Ammalife is growing and we need a professional with integrity to use their initiative to help drive our vision forward. You'll be working alongside a committed team of volunteers to tackle maternal mortality in some of the poorest parts of the world. You'll be managing our operations so that good ideas have impact.

Reporting to the Chairman and the Board of Trustees, the Operations Manager will be responsible for overseeing the day to day running of the Charity and he/she will be instrumental in maintaining good governance within the Charity. To these ends, the Operations Manager will be a full member of the Executive Board. As a small charity, there will be times when flexibilityand task sharing with the Projects Officer and volunteers will be required. In the main however, the post holder will be responsible for the following:

• To be the primary point of contact for the Charity
• To ensure good communication with the public, donors, our Patrons, and partner organisations via emails, newsletters, the website and social media.
• To build and maintain an appropriate CRM and database of donors, taking account of data security.
• To maintain a volunteer database and manage volunteer activities in collaboration with others on the Executive.
• To develop a pipelinefor projects (with Ammalife's advisory clinicians) and oversee the management of the Charity’s projects.
• To support the chairs of the Charity’s meetings (Board of Trustees, Executive Board, AGM).
• To liaise with our media volunteers to ensure a high profile for the Charity’s activities.
• To develop, review, and update operational policies in line with legal and statutory requirements.
• To populate and maintain the Charity’s risk register.
• To facilitate the production of the Charity’s statutory annual returns.
• To represent Ammalife externally and build relationships with key stakeholders to optimize funding opportunities.
• To keep up-to-date with changes in the legal and regulatory external environment as it impacts upon charities
• and fundraising.
• To work with outside agencies and consultancies where appropriate. 
• To manage the Projects Officer

UpRising are recruiting for a full-time Senior Programme Manager to be responsible for managing and supporting the delivery of our Birmingham programmes for a minimum fixed-term of 9 months.

About UpRising:

Our mission is to open up the pathways to leadership for talented young adults from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds and to equip them with the knowledge, networks, skills and confidence to fulfil their leadership potential, find new opportunities and transform the world around them through social action.

The Role:

We are looking for an inspiring and motivated individual looking to make a tangible difference in the lives of young people from diverse and underrepresented communities. This role will manage and support the delivery of our Birmingham programmes as well as build our networks locally. Responsibilities include but are not limited to programme planning, budget management, stakeholder management and supporting the programme coordinators where necessary. 

The successful applicant will need to undergo a DBS check, and will need to be able to travel to, or be based in, Birmingham. For the full details of this position (including job descriptions, competencies and how to apply), download our job pack.

Please be advised this is a maternity cover role and therefore the contract we are offering is fixed-term only.

We encourage all candidates to apply early as we may close applications before the deadline.

Important application details:

Application deadline: 8:59AM Monday 4th November 2019

Interview date: Monday 11th November 2019

To Apply: 

1. Please send your Cover Letter and CV through our online portal.

2. For diversity monitoring, we also request that you fill in our Equal Ops Form,

Please note that we may contact suitable applicants before this date so you are encouraged to apply early.

We are looking for someone to help us to establish our first ever apprenticeships! Ambition Institute is mobilising to deliver higher level apprenticeships for qualified teachers from 2020 - enabling schools to use their apprenticeship levy to maximise impact on pupil outcomes through supporting their educators to keep getting better.

This role will develop expertise, advise internal teams and provide the interface with external accreditation partners and agencies, to award accreditations across our programmes and access associated funding.

The manager will be responsible for coordinating activities across departments to ensure that all accreditation requirements are fulfilled, and appropriate standards are maintained, establishing and overseeing efficient administrative systems. They will also support development work to secure new accreditations where needed.

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualities: 

• A strong commitment to helping educators serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds to keep getting better
• Previous experience of securing, awarding and/or ensuring compliance in the provision of accreditations 
• Strong project management skills with experience of complex projects with multiple stakeholders
•  Ability to understand and interpret complex regulations and provide advice to other specialist teams
• Good knowledge of EFSA funding rules and apprenticeship provision and requirements in general
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to persuade & influence
• Excellent stakeholder management, building positive and effective relationships with internal teams in a matrix structure as well as external agencies.
• Experience of developing and working with processes and systems relating to compliance and data management.
• Experience of working with large amounts of data, including interrogating and quality assuring large datasets, and the submission data returns to external agencies.
• A high degree of self-motivation and initiative, with the ability to proactively progress projects, making sound judgements on when to act and when to seek guidance, support or approval.
• Exemplary organisational skills to manage a complex workload to a high standard with meticulous attention to detail. 

Our offer 

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you: 

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager 

• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays 

• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate) 

• Competitive salary rates

• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers 

• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters. 

• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development 

How to apply 

To apply for any of our vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website. 

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. 

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive at this stage we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and the most vulnerable in our society and, as such, we are unable to employ individuals with relevant convictions, including the following: a conviction for an offence involving violence or dishonesty, of a sexual nature or against minors, or for any other offence that is relevant to the nature of the services provided by our organisation. 

As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.  

We are looking to recruit to the exciting post of Service Quality Officer, 0.5 FTE, within the Service Development team until March 2020.

You will be part of a dynamic team working with 350 debt advisors based in over 130 advice agencies delivering a large debt advice project in England and Wales.

You will have a massive contribution to the success of the project by monitoring and improving the quality of debt advice delivered.

This busy and varied role will not only test your influencing and negotiating skills, but provide the opportunity to work with a variety of originations and individuals. 

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

Both internal and external candidates are required to complete an online application form using the job pack, identifying their experience against the essential and desirable criteria. 

in2scienceUK is looking for two part-time Regional Programme Officers to coordinate our innovative programme giving young people from low income backgrounds the opportunity to reach their potential in STEM.

To date, the charity has supported over 1000 young people from low income backgrounds through an impactful programme involving STEM work placements and skills days. Over the next two years we have ambitious aims to grow the programme to support more young people throughout London, the South East, South West, East of England and the West Midlands and you will be pivotal in enabling us to do so.

As the in2scienceUK regional programme officer you will be someone who enjoys working with young people and has an understanding of the barriers facing young people from low socio-economic backgrounds access higher education. You will also be able to work with the Regional and London team and with multiple external stakeholders to deliver programme related activites, workshops and events.

Key Tasks:

• Conducting recruitment of students and hosts, which may include school visits, outreach to potential hosts, as well as working closely with organisations and academic institutions, speakers and existing partnerships.
• Coordinating student interviews and placement matches.
• Facilitating the delivery of skills and knowledge-focused workshops as required to support young people develop the neccessary skills to be confident in thier persuit of their future careers.
• Coordinating placement visits and other means of monitoring and supporting students and hosts during their placements.
• Reviewing and preparing materials for students and scientists at induction days.
• Maintaining up to date records through the programme’s database, supporting evaluation and research needs and ensuring data protection.

Key Skills:

• IT skills: competent user of Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Gmail and relevant database experience.
• Ability to write clear, accurate and appealing text for different audiences.
• Excellent presentation skills.

Personal Qualities:

• Passion for working with young people.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills that adapt to a range of audiences.
• Highly organised and efficient, able to prioritise tasks and be persistent.

Please send a CV and covering letter. Your covering letter should be no more than two sides of A4 and should outline why you are interested in this position and how you meet the criteria above, drawing on specific examples. Please indicate which regional role you are applying for.

Position: Regional Programme Officer

Location: Birmigham or Exeter (work from home) some regional travel required.

Hours: 16-24 hours/per week (to be agreed with candidate)

Salary: 24,000 - 27,000 (pro rata)

Contract: 9 month fixed-term contract

We are searching for a dynamic, analytical, creative thinker with a passion to make a difference through education. This role is an exciting, varied opportunity to work across both our business development and our fundraising team, helping secure new contracts, bring new products to market and generate significant donor income.

You will be a key part of a small team at the heart of delivering our strategy, while developing a broad range of valuable skills.

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualities: 

• A strong commitment to education, the non-profit sector and raising the aspirations, achievement and life chances of all children.

• Strong evidence of the following skills: financial modelling and experience working with excel; project management; contract management; bid and business case writing.

• Highly motivated self-starter, with initiative, drive and the ability to take ownership of projects and make decisions under pressure. 

• Ability to work in a fast-moving environment, managing multiple competing priorities and a complex workload and meeting deadlines effectively.

• Close attention to detail, and strong judgement as to where & when this is necessary.

• Extremely strong strategic and analytical skills, a strong conceptual thinker with a flexible and creative approach to problem-solving.

• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work collaboratively across teams.

• Effective and confident communicator (verbal and in writing) with the credibility to advise and challenge senior stakeholders at all levels, both inside and outside the organisation 

Our offer 

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you: 

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager 

• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays 

• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate) 

• Competitive salary rates

• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers 

• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters. 

• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development 

How to apply 

To apply for any of our vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website. 

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. 

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive at this stage we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and the most vulnerable in our society and, as such, we are unable to employ individuals with relevant convictions, including the following: a conviction for an offence involving violence or dishonesty, of a sexual nature or against minors, or for any other offence that is relevant to the nature of the services provided by our organisation. 

As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.  

Project Co-ordinator – Assistive Technology (12 Month FTC)
Sedgley Nr Dudley (with travel throughout the West Midlands)

About Us

Beacon is a charity with a bold vision of making a visible difference for people living with sight loss, helping them to live fuller, more independent lives. We are now looking for a Project Co-ordinator to oversee our West Midlands Technology Project for a 12 month fixed term contract. Funded by the Thomas Pocklington Trust, this project will map existing assistive technology provision across West Midlands sight loss organisations and scope the delivery of shared services.

Your Rewards

- Salary of £25,000 – £28,000 per annum
- Simply Health Cash Plan
- Pension
- Generous holiday allowance
- On site restaurant facilities
- Flexible working

If you have strong technology experience and project management skills, this is the ideal role in which to give back, advance your career and make a real difference to visually impaired people across the West Midlands.

Joining our fun, friendly environment, you will be enabled to deliver an exciting project which will enhance lives through the use of new technology and incredible breakthroughs.

Your Role

As a Project Co-ordinator, you will be tasked with leading this transformative project and enhancing the assistive technology offering for people with visual impairments across the West Midlands.

Delivering all elements of the project from scope and hands-on management to budgeting and delivery, you will ensure successful outcomes and conclusions are gained and assistive technology provision is enhanced for the future.

Additionally, you will support the application of Assistive Technology projects and programmes at Beacon.

About You

To be considered as a Project Co-ordinator, you will need:

- High levels of technological experience, ideally in an assistive context
- Excellent people engagement skills
- Experience of developing strategies and implementation plans

Some experience of the sight loss or disability sector and the role of technology within it, would be beneficial to your application.

Other organisations may call this role Project Officer, Assistive Technology Officer, Assistive Technology Project Manager, Assistive Technology Strategy and Development Officer, Technology Project Manager, or Technology Project Officer.

Due to business need, we will be reviewing candidates on a case by case basis. As such, please apply earlier to avoid disappointment.

Webrecruit and Beacon are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you are ready to take on an exciting contract as a Project Co-ordinator please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Administrative responsibilities: 

- Act as the central point of contact for Code Your Future(CYF) Birmingham for external parties, volunteers, students and other CYF programmes.

- Act as the central point of contact for the city for CYF management.

- Oversee and organise accounting, expenses and funding processes.

- Organise the booking of venues for CYF classes and events, childcare and, where necessary, transport for class purposes.

• Manage the licensing of laptops, modems and other hardware to students; manage relationships with hardware licensors.

Programme development and sustainability

- Liaise with volunteers, students, CYF management and third parties to help develop the direction of CYF Birmingham as an organisation.

- Develop partnerships with other organisations to help support the functioning of regular classes as well as to support training and employability for students/graduates and the sustainability of the CYF Birmingham programme.

- Take an active role in student recruitment and build relationships with suitable organisations to facilitate this.

- Process student and volunteer applications for the course and arrange meet-ups when required.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Suitable candidates should be able to demonstrate the following attributes in their application and interview:

- The ability to self-organise and simultaneously manage a range of tasks required to fulfil the responsibilities of the role

- An understanding of, and empathy for, the issues that may face the students attending CYF

- Proven experience of delivering information effectively, including via presentations

- An understanding of the organisation and delivery of small scale projects

- An ability to coordinate multi-disciplinary teams of volunteers

- Good office IT skills using Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail and Calendaring applications

Working Hours

This is a full-time role and includes an expectation that some weekend working may be needed to support student & mentor needs during class sessions.

Job Title: Marketing Manager

Contract: Fixed Term (12 months)

Hours: Full time- 35 hours a week

Location: London or Brimingham

We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

This exciting marketing manager role will play a key part in supporting the delivery of one of the largest initiatives in our history.
As part of our mission to work with one million young people over the next 10 years, we will support 10,000 young people into health and social care careers over the next 4 years. Our new marketing manager will lead the marketing planning and tactical implementation to achieve this.

You will join our team to work on this ground-breaking project that will see The Prince’s Trust work in partnership with health and social care organisations across England to be part of solving the health and social care workforce challenges, and encourage young people to start a valuable career in the health/care sector.

To learn more about the role please visit our website.

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

Contract Type: Fixed Term 12 months (with the possibility of an extension)

Hours: Full time - 35 hours a week

Location: Can be based in any of our Trust offices

This role is known as Innovation Product Manager in The Prince's Trust 

As our Innovation Product Manager you will work with the Innovation team and will be responsible for supporting innovation projects during this exciting period of growth for Prince's Trust. The role will play a key role in helping us find our next big innovation.

You'll be required to collect feedback from users and analyse data to ensure product development work delivers benefits to both the business and end user.

Our Innovation Manager will:

• -Maintain effective performance in difficult and challenging circumstances, encouraging others to do the same
• -Review,challenge and adjust performance levels to ensure quality outcomes are delivered on time rewarding success
• -Have experience producing MVP products and presenting
• -Knowledge in product management, evolving and iterating products within a multi-disciplinary organisation

This is a fixed term role for 12 months with the possibility of extension and can be based in any UK Trust office. To learn more about the role, please download the job description.

About The Prince's Trust

We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince's Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please complete the online application.To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince's Trust Behavioural Framework.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 35 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those effected by poverty, conflicts or natural disasters.

Our head office in Birmingham, UK is currently recruiting for the position of ‘Programme Manager - Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding in Fragile Contexts’ to join the International Projects Division. The purpose of the role is to lead and manage a three-year programme funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) on conflict prevention and peacebuilding in Kenya, Pakistan and , Philippines. The PM-CPPFC will be responsible for managing the project implementation over the course of 16 months till the end of the project duration, ensuring that project deliverables and results are being achieved effectively and efficiently. The incumbent will be responsible for assuring that the project is implemented within the agreed scope of work and in compliance with SIDA’s regulations and within IRW’s policies and processes.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• A graduate degree or Masters’ Degree or in-depth experience in relevant field required (e.g. International Relations, International Development, Peace and Conflict Studies or equivalent experience in development/humanitarian areas)
• An in-depth understanding of international development issues
• Qualified in PMD-Pro and or any other Project Management professional qualifications would be useful  
• Extensive experience of managing and implementing multi-country funded project
• Understanding of conflict prevention and peacebuilding demonstrated through management of projects
• Track record of working in a similar role with an International NGO

Islamic Relief promotes equality and meritocracy, and seeks individuals who are sympathetic to the IR values of; Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship together with our policy standards on Anti-Bribery, Child Protection and Code of Conduct. If you would like to be a part of an organisation striving to make a difference in the world and are looking for a meaningful career, we will be glad to hear from you.

Please Note: Interviews are expected to take place on Monday 11th November 2019.

Pre-employment checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
• receipt of satisfactory references

For UK based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

Overview

Our vision is for a society where people have the autonomy, capacity, resources and skills to become the architects of their own destiny; where our individual wellbeing is recognised as being bound up in our collective responsibility to and dependency on each other; and where all of us feel empowered as agents of social change to make a difference – whether at an individual level or more widely.

By working collaboratively with communities we aim to bring about sustainable change on an social, environmental and economic level; to do the social knitting required to create stronger and more resilient communities and to support communities to identify, mitigate and remove the barriers that prevent them from living active and connected lives.

As Project Development Officer your role will be to help develop and sustain new and exciting projects that promote community wellbeing and tackle inequality. Working as part of the funding team you will be responsible for identifying and researching new opportunities, building strategic partnerships and writing funding applications.

Main responsibilities of the role

1. Work with colleagues to scope, develop and sustain projects in line with our strategic aims and objectives
2. Research and identify suitable opportunities for development, including managing a funding pipeline
3. Produce high quality funding bids including writing and editing copy, collating case studies and other response material as appropriate
4. Ensure that deadlines are met and that submissions are managed in a timely way
5. Work as part of the funding team to regularly review and continuously improve processes around fundraising in the organisation
6. Develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders (internal and external)
7. Keep abreast of new and emergent thinking across wellbeing, community development and tackling inequalities
8. Supporting our staff and communities to develop skills in fundraising
9. Carry out all duties as may be reasonable assigned from time to time and with the level of this job description
10. Work to embed the organisational culture required to implement the mission, aim and values of the society

Experience and Knowledge

1. Track record of working autonomously and collaboratively in a dynamic, fast paced and challenging environment
2. Experience of carrying out research-based tasks
3. Strong written and communication skills, ability to write, review and edit copy to a high standard
4. Skilled at summarising complex ideas in writing
5. Evidence of being creative and entrepreneurial in approach
6. A good understanding of the political and social landscape of Birmingham
7. Ability to plan, prioritise, achieve targets and deliver to deadlines
8. Experience of strong partnership working, interpersonal and negotiation skills
9. Highly proficient in use of Microsoft Word and Excel
10. Passionate about tackling inequality and community wellbeing.

Performance Management

If appointed you will agree in consultation with your line manager, a Performance Development Plan, which will include a range of performance criteria with hard and soft outcomes, which your success will be measured against. Hard outcomes will be concerned with the achievement of tangible outputs which fulfil the company’s strategic and business aims. Soft outcomes will emphasize your personal development, direction, commitment, trust and self-regulated behaviour which is at the centre of your approach to people and partners.

How to apply

This vacancy will be live until Friday 25th October 5pm. If you would like to be considered, please apply with both your CV and covering letter FAO Naomi Lynch.

 If you are successful, you will be invited to interview during w/c 4th November.

We’re searching for a successful candidate who will led a team of senior associates and associates across a range of programmes ensuring a high quality participant experience. They will also work collaboratively across the organisation as the Participant Support lead on the NPQ Alliance programme providing an excellent customer experience for our partners on this programme.

If you have excellent customer service skills, alongside being able to manage multiple priorities with excellent attention detail this may be the role for you.

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualities: 

• A strong commitment to helping educators serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds to keep getting better

• Experience of delivering excellent customer service

• Proven strong stakeholder management (internally and externally) including ability to deal with difficult conversations

• Detail orientated and proven ability to ensure accuracy and a meticulous approach to data

• Ability to shape communications through the use of multiple channels to engage and support participants through their learning journey

• Excellent organisation and ability to take a strategic approach to the end to end programme journey. 

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)

•  Excellent team management skills.

•  Good budget management skills.

• Ability to create and implement processes to make improvements

• Proactive and ability to take a solution-focused approach to problems

• Ability to manage multiple and competing priorities 

Our offer 

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you: 

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager 

• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays 

• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate) 

• Competitive salary rates

• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers 

• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters. 

• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development 

How to apply 

To apply for any of our vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website. 

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. 

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive at this stage we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and the most vulnerable in our society and, as such, we are unable to employ individuals with relevant convictions, including the following: a conviction for an offence involving violence or dishonesty, of a sexual nature or against minors, or for any other offence that is relevant to the nature of the services provided by our organisation. 

As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.  

Locality Manager (Mental Health)

Birmingham

£29,218 per annum

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Our client is the leading provider of mental health services in Birmingham and the West Midlands.  Their Vision is “Better Mental Health for All” and their values of Respect, The organisation has a well-earned reputation for excelling in quality and plays a key role in supporting the wider mental health services in the city.

With over 55 years’ experience of supporting people with mental health difficulties within the local communities, they continue to challenge the continuing stigma that surrounds mental distress.

Their core activities are our accommodation based services including our 24/7 regulated services and community recovery based hubs. They have been able to diversify the service over recent years resulting in the offer to the citizens of Birmingham being expanded to include prevention and community based asset based services and workplace wellbeing support. Their committed staff are supplemented by a large group of trained volunteers and they are particularly proud of their service user engagement at all levels in the Charity 

As the Locality Manager, you will be managing one of the locality teams and will have overall responsibility for the performance of that team in delivering a quality service for those experiencing mental health difficulties. The support offered will be local, responsive and collaborative with a mixture of one to one and group support.

You will support your team to engage with the communities they work in, ensuring service users are appropriately supported either in their own home or in their local community.  As the responsible manager for the service, you will ensure that there is a strong focus on the monitoring and reporting of service standards. You will be supporting the team to achieve the most from their resources and deliver a values based recovery service that prioritises quality and continuity of support delivery.

The successful candidates will have previous experience working within a management role and will be experienced in either in a voluntary or paid role in the mental health field.  You should also have an NCFE level 4 Diploma in Health and Social Care (or equivalent) or a willingness to work towards this.

With an unconditional positive attitude toward people who have or are experiencing mental health difficulties, you will be able to demonstrate that you have strong values and that you are able to work within a recovery approach. 

Due to the nature of the role, a full UK driving licence and use of a vehicle for work is essential.