ICEH Projects and Finance Manager

Department of Clinical Research

Salary: £40,611 to £46,119 per annum, inclusive.
Closing Date: Sunday 03 October 2021
Reference: ITD-CRD-2021-18

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a world-leading centre for research and postgraduate education in public and global health. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice. 

We are seeking to appoint an experienced Projects & Finance Manager to join the International Centre for Eye Health Team. This is an exciting new role managing education and capacity development projects which strive to improve eye health worldwide.

The successful applicant will be responsible for the project management of an extensive portfolio of eye health projects with responsibility for financial management and reporting of complex budgets, funder liaison, business development and human resource management. In addition, it is anticipated that the post holder would manage a small number of research grants.          

The portfolio of eye health education and capacity development work includes: 

• MSc in Public Health for Eye Care (including scholarship fundraising), 
• Short Course in Global Eye Health, 
• Community Eye Health Journal (in English / French / App) – with >25,000 readers, 
• VISION 2020 LINKS Programme (an extensive international capacity and clinical training through North – South and South-South network programme),
• ICEH Open Education online with 7 courses (>34,000 users) across two platforms.
• New programme to develop both an online Post graduate certificate and diploma.
• New programme in development on “Knowledge Exchange”, in the area of global eye health and public health.  

Additional background information about these areas of work is available on the ICEH website.

The position will be part of the ICEH Professional Services Team and will have line management responsibility as well as providing operational support to several educators, researchers and projects in the wider ICEH team. The role holder will have strong management skills with ability to train and motivate staff members and excellent financial skills with experience of the oversight and reporting of complex budgets. They will have proven experience of providing high-level proactive project and operational support for multiple projects and staff in a busy office environment, including submission of funding proposals and budgets.

The role holder will be self-motivated, with the ability to work independently and proactively, taking the initiative to solve difficulties and issues whilst delivering a large output of work and responding flexibly to changing situations. The role will require excellent communication skills to liaise with team members, LSHTM central services, existing and potential funders, collaborators, partners, and external institutions. An interest in international development and working knowledge of business development and funder terms and conditions including Full Economic Costing (FEC) methodology would be a bonus. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is full time, 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed-term until 31 October 2022. The post is funded by various funders and is available as soon as possible. The role is funded for one year with possibility of extension depending on available funding. 

The salary will be on the Professional Services salary scale Grade 6 in the range £40,611 - £46,119 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service. Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Applications should be made online via our website.Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm on the closing date.

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as “Please see attached CV” will not be considered acceptable.

Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.  

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We believe that when people feel respected and included, they can be more creative, successful, and happier at work. While we have more work to do, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace, a community that everyone feels a part of, which is safe, respectful, supportive and enables all to reach their full potential.

Join a team which has unique expertise combining the power of journalism and the law to advance media freedom, foster more inclusive economies, and promote human rights.

For more than 35 years, we have promoted the highest standards in journalism by training reporters around the world to cover issues relevant to their local context, accurately and impartially. Today, we work to strengthen local and national journalism, improve media ethics, standards and regulation, combat misinformation, and explore and shape the future of the profession. We do this through newsroom consultancy, journalism training and mentoring, capacity-building, and via our funding of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford.

We provide support to journalists and independent media outlets to produce and distribute high quality journalism in some of the world’s most challenging environments.

We are seeking a highly organised project coordinator with excellent organisational skills and good people skills to work on our media development programme Wealth of Nations. This programme supports African media to report on and investigate illicit financial flows and the abuse of tax laws. The programme sits within the Foundation’s Media Development team, which runs a range of programmes aiming to foster the highest standards of journalism worldwide.

The ideal candidate must be a self-starter with the ability to be proactive on tasks, be able to communicate effectively and have good problem-solving skills. You will be able to juggle multiple demands to support the programme, arranging logistics, providing administrative support, ensuring all records are kept up to date and financial data is kept on track and logged. You will also lead the set-up of a new coordinating mechanism to build relationships between participating journalists and relevant experts as well as organisations (policy, academia, government, civil society groups, international bodies from key African focus regions and globally) and facilitate participating journalists’ access to relevant sources for their reporting. You will be working on Microsoft Outlook and Excel as well as in Salesforce to ensure our contact databases are up-to-date. Occasional travel may be required across the continent.

Please note, this is a fixed-term contract until December 2022.

About the Role

As a Project Coordinator at the Thomson Reuters Foundation, you will:

• Provide logistical support for remote and in-person activities including workshops and mentoring schemes
• Coordinate activities with WON project team members, internal functions (finance, comms, etc.) external contractors and partner organisations across Africa
• Monitor programme finances in collaboration with colleagues in the team
• Keep track of programme outputs and examples of impact, and contribute to report writing
• Maintain the alumni network of journalists involved in the programme
• Perform data capture and maintain database records
• Support knowledge capture, ensuring that we document our networks, relationships and ongoing conversations systematically
• Research potential collaborators for our coordinating mechanism and act as first point of contact for enquiries, coordinating a response and involving other members of the team as appropriate, and facilitate collaboration
• Build our network and relationships across media, policy, academia, government, civil society groups, international bodies from key African focus areas and globally for our coordinating mechanism
• Participate in designated meetings with external stakeholders, conferences and events and feed back information to the team
• Assist with other duties or work on other programmes, as required

To be our Project Coordinator, you will likely have:

• At least 3 years’ working experience
• A Bachelor’s Degree in international development, international relations, journalism, media studies or related field
• Prior experience in a relevant role building relationships across organisations with common goals, and working constructively with a diverse range of people
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work with changing priorities and time pressures
• High motivation with ability to work independently or in a team environment
• A pro-active self-starting and problem-solving attitude, including paying attention to detail and being good on follow-through
• Excellent organisational skills, and the ability to create and maintain a systematic, process-driven approach to outreach and relationship management
• Strong written and oral communication skills; ability to communicate effectively
• with people from different cultures and backgrounds and ability to influence others
• Experience of administrative or finance processes and excellent numerical skills
• Competency in Word, Teams, Outlook and Excel. Experience with databases (e.g. Salesforce) would be an advantage
• Fluency in English
• The right to live and work in Kenya

It would be useful (but not essential), if you also have:

• Understanding of journalism and media capacity building
• Existing networks and links with media outlets across Africa
• Existing networks and links with NGOS, academia, government working on tax justice issues
• Understanding of the key institutions and policy actors working on illicit finance, and of current issues and arguments around illicit financial flows and tax justice
• Experience working effectively as part of a remote team on collaborative initiatives
• Advanced reading, writing, and speaking ability in French

What’s in it For You

At the Thomson Reuters Foundation, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

• Global Perspective and Impact: Interested in working for a dynamic global organization with a focus on social impact? With hubs all over the world from Bangkok to Madrid to Rio de Janeiro, join a truly international team with a shared goal of helping to build societies around the world that are free, fair and informed.
• A Unique Approach: Our expertise in media and the law is world class; we combine the power of both to address the critical issues faced by humanity.
• Our Relevance: With a focus on advancing media freedom, fostering more inclusive economies and promoting human rights, our work has never been more needed than right now.
• Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market-leading benefits.
• Learning & Development: We are dedicated to the continual professional development of our employees and offer access to both in-house and external training opportunities.

About Thomson Reuters Foundation

The Thomson Reuters Foundation is corporate foundation of Thomson Reuters, the global news and information services company. As an independent charity, registered in the UK and the USA, we work to advance media freedom, foster more inclusive economies, and promote human rights. Through news, media development, free legal assistance and convening initiatives, we combine our unique media and legal services to drive systemic change.

The Anna Freud Centre is looking for an experienced Project Officer to assist with the successful planning, coordination and delivery of projects and initiatives in the Family Trauma team within our Clinical Division. The successful post-holder will have a proven track record of delivering projects on time and on budget. They will successfully support the production of project plans, data analysis and reports. They will have outstanding communication skills and must be able to liaise effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders. The post-holder will have excellent organisation skills, work well under pressure and manage their own time amidst a number of concurrent projects.

Our client an independent health charity are seeking our support at TPP to find 2 experienced Project Managers to support them in a large change portfolio of programmes and projects, this is an immediate need.

Reporting to the Operations Manager the post holder will need to have the ability to scope, structure, plan and progress operational/business process and IT projects ensuring that timescales, cost and quality parameters are met and that the Foundation's project management framework is followed.

The role holder will need to possess the gravitas and presence necessary to lead multi-function project teams and, through excellent written and oral communication, ensure that at all times absolute clarity exists as to progress against plan, the actions required of individuals or teams, the status of risks and issues and project governance. They will need exceptional communication and relationship management skills balanced with the ability to work in an agile and iterative way, and to deliver high quality work at a fast pace. At times, the post holder will contribute to the delivery of the projects, using their skills and experience in IT, operational/business process and system implementation and change.

The Foundation is currently engaged in a large change portfolio of programmes and projects, which will enable the business to be more effective and efficient. The scope of this work will include implementing new technology, changes to our organisational design and business processes, or organisational or leadership development. This work is led or project managed by the Corporate Services Team, and may involve managing or working with matrix teams with staff from the wider organisation. All involve an element of culture and behaviour change.

This role oversees the portfolio of projects, reporting to senior management and project sponsors on progress, risks and issues, and manages specific projects in more detail as requested.

The Project Manager must be hands-on, with strong stakeholder management, collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively cross-functionally, with stakeholders at all levels. This position takes responsibility for the planning, execution and management of projects, handling risks and issues and communicating project status at regular intervals to senior management.

Personal Specification:

* In-depth knowledge of programme and project practices and standards

* A proven ability and track record of delivering projects on time / on budget to tight timescales using project management processes and tools including risk management, benefits management, financial management and quality assurance.

* Resilient and tenacious with a propensity to persevere and a passionate desire to achieve success through the effective delivery of assigned projects.

* Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal; excellent active listening skills.

* Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office tools

* Experience with large-scale organisational change efforts, and/or using and leading change management activities.

* Skills and experience in IT, operational/business process and system implementation and change.

* Knowledge of best practice in award/grant making and contracting.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

Our international, charitable institute is looking for its new Projects' Manager during one of its most exciting times of growth. We are about to celebrate 10 years since our inception, and as we continue to grow, we are looking for our new manager who will bring innovation, inspiration and leadership to our international, national and local projects. 

This is a key post within the organisation working closely with the RJ4All Founder & Director, Professor Dr. Theo Gavrielides, and occasionally the Board. 

You will need to have experience in managing projects especially within the NGO sector. We would also welcome applications from those working in academia but with a focus on project management including people (paid and volunteers). Previous experience in fundraising is desirable.

The RJ4All Project Team consists of passionate individuals with a mixture of practical, research, academic as well as lived experiences. You will need to be passionate to make a change for our communities and put your work in the context of what we do to alleviate poverty. We will expect you to be highly ambitious and independent, hardworking, innovative and believe in our founding restorative justice values.

This post is office based and it aims to:

• support the Director in ensuring the overall, effective management of all elements of RJ4All from the promotion and delivery of programmes and trainings, to the robust monitoring and evaluation of both national and international projects.
• support the Director in ensuring that the RJ4All team is functioning efficiently and effectively.
• support Project Officers in ensuring effective coordination of their projects. Guiding and introducing them into Erasmus practices and funders’ regulations, Theory of Change, project impact, communications and dissemination
• line manage the Comms Officer, Youth Engagement Coordinator and young interns and volunteers
• act as one of the main points of contact between RJ4All and clients/partners/volunteers, ensuring satisfaction is maintained at all times.
• act as a Project Officer for local, national and international projects including carrying out qualitative/ quantitative research (secondary and primary), analysing and reporting on findings, carrying out evaluations, producing publications and delivering training.
• support RJ4All’s user led philosophy through concrete actions.

It is also expected that together with the Director develop new project ideas and fundraise for them. The post holder will also act as the designated Safeguarding Officer (DSO) and will be responsible for RJ4All’s Safeguarding Policy alongside the Director.

Project Manager - A Greener Thames (Fixed-Term)
Reference: SEP20212413
Location: Flexible in England
Salary: £27,574.00 - £30,590.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave (pro-rata)
Duration: 18 months

The Greater Thames Estuary is one of the most important wetland landscapes in Europe, supporting significant populations of migrating and wintering birds as well as a diverse range of rare wetland plants, mammals and invertebrates. Faced with multiple challenges, from the effects of climate change to the pressures of urban development and changes in land use, this landscape is now under threat; vital habitats are deteriorating, and biodiversity is in decline.

With funding from the Green Recovery Challenge Fund and in partnership with Kent Wildlife Trust, Essex Wildlife Trust, Kent Wildfowling & Conservation Association, and Elmley Nature Reserve, the RSPB are embarking on A Greener Thames, a programme of landscape-scale restoration and enhancement across the Greater Thames Estuary.

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Project Manager to coordinate and deliver the programme, primarily in Kent but also supporting project delivery in Essex. You’ll be working with people from across our partner organisations as well as contractors, consultants, local landowners and communities so excellent communication skills and a people-focussed approach are essential.

Proven project management skills are a must for this role and a knowledge of land management for conservation, including an understanding of acquiring consents, the tender process and overseeing groundworks would be beneficial. Most importantly, you’ll be highly organised, adaptable and resilient with the energy to deliver transformational change for nature across the Greater Thames Estuary.

Key areas of work will include:

• Responsibility for all aspects of project coordination and delivery across project sites in Kent.
• Coordinating partner activities across Kent.
• Working with local communities and stakeholders to ensure that the project is embraced by them.
• Manage the project budget ensuring that necessary changes are escalated and approved.
• Recruit, induct and line manage the seasonal surveyor for Kent.
• Supporting the delivery of project elements in Essex. 
• Identify, record, manage and communicate risks and issues, putting in place appropriate contingency actions where required.
• Ensuring that the design of works delivers the best outcomes for nature.
• Working with landowners to acquire all relevant consents and licences.
• Managing the procurement and contractor tendering process.
• Managing and overseeing consultants & contractors.
• Reporting and claiming - produce the relevant project documentation to meet the requirements of the RSPB, our partners and our funders.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Energy, enthusiasm and adaptability to ensure that a complex programme of works is delivered on budget, on time and delivers the best outcomes for nature.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Well organised approach to work.
• Experience of contractor management.
• Knowledge and experience of acquiring planning permissions, consents, derogations etc, is desirable.
• Experience of procurement and contractor tendering processes is desirable.
• Knowledge of land management for conservation is desirable.
• Experience of delivering large-scale/ complex projects/ programmes is desirable.

The successful candidate for this role can be based flexibly within England, but will require weekly travel to the project area in the Greater Thames Estuary.

We will also be recruiting a Programme Manager for the Greener Thames project and anticipate interviewing for the Programme Manager and Project Manager on the same day. We very much welcome applications made by individuals to both roles.

This is a Contract, Full Time role for approximately 18 months.

Closing date: 23:59, 26 September 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. 

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

No agencies please.

Are you an experienced project manager with an entrepreneurial attitude?  Have you project managed multifaceted fundraising events?

We are recruiting for a Project Manager: Art Trail to be responsible for the successful delivery of A Dog’s Trail with Snoopy. 

Dogs Trust is the largest dog-welfare organisation in the UK. We rescue, rehabilitate and rehome nearly 15,000 stray and abandoned dogs in an average year at our 22 rehoming centres across the UK and Ireland. We are absolutely determined to stop healthy dogs being put to sleep in the UK and beyond. We never destroy a healthy dog in our care.

We have recently launched our new state of the art rehoming centre in Cardiff.  To raise awareness of this new facility in the community, and to raise vital funds to support our work in the region, we will be holding our inaugural sculpture trail - A Dog’s Trail with Snoopy.

This exciting, high profile, 3-month trail will take place across Cardiff and surrounding areas between March-June 2022.  The trail will be complemented by a series of fundraising and awareness raising events, including a high value auction of the sculptures once the trail is complete. The trail will be one of the most important activities in Dogs Trust’s 2022 marketing calendar.  As such we are looking for a highly experienced project manager to oversee the event series, manage key internal and external relationships, and raise as much money and awareness as possible.

The successful candidate will have excellent project management and logistical planning skills as well as an entrepreneurial attitude towards maximising the potential of the event.  They will lead and inspire the cross-departmental art trail projects team to make the most of the income potential of the trail through sponsorship, gift in kind donations, retail merchandise, community fundraising and volunteering, and media opportunities. 

In return for all of this, we have a comprehensive benefits package, which includes excellent annual leave and pension allowances, and you will you join a team of highly professional and driven colleagues in a brilliant upbeat and collaborative environment, all with a genuine passion for dog welfare.   

To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button.  Our application process requires you to submit a CV and cover letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role.

 To lead and deliver Borderlands’ Mentoring Project which provides 1:1 practical and emotional support to refugees, asylum seekers and migrants with unsettled status. The role includes the recruitment, training and supervision of a fatstic team of volunteer mentors and the supervision and support of the development of mentoring partnerships.

Volunteering Matters 

At Volunteering Matters, we use the unique power of volunteering to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK. 

We bring people together to resolve some of society’s most complex issues.  From social isolation and loneliness, to improving health and wellbeing, to building skills, confidence and opportunity and to ensuring young people can become change-makers in their community; the impact that we have is great.  And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.

 People-led and impact driven, we are a national charity that is deeply embedded in local areas across the UK. We operate in regional hubs across Scotland, England and Wales. We also have a national Employee Volunteering Team, with over 25 years’ experience, acting as a broker of tailor-made solutions to employers.  We turn local knowledge and energy into action and progress, building stronger communities and a better future for all. 

Volunteering Matters is looking for a dynamic and proactive Project Manager to join our Full-Time Volunteering Team. 

We are a values-driven organisation, and are looking for someone who is compassionate, empowering, straightforward, inclusive and positive to support the delivery of the Full-Time Volunteering programme and all those involved in it. 

Full-Time Volunteering (FTV) is an International youth volunteering programme for young people aged 18 - 35 to undertake a life-changing challenge, some of whom will be living away from home for up to 12 months.  Young people are recruited in partnership with organisations across the world, as well as from the UK.  The Full-Time Volunteering projects range from placements supporting disabled people, people experiencing homelessness, befriending and mentoring, or even in environmental settings.  Young people take part in this immersive volunteering experience to meet new people, develop their skills and to be able to have a positive impact on individuals and communities.  Coronavirus has had as significant impact upon international volunteering, travel logistics and the placements within the UK. 

This is an exciting opportunity to join and lead a growing and ambitious team within a long-standing and established International youth volunteering programme based in the UK.  This role will be the main contact for our Full-Time Volunteering Programme and the post holder will work across all aspects of volunteer management.  There will be a focus on place-based community development and platforming the voices of the volunteers and people we support to build the programme as travel and contact restrictions ease in the UK. 

Purpose of the role 

The Project Manager is the main lead for the Full-Time Volunteering Programme and will work across all aspects of volunteer management; co-ordinating and planning for annual recruitment cycles, interviewing, training and supporting young people from diverse backgrounds, as well as leading and empowering a small team of Engagement Managers working directly with our volunteers. The Project Manager will be responsible for the strategic planning of placements throughout the year, including identifying potential new placements, funding and opportunities for collaboration. The Project Manager will maintain relationships with our key partners in Europe, Asia and Central & South America to help us to reach and engage young people in this volunteering opportunity, as well as young people here in the UK. The post holder will be the lead for quality assurance and compliance within the programme particularly relating to Safeguarding and UK Visa and Immigration duties. 

The post-holder may also contribute to the wider work of Volunteering Matters, such a working groups around Safeguarding, Equality Diversity and Inclusion and others. This role will be embedded within our Central England and Yorkshire Team, and as such there may also be some overlap and involvement with other teams and in the shaping of other projects such as Mentoring and Youth Social Action.

Key Duties 

 • To be the main lead for the Full-Time Volunteering Programme, working and supporting across all aspects of volunteer management. 

• Recruit, induct and support team members, celebrating and recognising success and good performance and addressing poor performance

• To be the main contact for our key international partners in South America, Europe and Asia, as well as contract agreements with our UK based project partners 

• Work closely with the European Solidarity Corps team. 

• Monitor Full-Time Volunteering Programme income and expenditure and work collaboratively with Delivery Leader and Finance Team to ensure record keeping is up to date. 

• Play an active role in identifying and developing new business, through recording and channelling the views and ideas of the team, volunteers and the people we support. 

• Act as a supporting User on the UK Visa and Immigration online database, and ensure staff and volunteers adhere to our UKVI Sponsorship duties as Licence Holders.

• Maintain up to date administrative records for all volunteers and projects on our central database as well as using Microsoft Office 365 in accordance with Data Protection legislation, and 

• In collaboration with the Impact Team, to develop and roll out impact tools to record outcomes of the Programme. 

• Ensure the completion and regular review of Risk Assessments to evaluate volunteer activities, and take action to resolve any Health & Safety issues which arise during the delivery of the project. 

• Support and promote safeguarding throughout all delivery, including identifying and acting upon any safeguarding concerns. 

• Contribute to joint working and team work across Volunteering Matters which may include travel in the UK or Internationally. 

• Promote and adhere to Volunteering Matters Equality and Diversity Policy, Safeguarding Policy and all other Volunteering Matters HR policies relevant to this role. 

Person Specification 

Your supporting statement should demonstrate how you fulfil these requirements.

Please ensure you include examples of where you have skills, knowledge and experience in the following. We will use this information to shortlist candidates 

• Experience of training, recruiting and supporting volunteers. 

• Demonstratable experience or understanding of programme management, including planning, time management and organisation skills. 

• Experience or understanding of effective partnership working and business development. 

• Knowledge of and the ability to empower and support staff to meet their objectives. 

• A passion for promoting inclusivity and supporting people to reach their potential. 

• Knowledge of and the ability to engage volunteers from a range of backgrounds, including those newly arrived to the UK and with English as an additional language. 

• Sound judgement with the ability to assess situations in a logical way and create appropriate solutions when necessary. 

• Self-starter and ability to work autonomously at times.

• Experience of working effectively as part of a team with shared outcomes and responsibilities. 

• Ability to carry out risk assessments and adhere to Health and Safety and Safeguarding procedures.

• An understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

• An understanding of, and commitment to, safeguarding, data protection and confidentiality. 

• Ability to self-reflect and an enthusiasm for learning and development.

The post holder will be line managed by the Central and South Yorkshire Delivery Leader and will line manage 3-4 Engagement Managers. 

The job description gives an outline of key duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list. The post holder may be asked from time to time to take on other responsibilities as reasonably requested by their line manager. 

Other  

 Location

The post will be home-based or office based in Wales, Scotland or England. The postholder will need internet access to enable remote working. I.T. equipment and infrastructure will be supplied. Post Covid-19 there will be an expectation to travel across the UK in the role, with occasional International travel if supporting with recruitment of volunteers. Volunteering Matters and our partners have several offices that can be utilised for the work of this post when required.

This role requires enhanced DBS clearance.

Our Values & Way of Working: 

In all that we do, we embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values: Empowering, Inclusive, Compassionate, Positive & Straightforward.

Diversity & Inclusion:  

Volunteering Matters welcome all applicants and are keen to ensure their team to reflect the diversity of the UK and the communities they serve. They would like to encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments:  

We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the “Experience/Skills and attributes” section of this job description. To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process, please state this in your application.

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Digital Project Manager

Understanding Recruitment are delighted to announce we are working alongside The MS Society on a very exciting Digital Project Manager vacancy as the charity continues to put digital at the heart of everything they do.

MS Society are fully committed to transforming the lives of people suffering with or affected by Multiple Sclerosis. They work tirelessly to fund ground-breaking new research to stop MS, while simultaneously being an integral support function for people up and down the UK!

As the Digital Project Manager you’ll be leading the delivery of some innovative organisation-wide digital specific projects including an ambitious engagement programme and national ‘Stop MS’ campaign. There will be a big emphasis on stakeholder engagement so the Digital Project Manager should have great communication skills and enjoy working with others.

MS Society actively encourage a positive work-life balance offering the Digital Project Manager role on a fully remote basis if needed (access to brand new London based office space too) along with 35 day’s holiday and the ability to develop your skills.

Skills required for the Digital Project Manager:

- Experience delivering campaign & content focused projects
- Some knowledge of the charity sector ideally
- Strong stakeholder management experience
- Enthusiasm to work within a Waterfall environment

Digital Project Manager / Digital Product / Agile / Website / Web / Online

Location: Working remotely. Brand new head office based in London

Salary: £40,000 - £42,000 + Excellent benefits!

Apply now for immediate consideration regarding this excellent opportunity!

Understanding Recruitment is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy.

Project Manager - UK Endorsement Board

London/Home working

£49,288

• Do you have a strong knowledge of financial reporting of listed companies?
• Do you have an interest in IFRS?
• Are you able to provide thought leadership and impact assessments to support your recommendations?

If so, a regulatory body who also set stewardship and governance codes, may be interested in talking with you.

The role -

This team serves the UK public good by influencing and contributing to the research and development of high-quality international financial reporting standards and being responsible for their endorsement and adoption for use in the UK.

The role involves contributing to allocated projects. This may include projects that are part of due process, involve the assessment of new or amended IFRS for UK endorsement or research projects.

Assisting with the analysis of proposals and decisions, as well as assisting with identifying issues and concerns and the development of solutions and technical arguments to support the analysis.

• Preparing and presenting high-quality technical papers, as part of a project team and under the supervision of the Technical Director, and revising as appropriate, within project deadlines.
• Assisting with the gathering of desk-based evidence and assessing stakeholders' views on the project, using formal and informal means as appropriate through-out the project.
• Preparing or providing input for impact assessments appropriate to the stage of the project.
• Helping prepare and participating in presentations to stakeholders

Essential criteria -

• Knowledge of the financial reporting environment of listed companies and an interest in IFRS.
• Ideally, experience in technical accounting work or the ability to demonstrate a clear interest in these activities.
• Good written and communication skills.
• Ability to interact effectively and respectfully with UK and international stakeholders.
• Ability to work as part of a team and deliver to tight deadlines.

In return you will enjoy working with experts in their given fields, within a "family feel" and very collaborative culture. Work/Life balance is heavily promoted with no-one working long hours. You will enjoy a hybrid working arrangement with 4 days a fortnight in the office and a range of benefits including a very attractive pension and holiday allowance

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·  Closing: September 23, 2021

·  Location: Leeds, Hull or Sheffield and home working

·  Salary: £28,672

·  Contract type: 35 hours per week Fixed Term until 30/09/2023

The Refugee Council is one of the leading organisations in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees. Our operational teams based in various locations in England provide advice and assistance across a wide range of issues, including helping asylum seekers through the complexities of the asylum system, addressing issues of destitution and assisting refugees and asylum seekers to access key services including housing, welfare benefits, health, education and employment.  Our teams work with relevant agencies including the Home Office, Refugee Community Organisations, Local Authorities, Legal Service Providers, Housing Providers, Health Institutions, Job Centre Plus and other mainstream service providers.

Purpose of the Job

The Refugee Council has a number of different projects and delivers a wide range of services to asylum seekers, refugees and new migrants in Yorkshire and Humber.

The aim of the HARP project is to empower asylum seekers and refugees to access the UK health system in an appropriate way and at the appropriate time. The delivery model for HARP is to place clients at the centre of their own health care and in the lead of their own support and advocacy. The HARP project supports them to better understand, care for and communicate their own health needs when talking to health professionals which indirectly raises the understanding and awareness of health professionals about the specific needs of this demographic.

The post holder will hold responsibility within the Refugee Council for the recruitment, training and line management of the HARP Project Co-ordinators; to work with Y&H regional management, the National Development Worker and Fundraising Team to develop the strategic direction of the Refugee Council services in relation to HARP. The Project Manager, in addition to the day-to-day management of the team, will also develop the training pathway and supervise volunteers in Wakefield. Volunteers are involved in all areas of service delivery, providing advice and support services to asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. Paid staff are required to work with and support the work of volunteers within the team. The Project Manager will also be responsible for leading on partnership working and take a lead on organising workshops and awareness raising training, stakeholder liaison, reporting, monitoring and evaluation.

The post holder will work 35 hours per week and will be based at the Refugee Council office in Sheffield, Hull or Leeds; however the post holder will be expected to travel frequently to Wakefield and across the Yorkshire and Humber region in particular making regular visits to Sheffield or Leeds, Barnsley, Rotherham and Hull where project delivery staff and volunteers are based. The Refugee Council operates during usual office hours, however some flexibility is essential, as the post holder may need to attend meetings, training and other events outside normal working hours and outside their area.

The Refugee Council enjoys an open and participative working environment that seeks to promote volunteering opportunities to a broad cross section of the community. Delivery of HARP’s core services are largely dependent upon volunteers and their ability to be supportive, professional and enterprising.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Developing and coordinating HARP service delivery ensuring the project maintains effective and efficient procedures and systems
• Line management of HARP project delivery staff and other associated duties such as recruitment, staff and volunteer development and training in liaison with HR
• Creating and maintaining good working relationships with a wide range of public and private sector organisations, and use such relationships and networks to promote the work of HARP and the project’s beneficiaries.
• Signposting asylum seekers and refugees to other services
• Facilitating HARP regional team meeting
• Supporting the development of local strategic partnerships ensuring that the needs of asylum seekers and refugees are considered and clearly identified within these local strategies
• Undertaking performance evaluation and producing reports/information relating to HARP as and when required by the Y&H Deputy Regional Services Manager, Senior Management Team and funders
• Assisting with regional fundraising for HARP activities and project extension

Additional Information

Health & Safety

The post holder is responsible for:

Cooperating with the Refugee Council in delivering all legal responsibilities in respect of your own and your colleagues, volunteers, clients and others health and safety whilst at work.

Becoming familiar with the Refugee Council’s Health & Safety Policy and procedures including evacuation procedures in the workplace.

Carrying out risk assessments of your own working environment.

Flexibility

In order to deliver services effectively, a degree of flexibility is needed and the post-holder may be required to perform work not specifically referred to the above. Such duties will, however, fall within the scope of the job, at the appropriate grade. The job description will be subject to periodic review with the post-holder to ensure it accurately reflects the duties of the job.

Equal Opportunities Statement

As part of its recruitment policy, the Refugee Council intends to ensure that no prospective or actual employee is discriminated against on the basis of race, sex, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation, employment status, class, disability, age, religious belief or political persuasion, or is disadvantaged by any condition or requirement which is not demonstrably justifiable.

Flexible Working

This job is suitable for ‘occasional’ home working subject to prior authorisation.

This post is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check. Repeat checks are conducted every two years.

Job Profile

(The Catholic Agency for Overseas Development) is looking for an experienced digital manager for the delivery of a number of digital projects over the next twelve months. This is an exciting time to join CAFOD’s digital team, with the chance to make a real difference to our work supporting some of the world’s most vulnerable communities.

With line management responsibility for a front-end and back-end developer, and holding the relationship with CAFOD’s external digital agency, the successful postholder will take responsibility primarily for project managing the delivery of CAFOD’s new website, alongside a range of other digital projects.

The organisation is fully behind the launch of the new website and has designated the right resources to make it happen; we now need a great project manager to help us deliver it. We have already completed a content audit and signed a contract for a new CMS and are now seeking an experienced project manager to design and deliver a roadmap to take the project through to completion, including creating a phased project plan based on technical and business dependencies, implementing a quality review process for each output, and briefing the relevant colleagues (design, development etc) to ensure successful delivery. 

The successful candidate will have proven digital project management skills, sound technical understanding of the range of digital challenges the organisation faces and the ability to work constructively with stakeholders at all levels.  In return we offer a friendly and supportive working environment, the ability to work flexibly and the opportunity to play a pivotal role in in delivering a crucial project for the organisation.

We are seeking somebody to start working with us as soon as possible. Please note we reserve the right to close the application before the end date, therefore interested applicants are encouraged to submit their application as soon as possible.

Key Responsibilities

Project manage the delivery of CAFOD’s new website through to completion:

• Creating a phased project plan based on technical and business dependencies
• Working with the Head of Digital and Head of Communications, ensure the plan is communicated to stakeholders throughout the organisation and externally (e.g. CAFOD’s external digital agency) and resourcing is appropriately planned and delivered by relevant colleagues
• Implement a quality review process to ensure each output is fit for purpose and that clear lines of decision-making are in place to review and confirm each element
• Refine the use of Jira to ensure all work being briefed to our external web agency is correctly logged, tracked and delivered
• Produce monthly portfolio updates for review and submission by the Project Board.

Work alongside the Head of Digital to ensure digital and technical needs of the organisation are met, acting as the digital voice in specified meetings and providing leadership on a range of digital projects as required:

• As part of the Supporter Technology Steering Committee work alongside the Technology, Supporter Fundraising and Data & Insight teams to progress and prioritise projects according to the Supporter Technology roadmap, working to plan out staff and agency time for these projects
• Work closely with our digital fundraising and finance teams on supporter fundraising product development
• Support the digital team with the full implementation of Salesforce Marketing Cloud
• Developing close working relationships with CAFOD’s IT team and external suppliers to ensure a robust and secure technical infrastructure and overseeing technical builds for new online products.
• Establish a new system for briefing work to the digital team and oversee the team’s technical input to new online products
• Work with the Head of Digital to ensure requests for digital team inputs are appropriately prioritised, logged and resourced
• Provide expertise and input to other teams on what’s possible while providing guidance to the Head of Digital on priorities.

This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect.  CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse.  CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount.  Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, and appropriate screening checks can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. CAFOD also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of, and consent to, these recruitment procedures.

Person Specification/ Essential Criteria

Working together

• Working with others – Excelling - I build collaborative relationships across CAFOD and with external partners, donors and suppliers.

 Making change happen

• Managing resources – Excelling - I make careful plans to allocate, use and optimise resources to achieve the required results
• Achieving results – Leading the Way - I provide a clear sense of purpose and priorities to ensure focus on results
• Managing our performance – Excelling – I adopt a positive approach in providing feedback to motivate colleague
• Taking the lead – Excelling – I provide a clear sense of direction and purpose for the team.

Job-specific competencies

• Demonstrable experience of project managing digital initiatives through to completion
• A sound technical understanding of the full range of digital challenges facing the organisation

 Desirable Criteria

• Experience of project managing the migration of an organisation’s website
• Experience of working on digital projects within a charity organisation

Interview Date: Wednesday, 6th October 2021

 Please click here for a full list of CAFOD’s Staff Benefits 

Come and join us and help make a real difference in the lives of the world’s poorest communities.

CAFOD is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

Project & External Partnerships Consultant

NUS Charity is an exciting organisation developing and championing strong students’ unions. We connect our members and curate services to deliver advice, guidance and crisis support to students’ unions. We do professional differently. We are a progressive charity representing students’ unions across the UK. The sector is inclusive, fun, dynamic and representative and we put students and students’ unions at the heart of everything we do.

The Think Positive project sits within the wider NUS Charity team. We support colleges, universities and students’ associations to develop and promote their mental health support offer in a variety of ways.

We are challenging but are committed to creating a supportive and flexible environment which pushes your personal development in your everyday activity.

Project & External Partnerships Consultant Requirements:

NUS Charity is looking for a Project & External Partnerships Consultant to strengthen the projects we deliver and improve how we collaborate with external organisations.

We’re looking for someone with knowledge or experience in project design and delivery, developing relationships with external organisations and building effective campaigns. Excellent communication and presentation skills will also be especially valued.

We’re committed to equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability.

You can be yourself here whoever you are, be proud of the work you do and build a career in a place that knows different is good.

About NUS Charity:

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

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

Location: Edinburgh/Homebased

Contract type: contract until September 2022

Hours: Part time, 28 hours per week

Salary: £24,095.20

Benefits: As well as a generous annual leave entitlement, we also have a range of policies focused on promoting work life balance. We offer other benefits including pension, EAP scheme and discounts:

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

Closing date for applications: Sunday 26th September 2021
If you’re successfully shortlisted, we’ll see you at an interview on Wednesday 6th October 2021

You may have experience of the following: Project Manager, Project Consultant, External Partnerships, Student Union, Campaign Development, Stakeholder Management, Charity, NFP, Not for Profit, Third Sector, Project Management etc