UK-Med is a humanitarian NGO that has been responding to disasters for over thirty years.  We prepare and equip medical teams, both in the UK and worldwide, so they are ready to respond when epidemics, conflict and natural disasters hit.  When Ebola struck West Africa in 2014 we recruited and trained UK doctors and nurses who helped local medical teams and other NGOs to bring the outbreak under control.  We are core partners, providing the clinical component and key support structures of the UK Emergency Medical Team (UK EMT) in line with WHO standards.

We are recruiting a Security Advisor to ensure effective safety and security arrangements are in place for the UK EMT.  Our new Security Adviser will lead on strategic and operational management of safety and security for the UK EMT.  You will design, draft and disseminate overarching safety and security plans and crisis management plans and attendant structures, and will advise Team Leaders in the field including deploying with large responses as required.

Our ideal candidate will bring significant security expertise developed through significant experience working in the humanitarian sector (expected to be at least 5 years) including in insecure environments.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits along with a friendly working environment and the opportunity to make a real difference through and influential role in humanitarian programming.

How to Apply

We strongly recommend that you read the Candidate Information Pack on our website before applying for this role

To apply, please submit a current CV and a supporting letter (2 pages) that includes a detailed explanation of your suitability for this post with specific reference to the essential criteria in the person specification.

Please click 'Apply on website' to go to our online jobs portal.

Applications must be submitted no later than Wednesday 3 November 2021.

Applications for work in the UK can only be accepted from people with an existing right to work in the UK.

UK-Med is committed to safeguarding of our personnel and beneficiaries and has a zero tolerance approach to sexual exploitation and abuse.  We conduct thorough vetting before any appointment is confirmed.

UK-Med is committed to the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion.  We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive environment where employees feel respected and supported to be able to fulfil their potential.

The Alternative Provider Federation is seeking an experienced Project Manager to help us develop our membership, functions and role.

Your work will complement that of our Executive Chair – a new role we are also recruiting to.

The Alternative Provider Federation is effectively the new provider arm of the Greater Manchester VCSE Leadership Group and has been endorsed by the GM Integrated Care System (ICS) Transition Board.

Both roles are being funded via the Leadership Group as part of the work to deliver the GM Accord – an agreement between the VCSE sector, GMCA and the HSCP / ICS.

You will be employed by the 10GM partnership of local infrastructure organisations, who are founder members of the GM VCSE Leadership Group.

This is a critical role for us as we move to develop an idea into a functioning entity.

You will be an experienced, highly motivated Project Manager who is excited about this new initiative and committed to helping us ensure we deliver.

The main responsibilities of this role are:

• To develop the membership of the Alternative Provider Federation, in conjunction with the current steering group
• To develop a project plan that captures the mission, vision, values, purpose and priorities of the Provider Collaborative
• To organise regular meetings of the Alternative Provider Federation, supporting the Executive Chair and fulfilling secretariat duties as required
• To report back to the GM VCSE Leadership Group on a quarterly basis
• To attend regular line management sessions with a 10GM Director
• To work to ensure that the social enterprise and charitable providers in GM are supported to develop and grow in the provider space
• To work closely with the Executive Chair to support members, facilitate collaborations and ensure shared values and the highest standards of probity
• To ensure the flexibility and creativity of members of the Alternative Provider Federation are utilised to maximise their contribution to the ICS in the reduction of health inequalities in GM, alongside the Executive Chair

Specifically

• To manage the membership process for the Alternative Provider Federation
• To initiate and undertake monitoring and evaluation for the Federation, developing systems, writing reports and preparing data as appropriate
• To develop and maintain partnerships and stakeholder relationships for the Federation to further its objectives
• To ensure that the Federation conducts its business in the spirit of mutual and collective accountability
• To foster the development and sharing of good practice within the Federation
• To implement a marketing strategy for the Federation which includes developing website pages and a directory of member services

Vision 2026 is an agenda for growth and change agreed by the Blackburn Diocesan Synod in 2015. It challenges our parishes to be healthy churches which can transform the communities in which they are set. It also lays out four ways in which this over-arching goal can be achieved: Making Disciples, Being Witnesses, Growing Leaders and Inspiring Children and Young People for Jesus Christ.

Two central aspirations under Vision 2026 are to see 10 new Strategic Church Plants by 2026 and to see a step change in ministry with those aged 11 - 16. Resourcing Churches are key to realising these aspirations and in early 2021 we were successful in our application for £3.5 million Strategic Development Funding from the Church Commissioners to part-fund new Resourcing Churches in Blackpool and Blackburn. The project to establish and develop these two new Resourcing Churches is titled ‘Lighting Up New Generations’ and runs from July 2021 to June 2026.

The Project Manager will manage this new project as well as playing an important role in the wider delivery of Vision 2026 through analysing and reporting on statistics and data, communicating stories relating to Vision 2026, monitoring the realisation of aspirations under the Vision 2026 Implementation Plan (2021 – 2024), and working with the Director of Vision Delivery to encourage and enable the network of volunteer Vision Champions.

We are looking for someone who is excited about the vision of seeing Healthy Churches Transforming Communities across Lancashire with a real passion for the role that Resourcing Churches can play in delivering the Vision. They will need excellent written and verbal communication skills as the role will involve regular communication and interaction with ordained and lay colleagues across the diocese and national church. Strong project management skills and experience with the ability to analyse complex datasets and produce strategically useful reports are also essential.

For an informal conversation about the role please contact: Director of Vision Delivery, Carolyn Barton, details available via the recruitment pack.

All interviews to take place at the Diocesan Offices, Clayton House, Blackburn, BB1 2QE

Diversity - The Board of Finance believes that diversity enables us to thrive and develop and is committed to race equality, welcoming applications from UK Minority Ethnic backgrounds

There is an occupation requirement for the post-holder to be a practising Christian, in accordance with Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

The salary shown is for 35 hours, salary for 28 hours would be £30,635 per annum.

About us

Carbon Co-op is an award-winning and fast-growing energy services and advocacy cooperative that helps people and communities to make the radical reductions in home carbon emissions necessary to avoid runaway climate change.

We’re led by our values: we’re trying to mitigate the worst effects of climate change in a socially just way.  The work we do makes a difference, both at the policy level and in terms of practical de-carbonisation of buildings and energy systems. We’re often working at the leading edge of the kind of work we do.

About the job

Carbon Co-op’s work focuses on the development of new projects and services that enable citizens and communities to collectively tackle climate change. We have a strong, interdisciplinary Retrofit Team involved in a number of projects ranging from the facilitation of peer learning and knowledge exchange between householders, the development of new heat pump services and the delivery of an area based scheme. The knowledge and skills sets required to manage and deliver these ranges from soft skills such as the facilitation of knowledge exchange to highly technical design and procurement. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic Project Manager, to assist in the delivery of these schemes. We’re tackling new and challenging issues so you will be comfortable taking on new skills, juggling different tasks and prioritising. You don’t need specific experience in all the areas of work but you do need to be a diligent project manager and any experience of retrofit would be of benefit. 

The below describes the desired Essential, Preferred, and Useful characteristics of applicants.

Person specification

i) Skills and experience

Essential

• Minimum 2 years experience of project management or project coordination. 

Preferred

• PRINCE2 or similar Project Management qualification
• Experience of operating within the retrofit construction sector 
• A higher education qualification or similar experience, demonstrating technical literacy and an understanding of general scientific or engineering concepts.
• Experience of stakeholder/funder/client management.
• Experience of developing communication materials (fact sheets, guides, podcasts etc) communicating technical issues to a lay audience
• Experience of facilitating peer learning and knowledge sharing within a group, network or co-operative.

Useful

• Qualification from the Centre for Alternative Technology graduate school and/or AECB. 
• Knowledge of the basic concepts of Building Physics as they relate to domestic properties. 
• Experience of overseeing or delivering retrofit or energy efficiency works
• Experience of a Service Design process or project
• Experience of Community Finance

ii) About you

Essential

• Able to plan work strategically, juggling tasks, prioritising competing aims, timeframes and capacity.
• A good problem solver with the ability to think laterally. 
• Able to coordinate an interdisciplinary team or partnership to effectively deliver a project or task.
• Able to communicate effectively with project stakeholders of all kinds including householders, contractors, council staff and funders, to set appropriate expectations and where necessary resolve conflicts. 
• Good at making presentations, an excellent verbal and written communicator, enthusiastic and engaging

Preferred

• Ability to facilitate groups in order to enable shared learning
• Able to demonstrate a systems thinking approach
• Experience of a self-managed workplace
• Motivated by environmental and social justice concerns

Values 

We require staff to demonstrate, understand and apply our core organisational values. These are embedded in all our roles and applicants are expected to demonstrate these values as part of the application process:

• Commitment to collective and community-based approaches to tackling climate change.
• Commitment to Co-operative Values.
• Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
• Commitment to environmental justice and tackling inequalities.

Our organisational culture

We are a small (but growing), multi-disciplinary not-for-profit with a mission built around tackling climate change. Community benefit is hardwired into our organisation’s structure, we are ‘asset locked’ and owned by our 300+ ley members who annually elect a management board. We subscribe to international co-operative principles. Our work culture is open and collaborative, we practice self management principles and we employ practices such as user-centred design, service design and agile development. We welcome new team members!

Location

This position requires you to be based in Manchester. Our office is located within the Bridge 5 Mill sustainability centre in Ancoats, close to Manchester Piccadilly. We offer flexible working and the number of days worked from the office is negotiable. 

Legal right to work

By the time you commence your employment you must have a legal right to work in the UK. We are currently not in a position to act as a sponsor.

Next steps

Email us your CV plus a single page covering letter, setting out your reasons for applying and how you meet the essential requirements set out in the Person Specification. If you have any questions or are unsure whether you should apply please get in touch. 

After the closing date we will shortlist candidates and then carry out interviews by video call before making an appointment. 

Please apply!

We’re an equal opportunity employer, value diversity and have flexible working practices. We acknowledge that people from certain backgrounds are under-represented within our sector and our organisation – and we want to ensure we address this. We encourage applications from anyone with suitable skills, no matter their background or ability. If you don’t feel confident enough to apply, get in touch with us, we’d love to chat! 

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with an experienced team of blanket bog restoration practitioners to help deliver more than one million pounds worth of peatland restoration over the next three years.

Part-Time Project Manager (Fixed-Term)
Reference: AUG20210159
Location: Dove Stone, Oldham, OL3
Salary: £27,574.00 - £30,590.00 Per Annum FTE
Hours: Part Time, 18.75 hours per week
Contract: 3yrs Fixed until March 2025
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave (pro-rata)

Dove Stone is a partnership site between RSPB and United Utilities, in the north of the Peak District National Park. Peatland restoration at Dove Stone has been ongoing for 16 years, and the partnership team has been instrumental in developing some of the now standard restoration techniques, and we are still innovating! Come and join us at the cutting edge of UK peatland restoration!

What is the role about?

• This role will work alongside and report to the Site Manager at Dove Stone to manage the reporting and claiming processes of Dove Stone’s Nature for Climate Peatland Restoration funded project and will be responsible for;
• Producing quarterly, annual and final project reports for the funder and for partners
• Assist the warden team to manage the capital works tendering and contracts management process
• Be responsible for collating all the evidence needed, for producing and for submitting the annual grant claims as per the terms of the grant agreement
• Working with the Site Manager and the RSPB’s fundraising and finance teams, and taking responsibility for Dove Stone’s compliance with the funder requirements as per the terms of the grant agreement
• Working with the Dove Stone grant delivery team (Site Manager, Wardens, Assistant Warden, Visitor Experience Manager, Rangers, Volunteers) to ensure that all evidence needed for reporting and claiming is produced to standard in a timely manner
• Working with the Site Manager and the Area Finance Officer to monitor spend and manage the project budget accordingly, and provide annual accounts for grant audit
• Working with the Site Manager, nominated Fundraiser and Area Finance Officer, forecast budget once per quarter
• Become thoroughly familiar with the grant agreement and the RSPB’s obligations resulting from it and ensure that the RSPB meets those obligations to ensure full compliance.
• Become familiar and use the RSPB project management framework

What we need from you

As the Nature for Climate Peatland Restoration Project Manager, you will work with the Site Manager and the Area Finance Officer to manage the nature for Climate Peatland Restoration reporting and claiming process for Dove Stone.

Essential experience/qualifications:

• Proven track record in managing the reporting and claiming processes of a complex grant funded project
• Qualification or proven experience using a Project Management framework (for example PRINCE2 or similar)
• Proven experience of managing change within a project
• Experience of working with partners and external funders, good relationship building skills
• Experience of coordinating multiple members of staff to achieve outcomes (for example producing project reports)
• You will be an excellent team worker, be organised, and be a great representative of the RSPB to external partners and funders

Desirable experience/qualifications:

• Experience in contract management - contract preparation and tendering process, and will follow the RSPB’s procurement framework
• Experience of the RSPB’s project management framework and procurement procedure

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, 24 October 2021
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from 1st November 2021.

To Apply and for More Information:

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

As part of this application process you will be asked to complete a full application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience requested.

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

No agencies please.

Senior Project Officer, Collaborative Design

£27,804 per annum

(pro rata for part time hours)

 (Ref:  SUS3400)

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

Base within easy reach of Manchester / Liverpool area

About The Role

We now have an exciting opportunity to be part of a truly collaborative Design team, assisting in the management of programmes and projects across the North of England that lead to the development of new innovative designs for neighbourhoods and streets, including public realm and walking and cycling routes. You and the team will engage with the public and diverse communities to produce designs and feasibility studies, creating maps and drawings and undertaking site visits, working on our emerging portfolio of ground-breaking, community-led projects, contributing to the creation of healthier, happier cities and towns.

About You

We are looking for someone with experience of relevant qualification or significant work experience in urban design, landscape architecture or a related field / demonstrable specialism.  You will have experience of working on issues surrounding walking and cycling infrastructure or general transportation issues as well as design projects with a significant level of community engagement.  You will also have previous experience in workshop facilitation.

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

What we Offer?

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

Wellbeing

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

Financial

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

Family Friendly

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

About Sustrans

Our vision and mission have never been more relevant. 

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

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

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

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

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

Interviews

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 25 October 2021.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams on Wednesday 3 November 2021.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

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

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

This role offers the opportunity to be part of a dynamic, values-driven organization, working to achieve lasting social change. A unique opportunity to work across the business, public and third sector to develop innovative ways of harnessing the potential of young people in Britain. 

One Million Mentors has secured £50,000 through Young Manchester on behalf of the network as part of its ongoing business development. A portion of this funding will cover the part-time role of a Project Coordinator, needed to support the network in delivering the following key deliverables by the end of March 2022, when the funding ends

Key Outputs and Deliverables

• Establish capacity building programme to strengthen the network’s infrastructure
• Coordinate regular steering group meetings
• Create and maintain a shared system that centralises mentoring opportunities in Manchester, ensuring there is a clear referral process and roadmap for children and young people.
• Commission research and evaluation to introduce quality standards for mentoring across the sector, enabling the network to identify a baseline and monitor the short, medium, and long term impact of mentoring.
• Develop a youth voice mechanism to ensure member organisations continue to meet the needs of beneficiaries in an accessible, appropriate and inclusive way.

Do you have a passion for supporting entrepreneurs and building new relationships?

The Royal Academy of Engineering is seeking a talented Programme Manager – Regional Entrepreneurship Programmes in our friendly Enterprise Hub team in North West England.

The Enterprise Hub team is seeking a talented individual to join us as a Programme Manager and help the team to deliver our new Regional Talent Engines programme, boosting engineering and tech startups in regions across the UK. This role will be based in Yorkshire and the Humber and will be responsible for the programme’s delivery across two regions: north west England and Northern Ireland.

About you

You’ll have experience of working with startups and/or entrepreneurs as well as experience managing projects, budgets and event delivery. Our ideal Programme Manager will value collaborative working and will have the ability to build relationships with a variety of stakeholders, mentors and delivery partners to ensure successful programme delivery.

You should have good working knowledge of the enterprise and engineering communities in the UK, particularly those in the north west and Northern Ireland regions, to be able to hit the ground running. You will need to be highly organised and able to manage multiple workstreams to be able to coordinate delivery of our new programme across the two regions you’ll have responsibility for.

You’ll be an effective communicator and will be passionate about supporting engineering entrepreneurs to build new startups. You will enjoy having a varied workload, including scouting for potential applicants for the programme and having a commitment to ensuring diversity is considered in all programme activities.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Our benefits package

We offer an unrivalled package of benefits, including a non-contributory pension scheme, BUPA cash plan, private medical insurance, subsidised restaurant, regular social activities, health and wellbeing programmes and the possibility of flexible working, as well as significant investment into your personal and professional development.

About us

Engineering is at the heart of our nation and our future: transforming ideas and materials into global infrastructure, products and services that increase the wealth and health of our economy and society. As the UK’s national academy for engineering, we bring together the discipline’s finest minds to promote excellence and champion innovation.

The Enterprise Hub

The Enterprise Hub focuses on supporting individuals and fostering their potential in the long term, taking nothing in return. This sets us apart from the usual ‘accelerator’ model: the Enterprise Hub’s programmes last between 6 and 12 months, and all programmes give entrepreneurs lifelong access to an unrivalled community of mentors and alumni.

Flexible working

We have an inclusive and flexible approach to hybrid working based on trust and respecting individual difference, with a fantastic central London office near St James’ Park. During COVID-19, all staff have been working remotely, but we are now transitioning to flexible working with an average of two days a week in the office. This role will be remote based with occasional travel to the London office and regular travel in the regions to support programme delivery. We are happy to discuss working patterns with candidates.

For more information and to apply online, please visit our careers portal.

Closing date: Midday on 20 October 2021.

Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis and this vacancy may close earlier.

Engagement and Impact Manager

We are recruiting an Engagement and Impact Manager to lead the development of our internal and external communications activity for the Research, Policy and Influencing and Systems Partnerships teams.

Position: Engagement and Impact Manager

Location: Homebased, U.K nationwide

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: Circa £35,000 per annum (inner London weighting £3,299 per annum or outer London weighting £1,755 per annum may also be applied in accordance to where you live)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 24 October 2021

Interview Date: 2 November 2021

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic interviews may be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application

The Role

The role will lead on development of a clear and compelling core narrative for our stroke research, and systems engagement work, which demonstrates our ambitions and impact as a charity in these areas. The post-holder will collaborate closely with the teams across the organisation and support them in the development and delivery of their products and communications with a range of audiences.

The role will ensure our investment in stroke research is used as an attractive and appealing proposition for income generation, and demonstrates our impact through research. The Engagement and Impact Manager role is also key to supporting our people, staff and volunteers, to understand our Research, Policy and Systems Partnerships ambitions and impact, empowering them to support and share messages about our team’s work. You also play a key role facilitating our funded researchers’ impact through research dissemination, and their role as ambassadors for our charity.

You will be a source of expertise and information on stroke research for the organisation, working across systems engagement to raise the profile of research, support research engagement, influencing and partnerships. The role will establish strong and trusted relationships with funded researchers, wider research community, research charities and membership bodies to manage and develop our partnerships, gathering insight and opportunities.

Please submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience. Please state any preferences for flexible options in your covering letter, please also highlight if you are at risk of redundancy.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

We’re working to improve the diversity of our team.  Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.

We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities. 

Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!

You may also have experience in areas such as Engagement Manager, Impact Manager, Engagement and Impact Manger, Digital Content, Web Content, Marketing, Marketing and Communications, PR, Public Relations, Research, Monitoring and Impact, Impact Officer, Research and Impact, Impact and Evaluation Officer, Evaluation Officer, Impact Delivery, Quant/Qual Research, Impact Development Lead, Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Specialist, Research and Evaluation Consultant, Senior Research and Evaluation Officer, etc.

Partnerships Development Manager

We are looking for an experienced Development Manager to work in partnership with local authorities and other public sector agencies, to support and facilitate the growth of a national network of Youth Zones.

Position: Relationship Development Manager – North (Internal title)

Location: Bolton, with hybrid working

Salary: £50,000 to £55,000 (dependent upon experience)

Contract: Permanent: full-time, 40 hours per week

Closing Date: Monday 1 November 2021

First Stage Interviews: Week commencing 8 November 2021

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing, ambitious national charity who believe all young people should have the opportunity to discover their passion and their purpose; to find out what they’ve got and where it could take them. The charity  funds and builds state-of-the-art, multimillion pound spaces for young people (called Youth Zones) and drives a growing national network of Youth Zones, providing life-changing support to tens of thousands of young people nationwide.  If you feel you have the necessary skills, apply today!

The charity welcomes applications from under-represented groups; in particular, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals, people with disabilities, and members of LGBTQ+ community.  Their dedicated Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Group, with support from the Senior Leadership Team, is actively promoting and advancing diversity and inclusion, ensuring a culture where everyone can be themselves and thrive.

About the role:

As part of the UK-wide growth, the charity’s aim is to successfully open new Youth Zones every year, and so they need to add to their experienced team.  Working closely with the Head of New Project Development, the Partnerships Development Manager will develop and build key strategic partnerships and lead the early engagement with local authorities, partner agencies such as health, housing and education providers, the police, fire and probation services, and third sector organisations.

Some of your other key responsibilities will include:

• Progress future Youth Zone projects, successfully taking them from an initial idea through to a confirmed live project
• Support the delivery of the organisational target of opening at least four new Youth Zones per year
• Work with relevant Local Authority Officers and Councillors to develop Youth Zones in their area
• Work closely to support and assist the charity’s network of key supporters
• Actively raise the profile of Youth Zones in individual local authority areas and across the UK

About you:

As Partnerships Development Manager you will be dynamic and self-motivated, with a passion for the charity’s youth focussed mission.

You will need to bring with you the following skills and experience:

• Worked successfully with senior decision makers, ideally within local authorities and/or other public sector agencies
• Demonstrable experience of planning and delivering on a range of successful projects
• Explaining innovative ways of working and gaining buy-in from partners
• Initiating, managing and prioritising multiple relationships
• An understanding of the challenges facing and priorities of local authorities
• Ability to sell concepts and be an effective salesperson
• A natural communicator, both verbally and written
• Personal authority and credibility at a senior level, and ability to build rapport quickly
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team but also able to work independently to targets
• Excellent organisational & administrative skills, with proven experience in effectively managing multiple tasks
• Financially and IT literate
• A willingness to travel & work flexibly, including some evening or weekend work

To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter (of not more than one page), explaining clearly why you are interested in the role and how you feel you are suited to it.

The charity recognises that the workforce is under-represented in certain areas and are committed to addressing this.  Therefore, they actively encourage applicants to submit anonymous applications; in practice this means removing your name and email address from your CV and cover letter.  The HR Lead will have these details from your submission, but they will not be available to the selection panel when they are considering your application. 

The charity is committed to the safeguarding of young people. In accordance with their Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires a basic DBS check.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Fundraising Partnerships Manager, Partnerships Manager, Business Development Manager, Income Generation Manager, Relationship Development Manager, Public Sector, Public Sector Sales, Public Sector Business Development Manager, Local Authority, Client Relationship, Business Development Executive, Local Authority, etc.

The Gatsby Charitable Foundation is an endowed grant-making trust, based in London founded by David Sainsbury in 1967. The organisation is one of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts set up to provide funding for charitable causes. Gatsby works in areas that David Sainsbury and the Trustees are particularly passionate about and where they believe charitable funding can make a real difference. Gatsby's work currently relates to 6 key areas - Plant Science, Africa, Neuroscience, Public Policy, Education and Arts.

We are delighted to be supporting them secure a Programme Manager on a 3 Year FTC to lead an ambitious programme to help teachers in colleges, schools and training providers delivering technical education, including T-levels and apprenticeships. The newly created role will oversee this exciting and varied programme as you help define, shape and drive forward activity that will:

• Establish and support teacher expert groups for STEM technical education routes, which will have resource for subject-focused research including international study visits
• Develop curriculum teaching materials with sound pedagogical basis, informed by industry and editorial guidance from the expert teaching groups
• Offer national route conferences to share subject-specialist teaching expertise from across the UK and internationally

The successful candidate will have exceptional project management experience, managing a range of projects simultaneously, including full budget responsibility. You will have used evidence, analysis and communication skills to develop policy positions, sometimes of a highly technical nature and influence external and internal. Finally, you will have excellent management and communication skills, being able to adapt your style for different audiences.

To apply please submit your CV (2-3 pages) and a Supporting Statement (2 pages maximum). In your statement please explain why you are interested in this role, and how your skills and experience make you a good fit, referring to the Person Specification in this pack. Following your application you may be contacted by Prospectus for an informal discussion and may be asked to provide further information to assist with the recruitment process.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

Please note, due to high volumes of interest in vacancies it may not be possible to answer all individual queries on positions prior to an application or registration.

Senior Programme Manager 
 

Reports to: Head of Programmes

Direct reports: 1 – 3

Location: Manchester - hybrid working including remote and in person. Occasional visits to Birmingham and London office encouraged. 

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract: 2 year fixed term contract

Salary: £38,000 - £40,000 per annum

The Charity

Founded in 2015, Breaking Barriers is a fast-paced, growing charity with a mission to help refugees in the UK gain the knowledge, confidence and experience to secure stable and fulfilling employment in their new home.

We offer effective and flexible employment support in direct partnership with businesses that help refugees secure work, progress into better jobs, and successfully integrate into UK society. We have a unique approach, working with corporate partners to help refugees develop careers that match their skills, experience and aspirations.

Since Breaking Barriers’ inception, we have grown to support in excess of 500 refugees per year. We are really excited that we are now expanding into new regions in the UK with an exciting opportunity to launch services in Manchester and Birmingham.

We are a team of over 50 employees supported by several hundred volunteers, who are all driven and committed to helping the refugee community. We are looking for similarly driven and ambitious individuals keen to join an enterprising organisation where they can benefit from the opportunity to innovate and shape the direction of the charity. Colleagues who thrive are passionate, driven and have the confidence to work autonomously while remaining team players and sharing credit with all involved.

We are looking for someone who lives and breathes our values:

• Mission-led: our clients come before everything else.
• Welcoming: we want all people to feel happy, comfortable and secure with us.
• Collaborative: we are supportive and considerate, curiously exploring other viewpoints to find solutions.
• Enterprising: we are discerningly bold, entrepreneurial and have the courage to give things a go.

Overall purpose of the role

Your primary responsibility will be to lead Breaking Barriers’ employment programme in Manchester and Birmingham and support the Head of Programmes to ensure we provide clients with high standards of delivery and our programme is aligned to our Employment Strategy.

You will oversee our team and delivery in these new regions - with approx 12 staff in Manchester and 3 in Birmingham. You will manage Programe Managers and be responsible for enabling them to manage their teams effectively and coordinate the day-to-day operational activity to implement our new programmes in these regions.

We are looking for someone strategic, highly organised and a strong people and team manager. You should have at a demonstrable track record of transferrable work experience in overseeing service delivery and employability projects or programmes. You must also have extensive experience of working with marginalised populations, and experience working with refugees is a strong advantage. You should also have experience working collaboratively with fundraising to create sustainable programmes.

Key Responsibilities

We are a fast-paced charity that prides itself on its flexibility and responsiveness so your responsibilities may change, develop and grow according to the needs and development of our programmes.

1. Employment Programme Delivery

• Responsible for Breaking Barriers’ employment programmes in Manchester and Birmingham, ensuring they are set up effectively and that they provide the best possible services to our beneficiaries.
• Ensure there is high quality of delivery from staff and volunteers which is consistent with delivery standards in other regions.
• Support the Head of Programmes to set and deliver targets, budgets, and review performance against targets for the Employment Programmes.
• Implement Employment Programmes strategy in the region, delivering accessible and high quality services which are data driven, scalable and innovative. 
• Lead initiatives to explore how we can grow and continue to improve and increase our services in the region.  
• Act as an escalation point for service delivery challenges and issues, using your knowledge of working with marginalised groups to support the team with highly complex client issues.
• Support the Safeguarding Lead in embedding a culture of safeguarding and ensuring policies/procedures are understood and followed by the regional team.  Support the Employment Advisers and Programme Managers with navigating challenging service delivery situations.
• Work effectively with Education and Volunteering teams, embedding a culture of collaboration and ensuring effective ways of working to deliver seamless support across programmes to our clients.

2. People and Team Management

• Take responsibility for developing and mentoring your direct reports to ensure that they feel supported in their role and access professional development opportunities. This includes regular catch-ups, feedback, appraisals, and performance management. You will also be required to support your direct reports to manage their teams effectively.
• Ensure that Programme Managers work effectively together and collaborate across the organisation effectively.
• Develop and upskill the regional Employment team, ensuring the team has the support required to deliver against their objectives and deal with challenges.
• Embed a positive, enterprising, and inclusive culture across the regional Employment team and ensure effective relationships are held with London and other regions.
• Oversee the hiring of new recruits within the region, including conducting interviews and overseeing the induction and training process.

3. Overseeing Project and Programme Management

• Own the Employment team operational plan for your region and ensure activities are delivered effectively and in line with funding specifications.
• Support Programme Managers to implement effective approaches for projects and programmes, including developing project plans, designing activities, setting milestones and monitoring progress towards targets.
• Oversee internal improvements projects for the Employment Team in the regions, and in partnership with the team in London, such as strategy development, monitoring and evaluation, ensuring accurate data and reporting through our CRM system.

4. Innovation, Data & Collaboration

• Feed into monthly and ad hoc reporting, extracting data from database and tracking individual and team performance. Present reporting for the region to SLT, Funders and other audiences.
• Foster a data driven approach to innovation, ensuring we use data to optimise decision-making and adapt our programmes to client need. 
• Ensure the regional team works effectively with other key teams at Breaking Barriers, setting up processes for effective working and collaboration, for example with the Corporate Partnerships team.
• Work across Breaking Barriers Senior Management teams to support the Employment strategy and goals, for example working with the Fundraising team BB’s employment services can continue to grow.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Breaking Barriers particularly welcomes applicants with experience of migration and/or a refugee background.

If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and max 500-word statement outlining:

• Why you are interested in the role

• What skills and experience you would bring to be successful in this role

Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

Please send your application by Monday 8th November.

The Greater Manchester Refugee Step Change Consortium is a pioneering initiative by nine charities (Asylum Matters, Boaz Trust, British Red Cross, GMIAU, Manchester City of Sanctuary, MRSN, Rainbow Haven, Refugee Action, Revive) and Experts by Experience (EBE) to transform into a joined-up and collaborative ecosystem of support for refugees and people seeking asylum in the Greater Manchester area. It is a project funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.

The Consortium Programme Coordinator will liaise with all the key stakeholders, including the Consortium partners, the Experts by Experience group, the Independent Researcher and the wider Voluntary and Community Sector to ensure that the programme is on track and ensuring that the ecosystem is joined up and meeting the needs of beneficiaries across Manchester.

The coordinator will be hosted by Refugee Action and line managed by Refugee Action’s Good Practice & Partnerships Deputy Manager. Refugee Action, in their role as lead partner, will hold ultimate responsibility for the activities and effectiveness of the overall programme with accountability to the Consortium Board for their delivery of the Programme.

To succeed in this role you will have:

• Insight into the needs, experiences and hopes of refugees and people seeking asylum.
• Strong networking, facilitation and partnership-building skills with significant experience of delivering collaborative projects and/or partnerships.
• Excellent project management skills with experience of successfully managing complex programmes of work.
• Ability to assess organisational needs and provide high quality development support to a range of frontline organisations.
• Understanding of the current and future challenges faced by organisations that provide services for asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants in the UK.
• Understanding of monitoring and recording systems and how they produce effective data to measure impact.
• Experience of overseeing granting arrangements and performance management of grantees.
• Understanding of the Asylum and Immigration System, legal literacy and access to justice and commitment to developing knowledge/attending training.

We want to make sure that we reach to as many potential candidates as possible and that we make the process very accessible so we will be running two ‘info’ sessions where interested people can come and find out more about the role, the work of the Good Practice and Partnerships team and the application process.

Please visit our website for more information and to apply for the role.

Based at our Head Office in Wilmslow, Cheshire (near Manchester)
or at one of our regional offices in either Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh or London

The ICO is expanding its economic capabilities and seeking a Principal Economist to join our team.

Whether the issue is understanding the value of data, the interaction of privacy and competition or the impact of measures to protect children online, economics is vital to our understanding of data and privacy issues. As a Principal Economist you will support the ICO’s work across the full range of our responsibilities, ensuring that our actions are underpinned with robust economic analysis.

Reporting to the Head of Economic Analysis you will provide high quality economic analysis and research, collaborating with other experts in multidisciplinary teams. You will work flexibly across a range of projects, identifying the key economic issues, analysing data and other evidence to support your arguments, and communicating them effectively to a range of audiences.

About us

The ICO is the UK’s independent regulator for information rights, promoting data privacy for individuals and openness in public bodies. We regulate under a wide range of legislation, including responsibilities for data protection and freedom of information.

The ICO’s work is interesting and immensely rewarding – it is of national importance and increasingly in the public eye. We are at the forefront of information rights policy development, providing direct advice to the public, and enforcing the UK’s data protection and freedom of information laws. We hold a unique position as a regulator across the whole of the private, public and third sectors. 

About you

To succeed in this role you will need experience as a professional economist and be able to demonstrate the application of economics in unfamiliar circumstances. You will be a problem solver and an effective written and oral communicator, able to take responsibility for workstreams, leading delivery and managing conflicting demands on your time.

To apply

Please visit the ICO website where you will find details on where to send your CV and cover leter

Applications must be submitted by 23:59, Sunday 24 October 2021

Interviews will take place remotely via Microsoft Teams.