Hours: Full-time, but with some flexibility possible

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £24,163 – £28,000 + 8% pension (non-contributory) and benefits including a healthcare scheme

Deadline: Monday 12 October 2020 at 9am

First stage interviews will take place from the week of the 19th

Background

ShareAction is a charity and campaigning organisation working to unleash the power of the financial system to drive social progress and protect our environment. We focus on transforming the investment system, using it as a lever to generate positive social and environmental impact in the real world.

We do this by:

• Educating and working with investors to improve their practices;
• Influencing the policy-makers and industry regulators that can ensure the investment system serves society’s interests in the long-term;
• Campaigning to unlock the power of investors, as shareholders in companies, to change corporate behaviour (on issues such as climate change, good work and human rights, sustainable food and public health);
• Mobilising ordinary people, who have a stake in the investment system through their pensions and savings, to demand a change in how their money is invested;
• Collaborating with other civil society organisations who share our vision.

Job Description

ShareAction’s corporate engagement programmes harness the power of investors to influence companies to drive improvements in their environmental sustainability and social responsibility. Our climate change campaigns have focused on decarbonisation, using science-based targets, and on the oil and gas and power generation sectors. We are currently exploring areas for new campaigns, which could include hard to abate sectors, transport and biomass.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Although your role will be varied and open to some change in the activities you will undertake, below are the types of activities that you can expect to be doing:

• You will plan and deliver campaign activity of the Investor Decarbonisation Initiative (IDI) with a range of activities, including researching targets, drafting letters, and arranging meetings with investors, companies and other stakeholders;
• Lead administration and recordkeeping for IDI using our Salesforce CRM system;
• Provide input to the climate change team in an effort to develop new programmes, including contributing to funding bids;
• Support the delivery of new campaign activities in our climate change programme;
• Where appropriate, manage relationships with external organisations, including funders and NGO partners involved in IDI;
• Play a role in wider team and cross-ShareAction activity related to climate change, to foster collaboration and partnership;
• Support the delivery of other ShareAction campaigns as required.

Please note that this list isn’t exhaustive and the role might change slightly from time to time.

Person specification

We are looking for a passionate, determined individual, with the following experience and skills:

ESSENTIAL

• Have a good understanding of climate change, including global efforts to tackle it, particularly the role of business;
• Experience in campaigning and making change happen, ideally in a corporate environment;
• Experience of managing relationships with external stakeholders;
• Ability to analyse information (including data) and makes concise, relevant recommendations;
• Strong communication skills - both written and spoken English;
• Excellent organisational skills, proven ability to manage competing demands on time while still meeting deadlines;
• Very strong attention to detail, able to deliver work of a high standard;
• Highly motivated, able to self-start and proactively seek guidance or direction where required;
• Ability and comfort flexing between different areas of work.

DESIRABLE

• Subject matter expertise in climate change as it relates to one or more industrial sectors, such as oil and gas, electric utilities, transport or heavy industries;
• Understanding of responsible investment, responsible business and ESG issues;
• Proficiency with common office software including Microsoft Office, Outlook, SharePoint;
• Experience of using Salesforce CRM system.

ShareAction values and respects all differences in people (seen and unseen). One of the ways we do this is by actively encouraging staff to work in ways that best suit their needs and our flexible working policy outlines many of the options available, such as part-time and term-time working, job sharing, home working and working compressed hours. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

Due to Covid-19 all interviews will take place online, you will also be expected to work from home for the foreseeable future.

Please note that to be considered for this post you must be legally eligible to work in the UK. Due to current restrictions we are unable to hire anyone that isn’t already living in the UK. Due to our size we are unable to sponsor visas.

To apply, please visit our vacancies page via the Apply button.

Do you want a rewarding career where you can really make a difference?

Have you got a good understanding of mental illness and its impact?

If so, you may be the person we are looking for

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Officer to build a new peer mentoring project in Somerset, with a possibility of Devon and Bristol as well. You will join us on a 12-month fixed term contract working full time, 35 hours per week based in the community and working from home. You will also have the flexibility to be able to work a 4 day week if required.

Our Peer Connections project is a new project in Somerset that aims to help people with their mental health and wellbeing, through mutually supportive, one-to-one relationships over a period of around three months. We train people with lived experience of mental illness who would like to support others as ‘mentors’ and then match them with people who need support for their recovery. This type of relationship is known as ‘peer mentoring’. Peers share lived experience of what works for them, finding ways of achieving individual health and wellbeing goals.

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

In everything we do, we seek to demonstrate our values: Passion, Commitment, Openness, Hope, Expertise and Understanding. If these values resonate with you, we would love to hear from you.

What will you be doing?

You will be building relationships in the community to develop a mental health peer mentoring programme in Somerset (and possibly Devon and Bristol). Specifically, you will be:

• Recruiting volunteer peer mentors and matching them with people who would like to be in a mentoring relationship.
• Maintaining a detailed map of community resources from wide-ranging community engagement and relationships.
• Working with the Project Manager to monitor and evaluate programme activity, and to report on progress and learning.
• Working closely with the lead organisation for peer support in Somerset, Watch, and community mental health service teams.
• Initiating and building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders in the community to develop the programme.

Do you have what we are looking for?

• Lived experience of mental illness and/or a good understanding of mental illness and its impact on individuals and families.
• Empathetic and have knowledge of/an interest in peer support/mentoring.
• Experience of community networking and building relationships with a wide range of people.
• Experience of delivering and developing projects/programmes.
• An understanding of the basics of health and safety and risk management.
• Ability to travel unsupported across Somerset and possibly further
• Ability to work on my own initiative as part of a dispersed/remote team.

What will you receive?

You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your abilities with the chance to make a real difference every day. In addition, you will have excellent development opportunities including funded training, career development and a range e-learning courses. You will also receive:  

• Salary of £25,690.03 - £28,079.95 per annum
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance and employee assistance programme
• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days plus bank holidays
• Your "Rethink Day" - 1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday
• Eyecare vouchers
• Flexible working  

Don’t just change jobs, change lives!

Just a couple of final things,

We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, LGBTQ+, people with a disability, or who are BAME are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status and therefore we ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to everyone.

We reserve the right to change the closing date without notice depending on the number of responses received.

Come and work with an enthusiastic and committed team supporting a growing movement of Londoners who aim to build high quality, affordable homes for themselves and their communities.

Community Led Housing London is a resource and advice hub, supported by the Mayor of London, and hosted by CDS Co-operatives. Working closely with the Greater London Authority, we help people to create homes. We work with groups, offering mentoring and funding to support them from their early stages. We also work with boroughs and others to help create opportunities for community led housing, which fit their strategies and achieve their objectives.

You will be employed by CDS Co-operatives, and may at times be located (virtually or physically) with the Greater London Authority or London Boroughs.

You will be initiating and practically supporting community led housing projects and programmes funded by the Greater London Authority. You will be instrumental in ensuring initiatives progress and achieve their desired outcomes, ideally with relevant housing or regeneration knowledge and experience

We would like to hear from you if you enjoy a variety of tasks and challenges and are creative, enterprising, ambitious and focused on finding solutions and getting things done. You will also have experience of effectively communicating, negotiating and working collaboratively with a range professionals and communities, and be able to challenge constructively to achieve positive outcomes.

We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. This job is open to flexible working, and we welcome applications for flexible or from job-sharers.

If you are interested, please email the address above with your CV and a letter covering the following questions, by Friday 2 October 2020:

• Why would you like to work in Community Led Housing?
• What key areas of your experience and skills can you bring to this role?

Please ensure that you clearly address the requirements in the downloadable person specification, with examples.

Please include details of two referees (one of whom should be your current employer); your current or most recent salary; and when you would be available to start / notice period.

Project Worker

Permanent role with funding end date of 31st August 2021 with possible extension to 31st August 2022.

12 hours per week flexible.

£23,388.00 per annum pro-rata plus travel expenses

Location: Birmingham

This role sits within our Children and Young People Directorate working in partnership with Premier Foundation to support communities, parents and their children to access and engage with meaningful and inclusive sports activities.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Working alongside specific schools in Birmingham, you will work within a team that is committed to strengthening how the organisation best supports children and young people by accelerating new and innovative ways of working.

You will be able to demonstrate a key understanding and knowledge of building relationships with all stakeholders and providing support to increase inclusion, confidence and develop resilience.

You will work to create an inclusive service that is child focused and led; supporting participation activities and drawing out learning from direct work to identify trends and patterns for review and improvement.

Key skills and competencies

-Ability to communicate with all stakeholders, written and verbally

-Ability to motivate and engage others

-Ability to manage professional boundaries

-Ability to plan and manage own workload, using your own initiative

-Working knowledge of relevant policy and practice relating to child protection and safeguarding of young people

-Relevant experience of working with young people from diverse backgrounds, 1-1 and in a group setting.

-Experience of supporting young people who are dealing with complex and sensitive issues.

Information about the Children's Society

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

The closing date for applications is 12 midnight 10th September 2020

Interviews will be held on week commencing 14th September 2020.

Department: Fundraising and Communications

Location: Central London (Home based for now)

Brooke over the next six months will work to implement a key operational and data transformation in the way in which it securely and compliantly receives, validates and imports our supporters’ personal financial and non-financial data into the charity’s supporter database (CARE NG); whilst ensuring the business processes which consume that supporter data continue to function effectively for business as usual.

This transformation will entail the migration of the charity’s third party suppliers (fufillment, thanking and banking) from the current (as-is) inhouse, bespoke, directly keyed system (BODS), to a future (to-be) where suppliers’ import files, of supporters’ personal financial and non-financial details, will be securely provided to Brooke; for the charity to then validate and import into its supporter database (CARE NG).

The project will also include ensuring that the charity’s business as usual processes, which consume this imported supporter data, will continue to function and, where necessary, change/update/create new business processes for improved efficiency and productivity.

The role will report to the CRM Programme Lead, liaise with senior stakeholders and manage a matrix project team comprised of colleagues within the CRM (project manager, data and business analysts), Information Services and Fundraising and Communications teams.

This is a vital role for Brooke and its CRM programme with the opportunity to work with a dedicated and friendly team. If you are an experienced project manager with a successful track record in change and transformation, working with third party suppliers of high volume transactions into CRM systems, software development and upgrades, we want you to apply.

You will be a Prince 2/PMP certified, self-starter, project manager with experience of the successful project management and delivery of change/transformation, working with third party suppliers of high volume transactions, software development and upgrades, allied with excellent stakeholder, communication and collaboration skills.

Experience of working within a medium to large charity is also desirable.

Interviews to be held on: w/c Monday, 12-Oct-20

Do you want to be part of an innovative and exciting project, breaking down barriers and inspiring young disabled people to reach their potential? Sported, in partnership with Scottish Disability Sport, Dundee Dragons and The National Lottery will bring together sports clubs and community groups in Dundee to address inequality in sport and promote inclusion for disabled young people. The successful candidate with lead on this work, if this is you, we would love to hear from you.

Location / Lleoliad: Rhondda Cynon Taff (RCT) and Merthyr Tydfil– home based with occasional travel across England and Wales

Salary / Cyflog: £23,500 per annum / y flwyddyn

Hours / Oriau: Full-time (35 hours a week) / Amser llawn (35 awr yr wythnos)

Contract: Fixed term until October 2021 (12 months) / Cyfnod penodol tan fis Hydref 2021 (12 mis)

Benefits / Buddion: 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and pension / 30 diwrnod o wyliau blynyddol plws gwyliau banc a phensiwn

Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of kinship carers and their families in Wales?

About the role: This is a brand-new role, the first of its kind in Wales for Grandparents Plus. So we’re looking for someone who is excited about developing and scaling up our work in Wales.

As part of the new Service Design and Impact team, you’ll work closely with our Development Manager for Wales, to pilot new services for kinship carers and build close links with the community.

Working across Rhondda Cynon Taff (RCT) and Merthyr Tydfil, our new project worker will support kinship families in their homes and in the community, providing information, advice and signposting to local services. You’ll set up and deliver our new support service for special guardians and other kinship carers.

From facilitating peer support groups (both face to face and online), recruiting volunteers, delivering preparation workshops for carers thinking of becoming special guardians and delivering our Kinship Connected support programme, you’ll be providing a lifeline and reducing isolation and loneliness.

Who we’re looking for: We’re seeking an experienced project worker who is passionate about working with kinship carers and the issues affecting children on the edge of the care system, in order to transform the support they receive.

Ideally, you’ll have good knowledge of services and communities in Rhondda Cynon Taff (RCT) and Merthyr Tydfil.

We are looking for someone who has the interpersonal and partnership skills to perform their role sensitively and creatively and who can work collaboratively with key stakeholders.

You will also really understand the important of evaluation and proving our impact to help support growth and tract more fundraising and commissioning.

The nature of our work means that things can change quickly, so you’ll need to be able to problem solve and keep a cool head.

This role will be what you make it and we’re looking for someone to seize this opportunity.

Why work for us? It’s a fast-paced environment, with plenty of opportunity to put your ideas into practice to positively change the lives of vulnerable families. You will be joining the charity at an exciting time as we embark on developing our services and reach in Wales. And this is a key role to growing our services.

It is important to us that you’re happy in this role so we really value development, so we’ll encourage you to keep learning and training.

We’re a friendly team, passionate about doing good better. If that sounds like you, why don’t you join us?

We will not short list candidates who don’t enclose a personalised covering letter.

We welcome applications in both English and in Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.

Closing date: 9am, 2/10/2020

Interview date: w/c 12/10/2020

About Grandparents Plus – the kinship care charity Kinship care begins in crisis. A child whose parents are unable to care for them. It’s frightening, painful, confusing. For the child, it can feel like their world is ending.

Instinctively, a loved one steps in – a grandparent, brother, sister, aunt, uncle or family friend. They are now a kinship carer, bringing up the children they love. There’s no chance to prepare. Plans are pushed aside. Relationships, jobs and savings are sacrificed.

At Grandparents Plus, we know how hard life can be for kinship carers. But we’ve seen the amazing things they’re capable of with someone by their side. With the right support, children raised in kinship families flourish.

That’s why we support, connect and campaign. To keep kinship families stronger by keeping them together.

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 Ydych chi am wneud gwahaniaeth gwirioneddol i fywydau gofalwyr sy’n berthnasau a’u teuluoedd yng Nghymru?

Gwybodaeth am y rôl: Rôl newydd sbon yw hon, y gyntaf o’i bath yng Nghymru i Grandparents Plus. Felly rydym ni’n chwilio am rywun sy’n gyffrous am ddatblygu ac estyn cwmpas ein gwaith yng Nghymru.

Fel rhan o’r tîm newydd Effaith a Dylunio Gwasanaeth, byddwch chi’n cydweithio’n agos â’n Rheolwr Datblygu yng Nghymru, i beilota gwasanaethau newydd ar gyfer gofalwyr sy’n berthnasau a meithrin cysylltiadau clos â’r gymuned.

Bydd ein gweithiwr prosiect newydd yn gweithio ar draws Rhondda Cynon Taf (RhCT) a Merthyr Tudful i gefnogi teuluoedd sy’n berthnasau yn eu cartrefi ac yn y gymuned, gan ddarparu gwybodaeth a chyngor, a’u cyfeirio at wasanaethau lleol. Byddwch yn sefydlu ac yn cyflwyno ein gwasanaeth cymorth newydd ar gyfer gwarcheidwaid arbenng a gofalwyr eraill sy’n berthnasau.

O hwyluso grwpiau cefnogi cymheiriaid (wyneb yn wyneb ac ar-lein), recriwtio gwirfoddolwyr, cyflwyno gweithdai paratoi ar gyfer gofalwyr sy’n ystyried dod yn warcheidwaid arbennig a chyflwyno ein rhaglen gymorth Kinship Connected, byddwch chi’n darparu cynhaliaeth ac yn lleihau teimladau ynysig ac unigrwydd.

Y person sydd gennym ni mewn golwg: Rydym ni’n chwilio am weithiwr prosiect profiadol sy’n credu’n angerddol mewn gweithio gyda gofalwyr sy’n berthnasau a’r materion sy’n effeithio ar blant ar gyrion y system ofal, er mwyn trawsffurfio’r cymorth maen nhw’n ei gael.

Yn ddelfrydol, bydd gennych chi lefel dda o wybodaeth am wasanaethau a chymunedau yn Rhondda Cynon Taf (RhCT) a Merthyr Tudful.

Rydym ni’n chwilio am rywun sydd â’r sgiliau rhyngbersonol a phartneriaeth i gyflawni eu rôl yn sensitif ac yn greadigol, ac sy’n gallu gweithio ar y cyd â rhanddeiliaid allweddol.

Byddwch hefyd yn wir yn deall pwysigrwydd gwerthuso a phrofi ein heffaith er mwyn helpu i gefnogi twf a sbarduno mwy o godi arian a chomisiynu.

Mae natur ein gwaith yn golygu bod pethau’n gallu newid yn gyflym, felly bydd angen i chi fedru datrys problemau a chadw meddwl clir.

Bydd y rôl hon yn llawn cyfleoedd, ac rydym ni’n chwilio am rywun i fanteisio ar hynny.

Pam gweithio i ni? Amgylchedd sy’n symud yn gyflym yw hwn, a bydd digon o gyfleoedd i roi eich syniadau ar waith er mwyn newid bywydau teuluoedd bregus er gwell. Byddwch chi’n ymuno â’r elusen ar adeg gyffrous wrth i ni fynd ati i ddatblygu ein gwasanaethau a’n cwmpas yng Nghymru, ac mae hon yn rôl allweddol yng nghyswllt tyfu ein gwasanaethau.

Mae’n bwysig i ni eich bod chi’n hapus yn y rôl hon, felly rydym ni’n gosod gwerth mawr ar ddatblygiad, a byddwn ni’n eich annog i barhau i ddysgu a hyfforddi.

Rydym ni’n dîm cyfeillgar, ac yn credu’n angerddol mewn gwneud gwaith da yn well. Os yw hynny’n swnio’n debyg i chi, beth am ymuno â ni?

Ni fydd ymgeiswyr sydd heb gynnwys llythyr cefnogi personol yn cyrraedd y rhestr fer.

Rydym ni’n croesawu ceisiadau yn Gymraeg a Saesneg. Ni fydd ceisiadau a ddaw i law yn Gymraeg yn cael eu trin yn llai ffafriol na cheisiadau Saesneg.

Dyddiad cau: 9am, dydd Llun 2/10/2020

Dyddiad cyfweld: dydd Iau w/c 12/10/2020

Gwybodaeth am Grandparents Plus – yr elusen gofal gan berthnasau

Mae gofal gan berthnasau yn cychwyn mewn argyfwng. Plant y mae eu rhieni’n methu gofalu amdanynt. Mae’n boenus, ac yn achosi braw a dryswch. I’r plentyn, gall deimlo fel petai’r byd yn dod i ben.

Yn reddfol, mae rhywun annwyl yn camu i’r bwlch – nain/taid, brawd, chwaer, modryb, ewythr neu ffrind i’r teulu. Nawr maen nhw’n ofalwr sy’n berthynas, yn magu’r plant maen nhw’n eu caru. Does dim cyfle i baratoi. Mae cynlluniau’n cael eu rhoi o’r neilltu. Mae perthnasoedd, swyddi a chynilion yn cael eu haberthu.

Yn Grandparents Plus rydym ni’n gwybod pa mor anodd gall bywyd fod i ofalwyr sy’n berthnasau. Ond rydym ni wedi gweld y pethau rhyfeddol maen nhw’n gallu eu cyflawni gyda rhywun yn eu hymyl. Gyda’r gefnogaeth gywir, mae plant sy’n cael eu magu yn nheuluoedd perthnasau yn ffynnu.

Dyna pam rydym ni’n cefnogi, yn cysylltu ac yn ymgyrchu. I gadw teuluoedd perthnasau yn gryfach trwy eu cadw gyda’i gilydd.

Civitas Recruitment are proud to be working with a dynamic charity focused on the issue of social exclusion of the elderly community within the UK. The charity is experiencing a period of positive change and at present formulating its strategy for growth and effectiveness of its services. An opportunity exists for an experienced project manager to join the team to assist in the research, creation and maintenance of volunteer and user groups so crucially needed for the success of the charity. The role will be home based in North Wales. The role will also involve partnership work, communications and marketing- so a truly broad and multifaceted role. This is an initial FTC till June 2021 but can be extended.

Who we are looking for?

Ideal candidates will have previous experience of sourcing and creating volunteer groups. You will be naturally energetic, creative and well organised in your approach to work. Previous experience of developing target groups and volunteer acquisition strategies will be beneficial. Add to this you will have great communication skills being able to work with a diverse group of people including volunteers, service users and external groups. This is a home-based role with travel in Wales and as such you will need to have access to a car and be a self-starter who can manage their own workload and targets. Ability to speak Welsh is a desirable however not essential. Please apply directly or enquire with Syed at Civitas Recruitment.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our organisation. You will develop and coordinate a flexible and high quality service at our Simonside Court supported living scheme for adults with learning disabilities and other support needs.

Simonside Court is an Independent Supported Living Service containing eight bungalows with sixteen residents male and female.

You will supervise and manage an established team of staff providing person centred support to enable service users to maintain their independence, experience improved wellbeing and enjoy opportunities for personal development. 

The service is staffed 24hours a day with sleep overs.

The Role

As the Project Manager you will be responsible for the delivery and daily operational management of the service and for ensuring that contract requirements and standards are met. Specific duties and responsibilities will include:

• Deployment of staff to meet individual needs and preferences within available resources
• Supervision, coaching, performance management and support of staff.
• Identifying training needs of the team both mandatory and service specific, ensuring that accurate records are kept.
• Responding to referrals and undertaking initial assessments of need
• Ensuring service users have a co-produced plan of support and a designated Key Worker
• Ensuring there are clear goals and expected outcomes for each resident with a defined pathway towards greater independence
• Co-ordinating a programme of regular person-centred reviews which put each person’s views and unique journey at the heart of planning and decision making
• Working closely with local multi-disciplinary teams and community based agencies to provide holistic, wrap-around support
• Facilitate service user engagement, involvement and peer support
• Ensure that there are robust methods of quality monitoring
• Provide key performance indicators, identifying and planning actions required

You will provide excellent customer care and proactively communicate with stakeholders in respect of risk management and the care and welfare of the people we support. You will have a strong ethical duty of care and a commitment to safeguarding vulnerable individuals.

Qualities Required

Applicants will be able to demonstrate warmth, compassion and unconditional positive regard for the people we support and will be able to develop trusting relationships based on empathy and respect.  You will have the skills and personal qualities to be able to engage people in meaningful planning and therapeutic activities. You will be expected to work collaboratively and professionally with the people we support, their families and professionals/ multi agencies.

You will be hard working, resilient and reflective with the ability to accept supervision and be accountable for your own practice. Good written and verbal communication skills are essential along with the practical skills required to plan and organise care and support delivery. You will be required to be flexible to the needs of the service.

You will ideally have at least 2 years practitioner experience with some experience of supervising/managing staff and resources and hold or be working towards a relevant health or social care qualification (Degree or NVQ Level 4/5). You must be well organised, professional and credible with colleagues from the multi-disciplinary team. You will be able to demonstrate leadership ability and management competencies. Good written and verbal communication skills are essential as is the ability to organise your own time effectively and manage professional relationships.

Voice of Youth Project Lead

Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Contract type: Fixed Term

Application Closing Date: 20 Sep 2020

Start date: ASAP

Role overview

This is an exciting role that you can improve the capacity of youth-led CSOs (YLCs), empower youth as agents of change, and support them in demanding an enabling environment to participate in Thailand's development and governance. Your role will ensure Voice of Youth project is implemented to the highest standards; effectively manage Project team, budgets, activities, risk and donor reporting and accountability processes.

Knowledge/qualifications:
* Qualification in project management (PMD Pro, Prince II, PMP) and/or international development and /or equivalent experience

Experience:
* Substantial experience in managing grants and contracts preferably EU and DFID grant funded project (at least GBP 400,000 per annum) within the international development sector
* Experience in youth engagement, community and volunteer mobilisation with good understanding of development issues in Thailand, skills in policy and advocacy to amplify voice of young people with community participation with commitments to Social Inclusion & Gender, Social Accountability and Resilience integration in programming
* Experience of building and managing a high performing multi-cultural dispersed project team of staff, volunteers and partners
* Experience in working in and leading partnerships and consortia
* Experience in security and risk management, and in managing duty of care to highest international standards

This is a national hire post under national terms and conditions. RIGHT TO WORK IN THAILAND IS REQUIRED. We will not be able to obtain visa and work permit to non-Thai nationals.

ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE NOTIFIED.
VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Extensive research shows that the impact on children of parental mental health is dependent of various factors including severity, circumstances and the support or protective factors that surround the child.  Anxiety, depression and other mental health difficulties can affect attachment and the parent-child relationship, and the impact of disrupted attachment on children’s intellectual, psychological, social and emotional development is well documented.

Family Action’s Newpin model provides a range of interventions and support for children under 5 and their parents who are experiencing mental health problems and where Adverse Childhood Experiences are often a generational feature.  Our aim is to ensure both the child and their adults get the support they need to thrive and achieve their potential.  Our model harnesses the parent-child relationship, providing a structured, supportive environment to increase parents’ capacity to develop understanding of their child’s communication, emotions, behaviour and needs and to reflect on the impact of their own mental health on their child/ren’s wellbeing.

As Project Manager you will lead the day-to-day management, delivery and development of the service including: managing a small team of staff, providing quality reflective supervision of the direct work with parents and children, develop and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders including families using the service, local partners and commissioners, manage the budget and contract requirements and work with the Operational Manager on the development and evaluation of the service.

You will have excellent direct practice skills where you have provided interventions to families with complex needs (ideally which maximise the development of the parent-child relationship) and promote positive outcomes for children. You will have experience of day-to-day service management including a confident approach to managing, supervising and developing a team of staff (or volunteers) who work with families with complex needs.

Our values: People focus, Mutual Respect, Excellence-in-all-we do and a Can-Do attitude.
If you can relate to these and have the necessary skills and attitude, we can offer you:

• A competitive salary, leave entitlement and pension scheme
• Career development opportunities
• A full induction and ongoing quality training
• The opportunity to become part of Family Action initiatives
• Flexible working hours
• Managed work-loads with regular supportive and reflective supervision

Person Specification

Education, qualifications and experience

1. Educated to degree level or equivalent with a recognised professional qualification in early years, social work, health, education, psychology/counselling/psychotherapy.  Management qualification would be beneficial but not essential.

2. Proven knowledge of potential impact of parental mental health and parent-child relationship on children’s social, intellectual, emotional and psychological development. 

3. Extensive experience in delivering interventions for families with complex needs/ACE’s such as parental mental health, in a planned and structured way to promote positive outcomes for children, family resilience and wellbeing. 

4. Experience of managing services which work successfully to deliver positive outcomes for children and families.

5. Experience of supervising, managing and leading a staff team working with families who have complex needs.  Confidence in training and developing staff practice skills and professional development.

6. Experience and working knowledge of child and adult Safeguarding issues in a multi-agency arena and management of risk.

7. Experience of collecting information, writing case studies and outcome data which evaluates performance and impact.

Abilities and skills

8. Ability to maintain a focus on the child, their safety and lived experience at all times, particularly when responding to the needs of their adults who may be themselves experiencing (or have experienced) significant distress and trauma.

9. A confident and professional approach to work with families and a variety of stakeholders. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal and proven ability to develop and sustain relationships with colleagues, partners and commissioners.

10. Excellent knowledge and understanding of risk management, health and safety issues and pan-London Child Protection procedures and Working Together to Safeguard Children, as well as ability to work in accordance with local and organisational Child Protection and Safeguarding policies and procedures (for both children and adults)  and keep up to date as required. Implementing child protection procedures in consultation with management.

11. A commitment to community participation and user involvement, as well as the professional credibility to influence individuals and groups through the provision of advice/consultation, negotiation and training with a proven commitment to reflective practice.

12. Excellent IT skills, experience of using database for case recording.  Ability to collect and analyse data that informs the service as well as local stakeholders and funders performance, trends, gaps in provision, risks, barriers as well as successes and contribute to production of monitoring and evaluation reports in accordance with funding specification.

13. Ability to problem solve, applying creativity and innovation.

14. Ability to draft, monitor and control budgets to ensure service costs are contained within contract fee.

15. Able to evidence Family Action’s values at all times, which underpin Family Action’s mission of ‘building stronger families’ by:

a) Being people focused
b) Reflecting a ‘can do’ approach
c) Striving for excellence in everything we do
d) Having mutual respect for everyone we work with, work for and support through our services

16. Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.

Please visit our current vacancies page for further information and to download an application form and the documents to apply.

Closing date: 30th September 2020 at 9am

Engage Britain an exciting charity  are searching for an exceptional Project Manager to join us. The post-holder will work closely with the Programme Director and the wider organisation to coordinate and implement our health and care project and the work we deliver on subsequent challenges. You will play a key role in ensuring that we deliver an exceptional project that breaks new ground in terms of involving people in shaping national policy, and addressing a key challenge facing our country.

We are a flexible employer and welcome applications from candidates who might want to work flexibly. We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates who are based across the UK.

About Engage Britain

Engage Britain will put people at the heart of policy development, ensuring that those who are affected by policies can contribute their knowledge and experiences to their creation. Great ideas come from combining our different views, knowledge and experiences, so we’ll bring people together to talk and listen. Where voices have been excluded or unheard, we’ll make sure we’re all equally involved in finding answers. Where the problem is rooted in our differences of opinion, we’ll work together to build on the things we agree on. 

As ideas emerge, we will test these ideas, learn from and re-test them until everyone is confident they will make a positive difference. And then we’ll work together – with citizens, practitioners, communities and politicians - to make them happen and use them to improve people’s lives. 

Our differences are not something to be feared; our differences will enable us to create imaginative, practical and radical answers to the problems our country faces. 

Key tasks of the role:

Working with delivery partners

• The project will be implemented through a number of delivery partners. Engage Britain will work proactively alongside the delivery partners throughout the project so we build relationships with stakeholders and participants, and develop our organisational knowledge and experience.

• Research potential delivery partners and build connections with them to help co-design the project

• Manage the procurement exercise for delivery partners, including agreeing deliverables, KPIs, and monitoring arrangements

• Manage delivery partners’ contracts and the regular schedule of project meetings

• Monitor progress against delivery milestones and project performance, making adjustments in agreement with the Project Director and delivery partners as necessary

• Be the first point of contact for delivery partners throughout the project.

Partnerships, outreach, and advocacy

• Working with the Partnerships Manager, research potential community partner organisations, practitioner networks and user groups to work with us on the health and care project, and build relationships with them

• Work with partner organisations on project development and implementation, ensuring that participating is beneficial for them, and enables us to deliver a successful project

• Ensure that taking part in Engage Britain’s work brings value to participants throughout and beyond the life of the project, and that that they can engage in ways that suit them at different points in the process

• Working with a delivery partner, ensure that we support participants and organisational partners to advocate for the solutions that they will be co-designing through the project.

Project management

• Develop, implement and monitor a detailed project plan to meet our objectives

• Manage project budget based on project scope and deliverables, tracking costs and managing resources effectively

• Provide regular project updates on delivery, risks, adjustments, and progress

• Hold the different project elements together and ensure that each phase feeds into, and dovetails with, the next.

Collaborating across Engage Britain

• Communicating project messages to audiences effectively

• Ensuring that the digital solutions for people to engage with the project are fit for purpose

• Building strong partnerships with external organisations.

Further information

For more information on this role and on how to apply please refer to the Project Manager job pack available via the 'Apply on website' button.

Application process

Engage Britain are using the Beapplied platform for applications, and details are available in the job pack.

Closing date: Thursday 24 September 2020, 09:00 BST

Interviews 

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview in early-mid October (this includes first and potential second interviews)

We are recruiting for a Project Manager to work on a new Family Safeguarding Model – known as Family Solutions Plus on a Fixed Term Contract for 18 months.

Title: Project Manager Family Solutions Plus
Based: Osney Mead, Oxford
Salary: £27,905 - £31,371 (NJC 24 – 28) per annum
Hours: Full Time (37 HPW)
Type: Fixed Term for 18 Months
Pension: Auto-enrolment scheme in place
Accountable to: Wellbeing Service Manager (CYP) and OCC Project Manager

The role will be based from our offices in Osney Mead, Oxford and comes with an attractive salary and benefits package. 

About the role

The Family Safeguarding Plus model has been implemented by Oxfordshire County Council who are making changes to the way we support children and families. As part of these changes new opportunities have arisen.

Oxfordshire Mind is working in Partnership with Elmore Community Services and Connections Support to deliver these services to parents who have mental health needs, substance & alcohol misuse needs and those involved in domestic abuse to improve the quality of parenting their children experience.

The Project Manager will be responsible for the mental health component within the Oxfordshire Family Solutions Plus approach. Successful delivery and coordination of the model will be a key part of this role and experience in project delivery is essential.

The candidate

You will have previous experience in a Project Management/Delivery role and ideally experience of working within children’s services, mental health or similar. You will have line management experience and be able to lead a team successfully to ensure all elements of the project are delivered on time.

Ideally you will have worked on projects across different partnership organisations and understand how this could impact the delivery of the model and how to overcome any challenges this may bring.

Closing date: Thursday 24th September 2020
Interview date: Friday 9th October 2020

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please click 'Apply' to be redirected to our website, where you can complete your application online. Please do not send CVs.

No agencies please.

Are you an experienced and motivated project administrator? Do you know what it takes to create attention-grabbing content for social media? Do you want to be part of an organisation whose mission is to create positive change through film? 
 

We are looking for a dependable, self-motivated and organised individual to join our Dalston based core team.
 

Who we are:

Since its launch in 2006, Inside Job Productions (IJP) has established itself as one of the UK’s leading independent film production companies operating as a social enterprise. Working with a team of freelance creatives we produce film and digital content for some of the world’s largest corporations and some of the smallest charities. Recent clients include Johnson & Johnson, NFU Mutual, NHS England, British Lung Foundation, Refugee Council and Thrive LDN. 

As a social enterprise, we have also consistently prioritised our social impact. We have worked extensively with people who have experienced disadvantage or discrimination, including the delivery of a production trainee scheme for women within the criminal justice sector and latterly for young people living with mental health problems. We have also run multiple workshops using film and digital media as a creative way of providing marginalised communities with a new voice, as well as useful and transferable skills. 

We have recently been awarded a grant from the Ministry of Justice to support a two-year programme of work within London prisons to develop film content which will address the multiple mental health problems experienced by many people in custody. 

Key responsibilities:

Production/Project Management (c.70%)

• Set up and management of film productions from commission through to final delivery.
• Client liaison.
• Sourcing and booking crew, equipment, travel and accommodation, locations/studio spaces.
• Writing and disseminating production paperwork including call sheets, risk assessments, production agreements etc.
• Keeping track of budgets and finances (credit card reconciliation, petty cash).
• Providing support to the finance manager (Processing invoices for, credit card reconciliation, petty cash).
• Staff administration duties (annual leave, sickness absence etc). 
• Updating and maintaining company subscriptions and databases
• Transcription of film rushes
• Responding to phone and email queries.
• Attending quarterly board meetings, taking and writing up minutes.
• General office management 

Social Media Management / Digital Marketing (c.30%)

• Creating engaging content for IJP’s social media channels (Twitter, Instagram)
• Writing content for and updating the IJP Website.
• Creation of engaging marketing materials. 

Who you are:

• You have previous experience and can demonstrate the ability to take on the responsibilities listed above. 
• Highly organised and comfortable working across numerous projects at one given time.
• Excellent communication and writing skills with a keen eye for detail, grammar and punctuation.
• Strong understanding of social media channels.
• Hands on experience in content management. 
• Self-motivated and proactive. 

Whist we welcome applicants who have previous experience of working in a film or TV environment this is not an essential requirement for this role. What we are looking for is an excellent, all round project manager / administrator who is willing to learn and take on new responsibilities.

Some of the benefits of working for us:

• Holiday entitlement – 20 days per year (pro rata of full time allowance of 25 days + 8 bank holidays). 
• Training allowance to support your own professional development. 
• Flexible working.
• A role where no two working days are the same. 
• Making a difference to the lives of vulnerable people. 

This is a part time position offered 3 days a week. 

Salary: £28,000 pro rata £16,800 
Location: Inside Job Productions, 18-22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London, E8 3DL

Deadline for applications: Friday 25th September @ 5pm
Interviews: Virtual interviews will be carried out during w/c 28th September 2020. 

Please apply by uploading your CV and covering letter (maximum one page) via CharityJob.

IJP is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds to apply.