Our Ambassador Programme Manager leads engagement and education of a passionate community of young people. You will drive a strategic vision to increase reach, impact, and opportunities with inclusivity and accessibility at its heart.

The Holocaust Educational Trust team is made up of hard working, energetic people who are passionate about our mission to educate every person from every background in the UK about the Holocaust and its relevance today. We believe that the Holocaust must have a permanent place in our nation’s collective memory. We work across the UK, providing a wide range of educational programmes.

Every year, up to 3,000 participants - aged 16-18 years old - take part on our ground breaking Lessons from Auschwitz Project, hearing from a Holocaust survivor, and joining a one day visit to the former Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz Birkenau. They become Ambassadors for the Holocaust Educational Trust, invested with a powerful responsibility to share what they have learnt, to ensure the Holocaust is remembered, and to speak out against antisemitism, racism and hatred when they see it. Our Ambassador Programme provides opportunities for young people to further their knowledge of the Holocaust, and equips them to become advocates of Holocaust remembrance.

As the Ambassador Programme Manager you would oversee and lead our efforts to engage and educate an ever growing, dynamic and passionate community of tens of thousands of young people across the UK. The successful candidate will drive a strategic vision – a vision which is fearless, and looks towards ever increasing reach, enhanced impact, provision of robust and engaging educational opportunities, true youth engagement and empowerment, and with inclusivity and accessibility at the heart of our programme. You will coordinate efforts across the Ambassador team, and between different Ambassador projects, leading the overall program with attention to strategy, implementation, and delegation. You will be responsible managing the Ambassador team and ensuring the day-to-day delivery of the Ambassador Programme is of the highest standard, and that your team is able to deliver an exciting, engaging and impactful programme of events throughout the year (inclusive of workshops, conferences and international study visits.) All delivery will be monitored and evaluated, with our Ambassador Programme Manager championing and driving quality monitoring, learning and evaluation systems.

As our Ambassadors work hard to ensure that the Holocaust is remembered, the Ambassador Programme Manager will be responsible for ensuring that Ambassadors have access to inspiration and guidance through our Ambassador Programme – the Trust will continue to support our Ambassador community in all their efforts.

The Ambassador Programme Manager will require these skills/qualities:

• Ability to drive strategic vision, to generate continued growth and impact of a programme, as well as increase reach;

• Excellent leadership skills, with the ability to nurture and develop individual staff, and a team, to deliver an excellent programme, and engaging projects and initiatives;

• Excellent understanding of how to devise, develop and deliver robust educational content (to be delivered on and offline), and building educational content which will engage, inspire, and educate our Ambassador community;

• An understanding of how to devise and manage a communication plan as part of your engagement strategy, with particular confidence in understanding the ways in which young people engage with and consume information, communications and correspondence;

• Effective project management skills – able to manage a range of initiatives and projects (sometimes with conflicting deadlines), devising new and innovative ways to ensure those projects are engaging target audiences;

• Demonstrable understanding of monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks, and confidence in creating frameworks that allow teams to implement learnings within the project cycle;

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of people, particularly young people aged between 16-26 years old from a variety of backgrounds;

• Excellent organisational skills, and a strong eye for detail;

• Passionate about youth engagement and activism, with knowledge of trends in youth culture and how these trends can be used to engage with audiences;

• Understanding of Safeguarding, issues for consideration within youth engagement delivery, and an ability to implement robust safeguarding assurances within the context of informal educational settings;

• Energy, enthusiasm and positivity;

• Creativity;

• Confident facilitating workshops with young people.

In your first 6-12 months, you will:

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the Ambassador Programme – its aims, deliverables, and impact / reach of the programme to date. In order to achieve this, you will be expected to develop a contextual understanding of the sector, and how young people engage with Holocaust education and remembrance, as well as broader youth engagement.

• Contribute to plans for the Ambassador Programme’s upcoming programme cycle (academic year 2021/22) and support the Ambassador team as they delivery on projects and initiatives. This will include oversight of the development and delivery of a new digital platform, bespoke to the Ambassador community.

• Line management of the Ambassador Programme Coordinators, including direction and support as they delivery on the Ambassador Programme annual calendar of projects and initiatives, and inclusive of creating individuals development plans for your direct reports, harnessing their skills and driving growth across the team. Work with Education Team Manager to ensure project structures across the Education Team (inclusive of the Ambassador Programme) are uniform. Within this context, you will ensure the appropriate project proposal, planning and delivery structures are in place across the Ambassador Programme team. 

• See delivery of our Ambassador Programme first hand, and start building relationships across our Regional Ambassador networks – engaging with them to better understand what inspires and engages them; to see first-hand how their enthusiasm and passion manifests itself through their activity; to consider what our Ambassadors want to see through our Ambassador Programme.

• Familiarise yourself with the Trust’s Safeguarding policies and processes, and establish yourself within the safeguarding team (understanding your responsibilities within the context of the safeguarding team, and the Ambassador Programme). Ensure that safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people is a central component within all work you oversee.

• With support from Director of Programmes and Education Team Manager, lead on strategic planning for 2022/23 academic year and beyond, this will include ensuring efficient, smooth and professional delivery of the project cycle of our Ambassador Programme,  setting our a vision for the programme’s future, directing on agreed programme objectives and KPIs, and communicating with the team what we are delivering.

• Ensure that the Ambassador Programme monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks are effective in capturing the detail and information we require, and where necessary amend framework to allow the team to implement learnings within the project cycle.

• Draft relevant budgets for the Ambassador Programme; monitor expenditure, and work with the Fundraising Team on relevant grant or funding applications;

• To lead on the development and delivery of a new digital platform for the Ambassador Programme.

• Support the Lessons from Auschwitz Project team in a logistical role on our one-day visits to Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland (up to three visits per year).

About the role

The Director of Programmes is a new and critical role for the Centre for Youth Impact, and brings with it the opportunity to significantly support and influence evaluation practice - and therefore, quality - in informal and non-formal youth provision in the UK.This role has been created as part of our planned merger with the YMCA George Williams College, which we hope will see our practice development and training work grow. As such, we are recruiting for a new, dedicated post to lead delivery of the Centre’s programmes of work to support the youth sector.

We believe in the power of evaluation to build a collective commitment to understanding and improving the impact of youth work and provision for young people. We also believe in the power of quality relational practice to change lives and communities. 

The Director of Programmes will lead the design, development, and delivery of the Centre’s portfolio of programmes, securing new sources of income and supporting effective project delivery. Reporting to the CEO, the Director of Programmes will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team, and will line manage and coordinate the work of three thematic Leads (Research and Evaluation, Data, and Organisational Development) across the Centre’s 20+ strong portfolio of projects. The Director of Programmes will work alongside the Resources Manager to play a high-level project management role across the portfolio: monitoring budgets, capacity, quality, and delivery. The Director of Programmes will also contribute directly to project delivery, particularly through high-level research and evaluation skills, advising on ethics and methodology. 

As part of the Senior Leadership Team, the Director of Programmes will develop and lead the Centre’s research, data and evaluation strategy, including fostering new relationships with funders and partners, and enabling the organisation to deliver complex and cutting-edge programmes of work, with high quality. The Director of Programmes will have unparalleled opportunities to convene and work closely with committed groups of funders and practitioners to learn about, design and test new ways of understanding impact and quality in youth work and provision for young people. To achieve this, they will play a critical role in strategic income generation: initiating and supporting reactive and proactive proposals for new areas of activity, building on the Centre’s expertise and understanding of need. 

The Director of Programmes will ensure that we are integrating our learning across our thematic areas, so that our portfolio of projects represents more than the sum of its parts. The Director of Programmes will also lead our own internal evaluation, helping the organisation to understand how and where its own work is contributing to positive change for young people and communities. 

What are we looking for? 

We are looking for a truly outstanding candidate with an established leadership profile and a track record of influencing thinking and practice in the social sector. A thoughtful and experienced evaluator, you will be familiar with a range of research and evaluation methods and how this can be applied to social programmes. You will understand the interplay between research, evaluation, and equity, and be excited to develop this aspect of the Centre’s work. You will have a strong interest in the role of open and shared data within the social sector and drive our ambition to grow our digital presence in data collection, analysis, and visualisation. An understanding of how the context of informal and non-formal provision for young people influences research and evaluation design and implementation would be advantageous.

You will be an exceptional project manager, with expertise in managing both grant-funded and contracted projects. You will be skilled in managing budgets, plans and capacity allocations, across multiple programmes. You will be able to navigate with agility between the strategic big picture and the detail of individual projects, deliverables, and relationships. You will be able to spot and make connections between different areas of work and be alive to changes and patterns in the external policy and practice context and the opportunities they present for the Centre. 

You will need to be highly responsive to the needs of partners, funders, and our networks, with excellent listening and negotiation skills - a true ‘servant leader’. You will be a proactive and dynamic member of our Senior Leadership Team, requiring agility and adaptability to respond to fast-moving opportunities. You will also need to be an excellent and empathic manager and leader of people, supporting and empowering your team to grow and deliver with excellence. Your standards will be high, and you will support others to achieve them. Skills and experience in taking a coaching approach to supporting others will be a distinct advantage. 

Please download the attached JD for the full job description, person spec and details on how to apply.

At Turn2us, we believe no one in the UK should live in poverty.

Turn2us is a national charity that helps people to build financial sustainability and thrive. Turn2us gives people the information and support they need in the face of life-changing events and collaborates to tackle the causes and symptoms of poverty.

We give people information about what benefits and other help they can access, give money in the form of grants, and work to break down the barriers that cause financial hardship including racism, gender inequality, classism, ableism and homophobia.

The Programmes and Partnerships Directorate is three teams – the Grants Team, the Information Team and the Local Programmes teams and we all work directly with people.

The Local Programmes Team develops programmes that work in a particular place, to give people experiencing poverty control over decisions that affect their finances. We work with community organisations who are already experts in their communities and support their work rather than copying it.

This assistant role will support the Head of Local Programmes, setting up meetings and managing diaries, and helping to create and deliver local programmes. The assistant will also provide support across the three teams, for example sending out updates and other administrative support.

With exceptional administration skills, the ability to manage and organise meetings, and with some previous knowledge in the voluntary sector desired, you will be highly organised, have good IT and literacy skills and the ability to present back information clearly. 

The closing date for applications: 28th Nov 2021, 23.59.

We welcome applications from anyone regardless of their age, experience, disability, ethnicity, heritage, sexuality, gender and socio-economic background. We particularly welcome applications from disabled candidates, trans people and black, Asian, and minority ethnic candidates, as these groups are underrepresented within our organisation.

Prospectus is delighted to be working with a leading UK Grant-making Foundation to recruit a Head of UK Programmes.

Priority programme areas for the Foundation include: enabling disadvantaged children and young people to fulfil their potential (with a focus on education attainment, employability, well-being and community-based interventions); health and well-being; and arts, culture and heritage.

The Foundation's approach to grant-making is distinctive, in that it focuses on capacity building to strengthen the impact, effectiveness and/or sustainability of non-profit organisations so they can thrive and fulfil their charitable goals.

The Foundation has grown substantially and has re-focussed its work in a more strategic and impactful direction. This is an exciting time to join as the Foundations looks to develop and enhance the way it works. The Head of UK Programmes role will be critical to the Foundation fulfilling these ambitions.

The role:

Working closely with the Foundations’ Chief Executive and collaboratively with the wider team (including the Heads of the Europe and Asia Pacific Programmes and the Head of Research, Impact and Learning), in addition to overseeing the wider UK programmes, the post-holder will have particular responsibility for leading the programme focused on enabling disadvantaged children and young people fulfil their potential, also responsible for pro-actively sourcing, delivering and managing a significant strategic portfolio of grants. The post holder will also inform the strategic development of the Foundation’s other key programmes and will oversee the UK grants team planning, development of the pipeline of grants across all programmes to meet grant-making goals and all aspects of the grant-making life cycle for the UK Foundation. 

The post holder will line manage the Programme Manager; Arts, Culture & Heritage (operating across the UK and international Foundations) and will also sit on the Foundation’s Senior Leadership Team and will therefore contribute to the wider success of the UK and international Foundations.

The person:

The successful candidate will have an established and substantial track record in the non-profit/philanthropic sectors in the UK, with a particular focus on children and young people. They will have in-depth knowledge of the sectors’ funding ecology, policy environment and key trends and will have in-depth knowledge of ‘what works’ in enabling disadvantaged children and young people to thrive. An insight into non-profit organisations active in the fields of health and well-being and arts, culture and heritage will also be very advantageous, but not essential. This person will ideally have managed small teams, and will have in-depth knowledge of good practice and key trends in philanthropy and grant-making.

Given the Foundation’s focus on strengthening the capacity of non-profit organisations, this person will be adept at assessing and analysing an organisation’s capacity building needs, looking closely at an organisation’s leadership and governance, operations, impact and financial position. They will have excellent strategic thinking, planning and communication skills, with the ability to simplify data and craft clear and concise proposals whilst making strategic choices to inform decision-making and tailoring material to diverse audiences.

Finally, this person will be emotionally intelligent with excellent inter-personal skills, able to work at pace and build trust with diverse stakeholders. A deep-seated respect for the views and insights of others and an ability to listen actively and openly will be essential. And while drawing on extensive knowledge and experience, they will be highly collaborative and will have humility in their approach. This role a superb opportunity for someone with demonstrated leadership and management skills to make a real and lasting difference to the work of the Foundation.

Grant Programmes Manager

We are currently seeking a Grant Manager to help deliver the charity’s mission and objectives through the design, delivery and evaluation of the national grant-making programme.

It’s a really exciting time to be involved with an ambitious and growing organisation that’s committed to bringing the property sector together to create real social change.

Position: Grant Manager

Location: Home-based/remote working (with occasional visits to the London office)

Hours: Full or part-time (4 days per week min)

Salary: £36k - £40k

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days per year (not including bank holidays) pension, free annual flu jabs and annual sight tests, cycle to work scheme, ½ day a month entitlement to volunteer for a charity of your choice in work time, interest-free annual travel card loans, an employee assistance programme, staff discount scheme, health insurance, support for external mentoring, free fruit every week and scope for flexible working.

Closing Date: Friday 10 December 2021, at midday

The Role

As Grant Manager, you’ll be responsible for successfully managing intelligent and effective grant-making systems, ensuring collaboration and integration with pro bono and other programmes, including the National Development Programme.

You’ll be responsible for monitoring, evaluating and ensuring the compliance of grant-making, and for demonstrating the social impact, and social value, of the grants the charity make. You will be responsible for ensuring there are powerful stories from both charities and the young people they support.

At all times, you will be aware of the need to communicate evidence of impact to the corporate partners who fund the work, and to do so in a format that aligns with their own reporting cultures. 

About You

You’ll be an effective, passionate and thoughtful communicator about the work of the charity. You will provide support, challenge and development to any colleagues for whom you have management responsibility and promote effective collaboration in all that you do.

You will have:

• A good understanding of the fundraising and grant awarding sector
• An understanding of, or interest in, youth homelessness
• Experience of managing a grants programme (or similar)
• Knowledge of assessing, monitoring and evaluating projects or programmes
• Experience of delivering against financial and non-financial KPI’s
• The ability to think strategically and skills in planning, prioritizing and organising a team to meet organisation-wide objectives
• Experience of developing and operating effective decision-making and quality systems, processes and procedures improving and streamlining them where possible
• The ability to lead, manage, develop and motivate a small team

In return…

The charity has an ambitious mission to end youth homelessness, so it’s an exciting time to join this dynamic and growing organisation. Along with an excellent benefits package, there are career development and flexible working opportunities.

About the Organisation

As the property industry’s charity working to end youth homelessness in the UK, the organisation brings remarkable businesses and individuals from across the property industry together to support charities providing accommodation for young people who are or have been homeless, or who are at risk of homelessness in the future. Through a unique network of corporate partners, it invests funding and expertise where to achieve lasting impact.

You may also have experience in areas such as Trusts Fundraising Officer, Foundations Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Grants Fundraising Manager, Fundraising Manager, Trusts Fundraiser, Trusts and Grants Fundraiser, Fundraising Partnerships Manager, Trusts, Foundations, Supporter Engagement, Bid Writing, Bid Writer, Grants, Programmes, Grants and Programmes Manager, Grant Scheme Manager, Charitable Grants Manager, Grants Management, Grants Operation Manager, Grants Director, Programmes and Impact Manager, Impact and Evaluation Manager, Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Manager, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Research and Evaluation, Impact Delivery Manager.

We are seeking a Grants Officer for Engineering X, part of our International Partnerships team.

Who are we?

The Royal Academy of Engineering is harnessing the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. In collaboration with our Fellows and partners, we’re growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation and building global partnerships, and influencing policy and engaging the public. Together we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age.

With a diverse workforce and an inclusive and supportive culture, we look to attract candidates from wide and different backgrounds who have a passion for the role engineering plays in society. Our aim is to make the Academy the best place to work for the staff we have and those we seek to attract.

The role

As Grants Officer, you will work with talented engineers, innovators, and researchers globally who are working on sustainability, development, education, and safety challenges. You will be responsible for managing the online grant process, supporting our awardees, helping to communicate impact, and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders including international partners and awardees.

Who are we looking for?

You will be interested in international development, sustainability and building relationships with international stakeholders working to solve global challenges.

You will have experience of grant management, engaging with international stakeholders and managing financial spreadsheets, as well as strong time management, communications, and organisation skills and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

We are looking for talented people who want to make a difference, to join our team – is this you?

Why work for the Royal Academy of Engineering?

We’re looking for people who are driven to make the world a better place. If you’re passionate about what you do and want to work collaboratively with talented colleagues to make change happen now and for future generations, we want you to get in touch.

This is the perfect time to join us. We have a dynamic, visionary CEO, a strong leadership team and an ambitious and exciting strategy. The value we bring as experts in our field and change agents is highly recognised and makes the Academy a motivating place to be. Our work today builds on a long, proud history with a focused and ambitious future which we’d love you to be part of.

Company Benefits

The Academy offers a fantastic package of additional benefits including:

• BUPA cash plan
• Private medical insurance
• Subsidised restaurant
• Regular social activities
• Independent Financial Advice
• Generous holiday allowance
• Non-contributory pension scheme
• Health and wellbeing programmes
• Wellbeing days and office wide Christmas leave
• Significant investment into your personal and professional development

Location

Our light, spacious offices are based in a fantastic location in central London with views over St James’s Park and close to the West End. We operate hybrid, flexible working practices with a baseline 2 days a week in the office.

For more information and to apply, please visit our careers portal.

Closing date: Midday on 5 December 2021.

Interviews will be held virtually on rolling basis, so we encourage early applications.

Harris Hill are proud to be working alongside an amazing charity that provides healthcare and preventative methods to some of the most disadvantaged children in several impoverished regions of the world.

We are seeking a Programme Manager to join our Executive Team to oversee, drive and deliver our various grant programmes. The role will report directly into the CEO and is envisaged to be full time which can be worked flexibly.

Key responsibilities
Run the annual programme for Programme, Care and Training Grants. This includes consulting Trustees, designing questionnaires, administrating the web-based application forms; providing access for Partner Organisations and assisting them as necessary in completing the forms, tracking progress, analysing the results and preparing narratives for Trustees.

Responsible for ensuring we have the best possible overview of our Partner Organisations leveraging current and historic applications, publicly available information and individual correspondence to gain the fullest picture.

For our project-driven grants (Programme Grants and Capital Grants) record and track milestones and performance against targets. Conduct financial analysis. Understand performance of Partner Organisations compared to one another. Be able to provide sound advice to the CEO and Trustees about how each centre is performing and make recommendations for further support. Ensure grants are directed to achieve our charitable objectives most effectively.

Track performance on safeguarding and make recommendations to the CEO and Safeguarding Lead. Ensure that we have every possible measure in place to ensure there is no breach.

Become the first point-of-contact for all Partner Organisations and grant applicants

Maintain a log of appropriate photographs, case studies & stories from Partner Organisations for inclusion in fundraising comms.

Write blogs or articles about experiences with Partner Organisations.

Identify, research, and verify new grant applicants using all resources available

Person specification
Project Management Experience
Tracking
Basic Financial Analysis
General analytical Skills

Closing Date: Friday 3rd December 2021

*Due to the urgency to fill this role, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and this vacancy may close before the specified deadline.*

The Role:

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and dynamic professional to join a small, creative and influential NGO, as we deliver our activities championing the equality and human rights of LGBT+ persons and other disadvantaged groups  across the Commonwealth using an intersectional lens. To support this work, we now seek a proactive Finance and Programmes Administrator as we expand our international activities championing the equality and human rights of LGBT+ people.

The Finance and Programmes Administrator will support the Finance and Compliance Manager, the Programmes Team and the TCEN Secretariat Manager with efficient and effective administration and logistics relating to the organisation’s financial operations and programmes, and to the TCEN Secretariat.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial administration

• Raise, receive, process, code and upload invoices to/from suppliers and subgrantees using Kaleidoscope Trust’s finance management software (Xero)
• Support efficient and accurate bookkeeping and records management of Kaleidoscope Trust’s financial accounts
• Process donations (online and otherwise) and Gift Aid claims

Compliance

• Contribute to the Finance and Compliance Manager’s improvement and proper implementation of finance processes, administration and procurement relating to operations and programmes, ensuring compliance with contractual and legal obligations
• Investigate and implement methods for cost-effective and rapid international money transfer
• Process due diligence assessments for potential new suppliers, sub-grantees and donors, etc., in accordance with KT’s policies and procedures
• Prepare documentation to facilitate programme operations, including contracts, requests for expressions of interest, procurement notices, bid documents and tender evaluation reports, among others

Programme management

• Support Programme Team in reconciling programmatic expenditure, at regular intervals and as needed for reporting, including reviewing and making journals in the finance system
• Support the Programmes Team with preparing and updating programmatic budgets and forecasts as required
• Support the Finance and Compliance Manager and Programme Managers with creating financial reports (including forecasts, usage reports and expenditure reconciliations) to enable tracking and monitoring of spend and to identify trends and risks in programme implementation

Administration

• Support the Programmes Team with other logistics as needed, such as making travel arrangements, and carry out other administrative tasks as necessary to ensure the successful implementation of programmes and operations
• Organise TCEN Management Committee meetings and other meetings as required, and take accurate, concise minutes
• Process new applications for TCEN membership and maintain the TCEN membership list, with the oversight of the TCEN Secretariat Manager and in communication with the Public Affairs and Stakeholder Engagement Officer
• Disseminate approved TCEN-related communications, including to the membership via MailChimp, email and WhatsApp
• Support the TCEN Secretariat Manager with all other aspects of TCEN administration as required, such as knowledge and data management

Skills and Competencies:

We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate:

Experience with:

• Providing precise bookkeeping and maintaining accurate records
• Activity-based budget management, budget reconciliation and reporting
• Grants-based financial management and reporting
• Contributing to regular financial planning and budgeting processes
• Working with institutional funders

Knowledge and understanding of:

• Proper financial management and compliance principles, processes and procedures
• Using Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets to create reports
• Using Zoom to arrange calls, and MailChimp for designing mail-outs
• Financial management systems, ideally Xero
• Risk management and mitigation, with regard to organisational compliance and financial matters especially

Personal qualities/skills:

• Commitment to Kaleidoscope Trust’s mission to advance the human rights of LGBT+ people
• An understanding of how a human rights organisation operates in an international context, or a willingness to learn
• A collaborative, adaptable and detail-oriented approach to facilitating the inputs of people contributing to a multi-stakeholder process, including in cross-cultural environments
• Excellent English-language written and oral communication skills and experience of presenting complex issues to audiences with differing levels of knowledge of and confidence with finance and compliance matters
• Good time management and problem-solving skills
• Confident working as part of a team and with managing the on-time delivery of tasks from various colleagues
• Willingness to “pitch in” and support colleagues outside the parameters of the job description where necessary

Terms and Conditions:

• This role is full-time for a fixed term until 31 March 2022 (with possibility of extension, dependant on funding)
• The salary is £30,000 p.a. plus pension contributions
• The post-holder is entitled to standard annual leave plus bank holidays
• The post-holder will be managed by Kaleidoscope Trust’s Finance and Compliance Manager
• The post-holder will be based out of Kaleidoscope Trust’s offices in Hoxton, London 
• Full-time London-based staff will be expected to work from the office a minimum two days per week. Staff who are part-time, and/or based outside of London may be permitted (with the agreement of their Line Manager) to work from home predominantly, with the occasional requirement to travel to the office for appraisals and key meetings or events
• Standard core hours of work are 9:00am - 5:30pm with possible requirement to work very occasionally at evenings and weekends (which will accrue Time Off In Lieu)
• The post-holder must possess the right to live and work in the United Kingdom for the period of the contract
• Start date: As soon as possible

How to apply:

Kaleidoscope Trust is committed to equality and diversity and we particularly encourage applications from women, all sections of the LGBT+ community and Black and minority ethnic communities.

Please submit your CV and a one-page covering letter including:

(i) your interest in joining Kaleidoscope Trust,

(ii) your relevant experience as per the skills and competencies outlined above, and

(iii) your notice period

For any enquiries, please email recruitment[at]kaleidoscopetrust[dot]com, titling your communication: “Vacancy: Finance and Programmes Administrator”.

Due to the urgency to fill this role, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and this vacancy may close before the specified deadline.

Closing date: 15th December 2021 at 09:00 GMT (or sooner if sufficient suitable applications received)

Interviews: w/c 13th December (or sooner if sufficient suitable applications received)

Job Title: Programme Delivery Manager

Location: London, Sheffield or Bristol office

Reporting To: Director of Strategy and Programmes

Contract: Permanent 35 hours/week (would consider 28 hours/week)

Salary: £48,484 (£51,984 if resident in Greater London)

Date Closes: Tuesday, 30th November 10am 

Careers4Change is delighted to be working with Power To Change on this fantastic role as a Programme Delivery Manager. 

Role Purpose:

The main responsibility for this role is to oversee the Power To Change Leadership programme, ‘Leading the Way’, which supports and empowers community enterprise leaders in the North East of England who have not had the opportunity to access mainstream leadership training. ‘Leading the Way’ is a 16-month programme that balances tailored one-to-one development with group learning. It aims to support community leaders to build their confidence, resilience, skills and networks to progress their leadership and their organisations to the next stage. You will also work closely with Virgin Money Foundation to deepen the impact, increase the sustainability, and broaden the engagement in the community business sector. 

This role sits in the Strategy and Programmes Team, and you will have the opportunity to work across some other exciting programmes. You will also line manager the Programme Delivery Officer and provide support and development. 

Power to Change is an independent charitable trust that supports community businesses in England, endowed by the National Lottery Community Fund (previously the Big Lottery Fund). Our vision is ‘powerful communities, better places’. We want to back people to build successful community businesses for the benefit of their local places. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the delivery of the Leadership programme, ‘Leading the Way’, including the day-to-day relationship with our partner (Virgin Money Foundation) to deepen the impact, increase the sustainability, and broaden the engagement in the community business sector. 
• Work with the Community Leader Advisors and the ‘Leading the Way’ delivery organisation to ensure the quality of the programme. 
• Contribute to the ‘Leading the Way’ programme sessions to share learning and vision from Power to Change, especially around the role of community business. 
• Work with other managers to support the development of activities and programmes to ensure our grant making framework and policies are complied with. 

• Work with the Strategy and Programmes Officer and the Director of Strategy and Programmes to look at our grant making approach with the aim of making it more responsive to the needs of Community Business and others looking to access our funding and support. 
• Line manage, support, and develop a Programme Delivery Officer. 
• Lead on commissioning and managing contracted partners as required. 
• Ensure relevant data is maintained on Salesforce (working with the Data team). 
• Manage the budget for all activities in your remit including planning, monitoring, reporting, and authorizing spend within agreed parameters, with the support of the Finance team. 

Skills and Experience: 

• Experience of successfully managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects with high level of autonomy. 
• Experience of designing and delivering innovative and sector leading programmes. 
• Ability to manage ambiguity, analyse strategic opportunities and apply judgement to present well substantiated recommendations in writing and in person.
• Ability to collaborate with others to produce well structured, robust analysis and solutions.
• Budget holding experience including reporting internally and to key stakeholders. 
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate and influence successfully. 
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight in a dynamic, quick-changing environment. 
• Ability to see strategic opportunities and connections with other activities. 
• Good understanding of and experience of working in the social enterprise and/or community business sectors. 
• Confident and competent in using IT systems, particularly databases, and Microsoft Office, especially Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word. 

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all candidates irrespective of race, age, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief, or marital or civil partnership status. We will assess all applications against the requirements for this post as detailed in the job description and person specification and ask for names and education history to be removed from applications. 

We are Disability Confident Committed, we welcome and respond positively to applications from disabled people. We will meet individual needs throughout the recruitment process, including making any appropriate reasonable adjustments during the interview stage and to our workplace if selected into post to support colleagues with any form of disability. If you meet the minimum requirements for the role and would like a guaranteed interview please email Nicola Fuschillo, Director of People and Governance. You do not need to share any details about your disability at this stage. 

As a Mindful Employer we recognise that in the UK, people experiencing mental ill health continue to report stigma and discrimination. We are committed to creating a supportive and open culture, where colleagues are able to talk about mental health. We are also committed to ensuring that our employees feel safe in disclosing any mental health conditions and confident that they will be properly supported and offered reasonable adjustments when required. 

If you have any questions about how Power to Change is an equal opportunities employer please contact our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager, Edward Walden 

Position Title: Programme Officer - Conservation

Location: The Trust’s office in West London

Reporting to: Senior Programme Officer - Conservation

Management responsibility: None

Grade: Grade D £48,719

Contract terms: Permanent, 37.5 hours a week

Please submit a 2-page CV and 2-page cover letter by January 3rd 2022

About the Trust

The Sigrid Rausing Trust is a grant-making foundation based in London. Founded in 1995, its purpose is to promote the values and principles of human rights, equality and the rule of law, and to preserve nature from further degradation. In pursuit of these goals, the Trust had committed approximately £429 million to organisations all over the world by the end of 2020. Its current annual budget is approximately £47million. The Trust is led by nine Trustees and currently employs 24 staff.  More detail on the Trust’s work can be found on its website.

Purpose of the role

To advise the Trustees of the Sigrid Rausing Trust on their conservation grantmaking. The Programme Officer will support the Trust’s Conservation programme, which currently has a grant-making budget of £2.4 million per year, and is set to increase. The programme seeks to deliver long-term biodiversity impacts for the benefit of nature and people. It achieves this by supporting conservation organisations, particularly those based in Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and North Africa, to restore and safeguard biodiversity.

Relationships and reporting lines

The Programme Officer will report to the Senior Programme Officer for Conservation, and will work closely with members of the Conservation programme team, as well as the Executive and Deputy Executive Directors on matters of strategy. Additional key relationships include interaction with Trustees, as well as collaboration with the Trust’s other programme officers and administrative staff.

Working for the Trust

The Trust is committed to staff development. We offer various opportunities for staff to learn and develop, including an individual training budget, and management devoted to coaching and development of grant makers. We encourage staff to attend events such as conferences, expert and donor meetings, to keep abreast of the developments in the thematic and philanthropic fields.

The Trust is committed to being a good practice employer. We offer flexible working arrangements and are continuously reviewing staff benefits.

Main duties and responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to manage all stages of the grant making process, from invitation to application, award and reporting.

Programme Officer Duties:

Making a contribution to the strategic direction of the Conservation programme;
Liaising with staff and Trustees on the overall approach to the portfolio;
Identifying potential grant applicants by researching organisations in fields of interest to the Trust, networking and attending relevant events;
Reviewing submitted applications, interviewing potential grantees, undertaking due diligence and preparing analytical reports and recommendations to the Trustees;
Reviewing reports submitted by grantees, evaluating and reporting on the impact of grants and signing off on grant payments;
Managing the grant making pipeline to ensure efficiency of processes and an appropriate balance of recommendations across the Trust’s grant making meetings;
Maintaining relationships and regular communication with grantees, including site visits and attendance at grantee events;
Keeping informed of developments in relevant fields;
Developing relationships with other donors and stakeholders in the field; and
Representing the Trust externally at national and international conferences.

Other Duties:

Carrying out similar duties for other programme areas as needed; 
Conducting research into particular thematic or funding related issues relevant for the Trust as needed;
Such other duties as the Trust may reasonably require.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Education:

Master’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.

Experience:

At least five to seven years of experience in the biodiversity conservation sector;
Experience of developing and managing field conservation projects or programmes in different national and regional contexts, preferably within the Trust’s geographic focus areas;
Demonstrable commitment to the Trust’s guiding principles;
Knowledge of international and regional multilateral environmental agreements as they pertain to issues addressed by the Conservation portfolio;
An understanding of current biodiversity conservation issues, and of relevant civil society fields, particularly across Trust geographies;
Experience of developing and managing relationships with civil society and environmental stakeholders;
Demonstrable interest in conservation and a commitment to supporting grassroots and national level conservation actors;
Prior experience of working in the civil society or donor sector ideally on the issues in the portfolio.
Experience of grantmaking is desirable.

Key Competences and Skills:

Adaptability and flexibility;
Organised, with the ability to prioritise and manage competing demands;
Ability to think strategically about opportunities for conservation grantmaking;
Good judgement, demonstrating objectivity and self-awareness;
Excellent written and oral communication skills;
Analytical, with excellent research skills;
An understanding of good grant making practice, including due diligence, effective grants management, legal compliance and monitoring and evaluation;
Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks;
Attention to detail;
Collaborative, with good interpersonal skills;
Takes initiative but knows when to seek advice and guidance;
Integrity, humility and a sense of humour.

SRT is only able to consider applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the United Kingdom. The post will be based in London and will require travel a minimum of six weeks a year in the UK and internationally.

How to apply:

Please submit a 2-page CV and 2-page cover letter to apply.

Closing date for applications is midnight January 3rd 2022. (please note that this ad will expire on Dec 15th and a new ad will replace it to meet our closing date of 3rd January )

We expect to hold first round interviews during the week starting 24th January.

Harris Hill is recruiting for Programme Finance Manager on a 9-month fixed term basis for this international charity based in London

* Reporting to: Head of Finance,
* Management: Team of 3 Finance Officers
* Based: South London
* Flexible Working: 2 days a week is required in their offices in London
* Employment: 9 months fixed term Contract
* Start Date: Immediate
* Salary: to £45,000pa

The post holder will provide strategic input to the management of Programmes and will be responsible for ensuring the robustness of Alert Grant/Project management systems.

The post holder is responsible for overseeing the whole process of grant financial reporting through to auditing of grants and claiming funds from donors.

The post holder provides advice and support to budget-holders in the area of financial Grant/Project management - including support with financial monitoring, reporting, auditing and compliance with donor regulations.

The post holder will also lead on the grant Audit function and set up systems to manage and monitor all grant audits.

The post holder will contribute to the strategic evolution of the Finance and operation functions alongside other members of the Finance and operations management team, specifically leading on aspects of Grant/Project management and Country office support.

The post holder will contribute to organisational priorities - including establishment of virtual hubs, development of management capacity in country offices, partner management and progress on Commercial Contracting

Harris Hill are proud to be working alongside an amazing charity that provides healthcare and preventative methods to some of the most disadvantaged children in several impoverished regions of the world.

We are seeking a Programme Manager to join our Executive Team to oversee, drive and deliver our various grant programmes. The role will report directly into the CEO and is envisaged to be full time which can be worked flexibly.

Key responsibilities

* Run the annual programme for Programme, Care and Training Grants. This includes consulting Trustees, designing questionnaires, administrating the web-based application forms; providing access for Partner Organisations and assisting them as necessary in completing the forms, tracking progress, analysing the results and preparing narratives for Trustees.
* Responsible for ensuring we have the best possible overview of our Partner Organisations leveraging current and historic applications, publicly available information and individual correspondence to gain the fullest picture.
* For our project-driven grants (Programme Grants and Capital Grants) record and track milestones and performance against targets. Conduct financial analysis. Understand performance of Partner Organisations compared to one another. Be able to provide sound advice to the CEO and Trustees about how each centre is performing and make recommendations for further support. Ensure grants are directed to achieve our charitable objectives most effectively.
* Track performance on safeguarding and make recommendations to the CEO and Safeguarding Lead. Ensure that we have every possible measure in place to ensure there is no breach.
* Become the first point-of-contact for all Partner Organisations and grant applicants
* Maintain a log of appropriate photographs, case studies & stories from Partner Organisations for inclusion in fundraising comms.
* Write blogs or articles about experiences with Partner Organisations.
* Identify, research, and verify new grant applicants using all resources available

Person specification

* Project Management Experience
* Tracking
* Basic Financial Analysis
* General analytical Skills

Closing Date: 29th November 2021

The Programme Partnerships department is looking for a Programme Manager (PM), who will act as the focal point in the interaction between Country Offices and Save the Children UK (SCUK), supporting the delivery and quality of in-country programmes. 

As Programme Manager, you will oversee the implementation of SCUK-funded programming, in coordination with the Country Offices, acting as a donor liaison for key SCUK donors - institutional and/ or non-institutional including strategic corporate partnerships. You will be responsible for monitoring, ensuring donor compliance and providing quality assurance for projects and grants/contracts within specific assigned countries, as well as managing related risks. You will lead on the delivery of institutional and non-institutional proposals and reports, as well as evaluations and audits.

Your remit will either be region-based or programme-based, and it will vary over time, in line with changes and demands in SCUK's overall international programmes funding portfolio. This role involves the direct management of programmes and related awards implemented in specific Country Offices or in support of strategic corporate donor(s). In addition, you will: 

• Build strong and effective relationships with key staff and counterparts in Country Offices and coordinate the provision of appropriate support for the effective delivery of quality programmes. 
• Contribute to the development of the overall portfolio, in support of Country Strategic Plans and donor partnership strategies. 

• Develop a strong knowledge of donors/ partners priorities and interests in the country(ies) under your responsibility. Develop and maintain relevant donor relationships, serving as the focal point for HQ-level donor staff, for the countries, programmes or partnerships under your portfolio. 

  

To be successful you will have extensive experience in project and grant/contract management, particularly while working in a country office, and you will be knowledgeable of institutional and non-institutional donor requirements. You will have significant experience of working in the international aid sector, with significant financial and reporting skills. You will also have: 

• Strong relationship development skills, particularly at a distance and with colleagues from different organisations, functions, and cultures. 
• Extensive experience working with institutional donors such as FCDO, UNICEF, OCHA, ECHO/EuropeAid, including proposal development and report writing, and / or experience working with non-institutional donors (corporate, trust & foundations, etc.) 

• A high degree of flexibility and adaptability to respond to changing needs and effectively address issues 
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills 

Please make sure your cover letter explains how you meet these essential requirements. 

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBT+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.  

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

Starting Date: 01.02.2022

Contract type: Open ended contract

Salary: 95,000CHF, £52,000, ₹16,74,000 (depending on skills and experience)

Location: Geneva (Switzerland), London (UK) or Delhi (India)

Application closing date:  Midnight CET 19.12.2021

Background

Better Cotton is the world’s largest cotton sustainability programme. Our mission: to help cotton communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment. In challenging times, we are meeting the challenge head on. Through our network of field-level partners we have trained over 2.5 million farmers - from the smallest to the largest - in 23 countries in more sustainable farming practices. A quarter of the world’s cotton is now grown under the Better Cotton Standard. We have united the industry’s stakeholders behind our efforts, from ginners and spinners to brand owners, civil society organisations and governments. Everyone who cares about cotton and its sustainable future can now be part of something better.

The Better Cotton Growth and Innovation Fund (Better Cotton GIF or the Fund) is a global programme designed to support Better Cotton in achieving its goals and reaching cotton farming communities that need the most support. The focus of the Fund is field-level investment. The Fund invests in sustainable farming practices, training and capacity building, data collection and research to benefit farmers, farm workers and the environment.

About this role

As Grants Manager you will work closely with a portfolio of implementation partners that Better Cotton GIF funds. You will assess applications for funding, review project reports, manage the Fund’s relationship with these organisations and, together with the Programmes team, play a key role in recommending what funding and support should be committed to them. The ideal candidate will have lived in South Asia or Sub-Saharan Africa or visited them extensively. If you have a particular expertise in gender, climate change, soil health, pesticides, or smallholder livelihoods, that would be an enormous advantage.

This challenging role offers excellent opportunities for personal and professional development, together with a competitive benefits package.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Better Cotton GIF team to manage GIF grant-making workflow and calendar, including:

• Coordinating application processes, including managing incoming grant proposals.
• Assessing grant applications to the Better Cotton GIF– analysing the quality and potential impact of proposals and organisational viability; obtaining appropriate advice and references; reaching a judgement or recommendation for submission to the Field Impact and Investment Committee and handling relationships throughout the process until the application is either successful or declined
• Supporting regular meetings of the Field Impact and Investment Committee which is responsible for approving the investment portfolio
• Preparing and sending funding agreement letters to grantee partners
• Managing and monitoring grants, through the review of reports and project visits

• Maintain the GIF grant management database (Salesforce): Ensuring that all grant and grantee information is entered consistently and accurately. Generating reports and dashboards for the programme and finance teams. Regularly proposing ways to better track grants, budgets, and managing the database
• Collaboratively evaluate, develop, implement new and refresh ways of managing the Fund’s workflows, processes, and procedures to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Capturing and analysing information on the delivery of programmes and reporting on progress to the relevant stakeholders
• Work closely with the Better Cotton Programmes country teams to support their relationships with GIF partners, through coordination around grant management and programme review processes.
• Support the Monitoring and Evaluation team to ensure that MEL processes are effectively used with partners and learnings integrated into programme implementation
• Keep abreast with developments in the cotton/environment sectors to inform the Fund’s future grant programmes

The role is expected to evolve in line with Better Cotton Field Fund priorities.

Profile

The selected candidate will have the following skills, knowledge, and experience:

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Degree in Agronomy, International Development, Anthropology or other relevant subject, or equivalent work experience

• Considerable grant management experience gained in the not-for-profit sector

• Experience of rural development, gained through project or grants management of projects in SS Africa or South Asia

• Effective in developing relationships with organisations at all levels – and with the personal credibility, communication and analytical skills to provide advice and support on the challenges they face

• Cross-cultural understanding and perspective and the ability to communicate with, and learn from, a wide range of partners and colleagues

• Resourceful and proactive, with initiative and a problem-solving disposition.

• Good understanding of logframes and other project design tools

• Proven track record of an organised and methodical approach to work, combining numerical accuracy with attention to detail and an ability to meet deadlines

• Strong IT skills, including word processing, use of spreadsheets, use of databases to process information and electronic communications.

• An ability to work creatively and flexibly in a small team, supporting other colleagues, and with a strong personal commitment to learning and improvement

• A commitment to the aims of Better Cotton

Desirable

• Expertise in smallholder agriculture

• Experience reviewing budgets and financial reports.

• Experience of providing support to partners on organisational development

Working arrangements

The position is full-time (40 hours per week) and will be based in the Geneva, London or Delhi office. Better Cotton offers flexible working, with core hours being 10 am – 4 pm and the option to work from home one day per week (or more depending on Covid).

The position will require limited travel to countries funded by the GIF. These currently comprise: India, Pakistan, Turkey, Mozambique and Mali.

Applications

Interested applicants with the required attributes are asked to send a detailed CV (2 pages maximum) and a motivational letter (2 pages maximum), in English, by email to with the subject: "Application - Fund Grant Manager" by midnight CET 19.12.21 at the latest. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and first interviews will take place before the deadline, so early submission is recommended.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Better Cotton is currently unable to provide sponsorship for work permits, and candidates need to have a pre-existing right to work in the location where they will be based.

Better Cotton is an equal opportunities employer committed to good practice and transparency in the management of natural, human and financial resources.