Projects Director Jobs in Liverpool

Would you like to be part of a global effort to eliminate hepatitis C? We would welcome enthusiastic applicants with a passion for delivering services to underrepresented communities to join our efforts and ensure we reach out to as many service-users as possible, enabling what can be lifesaving treatment for many.  

We are looking to expand our community team in the Merseyside and Cheshire Operational Delivery Network and are keen to hear from applicants who may have experience within substance misuse services, supporting volunteers or may have been personally affected by hepatitis C. 

We are currently looking for a skilled Peer Support Lead who has excellent communication and organisational skills. We require a good standard of education and welcome creativity.

Working under the guidance of the existing Peer Programme Manager and as a crucial team member in this area, the successful applicant will be integral to the continuation and development of the project, recruiting and coordinating peers. Working in partnership with hepatitis C clinical teams, drug and alcohol services and homeless service providers, the post will coordinate delivery of educational workshops, hepatitis C testing in community settings and ensure that service users are referred and supported through hepatitis C treatment and care. 

This post requires extensive travel across the region, and it is desirable for the post holder to hold a clean driving licence and have their own vehicle for work related travel.

Could you help to support bullied children and their families? Kidscape is an award-winning national charity looking to develop our work in Wales.

As a senior leader within the organisation, the Director Cymru will work closely with our CEO, Director of Operations and Director of Finance to ensure we develop and deliver high-quality services, build strategic networks and support the fundraising strategy.

Key responsibilities: 

• Lead on development and delivery in Wales

• Contribute to business growth in Wales

• Manage Volunteering in Wales

• Coordinate Delivery of Training and Workshops in Wales

• Direct evaluation and impact in Wales

What you'll get working at Kidscape: 

• We support flexible working 
• We work remotely
• We are a family-friendly employer
• We promote staff health, wellbeing and personal development
• We are very friendly and approachable
• You'll be contributing to an incredible cause

What we are looking for: 

• Ability to develop and deliver project plans, ensuring objectives and timescales are met.
• Ability to manage and motivate both staff and volunteers
• Strong understanding of the issues and challenges that arise when working with associates and volunteers
• Strong awareness of equality and diversity and ability to translate to effective action
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to network effectively
• Good planning and organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities to successful conclusions
• Ability to work on own initiative to find creative solutions to problems
• Experience of programme management; ideally within a child or youth setting
• Experience of developing and delivering systems and processes to support programme delivery
• Relevant, recent and substantial experience of coordinating support, advice and training to the children’s workforce
• Experience evaluating and improving services through impact measurement
• Management of Freelance associates and volunteers with a good working knowledge of HR Processes
• Developing partnerships and managing contracts with external providers
• Experience of promoting charity programmes and building networks either at a national or regional level
• Experience of people management and coaching
• Experience of setting up projects in a target driven environment
• Facilitation, training and public speaking

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you! To apply, please go to our website.

Thank you for considering working with us at LTSB!

It is an exciting time to join the charity as we embark on a new five year strategy. If you are passionate about Social Mobility and motivated by supporting young people living in some of the UK’s most deprived areas, this could be the charity for you!

We’re looking for a Programmes Director who will be responsible for the delivery of our core employment programmes, but will also have the immediate opportunity to design and develop new workstreams.

Drawing on previous experience of working with young people, you will help your team maintain high delivery standards and rigorous records to create and evidence the meaningful impact that is the foundation of our work. This role has a significant public-facing element, both building relationships at all levels of major firms and representing LTSB in a variety of forums and events.

LTSB does not have its own offices, so you will work remotely – either in partner employer offices or from home – but this role also has travel expectations, with regular meetings in our city hubs Birmingham, Liverpool, London, and Manchester. Position will require DBS Disclosure at enhanced level.

Please find the applicant pack here, which gives all the information you’ll need about the role and how to apply: https://ltsb.charity/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/LTSB-Applicant-Pack-Programmes-Director.pdf

Apply by email with a CV and Covering Letter.

Applications close at 5pm, Tuesday 19th December 2023. Interview dates TBC.

Engineers Against Poverty (EAP) is a leader in infrastructure and international development with strong links with development agencies, government and industry. We develop research, policy and practice in infrastructure investment, labour standards, climate change, transparency and accountability and local content in line with our mission to help reduce and eventually eliminate poverty.

EAP is seeking a self-motivated Programme Manager to help deliver quality results with its growing portfolio of programmes. Across the programmes you oversee, you’ll be responsible for coordinating their successful delivery of quality results.  Initially you will focus on an anti-corruption programme funded by the US Government and EAP’s contribution towards FCDO’s Green Cities and Infrastructure programme. You will work with EAP's senior leadership and its advisors, project partners and beneficiaries, funders and other stakeholders to maximise positive impact. You’ll strengthen EAP's programmes by managing specific budgets, KPIs, project plans, sub-grants and monitoring and evaluation efforts using established systems.

The programmes and projects you will work on will vary and evolve over time, as we strengthen donor and client relationships together. You’ll also have a role in shaping our future work, contributing to business development by coordinating grant proposals, commercial bids and strategic partnerships. You will also help to organise board meetings and international workshops.

Across all our programmes, professional communication, branding of EAP and stakeholder (new) engagement and management is key. Programme delivery is rarely linear so you must be comfortable in rapidly evolving and dynamic environments.

The appointee will also take on for the same role for CoST, the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative – a transparency and accountability programme which operates in 20 countries and for which EAP hosts its International Secretariat. 

You will be working remotely with in-person team meetings usually held in London 4 to 5 times a year. We are open to candidates living outside of the UK.

If you wish to apply, pllease submit a CV with a one page covering letter by 10am GMT Monday 11 December 2023.

Maternity Cover position from January to October 2024

Full-time

Homebased working in the UK

The Director of Development and Engagement is a member of the Senior Leadership Team and works in partnership with the CEO to lead the development, delivery and co-ordination of the organisation’s strategy.

In this role, you will have oversight across several areas including fundraising, membership engagement, finance and governance and will take the lead in generating income and ensuring the sustainability of the organisation.

The post also holds line management responsibility for three members of staff delivering across multiple areas of work including fundraising, finance, and communications. 

For more information, please download the job description below or visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button.

To apply, please download and complete our application form below. CVs will not be accepted.

This is an ongoing recruitment and interviews will be held as applications are received. We reserve the right to close this advert at any time.

STOPAIDS is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive positive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sex characteristics, HIV status, national origin, genetics, disability, or age. We are open to considering applications for a part-time role that would require a job share.

We are currently recruiting a Global Security and Humanitarian Access Director to join our Programs team.

This is a remote position, open to candidates based in France, RI country of operation, or globally.

At Relief International, we are committed to building a representative, inclusive and authentic workplace. We strongly encourage applications from candidates from minoritized backgrounds those who bring lived experience of the contexts in which we work.

We are proud to be a global recruiter, hiring people from around the world. We offer competitive salaries and benefit packages for all staff, that are applied fairly and transparently. This means we are unable to advertise the salary as it is dependent on the local job market of the staff member, we will inform shortlisted candidates of the salary range as part of the selection process.

Note you must have the right to work in your home-based location and that national terms and conditions will apply.

This role is classified as requiring advanced pre-employment checks.

About Relief International.

Relief International (RI) works in 15 countries globally to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises, and chronic poverty.

About the Opportunity.

In this role, you will be part of the RI Humanitarian Access & Response team, and coordinate closely with the Regional Security and Access Directors, with the aim of building RI’s security management and humanitarian response capacity. 

You will lead RI’s efforts in building a culture of safety and security, that embeds risk management and security planning, as a key element of all the work we do across the organization. 

Your responsibilities will be

· Develop and steward Relief International’s security strategy, and design, draft and lead the dissemination of overarching safety and security policies and crisis management plans and attendant structures.

· Lead, develop and draft Relief International's Global Safety and Security Policy and minimum operating safety and security standards (MOSS)

· Lead the evaluation and development of RI security documents, templates and procedures to ensure alignment with best practices and donor requirements and ensure that they are ‘fit for purpose’.

· Manage, update, and create systems to streamline security management processes and procedures across the organization.

· Lead mission critical crisis management.

· Assist in the preparation of security reports to articulate agency risk and strategy to the Senior Leadership Team and Boards of Directors. 

· Partner with colleagues in other risk management systems including Human Resources, Ethics and Compliance, Legal and cyber security/ IT departments to address sensitive security issues, manage mission-critical incidents, investigate security breaches and assist with disciplinary and legal matters as necessary. 

· Build thriving global partnerships with key stakeholders, networks, and analysis platforms to enable critical contextual response planning. 

· Represent RI at inter-agency security networks, global humanitarian access and response fora, and actively participate in humanitarian access strategy and advocacy debates.

· Enhance collaboration and cohesion between RI’s security and humanitarian response teams, to steer access and acceptance strategies during RI’s response efforts in the midst of armed conflict, and other crises. 

· Lead on the integration of security risk management at strategic level into program planning, emergency preparedness and response, and surge capacity. 

· Provide surge support to cover RI security and leadership gaps. 

Humanitarian Response:  

· Lead the coordination of RI emergency responses, including facilitation of internal and external coordination, and donor engagement.

· Serve as Team Lead, overseeing the initial phase of large emergency response programming.

· Mentor RI team members to build the agency’s rapid response capacity.

· Collaborate with HR to build a strong and diverse team of humanitarian response and surge support roster.

About You.

You will bring the following experience and skills.

· An energizing personality, proven leadership skills, demonstrated ability to build trust and achieve results in demanding, highly adaptive, and often difficult environments

· Demonstrated experience managing risk, safety, and security across the full spectrum of humanitarian assistance to development programming.

· Knowledge of UN, ECHO, MOSS and other standard INGO security frameworks, and a broad network across security, humanitarian and development related sub-sectors. 

· Excellent analytical, coordination, and communication skills and a strong ethic of teamwork and collaboration. 

· Proven experience at strategic level of leadership and management, which includes policy development, organization-wide roll-out of new policies/ procedures, international organisations, and external representation. 

· Experience in fragile settings that have conflict, post-conflict, or transitional state environments, partnering with local stakeholders, such as international NGOs and local authorities, carrying out rapid security assessments, and after-action reviews following a humanitarian emergency. 

· Deep knowledge of international humanitarian standards, systems and contexts with a keen sense of political awareness. 

· Good knowledge and experience of funding agencies and international organizations (including ECHO, FCDO and USAID) for humanitarian and development/reconstruction programs. 

· Skilled in planning, budgeting and financial management. 

· Ability to deliver cross functional projects on time and on budget, using project management processes and tools including risk management, financial management and quality assurance. 

· This position requires 40-50% travel, and the willingness and ability to travel at short notice. 

Research shows that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs, unless they meet every single requirement. If you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t align with every criteria described, we encourage you to apply anyway, you could be exactly what we need!

How to apply.

To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button in the job advert page.

· You will be asked to upload a CV and Cover Letter. 

· The cover letter should be two pages, and explain why you are interested in this post with Relief International and how your skills and experience make you a good fit.

Closing date: Please apply immediately we will be reviewing applicants on a rolling basis, therefore we may withdraw the position from the jobs board before the closing date.

As a humanitarian organization, Relief International is committed to the safeguarding of all those we come into contact with through our work. We are committed to the core humanitarian principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse. Relief International expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and uphold the values and behaviors outlined in the Code of Conduct.

Recruitment to all roles in Relief International include a criminal records self-declaration, references, and other pre-employment checks, which may include police and qualifications checks.

Location: Globally Remote

Location type: Remote

Reporting to: Executive Director

Annual salary: $100,000 - $150,000 USD

Contract type: Permanent

Working hours: Full-time

Candidate level: Director

Background

The Climate Emergency Collaboration Group (CECG) is a regranting collaboration made up of some of the world's largest climate philanthropic funders. We use our convening and philanthropic power to facilitate stronger collaboration, coordination, and campaigning from the global climate movement in pursuit of increased climate action around the UN climate talks and other international summits. CECG is fiscally sponsored by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), a 501(c)(3), as a Sponsored Project within its charitable-giving fund.

Purpose of role

The MEL Director will be responsible for leading CECG’s data-based monitoring, evaluation, and learning processes. They will oversee the development of our funder reports, support our programmatic staff in maximizing the impact and learning opportunities of our grantmaking, and will work with grantees and other partners in the field to help establish and implement best practices, with a focus on collaboration and capacity-building.

The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter who will work closely with CECG's leadership team in improving the effectiveness, efficiency, and adaptability of the climate moment. This role will collaborate closely with the Executive Director, Operations Director, and program staff to help advance CECG's mission of advancing multilateral climate solutions.

This is a fast-paced and dynamic role at the intersection of philanthropy, grantmaking, campaigning, strategy, and advocacy to support global climate diplomacy.

Primary responsibilities

MEL systems thinking:

· Develop and implement a multi-year MEL strategy for the organization – including internally and externally focused work streams.

· Oversee and iterate on CECG’s Theory of Change, in line with CECG’s new 3 Year Plan.

· Design and implement a robust Results Framework in partnership with CECG’s Executive and Programmatic Directors, ensuring alignment with CECG’s 3 Year Plan.

· Work with Operations and Program directors to ensure annual strategies are aligned with CECG’s Results Framework.

· Develop and oversee MEL and grantmaking quality standards, including a mechanism for assessing and implementing improvement plans.

· Help develop and embed a culture of evaluation and learning across the entire CECG team, including the development and implementation of targeted Key Learning Questions, and using organisational data to drive learning, knowledge sharing and capacity building.

CECG funder reporting:

· Partner closely with CECG’s funders to develop universal reporting templates and KPIs for the 6+ foundations that support our work.

· Oversee and project manage the development of our annual end of year report for our funders, as well as any bespoke or mid-year reports.

· Ensure CECG funder feedback is continually integrated into CECG’s grantmaking.

Grantmaking:

· Work with programmatic staff to identify appropriate outcomes and KPIs for key CECG grants, with a focus on identifying opportunities for data-driven insights to inform future learning and strategic development.

· Identify, implement, and train the team on the tools and processes CECG needs in order to maximize its MEL process and the strategic impact of its grantmaking and programmatic spending.

· Work with other CECG staff to ensure risk identification and risk management best practices are embedded across CECG’s grantmaking, while ensuring CECG’s work remains innovative and ambitious.

· Work with Grants and Campaign Managers to iteratively improve upon CECG’s grantee contracting and reporting processes and templates.

· Work with the programs team to identify and implement evaluation programs for key CECG grantees.

External coordination and representation:

· Partner with CECG funders and their MEL teams, along with other climate regranting organizations, to enhance transparency and develop collaborative and coordinated best practices across grantee reporting (both with re-granters and NGO partners).

· Work with key grantees and grantmaking partners to identify opportunities for levelling-up the field’s MEL, KPI, and reporting practices, with a focus on equity, trust-building, minimizing labor for grantees, and maximizing impact, alignment, capacity-building, and iterative learning.

· Act as an ambassador for CECG at key conferences, with funders and grantees, and across other partner meetings, and showcase CECG’s role as a leader in the collaborative philanthropic ecosystem.

Additional responsibilities:

· Support in the development of best MEL and KPI-development best practices for key CECG grantees, with a focus on capacity and efficacy-building.

· Develop and implement MEL training materials for CECG grantees, with a focus on building up the field – particularly for Global South and youth-led organizations.

· Identify, through a MEL lens, opportunities for how CECG can further support the growth, development, and capacity-building of its grantees.

Qualifications, skills and experience

Skills:

· Team player with excellent interpersonal skills, and a strong commitment to servant leadership.

· Outstanding judgment, resourcefulness, and ability to problem-solve, troubleshoot, and follow projects through to completion.

· Outcome-oriented with an entrepreneurial approach.

· Excellent oral and written communication skills.

· Excellent quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, with a focus on great attention to detail.

· Highly resourceful and a keen problem-solver who is eager to take on new challenges.

· Strong time-management skills and the ability to organize and coordinate multiple work streams

· International stakeholder management experience.

· A strong knowledge of international climate change politics, with a focus on multilateralism and the UNFCCC process.

· Outstanding stakeholder management skills.

· Ability to exercise tact and diplomacy in organizational and stakeholder settings and the ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide array of people from diverse backgrounds.

· Advanced skills with common office software (including Google Sheets/Excel).

Experience:

· 10 years minimum experience using data-driven insights to inform organizational learning.

· Extensive expertise in designing, evolving, and managing MEL frameworks (including ToCs and results frameworks) at a strategic, organizational, and project level.

· Demonstrable track record of embedding a learning culture at an organizational level.

· Significant experience working effectively on multiple projects simultaneously, setting priorities, organizing time, and identifying resources for projects as needed.

· Experience in philanthropy and grant management.

· Significant experience working effectively on multiple projects simultaneously, setting priorities, organizing time, and identifying resources for projects as needed.

· Experience working with a remote, international team.

Additional information

· This will be a full-time (40 hours/week) remote role, preferably able to and will require considerable time collaborating with staff and stakeholders in multiple time zones.

· Staff in the US are employed by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors; benefits include healthcare, a 401(k) matching program, and 5 weeks of paid time off.

· CECG is committed to providing equivalency of salary & benefits across its global team and maintaining a sustainable and positive working environment for all team members.

· This is a remote role, and we welcome applications internationally, especially candidates from or in the Global South. Some international travel may be required. CECG is an international team, with the majority of the team working remotely.

The deadline for application is 7th January 2024

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Daryl Upsall International actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. In recruiting candidates, we seek candidates with the proven skills required; irrespective of race, gender, religion or belief, age, disability or sexual orientation.

You will be responsible for overseeing the efficient and effective running of our three respite homes providing our wrap-round services:

• Stress busting Residential Respite Breaks, giving young carers the opportunity to make happy memories.
• Three- week SEAL education booster program including a four-day residential stay at Honeypot, to help young carers who struggle to progress in school due to poor confidence and self- belief that they can learn, to find the confidence that they can succeed in education.
• Wellbeing grants, for essential items no child should lack, such as a clean bed, or new school clothes.
• Face to face outreach including memory making days out at the beach, countryside, or fun park for young carers who never get this experience.
• Pastoral Care promoting the welfare of children and ensuring their needs are being met.
• Healthy Eating and Nutrition, for children who receive free school meals during term time but resort to sugary drinks and snacks during school holidays. Honeypot helps children to perfect a healthy signature dish and provides funds for the ingredients.
• Urgent Pastoral Care, for young carers and their families, who are struggling to cope.

As Operations Director you will be an integral part of the Senior Leadership Team with the responsibility of developing and embedding the new 3-year plan and the Charity’s values, ensuring service delivery supports the overall business strategy and plans of Honeypot, whilst meeting budget guidelines.

Please see the JD for full details.

Wild Welfare is the only animal welfare charity that solely focuses on the improvement of animal welfare for captive wildlife. From elephants to emus, we work to create the change that is needed so every animal can thrive under human care. We are now working in over ten different countries, providing training and support to animal care teams, working with governments and NGOs to improve animal welfare legislation and standards, and build strong working relationships and partnerships across the globe to create sustained positive change for captive wildlife. Our innovative, compassionate, and collaborative approach means we are making a real difference for captive wildlife and are being recognised as leaders in this sector. Under our new Global Strategy – Every Animal – we aim to develop our strengths and reach even more animals through four key aims and six pillars of action. This role will see the successful candidate join at an exciting time, as the charity moves into this new global strategy with fundraising plans to deliver on both programmatic areas of work and organisational growth. 

The ideal person for this role will be a self-starter, with proven experience in raising substantial funds from multiple avenues and maintaining strong donor partnerships. They will have experience of managing and forecasting income and expenditure budgets and setting KPIs. They will enjoy working as part of a small but highly motivated team and be willing to step up to make impactful decisions regarding the financial growth and direction of the organisation. The Fundraising Director will focus on major donations, philanthropic and corporate donors, as well as overseeing the Fundraising Manager’s role.

This newly created position, reporting to the Director, will have a large degree of autonomy. This position is home based and may require some travel in the UK to meetings. Some overseas travel may be required from time to time.

Over the next five years we want to continue to grow, supported by an ambitious fundraising strategy that can support, invest, and deliver our expert programmatic work and organisational diligence. Wild Welfare is seeking a Fundraising Director who will be responsible for the development and delivery of this strategy, building on our current income to deliver a broader range of income streams from philanthropy to trusts and foundations, corporate partnerships, and major fundraising events, managing, and reporting to donors and setting financial forecasts, budgets and KPIs.

If you are interested in this role and feel you have the experience we are looking for then do not hesitate to apply.

Experience in:

• Raising major donations (up to six figures) through multiple fundraising avenues.
• Managing a portfolio of major donors and donor relationships.
• Identifying and cultivating major donors from a broad range of funding avenues.
• Organising major fundraising events.
• Developing a fundraising strategy plan in line with organisational planning.
• Strategic budgeting and monitoring.
• Remote staff management.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Fundraising & Leadership

• Lead the development and implementation of a fundraising strategy, with a focus on major donors and donor cultivation events, to increase Wild Welfares’ income, in collaboration with colleagues.
• Drive forward the growth of a diverse portfolio of income streams.
• Set, monitor, and deliver annual income and expenditure targets.
• Research, identify and build a pipeline of new donor prospects
• Strengthen and build on existing supporter relationships, cultivating relationships with a variety of donors from philanthropists to corporations and providing donor stewardship and engagement opportunities.
• Support the development of engaging fundraising materials including fundraising case for support, applications, proposals, and appeals.
• Contribute to the strategic direction of the charity.
• Lead on cross-organisational project fundraising in line with organisational strategy.​

Staff Management

• Line manage the Fundraising Manager, providing support and encouraging high performances.
• Ensure individual performance objectives are identified, met, and supported to provide motivation and encouragement in the role.
• Provide line management on proposal writing, reporting, and other fundraising duties identified.

Additional Responsibilities and General Duties

• Represent Wild Welfare at major donor events and/or meetings.
• Oversee the maintenance of the donor database.
• Oversee donation processing and ensure donors are thanked promptly.
• Fulfil other roles and complete tasks as needed.

Director of Industry Transformation

Our Client is an industry-led network with 700+ business member organisations spanning the entire built environment value chain. The breadth of knowledge and desire for change across the membership allows them to collaborate to enable and inspire accelerated leadership and action from within. Similarly, the strength of influence from the collective network yields a powerful message to the government; they are able to inform and influence policy at national and local levels. 

The role:

Our client is looking for an outstanding Director of Industry Transformation, to primarily lead and shape their industry-facing programmatic work which has been catalysing shifts in industry-wide sustainability education and practices since 2007. 

The successful candidate will deliver on the role’s purpose of bringing together research and practices from across industry, academia, and civil society, and deliver world-class guidance by facilitating collaborative working between the our clients team, members, and partners. 

This work is currently focused on the organisations’ 2025 strategy impact areas of net-zero carbon, and climate resilience and nature.

As a director and member of the Leadership Team, the individual will also be involved in the design and implementation of overall organisational strategy and contribute to the day-to-day operational decision-making. 

The right candidate will have extensive experience from an advisory, consultancy, commercial or research background, and will come with significant knowledge of the property and construction industry. Knowledge and understanding of climate change mitigation, climate resilience & adaptation, and nature & biodiversity in a built environment context is required and passion for our clients mission, and a personal drive to succeed within it, is a must. 

Key competencies

•    Highest standards of honesty and integrity 

•    Strong commercial awareness

•    Ability to develop and maintain strong stakeholder relationships

•    Exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills 

•    Excellent facilitation skills, with the ability to aid groups with diverse perspectives to build consensus around ambitious and progressive ideas

•    Excellent research and analytical skills with exemplary standards of quality, accuracy and timeliness 

•    Exemplary planning, organisational and project management skills 

•    Aptitude in agile decision-making and problem-solving 

•    Creativity and problem-solving mindset  

Experience, knowledge and qualifications

Essential

•    Extensive experience in advisory, consultancy, commercial or research roles 

•    Experience of generating income and developing new business, including developing and managing budgets of a similar scale to those outlined in this job description

•    Significant knowledge of the property and construction industry, ideally encompassing technical understanding of sustainable design and engineering (of buildings and/or built environment infrastructure) as well as appreciation of a broad range of development financing models

•    Deep and wide-ranging knowledge and understanding of climate change mitigation, climate resilience & adaptation, and nature & biodiversity in a built environment context

•    Degree in relevant sustainability and/or building related subject, or equivalent professional experience

•    Experience of various research methodologies including qualitative, quantitative and digital 

•    Strong line management and leadership experience in terms of motivating and inspiring team performance 

•    Strong existing network of relevant contacts in UK built environment industry and UK government

•    Research interests that include the interaction between built environment, sustainability themes and socio-economic impacts and co-benefits

Desirable

•    Property, construction, or sustainability related professional qualifications such as from RICS, RIBA, IEMA

•    Experience obtaining funding from corporates/foundations/gov agencies

•    Knowledge of current and emerging technological innovations 

•    Appreciation of new and alternative business and economic models

•    International experience and understanding of sustainable development in different jurisdictions

Our client is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any protected characteristic. They are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and valued. Their commitment to inclusivity means they support flexible work arrangements, ensuring work-life balance for all. They prioritise accessibility and will gladly accommodate any needs upon request, as they believe in providing a barrier-free recruitment process.

Location:  Remote working with regular scheduled visits to the London Head Office

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time 

Salary:  £80,000 - £90,000 dependent upon experience

Benefits: 28 days holidays plus Bank holidays 3 days closure between Christmas and New Year Enhanced Pension BUPA Cashback Scheme

REF-210 329

Contract: Fixed Term until March 2025, Part-time (2 hours per week)
Salary: Band 7 £11.95 per hour
Location: Home based/Remote working

What we do

As the national body for youth work, NYA has a dual function. We are the professional, statutory, and regulatory body (PSRB) responsible for qualifications, quality standards and safeguarding for youth work and services in England. In line with our charity mission and aims, we also champion youth work through research, advocacy, campaigns, and programmes.

Our Digital Vision

By 2030, NYA envisions a digital youth work landscape where the extensive day to day use of technology and resources not only broadens our engagement with young people, but also respects and integrates their digital cultures and skills into our practices.
Youth workers will need to be skilled, equipped and informed to operate in this digital landscape as effectively as they do in real work environments.

About the Role

- This exciting new programme will support the development of Digital Youth Work nationally and as Digital Directors you will work with others to inform the design, development and testing of new and exciting youth work opportunitie
- We are seeking enthusiastic and imaginative youth ambassadors who are passionate about the world of Digital Youth Work to join us as Digital Directors.
- Whether you are into gaming, social media, virtual reality or just interested in Digital Youth Work, as Digital Directors we need your thoughts, ideas and energy to help shape the future of Youth Work!
- The successful candidates will work with young people across England to identify needs and gaps in youth provision and young people services. These roles will focus on engagement and participation with young people, supporting them to review their services, needs and explore digital opportunities to develop their local digital youth service provision.

The role will see each Digital Designer meeting various youth groups online, and on occasions face to face, consulting with the young people who are attending. In addition, there will be a commitment required for the Digital Designers to attend training offered to support them in their work with the young people.

Join us on this exciting journey to empower young people through digital youth work!

As an NYA Digital Director, you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact on young lives while exploring the potential of digital technologies to shape the future of youth work.

As a Digital Director you will

- Be part of an exciting new team of 15 Digital Directors (Youth Ambassadors) who will work with at least 225 young people to identify needs and gaps in youth provision and young people services.
- Have the opportunity to explore, test, review and implement cutting-edge digital technologies, including VR, AR, AI, gaming, and social media platforms.
- Work closely with young people from various communities across the country. Your role will involve reviewing and enhancing their local digital youth work offer. This will include brainstorming creative ideas, designing engaging digital content, and providing valuable insights to improve digital services and experiences for young people.
- Work with local youth services and young people service providers to review their current digital (and in-person) services, identify gaps and to create a plan to develop digital youth work opportunities to fill the identified gaps.
- Attend national events and complete NYA training to enhance your skills and knowledge, supporting you on your own journeys to adulthood.
- Support the development of training and skills development for youth services and service providers.
- Work as a team to evaluate and measure the overall success of the work.
- Please download our applicant pack to find out more about the role and requirements,

How to apply

If you wish to apply for this position, please use our online application process to submit the following by 23:59 on 22nd December 2023.

An up to date CV setting out any jobs, responsibilities and achievements.
A covering letter (maximum two sides) explaining why you would like this role and use the 'About You' section to show how you would be a great Digital Director!
Please note that the covering letter is an important part of the application and we will not accept CV’s without one.
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Policy and Public Affairs Officer for British Islamic Medical Association (BIMA)

Job Title: Policy and Public Affairs Officer.
Hours: Flexible working. 10-24 hours per week available, including evenings and weekends.
Location: Remote. UK based. Very occasional attendance at in-person events.
Contract Term: Start January 2024. Fixed term contract.
Contract Value: £30,000 per annum pro rata.
First Interview Date: 04/12/23 online, date subject to change.

Job Purpose: This is a new role which will involve researching and analysing relevant UK policies, engaging with stakeholders, and advocating for the organisation's interests within the public and governmental spheres. The work will also inform  BIMA’s policy positions  and communication strategies.

The British Islamic Medical Association (BIMA) is a voluntary not-for-profit organisation dedicated to

promoting and supporting the health and wellbeing of Muslim communities in the UK. Our mission is to unite our members in service of our patients and profession. We are committed to advancing the

understanding of Islamic principles in healthcare and fostering collaboration among Muslim healthcare

professionals to engage with our health system.

We are led by an executive team of passionate health professionals who oversee 250 volunteers, drawn  from a network of over 6,000 members. Our governing council has highly

experienced leadership who are strongly connected within the NHS and public health, as well as to

our mosques, scholars and Muslim community institutions.

We have recently secured resources to help develop our core offer to our members and for community outreach. Our work to date has involved working with government, major health charities, universities, and key Muslim institutions in addressing issues facing our community. 

Key Responsibilities:
 

• Policy Analysis, Development and Evaluation 

  • Research, analyse, and monitor policy, including legislative and regulatory developments, providing timely updates which are relevant to the work BIMA undertakes.

  • Develop policy documents, position statements and implement meetings or on-line events to influence and inform public  policy.

  • In light of the above, evaluate the effectiveness of existing policies, recommend adjustments and develop new initiatives as appropriate.
     

• Advocacy and Campaigning

  • Plan and implement advocacy campaigns to raise awareness and promote BIMA’s priorities.

  • Engage with key stakeholders, including government officials, NHS bodies, and partner organisations, to advance the interests of our communities.
     

• Public Affairs Management

  • Build and maintain relationships with relevant stakeholders.

  • Represent BIMA in meetings, hearings, and forums to articulate policy positions and advocate for change.
     

• Communication and Messaging

  • Craft compelling and effective messaging to communicate BIMA’s policy positions to diverse audiences.

  • Collaborate with the communications and public affairs teams to ensure consistent and strategic public messaging.
     

• Collaboration and Teamwork

  • Work collaboratively with internal teams, including the executive, members of Council, project directors, communications, public affairs, community outreach, and fundraising, to align policy efforts with overall organisational objectives.

  • Collaborate with external partners and coalitions to amplify BIMA’s advocacy impact.

Person Specification:

• Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Political Science, International Relations, or a related field. Master's degree is a plus.

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in policy analysis, advocacy, or public affairs, preferably within the nonprofit sector.

• Proven track record of successful engagement with policymakers and advocacy campaigns, preferably within healthcare.

• Strong analytical and research skills with the ability to synthesise complex information into clear and concise policy recommendations.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to articulate complex policy issues for diverse audiences.

• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with government officials, NGOs, and other stakeholders.

• Ability to think strategically and contribute to the development of organisational goals and advocacy strategies.

• A collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.

• Genuine passion for BIMA’s mission and a commitment to advancing social justice.

• Ability to adapt to a dynamic and fast-paced work environment.

• Familiarity with Google Workplace suite of software.

 

To apply please submit an application on the job listing site(s), or email your CV and a short covering letter (maximum 250 words) detailing why you would be suitable for the role to our info email.

Rolling interviews will be conducted until a suitable candidate is appointed. 

Purpose

The Head of Programmes (HoP) has oversight of, and provides quality assurance to, THET’s centrally managed programmes, as well as coordinating UK inputs to the delivery of country- led projects. They will ensure all programmes are delivered to a high standard, on time and on budget. They are also responsible for managing the programmes team as a whole, ensuring a supportive, learning environment is in place. This role furthermore represents THET to external audiences and positions the charity in relation to any new business opportunities.

What is expected of you in the first six months?

• Review and build on mechanisms for providing quality assurance and oversight toTHET’s centrally-managed programmes
• Take on responsibility for delivering one of THET’s centrally-managed programmes by leading regular project meetings, building relationships with donors and external stakeholders, and coordinating the submission of a quarterly report.
• Take forward actions from the recently held team away day, around inculcating a learning & development environment, spotlighting programme impact, and setting up an internal partnership support working group.
• Familiarise yourself with your line managers’ ways of working and support them through the annual appraisal process.

Main responsibilities

Programme oversight

Overall responsibility for the management of the full portfolio of THET’s centrally-managed programmes, ensuring programmes are on track and to budget, and complying with internal procedures and donor regulations.
Where applicable, contribute directly to the project management of a particular programme.
Ensure programmes are managed within agreed standards and risks are identified,mitigated and escalated as appropriate.
Regularly review progress against the agreed priorities with the programme managers.
Ensure relevant programme monitoring and management visits are undertaken as
appropriate and to the agreed standards.
Liaise with other THET teams to identify areas for more effective collaboration.

Programme quality
Support the review and updating of quality grant management systems, processes and tools to guide the delivery of quality grants management programmes.
Support the roll-out and review of THET’s quality programme standards.

Health Partnership Capacity Development
Oversee the guidance and support provided to Health Partnerships.
Contribute towards the development and delivery of health partnership capacity development initiatives, including resources and events.

Narrative reporting and external communications
Quality assure the preparation of narrative reports to donors.
Serve as the main focal point for communications to private and institutional donors as appropriate.
Maintain communications with external partners, building relationships with strategic THET partners.
Prepare reports for the Board and Programmes Quality Committee on a quarterly basis.

Finance
Maintain overall budget authority for the centrally managed multi-country programmes ensuring funds are managed effectively in line with donor requirements and conditions.

Maintain an overview of grants management and monitoring, and ensure that appropriate
controls and decisions are made regarding responsible release of funds to grantees.
Authorise weekly grant payments.
Maintain a clear record of the funding for the programmes team and ensure adequate
funds are available for ongoing staffing commitments.

Strategy and programme development
Lead on the development of a centrally managed programme strategy.
With the Research, Evidence and Learning team, incorporate lessons learned across the
programme portfolio.
Provide operational leadership to the charity in the development of THET’s programme and grants management services, and lead the design of future progammes.

Staff management
Lead and manage the programmes team, create a supportive environment and provide leadership around expected standards of professionalism and quality of output.
Support the team in the delivery of programme activities, coordinate regular meetings and 1-to-1s, assist in problem solving, act as a sounding board for ideas and seek to optimise each team member’s personal development.
Undertake required HR processes following all appropriate THET policies and procedures.

General support
Provide support to the Director of Programmes and others as necessary and relevant.
Represent THET externally at global health events.
 

The post holder will report to the Clinical Director of the Network to support the development and growth of the PCN. This role will work in partnership with our current Network Lead who manages our Operations team and current Network services.  

This Network lead will be responsible for managing the Picton PCN Clinical team of 14, plus the 7 staff we employ through our partnerships with the mental health trust, a local hospital, and our social prescribing service.

Alongside the team management responsibilities, the successful applicant will be responsible for two key workstreams: Digital and Quality.

The Network Lead forms an integral part of the PCN leadership team working alongside the Clinical Director, Network Lead, and member Practices, playing a pivotal role in the delivery of high-quality care within the PCN.

Main duties of the job:

1. People management responsibility for the clinical network team.

2. Responsible for the creation and delivery of PCN quality & digital strategy.

3. Support and delivery of the wider PCN projects.

What are we looking for?

Picton PCN are seeking a candidate with excellent people management experience. The successful applicant does not need to have managed clinical staff before or have NHS experience. We will focus on hiring someone who we feel can manage effectively in a complex environment across multiple sites and will add to the strong culture already within the team. 

About Picton PCN

Picton PCN is an innovative and diverse Network comprising of 6 individual GP practices that support 50,000 patients in the central Liverpool area. Each GP practice varies in their procedures and processes but collaborate well together to serve our community.

We have a Network team that consists of Pharmacists, Physios, Paramedics, Link Workers, Care Coordinators, and a Mental Health team.

We work together to provide quality care by delivering clinical appointments in our GP practices and health events in our community.