The opportunity

The Worshipful Company of Salters’ is currently seeking to appoint an Awards and Alumni Programme Manager to lead and oversee the awards and prizes from its flagship charity, the Institute for Industrial Chemistry, develop the alumni community and ongoing engagement, as well as contribute to other Company educational activities.

Company and Institute overview

First licensed in 1394, The Salters’ Company has its origins in the salt trade of medieval London. This later developed to a commitment to chemistry and, more broadly, science education. The Salters’ Institute of Industrial Chemistry, a charitable organisation within the Company, was founded as a response to the education of soldiers returning from WW1. Since 1918 the Institute has established a reputation for excellence, working with a range of partners including the Royal Society of Chemistry and the University of York. The Institute’s influence stretches across the world. Its aims are clear: to promote the appreciation of, and interest in, chemistry and the related sciences amongst young people and to encourage chemistry-based careers. The Salters’ Institute delivers numerous initiatives including its Festivals of Chemistry, Awards Programme, and Curriculum Development. In 2020, the Institute launched its new Education Strategy in which the Awards and Alumni Programme Manager has a key role.

The role

The Programme Manager, reporting to the Head of Education, has responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Institute’s Awards and Alumni Programme. The Programme Manager will maintain the existing portfolio of awards, and explore new strategies and activity to engage current and previous Salters’ Award and Prize winners. This role will involve proactively building and managing internal and external stakeholder relationships. The Awards and Alumni Programme offers the opportunity to combine face-to-face and digital engagement. The role of the Awards and Alumni Programme Manager sits in the Education Team, which has five members in total.

Benefits

• £35,000 plus (depending on experience)
• 25 days holiday per annum plus Bank Holidays
• Pension – matched with employer contribution
• Private medical insurance
• Critical illness cover
• Life insurance cover
• Interest free season ticket loan

Responsibilities

Strategy

1. Develop the implementation/ delivery plan for new and existing awards/prizes in line with the Institute’s Education Strategy.
2. Develop the annual provision for Salters’ Alumni in line with the Institute’s Education Strategy.

Programme Management

1. Lead on the delivery of the A level, Graduate, Centenary Awards and Technician Awards, and support with the Todd-Salters’ Scholarship and City and Guilds Prize. 
2. Oversee the full Awards Programme cycle from advertising awards to notification of award and prize winners.
3. Implement and develop project plans to ensure that time specific milestones for the delivery of the programme are met.
4. Manage the work of Awards Panellists contributing to the Awards programmes, including briefing/training, provision of candidates’ packs and news updates.
5. Support the Awards Panel by preparing interview papers and arranging for the payment of expenses to Panel Members.
6. Prepare documents and correspondence relating to selection and interview, and correspond with candidates, nominators, schools and universities.
7. Coordinate and arrange the interviews and school visits, managing arrangements for candidates and panel members.
8. Plan, develop and deliver the Annual Awards Ceremony with the support of colleagues.
9. Plan, develop and deliver new and existing events as part of the offering to Alumni.
10. Develop and maintain a reporting framework, providing monthly, quarterly and ad-hoc reports to fit specific needs of internal and external stakeholders.
11. Coordinate and liaise with colleagues and partners to ensure the effective implementation of the Awards and Alumni Programme including compliance in relation to Safeguarding, health and safety, legal, GDPR, and programme-related consent forms.
12. Develop Awards and Alumni Programme policies and procedures in line with the Institute guidelines and Company’s aims and objectives.
13. Identify, review, and manage risks, providing mitigation actions and regular updates.
14. Develop and maintain KPIs and KPMs to capture and measure the impact and outcomes of the programme.
15. Create and maintain effective review, monitoring and evaluation frameworks and processes throughout the full Awards and Alumni Programme cycle, facilitating internal and external evaluation of impact of all programmes in line with annual reporting requirements.

Finance

1. Manage the budgets for the Awards and Alumni Programme, ensuring accurate and detailed reporting of income and expenditure.
2. Investigate and explore potential new funding streams, developing funding proposals in conjunction with the Head of Education.

Stakeholder Management and Networking

1. Build effective working relationships with internal and external Awards and Alumni Programme stakeholders including previous winners, students, teachers, technicians, senior leaders in education and industry, university teaching and outreach staff, funders and Company members.
2. Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure the internal visibility of the Awards and Alumni Programme.

Communications

1. Develop key messaging and content of all programme-related communications, with appropriate language and tone for the designated target audience.  
2. Collaborate with the Communications Officer to develop Comms Plans that engage and build relevant, appropriate and engaging content for social media channels and our websites.
3. Support and be an active presence in networks and fora that promote innovative practice in science education and outreach.
4. Undertake any reasonable responsibilities from time to time as required by the Head of Education to reflect the changing needs of the Company and Institute.

Additional security pre-employment checks

A satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check due to regulated activity involving children.

The job of a Save the Children’s UK Pricing & Commercial Manager is interesting and fulfilling.

• Are you commercially minded with a passion for data and numbers?
• Do you enjoy analysing and interrogating data?
• Are you passionate about using data to influence business decisions?
• Do you have exceptional interpersonal, influencing and relationship-building skills?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn’t just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children’s unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose

Reporting directly to the Business Development Team Lead, the Pricing and Commercial Manager is an active member of the Business Development Team that is responsible for demonstrating to our donors the benefits for them of working with Save the Children through the delivery compelling and mutually beneficial proposals which deliver real change for children.

The Pricing and Commercial Manager will commercially support the Business Development team in their goal to competitively secure large-scale funding from institutional donors, trusts and foundations by leading the pricing for major (including multi-million-pound) national and global funding opportunities. 

Key duties will include acting as the subject matter expert on various commercial pricing projects, assessing data to help develop various pricing strategies, using statistical modelling methods to determine their potential impact, presenting pricing analysis findings to key stakeholders and recommending competitive pricing strategies which offer value for money (VfM).

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The Pricing and Commercial Manager will also support our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

Main Accountabilities

The Pricing and Commercial Manager will support organisational commercial capacity and provide hands-on pricing strategy recommendations to the Business Development team by:

• Leading on the commercial and financial aspects of national, regional and global bidding opportunities

• Reviewing the budgets and commercial arrangements of an assigned portfolio of bids

• Ensuring bidding opportunities and pricing strategy recommendations demonstrate value for money and that costs recovery and risk is taken into account

• Conducting financial modelling/cashflow forecasts to determine the determine the financial risk potential impact of various pricing strategies

• Producing and presenting high quality, well structured, narrative commercial proposals and finance papers for key stakeholder approval

• Providing contract and financial negotiations advice and support to the Save the Children country offices and the Business Development Team

Person Profile

Experience

• Demonstrable experience in successfully understanding, evaluation and interpreting data

• Experience using Excel at an advanced level (e.g. advanced formulas and functions)

Skill

• Solid understanding of value for money (VfM) principles

• Solid understanding of financial principles and systems

Abilities

• Ability to develop large budgets (£1m+) for institutional donors and present budget information to donors

• Ability to translate qualitative information into logical budgeting and pricing recommendations

Aptitude

• A demonstrable commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion and their practical application and integration in the work environment

• A commitment to Save the Children UK’s aims and core values of accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity, and integrity

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

Adviser to the Chief Executive
Salary: London - £43,795 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Location: London
Contract: Permanent

The National Housing Federation (NHF) is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people. 
Housing associations are social landlords, and are the largest providers of homes for social rents in the country. We and our members, believe that everyone should be able to live in a great quality home that they can afford. 

Many housing associations are also developers in their own right, building around a quarter of new homes every year, and build almost all new social housing. Our sector is not-for-profit, investing its revenues into the people and communities we serve. 
We’re looking for an adviser who will work directly to the chief executive and support the smooth running, intelligence sharing and decision making across the NHF. You will have both confident verbal communication skills and excellent written skills, with the opportunity to craft speeches and draft briefings for the chief executive on our vital work, ranging from ending homelessness to decarbonising the nation’s homes. By working with colleagues across the organisation you will ensure the chief executive is well briefed ahead of meetings with government, officials, stakeholders and members. 

Excellent organisational and project management skills and abilities are also essential as you will be responsible for coordinating the business planning process and supporting the chief executive and Leadership Team in reporting our progress within the organisation and to members. Our members, housing associations, provide homes for around six million people. You will be required to put these members at the heart of the work you do, and support our ambitious vision – for a country where everyone can live in a quality home they can afford. 

The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.  The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background. 
We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.

Closing date for applications: 25 January 2021
Interview date: 5 February 2021

Please note: if we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert, before the closing date

My charity client are looking for an experienced IT Project Manager with exceptional project management and stakeholder management skills to join their IT team on a fixed-term basis.

In this role, you will play a pivotal role in managing business and technology transformation projects, including a project to rebuild their website. You will have a proven track record of managing projects that deliver improved business processes and systems, reducing their costs, enhancing their sustainability, and quantifying business benefits.

This is a high-visibility, high-impact role responsible for change affecting all areas of the organisation. You'll therefore be adept at engaging and influencing at all levels through a variety of channels and techniques. You will need to demonstrate your experience and skills in this area on your application.

Your skills and experience should include;

• Management of business transformation projects that have a technology component, including systems implementation
• Working with the project management methodology PRINCE 2 at practitioner level
• Familiarity with agile project management techniques
• Project management planning and resource management techniques eg planning workshops,
• GANTT charts, critical path analysis
• Reporting to senior business and technical leaders on project plans, progress, status, risks and
• issues.
• Production of project reports for a range of stakeholders at different levels.
• Production of project management documentation in a written and visual from for business and
• technical users
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Visio/Project
• Familiarity with current trends in Information Technology
• Familiarity with Digital transformation projects, preferably website-related (desirable but not
• essential)
• Familiarity with Drupal or other content management systems, and experience in CMS and
• existing content migrations (desirable but not essential)
• Familiarity with UX research methodology and design (desirable but not essential)

About Hart Square

We have been a leading provider of consulting services to the not-for-profit sector for over 10 years, working with professional membership organisations, charities, trade associations, the education and healthcare sectors. We deliver digital transformation projects to our clients, from strategic planning, requirements gathering, and business process reviews to technology partner selections, technology implementations and general consultancy and support. We are currently recruiting talented Consultants, Project Managers and Business Analysts to join our growing team!

Why work at Hart Square

At Hart Square, you’ll work in a supportive and dedicated team. We have fun and challenge ourselves. We never stand still and constantly push the limits of our knowledge, solving complex and fascinating problems. We want to do meaningful work for the not-for-profit sector and make a difference to our clients every day.

 We would love to hear from you if you:

• Understand CRM solutions and digital engagement tools, their benefit and business application
• Have project management and business analysis experience
• Have a passion for and experience in the not-for-profit sector
• Are not a techie, but are tech-savvy
• Have a reputation for delivering high quality projects
• Are a strategic thinker, but also love getting stuck into the detail
• Take pride in the quality of the work you produce
• Take responsibility and accountability for your own work
• Have exceptional organisation and time management skills
• Have an ability to juggle conflicting priorities and multiple projects at the same time
• Love a challenge and variety every day

In return, we can offer you:

• The opportunity to work with some of the top CRM and digital technology providers in the sector
• The opportunity to work for the most prestigious not-for-profit organisations in the country
• A closely knit, supportive team of like minded professionals passionate about the non profit sector
• A working environment with an appreciation for your mental health and wellbeing
• Monthly team development day
• Monthly headspace day for personal learning and development
• A generous remuneration package
• A company pension scheme
• Professional growth through certification as well as personal development
• Mentoring from leading sector experts
• Learning opportunities across a variety of platforms and specialisms
• Time off between Christmas and New Year
• The opportunity to celebrate our success with cake and regular team socials
• Annual team award ceremony

A note about current ways of working 

During the Covid-19 pandemic we are working fully remotely from home. In the new year When circumstances allow, we expect to transition to a hybrid way of working from home as well as from our client offices once these start to reopen safely. We will also have access to office facilities in central London.

Promoting equality and valuing diversity

Hart Square is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. Staff, and any job applicants, will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation

Interviews will be held 25th Jan, 4th and 5th February

Please find out more about us and the role on our website.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £40,000.00 to £50,000.00 /year

About Empower to Plan

Empower to Plan is an initiative set-up and run by Population Matters to enable more women globally to have the access to safe, modern contraception that they want, the choice over the number of children they have, and so the knowledge, right and freedom to take control of their own fertility.

Currently, according to the UN over 270 million women globally have an unmet need for that safe, modern contraception and so lack choice over their family size.

We partner with carefully selected NGOs and groups active at the grassroots, in communities across the world (including the UK), which are working to provide choice and address that unmet need. Our Empower to Plan partners are focused on delivering practical action, aligned with our mission and values, and have a proven track record of making a positive difference (Empower to Plan projects also work with boys and young men to achieve related positive outcomes).

NB - Empower to Plan is about identifying, supporting and crowd-funding appropriate grassroots delivery projects and partners, PM is not involved directly in that delivery.

Our part, and the job of this role, is to identify potential partners and projects, carry out due diligence, promote selected projects for crowdfunding via our website, administer and coordinate the provision of that funding to the recipient projects. We cover all administrative costs, make up any shortfalls in funding to allow promoted projects to proceed, and showcase partners and project outcomes to create greater awareness of this issue and leverage greater national and international action.

Women around the world want the power to choose how many children to have – and when. Evidence shows that where women are empowered, there’s a natural fall in birth rate. Help us empower more women to plan – for their own sake, and for the wellbeing of future generations and the planet that sustains us all.

 “The way forward is the full realisation of reproductive rights, for every individual and couple, no matter where or how they live, or how much they earn. This includes dismantling all the barriers— whether economic, social or institutional — that inhibit free and informed choice.” 

- UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem

About the Role

Population Matters (PM) is looking for a Project Coordinator to help us to achieve our vision of a future in which a stable human population co-exists in harmony with nature and a healthy planet.

With supervision from the Campaigner (and support from the Director), you will be responsible for the day-to-day administration and running of our Empower to Plan crowd-funded, practical project scheme, and maintaining regular communications with our Empower to Plan partners.

Empower to Plan is a catalyst through which PM can help to empower local communities, especially women and girls, to make a choice on their reproductive health by enabling grassroots NGOs and community groups deliver vital on-the-ground family planning services, alongside enabling the provision of practical environmental solutions. Examples can be found on our website under Empower to Plan. It also offers our supporters the opportunity to contribute to selected grassroots’ practical projects, so enabling PM to engage our supporters more directly in our work and impact positively upon individual lives.

About You

You will have experience of assisting with project management, ideally including working on fundraising and grant-making programmes. You will be a strong communicator, with experience of building and maintaining relationships with international external stakeholders. You will be educated to degree level, ideally in a relevant discipline, such as development, environment, international affairs, politics, communications, or women’s/gender studies (Evidence of interest, other experience in these areas is valid too). You will also have comprehensive administrative and record-keeping skills.

About Us

We are a small but expanding team, where everyone’s contribution matters.  You will be a self-starter, organised and be able to work accurately to deadlines. This role is home-based, with occasional travel to London and possibly other locations. Being able to work on your own initiative and virtually is a key part of this role.

Population Matters is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or any other category protected by law.

The deadline for applications is midday on Friday 5th February 2021 Interviews will be held between w/c 18th - 26th February 2021

Please accompany your CV with a covering letter (of no more than 500 words), explaining how you match our requirements, and telling us more about what you will bring to the role.

The Natural History Museum is both a world-leading science research centre and the most visited natural history museum in Europe. With a vision of a future in which both people and the planet thrive, it is uniquely positioned to be a powerful champion for balancing humanity's needs with those of the natural world.

It is custodian of one of the world's most important scientific collections comprising over 80 million specimens. The scale of this collection enables researchers from all over the world to document how species have and continue to respond to environmental changes - which is vital in helping predict what might happen in the future and informing future policies and plans to help the planet.

We are at a pivotal moment in our history as we launch a new strategy setting out our role as the natural world faces increasing threats. Building on our world-leading collection, global reputation for science and as one of the world's leading visitor attractions, the NHM has ambitious plans leading up to the 150 anniversary of the opening of the Waterhouse Building in 2031, making this a truly exciting time to be part of the NHM team.

About the role

Our Development Department generates philanthropic income to help us create a Natural History Museum for the future - investing in capital development, attaining vital acquisitions for the collection, transforming our galleries, developing innovative exhibitions and undertaking ground-breaking scientific research on issues that affect us all.

This is a key role within the team with responsibility for important project management within Development, and as the Development lead in engaging with stakeholders across the Museum on wider organisational activities.

These activities include Museum-wide initiatives in line with our science and collection strategy, ensuring that Development is represented and proactively involved in all aspects, and that senior management and the wider team are informed and engaged. In addition, Development is part of important Museum-wide governance activities in line with our ethical policies and values, and this role will play a crucial part in both representing Development, stakeholder engagement, and delivering the outcomes of this work.

You will also lead on the review, design and implementation of any new or revised policies to ensure best practice across the department.

About you

You will be a skilled generalist project manager or policy specialist with excellent communication and reporting skills, the ability to manage multiple workstreams, and be able to learn, absorb and transmit complex information to a range of audiences. You will also have excellent planning and prioritisation skills, with the ability to act as the department's key contact for a range of activities. Your ability to develop strategies, policies and plans, and to engage stakeholders at all levels, will be vital to the role.

The role often requires working on your own or in a small team to plan and deliver operational activities and business change, so you will be comfortable with a hands-on role seeing projects through to completion, delivering training but also working directly with data, reporting, and using the Museum's information platforms - Microsoft Office 365, Sharepoint and CRM databases such as Raiser's Edge. Understanding of a range of project methodologies such as Prince 2 and Agile would be an advantage.

Fixed Term Contract, ending 30 November 2021
Closing date: 9am Tuesday 26 January 2021
Interviews expected w/c 1st February

To apply, please visit and upload your CV with a covering letter, which clearly outlines how you meet our person specification.

“I wish everyone could see what a day at Martin House is like. It’s an amazing, magical place. It’s like coming home.”

It is an honour and a privilege to be supporting the wonderful Martin House Hospice in their search for a Project Manager to work on a key capital appeal. Martin House has been caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions for more than 30 years. Every year they care for more than 420 families at the hospice, in hospitals and in their own homes and they also support more than 150 bereaved families. By joining the team in this capacity, you will play a pivotal role in contributing to the philanthropy income that allows the charity to achieve is ambitious goals and mission to allow more children, young people and their families to ‘live well and fully’.

As Project Manager (Capital Appeals) you will be responsible for project managing the exciting and ambitious capital appeal re-build project which will transform the way in which the hospice cares for babies, children and young people. As a key member of the Fundraising Leadership Team you will support with the with the development and delivery of the capital appeal strategy as well as an effective stewardship programme, engaging and acknowledging key supporters and prospects. 

To be considered for this role you should come to us with strong project management skills and demonstrable experience of writing and implementing strategy. You should be a strong and confident communicator with an ability to develop relationships with senior-level contacts both internally and externally. Most importantly, this roles provide an opportunity to join an ambitious and supportive team committed to achieving great things for a wonderful cause, so you should be a passionate collaborator determined to play your role and flourish in this environment. 

This role is full-time and permanent and comes with a range of excellent benefits, including 40 days annual leave (inc statutory holidays). Due to the impact of Covid-19 the role is currently based from home but, when it’s possible to return to offices, the hospice is situated in Boston Spa. 

The recruitment for this role is ongoing, and the position will close when a sufficient number of suitable applications have been received. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity, please apply directly or contact Charlie or Leanne at Charity Horizons for more information. 

Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy.

Over the last four years we have been on a mission to improve our advice service offer in order to help more people, focusing much of our service development on hard to reach groups and communities. In 2015/16 we supported about 4500 unique clients, this year we are hoping to support over 12,000. This uplift has been achieved from the hard work and dedication of our paid staff and volunteer team, who work together to deliver a great service.

The last 24 months has seen an increase in the number of projects and new services we are delivering. In April 2020 we were awarded the contract to run Healthwatch Rotherham, supporting local people to really have a voice in the development of their health and social welfare services. We have a new partnership project, working with RotherFed, beginning in January 2021, funded by the Big Lottery Foundation to support local people to Make their Money Go Further. We were also awarded a 3 year contract to support local people affected by the 2019 South Yorkshire floods. In total the post will oversee 8 projects with 13 staff.

We want to make Citizens Advice Rotherham a great place to work. It’s fair to say that our volunteers and staff support one another, we have a common mission and we work well together as a team to deliver an amazing service to our local community. We hope you want to join us as we seek to help people living and working in Rotherham with good quality advice and information.

For more information about this job visit our website

An opportunity has arisen in the Association for an enthusiastic and dynamic officer to join the BASW UK Team on a fixed term basis (this may be extended dependent on funding). 

You will provide project support to a variety of projects and workstreams driven by the Leadership Team and will work with colleagues on shared projects, populating and maintaining the quality assurance reporting schedule, working to deadlines, undertaking consultation, internal and external communication activities and providing a range of other support activities. 

You will also lead on the establishment of an impact and evaluation function within the organisation to help deliver our ambitious and expanding impact and evaluation plans. This role is key to enabling us to demonstrate the impact of our work to our members and stakeholders.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced candidate, preferably from a project delivery or impact measurement and evaluation background.

You will need to be

• Experienced in providing project management support to a senior executive or team
• Experienced in qualitative and quantitative data collection, interpretation and analysis as well as communicating that data
• Have experience of delivering discrete projects or working as part of a project delivery team.
• Able to prioritise workloads, meet deadlines and manage fluctuating volumes of work
• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience of working in demanding situations with conflicting time scales and priorities.

Job Title: Mighty Employers Project Manager

Salary: £29,780 plus contributory stakeholder pension pro rata

Hours: Part time (21 hours per week, excluding an unpaid lunch hour) plus occasional evenings and weekends

Location: LCB Depot Leicester, with frequent regional/national travel.  Please note we are currently working remotely due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Permanent/fixed: Fixed term until 31st December 2021

The Mighty Creatives (TMC) is a charity committed to improving the personal, educational, cultural and social lives of children and young people (CYP) through creative and cultural education. 

Our charitable purpose is to provide arts and cultural opportunities for CYP from birth to 30 years old, particularly those who are the most disadvantaged and excluded, in order to contribute to the fight against child poverty.

Our vision is of a world where all CYP will harness the power of arts, creativity, and culture in order to transform themselves, their communities, and their futures.

We are looking for an experienced project manager to provide effective management of TMC’s ‘Mighty Employers’ programme, funded by the Dept. of Work and Pensions (DWP) Kickstart scheme.  The successful candidate will have experience of working with young people aged 16 – 24 to find employment, education or further training and of providing support to the young people whilst they are on the Kickstart programme.

Deadline for receipt of applications is 5pm on Monday 1st February 2021

Interviews to be held on Tuesday 9th February 2021 via Zoom.

For further information including the job description, application pack and form please visit our website.

Supporting the development of various projects working with diverse communities in Redbridge.

Working closely with the staff team, to plan project timelines to complete on time and within an agreed budget.

Supporting the development and organisation of multiple projects running simultaneously.

See Job Description and Person Specification for details.

If you are passionate about supporting young people to reach their potential, we want you to join our partnership! Bonny Downs Community Association (BDCA) and Renewal Programme (RP) have come together in an exciting new youth project and are seeking 2 x experienced Youth Co-coordinators to provide the young people of Newham with spaces to enjoy, support to achieve their best, and opportunities to make a positive difference in their community.

About us

BDCA is a dynamic community-led charity that has been serving the residents of the London Borough of Newham since 1998. Our motto is, “working together to change lives and transform our community”.  The Renewal Programme has also been working in the borough for 50 years and is passionate about investing in community and supporting people to rise through dignity, inspiration, and empowerment. Together we have a combined track record of over 70 years’ Newham focussed service delivery. including local club youth provision. holiday activities, evening drop-ins, sports activities and youth leadership programmes.

About the roles

These new posts offer an exciting opportunity to play a driving role in launching a new package of services for young people across the economically disadvantaged but beautifully diverse East Ham area of Newham. Each role is 36 hours per week and for an initial fixed term period of 2 years pending further funding. Please see the full job descriptions and person specifications attached and do note an enhanced DBS check will be required.

Our ideal candidates will have significant youth work experience, a passion for working with young people from diverse backgrounds and a high level of motivation to develop an excellent and impactful youth offer.  You will be excellent relationship builders that are enthused by partnership working, and given current circumstances you will also need to be creative in your approach to adapt youth engagement offers safely and in line with Covid-19 restrictions. You will need to demonstrate that you are professional, organised, efficient and able to manage our sessional youth staff, sports coaches, junior leaders and workshop providers. You will also have a robust understanding of safeguarding policy and procedures.

With one role based predominantly at BDCA (London E6) and the other at RP (London E12), you will work together to plan, lead, manage and evaluate sessions in venues across the East Ham community, ensuring project outcomes are effectively delivered. Key shared project outcomes are:

• Provide safe places to enjoy = at least 6 venues will be open for a total of 1759 hours of youth activities each year.
• Increase youth engagement = Each year, at least 495 unique young people will access our regular activities and accredited courses and feel a greater sense of community connection as a result.
• Grow youth leadership = Each year, at least 45 young people will receive intensive year-long support to achieve their best and build their hope and agency to make positive change in their own lives and in their wider community too through accredited youth leadership courses and social action campaigns.
• Deliver inspiring and diverting activities = Each year, the programme will deliver at least 25 co-produced activities including sports, creative arts, wellbeing workshops, free play, tuition support, educational workshops, offsite trips, training and mentoring.

Each role will however have slightly different areas of responsibility as follows:

Youth co-ordinator 1 (BDCA)

This post holder will be specifically responsible for coordinating: four outdoor MUGA sports sessions and one outdoor BMX session per week; year round Saturday volunteering sessions for young sports leaders; support to complete Duke of Edinburgh award scheme led by specialist partner and an annual music production project led by specialist provider. They will also be directly delivering: three virtual activity videos per month; two annual residentials for 15 participants; three-week summer volunteering placement with accredited Sports Leadership Award for 30 participants; monthly Stepping Up life skills training and social action campaign planning workshops plus regular mentoring calls for 15 participants; annual music premiere event for up to 100 attendees; and 10 day trips per year for up to 15 participants.

Youth co-ordinator 2 (RP)

This post holder will be specifically responsible for coordinating and delivering five evening youth clubs per week including a tuition club, journalism club and three drop-in free play sessions with creative workshops. They will be charged with leading the project’s monthly youth forums during the above sessions and also supporting participants to attend borough-wide Youth Citizens Assemblies and Area Youth Forum meetings. So as well as delivering high quality inclusive activities in safe supervised spaces, this new Project Coordinator will focus on increasing access to platforms where youth voices can be heard and younger leaders are supported to help steer local services to boost engagement and impact.

Application process: Please apply by attaching an up to date CV AND covering letter (max 2 pages, applications without cover letters WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED) demonstrating how your skills meet the Job Description and Person Specification and why you are interesting in applying for the role. If your application preference or request is for one specific role over the other then please state this in your cover letter otherwise we will assume you wish to be considered for either role within a single application. We are also willing to consider job share applications for each role from strong candidates

Application deadline:

Please note there is no fixed  closing date, but we are keen to recruit to these posts as quickly as possible and so early applications are very much encouraged. We will invite interviews and begin the selection process on a rolling basis, with the aim to have the positions filled as soon as appropriate candidates are identified. Candidates will need to apply before 1st February to be considered for the first set of interviews fixed for 4th February.

• First interviews via Zoom: Thursday 4th February 2021
• Ideal start date: w/c 15th February 2021

Equal Opportunities Statement

Both BDCA and RP are committed to recruiting high quality candidates whose skills and experience are most suited to the jobs on offer regardless of sex, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion (or beliefs), marital status, sexual orientation, disability, age or political affiliation.

Right to Succeed is a fast-growing national charity, working to deliver place-based and educational change in the most disadvantaged communities. Together, alongside their local and national partners, Right to Succeed delivers coordinated, impactful programmes aimed at improving outcomes for vulnerable children and young people, their families and wider communities. We are now recruiting an inspiring new Programme Manager to manage day to day implementation of the discovery phase of a whole system improvement programme in two of Liverpool City Region’s most left behind communities.

As a Programme Manager in the Liverpool City Region, you will work with the Programme Director on the initial discovery phase of the programme, working alongside multiple agencies, research professionals and stakeholder groups to create and maintain the conditions required for an effective, collective place-based change approach.

Together with the team, you will support and build the capacity of residents in selected communities, in order to develop a long-term, place-based vision designed to improve children’s capability, wellbeing and access to opportunities.

To apply for this imporant role, you must have significant experience of developing and delivering impactful programmes and interventions, ideally working collectively with colleagues in the community and public sector spaces. You must be an excellent communicator, skilled at building and maintaining relationships with a range of stakeholders, including those at a senior level. With strong facilitation skills and proven effective line management experience, you will support the Programme Director to monitor and evaluate complex programmes and report key outcomes to funders. Overall, you will be passionate about ensuring high quality programmes to improve outcomes for vulnerable children, young people, families and communities.  

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please initially submit a word-formatted version of your CV and a 2-page maximum supporting statement outlining your interest in the role and how your skills and experience meet the requirements on the Person Specification in the Recruitment Pack.

Please note this is initially a 12 month fixed term contract, subject to funding.

Depending on Covid-19 restrictions, this role may initially need to be home-based but will be based with the team in the Merseyside area, location to be confirmed.