Care4Calais is a volunteer run charity delivering essential aid and support to refugees living in Northern France, Belgium and the UK. We believe in a fair and tolerant British society and advocate for a welcoming and inclusive attitude towards refugees.

Care4Calais UK Operations Manager - Full time position

Due to rapid growth of our UK operations, we are currently recruiting an Operations Manager on a full time basis who will drive froward UK operations to achieve maximum impact and effectiveness.

In the UK we work with asylum seekers who have recently arrived to provide clothing, support and help them access services such as legal and medical assistance. The UK Operations Manager will support ten regional lead volunteers, hundreds of grassroots volunteers and the legal aid access team made up of 26 volunteers and a compliance team.

The UK Operations Manager will be responsible for driving froward UK operations to achieve maximum impact and effectiveness.  The performance of each region and team needs to be regularly assessed and action taken to build capacity and skills where needed.  You will need to develop and sustain the motivation of the volunteers through continuous engagement and support to ensure that proper safety procedures for effective aid distribution are in place, well communicated and applied. As a new operation, continuous improvement through research, learning and development of practices, and liaison with other organisations will be critical.

Profile:

Clear leadership ability, with the capability to act with initiative and drive

Proven project management skills

Previous experience of working with a charity

Strong interest in refugee and asylum work.

Hands on, operational, dynamic and enthusiastic

Team worker with good communication and people skills

Pragmatic with a strong willingness and drive to find solutions and to get things done

Capacity to inspire and sustain volunteer engagement

Strong organizational and delegation skills

Note: the above represents a challenging role which will require development and demonstration of high level skills.  Appropriate training and support will be provided.  Please note that we receive a high number of applications and are a small internal team so if you do not receive a response in the first round this means you have not been selected.

Please provide a covering letter that explains why you are suitable for this role and why you want to work for Care4Calais - We will only consider applications that are accompanied by a covering letter.

Join Britain’s biggest walking charity to help more people discover the joy of walking and protect the places we love to walk.  This is an exciting time to join the Ramblers team and a great opportunity to make a lasting and tangible impact on the future success of the charity.

We’re looking for an exceptional Head of Fundraising to join our team and lead from the front during a time of organisational change.  You’ll bring strategic leadership to a high-performing fundraising team, to deliver ambitious KPIs.  Under your leadership, the growth of income from corporates, trusts, individual giving and legacies, together with a significant partnership with Peoples’ Postcode Lottery means that you will be responsible for generating a significant percentage of the Ramblers charitable income in the years ahead.  Are you up for the challenge?!

You’ll develop our fundraising strategy to diversify and grow the income and ROI required to further the Ramblers charitable mission.  You will dig deep to understand the needs, wants and behaviours of new and existing supporters.  You’ll help the Ramblers grow our reach and relevance, evolving our case for support to attract, retain and engage a loyal community of supporters.  You will build meaningful relationships with new and existing corporate partners and trusts, to grow valuable long-term partnerships with those who passionately support our cause. 

This is a senior role within the Membership and Fundraising team, reporting to the Director of Membership and Fundraising and influencing across the charity.  You’ll be a key influencer and consultative colleague across the charity.  You’ll foster a culture of excellence and wellbeing in your team, building accountability and teamwork, where vision is shared and success is celebrated.  You’ll be committed to developing each member of your team to realise their full potential at the Ramblers and beyond.

This is an exciting time to join the Ramblers team and a great opportunity to make a lasting and tangible impact on the future success of the charity.  If you think you’ve got what it takes to be our new Head of Fundraising, we’d love to hear from you.
 

Essential Requirements include:

• A standout leader and experienced fundraising professional, with an impressive track record and more than 5 years’ experience in securing funds from individuals, corporates, trusts, foundations and society lotteries. 

• Expertise and a proven track record in leading fundraising development and delivery in a similar organisation; experienced in optimising the many elements required to deliver a healthy, effective fundraising function.

• A connected networker and influencer, familiar with the current fundraising landscape, approaches and techniques.

• Experience in leading donor relationship management programmes and database marketing and development.

• Significant experience in team leadership, performance management and professional development to maximise team wellbeing and effectiveness.

• Experience in driving effective, lasting change, bringing others with you.

• A team player, able to develop collaborative, strong and effective working relationships.

• Ability to negotiate and influence effectively, with strong written and verbal communication skills 

• Proven ability to build and implement robust business cases and financial budgets to deliver a healthy return on investment.

• Proven experience in analysing complex data, to inform strategic decisions. 

• Experience in developing robust performance indicators, measures and reporting frameworks.

• Experience in building integrated supporter journeys, using targeted multi-channel marketing strategies (including digital) to drive growth (acquisition) and engagement (retention) with a strong ROI.

• Experience of strategic development of customer relationship management platforms.

• Innovative and solutions-focussed, with the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

• Experience in navigating and complying with the regulatory landscape for fundraising.

The role of Lobbying Programme Manager will be pivotal in coordinating Hope for the Future's grassroots engagement across the UK. We are looking for an individual with a strong collaborative work ethic who is passionate about halting climate change to manage our lobbying work. If you’re the right person for the role, you will have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills with the ability to work in a fast paced environment.

We are looking for someone with previous experience managing people, projects and/or programmes to oversee the planning, delivery and evaluation of our MP engagement at a constituency level. The role will be responsible for leading our work in local constituencies, including our two new regional offices in London and Liverpool. The regional offices are currently a team of 4 with expansion planned in 2021.

This role will also develop our client work, for example with academic institutions and delivering lobbying training to other climate NGOs as part of our partnership strategy. The role sits in parallel with the Projects Manager, and together the two roles will ensure that HFTF supporters have a seamless experience of our services, and that we can evaluate successes and challenges across all of our project and programme delivery.

Applications close at 9am on Monday 14th December. We are shortlisting as applications come in so apply now! 

Interviews will be held on Thursday 7th January 2021.

The Financial Inclusion Senior Manager (Income Maximisation) is responsible for working with food banks and regional teams to deliver high quality and sustainable face to face income maximisation services across the UK Trussell Trust network.  The postholder will utilise financial inclusion programme data and insight, sector evidence and their subject matter expertise to inform the design of a range of service models and investment requirements, delivering significant impact for people experiencing poverty across the UK.  The role will support food banks to develop cost effective, targeted and high impact services reflecting local conditions and requirements.  The post will work closely with key teams across the organisation to ensure long term impact and sustainability of the income maximisation services, whilst providing the evidence and insight to support the influencing and campaigning priorities of PEAR. The role will be responsible for leading national partnerships with key strategic partners to drive high quality provision across the network, along with the roll out of e-referral across the food bank network.

This role will require travel throughout the UK.

Flexible working will be considered.

Two Saints

Regional Director (Berkshire and Hampshire)

c£52k per annum

Two Saints mission is to provide safe, flexible and reliable client-led housing and support services. We focus on reducing homelessness, improving health and wellbeing and building on individual’s skills and resilience.  We are now seeking a regional director, responsible for overseeing a wide range of services across Berkshire and Hampshire for people who are homeless or in need of support - ensuring that our services are delivered in line with our vision, mission and values and that our clients are put at the centre of everything we do.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate, committed professional with a track record of managing services in homelessness, housing or with other marginalised or vulnerable people. You’ll also have skills in tendering and developing new business opportunities and will be able to network effectively whilst working closely with our commissioners, stakeholders, staff and clients to deliver our organisational strategy.

If this sounds like you, and you are committed to delivering excellent services to our clients, take a look at the pack on our website and then contact our retained consultant Denise Kirkham for an informal chat.

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos?

Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability?

Then Advance could be the career choice for you!

We are looking for an EXPERIENCED MANAGER TO JOIN OUR MINERVA TEAM AND LEAD ON DELIVERING ESSENTIAL SERVICES to women engaged with the criminal justice system ACROSS WEST LONDON

Hours: 35 hours per week

Contract: Permanent – funding currently runs until March 2022

What we do:

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls who are survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending.  We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community. 

Over nine years ago we expanded our services to include supporting women who have committed crime with short-term offences, many of whom are also experiencing domestic abuse, to reduce or end offending, pan-London. Our goal is to divert women from the Criminal Justice System at the earliest opportunity and prevent families breaking down as a result.  We believe that the criminal justice service is built for men, so it is important that a safe, woman-only service is available. This service is now being expanded to include borough-based keyworker support and regional women’s centres across 15 North, East and West London boroughs, providing one-to-one advocacy and specialist work, including delivering tailored workshops and group activities by Advance and its 10 voluntary organisations, in partnership.

The role:

As an experienced manager with a proven track record of leadership in providing services to women in the criminal justice system or similar, the post holder will lead and manage the pan-London Minerva service across 6- 8 boroughs in her region. She will be responsible for the operation of the service; ensuring outcomes and impact are delivered in line with the funder requirements, and manage the relationship with partners and funders in delivery of this service at the required standard within her region. She will also ensure delivery of quality systems, ensuring high quality of service and safeguarding standards. 

In short, the Regional Manager will: -

• Take responsibility for developing and managing partnerships to deliver the services in line with women’s needs, developing, establishing and managing partnership relationships as required to ensure this is achieved.
• Monitor and evaluate data, identify learnings and issues, and implement action plans where necessary, to ensure that the delivery of the service requirements, targets and outcomes, as well as any internal and funder monitoring requirements are achieved.
• Recruit, train and develop a team of competent and highly skilled keyworkers to provide a consistently high-quality service to women involved with the Criminal Justice System.
• Support and line-manage keyworkers and those that are co-located keyworkers, ensuring that Advance’s values, policies and procedures are embedded into service delivery.
• Oversee the referral and allocation system and ensure a high standard of case management.
• Oversee rota systems and ensure all aspects of the service are adequately covered. 

What you will bring:

• Significant experience of working in the criminal justice system, for example within or in partnership with Probation services or similar offender services
• An in-depth knowledge of issues facing women offenders and those at risk of offending; both in and out of the criminal justice system interwoven with a thorough understanding of violence against women and girls and its links to women in the criminal justice system
• Strong experience of supervision of staff and volunteers, including managing performance and achieving targets with a focus on building a strong and dynamic team culture through periods of change.
• Thorough knowledge of safeguarding practice, procedures, and legislation
• Experience of working directly with women presenting complex needs related to offending (e.g. substance misuse, homelessness, poor mental health)

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to engage a broad range of stakeholders
• The innate ability to network, influence, problem solve, overcome barriers, and apply solution focused approaches
• A flexible, proactive approach and the ability to remain calm and objective in stressful situations.
• Good project and time management skills and the ability to work effectively under pressure, partnered with the ability to manage conflicting priorities whilst maintaining service delivery and adhering to deadlines
• A firm commitment to women, children’s and young people’s rights and to work within Advance’s framework and its core values.

What we offer:

• 30 days holiday plus public holidays, and a day off for International Women’s Day
• Pension scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Various forms of wellbeing support ranging from meditation to self-journaling
• Organisation wide away days
• The opportunity to work in a flexible, supportive environment with a team of committed, inspiring women and we will support you as you to continue to build your skills and experience and grow your career

Please see the attached job description.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 6th December

Shortlisting will take place promptly and interviews are scheduled for Thursday 10th and Monday 14th December

To apply: Please click on the 'Apply with CharityJob' button to submit our CV with a supporting statement setting out how you meet the criteria for the role and details of your notice period, salary expectations and where you first heard of this vacancy.

Please note that any offer of employment will be made subject to references and confirmation of the right to work in the UK and satisfactory enhanced DBS check

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. 

Advance is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from women with disabilities, from BME backgrounds and the LBT community, and with personal experience of the criminal justice system.

The successful candidate will be a marketing and communications all-rounder, their time spent on marketing, communications and half on media relations, PR and social media.

Client Details

Our client is a well know not-for-profit funding organisation.

Description

The key responsibilities are as followed:

• Contribute to relevant insight, including analysis of campaign activity
• Create content for the website and social media channels
• Develop and deliver local marketing plans and tactics
• Find stories and create engaging content for the website and social media channels
• Manage media relations for announcements, openings and events, including writing press releases and selling-in to media
• Lead on delivering news and feature coverage for the brand across a wide range of national, local and specialist media
• Lead on communications for all announcements

Profile

The successful candidate will have the following:

• Vast experience in a marketing and communications role, ideally in a busy and high profile organisation.
• The successful will be a marketing all-rounder who has experience with social media marketing, CRM, PR and Media Relations
• Experience of planning and implementing effective communications and marketing strategies.
• Experience of using analysis and evaluation tools to measure the effectiveness of campaigns.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to produce timely communications materials.
• A genuine interest in arts and heritage
• Methodical approach and able to work effectively on several tasks at the same time.

Job Offer

6 month FTC in a reputable brand offering £33,000-£39,000 pro-rata depending on experience.

We are looking for an Operations Manager to join our East of England management team based in our delivery hub in Luton. We are currently working from home which will feature for the foreseeable period. This is a leadership role managing a small team of Operational delivery colleagues to support caseloads of Young People into Employment, Education, Enterprise or Engagement with us. You will help to deliver our ambitious plans to provide the very best support to young people across the area. Your responsibilities include direct line management of the team of executives who work directly with our young people, partners and volunteer colleagues. This role will have main focus on volunteers and employability/ development awards. The role holder will work closely within the area and regional Management team.

We have the ambition to become the very best organisation within the sector. You will be required to continually innovate, review and adapt our operations to ensure we deliver the very best for young people across the area. You will effectively manage those areas of operations assigned to you and support and develop our executives to do their best work. 

You will collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders (internal and external) and ensure that our delivery plans are achieved, and the quality and impact is high. There are a range of KPIs relevant to the delivery team which you will be responsible for.

You will be responsible for the accurate planning, phasing and resourcing of our delivery, you will manage budgets and support the effective delivery of funding contracts. You will work alongside fundraising colleagues with the development of bids, reporting and attending meetings and events. 

The Trust has a behavioural framework which informs all our work with colleagues, young people and partners. Through the process, the successful candidate will demonstrate their ability to lead by example, communicate effectively, continually improve themselves and others and by working as one team deliver results for the benefit of young people.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for an outstanding senior sales professional to help grow our work across the Northern regions. Your ultimate goal is to help us reach more educators, schools and trusts with our professional development programmes, having the greatest possible impact on pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The role will be at forefront of our externally-facing work, with a focus on building strong relationships with regional influencers and advocates in order to drive sales. You will deliver against regional targets, account manage key regional stakeholders and lead an ambitious sales team.

To do this well, you will have an extensive knowledge of the education sector, experience of leading complex stakeholder relationships and the ability to meet ambitious sales targets.

Ambition Institute is an inspiring place to work. We are proud to support incredible schools and educators that are serving some of the most disadvantaged communities in England. We are particularly keen to hear from candidates from all parts of the community, especially where our workforce is currently under-represented. Currently this includes candidates who identify as women, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

Please note: Internally, this role is know as Area Director, School Partnerships North

Who are Ambition Institute?

Ambition Institute has one purpose: to help educators serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds to keep getting better. With our new organisation, and more than ten years of collective experience in working with educators at all levels, we believe that exciting opportunities lie ahead. We are a graduate school for educators, and we apply academic rigour to our learning design, drawing on frontline insights from schools into what works in practice. Our programmes leverage the latest evidence from international experts, which means we think carefully about what is taught, how, and in what sequence. We work collaboratively to enable school improvement for the benefit of pupils, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Our offer

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you:

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager
• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays
• 2 additional annual leave days for 1 day booked during December over the festive period
• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate)
• Competitive salary rates
• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters.
• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development

How to apply

All applications must be received by the closing date, midnight on 6th December 2020. Interviews are expected to take place the week beginning 7th December 2020.

To apply for this role, or any of our other vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website.

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.

Pathways to Independence is a registered charity providing supported housing services to homeless single adults including ex-offenders across Kent and Medway.

We are excited to recruit a Head of Services who will manage the delivery and development of current supported housing and other support services across sites in Kent as we embark on an ambitious programme for growth in the years ahead. You will work alongside another Head of Service, both with shared responsibility for management of staff, oversight of client risk and support needs and service development, with an initial focus on ex-offender services work.

Normal working hours are 9am to 5pm weekdays, with flexibility needed to attend some evening/weekend meetings. In addition, you will share the lead in providing out of hours management response/second line response to emergencies and incidents, as part of a 3-person rota.

The successful candidate will have good experience of managing accommodation-based support services for vulnerable single adults, as well as having excellent experience in developing services for ex-offenders, and with a sound knowledge of the criminal justice system. You will need to be compassionate and caring, be flexible and responsive, be organised and have good IT skills, and be an excellent communicator.

A full UK Driving Licence is essential along with the daily use of a car (subject to the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and Equality Act 2010.)

An Enhanced DBS disclosure will be required; however, a criminal conviction will not prejudice your application but will be risk assessed for the role.

Pathways is committed to eliminating discrimination and to working with people from diverse backgrounds.

For information and application pack please click on apply to visit our website .

Closing date is 9am Monday 7th December. Interviews will be held 15/16th December.

Charity People are delighted to be working in partnership with Carers Trust to find an exceptional new Head of Finance and Business Support to join their successful growing organisation.

At Carers Trust their people are important to them. Without their people, they cannot ensure that unpaid carers get the recognition, help and support that they need.

The Head of Finance and Business Support is an exciting new role which will act as a key business partner working across the organisation and be a key member of their leadership team and will lead on:

* all aspects of financial and resource planning and reporting
* providing effective, business partnering, analysis and decision support, and
* ensuring that the finance team works as a valued business partner across the organisation in support of their work for unpaid carers.

The Head of Finance and Business Support will provide leadership to the Finance team working as an enabler to the business, through ensuring effective practice and excellence in all areas based on their values.

With seven million unpaid carers in the UK today (an estimated one in ten people), declining central Government funding and increasingly cash-strapped local authority resources, the services that The Carers Trust Network provides have never been more needed. Building on our expertise with policy makers and Governments, plus our 123 Network Partners, we are well positioned to champion the cause of caring. With a presence in over 77% of local authority areas, we have the reach and expertise to tackle one of the UK's biggest challenges.

Anyone could be a carer - a 15-year-old girl looking after a parent with an alcohol problem, a 40-year-old man caring for his partner who has terminal cancer, or an 80-year-old woman looking after her husband who has Alzheimer's disease. Carers Trust works to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for someone who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or addiction problems. With our Network Partners, we aim to ensure that quality assured information, advice and practical support are available to all carers across the UK.

About you

* Strategic understanding, and operational delivery, of best in class practices in financial management.
* Leadership and management experience, of a finance team, with a collaborative and flexible approach.
* Strong team player who will work well with others across the whole organisation
* Excellent technical skills.

Strong experience of financial reporting and preparation of year end accounts is essential, along with proven experience in developing and overseeing the operation of finance systems.

For further information and a detailed job description, please get in touch with Ellen Drummond Regional Director at Charity People.

This role is based in Rugby however there is the opportunity for flexible working including some WFH.

Deadline for applications is 5pm on 11th December 2020 but we will be submitting CV's on a rolling basis so please get in touch ASAP
First round interviews will take place on 16th December.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

St Benedict's Hospice has been at the heart of the local community in and around Sunderland for over 35 years. Never standing still and always striving for the very best in care and a diverse range of services for patients and families, St Benedict's Hospice Charity is small, but mighty.

Due to unforeseen internal circumstances as well as the impact of the wider global picture, St Benedict's is looking for a motivational Director of Income Generation and Operations to support the team through a period of significant change that includes transformational fundraising and commercial strategy.

With responsibility for fundraising income as well as a profitable retail arm and transport services, you'll report directly to the Board of Trustees and work with them to create a robust and sustainable income generation strategy. Visionary in thinking and practical in approach, you'll be able to effectively translate strategy into deliverables and have the gravitas to drive bold ideas forward, engaging people both internally and externally and taking them on the journey with you.

You'll explore and implement the viability and sustainability of new income channels, finding ways to diversify and innovate. With the current challenges for fundraising, it's more important than ever that the hospice has a proactive and interactive online presence to engage the local community in new and imaginative ways.

We're looking for a proven fundraising leader with experience managing multiple income streams and a track record of developing and empowering teams. Drive, resilience and confidence are incredibly important. You'll be an empathetic and enabling manager who brings the best out in people and allows them to shine, both individually and as a whole. Financial planning expert; budget setting, targets and monitoring performance will be second nature to you.

Flexible, life and family-friendly employer committed to personal and professional development. Open to partial homeworking (1-2 days) long- term.

If you're feeling excited after reading this, please get in touch with a copy of your CV to Ellen Drummond and Charity's People's Regional Team.

Closing date: 9am on Thursday 10th December
Interviews w/c 14th December

We may close early if we have enough quality applicants so please get in touch ASAP if interested.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Head of People Services

We are looking for an exceptional leader for the role of Head of People Services to play a key role in ensuring the delivery of the charity’s strategy, mission and vision.

Our client is a conservation charity working with community volunteers to deliver practical solutions to the real life challenges they face, their activities have a lasting impact on people’s health, prospects and outdoor spaces. This is a great opportunity for someone with a track record of generating income in a charity setting.

Position: Head of People Services

Location: The role can be home based with semi regular travel to regional offices and the head office in Doncaster.

Salary: Salary: £50,700 FTE (£46,400)

Hours: 32 Hours per week, this is a fixed term role to cover a period of maternity leave and will commence from February 2021 and end January 2022.

Benefits: 31 days holiday, plus bank holidays, pension scheme, tax free childcare, Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work scheme, development leave, flexible working, life assurance, Bupa Health cash plan.

Closing Date: Monday 7th December

Interview Date: Virtual interviews will be held 15th December 2020

About the Role:

As Head of People Services you will play a key role in ensuring the charity delivers their strategy, mission and vision. This is an exciting time for them as they embark on the launch of their new organisational values and strategy refresh. You will be responsible for all HR functions, including organisational design and development.

As part of the senior leadership team, reporting to the CEO this role leads the People Services function and will align the people and learning objectives to enhance performance, maximise opportunities and potential, and meet changing organisational needs.

Some of the key responsibilities of the role will include:

• Aligning the people priorities to the organisation strategy and business plan
• Planning, developing and contributing to, clear and open internal communications
• supporting the charity’s decision making frameworks, in making timely and robust decisions in relation to people and resources
• Leading the people governance, risk and compliance ensuring that regulatory policies and procedures are documented and maintained
• Leading the People Services team and ensuring workloads and priorities are managed appropriately
• Providing, reports data and analysis to the CEO, and Board as required
• Overseeing the delivery of the organisation’s OD and L&D proposition and supporting initiatives,

About You:

We are looking for an experienced and collaborative MCIPD leader who brings HR expertise across the range of HR specialisms, particularly strategic people management, learning and organisation and development and design and have successfully managed a breadth of talent in an ever evolving environment.

As Head of People Services you will also bring with you the following key skills and experience:

• CIPD qualified (Level 7 and above)
• Proven track record of leading a People or HR function in a commercial or not for profit environment
• An ability to “get things done” and a willingness to “roll sleeves up”
• Excellent relationship and influencing skills with the ability to quickly establish and maintain credibility with senior leaders and staff
• Experience of working in a geographically disperse organisation
• Up to date knowledge of employment law including, terms and conditions, restructure, TUPE, discipline and grievance management
• Passionate about supporting diversity and development and enjoy building relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

As a Disability Confident and Equal Opportunities Employer, our client welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates including those from black and minority ethnic (BME) groups and disabled candidates

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Head of HR, HR Director, Head of People, Head of People Operations, Head of People & Organisational Development, Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development, Human Resources Director, Head of HR Operations, HR Operations Manager etc.

Badenoch + Clark is pleased to be working on behalf of a leading Housing Association, based in London, recruiting for a Head of Strategy and Support.As Head of Strategy and Support you will enhance the organisation's vision by providing advice and guidance to frontline teams in their work with a broad range of vulnerable customers as well as liaising with statutory services to create and maintain communities where people can live well. This role will also offer the opportunity to lead on a number of strategic initiatives, responding to emerging customer need and developing the proposition and role as an organisation.Principle duties will include:*Leading on the development of current support functions to create a central point of referral, assessment and advice to support colleagues in their work with our most vulnerable and at-risk customers*Spearheading the approach to multiagency working, particularly statutory support services with a duty of care to our customers and communities*Monitoring and overseeing complex cases across the organisation, developing processes to prevent crisis or escalation*Playing an active role and representing the organisation's priorities in relation to changes and developments in national and local government policy which impact the landscape *Working with organisations who influence national and regional agendas on social housing, such as the NHF, CIH and G15This opportunity demands for an accomplished leader with experience overseeing operational teams working in housing, social care, or aligned fields. The demonstrable ability to lead strategically through periods of transformation is also desired. If you are looking to take your career to the next level, please apply with your CV and we will be in touch. We look forward to hearing from you.
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