School Programme Leader Jobs in Nottingham

If you are a fundraising professional and love dance and the arts, then we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team at Déda as freelance Trusts and Foundations fundraiser.

The purpose of this role is to kick start our fundraising ambitions after a period of inactivity and the completion of long-term support from Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and Garfield Weston. If you are a fundraiser with an excellent track record with these grant givers we would like to hear from you. We encourage any talented Fundraiser, from any background, who can demonstrate a strong track record to apply.

To apply download the job brief as there are links to other actions you need to take for us to consider your application.

Send a CV and a covering letter, which must include:

• your daily fee;
• information on your fundraising record and success rates;
• A view on how you would go about fundraising for Déda; and
• Details about how you might manage any conflict of interest with existing clients.

Hours: 1 - 2 days a week initially for 6 months.

Location: The work can be done remotely with occasional visits to Déda in Derby.

Fee: £200 - £220 a day depending on track record and experience

Expected outputs:

• Research and develop a pipeline of potential new funding sources whose criteria match our aims and activities and prepare and submit applications (with an emphasis on larger, multi-year grants)
• Assess existing and new funding needs and prepare an action plan, with targets and timelines, for approaches across the next six to 12 months.
• Develop approaches and applications for already-identified potential funding sources.
• Help manage reporting and relationship engagement requirements.
• Keep databases and other internal information sources up to date.

Experience and skills required:

• Success in securing five and six figure multi-year grants and donations from trusts and foundations, particularly grants that cover core activities.
• Ability to absorb information quickly, know what information is needed, and how best to present it in interesting and engaging content.
• Good working knowledge of preparing fundraising and proposal budgets.
• Confidence and ability to communicate with donors and potential supporters with passion and expertise.
• A creative and affective approach with attention to detail and ability to work to deadlines.
• Honesty and integrity.

Déda is registered with the Fundraising Regulator. We abide by the Fundraising best practice and expect you to do so too. You will be an external contractor responsible for your own taxes.

Programme Lead

About Voice 21 

Voice 21 is the national oracy education charity. We exist to empower every child to use their voice for success in school and life. Our work transforms learning and life chances through talk by increasing access to a high-quality oracy education for those that need it most. Follow the links to find out more about why oracy is so vital and the impact Voice 21 has. 

Your opportunity 

Tackle a vital challenge, with great people. Voice 21 exists to transform childrens’ learning and life chances through talk and we are aiming to be working with 2,000 schools a year by 2025. To reach this goal we recruit great people and give them real responsibility, training and support. 

Output focused culture, with flexible working opportunities. We have an agile and flexible approach – our team can work when and wherever works best to deliver the requirements of their role. For staff working at home, we support them to create a workspace and provide technology that enables them to work effectively. 

Real development opportunities. We believe in supporting people to develop the skills they need to be excellent – whether this means funding external training, finding a mentor to support them or giving them the time to learn from others in the organisations through our regular CPD sessions. We also offer paid study leave for team members taking part in formal studies outside of work. 

Great benefits. 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) and additional Christmas closure period. Holiday entitlement increases linked to length of service, 5% employer contribution to pension, interest-free season ticket, cycle and technology loans, employee assistance scheme. 

Your purpose

To facilitate the Voice 21 approach in Voice 21 Oracy Schools through leading professional development and school improvement programmes, and by designing and delivering high impact learning experiences and materials for teachers and school leaders. 

Your responsibilities

Quality programme delivery

• Lead high quality professional development and school improvement programmes in our Pathways and Open Learning for groups of teachers. These may be delivered in person, online or in school. 

• Deliver transformative consultancy support, working with teachers and school leaders to design and implement bespoke improvement plans for their oracy provision, including through in school consultancy support and one-to-one advice.

• Build credibility and purposeful relationships with programme participants, both at programme days and touchpoints, and on an on-going basis to drive impact in our schools.

• Be responsible for participant learning and experience on your programmes, upholding high standards for all elements such as preparation, adapting to participant needs, content and rigour, on-going interactions and support, and participant feedback.

Learning content & programme development

• Proactively share insights and learning from the programmes you deliver, proposing and shaping solutions to enable Voice 21 to continually improve its programme offer.

• Apply and share expertise through varied outputs such as teaching materials, online learning content, resources, written or video outputs. Proactively identify and respond to opportunities or gaps and fulfil briefs or commissions. 

• Contribute to the continual improvement of Voice 21’s programmes, through development and review cycles, based on first-hand learning from our schools, content expertise, programme insights and external research and evidence. 

Team and organisational contribution

• Act as an ambassador for Voice 21’s national oracy expertise, communicating the value and impact of our approach at conferences, events and through publications.

• Embody and communicate oracy teaching and learning expertise within the organisation, acting as a resource for the wider team and making contributions to organisational priorities, projects, campaigns and events, outputs and publications etc. 

• Continually and proactively develop your own and others’ expertise in Voice 21’s approach to a high quality oracy education, and use this to leverage impact for our schools through tangible learning outputs.

• Identify and carry out other tasks commensurate to the level and spirit of the role as required.

Your experience

• You are an excellent teacher (primary or secondary).

• You are passionate about teaching and learning, and the role of talk in learning. You have used talk to support learning in your classroom.

• You have experience leading whole-school change and inspiring teachers to embrace new approaches and ideas.

• You have a knowledge of a range of speaking and listening techniques and contexts for oracy, these could include: debate, dialogic teaching, storytelling, public speaking or communication and language development. 

• You are a strong communicator both when working in a small team and when facilitating learning for large groups of adults. 

• You are flexible, can think on your feet and can bring your own experiences to the work we do.

• You are highly-organised, look for solutions and can prioritise and manage a varied workload. 

• You are willing to travel nationally on a frequent basis (2-3 days a week) during term time; this will include regular overnight stays. 

Application details 

We are particularly interested to hear from applicants who live in the South West of England or Wales, although all applications will be considered. Please send your most recent CV and a document answering the questions 

• Tell us why you want to work at Voice 21. What is it about us and our mission that excites you? (Max. 400 words)

• Making direct reference to the job description, please tell us the three main reasons why you would make an excellent Programme Lead (Max. 400 words).

• Tell us about something you have achieved recently that you are proud of? (Max 200 words)

Closing date: Monday 11th December, 5pm

Interview date: W/C 18th December 2023

Start date: January, 2023

Terms: Permanent, subject to successful probation review at 3 months.

Contract: This is a full time post, but we would welcome applications from those looking for 0.8 FTE. 

Location: We are looking to appoint someone who is based in the South West of England, or Wales as a preference. Home-based with frequent national travel, including overnight stays, to work with schools and attend meetings. Applicants must hold a valid UK driving licence and have access to a car they can use for work. 

Valuing every voice

Voice 21 believes that every voice should be heard and valued. We are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and do not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Voice 21.

Title: Funded Programmes Consultant 
Location: global - remote
Type of contract: consultant
Expected duration: two years (max. 448 days)
Contact: Head of Philanthropy
Fees: based on skills and expertise and will be paid at the national rate for the country in which the consultant is based

Changing the world takes passion and dedication

Isn’t it time that your passion and dedication be channelled towards a career and community that genuinely change lives?

If you...

• want to transform your own life by transforming the lives of others
• crave a career that creates opportunity for others
• desire to make dreams come true for those who never thought it possible
• know that education is the foundation from which we can change the world
• believe that today’s young people can transform tomorrow
• strive for world peace and global sustainability
• dare to dream

...then an assignment with UWC could be the change you need.

UWC (United World Colleges) is a global family of schools with a powerful difference. With a shared goal of working towards global peace and sustainability, we bring together young people from around the world to study in one of our eighteen schools on four continents. There they don’t just learn how to be great at passing exams. They learn how to communicate across cultural boundaries. They develop the skills to be a changemaker. They design and engage in initiatives that transform their lives and the lives of those around them for the better. And they stay a “UWC-er” for life, becoming part of a global community of 60,000 changemakers transforming the lives of others.

One of the things that makes us the most proud is our network of over 4,000 dedicated volunteers, who make up the UWC national committees in charge of finding and selecting students in more than 150 countries worldwide. Our national committee volunteers - UWC alumni, parents of UWC students or alumni, education professionals and community leaders who believe in UWC’s mission - make it possible to seek out the most promising and diverse students in each country, with over 80% of students selected by UWC national committees receiving a scholarship.
Do you want to support our UWC national committees and make sure many more young people get this life-changing opportunity?

Working with us will inspire and challenge you

Driving a mission to make the UWC experience available to tomorrow’s changemakers, irrespective of their background, beliefs and economic means demands colleagues with passion and dedication, and a talent for transformation. Our students go on to become leaders in politics, NGOs, social enterprises, community movements, charities, and business. For life, they remain dedicated to the UWC mission and many of them remain in close contact with us, their school, and their peers.

This is what fuels us at the UWC International Office (UWCIO). We are based in London and Berlin, and we are the executive arm of UWC International, a registered charity in the United Kingdom and Germany. We collaborate closely with all stakeholders from across the UWC movement, including our volunteers and 60,000 alumni, and we serve UWC International’s governance bodies.

Are you our new Funded Programmes Consultant?

UWC International is seeking a Funded Programmes Consultant to lead the implementation of important scholarship programmes focused on post-conflict reconciliation, refugees and aspiring young students from disadvantaged communities selected to attend a UWC school. The Funded Programmes Consultant will work with the Philanthropy team, a team of seven people raising funds for and managing funded scholarship programmes.

The Funded Programmes Consultant will be responsible for a wide range of activities, including collaborating with colleagues in project countries, outreach to young people eligible for the scholarships we offer, and coordinating their selection and support once they join UWC. The position is a donor-funded assignment for a fixed term of two years. The work location can be anywhere in the world, with most of the team working in the European time zone.

Scope of Work

Funded Programmes Implementation

• Manage the implementation of important scholarship programmes, including the scholarship programme with RISE, an initiative of Schmidt Futures and the Rhodes Trust
• Build and manage processes to ensure effective delivery and initiate improvements
• Support and coordinate promotion and outreach as well as student selection in project countries remotely
• Coordinate various teams’ contributions to the donors' funded scholarship programmes
• Ensure regular effective communication with external and internal stakeholders
• Ensure timely operational and financial reporting to the donors
• Supervise programme staff in project countries remotely
• Oversee programme budgets
• Ensure effective programme monitoring, evaluation and reporting.

UWC Refugee Initiative

• Support the expansion of foundational programmes for refugee scholars
• Develop other support mechanisms for refugee students
• Liaise with many stakeholders from the UNHCR to high-level government officials and institutions as well as volunteers and schools/colleges.

Philanthropy and Fundraising

• Facilitate the growth and development of UWC's presence and networks in programme countries and at the regional level
• Support new programme development including fundraising
• Perform any other tasks relevant to the programmes and role
• Report to the Head of Philanthropy and Senior Advisor for International Fund Development.

Key Deliverables

• Scholarship programmes’ deliverables (oversight of the scholarship reporting roster, the financial management roster, the scholarship statements, the students' letters, the onboard/offboarding materials, the promotion materials and the project guidelines)
• Regular written and oral communications with donors and all project stakeholders (meeting minutes, briefings, presentations)
• Bi-annual and final donor reports including financial and narrative reporting, monitoring and evaluation reports
• Oversight of the project Google Drive folders documenting all relevant documentation related to the programmes (deliverables, contracts, reporting, communication)
• New funded programmes proposal writing including project objectives, activities, deliverables, planning and budgeting.

Essential knowledge, skills and experience

• Demonstrated experience in managing programmes at the 6-8 figure level
• Proven ability to deliver and report upon agreed individual and team targets and plans within set deadlines
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written), ability to communicate confidently and engagingly at all levels and in different cultural contexts
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with a strong attention to detail
• Experience in managing complex projects, including leading intercultural teams
• Highly numerate with the ability to monitor and manage financial information, setting and reporting on project budgets, multi-year projections
• Knowledge of the global education sector and issues affecting young people, especially from less advantaged groups, in the pursuit of quality educational opportunities
• Experience working in a fast-paced beneficiary-focused/ donor-focused environment while maintaining flexibility and resilience to deal with challenges calmly and constructively.

Aptitudes

• Strong interest in UWC’s mission and values, and a willingness to engage with issues of relevance to the UWC movement
• Ability and willingness to travel globally
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team

Desirable knowledge, skills and experience

• Experience in working with volunteers
• Experience in working with refugee youth
• Fluency in or excellent knowledge of other world languages

Other relevant information

Diversity Statement

UWC places deliberate diversity at the heart of our educational model because of its critical importance in our mission ‘to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future’.

At the UWC International Office, we believe this commitment to deliberate diversity must be reflected within our team, organisational practices, policies and culture. We recognise people with different backgrounds, skills, attitudes and experiences bring fresh ideas and perceptions, and we encourage and leverage these differences to make our work more relevant and approachable.

We will not discriminate or tolerate discriminatory behaviour on any grounds such as, but not limited to, race, gender, disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age or socioeconomic background.

We strive to be an inclusive workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging, has a voice, can raise concerns, and feels comfortable and confident. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment and to act accordingly as we aspire to serve the UWC mission and our global community. It is an ongoing journey and we welcome all those who are ready to travel with us.                                                     

Safeguarding

It is expected that the consultant will travel to UWC schools and colleges. Therefore, a Basic DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service) or international equivalent will be required. We will also take up references during the selection process. Satisfactory references and criminal record checks are required before any offer is confirmed. Referees will not be contacted without your consent.

Additional Information

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under UWC International’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsible for ensuring that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract.

Application Process and Deadline

Please submit your application including your CV and cover letter in English (each a maximum of 2 pages). Your cover letter should:

• Indicate how you heard about this role.
• Outline your experience and ability to complete the assignment.
• You should also include details of where you are currently based, the proposed
• consultancy fee and your availability to take up the assignment.
• Please provide the name and contact details of two referees; including their job title and the capacity in which you are known to them. We will not contact your referees without first letting you know. Please also indicate how you heard about this role, in your application.

Please note that applications without a cover letter, including the information requested above will not be considered.

Deadline for application: Thursday 7 December 2023 12.00 noon (UK time)

Interview dates:
First round interviews will be held 13 and 14 December 2023
Second round interviews will be held 18 and 19 December 2023​

Please note:

• This role will be remotely based in not more than 15 minutes drive from either Southampton, Winchester, Bournemouth or Salisbury (Unfortunately we won't be considering any applications for people who do not live in the regions listed here). 
• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK, a full drivers licence and access to a vehicle
• Please apply as soon as possible if you are interested in this role - we will be reviewing candidates on a rolling basis.

About Restless Development

Restless Development is a global non profit agency. We support the collective power of young leaders to create a better world. We are independently registered and governed in nine countries (India, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, UK, USA, Zambia and Zimbabwe) bound together by our vision for youth power. We run youth-led programmes to tackle the issues that young people care about the most –  We also run the Youth Collective – a growing network of over 4000 local youth civil society groups and organisations in 185 countries. We are committed to creating an agency that walks the talk on power shifting, using the power shifting checklist, both internally and externally.

Our approach to safeguarding

Restless Development considers the welfare and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults to be an organisational imperative with primacy over the success of programmes or strategic objectives. We recognise that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and we expect all of our staff, volunteers and partners to ensure we protect the communities in which we operate from harm and abide by our Safeguarding Policy.

About the role

We are looking to a Fundraising Events Coordinators within Restless Development’s UK Fundraising team. The fundraising team’s income has grown year on year and there is huge potential to continue to grow this further and create impact at scale.

The Fundraising Events Coordinator will be remotely based, primarily working on the Schools Triathlon programme but also leading one university student partnerships. The Schools Triathlon is the UK’s largest fundraising and sporting event for children aged 7-13. Its aim is to encourage more children into sport while also teaching them the importance of fundraising. Over the years, the events have raised over £3.4m for Restless Development and local charities and over 9,000 children have taken part. We are aiming to deliver 10 events in 2024 and significantly expand the series. Restless Development is also working with five universities who will be taking on the Kilimanjaro and Machu Picchu hikes in 2024. You will be managing one of these accounts, ensuring that the challenge leaders are supported to recruit a team, reach their fundraising targets and ready to take on the challenge of a lifetime! 

We are looking for an energetic team-player, proactive individual with great interpersonal skills who is happy to learn and get stuck in. 

Key responsibilities

1. Deliver high-quality supporter care, supporting Triathletes and their families to register, fundraise and to prepare for their big day

• Throughout September to February, present assemblies in schools in your and nearby counties to inspire school-age pupils to sign up and take part in the Schools Triathlon series, and motivate them to fundraise by delivering a fun and engaging presentation.
• Develop strong professional relationships with various important stakeholders from host schools throughout the year, in person and online;as well as with participating schools through the delivery of assemblies and in comms prior to the event day 
• Use excellent interpersonal skills, to respond to enquiries from parents and guardians on our dedicated Schools Triathlon inbox and mobile phone.
• Be able to adapt your interpersonal and relationship management skills depending on your audience (for example, pupils, parents, school contacts, corporate sponsors, and suppliers)
• Utilise our database and Excel to track and monitor fundraising activities: 
  • identify our top fundraisers to celebrate through socials and other planned activities,
  • identify our zero-pound fundraisers and with the wider team inspire them to raise funds for youth power,
• Manage offline donations at the Triathlon days and website donations to ensure that fundraising targets are met. 

2. Manage the Schools Triathlons communications; including the website, social media channels, email marketing and event day content collection 

• Develop a social media plan to engage Triathlon parents and schools and grow our following, including sharing stories from Restless Development’s programmes. 
• Manage our Triathlon social media pages throughout the year; Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube. 
• Innovate and explore appropriate new content and platforms to engage our audience. 
• Lead on the marketing of our Triathlons for future growth by working with our Communications team and external videographers and photographers.
• Manage the design of the triathlete certificates, medals, and merchandise. 
• Develop an event day Restless Development stand and materials to engage families and raise the profile of Restless Development.
• Manage our schools triathlon webpage and update regularly throughout the year.
• Develop an email marketing campaign for the parents/ guardians of the Schools Triathlon participants. 
• Manage the event day content collection for each Schools Triathlon event and create content for local newspapers, host schools and websites 
• Develop a media list and share a press release with each promptly after each event
• Work with our Head of Sponsorship to ensure that our Triathlon sponsors are included in our external communications.

2. Lead on a university challenge partnership 

• Manage one university account we have secured for Mount Kilimanjaro or Machu Picchu in 2024. This includes pitching to confirm RAGs, recruitment to get students to join a hike and fundraising support calls to all participants so that they reach their fundraising targets and deadlines.
• Work with our Tanzania Hub to offer extras for those hiking Mount Kilimanjaro and may want to visit our Restless Development office and meet young leaders we work with.
• Support Challenge Leaders through in-person events and calls to ensure that they have a complete team and feel prepared to undertake their challenge.
• Liaise with a third company party who we have a partnership with and will be delivering the hikes.
• Offer other hikes/treks to corporates and individuals if appropriate.

3. Other 

• Must attend the Schools Triathlons on Sundays from 21 April to 19 May, and other occasional evening and weekend work, for which time off in lieu will be given
• Many of the schools we have relationships with are not accessible by public transport, so it is vital you have access to a reliable roadworthy vehicle. All travel will be reimbursed in accordance with Restless Development’s travel policy.
• Log relevant information onto Restless Development’s database, CiviCRM and use CiviCRM to strategically manage workload and report on KPIs every month.
• Undertake any other duties as requested by the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships to support the Fundraising Teams joint mission.
• Ad hoc - evening and weekend work with partners or for the wider team, including meetings and events (time in lieu will be given).

Job title: Fundraising Events Coordinator

Location: This role will be remotely based in no more than 15 minutes drive from either Southampton, Winchester, Bournemouth or Salisbury.

Salary: £30,893 per annum

Preferred start date: as soon as possible ( December).

Length of contract: Permanent

Reports to: Fundraising Event Manager

Expected travel: Frequent travel around your county and other areas in the UK for school assemblies and university/school meetings. Occasional evening and weekend work for Schools Triathlon events in April-May and other stewardship events which time off in lieu will be given. Occasional overseas travel to Restless Development Hubs may be possible if of interest.

Other requirements: Must have a full drivers licence and access to a vehicle. Will be required to complete DBS check. 

About you

We are looking for people with the right competencies and skills for the role, and who demonstrate the personal qualities consistent with our values.

Our value: HEART - We are who we serve. We are brave.

• Supports managers to embed a values led culture within their team. Uses values to guide decision making and group actions.
• Is driven to generate ideas which continually improve ways of working, involving others in problem solving. Adapts style to cope with and support others through change.

Our value: HEAD - Delivers Quality. We are 100% professional.

• Strives for continual improvement against individual goals, seeking opportunities to maximise their contribution to team priorities. Supports others to deliver quality and improve their work. Takes ownership for ensuring value-for-money in the areas for which they take partial ownership.
• With guidance, takes ownership for programme elements and/or internal processes.  Considers underlying issues and Restless Values when making operational decisions.

Our value: VOICE - We generate leaders. We are proud to carry the banner for youth-led development.

• Confidently leads programme elements and/or internal processes. Will typically manage one or more junior staff members and is seen as a leader amongst their peers.
• Regularly seeks feedback and evaluates own performance, creating opportunities for personal development. Develops others through proactive sharing of knowledge, skills and opportunities.

Our value: HANDS - We are in it together. We listen and learn.

• Confidently adapts their communication style to suit their audience. Is able to influence others to build shared understanding.
• Seeks opportunities to collaboratively deliver quality against team goals by building strong relationships with colleagues from across the organisation. Works with external partners to maximise mutual benefits.

Skills and experience

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent planning, organisational and logistical skills
• Public speaking and presentation experience
• Strong IT skills (inc Excel), strong numeracy skills to process financial data
• Ability to work to deadlines and balance multiple priorities
• Strong IT skills (inc Excel), strong numeracy skills to process financial data
• Ability to manage own time and work autonomously 
• Ability to think creatively and innovatively 
• Full drivers licence and access to a vehicle 

Desirable

• Interest in/ knowledge of international development
• Interest in/ experience planning/delivering events 
• Strong written communication skills
• Ability to manage high performing relationships with multiple stakeholders

Restless Development is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. Restless Development will ensure that no applicant or staff member receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital status, social status, caste, race, ethnic origin, religious belief, age, HIV status, disability, or any other factor that cannot be shown to be relevant to performance.

What we do for you

Remuneration

We are proud to commit to a transparent global salary scale, ensuring a fair and comparable system of pay across all global locations. In addition to salary, we offer pension contributions and other benefits in accordance with the local Hub.

Values and Culture

At Restless Development, we’re proud that the strength and integrity of our Values has been recognised by staff, young people, donors and others who we work with.  Beyond this, we have a culture of recognising and celebrating both our Values and our global achievements with monthly Values Champions and an annual Values Day.

Work-life Balance

It goes without saying that we work hard at Restless Development. We also recognise the importance of helping staff to maintain a positive work-life balance by offering:

• 24 days annual leave (in addition to public holidays and with an extra day of annual leave given for each full year of service, up to a maximum of 28 days).
• Birthday Leave
• Access to flexible working.
• Generous study leave, maternity, paternity or adoption leave, and other leave allowances.

Professional Development

Restless Development is proud to be an employer who recognises potential and invests in the development of its staff.  We are committed to the professional development of our staff through:

• Empowering opportunities to work on significant projects which stretch and inspire staff – allowing them to develop on-the-job. 
• Regular performance management.
• Training and development opportunities, including supporting our staff to identify mentors both within and outside of the agency.
• Quarterly Staff Workshops for all staff to give and receive agency updates, receive training, and socialise.

Travel and Medical Insurance

When travelling abroad with work, all staff will be covered by Restless Development’s travel and medical insurance.

To Apply

Please submit your CV and a cover letter that provides tangible examples of how your skills, knowledge and experience will support your ability to perform the key priorities outlined in the above job description (using no more than 750 words)

Recently featured as an Escape the City Top 100 Places to Work, The Girls’ Network is an award-winning charity with a large and growing network of supporters, mentors and schools across eight regions of England.

We are now looking for a Senior Network Manager to join our London team.

FUNCTION: 

To manage the effective implementation of programme delivery and development in your area. This role will work with staff, schools and corporate partners to ensure that we deliver impact for the girls and young women we serve.

WHERE THE ROLE FITS: 

Reporting to: Programme Delivery Lead.

Direct Reports: Network Managers (x3)

PAY BAND:

£33,600 per annum

Additional £2,500 London weighting after one year in role if applicable

CONTRACT:

Permanent

HOURS:

5 days per week, 37.5 hours

LOCATION: Home based with regular travel across Central, North and South of London. Our expectation for the role is for the successful candidate to live in London.

WHAT WE DO

Young people from lower income families are 40% less likely to go to University than wealthier peers (Dept for Education, 2020) which can have a lifelong impact on earning potential. Covid-19 has deepened inequalities (Social Mobility Foundation, 2022) and negatively impacted on young people's wellbeing (GirlGuiding, 2020). We believe that no girls should have their futures limited by their gender, sex, ethnicity, background, or parental income and they should be supported to realise their ambitions, to discover their self-worth, and to develop their capacity to shape their world and their futures.

We work in communities of least advantage across England to deliver two core programmes to achieve this vision. Through our mentoring programme we connect 14-19 year old girls with a mentor and a wider network of role models who are women and deliver opportunities which help them to build life skills and nurture their ambitions. Based on the idea that 'you can't be what you can't see', our mentors often help girls to broaden their horizons and create a more positive vision of their futures. After the programme, the mentees can join a free, lifelong network of support - our Ambassador Community, which offers further opportunities to reach their goals, build their confidence and to share their voices and experiences.

Our programmes help girls and young women to develop the knowledge, skills, self-belief and opportunities to thrive, and to be supported as part of a network that champions them and ensures their voices are heard.

THE ROLE

Purpose: To manage the effective implementation of programme delivery and development of the London area. This role will work with staff, schools and corporate partners to ensure that we deliver impact for the girls and young women we serve.

Manage The Girls’ Network mentoring (and other) programmes in your region:

Partnership development:

• Develop effective partnerships with new schools, recruiting them into The Girls’ Network’s programme to enable your team to meet regional targets. Maintaining relationships for successful renewals.
• Collaborate with fundraising colleagues during the engagement process of new corporate partners, to ensure regional targets and needs are met e.g. income, mentor numbers, programme content.
• Oversee delivery of mentor opportunities for the region’s corporate partnerships, ensuring MOUs are met, referring any issues of concern to the Fundraising team for support and guidance.
• Provide relevant information to fundraising and MERL colleagues on any Tier 1 partners in the region, to enable production of evaluation reports
• Lead on delivery of the region’s awareness events, acting as the key contact person.
• Collaborate with the Fundraising & Communications team on key campaigns, e.g. International Womens’ Day, to reach key audiences and help build awareness and support income generation.

Mentor Community Development:

• Work with Mentor Community Lead and the fundraising team to identify regional mentoring needs and coordinate the implementation of a mentor recruitment and engagement plan in your region, ensuring your region has an appropriate amount of mentors to run programmes.
• Lead on the implementation and delivery of the region’s events, acting as the key contact person.

Safeguarding support and leadership:

• Provide day-to-day safeguarding support for the Programme team across London – escalating issues to the Safeguarding lead where appropriate.
• Provide feedback on key safeguarding risks or issues, and needs for development or training to the Safeguarding Lead

Monitoring and evaluation:

• Oversee the collection of regional data and ensure that your staff keep Salesforce up to date with mentee, mentor, schools and partners relationships to effectively track the progress, and impact of mentoring relationships.
• Periodically evaluate and report on the progress and impact of The Girls’ Network initiatives in the region.
• Hold overall responsibility for regional targets, reporting to SLT.
• Manage and allocate the budget for the mentoring programme in the region, to cover workshops, celebration events, travel etc

Line Management of region’s Network Managers:

• Manage Network Managers in the region, through regular 1:1s and accountability of reporting.
• Support the wellbeing and professional development of your regional team.
• Cover or support with programme delivery when needed.

Grow our network in your region:

• Identify opportunities for growth in the London region and work with SLT to develop regional strategy
• Advocate and promote The Girls’ Network at every opportunity to raise awareness of the charity and encourage community members to become mentors

Programme Leadership within The Girls’ Network Team:

Learning & Development

• Provide shadowing opportunities to Network Managers in other regions.
• As agreed with the Programme Delivery Lead, travel to other regions to provide targeted training to other NWMs.
• Coordinate Network Managers’ induction and recruitment.

Responsibility for an additional workstream:

• Each senior network manager is responsible for progressing aspects of programme workstream to timelines agreed with the accountable member of SLT. These may vary with need over time. Workstream to be agreed with Line Manager, but may include worksteams such as:
• Safeguarding
• Programme Process and Resource Development
• Prgoramme Development
• Sales Development etc

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ROLE

Essential skills, knowledge and attributes:

• You are deeply passionate and driven to achieve equal opportunities for all and will keep the girls we work with at the heart of everything
• You have excellent project management skills, are target oriented and will work towards achieving the KPIs of the role
• You care about the details and have excellent organisational skills, as well as being able to understand and drive towards the bigger picture
• You are excellent at managing a variety of stakeholders both face to face and at distance/online. You have the ability to create and maintain strong relationships with a variety of people from senior leaders in schools, local authorities, corporate organisations, line reports and volunteers
• You are proactive, solution focused and quick to learn
• You are flexible in your approach to working with a small organisation and understand the time and resources it takes to deliver
• You are able to plan and prioritise your own workload, supporting others to do the same
• You have a high standard of computer literacy (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and are able to adapt quickly to new systems as required.

Desirable skills, knowledge and attributes:

• Have experience using a CRM system / Salesforce for tracking communications and income, and to create reports
• You have safeguarding experience

OUR BENEFITS

We want to help everyone achieve more at work as well as in their personal lives and in their wider career, so that they feel proud of the part they play at The Girls' Network. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity in employment and to developing working practices and policies that support work-life balance.

Benefits:

• Pension scheme; employer contribution of 3% and employee of 5%
• 27 holiday days per year, plus public holidays (pro-rata)
• Extended and comprehensive sick pay policy
• Enhanced Family Leave pay policy

Learning & Development:

• Annual training budget upon completion of your probation period
• Professional development support and allocated time off for training
• Continual learning and development through team days and whole staff training.

The Way We Work:

• Flexible working policy: we respect that people have commitments and provide flexible working hours through discussion
• A positive and supportive team culture, regular check-ins and optional social events
• Working from home allowance to support you with essential tech needs
• We support you with a Girls’ Network buddy who you can reach out to beyond the induction period.

OUR VALUES

• We are young-person centered: our work and our decisions are centered around the girls and young women that we serve
• We are curious: we listen, we learn, and we do something about it
• We are unashamedly ourselves: we are authentic and celebrate each other for who we are
• We are ambitious and courageous: we know that might mean doing things differently or taking a risk. We acknowledge our strengths and when we need help
• We believe in the power of connection: that we can achieve more by working together.

YOU CAN'T BE WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE 

We want to ensure that our team is inclusive and representative of the girls we work with, so we particularly welcome applications from individuals who have experienced of one or more of the following: being from a low-income family; have received free school meal; being the first in your family to go to University; identify as Black, Asian or another ethnic minority background. We have an active and cross organisational Equity, Diversion and Inclusion Strategy in place. We are a proud supporter of Show the Salary and The Halo Code.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit a copy of your CV along with a supporting statement (no more than two pages) outlining how you meet the competencies outlined above.

• Final deadline is Monday 4th December 2023.
• Interviews will be held online the week commencing 11th December 2023.
• Please email Lydia with any questions about the role, oraganisation, or to discuss adjustments required for the interview process and beyond.

Supervising Practitioner

Compass is the provider of Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) in education settings in the city of Derby and Derbyshire, Lancashire, Birmingham and is expanding the service into new areas from January 2024. 

If you have the passion and drive to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and the community read on…

We have an opportunity arise for two supervising practitioners based from our new Centre of excellence in Glossop. We are also looking for Supevising Practitioners, in Derby, Lancashire and Birmingham.

This role is a real opportunity to help shape the services we provide with children, young people, families and educational settings and to develop your career in mental health support to children, young people and families.

Successful candidates who do not already possess the post graduate certificate in supervision will be supported in undertaking a year in part-time study.

The MHST are early intervention mental health and emotional wellbeing services. The service delivers evidenced based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs.

About You

You will need to demonstrate in your application that you have the ability to study at degree level and have a core professional qualification relevant to mental health, for example mental health nursing, cognitive behavioural therapy, EMHP or equivalent. You should also have post graduate experience working with children and young people and an understanding of the principles and practice of CBT and clinical supervision.

Candidates will either have a Post Graduate Certificate in Supervision or ability and willingness to attain PG Cert. within the first year of employment.

You will be knowledgeable and experienced in working with CYP with mental health needs; completing mental health assessments, providing practice supervision and support as well as providing specialist care directly to children and young people and families.

Applicants must have excellent communication skills and be able to network with other agencies as central to the role.

You must possess a full driving licence and have access to a vehicle. An enhanced level DBS check is required for this role.

About Us

It is part of the MHST Trailblazer Programme, which has been commissioned following the ‘Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Care Provision: A Green Paper’ (2017).

At Compass we positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, gender reassignment, age or sexual orientation and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits including:

• 27 days’ holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time
• Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
• Competitive contributory pension scheme
• Family-friendly policies
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
• Enhanced sick pay
• Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
• Annual performance / salary review

Marketing Lead

Salary: £34,237 - £38,235

About Voice 21 

Tackle a vital challenge, with great people. Voice 21 exists to transform young people’s learning and life chances through talk. We are aiming to be working with 2,000 schools by 2025. Follow the links to find out more about why oracy is so vital and the impact Voice 21 has.

In July 2023, the Labour party announced its commitment to prioritise oracy and speaking lessons as part of its future mission for education. As a result, oracy’s impact is becoming recognised, with the topic and Voice 21 appearing on the front pages of the national newspapers. 

About the role

Voice 21 is an agent for change, a thought leader in the oracy space, and a continual professional development partner to schools. We’re really clear about the impact oracy has on young people, especially those experiencing economic disadvantage, and we have established strong brand awareness in the space. 

This year, we’re launching direct marketing to schools. Your role is to help position and market the Voice 21 membership (our product) to paying schools (our customer) and tell the story of oracy across the buyer journey. You’ll generate leads for our new business team to sign up and help position our services for long term impact.

What you’ll achieve in your first six months

• Build the foundations and take ownership of demand generation for Voice 21 and create campaigns that convert well, are imaginative, and educate and delight schools

• Build up a digital ecosystem of landing pages, webinars, content and collateral 

• Define and refine how we use copy and email marketing to capture new leads

• Understand and develop how we to talk to schools about oracy and what makes them tick

• Become a whizz on Hubspot and able to use it to convert leads

About you

• Experienced in B2B marketing, ideally in education or public sector for 3+ years

• You’ve planned and delivered marketing strategies and know what industry-leading practice looks like

• You can weave channels together to create a compelling buyer journey

• Your writing teaches and inspires, you make complex concepts come to life and feel relatable

• Commercially-minded, creative and analytical, you’re comfortable digging 

into data and experimenting with ways to enhance performance

• An adventurer - you’re happy treading a new path, you’ll creatively solve problems and aren’t afraid of experimentation, failure or changing direction

• You always plan ahead and make collaboration with other teams feel seamless

• A founder’s spirit - you bring a deep sense of ownership to what you do and can see things through

Your team

You’ll report into the Head of Growth and work alongside our Events and New Business roles. Around you, you’ll draw on the skills in our Learning, Impact and Influence team, Product and Customer Success. You’ll also work with our Senior Leadership Team and founders, Alice Stott and Amy Gaunt - who wrote the book on oracy!

Application details 

To apply: Please send your most recent CV and a document answering the questions below.

• Tell us why you want to work at Voice 21. What is it about us and our mission that excites you? (Max. 300 words)

Please also click here to fill out our Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form

Closing date: Sunday 10th December 12:00

Interview date: Between Monday 11th December to Tuesday 19th December

Start date: by the end of January 2024

Interview process

1. Apply online and submit and optional cover letter

2. Phone call: 20 minute call with Head of Growth, Rachael Forster 

3. 1st interview: CV based interview, competency and scenario-based questions

4. Short task prior to second interview

5. 2nd and final interview: task review and culture and technical interview

Tech stack:

• Hubspot Marketing and Sales Pro

• Salesforce

• Slack

• Campaign Monitor

• Zoom webinars

Where you’ll work: Remote, with travel to our London office (Stratford) and elsewhere for meetings. Occasional overnight stays may be required depending on where you are based.

Contract: Permanent, subject to successful probation review after 3 months.

Why work for us?

We hope that we have given you a good sense of what life at Voice 21 is like and what the role entails - please see below for some more reasons to apply!

Holiday:  25 days annual leave plus additional Christmas closure period. Holiday entitlement increases are linked to length of service.

Benefits: Employer contribution to pension (5%), interest-free season ticket, cycle and technology loans and work from home allowance. 

Wellbeing: We provide an Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured which provides all Voice 21 employees 24/7/365 support if needed.

The way we work: We have an agile and flexible approach – our team can work when and wherever works best to deliver the requirements of their role. For staff working at home, we support them to create a workspace and provide technology that enables them to work effectively. You will also have regular opportunities to get together as a whole staff and in your team, including away days, social events and other development events.

Development opportunities: We believe in supporting people to develop the skills they need to be excellent – whether this means funding external training, finding a mentor to support them or giving them the time to learn from others in the organisations through our regular CPD sessions. We also offer paid study leave for team members taking part in formal studies outside of work. If you want to volunteer as a school governor, trustee or in some other capacity for a mission-aligned organisation we’ll support you without you needing to take annual leave.

JOB TITLE: CEO

SALARY: £250/day

HOURS: 2 days/week (16 hours delivered flexibly across the week as needed)

CONTRACT: Freelance

REPORTING TO: Chair of the Trustee Board

LOCATION: Remote (with some travel to meetings and events in London)

DIRECT REPORTS: Outreach Programme Manager, Partnerships Programme Manager and Community Manager

JOB SUMMARY

This post offers an exceptional opportunity to develop, manage and lead Lightyear Foundation at an exciting time in our journey. Our new CEO, in conjunction with the Board of Trustees, will implement the strategic and operational direction of the charity. Key activities will include: providing leadership; managing all aspects of our programmes, staff, volunteers and fundraising; and being an effective advocate for the charity and its beneficiaries. You will manage a new core team of three (Outreach Programme Manager, Partnerships Programme Manager and Community Manager), and will be responsible for ensuring financial control and leading on good governance across all aspects of the charity.

About Lightyear Foundation

Lightyear Foundation is a small but mighty national charity committed to breaking barriers to disabled children participating in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths). Disabled children face multiple disadvantages in education, careers and life skills and are all too often excluded from STEM. We exist to ensure that no disabled child is denied the opportunity to love and learn from these subjects or to go on to contribute to society in these fields. 

We work directly with disabled children in special schools, inclusion pods and community groups, designing and delivering immersive sensory science experiences, deep learning labs and work inspiration visits to exciting STEM venues. We also work directly with STEM organisations through our SEN in STEM Network, a unique national network bringing the sector together to break down barriers to inclusion by sharing best practice and practical solutions, and through training and special projects which help STEM organisations improve access to their materials, venues, processes and activities for disabled children.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Lightyear Foundation is a small but fast-growing charity. We are now at a pivotal point in our growth and have ambitions to increase our reach and to diversify our income, enabling us to play an even more significant role in dismantling barriers to inclusion. We have been awarded a grant to secure our core team roles for three years, which has enabled us to sustainably appoint a small team for the first time. We are looking for an experienced small charity CEO to lead this new freelance team, building on the excellent work of their predecessor and the many exciting opportunities ahead of us.

Leadership

• Be the face and voice of the charity – our principal ambassador.
• Lead, support, engage and motivate all staff: we are a small team of part-time freelancers across the new core team and the wider specialist delivery team, so creating a sense of community and collaboration is fundamental to our success.
• Seek out, develop and maintain effective working relationships with all relevant organisations and individuals to promote the work of the charity and facilitate the implementation of its strategic objectives.
• Leverage networks with other charity leaders to share and gain best practices to achieve our mission.
• Be a role model for staff and partners in relation to work ethics and culture.

Strategy

• Liaise with the Board in relation to the development of the charity’s strategic vision and be responsible for leading its implementation.
• Be responsible for the development and delivery of the charity’s agreed business plans.
• Identify and assess strategic risks, issues and opportunities and take responsibility for initiating and leading associated changes.
• Seek out and implement opportunities for innovation and ensure that Lightyear Foundation remains at the forefront of positive change in increasing access to STEM.
• Establish and implement best practice for the management, development and engagement of staff and volunteers.

Operational Management

• Be responsible for the implementation of all the charity’s operational plans.
• Take executive responsibility for all functions including programmes, administration, finance, fundraising, marketing, communications and IT.
• Ensure that Lightyear Foundation’s programmes, contracts and projects are delivered to the highest standard with due regard for timescales, targets and budgets.
• Take overall responsibility for the recruitment, management and effective deployment of freelance staff, applying robust HR processes covering recruitment, performance management, appraisal and remuneration.

Finance

• Lead and direct the financial planning, forecasting, control, reporting and management of the organisation's finances and resources, to include support for, and engagement of, Trustees and sub-groups to ensure regulatory compliance and sustainable organisational growth.
• Take executive responsibility for the financial leadership of the charity, including forecasting and strategic budget leadership.
• Ensure that the charity’s financial resources are managed effectively and that Lightyear Foundation remains in good financial health, identifying risks and taking appropriate action.
• Liaise with the Board to develop and lead on the implementation of the charity’s financial plans, including setting budgets, formulating income generation strategies and overseeing all fundraising activities.
• Maintain effective financial management and control systems; ensure delivery within budgets and to performance targets and oversee production of management accounts, statutory accounts, impact reports and annual reports.

Fundraising

• Create, own and deliver Lightyear Foundation’s income generation strategy.
• Diversify income away from a reliance on grants to include greater individual, community and corporate support.
• Manage our key relationships with funders, including providing timely reports and updates.
• Proactively identify new funding opportunities, creating and submitting applications or proposals as needed.

Governance and Compliance

• Liaise with the Board to ensure that the charity’s overall governance structure, policies and procedures are appropriate and effective, taking remedial measures and implementing changes as necessary.
• Attend all Board meetings (held four times a year, usually on a Monday early evening) and prepare a written report in advance of each meeting detailing matters of interest and concern regarding the charity’s activities during the previous period.
• Ensure that the Board is made aware in a timely fashion of any matters requiring its attention.
• Develop and maintain effective operational policies and processes in all the charity’s functions. Review and update scope and content to meet legal, regulatory and best practice needs.
• Ensure that the charity complies with best practice in all areas of operation, including filing annual accounts with the Charity Commission and Companies House on time.

Health and Safety

• Oversee the safeguarding of the children with whom the charity works through rigorous DBS procedures and staff/volunteer training.
• Ensure that collection and protection of personal information complies with current Data Protection regulations.
• Ensure that all of the charity’s activities are conducted safely and that Health and Safety policies are understood and followed by everyone.
• Ensure that all major risks are identified and regularly reviewed and that systems and procedures are in place to mitigate all such risks; be responsible for the development and implementation of the charity’s Risk Register.

General Responsibilities

• Carry out any other duties as may be reasonably requested.
• Be conversant with all aspects of the operation and willing to cover and provide support across the team should the need arise.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Key Skills

• Genuine passion for Lightyear Foundation’s mission and values.
• Proven experience in leading a charity through growth, including a track record of successful fundraising and programme management.
• Strong strategic thinking and planning skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Financial acumen and budget management skills.
• Ethical and transparent leadership style.

You’ll resonate deeply with the way we understand disability and our approach to working with children and the STEM sector. You’ll be excited at the possibilities for growth that are now available to us, and you’ll have the confidence and determination to provide us with decisive leadership and drive us through a significant next step in our evolution as a charity.

Even if you don't possess all the listed experience or skills, we encourage you to apply and showcase your unique strengths and capabilities. At Lightyear Foundation we embrace diversity. We’re therefore encouraging applicants from all backgrounds and especially those from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups as well as those with lived experience of disability. 

Practicalities: Possession of a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) Check at Enhanced level will be required. The successful applicant will be asked for details of two referees. As a freelancer, you agree to take full responsibility for the payment of all income tax, assessments and National Insurance.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send us your CV and short cover letter explaining your interest in the role to Elle Wilks, Deputy CEO, by 5pm on Thursday 30th November, using the Quick Apply button. Please provide details of your notice period and/or availability to start the role if successful.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an outstanding individual to join APF as a Support Networks Manager as we take the organisation through a significant period of development and growth.

Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis is a dynamic and energetic charity with a strong purpose and values (compassionate, expert and bold). Your leadership, coordination and active involvement will embody these values: influencing, supporting and driving change through networks to better meet the needs of people affected by pulmonary fibrosis. You’ll ensure that the voices and needs of people affected by this devastating condition are at the heart of everything you do, and you’ll prioritise those who are least well heard. 

What you will do:

• Extend our reach to the widest range of people with PF and families across the UK, actively supporting and guiding your team in fruitful partnerships with support groups and healthcare professionals and in regional events, and personally leading our communication with those groups where it is coordinated nationally.

• Support and guide your team to nurture a thriving, comprehensive PF support group network across the UK so that everyone affected by PF in the regions has access to high quality support.

• Enable people affected by PF across the UK to access the best possible care and support from the NHS, APF and other relevant providers, ensuring effective collaboration with our national policy work and being bold with trying out new approaches to influencing in the regions

• Help join the dots between the regions and nationally organised functions of APF for maximum impact on the lives of people affected by PF

You will need:

• Outstanding people, influencing, networking and communication skills
• A track record of building strong partnerships (especially with the NHS)
• Passion for amplifying the voices of people with lived experience, prioritising those who are least well heard
•  Experience of support groups and/or volunteering
• A good track record of empowering people management
• An understanding of the challenges of life with pulmonary fibrosis (personal experience of PF is very helpful but not essential)
• Strong IT skills for a modern digital workplace
• Highly organized, planning, prioritising and driving your team’s workload
• To work flexibly; can drive and regularly travel across the UK, including occasional weekends and evenings

 Why join us?

As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to benefits as one of our employees.

• Make a difference to the lives of those that are affected by Pulmonary Fibrosis

• Inclusive and supportive culture

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with longer service)

• Company Pension Scheme

• Training and development

• Employee assistance programme

• Hybrid working (Equipment provided to work from home)

Application Details

If you are interested in applying, you will need to provide the following:

• a supporting statement explaining how you meet the criteria in the person specification. This should be no more than two sides of A4, font size 11. 
• a completed equal opportunities form
• your CV