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Quantitative Research & Methods Lead

Dated: June 2022

Contract: Full time, permanent

Salary: £40,000-£45,000 per annum 

Start date: Immediate

Location: Home based with potential access to desk space in central London, if required; travel across the UK will be required from time to time as part of role, particularly during field research

Reporting to: Director of Programmes

Direct reports: None at this time

Annual leave: 25 days per year plus bank holidays

About the role

The Quantitative Research and Methods Lead is a new role for the organisation, and will play a key role in shaping and delivering our work on common measurement and building the data ecosystem for the youth sector. This role will create new and specialist capacity and expertise to complement existing skills and knowledge around qualitative research and evaluation methods. 

The Quantitative Research and Methods Lead is responsible for advancing our thinking and strategic aims related to the design and implementation of quantitative research and evaluation methods, including data analysis, visualisation and manipulation. This will include, with support from a project director, accountability for all aspects of project management and delivery (including contract and budget management, communications, reporting, managing risk and resources) for a portfolio of projects designed to develop the youth sector’s access to and use of shared data to understand and improve impact. Alongside owning a portfolio of projects, the Quantitative Research and Methods Lead will collaborate with other Leads, contributing their expertise and insights into their projects. In particular, the Quantitative Research and Methods Lead will work closely with our Digital Product Design Lead to maximise the potential of our new data portal and suite of measurement tools, in line with our emergent data strategy. 

The Quantitative Research and Methods Lead – as with all other Lead roles in the organisation - is an ambassador for the Centre for Youth Impact and YMCA George Williams College, and helps to build relationships, influence stakeholders and promote our insight in all of their interactions with the youth sector. Deep collaboration and committed partnership working will be a core feature of this role as we seek to achieve transformation at scale across informal and non-formal provision for young people. The Quantitative Research and Methods lead will develop a range of material for external publication and internal learning and reflection (including training content), and hold our collective learning from their programmes of work. They will also contribute to developing and regular reviews of our strategy, sharing reports with the Board of Trustees as required.

The Quantitative Research and Methods Lead will play a strong role in supporting income generation, and will work closely with colleagues across the organisation to embed insights from our data and measurement activity into our broader programmes of work, alongside communicating with and reaching out to our networks.

What are we looking for? 

We are looking for an outstanding candidate with a deep understanding of quantitative research and evaluation methods, alongside creativity and imagination about the role of data in sector-wide transformation. You will need to be proactive and an excellent communicator, with strong interest and skills in building alliances and collaborations to advance shared projects and initiatives. You will need high-level skills in data analysis (advanced Excel as a minimum, alongside SPSS and PowerBI), and open-source data tools (Python or R, or similar), and have a solid understanding of the ‘real world’ context for gathering and utilising data in youth provision. You will also need to be comfortable bringing those skills into a fast-paced charity setting, and continuing to learn as you go. An interest in and solid understanding of evaluation would be a distinct plus, as would an awareness of youth-focused public policy and system dynamics. We need a candidate who understands the deeply human and relational nature of data.

You will have the ability to engage with humility and authenticity with a wide range of people and organisations working to support young people and their communities, whilst building their understanding and confidence in data use. You will be able to spot and make connections between relationships and areas of work and be alive to changes and patterns in the external policy and practice context and the opportunities they present for our charity. 

Finally, you will also need to be a strong and confident project manager and a compelling and confident writer and presenter who can communicate the breadth of our work. You will be comfortable representing us externally, and acting as a ‘thought leader’: openly reflecting the evolution of your ideas and thinking, and generously sharing your learning with others. 

Please follow the link to our website for the full JD and person specification.

Community Catalysts is a social enterprise working across the UK to try to make sure that people who need care and support to live their lives can get help in ways, times and places that suit them, with real choice of attractive local options.

Since 2007 we have worked with partners in more than 90 local authority areas, keen to improve market diversity and widen community options. We help people use their talents to care for and support other local people by setting up small enterprises and ventures, creating jobs and volunteering opportunities. We also design and deliver projects that unlock community and individual assets in order to create opportunities for people who need care and support. We run the Local Area Coordination Network.

We are recruiting a Project Manager who will be responsible for the effective management of projects that help deliver the aim of Community Catalysts.

The post holder will be responsible for the effective management of a portfolio of projects. This includes recruitment and management of staff, managing relationships with contract leads and senior stakeholders in each project area, effective management and reporting of project and portfolio performance and the promotion of the work of Community Catalysts in order to secure new contracts and maximise commercial potential of current contracts.

Community Catalysts work across the UK, so the ability to travel is essential.

Closing date for applications is Monday 18th July 2022 at 1.00pm interviews will take place on the 27th and 28th July 2022 in Harrogate.

We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community.

Why join us?

Job Purpose

• Accountability and ownership of the project to ensure the project maintains business focus and project deliverables are actively managed, including effective management of scope, cost, actions, dependencies and risks to ensure delivery aligns with strategic objectives, budget and timeline.
• Plan, support, facilitate and monitor and report progress over short, medium- and long-term timeframes against agreed objectives ensuring changing requirements are met.
• Ensure the defined methodologies, processes and tools are consistently applied, in-line with the overall standards set by the PMO and Programme.
• Working collaboratively and effectively with all stakeholders whether internal of external to the Met Office, provide leadership and direction to the team on requirements, scope, timescale, cost constraints and quality expectations.

Essential Qualifications, Skills & Abilities

1. Extensive project management - PRINCE2 Practitioner and/or APM (Association for Project Management) Certificate or equivalent project related experience in Waterfall or Agile methodologies, with proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline.
   
   
2. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills - ability to work collaboratively with multiple internal and external stakeholders at all levels, managing conflict, negotiation and working in a matrix organisation.
   
   
3. Managing priorities - proven experience of coordinating multiple activities and shifting demands, with the ability to prioritise and simplify complexity, to enable timely and effective decision making.
   
   
4. Strong leadership - delivery-focused mindset, with strong leadership and problem solving skills to overcome obstacles and motivate the team to identify solutions and deliver great outcomes.
   
   
5. Initiative - proactive and adaptable, with the ability to build a culture of continuous learning, development and mutual support.

How to apply

Are you looking for the flexibility of a home-based role in a dynamic organisation bringing about positive social change? 

Shaping Our Lives is looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated and experienced Project  Manager to manage and deliver several rewarding and innovative inclusive involvement projects. You will need two years’ experience of managing projects and of working in the fields of inclusion and involvement.

The Project Manager  will be critical in maintaining our reputation as a leading provider of inclusive involvement services. Key tasks are:

1. Building on Shaping Our Lives’s track-record, excellent reputation and 26 years of being a leading voice in the inclusive involvement of service users, marginalised communities, Disabled people, their carers and the user-led organisations they are part of.

2. Managing the lottery funded 'Inclusive Involvement Movement' four year project  and other research and action projects.

3. Completing all project reporting and monitoring requirements.

4. Delivering project related activities which may include: doing research, providing training and mentoring,  facilitating consultation, engagement, involvement or co-production activities with people from communities that commonly experience discrimination and inequalities.

5. Supporting the Involvement Manager to secure and grow income through a mix of partnership research, consultancy services and grants.

6. Knowledge of working accessibly and inclusively is a requirement for this post. Understanding of the culture of a small user-led organisation would be an advantage. 

The organisation:

Cycling UK’s vision is of a healthier, happier and cleaner world, because more people cycle. They want people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to be able to cycle safely, easily and enjoyably. They are seeking an Interim Project Manager for an initial 12 month contract, with the potential to extend, to focus on a number of their commercial products.

Workplaces and employers are a key strategic market and audience for Cycling UK’s range of commercial products and services. Cycling UK is the licence holder for the EU Cycle Friendly Employer certification scheme in the UK. The CFE’s primary purpose is to generate unrestricted income for the charity, whilst also supporting broader strategic ambition to get a million more people cycling through engagement with UK employers and businesses. CFE accreditation recognises and rewards businesses that make their workplace cycle friendly for staff and customers, through communications, incentives, direct financial support, cycle parking and wider infrastructure. This role will lead on the delivery, scheme maintenance and sales development for CFE along with other employer product/propositions. The role is responsible for managing all internal and external contact/enquires relating to workplace and employer interest in commercial propositions.

Key responsibilities:

• Ownership, continued development and delivery of the CFE programme and range of workplace/employer propositions
• Ensure brand and scheme continuity with EU CFE model
• Maintain and develop the audit, reporting and online assessment tools for CFE
• Develop a sales pipeline and ensure annual sales targets are achieved and monitored for all workplace propositions
• Develop a CFE marketing and sales strategy, with delivery supported by Marketing, Communications and other supporting areas/agency as required
• With support from marketing, develop sales materials and 3rd party partner sales assets, consistent with brand guidelines for all workplace propositions
• Train and equip relevant Cycling UK staff to be ‘workplace’ ambassadors and introducers for employer propositions
• Work with the IT, Marketing and Communications team to deliver a first-class user experience for Workplaces and CFE web pages and online self-assessment journey and final reporting 
• Deliver and prepare presentations to potential partners/clients and offer additional workplace products/services to existing customers
• Provide Communications team with case studies and testimonials to bring workplace offers to life and maximise promotional opportunities across internal and external print, video, media and social media
• Ensure that all projects meet strategic objectives for generating sustainable income and meet pre-defined objectives for return on investment and KPIs
• Develop a suite of CRM dashboard reporting to track, monitor and report on sales, status of leads and projected income from new opportunities.

Person specification:

• Project management experience
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills
• Understanding of behaviour change programmes
• Experience of developing and delivering corporate services
• Experience of building networks and partnerships, sales pipelines and closing deals
• Ability to motivate and enthuse staff, colleagues, Volunteers and external supporters
• A can-do attitude to work, concentrating on solutions rather than focusing on difficulties

What's on offer:

This role is offering a salary of £35,000 - £43,000 for this initial 12 month contract. This role can either be hybrid or fully remote. There is a potential for this role to extend beyond the initial 12 months.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

Organization Profile:

Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, Room to Read is creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality. We are achieving this goal by helping children in historically low-income communities develop literacy skills and a habit of reading, and by supporting girls as they build skills to succeed in secondary school and negotiate key life decisions. Room to Read collaborates with local communities, partner organizations and governments to test and implement innovative models that can be integrated into the education system to deliver positive outcomes for children at scale. To date, Room to Read has benefited more than 32 million children and has worked in 21 countries and in more than 49,000 communities, with additional support through remote solutions that facilitate learning beyond the classroom. Room to Read aims to reach 40 million children by 2025. 

Position Overview:

The Project Manager will work across departments to oversee a portfolio of projects, events, or activities, ranging from establishing school libraries to book publishing and video production. The primary role of the Project Manager is to ensure that a given project is achieving its goals, both programmatically and financially with the highest degree of quality, effectiveness, and efficiency. The Project Manager is responsible for projects being on track and on budget. They preempt problems, develop solutions to existing problems and identify opportunities for organizational growth and impact.

The Project Manager also manages relationships with local partner organizations to ensure the quality assurance, accountability and regular reporting on projects meet Room to Read standards. In the process, they grow Room to Read’s reputation for project excellence.

The Project Manager reports to the Director of Program Operations and is part of the Room to Read’s Global Office (GO) Program Operations Team. This is a two-year, fixed-term role, renewable contingent on funding.  The position is available for remote work from the United States (California, Florida, Nevada, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, Maryland, Colorado or Oregon), Hong Kong, Japan, the U.K., Singapore or Switzerland, and involves approximately 15%-20% travel annually, as required.

The duties and responsibilities outlined below applies to all Room to Read projects; however, certain responsibilities may be modified depending on the individual project.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Project Coordination and Monitoring (40%)

• Negotiate project-related agreements, hire and on-board/orient key contractors, and identify, select, and engage potential partner organizations.
• Develop project work plans (with inputs from other departments and partners) and/ modify them as needed to ensure that projects are executed on time and on budget.
• Coordinate with the Room to Read Program Design & Technical Assistance (PDTA) Team on technical/programmatic matters related to planning, budgeting, implementation and evaluation of program activities.
• Liaise with the Finance, Accounting and Legal Team on project agreements, budgets, procurement, and other matters related to expense management.
• Work with the People Operations department to recruit project staff and consultants, including developing and reviewing job descriptions, determining the qualifications necessary for a position, coordinating and interviewing candidates, and facilitating onboarding for new contractors and staff.

• Maintain a comprehensive overview of project activities – among both staff and contractors.
• Serve as the operational liaison for project staff and consultants. Where project staff may report day-to-day actions to the Program’s team technical lead, provide operational support to the project staff, consultants and their supervisor.
• Maintain alignment between project activities and Room to Read’s overall vision and strategic plan. Guide projects toward outcomes that position the project, and Room to Read, as providing strategic value to stakeholders, partners, and investors. 

Compliance, Budget, and Risk Management (30%)

• Ensure compliance with Room to Read and investors’ contractual policies and procedures.
• Develop and manage project budgets: track and monitor spending against the budget, ensure the timely and appropriate use of funds, manage forecasts, and recommend steps to mitigate overspending or underspending, as necessary.

• Create and review project documents such as agreements and contracts, working in partnership with Legal, Development, and other departments as needed.
• Ensure that the compliance requirements of investors and internal Room to Read policies are met. Communicate rules and policies to project staff and consultants, and ensure they are being adhered to, addressing gaps or escalating concern as necessary.

Communications and Donor Engagement (10%)

• Work in collaboration with the Room to Read Development and Communications (DevCom) team to share relevant information about the project and progress made.
• Provide support to the Global Office DevCom Team in the development of concept notes, proposals, and marketing materials to support fundraising for key elements of the project.
• At the request of DevCom, meet with donors to support fundraising efforts 

Program Operations Team Engagement and Support (20%)

• Work in collaboration with the Program Operations team to complete internal reporting requirements and annual planning and budgeting cycles.
• As needed, lead or actively participate in internal projects that support the growth and development of Program Operations for Room to Read, including support to additional development projects. 

Qualifications

Required:

• A master’s degree in a related field of study, such as Education, Business Development or Nonprofit Management, or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 7 years of professional experience with at least 5 years of experience in project management that includes significant hands-on work in multi-faceted planning
• Prior success working closely and building relationships with diverse groups of people, including stakeholders, staff, partners, and investors
• Prior experience developing and managing budgets
• Proven ability to problem-solve, prioritize, and multi-task, with an acknowledged track record of achieving results
• Demonstrated ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects at once and manage time accordingly
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally on an as-needed basis 
• Experience working across departments to build and manage effective teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, including public speaking and the ability to persuade others
• Legally eligible to work in the United States; no sponsorship provided

Preferred:

• The ability to speak Urdu, French and/or Portuguese
• Prior experience in a fast-paced, growth-oriented global or regional organization
• Ability to toggle between working on a broad strategic level and a detailed programmatic level
• Prior experience working within international education development

To be successful at Room to Read, you will also:

• Have passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic nonprofit organization
• Be a proactive and innovative thinker who achieves results and creates positive change
• Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness 
• Embrace diversity and a commitment to collaboration
• Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment

Compensation:

Room to Read offers a competitive pay with excellent benefits. Benefits include health, dental, vision, long-term disability insurance, life insurance, commuter benefits and a 401K match. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, fun, and rapidly growing organization that is changing transforming the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education.

Application Procedure:

Qualified candidates are invited to apply at www.roomtoread/about-us/careers.You will be asked to complete an online application and upload your resume and cover letter. You will receive an email confirmation when your application has been received. Due to high applicant volume, we regret that we are not able to send personalized responses to all applicants. Applications are accepted until the position is filled.

Room to Read is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing
the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.

Project Manager – Transformation (Fixed-Term)
Reference: JUN20226569
Location: Flexible in UK
Salary: £28,420 - £31,529 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave (pro-rata)
Duration: Fixed Term for 12 months, Full Time

We are seeking a talented project manager join our Transformation team, delivering key projects and programmes to transform the way the RSPB works, embed equality, diversity and inclusion and improve our culture.

As the UK’s largest nature conservation charity, with a workforce of over 14,000 employees and volunteers across all 4 countries of the UK, the RSPB has an ambitious programme of work transforming its approach to saving nature. Part of this is ensuring that we have the right structures, systems, values and people in place to help us collectively perform at our best and respond appropriately to a rapidly changing world. As a result, we have recently initiated significant change programmes to transform our ways of working, embed equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation, and improve our culture.

Recognising that people are at the heart of delivering this, we have an exciting opportunity for a talented project manager to join our Transformation team. Reporting to the Head of Projects and Programmes, the successful candidate will lead projects within a large integrated programme and project management team, joining a team of project professionals, including volunteers who deliver organisational wide change across the RSPB.

What’s the role about?

You’ll be responsible for delivering key projects and change initiatives across the UK that will support the RSPB 2030 strategy and the Organisation, Workforce and Leadership (OWL) portfolio vision. All projects will have a multitude of interdependencies and stakeholders that will need to be effectively managed. As an experienced and proactive Project Manager, you’ll be used to working at pace, managing a number of projects and ensuring that they are planned and delivered to time, quality and cost.

The role can be performed remotely, with some occasional travel to RSPB offices when required. The role holder can be based anywhere in the UK and the role is available full time for 37.5 hours a week. However, we welcome applications for those looking for different working patterns, and are happy to discuss further with interested candidates.

We value and understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives and backgrounds within our workforce. We strongly encourage applications from members of minority groups and all sections of the community.

Key activities will include:

• Managing a number of concurrent projects across departments and countries
• Working with stakeholders from across Great Britain and Northern Ireland. You’ll manage and maintain their support and engagement throughout your project's lifecycle and highlight emerging risks and issues, advising on mitigation, to the appropriate project board
• Communicating and engaging with colleagues and stakeholders at a variety of levels. You will be confident in articulating project needs with Senior Management to drive and manage positive change
• Managing all interdependencies between the project and departments/teams that will be impacted as a result of the change

What we need from you:

As a project manager in the Transformation team you will work alongside project management colleagues developing and delivering projects to meet the RSPB’s strategic objectives. The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience of leading on the development and delivery of projects using a standard project management framework e.g. PRINCE2, Agile, RSPB Project Management Framework
• Have experience of stakeholder management. You should be confident persuading and influencing a wide range of people at all levels in the organisation
• Be able to demonstrate where you have worked collaboratively across an organisation with colleagues from different departments
• Be comfortable with managing multiple projects to tight deadlines and be able to adapt to changing circumstances

Essential skills, knowledge & experience:

• Experience of managing multiple projects to time, cost and quality
• Experience of working with and influencing senior stakeholders
• Experience of effectively communicating change across an organisation
• Experience of project delivery using a standard project management framework e.g. PRINCE2, Agile, RSPB Project Management Framework
• Experience of owning, updating and reporting against a project plan
• Experience of proactive issue resolution, and risk management

Desirable skills, knowledge & experience:

• A project management qualification – e.g. PRINCE2 Practitioner, APM, Agile
• Experience of organisational wide delivery
• Experience of agile project management
• Experience of managing a project team, including 3rd party suppliers/partners  
• Experience of building robust business cases and knowledge of financial project management
• Experience of contributing to and sharing of project management or change management best practice
• Experience and knowledge of applying the principles of RSPB Governance & Risk

The RSPB reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.

Closing Date: 23:59, Mon, 24th Jul 2022
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from late July 2022.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

We look forward to hearing from you!

No agencies please.

CRM Project Manager
An exciting new opportunity for a CRM Project Manager to join one of the UK’s leading charities, with offices based across the UK.
The CRM Project Manager will lead on the implementation of a new database from Raiser’s Edge, coming in right at the discovery phase.

This brilliant opportunity will allow the skilled CRM Project Manager to act as an integral figure throughout a period of change whilst allowing the organisation to continue to build a better future for those in need.

As a CRM Project Manager you will shape and manage the project workstream as well as ensuring the agreed targets for project delivery are met. Additionally you will be responsible for managing issues and ensuring supplier dependencies are met.

Skills that are required for CRM Project Manager:

• Knowledge of CRM implementations/transformations
• Experience within the charity/fundraising sector
• Project Management Experience
• Strong Communication skills

CRM Project Management / Salesforce / CRM Systems / Good Communication Skills / PowerBI

Salary: £65,000-£66,000

Location: Can be fully remote, office space in London

Contract: Starts as 24 month Fixed-Term Contract

Union Development Project Manager (Talent)

Who are we?

NUS Charity is an exciting organisation developing and championing strong students’ unions. We are the development organisation for our 443 member students’ unions. We connect our members and curate services to deliver advice, guidance and crisis support to students’ unions.

Working shoulder to shoulder with NUS UK, we work to extend and defend the rights of students, and together we ensure that the millions of students across the UK are not only a force to be reckoned with, but they have the representation of strong and powerful students’ unions.

We do professional differently. We are a progressive charity representing students’ unions across the UK. The sector is inclusive, fun, dynamic and representative and we put students and students’ unions at the heart of everything we do. We are challenging but are committed to creating a supportive and flexible environment which pushes your personal development in your everyday activity.

We’re committed to equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability. You can be yourself here whoever you are, be proud of the work you do and build a career in a place that knows different is good.

What we do

Students’ unions can be transformational hubs for students, staff, and wider society. NUS Charity support our member’s development to enhance their capacity and harness opportunities to maximise their positive impact. We do this in many ways, from managing a purchasing consortium to drive great value for our members, to our development activity, supporting the best potential in students’ unions - we strive to make a difference to our members.

Within our small Union Development team we deal with a range of organisational development work, whether that’s being the Returning Officer and supporting students’ union elections, running development events/webinars, helping new students’ unions create the structures that they need, coaching a students’ union leader who needs extra support, helping students’ unions attract and retain their talent, or creating guidance on new legislation that will affect students’ unions – no two days are the same.

What are we looking for in Union Development Project Manager?

We are looking for a values-led people and project manager who can jump into a fast-paced team looking to deliver high quality L&D and Talent attraction services. You need to be able to juggle the needs of our member students’ unions, the NUS Charity strategy and income generation activity to ensure our membership offer is strong and successful.

You need to be a team player and a values-first leader, be great at creating and maintaining relationships and be driven to succeed. You need to live our values and have a clear vision for creating a more diverse and inclusive student movement.

You don’t need to have direct experience in both L&D and Talent – we can teach you the ins and outs. But you do need to understand why our L & D and Talent activity is important, and how we might nurture it to grow.

You will be tasked with managing projects across the wider UD team including our Quality Students’ Unions framework, Employer Brand work, Communities of Practice strategy and development projects more widely. You’ll be responsible for managing our current portfolio whilst also developing new programmes and solutions in Talent and Union Development to support our members even more. As a small team, we all muck in to ensure we deliver for our members, so being willing to drop everything to deliver a piece of work is essential, whilst also ensuring our team have goals and focus to deliver on a more long-term scale.

Benefits

We aim to practice what we preach so we’re happy to offer a flexible person-centered working environment with a great benefits package including:

- Generous holiday entitlement
- Flexible working opportunities
- Valuable workplace pension
- Enhanced parental pay policies
- Employee assistance programme

What are our values?

Vision
We will fight barriers to education, empower students to shape both a quality learning experience and the world around them, supporting influential, democratic and well-resourced students’ unions.

Mission
To make this vision a reality, NUS Charity will:
Develop and champion strong students’ unions

NUS Charity Values
Underpinning our vision and mission are our five cultural values that we expect everyone that is part of the organisation to champion and demonstrate every day:

Students’ Union Focussed
We are committed to ensuring that students can thrive. We respect and understand the importance of student leadership and champion our member students’ unions.

Inclusive
We will be welcoming, compassionate and treat our colleagues, members and friends fairly and equally.

Collaborative
We treat each other with respect without fail, promote diversity and seek out new partnerships.

Anti-Oppression
We strive to be anti-oppressive through our actions, reflections, and learning. Using our campaign power, we dismantle the structural barriers to create a liberated, emancipatory society through education.

Solidarity
We have a strong history of change. We recognise those who came before us and champion those who come after us. Our work feeds into a wider movement of social justice; we unionise with others, locally and globally, as we strive for a more just and liberated world.

Collectivism
Democracy is at the heart of what we do and how we organise with collective accountability. We use the power of students and our unions to build a movement that shapes the future of education for the benefit of the wider community. We will use the value of collectivism in our services, our projects and our people.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 3rd July 2022
If you’re successfully shortlisted, we’ll see you at an interview on: 14th July 2022

Location: Homebased (UK)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £35,473
Benefits: As well as a generous annual leave entitlement, we also have a range of policies focused on promoting work life balance. We offer other benefits including pension, EAP scheme and discounts.

Ref: 133 549

We are looking for an ambitious, experienced and talented Programme Lead who possesses the entrepreneurial experience needed to play a key part in ensuring our £1m BEO and Sky partnership for Black entrepreneurs to launch and grow their own businesses in the UK is an unmitigated success – could that be you?

Future 100 Growth Fund provides unprecedented access to direct financial support and supply chains, backed up by expert business advice, coaching and mentoring, to break down the significant barriers faced by Black British entrepreneurs when setting up businesses.

The programme will also create a vital and tight-knit community of Black British entrepreneurs, with valuable, regular opportunities to network and share experiences, successes and challenges.

We are looking for someone with a track record of managing accelerators, who has extensive programme management experience and who understands the mindset of a Black start up entrepreneur. You will be able to interface effortlessly with potential investors and others who offer support to Black talent who face huge barriers to investment, and human capital.

You will be a strong team player with the ability to establish strong relationships, manage complex programmes, identify and manage risks and also manage budgets. We also need someone who understands that it is lack of access to the opportunities to create family and community wealth that drives disadvantage in our community.

We want to eradicate the key drivers behind race-based wealth in-equality in the UK within a generation, and we are actively working in close partnership with a range of actors to make that vision a reality, are you the highly motivated self-starter that we are looking for to become part of this unique opportunity?

About T1International

T1International is a non-profit run by people with and impacted by type 1 diabetes for people with type 1 diabetes. We do not accept funding from the pharmaceutical industry or any medical device manufacturer to maintain our independence and ability to speak out freely.

T1International is leading the charge in the fight for affordable insulin and supplies worldwide. We believe in a world where everyone with type 1 diabetes has the opportunity to thrive, with affordable and sustainable access to the medicine and supplies they need. We are an international organization, founded in the UK. We are patient led in our work and values, and our team and community reflect a range of allies from caregivers, to parents, to partners to those committed to health equity work.

In 2019, we became a registered 501(c)(3). T1International USA is a financially independent organization but works as a subdivision of T1International. All macro-level strategy and leadership is led by the global T1International team. T1International and T1International USA are both purely remote teams, with staff throughout the United States and abroad. T1I is a remote office environment; you will collaborate with colleagues and advocates who are based across the United Kingdom and the United States. 

T1International is also a woman-led organisation that celebrates equity, diversity, and inclusiveness on our team, with our volunteers, and among our partners. We strongly encourage candidates who identify as people of color, people with disabilities, LGBTQ, and/or gender non-conforming to apply.

About the role

The role of the Global Advocacy Manager (GAM) will be to support our advocates around the world as they carry out advocacy plans to improve the lives of people with diabetes in their communities. The GAM will be responsible for providing advocacy training through our toolkit and online training model, working to implement and update our systems for monitoring successes, and helping advocates overcome challenges. This is a new role at T1International, taking on the work previously done by the Executive Director and informed by a recent consultant assessment of our tools. 

T1International currently has two Advocacy Managers in the USA who support our 37 US-based volunteer Chapters. There will likely be some learning and overlap between this role and those roles. The person taking on this role needs to be prepared to build upon our existing systems and processes to formalize this role, while maintaining strong attention to detail and executing exceptional communication skills to ensure supportive and balanced engagement with advocates in a variety of challenging situations. 

Responsibilities

• Work closely with T1International’s Executive Director to understand the communities and individuals we work with and to get to know our health advocacy training, tools and resources 

• Deliver regular advocacy trainings and coordinate monthly meetings and collaboration with and between advocates across the world in many different time zones

• Coordinate Global Advocacy Network (GAN) volunteers and work closely with advocacy partners; assign tasks, and offer continued support in carrying out advocacy plans

• Continue the formalization of the advocacy training program by implementing and creating standard operating procedures that allow for country and case flexibility 

• Prepare content for monthly meetings (resources, guidance, talking points) as needed

• Upkeep and utilize our monitoring and evaluation process for the advocacy training, including tracking long-term impacts and key indicators necessary for reporting to funders and securing future funding 

• Potential to monitor and track budgets for advocacy projects and/or advocacy grants 

• Continually review what is working and what needs improvement with advocacy training, support and engagement of T1International’s GANvolunteers and other partners

• Communicate regularly and promptly with supporters, contacts, partners, media, and stakeholders; building strong working relationships 

• Act as a supportive external ambassador of the organization, represent T1I to key external constituencies when needed, including both formal and informal presentations such as making speeches, and attending conferences and other meetings as necessary

• Understand and continually learn about the needs of the community to build capacity and and support advocates

• Any other duties highlighted by the Executive Director and mutually agreed

Person Specifications

• Demonstrated experience with global and digitally-led advocacy related to health, ideally patient-led advocacy

• Direct personal experience with diabetes or from a community that is underrepresented in the diabetes space preferred, including strong understanding of the lived experience, management, treatment, terminology and impacts of type 1 diabetes (and other types of diabetes)

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; outstanding leadership qualities and the ability to inspire and connect with diabetes advocates and community leaders

• Is able to prioritize, work independently with deadlines and goals, think critically, and problem-solve with good, independent judgement

• Strong track record of consistency and results with monitoring and evaluation 

• Comfortable executing big-picture community organizing and programming strategy as well as detailed tactical plans, and moving between these levels

• Works effectively as a member of a team and communicates to resolve any conflict or confusion 

• Strong virtual presentation, training, and facilitation skills with an emphasis on inclusion/equity

• Excellent organizational and administrative skills; keen attention to detail; ability to work simultaneously on multiple projects at various stages of completion with minimal direct supervision

• Good problem-solving skills and a positive, professional attitude with sound judgment, flexibility, and determination within a young and growing team and organization

• Ambitious and results-oriented initiative and a desire to learn, pitch-in, and anticipate new projects; ability to collaborate, including working closely with staff and volunteer team within T1I, as well as with external partners

• Demonstrable stakeholder management skills, including but not limited to: recruiting and mobilizing volunteer supporters to take action, lead groups, and conflict management

• An absolute commitment to the highest ethical and professional standards, including discretion and an absolute commitment to maintain confidentiality 

• A understanding and alignment with T1International's mission, vision and approach to sustainable change

• Experience with computers, Google Workspace, social media, and database programs, including working knowledge and experience with Salesforce, desirable

• Is fluent in English (written and oral); other languages desirable

To apply, please see more details on our website. We will request:

1. Resume (2 pages max)

2. Cover Letter addressing person specifications (2 pages max)

3. Work Sample: a community-facing resource or communication with advocates or volunteers

We are seeking a Project Officer, to run our BASS (Black and Asian Stroke Survivors) Project. 

Different Strokes is a national charity run by younger stroke survivors for younger stroke survivors.  There are 100,000 strokes in the UK every year, and 1 in 4 of these happen to someone of working age or younger.  We aim to promote independent stroke recovery and help these younger stroke survivors to reclaim their lives.

Black and South Asian people are at much greater risk of stroke, with studies indicating that black people are twice as likely to have a stroke as white people, and that Black and South Asian people have a stroke at a younger age.  However, this diversity has not been entirely reflected amongst the community of stroke survivors that Different Strokes supports; while around 10% of the UK population is of Black or South Asian descent, a recent beneficiary survey showed that only around 6% of respondents are from these communities. 

To begin addressing this gap, in 2021 we began a national outreach programme with two key aims:

• To raise awareness of stroke risk amongst Black and Asian communities where stroke at a younger age is more prevalent
• To develop a longer-term plan that aims to break down barriers preventing Black and Asian stroke survivors from accessing our support services.

As a starting point we established a volunteer focus group last year formed mainly of Black and Asian stroke survivors.  The group has since met to discuss the barriers to Black and South Asian stroke survivors getting the right post-stroke support including:

• Lack of information
• Lack of awareness
• Lack of representation
• Cultural or social barriers

We recognise that many of these issues are complex and that change cannot be made overnight.  We now have some funding in place to employ a part-time Project Officer on a 12 month contract, who will lead the volunteer focus group and help to drive wider policy and partnership work. 

This is an entirely new role and will require someone who is ready to take on the challenge of developing and evolving the project in a holistic and collaborative way.

The role would be home based, but require some travel including occasional visits to our office in Milton Keynes.  Initially it is offered as 12 hours per week on a 12 month contract, but there is potential for this to be extended.

To apply for this position please send a CV and supporting statement addressing all criteria on the person specification, along with the equality and diversity monitoring form.

Different Strokes strives to be diverse and inclusive and a place where we can ALL be ourselves. Most of our team are stroke survivors or have a personal connection to stroke. We particularly encourage applications from stroke survivors and people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background.

Closing date: Tuesday 19th July 2022

Interviews to be held w/c 25th July 2022.  Interviews will be held virtually; if you have any accessibility requirements regarding interview please let us know.

• Job title: Project Officer (bilingual Ukrainian/English)
• Contract Type: 6-month fixed term contract
• Location: Remote, preferably based in Ukraine, or a neighbouring country
• Salary of $18,000 - $36,000 per annum commensurate to experience + benefits

Street Child, a global child-focussed INGO, are seeking a bilingual individual, who is fluent in both Ukrainian and English, and wants to be involved in supporting our response to the Ukraine crisis. This is a fantastic opportunity to become a member of a new and growing team delivering Street Child’s protection and education-in-emergencies programme inside Ukraine.  The role will require a motivated and enthusiastic candidate to support multiple local NGO partners to implement a flagship UN-funded humanitarian project, as well as broader Street Child activity in Ukraine. The right candidate will play a key role in assisting senior project staff to manage relationships with the Ukrainian NGO partners and supporting partners to ensure that high quality programmes are implemented.  

We are looking for candidates with a ‘can-do’ attitude and willingness to support wherever needed. This is a demanding role and is suited to individuals who enjoy being busy and involved in a variety of tasks. In return it is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable skills and experience in a globally renowned international development NGO. Prior NGO experience will be highly beneficial but is not essential.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as a key focal point for all local NGO partners
• Acting as a crucial link between the partners and the global programmes team in the UK, especially with interpretation
• Supporting monitoring and evaluation exercises within Ukraine
• Working closely with partners to ensure projects are implemented to a high standard and in a timely, cost-effective manner
• Work with the wider team to develop key stakeholder relationships

About us

Street Child believes that every child deserves the chance to go to school and learn. Our projects focus on a combination of education, child protection and livelihood support to address the social, economic and structural issues that underpin today’s education crisis. We partner with local organisations and communities to deliver our locally rooted programmes, using evidence to drive learning and the refinement and scale-up of programmes to create maximum impact for the most children at the lowest cost. We pride ourselves on being willing to go to the world’s toughest places where others won’t, including remote, hard-to-reach areas and fragile, disaster-affected states across Europe, sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Since 2008 we have helped over 706,000 children to go to school and learn and supported over 82,000 families to set up businesses so they can afford the cost of educating their children. Ukraine is our newest programme, through which we are working with partners in Ukraine, Moldova and Romania to provide humanitarian, psychosocial and educational support to children affected by the war, and their families.

 To apply:

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please send your CV and a compelling covering letter as a combined/single document (max 3-pages) to the email address listed in the attached job description by Friday 8th July 2022. We are looking to recruit ASAP so interested candidates are encouraged to apply quicky. Please indicate your salary expectations in your covering letter. 

The NSPCC’s purpose is to prevent cruelty to children across the UK and Channel Islands; we have been fighting for childhood for the last 130 years.Our strategy launched in 2021 sets out how we will work together in partnership to reach more children and prevent abuse and neglect. By working together with communities we will be nationally significant and locally relevant.

We are looking to appoint a dynamic Project Development Manager to join our development team to design, development and test innovative services for the prevention of abuse and neglect. This particular role will focus on the early years from pre-birth to age 5. The role will require the management of complex, face passed multi-agency and client relationships across multiple teams.

The successful candidate will have knowledge relevant to NSPCC’s strategic objectives and safeguarding along with:

• significant experience in the successful design and development of innovative, evidence based services
• experience of using the latest evidence, research and practice to inform the design of services
• excellent sector knowledge of children's social care

You will be joining a UK wide team developing the most cutting edge services at the heart of protecting children and supporting their families. Every childhood is worth fighting for, this is our belief and what drives us, join us in this fight. 

As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.