Are you passionate about securing volunteers to help change lives? Are you looking to develop your career at a prestigious organisation?

The University of Birmingham

The University of Birmingham are an ambitious and successful research-intensive University (one of the top 100 research-led universities globally) and have produced 11 Nobel Prize winners. Academics here are tackling some of the world’s most pressing global challenges such as antibody testing and Covid-19, the impact of climate change on our woodlands and forests, issues caused by migration and displacement, the rise in youth mental health issues, and the prevention of needless maternal deaths in the developing world. Our students come from nearly 150 countries and our flagship outreach programmes mean that almost 25% of our student population come from disadvantaged backgrounds, one of the highest proportions in the UK.
 
The beautiful 276-acre campus – seven minutes by train from Birmingham city centre - includes 21 listed buildings and 6,500 trees. Over 30,000 students create a lively, vibrant working environment, with museums, an art gallery and botanical gardens, cafes, shops, concert halls, and sporting facilities. The benefits available to University staff include excellent transport links and our own University station, additional holidays at Christmas and Easter, access to the USS pension scheme, and the new Sports Centre and pool. 

The College of Arts and Law

The College of Arts and Law (CAL) is home to over 6,000 students from the UK and across the world, making it the second largest on campus. It is home to world-renowned research centres and hosts the College of Arts and Law Graduate School to support postgraduate students.

Development and Alumni Relations Office

The Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO) exists to support this academic and student community by engaging, inspiring, and celebrating alumni, individuals, and charitable funders who give their money, time, and networks to support the University’s strategic priorities.  The Office, which is comprised of over 50 staff across four teams, is focused on fundraising and volunteering from alumni and individuals who are passionate about changing lives, through funding various research initiatives, supporting student scholarships, mentoring students, and providing internships.  The recent launch of the hugely ambitious Birmingham in Action campaign frames these efforts, as we seek to secure one million volunteering hours from our students, staff and alumni and raise £400 million in support of institutional priorities.

The role

We are looking for an Alumni Volunteer Manager to join our team to refine and expand a bold and innovative alumni volunteering programme to support both the priorities of the College of Arts and Law and DARO.  As a DARO business partner for the College, you will be based both within DARO and the College itself.  You will be responsible for developing a range of volunteering opportunities for alumni, which support the College’s key priorities across a diversified curriculum, the student experience, graduate employability, student recruitment, research and influence.  You will be responsible for growing the number of alumni volunteers for the College, reporting on the impact of your work internally and the relationship management of a number of key alumni contacts.

Work with us

The Vegan Society is an anagram of The Nicest Voyage. Quite fitting, we think, as for many people veganism is a journey – and a pretty remarkable one at that. Regardless of where you are on your vegan journey, our staff are on hand to make it easier, healthier and more fun. If you think you’d be great at helping others with this, read on, as this may be right up your street.

The Vegan Society makes veganism more accessible and an easily adopted approach by supporting individuals, policy and decision makers, caterers, manufacturers, health care professionals and the media.

The Vegan Society as an organisation values equality, diversity, and inclusion. We want to be an organisation that tackles any structural discrimination or prejudice. We are actively trying to increase diversity in our organisation and encourage applications from all sections of the community. We will offer an automatic interview to all candidates who meet our essential criteria and who identify as from an under-represented race or ethnicity or as deaf, neurodiverse, or living with disability.

Who we’re looking for

Are you passionate about changing the way we treat animals? Do you want to help reduce damage to our environment? Do you want to get people to enjoy healthy vegan food that looks good and tastes great?

As individuals, we have a somewhat eclectic mix of skills, passions and idiosyncrasies…but it works. Probably because we all have one thing in common: we believe we’re onto something really special.

The role

The Project Manager (COP26) will co-ordinate The Vegan Society’s activities during the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 1–12 November 2021. They will also support other campaigns and policy activities in the run up to the conference, such as our presence at party conferences. This is a temporary, full time position until the end of 2021.

The Vegan Society plans to draw attention to the links between diet and the climate crisis to both policy makers and the general public in the run up and during COP26. We are seeking a highly experienced, creative project manager with strong event management skills and a keen interest in environmental issues to bring our ideas to fruition.

We are looking for someone who can start as soon as possible – ideally by the end of July.

As Project Manager you will:

• Organise logistics for a public events programme, to include fringe entertainment events and campaign exhibition stand/s.
• Support Campaigns & Policy Officer with logistics for policy events, to include debate/s, round table meeting/s, exhibition stand.
• Liaise with event agency regarding city centre activation – staffing and content.
• In conjunction with Campaigns Manager, liaise with design agency on event brand, event design, assets, literature, giveaways.
• Liaise with venues to confirm requirements.
• Target specific audiences for each event, research and build guest lists, set up booking system for public events.
• Produce and deliver marketing plan and liaise with TVS internal teams and external agencies regarding out of home advertising, social media, press releases and filming.
• Explore other opportunities to share key messages to both public and policy makers during the conference.
• On the day event management throughout.

Partnerships 

• Source and approach partners for content, in-kind, and/or promotional support.
• Provide support for fundraising initiatives to help finance our COP26 activities.
• Liaise with partners, organising update meetings and incorporating suggestions where possible.
• Ensuring terms of contracts are met.

Logistics / administration 

• Produce and manage overall COP project plan.
• Liaise with Campaigns & Policy Officer to provide event support for policy activities.
• Produce staffing plan and brief staff and volunteers.
• Oversee accommodation and travel bookings.
• Budget monitoring and reporting.
• KPI monitoring and evaluation.
• Liaison with TVS team and other stakeholders.

Other Duties

• Given the uncertainty of COP26 we may require the Project Manager to undertake other activities in lieu of those outlined above. This may include organising online events or project managing smaller projects.
• Provide absence cover for CPR colleagues.
• Please note the post holder is likely to be required to be in Glasgow for the duration of COP26, 1–12 November, and for various meetings in advance of the conference.

To be considered as our Project Manager you will need:

• Demonstrable project management skills with 3+ years of experience in a similar role.

• Proven ability to formulate project plans.
• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with a wide variety of external people.
• Calmness under pressure, able to manage multiple projects and an excellent problem solver.
• Professional and responsible approach with a confident and friendly manner.
• Efficient, organised, reliable and effective.
• Willingness and ability to undertake appropriate training and development as required.
• Flexible to travel within the UK with advance agreement.

What we offer

• A fun and supportive team.
• A solution-focused atmosphere and hard-working environment.
• Flexible working hours.
• Employee Assistance Programme and health cash-back scheme.
• Cycle-to-work scheme.
• Childcare vouchers scheme.
• Animal companion compassionate leave.
• Ethical pension scheme (5-7% employer contribution).
• Death in service benefit.
• 28 Days leave + 8 Bank Holidays (25 days annual leave & 3 closure days) – pro rata’d.
• Central Birmingham office location.
• Salary and hours.

Additional information

This is full time (37.5 hours per week) temporary role with a salary of £28,672–£32,234 per annum.

The application deadline is 9am Friday 18th June 2021.

Interviews will be held 29 June 2021 – 02 July 2021.

Please note: You must be able to be in Glasgow for the duration of the COP26 conference, and be able to get to our office in Birmingham if required. 

Do you have the commitment and positive values to make a difference to the lives of people living in Birmingham, West Midlands?

We are currently recruiting a Project Manager to join the management team at our Birmingham Mental Health & Wellbeing Hub Service.

As Project Manager you will be working alongside the Service Manager; supporting a vibrant programme of recovery and wellbeing support for people with severe and enduring mental health needs. This Hub based service is delivered from Hubs in Yardley and Northfield by a dedicated team of Recovery Navigators and volunteers. The role will require you to work flexibly across both locations.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day running of a vibrant programme of recovery and wellbeing support for people with severe and enduring mental health problems; provided through one-to-one goal planning, personalised interventions, recovery college sessions, peer support and co-produced social groups. This Hub based service is delivered in the community by a dedicated team of Recovery Navigators and volunteers. The Yardley Hub also benefits from our on-site training Café, which will be staffed by an Employment Navigator and team of hard-working volunteers. You will ensure that the Hubs and community sessions offer a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere and that staff are skilled in promoting recovery and positive engagement. You will supervise and support our staff to provide a responsive, safe and person-centred service. You will have direct line management responsibility.

You will ensure that a high quality, outcome focussed service is provided at all times in accordance with the contract specification and service user feedback. You will assist in leading the service so that it is fully integrated with our colleagues at Birmingham Mind and with local IPS/Employment Specialists. As a Project Manager, you will work in partnership with stakeholders and community resources to maximise referrals, access and service utilisation.

You will work across the Service to ensure that referrals and assessments are managed within appropriate timeframes to promote positive engagement in the service. Ensuring that recovery plans and risk assessments are reviewed in a timely manner, guaranteeing effective caseload management systems operate across the service. Working with the Service Manager, you will ensure that individuals are enabled to make progress in their personal recovery journey and to attain goals relating to their mental health/wellbeing, quality of life and community connections.

Key responsibilities would be:

• Management and Co-ordination of the day-to-day running of the Yardley Hub
• Leading the development and delivery of a vibrant and engaging recovery programme
• Ensuring pro-active referral allocation and caseload management
• Recruitment, Supervision and Support of staff.
• Marketing and positively promoting the service to external stakeholders and community resources.
• Supporting the Service Manager with contract compliance, data collection and achievement of all outputs, outcomes and KPIs.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

• Free 24/7 counselling and employee support programme,

• Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate,

• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave,

• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff,

• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out of hour’s teams.

Senior Project Officer

The Royal Osteoporosis Society is the only UK-wide organisation dedicated to finding a cure for osteoporosis and improving the lives of everyone affected by it. We help the nation look after its bones and appreciate the importance of bone health for everybody.

More than three million people in the UK affected by osteoporosis. But unlike other common, chronic conditions, osteoporosis has a low-profile. Only around one in four adults are aware of what the condition means, and it has been discussed significantly less over the last five years than most other chronic conditions.

Reporting to the Research Manager this exciting role will primarily support them and the Director of Clinical Services, in delivering the Osteoporosis and Bone Research Academy (The Academy) work programme. You will also support and liaise closely with the Professional Education Lead and Training and Education Manager to deliver on agreed projects and reviews of existing resource, in addition to supporting projects across the Clinical Team.

As the Senior Project Officer, you will draw on project management experience, to ensure the charity has the information, systems and structure in place, to deliver the Academy workplans and will have a proactive approach to continuous improvement initiatives.

We’re looking for someone who can work with great agility, as the areas of focus for the Academy may change in response to organisational needs, so you will be required to work flexibility in order to meet these changing needs.

Our offices are based outside Bath, but we have a very flexible approach and this post can be based remotely, although we would expect a weekly visit to the office in normal circumstances.

To apply, applicants should provide a comprehensive CV, including details of relevant experience and achievements. This should be supplemented by a supporting statement in a cover letter, demonstrating how your skills and experience meet the person specification.

If you are looking to join a fantastic organisation and team where you can really make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

The closing date is midday on Tuesday 15 June.

About The Access Project - In the UK today, students from the most advantaged backgrounds are six times more likely to make it to a top university compared to their least advantaged peers. To change this, The Access Project supports students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access top universities, through a unique combination of tuition and in-school mentoring. We work with them to make good applications, get the grades and transition to university. Our approach works: our students are more than twice as likely to place at top universities compared to similar peers.

Through the COVID crisis, we have remained student-focussed and continued our support by rapidly moving all provision online. In summer 2020, we were selected as a Tuition Partner for the highly competitive National Tutoring Programme, in recognition of the quality of our work. This partnership has enabled us to expand and we now serve 1,700 students in London, the East and West Midlands and Bradford. As the country emerges from COVID, tackling educational disadvantage is an urgent social challenge - a challenge we aim to meet by expanding our footprint and reaching more students than ever before.

About the role - The Operations Coordinator is responsible for supporting all functions of the team including facilities, finance, governance, GDPR, health and safety, internal communications, ICT, People, safeguarding and systems.  The majority of the tasks will be supporting our Operations Manager (“OM”) and Policy & Safeguarding Manager. They will support you to balance priorities across the team. 

Our ideal candidate will have experience as an Office Coordinator, Secretary or relevant coordinator role. Operations or recruitment experience working with MSOffice, GSuite and online databases will be an advantage. The successful applicant will benefit from the experience of succeeding in a varied role in a mission-focussed, friendly, progressive environment. They will have the advantage of working in a small but supportive structure, with some responsibility and autonomy.

Duties and responsibilities

Supporting the Operations Manager with the full-HR cycle for c.65 staff members with the following:

• General HR Operations Coordination
• People/HR Tasks
  • Staff onboarding
  • Staff offboarding
  • Payroll support
• Office Management​
• Recruitment Project Coordination
• Safeguarding Support

​Please see our online application portal for a full breakdown of the various tasks listed above.

Person specification

Essential characteristics and experience:

• Minimum two years’ proven experience in a similar or relevant role
• Excellent communication skills, enthusiastic, with a can-do attitude
• Exceptional organisational skills, punctuality and reliability
• Proactive, self-starter with professional manner and strong attention to detail
• Advanced MSOffice and GSuite skills, ability to use Excel to a high standard, including excellent mail-merge skills
• Good numeracy skills
• Familiarity with and/or willingness to learn new technology and software
• A team player and able to work on own initiative
• A commitment to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children
• A commitment to the cause, mission statement and values of The Access Project
• Experience of database management

Desirable characteristics and experience:

• Experience of Salesforce, Workable, BreatheHR online portals
• Experience using the Internet as a research tool, e.g., for benchmarking exercises and other operational requirements such as training programme cost-effectiveness
• Background in Operations or Recruitment would be a plus
• Project Management qualification
• Working towards a CIPD qualification

If you believe you meet the person specification and are interested in delivering quality work, providing attention to detail and working as part of a dedicated team, then please see our online application portal for further information about the role and how to apply.

Please ensure that you complete all of the application form questions to enable us to shortlist your application for an interview, otherwise it will be disqualified automatically. Resumes and CVs will not be considered.

Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. We connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute. Take the next step in your journey by applying to become a member of our team:

Network Development Manager

£27,804 per annum

 (Ref:  SUS3230)

Maternity Cover

37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working

Home based or Birmingham

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. Currently, this includes disabled people, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.

About The Role

Your role as Network development manager puts you at the centre of delivering our “Paths for Everyone” and “Liveable Towns and Cities” visions – helping us to create healthier places and happier people across the UK.

Using both skills you have and skills you’ll develop in the role, you will plan, develop and construct walking and cycling routes, working closely with project partners, key stakeholder and members of the public.

A truly varied role: one day you could be out on-site exploring options for a new route; the next you could be working collaboratively with team colleagues across the region to meaningfully engage with local communities; another day, writing compelling reports and feasibility studies for clients.

There will be regular travel for site visits and meeting colleagues, partners and clients across the West Midlands to places such as Birmingham, Hereford, Shropshire and Warwickshire.

About You

We are looking for someone with direct or transferable experience of transport planning or design, and of managing people and projects.

If you are passionate about health, sustainability or the environment and want to work somewhere you can make a big impact, then please get in touch!

What we Offer?

In return we can offer ongoing working from home (or a nearby Sustrans office when it’s safe to do so) and a truly flexible working environment.

Wellbeing

• 26 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Staff volunteer days
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 4% or 5% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans
• Discount benefits

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

About Sustrans

Our vision and mission have never been more relevant. 

Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling.

We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.

We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.

Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together!

Interviews

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 14 June 2021.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams on Monday 28 June 2021.

To apply, please complete our online application form. 

Do you enjoy engaging people in social change?

Do you believe in a world where everyone is able to participate in creating a better future?

Are you interested in working for a progressive and constantly evolving organisation?

Are you excited by the opportunity of using project development skills to work with our community of changemakers and innovators to develop their ideas into practical solutions?

We’re looking for an Area Manager to help us deliver an impactful, stimulating and inclusive programme of opportunities (including peer to peer) for RSA Fellows in the Midlands and East of England. You’ll be the main point of contact for Central Fellowship Councillors, working with them to develop and lead activity, support and connect Fellows and feed Fellows’ views into the organisation. Visit our website to find out more information about our Fellowship Council.

Key skills we’re looking for:

• Demonstrable knowledge of and interest in participatory engagement
• Ability to develop collaborative professional working relationships with people from a diverse range of professions and interests
• Creative problem-solving, able to help turn people’s ideas into action
• Keen interest in the RSA’s key research programmes. You can find out more about our programmes on our website.
• Knowledge of the Central areas

Please note, this role is home-based and, when travel restrictions are lifted, will involve much travel across the three regions to support Fellows’ events.

To find out more about this role, please visit our website.

About Us

We are the RSA.  The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce.  We’re committed to a future that works for everyone, a future where we all can participate in its creation. With over 250 years of heritage in making significant social impact, we bring together, our rigorous research, proven change process, influential ideas platforms and our global community of over 30,000 problem solvers united in a desire to deliver solutions for lasting change.

To achieve this, we ask everyone – our staff, our Fellowship, our collaborators, our partners and wider society – to commit to our values and world view, and strive to achieve genuine positive impact in our lives. This isn’t something we can achieve overnight. But we are asking you to join us all on this journey. The commitment you make now, is a commitment to be with us, to shape us, to challenge us, and to stimulate us all, to find better ways of thinking, acting and delivering change.

It represents the pact you sign when you join us. A pact that represents everything we do, every decision we make, and every action we take.

And it represents how we act. In a way that represents our values, with rigour and proven processes. A relentless spirit. Open minds, and an open door.

We bring to life our Commit to Impact brand idea through every organisational touchpoint, so we can ask everyone who interacts with us: will you?

We invite you to be part of this change. Join our community. Together, we’ll unite people and ideas to resolve the challenges of our time.

We offer great benefits, including 29 days holiday (plus bank holidays), additional wellbeing allowance, free fellowship throughout employment and lots more!

Apply

In order to apply, please click ‘apply for this job’ on our recruitment page and submit your CV. You will also be required to answer a series of questions. You do not need to submit a cover letter.

Please submit your application through the RSA website. We cannot accept applications via email. All applications will receive an automated response.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 9am 21 June 2021. Interviews will be in the week commencing 28 June. A second interview will follow in the week commencing 5 July if you are successful in these initial stages, to be arranged on a 1:1 basis.

Please note that we cannot accept late, incomplete applications, and we can only consider candidates who apply through the online application process.

Your application answers will be reviewed blind to ensure fairness. Your responses will be randomised and the shortlisting panel will not see any details about you, including your CV. Your CV will only be seen after shortlisting if you have been invited to an interview.

We may close this role early if we receive enough applications, therefore early applications are encouraged. Applicants must have a maximum of two months notice period.

Please note that if you have applied for a similar role at Frontline within the last 3 months your application will not be shortlisted. 

Job Description

The Headline Programme Officer role offers the opportunity to build and manage relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. The Programme Officer will play a leading role in shaping and implementing the delivery of our new leadership programme Headline. You will have responsibility for the quality and consistency of the Headline leader’s experience whilst on the programme. The first prototype will be launching in October 2021, and is the first of its kind in the sector. The participant journey on the Headline programme includes a number of residential leadership modules, workshops, shadowing and extensive executive coaching.

There is a high autonomy culture within the team and organisation, so the role requires someone who is well organised, pro-active and can use their initiative to do what works. The team is small with ambitious targets, so the Officer will need to be flexible and think strategically, at times beyond their role, as the team often work collectively to get the best results. The Officer will need experience in project management and relationship management, implementing programmes and have a confident and inclusive communication style. The successful candidates will work across a varied range of activities so will need to adapt quickly to the demands of the programme and our participants.

Dynamics 365 CRM Developer

We are seeking to recruit a Dynamics 365 CRM Developer who displays a flexible approach, excellent communication skills and is an effective team player.

Position: Dynamics 365 CRM Developer

Location: Home Based, U.K nationwide

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: Circa £36,000 per annum (inner London weighting £3,299 per annum/pro rata or outer London weighting £1,755 per annum/pro rata may be applied in accordance to where you live)

Contract: This is a fixed term 12-month contract from start date

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: 25 June2021

Interview Date: To be confirmed

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

This role working as part of a development team, is to deliver a new Dynamics 365 CRM environment as part of a greenfield migration project from on premise. The role will also work to integrate the new platform into other data sources including another Dynamics 365 CRM environment.

Key accountabilities and main responsibilities:

Dynamics CRM 365

• Participate in design sessions for with other members of the development team and key business users. Defining architecture / solution design
• Development of new products/services within the platform as defined from architectural / solution design, change requests and project requirements
• Maintenance of security within the platform, products, services and data
• Develop platform(s) to meet the needs of the business (articulated via architecture / solution design, change requests and project work) using inbuilt tools, SDK and extend functionality using C# (plugins, workflows, console apps), Business Process Flows, Web API, JavaScript, HTML, FetchXML, Web Services, Business rules, 3rd party tools and extension frameworks/libraries. Ensure code base is modular, version controlled (using Git), reusable and stable

Power Platform

• Development of custom apps using Power Apps, Azure function and connectors
• Development of automation, of manual tasks & processes using power automate

About You

Experience and personal attributes:

• Significant direct experience of systems development
• Significant exposure to developing Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Dynamics SharePoint Integration and other Microsoft Technologies
• Experience of Dynamics CRM Not for Profit Accelerator
• Experience of Migration Projects – Premise to Cloud
• Experience of Kingswaysoft Tool Set
• Significant experience to the software development lifecycle, databases, structures and coding techniques
• Significant experience of web technologies and their development
• Significant experience to various coding languages (as required)
• Good experience of integrating third party products, plugins, connectors, data flows in systems
• Solid experience of developing intuitive and engaging user interfaces
• Technical Expertise:  Dynamics CRM 365, Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus and Logic Apps, Power Platform (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate) C#, Business Process Flows, JavaScript, FetchXML, Web Services, Business rules, 3rd party tools and extension frameworks/libraries.

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

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 Dynamics, CRM Developer, 365 CRM, 365 CRM Developer, Developer, CRM Integration, CRM Integration Developer, IT, IT Systems, IT Integration.

Technical Business Analyst

We’re looking for an experienced Technical Business Analyst with a strong track record in bridging the gap between technology and operational process design.

Position: Technical Business Analyst

Location: Home Based, U.K Nationwide

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: Salary circa £40,000 per annum (inner London weighting £3,299 per annum/pro rata or outer London weighting £1,755 per annum/pro rata may be applied in accordance to where you live)

Contract: This is a fixed term 12-month contract from start date

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: 25 June 2021

Interview Date: To be confirmed

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

Reporting to the Associate Director, Technology, the Technical Business Analyst will work closely with projects teams, business stakeholders and the technology team to aid translation of operational activities into the most appropriate technology and the best ways of working.

The Technical Business Analyst would be responsible through the design of technology to ensure that where we can, we will eliminate wasteful processes or improve processes that would benefit from technical intervention. The role is expected to constantly look for new value from technology, raising our capability in operational activities that add operational and strategic value

Key accountabilities and main responsibilities:

• To work collaboratively with the technology team and stakeholder within the business to ensure the best understanding of business goals, challenges and complexities, processes, data and the overall value to the business
• Actively participate in process redesign workshops and meetings to ensure that the technology capabilities are available to meet design outcomes
• Participate in technology development workshops and meetings to transmit process requirements into lean, user centric technology designs
• Proposals for process elimination, reduction, raising of capability or creation
• Ensure all process redesigns are optimised in terms of stakeholder experience, technology, resources and quality and they meet strategic as well as operational need and deliver value
• Running business process analysis activities to determine waste, bottlenecks and duplication in process and to facilitate teams to improve business processes using standard tools and methods

About You

Experience and Personal Attributes:

• Experience in working in business process management domain within a technical delivery environment
• Knowledge of business process modelling notations (BPMN) and its application to technology
• Process lifecycles and their redesign
• Demonstrable experience of complex technical set ups and complex development rollouts, a track record in delivery within a regulated environment and dealing with a broad stakeholder group
• Running business process analysis activities to determine waste, bottlenecks and duplication in process and to facilitate teams to improve business processes using standard tools and methods
• Experience of translating business need to technology
• Experience in CRM and/or ERP Technology
• Experience in Microsoft Cloud Technologies
• Experience of automation
• Involvement in large change programs or organisational operational redesign – desirable

To fulfil the role, you must have the right to work in the U.K

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 Technical Business Analyst, Business Analyst, Analyst, Technical Analyst, Technology Analyst, Process Management

Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people and their families?

Do you believe that the child’s voice should be at the heart of the work you do?

Would you like to be part of an inclusive, enabling, honest and effective organisation?

Our vision is of a society that promotes good mental health for all and that values, as equals, people who experience mental health problems.

Come and join our creative, dynamic and motivated team supporting children and young people across Coventry and Warwickshire! We look forward to receiving your application.

Coventry and Warwickshire Mind has recently had funding extended, through Warwickshire County Council, to strengthen support services to parents, children and young people pre/post assessment for autism across Coventry and Warwickshire.   The autism support service sits alongside the well-established children and young people’s services within Coventry and Warwickshire Mind, CAMHS Rise and Specialist CAMHS.

You will be responsible for the development, promotion and management of the Children’s Community Autism Support Service (CCASS) service. Ensuring good practices regarding high quality interventions enabling children and young people to achieve positive outcomes.

To work with families, children and young people pre/post assessment for autism as part of a multi-disciplinary team.  The post holder will be responsible for developing and delivering group work and training, provide direct 1-1 support, guidance and coping strategies to young people and families in the community and home.

You Will Have

• Proven track record of line managing staff (min 2 years).
• Experience of working with a wide range of agencies.
• Experience of working with children and young people with Autism and their families.
• Effective project co-ordination/management experience.
• Experience of supporting in the delivery of mental health support services.
• Experience of monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience of working with volunteers.

Access to own vehicle and the ability to travel to venues across Coventry and Warwickshire, and the flexibility to work towards an 8am-8pm service.

Applicants are required to have:

• A minimum of one year’s experience of working with children and young people with autism and their families.
• A minimum of one year’s experience of working in a mental health setting.
• Excellent team working skills and ability to work well as part of a diverse and dispersed team.
• Up to date knowledge of mental health, specifically in relation to the difficulties that may present in children and young people with or awaiting assessment for autism.
• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent.
• An ability to travel to venues across Coventry and Warwickshire.

Please note: Only successful applicants will be notified. 

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

We reserve the right to close the application window early and without notice should a suitable number of applications be received.

Coventry and Warwickshire Mind values diversity and difference.  We welcome applicants from all sections of the community, particularly under-represented groups and people with lived experience of mental health issues.

Coventry and Warwickshire Mind is a leading mental health service provider and an equal opportunities employer. 

Position Summary

As Project Support Officer you will support Birmingham and South West’s Regional Managers with volunteer recruitment, documentation of training (such as DBS, references, Food Safety Level 2, First Aid), giving our volunteers a fantastic experience and giving extra support to our Birmingham and South West projects as and when required to aid development and growth within the region.

Each of our Projects is run by Project Leaders (volunteer position) and supported by Regional Managers through recruitment and training of volunteers.  Your role will be to support the Regional Managers so that they can manage more projects, knowing that you have helped with the embedding of volunteers, along with supporting the Regional Managers  with expansion plans within their areas.

This support could range from developing relationships with our food suppliers, researching local organisations to support with guest outreach, and recruiting new Project Leaders for the Region. The right person for this role enjoys being organised, has a great personality, pays attention to detail, and understands that they are a key component in supporting our fantastic Projects.

About Reall

Reall is an innovator and investor in climate-smart affordable housing for people living on low incomes in urban Africa and Asia.

Reall’s purpose is to improve the lives of 100M people in urban Africa and Asia by 2030 through affordable housing.  We’re doing this because homes aren’t just a fundamental human right; they unleash unimaginable human potential to shape a future of gender parity, climate resilience, clean air, renewable energy, and socio-economic justice.

The Role

Reall is looking for an exceptional leader, collaborator, and facilitator to join its growing team in the role of Business Performance Manager.

Reporting to the Head of HR, this key role needs an adaptable and organised individual to bring innovation and impact to Reall’s Annual Operating Plan, leading on organisational integration, and working closely and strategically with the Leadership and Executive Teams, as well as with colleagues across the organisation, to raise performance standards and improve the management of business processes.

In addition, this role will also lead on the design and implementation of key strategic internal meetings, events, and away days, manage communication and engagement with colleagues, and drive efficiency across the organisation.

Full details are in the job description and person specification, that are available by clicking the link to apply for this role.

Why work at Reall?

With a modest UK-based team, Reall is an organisation driven by efficiency, with comparatively huge ambitions and a track record of significant success.

Our internal operations are underpinned by a culture of psychological safety, promoting trust, curiosity, and confidence.  This means that staff feel secure to speak their minds, tackle challenges creatively, and can never be described as risk adverse.  A committed investor in its staff, Reall promotes an environment of conscious diversity in all its forms.  You’ll be joining a high-performing, cohesive team with its sights firmly on global impact.

• Applications close: 9am, Monday 21st June 2021 (Please note that late applications cannot be accepted)
• Salary: £35,000 – £37,000 p.a. (+ Inner London Weighting, where applicable)
• Contract: Full-time, permanent
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week.
• Location: This role is London-based. However, we would consider applicants who would like to be based in our Birmingham office with regular travel to London, or would like to work remotely with regular travel to London (Once Covid-19 restrictions are lifted: home-based until that point).
• Interviews: First interviews between Wednesday 30th June and Friday 2nd July. Timing of second interviews TBC.
• Start date: ASAP
• Function: Impact Team
• Reporting to: Impact & Strategy Director

About The Access Project.

We support students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access and successfully transition to top universities, through a unique combination of tuition and in-school mentoring. We work with them to make good applications, get the grades and transition to university. Our volunteers are trained and supported to be effective tutors who work with our students for an hour a week to raise their grades. In addition, a dedicated school-based staff member mentors the students so they have the knowledge and support to make strong university applications. Our results show this approach works.

About the role.

The Access Project (TAP) is an evidence-based, data driven intervention. Central to our programme are the ways in which we use data to ensure each of our students receives the provision they need, to learn about how we can improve our delivery and to evaluate our impact on our students’ attainment and university prospects. We have developed sophisticated monitoring and evaluation systems bringing together data from a variety of sources to track students’ progress (impact management) as well as ascertain their outcomes (impact evaluation). We collect data on our students’ academic and socio-demographic background, their participation on TAP’s programme and progress on our bespoke university readiness scales, and their academic results and university destinations. We use this data to intervene in real-time when delivery goes off-course but also to understand how TAP activities affect student outcomes and to re-design the programme year-on-year to ensure that it is as impactful as possible for our students.

As part of the Impact Team, the Head of Programme Quality will ensure the quality of TAP’s core programme design and delivery. They will make sure that TAP’s delivery model can achieve its intended outcomes, that programme design is consultative and evidence-based and that the programme team – from frontline staff to management – have all the resources, training, data and systems they need to successfully deliver and improve the programme. As a senior manager, the Head of Programme Quality will lead planning processes, manage people and budgets, and represent TAP externally with senior stakeholders.

Please see below/attached for full job description and person specification

Duties and responsibilities

1) Programme Design

• Accountable for programme design for TAP’s core programme. This includes running an effective, evidence-based and collaborative design process, and ensuring that all key outputs – including delivery materials, training materials and systems changes - are delivered on time and to a high standard.
• Ensure that appropriate reactive changes are made to the codified programme inyear if required, and that these are followed through with the necessary documentation, monitoring and support to the delivery team (e.g. delivery and training materials, systems changes, etc).
• Act as a senior contributor to the annual outcomes evaluation. Ensure that the programme design implications are clearly consolidated, documented and followed through to action.
• Continuously improve the annual programme design process. Ensure that TAP has a coherent, structured and codified approach informed by high quality internal and external evidence, including best practice from across the sector.

2) Performance Management & Quality Assurance

• Responsible for the quality of the performance management processes across the programme. This involves working with the Data and Insight Coordinator to prepare and run monthly Programme Review Meetings and annual delivery and outcome reviews, documenting decisions and feeding them back into programme design and quality assurance processes.
• Work with the Head of Programme Development to incorporate pilots into routine Performance Management processes as needed, and to plan for embedding of successful pilots into TAP’s programme and delivery models over time.
• Oversee the implementation of our quality assurance (QA) framework for tuition and university mentoring. Work closely with the Programme and Volunteering teams to ensure that QA is embedded in all aspects of programme design, delivery and performance management. Share learning from QA processes as relevant within the impact team and with other functions, to influence/support future practice.

3) People and budget management

• Line manage and matrix manage Impact Team staff. Ensure that staff are well supported in their day-to-day work and have opportunities to develop in key areas, including their effectiveness as leaders.
• Lead on strategic planning for your areas of work. This includes agreeing priorities with colleagues, making detailed delivery plans, and planning improvement and change.
• Develop budgets in line with your delivery plans and with organisational guidance. Ensure that spend on your budget lines is closely monitored and that action is taken to address any expected over/under-spend.

4) Leadership and external representation

• Act as a leading voice in maintaining and further developing TAP’s impact culture. Ensure that we use varied channels for sharing, recognising and celebrating impact, and that others actively engage in sharing learning with internal and external audiences.
• Contribute meaningfully to mutual sharing of best practice across the sector and to growing the profile and reach of TAP, through networking and seizing opportunities. This includes being alert to new opportunities for TAP and exploring them proactively, in close coordination with colleagues.
• Represent TAP externally with senior stakeholders. This includes putting together and delivering presentations in a variety of contexts; including senior level meetings, at short notice, across a broad range of topics.
• Working with the Impact and Strategy Director, contribute to the development of TAP’s medium and long-term strategy as required.
• Model the tone and behavioural expectations of The Access Project amongst staff.

Person specification

Knowledge, skills and experience

Essential

• Experience of designing and evaluating social impact programmes.
• Understanding of what effective performance management of social impact programmes looks like in practice.
• Experience of and excellent skills in effective cross-team working. An expert in facilitating meetings and pushing to decision-making and action.
• Experience of managing complex cross-organisational processes, including bringing others along with change.
• Track record of fostering trust-based relationships, having difficult conversations, and sensitively discussing performance issues.
• An experienced line manager who helps their team to deliver and develop, and builds morale and team spirit.
• Sound understanding of the principles of monitoring and evaluation (M&E); experience of developing and delivering against M&E plans, including systems development/adaptation.
• An effective influencer with senior colleagues and senior external stakeholders, including experience of confidently presenting to a variety of audiences.
• Interest in becoming a deep subject matter expert - developing networks, talking with colleagues and researching to keep up-to-date.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the widening participation sector and issues affecting disadvantaged students’ access to and success in higher education.
• Familiarity with academic attainment data.
• Experience of working with Salesforce CRM.

Benefits

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications for all suitably qualified persons. However as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) individuals are currently under-represented within the organisation, which does not reflect our diverse student body, we would particularly welcome applications from BAME candidates. All appointments will be made on merit.

TAP offers:

• A great working environment!
• 25 days annual leave p.a. (pro rata) plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure.
• PerkBox Perks – offering nationwide shopping discounts, gym memberships, holidays, freebies, learning and much more.
• Employee Assistance Programme, a 24 hour helpline for staff
• Online Medical assistance – access 24/7 to a qualified GP within minutes, with referrals and prescriptions available same-day.
• Interest-free travelcard loans
• Cyclescheme loans
• Employer’s pensions contributions (3%)
• CPD options
• TAP welcomes requests for flexible working arrangements

Further information

For detailed information regarding this job opportunity, please see the following link below to our online application portal.