Relationship Manager Jobs in Oxford, Oxfordshire

CISV International is looking for someone with strong professional experience in safeguarding, child protection or incident management and a background in investigation and case management to join us as an Interim Safeguarding Support Officer for our main programme season running from June to September 2024.

The role will focuses on supporting child-related safeguarding cases and completing investigations during our busiest season of international, camp-based programmes for young people.

Join our dynamic, international organization and bring your expertise to the forefront! If you possess investigative experience from social work, policing, or education, we want you. Embrace the opportunity to engage sensitively with diverse cultures globally. Your understanding with collaborating with volunteers will come in as a plus to your success.

This is a temporary, full-time remote working position until the end of September 2024. We are looking for someone who can start as soon as possible, ideally no later than early July we will interview on an ongoing basis until we find the right candidate. If successful, the post holder will have the opportunity to transition into a permanent position which will be advertised during this time.

ABOUT CISV

CISV International is a global organisation dedicated to educating and inspiring for peace through building inter-cultural friendship, cooperation and understanding. Founded in 1950, today we are a federation of nearly 65 National Associations with over 200 Chapters or local groups.

Through our innovative, fun, non-formal ‘learning by doing’ programmes we help our young participants develop to their full potential as future leaders and active global citizens, to make a difference in their communities and the world. We also give them the opportunity to build global friendships and networks that will last them a lifetime.

Salary: £30,000-32,000 per year, depending on experience.
Hours: full time, 35 hours per week
Annual leave: 23 days per year pro rata
Deadline: we will review applications on a rolling basis. Please apply as soon as possible.

To apply please send us a copy of your CV and cover letter.

Each year, Young Enterprise helps thousands of young people develop the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to succeed. Through our nationwide enterprise and financial capability programmes, we give young people the opportunities and experiences to discover who they are and what they’re good at.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-moving, youth-focused charity and play a pivotal role in our flagship programme for primary-age children.  We are looking for an enthusiastic, creative and proactive individual to join Young Enterprise as Programme Coordinator until the end of December 2025.

About the role

The Programme Coordinator will primarily be responsible for supporting Money Heroes, our largest primary programme designed to develop the financial capability of children across England and Wales. Money Heroes provides resources, training and mentoring for primary schools, as well as storybooks, games and other materials to supplement learning about money at school and in the home.

The Programme Coordinator will work closely with the Programme Manager and the Money Heroes team to ensure the smooth running of the programme, including coordinating content development and website updates, supporting the delivery of teacher training events, supporting the marketing and promotion of the programme, and supporting ongoing monitoring and evaluation. The role also works more broadly across the whole of the Programmes and Services team to ensure joined-up cohesive support is offered internally and externally to staff, teachers and other educators.

The post holder will be responsible for providing high-level customer service both internally and externally to a variety of people including teachers and other educators and YE staff. This role will also provide ongoing support to ensure we are effectively communicating the aims and objectives of our programmes to external stakeholders through newsletters, social media and email campaigns.

Who we are looking for

We are seeking an individual with first-rate organisational skills. Someone with experience of programme coordination, or the desire to develop a career in this space, who would like to support the development and delivery of training events and teaching materials.

Reporting to the Programme Manager, this is a role that can grow with the capabilities and interests of the person in post, with opportunities to develop skills in project management, digital development, writing copy and inputting into social media and marketing campaigns. This role provides a real opportunity to help drive YE’s programme offer forward and to ensure that young people across the country have access to vital skills and attributes for future life and work.

Why work for us?

• People-focussed with a friendly and supportive workplace culture
• An active commitment to equality and diversity
• Generous holiday allowance of 7.2 weeks, plus your birthday off
• Access to NHS top-up scheme, for money back on expenses such as dental and optical
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Group Life Assurance
• Access to various employee-friendly initiatives such as Discount and Benefits platform, Leave Purchase scheme, part financial contribution to Professional Development etc

If this role appeals to you, we’d like to hear from you! When you join us in building a successful and sustainable future for young people, you can expect all the recognition, support and rewards you need to grow and develop yourself.

This is a hybrid role, working out of our London or Oxford office a minimum of 4 times per month.

To apply, please submit your CV and covering letter (up to two sides of A4) outlining your suitability for the role based on the Job Description and Person Specification by no later than 5pm on Saturday 13th July. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Interviews will take place via Teams w/c 15 July. 

Please note that, although we endeavour to respond to all applications, if you have not heard from us by two weeks from the closing date you should consider your application unsuccessful.

OPPORTUNITY to work with one of the UK’s leading Impact Investing Platforms

Energise Africa – Commercial Director

Hours – Full time (or 4 days a week will be considered)

Location: Oxford (with some international travel)

Salary:  £60k

Term: Permanent

Start date: ASAP

Overview

Energise Africa is at an exciting and pivotal time in its development. We are currently recruiting a Commercial Director to drive the business as it looks to scale. Energise Africa has been founded and incubated by two of the leading direct impact investing platforms in Europe, Ethex in the UK and Lendahand in the Netherlands and backed by incredible supporters such as UKAid and P4G. Since 2017, during this seed stage, Energise Africa has raised over £35m from UK retail investors to accelerate energy access in Sub–Saharan Africa and has won numerous awards including the UN Climate Action award for climate friendly investments.

As we get ready to take on new investment, and expand into new geographies and sectors, it is time for the organisation to build a new dedicated team.

Commercial Director

To take our business to the next level we need a dedicated Commercial Director to help accelerate our growth.

There are four key strands to the role:

Strategy and New Business

· Work alongside the CEO to develop the growth strategy for Energise Africa

· Managing existing and develop new origination partnerships to bring new issuers to the platform

· Lead the EA origination efforts and structure proposed transactions

· Work alongside our operations team to ensure efficient processes are developed and implemented to ensure smooth onboarding of new investees

· Work alongside our marketing team to ensure that origination partners and investees give us the information that they need to effectively promote investment opportunities

· Drafting and negotiation of agreements with origination partners and prospective investees

· Lead the due diligence process, present cases to the Investment Committee and onboard new investees

· Manage existing and explore new co-financing partnerships

Investee Management

· Demonstrate excellent relationship management with our origination partners and investees.

· Monitor and manage the investment portfolio along with our origination partners.

· Manage workout situations and restructuring of clients in arrears with support from the legal team and origination partners.

Leadership

· As a key member of the Energise Africa Senior Management Team, help to build the investment strategy for Energise Africa and to deliver against agreed objectives.

Product Development

· Cooperate in product development which may involve different currency solutions, guarantees and de-risking projects as well as looking at innovative financing structures.

· Support the development of new tools and technology to make the investment process more efficient.

Reports to: CEO Energise Africa

Key skills and experience:

· A passion for sustainable development/impact investing or similar.

· 5 years of experience in impact investing (debt or equity) or corporate lending in emerging markets and/or in renewable energy or climate finance sectors.

· Experience of helping to scale a start-up and/or entrepreneurship within a company.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

· Great negotiation skills - cooperative, empathetic and get the deals closed.

· Excellent communication skills and the ability to represent EA at the highest levels.

· Fluent in English and ideally French or Spanish, both written and spoken.

· Willing to  travel internationally (global emerging/frontier markets and European countries).

· Tech-savvy and proven experience with data-driven investment decisions.

· Bachelors or Masters degree.

Our Values

· We want to create a positive impact and make a difference in the world. 

· We love helping communities, social entrepreneurs and businesses in innovative ways.

· We aim to provide excellent customer service and treat all our investors fairly.

· We are a dynamic, professional and knowledgeable team with a friendly, can-do attitude.

· We are a small team that likes delivering big impact. 

What it means to be part of our team

• Work for us and see the tangible positive impact you are helping to create on the ground, such as household rural electrification in Africa and beyond.
• Share Option Scheme
• Ethical pension, with employer contribution.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• In addition to public holidays, you are entitled to 25 days each year increasing by 1 day annually from year 3 in recognition of long service (up to a maximum of 30 days).
• The Company closes for a period during Christmas, details of which will be given to you during the early part of each year. You do not have to book these days as holiday.
• Supportive of proposals for relevant training, agreed as part of personal development plans.
• Free access to mental health support services through our partner Able Futures.
• We organise informal ad hoc socials to get to know each other better and more structured team socials once a quarter.

Equal Opportunities

We hire great people from a variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values for making a positive impact in the world and making money do good, you will find a home at Ethex.

We believe in a fairer future for all, and we know that by working together we can do much, much more. We believe that everyone has the right to live and work without fear or prejudice regardless of race, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, social class, religion and belief.

Further information

Please indicate whether you are applying for the role on a full time or part time basis. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.  This opportunity will close once the roles have been filled, so please apply early to ensure you don’t miss out.

Are you passionate about delivering excellent mental health support? Based at the Littlemore Mental Health Centre, Restore's Littlemore Café and Shop opened in 2013 and provides a therapeutic environment and work-like setting for patients. 

Every year, Restore works with over 500 people across Oxfordshire, supporting them on their mental health recovery journey including helping them plan for the future. We're looking for an outstanding Recovery Coordinator to lead the day-to-day running of our Littlemore recovery group, and continue the delivery of a high quality and effective service that achieves positive outcomes for participants.

We are committed to creating a supportive working environment where you can thrive and grow. We invest in learning and development opportunities to ensure you can provide the best possible support to our members (service users), and continuously develop as a practitioner.

Person Specification

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following criteria:

• Experience of managing a staff team and / or a team of volunteers
• Qualified to Level C GCSE in Maths and English or equivalent
• Experience of working with people with experience of mental health problems
• Experience of recovery focused keyworking, recovery reviews, goal setting and reflection, needs and risk assessment.
• Understanding of the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults.
• Awareness and understanding of the issues faced by people with Multiple and Complex Needs
• To be able to demonstrate a passion and enthusiasm for food, cooking and healthy eating.
• Proven ability to form effective, positive and motivational relationships.
• Ability to keep accurate and up to date records and support others to do so.
• To recognise and value all aspects of diversity and an understanding of the importance  of Equality, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Advert Closes on Midnight on Tuesday 25th June 2024

Interview date on Thursday 4th July 2024

Job Title: Fundraising and Donor Engagement Officer
Sector: Charity
Location: Remote (Monthly Travel to Chandlers Ford)
Salary: £32,000 circa

Started in 2022, Utilita Giving provides grants to voluntary sector organisations, who can alleviate and prevent suffering and hardship caused by fuel and food poverty.

We raise awareness about this issue and enlist the public’s support in fundraising campaigns. Supported by our Patrons David James (ex-England footballer) and Adam Scorer (Chief Executive of National Energy Action), there is huge potential for this small but mighty charity to become a household name.

We are seeking an experienced Donor and Stakeholder Engagement Officer, who has a proven track record in fundraising and effectively engaging donors and stakeholders to support a charitable cause.

You will be successful in securing funds for over c£1m plus. You will be successful in securing the support of high-net-worth individuals and corporate donors. You will be highly organised, numerically proficient and be great at building effective relationships.

You’ll be part of a small team, reporting into the Executive Director, however we work with a diverse stakeholder network of other charities and the general public, therefore you will have excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach.

We generally work remotely, but you will be required to come into the Chandlers Ford office once a month for meetings.

We are Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking. 

We want to create a nation where walking is the natural choice for everyday, local journeys; free from congested roads and pollution, reducing the risk of preventable illnesses and social isolation. We want to achieve a better walking environment and to inspire people of all generations to enjoy the benefits the simple act of walking brings.

Join us and together we will create a walking nation.

We are seeking a dynamic and motivated Application Support Specialist to join our team. This role is perfect for an up-and-coming professional with a passion for digital transformation and for supporting business critical applications. You will be instrumental in configuring, maintaining, and optimising our business applications, including CRM, Finance, Project Management, and data analytics tools, to help us achieve our strategic objectives and enhance our operational efficiency.

In this role, you will excel in troubleshooting, business analysis, and stakeholder management, ensuring smooth application performance and seamless data integrations. Your expertise in supporting third-party applications and developing low-code/no-code solutions using Microsoft Power Platform will be key to driving our digitalisation journey. You'll work closely with various stakeholders to gather requirements, manage changes, and provide comprehensive user support and training to maximize application utilization across the organization.

We are looking for someone with a strong technical background, excellent communication skills, and a proactive approach to continuous learning and improvement. If you are passionate about making a real impact and have experience in application configuration, data management, and performance optimisation, we would love to hear from you. 

Living Streets is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk; and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be subject to background and criminal records checks as relevant to the job role. 

Closing date: 24/06/2024 (midnight)

Interview(s): 02/07/2024

About us:

• Our purpose: We support people on long prison sentences to take their next steps in life so they benefit, their families benefit and the wider community benefits too.

• Our vision: A future where everyone can achieve their potential within and beyond prison.

• Our mission: Specialising in the unique needs of people on long sentences, we provide tailored practical and financial support to help people find belonging, move into work or training, and reach their personal goals.

About the role

The Hardman Trust supports people on long prison sentences to take their next steps in life. As the programme & volunteer coordinator your role is to help make this a reality through the coordination of programmes in line with our business plan, and overseeing the recruitment, onboarding and support of our volunteers. 

Your role is designed to flex to coordinate existing or new programmes as the needs of our organisation and its users evolve. In its first year, your role will be to coordinate our Penfriends letter writing programme and our grants programme. This will involve growing both programmes across the estate, liaising with prisons to ensure the smooth running of both programmes, and ensuring sufficient volunteer coverage. You will have day-to-day administrative support from our Office, Programmes and Grants Administrator to complete administrative tasks, and you will be supported by the Head of Service Delivery to embed an organisational-wide approach to volunteering.

About you

With an enthusiasm for our mission, you will be a good communicator, professional, well organised and eager to support those we are here to serve. You will work closely with the rest of the team to connect our work, create a cohesive programme offer, and ensure the smooth day-to-day delivery of our programmes and services with the needs of our service users at its core. You will build strong relationships with prison stakeholders across the estate, raising the profile of our work and seeking opportunities to do more to support the people we are here to serve: people on long term sentences.

We are keen that our staff grow and develop as the organisation grows and develops It is therefore essential that you are willing to complete a professional qualification related to the role, such as the ILM Level 3 in the Management of Volunteers. This will be paid for by The Hardman Trust.

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Location:  Working from home / Frequent travel across the UK (ability to use the London office if required)

Reporting to:  Head of Service Delivery

Hours:  Full time, 35 hours per week

Where will I be working?
Your role will be for a renowned not-for-profit company which cares for many historical monuments, buildings and places in and around the UK. Through those places, this organisation takes the rich history of England to 10 million visitors every year.
Your new role
As the Executive Assistant, by supporting the Director of Development, you will be playing a vital role in also looking after some of the greatest places in England so that they can be enjoyed today and for generations to come. You'll find it's a workplace like no other - taking you behind the scenes of these extraordinary sites and supporting you to share your ideas, inspire others and make a difference!!! What you'll need to succeed

• Experience of office organisation and administration, in a busy office, and at an executive level.
• Experience of working for a senior executive director.
• Experience of working with external stakeholders, including trustees, Non-Executive Directors and people of influence.
• Experience of supporting a director frequently travelling and working away from the main office.
• Experience of organising large meetings and conferences with a range of important and influential stakeholders.
  
  Skills and knowledge required
• Highly organised and able to prioritise workloads
• Knowledge of and awareness of the workings of a charity
• Excellent standard of written and spoken English, editing and proofreading skills
• Good computer skills, including the ability to use the full range of Microsoft Office applications, including Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems
• The ability to write accurate and clear minutes
• The ability to prepare briefing materials
  
  

What you'll get in return

• Hybrid/remote working
• £19 - £21 per hour depending on experience
• Ongoing contract
• Flexible working
• Great networking and strong connections
• Immediate start
  
  

What you need to do now
This is an urgent role. Therefore, if your profile matches the requirements above, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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Role Purpose

You will work alongside the Strategic Projects Manager to provide flexible and high-quality project management and administrative support to the Senior Management Team, working across THET’s programmatic, operations, policy, and advocacy work.

THET is experiencing an exciting time of growth, and you, alongside the Strategic Projects Manager, will play a critical role in supporting this growth to be managed well, and in ways that allow colleagues to maintain a focus on existing projects and programmes.

The Strategic Projects unit focuses on new and emerging areas of work which require close collaboration with staff across the organisation, and to use creative thinking, sound project management and administrative skills. Recently completed work ranges from providing interim programme and events management support to THET’s Experts In Our Midst programme, to project management and coordination support to the UK-Africa Health Summit. Work is now starting on initiatives to tackle the organisational change we see at THET, such as strengthening recruitment and induction processes, and improving our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion approach.

To be successful in this role, you will be a fast learner, get things done and excel in working across teams as well as managing a varied portfolio of work. You will be a strategic thinker with an ability to manage complex problems in situations with significant uncertainty.

Here are the top four things we think you can be excited about:

· Being at the heart of the global health partnership community, supporting UK NHS and other health workers to volunteer internationally.

· A varied portfolio of work, working with different teams and across several areas of the organisation.

· The chance to work across many aspects of a growing global health charity, including: organisation management and growth, project management, project development and initiation, and events management.

· Joining a friendly Programmes Team with a hybrid working pattern and plenty of learning and development opportunities.

Main Responsibilities

1. To provide high-quality project management support for new and emerging areas of work, responding flexibility to opportunities and needs as agreed with the Senior Management Team and Strategic Projects Manager.

2. To broker cross-organisational collaboration with the wider staff team to deliver on these projects and manage the effective handover of responsibility to those teams at appropriate moments.

3. To flex across projects and programmes during pinch points to provide extra capacity to team members where necessary.

4. To provide sound administrative support to the Senior Management Team and Strategic Projects Manager, undertaking research, planning and on occasion, logistical support as needed.

5. To liaise with a range of senior external stakeholders in the UK and overseas in the delivery of strategic projects.

6. To provide coordination support to key events in THET’s events cycle, when additional capacity is required.

Possible initiatives coming up over the next six months include:

· Developing and delivering defined Organisational growth initiatives;

· Supporting THET’s Mid-Term Strategy review;

· Developing organisational or project Standard Operating Procedures;

· Supporting SMT on the delivery of organisation-wide moments (such as the Staff Away Day, Country Director Annual Meetings)

· Supporting the planning and delivery of the THET conference and UK-Africa Health Summit;

How to Apply:

Candidates can apply by submitting a C.V and cover letter (maximum two-pages) stating their interest in this position and fit with the person specification. 

This letter should be submitted with a CV to THET by midnight Sunday 7th July, with ‘Strategic Projects Coordinator’ in the subject line. Applicants must be available for interview and assessment w/c 15th July.

Please see Job Pack for full instructions.

Supporter Care Officer
Reports To: Individual Giving and Supporter Care Manager
Location: Remote (travel to Leicester Office & other locations where necessary)
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £28,160 per annum
Hours: Full-time (36 hours a week)

About Home-Start UK

Home-Start is a federated charity consisting of a central national office – Home-Start UK - and 178 geographically dispersed local Home-Start organisations, all working together under the same identity.

We recognise that being a parent has never been easy. Every Home-Start volunteer is trained to work alongside parents to overcome the challenges they are facing. We work with parents to build on their strengths and give them the support that they tell us they need. We offer no judgement – just compassionate, confidential help and expert support. This peer-to-peer support is key to the difference Home-Start makes and often our volunteers have lived experience of the challenges their families are facing themselves.

About The Role

This is an exciting new role within the marketing team. Reporting to the Individual Giving and Supporter Care Manager, you will enable effective communication with our supporters and build a strong connection with them by placing supporter care at the heart of our work, while also engaging potential new supporters.

You will work closely with colleagues to deliver engaging content that is relevant and resonates with the person receiving it. You will be responsible for the build, testing and sending of all supporter journeys and campaigns across different channels. You will combine the ability to manage the technical side of maintaining our CRM system to ensure records are up-to-date and correct, while also building automated supporter email journeys.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 26th June at 5pm.

Interviews to be held virtually Wednesday 10th July.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

Candidates will also be sent the interview questions ahead of their interview so that they may fully prepare, along with details of a short task to prepare ahead of time.

Home-Start UK is committed to Equality of Opportunity and Diversity.  We wish to encourage applications from all parts of the community irrespective of gender, race, colour, age, sexual orientation or disability.  Appointments will be based on merit, following an open and clear selection process.

As part of any recruitment process, Home-Start UK collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants.  You are under no statutory or contractual obligation to provide data to Home-Start UK during the recruitment process.  However, if you do not provide the information, we may not be able to process your application properly or at all.

No agencies please.

About Affinity Trust

At Affinity Trust, we are committed to making a difference in the lives of people with learning disabilities and autistic people. With over 30 years of dedicated service, we champion inclusivity, support independence, and create opportunities for the people we support, enabling them to live their lives in their way.

Position: Integrated Care Systems Lead

Contract: Two-year, fixed term basis. Applications for full or part-time are welcome

Salary: £60,000 (pro-rata if working part-time)

Location: Home-based role

Flexible, with a requirement to travel across our operational areas in the UK.

The Role

As our Integrated Care Systems Lead, you will play a pivotal role in steering Affinity Trust's engagement with Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) across the UK. Your primary focus will be building robust relationships with ICSs, aligning our services with their strategic ambitions, and securing new social care contracts. This role is critical in ensuring Affinity Trust is positioned as a partner of choice within the evolving health and social care landscape, providing innovative and person-centred services to support people with learning disabilities and autistic people

Why Join Us?

• Impactful Work: Make a tangible difference in the lives of people we support.
• Career Development: Opportunities for professional growth in a supportive environment.
• Competitive Salary and benefits package, including a focus on work-life balance.
• Inclusive Culture: Be part of a diverse team that values every individual’s contribution.

How to Apply

We're excited to hear from experienced professionals who are passionate about shaping the commissioning landscape for health and social care. Please share your CV and a cover letter explaining why you're a perfect match for the role and why you would like to be a member of the Affinity Trust team.

Application Deadline: 01 July 2024

Affinity Trust is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Using data to support the work of a dynamic cancer charity.

Do you have an eye for detail and accuracy? Do you enjoy working with data and using databases? Are you enthusiastic about what you do and want to share it? If so, we are looking for a Database Assistant to join our friendly team and help us make a real impact for people affected by lymphoma.

Database Assistant
Location: Aylesbury HQ, Hybrid role with options for flexibility
Working Pattern: 21 hours per week (Flexible over 3- 5 days, incl Mondays)
Salary: circa £22,000 (pro-rata £13,200 p/a for a 21-hour working week)
Contract: Two-year, fixed-term contract.

This is an exciting time to be at Lymphoma Action as we work towards becoming a data and insight-led organisation - enabling us to make informed decisions based on the data we collect and analyse. This is the perfect role for someone who is:

• Focused with strong attention to detail and the ability to carry out work accurately
• A good communicator, working with colleagues across the Charity
• Love working with data to provide useful information and support to colleagues

Lymphoma Action is the UK’s only charity dedicated to lymphoma, the UK’s fifth most common cancer. We’ve been providing expert information and wide-ranging support for more than 35 years, helping thousands of people affected by lymphoma.

We have developed a great working culture that focuses on our key values, as well as prioritising a creative, inclusive and supportive environment. Staff receive excellent benefits such as an employee assistance programme, flexible working, generous holiday entitlement, enhanced entitlements to sick pay and maternity leave.

You may have transferrable skills from a different but relevant use of a database. If you believe you can bring your practical knowledge and apply it to our CRM system, then we’d love to hear from you.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 20 June, 12pm
Interviews will be held on Friday 28 June in Aylesbury

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

We actively welcome applications that will help increase the diversity of our workforce, welcoming applications from those with disabilities and from minority groups and from different backgrounds and experiences.

Please note that applicants need to be resident in the UK and have the right to work in the UK.

No agencies please.

About the role

Aspire is a dynamic, innovative and forward-thinking organisation, at the forefront of tackling some of the most complex social issues that our community is facing, including the cost-of-living crisis.

We are seeking to appoint a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to take over from Paul Roberts, who, after for seven years leading Aspire Oxfordshire is moving to a national role in another organisation. 
To achieve our social mission in these challenging times, we are looking for a leader who will work closely and collaboratively with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the Board of Trustees (Board). An excellent communicator and relationship builder, your leadership will shape our strategic direction, ensuring our services remain person-centred and responsive to the evolving needs of our community. You will also be a strong people leader who can navigate organisational change, nurture and develop relationships with our many stakeholders and partners, and inspire and empower our team to deliver excellence, every day.

To thrive in this role, you'll need a demonstrable track record of senior leadership in an employment development, supported housing & homelessness or directly comparable field.

Main Purpose of the Job

The CEO is responsible for providing leadership for Aspire’s continuing success and to improve its organisational resilience, working closely and collaboratively with the Board and the SLT. You will lead the strategic planning and delivery, general management and performance of Aspire, with a team of c. 60 employees and an estimated annual turnover of £2.8m, ensuring the organisation can provide effective, holistic person-centred support to people facing significant barriers or disadvantage to securing employment and independent living, including through strong partnerships with like-minded organisations.

Key tasks

Key tasks are intended to be a guide to the range and level of work expected of the job holder.  This is not an exhaustive list of all tasks and the post holder will be expected to carry out such other reasonable duties which may be required from time to time.

Strategic leadership & development

• Work with the Board and Senior Leadership Team to develop then lead on the delivery of the Aspire multi-year strategy, including the ongoing co-production during 2024 of a new multi-year strategy to 2027. Horizon scan for external environmental challenges and forward plan for responsive delivery scenarios.

• Deliver the Aspire strategy effectively with a two-fold approach: empower a capable, resilient senior leadership team (C-suite) and further develop and empower senior and middle managers at Aspire; and oversee investment to enhance systems so that the team is better able to support clients and staff and responsibility can be delegated as appropriate within fit-for-purpose infrastructure.

• Lead Aspire to respond effectively to the environmental sustainability and inclusive economy agendas and to continue embedding equity, equality, diversity and inclusion approaches into its workplace.

• Develop further Aspire’s delivery role to help realise ‘system change’ upstream, of a more inclusive and sustainable economy, including through encouraging community wealth building and a more regenerative and distributive local economy model.

• Maintain regular contact with the Chair and the wider Board of Trustees to facilitate full engagement of the Board and derive maximum benefit from individual and collective Trustees’ experience and connections.

Effective people leadership

• Support leadership team and senior fundraiser colleagues to set and meet their professional development & personal objectives, aligned with Aspire’s organisational strategy, contractual requirements and commitment to flexible working and maintaining a healthy work/life balance while delivering against business need. 

Effective delivery of charitable programmes

• Forge strong, positive relationships – including through alliances and partnerships and alongside our Senior Fundraiser and Chief Programmes Officer (CPO) – with representatives from our service commissioners, statutory partners, key donors/trusts and senior stakeholders for the effective delivery of our charitable programmes, including meeting stipulated funding commitments and performance targets.

• Work with the CPO and Senior Managers to build the capacity, range and quality of Aspire’s charitable programmes provision in our strategic priority areas to help ensure we retain contracts in coming years and make the most of emerging opportunities, whilst ensuring our activities focus around our core mission. Support the CPO to strengthen our charitable project data insight, opportunity assessment, lived experience participation and management framework.

Embedding new funding streams and priority project development areas

• Identify and develop income-generating activities to strengthen the charity’s financial resilience and carry forward the business development for Aspire’s expanded housing activity, including evaluating and, if appropriate, securing Registered Provider status for Aspire. 

• Work with the Senior Fundraiser proactively to seek out continuity and expansion funding for our strategic priority charitable programmes.

Compliance

• With the Board and SLT, particularly the Chief Operating Officer (COO), ensure Aspire meets all its organisational compliance requirements with respect to existing, and new programmes.

External relationships and brand

• Leverage external relationships and brand to support our fundraising strategy, notably any matched fundraising campaign, keeping abreast of stakeholder perceptions and ensure it links to our strategic objectives.

• Protect and grow Aspire’s brand and reputation including as an innovative, enterprising, problem-solving organisation including through articulating and implementing a strategic communications plan, representing Aspire at high profile events and initiatives.

Please email your CV and covering letter to William Powlett Smith, Chair of Trustees, to the email address provided by Fridat 28th June 2024.

We are seeking an experienced Trusts and Foundations Officer preferably from the North of England to join the fundraising team at the Batten Disease Family Association (BDFA).

The BDFA is the only patient organisation in the UK for families affected by Batten disease, a rare and terminal neurodegenerative condition that affects children and young adults. The BDFA offers informed guidance and support to families and the professionals who work with them, as well as actively raising awareness, and promoting research into the management of Batten disease to improve patient care pathways and ultimately find a cure.

This is an exciting time to join the organisation, which has grown to offer additional support services for families affected by Batten disease and to implementing a long-term strategy to develop its advocacy, education and research capabilities. Come and join our supportive team as we continue to build and develop the organisation and strengthen our financial resilience.

We’re looking for an individual who has the experience and skills to manage and nurture relationships with our existing funders from charitable trusts, foundations and other grant-making bodies, ensuring they feel inspired by our work and the patients and families we support.

The role will incorporate managing a sizeable portfolio of Trusts and Foundations through excellent stewardship, and to build on this strong foundation, developing and submitting winning funding proposals to create a high-quality pipeline of new funding opportunities. The successful candidate will work as part of the Fundraising team, under the guidance of our Chief Executive Officer to continue our strategy to diversify income through this key funding stream.

The Ideal Candidate for this role will have:

- Experience and a proven track record of successful Trusts and Foundations income generation.

- Demonstratable experience in researching potential Trust funders, submitting compelling proposals, securing funding and project managing successful bids through to completion of the grant award.

- A background in report writing and demonstrating grant impact whilst being able to build relationships with funders and individual/major donors.

- Experience of providing excellent supporter care and building mutually beneficial long-term relationships with funders.

- Experience of targeting large grant-making bodies and securing 5-6 figure grants

- Expert knowledge of fundraising landscape, particularly Trusts & Foundations.

This job requires a motivated individual who has a passion for all those within our Batten community and a strong desire to support the development and financial growth of the BDFA. The role is full time (35 hours per week) and is home based with occasional travel to Yorkshire (where the CEO is based) and around the UK to meet donors and support fundraising events.

The BDFA recognises the positive value of diversity and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive team.  We encourage applications from all suitably qualified or experienced individuals, regardless of their race, gender, biological sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age

Salary £26k - £30k PA dependent on experience

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Apply by: 30th June 2024