We are seeking two dynamic Learning Managers to join our team.

Working in North or South-East Cornwall you will have a good head for business and ideally an understanding, and experience of, setting up and / or leading new projects. You will enjoy facilitating groups and share SSE’s fundamental value of ‘learning by doing’.

In total we are seeking to recruit 7 days’ worth of Learning Managers time (3 days in South & East of Cornwall, 4 days in North Cornwall, referred to as Atlantic & Moor region) 

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter answering the following questions:   

1. What excites you about the prospect of working for the School for Social Entrepreneurs? (max 200 words)  
  
2. What would make you an excellent Learning Manager as part of the Cornwall team? (max 300 words)  

3. What area/s would you prefer to work in (Atlantic and Moor, South & East) and for how many days a week? (max 50 words) 

Please include the names of two professional referees, including your current or most recent employer. Please note that referees will not be approached without your prior knowledge and only following a successful application and final interview.   

Application deadline: 9am on Monday 28th June 2021  

Interviews will be held: 5th and 7th July 2021  

For full details about the role please see the application pack

We are seeking a dynamic Development Manager to join our team. 

Ideally you will have great people skills and be an excellent team player, ideally you will have knowledge and experience of Cornwall, its networks and people. You will bring excellent business acumen skills and passion to make a real difference, both to the lives of individuals and to our local community.  You will be well organised, have an ability to work at a high standard to pre-set deadlines.  Bringing new ideas to the table to help with recruitment and programme planning and delivery with a good strategic overview. 

If you think you have the skills, passion and ambition for this exciting role, we would love to hear from you. 

To apply 

To apply, please send your CV with two referees and a covering letter answering the following questions: 

1. What excites you about the prospect of working for the School for Social Entrepreneurs? (max 200 words) 

2. What would make you an excellent Development Manager for SSE? (max 300 words) 

First round interviews will take place on 5th & 7th July. 

For full details about the role, please see the recruitment pack on our website.

This is an opportunity to join one of the UK's leading anti-knife crime charities and play a key role in its development.  As a critical member of a small team, your involvement will be extensive, broad and provides considerable opportunities for you to braoden your skillset.

Main Purpose of the Role
As Regional Manager, you will direct and develop the work of The Ben Kinsella Trust in the London area. You will work with the Operations Manager to ensure workshops operating from our London exhibitions (currently Islington and Barking and Dagenham) operate smoothly and consistently and serve young people through the achievement of quality outcomes and maximised engagement.
Location
The post holder will be located in our Barking and Dagenham Exhibition. The post will involve frequent travel to our Islington Exhibition and to other locations across London.
Benefits
• Flexible working opportunities
• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme with the Green Commute Initiative
• Personal development opportunities
This role provides the opportunity for you to make your mark in the charity sector.

This is a full-time position, but we are open to flexible and agile working. Applications from those looking to work from 0.6 to 1.0 FTE are welcome.
The initial contract is for 2 years, but there is every hope and expectation that this will be extended. You will have our full support in making this a reality.

Key Responsibilities
Regional Operations
• Manage and deliver our local preventative, anti-knife crime projects for young people
• Support the Trust Coordinator to ensure the smooth operation of our workshops in our London exhibitions
• Ensure the workshops in our London exhibitions attract local schools and youth organisations and are consistently operating to achieve maximum engagement
• Implement and manage organisational systems to ensure the efficient operation of each exhibition
Outreach
• Maintain and develop relationships with key stakeholders at a senior management level
• Promote the work of The Ben Kinsella Trust and identify new leads and wider engagement in our workshops
• Represent the views of The Ben Kinsella Trust by speaking at public events
Personnel management
• Induction, training, development and performance management and line management of Trust Coordinator
• Induction, training, development and performance management and line management of freelance facilitators and freelance actors
• Delivery of regional training for freelance facilitators and freelance actors for the purposes of their induction and development
• Any other relevant duties as directed by line manager

North - Based in Manchester / South - Based in London (Remote Working)

Fixed term contract until 30 June 2022 (with possible extension subject to funding)

Sporting Equals is the only UK wide charity existing to increase ethnic diversity in sport and physical activity. We are seeking a proactive and experienced individuals to manage our project work in the North (based in Manchester) and the South covering London and Slough.

You will have experience of engaging and working with diverse ethnic communities and partners to help deliver projects. The role will involve supporting a number of projects and building up our Associate Membership network.

This is an active, outward facing position and the individual must have strong experience of community engagement and project management. If you are a good communicator with the ability to persuade a range of stakeholders to work together to make a difference, we want to hear from you.

Benefits include 25 days annual leave + 8 public holidays (pro rata), a contributory pension scheme and employee welfare schemes.

Diversity is at the core of our organisation. We believe in inclusion by supporting and empowering our staff and aim to create an equal and inclusive workspace for all.

To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter via the apply button with your required location in the subject line.

Closing date: 9.30am on Wednesday, 30 June 2021.

Regional Manager
Location: Hull
Department: Management
Salary Details: £37,445 FTE Per Annum
This is a permanent, full time role with 36 hours per week.

About KIDS

KIDS is a national charity which has been supporting disabled children, young people and families since 1970.

We work with children, irrespective of their disability, from birth through to 25 years.  Each year we support over 15,000 disabled children, offer over 120 different services and work with about 80 Local Authorities across England.

We are passionate, caring and trusted and our vision is a world in which all disabled children and young people realise their aspirations.  We offer support and practical help for families, every step of the way.

About the Role

The Regional Manager will lead and manage our varied services portfolio in the Yorkshire region. The role is key in ensuring the ongoing development and improvement of services to deliver the best possible outcomes for Children and Young people.

The role is located in Yorkshire (current office in Hull) some remote working from home however a presence and travel within the region will be required.

About You

We are looking for the following characteristics in the successful candidate:-

• Ability to develop the teams work strategically as well as providing advice and guidance on operational management of their projects.
• Educated to Degree or NVQ level 5 as a minimum.
• Proven ability in service planning, delivery, ensuring compliance with statutory contract and quality standard and monitoring and evaluation within a relevant context, such as a voluntary or community organisation, health, education or social services.
• Strong financial skills with a proven track record of successfully managing comparable budgets and resources.
• Understanding of the commissioning and contracting environment and a level of commercial acumen.
• Ability to influence and negotiate at a strategic level with commissioners, funders and regulators of services.
• A demonstrable commitment to equality of opportunity and inclusion.
• Knowledge and ability to put in practice the principles of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

Closing Date: 25 Jun 2021

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can download the job desription and complete the application process.

KIDS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All children and young people we work with must, at all times, feel safe. KIDS practices safer recruitment. For certain roles successful applicants will be required to carry out a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

KIDS is a disability Confident Committed Employer and an equal opportunities employer. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. 

No agencies please.

RECOOP, part of the BCHA Group, has been supporting and delivering services to help the older offender population both in prisons and the community for ten years. The charity is delighted to be able to advertise for a Regional Manager post in the south of the country.

The Ministry of Justice has committed to launching an Older Offender Strategy in 2021. This is a very exciting time to join Recoop as we restructure the organisational management model increasing capacity to respond to the potential growth in new business opportunities.

We are looking for the right candidate to implement our new management structure and growth strategy, securing and increasing contracted income and identifying other potential sources of funding across the region. Deliver business plan strategy in upskilling and equipping our agile team to develop and deliver quality services, strengthening the available health and well-being intervention support for our growing service users both pre, and post release.

To develop key relationships with commissioners and funders and influence service development in line with their identified strategies. To proactively identify business opportunities for Recoop and ensure that innovative and credible bids are made for new and existing business. To contribute to formulating, reviewing and achieving the business development strategy for Recoop.

In this role you will be based from home with frequent travel across the South of the UK. We have one role based in Swindon, Yeovil or Bristol.

DBS checks are required for roles where you will be working with or have lone contact with Vulnerable Adults and Children.

BCHA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

It is a hugely exciting time to join Career Ready; we are investing in our expert fundraising team as we build our income streams forward alongside our soon to be announced, new 3 year strategy.

Our Fundraising Team currently consists of 4 team members (two on Corporate Partnerships and a Trusts & Foundations Manager ) plus the Director but after an internal review we are looking to increase that number.

Purpose

The Partnerships Development Manager (Regional) is a new role in our Fundraising & Business Development department and has been created to help us achieve our Fundraising Forward strategy.  The post holder will be dedicated to generating new business with a responsibility for achieving £125k of mid-level new business wins (averaging £25k) this financial year (increasing thereafter).  This new post supports our drive for rapid grow in the number of quality corporate partner relationships we have, to diversify the sectors we work in and to achieve holistic engagement with partners across financial support, programme delivery and wider skills-based volunteering & capacity building.

The post holder will report to the Director but work collaboratively alongside the Head of Partnership Development who focusses on predominantly high value/FTSE350 level wins.  The post holder will personally prospect, pitch, negotiate and close deals with a portfolio of mid-level, regionally based supporters,  The post holder will work collaboratively with our Regional Managers to unlock potential leads as well as tapping into the BD ops among our Local Advisory Board networks, and bringing in completely new partners who don’t yet know that they should be working with us!  The post holder will also collaborate with the Head of Corporate Partnerships to onboard their new partner wins into account management and see them go onto fulfil partnership goals and nurture year on year retention and growth.

Reporting to: Director of Fundraising & Business Development

Reports: None but significant cross org working

Salary: £36,000

Contract: Full-time, perm, 35 Hours; (requests for flexible working between 28 – 35 hours week considered)

Please note - whilst the role is advertised as being based in our offices situated in Canary Wharf, London, Career Ready is currently operating as a remote-working organisation and will remain flexible in the future. During this remote-working period a WFH allowance of £300pa (pro rata) is paid.

Main responsibilities and accountabilities

Income generation

• Research, build, and develop our Corporate Partner pipeline, prospecting and relationship building and directly pursue a prioritised list of prospects to meet personal and team income target’s, inline with our sector strategy.
• Ensure that potential income sources are fully researched so that proposals can be appropriately targeted and that links with our local teams, LABs and wider supporter networks can be fully exploited.
• Use networking and commercial BD skills to cultivate potential donors, to make imaginative, accurate and timely partnership proposals and applications and to conclude each approach.
• Work with colleagues to ensure you have the appropriate programme narrative and insight, impact data, and governance policies to respond quickly and effectively to corporate income opportunities.
• Support our org wide work to research, develop and grow our High Net Worth network and employee fundraisers, through your corporate network.
• Support the Regional teams in their own BD pipelines and collaboratively utilise our local networks to develop long lasting social mobility partnerships.
• Working with local colleagues, devise and deliver cultivation and local BD activities, events and involvement strategies.
• At peak partner renewal times, work collaboratively with thein the team to support and nurture our partner portfolio to meet our retention and renewal targets.
• Build excellent relationships with the programme delivery team to identify and understand our programme and project needs and opportunities for partner engagement in the local areas you support.
• Champion our Income strategy and goals to diversify the geographies and sectors from which we secure corporate partners.

Person specification

Essential skills

• Experience and energy to drive fundraising from Corporate Partners;
• Strong commercial acumen gained to back up your passion to drive income;
• Demonstrable success of securing income and working with corporates to deliver our aims;
• Experience of creative proposal writing combined with the ability to demonstrate clear outcomes and impact and story telling;
• Good understanding of and experience working with corporate CSR, D&I, HR and commercial teams to build partnerships;
• Superb presentations skills and relationship management and networking;
• An good copy writer, with evidence of presenting a strong and compelling case to funders;
• Analytical skills and the ability to see an opportunity, make a connection and grab the moment in relation to partnership collaboration to meet mutual objectives;
• An independent thinker able to manage own workload and work to tight deadlines;
• Ability to work effectively with others and in a team, to convene and facilitate stakeholders to collaborate on projects.

Desirable

• Knowledge or experience of co-created development approaches in partnership working;
• Knowledge, understanding and interest in social, political and economic issues relating to Career Ready’s mission.

You will also have:

• IT literacy skills (databases, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and be social media savvy.

Behaviours

• Proactively manage and motivate yourself to deliver against income targets
• Ability to approach financial objectives with an entrepreneurial mind set
• Apply a consultative, coaching and collaborative style in bid development
• Use clarity of thought to apply creative innovations in fundraising whilst ensuring Career Ready’s principles, values and practices are maintained
• Align work with multiple stakeholder needs (fundraising experience in the areas of education, employability, talent development are useful)
• Communicate inspirationally, accurately and effectively to a wide variety of audiences
• Manage a project from setting objectives through to delivery of outcomes, and prepare project budgets   

Benefits

• Plus 6% contribution to personal pension plan, subject to 3% employee contribution
• Annual leave: 25 days per annum plus bank/public holidays. The Charity is also closed between Christmas and New Year and there are an additional 2 days of leave available in August.
• Interest-free season ticket or bicycle purchase loans (or Cycle To Work Scheme).
• Access to both our Reward Gateway Portal and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual Work Anniversary Gift Voucher

Timetable:

Closing date for applications: 9.00am on Monday 28th June 2021

Initial interviews will be held in week commencing 5th July 2021 and if required, second interviews for successful candidates will be held the following week.

If you are interested in the role, please apply using the button below and submit your CV and a covering statement (of no more than 2 pages) that demonstrates clearly, through examples, how your experience meets the requirements of the role and what attracts you to Career Ready. 

Please note that if your application is not accompanied by a covering letter your application will not be considered.

Registered Charity Numbers 1092891 (England & Wales) SCO43678 (Scotland)

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and dynamic peacebuilding, humanitarian or development leader with a strong programming background working on at least one of the Eurasia regions, and a commitment to delivering tangible and sustained positive change in often challenging situations. You will be a key leader at International Alert, one of the world’s largest and most respected peacebuilding organisations with a 30-year track record.

Reporting to the Director of Programmes, this position is for an experienced manager with a passion for innovation and the strategic vision to guide the consolidation and deepening of our regional peacebuilding programmes across diverse contexts. You will provide leadership and guidance to 30+ staff across these regions and in London, directly managing the team’s Country Representatives, while collaborating closely with our Africa and Asia-MENA regional programmes and Peacebuilding Advisory Unit.

You will provide strategic leadership for the Eurasia programme, ensuring that each of our country teams contributes towards a discernible impact on peace and that our staff are talented and motivated to deliver coherent and effective peacebuilding priorities in complex environments. You will manage a strategically sound programming portfolio and work on building its capacity for growth, as well as managing sustainable funding sources. You will take an active role in developing advocacy and influencing priorities for the Eurasia programme and take pride in representing International Alert through active networking and profiling activity. As an integral part of Alert’s Global Leadership Team, you will shape and guide broader organisational priorities, ensuring collaboration and continued learning across teams.

We are seeking a candidate and comprehensive knowledge of conflict and peacebuilding context in at least one of Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia or Pakistan. Fluent in English and ideally in Russian, you will have strong, proven experience in both programmes and people management, with a talent for leading, supporting and motivating a large and diverse team. You understand conflict and peacebuilding practice and have an entrepreneurial talent for seizing opportunities for programme growth and building networks, as well as excellent fundraising skills and resource management abilities. A strategic thinker and thought leader, you have a high degree of emotional intelligence and strong analytical skills.

All Applicants must already have the right to work in the country in which you wish to be based (UK, Netherlands, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan or Ukraine).

Note: The above include some of the requirements for the job. For the full job requirements, please read the job description.

We are looking for an exceptional and qualified Estates professional to join our highly experienced Estates team on a fixed term contract of 12 months.. 

This role is ideal for someone wanting to be part of a Multi Academy Trust, where the over-arching focus is to deliver the best outcomes and experiences for our children, students, colleagues and their families. 

GLF has so much to offer to you, including an enhanced benefits package and the option for agile/remote working.

Your Opportunity

Reporting to the Estates Director, and working as part of the Trust Estates team, you will be responsible for managing a team of associate staff across approximately 10 schools initially. You will be ensuring our sites are safe and compliant, well-maintained, secure and that our schools have effective premises and caretaking support. In addition, you will be involved in Estates development project work, and the delivery of Estates training to school leaders.

As part of the Estates team, you will have the opportunity:

• to work alongside a respected team that continually focus on school improvement
• to further develop your skills and expertise
• to contribute towards the success of a growing forward-thinking MAT

We comprise 41 schools over 5 regions and 7 LA's with 34 primaries and 7 secondaries. Each region has access to a regional team that support our schools financially, operationally and with all HR/people matters. We are looking for someone to join us within our West and Oxfordshire region, which covers the following areas: West-Surrey, North-east Hampshire and Wokingham. 

Please see the job description and person specification for full details of the responsibilities of the post and the requirements of the successful candidate.

Thrive in a Career at GLF 

GLF Schools is a large Multi-Academy Trust, currently with 41 primary and secondary schools in the south of England. We are now looking to appoint an experienced and capable Regional Estates Partner in our East and South region to manage compliance, maintenance and school premises operations across our school estate, and help provide outstanding learning environments to our 15,000 students.

GLF Schools is a dynamic, forward thinking and rapidly expanding Academy Trust with many career opportunities for new and existing staff. Each school in our Trust has its own individual identity, while benefiting from the expertise that comes from dedicated and experienced regional and Trust teams.  Our schools serve to meet the needs of its own local community yet all are united in their core purpose of providing an outstanding educational experience. GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish. 

Our offer includes:

• Continuous Professional Development
• Work life and family friendly policies
• Flexible Working
• Staff Wellbeing
• Career Pathways and Talent Management
• Staff Benefits
• Community and Collaboration
• Valued worker scheme

What we are looking for

The successful candidate will have:

• an excellent track record in line managing premises teams
• a strong knowledge of buildings maintenance, health and safety and compliance
• the ability to think both strategically and practically. They will need to be both proactive and responsively reactive
• excellent communication skills, and be able to prioritise a rapidly changing workload
• good interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively (remotely and in person)

You will be nominally based at one of our schools in the region (by agreement) but will be required to travel between school and office sites, and will need to have your own transport. Please note that a proportion of the working week can be carried out remotely. 

The Details

Salary: £43,000 (Leadership 1)

Hours: Ideally we are looking for a full time candidate  (36 hours per week, 52 weeks per year). However as a flexible employer, we are interested in hearing from any applicants that feel that this could be the opportunity for them.  Please note, some weekend and evening work may be required. 

Annual leave: Based on the full time opportunity, the annual leave entitlement is 24 days per year plus bank holidays

Anticipated start date: ASAP

Contact

If you would like an informal conversation to discuss the role before application, please contact Nick Murza on 020-8716-4987 to arrange a call. 

Location Home Based

With a starting salary of £40,400 and the potential for incremental increases based on performance

Contract type Permanent 37.5 hours per week

Closing date 10/05/2021

Ref: 22420

Shaw Trust is going through an exciting period of significant growth, in order to complement this, we are looking for a Senior Account Executive to promote Shaw Trust’s service offer to key Employers throughout the UK, with the aim of building effective relationships to generate opportunities for the participants whom Shaw Trust supports.

This role is required to turn leads generated by the Account Executive team into actionable opportunities or confirmed sales. Enabling the businesses and employers we work with to benefit from the wide range of services the Trust offers.  You will also be managing a small Account Executive team, so ensuring they are effectively managed to ensure targets are met.

We require somebody who is dynamic in what will be a fast-paced targeted role, therefore excellent organisation and planning skills are essential.  We need an excellent communicator and someone that can build and maintain strong relationships with key Employers.

Shaw Trust also offers many benefits including enhanced annual leave, sick pay benefits, pension scheme, healthcare cash plan.

If you are genuinely interested and passionate in supporting people to making a difference in their lives, then this role could be for you.

For further information and to apply online click the "Apply on website" button quoting reference number 22420. Closing date: 10th May 2021

ABOUT US

The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity.  We want to see a UK rich in native woods and trees, for people and wildlife. The Trust aims to engage and inspire people about woods and trees to help us meet our vision of creating, restoring and protecting woodland.

THE ROLE

Rising to the many challenges facing woods and trees, the Site Manager will manage a portfolio of Woodland Trust sites to the highest professional standards. The Site Manager will be responsible for balancing visitors to our sites with our conservation principals and woodland management approach and ensuring compliance with Health & Safety obligations, in accordance with the Woodland Trust’s policies and standard contracts. In addition, the role will build strong relationships with contractors, neighbours and interested parties, alongside managing a group of dedicated and passionate volunteers.

We are recruiting for two roles; a Site Manager covering the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire area and a Site manager covering Surrey and South Oxfordshire.

THE CANDIDATE

You will need previous experience of managing woodlands or working in the forestry or conservation sector in a land-based role. Specifically, you’ll need experience of working with contractors and managing countryside contracts, carrying out tree safety inspections, budget management and good communication skills to engage with a wide variety of stakeholders, user groups, volunteers, visitors and neighbours. Ideally you will have a relevant qualification to support your experience.

With a positive and results focussed approach you’ll be determined to seek successful outcomes from every scenario. You’ll be able to work and communicate with others internal teams and external organisations effectively, build strong and effective relationships, be commercially aware and flexible to changing demands. You’ll be organised and thorough and have high standards and expectations for the works you manage.

A full driving licence or the ability to undertake travel across a wide area, sometimes to remote locations is a must.  The successful candidates must live in or within a reasonable travel distance from their region.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

There’s no other organisation like the Woodland Trust. Whatever you do here you will be supporting our work to protect and enhance woods and trees. In return we recognise and value our people. You'll have our full support, training and opportunities for professional development, along with a contributory pension, life assurance and good holiday entitlement.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. If you are interested, we'd encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

Head of Finance - Regional and International

London with some international travel

£65,000

• Are you a fully qualified CCAB Accountant (or equivalent) - ACCA, CPA, CIMA, ACMA, ACA?
• Do you have grant and donor financial reporting experience with a charity or NGO?
• Are you an experienced Head of Finance/Finance Manager who has worked on regional country programmes?

If so, our client may be interested in talking to you. You will be responsible to provide leadership and guidance on financial management & risk to the Global Influencing and Programmes directorate, delivering financial analysis and controls, working in close liaison with the Executive Director, heads of department and their teams.

Your key duties and responsibilities will include -

1. To be the subject-matter expert on finance-related issues
2. To support the UK-based finance roles within the Global Influencing and Programmes Directorate and mentor and supervise the work of International roles overseas.
3. Develop financial analyses for new opportunities, making a full assessment of financial risk and offer alternative scenarios to inform the decision-making process based on market knowledge.
4. To prepare financial action plans for priority areas, advising the Executive Director and respective heads of departments in the Global Influencing and Programmes directorate to ensure they are maximising efficiencies and financial performance to enable them to deliver the respective financial elements of the strategy.
5. Identify key trends and issues impacting on financial performance, ensuring respective budgets and business plans reflect the intended activities of the charity and that any performance issues are flagged up and supported by corrective action.
6. Identify opportunities for income-generation and improvements to promote efficient working practices and potential cost-saving initiatives.
7. Provide financial risk overview for all departments and teams in the Global Influencing and directorate to enable decision-making in a timely manner
8. Ensure that the charity adheres to the financial and grant management conditions contained in donor contracts, both at a programme and country level.
9. Manage the oversight of both donor and internal audits as required, ensuring accurate project and/or departmental budgets and forecasts are developed and finalised.
10. To continually seek new ways to analyse, interpret and present financial and non-financial information as appropriate.
11. Deliver action-focussed commentary on the monthly and annual results, highlighting key issues and trends affecting and driving financial performance, ensuring the organisation remains a financially stable company.
12. Ensure strong, robust financial controls and management oversight is in place in all regional offices in order to strengthen global consistency and continuous improvement
13. Support all LC employees in the Global Influencing and directorate to understand and adhere to relevant financial policies and procedure
14. Apply and monitor systems of financial control and reporting, working with the Head of Financial Services.
15. Work with Head of Financial Services to ensure our financial statements give a true and fair representation of the charity's financial position, and are produced in a timely manner. Assist in the preparation and successful completion of the year-end audit, as appropriate.

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At Greenstream Flooring CIC, we relate our success directly to the strength of our management team. To continue operating at our high standards, we are seeking an experienced general manager to join us.  As an ideal candidate, you will be a born leader with previous managerial experience.  You will have proven experience overseeing operations, and potentially human resources, finance, and communications departments, too.  You are an expert communicator with a strong ability to delegate responsibilities and collaborate across a wide range of departments. Ultimately, you are driven by the desire to lead a team toward maximum productivity and efficiency.  Such is the importance of this role you will report directly to the Board.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Contribute to the growth and development of the business
• Managing proactive development plans
• To report monthly to the board of directors using the agreed template and process and any additional issues or feedback
• To oversee induction, training and supervision of all staff, placements, and volunteers
• Management and development of staff members
• To work to agreed budgets and purchasing processes
• Oversight and management of externally funded programs
• To organise resources for projects
• To oversee inventory, ordering products where necessary
• To keep records of relevant data and record KPIs
• To record and update work processes
• Contribute to marketing output
• Ensure health and safety requirements are followed
• To work in conjunction with the finance director to manage credit control
• To oversee our 'take back' scheme of reusing carpet tiles
• To ensure the CRM and project information is up to date and accurate
• To manage day to day activities, including but not limited to; diary planning and management, communicating with all team members, office management, collection of timesheets, following company policies and procedures, using agreed systems.

Person Specification

Essential

• Proven experience in a managerial role
• Strong decision-making capabilities
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and delegation skills
• Proven ability to develop and maintain financial plans
• Ability to delegate, motivate and lead people, and hold employees accountable
• High levels of emotional intelligence
• Able to deal with pressure without adversely affecting the team
• Able to accept constructive feedback
• Adaptable
• Works well within a team
• Full UK driving licence and use of an appropriate vehicle for work purposes
• Committed to promoting the Welsh Language.

Desirable

• Strong working knowledge of operational procedures
• Bachelor’s degree in business management or related field
• Previous performance evaluation experience
• Working knowledge of human resources processes
• Experience of working with volunteers
• An understanding of working within a social enterprise or non-profit sector organisation

We are committed to equality of opportunity and diversity, and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, marital or family status, religious belief, disability, age, race, nationality or sexual orientation.

The Children’s Trust are currently recruiting for a Partnerships Manager to join our Volunteer Fundraising Team on either a full/ part time basis.  This role will require the successful candidate to shape how the charity works in partnership with different audience groups (corporates, volunteer fundraisers and groups, eventers, educational institutions, and formal community groups) to bring people together to raise funds for The Children’s Trust.You will develop and maintain long-term partnerships with partners to maximise income, value, and influence for The Children’s Trust.

Utilising your skills and experience from the charity or commercial sector, you will join a team of partnerships managers and executives to secure and manage a range of new partnerships. Working alongside a Senior Partnerships Manager, your role will be to proactively develop, and account manage new and existing partnerships which maximise income, value and influence for The Children’s Trust. You will devise comprehensive audience-led stewardship plans, maintaining momentum and focus to achieve targets.

Further duties include: 

• Generate leads to secure new partnerships with companies, volunteer groups, committees & individuals, eventers and educational institutions
• Account manage a number of partnerships, ensuring these partnerships meet and exceed their fundraising goals
• Proactively prospect and develop new business opportunities. This will involve making cold, new business approaches; writing funding proposals, and preparing and delivering compelling pitches
• Where appropriate, promote partnerships in the local, national and regional press plus on social media
• Work with the team to regularly review existing relationships (warm and lapsed) to maximise income, value and influence

This is a fantastic opportunity to evidence your strategic approach to building lasting, donor-centric partnerships with key audience groups. Experience of working within fundraising, sales or account management in the charity or commercial sector is essential. You will be a natural and enthusiastic team player, with the ability to work within a high performing team. You will need to be flexible and able to work with different audiences, as the role requires and dependent on where the opportunities to maximise most income are.

For further details please contact the Recruitment & Compliance team at The Children's Trust, where details are located on The Children's Trust website.