political, social, environmental or, natural sciences (an advanced degree may substitute for 1-2 years of experience);
• At least 7 years’ relevant professional experience, and a track record of significant achievement in a discipline related to climate change;
• Strong personal and professional networks in the climate change and social movement arena;
• Understanding of non-profit and/or governmental financial reporting and budgeting;
• Proven research and analytical skills; outstanding organisational abilities and a commitment to efficiency and meeting tight deadlines;
• Excellent interpersonal skills: desire and ability to work in a collaborative team environment;
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills; comfort expressing opinions in a setting that encourages a vibrant exchange of ideas;
• A strongly developed sense of integrity, humility and discretion, poise maturity and a good sense of humour;
• Available for international travel, up to 40 days a year, sometimes for extended periods;
• Excellent written and spoken English required, Spanish or Portuguese is desired;
• This post can be based in Switzerland or UK, to be based in these locations it is required:
  • Switzerland: Swiss/EU citizen or valid work permit for Switzerland.
  • UK: Must have the right to live and work in the UK.
• A commitment to Oak’s organisational values

LawWorks (the Solicitors Pro Bono Group) is a charity which enables access to justice by encouraging and supporting legal pro bono in England and Wales. We work primarily with solicitors, law schools and law students, and other legal and non-legal volunteers and organisations.

Programme Officer (Legal) – Not-For-Profits Programme (part-time)

£13,771 (£27,543 full time equivalent)

Hours: 17.5 hours per week

Our Not-For-Profits Programme facilitates the provision of free legal advice (pro bono) for small charities and not-for-profit organisations, supported by volunteer lawyers from among LawWorks’ members. The team assess and process applications for legal assistance and place the cases with the volunteer lawyers.

The pro bono volunteers advise on a range of legal issues, including property, employment, tax, insurance and contract matters. Work by the volunteers can include drafting a contract, reviewing a lease or clarifying rights in a dispute. The free legal advice makes a difference to hundreds of charities and not-for-profits.

The Programme Officer (Legal) works closely with the Head of Not-For-Profits and Secondary Specialisation and a Programme Officer (Legal) colleague, to ensure that the programme's services are delivered effectively to its stakeholders (small not-for-profit organisations on the one hand, and member law firms and in-house legal teams on the other).

The position will suit someone with legal knowledge and strong relationship-management skills, who is interested in the legal and not-for-profit sectors and enjoys working in a busy and small team. The role offers the right candidate valuable experience, variety, intellectual stimulation, and job satisfaction.

LawWorks is a relatively small organisation with 19 staff, including staff based in Wales and in the English regions. We are a busy and (for our size) complex charity, with a friendly team, a positive ethos, and a commitment to ensuring that LawWorks is a strong and efficient organisation and a great place to work.

In addition to encouraging and supporting pro bono delivery, we also work to address barriers to justice and to provide a 'policy voice' for pro bono.

More information about the role and how to apply is available on the LawWorks website.

The deadline for applications is 4.00pm on Monday 30th March..

LawWorks is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications irrespective of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age.

TITLE:  Community Grants Programme Officer (Catalyst Project)

SALARY:  £28,000 - £30,000 depending on experience

CONTRACT: Full Time, 18-months.  

RESPONSIBLE TO: Director of Development & Partnerships

About Community Southwark:

Community Southwark is the infrastructure organisation for the Voluntary and Community Sector in Southwark. We support non-profit organisations to run effectively, efficiently, sustainably and legally through providing a range of activities including training, face-to-face advice, online resources, holding events for information and engagement as well as hosting networks and working groups and providing policy insights and influence.

We also work with individuals and informal groups on social action, engagement, supporting campaigns, providing information on how you can get involved in improving your community and more.

We are a champion for the sector and look to ensure we have a seat at the right table on its behalf.

About Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity (GSTTC)

GSTTC is an independent urban health foundation working with others to improve health outcomes in Lambeth and Southwark. We’re currently working to:

1. Reduce childhood obesity
2. Slow down people's progression to multiple long-term conditions (MLTC)
3. Find innovative solutions to the health effects of air pollution

The Catalyst Project is part of our MLTC programme.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity would like to run an18-month pilot programme with five organisations in the Walworth area of Southwark to test and measure the impact of a place-based grants programme. Grants are to be awarded to individuals identified by VCS organisations already working with them, to support with their health and wellbeing, as part of the GSTTC’s approach to slowing down people’s progression to multiple long-term conditions (MLTC). 

Based upon Cripplegate Foundation’s Catalyst Programme, GSTTC hope to give out grants of up to £500 per person to individuals with multiple long-term conditions to help improve their health outcomes. Piloting the Catalyst programme will also allow GSTTC to have a clearer picture of the potential impact of such grants and gather evidence to support and, potentially, expanding the scheme across Southwark. 

Community Southwark have been asked to manage this process. This will involve co-designing, producing and developing the pilot programme, implementing it, and monitoring and evaluating both the programme and the health and wellbeing outcomes over 18 months.

There is an expectation that if successful, the programme will be scaled up across Southwark.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Principal Duties

Co-produce, implement and evaluate a pilot Catalyst Programme

• Re-engage the organisations who took part in the initial workshop through email, phone calls and a workshop 
• Research catalyst style programmes including meeting with Cripplegate Foundation’s Catalyst programme
•  Draw up criteria to select the five that will take part in the pilot (as well as an element of self-selection) 
• Co-design a delivery model 
• Work alongside the Impact and Evaluation Officer to co-design an impact measurement framework and tools that will be used to monitor and evaluate both the model effectiveness and the impact the grants have on individual wellbeing
• Confirm timescale and process for the allocation and administration of the grants
• Run pilot: this may involve further workshops and capacity building support to the organisations as well as administering and evaluating the grants 
• Provide GSTTC with six-monthly progress reports
• Ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the model with adjustments made to improve it as it runs, plus an end of pilot evaluation that will contain lessons and recommendations for expansion of the pilot programme
• Ongoing monitoring and evaluation to begin to understand the possible impact such a programme could have on participants’ health and wellbeing
• Hold a final evaluation and feedback event 
• Provide GSTTC with a full report with recommendations for scaling up the programme 
• Work with GSTTC to look at how such a programme could sustainably run going forward 

Promote and raise awareness about Community Southwark

• Increase the awareness of Community Southwark and its programmes amongst voluntary, community and statutory organisations & individuals living, working and studying within Southwark
• Work with Southwark-based voluntary and community organisations (VCOs) and communities of interest to become Community Southwark members and to take up the benefits of the membership; signposting them to other Community Southwark staff or external agencies to access support services, as appropriate
• Promote and coordinate engagement events in conjunction with the public sector, partner organisations e.g. statutory agencies, funders, and local VCOs.
• Identify organisations and businesses that would be strong candidates for corporate volunteering and skills matching

Undertaking research that will support the Catalyst Programme

• Analyse the possible impact of future changes in the environment in which the voluntary and community sector operates, particularly to do with legislation, government policy and economic factors and trends
• Interpret research, legislation and policy and present it in an accessible and informative way
• Work closely with the Policy & Participation Officer to ensure the voice of the VCS is heard in policy and commissioning decisions

Communication

• Provide the sector with appropriate information through contributing to e-bulletins such as the Funding Bulletin, online blog posts, online resources and hard copy resources as required
• Develop online resources, to complement support services provided by Community Southwark
• Participation in online networking tools both internally with colleagues and externally with members and stakeholders
• Ensure that voluntary and community organisations are fully informed about the work of the Catalyst programme and GSTTC, generating and contributing to Community Southwark’s communication channels
• Contribute to developing and managing an electronic database (Salesforce), ensuring that all data is correct before inputting into Community Southwark’s systems

OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• To support Community Southwark’s mission, vision, values and strategic objectives
• To undertake other tasks from time to time and as appropriate, that may be required by management in line with the goals of the organisation
• To work within all of Community Southwark’s policies and in particular, the Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities and Confidentiality policies, and help to ensure that diversity and equality of opportunity is integral to the organisation’s work
• Work to administration and communication protocols efficiently to ensure that organisational systems and procedures are implemented
• To promote an asset-based approach to Community Southwark’s work across the VCS, Public Sector and Private Sector
• To promote and undertake consultancy work on Community Southwark’s behalf as part of our income generation policy

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Needed

• Knowledge and experience of developing, administering and managing grant programmes
• Ability to facilitate workshops and focus groups etc.
• Ability to co-produce programmes with a diverse range of people
• Good organisational and project management skills including financial planning, time management, project planning, monitoring and evaluation, and good governance
• Ability to interpret research, legislation and policy and present it in an accessible way
• Excellent presentation and communication skills both written and oral
• Skilled and able computer user in standard office software
• An understanding of good governance and organisational management
• An understanding of the issues affecting the VCS
• An understanding of issues facing individuals with or at risk of having multiple long-term conditions
• An understanding of managing and administering grants

Personal Qualities needed

• Have a flexible work ethic, every day can be different
• Ability to create new opportunities and be able to run with them
• Independent yet a strong team player
• Capable of leading and decision making whilst also considering wider issues and impact on individuals
• Proactive in putting ideas and thoughts into actions and solutions
• Ability to prioritise and manage own workload/caseload
• High level listening, influencing and negotiating skill; positive, flexible and proactive attitude
• Strong networking and influencing skills
• Reliable
• A full commitment to equality of opportunity with practical ideas for its implementation within the scope of the post

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Contract: This post is funded by GSTTC for 18 months. The post holder will be employed by Community Southwark.

Office Base: The post will be based in Cambridge House, 1 Addington Square, Camberwell, London SE5 0HF.

Hours of work: 35 hours per week

Office Hours: 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday, Flexitime: 8.00am to 6.30pm, Core Hours: 10.00am – 12.00pm 2.00pm – 4.00pm

A flexi-time scheme is in operation within Community Southwark. The successful applicant must be willing to work within the flexi-time hours.  The person appointed may be required to work outside these hours.

Annual Leave: 30 days Annual Leave. The leave runs from 1st April to 31 March.

Pension Scheme: In addition to the salary, there is a company pension scheme to which the company contribution is 5% of your annual salary and employees currently contribute 3% of their salaries.

Cycle to work scheme: The scheme allows employees to get bikes and accessories tax-free. This is done through a salary sacrifice agreement signed for up to £1,000 to be paid in monthly instalments.

Childcare Vouchers: Unfortunately, the Government closed the Childcare Vouchers scheme to new entrants on 4th October 2018. However, Tax Free Childcare is still available through the Government's website.

Volunteering Days: Employees are entitled to up to two days paid leave for undertaking voluntary activities.

Other: Successful applicants will need to prove their entitlement to work in the UK and may be subject to DBS checks.

TO APPLY:

Please send a covering letter outlining how your experience meets the job and person specification (no more than two-sides of A4) and your CV and the equal opportunities form to our recruitment email listed in the Job Description.

Closing date: Monday 30th March 2020 (Midnight)

Interviews: Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th April 2020

If you wish to have an informal conversation about the role, please see details in the Job Description.

Abt Britain is looking for a Programme Manager to join our London office.

The Programme Manager (PM) role will be responsible for the following key functions:

• Programme Delivery: Day-to day head office operational oversight of programme delivery, ensuring head contract compliance and adherence to Abt operational policies and procedures, financial and commercial management and reporting, risk management, management of sub-contractors and consultants, and quality programme delivery
• Business Development: Supporting Abt Britain to scale its work in the UK, including development of systems, processes and contribution to business development and project tender preparation

Key Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant professional experience
• Experience of UK Government clients (e.g. DFID, FCO)
• Substantial experience of supporting and supervising large technical assistance programmes, including familiarity with project start-up / inception phase
• Track record of working effectively with remote teams in developing countries to ensure excellent programme delivery, including management relationships with subcontractors and consultants.
• Demonstrated financial management capability and commercial acumen 
• Ability to problem solve and manage risk and compliance
• Ability to handle high volume of operational priorities and to supervise a Programme Coordinator
• Demonstrated contribution to business development
• Ability to communicate persuasively and effectively verbally and in writing
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a good-humoured approach to challenge
• Relevant post-graduate qualification
• Experience or knowledge in technical areas of health systems strengthening, governance, adaptive management, gender, MERL preferable

The closing date for applications is 24 March 2020.

We welcome and thank all applications however only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from experienced and capable women.

Please note, candidates will need to have the right to work in UK.
 

The EY Foundation is looking for an experienced manager to lead the delivery of the Smart Futures and Our Future programmes across the Northern Hub.  Smart Futures is designed to give talented young people who are disadvantaged in the labour market a better chance of securing a good job — opening up employment opportunities that have been traditionally harder to access. Over a ten month period young people get the opportunity to boost their employability skills, make connections with local employers, and gain valuable, paid work experience.

Our Future supports young people qualifying for free school meals and who face significant barriers to entering the labour market. We work in partnership with employers, who offer two weeks paid work experience to young people. There is a focus on transferrable skills development, giving participants the opportunity to develop their skillset to become more employable. Participants can gain a Level 2 adult qualification in team leading and receive six months of mentoring support.

Aside from Smart Futures and Our Future the individual will also support the wider Programmes team in assisting delivery of other established programmes e.g. Employability Workshops and other employer/grant funded initiatives.

You Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver exceptional programmes for young people across the Northern hub (and within our other hubs when required) in line with EY Foundation five year business plan and strategic targets – specifically Our Future and Smart Futures but also supporting other young people programmes e.g. employability workshops
• Work closely with clients to plan and deliver complete programmes across the Northern Hub in line with EY Foundation annual targets and quality standards
• Work with the Northern Hub Leader to identify potential schools and organisations to target for the recruitment of young people
• Collaborate with the EYF corporate sales team to identify potential employers, locally and nationally, to target for EY Foundation’s programmes.

Skills and Attributes for Success:

• Leading on all aspects of programme management including:
• recruiting and on-boarding young people
• recruiting and on-boarding employers involved in the programme

• recruiting, on-boarding and training volunteers at EY and other employers
• developing and consistently delivering programme content and curriculum across Northern England regions in line with accreditation requirements
• create digital content required for the website and any other marketing and communications relating to the programme and the work of the Northern hub
• co-ordinating programme logistics including room bookings and catering requirements
• reviewing, producing and updating programme materials
• maintaining risk and issues log to ensure programmes are delivered to consistently high standards in line with EY Foundation policy and procedures, and Theory of Change
• adhere to and promote EY Child Protection Policy
• deliver work in line with EY Foundation policies and procedures
• provide regular progress reports to Northern Hub Leader and Head of Young People Services where necessary

• Be a Designated Safeguarding Officer for the EY Foundation
• Identify ways to improve working methods and encourage best practice knowledge sharing across the team

Stakeholder Management:

• Initiate, develop and maintain positive relationships with key young people providers, local schools and colleges, employers, corporate partners and key EY stakeholders
• Ensure exceptional client service throughout the lifecycle of the programme
• Lead strong working relationships with Our Future and Smart Futures programme sponsors, office managing partners and other key stakeholders within the Northern hub
• Work closely with the programme leads and Hub Leaders across EY Foundation hubs to ensure consistently high standards across all operating locations in the UK
• Lead day to day accounts with employers engaged on the Smart Futures and Our Future programme or other allocated programmes/activities funded by grant makers/business partners
• Build strong collaborative relationships with members of the EY Foundation team to ensure the programme develops appropriately within the wider EY Foundation programme portfolio
• Coordinate with the Foundation communications team to ensure timely and consistent flow of information across internal and external communications (for example, during the programme recruitment stage)

Curriculum and Content:

• Support the development of Smart Futures and Our Future content and curriculum across the UK against programme accreditation requirements
• Support planning and development of UK wide employability workshops

Alumni Management:

• Maintain ongoing engagement of local alumni through regular communications and events
• Manage and coordinate further opportunities/events for programme alumni

Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Evaluate the impact of the programme in line with the Theory of Change and make recommendations to continually improve the programme
• Collect and analyse data and feedback from the young people, volunteers and employers partaking in the programmes, identifying opportunities for improvement

Staff Management:

• The post holder will directly manage at least one Programme Delivery Coordinator. They will be expected to work closely with this individual(s) in allocating tasks and activities.
• The individual will also be required to lead multiple small teams of c.10 volunteers (from EY and other employers) to deliver the Smart Futures and Our Future programmes and employability workshops
• Work collaboratively to support EY Foundation’s management team in all work areas as required
• The role holder must also support EY Foundation Hub Leaders in their respective locations across the UK

Other Responsibilities:

• Represent the EY Foundation at events (internal and external and includes evening/breakfast events)

To Qualify for the Role you must have:

• Demonstrable knowledge of issues and opportunities facing young people from disadvantaged backgrounds getting into work
• Experience of delivering programmes directly to young people
• Experience in running complex projects with diverse stakeholder involvement including business partners or grant funders
• Experience of working with corporate clients and delivering professional services
• Excellent project management experience, including managing people and resources
• Experience of managing diverse teams, including third party relationships and staff volunteers
• Leadership, sound judgement, creative flair, confidence
• Strong influencing skills
• A team player with a confident manner and a professional, flexible, positive, calm and resilient approach
• Close attention to detail, accuracy and quality
• Highly organised individual
• Demonstrable ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities
• Ability to foster positive relationships with a range of people and stakeholders
• An ability to absorb a wide range of information and communicate succinctly and effectively
• Excellent interpersonal skills – written and oral
• Complete a DBS check and undertake Child Protection training

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Experience of working with or in a third sector organisation that supports young people
• Experience of some of the challenges facing UK employers to find young talent for their business

What working at EY Offers :

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

About EY:

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, we’ll make our ambition to be the best employer by 2020 a reality.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

To apply visit our website.

• Location: Melbourne, with occasional international travel.
• Reporting to: Operations Manager, South East Asia and the Pacific Team
• Duration: Fixed term contract to end February 2022
• Salary: $AUD67,830 gross per annum plus 9.5% super
• Closing date: 09.00 UK Time  2nd April 2020
• Interviewing from:  9 April 2020
• Candidates must have the right to work in Australia

We are seeking a Programme Support Officer for our branch office in Melbourne. The Programme Support Officer role is part of a programme support team of five, supporting both the operational needs of the Melbourne branch office and programme support needs of the different South East Asia and the Pacific programme teams (i.e. the Philippines, PNG, Climate Change and Pacific programme teams). The role will be primarily focused on providing grant management, project administration and logistical support to programme teams. The role will also support other branch office operational needs.

The post holder will play a key role in working across programme teams, including supporting the implementation of programme systems and processes (e.g. M&E systems and communications systems). The role will also support the Operations Manager and the South East Asia and the Pacific Programme Director in fulfilling their programme and office oversight responsibilities.  The Programme Support Officer will be based in Melbourne and will undertake occasional travel to regions where the South East Asia and the Pacific (SEAP) teams work. 

As this is a wide-ranging role, the post holder is not expected to be an expert on all the relevant areas. Expertise in one area, with a willingness to develop knowledge in skills in the other areas is very welcome. 

Person specification

Essential knowledge, skills and experience

• Experience of working in an administrative and support position to a team.
• Strong organisational skills including planning, developing, implementing and maintaining administrative systems.
• Understanding of and interest in peacebuilding and conflict transformation processes. 
• Experience of working with databases, handling diverse sources of information and maintaining accessible filing systems.
• Experience of supporting monitoring, evaluation and reporting of projects.
• Experience of revising and contributing to the drafting of substantive reports.
• Experience supporting financial management including experience preparing budgets, monitoring organisational and partner expenditure and supporting financial reporting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Willingness to work irregular hours occasionally and to undertake some international travel.
• Strong commitment to, and experience of, team and cross-organisational working.
• Appreciation of issues of confidentiality, and cross-cultural and political sensitivity.
• Initiative, enthusiasm and a problem-solving approach to new challenges.
• Graduate study or local equivalent or equivalent by experience in conflict resolution, international relations, development studies, international humanitarian law, peace and security.
• Ability and willingness to travel, and experience of hostile environment training or willingness to undertake hostile environment training. 
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office software packages, databases, email, internet.

Desirable knowledge, skills and experience

• Experience in implementing safeguarding and safety systems in in the non-government sector.
• Experience of undertaking supervised research work.
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment.
• Experience remotely supporting partners on the successful joint delivery of work.
• Experience performing basic office management tasks
• Experience performing basic IT administration
• Experience in fundraising in the non-government sector

Cripplegate Foundation is an independent charity addressing poverty and inequality in the London Borough of Islington and parts of the City of London. We are an innovative funder and convenor aiming to promote social change through our grant making, our programmes and partnerships. We partner with Islington Council on the Local Welfare Scheme (Islington Resident Support Scheme, IRSS) which provides direct financial and wider assistance to Islington’s most vulnerable residents. It is a unique example of a local authority and grant-making trust working closely together to design and implement a creative response to national changes in welfare provision and hardship faced by those on low-incomes.

We also lead the work of Islington Giving, a movement founded by a coalition of funders to address local issues of poverty and inequality by sharing the resources, knowledge, networks and ideas of local funders, businesses, community organisations, public agencies and residents.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and community focused individual to join our team as Programme Manager to make a positive difference to the lives of residents. You will lead on our work and partnership with Islington Council on the IRSS, and you will also be involved in other elements of our grant-making and support to voluntary organisations working for the benefit of local people.

The post will be full or part time, with flexibility around working hours. The salary will be £38,000 to £45,000 pro rata, with candidates likely to start at the bottom of the scale.  

We strongly value diversity, equality and inclusivity. Applications are welcomed from underrepresented backgrounds, including but not limited to gender, race, age, sexual orientation and religion.

Closing date for applications: 10am, Monday 23rd March 2020.

Interviews will take place during the following two weeks, dates to be confirmed.

Cripplegate Foundation is a registered charity (no. 207499)

Could you be our next Snow-Camp London Programme Manager?

We are looking for a new London Programme Manager at Snow-Camp to manage our range of youth programmes. 

Snow-Camp is the UK’s only registered charity using a unique combination of snowsports, life-skills sessions, qualifications and vocational training programmes to support inner-city young people.

This is a really exciting opportunity to play a key role in Snow-Camp’s development over the coming years. So if you love working with young people and have solid experience delivering youth programmes, combined with a passion for snowsports – and if you are looking for a challenging and rewarding role working with a committed team of staff at Snow-Camp and some amazing young people – this job could be the job for you!

Summary of Main Duties

The London Programme Manager, reporting to the Programme Director, is responsible for delivering and developing the full Snow-Camp London journey of programmes. Which involves a range of snowsports and life-skills focused youth activities run by Snow-Camp throughout the year, taking a young person form a beginner skier or snowboarder right through to a qualified Snowsport England Level 1 instructor. The role also includes managing the Assistant Programme Manager and supporting them in managing the Snow-Camp London Apprenticeship programme in partnership with our training provider.

Experience of working successfully with disadvantaged young people in a range of settings will be essential to the post. Furthermore, experience within a snowsports field and passion for supporting young people generally will be a huge advantage!

Project and people management skills, logistical skills, managing relationships, communication and presentation skills, experience of delivering life-skills or similar courses to motivate young people, excellent IT skills – these will all make up the job.

This is a key post within Snow-Camp requiring at least 2 year’s experience involving the above skills, together with proven project management and budgeting experience.

This post is based in our London Office at the House of Sport. With programmes delivered across London and at the Snow Centre, Hemel Hempsted. 

Salary: £22,500 - £25,500 per annum dependent on qualifications and experience (plus up to a 10% performance bonus paid annually upon achievements of targets, once probation is passed)

To apply please send your CV and a covering letter addressing the points in the Personal Specification (in additional documents section)

The deadline for applications is 12 midday on Monday 1st June 2020

For more information and an informal chat please contact Operations Director Lara Kinnear.

Snow-Camp is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All posts are subject to pre-employment checks, references will be sought and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check

Programme Leader

£40,000 per annum
5 days per week (Monday - Friday)
Core, 175 St John Street, London EC1V 4LW

Your new employer:

Place2Be is the leading children's mental health charity providing in-school support and expert professional development to improve the emotional wellbeing of children and young people, families, teachers and school staff. Place2Be provides children’s mental health services in over 600 primary and secondary schools, reaching a total school population of over 350,000 pupils. Our teams provide a range of services in our partner schools to build resilience early in life through counselling, creative work and play and support a child’s ability to engage in school life.

Are we the type of life changing organisation you’d like to work for? Yes…. then read on.

Your new role:

You will have responsibility for day to day leadership a suite of Place2Be Mental Health Training Programmes in addition to single-delivery Workshops and the Peer Mentoring Programme, this includes curriculum development, programme delivery, delegate learning, monitoring and evaluation. You will lead on the development and delivery of an outstanding delegate experience from enquiry through to programme completion. You will also be part of the Learning & Practice team based at 175 St John Street. You will report to the Head of Learning for Schools & Communities and ensure that Place2Be programme(s) are consistently quality assured through development, evaluation, delivery, supervision and moderation. 

The successful candidate:

As the successful candidate you’ll have proven experience of leading on the development, organisation and day to day management of internal or externally based programmes for clinical staff.

The Programme Leader will be responsible for:

• Leading on the development, organisation and day to day management of the programme suite ensuring relevance, currency, coherence, attractiveness and distinctiveness to schools and other learning & teaching communities
• Contribute to new programme development as appropriate and ensure it reflects up-to-date practice in Place2Be Partner schools along with best practice in the wider field Working with Co-ordinators to Schedule Taster Days, Level 2 and 3 courses nationwide
• Work closely with the Development Programme Co-ordinator and the Business Systems team to
• Develop a departmental approach to transition to a new CRM and other systems
• Ensure that the programmes and any module specifications, programme materials and resources are accurate and up-to-date

As the successful candidate you’ll be able to demonstrate the following as part of your application:

• Qualified as a counsellor/psychotherapist to Level 5 or above, or other equivalent experience in a Mental Health role.
• Experience of line management, staff appraisal and development
• BACP Registered/Accredited or UKCP/HPC registered or equivalent accrediting body for qualification
• Initiates, builds and maintains sustainable key stakeholder relationships internally and externally.
• Demonstrates competency in using Microsoft Office, emails, cloud-based technology and the internet
• Experience of working dynamically with diversity and difference to bring about change
• Currently practising as a counsellor/psychotherapist for children and able to continue doing so in this role

In return we offer you a range of fantastic benefits including:

• Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement
• Robust Learning and Development Programme
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle purchase and season ticket loan schemes
• Extended maternity/paternity pay

A supportive organisation we offer strong and clear leadership as well as a fantastic working environment to ensure your early success.

*Please note: internally this role is called Programme Leader- Schools and Communities

For further information, please visit our website and apply via our website by completing the application form.

Closing Date: Sunday 29th March 2020 at 11.59pm

Interviews: Monday 06th April 2020

If You share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity, we would love you to join us. It’s sensitive and demanding work - but hugely rewarding and fulfilling - you will be helping give young people brighter futures.

Place2Be is committed to equal opportunities and anti-discrimination practices and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are keen to reflect the diversity of the partner schools we work in and are particularly interested in attracting applications from male candidates, as well as candidates from Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

THE ROLE:

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to the future of health and care by supporting the development of a cutting-edge Health Data Research Hub.

Crohn’s & Colitis UK are partners in a project to build a new data hub for researchers, which brings together health information held by the NHS to make it accessible for researchers. This should help speed up the discovery of new treatments and more effective and safe use of existing ones.

The Data Research Hub, called Gut Reaction, is one of seven pioneering health data research hubs recently launched by Health Data Research UK as part of the £37.5m Digital Innovation Hub programme, funded by the UK’s Research and Innovation Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.  As this project will involve the use of personal data, we want to work in partnership with patients and the public to make sure the data is used in ways that are respectful and beneficial to current and future people living with Crohn’s and Colitis.

ABOUT YOU:

You're a calm, forward thinking individual with an eye for detail and excellent communication skills.  You will have experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders and be will have been used to responding to enquiries across multiple channels.  You'll have excellent IT skills across Microsoft Office programmes and enjoy working on your own or as part of multi-team project groups.

If you like the sound of this opportunity, we would very much like to hear from you.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

First point of contact for queries to the Research Team in relation to Gut Reaction by:

• Handling incoming correspondence related to Gut Reaction, answering standard queries or referring on as appropriate.
• Answering incoming calls to the Research team - responding to general queries or referring on as appropriate.
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Organising internal and external meetings, telephone conferences or digital events:

• Communicating effectively with a wide range of specialists and patient advocates to confirm dates, venues and availability of invitees.
• Identifying and booking venues or meeting rooms, refreshments, equipment etc.
• Circulating relevant papers/correspondence.
• Collating/preparing materials and arranging for these to be couriered to external venues.
• Attending external events to provide administrative or general support.
• Taking minutes and producing reports or action points as required.

Administrative support and operational back up to team colleagues, the Gut Reaction board and the Patient & Public involvement steering group:

• Inputting and maintaining data, contacts and circulation lists.
• Assisting with the preparation of reports and presentations.
• Ensuring compliance with Data Protection processes across all areas of work.

Communicating opportunities for patient involvement and the impact of Gut Reaction:

• Liaising with Marketing and Communications team to post opportunities for patient involvement in Gut Reaction.
• Liaising with Marketing and Communications team to engage and communicate with our community of research volunteers.
• Assisting with the collection and inputting of information to the Research pages of the Crohn’s & Colitis UK website and social media presence.

Charity responsibilities

• To take a flexible approach to work and duties, within an appropriate level of responsibility, carrying out other duties as directed by the Director of Research
• To work as a team player and liaise effectively with colleagues and partners
• To work in line with the Charity values and maintain the reputation and standing of the Charity.
• Undertaking franking duties as part of the charity wide franking rota (approximately once a week).

Job title: Programme and Partnerships Manager (Employment)

Salary: £39,256 -£42,000

Hours: 37.5 per week (Part time/Job share will be considered)

Black Thrive is a partnership that works to address the inequalities that negatively impact the mental health and wellbeing of Black people in Lambeth. We place the voices of the community at the centre with the aim of influencing policy, service design and delivery. We are a small and dedicated team with big ambitions. Our work focuses on changing systems that create and sustain inequalities for Black people in Lambeth.

We are looking for a Programme and Partnerships Manager (Employment) to join our team and lead on our employment strand of work which promotes wellbeing, prevents ill health, slows the progression of long-term illnesses and supports recovery from ill health. The immediate priority for the role is to ensure the effective delivery of the employment project funded by Guys and St Thomas’ Charity (GSTC).

We especially encourage applications from people from Black backgrounds and individuals who have lived experience of long-term conditions and or caring for someone living with long-term health conditions.

Please send us a copy of your CV (no more than 3 pages) and cover letter (up to two pages) outlining your suitability for the role. Email your CV and cover letter or post it to Black Thrive, We are 336, 336 Brixton Road, SW9 7AA. All applications should be received by 11:30pm on Tuesday 7th April 2020. Please note that our office closes at 5:30pm.

Interviews will take place between 15th and 17th April 2020

Starting Point is an exciting initiative that recruits, trains and equips volunteers to mentor young people into education, employment or training or young people who are at risk of exclusion. A great opportunity has arisen for an excellent communicator with experience supporting young people primarily from disadvantaged backgrounds. We are looking for someone with programme management or co-ordination experience to oversee young person referrals and the volunteer recruitment and supervision, as well as mentoring a caseload of young people. This role has clear pathways for progression in management as the project continues to grow.

The main purpose of the role is to manage, deliver and develop Starting Point’s two mentoring programmes, in accordance with the project’s values and objectives and within The Mustard Tree’s ethos and vision. This is a full-time position of 37.50 hrs per week, which includes some out of office and evening work. The key tasks are:

• Manage the day to day delivery of Starting Point’s mentoring programmes
• Oversee the referral and matching process of the young people to their mentors.
• Oversee the application, training and supervision of volunteer mentors.
• To mentor young people prior to matching or who are ‘high need’.
• To line manage the Starting Point Support Mentor.
• Research and connect with opportunities for the young people we support.
• To refine and develop Starting Point’s Aspire Mentoring programme.
• To develop and grow Starting Point’s Advance Mentoring programme.
• Represent the Charity and its ethos. 

We are looking for someone who has the ability to communicate the values, vision and ethos of the project and charity; experience in managing teams of either volunteers or paid staff; experience of working with young people aged 11-25 (either professional or voluntary); public speaking and/or running presentations; clear understanding of safeguarding; PC literate (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

One-year contract with a view to this extending, depending on funding.

Please send your CV together with a covering letter detailing why you are suitable for the role to the HR team. Applicants without a covering letter will not be considered for the role.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday the 8th and Thursday the 9th of April 2020.