Fixed Term Contract (12 months)

All young people face challenges. At Whizz-Kidz we know that for young wheelchair users, society can be that bit more challenging to navigate. Whizz-Kidz transforms lives, because the right wheelchair is more than just a set of wheels, it can be the key to unlocking a young person’s potential. But we do much more than provide specialist, tailored wheelchairs; our range of services give young wheelchair users the chance to lead a fun and active childhood, whilst gaining vital skills and developing confidence and independence.

We believe every young wheelchair user deserves the best opportunities in life. If you do too, and you think you have the skills to help us, then read on.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Whizz-Kidz Fundraising team, as maternity cover for the current Group Head of Partnership Fundraising, who will begin maternity leave in early November. As such, it is anticipated that you will join us in late October (to complete a handover) for an anticipated 12-month period. The role leads the Partnership Fundraising Division, which encompasses both our Corporate Partnerships and Trusts, Statutory and Lottery Fundraising teams and carries income responsibility in excess of £3M – more than 60% of our fundraised income. 

This is an instrumental and busy role within the Fundraising Department, leading a high-performing team who have delivered significant growth in recent years and have clear plans for the future. However, the coronavirus pandemic means we are operating in the most challenging environment of a lifetime, and our plans need to be responsive to constant change and challenge. As such, the successful candidate needs to not only be a skilled and experienced relationship fundraiser, but also an exceptional and experienced team leader, who can support and lead a well-established team of talented, ambitious fundraisers, helping them to navigate this period and achieve success. 
The right candidate will understand the demands of a maternity cover role, will demonstrate their ability to quickly network across the organisation to build positive, productive relationships and maintain excellent channels of communication to ensure successful implementation of the team’s strategy and operational plans.

The successful applicant will join the Fundraising Leadership Team, working alongside the Group Head of Public Fundraising and reporting to myself (Director of Fundraising), having direct line management responsibility for four Partnerships team managers. Whizz-Kidz has recently adopted a fully flexible working pattern, and whilst this role needs to have a visible presence and quickly build relationships - not only with the Partnerships team but across the organisation - I will consider both part-time (4 days) working, as well as working from home on an occasional basis.

We are excited to have recently moved to new offices on the fringe of Borough Market, so you will be assured of an engaging and vibrant working environment. Our benefits package includes a healthcare cash plan, cycle scheme, pension (employer contribution up to 6%) and 25 days’ annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30, with length of service), plus bank holidays and a Christmas shutdown (in addition to your annual leave - minimum 3 days).

For more information and to apply please visit our website.

No agencies please.

Closing Date: 9am, Monday 10th August 2020
First Interviews: Tuesday 18th August 2020
Second Interviews: TBC

Please note; only candidates successful in obtaining an interview will be contacted.
Committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment.

Whizz-Kidz is the working name of The Movement for Non-Mobile Children (Whizz-Kidz). Registered charity No. 802872.  Company registered in England and Wales No. 2444520.  Charity registered in Scotland No. SC042607.

ABOUT ARTICLE 19

Established in 1987, ARTICLE 19 works for a world where all people everywhere can freely express themselves and actively engage in public life without fear of discrimination.

Our mission is to promote and defend the universal human rights of freedom of expression and information around the world, through international advocacy, legal analysis, and regional and national projects.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Director of Finance and Operations will provide strategic and operational leadership of ARTICLE 19’s finances during a period of transition and renewal within the team. The post holder will manage the Finance team in London and will coordinate the global finance team, consisting of finance staff within ARTICLE 19’s regional branches and affiliates. 

This position requires strong strategic financial skills and an ability to provide hands-on and operational support to staff. The ideal candidate will be comfortable operating in a complex international organisation with experience in leading during times of change and embedding new practices and ways of working and team building to produce deliverables for the longer term.

For further details and how to apply, please click ‘apply’ to be re-directed to our application page.

Closing date: 24th August 2020.

Head of Modelling and Management Information

Our client has a great opportunity to join them as Head of Modelling and Management Information.

This is a high-profile and strategic role, interfacing regularly with all members of the Executive Board and providing input to discussions at their Board. The post holder will work effectively with leadership at all levels of the organisation, using evidence and analysis to influence the organisation’s key decisions and offering evidence-based challenge where it is needed, and will build a quality-assurance culture across the organisation.

Head of Modelling and Management Information Responsibilities:

• Working with the Chief Analyst, you will develop a modelling and MI function, building on existing work in the MI space and developing data flows to improve modelling in support of strategic decisions.
• Engaging with the Boards and providing thought leadership for their use of operational research, modelling and MI in decision-making.
• Building relationships with key stakeholders, including HMT, the geospatial commission, and BEIS, as well as estate agents and conveyancers.
• Delivering, maintaining and developing business-critical models in support of their strategic and operational decision-making, establishing teams in support of the key areas of the business (in particular Transformation).
• Ensuring their business critical models are fit for purpose, and clearly communicate their results to the Board and other stakeholders.
• Managing a team of eleven staff (they expect some growth with demand).

Head of Modelling and Management Information Requirements:

• Significant experience of communicating analysis with impact to influence strategic decision-making at organisational level, and of providing thought leadership around the use of modelling to support senior decision-making;
• Recent experience authoring papers and presenting findings at Board level;
• Proven track record of using evidence to influence strategic decision-making;
• Experience of developing governance and analytical quality assurance processes to support the creation of business-critical models under significant time and pressure
• Experience of leadership and management of mixed analytical teams in a changing environment to deliver significant programmes of work

About the company:

It's an exciting time to join them, as our client is committed to becoming the world’s leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data, and aiming to achieve comprehensive registration by 2030.

Location: Birkenhead, North West, CH41 6DU : Croydon, London, CR0 2AQ : Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 3BH : Durham, North East, DH1 5TR : Weymouth, South West, DT4 9TT : Gloucester, South West, GL1 1DQ : Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire and the Humber, HU2 8JN : Leicester, East Midlands, LE3 5DR : Nottingham, East Midlands, NG1 7AU : Peterborough, Eastern, PE1 1QF : Plymouth, South West, PL6 5WS : Preston, North West, PR4 1TE : Swansea, Wales, SA7 9FQ : Telford, West Midlands, TF3 4LR

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Salary: £63,778 per annum (Croydon £67,980)

Benefits: Excellent opportunities for career progression, training and development. You will have access to Civil Service pension and benefits arrangements and generous leave allowances, as well as flexible working – exactly what you would expect from a progressive employer.

Closing Date: 11:55 pm on Monday 17th August 2020

You may have experience of the following: Management Information Analyst, MI Analyst, Data Analyst, Senior Data Analyst, Business Intelligence Analyst, Business Analyst, BI Analyst, Data Analyst, Reporting Analyst, Information Analyst, Management Consultant, etc.

Ref: 93767

Head of Performance and Compliance

This is a remarkable time to be joining them. They are proud to be developing their carers and nurses to achieve the highest standards in domiciliary care and extra care housing with the opening new high-end schemes.

They are seeking an experienced people manager with a proven track record of developing and engaging their team. You will be used to taking the lead and achieving fantastic results in the health and social care sector. Their Head of Performance and Compliance is responsible for the supervision, support and guidance of Draycott’s 165 nurses and carers to ensure they deliver the highest possible standard of service to their clients. They are a dynamic forward-looking organisation with substantial growth ambitions.

Head of Performance and Compliance Requirements:

• Leadership of operational staff

• UK Health and Social Care CQC knowledge and experience.

• RGN or similar clinical background.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Maintain high standards

• Knowledge and implementation of Quality Assurance Frameworks

• Outstanding Collaborative approach and teambuilding skills

• Able to build and maintain excellent stakeholder relationships

• Flexible approach and able to multi-task

• Passionate about providing exceptional and bespoke care according to their values

Desirable Criteria

• Good knowledge and application of ISO 9001:2015 to drive continuous improvement

• Knowledge of GDPR

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft applications.

• Agile project management experience

About Our Client:

Delivering world class Nursing and Care. Their daily and live-in care enables their clients to remain in their own home whilst being cared for by professional and highly trained Carers and Registered Nurses.

Established in 1996, for over 20 years they have been recognised by doctors, consultants and clients for exceptionally high professional standards and 24/7 support. Now expanding out of London and driving an exciting partnership to provide on-site healthcare within a unique new complex of 5-star luxury London apartments.

Location: Kensington, London

Job type: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £45,000

You may have experience of the following: Head of Performance, Head of Compliance, Head of Operations, Head of Service Delivery, Performance Manager, Compliance Manager, Operations Manager, Service Delivery Manager, Care Manager, Registered Nurse, Clinical Care, Head of Clinical Care, etc.

Ref: 93536

LifeLine Projects are recruiting for a dynamic business development manager to expand our range of exciting work with young people in East London and with faith and community groups, nationally. We are looking for someone who can drive, develop, and oversee the organisation’s income generation, focussing on grant and trust-funding proposals, catalysing corporate funding partnerships, and advancing opportunities and tenders with existing and new commissioners. The successful candidate will be a good team-worker, who will support a close-knit senior management team to mature existing funding-streams, discover new opportunities and advance the organisation’s business and fundraising strategy.

LifeLine Projects has a strong values-based work ethic, which flourishes because of our faith-inspired roots. We are all about impacting individuals and influencing systems:  Our vision is to build thriving communities, where no-one is isolated or lonely and everyone can contribute. Our values pervade all areas of work and are the drivers behind the way our programmes support people to become agents of change within their communities.

The creative individual will be hungry to build on our heritage that has seen the charity grow from its seed-bed grant of £20,000 to one of the largest charities in east London, with a  multi-million pound annual turnover, bringing over £60m to the region in its 20 year lifespan.

This role is a unique opportunity to be part of growing the charity to the next level by:

• Identifying relevant funders and funding opportunities to support continued growth and evolution of LifeLine’s core activities in public health, community programming and young people’s services
• Generating new business leads through relationships with a range of funders and partners, including corporate contacts
• Managing an active bid pipeline to ensure an efficient and effective work rate across the team, with a focus on quality, consistency and impact of submissions
• Producing high quality, competitive funding proposals and tender submissions (typical values range from approximately £25,000 to £2 million)
• Overseeing the bid production process, supervising the work of internal and external bid writers, and ensuring input from relevant operational and technical managers
• Supporting, through guidance and insight, the application of evidence and relevant project evaluation to the bid writing process and to organisational knowledge and expertise
• Managing relationships with funding partners, delivery partners, stakeholders and external consultants to ensure LifeLine’s business interests and objectives are achieved and that we continue to build on our strong reputation for approachability, positivity, and being practically minded
• Identifying and managing risk during the tender process to support successful project implementations and handover to operational leads
• Working with project managers and operational leads to develop implementation plans to ensure management and resourcing requirements are met and key milestones achieved
• Working closely with the SMT to develop LifeLine’s business and fundraising strategies
• Contributing to the vision and values of LifeLine as a community-focused organisation

Applicants must have a proven track record of effective bid-management and administration at a senior level, and management of multi-disciplinary teams. This must include a proven track-record of successfully securing significant funding. You will also need to have a thorough understanding and experience of the voluntary sector’s business development world, along with experience of community and trust or grant fundraising. You will also be:

• Highly articulate with excellent writing and communication skills
• Highly analytical with the ability to distil and summarise information clearly and engagingly.
• An excellent researcher, including into Government Policy with the ability to obtain and update varied demographic information
• Commercially astute and detail focused with negotiation skills
• Resilient with the ability to manage multiple initiatives
• Self-motivated, solutions-oriented and flexible
• Able to manage staff, associates and the business development process including finance and operations

For full details of salary, benefits, role requirements and features, please refer to the job description.

Please note that in the current coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, all employees are working remotely, and all interviews will be conducted virtually for the foreseeable future. This guidance is subject to change as government guidelines are updated.

• Closing date: 9am 7th September
• Shortlisting date: 7th & 8th September
• Interview dates: 14th & 15th September

The Council of Lutheran Churches (CLC or the Council) is a representative and enabling body for Lutheran churches in the UK. The Council has an over-arching charitable object of making the good news of the gospel known to all.  

Our aim is to enhance the Lutheran profile in the UK and to maintain effective links between the different member churches and between them and churches of other denominations in the UK.

We are looking for a General Secretary (working full-time or part-time) to provide leadership and management of our people, ideas, property and financial resources in order to support the CLC member churches and represent them in the wider ecumenical world in the UK.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for an active Christian with a good understanding of Lutheran theology and tradition – if you are ordained then that would be an advantage. A good knowledge of inter-faith issues and of ecumenical organisations and churches in the UK would be very helpful.

We are looking for a person with a leadership style that is relationship orientated and supportive as they will be working with and guiding churches and other organisations from different cultures.

We want a networker and bridge builder, who is able to strike up positive relationships quickly both with our own Churches and external partners.

We want someone who is a confident public speaker, with good written communications. If you are well versed in using social media then that would be an advantage.

We celebrate diversity so we want someone who is keen to learn and open-minded, ideally with experience of living and working in other cultures and with churches of different denominations.

You must be financially literate, able to understand budget and accounts, assess grant applications from the Churches, understand and act on the Investment Managers’ reports and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees on actions they should take.

If you have experience of working in the UK charity sector that would be a bonus.

What we offer you

We are willing to be flexible on working hours so this role could be full time or part-time (if part-time then we would need you to work at least 20 hours a week).

While some of the work can be done by remote working, we do expect you to spend most of your time in our office in Central London or at off-site meetings such as at our member churches locations, because we believe that relationship building is best done face to face.  There will also be occasional meetings that take place in the evenings or weekends. 

Please note that applicants must live in the UK or be willing to relocate here.

What will you be doing day to day?

Supported by our Chaplain, our Administration Manager and our part-time Finance Manager, who all report to you, you will be;

Supporting Our Member Churches

• Working with the member churches to understand their objectives, activities and needs with a view to helping them improve and develop.
• Creating teaching materials and presentations on subjects like safeguarding and employment law.

• Organising public conferences, seminars, round table talks and similar about topics of general interest for our churches.
• Developing our grants policy, reviewing and assessing grant applications and making recommendations.
• Being an inspiration and discussion partner to the Student Chaplain.

Ecumenical Relations

• Strengthening the relationship between our Member Churches and other Churches and denominations in the UK, especially the Anglican Churches as part of the Porvoo Communion.
• In co-operation with the Chair, acting as an ambassador for the Lutheran Churches in the ecumenical world and wider community.
• Supporting and representing the Council in its desire to speak out on ecumenical and social issues.

Managing our Resources

• Providing leadership and line management to the Administration Manager, part-time Finance Manager and Chaplain.
• Managing external service providers and consultants such as Investment Fund managers, lawyers and HR consultant.
• Together with the Finance Manager, creating and carrying out plans and budgets for the Council’s activities and projects, and ensuring that financial and management accounts and budgets are produced.
• In conjunction with the Board and its Chair, suggesting strategies, projects and activities that you believe that the Council should undertake.
• Managing the Council’s properties, expected to consist of a “Lutheran Centre” in London, as well as a residential property with four small apartments.

Administration

• Organising board meetings and meetings of the different committees of the Board
• Implementing the policies and decisions made by the board and its various subcommittees.
• Being responsible for the Council's compliance with its statutory duties, such as those set out by the Charity Commission, the Health & Safety Executive and the Companies House.

Head of Operations (35 hours a week)

Salary: £35k - £38k, (depending on experience), + NI + 4% pension contribution

(£40,103-£43,637 inclusive)

LRMN is a thriving organisation and one of the most established refugees and migrants’ organisations providing services in London but focusing in south and southeast London boroughs. Our services include provision of specialist legal advice and information on immigration, housing and welfare, therapeutic and practical support to women who survived gender based violence, helping our service users access employment, training and volunteering opportunities, prevention of mental health problems, and helping our clients integrate and engage in their community. We have grown over the years both in terms of staffing and range of services and to help manage our growth and support our CEO, we are recruiting for an experienced and highly skilled person to successfully manage our operations.

As Head of Operations, you will provide operational and organisational leadership as a key member of the senior management team and implement the necessary changes required to meet the needs of LRMN moving forward. You will deputise for the CEO and support her in setting the strategic direction of LRMN to create a sustainable future.  To be successful, you should be a strong people manager with solid knowledge and experience in; service management and delivery, compliance on Health and Safety and GDPR, monitoring and evaluation, service user engagement and volunteer management. Knowledge and experience of working for a legal and welfare advice organisation is desirable as well as awareness of issues and barriers faced by refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in accessing appropriate services.  You should be highly motivated, decisive about business activities that will deliver benefits, initiating action and managing resources efficiently.

We are based in Deptford, Lewisham and due to the COVID-19 crisis, we are currently working from home. But moving forward, we are keen to develop and implement a successful mixture of home and office working.

LRMN is an equal opportunity employer and committed to safeguarding and fulfilling its duty of care to people working and volunteering in the organisation and to those we come into contact with.

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter explaining how you meet the person specification. We are going to interview as applications come in, so please apply early.

If you do not hear from us within 6 weeks after the closing date, please assume that we are not taking your application any further.

We’re an award-winning charity that runs local learning centres which provide an education programme addressing underachievement and social exclusion. We target children and young people most at risk of failing to meet their potential to go to university due to economic, social, cultural, or linguistic disadvantage. IntoUniversity provides practical learning support and motivational and confidence-building activities for children and young people aged 7-18.

As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff are transforming the fortunes of thousands of young people each year. We currently have thirty-one centres and extension projects across the country, with ambitious plans to scale-up our provision further over the coming years.

We are looking for a high-calibre candidate to be an Executive Officer (Governance, Events and Projects). You will support the Senior Management Team in ensuring the smooth governance of the charity, and you will work closely with the charity’s management committees, Trustee Board and Advisory Panel members. You will work with the Senior Management Team to organise events for external stakeholders and supporters of the charity, and conferences and team days for the charity’s entire staff team. You will also provide important generalist support for the Senior Management Team on a series of ad-hoc projects and tasks.

This role is genuinely exciting: you will have the inside track on how the charity plans and implements both its strategic growth and its day-to-day operations. You will work with the highest level of management at the charity, interacting with the Senior Management Team and Trustees on a daily basis. You will work with a range of senior contacts, both internal and external, so it is essential that you have strong interpersonal and communication skills. You will need strong organisational and analytical skills for your day-to-day work, displaying meticulous attention to detail and a high level of efficiency.  You will exhibit exceptional diplomacy and tact, and a high level of professionalism. Most importantly, you will have a genuine passion for the mission and values of IntoUniversity.

As a charity with social mobility as its core objective, IntoUniversity is wholly committed to equality of opportunity. We work with children and young people from a diverse range of backgrounds, and we believe that our staff team should be similarly diverse and representative. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be, and we recognise that we have much more to do in this regard. We are committed to building a culture where students, staff and volunteers are valued for the unique people they are. We therefore encourage applications from candidates from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds. In particular, we actively and warmly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates and/or male candidates as they are currently under-represented within IntoUniversity.

The full job description is attached, and you can apply via the link on this page. The deadline for applications is 9am on 10 August 2020, and the selection day will take place on 19 August 2020.

Thank you very much for your interest and we look forward to receiving your application.

Head of Fundraising and Community Engagement

Kentish Town - North West London

Part-time position - c.14 hours per week with flexibility

Salary - £30,000 pro rata

Brandon Centre is a registered charity that provides young people aged under 25 with access to free and confidential specialist support around their psychological, emotional, mental health and sexual health needs. We predominately work with young people in Camden, Islington and other London boroughs and our mission is to expand our network to support even more young people who we hope will truly benefit from our services.

As we embark on our next stage of development, and with an enviable reputation for the services we provide, we are now in a position to recruit an experienced Head of Fundraising and Community Engagement.

This is a new, exciting and pivotal role that will help us to develop and lead our fundraising and communications team. With your expertise in corporate and community fundraising - which are new areas of development for Brandon Centre, you will help us to develop and implement our wider fundraising and communications strategies. As part of this role you will have the opportunity to recruit and develop a team of volunteers and young ambassadors to support us and broaden our engagement and fundraising within our local communities. 

Your personal focus will be to increase Brandon Centre’s income through corporate partnerships, sponsorship and major donors. Bringing new business into Brandon Centre will be your primary focus and where you will account manage and build relationships with future partners and stakeholders.

The role will be expected to generate an income of c.£200,000 in 2021-22 through potential donors and other revenue streams. Strong pitch creation and relationship building skills are vital to develop plans for the individuals concerned and to support our CEO and Trustees in making the ask.

You will be part of an experienced and ambitious Leadership Team that also includes the Head of People & Governance and Head of Finance & Performance. Reporting directly to the CEO, there may be occasions where you will deputise in her absence.

Core responsibilities will involve:

1. Fundraising – Strategy, Communications, Grant Funding, Major Donors, Corporates (local and national) and Reporting
2. Campaigns and Communications – Branding, Media, Campaigns, Digital, Events, Strategy
3. Monitoring and Evaluation – Including marketing, communications and fundraising activities seeking continuous improvement and high return on investment
4. Working Relationships – Internal – Working closely with the CEO and Senior Leadership Team to ensure strong integration of communications and the income generation strategy. External – Seeking and engaging with external partners, media, funders and supporters. Build and maintain excellent relationships with peers in the Young People’s & charitable sectors and major funders & donors.
5. Leadership/Management of the Campaigns & Community Engagement Team – Providing clear and consistent leadership and management of the team along with some volunteers and young ambassadors. As income increases there will be further scope to develop and recruit additional community engagement and corporate partnerships portfolio

Already a key performer in the charity or not for profit sector, you will need evidence of successful corporate fundraising and multi-year partnerships of a minimum £100k value.  Experience of developing and delivering organisation-wide fundraising strategies and tactical plans, along with a proven track record of managing and exceeding fundraising targets is essential.

A proven track record of organising community and engagement events will be extremely useful complemented by a good understanding of communications strategy, particularly in relation to planning marketing campaigns based on evidence of customer insight.

This role will particularly suit an experienced Fundraising Manager looking to expand your portfolio to communications, or maybe an excellent Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser looking to take a step up in your career.  A good knowledge and understanding of equality and gender issues will be necessary.

Further details about this key role can be found on the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Brandon Centre also offers a range of options for flexible working and we would be happy to discuss these at interview stage.

If, like Brandon Centre, you have a big heart for supporting young people, we would love you to come on board and join us on our incredible journey. Applications are being handled by our Advising Consultant, Sue Sowerby at The Sowerby Group, so please email a covering letter and CV stating how you meet the criteria of the role and Sue will get in contact with you directly.

Closing date: Friday 14th August 2020 at 5.00pm

Selection/interview dates: To be advised

In order to maintain the Board’s high standards of diversity, Brandon Centre welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and of all ages.

No agencies please

Help to maximise Pan’s tremendous work with disadvantaged and marginalised groups!

Pan Intercultural Arts is a leading force in delivering arts for social change through workshop programmes with unaccompanied minor asylum seekers, young refugees, survivors of trafficking and young people at risk of entering crime.

Pan works mainly in London but also seeds projects in other towns and cities through its exPansion programme and has founded several Theatre for Development projects overseas.

This post is a key part of the small team which guarantees smooth and successful running of the projects by our much larger team of artist-facilitators.

The Company Manager’s responsibilities will cover oversight of:

• Financial systems

• HR 

• Logistics

• Grant reporting

The post will be responsible for ensuring all financial systems and transactions. This will include creating and managing annual budgets for the company and supporting our artist-facilitators with project budgets.

Overseeing HR, company policies and logistics within the company will involve working with a wide range of artists, participants, trustees, advisors, and representatives of partner organisations

Excellent written and spoken communication skills, as well as an understanding of, and empathetic approach to, the work we do with marginalised groups will be necessary to add to the team of highly motivated and committed people.

Three years experience of involvement in managing a charity or arts company is required. Experience in Pan’s key areas of work would be useful.

We are committed to Equal Opportunities and actively encourage applications from as diverse a range of people as possible.

 Closing date for applications; Monday 7th September at 12pm. 

We are looking for an engaging, dynamic, passionate and committed CIPD qualified professional to become Head of People at UK Youth.

Operating in a busy and inspiring organisation, you will provide excellent strategic HR advice and guidance on the full range of people issues across a rewarding and inspiring Charity which makes a difference in the lives of young people across the UK.

The charity is embarking on an exciting journey of transformation as we implement an ambitious new strategy, underpinned by our People First mantra. Reporting to the Director of Operations, you will work with the CEO and wider leadership and management team, leading on the development and implementation of our People First Strategy.

The core of the role is to provide excellent strategic HR advice and guidance on the full range of people issues including:
• Culture and EDI
• Recruitment and on-boarding
• Organisational development and talent management,
• Reward, recognition, compensation and benefits
• Performance, disciplinary, grievance and capability issues
• People analytics.
• Policies and procedures
• Employee engagement and staff well-being.

As an experienced, motivated and independently minded leader, you will be able to act on your own initiative and be a confident, authentic and credible communicator. You’ll need to be comfortable working at pace, often on multiple day to day operating tasks at the same time using your excellent analytical, problem solving and influencing skills. Acting as a coach to all levels of management, you will play a key role in embedding best practice in people management and shaping the culture of the organisation. Above all, you will share our passion for making a difference to the lives of Young people.

You’ll also be responsible for managing and developing a small team currently comprised of an HR Administrator, and Office Manager and overseeing the day to day running of our London office

You will be able to work at a high level both within UK Youth and with our charity and corporate partners, have a flexible approach to work and be prepared to travel away from home on occasion to meet operational needs.

We are a value-based, passionate and committed organisation offering a friendly working environment with lots of opportunities for professional development and socialising with colleagues through activities such as office yoga, lunch and learn sessions and potluck lunches; as well as optional out of work social events such as bowling, tennis and baking.

This role will be located at our new Head Office in Westminster, although due to the current ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the role will initially be home-based.

UK Youth prides itself on being an Equal Opportunity employer and we would particularly welcome applications for this role from those who identify under one of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010, which include race, age, disability, gender, religion or belief, and sexual orientation.

We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Our selection procedures ensure that people are treated on the basis of their relevant merits, experience, skills and abilities and that no individual receives more or less favourable treatment. We can offer flexibility through the interview process and endeavour to accommodate candidate’s needs.

Visit our website to find out more about the role, working at UK Youth and what we can offer you.

• Time Commitment: Four meetings a year lasting two hours, reading papers in advance of these meetings and being available irregularly to offer advice.
   
• Voluntary Governance Position, with expenses paid

The Youth Endowment Fund is a bold new attempt to put early intervention at the heart of efforts to tackle youth offending.

Over the last few years, evidence has suggested that growing numbers of children and young people have been affected by violent crime. More children have been found carrying knives and a growing number have been recorded as victims. We believe that each individual statistic is an important member of our community and society has a duty to protect them.

The Youth Endowment Fund is a charity with a £200m endowment and a mission that matters. We were founded by youth charity Impetus and its partners the Early Intervention Foundation and the Social Investment Business. We exist to prevent children and young people from getting caught up in violent crime. Many organisations have this calling. Our unique role is to identify what works best and to spread the good news.

We do this by funding, evaluating and then spreading the very best work on reducing youth violence across England and Wales. Overseeing all of our work is the Committee. This Committee directs our work. It is not advisory. The Committee meets quarterly. It reviews our performance and financial management. It has final sign off on grant making decisions. The Chair line manages our Executive Director. It operates as the effective Board of the Youth Endowment Fund. We are looking for a new member of the Committee.

It is important that all the Committee's decisions are grounded in a deep knowledge of the issues, evidence and experiences of young people. A critical part of this knowledge is lived experience. We are looking to appoint a new member to the Committee who has both lived experience and expertise in the issues surrounding youth violence. We would welcome applications from all backgrounds; we want to build a Committee with a diverse set of experiences.

We are looking for you if:

• ESSENTIAL: You have lived experience of the issues surrounding youth violence either as a young person or as someone working with young people effected by youth violence.
• Our work motivates you. You want to commit time to reducing the level of youth violence. You are excited by the idea of using research and rigorous evidence to improve the lives of young people.
• You have experience of being on or presenting to senior leadership teams, boards or committees.
• You are comfortable and would enjoy being part of decisions about the future of the organisation, the risks it faces and the finances.
• You enjoy taking on brand new information and using it to make wise and informed judgements.
• You build positive relationships with people from all backgrounds including senior stakeholders and young people. You are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• You like working as part of a team. You enjoy providing advice and guidance.
• You are comfortable with committing to being a member of the Committee for an initial period of three years which involves meetings roughly once a quarter for two hours and engaging with emails outside of this on a roughly fortnightly basis.

If you are interested

To apply  by 16 August 2020.

If you would like to confidentially discuss the position please contact Jon Yates, YEF Executive Director 

Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background. The people we are looking for do not discriminate and we believe in being inclusive and giving everyone an equal chance to succeed.

Your personal data will be shared for the purposes of the recruitment exercise. This includes our HR team, interviewers (who may include other partners in the project and independent advisors), relevant team managers and our IT service provider if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles. We do not share your data with other third parties, unless your application for employment is successful and we make you an offer of employment. We will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you. We do not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area.

We’re Mind. We’re the leading mental health charity in England and Wales. We’re here to make sure that everyone with a mental health problem has somewhere to turn for advice and support. With the impact of coronavirus and a growing mental health emergency, this is has never been more critical.

We’re looking for up to three trustees to join our Board from December 2020. Trustees are our most senior leaders. They set our strategic direction, make sure we’re using our resources effectively and ensure we’re having the greatest possible impact on society.

We’re looking for dedicated, empathetic and ambitious candidates to help make our mission a reality, and lead us closer towards our ultimate ambition: a society where everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect.

As a trustee you will:

• think strategically and creatively
• lead the organisation towards fully achieving its commitment to a society where everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets support and respect.
• scrutinise the impact we’re having
• communicate clearly and sensitively in large group discussions
• use independent judgement to make decisions on behalf of the organisation
• be committed to our mission, vision and values.
• Be a Mind member.

Diversity is critical for a board to be effective; enabling varied discussions, active debate and decision making, so that together we can have the greatest impact. We encourage applications from people with lived experience of mental health problems and from all ethnic, socio-economic,religious and professional and personal backgrounds. Whether you’re an experienced trustee or taking your first steps into governance, if you have the commitment, values and skills, we want to hear from you.

This year, we particularly encourage applications from those:

• from BAME groups
• from Wales or have a strong knowledge and understanding of the devolved environment in Wales
• who have experienced or are experiencing social exclusion due to socio-economic disadvantage

As a trustee, you will have:

• Induction, training and your expenses reimbursed
• Opportunities to develop new skills
• An annual appraisal to help support your development

Time Commitment

The Board of Trustees normally meets six times per year. This includes: four half day meetings and two residential meetings. In addition, trustees are normally required to be on one of Mind’s committees which meet four times per year.

Process:

Applications will be open from 20 July to 10am 17 August. Applicants who meet the minimum requirements will be put forward for a membership ballot in the autumn. Those who are unsuccessful at ballot will also be considered for co-option to Board (this is where trustees are selected by the Board itself, on the basis of skills and diversity we need at Board ). Further details, including a full role description and application form will be available on our vacancies page.

To apply, please download and complete the application form

The Big Issue Group is looking for a dynamic and experienced professional to lead its’ Marketing & Communications team on an interim basis while the current Group Marketing and Communications Director is on maternity leave. The role is offered on a part time,31.5 hours per week,  fixed term basis for 12 months commencing in October 2020.

The Role

The Group Marketing & Communications Director is the custodian of The Big Issue Group Brand & Brand Strategy. They will lead the parliamentary agenda of Lord Bird’s office, work across the Publishing business, Big Issue Invest and support the work of The Big Issue Foundation.

Leading a small but dedicated team, they will be responsible for delivering The Big Issue Group Brand, Marketing & Communications annual plan and developing campaigns across all marketing touchpoints to deliver seamless and integrated consumer facing initiatives.

The successful candidate will bring significant marketing and communications experience to this role, preferably in a relevant sector, and will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, a proven track-record in leadership and delivering commercial growth, along with a firm commitment to the social objectives of The Big Issue. 

For a full job description including the summary of skills, qualities and experience required for the role please download from the link below.

If you feel you would be the ideal person to take on this role please click Apply.

Salary and Benefits

• We offer a salary commensurate with the third sector, which can be confirmed on request
• Incremental holiday entitlement starting at 25 days per year plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff) plus paid leave to care for a sick child or grandchild and a sick or elderly relation
• Incremental sick pay starting at 5 days per rolling year
• Enhanced contribution to our workplace pension 
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Training and development opportunities including an open learning library and management training schemes
• Health benefits include life cover, a health Cashplan scheme which provides access to counselling and a range of therapies

Please note that we reserve the right to review and amend our staff benefits and they do not form part of any  contract of employment.

Workplace details

This role will be based at our Finsbury Park office although you will need to travel within the UK on occasion. Due to the current situation with Covid-19 our main office is currently only partially open but we are fully equipped for flexible home working until the office re-opens fully and beyond.

If you have any queries, please email HR stating the job title.

Closing date: Friday 14th August 2020

The Big Issue is striving towards Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our sector, such as women in senior roles, and people with disabilities and from Black and Minority Ethnic communities.

The Big Issue thanks all applicants for their interest and will reply only to those invited for interview.

The Big Issue is striving towards Equal Opportunities