• To lead a dynamic intentional community of people with and without learning disabilities, faithful to the L’Arche Identity.
• To ensure the Community is financially stable, through robust setting and management of budgets, negotiating fee levels with funding agencies, managing vacancies and co-operating with fundraising initiatives.
• To develop and deliver against a co-created community “Mandate” or strategic plan, to effectively manage the leadership team to deliver against objectives and to nurture existing community bodies including the Community Council.
• To foster an open and inclusive spiritual life in the Community.
• To be a visible representative of L’Arche locally, developing strong relationships in the neighbourhood of the community, as well as with local authorities, professional organisations, faith communities and their leaders and the wider society of West Sussex.
• To work collaboratively with a local committee, and within the structures of L’Arche UK.
• To develop the community’s vision for its activities programme and its future housing needs.

L’Arche UK is part of a global network of communities where people with and without learning disabilities live and share in life together, working for a world where we all belong.

Are you a leader who can:

• Inspire and lead a community of 80+ people with and without learning disabilities.
• Manage a team responsible for a budget of £1.2m and a range of care and support services.
• Balance rigorous business management with an ability to build strong relationships and attend to the person-centred needs of Community members?

The role:

The Community Leader (Director) is responsible for ensuring that the Community is living fully the Mission of L’Arche in its four dimensions (community life, service, spiritual life and outreach).

The Candidate:

The Leader appointed will be a person who is passionate about the Vision, Values and Mission of L’Arche and desires to be part of a dynamic, exciting, progressive and nurturing faith community;

• Experience of senior leadership and management within a regulated sector;
• The ability to lead and manage a complex organisation to achieve its mission;
• Evidence the ability to think strategically; · have excellent financial planning and management skills;
• The ability and willingness to work collaboratively with others in L’Arche and in particular with those with learning difficulties, others in leadership, the local committee and the national charity.
• EITHER experience of leadership within the learning disability field OR transferable skills and experience in a related field.

Are you passionate about people’s rights? Do you want to be part of a team fighting poverty and injustice by providing free, community-based advice and support services? Are you a dynamic and inspirational leader with the skills and abilities to fulfil this broad and challenging role at the helm of our small community advice centre?

St Pauls Advice Centre are seeking an Executive Director. Passionate about the role of the voluntary sector in bringing about social change, you will be strategic, adaptable, motivated and equipped to support the charity’s development whilst also supporting our committed trustee board and staff team.

With the need for our services never greater, this is a challenging but exciting time to join our small, friendly and dynamic team. We are busy working towards achieving objectives set out in our five year strategic plan and are looking for someone who shares our values to help us achieve our ambitious goals.

We describe St Pauls Advice Centre as friendly, local and here to help – if that sounds like you too, we look forward to receiving your application

Role Outline:

The Executive Director is responsible for both the day-to-day running and strategic development of the organisation, working closely with the Board of Trustees and senior management team. Responsibilities include: governance, strategic and operational planning, service development, external partnership development, finance and fundraising oversight, contract management, human resources, quality compliance and other key functions. This is a diverse and challenging role, providing leadership for a small team and working energetically and appropriately with all stakeholders to achieve organisational plans.

We are proud of our accreditation as a Living Wage employer and offer flexible working and a generous benefits package:

Contract terms:
> Permanent contract

> Flexible contract hours: 28 to 35 hours per week (subject to negotiation)

We offer a generous benefits package:
> Salary: £43,570 (pro rata where relevant)

> Annual Leave: 30 days per year (pro rata where relevant)

> Extra 3 days annual leave between Christmas & New Year (office closure)

> Qualifying Workplace Pension Scheme: 5% employers contribution

Location: Blended between office and home (England and Wales)

Department: Customer Journey

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

Overview

Do you want to work for an organisation that makes a difference, every single day, to people from all walks of life? The people that turn to Citizens Advice need help overcoming an obstacle in their lives – from debt to evictions to trouble at work – and you can be key to them getting the support they need in the quickest, easiest, and most effective way.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

We’re looking for a Senior Impact and Evaluation Analyst. The main purpose of the role is to lead, develop and implement research and evaluation for the Help to Claim Programme, help evidence the effectiveness of Citizens Advice services and programmes and inform business improvements. The role will have the lead for evaluation and related research activity for the Help to Claim programme, and will also lead or contribute to projects and wider activities related to other advice areas or are cross cutting. 

This is a diverse and interesting role which will draw on your experience of either social  research or evaluation to deliver high quality and robust insight into our business and  member services. 

You will be working to design and deliver a programme of rigorous evaluations for a  large funded project, while managing a team and maintaining and improving internal  quality assurance activities.

You’ll have experience in evaluation and an ability to define meaningful and appropriate  measures, interpret results and communicate your findings. An eye for detail, a passion  for impact and an interest in innovative techniques are encouraged. You'll have the opportunity to play a key role in all parts of the impact and evaluation journey from  design to delivery and then dissemination. You will have the opportunity to gain skills in  a wide range of research activities including designing data collection tools, conducting  qualitative research and analysing data.

You will need to demonstrate that you are an effective team player with a range of  attributes including the ability to foster and maintain effective relationships with a range  of internal and external stakeholders; great IT literacy, including the ability to use  software to analyse and interpret data, and communicate the findings clearly to a range  of audiences.

Experience of delivering evaluation or research in the public or voluntary sectors would  be an advantage - but not essential. ​​​​​​​

Our commitment to flexible working extends to where we work. As Covid restrictions ease, Citizens Advice are moving towards a permanent mix of office and home based working which will give much more choice to staff, while still maintaining the best of collaborative working.

The National Citizens Advice Operates from offices in England and Wales, with 4 regional offices based in Cardiff, London, Birmingham and Leeds, therefore all successful applicants must be based within England or Wales.​​​​​​​

Please be aware that Citizens Advice is not a sponsoring organisation. Therefore the successful applicant must already possess the right to work in the UK or be able to secure the right to work in the UK independently.

Citizens Advice seeks to redeploy staff who are at risk or under notice of redundancy where they satisfactorily demonstrate that they meet the requirements of the role at interview.  Candidates who are formally at risk or under notice of redundancy will take priority over other internal candidates for interview.  If you have been confirmed as at risk or under notice of redundancy please ensure you indicate this in the at-risk box in your application.

Please note, in the event of a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the application early. 

This vacancy closes at 23.59 on the closing date. 

DEPUTY REGIONAL DIRECTOR - MENA

JERUSALEM/LONDON

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional Office plays a critical role in the Amnesty International Secretariat, gathering and communicating accurate and action-oriented human rights information and delivering on the vision to end grave human rights abuses and build societies respectful of human rights. Across the region, Amnesty International campaigns for meaningful change, support national entities, enables effective activism and growth and works to persuade governments and other actors to uphold universal human rights standards across the region. The office provides strategic leadership, support and advice to the Amnesty International movement globally, fostering its global contribution, presence and public accountability.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the MENA Regional Director, and as part of the MENA Management Team, the Deputy Regional Director (DRD) plays a key role in leading the MENA team for Amnesty International.

The role will be based in Jerusalem or London with frequent travel to Jerusalem, the DRD will oversee the organization's work on Israel and Palestine, managing the team based in Jerusalem, as well as at least one other MENA country team based in London.

• This is an exciting opportunity to lead multi-functional teams to implement high-quality, strategic research, campaigning and communication strategies that deliver human rights impact in the MENA region. With ability to motivate and support team members and ensuring staff well-being.
• Lead on the effective project management of operational plans, ensuring equal emphasis on our research and campaigns functions (including online and offline activism as relevant), as well as advocacy and communications functions.
• Provide high level and strategic advice on major human rights trends, developments and key drivers of human rights violations in the region, including legal, political and socio -economic factors and adapting our research programming to external shifts.
• Design strategic campaigns designed to maximize impact, grow activism and attract members, oversee their implementation and adjust.
• Oversee integrated planning and delivery for all campaign projects in the subregion/relevant countries (global, regional, national, crisis, etc), including links to research and communications commissioning, ensuring the office delivers a coherent suite of sustained campaigning projects that reflect organizational priorities.

ABOUT YOU

You are an expert on the human rights context in the region, with a strong background in research and advocacy, possessing impressive political judgement and proven management skills and experience. You are likely to come to us from a similar senior role with another human rights, humanitarian, think tank or media organization and will have first-hand knowledge of the MENA region, specifically with lived and worked experience in at least two countries in the region. The proven ability to get the best out of people is vital too, whether that is through coaching, mentoring, capacity building or training.

Having worked in a similar leadership role in a complex multi-cultural organization, you have no problem managing cross-functional teams; and you certainly know how to adjust priorities, hit deadlines and adapt to fast-changing political situations. You have excellent external representational skills. Above all, you have the collaborative and creative approach needed to generate human rights agendas that resonate and get results. You have excellent written and verbal Arabic and English, and French is welcome.

Please see the attached job description for more information on responsibilities, skills and experience required.

ABOUT US:

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. We reach almost every country in the world.

Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they're denied. And whether we're applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we're all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are respected and protected by everyone, everywhere.

At Amnesty International, we are passionate about what we do and we are proud of our achievements as a movement. To compensate our employees for the critical work they do, we reward them through a combination of an attractive and sector competitive salary and benefits package, high levels of engagement and involvement, and a commitment to employee development.

Benefits include 37 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays and grace days), pension scheme, employee assistance programme, life assurance and many more benefits designed to suit your own personal lifestyle. All of this, in a professional, engaging environment.

Please note the Salary and benefits for the role above will vary depending on the Amnesty IS salary scale for the country.

For further information on our benefits, please visit

WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO NEXT

If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world then we would encourage you to click 'Apply for this Role' below.

Freedom, Justice, Equality. Let's get to work.

The main purpose of the role is for the Area Programme Manager to organise and coordinate new and existing programmes within Birmingham and the Midlands. The role will involve establishing connections with host sites, schools, local authorities and local organisations to facilitate bringing on new pilot programmes with the intention of creating long term relationships. 

Job Title                        Regional Fundraiser, Bradford, Harrogate and the Dales

Responsible to Regional Fundraising Team Manager

Hours of work 37.5 hours per week, including some evening and weekend work

Place of work/Base    Martin House and in the Community. Hybrid working arrangements will be considered, where possible.

Type of contract Full Time

We have been caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions from West, North and East Yorkshire for more than 30 years. Every year we care for more than 420 families at our hospice in Boston Spa, in hospitals and in their own homes. We also support more than 150 bereaved families each year.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Regional Fundraiser to join our team.

The role will incorporate leading on all aspects of regional fundraising; developing and nurturing relationships with volunteer fundraising groups, small corporate organisations and families and individuals leading on fundraising. The successful candidate will work under the guidance of our Regional Fundraising Manager to develop community fundraising within our region, maximising the funds raised by developing and maintaining supporter engagement.

Our ideal candidate will

• be an experienced fundraiser, with a background of working with individual supporters, corporates and community groups
• have experience of working within the charity sector
• a passion for fundraising within the community
• be results driven and passionate about fundraising
• be dedicated, compassionate, work in collaboration, be open, honest, flexible, caring and deliver high standards in everything you do
• want to work in a well-established, award winning hospice, working as part of the multidisciplinary team to support the children, young people and their families from the time of their referral through to end of life care

Our benefits include

• 32 days annual leave plus statutory holidays
• recognition of NHS pension scheme for candidates who are currently in the scheme (alternative stakeholder pension also offered).
• free parking
• occupational sick pay, matching NHS terms and conditions
• Employee Assistance Programme

If you want to be part of an exciting new journey within the charity and are seeking a new challenge we would love to hear from you.

Please complete an application form, from the Martin House website, referring to the job description and person specification.

The closing date for applications is midday on Sunday 22 May 2022. Interviews will take place on Monday 30 May 2022. 

If you have not heard from us by Thursday 26 May 2022, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We are looking for someone with great organisation and communication skills to join our friendly and proactive regional manager team.  You will help us expand and develop a sustainable peer support network for people living with macular conditions, within the Yorkshire and NE region of England. You will use your understanding of sight loss to be our primary contact for all our support services across this region. You will also use your exceptional interpersonal skills by supporting, developing and at times facilitating meetings and events.

If you believe you can help us to recruit, retain and manage volunteers, as well as develop and maintain relationships with relevant services in Yorkshire and NE Lincolnshire, we would love to hear from you.

Associate Director, Practice, Safeguarding & Learning

Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Home Worker (England, Wales and NI)
Salary: £82,000 plus London allowance of £3,600 (if applicable) and London Link allowance of £1,440 (if applicable)
Working Hours: 35 per week

Closing Date: 18 May 2022
Interview Date: TBC (via Zoom or Teams)

Reference Number: VAC3145

Please note, the deadline for submitting applications for this vacancy is 23:59pm on the closing date.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

About Alzheimer's Society

Dementia has devastated lives but dementia won't win. Until the day we find a cure, Alzheimer's Society will be here for anyone affected by dementia - wherever they are, whatever they're going through. Everything we do is informed and inspired by them.

We are the UK's leading dementia charity. Every day, we work tirelessly to find new treatments and, ultimately, a cure for dementia. We provide expert information, training, and support services to all those who need our help. And we are creating a more dementia-friendly society so people with the condition can live without fear and prejudice.

About the role

We have a fantastic new opportunity for an Associate Director of Practice, Safeguarding & Learning to join our Operations directorate.

As the Associate Director of Practice, Safeguarding & Learning, you will lead safeguarding and quality practice across Operations, ensuring that it is evidence-based, informed by people affected by dementia, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and learning and enabling the delivery of cutting edge of dementia support.

You will lead teams to deliver outstanding results, working effectively, collaboratively and at pace.

As a senior leader you have corporate accountability for the operational, day-to-day success of the organisation and its continued growth and development through innovation and collaboration at every level.

About you

- Have experience in driving forward an inclusive and high-performing culture
- Making sure that our values and expected standards of behaviour are embedded across the entire organisation,
- You will have a relevant professional qualification or significant (minimum of 5 years) relevant expertise and experience in leadership within social care or health.
- Be able to develop and communicate a compelling vision for the future of our services that drives best practice
- Ensures the Alzheimer's Society delivers first class, high quality services that are evidence based and able to respond to emerging research findings and government policy
- Ability to manage senior roles and performance is essential.
- You will demonstrate sound decision-making taking personal accountability for risks and decisions which carry organisation-wide impact.

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.

You can also visit our Working for Us pages, which give you more information about what it’s like to be an employee at the Society.

You may have experience of the following: Operations Director, Business Manager, Department Manager, Operations Manager, Regional Director, Sales Director, Static Manager, Unit Manager, Director of Operations, Ops Manager etc.

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When a child is diagnosed with cancer life becomes full of fear, for them and their family. Fear of treatment, but also of families being torn apart, overwhelming money worries, of having nowhere to turn, no one to talk to.

At Young Lives vs Cancer, we help families find the strength to face whatever cancer throws at them. And you could be a part of the team making it happen.

The Role

Do you want to join our commitment to ensure no family faces cancer alone?

We are looking for a standout corporate fundraising expert to join our fantastic team of fundraisers who work tirelessly to raise funds for Young Lives vs Cancer. This is a role of variety, opportunity and innovation and we are looking for someone who embraces change and constantly strives to achieve more.

We are looking for someone who loves driving income from partnerships, who likes the chase of new business and who is a natural account manager.

A great personality and team ethic are really important in this role as you will maximise income for Young Live vs Cancer by coaching our partners to reach their goals, whilst seeking out new fundraising opportunities. This role sits within the National Partnership development team and is matrix managed by the Supporter Experience team.

You will inspire and work alongside our Fundraising Engagement Managers supporting them to cultivate, pitch and win local partnerships. You will offer advice and creative input into partnerships, meetings, presentations, fundraising events and campaigns.

As one of two regional partnerships managers covering the UK, you will work hand in hand with your counterpart, supporting each other and playing to each of your strengths to deliver maximum impact.

This is not your average 9-5 role and we’re not looking for an average candidate. We encourage flexibility and adaptability, and in return offer a strong flexible working arrangement to ensure a healthy work/life balance. Many of the team work condensed or flexible hours to suit individual circumstances and we would love to talk through your needs further at interview.

About You

The skills we are looking for in this role are:

• Strong prioritisation skills
• Great communicator
• Self-Motivated
• Emotionally intelligent
• Master at storytelling
• Epic at relationship building
• Self-Aware
• Great at spotting opportunities
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Compassion
• Bravery
• Integrity
• Team player

The must haves

• Have a full UK driving licence and access to a car
• Have a sufficient Broadband connection as this role is home based
• Home based with travel around the UK
• This role is home based and can be based anywhere in the UK with visits to meetings with partners and Young Lives vs Cancer workplaces.

If you think this sounds like you then please have a read of the attached job specification. If you wanted to discuss the role before applying, then we welcome these informal chats.

What We Offer

In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes generous annual leave entitlement, enhanced pension and employee savings scheme. To find out more about our benefits package, have a look on our website.

At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their race, class, sex, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. At Young Lives vs Cancer, we do not just accept difference — we value it, we celebrate it, we nurture it, and we thrive off it. We positively welcome your application irrespective of your background.

We are on a journey, and if you join us, you will be part of a community that is committed make a difference to the lives of children and young people with cancer.

Young Lives vs Cancer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment

Location: Flexible
Job Type: Home-based
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours per week: 35
Salary: £31,419 (FTE)
Closing Date: 15 May 2022

You may have experience of the following: Regional New Partnerships Manager, Fundraising, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Regional Fundraising, Corporate Partnerships, Fundraiser, IOF, Marketing, Area Fundraising Executive, Business Development, Regional Fundraising Executive, Account Manager, Account Management, Internal Account Manager, Senior Account Executive, Corporate Account Management, Relationship Management, etc.

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ABOUT US
The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity.  We want to see a world where trees and woods thrive for people and nature. The Trust engages and inspires people  to make their difference tackling the nature and climate crisis helping protect, restore and create our vital woods and trees.  

THE ROLE
Excellent governance is at the heart of what we do and fundamental to our success.  We’re recruiting for an Associate Director of Strategy, Governance and Programme Delivery to lead the Trust’s governance, strategic planning and programme management to promote a culture in which everything we do supports our vision. 

The role will improve the quality of the Trust’s strategic thinking and decision-making to deliver our strategic aims and influence activity, promoting transparency and accountability through our operations to transform the way we work.

This role can be homebased or a combination of home and the Grantham based office. Frequent travel will be required to our Head Office based in Grantham, Lincolnshire and to our country and regional sites.

THE CANDIDATE
You’ll be a credible and inspiring executive-level leader, with substantial experience of strategic planning, governance and working with Board and management to maximise impact. With a focus on the ‘bigger picture’ you’ll have the ability to assess complex regulatory issues, and make recommendations for action. 

Positive and engaging, you’ll be an effective communicator with the gravitas to build and sustain effective relationships, work under pressure to achieve challenging objectives. You must be able to deal with conflicting demands and prioritise work whilst ensuring high-quality output.

WHAT TO EXPECT BY JOINING A TEAM AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE
There’s no other organisation like the Woodland Trust. Joining the team you will be making your contribution to tackling the nature and climate crisis. 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, good holiday allowance and the opportunity to work flexibly from home. 

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION 
At the Woodland Trust, we believe everyone deserves to have their lives enriched by trees and woods.

We also believe that our organisation should reflect and represent the full richness of human diversity in terms of background, identity, ability and circumstance. As groups of people currently underrepresented as Woodland Trust employees, we are particularly keen to receive your application if you are Black, Asian or minority ethnic, disabled or under 25. We are measuring our success in redressing this.

We are open to discussion of any adjustments or flexible working arrangements you may need to achieve your full potential at any stage of the process, and if you are successful in gaining a position with us, during employment.
We promise the only thing we assess within your application is how you have demonstrated your suitability for the job, and nothing else.

Are you looking for a position that offers:

• the opportunity to be part of an award winning organisation
• the opportunity to be part of a high performing tem
• a generous benefit package including hybrid working, pension and opportunities for personal growth

we have the role for you…

Farleigh Hospice is an award-winning organisation providing palliative and end of life care for people in the mid Essex area. We are looking for an innovative and inspiring leader to join our Executive Team (ET).  We have embarked on a new strategy to deliver our vision of hospice care being available to those who need our services.  We are committed to working as one team adopting agile working to ensure our hospice is fit for the future.

As a member of the ET, Board and Leadership Group you will be a strategic thinker, who can translate theory into practice, understand how to gather, analyse and use data to drive engagement and service improvement.  You will bring a skillset of effective communicator, relationship builder, influencer and strategic planner to compliment and enhance the existing team.  You will be responsible for providing assurance to the Board, Chief Executive and fellow ET members on matters relating to clinical care.

As Director of Care you will work alongside our Medical Director to embed our new locality based, multi-disciplinary model of care, supported by our specialist in patient unit, bereavement service and education and research team.

We are committed to working with our system partners to ensure the best possible palliative and end of life care for the people of mid Essex. Your role will include membership of strategic alliances and partnerships, at Place, ICS and Regional level.

We are committed to the personal growth of our staff and volunteers and you will have a key role in motivating and inspiring the team to be the best that they can be, both for excellent service delivery and career development.  We are looking for someone who can role model our core values of Caring, Respectful, Innovative and Dedicated to achieve our aspirations for the future.

If you are an inspirational leader, keen to join our journey, in this our 40th birthday year, and feel you have the skills and experience we would love to hear from you.

Barnardo’s is the largest national children’s charity in the UK. We protect, support, and nurture the UK's vulnerable children. We help hundreds of thousands of children, young people, parents, and carers via our 800+ diverse services across the UK. The scale of what we do may be big and complex, but our aim is simple – to provide better outcomes for more children, no matter who they are or what they have been through. We are committed to working in partnership to reach more Children, Young People, and families.

Our current Director of Commercial & Business Development – Children’s Services will be leaving having developed a very successful directorate, and we are now seeking to recruit an exceptional candidate to build on our sector-leading commercial activity. Reporting to our Corporate Director of Development & Innovation, your key responsibilities will include:

• Aligning all areas of the business development and commercial strategy to support Barnardo’s vision, purpose, objectives, identifying opportunities and robust solutions.
• Providing strategic leadership and oversight of our commercial business lines operations, including our Family Placement, Gap Homes, and Employer Training Services businesses, with a combined 600 staff and turnover of £42m
• Developing and identifying new opportunities, markets, and solutions to achieve our organisation strategy and achieve better outcomes for Children and Young People
• Delivering commercial expertise and advice into high value and pan-regional bids and their implementation in partnership with regional and national Children Services operational teams, frontline services, and corporate teams
• Leading improvements to the quality of all tendering activity across Barnardo’s, which will continually increase the positive outcomes achieved through competitive bids
• As a senior leader, working with key stakeholders to develop and innovate our approach to strategic partnerships, system change and operational services to address the needs of Children and young people, commissioners, and funders

This is not a traditional business development role. The focus of your work will be strategic, proactive, market development, working closely with our partners and commissioners to co-design and co-produce interventions that change the system and deliver better outcomes for more children.

The successful candidate will have strong commercial acumen and be adept at identifying opportunities, creating partnerships, and assessing risk/reward. You will ideally have experience of working with children’s services or another setting where services work with high risk, vulnerable groups. You’ll need a good understanding of tendering and contracts in the public sector, and a breadth of operational leadership experience to provide oversight and support to the managers of our commercial businesses.

If you’re driven by a passion to make a difference to young people’s lives, we want to hear from you. Your ability to succeed in this role will have a tangible impact on children and young people both by directly raising income that funds our vital services, and by creating new approaches that can reach more children and young people.

For further a recruitment pack with further information including how to apply, please contact James Stephens at Morgan Law Executive Recruitment. The Closing Date for applications will be 11pm on Wednesday 25th May. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds.

Are you an inspiring and experienced leader in the field of international human rights law? Do you want to be the person that will spearhead Amnesty International's advancement of human rights law as a critical tool for change? Do you want to oversee cutting edge advocacy, research and litigation on some of the most critical human rights challenges the world faces?

JOB PURPOSE:

The Law and Policy Director provides leadership and vision in the development and application of international law and policy for the Amnesty International Movement and the broader human rights movement. They ensure that Amnesty International maintains an effective role in pushing for the development and implementation of legal standards and norms in order to empower human rights activism globally. They ensure the Programme's staff provide expert advice and review and engage in carefully selected and strategic research, advocacy and strategic litigation to influence international and national standards, institutions and policies relating to key human rights themes led by the programme.

ABOUT YOU:

You are a visionary leader with significant experience and expertise in human rights law and policy development, and in public interest litigation, external representation, media and communications, and in the management of people and other resources. You can communicate a vision of the opportunities and threats human rights face. You are a reliable source of good judgement and have the ability to give and receive constructive feedback, impartially weigh different views and to help resolve them in an emotionally intelligent manner. You have a demonstrable personal commitment to subverting patriarchy, power differentials and marginalisation in Amnesty's external work and within the movement. You communicate, verbally and in writing, in a compelling manner and in plain language, including on complex legal issues. You lead, inspire and motivate your own and other teams to work collaboratively and effectively.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES: (please refer to JD for full list)

Ensure that legal and policy advisers provide expertise and advice and ongoing training to IS staff and the wider AI movement to ensure that Amnesty's outputs accurately reflect relevant legal standards, are consistent with AI's policies and are of high quality.

• Oversee the human rights policy development and curation process, including engaging with the wider Amnesty movement on key human rights policies.
• Provide overall leadership over the delivery of the programme's thematic focuses, including research, legal and policy analysis, advocacy and strategy development in fields such as holding and expanding civic space, securing remedy for crimes under international law, tackling human rights impact of punitive criminal justice approaches, control over the trade in and use of policing equipment and other weapons, ending the death penalty, protecting children's rights, with addressing discrimination as a key objective within each of these themes.
• Act as an ambassador for the organization on law and policy issues.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: (please refer to JD for full list)

• Significant experience and expertise in the field of human rights law and policy development, and in public interest litigation, external representation, media and communications, and the management of people and other resources.
• Ability to work well with legal and policy experts, media experts, campaigners and advocates, regional experts and researchers, thematic experts and researchers, and the ability to facilitate communication among different parts of the IS and the AI movement.
• Accomplished written and oral presentation skills
• Commitment and ability to effectively manage and professionally develop the staff in the Programme and to lead, inspire, motivate and facilitate their own and other teams to collaborate/support one another to deliver integrated and co-ordinated interventions.

ABOUT US:

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. We reach almost every country in the world.

Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they're

Background

Over the past 80 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities to rebuild. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC’s mission is to help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. The IRC is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster. Through 28 regional offices in cities across the United States, the IRC also helps refugees resettle in the US and become self-sufficient. The IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve. The IRC is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable.

The Awards Management Unit (AMU)

Established in January 2016, the Awards Management Unit (AMU) is a global unit with the responsibility for identifying, securing, and managing all funding from statutory/government donors. The unit is organized into five pillars: Strategic Partnerships, Programme and Grant Support, Compliance and Policy, Programme Development, and Training.

The AMU is a liaison between donors and the field: providing expert technical advice to the field, while maintaining portfolio-level visibility to ensure consistency and compliance, and manage risk. This unit ensures that donor compliance policies and procedures are implemented consistently, and supports all staff working across the grants management cycle for all restricted funding from global government sources.

Crisis Response, Recovery and Development

As part of the Crisis Response, Recovery and Development Department, the West Africa Region has a growing portfolio of humanitarian relief, post-crisis recovery, and development programs currently in nine countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Cote D’Ivoire, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone

Key Working Relationships

Reports to the Regional Grants Director for West Africa. Works closely with all West Africa Regional Programme Support Team members as well as with the Program Development Team, and across all pillars within AMU; the Crisis Response, Recovery and Development Department; and Global Partnerships and Philanthropy.

The Purpose of the Role

The Regional Grants Advisor will provide the West Africa Region with the capacity to ensure compliance with donor rules and regulations and high quality reporting and awards management.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Grants Management

• Manage a portfolio of European donor awards for the West Africa Region.
• Conduct regular monitoring of awards both in person and remotely
• Review and provide substantive feedback on reports; collaborating with and ensuring input from relevant technical and financial staff
• Review and provide feedback on proposals for private donors, in coordination with the private fundraising team
• Support budget realignments and grant amendments/modifications
• Maintain day-to-day communication with donors
• Serving as single point of contact for field-based grants staff particularly for all post-award issues
• Provide support to and monitoring of projects to ensure progress against objectives and compliance with donor guidelines
• In coordination with the compliance team, guide country offices in managing partnerships with local or international partners, ensuring that IRC’s sub-award management policies are being followed
• Assist country offices with ad-hoc queries on donor compliance issues. Refer non-routine and high level compliance matters to the DAM and Compliance team
• Ensure lessons learned from finalised projects are fed into the Programme Development team
• Stay informed about programmatic issues and security and political developments in the region and how they might affect program implementation
• Ensure country programmes follow internal IRC policies and procedures (e.g. OTIS, PEERS)
• Travel to provide additional support, training, project monitoring or cover short-term gaps for grants teams in the field

Capacity Building and Training

• Provide best practice advice related to grant management
• Develop training materials and carry out training of IRC field staff, as required and in coordination with DAM
• In coordination with the DAM, develop and maintain work-processes and checklists for grant implementation and report review, as well as record lessons learned

Coordination and Supervision

• Take part in regular meetings and calls with country teams to provide regular support and updates
• Supervise where relevant a Grants Assistant in carrying out essential functions as they relate to country program support and donor liaison
• Coordinate with other members of the West Africa Regional Program Support Team and other PGS members for information sharing and to establish a coherent awards support
• Coordinate closely with the IRC-DE Senior Management Team and ECHO Management Group to ensure proper management of all ECHO awards

Other

• Assist in roll-out of AMU and IRC-wide initiatives, as requested
• Represent IRC externally at country specific meetings, with donors and stakeholder networks
• Actively participate as a member of the West Africa Regional Team, engaging in strategy development and other initiatives as needed
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications

• French and English proficiency, both spoken and written;
• Experience with and a strong understanding of DG ECHO, FCDO, AFD, GFFO, requirements strongly preferred;
• Understanding of other EU, UN or U.S. donors a plus
• Good understanding of humanitarian aid and development programming
• Experience in working at a distance and supporting field-based staff
• Experience writing, reviewing and editing narrative and financial reports and excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a diverse team and handle a multifaceted workload
• Good financial management and budgeting skills
• Ability to analyse and synthesise information
• Proven organizational skills, detail-oriented, ability to prioritize tasks, and to learn quickly
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: the ability to successfully and effectively liaise with people within and across departments in a multi-cultural environment.
• Ability to work independently in a very fast paced environment
• A flexible work attitude and a calm manner
• Ability to work on own initiative
• International work experience in a developing country a plus
• Good IT skills (Word, Outlook, Excel)
• Ability to travel internationally, sometimes on short notice and to insecure areas

Candidates must have the right to work for the country in which they are applying.

The application deadline is 20th May 2022.

IRC UK strives to be an equal opportunities employer. IRC UK is committed to equality of opportunity and to non-discrimination for all  job  applicants  and  employees,  and  we  seek  to ensure  we  achieve diversity  in  our  workforce  regardless  of  gender,  race,  religious  beliefs, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

IRC UK welcomes applications from all candidates, including underrepresented groups and refugees who have the right to work in the UK.

IRC UK will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application and/or interview process, and for essential job functions if appointed to a role. Please contact us if you may need such adjustments.