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Network and Youth Engagement Manager

Salary/Rate: £34,000 pa 

Hours: 35hrs

Status: Permanent

Holidays: 25 days + bank holidays (pro rata)

Location: Home-based with access to co-work spaces in Manchester, Reading or London and regular travel to Foyers and events.

Reporting to: Head of Programmes and Network

Role Purpose

To authentically develop and nurture relationships with staff working in Foyers to engage them in our events, programmes and initiatives, and to ensure our offer is relevant to the experiences, needs and ambitions of staff in all roles.

To actively engage young people in our youth-focused programmes and initiatives so they can realise their power and purpose, developing as leaders in their communities.

To engage and grow a wider Advantaged Thinking movement that connects thinkers and doers, fosters learning and shares inspiration. 

Objectives

1. To actively engage service managers, delivery staff and young people to ensure they benefit fully from the Foyer Federation membership offer. 

2. To create, develop and deliver Advantaged Thinking programmes, events, resources and training that provide genuine value and lasting impact for our network and their young people. 

3. Bring asset-based organisations and people together to act as a force for Advantaged Thinking in the youth sector, alongside Foyer members.

Duties & Accountabilities

• Network

1. To take a leading role in nurturing and sustaining an Advantaged Thinking network through developing positive relationships at a local level, and actively working to engage people in the network who interact with us the least. You will make it your business to know all there is to know about our members to make sure our offer is relevant, valued and beneficial.

2. Maximise engagement and maintain relationships with staff at a local level, increasing awareness of the Foyer Federation’s role, offer and value among direct delivery staff.

3. Use your local-level relationships to spot opportunities for growth and product sales, liaising with our Head of Development and Partnerships to follow up leads.

4. To foster a culture of high aspiration within and beyond the Foyer network, and support the development of staff working with young people.

5. To influence the organisation’s strategic direction using the learning from day-to-day interactions with our network.

6. Work in partnership with the Head of Programmes and Network to design and deliver network events, co-creation workshops and practical resources to support the network. 

7. To oversee the induction, retention and renewal of members, working with the Communications and Membership Officer and appropriate systems to track and manage the process, including when services move between membership tiers.

8. To work alongside the Communications and Membership Officer to ensure members are kept informed of the Federation’s current activities and opportunities. 

9. To maintain effective three-way communication channels between the Foyer Federation, young people and the network using tools when appropriate, eg surveys, CRM and social media. 

• Young People Engagement

1. To work in partnership with the Head of Programmes and Network to maintain an engaged group of young people to collaborate with on Foyer Federation activities.

2. To work alongside the Head of Programmes and Network to design and deliver projects and initiatives for young people in line with the strategy.

3. To explore and develop new ideas and methods for engaging young people in Foyers, drawing on the experience and knowledge of our members.

4. To manage ongoing projects and initiatives for young people, eg talent bonds, activities within our Power Up Youth strategy.

5. To consistently seek to improve and grow opportunities for young people with lived experience of homelessness to meaningfully influence and contribute to the running of local supported housing services and the Foyer Federation at an operational and strategic level, including appropriate involvement with the Trustees. 

6. To act as the Operational Safeguarding Lead for the Foyer Federation, staying up to date with the latest legislation, advice and good practice. 

• Membership Offer and Training

1. Act as the main point of contact for training enquiries, arranging bookings, gathering and sharing key information, and working with the team to plan the training schedule. 

2. Take a lead role in promoting, developing and delivering the Foyer Federation’s core training offer to current and prospective members, and others in the youth sector.

3. To work with and develop additional trainers to co-design and co-deliver training, including growing a group of young people who can co-deliver the Foyer Federation’s training offer on a regular basis.

4. To work with the Head of Programmes and Network to develop, design and deliver a regular calendar of network events, including associated administration such as scheduling and booking.

5. To collect and use feedback to ensure our training offer, events and programmes remain relevant to the needs of our network, young people and the wider youth sector.

• General

1. To apply the Foyer Federation’s policies and procedures and ensure compliance with relevant obligations, including Safeguarding, Health and Safety, Data Protection and Equal Opportunities.

2. To ensure your own continuing professional development by undergoing training and other activities.

3. To undertake any other duties as may be reasonably required.

This job description may be amended from time to time, as the needs of the organisation require.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Experience and Skills:

1. Experience in building, nurturing and managing complex relationships both with youth work and/or housing professionals and young people.

2. Demonstrable expertise or transferable skills in the following areas: 

• Project management
• Training and facilitation
• Relationship management
• Event management

3. Experience of working within a youth supported housing setting, or similar.

4. Experience of securing buy-in and engagement in projects and events involving young people and practitioners.

5. Evidence of using an Advantaged Thinking or another asset based approach to innovate in a professional, voluntary or personal capacity.

6. Experience of communicating with and influencing practitioners, managers, commissioners, statutory agencies and other stakeholders involved in developing and delivering young people’s services.

7. Demonstrable insight into the future potential and needs of different groups of young people who are unable to live at home, the services that work with them, and the opportunities to create Advantaged Thinking solutions.

8. Capable of using various technology platforms (e.g. Microsoft, Apple products,  Zoom, Google suite) and other communications tools and approaches including Social Media platforms.

Attitudes and Behaviours:

1. A proactive, high-energy team player with a can-do attitude who enjoys working collaboratively, drawing on, facilitating and supporting the talents of others across different functions.

2. Exceptional planning and organisational skills, able to work under pressure and prioritise competing tasks to meet deadlines, with a flexible approach to meeting the changing demands of project activity.

3. Clear and personable communicator and negotiator, both orally (including telephone) and written, able to influence different audiences through meetings, training sessions and presentations, reports and correspondence without the need for supervision.

4. Applies Advantaged Thinking in practice, communicating it with others and spotting and developing potential Advantaged Thinkers.

5. An individual who lives the values of the organisation personally and has a  strong commitment to the Foyer Federation’s mission and purpose with an active interest in developing innovative solutions and more effective investment in young people.

6. Collaborative and flexible approach, able to listen, engage and demonstrate tact and diplomacy

Competencies:

1. Building and maintaining relationships

2. Training and event delivery

3. Creative thinker

4. Communicating and influencing

5. Acts on Innovation

Are you looking for a job where you are in control of the work you do, have life balance and the flexibility and freedom to achieve results?

Are you looking for new energy and a new challenge?

Newark & Sherwood CVS (NSCVS) & Rushcliffe CVS (RCVS) are looking for a Business Development Manager (working title you get to choose your own!) to develop a Partnership which will support our communities to grow and thrive.

Some of the things you’ll be doing:

• Creating and Developing the project
• Working with stakeholders to help shape the project
• Delivering solutions to meet community need
• Developing more effective and sustainable services

We’re interested in your ability not your qualifications; whatever your background e.g. NHS, Local Authority, VCSE we would love to hear from you if you can demonstrate:

• Working at both a strategic level & operational level
• Partnership Development experience with the skills to motivate stakeholders to get involved
• An understanding of the issues affecting communities at a local and national level

Closing date: We will keep the post open until we’ve recruited and will be viewing applications as they come in.

Project Officer 

England wide

£25,561 per annum (pro rata for part time hours)

 (Ref: SUS3797)

Up to 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working

Base: Hybrid working in any UK Sustrans Office/Hub

About the role

As a Project Officer, you will support the England Core team, to deliver our strategic programmes of ‘Paths for Everyone’ and ‘Liveable Cities & Towns For Everyone’. These programmes focus on creating high-quality active travel infrastructure across the country.

The main focus of this role will be to assist with the delivery of significant projects, by supporting our programme leads to ensure we deliver on time, to budget and meet quality standards. This will include arranging meetings, compiling reports, gathering and analysis of information, inspecting schemes and responding to requests from our clients. 

You will also be supporting the Executive Director England, by collating various regional business plans and documents, supporting quarterly reporting, and collecting and analysing data. 

You will be liaising with regional delivery colleagues, to monitor progress and risk and to ensure project management tools/dashboards are updated regularly and accurately.

This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans. Candidates should be based within a commutable distance to any nominated hub/office base throughout the UK.

About you

With exceptional organisational skills, you will have the ability to manage your own work and coordinate multiple priorities and deadlines across several projects.

You will be experienced in working alongside and building relationships with partners. You will have experience in project management evaluation and/or delivery.

You will demonstrate the ability to produce and present reports and summaries, from large quantities of data.

We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.

Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity & respect.

What we offer

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

Wellbeing

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

Financial

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

Family Friendly

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

Additional information

• Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 24 August 2022
• Interviews will take place via MS Teams on the 05 September 2022

To apply, please complete our online application form. 

About Sustrans

Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. We connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute. 

Our vision and mission have never been more relevant. Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling. 

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

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

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

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

Title:                      Global Security Training Manager

Department: Safety and Security  

Location: This position can be based in the following locations:Washington DC (or homebased East Coast), London (or homebased in UK), RI country of operation (applicants must a have the right to work in Country where they are based and national terms and conditions apply)

Reporting to: VP Safety and Security  

Direct reports: None

Budget responsibility: None

Travel: Up to 30% depending on need. It is expected this role will be primarily based from home. The                                      organisation is undertaking regular reviews and risk assessments to review travel restriction on a                              global and local level.

* This role is classified as requiring advanced pre-employment checks

ABOUT Relief International.

Relief International (RI) is a leading non-profit organization working in 16 countries globally to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises, and chronic poverty.

RI combines humanitarian and development approaches to provide immediate services while laying the groundwork for long-term impact and resilience. We focus on health/nutrition, education, economic opportunity, and water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) programming while integrating protection, environment/climate change, and conflict mitigation in partnership with the communities we serve.  We empower communities to find, design and implement the solutions that work best for them.

RI includes the three corporate members of the RI Alliance: RI-US, RI-UK, and MRCA/RI-France. Under our alliance agreement, we operate as a single, shared management structure.

About our Programs

RI is active in 16 countries around the world, including some of the most fragile: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, and Yemen.  Often, RI is the only organization providing assistance to highly vulnerable communities. 

RI employs about 5,000 staff and auxiliary workers

97% of staff are local nationals and there are about 90 international (expat) staff.

2021 programs budget is about $125M 

RI receives funding from a broad range of institutional donors – US,UK, Europe, and the UN, to delivery life-saving and resilience building programming with communities and local and international partners.  RI supports solutions that reinforce and improve upon existing in-country systems. Where such systems do not exist or are chronically underperforming, RI’s crisis response lays the foundation for long-term, sustainable change. 

Position Summary.

RI is looking to recruit a Global Security Training Manager who combines strong skills in delivery and management of training. This role requires strategic awareness for the creation and implementation of a global policy in order to generate effective, sustainable training solutions for RI in the field of safety and security.

RI maintains a wide range of security training requirements, from personal safety and security trainings for individual staff members (such as HEAT, first aid etc) through to management trainings (incident management, security risk management etc). We are looking for a candidate with the ability to engage with key stakeholders across the organisation to identify training needs, design a strategy for accomplishing RI’s long-term security training goals, and implementation of the steps required to achieve this (from Policy through to oversight on training materials and capacity building for staff delivering these).

Key Responsibilities and Duties.

• Developing the RI Security Training Strategy and designing an accompanying policy
• Supporting Regional and Country Office teams with the development of training needs assessments
• Working collaboratively with the Director of Training and Development to ensure the RI global LMS system is effectively utilised and training recorded
• Developing RI Security training course curricula, including learning objectives and core competencies
• Coordinating the Global standardisation and local contextualisation of security training materials within and across RI
• Providing capacity building, technical direction and guidance on security training, competency, and behaviour to RI staff
• Managing the selection, data-basing, and relationships with third-party training vendors (for HEAT, medical, driver training etc)
• Maintaining an awareness of humanitarian sector best training practices, developments, and tools
• Deploying to support RI Regional Offices and Country programme teams with training requirements as requested
• Enabling regular reviews and reporting on compliance
• Liaison with partner agencies for provision of trainings (e.g. UN SSAFE, INSO HEIST) and to support overall coordination
• Administrative and logistics planning in training delivery

Safeguarding

• Uphold and promote RI’s commitment to ensuring the safeguarding and safety of the vulnerable communities we serve

• Ensure that your behaviour inside and outside of work promotes the values outlined with RI’s code of conduct and safeguarding policies
• Consistent with RI’s safeguarding and protection policies, contribute to ensuring that all those who come into contact with Relief International staff and the communities we serve can be trusted to work safely with them
• Support and develop systems that create and maintain an environment that prevents sexual exploitation and abuse and promotes the implementation of the Code of Conduct and safeguarding policies
• Work collaboratively with the Global Safeguarding Lead to advocate for the inclusion of safeguarding activities and resources within program
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of donor requirements of safeguarding standards and protection from exploitation and abuse

Culture and leadership

• Contribute a positive and productive work environment which is free from harassment and bullying.
• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity and understanding of diversity and cultural differences, gender issues and the commitment to equal opportunities
• Ability to demonstrate and uphold RI’s values and ethics

Other related tasks that may from time to time

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

• Track record of achievement in a previous, similar role with a progressive work experience and responsibility within an INGO context
• Experience working as a Trainer of Trainers (or Training-the-Trainer)
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience
• Fluent in English and other regional languages (especially Arabic) are an advantage however not essential
• Proven cross-cultural awareness and communication skills and delivering training in different countries
• Excellent training management skills, including design and management of long-term training programs (and producing training needs assessments);
• Strong training delivery skills, for a range of audiences, linguistic contexts, and varying levels of seniority
• Proven ability to work with diverse array of stakeholders to achieve lasting results
• Willingness to travel, sometimes at short notice, as required for the successful implementation of the role

RI Values.

Guided by the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence, as well as “Do No Harm,” Relief International Values:

We value:

• Integrity
• Adaptability
• Collaboration
• Inclusivity
• Sustainability

How to apply.

• To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button in the job advert page
• You will be asked to upload a CV and Cover Letter.  The cover letter should be no more than 2 pages long and explain why you are interested in this post with Relief International and how your skills and experience make you a good fit.

Closing date. Note the closing date as per the job board listing, however, please apply immediately as we will be reviewing applicants on a rolling basis and may withdraw the position before the job board closing date.

Please apply by uploading your cover letter and up-to-date CV on our website.

COVID 19: To ensure a safe workplace, RI follows government requirements, and in some locations a mandatory vaccination policy applies.  When working or traveling on RI business, all staff, contractors and visitors must follow the rules and entry requirements of the country.

Due to limited resources, only short-listed candidates will be contacted

Relief International has a zero-tolerance policy for unlawful harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse. Relief International is committed to protecting our staff and the communities we work with from abuse and harm including sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and sexual harassment.

All staff are expected to abide by our Code of Conduct.

Recruitment to all roles in Relief International include a criminal records self-declaration, references and other pre-employment checks, which may include police and qualifications checks.

Senior Project Officer

We are looking for a Project Officer to organise and deliver high quality, practical environmental conservation projects.

You will be working for a conservation charity collaborating with community volunteers to deliver practical solutions to the real-life challenges they face, their activities have a lasting impact on people’s health, prospects, and outdoor spaces.

Position: Senior Project Officer - Green Health Activities

Location: Homebased -with access to the office in North Hampshire and travel across Hampshire and occasionally Berkshire.

Salary: £22,000 per annum

Hours: 35 hours per week

Benefits: 26 days holiday, plus bank holidays, pension scheme, tax free childcare, Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work scheme, development leave, flexible working, life assurance, Bupa Health cash plan.

Closing Date: 29th August 2022

About the Role:

The Senior Project Officer will work closely with the local community and will be responsible for:

• The recruitment and management of Volunteers
• The management of resources, and management of budgets
• Supervise and run local projects
• Conduct risk assessment in relation to people and working environments
• Organising and delivering high quality, practical environmental conservation projects for volunteers
• Developing and maintaining partner relationships
• Maintaining records of activities and report to partners as required
• Assist in generating income, by planning and researching new opportunities locally

About You:

You will have the following qualifications and experience.

• Level 3 NVQ or equivalent

• Leading and managing groups

• Planning and implementing practical projects and events

• Recruiting and managing volunteers

• Working in Partnership with other organisations, and community groups

• Knowledge of implementing health initiatives to improve wellbeing

If you feel you can bring the skills and passion to this exciting role, then apply today!

As a Disability Confident and Equal Opportunities Employer, our client welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates including those from black and minority ethnic (BME) groups and disabled candidates

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Project Officer, Volunteer Coordinator, Senior Volunteer Officer, Volunteer Manager, Project Coordinator, Project Manager, Environmental Project Manager, Project Support Officer, Conservation Project officer, Etc.

The Connection Coalition (CC) was formed in April 2020 as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Anticipating that the nation was at risk of a crisis of disconnection - and a worsening epidemic of loneliness and social isolation - we created a platform for organisations across the country to work collectively to ensure that communities and the country emerge from Covid-19 ready to build and strengthen social relationships.

The past two years have involved growing the membership, supporting them with learning opportunities, and maximising the opportunities to build networks and connections between the members. In the past 12 months we have focussed on testing ideas and capturing our learning which has included listening to our members and better understanding their needs. As a result we have set our intention to move the Connection Coalition from a time-limited project to one we seek to sustain so long as there is a need. That’s where you come in!

As Connection Coalition Manager, you will work closely with our Head of Community Programmes and wider team to help lead and deliver our work supporting organisations who are building connections in communities across the UK. This is an exciting time to join the Foundation, as we develop and embed our new strategy, ensuring the Connection Coalition is integrated in our wider programme of work and well connected with other teams and projects across the Foundation. You’ll achieve this by working collaboratively with the Head of Community Programmes and other Project Managers.

EVENT OPERATIONS SENIOR EXECUTIVE

Salary: £28,000 to £34,000 per annum
Contract type: Permanent, Full-time, 35 hours/week. We are open to flexible working arrangements i.e., compressed hours
Location: Home-based, National
Application Deadline: Thursday 25 August 23:55

Application Method: In our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, we are using Anonymous CVs through our recruitment portal. Please therefore ensure that you have completed the 'Work History' section of the application form and that you have answered the application questions. You will be asked to upload a CV, but we will not be using this as part of the shortlisting process and it will therefore not be reviewed. We would like you to submit a covering letter online in the text box provided. Please include your motivations for applying for the role and how you feel your skills and experience are a good match.

What will I be doing?

You will be playing a critical role in supporting both the Senior Managers - Planning, Resourcing and Operations leading on project areas to support the wider team's operations, processes and systems.

You will be making an impact by...

• Overseeing the key relationship for our contract process

• Managing the workload of the Event Delivery team operations to ensure we can maximise the resource in our team. Proactively managing this with our key stakeholders to support their workload as well as that of the Event Delivery Team

• Delivering events in contingency across the UK to support the Divisional Teams.

• Completing all briefs for Oxford Data capture team, Oxford finance team, Inbound and out bound teams in supporter services for all events including legacies, Race and Shine.

• Identifying and actioning opportunities to drive efficiencies with the Event Delivery team's operations, in particular with the Divisional Event Managers and where we can support them and their teams.

• Delivering specific projects for both the Senior Managers of Mass and Cultivation and Stewardship relating to any new events that their teams deliver

• Delivering training and write the training guides for Siebel and EWS for any teams that input event information onto them. To include legacy team, Event Delivery Team and Supporter Led Fundraising.

You'll bring to the role…

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, advanced Excel desirable

• Experience in managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders

• Experience in delivering large scale events

• Experience in delivering conferences or other major indoor events

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively in writing, face to face and telephone to a wide-ranging audience in order to build good relationships

• Extremely well organised with the ability to juggle multiple tasks and priorities in a sometimes time-pressured environment

• Ability to be solution focussed and think broadly about impact across all event areas not just related to events currently in our existing portfolio.

• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills in order to get the best value for CRUK.

• Ability to work as part of a team and contribute towards the team's collective success

• A strong self-awareness that allows you to play to your strengths and manage your development areas.

What will I gain?

Without you we wouldn't be able to achieve our aim of seeing 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034. So, we want to reward you in as many ways as possible. Our benefits package includes discounts on anything from travel to technology, generous holiday allowance, gym membership and much more.

You'll also be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. And ultimately, you'll know that you'll be changing lives through your work.

If you're as ambitious as we are, join our collective force and enjoy an excellent career, as we save lives and add years.

Title: Co-Production and Involvement Manager Secure Care

Location: Homebased

Hours: Full time, 35hrs per week

Contract: 2 years fixed term contract

Salary: £33,076.13 to £36,627.57 or £35,722.24 to £39,273.67pa inclusive of London Weighting.

We have an exciting opportunity for Co-Production and Involvement Manager Secure Care to join our Policy and Practice team.

We believe in the importance and value of the voice of lived experience in shaping not only our project work, but as the ‘golden thread’ through all our work. We have a proven track record of consistently overcoming perceived barriers when engaging with people who are severely affected by mental illness. 

We have a strong, established strategic co-production and involvement practice, with additional expertise in community engagement, organising and listening. We facilitate the co-production of specific strategies for each area, programme or service context we work in. Our overall approach is to support and train experts by experience to facilitate the gathering of lived experience insights from diverse backgrounds, who can represent and influence the quality, development and evaluation of services. 

How you will make a difference:

As a Co-Production and Involvement Manager Secure Care you will be supporting the Head of Programmes with delivering strategic programmes of work across the Policy and Practice department with a focus on Secure Care and In-patient services. You will ensure that programme team has the tools needed to meet project milestones, liaising with internal and external stakeholders to support the smooth running and delivery of project activity.

Key responsibilities of the role will include:

• supporting and developing expert by experience leaders in their role to ensure it is a positive experience
• championing the value of lived experience in co-design, co-implementation and co-evaluation, and power of peer support in co-delivery
• identifying opportunities to disseminate support and share resources, trainings, webinars and other resources with colleagues, and co-produce these where possible.
• supporting submission of bids, tenders and funding proposals
• undertaking the drafting of highlight reports, including identification of risks and issues, challenges, and any updates to budgets to the Head of Programmes 
• working with experts by experience from a range of different communities to gather insights and understand specific needs and issues

More information can be found in the job description attached to our direct advert.

What we are looking for

We are looking for an individual who has:

• experience of delivering projects of all sizes
• an interest in the value of lived experience as a complementary perspective to the professional perspective – to arrive at better solutions
• experience of delivering focus groups, engaging attendees and extracting relevant insights and key themes from people with lived experience of severe mental illness
• strong interpersonal skills, and  manage positive relationships with external stakeholder, team members and people with Lived Experience
• ability to work independently and lead on specific projects
• have an aptitude for collaborative working, including: active listening, appreciating different perspectives, using positive language, and having a proactive, solutions-focused approach

You may also have:

• Understanding of the wider health and social care systems in England, including different pathways in and out of services, and service provision for people severely affected by mental illness
• Experience of co-producing initiatives with service users and experts
• Experience of influencing public policy
• Experience of working for a charitable or campaigning organisation or of working with people severely affected by mental illness

Caring for our people

We offer a wide range of support. Some of our benefits include:

• Wellbeing support: our Wellbeing hub gives physical, emotional, and mental health support. We also have a BUPA Employee Assistance Programme with access to appointments.
• Taking time for you: we work flexibly –you get to choose where you work, managing your own diary. We have generous annual leave, starting at 25 rising to 30 days, plus bank holidays, as well as your birthday off.
• Planning for the future: We have a contributory pension scheme.
• Structured Induction: Onboarding you into the Charity supporting your wellbeing along the way.
• £300 when you introduce a Friend: receive up to £300 when you introduce a friend or family member

Who we are

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”

We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning+ (LGBTQ+), people with a disability, or those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status. We have an ambition of becoming an anti-racist organisation and we recognise there is more to do in ensuring our recruitment is fair and inclusive, which is why we are recruiting new roles in helping us to achieve this.

Responsible for ensuring that robust, timely and aligned evidence is readily available from across the breadth of Trussell Trust’s programmes and projects, including those of the Foodbank Network. This role holds responsibility for developing and updating impact frameworks, ensuring that accurate data are collected in line with these frameworks, and overseeing and shaping the way in which we communicate our impact. Working across service delivery, policy influencing and attitudinal change activities, this role is responsible for the delivery of the organisation’s annual Impact Report, and for providing effective oversight and guidance to team members to support impact reporting and evaluation at a programme and project level.

Role responsibilities

• Support the Head of Impact and Evidence, by leading the operational planning and coordination of our impact measurement work, working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to ensure that our approach to evidencing impact is effective, inclusive, consistent and reflects our values.
• Act as owner of our organisational Theory of Change, maintaining the evidence base by bringing together data from across programmes, projects and external sources and highlighting where underpinning assumptions or activity may not be aligned.
• Working closely with colleagues in Strategic Communications and Strategic Intelligence, develop and extend our internal, network and external-facing impact reporting, including managing delivery of our annual Impact Report and ensuring relevant impact data is readily available for support-raising teams.
• Provide expert advice to support effective decision-making about our approach to impact and evaluation, and lead a team of monitoring and evaluation specialists, drawing on their skills in qualitative and quantitative research design and analysis, and ensuring that our Impact and Evaluation team is able to provide a consistent and high-performing service to other teams across the organisation.
• Where necessary, advise on, project manage, and deliver or commission complex evaluations or impact analysis of our programmes as required, working collaboratively with staff accountable for programme delivery.

• Work with team managers and the Head of Impact and Evidence to facilitate regular opportunities for Trussell Trust staff and food bank network colleagues to learn from evaluation and monitoring work, including through workshops and webinars, in ways that promote reflective practice and inform programme development.

We are excited to be recruiting a Programme Manager to join The Brilliant Tutoring Programme. This role will play an important role in the delivery and management of The Brilliant Tutoring Programme, which is currently being delivered as part of the government’s National Tutoring Programme (NTP). The Brilliant Club is also exploring opportunities for the charity to deliver attainment raising activities beyond the NTP. 

The BTP Programme Manager will support the team leadership of the BTP team, ensuring excellent programme delivery to all BTP schools. The BTP Programme Manager will manage at least two Programme Officers, each managing a cluster of school- Tutor relationships. The Programme Manager will oversee all aspects of programme delivery by Programme Officers ensuring key performance indicators are met. They will coach and support Programme Officers to deal with difficult and sensitive issues from schools and Tutors, becoming directly involved as a point of escalation. The Programme Manager will design and coordinate the programme delivery cycle, ensuring that all communication to external stakeholders is high quality. The Programme Manager will deliver aspects of our provision including tutor assessment and training. 

The role requires a driven and dynamic team player, with experience of success in programme management. They will be positive and proactive, with a commitment to delivering excellent standards. They will champion the charity’s values and embody them in interactions with colleagues and partners.

We think it is important that our charity reflects the lived experience of our beneficiaries, and we want to be an organisation where employees from any background can thrive. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic , Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans including non-binary (LGBTQ+) candidates, and candidates from low-income families. These groups are currently underrepresented at The Brilliant Club, and we are committed to increasing representation and diversity at the charity

Person Specification 

Time and Resource Management 

•    Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage time effectively
•    Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities
•    Helps others to develop the skills and behaviours to build good time and resource management 
•    Manages projects, with appropriate levels of time and resource input 

External Stakeholder Knowledge and Management 

•    Knowledge of the school and university sectors 
•    Coaches the team to identify issues and opportunities to better manage external stakeholder relationships
•    Actively shares useful information about stakeholders with internal colleagues at all levels 
•    Confidence in handling enquiries and conflicts from external stakeholders and adapting approach to meet different needs 

Communication 

•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
•    Evaluates the quality of communications within their team, suggesting improvements 
•    Confidence communicating with, and delivering to, a range of stakeholders 
•    Confidence presenting and delivering sessions to a range of audiences including school-aged children and adults 
•    Makes sound, nuanced judgments about how, when and whether to communicate difficult or complex messages 

Initiative and Problem Solving 

•    Proactivity in seeking to enhance processes and identifying emerging risks, solving problems, and suggesting solutions as they arise
•    Makes the case for improvements that have a positive impact and effectively shares solutions and improvements within relevant teams 
•    Encourages a culture of innovation 
•    Works with their team to respond quickly to solve problems, seeking input from relevant internal stakeholders 
•    Uses and seeks out the best data available to analyse patterns and arrive at robust solutions or improvements 

Developing Self and Others 

•    Self-reflective and committed to own professional development 
•    Stretches self, team members and colleagues to develop

Person Specification

•    Essential – Proven experience in leading the delivery of a project or programme across a locality
•    Essential - Demonstrable experience of working in/with schools or the higher education sector
•    Essential – Experience of managing a team
•    Desirable – Qualified teacher (QTS or above) or academic research experience (Masters or above)

Role Specific Knowledge and Skills

•    Essential – Knowledge of educational interventions, including impact management
•    Essential – Knowledge of the school sector
•    Essential – Capable of adapting quickly to new systems and interfaces
•    Desirable – Teaching skills/delivering training to adults
•    Desirable – Effective stakeholder management experience. Experience of engaging with schools, including senior leaders, to develop effective  ongoing relationships to support the delivery of a project or programme.
•    Desirable – Confident in using digital systems for delivery

We need an ambitious manager to help drive our engagement projects forward and increase uptake of HWF's services. You will contribute to the long-term sustainability and success of the charity, and deliver essential wellbeing support to the UK's healthcare workforce. We need our Engagement & Operations Manager to bring a wealth of successful engagement & operations experience to HWF, with a proven track record of project evaluation, strategy development and an ability to implement impact measurement. This full-time role is 35 hours /week. The post is fully home-based and provides a career opportunity with a small professional and dedicated  team, with great potential for growth. In addition to a generous 36 days annual leave, we offer a commitment to continuous professional growth and development through the provision of an annual training budget for all staff.

Applicants must be based in the UK full-time as, whilst this is a remote-working role, the team does hold in-person meetings.

About The Healthcare Workers’ Foundation

Set up in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 by healthcare workers, for healthcare workers, the Healthcare Workers' Foundation (HWF) exists to support everyone working within the sector by providing emotional, financial and workplace support.

We believe that by improving welfare provision for these workers, we will reduce staff attrition and create positive working environments, thus improving patient care.

The needs of our beneficiaries are at the core of everything we do. As the charity has evolved, we have developed new services and created long-term support mechanisms; while the worst of the pandemic is over, the workload pressures, mental health struggles and financial difficulties continue.

The charity currently consists of five staff and is a 100% remote and flexible working organisation. In a little over two years, we have raised £1.3m in funds and over £3m including gifts-in-kind. We currently offer the following services to healthcare workers:

• Bereaved family support and scholarships
• Professional counselling
• Staff room refurbishments
• Financial Support

We also undertake research to establish where we can better help our healthcare workers, and tailor our service offering to meet their needs.

Title: Senior New Partnerships Manager (Retail & FMCG)

Salary: £42,000 - £45,000 per annum

Hours/Contract: 35 per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Based: Flexible

Closing date: 24th August 2022

Interview date: W/c 29th August 2022

Job summary:

We are recruiting for a Senior new partnerships manager who specialises in identifying and securing new 6-7 figure transformational partnerships for Marie Curie with top UK retailers, brands, and suppliers.

This is a leadership role, where you will develop and deliver competitive sector strategies and cultivation plans; build, maintain and convert a robust and diverse pipeline, and collaborate with others to achieve results that will deliver income, influence and awareness.

You will have a high level of autonomy and responsibility and will manage a high-value prospect portfolio of your own creation to meet and exceed income targets. You will be a team player and have both a strategic and commercial focus and. We are looking for someone who is skilled in developing and delivering compelling, impactful cases for support, proposals, cultivation plans and stewardship activities, pitches and employee and public vote strategies.

This is an exciting role and ideal for someone who thrives on a challenge.

What we are looking for:

• Proven track record of securing multi-year, 6 and 7 figure partnerships across retailers, brands, and suppliers
• A talent for identifying new commercial and strategic partnerships that drive income, influence and awareness
• A networker and a relationship builder, who loves to collaborate internally and externally
• A strategic thinker, who can help drive forward and deliver our new partnerships strategy to deliver significant corporate partnership income growth
• A real inspiration, a leader who is a self-starter, creative, resilient, and tenacious
• Goal orientated, passionate and results driven

What's in it for you:

• Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Continuous development
• Industry leading training programmes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Working

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

This role will be subject to receiving a satisfactory criminal record check.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.

About us:

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left.

Everyone knows our daffodil, but it's our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.

Title: Partnership Development Manager - Case for Support

Salary: MCJES Band E - £35,086 - £40,000 p/a + London Weighting of £3,500 (if applicable)

Hours/Contract: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

Based: London/ remote available

Closing date: 31st August 2022

Interview date: w/c 5th September 2022

We are seeking a talented Partnership Development Manager - Case for Support to shape how we communicate about the work of Marie Curie to our high value supporters and play a critical role in driving impactful fundraising across the Philanthropy and Partnerships (P&P) team. Working within the Insight and Partnership Development (IPD) team, the role offers the opportunity to work in a supportive environment whilst leading a team that informs and influences P&P's fundraising approaches.

You will develop strong, convincing, and engaging cases for support on our services that inspire and act as a useful tool for fundraisers working with philanthropists, corporates, trusts and through special events. Working closely with senior leadership, high value fundraisers and colleagues from across our Caring Services departments you will spot opportunities to link our services together and develop a range of resources suitable for a high value fundraising audience.

This is a crucial role, managing a function that will have meaningful impact on our fundraising, developing propositions that can be taken to current partners and to inspire new prospects to support Marie Curie. You will work closely with fundraisers to co-create inspiring cases for support, support on pitch and proposal development and source innovative projects and services that can be fundraised for. You will build strong relationships with colleagues across the organisation, advocating for P&P fundraising and being an expert on our services. You will implement a case for support strategy that ensures summaries and in-depth information is gathered and written for key projects and services, reacting to the needs of the team.

The Department

The Philanthropy and Partnerships department identifies, develops and sustains bespoke partnerships throughout the UK, putting our high value audience front and centre, to drive income, awareness and influence for Marie Curie's mission. We work with high-net-worth individuals, charitable trusts and foundations, companies and statutory and lottery organisations and we deliver a portfolio of high-profile special events.

What we are looking for:

• Significant experience in writing for fundraising purposes, whether case for support, or fundraising applications/propositions
• An excellent communicator, with strong writing, reporting and presentation skills
• Experience of working with statistics and data relating to healthcare or front-line services
• Good working knowledge of high value fundraising processes
• Someone with the confidence to build strong working relationships with stakeholders at all levels

What's in it for you:

• Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Continuous development
• Industry leading training programmes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Working

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

This role will be subject to receiving a satisfactory basic criminal record check.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.

About us:

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left.

Everyone knows our daffodil, but it's our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.

We are Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking.

We want to create a nation where walking is the natural choice for everyday, local journeys; free from congested roads and pollution, reducing the risk of preventable illnesses and social isolation. We want to achieve a better walking environment and to inspire people of all generations to enjoy the benefits the simple act of walking brings.

Living Streets manages innovative national projects, working with schools, communities and workplaces to encourage more people to walk short journeys. And with our supporters we campaign for positive change and public policies that enliven our streets. WOW, our walk to school challenge, is perhaps the most notable, capturing the imagination of children in over 3,000 schools. We work with local authorities to help them improve streets and neighbourhoods.

Join us and together we will create a walking nation.

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and personable Schools Coordinator to join our Major Projects team for a fixed term period until 31 March 2023. Previous experience of promoting active travel and supporting and influencing stakeholders remotely is essential. Experience of working with primary schools is desirable.

As part of a team delivering this project across England, you will be responsible for recruiting target project schools, organising the distribution of resources and promoting our national walking campaigns at key points throughout the year. 

This is an interesting and varied role, and an ability to embrace a variety of tasks whilst working remotely is essential.

Living Streets is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk; and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be subject to background and criminal records checks as relevant to the job role.

Closing date: 31 August 2022 (midnight)

Interview date: w/c 12 September 2022, online