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As the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences, the British Academy champions the study of peoples, cultures and societies – past, present and future. Bringing independence, authority and objectivity to complex issues, we contribute significantly to public policy, skills, education and research and help to shape both society and the economy.

We have three principal roles:

A Fellowship of distinguished scholars from all areas of the humanities and social sciences, elected by their peers, that facilitates the exchange of knowledge and ideas and promotes the work of our subjects.

A Funding Body that supports the best ideas, individuals and intellectual resources in the humanities and social sciences, nationally and internationally.

A Forum for debate and engagement that stimulates public interest and deepens understanding, that enhances global leadership and policy making, and that acts as a voice for the humanities and social sciences.

The Programmes Officer post holder will work with colleagues to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of Academy research programmes. Reporting to a Manager you will work to support specific programmes, engaging closely with the Academy’s award holders to facilitate their research and the Academy’s reporting requirements.

The Academy offers 34 days of annual holiday + bank holidays, excellent benefits (including a defined benefit pension scheme) and one of the best locations in London.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion statement 

As a key part of our People Strategy, the British Academy is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, promoting equal opportunity, and addressing under-representation.  We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We will make reasonable adjustments to support applicants with a disability and offer an interview to those meeting the minimum selection criteria. 

For further information and to apply, please visit our website by clicking the apply button.

Closing date: 12pm (GMT) Tuesday 23 August 2022.

Interview date: Friday 9 September 2022.

Title:Programme Manager or Senior Programme Officer

Reports to: VP of Programs or Programme Manager

Location: London

Travel: Regular travel to field sites

Salary:£40,000 - £52,000 (position grade and corresponding salary will be based on relevant experience, skills, and qualifications).

The Near East Foundation UK (NEF UK) is seeking candidates for Programme Manager or as Senior Programme Officer to be based in its London office. NEF UK is a part of the Near East Foundation Family of Entities. For over 100 years, the Near East Foundation (NEF) has worked to build more sustainable, prosperous, and inclusive communities in the Middle East, Caucasus, and Africa through education, governance, and economic development initiatives. Working through a network of country offices and local partners, NEF has operations in ten countries: Armenia, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Mali, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, South Sudan, and Syria. Its programs are organized around three themes: Inclusive Economic Development, Climate-resilient Development, and Stabilization and Peacebuilding.

Position Description

NEF UK is seeking a dynamic and experienced individual to serve as Programme Manager (PM) or as Senior Programme Officer (SPO). The PM/SPO will primarily provide overall coordination of HQ support to field teams to facilitate timely, effective, and impactful project implementation and growth. PM/SPO may support programmes such as the first refugee impact bond (DIB) implemented by NEF in Jordan (phase 1; launched in 2021) and Lebanon (phase 2; anticipated in 2022) and also other innovative and blended financing programmes in Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Mali and other countries. 

The PM/SPO works directly with local teams to ensure the effective delivery, programmatic excellence and growth of projects. The PM takes additional roles such as by working closely with external stakeholders (e.g. donors, investors, international partners), developing and maintaining key stakeholder relationships, and creating opportunities to advance external relationships. The PM will work under the supervision of the VP of Programs and SPO will work under the supervision of the Programme Manager and in close collaboration with the NEF US, UK and Belgium headquartersteam.

Responsibilities

The PM/SPO will work directly with country and project leadership to support the effective and timely implementation of NEF projects while also developing and maintaining key stakeholder relationships. Specific responsibilities include:

Contract Management, Coordination, Program Growth 

• Tracking progress and providing support as necessary to ensure timely implementation of project activities and program growth plans;
• Coordinating headquarters management and technical support to project teams to ensure programmatic impact, growth and excellence;
• Assisting in the preparation and timely completion of key deliverables such as workplans, monitoring and evaluation plans, progress reports, in-depth reviews, learning documents, and growth plans; ensuring quality control of project deliverables;
• Identifying and advocating for professional development and capacity building needs and opportunities for local teams; 
• Keeping up to date with funders policy developments and trends, both within the relevant country/sector and more generally, and represent NEF in funding review groups/networks as appropriate;
• Convening regular work planning and budget management review sessions with local country/project leadership and HQ colleagues;
• Conducting periodic visits to project sites to monitor and support project implementation and growth;
• Communicating with other NEF teams to ensure that programmes are well understood and that information is available for program development, fundraising and communication needs; may involve participation in sessions/events with supporters, communities of practice, working groups;
• Ensuring compliance with agreements, regulations and requirements attached to our work (including on funders compliance requirements) and NEF quality standards;
• Identifying, tracking and managing risks (operational, economic, environmental) for projects;
• Contributing to periodic program and portfolio reviews;Contributing to the conceptualisation and preparation of proposals that support program growth;
• Representing NEF as required in external meetings and forums;
• Assessing quality of partnerships; ensuring effective communication with partners; addressing contract-related issues in a timely manner;
• Assist with the coordination of visits to programmes by HQ colleagues, funders, NEF board members, and other stakeholders; 
• For PM, working closely with external stakeholders (e.g. donors, investors, international partners), developing and maintaining key stakeholder relationships, and creating opportunities to advance external relationships;
• Assess coordination, support and quality assurance processes and systems and, for PM, strengthen them;
• Other project management and representational needs as needed.

Essential Qualifications

Band 1: SPO position; Band 2: PM position

• A university degree in a relevant subject;
• Demonstrated experience in development and/or humanitarian organisations, including significant experience of working with partners and consortia [Band 1: 4-7 years of experience; Band 2: 7-10 years of experience];
• Demonstrated experience working with partners and consortia [Band 1: 2-4 years of experience; Band 2: 4-6 years of experience]; 
• Demonstrated experience and effectiveness in project management and knowledge of project management tools and systems [Band 1: 2-4 years of experience; Band 2: 4-6 years of experience];
• Extensive experience in report writing and compliance and risk management;
• Experience in (or understanding of) effective management of risk related to innovative finance;
• Fluency in English required (written and oral); 
• Ability and willingness to travel to field sites outside the UK, sometimes at short notice;
• Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

Additional Desired Qualifications

• Experience in enterprise development, market systems, or labour activation programming in fragile settings;
• Experience in business lending or micro-finance programming;
• Experience in refugee/IDP livelihoods programming;
• Experience in innovate finance programming; 
• Experience and success with proposal development and fundraising for NGOs;
• Previous field experience in one or more countries in an NEF region of interest is a plus; understanding of context and operating environment;
• Arabic and/or French language skills are a plus.

Position Criteria

• Strong communication skills, with excellent written and spoken English;
• High degree of flexibility and adaptability with a willingness to travel to countries where NEF works;
• Ability to work effectively across a wide variety of cultural contexts;
• Ability to communicate with colleagues and partners at a distance;
• Understanding of effective and values-based partnership work;
• Strong relationship building skills, particularly at a distance; effective team player; able to develop and maintain working relationships within a disperse and dynamic team;
• Creative thinker; display solutions-oriented approaches in an innovative and frequently high-pressure environment. 

Application Instructions

NEF will accept rolling applications until the position is filled. Review of applications will begin on Monday, August 10, 2022. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Please apply by submitting the following documents on the Near East Foundation careers page:

1. Cover letter outlining all relevant experience
   1. Indicate on the cover letter the band you are applying under (Programme Manager or Senior Programme Officer)
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. List of three references (including one from current, or most recent, employer)

Covid-19 Vaccine Policy for Employees

The Near East Foundation has determined that, in an effort to protect the health, safety, and well-being of all Near East Foundation, all employees must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, including boosters as recommended by the CDC, regardless of prior COVID-19 infection status. This policy is necessary to ensure not only the safety of our workforce, but the ongoing functionality of the organization.

This policy will be revised as needed to comply with federal, state, and local requirements, and to respond to changing guidance from public health authorities.

Team members that travel are expected to comply with host-country requirements, including vaccinations. Failure to comply may impact your employment. Proof of vaccination or exemption must be provided.

Pre-employment Checks

Any Employment with the Near East Foundation will be subject to the following checks prior to start date:

• A satisfactory Restricted Party Screening and/or Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check; 
• Receipt of satisfactory references;
• Proof of eligibility to work in the national location for this role.

Benefits:

NEF offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes: 20 PTO days plus Bank Holidays; employer paid employee private medical & dental, group life assurance, group income protection; 8% employer pension contribution, paid family leave, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), and more!

Please note, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with the Near East Foundation by visiting the NEF website.

The Near East Foundation promotes Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants seeking employment and NEF employees.

Job Description

International Medical Corps UK provides emergency relief to those struck by disaster no matter where they are, no matter what the conditions, working with them to recover, rebuild and gain the skills and tools required for self reliance.

International Medical Corps (IMC) and International Medical Corps UK (IMC UK) with headquarters in the United States and the United Kingdom respectively, work collaborate to maximize resources for the delivery of appropriate relief and development activities. International Medical Corps (IMC) is an US-registered independent affiliate organization of International Medical Corps UK (IMC UK), with which IMC UK shares the same name and charitable objectives and mission.

JOB SUMMARY: 

Day-to-day Headquarters liaison for assigned country programs advocating for the needs of the program within the organization and coordinate communications between all departments, including compliance, programming, logistics, legal, security, human resource and communication.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Day to day coordination of proposals, donor reporting process for assigned countries.
• Support dissemination of country specific information with relevant departments. Support with any country specific reporting requirements from other departments and vice versa. Regularly deploys to the field to assist in startup, staff coverage, and close out
• Monitor grant performance and overall assigned country portfolio and flag any issue to the Program Manager
• Regular deployment to the field to assist in startup, staff coverage, and close out
• Ensures that donors and internal reporting is submitted on time and in fulfilment of contractual obligations for the countries covered
• External representation as required with donors

Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned. Please note that the duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive. This job description is subject to review to ensure that it reflects the strategic direction requirements of International Medical Corps UK.

Code of Conduct
As applicable to this position, an individual must promote and encourage a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the organization and maintain a clear understanding of International Medical Corps UK's and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.

If this is a supervisory position, one must set an example of ethical behavior through one's own conduct and oversight of the work of others; ensure that those who report to you have sufficient knowledge and resources to follow the standards outlined in the Code of Conduct & Ethics; monitor compliance of the people you supervise; enforce the Code of Conduct & Ethics and International Medical Corps UK's policies, including the Safeguarding Policy and the Protection from Harassment, Bullying and Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace Policy, consistently and fairly; support employees who in good faith raise questions or concerns.

Safeguarding
It is all staff shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children, adults at risk, or LGBTI individuals; and any form of trafficking in persons. Staff are also responsible for preventing violations to our Code of Conduct and Ethics, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment. If you see, hear or are made aware of any violations to the Code of Conduct and Ethics or Safeguarding Policy, you have an obligation to report.

Equal Opportunities
International Medical Corps UK is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Typically, a Bachelor's degree in related area. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
• Typically, 3+ year of relevant experience working supporting relief and development projects in the field, at least 1 year of field- based work experience in the sector
• Experience in proposals development and donor reporting with IMC major donors
• Experience in effectively dealing with international and headquarters staff, and the ability to deal with a broad spectrum of people
• Knowledge of Project cycle management
• Knowledge of Logical Framework project planning and design
• Proposal development and donor report skills
• Knowledge of major donors rules and regulations
• Report writing
• Good research skills
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret and apply donor regulations and requirements
• Strong analytical skills to determine overall grant performance
• Ability to use creativity, reasoning, past experience, information and available resources to resolve issues
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management and field programs
• Excellent writing skills, excellent cross-cultural communication
• Extensive travel maybe required
• Fluent in written and spoken English

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

We are looking for three outgoing and self-motivated people join our West Midlands, South West and South East teams making them vibrant and exciting hubs that deliver real social impact.

You will be responsible for overseeing and delivering our academic coaching programmes to pupils in both Primary and Secondary Schools across your region (West Midlands, South West or South East). This will involve working in partnership with schools, universities, and corporate partners.

As a Programme Officer, you will also recruit, train and manage volunteers, deliver in school and online workshops and contribute to the overall development of the region. This is a varied and fast paced role that requires someone who is organised, adaptable and can use their own initiative to solve problems.

Please note, you must be based within these regions as travel to schools for programmes is required. 

Our client, one of London's leading universities, is currently looking to recruit a Programme Officer, on a full-time basis. The post is looking to run 12 months. The role is starting as soon as possible and is to provide key administrative support to the department at this busy time.

The purpose of this role will be focused on the enrolment of students on their modules for the university's students. Key elements include enrolling students, ensuring timetable compatibility, arranging level assessments to ensure they are on the correct stage, dealing with a high volume of queries via email at what is a very busy period.

In order to be considered for this post, you will need to have previous experience within a similar Course/Programme Administration role, within a higher education environment, along with excellent IT skills, and a proficient user of Excel. The ability to work independently and proactively, you will have the confidence to deal with a wide variety of people, prioritise competing deadlines and comprehend complex situations quickly. The ideal candidate will also have experience using student records systems, and would be advantageous to have used Moodle or a similar VLE previously.

If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest below and submit your CV by clicking 'apply now' below. You must be available immediately to be considered for this post.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As our Programmes Officer you will be supporting our amazing programmes team in this varied and exciting role, with plenty of room to develop. You will implement our volunteer recruitment strategy, collect and manage our important impact data to measure the success of our programmes and support events, communications and content for the Programmes teams to help children to live the lives they deserve.

You will be organised, proactive, and personable, conducting interviews with prospective volunteer mentors, building external relationships and managing data and CRM systems.

5 days a week (35 hours)

£25k

Accountable to: Head of Programmes

Some weekend and evening work required

Recruitment responsibility:

• Recruit diverse volunteer mentor community to represent our mentees, and be accountable for number of mentors recruited through your outreach,
• Vet, interview, train and onboard new mentors in line with our safer recruitment practices,
• Forge relationships with key stakeholders such as volunteer centres, universities, faith groups, sports clubs, online communities and more that have aligned values and can offer access to prospective volunteers,
• Develop recruitment resources to drive diverse recruitment including social media posts, volunteer adverts, leaflets and role descriptions,
• Uphold our safeguarding principles and processes to the highest standard,
• Process DBS and conduct reference checks on potential volunteers,
• Book and coordinate safer recruitment panels throughout the year,
• Act in compliance with our policies and processes at all times, ensuring data is stored and managed in line with GDPR,

Admin responsibility

• Support Programme Managers throughout matching periods and during the programmes by onboarding new stakeholders to Salesforce our CRM system,
• Coordinating the programme events, organising training and mentor socials, supporting with technology in hybrid events and admin,
• Leading on programme communications, writing regular newsletters and programme update communications,
• Manage and improve CRM systems and processes, ensuring data is kept up to date throughout the year,
• Lead the scheduling of school meetings, mentor reviews, and other events and meetings,
• Collect quantitative impact from all stakeholders, and create content that can be shared on social media and in funding bids.

About you

We are looking for a highly motivated, personable, strong communicator who is passionate about mentoring and volunteer recruitment. To be successful, you will be solution focused, organised, positive, proactive and strategic.

PERSONAL SPECIFICATION

• Track record of recruiting volunteers effectively or staff in an HR setting,
• Track record of manging and developing processes effectively,
• Strong organisation and administration skills,
• Experience in following safeguarding processes and foundation level in child protection,
• Experience of developing networks and relationships with a wide range of partners, volunteers and stakeholders,
• Ability to be solution focused and self-motivating, to work on your own initiative and be accountable for your own work,
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to communicate to a range of audiences with impact,
• Skilled at delivering engaging training sessions events,
• Excellent IT skills with ability to use spreadsheets, emails and databases effectively,
• Non-judgemental, self-motivated, pro-active, compassionate and solution focused.

Desirable:

• Understanding of the UK education and charity sector,
• Experience of working with children and families directly in challenging environments and understanding of the challenges facing children in London,
• Experience delivering effective training and workshops to volunteers to support their development,
• Marketing and communications skills,
• Experience using Salesforce.

To apply please send your CV and a cover letter, no more than two pages about why you are right for this role and why you want to join The Kids Network.

 We will be interviewing on a rolling basis.

The Kids Network is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to apply for an enhanced DBS check.

Cara Syria Programme in Region

‘Investing in Syria’s Intellectual Capital: Creating Pathways to the Future’

Post Cara Syria Programme Officer EAP (English for Academic Purposes)

Purpose To take primary responsibility for Syria Programme EAP activities.

Experience Graduate degree OR equivalent experience with a minimum of 1-year using Excel for both data capture and financial bookkeeping purposes.

Start Date 22nd August 2022

Duration 12-months with the possibility of an extension.

Salary £25,000 - £26,000 pro rata (depending on experience)

Reporting to Cara Middle-East Adviser

Application Deadline: Sunday 14/08/2022

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Organisation Background

The Council for At-Risk Academics is a UK-registered charity founded in 1933 under the leadership of William Beveridge[1], to rescue academics suffering persecution under the rise of Nazism and facilitate their continued work in safety. Sixteen Cara Fellows from the 1930s and 1940s became Nobel Laureates, and many more innovators in their fields, including, Nikolaus Pevsner, Lise Meitner and Karl Popper. A number of Cara’s founders and Council members also personally provided places and/or funds to help individual academics; and Cara, known in the 1930s as the AAC, later the SPSL, was closely involved in the successful effort in 1933 to bring to London the Warburg Institute art library, which had been prohibited by the Nazis, and six of its staff.

Cara has been a lifeline to academics at risk for almost 90 years, as and when world events have placed them in the line of fire: Hungarian Uprising, Cold War, Apartheid South Africa, Iran, Latin American Juntas, Vietnam, Kosovo, DRC, Rwanda, Sudan, Zimbabwe etc. and, more recently Iraq, Yemen, Iran and Syria. Cara support is typically framed as temporary sanctuary offered at times of heightened risk.

Cara Objectives ‘To assist academics who have been, or are, or are at risk of being, subject to discrimination, persecution, suffering or violence on account of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, to relieve needs among them and their dependants and ensure that their specialist knowledge and abilities can continue to be used for the benefit of the public.’

‘To advance education by supporting academics and their educational institutions in countries where their continuing work is at risk or compromised, to ensure that such academics and institutions can continue to fulfil their critical role as educators for the public benefit.’

Cara Syria Programme in Region

Launched in June 2016, the Cara Syria Programme in Region is now in its sixth year, working predominantly with Syrian academics in exile in Turkey where the greatest number have sought refuge. Cara has over 500 Syrian academics registered on the Syria Programme database, of which over 200 who are actively engaged in one of more of the Syria Programme strands (activities).

Syria Programme Aim ‘To nurture and enable future opportunities for Syrian academics by facilitating professional connection and collaboration and continued academic development and contribution whilst in exile, as a group that is vital to the future of Syria.’

The Syria Programme combines five strands (activities)

• Strand 1: English for Academic Purposes (EAP) is a blended-learning activity that combines weekly one-to-one EAP sessions, group speaking practice sessions, and group English Language sessions - all online, with approximately 9-monthly British Council online APTIS testing as an objective measure of progress across the 6 EAP levels, complemented by EAP tutor assessments. There are currently 107 Syrian EAP participants and 97 university EAP experts all supporting the programme on a voluntary basis. The EAP Steering Group meets weekly to discuss issues arising and developments. The EAP strand includes probono access to both in-sessional online and face-to-face pre-sessional university courses, which require negotiation with the universities and logistics, e.g. visa, flights, local travel and coordination with the receiving university.

• Strand 2: Academic Development (ASD), another blended-learning activity, combining weekly online E-learn sessions with workshops in Istanbul. A more comprehensive online Foundation course was piloted in September 2020 and is mandatory for all new SP applicants and any SP participants planning to apply for an SP research grant.
• Strand 3: Research Incubation Visits (RIVs) 4- to 8-week visits by Syrian participants to discipline-relevant UK university departments to allow networking, training and the development of a collaborative research project with host academics, as well as offering longer-term institutional affiliation and continued access to host university online resources post return to country of exile. RIV visits were put on hold between February and September 2020 but have now resumed.
• Strand 4: Syria Research Fellowship Scheme (SRFS) provides funding to support research on Syria or Syrian populations in exile, with grants of up to £8K.  This part of the programme draws on Cara’s partnership model, whereby project teams are partnered with, usually, UK-based mentors who assist from the outset in the development of proposals through to publication of research outputs. Implementation is led by the Syrian team members. Teams are encouraged where possible to include academic colleagues from the host country – e.g. Turkey. The role of mentors is to ensure that the research aligns with international standards and good practice in research and will deliver rigorous quality and, ideally, publishable outputs.
• Strand 5: Arts & Humanities (A&H) Combines all existing Syria Programme activities but is dedicated to Syrian colleagues in exile whose disciplines sit within the arts and humanities, or humanistic social sciences. 
• Online elements of the Programme are supported by a dedicated closed website, elements of which will go public in the latter part of 2022.

The Syria Programme relies extensively on voluntary support, with over 400 discipline and EAP experts committed to supporting it, delivering weekly online one-to-one EAP sessions, the weekly online e-Learn Soiree series, and supporting research. Since March 2022 and removal of pandemic-related travel constraints, the SP Istanbul workshops have resumed, focused on supporting academic writing amongst successful grant recipient teams, and exploring the SP’s role in supporting/facilitating the quality of HE-provision in the non-regime NW of Syria.

Governance The development and implementation of strands 1 and 2 are overseen by their respective Steering Groups comprising experts from the universities of Cardiff, Edinburgh, Bristol, Kent, Leeds, Middlesex, Oxford, Queen Mary’s, Reading, Sheffield and USW, again all working on a voluntary basis. The overall Syria Programme is overseen by the Cara Syria Programme Steering Committee comprising the Cara Chair, Honorary Secretary and a Cara Trustee/Board member.

Syria Programme (SP) Staffing The Cara Regional Syria Programme is currently recruiting a new EAP Programme Officer, to work alongside the ASD Programme Officer, the Research Programme Officer and the SP Administrator who establishes the eligibility new SP applicants and runs the RIV. All Programme Officers have primary responsibility for their own areas of administration. Kate Robertson, Cara Middle-East Adviser, leads the overall Programme, supported by a part-time freelance Financial Officer and A&H Coordinator. The successful candidate will be contracted as a Cara member of staff.

Person Specification and Responsibilities

1.  Qualification or Experience

•   Graduate degree or equivalent experience in the workplace.

•   Experience of a project of a similar scale (1 year minimum)

I. Essential

• Fluent English – spoken and written.
• Experience of Microsoft Excel for data capture and analysis purposes.
• Excellent/proven time-management and organisational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational and coordination skills.
• Confident, sensitive communication skills.
• Excellent proven writing skills.
• Good team player.
• Ability to work independently to deadlines.
• Understanding of issues of confidentiality.
• Dynamic and flexible work manner.
• Ability to accept and use feedback.

II. Desirable

• Arabic and/or Turkish language.
• Experience of Salesforce or similar database.
• Experience of minute taking.

2.  Primary Responsibilities

• Coordination of Strand 1 activities.
• Managing day-to-day activities including induction of new applicants and new EAP tutors.
• Partnering EAP experts with Syria Programme participants.
• Supporting both SP participants and volunteer EAP tutors/session facilitators’ EAP related needs.
• Minuting weekly EAP steering group meeting.
• EAP-related data analysis for reports to funding and Cara governing bodies.
• Facilitating English Language testing.
• Maintaining/feeding Cara Syria Twitter account.
• Developing/supporting UK university online (in-sessionals) or short-course (pre-sessional) opportunities for Syria Programme participants.
• Supporting SP colleagues when required – as they will you as necessary.

3.  Undertakings

The EAP Programme Officer will receive a contract, an appropriate handover (2-weeks) and support, necessary training and supervision, a salary of between £25,000 and £26,000 pro rata based on experience, and a pension contribution of 8% of salary following completion of a 1-month probationary period.

The new incumbent will in turn will be expected to adhere to Cara’s policies and practices on confidentiality, equal opportunities and health and safety, and to wear appropriate dress.  

Working hours will be 9am to 5pm on non-office days and 9.30am to 5.30pm on Cara office days (Wednesday and Thursday) unless otherwise agreed in writing.

Annual leave is 25 days a year pro rata, plus public holidays.

4.  Time Commitment The post will be for 12 months, 5 days a week, to start on 22th August 2022 or as soon as agreed. The new incumbent will be subject to a 2-month probationary period.

5.  Application Please send your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the post by making reference to the ‘Person Specification and Responsibilities’.

NB. Submissions without a full covering letter will not be considered.

Please include the contact details if 3 suitable referees, ideally individuals for whom you have previously worked. These will only be taken up with your prior permission.

Please include ‘EAP Programme Officer’ in the subject line of your electronic submission.

Application Deadline Sunday 14th August 2022

[1] Lord William Beveridge was Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science from 1919 to 1937

Please note: We will close earlier if we receive enough suitable applications; therefore, early applications are encouraged.

Location: Flexible, although travel to our central London office will be required at least once a fortnight

About the role:

The Academic Programmes Officer will work as part of the Academic Registry, to contribute to a first-class participant experience on the Frontline programme.

You will need to be flexible and adaptable in response to diverse requirements through the academic year. We aim to provide a responsive and supportive service to participants, including at peak periods (our busiest period is June-September).

A little bit about you:

We are looking for someone who is committed to the values of Frontline and can balance support for participants with an understanding of the importance of agreed regulations and procedures in maintaining academic standards. Experience of working within a higher education registry or student records environment is highly desirable.

Our commitment:

We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater ethnic minority representation in our senior roles. We know the value ethnic minority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply. We are also a disability confident employer and welcome applicants with disabilities. Please let us know how we can make the recruitment process more accessible for you by emailing our People team, the email address is on the link to this job advert.

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The Senior Program Officer will lead two key aspects of GoodWeave’s work: 1) the implementation of a research project aimed at collecting evidence of the presence and risk of child labor in Bangladesh’s Ready-Made-Garment (RMG) outsourced supply chains (50% time); and 2) coordination and overall supervision of GoodWeave’s remediation and prevention programming across all GoodWeave initiatives.

1. Manage the project “Child Labour in Subcontracted Ready-Made Garment Supply Chains in Bangladesh – Phase A” (50% time)

The main objectives of the project (Phase A) are to:

• Document presence and risk of child labor, and root causes, in outsourced RMG supply chain for exports through mixed methods research in selected districts of the greater Dhaka area. The research will take place both in the apparel companies’ primary and outsourced supply chains and in select informal worker communities. The research will be conducted in partnership with two international apparel companies (already secured), Dhaka-based researchers, labor rights organizations and supply chain social auditors.
• Develop recommendations for participating brands on interventions to address the research findings in Phase B.

Phase B of the project will be initiated if Phase A confirms the presence and risk of child labor in the areas in scope. Funding for Phase B will be confirmed at the end of Phase A.

2. Supervision and Coordination of Remediation and Prevention Initiatives (50% time)

The main objectives of this role are to:

• Troubleshoot and assess in-country remediation and prevention programs, as well as collate and package data and case stories. Programs include community and center-based rehabilitation, early childhood education, child friendly communities, adult literacy, with emphasis on women and girls.
• Support in-country teams with program and budget management, prioritization, and reporting.

Responsibilities

The Senior Program Officer will be part of the Program Department at GoodWeave International, and work from a home office or GoodWeave’s headquarters in Washington DC. Specific Responsibilities Include:

• Coordinate and oversee the timely and accurate completion of project activities and requirements following project work plans. Manage projects’ operational, financial, and administrative priorities.
• Translate project goals and objectives into implementable strategies and plans in coordination with supervisors and project staff.
• Identify, secure and onboard local partners in Bangladesh to deliver critical project activities. These include providers of supply chain mapping and auditing, worker and community-based research, remediation partners, etc.
• Supervise local partners in India and Nepal to ensure they carry out remediation and prevention programming within GWI’s frameworks and according to its policies and procedures.
• Collect data from local officers. Provide periodic updates and escalate issues to Senior Management proposing solutions to overcome roadblocks when necessary.
• Serve as the primary liaison among project stakeholders. Build and maintain productive working relationships with all project partners and stakeholders.
• Develop and agree on work plans and budgets with other project partners. Supervise and provide guidance to implementing partners regarding reporting, budget management and activity delivery.
• Oversee timely delivery and both narrative and financial reporting donors. Answer questions and provide updates to the donor and other external stakeholders as needed.
• Build partnerships among national and community-level stakeholders.
• Recruit and supervise local technical consultants when necessary.
• Assist with preparation for external meetings and other events and represent GoodWeave as needed.

Experience and Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have:

• Master’s degree in Law, Business Administration, International Relations, Political Science, Public Policy, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in international development project management and at least 2 years of experience as principal project manager. Experience contributing input on strategy, design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation as well as establishing and maintaining systems for managing project operations, including meeting deadlines, achieving targets, and preparing required donor reports.
• Child rights, protection and safeguarding expertise
• Experience with at least two or more of the following topics: socially responsible business, child labor identification/remediation/prevention, RMG supply chains social auditing, and labor rights.
• Experience coordinating projects through collaborative partnership development with in-country and international stakeholders, as well as with project implementation and evaluation.
• Experience managing programmatic and financial reporting requirements.
• Demonstrated skills in building and maintaining relationships with local stakeholders in South Asia, through effective and sensitive communication.
• Capacity to express ideas clearly in writing and excellent presentation and organizational skills.
• Fluent English. Knowledge of Bangla, Hindi, or Nepali a strong plus.
• Availability and willingness to travel to Bangladesh, India, Nepal and other countries - COVID-19 restrictions and safety protocols permitting.
• Experience implementing projects in Bangladesh and a strong local network a strong plus.

Fixed term contract for 12-months 

Central London, initially based at home

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

Developing talented researchers through funding and careers support is one of the Academy’s strategic challenges and at the heart of our vision to improve UK and global health through research. The Senior International Programme Officer is a new post, and you will be primarily responsible for overseeing the international element of our career development programmes work at the Academy. This is a key role, contributing to the delivery of our overseas development assistance (ODA) portfolio.

This is an exciting time to join the Academy team as we implement a new international strategy alongside our new 10-year Academy strategic plan. Expanding the international impact of our career development programmes and connecting UK and international researchers are priority areas for our team.

You will work across the international policy and programmes teams, setting up and delivering three new career development workshops to be held in different countries, in coordination with the proposed global health policy workshops on topics such as one health, mental health and maternal and child health (topics to be finalised). You will research potential partners, experts and people with an interest in researcher development in the host country, organise speakers and training sessions, manage the events and collate outputs and learnings to inform future events. This is an opportunity to learn more about the Academy’s career development offer including mentoring, leadership training, community portals and funding schemes.

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

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

Closing date: 5.00pm on 14 August 2022.

Interview date: 18-19 August 2022.

This is an exciting new role in Beat’s Support Programmes team. This team is experiencing significant growth and is funded to deliver several successful and in-demand programmes to those unable to access support for an eating disorder or on a waiting list for NHS treatment.

Senior Programme Officers (SPOs) will support Beat’s Deputy Service Managers with the day-to-day running of the support programmes. They will provide knowledge and support to the team.

Alongside Support Officers, the SPOs will also deliver high-quality support services to Beat’s beneficiaries. This will involve endorsing early intervention and sustained long-term recovery, notably through telephone, video call and online support channels across Beat’s support services, including the eating disorder support programmes and the helpline.

The post-holders will have a passionate and enthusiastic approach in supporting individuals with an eating disorder, with advanced listening and communication skills. This is an opportunity to provide support in a holistic and practical way, working collaboratively with Beat’s services teams as well as receiving professional guidance through clinical supervision.

The successful candidates will have excellent organisational, interpersonal and leadership skills, with the ability to work well both in a team and independently. They will assist Deputy Service Managers in providing support for Support Officers, including facilitating peer support and debriefing sessions. They will also manage referrals, coordinate allocations and ensure careful data collection, management and maintenance for the support programmes.

Structured programmes are delivered within the Support Services opening hours (9am-8:30pm). The ability to work flexibly is required, including evenings. This role will be worked as a four-day working week across Monday-Friday; the working days will be arranged on a rota basis to ensure an SPO is available to Support Officers throughout the week. Each week will usually involve three daytime shifts and one late shift.  

Beat offers 5.25 weeks of annual leave + bank holidays which increases after 2 years, by a day a year to a maximum of 6 weeks. Additionally Beat provides membership of a Cash Plan Scheme to all employees and offers flexible working.

To apply, please download and complete the application form from the webpage for this vacancy on Beat's website. Completed application forms should be uploaded via the form on that website page by 9am on 15/08/2022.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early subject to the number of applications received. We would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

The Funders Initiative for Civil Society is seeking a Programme Officer to oversee grant-making under its Civic Futures initiative, and to work with FICS’ Director and as part of a wider partnership team to deepen our collective understanding of the field of actors working around the world at the intersection of civic space and national security. This is a remote role, open to candidates worldwide. The deadline for applications is 12 September - please see the job pack for more information.

Description

• Closing Date: End of day Friday 12th August. We encourage you to apply now if you are interested in the vacancy, as we will be shortlisting candidates when applications are received, and we may close the advert early.
• Salary: £26,000 (plus £2,000 Inner London Weighting if applicable).
• Contract: Full-time, Permanent (37.5 hours per week)
• Job Location: London, Birmingham or remote (with occasional travel to London and Birmingham). Remote working initially until staff return to office-based working.
• Reporting to: Matrixed managed by the University Events Manager & Online Tuition Manager
• Holidays: 25 days per annum, plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure.
• Interviews: As soon as possible
• Start date: As soon as possible

About the organisation

The Access Project is an education charity, and we believe that every young person can make the most of education, unlocking their potential and creating a fairer society.

Our mission is to work with high-potential students from disadvantaged backgrounds to help them gain access to selective universities.

The Access Project collaborates with universities on shared priorities to improve attainment and close the access gap for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The programme combats educational inequality and improves social mobility by raising students’ grades and supporting them to understand the pathway to a top university.

About our values

1. Community - We build a community of schools, volunteers and partner organisations that share a common vision.
2. Motivation - We harness and reward motivation.
3. Development - We promote a culture of excellence, improvement and innovation.
4. Academic Excellence - We help students achieve their potential by matching them with tutors who have been given excellent resources and training.

About the Role:

This is an exciting role that focuses on two distinct areas of The Access Project’s programme delivery; University Events and Online Tuition. Within this role, you will be working on projects that directly drive forward our mission and three year strategy. You will be working directly with the students that we support, as well as with colleagues internally to support with planning and implementation of centrally run projects.

This is a combined project management and delivery role, that will see the successful candidate work across a number of workstreams:

Online Tuition

Online Tuition Coordination - this role will become an expert in our online tuition platform (online classroom) and will provide support for the whole programmes team to ensure our online tuition is delivered smoothly and effectively, as well as supporting students and tutors to get the most out of their interactions with the platform.

University Events

University Trips - Supporting the events manager in ensuring all students have an impactful trip in Y10 and Y12; contributing to both the planning and high quality delivery of these events.

Student Societies and Enrichment - This role will support the logistics and delivery of our two Student Societies; The Oxbridge Society and the Medicine & Dentistry Society. This role involves delivering sessions directly and supporting others across The Access Project to do so.

Alumni Programme - this role will be leading on events that support our alumni students make a successful transition to university, including our Transition Week events and our Peer Mentoring programme.

This role will suit someone looking to expand their project management skills, who likes working cross functionally to solve problems. This is a broad role that has a good mix of delivery (you will spend a proportion of your time directly delivering Society mentoring provision to students) as well as supporting the project management of key projects. The ideal candidate will have excellent attention to detail, time management and organisational skills, as well as a strong commitment to our mission.

Requirements

Support the high quality delivery of our societies programme:

• Lead on the delivery of the Oxbridge Society and Oxbridge trip - ensuring any changes in delivery continue to meet outcomes
• Support with scheduling calendar of activities for the year, and ensure all relevant stakeholders are informed through a clear communications plan
• Maintaining records of which students are members of societies, and their attendance at events.
• Delivering workshops and presentations at Societies events
• Manage delivery of Oxbridge mentoring sessions through team of UAO Leads
• Manage a caseload of c.25 Oxbridge society students through 1:1 mentoring sessions; manage a caseload of c.20 Medicine society students through mixture of group and 1:1 mentoring sessions

Lead on the development and delivery of core programme trips

• Lead on trips for Year 10s in February & Y12 in May, working in collaboration with the Head of University Partnerships and Events and Enrichment Manager to manage relationships with University partners hosting those trips
• Send communications around trips to students & parents, and book all coaches and transport for students to get to trip destinations
• Manage UAO communication, including briefings, attendance and trip packs

Working in collaboration with the fundraising team to design and deliver enrichment events

• Conducting risk assessments for all enrichment activities, together with the Events and Enrichment manager
• Work in collaboration with the SUAO and programme management team to ensure enrichment opportunities are spread throughout the year and promoted to our students
• Being point of contact for businesses, parents and students for work experience opportunities

Alumni Programme:

Working closely with the Events and Enrichment manager and Head of programme Development to ensure transition work is successfully delivered

• Ensure the successful delivery of Transition week
• Supporting with the implementation of the peer mentoring programme
• Working with the Head of Programme Development to create and implement a strategy for University Ambassadors

Online Tuition:

• Supporting effective use of the online tutoring platform. This will include:
  • Deliver UAO induction including opportunity for new UAOs to experience using the platform
  • Coordinate and attend webinars for volunteer tutors with our platform provider
  • Prepare platform related content for the monthly tutor newsletter
  • Supporting with hardware procurement, distribution and collection when needed

• Providing ad hoc support and additional training/guidance for students/tutors/staff where needed. This will include:
  • Manning the online tuition inbox, ensuring a prompt reply to any queries
  • Create platform guidance to enable users to get the most of the tutoring platform.
  • Offering guidance over the phone, or on the platform for any users who need extra support
  • Responding to any schools or partners where connectivity problems occur, liaising with platform provider where necessary to find a solution

• Being a confident expert user of the platform, able to act as an ambassador both internally and externally. This will include:
  • Becoming a super user, who can confidently diagnose a series of potential minor problems that a user may be experiencing, and clearly and patiently guide the user on how to overcome these

• Supporting the Online Tuition Manager to maintain full visibility of the delivery of online tuition, by maintaining excellent records, and ensuring any unexpected problems or opportunities are escalated as they arise. This will include:
  • Attending meetings such as those with the platform provider and regular delivery review meetings, and working closely with the OTM to use insights to develop delivery going forward
  • Supporting the development of online tuition, by working in a proactive and flexible manner to address new opportunities and challenges as they arise

• Contributing to the ongoing development of online tuition. This will include:
  • Supporting the creation and analysis of student and tutor surveys
  • Meet with staff delivering the programme in schools to encourage information sharing and gather rich data on tuition delivery, in order to use this information to improve delivery going forward

Any other responsibilities reasonably deemed necessary by the programme management team.

Person specification

We are seeking applications from individuals who are:

Essential:

• Able to communicate with impact at all levels. The role involves building relationships with staff, students and tutors on a one-to-one basis, and also presenting information to/ running workshops with groups of students and teachers: you will need to be professional, articulate and credible in a range of situations.
• Able to manage projects and administration. The role has a complex and varied workload, involving autonomous working and teamworking, and managing tasks over different periods of time..
• Able to influence and inspire action.
• Passionate about educational disadvantage. This is a demanding role which requires a commitment to our mission and values (see below) and motivated by and engaged with the work of The Access Project and our partner schools.
• Resilient and adaptable.
• Meticulously well organised, with extreme attention to detail. .
• Able to maintain highly accurate and up-to-date records. The Midlands University Events Officer will need to keep up-to-date records of all planning as well as student attendance and parental consent

Desirable:

• Knowledge / experience of working and/or volunteering in schools or the education sector.
• Event management experience.

Please note, as a minimum requirement, applicants will:

• Have a university degree
• Have the right to work in the UK

Our Mission

TAP’s vision is that every young person, regardless of background, can make the most of education - unlocking their potential & creating a fairer society.

We support students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access top universities, through a unique combination of tuition and in-school mentoring. We work with them to make good applications, get the grades and transition to university.

Diversity Statement

The Access Project is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We are working towards improvements with equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging. People from ethnic communities are currently under-represented within the organisation, which does not reflect our diverse student body, and we would particularly welcome these applications.

Safeguarding statement

"The Access Project is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and will expect all volunteers and staff to share this commitment."

Essential characteristics: Applicants must be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and will expect all volunteers and staff to share this commitment.

Disclosure of a Criminal Record

The Rehabilitation of Offenders 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order 1986 applies to posts where there is access to children. This means that applicants for employment that involves working with children and young people must disclose anything listed in their criminal record, with the exception of protected cautions and convictions. All Disclosures are carried out in the strictest confidence and are made only in connection with your application for employment and for no other purpose.

The application for a DBS check at a level appropriate to the job role will be activated before your first day of work. Members of staff who are not eligible for a standard or enhanced DBS check are required to undertake a basic DBS check only in line with legal requirements. If you are selected for appointment to the role, you will be subject to this procedure.

London WC1H (We operate hybrid, flexible working practices with 40% of your time per month being office based)

Join the CSC team at the ACU as a Senior Programme Officer and use your skills and expertise to deliver an excellent service to our Scholars as well as supporting the recruitment and selection procedures for all the CSC’s programmes in order to help us build a better world through international collaboration in higher education.

The ACU offers a unique opportunity to make a real difference in the higher education sector. We are one of the largest, most diverse international university networks, bringing together over 500 universities in 50 countries. Championing the power of higher education to improve lives, we support our members – and our people – in contributing to sustainable development across the Commonwealth and beyond.

The role

The Senior Programme Officer (SPO) is responsible for managing a number of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission’s programmes both pre-and on award, as well as supporting the recruitment and selection procedures for all programmes.  They are responsible for co-managing a small team of Programme Officers, for advising on policy and administrative procedures across our programmes as well as monitoring the programme budgets.  In addition, they are responsible for managing relationships with partner university and managing specific projects related to the delivery of the CSC’s programmes.  More information about the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission can be found here.

Who are we looking for?

You will need:

• To be degree educated with a depth of understanding of the experience and needs of international students.
• Ability to handle line management responsibilities
• Experience and/or proven ability in designing and refining and implementing, policy and procedures as well as of communicating complex administrative processes.
• Experience of Programme Management within the HE sector and ideally of Scholarship management
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including writing for and understanding of different audiences and sensitivity for different cultural contexts
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a proven ability to build maintain and strengthen relationships within a higher education context.

What to expect:

We see equality, diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our mission and we value the many different perspectives that people from all backgrounds bring to our collective performance (you can find out more about our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and safeguarding on our website by clicking here).

We believe in investing in all our people and creating cultures in which everyone can thrive.

We offer a fantastic package of benefits including:

• 27 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays (pro rata - part time employees) and 4 Christmas closure days
• Generous pension scheme – 5% employee contribution, 10% employer contribution 
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
• Significant investment into your personal and professional development
• Regular social activities
• Health and wellbeing programmes
• Give as you earn charitable donations scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Interest-free travel season ticket loan

To find out about our benefits, flexible working, health and wellbeing and professional development, visit our website.

How to apply:

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 15 August 2022

Interviews will take place: week commencing 22 August 2022

If we receive sufficient applications before the closing date, interviews may take place earlier, so you are encouraged to apply early.

Interviews will take place virtually.