We need an outgoing self-motivated person to enhance our work in the West Midlands.

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 and autonomy.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Contributing to the development of the WM region:

• Generating new school leads and securing programmes
• Supporting a strong and supportive network of schools, Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs), universities, corporate partners and others
• Ensuring retention of volunteer coaches (meeting minimum targets set termly)
• Maintaining relationships with coaches, pupils and teachers

Create a thriving community of social mobility advocates among university students and young professionals:

• Meeting recruitment targets for tutors/coaches across the region each term.
• Training volunteers in tutoring/coaching and our pedagogy.

Oversee multiple in-school and online programmes (university student led and peer to peer) across the West Midlands:

• Setting timelines for programme start and finish dates
• Communicating with school staff weekly to provide feedback after sessions
• Visiting schools to oversee quality.
• Managing and running online sessions.

Programme Design and Delivery:

• Contributing to the design of current workshops and creating new workshops when needed
• Running in-school or online workshops for groups of pupils (KS3-5) and facilitating university trips at the start and end of our programmes

Line managing a team of Head Coaches:

• Delivering training for Head Coaches
• Holding 1-1 appraisals to monitor performance and set actions

Embodying our values (humility, high expectations, service, responsibility and resilience) and demonstrating commitment to our mission.

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 and UK university sector.

Benefits:

• An opportunity to contribute to a young, exciting charity with scope to input widely and take on new roles.
• Starting Salary: £21-23k per annum
• Annual Leave: 28 days pro rata
• Office space: initially working from home. Longer term to be based in our West Midlands office in Handsworth.
• Training: we are a reflective organisation and keen to support your professional development.

Key Information:

• Length: until July 2022 (extension dependent on performance and funding).
• Hours: Full Time
• Reporting to: Head of Region
• Responsible for: Individual Programmes
• Start Date: August/September 2021 (with the possibility for flexibility for the right candidate)

How to Apply and Next Steps:

• Email Robin your CV and a cover letter of no more than 350 words by Friday 13th August 2021. In the subject line, please mention you are applying for the West Midlands Programme Officer role.
• First round interviews will take place on a rolling basis from early August. Please note: The role may close before the end date if the right candidate is found, so please do apply as early as possible.

To build a fair education for all, we need to unlock the potential in all children – not just some. Together, we’re making it happen. Every day, our work takes us closer to a better future. But we need to do more. It’s a big challenge – and we need your help to take it on.

Recruiters are responsible for finding brilliant people to join our programmes. You will develop and own bespoke strategies for recruitment in your universities / regions and be accountable for meeting ambitious targets. Excellent relationships with your trainees, stakeholders and colleagues will be crucial. You will join a close-knit team working collaboratively to deliver results in a busy marketplace. In return, we will make sure that you’re able to develop your skills in role and continue to expand your expertise through an ongoing professional development plan. We are currently looking for two new recruiters to join our team.

• Do you have proven experience of building and maintaining relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including overcoming challenges and barriers?
• Are you a confident and clear communicator, with demonstrable experience of adapting your style and approach for maximum impact?
• Are you confident at making decisions and experienced with using your judgement to take proactive action?
• Do you have demonstrable experience of planning and organising, confident in managing your time effectively independently and responding to unforeseen priorities?
• Do you have a good working knowledge of student and graduate recruitment, the education sector and our competitors?

Yes to the above? Then we want to hear from you. You might be our next University Recruiter.

Take a look at the job description and then complete an application on our careers website. Make sure you’ve got your CV and cover letter showing how you meet our essentials ready to upload.

Please note that we are reviewing applications as they come in, and scheduling interviews on a first-come, first-served basis. Early applications are highly recommended.

Commercial Operations Project Manager x2 (Fixed-Term)
Reference: JUL20213052
Location: Flexible
Salary: £27,574.00 - £30,590.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave
Duration: 24 months

Our Nature Reserves are windows into the wildlife and habitats we are fighting to protect. They showcase the wonderful conservation work we’re delivering, and should inspire, enable, and empower everyone to play their part in the fight against the nature and climate emergency. 

To achieve a world where all people are living harmoniously alongside nature, the RSPB must broaden its appeal and enable more, and more diverse people to act for nature - we understand it is simply not enough to carry on as before. The RSPB reserves must evolve; we must become more relevant to the world we are trying to change and make the RSPB visitor experience the best it possibly can be, for our visitors, for nature and for the planet.

As such, the visitor operations consultancy is working with RSPB country delivery teams, to fulfil a large-scale programme of transformational change, to ultimately deliver a visitor centre and offer that is fit for the future, across our extensive reserve network. 

To achieve our ambitious vision, we know we must seek talented individuals who share in our dream, and who have the skills, tenacity, optimism, and enthusiasm to deliver at pace.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Evidence of strong project management principles and processes that have enabled you to achieve high quality delivery. (Experience in infrastructure project delivery would be advantageous but not essential).
• You thrive in taking on challenges with a positive, solutions focused approach.
• The elements that drive excellence in visitor operations are etched on your brain- you know what it takes to bring nature to life for our visitors!
• You are an exceptional communicator, with commendable presentation skills.
• You have demonstrable experience of building relationships and collaborating across multi-disciplinary teams to drive expansion and innovation.
• You have an entrepreneurial spirit and will be accustomed to interpreting commercial information to assess opportunities and prioritise effectively.

What you can expect:

• A supportive, high-performing team of talented individuals around you, who want to make the world a better place than we found it.
• An array of exciting, high-profile commercial projects, to lead and support on, that will make some of the most beautiful places in the UK even more special for our visitors.
• Access to excellent learning and development opportunities and employee benefits package.
• Opportunities to travel across all four countries of the United Kingdom and get closer to our amazing wildlife, all while you play your part in safeguarding its future.

This is a Contract, Full Time role, for 2 years. The RSPB reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.

Closing date: 23:59, 17 August 2021
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position in week commencing 23rd August 2021. 

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website. 

No agencies please.

Senior Project Manager

Delivering on our strategy requires significant levels of investment and transformation across the Society. The Project Management Office is supporting the organisation in modernising our technology infrastructure, including the design and implementation of a replacement CRM system.

The Senior Project Manager is a fixed term contract role within the Project Management Office in leading and managing the replacement CRM. The role will be accountable in adhering to the Society’s methodology to deliver the project whilst engaging with senior stakeholders.

The Senior Project Manager will be joining a team of highly capable and established project managers where the culture is based on the Society’s values of better together, compassionate, determined to make a difference and trusted experts. The environment is very much one of learning, supporting and coaching each other to actively contribute to keeping processes, templates and best practises refreshed.

Senior Project Manager Requirements:

The successful candidate will have extensive project management experience and knowledge in leading CRM replacement projects or large process change.

You’ll bring a solution focused approach to the role and confidently lead through change.

You’ll have experience of working at all levels of an organisation and within a structured project setting with established methodologies.

You’ll have a proactive and engaging approach and enjoy working in a collaborative and consultative way.

About Alzheimer’s Society:

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Position: Senior Project Manager
Location: Home Worker (England, Wales and NI)
Contract Type: Fixed Term, 2 years
Hours: Full Time, 35 per week
Salary: £41,585 - £46,725 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience) (+ London Allowance of £3,600 if applicable)

Closing Date: 29 July 2021
Interview Date: TBC

You may have experience of the following: Senior Project Manager, Programme Management, Project Manager, Senior Programme Manager, Project Management, CRM Specialist, Charity, CRM Manager, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, Third Sector, etc.

Ref: 100 984

Refugee Action is looking for a Navigating Asylum Project Manager to lead our work in expanding legal literacy for all of those in the asylum system.

Asylum Guides is part of Refugee Action’s Good Practice and Partnerships team and an early action legal literacy project, focused on increasing the legal knowledge and understanding of people seeking asylum. Trained volunteers – many with lived experience of the asylum system – support people seeking asylum to enable them to avoid or de-escalate the crises that arise within this complex legal system. In June 2020, we launched The Navigating Asylum Partnership. This partnership of 7 charities - funded by Comic Relief over 3 years - deliver Asylum Guides and work together to ensure that people seeking asylum in the UK can access justice, navigate the asylum system effectively and rebuild their lives in the UK. The Asylum Guides, Navigating Asylum Project Manager manages this partnership. Our Navigating Asylum partners and their geographic reach are listed below:

• Plymouth Hope, Plymouth, South West
• DASH, Kirklees, West Yorkshire
• SWAP, Wigan & Leigh, North West England
• Welsh Refugee Council, Wales
• Micro Rainbow, UK-wide support for LGBTI people, focusing on London and Birmingham
• Manchester Refugee Support Network, Greater Manchester, North West England
• Asha, Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire

To succeed in this role you will have:

• Significant experience of managing projects where there are multiple partners using a co-design approach with experience of ensuring collaborative and inclusive participation.  
• Insight into the needs, hopes and experiences of asylum seekers and refugees in the UK, and the organisations which provide services to them, especially in relation to justice, homelessness and poverty;
• Understanding of the Asylum and Immigration System, legal literacy and access to justice, with a commitment to developing knowledge and delivering training;
• Understanding of Early Action approaches, crisis prevention and de-escalation in service delivery;
• Experience of assessing organisational needs, providing high quality development support, and working towards solutions with a range of frontline organisations;
• Excellent networking and partnership-building skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective networks;
• Understanding of the principles of data and how evidence can support policy and influencing work

For further details, and to apply, please visit our website.

Those with lived experience as a refugee are encouraged to apply.

Fixed-term Contract until 31 November 2021 
Project Coordinator, Grandmentors Warwickshire 
Job ref: V332 
Start date: ASAP 
Hours/Days per week: 35 hours per week 
Salary: £24,000 Per annum
Location: Home-based within or around Warwickshire
Closing date: 4 August 2021 17.00 hours
Interview date and Location:Microsoft Teams, week commencing 9 August 

Volunteering Matters

At Volunteering Matters we use volunteering’s unique power to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK. We bring people together to resolve some of society’s most complex issues.  From social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence and opportunity; to ensuring young people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great.  People-led and impact driven, we’re a national charity that is deeply embedded in local areas across the UK.

Grandmentors

Grandmentors is an innovative volunteering project where older volunteers (aged 50+) use their lifetime of skills and experience to support and mentor under supported young people with experience of the care system. These young people often need a guiding hand and role model to support them to find work, continue their education or begin training – ultimately giving them the skills and self-belief to lead successful and independent lives.

Volunteers meet with a young person regularly to boost their confidence and work towards goals, which are unique to each young person.

Role Purpose

This is a temporary role for 12 weeks and during that time, the post holder will have the opportunity to maintain and deliver all aspects of our established Grandmentors project in Warwickshire , ensuring it achieves its aims, objectives, outcomes, and targets. The post holder will work closely with the 14 – 25 team within Warwickshire County Council and local volunteers to ensure that we improve and empower the lives of care experienced people (aged 16-25) through the unique power of inter-generational mentoring.

Key Duties Responsibilities

• To effectively deliver the service to ensure the project meets its agreed targets and milestones.
• Maintain effective relationships with stakeholders and local authority staff at a day-to day level.
• To ensure volunteers are recruited, appropriately trained and supported in their role; this will involve processing volunteer expenses, DBS checks and maintaining databases.
• To ensure regular communication between project staff and volunteers is maintained and that regular supervision for volunteers is provided.
• To work with your line manager to ensure project expenditure is in line with the budget.
• To maintain accurate administration, for all aspects of the project.
• To maintain accurate records on all aspects of the project and submit data onto a secure database.

• To manage and maintain effective monitoring and evaluation records to capture impact and outcomes and ensure contractual compliance.

• To implement and maintain appropriate risk assessment management processes.
• To prepare regular reports including quarterly progress updates, impact reports and end of year reports for both internal and external purposes.
• To develop relevant information to promote and raise the profile of Volunteering Matters locally.
• To promote and adhere to Volunteering Matters Equality and Diversity Policy and all other Volunteering Matters policies which relate to the work of Grandmentors.
• To comply with the applicable Health and Safety and Safeguarding regulations.
• To contribute to joint working and teamwork across Volunteering Matters.

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise a demanding and developing workload
• Ability to assess risk and carry out risk assessments
• Evidence of good administrative and IT skills and the ability to maintain project monitoring and administrative records
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and partners
• The ability to motivate, enthuse and empower yourself and others.

Experience Required

• Working or volunteering directly with young adults
• Recruiting, training and managing volunteers

• Understanding of and commitment to Equal Opportunities
• Understanding of and commitment to GDPR and confidentiality

Qualifications

Relevant experience and values alignment is more important for this role than specific qualifications.

This role requires an enhanced DBS check which will be undertaken with the successful candidate before starting.

Other

Location

With a flexible working policy, this post is home-based within or around Warwickshire. The postholder will need internet access to enable remote working. I.T. equipment and infrastructure will be supplied. As Covid-19 restrictions ease, there will be an expectation to travel in and around Warwickshire in the role.

Our Values & Way of Working:

In all that we do, we embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values: Empowering, Inclusive, Compassionate, Positive & Straightforward.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Volunteering Matters welcome all applicants and are keen to ensure their team to reflect the diversity of the UK and the communities they serve. They would like to encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments:

We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the “Experience/Skills and attributes” section of this job description. To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process, please state this in your application.

GDPR Statement 

If you apply for a role with us, we will retain your contact details including your name, address, email address and phone number to help us manage your application for up to 6 months.  We will not use your personal data for any other purpose or share it with any third party. You can contact us at any point to update your personal information or ask us to delete it from our records. 

Support work:
 To work with women to identify their, and their children’s, support needs and
incorporate these into women’s individual support plans
 To assess risk and to safety plan with women, reviewing assessments and risks
regularly
 To devise and implement appropriate methods of communication with women and
children, in agreement with your line manager
 To provide practical support on a range of issues including housing, benefits, legal
matters, and emotional support to enable women’s recovery from their experiences
of abuse.
 To work alongside colleagues at BSWA’s Home Options Hub to provide advice and
support to women around housing options and develop individual housing action
plans with women
 To support women through their resettlement process where relevant
 To facilitate access to BSWA and its services and to refer and signpost into specialist
statutory and community services where necessary to help meet needs
 To encourage the development of safe and appropriate support networks within the
community
 To work within the monitoring and evaluation procedures for the project including

Quality Standards Co-ordinator (Exempt Accommodation) 

Overview 

Over the last decade, the structures and processes underpinning the housing market have led to increasing homelessness and insecure poor quality accommodation. Passivity and the absence of effective regulation penalises some of our most vulnerable citizens. Whilst this is a national issue, many of the resolutions sit within local systems.

Increasing use of ‘exempt accommodation’ to house vulnerable people has been an accelerating trend across the last decade. Both commissioned and non-commissioned provision have successfully averted homelessness. However, our focus is on the non-commissioned provision that forms the majority of the offer as currently the accommodation is without any external assessment, or assurance that the minimal support, care and supervision is being provided. 

Aside from the direct impact on vulnerable citizens, Birmingham City Council has formally recognised the wider implications of increasing use of exempt accommodation. These include: 

1. Additional pressures on statutory agencies 

2. Reduced public safety 

3. Loss of private rented sector homes. 

4. Increase in referrals from outside of the city.

5. Loss of economic independence of residents and tenants 

6. Poor alignment with ‘care, support and supervision’ needs for individual residents. 

To address these challenges we all need to work as partners in improving the housing in the city. The Quality Standards alongside the ‘Charter of Rights’ aims to support this complex issue.

We are recruiting to the following role: 

Quality Standards Co-ordinator (Exempt Accommodation) 
SO2 SCP 32  (£28,203) 
35 hours per week 
6 month fixed term contract with possibility of extension 
Location: Blend of home working, Central Birmingham Office Based and Community Visits)

The quality standards framework around non-commissioned exempt accommodation is a new approach with an aim to create consistency and transparency for current or potential residents and referring agencies. 

You will play a pivotal role in the co-ordination and delivery of quality standards for exempt accommodation and associated activity. You will act as the point of contact for providers to advise, guide and support on the aims and delivery of the Quality Standards.

With a robust understanding of the experience of people within exempt accommodation in Birmingham, the successful candidate will be responsible for the development and ongoing maintenance of a robust quality management framework through Co-production with partners. 

The successful candidate will be required to support a delivery plan for the work including, milestones, outputs, outcomes and potential new priorities, as well as to co-ordinate the activity associated with the quality standards that supports the ongoing financial sustainability of the project.  This will involve desktop reviews and onsite visits against the quality standards.

ABOUT YOU 

The ideal candidate will be forward thinking, proactive and driven to achieve positive outcomes. You will have excellent communication, and organisational skills, ideally with experience in engaging with the housing sector and/or assessment of quality standards within a support setting. A proven ability to adhere to processes and set standards or performance management. Work well both independently and as part of a team. The ability to motivate a diverse range of stakeholders to develop best practice. You will also demonstrate that you share BVSC’s values, possess drive to shape this new and exciting role.

We are looking for candidates that can demonstrate the following BVSC organisational values:

COMMITMENT: Making a positive difference through passion, innovation and social action. 

COLLABORATION: Connecting people and organisations to work together to improve lives. 

INCLUSION: Empowering and involving everyone in creating a fair and equitable Birmingham. 

INTEGRITY: Building trust through delivering excellent outcomes. 

Closing date for applications – Thursday 5 August 10am

Interviews to take place – Tuesday 10 August 

Secondments will be considered for all posts. 

BVSC is an equal opportunities employer.

Are you a recent graduate ready to spend a year working for an organisation that shares your values and commitment to social justice? Do you want to make a difference to the lives of students and equip them to put their faith into action?

SCM is looking for two recent graduates to spend a year working with us to help us to continue to build on the work of our Faith in Action project. 

Run in partnership with Project Bonhoeffer, a small charitable trust, the project began in 2012 with a vision that Christian students in Britain would have a greater awareness and understanding of Bonhoeffer’s radical approach to faith and discipleship, and its implications for Christian living in the modern world. 

The project has helped to run over a dozen campaigns from Food Poverty to Peace, and had an immeasurable impact on thousands of students through blogs, resources, and relationships. All of this is bringing to light many ‘Bonhoeffers’ of today negotiating the implications on Christian living in the world.

In 2021 we are now looking to develop Faith in Action as a graduate scheme by employing two graduates per year to work on the project; one to lead on theology bringing a depth of learning and theological refection, and the other to be a campaigns lead, taking us always back out into the world to make a difference. These two project workers will empower our members and students beyond SCM to become theologians and campaigners, putting their faith into action to change the world.

Theology and Resources Project Worker

A theologian to make other theologians, you will work to provide the framework for students to be able to reflect theologically on their life and modern Christian Living. You will be responsible for curating SCM’s Faith in Action resources and discovering new ways of connecting with the current membership.

Social Justice Project Worker

An activist to make other activists, you will coordinate social action for SCM and engage the membership in social justice projects. You will equip students with the skills they need to become faith-filled agents of social and political change and create opportunities for students to put their faith into action.

We would love to hear from you if you're excited by our vision and the project, and look forward to receiving your application. You will need to show, in addition to the skills and experience listed in the person specification, a certain something that shows us that your values align with our values, and that you share our commitment to safeguarding. As a student-led organisation, we are looking for someone who is invested in and excited for the role SCM can play in supporting Christian students in Further and Higher Education, as well as recent graduates.

While each role on offer has a distinct focus, the two post holders will work closely together to equip students to put their faith into action, as well as contributing to the work of the wider staff team.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and LGBTQ+ individuals who are currently underrepresented in the organisation. Due to the nature of this role and the responsibilities of the successful post-holder, a genuine occupational requirement to be a committed Christian is in place for this role in accordance with the provisions of the Equality Act 2010.

If you wish to apply please use the form provided; do not send a CV as these will not be accepted.

Student Christian Movement is a registered charity in England and Wales, number 1125640, and in Scotland number SC048506.

Volunteering Projects Officer

We are recruiting for a Volunteering Projects Officer to manage a portfolio of volunteer led projects. Part of our central volunteering team, you will collaborate with colleagues, volunteers and disabled people across the UK to deliver quality outcomes to a high standard.

Current projects include:

Overseas volunteering. Our overseas volunteering programme is funded by European Solidarity Corps, and we are planning to involve 40+ full time volunteers between 2021-2023.

Central virtual activities calendar. Our central virtual activities calendar provides 12+ volunteer led activities for people across the UK to join in with each week, from yoga to language learning.

Developing the volunteer journey for lead volunteers. Leading a working group to ensure our lead volunteers have all the support they need, including new training and resources.

Volunteering Projects Officer Requirements:

You’ll need to have excellent knowledge of volunteer management, good project management skills, and ideally experience of community development approaches. Excellent communication skills, the ability to effectively network and build relationships are essential to this exciting and varied role.

As this role is home based covering the UK, you must be able to work remotely and undertake travel occasionally, including staying away from home.

We seek candidates who can demonstrate a genuine commitment to our values and ethos.

About Leonard Cheshire:

Leonard Cheshire supports individuals to live, learn and work as independently as they choose, whatever their ability. As the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of services for people with disabilities, we do everything humanly possible to empower people to live their lives as freely and as fully as they choose.

What we Offer:

A generous employer contribution to a company pension scheme with additional life cover
Substantial annual leave, with the option to buy or sell leave
Access to a cash health plan at favourable rates
A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once a suitable candidate has been appointed.

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.

* No agencies please *

Location: Homebased role.

Hours: 35 hours per week

Type: Permanent, Full Time

Salary: £27,583 per annum

Interviews will be held on: 16th August.

You may have experience of the following: Project Officer, Project Assistant, Project Manager, Volunteers, Volunteering, Volunteer Coordinator, Community Development, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not For Profit, etc.

Ref: 101 030

Clinical/Counselling Psychologist with TCB (adults)

Contract: Permanent, Part Time

Hours: 28 hours (4 days, must include Wednesday mornings)

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £41,148 to £48,303 per annum pro rata. Please note that the starting salary is £41,148 pro rata per annum (actual salary £32,918 per annum) with the opportunity to progress up the scale over time. 

Closing date: 8 August 2021

Expected date of interviews:12 August 2021

Job ref: VA458

Would you like to use your clinical psychology skills to provide tailored psychological therapies to help improve the lives and wellbeing of survivors of torture and organised violence?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist to join our innovative and friendly multidisciplinary team, situated at our Birmingham Centre. Our team of experienced clinicians offer a range of specialist therapy interventions, to survivors of torture and organised violence, on an individual and group therapy basis. The interventions equip survivors with the resolve to deal with the physical and psychological impacts of their experiences. Throughout the rehabilitative journey, we closely monitor the impact of interventions as it relates to each survivor using specifically designed outcome tools, which in turn assist in ensuring that the survivors ultimately receive the best treatment possible.

To be successful in this role you must be qualified in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, (a doctorate in either discipline would be advantageous). It’s also key to this role that you’re able to be compassionate and sensitive to the experiences of the survivors. You must have demonstrable professional experience of at least one evidence based approach to trauma therapy including trauma focused CBT, NET and EMDR, sufficient to be able to deploy this model clinically and determine appropriate intervention pathways. Additionally you must be an accredited member of a relevant professional body. 

This post also involves Training and Capacity Building. You will contribute to the development and delivery of internal and external training, and engage in collaborative projects with external professionals who work with survivors of torture and organised violence. The role also includes offering supervision to trainees.

In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30 day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution (minimum 1% employee contribution).

Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer. People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

This is an exciting chance to join us as we place survivor empowerment and movement building at the heart of our next four year strategy. If you would like to make a positive difference to the lives of survivors we would love to hear from you.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please click the link provided.

If you would like to discuss the post please contact Sarah Owen using the email address within the apply line.

About Freedom from Torture

We are dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.

Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references and the Right to Work in the UK.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, if we receive a high volume of applications.

No agencies please.

Data Analyst Lead - Fundraising

Are you an experienced data scientist looking for your next challenge? Do you have advanced knowledge of analysis tools, modelling and statistical techniques? And is your technical skill matched by a flair for mentoring others, and making complex insights accessible to diverse audiences? Above all, do you get a kick from instilling new ideas and energy into a team, and seeing them take flight?

If so, we would love to make you aware of our fantastic role!

Data Analyst Lead Responsibilities:

An amazing opportunity has arisen for a talented data scientist to lead our Fundraising data and analysis team – taking a ‘good’ team and making it ‘great’. As team lead, you will devise and deliver a brand-new Fundraising data and analysis strategy. Drawing on your wide-ranging experience in marketing and / or fundraising settings, you’ll use your knowledge of cutting-edge data analytics to underpin the growth and increased sustainability of our Fundraising portfolio – helping to deliver £80m+ of voluntary income per year to improve the lives of people living with dementia.

Working with your team and external suppliers, you will introduce sophisticated new analytical methods, models and segmentations that unlock vital insights and promote a culture of continuous learning, curiosity and experimentation among our amazing fundraisers. Over time, you will work to build a three-dimensional view of supporters by triangulating insight from a full range of quantitative and qualitative sources. And in doing all of this, you will lead by example in setting new standards for the clear communication of powerful insights that push all of us to achieve more for people affected by dementia.

Data Analyst Lead Requirements:

You will have over 10 years’ experience of working as a data scientist in a variety of fundraising and marketing settings, with demonstrable experience of delivering complex, impactful data analysis projects – e.g., Lifetime Value and ROI modelling, market segmentations or other predictive analysis frameworks. Your technical knowledge will be matched by your passion for your subject, and your skill at communicating data-driven insight will go hand-in-hand with a drive to support others to learn from you – and to keep learning yourself.

You will have outstanding commercial acumen – understanding the needs of the business, from individual Fundraising campaigns, right through to organisation-level planning around data integration and financial sustainability. You will be someone to whom others gravitate for an expert view, developing strong relationships with senior stakeholders across Fundraising and the wider business, all while making sure your team is functioning as efficiently, effectively and happily as possible.

About Alzheimer’s Society:

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. With people affected by dementia among the worst hit by coronavirus, there has never been a more important or exciting time to join us and help to deliver the lasting change which people with dementia desperately need.

Position: Fundraising Data Strategy and Analysis Lead
Location: Home Worker (England, Wales and NI)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 35 per week
Salary: £42,417 - £54,565 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience) (+ London Allowance of £3,600 if applicable and market supplement)

Closing Date: 28 July 2021
Interview Date: TBC

You may have experience of the following: Data Analyst Lead, Senior Data Analyst, Lead Data Analyst, Data Strategy Lead, Data Architect, Solution Architect, Information Architect, Data Engineer, BI Developer, BI Lead, Data Modeller, Data Analyst, Data Specialist, BI Consultant, etc.

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Research and Influencing Involvement Lead

In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives.  We are recruiting a Research and Influencing Involvement Lead who will lead the development and implementation of our approach to involvement in the work of the Systems Engagement team, with a particular focus on research and influencing. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!

Position: Research and Influencing Involvement Lead

Location: Homebased, U.K nationwide

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: Salary circa £35,000 per annum (inner London weighting £3,299 per annum (pro rata) or outer London weighting £1,755 per annum (pro rata) may also be applied in accordance to where you live)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 9 August 2021

Interview Date: 20 August 2021

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic interviews may be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application

The Role

The Research and Influencing Involvement Lead will be responsible for managing the involvement of people with lived experience of stroke in research, and for further developing and improving this activity. This role ensures that the Stroke Association funded research has people affected by stroke at its heart. The role will also support the wider Systems Engagement team to involve people with lived experience in our policy, influencing and systems partnership work, including in our policy development, parliamentary engagement and national and local campaigns activity.

The Research and Influencing Involvement Lead, will support work to improve involvement across the organisation, to ensure our vision for the expertise of people affected by stroke to shape our decisions at the Stroke Association and the wider stroke agenda is achieved. The role will work with colleagues across the organisation to raise awareness of research, our research portfolio, and involvement.

About You

As Research and Influencing Involvement Lead you will have experience and knowledge of:

• Using technology and IT systems
• Maintaining databases and record keeping
• Involvement and engagement in research
• Managing range of different stakeholders, including colleagues from different teams, researchers and volunteers
• Research grant funding
• Developing and facilitating collaboration, effective networking skills and the ability to use negotiating and influencing skills effectively
• Supporting involvement in government, health, or social care policy

This is an exciting time to join the Stroke Association.  If you think you have the skills and aptitude for the role, we would love to hear from you.

To fulfil the requirements of the role you must abide and have the right to work in the U.K.

We’re working to improve the diversity of our team.  Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke. We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities. 

You will be asked to submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience.

In return…

This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke and to raise stroke awareness in the local population. We offer a host of amazing benefits and flexible working options, with opportunities to progress your career.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there. We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives. Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

You may also have experience in areas such as Research, Influencing, Involvement, Research and Innovation, Innovation, Impact and Innovation, Systems Engagement, Research and Development, Impact, Monitoring, Policy, Research and Policy, Supporter Experience, Supporter Engagement, Partnerships, Engagement, Programme, Programme Development, Insight, Insight and Engagement, Impact and Insight, Research and Impact, Knowledge, Knowledge and Insight, Knowledge and Impact, Impact and Engagement, Fundraising, Fundraiser, Health, Healthcare, Care, Stroke, Disability, Funding, Grants.

Birmingham Forward Steps is a citywide service delivered collaboratively by Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust working alongside Barnardo's , and other voluntary organisations , operated across 10 districts for children and their parents/ carers from shortly before birth up to the age of five. The service , commissioned by is designed to provide all families of pre-school children with accessible , community-based services in their own homes, GP surgeries, children's centres and a number of other community venues such as places of worship or libraries, with extra help available to those that need it.

Barnardo's is directly managing 4 of those districts and we are seeking to recruit a full time - 37 hours per week - Parental and Community Engagement Worker for our Yardley Children's Centre .

This is a fantastic opportunity for those wanting to develop their existing skills to engage parents and local communities in supporting Children's Centre activities and outcomes.

This role covers the entirety of Yardley district - the main children's centre is Fox Hollies Children's Centre . Key to the role will also be supporting the overall delivery of the aims and objectives of the children's centre and working as part of the children's centre team.

The main functions of the role are to:

* Develop and implement creative ways of encouraging the community to engage and participate in the service , maintaining relationships with key stakeholders .
* Develop, nurture and maintain effective partnerships across a range of agencies and community groups who can improve outcomes for children under 5.
* Develop, implement and maintain effective communication tools to promote opportunities for engagement and participation in Children's Centre outcomes.
* Lead on Parent Forum for the service acting as champion for engagement.
* Make effective links to the City Wide Parent Forum liaising directly to the Patient Experience Lead .
* Lead on consultation and evaluation processes ensuring services are co-designed with the community , supporting with the decision making process.
* Dissemination of information and supporting Children's Centre staff teams to promote and actively engage with consultation and feedback.
* Undertake outreach work in order to improve communication across the district with communities , increasing engagement and take up of services.
* Lead on Community Events ensuring the involvement of the community in decision making.

As the role is district wide working ability to travel to meet the requirements of the role is essential.

The working pattern for this role is Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm but may include some occasional evenings. Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance and are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements .

At Barnardo's we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment . Our safer recruitment processes mean that the safety and welfare of the child is paramount at every stage of the process and therefore, we adopt rigorous scrutiny in our pre-employment checking. This post is subject to a range of pre-employment checks including a Criminal Records Enhanced Disclosure for the successful candidate.

Should you require any further information regarding this role , please email Katie McGillicuddy , Recruiting Manager: katie. [email protected] .org.uk

Please note we do not accept CVs.

Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore are open to offering flexible working arrangements .

This role is based in Birmingham locality , initially in Acocks Green.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification , Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable) . This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.