Job Description

Post: Contracts Manager

Location:                   Garden Organic, Ryton, Coventry/remote working considered

Reporting to:             Director of Horticultural Engagement 

Hours: 5 days per week, 6-12 month fixed term with potential to extend

Salary:  Salary based on experience

The charity:

Garden Organic is the UK’s leading organic growing charity.  We’re a membership organisation, with 23,000 members. For over 60 years we’ve been researching and promoting organic growing to get as many people as possible to grow and tend private, public and community gardens/green spaces the organic way. 

Overall purpose of the role:

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Contracts Manager to help us engage local authorities, housing associations, and other commissioning organisations to use green spaces to maximum advantage. We have a range of services that support land management in harmony with nature, local food growing and gardening initiatives, community engagement and the health and well-being of individuals.  

You will be experienced in identifying, creating and nurturing high value strategic partnerships mostly in the public sector.  You will be comfortable with networking, tendering, and contract negotiation. A team player, you’ll have a sharp commercial mind and proven track record in bringing in contract work within the public sector and/or the housing sector. 

Winning contracts in a charity setting requires liaison and creative thinking along with those in charge of other income streams, project delivery and overall charity finance. 

Our work, delivered by both staff and volunteers, includes:

- demonstrating organic horticulture

- composting and waste recycling

- expert training courses online and in person

- citizen science experiments

- conserving rare seed varieties

- growing our membership base

- installing community gardens

- campaigning, eg against use of pesticides and peat

Our ambition:

The team is now engaged in identifying additional and new areas of opportunity, where organic methods represent excellent value for money for those looking for long term, sustainable outcomes. 

We want to secure work from commissioners in the areas of nature recovery, tree planting, increasing biodiversity and protecting pollinators as well as the social and health benefits of community gardening.  We want to champion organic methods as a key part of meeting an organisation’s key environmental and sustainability objectives. We want to increase inclusivity and promote diversity so that organic growing and land management becomes the norm for people from all backgrounds all over the UK.

This role will be at the forefront of this step change for Garden Organic. 

Responsibilities & Main Duties:

• Working with the Director of Horticultural Engagement, build on our raft of contracts with local authorities and housing associations in order to scale up our charitable delivery
• Analyse, develop, manage and report on our pipeline of opportunities, with associated income budget, to include actual and forecasted income.
• Research and identify new clients and opportunities in public and third sector which can diversify our income and increase our organisation’s impact
• Identify the objectives of our clients and respond with suitable proposals and pricing propositions
• Work collaboratively with our delivery/operational teams to negotiate optimum client contracts
• Manage all registrations with government tendering websites, and those of outsourcing agencies
• Undertake work pertaining to invitations to tender, pre-qualification questionnaires and all other requirements in order to bid as a subcontractor on relevant government/third sector frameworks
• Be the face of our contract negotiation in public sector, third sector and housing associations by attending networking events, and client meetings alongside the Horticultural Engagement Director, CEO and other colleagues responsible for income generation
• Work with the wider charity take part in horizon scanning and market intel to inform the annual business plan and three year strategy

It is the nature of the work of Garden Organic that tasks and responsibilities are, in many circumstances, unpredictable and varied. All employees are expected to work in a flexible way when the occasion arises where tasks are not specifically covered in the Job Description and have to be undertaken.

Occasional evening, weekend and bank holiday working will be required.  A valid UK driving license would be useful, but not essential. 

To apply:

For the full job description and person specification please email us. 

Please submit your application via CV and supporting statement detailing how your skills and experience meet the person specification.

We welcome informal discussions about the role by calling head office or sending an email.

Application deadline 19/01/2022. Garden Organic reserve the right to close the advert early depending on response levels.

As part of our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion all applications will be anonymised before being submitted to the recruitment panel. You are welcome to submit an anonymised CV in application for the role however please ensure you provide a contact telephone number or e-mail address.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the resource mobilisation and project development work of a small NGO. As one of the most senior members of the team at SDN, you will have significant influence in shaping and ensuring the future of our work.

Job location: Flexible, home and/or our London office. We are currently asking everyone to attend the office on a designated day once a month, so we have the opportunity to meet and collaborate in-person. Outside of this one day a month, it will be up to you whether you want to work fully from home or to attend the office more regularly. We are more interested in the quality and content of your work, and your ability to work with others and to deadlines, than where you work.

Reporting to: Programmes Director

Hours: full-time (we are open to considering flexible arrangements, such as a job share, flexible working hours etc., and might consider a part-time arrangement as long as you can commit to 3-4 days a week)

Overview of the role

You’ll need to have a strong track record in identifying funding opportunities and developing successful funding applications for institutional donors, and have strong knowledge of good practice in project design and development (e.g. theories of change, logframe approaches). Our recent funding has come almost exclusively from restricted grants from bilateral and multilateral donors, e.g. the UK FCDO, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and UN bodies, and trusts and foundations with a strong presence in Nigeria, e.g. the MacArthur Foundation and Open Society Initiative for West Africa.  

You’ll identify new funding opportunities and work closely with our Senior Project Officers, who lead project delivery under our four thematic areas, in our Port Harcourt office to develop project ideas and proposals, as well as working regularly with a wider team of project, monitoring and evaluation, research and policy, and finance staff members (and partners where relevant) to do this. You’ll also support the Programmes Manager (in Port Harcourt) and Programmes Director (currently Acting Executive Director, based in the UK) to expand SDN’s network and develop proactive funding approaches to new and existing donors.

Job Purpose: to lead the design of high quality projects which will maximise SDN’s impact in the Niger Delta, and to secure funding which enables SDN to deliver these projects. This role has three key objectives:

1. To lead and support the identification and design of new, high-impact projects
2. To lead the development of high-quality funding proposals, both to respond to donor funding calls and to proactively pitch to donors
3. To work with the Programmes Manager and Director to build donor relationships, and to identify and track funding opportunities aligned with SDN’s strategic priorities, and coordinate SDN’s fundraising pipeline processes

Duties

To lead and support the identification and design of new, high-impact projects:

• Manage and lead the project identification and design processes and activities in line with SDN’s Project Identification and Design manual, working with the relevant Senior Project Officer for the thematic focus of that project
• Lead partner identification and engagement working with relevant team members and manage their participation in the development of new projects
• Develop plans for the design of new projects and project manage these plans, including coordinating the work of project design team members and identifying and coordinating inputs from other parts of the organisation (e.g. communications, monitoring and evaluation)
• Act as organisational custodian of the Project Identification and Design manual and its guidance, including training new programmes team members on its content, supporting team members to follow this process, and identifying opportunities to improve the manual and guidance and working with Programmes Management to agree and implement these changes
• Work with Senior Project Officers and the finance team to lead the development of budgets
• Work with project teams and monitoring and evaluation staff to ensure lessons learnt from past and existing projects inform new projects
• Ensure senior management review processes are planned and managed in a timely manner

To lead the development of high-quality funding proposals, both to respond to donor funding calls and to proactively pitch to donors:

• Coordinate SDN’s response to donor calls for proposals, including: reviewing all donor documentation and ensuring they and proposal development teams have a clear understanding of all donor requirements; developing a work plan for the development and submission of proposals; coordinating the inputs of all team members in to proposals; leading other project development activities, such as partner discussions and proposal development workshops; leading the development and collation of all supporting documentation for proposals (e.g. organisational financial information, registration documents)
• Lead the writing of donor proposals and all related documents, working with relevant team members
• Working with the Programmes Director and Programmes Manager, identify priority donors to engage and projects to be funded, and support the assigned programmes team members to proactively develop funding proposals and a strategy to engage with potential donors
• Maintain SDN’s Opportunity Tracker throughout proposal development and submission

To work with the Programmes Manager and Director to build donor relationships, and to identify and track funding opportunities aligned with SDN’s strategic priorities, and coordinate SDN’s fundraising pipeline processes:

• Chair SDN’s funding committee meetings
• Work with the Programmes Director and/or Executive Director to set the fundraising strategy and priorities
• Maintain a database of existing and potential institutional donors, and trusts and foundations, with information on associated funding opportunities (the ‘Opportunity Tracker’)
• Undertake a weekly search for potential funding opportunities via websites and email alerts from key funding information and donor sites, and manage the [email protected] email inbox
• Identify, coordinate and monitor any preparatory activities required in advance of a funding opportunity being released (e.g. background research, discussions with potential partners)
• Attend donor and funding opportunity meetings with the Programmes Manager, and Programmes Director and/or Executive Director
• Keep up-to-date on key trends, networks and information on fundraising and donors in international development
• Support donor engagement for assigned funding opportunities and work with programmes management in the development of new donor relationships

Other:

• Support the Programmes Manager and Director in representing SDN at external meetings and events as requested
• To abide by SDN’s policies, including its Code of Conduct, Safeguarding Policy and Anti-Fraud and Corruption policy
• Any other duties that are reasonably asked of them

Person specification

This role requires someone with significant experience in a similar role. You will have a proactive and hands-on approach, but also be able lead and mentor others. It’s also critical that you can work under pressure and deliver efficiently and effectively to deadlines. The successful candidate will have:

Essential:

• At least five years’ experience in a resource mobilisation and project/proposal development role, preparing donor proposals, leading the design of new projects and supporting other fundraising activities
• A demonstrable track record of leading multiple successful proposals and securing support from institutional donors in the region of £1m and over (e.g. DFID/FCDO, USAID, EU, large trusts and foundations)
• Strong knowledge of project design tools/approaches, such as logframes, theories of change etc.
• Experience developing project budgets
• Experience working with overseas/remote teams to develop project ideas and proposals
• Experience of managing donor relationships
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage a number of tasks at once
• Excellent English writing and editing skills
• Excellent relationship building and communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across teams with multiple priorities
• Ability to lead teams, self-motivated and driven to start and complete initiatives of your own accord
• Proficiency in common software IT packages

Desirable:

• A background in international development and/or a topic of relevance to SDN (e.g. the extractives industry, good governance)
• A high level of knowledge of international development donors and fundraising trends
• Completion of formal training in project design related skills and fundraising (e.g. the logical framework approach, theory of change) 
• Development and production of written materials in support of fundraising activities (e.g. case studies, capacity statements)

About Migrant Help:

Migrant Help is a leading charity that has been established for over 50 years and delivers a range of support and advice services to migrants across the UK. Our vision is for a global society that protects vulnerable migrants, treats them with respect and enables them to reach their full potential. 

We are currently looking for an Executive Assistant to join our team on a Permanent Contract. Although this role will be mainly remote-based, occasional travel may be required to our offices based in either Dover (Kent) or Birmingham.

We place a high value on employees in relation to the work that they do and the benefits the organisation offers, with an ethos of being a Great Place to Work. 

These are some of the benefits we offer:

• Flexibility and work life balance
• Enhanced family friendly provisions
• Additional holiday entitlements
• Perkbox benefits
• Non-contributory pension scheme. 

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The Role:

Reporting to the Head of Advice, Issue Reporting and Eligibility (AIRE) Business Support, the purpose of this role is to provide effective and efficient administrative support within Asylum Services. The role holder will be responsible for minuting meetings, including the Safeguarding and Contract Management meetings attended by senior staff, commissioners and trustees. They will take responsibility for the management of allocated inboxes, managing prioritisation, delegation and/or response. In addition, they will provide executive support as and when required by the Director and Deputy Director of Asylum Services.

The role holder must be highly organised and enjoy working within a busy environment with the ability to exercise a high level of confidentiality, demonstrate good judgment and use their initiative to prioritise work. The role holder will have strong written and verbal communication, excellent administrative skills, demonstrable organisational skills and the ability to maintain a balance among multiple priorities.
 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Minuting meetings including the Safeguarding and Contract Management meetings with senior staff, commissioners and trustees in attendance.
• To prepare professional reports for management and commissioners with a high degree of accuracy by collecting, collating and checking information from a variety of sources.
• Responsible for the management of allocated inboxes, triaging and allocating communications to the appropriate team.
• Managing subject access requests from acknowledging receipt through to response in accordance with procedure.
• To clearly demonstrate and observe confidentiality and respect for boundaries.
• Promote equality, diversity and Migrant Help values in all actions and activities.

The above list of job duties is not exhaustive; the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

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Migrant Help is committed to safeguarding those we provide a service to, applicants will have to undergo strict vetting procedures throughout different stages of the recruitment process.  

• This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• This post is subject to Counter Terrorist Check (CTC)

Therefore the applicant must:

• Be able to provide documents to show their right to work in the UK ie valid passport or other right to work documents such as work visa, settled status document, certificate of registration, naturalization as a British citizen, Biometric Residence Permit etc. 
• Be able to provide continuous UK address history for the previous 5 years.
• Provide full employment history for the previous 3 years and/or suitable documentation to cover any gaps in employment

​​We encourage applications from disabled people by offering them an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for the job

Post Title:Community Connector (Mental Health Services)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £23,625 (includes 5% London fringe weighting)

Location: Bracknell PCN network surgeries

Hours of Work: Full-Time 37 hours per week (Monday – Friday 9-5)

ABOUT BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MIND

Buckinghamshire Mind shares National Mind’s vision: “We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect.” It remains our mission to deliver high quality community-based services across Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire to reach out and ensure everyone with a mental health problem gets access to the help they need.

Background information: Community Connectors

The Community Connector role is fundamental to the developing of innovative new teams and mental health services that will be based within networks of GP Practices (Primary Care Networks - PCNs).

Community Connectors will help people to focus on achievable goals and access local community resources. The Community Connector Service will be for people over 18 years (including carers) with a specific focus on:

• Mental health needs that do not meet the access criteria for IAPT or secondary care
• People with significant mental illness (SMI) who are in recovery and stable in secondary care mental health services who could be cared for within Primary Care
• People with a severe mental Illness who should be receiving an annual health checks and medication review and improved access to physical health interventions.
• Younger adults (18-25) particularly those transitioning between children’s and adult services.

Purpose of role

To provide a primary care mental health service that offers:

• A first level of intervention
• An accessible and convenient provision.
• A multidisciplinary approach to working with a range of professionals across Bracknell and Windsor PCN’s inclusive of GP’s, Practice nurses, Mental Health Practitioners, Pharmacists and Clinical Psychologists.
• Supports patients to access to a wide range of community services and resources including social care, housing, family, debt and employment counselling that support maintaining good health and wellbeing

Key Responsibilities

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team located in primary care:

• To work jointly with the Mental Health Practitioner in conducting assessments, including risk assessment.
• To work with patients to support them in identifying their socially determined needs and goals, provide self- management tools and facilitate the development of personal support plans.
• To provide a range of motivational and structured psycho-social interventions.
• To promote independence through an enabling asset-based approach that draws on individuals’ strengths, preferences and ‘natural’ support networks.
• To establish effective working relationships with a range of agencies to facilitate a ‘joined up’ approach to support plans.
• To liaise with, develop and maintain good relations with GPs, practice managers and other health practitioners across mental health and physical health pathways and wider support networks.
• To provide continuity throughout recovery; engaging the patient with key services such as Safe Havens, accessing CMHT, and providing support for those engaged with and leaving CMHT, and linking into local wellbeing services and activities.
• To co-ordinate and support patients to access a range of community services such as wellbeing services, housing providers, family and carer support services, debt and employer advisors where appropriate.
• To assist with community resource mapping exercises and maintain a database of community resources; map where there are gaps in provision across the PCN and wider geography and work with other VCS organisations to develop resources where most needed.
• To promote and support (where necessary) advised follow up actions from physical health checks for people with SMI.
• To support patients to engage with local peer support workers and volunteering services.
• To support and supervise any peer support workers linked to PCN e.g. for 18-25 olds.
• To work with the service to identify opportunities to expand provision particularly in local communities where there is a lack of service provision identified.
• To broker and establish new partnerships between public and voluntary sector agencies to enhance service delivery and access to services.
• To develop and sustain professional relationships with service users, partner agencies and appropriate external agencies.
• To complete locally agreed quality outcome measures, with patients and to undertake regular reviews.

Other:

• Work flexibly across operational sites as required which will include evening and weekend work. The post is full time for 37 hours a week - some weekend or evening work may be required.
• Work within the policies and procedures of the GP practices/PCN
• Perform all other duties as may reasonably be expected by your line manager.
• To work within Buckinghamshire Mind’s policies and procedures including GDPR, Performance Management, Confidentiality, Safeguarding, Equal Opportunities, Service User Involvement, Health and Safety and Professional Boundaries.
• To keep informed about other projects, events and related issues regarding Buckinghamshire Mind.
• To prepare for supervision and use it effectively.
• To keep line manager up to date and informed.
• To work in a flexible way to take on other responsibilities as appropriate.

Person Specification

Candidates are required to meet all the essential conditions and requirements listed (E) and the majority of the desired requirements (D). Please refer to these requirements in your supporting statement as they will be used to help select candidates for interview.

Qualifications and experience

• A diploma or degree in appropriate subject i.e. counselling, psychology, social work, probation, mental health, Health and Social Care (level 3) NVQ’s level 3+ and/or a minimum of 2 years successful support worker experience / community experience of drug, alcohol, mental health work - Essential
• If holding a professional qualification to maintain up-to-date professional registration i.e. BACP, HCP, BPS (or recognised equivalent) - Desirable

General

• Access to private vehicle with insurance for business use - Essential
• Ability to work flexibly across operational hours and evenings and weekends, where required - Essential
• To work co-operatively as part of a multidisciplinary team (statutory and voluntary) from a service hub in one of 3 locations and to travel to and from a number of different locations on a daily basis - Essential

Knowledge and skills

• An understanding and ability to work to the confidentiality, consent, information sharing and safeguarding policies of the integrated service - Essential
• Good communication and written skills and a commitment to accurate and confidential record keeping - Essential
• Ability to interact effectively with the client group, colleagues and other professionals whilst retaining clear boundaries - Essential
• Able to break down stigma and barriers associated with working with the client group - Essential
• Demonstrate an understanding of the issues and needs of the client group - Essential
• Knowledge and understanding of community working, lone working, and ability to maintain safety whilst working in the community - Essential
• Ability to work to all the policies, procedures and standards of the Service and joint working arrangements with key partners - Essential
• A good understanding of personal limitations, ability to identify when to seek advice and support, and deal with issues which may provoke strong emotions in an objective and professional manner i.e. child protection - Essential
• Ability to manage any challenging behaviour, anger and verbal aggression from patients - Essential

Information Technology

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, use of email, Outlook, and basic excel skills - Essential
• Ability to enter data onto a database as required by the Service - Essential

Employee Benefits

· 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and 2 wellbeing days pro rata

· Training and development opportunities

· Cycle to work scheme

· Employee Assistance Programme – free professional confidential counselling

· Childcare vouchers

· Annual leave purchase scheme

· Flu vaccinations

· Free eye tests

· Pension: Auto Enrolment (currently 5% employee contribution, 3% employer contribution)

Applications: Please send –

CV and Supporting Statement. Your Supporting Statement should explain how your skills and experience meet each of the requirements detailed in the Person Specification.

The short-listing panel make their decisions based on this information and no assumptions about your skills or experience will be made.

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, therefore please apply as soon as possible.

Closing date for applications is 27th January 2022

Buckinghamshire Mind is an Equal Opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community including individuals with lived experience of mental health problems. Any offer made relating to this post will be subject to satisfactory references and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

To apply for any of our vacancies, please send your CV and covering letter.

We are looking for a Deputy Manager (RN) to join us in our home St Teresa's in Longrock, on the outskirts of Penzance. You will be working in home for 27 adults with physical disabilities and acquired brain injuries.

The role with us:

As a Deputy Manager with Leonard Cheshire you will support the Service Manager in the day to day operation of the service. This includes deputising in their absence and responsibility for the direct supervision and line-management of nurses, support staff and other staff in the service. You will be accountable for monitoring, maintaining and providing the highest standards of nursing, clinical, personal support and service delivery, while promoting independence and choice of our residents.

You will:

- Be a registered nurse, holding current registration with NMC.
- Have a level of professional development and registration (may include level 5 leadership in health & social care qualification).
- Have experience of providing direct personal and social care.
- Be experienced in managing a team of nursing and support staff.
- Have experience of working with customers who have physical and/or learning
- disabilities.
- Be able to work flexibly in accordance with rostered hours.

In return we offer a great range of employee schemes and benefits, including:

- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Contributory pension scheme
- Choice to buy or sell annual leave
- Free Blue Light card (qualifying front line roles).
- Access to a cash health plan
- Discounted tariffs with 02.
- Cycle to Work
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

This role is subject to the requirements of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021. Appointment is conditional on successful applicants providing evidence to our satisfaction that they are, or will be vaccinated by 11 November 2021, or are exempt from vaccination due to clinical reasons

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.

* No agencies please *

The College Centre for Quality Improvement, (CCQI) is a multi-disciplinary team of quality improvement workers who evaluate, audit and research mental health services. We are expanding the work that we carry out and are now seeking dynamic and proactive people for the following roles: 

Deputy Programme Manager across Perinatal Quality Network (PQN) and Quality Network for Eating Disorders (QED)

• Deputy Programme Manager across Quality Network for Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (QN-PICU) and Quality Network for Prison Mental Health Services (QNPMHS)

Candidates are advised to state the Deputy Programme Manager role(s) of their choice in their cover letter.

The successful candidates will have experience of project management, having worked in quality improvement, audit and/or research previously. Excellent organisational, report writing, interpersonal and communication skills are required, as well as excellent attention to detail. Responsibilities include: overseeing project plans; supervising staff; designing data collection tools; collecting and analysing data; writing reports; organising events.

The successful candidates will be required to undertake a Disclosure Barring Service check.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional membership body for psychiatrists and promotes excellent care for people with mental illness. It has 19,000 members and engages with the government and the media as the leading voice of the UK’s mental health services. The College is a values-based organisation and, in 2019, was named Charity of the Year in the European Diversity Awards.

The College values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, reflecting the population it serves.

We are committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture, a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We aim to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity. 

We will consider putting into place appropriate reasonable adjustments for candidates who may have a disability. 

We only recruit the best and in return for your commitment, the College offers an attractive salary and benefits. 

For more information and instructions on how to apply, please visit our website.

We welcome applications from all sectors of the community.

Closing date: Wednesday 26 January 2022 at 10am

Interview date: Thursday 10 February 2022  - via Microsoft Teams

The College is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Charity registration no. 228636

No agencies or publications please.

The role of the Fundraising Partnerships Manager is to work in partnership with third party fundraisers and volunteers to bring people together to raise funds for The Children’s Trust.

You will develop and maintain long-term partnerships with supporters to maximise income, value and influence for The Children’s Trust.

Utilising your skills and experience from the charity or commercial sector, your 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. You will devise comprehensive audience-led stewardship plans, maintaining momentum and focus to achieve targets.

As our ideal candidate, you will be a natural and enthusiastic team player, with the ability to work within a high performing team. You will have excellent presentation skills and confident in making calls to establish new business. You will have strong relationship skills and be donor-focussed. Experience of working within fundraising, sales or account management in the charity or commercial sector is essential.

Science Based Targets Advocacy Manager

Job reference: REQ000229

£38,433 - £48,000pa

Woking, Surrey GU21 4LL.

If you have extensive technical and working knowledge of Science Based Targets, this is an incredible opportunity to use your expertise to join the fight for nature and save our planet. The world is now starting to make a seismic shift towards a Net Zero, Nature Positive future, and science based targets (SBTs) are critical to drive the transition of business globally.

We are building a new business advocacy team to align, strengthen and supercharge our already strong advocacy base. You could play an expert role in our new team as we look to build on the success of the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) in setting corporate climate targets and to do the same for Nature through the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN). 

As Science Based Targets Advocacy Manager you will act as the intermediary between science and business. You will focus primarily on applying your Science Based Targets expertise in support of our business advocacy strategy by working with and influencing key business sector actors and corporate partners. You will need to work with critical stakeholders to understand and bridge the gap between the evolving technical methodologies of SBTi and SBTN and the practical reality of implementing targets in areas such as the food and financial sectors. You will also support the development of policy and advocacy across our three main impact goals of climate, food and thriving habitats and species. You will need to be confident in translating scientific information for a corporate/non-technical audience as well as produce technical reports, briefings and organise training and workshops as needed. You will collaborate with colleagues in the UK and in our extensive network to increase internal and external understanding of and implementation of SBTs for climate and nature.

To make this role a success, you must have extensive technical and working knowledge of science based targets for climate and nature. This will include knowledge of the biodiversity and climate change challenges facing businesses and their supply chains. You will have worked in corporate science-based target-setting, corporate sustainability strategy and/or supply/value-chain mapping. You must be confident in translating and articulating complex technical information for business or non-technical audiences, and possess strong interpersonal, influencing and communication skills. You will also enjoy cross team matrix working, adapting to a rapidly changing context and operating at pace to deliver change. You will need to be driven to support the transition of business and be innovative and flexible in your way of working. Crucially you will have a commitment to the natural world and WWF’s core mission.

If you are passionate about making our world a better place through your work, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our website via the link, complete the online registration and submit a copy of your up-to-date CV with the Supporting Statement highlighting what makes you a good fit for us.

Application closing date : 01/02/2022

Every role at WWF is open to applications from all sections of society. We believe in the potential of everyone regardless of; sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic origin, different physical ability, family structure, socio-economics, age, nationality or citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other aspect that makes you, well you.  Here at WWF, we are committed to conscious inclusion that helps cultivate an ethos of belonging, connection and shared purpose.  We believe that the more diverse we are the better we become; this brings us together and empowers us to develop, engage and inspire; and critically to help build a future where people can live in harmony with nature.

Our policies and benefits reflect the importance of people being able to have a good work-life balance and being able to bring their ‘full self’ to work.

Our world needs you like never before. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world and we could be the last that can do anything about it. We are looking for people who are passionate about making it politically, socially and economically unacceptable to destroy our planet’s natural resources. We need you to join us in the fight for our world.

From its foundation in 1841, The London Library has been associated with many of the most prominent writers and thinkers of the day - from Dickens to Darwin, George Eliot to Bram Stoker, John Stuart Mill to Harriet Martineau. All passionately supporting it and drawing heavily on its collection to produce their work. Today, this institution is still in the same magical building it moved into in 1845. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in an inspiring environment and add real value in helping this historic lending library to continue its legacy with all the benefits of modern technology.

The library is currently being led through a tech transformation including a new library management system, new CRM system and going cloud based with a new Finance system. They are at the early stages of this project and are looking to bring in a new Senior IT Manager who can manage the day to day operational IT work and then take over the new systems into BAU as the projects are successfully completed. This is a management position managing a team of two.

Responsibilities of the role:

To maintain IT equipment and systems used in the Library, including:

• To draw up and administer an annual IT Department budget

• To buy, set up and configure new IT equipment and supplies

More specifically this includes:

• Enterprise Application support

You will be the senior point of contact for support of the Library’s various applications including: ALMA (Library Management System), MS Dynamics 365 (CRM), Sage 200 (accounting software), MS Office and Office 365, MS Teams Unified Communications, MS Azure.

• Email administration

To oversee administration of the MS Outlook email system, anti-virus and anti-spam protection.

• IT security

To maintain IT security including Firewall configuration and monitoring; administration of anti-virus software; maintaining login and password security for the Library’s MS Active Directory and MS Azure AD and B2C domains; and backup routines to securely backup data.

• Network Administration

To manage the Library’s on-premises network by maintaining hubs, switches, cabling, and the MS Network layer. Ensuring that proper internet access is maintained by the Library’s Internet Service Providers.

• Server administration

To administer the Library’s MS Windows servers ensuring they are updated with current releases. To manage hardware issues such as disk failures, RAID misconfigurations etc.

• Web, domain and DNS services

To maintain the Library’s domain name by maintaining domain registration; and by providing servers running DNS services for both staff and public access to our websites. To act as a technical contact point for Website suppliers and provide support to staff in connection with the Library’s development of its website.

• PC and peripheral support

To oversee support for PCs, printers, scanners, and other peripherals and their associated software including MS Windows, Office and Outlook

• Internet access for members

To maintain internet access for members through public workstations and the provision of a wireless access for members to connect to the internet through their laptops.

• Telephone

Manage the telephone system and the Library’s telephone supplier.

• Audio Visual

Manage the Library’s audio visual equipment and provide such necessary support to allow staff to deliver events on-site and to live stream and/or record such events.

Training

• To oversee the training of new staff in IT equipment and applications
• To oversee the production of effective IT Department documentation, guidelines and procedures for training and troubleshooting purposes, ensuring these are disseminated to staff and available for members as appropriate
• To advise on general IT training needs for all staff

The successful candidate will have:

• Higher Education degree or Further Education diploma in IT or IT support management qualification (e.g. ITIL 4)
• Experience of Windows based networking both on premises and cloud base (Office 365/Azure)
• Experience of maintaining a variety of IT systems, including CRM (desirable Dynamics)
• The ability to communicate well, lead, organise and manage an IT function.

For further details on the role, please apply with your CV and we can provide the full job description and person specification. We will be reviewing applications with urgency so please apply straight away. 

The successful person will be required to be at the Library 3 days a week.

This is a great opportunity to work for our hospice which provides personalised care when every moment matters. We provide compassionate, skilled, professional, personalised nursing care of the highest quality for those with active, progressive, advanced illnesses, both in the hospice and in the community. In this new role – you too can be part of an amazing team.

Working collaboratively with colleagues within fundraising and our care team you will be responsible for successfully managing and developing relationships with individual supporters, customers, or clients.

Women and Girls Network (WGN) is looking for two experienced and dynamic Hub Caseworkers to join our highly successful Advice Service.

As a Hub Caseworker you will provide one-off and short term emotional, practical and advocacy support for self-identifying women, girls and non-binary people who have experienced any form of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). You will be providing advice, information and support over the phone and via our web-chat and linking survivors with support that is right for them. You will also provide consultation and advice to professionals who are working with cases involving VAWG.

The Advice team work from a woman-centred, trauma informed and survivor led integrated approach, ensuring individualised support that is rooted in empowerment and best practice. The work is delivered through a commitment to an anti-oppressive, feminist framework that strives to address additional barriers and meet the diverse range of survivors needs, understanding the specific support needs of each survivor. We are passionate about social justice and being part of dismantling systems and structures which oppress survivors. These posts play a key part in helping us identify current issues affecting survivors in London and opportunities for change.

The ideal candidates will be experienced in providing support, have an excellent insight into the needs of survivors of VAWG and be innovative. This is a unique opportunity to join one of the leading specialist VAWG organisations within the women sector, and play a pivotal role in the development and delivery of a service which improves responses, access and support to survivors in London. If you have the required skills then we would love to hear from you.

This role will initially predominately involve remote working, evolving to involve regular office based working (in Shepherds Bush, as well as travel across London) as determined by service requirements and as circumstances allow).

We welcome and encourage applications from women of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Minority and Ethnic communities.

We provide clinical supervision, access to an on-going CPD programme and the opportunity to work in a leading multi-cultural feminist organisation. WGN’s employee benefits include: 3% pension contribution, enhanced leave entitlement and an Employee Assistance Programme.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 24th January 2022.

Interviews will be held in the week commencing 31st January 2022.

These posts are subject to satisfactory reference and DBS checks.

WGN is an equal opportunities employer. The above posts are exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.

Responsible to: CEO/Community Connect Manager

Background

At Bexley Voluntary Services Council (BVSC) you will find a team who are absolutely committed to supporting a strong, sustainable, and influential voluntary and community sector that can make a positive impact on people’s lives in Bexley.

We work hard, we help each other and go out of way to help others and find solutions rather than focusing on problems. We are positive and proactive and, although absolutely focused on our areas of expertise, we work as a team so that BVSC is the best it can be. Above all, everything we do is to strengthen our local Voluntary and Community Sector.

BVSC are initiating a new service which aims to provide prevention and early intervention work for young people, ensuring that they get the help they need and reduce the necessity for higher cost specialist service. The new project will connect 10–17-year-olds to existing voluntary sector services and provide a pathway to raise any concerns, issues and areas of need, specific to Bexley.

The postholder will be responding to the need we have seen as a result of Covid for young people in Bexley, working with local organisations, schools and healthcare professionals to co-ordinate and deliver a programme of support for children and young people, and will contribute to better emotional wellbeing for CYP as well as build capacity within the Community and Voluntary Sector. This is an exciting opportunity to get involved in a project within its early planning stages, and to have a real impact in bringing to life the first Social Prescribing service for Children and Young People in Bexley.

Key Duties;

• Be the primary point of contact for children and young people, and parent/carers accessing the service, arranging meetings by phone or in person as required
   
• Support children and young people, and parent/carers, to access voluntary sector services and activities as relevant to their needs
   
• Keep accurate records and enter relevant data on the monitoring database, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures

• Ensure information and advice regarding wider voluntary sector services, activities and resources is consistent, up-to-date, available on the database

• Keep track of each child and young person's engagement with the project and wider voluntary sector organisations to record outcomes
   
• Assist in the preparation of reports, monthly e-bulletins, publicity materials and monitoring

• Build strong working relationships with the wider voluntary sector and publicise the service with schools and healthcare professionals

• Attend staff meetings, supervision, and training as required

• Identify, report, and monitor any safeguarding concerns in accordance with the latest local procedures

• To comply with, and share responsibility for ensuring the implementation of, BVSC policies and procedures and key legislation such as GDPR and Safeguarding

• Undertake any other duties that may reasonably be assigned from time to time including travel throughout the borough to attend events, occasionally on evenings/weekends, and meet with volunteers and organisations.

These are the normal duties which are required of the position; however, we do require that all staff be flexible and may be required to perform other duties to ensure the efficient running of services. 

Please note that the base for this role is Crayford Manor House, however the post involves working from various venues across the borough.  We observe government guidance on Covid restrictions which may involve working from home on occasions.

Women and Girls Network (WGN) is looking for an experienced and dynamic Caseworker to join our highly successful Advice Service.

As a Caseworker you will work alongside self-identifying women, girls and non-binary people who have experienced any form of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), providing medium and long-term practical, emotional and advocacy support. You will amplify survivors’ voices and create a non-judgemental and validating space where survivors are free to be their authentic selves, safely explore their rights, options and impact of their experiences, and make informed choices about their future. You will manage a caseload, as well as provide one off advice for survivors and professionals requiring immediate support.

The Advice Service provides a trauma-informed, intersectional, woman-centred, rights and strengths based advocacy and advice that supports survivors on their unique journey of healing and growth. The work is delivered through a commitment to an anti-oppressive, feminist framework that strives to address additional barriers and meet the diverse range of survivors needs, understanding the specific support needs of each survivor. We are passionate about social justice and being part of dismantling systems and structures which oppress survivors, and Advice Caseworkers play a key role in identifying current issues affecting survivors in London and opportunities for change.

The ideal candidate will be experienced in providing advocacy support, have an excellent insight into the needs of survivors of VAWG and be innovative. This is a unique opportunity for an exceptional practitioner to join one of the leading specialist organisation within the women sector, and play a pivotal role in the development and delivery of a service which improves responses, access and support for survivors of VAWG in London. If you have the required skills and are passionate about supporting survivors we would love to hear from you.

This role will initially predominately involve remote working, evolving to involve regular office based working (in Shepherds Bush, as well as travel across London) as determined by service requirements and as circumstances allow).

We welcome and encourage applications from women of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Minority and Ethnic communities.

We provide clinical supervision, access to an on-going CPD programme and the opportunity to work in a leading multi-cultural feminist organisation. WGN’s employee benefits include: 3% pension contribution, enhanced leave entitlement and an Employee Assistance Programme.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 24th January 2022.

Interviews will be held in the week commencing 31st January 2022.

This post is subject to satisfactory reference and DBS Checks.

WGN is an equal opportunities employer. The above post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 Part 1.

The role leads and manages to a high standard, the delivery of a broad and responsive Fourth Feathers Youth Club programme of activities for mainly 8 to 25 year olds.

Principal responsibilities

• Managing Youth Club Programme
  • Operate within a team of youth workers to lead and facilitate sessions for young people during youth club evenings and school holiday programmes, including setting up and tidying away of resources
  • Lead and manage the overall programme throughout the year
  • Consult with young people to assess their needs and help develop and deliver a programme of activities, services and facilities designed to meet those needs. (Approximately seventy percent of the working week should consist of face-to-face work with club members)
  • Work with and listen to young people to identify their goals and build on their interests, help them to increase their confidence and skills and to progress
  • Create links with new young people and to support existing members
  • Develop and increase work around underrepresented groups
  • Assess and monitor young people to track progress and evidence the impact of our work
  • Plan and deliver accreditation opportunities to help benefit young people working with staff team
  • Maintain strong lines of communication with parents, carers and/ or guardians, providing regular updates and feedback
  • Complete administrative duties including collating feedback and evaluations, registers, registration forms and session summaries
  • To plan and develop structured activities that have clear learning outcomes

• Successfully work with related outside agencies, particularly local schools in the delivery of youth projects
• Ensure:-
  • all resources are utilised and policy and procedures are adhered to
  • staff are aware of their duty of care and will be expected to keep the centre clean reducing the risk of infection. This means wiping handles, doors surfaces and contributing positively to the hygiene of the centre
  • positive and negative feedback is given constructively to promote a professional approach to work
• Raise awareness of equal opportunity issues, particularly in respect of gender and race
• Appropriately safeguard any young people family members who are identified to be at risk
• Lead and promote a positive health and safety culture, ensuring, as far as practicable, that activities are carried out under your control and in accordance with the Health and Safety policies and procedures. You may be required to undertake specific Health and Safety roles such as Fire Warden or First Aider as part of your duties
• Offer guidance and support to staff while on shift, particularly when dealing with incidents
• Inform the Director of Youth Service as soon as is reasonably possible in matters of dispute
• Be accountable for any decision made in regard to the welfare of the young people and staff members during the shifts that you lead

• Line Management
  • Be an active, positive, accountable member of the youth team
  • Demonstrate a high degree of consistent professional competence
  • Embed clear, effective communication so that the youth team feel engaged with and understand how they fit in
  • Work with the Director of Youth Services and collaboratively with the youth team, especially to champion an organisation-wide culture, live our values and facilitate high performance, quality, accountability, learning and forward planning
  • Work with the Director of Youth Services to:
    • build a dynamic and fluid team that has flexibility to deliver different elements of the service as demand dictates and ensure retention and succession planning
    • ensure all policies and procedures are being adhered to

• Personal Responsibility, Team Work
  • Attend and participate in meetings and training sessions as and when required
  • Work collaboratively with other staff and team members and participate in team activities as required
  • Act as an Ambassador for the charity when representing it externally

• General
  • Take minutes at staff meetings
  • Provide support and work harmoniously with all staff
  • Ensure weekly tasks are completed to a high standard and within the time agreed
  • Take on projects as and when needed to support or develop the charity