About the RSS

The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is a membership organisation dedicated to promoting the understanding and use of statistics for the public good.  We have over 10,000 members in the UK and around the world, including statistics researchers, data scientists, students, and teachers. 

One of our strategic priorities over the next two years is data science. We are working to develop the contribution of statistics to data science, and to expand the range of services we offer to our members who work as data scientists. 
 

To help deliver these plans, we are looking to recruit a project manager who can work with data science experts and external partners to scope, plan, and launch new programmes. 
 

Our staff team is highly motivated and has had recent success in delivering its strategy which has included growing our membership and volunteer base, better engaging our members through a wide range of opportunities and delivering a programme of public training courses. Everyone in the team plays an important role in delivering all aspects of our members’ experiences and we have the enthusiasm, ambition, and drive to further improve and expand our relationships with existing and potential members and corporate partners. 

About you 
You are ideally in programme management or programme design role, looking for a dynamic position with room to develop and grow. You are a self-starter and have a desire to work collaboratively as well as managing your own workload.  You enjoy working with partners to design new programmes and have the determination and organisation to put them your designs into action. Whilst you will be an integral part of the membership team with some support of team administrators, you will often be working autonomously, including with senior stakeholders. 

Our ideal candidate will have a high degree of enthusiasm, initiative and judgement and an interest in the field of data science.    

Bikeworks is looking for a Programmes Manager to join our team. This new role will be responsible for overseeing the impactful delivery of a growing portfolio of projects and activities. The role has been created to enable our CEO to step away from the operational day-to-day duties and lead on the significant development of Bikeworks. For the role to be successful, the Programmes Manager will work in collaboration with our Operations Manager, Finance Manager, and Head of Business Development, under guidance from the CEO.

At Bikeworks we target communities who experience significant and disproportionate inequalities, never has our role as a community-evolved social enterprise been more important, as we continue to live with the effects of the pandemic.

The new Programmes Manager will bring together some of our new and growing areas of delivery to ensure efficiency, connectivity and quality, while developing staff, freelancers and volunteers to achieve outputs and outcomes, at a time when Bikeworks is scaling and diversifying its delivery model. 

In alignment, and working with our Operations Manager, the role will be responsible for the strengthening of our ‘eco-system’ of projects and activities, making sure each element works together to achieve Bikeworks’ mission, by promoting internal joined-up thinking and approaches to provide meaningful outcomes for increased physical activity, wellbeing and connectivity. 

You will also support the development of our offer, assisting Bikeworks in growing its social impact by actively collaborating with the business development team, providing data and information, including case studies and other insights, to support our rationale and creation of compelling propositions. It is our expectation that as we grow, you will want to grow with us.

Our environment is supportive and energetic. We are a small, driven, collaborative team, who deliver incredible impact as a not-for-profit social enterprise. This includes being recognised for our work during the pandemic when we transformed into an emergency cycle delivery service for vulnerable and shielded Londoners. 

This post is to start in July 2021

We’re one of the North West’s leading disability charities, offering individual care, support and education to thousands of people each year.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without our incredible team of staff and volunteers who are positive role models to the people we support.

You’ll be joining an organisation driven by its values and desire to see meaningful change - the people we support really are at the heart of everything we do.

We want you to grow and develop - so we’ll support you to shape the career that you want to have.

We can’t promise a job with us will be easy. But what we can say is your work will be filled with meaning.

A job at the Together Trust is more than just a job. Together we’ll change lives.

The Together Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. It is a commitment we expect and require from all our staff and volunteers. All Successful applicants will undertake stringent recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS

Key Responsibilities:

• The Programme Manager will run the PMO and be the main point of contact for project management across the Together Trust.
• You will proactively manage the delivery of the Together Trust’s programmes.
• You will provide guidance and mentoring to project managers.
• You will ensure effective quality assurance and that projects adhere to defined project processes, standards and service specific policies.
• You will oversee contract compliance and ensure all projects are delivered to agreed expectations.
• You will need to ensure reports, data collection and analysis is undertaken to meet reporting deadlines.
• You will be expected to report progress at regular intervals to the Senior Leadership Team and other stakeholder groups and escalate deviations from timelines/budgets to the leadership team.
• The Programme manager will play a key role in cross-organizational working - sharing best practice across infrastructure and operational teams.
• You will ensure risks and issues are managed and mitigated as far as possible.
• You should also be looking for opportunities for process improvement across the organisation.

About you

• Degree qualified in Business, Administration, I.T. or a related field.
• A qualification in managing projects/programs. e.g. MSP or Prince2
• Minimum 3 years’ experience working on large scale programs.:
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Highly organised.

Benefits

You'll get to help the people we support celebrate along the road to a brighter future and be part of an incredible team of like-minded peers. Together we work hard, laugh a lot, and support each other. We also have a range of rewards and benefits for our staff:

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays. Pro-rated for part time roles) rising to 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 10 years.
• A company pension plan with 7% employer contribution

• Opportunity to purchase a health plan to claim towards therapy, dental and more
• Unlimited access to our employee assistance programme for advice and support
• Support from mental health first aiders
• Follow your ambitions and progress your career through on-the-job training, apprenticeships and qualifications

Hours:  Full-time (35 hours per week; Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00)

Salary:  £30,000 to £42,000 per annum FTE, depending on experience, plus 6% contributory pension scheme

The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families supports distressed children and their families through innovative therapeutic practice and research, training and promoting awareness of mental health issues. In April 2019, the Centre opened its new Centre of Excellence located in King’s Cross.

The Centre values diversity and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.

The post-holder will work with the Senior Programme Manager in the Family Hubs team to support the Centre with setting up and delivering the Department for Education funded National Centre for Family Hubs. The National Centre will be a virtual resource hub and learning network (supporting by a series of dissemination events) to champion Family Hubs and spread best practice/evidence on integrated family service models to Local Authorities across England.

The Programme Manager will manage a small national team of staff, with direct line management of four Regional Coordinators and five Regional Local Authority Advisors. The Programme Manager will also complete the roles and responsibilities for the Regional Coordinator for London and the South East, including working to engage and consult with a number of Local Authorities in this region to implement Family Hubs in their area.

The post would be suited to a resilient, motivated, organised, creative, adept in managing projects, and developing relationships.

The post-holder will be home-based/remote working during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; thereafter the Anna Freud Centre, 4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH and occasional travel will be required predominantly within the London area.

Please email Recruitment @ annafreud .org if you require assistance or experience difficulties in applying. Please note all our posts require candidates to have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of applying and we do not hold a sponsorship licence.

Contract duration
May 2021 to March 2023

Closing date for applications
Midday (12pm), Wednesday 12 May 2021.

Notification of interview
Shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Friday 14 May 2021.

Please note: due to volume of applications expected, we will be unable to notify unsuccessful candidates.

Interviews
Interviews will be held on Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 May 2021.

How to apply
For more information about this role and to apply, please go to annafreud. org/ vacancies/

We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.

Location remote during Covid.

Reporting to: Director of Programme & Innovation

As the Sophie Hayes Foundation continues an exciting phase of growth and development, supporting more women survivors of Human Trafficking, the role will be a valued member of the organisation’s Manchester & North team. The right candidate will focus on delivering both our Employability Programmes modules: Workshops and Coaching across the region, through effective and productive collaborations.

This is a role designed for someone who is people focused, has an eye to detail and is: encouraging, insightful, creative, organised and willing to adapt to the changing lives of those you are supporting.Have perseverance, a high level of flexibility and emotional intelligence.You will be quick to listen, understand and lead women forward as they navigate a challenging transition in their lives. You will have initiative with an ability to adapt ideas into action, alongside strong partnership skills as you build relationships with referral partners across businesses, social enterprises and colleges across the region.

Detailed Role Description

Delivery

1. Create, manage, and deliver both the workshops and coaching modules across the North in F2F and remote environments.
   1. Recruit survivors into the Employability Programme.
   2. Deliver Modules 1 & 2 using the Employability Programme content across group and 121 environments.
   3. Provide ongoing 121 survivor support whilst delivering the programme.
   4. Engage all survivors into The CREW our survivor led network, before during and after programme completion.

Partnerships

1. Ensure our survivors, partners and volunteers are engaged, motivated and ‘have a voice’ to influence and shape our programme design.
2. Engage with local, regional, and national networks.
3. Develop and grow partnerships with diverse stakeholders to support growing needs in both the remote and F2F delivery.
   1. NGO’s,
   2. Referral partners
   3. Educational institutes
   4. Business and community partners
   5. Faith based organisations.

Internal Relationships

1. Work with the Employability Programme Placements Supervisor to build robust relationships in the local and regional communities, in order to secure and support survivor placements.
2. Supervise and manage Employability Programme volunteers, with the objective of growing individual and group capabilities, skills, and resources.

Budgets & Reporting

1. Effectively and efficiently manage local programme.
   1. Budgets. 
   2. KPI’s, ensuring correct reporting of programme outputs and outcomes. 
   3. Development through insights and evaluations, learning and feedback. 
   4. Consistently work with and encourage the growth of leadership volunteers to increase organisation capacity and capabilities.

Person Specification:

Essential

• Minimum 3 years’ experience of successful programme delivery in the UK charity sector
• Educated to degree level or equivalent, or the ability to demonstrate competence through experience.
• Demonstrable direct experience of skilled facilitation for group as well as 121 support sessions/coaching.
• Experience of proactively researching and engaging current and prospective partners.
• Tangible knowledge of best practice in facilitation, coaching and programme delivery.
• Outstanding communication skills and the ability to tailor written and verbal content and style to a range of audiences.
• Experience of working to, and meeting KPI’s.
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver outcomes to tight deadlines.
• Required IT skills Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook. (Blackbaud E Tapestry or similar CRM systems etc)
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as a key member of a team.
• Flexible and proactive approach and attitude
• Enthusiasm and drive to make things happen.
• Ability to work occasionally outside of normal office working hours.
• Supportive of a small but fast paced team.
• Supportive of non-Birmingham locations
• Ability to drive.

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of the human trafficking and modern-day slavery sector.
• Experience of working with vulnerable groups
• Experience of using social media and digital communication tools. 

Please note: We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

However, this post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 20

Application Instructions

Please provide a cover letter explaining why:
1.You want to join the Sophie Hayes Foundation.
2. What strengths you bring to the role

Programme Manager – Criminal Justice and Gambling Harm Programme

Full time: 35 hours

Base: Blended, home and London head office, with remote work and some travel to the office expected (base to be negotiated)

Salary: £35,525 - £42,630 – dependent on experience

Fixed term, 2 years

GamCare is the UK’s leading provider of information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling-related harms.

We have recently been awarded new funding for the delivery of a two-year Criminal Justice (CJ) and Gambling Harm Programme, which will take forward GamCare’s previous, successful work in this area. The Programme aims to: raise awareness of the links between gambling and crime through training and engaging CJ professionals; facilitate stakeholder thought leadership; explore and test new approaches to support people in the CJ system affected by gambling; and evaluate insights and embed best practice.

The Programme Manager role will have overall responsibility for managing the Programmes’ resources, activities and development. The successful post holder will be required to engage with external stakeholders across the CJ system, in order to drive forward the issue of gambling harm and crime, and explore and develop solutions and opportunities in this bespoke area of need.

The post-holder will need to have CJ experience, skills in managing projects with multiple workstreams and stakeholders, and be a confident communicator at senior level.

Team structure: Programme Manager, Programme Coordinator, Training and Engagement Lead, Monitoring and Research Lead, and Communications support.

To apply, please go onto the GamCare website and complete the application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Survey. 

If you would like acknowledgement that your application has been received, please ensure the application is attached and put the following subject in your email:

Job application: <Programme Manager CJ>

Please note that if the subject is not correct, you may not receive a confirmation.

For further information, please contact Julia Fazackerley, Head of Development

Application forms forwarded to this email will not be accepted.

Previous applicants need not apply. Please note we do not accept CVs.

GamCare is committed to processing your personal data fairly, lawfully and transparently in line with GDPR. For further information on GamCare’s recruitment privacy notice please refer to our website.

Closing date for applications: 12th May 2021 midday

Interviews will be held remotely via video conference on 20th May 2021

This role will lead the youth work team to develop and deliver a range of strategic, youth focussed programmes and activities that support our mission and help our young people thrive. All programmes and activities will be designed to support Ebony Horse Club's mission to raise the education, life skills, wellbeing and aspirations of young people. Working in Brixton, south London, Ebony Horse Club sees over 150 young people each week, many of them facing significant challenges in their lives. This is a chance to join our management team to make a real difference in a unique organisation that uses horses as an agent for change for some inspirational young people.

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 mental health support and training for over 600 primary and secondary schools, reaching a total school population of over 350,000 pupils.

About The Role

Permanent
Hours: 35hrs p/w
Days: Monday- Friday
Location: London, EC1V 4LW
 

Place2Be are now recruiting for an IT Programme Manager who will report to the Head of Technology and working closely with key stakeholders. s the IT Programme Manager, you will have responsibility the for the £4m programme and management of various strategic enterprise level IT Projects and be comfortable operating with director-level stakeholders.

Place2Be wants its projects to be business-led so you will be working closely with Designated Senior Leaders from the Place2Be teams who would Project Manage their key systems implementation with their roles backfilled. The Programme Managers’ focus would be on instilling a Project Management discipline to the individual projects, managing interdependencies (scheduling and resourcing) between different projects, organising resources to support project from different areas of Place2Be and produce regular reporting to Exec and Trustee Level.

As the successful candidate, you will have strong programme and project management disciplines and experience which can be employed to run projects along 'best practice’ lines and managing the project support officer Experience of both waterfall and Agile project management methodologies is required.
 

What will I be responsible for, you will:
 

• deliver complex programmes with multiple business and technical risks that will impact the success of key Place2Be business priorities
• create and track a plan to deliver the programme goals, including the technical implementation plan, ensuring colleagues and stakeholders from across Place2Be are kept up-to-date
• track, manage and report on the Infrastructure Development Project Budget allocated to IT (£3M)
• mentor, coach and teach where require the Project Managers and key stakeholders regarding Project Management Practise
• shape projects with ambiguous scope and uncertain delivery approach
• be able to foresee potential risks and issues, establish a process, facilitate discussion and manage escalations

The successful candidate will have:
 

• a bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience
• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile or other industry standard Programme or Project Management qualification
• a proven record of accomplishment in delivering technology having done so across multiple teams in multiple geographies
• strong Project, Stakeholder & Programme management skills
• exceptional reporting skills for programs and financial forecasting
• proven experience delivering multiple complex IT projects with budgets over £500,000 covering IT business systems and digital platforms implementation within agreed timescales and budget
• experience delivering IT projects that utilise Cloud based services
• previous experience of building credible relationships and influencing senior management & leadership teams
   

Interview dates: Thursday 13th May 2021 ZOOM Video Interview
 

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, 4x Annual Salary
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mobile Phone Discounts (EE Network)
• Cycle purchase and season ticket loan schemes
• Extended Maternity/Paternity Pay

If you share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity and have the counselling skills and patience to support some of the UK’s most vulnerable young people and families, we would love you to join us. It’s sensitive and demanding work - but hugely rewarding and fulfilling - you will be helping to give young people a brighter future.

To APPLY or view/download the full Job Description and Person Specification, please visit our website for further details.

The opportunity

Do you have experience supporting and coordinating programme work which supports the technology we need to do our roles? 

Are you an excellent communicator having previously worked with managers throughout the lifespan of a project?

About the role

We are looking for a Programme Support Officer to join us and provide vital assistance to project & programme managers and support the coordination of project information for internal and external programme stakeholders. You’ll primarily support the programme of change activities from our People and Organisational Development (POD) directorate and will ensure key communication updates are shared. You'll monitor work and progress against plans, preparing reports and supporting documentation, preparing programme board meetings and ensuring projects remain complaint with PMO standards at all times.

About you

With PRINCE2 Foundation or equivalent project management training you’ll have a previous track record of working in programme or project support.

With previous experience of successfully working on complex and diverse programmes in large organisations in a programme / programme support role you’ll also have experience of working with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders, including senior management. You will also have experience of managing programme financials, tracking and billing.

To be successful in this role you will:
• be highly IT literate with extensive practical experience of the Microsoft Office Suite of applications including MS Project, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint, MS collaboration tools such as MS Teams and PPM tools.
• have previous experience of working in partnership with multiple stakeholders
• be able to develop presentations and written content for diverse audiences and communication channels
• have an understanding of business change management methodology and key principles for stakeholder engagement 

You'll be happy to be part of a “virtual” team, able to keep in contact and up to date with key work and programmes.

This is an opportunity to join a team involved in major change within the organisation. We are looking for candidates with a can-do attitude and excellent organisational skills. Ensuring key deadlines are met you'll be someone who wants to be involved in making us a world class organisation.

Please note this is a 12 month fixed term contract.

Interview process

The interview process will be held over MS Teams.

About us

By joining our dedicated teams, you will be part of helping to create the next big breakthrough, from heart transplants and pacemakers, to stents and clot busting drugs. We will beat the heartbreak these conditions cause.

Here at the BHF we understand that you might need a little help balancing your work and home life. Many of our people work flexibly in many different ways. Please feel free to talk to us about the flexibility you may need; we’re happy to explore what’s possible for you and the role.

Join our team!

Job title: Partnerships Coordinator
Full-time: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £28,500, plus benefits
Location: Milton Keynes (with potential for flexible, home-based working for the right candidate)

We are a national charity that exists for spinal cord injured people, run by spinal cord injured (SCI) people. For more than 45 years, we have empowered spinal cord injured people to rebuild their lives after injury through provision of vital information, representation, and support. Spinal Injuries Association is a truly inspirational place to work.

SIA is a beacon of light for the 50,000 spinal cord injured people in the UK living day-to-day with paralysis, incontinence, and a high risk of life-threatening conditions. With determination, flexibility, and creativity we are responding to a huge increase in demand for our services, ensuring that the support we offer is available to everyone in need, no matter their circumstances.

Roughly 2,500 people each year sustain or acquire a spinal cord injury, and we are currently undergoing a period of rapid development to create a network of support available to every spinal cord injured person in the UK. SIA is soon set to become a true Association of people and partners, working collaboratively to ensure that a fulfilled life is a possibility for everyone affected by spinal cord injury.

If you enjoy building outstanding, long-lasting relationships, are a strategic thinker, and love working collaboratively with committed stakeholders, then we could have the perfect job for you.

We are looking for someone to join our dynamically evolving fundraising team, to take a leading role in the ongoing success of our strategic relationships with Trusted Partners, and to make sure that we are capitalizing on the opportunities presented by working with firms who are committed and engaged across all of SIA’s charitable services and activities. 

Spinal Injuries Association is in the midst of transformational change. We already make a significant difference to the lives of people affected by spinal cord injury, but there is so much more we plan to do. We have ambitious plans to scale up our reach and impact to make sure that we are able to support everyone affected by spinal cord injury in the UK each year, and securing and maintaining high value partnerships is just one of the ways that we aim to achieve these plans.

With 20 Trusted Partners currently supporting us from across the Legal, Care and Financial sectors, we are keen to continue the development of these relationships, whilst also securing new partners across many different business sectors who interact with the wider SCI community. We have ambitious plans to turn SIA into an ‘Association for All’, making sure that we can meet the unique, individual needs of everyone we support for life after spinal cord injury.

If you share our passion, drive, have a can-do attitude and have a background in a corporate fundraising, business development or corporate account management, then we would love to hear from you.

Application deadline is: 5pm, Friday 14th May 2021
Interviews will be held on May 24th over MS Teams

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the 'Apply' button to be directed to the SIA website, where you can download the application pack. 

No CV’s or agencies please.

CoachBright is a social mobility movement committed to ensuring that every young person experiences educational equity. As an award-winning, fast-growing social enterprise our mission is to support young people from disadvantaged communities to identify and fulfil their potential.

We are looking for someone based in the West Midlands to support the delivery of our Secondary school Programmes.

We need an outgoing self-motivated person to enhance our work in the West Midlands, making it a vibrant and exciting hub that delivers real social impact.

At the forefront of the organisation, you will be responsible for maintaining partnerships, supporting tutors/coaches and delivering our programmes from volunteer recruitment and workshop delivery all the way through to evaluation. This is an “in-at-the-deep-end” role and you will flourish in a small dynamic team with real influence. 

Person Specification

Essential characteristics and experience

• Passion for social mobility: we have big aims and are looking for those who share our desire to make education fairer in the UK so a person’s background does not determine their future.

• Relationship building and facilitating: this a public-facing role so you will love delivering workshops to groups as well as communicating our mission to a wide range of stakeholders (businesses, senior members of MATs, universities etc.

• Organisation: working in a fast paced young organisation you’ll be able to work between different programmes and workstreams.

• Independence: this role requires you to work independently/alone from time to time in the office and/or from home

• Resourcefulness: we’re a small, dedicated team - you must be a self-starter prepared for practical roles with lots of responsibility. A willingness to stay solution-focused with last minute challenges is a must!

• Young People: experience in a school or youth organisation/working with young people.

• Flexibility: the role will occasionally involve working evenings & weekends 

Desirable knowledge/experience

• Experience working with young people in a school or youth work setting.

• Experience recruiting volunteers.

• Experience measuring and evaluating impact 

• Knowledge of programme design, pedagogy or tutoring/coaching.

• Knowledge of UK schools 

Benefits:

• An opportunity to contribute to a young, exciting social enterprise with scope to input widely and take on new roles. 

• Starting Salary: £21-£23k per annum pro rata (dependent on experience)

• Annual Leave: 28 days pro rata

• Office space: initially working from home with travel to schools when required. Longer term in our West Midlands Office (currently Birmingham City University)

Key Information:

• Length: fixed term contract until end of October 2021

• Hours: Full Time mon-fri 

• Reporting to: Head of Region 

• Responsible for: individual programmes

• Start Date: W/B 11th May 2021

Programme Coordinator 

We are currently recruiting a full time Programme Coordinator to work within our Programmes team. 

About Challenge Partners

Who we are: Challenge Partners is a practitioner-led education charity that enables collaboration between schools to enhance the life chances of all children, especially the most disadvantaged.

How we do it: The Challenge Partners central team works closely with school leaders and other education professionals to facilitate a variety of programmes and services for schools in our partnership. We ensure the knowledge and skills of the best in our network are available to everyone, reducing the variability in education provision whilst improving the performance of all schools, leaders, and pupils in the partnership.

Our team: There are currently just over 20 people in our growing team. We are dedicated to working hard for our schools whilst enjoying what we do and who we work with. You will be working in a friendly and dynamic group with backgrounds in education, the wider social enterprise and charity sector, and the corporate world. The majority of roles are school-facing, and team members work closely with leaders in our schools to generate and refine ideas and create maximum value for the network.

Job Purpose:

To support the delivery of the QA Review. This position requires a self motivated, organised, detail-focused and personable individual to work as part of our team.

Key responsibilities:

• Support the delivery of the programme, including scheduling programme dates, training sessions, and other supporting activities.
• Respond to email and phone queries relating to the QA Review in a timely and professional manner
• Manage associated programme communication as appropriate
• Coordinate and schedule meetings with external stakeholders
• Maintain agreed relationships with programme stakeholders. As directed, maintain relationships with customers, service providers and other stakeholders as identified and resolve all queries and operational issues, escalating as appropriate
• Utilise and update our internal CRM system (Salesforce)
• Other tasks commensurate with the role as appropriate

Person Specification:

Specific skills and attitudes we are looking for in an applicant are as follows:

• Excellent relationship management skills and a friendly, personable demeanor
• Positivity and optimism
• The ability to work well under pressure
• Outstanding attention to detail, and pride in your work
• High computer literacy required. Experience of using Google Docs, Sheets and Slides is highly desirable. Experience of using Salesforce desirable
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to deal with people diplomatically and appropriately, building rapport with those at varying levels of seniority
• Ability to prioritise effectively to meet competing demands, through excellent organisation and time management
• A willingness to learn and give and receive feedback
• A passion for education, and a desire to make a difference

Personal Characteristics:

Our team is very important to us, and we are looking for someone who shares our key values:

• Excellence- we are always looking for ways to improve because we are determined to achieve the best for every child, teacher and leader.
• Equity- we treat each other fairly, with trust, care and respect. We seek the best for every child, and know that those who have the least, need our combined expertise the most.
• Courageous leadership- we speak up and take responsibility for all children, making sure that we do not harm others in doing our best for our own schools
• Challenge- We expect the best of ourselves and each other, and value challenge which helps us improve
• Collaboration- We listen to, share with and learn from each other, developing our practice together so that every child benefits from our combined wisdom and creativity
• Innovation- We use and generate research, we innovate with discipline and evaluate intelligently in pursuit of better outcomes for all children, especially the most disadvantaged.

Benefits of working for Challenge Partners

• 25 days of paid holiday per year, plus 8 additional days of bank holiday
• An employer contributed pension - we match up to 5% of your own contribution
• Private healthcare
• Flexible working hours
• A school based office in South Bermondsey. The team is currently working remotely, but you may choose to work in the office once restrictions allow it.
• A supportive and friendly team
• A chance to make a real difference to educational outcomes
• The opportunity to progress and develop skills in a dynamic and fast-growing team
• The opportunity to interact with the children at our school (including weekly reading)

How to apply and our recruitment process

Challenge Partners is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

If you would like to be a part of our team, then please send your application as soon as possible as we will be reviewing applications and interviewing on a rolling basis.

• A CV of no more than two pages
• A cover letter of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role and the person specification.

Please note that we will disregard your application if we do not receive a CV and role-specific cover letter.

Appointment will be dependent on receipt of satisfactory references and completing a DBS check.

Recruitment process: Interviews to take place via video link. Candidates will also be required to complete additional tasks via email.

Start date: We are ideally looking for someone who is able to start immediately, although we are prepared to be flexible to ensure that we recruit the most suitable candidate.

Please note: First round of interviews will take place w/c 12th April

We have an opportunity for a new team member to join us as a Programmes Manager; this role will include the oversight of activities and the management of a team. If you want the opportunity to join a small but friendly team, where you’ll get to see the impact of the charity’s work first-hand, this is the job for you.

The successful applicant requires exceptional organisational ability and should have a proactive nature, as well as a willingness to support and get involved in Yellow Submarine’s activities. A sense of fun is a must!

To oversee and develop Yellow Submarine’s programme of social activities – this includes a range of social clubs, school holiday activities and residential holidays for both adults and young people with learning disabilities.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS check.

Application deadline: Monday, 24th May 2021
Start date:  ASAP
Interviews are scheduled to take place the W/C 7th June 2021; format TBC.

We will acknowledge receipt of all applications and let all applicants know if they have been shortlisted or not.

We welcome applications from all people regardless of race, gender, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation or age and we are committed to providing under-represented groups with the help and support they need to apply to join us.

CoachBright is a social mobility movement committed to ensuring that every young person experiences educational equity. As an award-winning, fast-growing charity our mission is to support young people from disadvantaged communities to identify and fulfil their potential.

We are looking for someone based in London to support the delivery of our Secondary school Programmes.

We need an outgoing self-motivated person to enhance our work in the London, making it a vibrant and exciting hub that delivers real social impact.

At the forefront of the organisation, you will be responsible for maintaining partnerships, supporting tutors/coaches and delivering our programmes from volunteer recruitment and workshop delivery all the way through to evaluation. This is an “in-at-the-deep-end” role and you will flourish in a small dynamic team with real influence. 

Person Specification

Essential characteristics and experience

• Passion for social mobility: we have big aims and are looking for those who share our desire to make education fairer in the UK so a person’s background does not determine their future.

• Relationship building and facilitating: this a public-facing role so you will love delivering workshops to groups as well as communicating our mission to a wide range of stakeholders (businesses, senior members of MATs, universities etc.

• Organisation: working in a fast paced young organisation you’ll be able to work between different programmes and workstreams.

• Independence: this role requires you to work independently/alone from time to time in the office and/or from home

• Resourcefulness: we’re a small, dedicated team - you must be a self-starter prepared for practical roles with lots of responsibility. A willingness to stay solution-focused with last minute challenges is a must!

• Young People: experience in a school or youth organisation/working with young people.

• Flexibility: the role will occasionally involve working evenings & weekends 

Desirable knowledge/experience

• Experience working with young people in a school or youth work setting.

• Experience recruiting volunteers.

• Experience measuring and evaluating impact 

• Knowledge of programme design, pedagogy or tutoring/coaching.

• Knowledge of UK schools 

Benefits:

• An opportunity to contribute to a young, exciting social enterprise with scope to input widely and take on new roles. 

• Starting Salary: £21-£23k per annum pro rata (dependent on experience)

• Annual Leave: 28 days pro rata

• Office space: Based from our London Office (currently central Camden) and partner schools. 

Key Information:

• Length: fixed term contract until end of July 2022

• Hours: Full-Time, Mon-Fri 

• Reporting to: Head of Region 

• Responsible for: individual programmes

• Start Date: W/B 2nd August 2021