Community Project Officer
SALARY: Starting Salary £18,534 per annum (Salary Band A £18,534 – £21,700 per annum)
HOURS: 37 hours per week (Monday-Friday)
CONTRACT TYPE: Full time
OPERATIONAL AREA: West Midlands
LOCATION: Tipton with regular travel across the West Midlands Region*

Job Role
Do you have a passion for and the experience of working with children and young people? Can you plan and deliver engaging, high quality, safe and creative after-school, and holiday play sessions?

If so, then look no further than Groundwork West Midlands; an environmental charity that has been delivering environmental and community projects aimed at creating stronger, healthier communities, and greater prospects for local people for over 30 years.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to deliver on our exciting play project in Sandwell. The Go Play Sandwell project consists of open access after-school and holiday sessions across Smethwick, Tipton and Wednesbury.

As part of our friendly team, you will have a qualification and / experience of working with children and young people. You will be alert to the safeguarding procedures and be able to ensure all project paperwork is inputted accurately and kept up to date. A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle is preferable as you would be required to travel across the borough / region. 

*Due to Covid-19, this role is based on a hybrid working arrangement with a combination of office based time, working from home and delivering out in communities. 

Groundwork West Midlands is committed to being an inclusive employer and offers flexible working arrangements, job share opportunities and supportive, family friendly policies. Part time / Jobshare arrangements considered. 

Package

• Core hours are from 10am – 4pm, with some flexibility of starting earlier / finishing later – with regular evening and occasional weekend working
• 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays
• All necessary PPE will be provided by the company
• Laptop, mobile phone, and mileage allowance

Closing date: Friday 5th November 2021
Please apply now to avoid disappointment!

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button and follow the instructions on our website.

No agencies please

Purpose of the role 

The Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham (“the Foundation”) is one of the most significant educational charities in this country. King Edward’s School was founded in 1552, and now in the 21st century the Foundation runs twelve schools – two independent fee-paying schools, six selective academies and four non-selective academies, and there are plans for ongoing growth. 

The Foundation Office is the Foundation’s central support services function, with several staff being seconded from the Foundation to deliver support services to the Academy Trust and the academies themselves. 

 This integral role provides high quality project management, administration, and data analysis support to the Educational Support & Growth department as required. 

Principle responsibilities and duties 

Project support and administration to assist with educational improvement and co-ordination across the Foundation schools including, for example:

• To take responsibility for the administration and logistics of project meetings and other meetings / events delivered by the Education team. 

• To take meeting minutes, notes, and actions, distributing these in a timely fashion. 

• To maintain / update project documentation as required by the project manager. 

• To act as a point of contact for meeting participants as required. 

• To follow up tasks to ensure they are completed in accordance with project timelines. 

• To co-ordinate the departmental calendar and administer Doodle Polls as necessary. 

• To assist with administration of the Foundation’s online forums and welcome messaging for new staff. 

• To liaise with colleagues and suppliers to ensure stakeholders hold appropriate software licences. 

• To liaise with colleagues and suppliers to gather and distribute project information as required. 

• To support with ad hoc education projects where colleagues or schools require support. 

• To liaise with suppliers regarding invoices and support project managers with budget management. 

• To support suppliers with logistics around external audits and reviews. 

• Working with colleagues, to contribute to the production and maintenance of data dashboards using Power Bi. 

• To support the planning, co-ordination and delivery of governor training. 

General responsibilities and duties 

• To develop a clear understanding of the Foundation’s vision, mission and strategic aims and to actively support these. 

• To remain up to date with the Foundation’s policies, procedures and code of conduct and always uphold these. 

• To identify and undertake relevant training to enable continuing professional development, where resources allow. 

• To prepare for and proactively engage in the performance review cycle with your line manager. 

• To attend appropriate internal and external meetings, as directed by your line manager. 

• To undertake such other duties as are agreed as being in keeping with the general nature of the job and its grade. 

The successful candidate will be required to fulfil an enhanced DBS check. 

This job description reflects the current requirements of the post. As duties and responsibilities change and develop due to changes in organisational and other circumstances, so the actual duties and responsibilities will vary from the particulars of this job description. Job descriptions will be updated or amended from time to time to reflect such changes.

About the role

It's an exciting time here at Sense as we have just released our new strategy. Sense now has an opportunity for someone to join our Business Development team as a Project Manager / Bid Writer, based at our purpose build centre TouchBase Pears, Selly Oak Birmingham. 

Duties include: 

Project managing a range of new business projects across Sense, which will increase business and diversification of opportunities
Ensuring projects are high performing, innovative and provide effective solutions for the Charity within the budgets available.
Providing advice and information and training on project management within the organisation
Support tender/framework/bid writing and processes

Key skills and experience required:

Recognised project management qualification
Proven implementation of recognised project management principles
Proven experience of managing projects and processes within a customer driven environment, with stakeholders 
Experience of good financial management.
Ability to produce effective project communications and management reports

For the full job description and person specification please see below. 

About Sense

For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

PAPYRUS is the national UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people.

Administration Officer – West Midlands

PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is the national charity for the prevention of young suicide, founded in 1997. We have grown very successfully since then and currently have bases in Warrington, Birmingham, London, Cardiff and Belfast.

We are looking to recruit an Administration Officer in Birmingham to provide a full and effective comprehensive range of administrative support to workstreams/projects, which will enable the charity to fulfil its function within the region to a high-quality standard. The successful candidate will initially work from home.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Demonstrable experience in an office administrator role or equivalent including diary management, dealing with correspondence, preparation of meeting papers and general administrative duties
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft packages (e.g. Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) and hands on IT experience of database packages including electronic filing systems and online platforms
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage the time of self, prioritising tasks to meet challenging deadlines
• High level of customer service skills

Salary: NJC scale spinal point 4 – 6 (£18,933 - £19,698)

Please visit our website to review the full job description and person specification for the role. To apply for the position please complete the application form on our website detailing how you meet the criteria for the role. Please return your completed application to HR email address or to HR, PAPYRUS, Unit 1 Bankside, Warrington, WA1 1UP.

Closing date: 29th October 2021 Interview Date: W/C 15th November 2021

PAPYRUS is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its employment policies for recruitment are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

PAPYRUS is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk that interact with the organisation. The organisation recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of these vulnerable groups by a commitment to procedures to protect them. The group expects all staff and volunteers to fully support and promote these commitments.

The Brilliant Club is a provider for the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) which seeks to address the impact of COVID-19 on students’ learning. The Brilliant Tutoring Programme aims to re-engage and rebuild students’ confidence in core subjects by working with a subject expert. To support the delivery of the Brilliant Tutoring Programme, The Brilliant Club is looking to recruit a dynamic and driven individual as a BTP Programme Officer.

They will manage clusters of placements, work with teachers to arrange programme logistics, and manage a team of tutors to deliver curriculum focused content courses in schools. They will build and maintain excellent relationships with teachers and tutors, coordinating all programme activities including overseeing data collection to help track pupil outcomes and progress.

The role requires a driven and dynamic team player, with experience of success in school teaching, academia, or programme management. To manage their placements, they will deliver aspects of our provision directly (e.g., tutor training) and will support tutors to deliver others (e.g., tutorials). They will build and maintain excellent relationships with teachers, which underpin The Brilliant Club’s collaborative model. 

The successful candidate will champion the charity’s values and embody them in interactions with colleagues and partners. They will be comfortable in building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and managing logistics. They will co-ordinate programme activities, track progress and deliver results. They will be positive and pro-active, with a commitment to delivering excellent standards.

This is a great opportunity to join The Brilliant Club team, as we become the UK’s largest university access movement. We are looking forward to meeting great candidates who are excited to join us as we help more young people progress to university and thrive when they get there. We think it is important that our charity reflects the lived experience of our beneficiaries, and we want to be an organisation where employees from any background can thrive. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans including non-binary (LGBTQ+) candidates and candidates from low-income families. These groups are currently underrepresented at The Brilliant Club and we are committed to increasing representation and diversity at the charity. 

Location:                Remote working in the UK

Responsible to:Head of Engagement 

Salary:£25,000 to £30,000

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered. 

Although this role is based remotely, having knowledge of education relationships in the Midlands and South West England is required. 

Why us?

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has grown then fold in the past two years. This has supported growth in our employer network from 70 to 700 leading employers and 3800% growth in the number of work experience places offered during the same period.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost seven hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles. 

Role Summary 

To engage with our network of 4,000 secondary schools and colleges as well as local authorities in sharing out programme, onboarding and training in their usage.  Taking on the views of educators and educational leaders in what we provide and need to provide and enabling us to more closely match local and national need with our programme. This role will also support the delivery team with the delivery of the programmes from marketing opportunities to schools/students work experience placements. 

Key Duties / Responsibilities:-

• Recruit and onboard new educational establishments to working with us 
• Training and supporting users to maximise the opportunity to their students accessing our programmes through our newly developed portal and app. 
• Delivering training sessions to schools and colleges on our programmes and building on engagement in your defined region. 
• Building partnerships with Multi-Academy Trusts, SEND and PRU provision within your region to maximise our impact 
• Liaise with local government organisations to actively promote our programme to NEET young people in the region 
• Developing long standing relationships with school and college contacts to access, support and maximise employer engagement relationships in your region 
• Build a regional network of educational contacts, ensuring high level of customer service and reporting opportunities and issues to Head of Engagement 
• Retain our registered schools and colleges in our network, and increase engagement levels in all programmes across the region 
• Support our Delivery Partners to identify school contacts that can promote and support our programmes 
• Support Fundraising Leads in region to embed school-based initiatives where appropriate 
• Ensuring all data relating to school and college engagement is accurate, recorded and presented in reports when required 
• Networking in the region with your regional team to collaboratively build brand awareness of Speakers for Schools across all partners and organisations working in the Education landscape. 
• Supporting the wider UK Education Strategy for Speakers for Schools 

Delivery Team support:

• Support our Delivery Partners to identify school contacts that can promote and support our programmes
• Processing new user registrations on our portal
• Helping with technical delivery processes using both our in-house software
• Data Management and CRM
• Inputting new data, maintaining existing records and generating reports
• Other duties as required, within the scope of the role. 

Key skills and experience:

Essential: -

• Experience in a similar environment working with a variety of stakeholders 
• Clear and concise communicator, capable of producing written content to a professional quality 
• Confident liaising with and managing relationships particularly with stakeholders from all levels 
• Comfort and experience in working with technology and data management 
• Proven capability of working through high volumes of work and securing targets across varying objectives within delivery. 

Desirable: - 

• Previous experience working with HR/Recruitment/CSR/Educational Providers/Youth/Engagement teams an advantage 
• Knowledge of SEND and PRU education establishments and NEET students 
• An understanding of the UK Education System and a familiarity with careers provision and social mobility challenges within UK schools and colleges 
• Proficient use of the Salesforce CRM, to track relationships and ensure proper data management. 

We are looking forward to holding video interviews through September 2021 and appointing our Education Relationship Manager swiftly so we can start delivering a difference in October and beyond. You must have the right to work in the UK without visa restriction to be considered. 

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools: 

• Flexible working 
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays 
• Morning of your birthday off
• Pension scheme
• CharlieHR perks
• Perkbox
• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity if at our core, join us. 

How to apply:

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools: 

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications. 

The closing date for this role will be on or before October 25th. 

Our new team member will start ASAP. 

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful at this time.

Network Engagement Officer (X1 North of England - 22.5 hours per week and x1 Central England 35 hours per week)

The Fostering Network

Salary: £22138 - £33,206 plus £3,737 (pro rata) London Weighting allowance (if applicable)

Location:

• North of England – covering North West, North East  and Yorkshire
• Central England – covering West Midlands, East Midlands and part of the East of England

The Fostering Network is the UK’s leading fostering charity. We are dedicated to creating a better future for fostered children and young people. We bring together everyone who is involved in their lives, leading, inspiring, motivating and supporting them to make foster care better. Together with our members and supporters we are a powerful catalyst for change, and we’ve been shaping and influencing the fostering agenda for more than 40 years. 

We are looking for 2 Network Engagement Officers to join our high achieving Membership Services and Engagement Team, providing relationship management to members across the North of England and Central England.

These posts will be located within our Membership and Engagement Directorate, but will operate across directorates by effectively maintaining strong working links with internal colleagues

These posts are central to delivering our newly created membership and engagement strategy and so we are looking for candidates with high levels of drive and ambition to help us both achieve and exceed our strategic aspirations.

A varied and exciting role, you will be involved in every aspect of relationship management  which will be delivered extensively through a programme of network engagement activities.

• You will help plan, support and deliver a varied programme of engagement activities for our network of 60,000 foster carers and 370 fostering services. This will be primarily be delivered via online engagement activities
• You will work closely with our network of members to collate their invaluable insights and use this to meet their needs.
• You will be expected to work collaboratively with internal teams, partners and stakeholders to share ideas and use your extensive expertise and knowledge to improve the way we engage with members.
• You will be a self-starter with strong presentation skills, particularly skilled at building, maintaining, and facilitating relationships, whilst also placing a strong emphasis on connecting members with one another whilst also creating a network environment amongst members that is conducive to collaboration, sharing of ideas and learning.

Closing date: Friday 22nd October 2021

Interview date: Week commencing 1st November 2021.

Interview location: Remote

Please note: CVs are not accepted.

For more information and details on how to apply, please visit The Fostering Network website.

The Fostering Network is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community and especially encourage applications from groups which are underrepresented. All applicants are treated equally and selected on the basis of individual merit and ability to meet the requirements of the role.

Additionally, we consider family-friendly flexible working arrangements within the role descriptions.

The Fostering Network is a registered charity in England and Wales 280852 and in Scotland SC039338.

We are looking for a technician for our Birmingham workshop to service and repair bicycles. This is a great role for a cycle mechanic who is looking expand their technical knowledge across a variety of different bikes from the vintage steel classics of yesteryear to the carbon racers of today. Bikes you fix will go to create freedom and independence for their recipients, and help build community by pairing bikes with people who need them. For a full job pack and details of how to apply, please see the attached job pack.

Are you the dynamic, entrepreneurial and resilient person we are looking for to lead our organisation forward?

We are seeking someone who has the business development expertise to build on our past successes and to develop existing and new services for older people. 

Though operating in a rapidly changing environment, we have maintained our strong track record of delivering advice, care and preventative services and we are ambitious to achieve more. 

You will bring knowledge and understanding of health and social care as it affects older people, experience of leadership and management at a senior level and the personality to build and maintain effective relationships with older people and key agencies across the city and nationally.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Monday 25th October 2021. Interviews will take place on the 1st November.

Application forms must be completed fully; CV’s will not be accepted. An application form and details of how to apply are available in the recruitment pack below. 

We are looking for someone with skills in recruiting and training volunteers, who you will build into a Sitting and support Service for unpaid, mostly family, carers. Your volunteers will sit with the cared for person so that their carer can take a short break to attend a GP appointment, hairdressers, leisure centres and any other opportunity to recharge their batteries. You will match the new volunteers to the carer and cared for, undertake risk assessments and coordinate a timetable of support. You will be supported by an established Senior Coordinator and will have opportunities to develop yourself within your role as part of a vibrant and supportive Carers Support service.

We are an ambitious and successful research-intensive University (one of the top 100 research-led universities globally) and have produced 10 Nobel Prize winners, including three who received their awards in 2016. Academics here are tackling some of the world’s most pressing global challenges such as: antibody testing and Covid-19, the impact of climate change on our woodlands and forests, issues caused by migration and displacement, the rise in youth mental health issues, and the prevention of needless maternal deaths in the developing world. Our students come from nearly 150 countries and our flagship outreach programmes mean that almost 25% of our student population come from disadvantaged backgrounds, one of the highest proportions in the UK. 

Philanthropy has always played an important role in shaping the University, most recently in 2015 when we closed the Circles of Influence Campaign which raised £193 million, making it the largest HE fundraising campaign outside Oxbridge and London. 

The Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO) exists to support our student and research community by engaging, inspiring, and celebrating alumni, individuals, and charitable funders who give their money, time, and networks to support the University’s strategic priorities.  The Office, which is comprised of 60 staff across four teams, is focused on fundraising and volunteering from graduates, alumni and individuals who are passionate about changing lives, through funding various research trials, supporting student scholarships, mentoring students, and providing internships.

In 2019 we launched the Birmingham In Action campaign, which aims to transform lives for our generation and the next by tackling some of the world’s greatest challenges. The campaign is truly global (having launched in Birmingham, London, Hong Kong, New York and San Francisco) and aims to raise £400 million, and secure 1 million hours of volunteering, making it one of the largest campaigns in the UK Higher Education sector.

We are now looking to recruit a Fundraising Relationship Officer to join us at this very exciting time. The Fundraising Relationship Officer will be responsible for the relationship management of a portfolio of around 100 prospective donors in order to raise funds for a range of key projects. They will be responsible for the entire prospect relationship management process including researching, cultivating, asking and stewarding. 

This role will play a key part in bringing in donations for our five campaign theme areas:

•  Bright Minds 
•  In Cancer Wards
•  In Our Environment
•  In Mind
•  In Global Communities

As part of an award-winning team and led by some of the most respected names in higher education fundraising, you’ll get the chance to work across the team and wider university to encourage new donors to make long-term, sustainable and significant (5 and 6-figure) gifts. You will also have the opportunity to work with our senior team on proposals to top donors enabling you to get experience of working with some of the most successful and experienced major gift fundraisers in the UK Higher Education sector. 

You will be provided with a robust induction and an ongoing training program that will include support from the University as well as expert external providers.

Do you want to be a key part of a global fundraising and volunteering campaign? Are you passionate about the difference that philanthropy can make to the lives of people across the world?

We are an ambitious and successful research-intensive University (one of the top 100 research-led universities globally) and have produced 10 Nobel Prize winners, including three who received their awards in 2016.  Academics here are tackling some of the world’s most pressing global challenges such as antibody testing and Covid-19, the impact of climate change on our woodlands and forests, issues caused by migration and displacement, the rise in youth mental health issues, and the prevention of needless maternal deaths in the developing world. Our students come from nearly 150 countries and our flagship outreach programmes mean that almost 25% of our student population come from disadvantaged backgrounds, one of the highest proportions in the UK. Philanthropy has always played an important role in shaping the University, most recently in 2015 when we closed the Circles of Influence Campaign, which raised £193 million, making it the largest HE fundraising campaign outside Oxbridge and London. Through the ‘Birmingham In Action’ campaign, philanthropy will continue to play a vital role in delivering projects to change lives locally, nationally, and internationally.

The Donor Engagement Officer role is your opportunity to join our excellent team at an exciting time.  Stewardship and donor engagement are vital activities to the success of any philanthropic campaign.  Donors of time and money need to be thanked and understand what their support has achieved, and how integral their gifts have been to making a positive and meaningful difference to the student community and to academic research. In doing so, donors are encouraged to continue their giving, and to increase and diversify their support.

The appointment of a Donor Engagement Officer will double the stewardship resource within DARO, allowing for an expansion of our donor engagement programmes.  The Donor Engagement Officer will be expected to lead and manage the stewardship activity for our regular donors, four-figure donors, and volunteers, and to support on stewardship for our five-figure donors.  The successful candidate will work with our Communications and Events Teams to deliver appropriate, meaningful, and effective activities that express gratitude and communicate impact.  They will work closely with colleagues in the Fundraising, Volunteering and Regular Giving Teams to build programmes to steward these key donor communities, and will work alongside the Data Team to help manage donor data and segmentation.   

The successful candidate will have outstanding communication skills with experience in writing for impact, in creating digital content, and an understanding of the needs and expectations of different audiences.  They will be able to balance creativity and imagination with a structured, thoughtful and organised approach to their work. They will be creative and conscientious programme deliverers who value integrity and sincerity, and who will demonstrate these qualities through their work.

As an office, we are committed to sustainability and value green working practices. The environment is an integral part of our campaign and we encourage eco-friendly ways of working in order to have a positive impact on our campus and global surroundings.

About us 

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest funder of community activity in the UK – we support people and communities to prosper and thrive.

National Lottery players raise an incredible £36 million a week for good causes. This money funds projects and activities that transform communities, protect our heritage and enrich lives through arts, spots and culture. We are proud to be one of 12 distributors responsible for awarding this funding across the UK.

Thanks to National Lottery players, last year we were able to award over half a billion pounds of life-changing funding to UK communities, supporting thousands of projects making a real difference to people’s lives.

Over eight in ten of our grants were for under £10,000 going to grassroots groups and charities across the UK doing great things to support their communities, during a particularly tough time.

We also distribute non-National Lottery funds, working closely with Government on funding for important issues, such as tackling loneliness, multiple and complex needs, mental health and distributing Dormant Accounts money.

Over the last five years we’ve awarded a total of £3.4 billion, of which £2.7 billion is National Lottery money.

We fund things that matter – whether helping communities respond positively to national, regional or local priorities, or helping the UK achieve its big social ambitions. Our grants range from £500 up to multi-million-pound programmes – supporting people and projects to do extraordinary things and bring great ideas for their community to life. 

About the role

The National Lottery Community Fund has an opening in Leicester for a Funding Officer.  This requires an individual who is passionate about their community and the voluntary sector.

Based in the city, you will be part of a remote team of Funding Officers and Funding Managers, covering The Fund’s Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire patch, but also working within our wider Midlands team.

Leicester is a city full of heritage, innovation and culture, full of rich and diverse communities. However, it also includes areas of significant deprivation.

The role of Funding Officer is critical to the work of The Fund. It involves having conversations with community groups, gathering information and using local context to inform how Lottery funding is invested into the city.

Because we receive more applications than we can fund, you will often have to say no, sometimes to good projects. As a customer-facing ambassador for The Fund, this will require you to be diplomatic, assertive and compassionate.

As a remote worker, as well as an element of home working, our Funding Officers are expected to be “out and about” within the local area, getting to know groups and understanding the challenges that communities are facing.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 Hours per week

Interview Date: W/C 8th November

Location: Midlands - Hybrid working with travel

Essential criteria

• Lived experience or working knowledge of Leicester and the local third sector.

• Communication skills: Strong listening, written and verbal communication with an emphasis on written communication for assessment purposes.

• Relational skills: Ability to nurture, develop and promote effective relationships and communication with colleagues, community organisations and other external agencies with a strong commitment to equity and inclusion

• Ability to assess a high volume of applications and manage a caseload, make good judgments, write reports, challenge when appropriate and manage risk.

Desirable criteria

• Analytical skills: Ability to assess a high volume of applications, make good judgements, challenge when appropriate and manage risk.

• An ability to manage your own workload with minimal supervision

• Demonstrate sound IT skills and the ability to learn detailed processes

• Travel is an essential part of the role – access to a car is recommended for when it is safe to be out and about in the community.

Equal opportunities

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.

We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds.  As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and will proactively make reasonable adjustments if needed through the recruitment process and during employment. This can be related to a physical and mental health conditions.

We are also proud to be a Stonewall Diversity Champion, supporting our commitment to being a great place to work for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) staff.

We are currently looking for an ambitious and experienced individual to join our team at a very exciting time for NGA as we develop a stronger regional presence in the North-East.  You will be required to work remotely and join us on a part-time, permanent basis with the exact days and hours to be negotiated, with some evening and weekend work. In return, you will receive a competitive starting salary of £38,000 per annum pro-rata depending on experience.

National Governance Association is the only national membership organisation for school governors and trustees in England, and we work to improve the effectiveness of governing boards in both maintained schools and academies. As such it is the first port of call for many of the policymakers in the education sector who wish to understand the governor's view. We pride ourselves on our expertise and the quality of our products and services. Alongside our memberships, NGA offers training, e-learning and consultancy. 

Benefits of joining us: 

- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (holidays will increase after 3 years and 6 years of service)

- 7% employer contribution pension

As our Regional Development Lead for the North East, you will improve school and trust governance by extending the use of all NGA resources and expertise.

Key responsibilities of our Regional Development Lead will include:

• Understanding the local and regional challenges and needs of governing boards, clerks and governance professionals in the region, and applying this intelligence to offer appropriate NGA support to members in the local areas and regions

• Encouraging and supporting local governance associations to form and sustain themselves

• Speaking at local and regional events on governance and presenting workshops, in person and virtually

• Develop and maintain key regional partnerships and relationships through relationship building, identifying opportunities to develop relationships and ensuring new opportunities develop into longer-term partnerships for NGA

• Securing new business and ensuring the current business is retained for a specified region

• Taking ownership of financial targets for membership and Learning Link in the region

What we’re looking for in our ideal Regional Development Lead:

• In-depth understanding of school and trust governance In England

• Understanding of relevant regional and local public sector services and structures, in particular as relevant to education

• Understanding of marketing and promotions strategies.

• Proven track record in business and partnership development,

• Proven track record of building effective relationships with a wide range of individuals and partner organisations,

• Experience of delivering governance development sessions to a wide variety of audiences,

• Experience of creating offers to meet partners requirements,

• Experience of training delivery

Closing Date: 5pm, Monday 1st November 2021

Interview Date: Monday 15th November 2021

If you feel that you are the right candidate for the role as our Regional Development Lead or would like to find out more information about the role, then please click ‘apply’ now.  We’d love to hear from you.