Description​

• Applications Close: Thursday, 13th May at 9am (Please note late applications cannot be accepted)
• Salary: £30,000 p.a. (+ £3,000 London weighting, where applicable)
• Contract: Full-time, permanent
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week. We are open to agreeing a flexible working pattern to best suit the successful applicant.
• Location: London or Birmingham (with travel to London for meetings). Remote working initially until staff return to office-based working).
• Interviews: Wednesday 26th May 2021 (TBC)
• Start date: ASAP
• Reporting to: Senior Business Partnership Manager

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 supported students 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. The Access Project has established partnerships with leading companies who are committed to social mobility, want to provide volunteering opportunities for their staff and recognise the value of our work.

About the role

We are seeking a talented Corporate Partnerships Manager to secure and steward long-term corporate partnerships for The Access Project.

We have identified corporate funding as one of our largest growth areas. This is a new role in our Partnerships team to help to drive forward our business partnerships strategy and double our corporate income over the next 4-5 years. You will be instrumental in developing partnerships with major companies to secure income for TAP and engage their staff to support young people through volunteering.

We are looking for an individual with a strong track record in new business sales or business development. You will be responsible for your own portfolio - winning new business and account managing existing relationships.

The successful candidate will be passionate about levelling the playing field for disadvantaged young people in education. You will be an exceptional relationship builder with strong communications skills, able to inspire companies to support our mission.

Duties and responsibilities

Work closely with the Senior Business Partnership Manager and Partnerships Director to support the delivery of new corporate partnerships and account management for the organisation:

Corporate partnerships

Development and strategy

• Identify potential ‘flagship’ partnerships within your portfolio, and devise strategies to develop these.
• Contribute ideas to further develop our corporate partnerships offer.
• Develop high quality materials to support corporate partnerships.
• Devise new and imaginative strategies to engage businesses and maximise their potential for support.

New business

• Use research into businesses and TAP networks to identify and act on new business leads.
• Undertake due diligence research on potential new partners in existing industries and in identified industries that have strong ties to STEM subjects (science, technology, Engineering and Maths)

Account management and stewardship

• Account management of a portfolio of corporate relationships and prospects, including formal reporting, informal updates responding to feedback and identifying and potential issues.
• Provide recognition and stewardship opportunities to businesses in line with our corporate partnership levels.
• Use corporate partnership levels to incentivise businesses to increase their support.
• Contribute to regular engagement events for business partners.

Working collaboratively

• Work closely with the volunteer team to maximise the number of volunteers from businesses.
• Work with senior staff and stakeholders at TAP to reach influencers at businesses.
• Working with the communications team, devise creative ways to recognise and publicise business partnerships and to increase brand awareness of The Access Project in business circles.
• Work with staff in all TAP regions to ensure coordinated business approaches, providing input where needed.

Corporate foundations

• Write and manage grant proposals to corporate trusts where appropriate.

Targets, forecasting and budgeting

• Meet annual targets, KPIs and milestones set with the Senior Business Partnership Manager and Partnerships Director.
• Contribute to quarterly financial review and forecasting, as well as annual budget setting.

Wider partnerships duties

• Contribute to partnerships materials and communications.
• Maintain records on the database and internal systems.
• Generate ideas for wider fundraising opportunities and strategy.
• Attend TAP cultivation and stewardship events.

Person specification

Essential characteristics and experience:

• At least 2 years’ experience in a fundraising role working with businesses, or in a business to business sales role.
• Demonstrable success in successfully growing a fundraising or revenue stream.
• Ability to generate new ideas and tactics to grow business partnerships.
• Superb communication and presentation skills: written, visual and verbal.
• Excellent relationship-building skills. Diplomatic and able to interact with people from all walks of life.
• Ability to understand and articulate the needs of business partners and how this relates to The Access Project.
• Strong organisational skills, with ability to manage multiple accounts, projects and deadlines.
• Experience of meeting financial targets and KPIs.
• Ability to discuss issues relating to our mission with confidence and sensitivity.
• Ability to sensitively balance the interests of different people and groups, both internally and externally.
• Commitment to the cause, mission statement and aims of The Access Project.

Desirable:

• Experience of using Salesforce would be beneficial.
• Understanding of fundraising best practice and regulations.
• Knowledge of the education sector.

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
• 3 paid volunteering days per year, should you take up the opportunity to volunteer
• Cyclescheme loans
• Employer’s pensions contributions (3%)
• CPD options
• TAP welcomes requests for flexible working arrangements
• Monthly work-from-home days (when not in lockdown, obviously)!

Please see our online application portal for further information about the role and The Access Project.

About the job.

• Applications close: 9am, Monday 10th May 2021 (Please note that late applications cannot be accepted)
• Salary: £35,000 - £39,500 p.a. (+ £3,000 London Weighting, where applicable)
• Contract: Full-time, permanent
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week. We are open to agreeing a flexible working pattern to best suit the successful applicant.
• Location: London or Birmingham (with travel to London for meetings). Remote working initially until staff return to office-based working.
• Interviews: Tuesday, 18th May 2021 (TBC)
• Start date: ASAP
• Function: Partnership Team
• Reporting to: Partnerships Director

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.

Why we need you

We are looking for an experienced communications professional to capitalise on our media profile and brand awareness as we expand into new regions. You will be finalising and embedding a new communications strategy while we prepare for our next phase of growth.

The pandemic has put the national conversation on higher education, inequality and social mobility into the spotlight. The Access Project has the insight, data and student stories to be prominent in this debate and has achieved a significant increase in national media coverage over the last year. Making the most of the charity’s growing profile will play a central part in attracting more volunteers and donors, raising awareness of the educational disadvantage and influencing change.

The successful candidate will be passionate about levelling the playing field for disadvantaged young people in education, with significant experience of communications strategy development. You will have a strong editorial eye and copywriting skills. You will build strong relationships with colleagues across the organisation and with journalists and ambassadors for our cause.

Some initial focus areas for the role will be:

1. Work with the Partnerships Director and senior management team to finalise an integrated communications strategy. As part of this, identify key pieces of work to take forward and recommendations for the future structure of the communications team.
2. Lead a review of TAP’s website, refreshing content and consulting across the organisation to produce recommendations for redesign and future maintenance of the website.
3. Secure high profile press coverage for The Access Project around A Level results day in August and proactively spot and take advantage of other media opportunities as they arise.
4. Look into the feasibility of TAP using high profile ambassadors to build its profile and how these would be managed, and research candidates.
5. Line management of our Senior Communications Officer.

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

Job description

Integrated Communications Strategy

• Development & implementation of integrated communications strategy to support TAP’s strategic plan.
• Set appropriate indicators of success for effective delivery.
• Develop processes, tools and ways of working to deliver integrated communications.
• Participate in external relations working group to develop stakeholder relationship strategy and public affairs objectives.
• Ensure best practice in crisis communications and reputation management for TAP.

Raising TAP’s profile

• Develop powerful campaigns and secure national, regional and local press and broadcast coverage to raise the profile of The Access Project, placing us in the national conversation around social mobility, equality and university access.
• Develop media campaigns to support communications strategy objectives.

• Build relationships with journalists, proactively pitch stories and maintain a media contacts database.
• Make the most of local and regional press opportunities where our partner schools and universities are based.
• Coordinate interviews and brief spokespeople.
• Facilitate media training for TAP spokespeople.
• Keep track of relevant news and policy developments in social mobility and higher education.
• Help to source and steward high-profile ambassadors for TAP.
• Grow our profile in the higher education sector, promoting us as leaders in our field through specialist HE platforms.
• Ensure The Access Project is nominated for relevant awards.
• Work with MPs and relevant select committees to gain traction for TAP on priority policy areas.

Communicating our impact and student stories

• Ensure our sector-leading impact is clearly communicated on our website, social platforms and other channels.
• Ensure our student stories are told in a compelling way, working with colleagues to source these and giving guidance on interviewing and storytelling techniques where needed.
• Work with our student ambassadors to bring their voice into media coverage.
• Develop publicity materials for the organisation including our annual review, brochures, leaflets and short films.
• Ensure the privacy and safety of the young people we work with in all communications and media work.

Developing our messaging and brand

• Ensure our brand guidelines are up-to-date, practical and accessible
• Work with colleagues across the organisation to ensure they have suitable messaging and materials for their key audiences (e.g. funders, volunteer tutors, school partners).

Internal Communications & cross-organisational collaboration

• Ensure joined-up communications plans across TAP.
• Contribute to internal communications, including our internal newsletter.
• Editorial oversight of internal communications platform.

Line managing our Senior Communications Officer

• Provide oversight and guidance; develop and monitor objectives..
• Create opportunities for professional development.

Person specification

Essential

• Experience developing and implementing an organisational communications strategy.
• Proven track record of pitching and securing press and broadcast coverage.
• Superb copy writing skills.
• Ability to convey complex and technical information in an appealing way, understanding the needs of different audiences.
• Ability to form excellent working relationships with colleagues, journalists and ambassadors.
• Flexible and able to work under pressure to short deadlines.
• Good knowledge of digital communications and what a good digital and social strategy looks like.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the higher education and social mobility policy environment.
• Line management experience.
• Experience of brand development.
• Experience of crisis communications and reputation management.

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

• Applications close: Monday 10th May 2021, at 9am (please note that late applications cannot be accepted
• Salary: £32,000 (FTE) pro rata (0.6PTE = £19,200 PTE actual), plus London weighting where applicable
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: 22.5 hours (3 days) 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: Week commencing 17th May 2021
• Start date: ASAP
• Function: Impact Team
• Reporting to: Impact & Strategy Director

Please note that in order to be considered for shortlisting for interview, all applicants must answer the questions in full in the application form. CVs, or reference to CV entries cannot be accepted.

About The Access Project

We support students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access and successfully transition 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’ 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 publicize this impact externally.

As part of the Impact Team, the Insight & Evaluation Manager will manage the development and delivery of bespoke research and evaluation projects being conducted internally or externally commissioned to help TAP achieve the greatest possible impact for its students. One key part of this role will include the project management of TAP’s annual impact evaluation through which we aim to understand the relationship between our programme activities and students’ university and academic outcomes. The ideal candidate would be confident in overseeing such a project from start to finish, designing the evaluation approach, coordinating data collection and analysis, and presenting findings to various audiences. The Insight & Evaluation Manager will also be responsible for line managing and supporting the Data & Insight Coordinator, as well as working both individually and collaboratively on additional research projects, and overseeing impact-related external reporting. This role would suit an analytical thinker, who possesses excellent project management and people skills, and is passionate about using research and evaluation to improve the university outcomes of disadvantaged students.

For further information about the role and the person specification, please see our online portal via the link.

Please note that CVs cannot be accepted. All applicants must complete the application form in full in order to be eligible for shortlisting.

To work as part of the Management Team with specific responsibility for managing refuge accommodation, ensuring a high quality service for women and children who have experienced domestic violence. To support and supervise a staff team, in the development and delivery of services for women and children in refuge.

We currently have the above vacancies, and, unless stated otherwise, we are particularly keen to recruit staff who can speak community languages, particularly Punjabi, French, Polish, Somali and Farsi.  All positions, unless otherwise stated, are full-time, 37 hours per week.

These posts are subject to a 6% pension contribution.  Women only need apply.  These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010).

BSWA operates within Safer Recruitment good practice guidelines. Please note all successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service Check before commencing their employment.

All salaries are currently under review.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Wednesday 28th April at 12 noon. Interviews will take place week commencing 10th May.

Manchester, Sheffield, Newcastle, Merseyside, Birmingham, Bristol, Plymouth or Bournemouth

Closing date: Sunday 9th May 2021 at 11.30 pm

Do you have a proven ability to support and develop a volunteering programme and experience of delivering innovative volunteer development projects that enhance volunteer engagement? Then join Shelter in the brand new role of Volunteering Development Officer at one of the above locations and you could soon be playing a vital role in ensuring that all of our volunteers have a truly quality experience.

About Shelter
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.

We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

About the team
Our Volunteering Team sits within a People Directorate that engages more than 2,500 volunteers in our shops, Hubs and local communities. As well as supporting the mobilisation of volunteers to deliver Shelter’s strategic priorities, the team provides the infrastructure and insight that enables that mobilisation. Volunteers are a vital part of our growing movement for change and we’re passionate about the positive impacts of volunteering for both individuals and organisations. Over the next financial year, we’ll deliver an ambitious Volunteering Plan that will develop the quality of the volunteering offer. This is your chance to be part of our exciting volunteering vision for the future.

About the role
You’ll play a big part in implementing our Volunteering plan by leading on and delivering key volunteering projects and supporting volunteer engagement across the organisation. The role comes with a broad and flexible remit to harness opportunities and deliver maximum impact too. For example, we’ll look to you to advise on the development of new volunteer roles that will ensure positive experiences for volunteers at Shelter. You’ll also be responsible for creating appropriate resources and processes that empower teams to engage and support volunteers. Building positive relationships with key stakeholders so that volunteering infrastructure and resources are established to meet their needs will be vital too. And, when it comes to facilitating learning to further develop our volunteering culture or heading up elements of volunteer communications and engagement initiatives, again, we’ll count on you.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About you
You’ll need  an inclusive and innovative approach to volunteer engagement and experience of applying best practice principles in areas like recruitment, managing risk, induction and training, communication and consultation/feedback. The ability to lead on volunteering development projects using a project management approach, whilst planning and delivering your own workload is essential. What’s more, you’ll need the creativity and communication skills it takes to manage stakeholder relationships and influence teams to develop volunteering and champion volunteering internally, adapting your style as necessary for different audiences. You’ll also need experience of providing advice and guidance that empowers teams to engage volunteers, plus a flair for designing, planning and facilitating training and devising resources and/or digital tools to support the development of those best practice approaches.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

CoachBright is a social mobility movement committed to ensuring that every young person experiences educational equity. As an award-winning, fast-growing social enterprise our mission is to support young people from disadvantaged communities to identify and fulfil their potential.

We are looking for someone based in the West Midlands to support the delivery of our Secondary school Programmes.

We need an outgoing self-motivated person to enhance our work in the West Midlands, making it a vibrant and exciting hub that delivers real social impact.

At the forefront of the organisation, you will be responsible for maintaining partnerships, supporting tutors/coaches and delivering our programmes from volunteer recruitment and workshop delivery all the way through to evaluation. This is an “in-at-the-deep-end” role and you will flourish in a small dynamic team with real influence. 

Person Specification

Essential characteristics and experience

• Passion for social mobility: we have big aims and are looking for those who share our desire to make education fairer in the UK so a person’s background does not determine their future.

• Relationship building and facilitating: this a public-facing role so you will love delivering workshops to groups as well as communicating our mission to a wide range of stakeholders (businesses, senior members of MATs, universities etc.

• Organisation: working in a fast paced young organisation you’ll be able to work between different programmes and workstreams.

• Independence: this role requires you to work independently/alone from time to time in the office and/or from home

• Resourcefulness: we’re a small, dedicated team - you must be a self-starter prepared for practical roles with lots of responsibility. A willingness to stay solution-focused with last minute challenges is a must!

• Young People: experience in a school or youth organisation/working with young people.

• Flexibility: the role will occasionally involve working evenings & weekends 

Desirable knowledge/experience

• Experience working with young people in a school or youth work setting.

• Experience recruiting volunteers.

• Experience measuring and evaluating impact 

• Knowledge of programme design, pedagogy or tutoring/coaching.

• Knowledge of UK schools 

Benefits:

• An opportunity to contribute to a young, exciting social enterprise with scope to input widely and take on new roles. 

• Starting Salary: £21-£23k per annum pro rata (dependent on experience)

• Annual Leave: 28 days pro rata

• Office space: initially working from home with travel to schools when required. Longer term in our West Midlands Office (currently Birmingham City University)

Key Information:

• Length: fixed term contract until end of October 2021

• Hours: Full Time mon-fri 

• Reporting to: Head of Region 

• Responsible for: individual programmes

• Start Date: W/B 11th May 2021

Bethel Health and Healing Network is an award-winning charity that works with the most vulnerable people in society. Bethel Health and Healing Network runs to main services.  Doula Service and Rapha Listening Service providing practical, emotional and spiritual support to community groups.

 Summary of Role

To provide leadership and direction to meet ambitious strategic and operational performance targets by creating partnerships and raising awareness of Bethel Health and Healing Network. You will manage and coordinate the day-to-day operations of Bethel by supporting staff, leading by example to ensure that targets are met. You will ensure the continuity of delivery standards within the guidelines of Bethel Health and Healing Network policies and procedures.

 Duties & Responsibilities

Operations 

1. Overall management and leadership of Bethel services and operations, to maintain operational performance and ensure that service users’ needs are met.
2. Support the implementation of new delivery services.
3. Support the introduction of new and better models of working with Staff, Volunteers, stakeholders and partners and support staff with the implementation of those models.

Leadership and Management

1. Provide high quality management to the team, motivating and inspiring them to achieve our objectives through clear communication and regular reviews
2. Line management of senior staff members
3. Be able to present our strategic performance with confidence to the Board of Trustees and wider Bethel Health and Healing Network team.
4. Work with the CEO and senior managers to develop and implement the strategic/annual plan.

Development 

1. Research, identify and implement monitoring and evaluation tools to ensure Bethel is able to effectively report to funders on impact and reach. 
2. Ensure that Bethel Health and Healing Network meets its business growth targets to ensure the financial viability of Bethel Health and Healing Network.
3. To lead, support and promote the development of projects that advance the aims of Bethel Health and Healing Network.

Quality and Compliance

1. Ensure the highest quality service to our service users and volunteers, in line with contractual requirements.
2. Ensure effective collection, analysis and use of data to inform and drive performance
3. Be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of compliance in relation to safeguarding, health and safety, GDPR/data protection.
4. Work with HR consultant and senior managers to ensure the development, consistent implementation and updating of Bethel’s policies and procedures.
5. Be responsible for the updating of Bethel’s risk register.

Marketing and communication

1. Promote the work of Bethel Health and Healing Network positively and proactively including communication with the local media and contributing to national communications where agreed with Bethel Health and Healing Network.
2. Ensure data is captured and up to date regarding all development activity and provide the Marketing and Communications Team with timely information as agreed.

 Administration & Finance

1. Support the management and monitoring of the annual budget to ensure costs are controlled and relevant to the annual budget and build increasing levels of sustainability

To carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required of this post holder, as directed by the CEO.  

Bethel Health and Healing Network are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.  This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Acts 1974. All applicants will be vetted for their suitability to work with these groups and will be asked to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Any offer of employment will be contingent upon satisfactory vetting results and checks made prior to and during employment where required.

NB: Salary quoted is pro rata based on part time hours

BVSC has an exciting opportunity available for a Strategic Partnership Manager to join the team based in Birmingham. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive starting salary of £35,444 per annum.

Birmingham City Council and BVSC have formed a strategic partnership that will improve the opportunities for developing joined-up approaches to work between the local authority and civil society. The programme will drive change through a new integrated programme of strategic engagement and sector support that will be led by BVSC.

BVSC is a committed, values-based employer. Our company culture is based on making a positive difference through passion and innovation, with a real focus on connecting people through a collaborative approach. We are passionately about inclusivity and value our integrity in everything we do to make a difference.

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

COMMITMENT: Making a positive difference through passion, innovation and social action.
COLLABORATION: Connecting people and organisations to work together to improve lives.
INCLUSION: Empowering and involving everyone in creating a fair and equitable Birmingham.
INTEGRITY: Building trust through delivering excellent outcomes.

The Strategic Partnership Manager role:

As Strategic Partnership Manager you will play a key role in delivering the vision of the Birmingham City Council and BVSC strategic partnership. You will be developing opportunities through a joined-up approach between the local authority and civil society.

The work you do will be citizen-focused, improving services and outcomes for the people of Birmingham. You will be supporting and improving public and voluntary collaboration in order to deliver excellent services.

As Strategic Partnership Manager you will be supporting the implementation of focused sector support and development, targeting support on the organisations and in the communities where it is most needed. This will focus on rebuilding civic pride, community capability, resilience, and cohesion, Sector skills, fundraising and strategic investment.

Key responsibilities of our Strategic Partnership Manager:

• Lead BVSCs work to establish a new VCS forum for Birmingham called ‘Engage for Good’
• Facilitate and co-ordinate the new forum, convening meetings, enabling self-directed meetings/events, organising hosting (venue, facilities)
• Support the development of categorised databases offering access to designated senior staff/leaders
• Working with members of the Engage for Good forum to support capacity-building activity that responds to identified priority needs and issues
• Working with partners to develop a new programme of place/locality-based infrastructure support especially for smaller and grassroots organisations
• Implement a programme of community capacity-building that offers targeted assistance to grassroots groups specifically involved in activities that promote community cohesion, resilience, and engagement
• Implement a programme of higher-level consultancy support for established VCOs offering specialised and more complex support specifically regarding innovation, crisis, service improvement, new business/delivery models
• Identify and establish new opportunities to utilise private sector CSR efforts including Board volunteering and organisational mentoring
• Support the work of the Strategic Funding Manager and related work undertaken through the strategic partnership

What we’re looking for in our Strategic Partnership Manager:

• Experience of working as part of a management team to achieve organisational goals
• Experience of developing business and work plans that deliver positive change
• Experience of managing relationships and contracts with funding bodies
• Experience of working within civil society
• Degree level or equivalent experience
• Computer literate with excellent MS Office skills
• Excellent written skills including accurate and high-level document presentation skills
• Excellent oral communications skills and the ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders
• Excellent research, writing and checking skills, with close attention to detail
• Ability to handle pressure and to work to deadlines
• Ability to work at the same time independently and collegially
• Excellent organisational and time management skills – planning, prioritising and managing workload with the ability to meet deadlines
• Project management skills

Closing Date - Monday 26 April 2021 at 10 am
Interviews will be conducted via Zoom

Do you consider yourself to be dynamic and highly motivated?

Are you looking for work as part of an expanding delivery team?

Can you demonstrate your talent and showcase a track record in delivering varied and complex projects?

If this describes you, and you want to help lead the way in developing an asset-based approach to Community Development within our town, we would be delighted to hear from you.

We are looking to welcome a talented Programme Delivery Manager who can demonstrate a proven track record in the delivery of a range of projects and events to support the Town Council to put local communities at the heart of our health and wellbeing, economic, social and leisure agenda. 

You will be part of a Delivery Team whose focus will be around delivery an exciting portfolio of projects from the Strategic Plan to ensure that the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield continues to be a great place to live, work and visit.

Job Purpose and Person Specification is available from the Town Council Website.

The closing date is: 5.00pm Thursday 6th May 2021.

The role involves ensuring the successful management of Cruse Birmingham’s funding contracts and overseeing applications for grant funding from local and national grant making bodies.

The role is varied and will include line managing our local helpline team, collating data, producing reports, and representing Cruse at a variety of internal and external meetings. The role is currently predominantly home based but may move to a more blended arrangement with some office hours.

This role offers the opportunity to coordinate and support a large, highly successful social work leadership programme.

The individual will play a central part in supporting the delivery of residential events for the Firstline leadership development programme and will support the wider Leadership Programmes team to deliver high quality programmes across various levels of Social Work. They will also support the delivery of new programme activity in our pipeline.

The successful candidate will be a flexible, committed individual with excellent organisation and interpersonal skills who enjoys variety and working in fast-paced environment.

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. We are a growing team currently consisting of a Firstline Officer, Firstline Manager, Pedagogy Lead and Head of Leadership Programmes. The successful candidate will need to work across a varied range of activities and adapt quickly to the demands of our programmes.

Please note that if you have applied for a similar role at Frontline within the last 3 months your application will not be shortlisted. As we require this post to be filled urgently, only candidates who can start two weeks after receiving an offer will be considered.

Creative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are currently seeking a highly motivated and experienced Project Coordinator to join our friendly Birmingham Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs.

We are seeking a warm, compassionate and proactive Project Coordinator to work across our sites in Northfield and Yardley, Birmingham. This service is for adults with enduring mental health needs, supporting them with recovery and enablement. The Project Coordinator will work to deputise for the Project Manager and Service Manager; sharing joint responsibility for tasks such as devising and delivering vibrant programmes of recovery and wellbeing support for service users. Such programmes will involve 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 who you will also support to supervise.

Project Coordinator Duties Include:

• Leading the service so that it is fully integrated with our colleagues at Birmingham Mind and with local IPS/Employment Specialists,
• Ensuring that recovery plans and risk assessments are reviewed in a timely manner,
• Developing and promoting the service’s online provision, website and social media presence,
• Ensuring that individuals are enabled to attain goals relating to their mental health/wellbeing, quality of life and community connections,
• Leading on the recruitment, supervision and embedding of volunteers within the service.

Experience of supervising staff or volunteers and managing/co-ordinating the delivery of support is essential for this role. You must be able to demonstrate a ‘can-do approach’, person-centred values, energy and commitment. You will have a strong work ethic and duty of care. Creative Support is committed to your continuous professional development and you will have the opportunity to explore your training and development needs.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

• Free 24/7 counselling and employee support programme,
• 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-hours teams,
• Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and Social Care Diploma.

upReach is an award-winning social mobility charity supporting less-advantaged students to secure graduate jobs in sectors including Technology, Law and Consulting. We deliver a comprehensive programme of professional development to over 2,000 students, working in close partnership with leading employers such as Deloitte, FactSet, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey and Slaughter and May.

In October 2019, upReach won the Charity of the Year Award (income < £1m) in the prestigious Charity Times Awards, and the charity also won the “Embracing Digital” award in the 2020 Charity Governance Award.

As part of our continued expansion into the technology sector, we are seeking to hire a Digital Skills Manager. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to design a comprehensive training programme for students on upReach’s expanded Technology programme, who are interested in careers in the Technology sector. They will also design an enhanced set of Digital Skills training opportunities that will be available for students across upReach’s range of programmes, to increase their employability skills for all sectors regardless of their career preferences.

Our current team includes recent graduates and those with experience up to Partner / Director level - all of whom share a passion for improving social mobility. This opportunity would suit someone with prior experience in the technology sector, learning and development and/or designing and implementing training programmes. Key Information Digital Skills Manager: This individual will be responsible for designing and implementing training programmes. 

Key Information

Digital Skills Manager: This individual will be responsible for designing (or sourcing) comprehensive training programmes and content for students on upReach’s programmes (called upReach Associates). They will work specifically on upReach’s expanded technology programme and support Associates to develop their employability skills with a focus on careers in the technology sector. They will also design a new set of Digital Skills Training opportunities available for all upReach Associates regardless of their career preferences.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Location: Bristol, London, Manchester, Nottingham or Newcastle (initially on a remote basis)

Hours: 40 hours per week, 9am - 6pm (with some flexibility)

Start date: ASAP Reporting to: Director of Programmes and Impact

Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 per annum, including London weighting if based in London

Application Process: Please cliick on the apply button to submit your CV and a covering letter (in PDF format). In your covering letter, please explain your motivation for applying to this role, and why you are interested in working at upReach, giving further details about your interest and ambitions. 

Application deadline: 9am on Wednesday 5th May 2021

Early applications are encouraged as we may interview and/or appoint before the closing date. 

You have significant experience of direct client work in an alcohol, drug or mental health setting and are used to recruiting, line managing and supervising staff. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Aquarius as a Service Manager.

Aquarius is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

We currently have two vacancies, one at our Solihull SIAS service and one at our Birmingham Young Peoples Service. 

The Solihull SIAS service (Solihull Integrated Addiction Services), is a partnership between the lead partner Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT), Welcome, Changes UK and Aquarius. The service provides Drug and Alcohol substance misuse treatment and recovery support for adults and young people across Solihull, as well as homeless outreach, and floating support to clients who are rough sleeping or vulnerably housed.  SIAS have a good track record of service delivery with the addiction service being recommissioned in 2018 and the vulnerable housing service being re commissioned in 2020. Within SIAS, Aquarius lead on Brief interventions, Family support, training and homelessness.

Our Birmingham Young People’s Service provides holistic support service for under 18s with needs related to substance misuse, including those that are affected by their parent’s substance misuse. The purpose of the role is to engage young people in a variety of interventions, using a young person centred approach, empowering them to reduce risk, increase resilience and achieve positive outcomes. Primarily, the Service Manager will lead on the Young Peoples service however the role will also have oversight of and lead on the grant funds that we deliver across Birmingham. 

As Service Manager, you will have responsibility for the day to day operational management of the service. This will include the management and development of the Aquarius service, the financial performance, ensuring line management and clinical supervision for Aquarius staff, together with holding a small client caseload. You will also be responsible for the external and internal representation of Aquarius and the service as a whole.

An enthusiastic and determined leader, you will have a passion for delivering high quality services in a challenging environment. You’ll need a professional qualification in social care (e.g. NVQ Level 4 or above, DipSW, Mental Health Nursing or Counselling) or significant recent management/supervisory experience in a relevant care setting. You’ll also need to be highly motivated and flexible with the ability to lead from the front and work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary partnership. A management qualification or evidence of significant management training is also preferred. An energetic and confident self-starter, with lots of initiative, strong leadership skills and excellent literacy and numeracy, a flexible approach, good office IT skills and access to use of a car for travel within the local area are all essential too.

Both roles are permanent, requiring the post-holder to work 37 hours per week.

The salary for this role is £29,211.00-£35,243.00 dependant upon experience.

We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a BAME background.

This is a rolling recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website.