British Future is recruiting for a new Office Manager and Executive Assistant

• Closing date for applications: 10am on Wednesday 27th October 2021
• Salary band: £32,000 – £35,000 pa.
• Reporting to: Director

For more information about the role, please find attached a copy of our Job Specification.

About this role

This is an exciting role, running an efficient office for a small but ambitious think-tank that has established a significant reputation in policy-making over 10 years. The role is essential to the daily running of the organisation, its administrative and financial functions and its wider governance. It would suit someone who wants to develop their expertise in charity governance and finance.

British Future is an independent, non-partisan think-tank which has charitable status. Our vision is of a confident and inclusive Britain, welcoming and fair to all. British Future has built a strong track record on understanding public attitudes, forging public narratives and promoting policy solutions on immigration and integration, race and identity. The organisation works cross-party with multiple stakeholders from politicians and NGOs to business leaders in order to strengthen the common ground on these challenging issues.

Joining this team of seven, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the office, HR, governance and processing of the charity’s finances. You will also provide Executive Assistant support to the Director, Sunder Katwala, and organise our quarterly charity board meetings. Our London Living Wage intern will assist with the administrative tasks and you will have the opportunity to line-manage the post-holder.

What we are looking for

This role is ideal for an individual with previous experience as an Office Manager or EA/PA to a senior manager. You will be a confident self-starter and strong team player, with experience in office and financial management preferred. You will have experience facilitating senior level meetings, liaising with various stakeholders and prioritising a busy workload. Strong organisational and communication skills are key, as well as confidence in the use of IT. A commitment to social inclusion and fairness, given the nature of organisation’s work on diversity, is also important.

Training and Support

Training and development is crucial to the success of our organisation. The post holder will be encouraged to build their financial aptitude, with guidance and ongoing support from the charity’s Treasurer and through external training. We are open to candidates with less experience in finances but who have good numeracy skills, a willingness to learn and who would welcome being trained up in this aspect of the role before taking on full responsibilities. 

Flexible for you

This role is normally based in our Covent Garden office, in London, though currently the team is gradually moving from remote working to a more regular office presence. While we are advertising the post as full-time, 35-hours a week, we are willing to consider requests for job-share and are open to flexible working hours for the right candidate.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to join us at either our Bristol office in the UK, or our Nairobi office in Kenya. Our Project Managers work across all DI offices and manage the delivery of a broad range of projects, ranging from research publications and technical products to high-profile events and operational improvements.

This role will see you working predominately on the Global Nutrition Report (GNR) project, but with the flexibility to take on other projects when required.

Duties Include:

• Facilitate input and gain agreement from key stakeholders on scope, schedule, budget, risk and quality for each project.
• Establish and maintain governance for the delivery of projects, defining clear roles, responsibilities and accountabilities that align with organisational practice.
• Create and manage budgets for specific projects, analyse expenditure and produce reforecasts.
• Lead on planning and relationship management for each project.
• Manage donor liaison for fundraising, including identifying areas requiring support, drafting funding proposals, and preparing project and budget content for individual donor templates.

About You

We are looking for an individual with a wide range of technical skills to assist in the planning, budgeting and monitoring of projects, as well as essential people management skills that ensure a project manager can lead, enable, motivate and communicate. You’ll be required to have at least three years’ experience and a demonstrated ability in managing a range of diverse projects.

We need someone who has experience of planning, relationship and stakeholder management, along with experience of facilitating the resolution of challenging project issues.

It would be an advantage to your application if you have a project management qualification (PMD Pro, PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMP or similar) and knowledge of international development or a demonstrated interest in nutrition-related issues.

If you would like to contribute to increasing the impact of a dynamic organisation com.mitted to ending poverty, we would love to hear from you. Please download and read the full recruitment pack and apply with your CV and cover letter.

Early applications are highly encouraged; we will be reviewing submissions as they arrive, and interviews will be held periodically. As we are recruiting on a rolling basis, we reserve the right to end recruitment without notice.

You will take responsibility for assisting the academic departments in compliance with OfS regulations, provide support and input for initiatives lead by the Director of Studies, coordinate examination and assessment processes and be the senior point of contact for academic programme enquiries, offering excellent customer service and issue resolution.

The Academic Programme Manager works closely with colleagues to manage and continually enhance academic delivery. They work alongside the Academic Programme Coordinator to ensure effective timetabling of the academic programmes and meetings, as well as resolution of queries from academic staff, students and external stakeholders. They play an instrumental role in the planning of academic delivery, including assessment, compliance with OfS and developing internal processes. Ultimately, the post-holder proactively ensures the provision of an efficient and professional service to students and academic staff.

If you have significant experience in OfS regulatory requirements, assessment processes and curriculum resources, experienced in using data in line with GDPR, and handling sensitive matters with discretion, knowledge of delivering timetables using timetable software (particularly CELCAT) as well as excellent communication skills, we would love to hear from you. 

We offer a highly competitive staff benefits package including 30 days leave per annum (pro rata for part-time staff), employer matched contributory pension scheme (4%), season ticket and hardship loan schemes, up to 18 days professional development leave per academic year (pro rata for part-time staff), cycle to work scheme and Employee Assistance Programme.

Applicants must be able to provide proof of their ongoing right to live and work in the UK.

LFS is an equal opportunities employer.  

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we especially encourage applications from people who identify as disabled and/or identify as LGBTQIA, black, Asian or are from minority ethnic backgrounds as these groups are under-represented at all levels of staff at LFS.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

We reserve the right to close this advert as soon as sufficient applications are received, therefore candidates are advised to submit their application as soon as possible. 

London Film School (LFS) is internationally celebrated for its commitment to film, craft excellence, innovation and creative freedom. The School is consistently rated as one of the top international film schools, most recently named in The Hollywood Reporter Top Film Schools 2020.

Good Law Project’s mission is to achieve change through the law. We defend, define and change the law to protect the environment, uphold democracy, and ensure no one is left behind. We are a young organisation with a ground-breaking track record already and are now seeking to expand our staff team.

Our website sets out more about what we do.

We are committed to holding Government and other powerful actors to account and to tackling issues of injustice, inequality and discrimination experienced by some of the most marginalised groups in our society.

We are now looking for a paralegal and administrative assistant to support the Legal Director and other members of our growing team with research and other paralegal and administrative tasks, helping to ensure our cases run smoothly and professionally. Download and read the full job pack.

Essential experience and attributes

• Legal experience whether academic (e.g. this role would suit a Law graduate or person who has completed their professional training qualifications) or professional (e.g. through previous working in the legal sector);
• Excellent research, writing and verbal communications skills;
• A demonstrable ability to grasp quickly new concepts and areas of the law with an openness to learning new approaches, topics and skills;
• Good IT skills including mainstream applications.

Desirable

• Knowledge or experience in public law, health and social care, law relating to technology and data protection, employment and/or other fields relevant to GLP’s work;
• Knowledge or experience in using a case management system.

We’re looking for an experienced researcher to work on an exciting new project: the Big Local Compendium.

The Big Local compendium will be a collection of data sources drawn together to tell the story and clearly set out the learning of community-led change in Big Local: how it came about and how it was supported across the programme and at individual Big Local area level. All this will be pulled together in a website of information about the work and achievements of the Big Local programme and individual Big Local areas.

Key responsibilities include:

• Draw together and collect data on the Big Local programme and the work of each of the 150 areas to present on a website.
• Build a thorough understanding of Big Local partnerships’ perspectives and aspirations, liaising closely with Big Local partnerships
• Build the capacity of Big Local partnerships’ thinking and planning on legacy

Person Specification:

• Experience of designing and delivering rigorous research and evaluation, using quantitative and qualitative methods.
• Relevant degree or equivalent working experience. Prior work experience in the voluntary/ community sector, community development, grant giving or in social policy.
• Contract management experience.
• Good communication skills, able to engage and enthuse others and write clearly and accessibly even when dealing with complex matters.

Please visit our website and download the job pack for full details.

More in Common is seeking a full time UK Research Associate to help grow our team and advance our mission of building a more united and inclusive UK, where all people feel respected, better understood, and share a sense of belonging. The Research Associate will manage and carry out research initiatives and projects which are central to More in Common’s strategy and path to impact in the UK. UK (Location flexible within the UK, frequent travel to London and occasional travel throughout the UK required)

Salary: PO1 SP34 £35,066
Hours: 37.5 hours p/w
Contract: 31 March 2023
Reporting To: Director of Psychological Therapies and Wellbeing Services
Responsible for: Senior Network Coordinator, Network Coordinator, Single Point of Entry Manager, Community Connectors
Key Liaisons: Wellbeing Network Partner Provider Leads, Data and Evaluation Manager, Psychological Therapies Clinical Services Manager; Community Connectors (ELFT) and Neighbourhood teams, Peers, Implementation Manager
Location: Located at both Mind CHWF Head Office, 8-10 Tudor Road, Hackney and Recovery Hub, 15A Homerton Row

We are seeking a Wellbeing Network Partnerships manager who aligns with the values and work of Mind in the City Hackney and Waltham Forest. Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest has a long-standing and well-established engagement with local and diverse communities and is committed to offer support and respect to anyone facing a mental health problem. We are seeking a motivated, experienced, and consistent manager who is excellent at developing relationships to strengthen services.

Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest is the Lead Partner in the City and Hackney Wellbeing Network service: an innovative network model delivering outcomes-based mental health support services in Hackney and the City of London. The Wellbeing Network Manager will lead the relationships with the providers in the service, take primary responsibility for Mind CHWF’s service delivery for people within the Wellbeing Network and peer support services. In partnership with the Single Point of Entry Manager the Recovery Services Manager will also ensure the smooth operation of the Network’s intake and flow function, support project management for service quality improvement.

The deadline for applications is the 21st October 2021. To apply, please complete the application form and attach it together with your CV via the Breathe HR link, please ensure you attach both when you press "Apply Now".

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We strongly encourage applications from those from ethnic minority backgrounds or other underrepresented backgrounds.

We are a disability confident employer. All applicants with a disability, who meet the minimum essential short-listing criteria are guaranteed an interview. If this applies to you, please ensure you complete the equal opportunities section of the application form.

We at Mind CHWF want to assure you that your privacy and the security of your data is our top priority. It always has been, and it will continue to be, as we refine our policies and internal processes. Please take a moment to read through our privacy notice.

Based in our London office when restrictions lift, with homeworking available (subject to meeting homeworking assessment requirements)

Too many people miss out on the essential rehabilitation they need after major events like strokes and heart attacks, or to manage a condition such as arthritis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

You might be one of those people.

One in four people in the UK now live with a long-term health condition, so the chances are you at least know someone whose quality of life could be improved through better care outside of hospital.

 We are working tirelessly to deliver change – and now we need your help to make it happen.

 About you
We’re looking for a talented Strategic Communications Manager to work on our community rehabilitation influencing programme.

You need to be a problem-solver, able to create a plan with tactics to target different audiences and political influencers. You also need to be interested in, and able to write and create, high quality content.

You need strong stakeholder relationship skills - because as part of the Community Rehabilitation Alliance we helped form we work with nearly 50 other partner organisations.

You should have an excitement for communicating using digital platforms, but have a sound grounding across other disciplines to work with our talented teams through the organisation.

With previous extensive experience of successfully managing a significant health or social care campaign or similar type of experience, you will have in-depth knowledge of how to use digital and non-digital campaigns to influence behaviour and effect policy changes.

The ability to communicate at all levels and to a range of audiences in a compelling and authentic way is essential, so you will need to have the skills necessary to analyse data and produce reports to substantiate your message.

You will be able to work collaboratively across the organisation and will offer support to colleagues and the accountable Assistant Director, to enable them to use qualitative and quantitative data to gain insight into the audience.

Finally, you will have the courage to take risks, follow through on what you say you will deliver, be open to learning and looking for an organisation with a culture where all of that is encouraged. 

 About us
The CSP is the professional, educational and trade union body for the 60,000 Chartered Physiotherapists, support workers and students in the UK; and one of the largest representative bodies in healthcare. We are proud to have been awarded the 2021 Best Companies One to Watch accreditation.

 At the CSP our goal is to create a culture which is characterised by innovation, respect, encouragement, passion and teamwork.  We all strive for continuous improvement and to be the best at everything we do.  We aspire to work in a way that embodies our values of learning, courage, inclusive and integrity.  Our shared values are part of our organisational DNA and reflect the expectations we have of ourselves and others. They guide what we do and how we do it to have the greatest impact for our members.

We offer an excellent benefits package, including 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, Christmas office closure between 25th December to 1st January and generous pension scheme.

For further information and details of how to apply, please visit our website, via the link.
The website will be temporarily closed between the 8th-10th October due to system maintenance. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date: 10am, 18 October 2021.
Interview date: 4 November 2021.

The CSP is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

 We would be happy to discuss with shortlisted candidates flexible working arrangements that suit the needs and preferences of candidates as well as the business needs of the organisation.

 NO AGENCIES

EMHIP is a quality improvement programme aimed at reducing and ultimately eliminating ethnic inequalities in access, experience and outcome of mental health care. We have developed a Key Interventions implementation plan, of which the establishment of a BME specific Crisis Family Placement Service is one of the first to go live.

The Crisis Family Placement Manager will lead this programme of work, working alongside families, and mental health services, to provide an alternative to hospital admissions. If you have the vision, capabilities and appetite to be at the forefront of this exciting new initiative, we will love to hear from you.

New Citizens’ Gateway (formerly known as Barnet Refugee Service) is a registered charity with the aim to improve the quality of life and promote the physical, social and mental well-being of refugees and asylum seekers helping to reduce health inequalities, social exclusion and poverty and enabling positive integration.

We wish to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic qualified and experienced Refugee Youth Wellbeing Manager to join our friendly and busy team and take responsibility for the delivery of our youth activities including youth counselling service, supporting young refugees and asylum seekers with mental health issues.

We wish to appoint someone who is highly experienced within the field of emotional & mental health delivery & management and is looking for an exciting challenge.

The post holder will be responsible to run and develop our existing or new youth projects while ensuring young refugees and asylum seekers, especially those suffering from mental health problems, have access to a wide range of services and activities. You will have substantial experience of managing, developing and evaluating effective and innovative services for vulnerable young refugees and asylum seekers.

You will also hold a qualification to the degree level in youth work, mental health intervention or any other relevant area and have an in-depth knowledge of refugee’s mental health issues.

You will have IT skills and knowledge of databases, an ability to work under pressure and an interest in issues affecting asylum seekers and refugees. You will need flexibility to work evenings and weekends. Clsoing Date 17th October 2021 interview date 21 October 2021.

Location: Wandsworth
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time (40 hours per week)
Salary: From £36,076 per annum
Closing date: 30 October 2021

Ref: PA014

The borough of Wandsworth has one of the richest varieties of open spaces in central London.  Enable Leisure and Culture is a non-for profit charitable organisation and the lead contractor employed by Wandsworth Borough Council to manage greenspaces throughout the borough including the management and maintenance of 32 parks and open spaces. 

The role of Parks Contract Manager is a key post in the Enable Parks team.  Your responsibility will be to take control of all daily works instructions assigned to two key contractors working throughout the borough.

We are looking for a diligent and energetic individual who thrives on juggling planned and ad-hoc works relating to horticulture, sports pitch provision, cemeteries, cleansing and playgrounds.  You will need to have a keen eye for detail and quality, identifying any problems quickly and implementing processes to achieve desired outcomes.  Your administrative talents will ensure smooth running of a £2.6m annual contract which delivers grounds maintenances services in all greenspaces.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

Responsible to the Parks Operations Manager for all aspects of the day-to-day management of the grounds maintenance and playgrounds contracts.

Responsible for the efficient management and operational monitoring of the ground’s maintenance and playgrounds contractors. 

Day to day management of the Parks Operations Team consisting of five specialist parks staff who oversee biodiversity, horticulture, landscaping and playground maintenance works. 

Ensure the cost-effective operation of the Parks, Play and Cemeteries contracts, which have a current value of £2.6m p/a. 

Develop existing relationships with the contractor team, relevant industry bodies, sub-contractors and horticultural and amenity product suppliers to allow strategic leadership on all aspects of managing the horticultural operation and the provision of an exemplar service.

Joining Enable will allow you the opportunity to contribute to the aims and objectives of organisation and develop an industry leading, progressive and forward thinking team.

BENEFITS 

Along with competitive salary we offer a supportive environment for personal and professional growth and development and; 

• 25 Days Annual Leave 
• Flexible working 
• Pension Scheme 
• Eyecare vouchers 
• Free Gym membership 
• Season ticket loan 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Employee Assistance Programme 
• Weekly Fruit basket 
• Staff Treats 
• Weekly Wellbeing hour 

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post.  In order to apply for this post, you must demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.Diversity is valued at Enable Leisure and Culture and is important in the work that we do. Applications from all sections of the community are welcome and will be considered on merit.

As Garden Development Manager, you’ll run Share Nurseries, our social enterprise that grows and sells plants to the public, and make sure it provides high-quality work experience for our horticulture students. You’ll maximise the huge potential to grow and develop the nurseries, bringing your passion, creative flair, and commercial sense.

This isn’t your everyday garden centre job. The Share garden is a beautiful hidden urban oasis, home also to our training programmes helping disabled people gain horticulture qualifications and enjoy the therapeutic benefits of gardening. 

About Us

Share is a registered charity and a centre for training and wellbeing. We provide a range of programmes helping adults with learning disabilities, autism and other support needs live more independently. Our vision is a world where disabled people are fully included in society, living the life they choose, and we need talented people to help us make that happen.

About the role

You’ll deliver our ambitions plans for the garden, help us manage our resources and think about how we can engage with the public and local organisations. You’ll bring our teaching and social enterprise activities together in new and interesting ways.

Main responsibilities:

• You’ll work closely with our Head of Training to oversee and guide our educational and therapeutic gardening activities
• You’ll put Share Nurseries on the map, helping it become the garden centre of choice for our local community
• You’ll seek out and develop new opportunities to collaborate with other horticultural and environmental organisations, developing projects outside the garden
• You’ll use your vision to help shape our future and be a part of our exciting plans for growth as we redevelop the site

Your passion for social and therapeutic horticulture is plain to see. You truly understand how gardening has the power to improve physical and mental health, how it can help everyone, regardless of disability, age, or anything else. 

Who we’re looking for

• You have excellent gardening knowledge and have worked in a community garden or similar setting before
• You have the drive and ambition to take our social enterprise to new heights, bringing fresh perspectives so we can keep providing first-class training to help people move towards employment
• You’re hands-on, driven to provide excellent customer service and care
• You’re a brilliant communicator and an inspiring leader, able to motivate others and help them reach their goals
• Most importantly, you understand people, you love working with diverse groups and you enjoy helping others thrive

For a full job description and person specification, please visit our website 

Why work for us?

Share is committed to empowering disabled people. You’ll make a difference every day, helping people to live as independently as possible.

Our values drive us forward. They provide the framework for everything we do, including who we hire. We believe everyone has something to offer others, and we build on people's individual talents, interests and abilities. We think happy employees are successful employees.

We won employer of the year at the Wandsworth Business Awards in 2019 and we hold gold Investors in People accreditation. This means we truly understand the value of people: we focus on what people can do, not what holds them back. And we have robust policies in place so that every single person working at Share takes ownership for making our programmes come to life.

We’ve been praised for our thorough induction process and supportive working environment where everyone has a voice and is valued. You’ll be surrounded by people who support you, challenge you, and inspire you.

How to apply

To apply please visit our website

You can also download and complete the application form below, and send it to us via email.

We positively welcome applications from all parts of the community and from people with diverse cultural backgrounds and lived experience. 

This job is subject to two satisfactory references, evidence of qualifications, an enhanced DBS check and providing evidence of the right to work in the UK. If you are disabled and would like to discuss other ways of submitting your application, please get in touch

Oxfordshire Homelessness Alliance Manager

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £35,837 to £40,600 per annum

Locations: Based at Connection Support Office, Cowley, Oxford with frequent remote working and travel.

There has never been a more exciting time to work on homelessness in Oxfordshire. The county is embarking on a ground-breaking programme of work that seeks to put an end to homelessness across the county.

This post is funded to work on behalf of, and in partnership with, the Oxfordshire Homelessness Alliance. The Alliance members consist of A2Dominion, Aspire, Connection Support, Elmore Community Services, Homeless Oxfordshire and St Mungo’s. Members have come together through the amalgamation of commissioned homelessness services across the county with the overall aim of improving service delivery and client outcomes for homeless adults and adults at risk of homelessness in Oxfordshire. Our draft alliance values are: Listening, Choice, Collaboration, Inclusive.

You will play a pivotal role in making the alliance and the services it delivers a success. You will provide strategic and operational oversight and day to day leadership and management. To succeed in this role, you will have excellent planning, organisation, coordination and communication skills. You will strive to improve the services that are delivered by working closely with people who experience services, alliance members and commissioners. Fostering and enabling a culture of continuous improvement will be at the heart of your work. You will play a critical role within the Alliance Leadership Team and will be responsible for ensuring that the alliance achieves its goals.

The Alliance Manager will be integral to mobilising and maintaining a common approach to achieve an effective partnership.  The post will be hosted by Connection Support and supported and guided by the Alliance Leadership Team (ALT) consisting of representatives from each Alliance member agency and service commissioners.

Put simply, it’s about making a difference. A real difference.

Connection Support is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all our services and workplaces.

The full Job Description and Person specification is available on our website.

How to apply: For a full information pack and to apply on-line please visit the Jobs section of our website.

For the advert we will either accept the standard CS application form or CV and covering letter (up to 2 pages).

Closing date: 8th November 2021 at 9am

Interview Dates: Stage 1 Interviews will take place on 18th November 2021. For any applicants selected to move onto the second stage of interviews 22nd-24th November 2021 should be kept available.

Interviews to be held at or near Connection Support Office in Cowley.

The Moving Minds Alliance is a multi-stakeholder partnership of 20+ organisations working to scale up the financing, policies, and leadership needed to effectively support young children and families affected by crisis and displacement everywhere.

Four years since its inception, and having recently updated its strategy and operational set-up, Moving Minds Alliance is embarking on its next phase of activity with a growing membership. The Moving Minds Alliance is hosted by the International Rescue Committee (IRC).

To lead the Joint Advocacy pillar of Moving Minds Alliance’s strategy, we are looking for an enthusiastic changemaker, who has experience in shaping and managing partnerships that shift mindsets and priorities at a systems level.

Delivering the robust support structure needed to support the members’ joint advocacy activities, and bringing on board and building collaborations with ‘unusual suspects’ who can bring meaningful, positive change to displaced families’ lives will be key goals in this role.

The successful candidate will ideally have worked across more than one of the sectors represented in the Moving Minds Alliance (e.g. philanthropy, UN/non-profit, private sector), have an excellent understanding of the humanitarian response system, as well as  a track record of delivering tangible results through multi-stakeholder partnership. Prior experience working on early childhood development is not a requirement.

Note that funding for this role has been secured and is in the process of being transferred to the IRC.

Our Vision: Rebuilding resilience of the youngest refugees

Forced displacement worldwide is at a record high, and children are disproportionately represented among those fleeing from emergencies and crisis-affected contexts. One in four children around the world lives in contexts affected by conflict or disaster, and more than 30 million children have been displaced by conflict.

Given the protracted nature of modern displacement, most children born in displacement will go on to spend their entire childhoods away from home. Experiences during this period, in the very first years of life, shape the architecture of the brain and lay the foundation for future development, learning and physical and mental health.

Prolonged exposure to violence and toxic stress is associated with high levels of depression, anxiety, and in some cases post-traumatic stress disorder, which can have life-long negative effects on children’s development.

The good news is that evidence indicates early childhood services, including those that support and guide parents, caregivers, and families in times of crisis, can mitigate the negative effects of trauma and stress on young children and promote resilience and well-being for a lifetime.

While the international community has made significant efforts to ensure children have access to basic healthcare and nutrition, the provision of services for other critical areas of a young child’s development is severely lacking in crisis situations across the globe, as well as in communities hosting refugees and asylum-seekers. A 2018 review of active humanitarian response plans revealed that only 10 out of 38 plans included interventions specifically targeting the youngest children. A more recent MMA analysis of financing for early childhood in crisis contexts, found that only 2% of humanitarian aid, and 3% of development aid finds its way to supporting the needs of the youngest children and families in crisis contexts.

Coordinated action by the humanitarian community, donors, and policymakers is needed to raise the life prospects of millions of young children on the move.

About the Moving Minds Alliance

The Moving Minds Alliance came together to close the gap in support for the youngest children on the move and their families. It is multi-stakeholder partnership working to scale up the financing, policies, and leadership needed to effectively support young children and families affected by crisis and displacement everywhere.

Originally established in 2017 by a group of six philanthropic foundations, today it counts nearly 25 members including foundations, NGOs, UN agencies and academia. Members combine their programmatic, funding, and research expertise to support prioritization of the youngest refugees and their caregivers.

Moving Minds Alliance develops activities in the areas of:

• Joint Advocacy: Ensuring donors, humanitarian actors & networks, and country governments prioritize and champion early childhood development (ECD) in crisis settings;
• Sharing & Learning: Establishing a thriving network that is sharing and applying insights effectively to deliver on its common agenda for change.

Moving Minds Alliance’s activities are focused on the areas described above; MMA does not provide funding for implementation of early childhood programs on the ground. Activities are taken forward collaboratively by its members, with support from the Secretariat (interim support is currently provided by consultants).

Operational costs and activities are financed by a sub-group of philanthropic foundations that is part of the overall MMA membership, through a combination of annual member fees and additional donations and grants. A Steering Committee provides overall strategic direction, while sub-groups (most notably the Joint Advocacy Group) are responsible for operationalizing specific areas of work.

MMA’s Secretariat and pooled fund is transitioning to be held by the International Rescue Committee. As such, Secretariat staff will be on IRC contracts. MMA’s brand and identity will be separate from IRC, and this will be reflected in the Secretariat set-up (e.g. MMA Secretariat staff will receive MMA email addresses, business cards, etc.). As part of this newly established hosting arrangement, the MMA Secretariat will be able to make full use of IRC systems, and count on back office support from IRC’s legal, HR, finance team, etc.  

The Position

As part of the ‘Joint Advocacy’ pillar of MMA’s work, a group of 20+ organisations came together between September 2019 and April 2020 to develop a joint advocacy strategy for early childhood in crisis contexts. Through coordinated action and shared prioritization of efforts, the strategy’s overaching goal is to ensure donors, humanitarian actors & networks, and country governments prioritize and champion early childhood development in crisis settings.

The strategy is currently being implemented by members of MMA’s Joint Advocacy Group in five separate Working Groups, with interim support from consultancy firm Unbounded Associates. Public resources that have already been generated as part of the process include a baseline analysis of international aid levels for early childhood services in crisis contexts, and an issue brief developed in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak to call attention to the double emergency faced by families already caught up in crisis contexts.

The Senior Engagement Manager will be responsible for shaping and supporting the group to deliver its ambitious workplan, and for developing the structure and processes underpinning the work. In addition, the succesful candidate will oversee external MMA communications, and monitor and pursue key developments and opportunities that align with the Joint Advocacy Group’s objectives.

This is a senior role which comes with considerable autonomy in shaping and implementing the work. The Senior Engagement Manager will report to the Moving Minds Alliance Director, who is also currently being recruited. At least one project officer will also be recruited in the short term, who will in part support the Senior Engagement Manager on coordination of the Joint Advocacy Group.

Responsibilities of the Senior Manager Engagement will include:

Strategy Development

• Lead refinement of the MMA advocacy strategy and multi-year workplan, in coordination with the Joint Advocacy Group (JAG) Team Leads, and in consultation with MMA members and the MMA Director
• Oversee development of budget and associated workplans for joint advocacy efforts, and feed into organization-wide budget prepared by the MMA Director
• Develop and oversee MMA’s external communications & social media strategy
• Track progress toward indicators of monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) plan for the joint advocacy strategy

Joint Advocacy Group (JAG) Leadership

• Oversee implementation of the Joint Advocacy Strategy: Track progress against objectives, spot and fill gaps as needed, connect opportunities and ensure alignment across workstreams
• Build and maintain good relations with JAG members; develop a good understanding of their priorities and strengths
• Align JAG members with appropriate roles and responsibilities, and adequately guide and support the group to deliver on its ambitious objectives
• Recruit additional JAG members with expertise in key areas, including members from the Global South
• Facilitate meetings of the entire JAG (30+ individuals), the JAG Team Leads (4-6 individuals), and small, ad hoc groups of members as needed;
• Review and refine the processes and platforms underpinning the JAG’s work to optimally facilitate communication, knowledge sharing, and alignment across the groups
• Manage recruitment and selection and oversee contracts of any external contractors hired to support the work of the Joint Advocacy Group

Outreach & Communications

• Build and maintain relationships with relevant networks and organisations (both known allies and more ‘unusual suspects’); be proactive in pursuing opportunities for collaboration on, or amplification of MMA’s advocacy goals
• Use influential, high-level individuals within MMA organizations, draft talking points and messaging for MMA leadership and champions to promote the network and its goals in key fora
• In coordination with JAG members, identify and leverage global advocacy moments and events, and maintain a calendar of global opportunities
• Keep informed of key developments and players in the area of early childhood in crisis contexts
• Oversee content curation and development of the MMA quarterly newsletter
• Oversee day-to-day Twitter and LinkedIn postings by the Project Officer, and support his/her development in the area of communications
• With the MMA Director, oversee maintenance of the MMA website and ensure content is aligned across the various communication channels
• Engage in all aspects of the publication process for MMA publications, from conception to content development to finalization, launch, and dissemination.

Operations & Governance

• Review and refine plans for the establishment of a dedicated coordination/ governance structure for the JAG, in close collaboration with the MMA Director
• Manage budget forecasting and monitor spending for the joint advocacy workstream, and feed into ongoing overarching budget monitoring 
• Support resource mobilization for the Moving Minds Alliance Joint Advocacy workstream, in active collaboration with the Director and Steering Committee
• Support the Director to prepare materials on all ongoing advocacy and communications activities for the Steering Committee and the Annual Report

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate for this position has the following skills and experience:

• Master’s Degree in communications, advocacy, public policy, international affairs or another relevant field (or equivalent experience)
• Fluent in spoken and written English. French, Spanish, Arabic, Swahili, and/or knowledge of other languages desireable
• 8-10 years of progressively responsible experience in international development/ humanitarian aid, social business, and/or philanthropy. Experience across more than one sector a plus
• Prior experience leading advocacy and communication efforts for multi-stakeholder partnerships for development/humanitarian innovation or other forms of social change
• Strong solutions- and result orientation, energized by thinking out of the box and by pursuing novel approaches to shifting mindsets
• Skilled at spotting and prioritizing opportunities and synergies, and effective in securing engagement around them from key players
• Experience in implementing and encouraging uptake of project management structures and processes to aid collaboration, communication, and reporting
• Excellent listening, communications and persuasive ability, proven track record in uniting people around a common goal
• Highly organized with strong project management skills
• Capable of working independently as well as collaboratively
• Passionate about social change, and driven to make a difference in the lives of young children on the move (early childhood knowledge not required)

Please include the following questions in your cover letter:

1. Please describe two opportunities and two challenges you see for Moving Minds Alliance to increase prioritization of early childhood development in crisis settings by major donors, humanitarian actors and host country governments.
2. What are three important values you would embody in a (mostly) remote, multi-stakeholder partnership, and why?
3. What are two concrete learnings/insights from leading advocacy and/or communication efforts for a multi-stakeholder partnership in the past that you would bring to MMA?

MMA Secretariat staff will be on IRC staff contracts. The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct.  These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability.  In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

Les employés du Secretariat MMA seront employés sur la base des contrats de IRC. IRC et les employés de IRC doivent adhérer aux valeurs et principes contenus dans le IRC WAY (normes de conduite professionnelle). Ce sont l’Intégrité, le Service, et la Responsabilité. En conformité avec ces valeurs, IRC opère et fait respecter les politiques sur la protection des bénéficiaires contre l’exploitation et les abus, la protection de l’enfant, le harcèlement sur les lieux de travail, l’intégrité financière, et les représailles. 

Candidates must have the righ to work in the UK or Switzerland.

The application deadline is 27th October 2021.

IRC-UK strives to be an equal opportunities employer. IRC-UK is committed to equality of opportunity and to non-discrimination for  all  job  applicants  and  employees,  and  we  seek  to ensure  we  achieve diversity  in  our  workforce  regardless  of  gender,  race,  religious  beliefs, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

IRC-UK welcomes applications from all candidates, including underrepresented groups and refugees who have the right to work in the UK.

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