Job title:                Senior HR Advisor

Location: Remote working in the UK

Responsible to: HR Manager

Salary: £30,000 to £37,000

Contract: Full time, 37 hours a week

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Why us?

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has doubled in size in the past year. This has supported 278% growth in our Experience programme and 10% growth in our Inspiration programme during the past 12 months.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost two hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles.

Role Summary

Reporting to the HR Manager you will play an integral role in providing an efficient and high-quality Senior HR Advisor partnering service to the charity. You will work collaboratively with your HR colleagues to ensure the HR service provided is first-class. You will work closely with stakeholders across the charity to support them with their people planning and HR needs.

Key Duties / Responsibilities

• Provide an effective business partnering service to line managers across the charity
• Support the creation and delivery of people plans
• Support the line manager in the effective probation and appraisal management
• Coach/train line managers on key HR areas such as performance management
• Lead on employee relations cases
• Provide sound, effective and timely employment law advice
• Provide support during organisational change
• Produce HR analysis and reports on a timely basis
• Carry out job evaluation
• Create, amend and update HR policies as and when required
• Support delivery of wellbeing initiatives
• Support HR Manager with the development and implementation of HR processes, policies and systems
• Support HR Officer with recruitment activity and onboarding processes when required
• Support the HR Manager in updating HR related policies and procedures
• Support the HR manager in HR projects as and when required
• Deputise for the HR Manager in their absence

Key skills and experience:

Essential: -

• CIPD Level 7 (or working towards)
• Up to date employment law knowledge
• Previous experience in a similar business partnering role.
• Proven experience in leading on ER casework
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to build strong relationships.
• Effective organisational and multi-tasking skills
• Experience of training and coaching on HR policies and procedures

Desirable: -

• Experience of working in a scaling organisation
• Experience of working in the charity sector

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Morning of your birthday off
• Pension scheme
• CharlieHR perks
• Perkbox
• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity if at our core, join us.

How to apply:

You must have the right to work in the UK without visa restriction to be considered.

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools:

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications.

The closing date for this role will be on or before Friday 3rd December.

Interviews for this role will be taking place on Wednesday 8th December. 

Please note, if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Our new team member will start ASAP.

We are looking to recruit an experienced Development Manager to maximise our fundraising capabilities. This will be an incredible opportunity to develop and deliver a fundraising strategy to grow sustainable income while engaging with and promoting new supporter relationships. This role has a special relationship with the Rochester Cathedral Trust whose objective is to provide financial support to assist the Cathedral. 

The Development Manager will work closely with the Trustees to maximise their personal contacts when making applications to trusts, foundations and individual donors.

The ideal candidate will be a confident communicator, with strong interpersonal skills who is able to build rapport quickly with all stakeholders. 

Rochester Cathedral is an equal opportunities workplace. You will be sympathetic to the ethos of the Church of England. 

In line with the Church of England’s safeguarding policy ‘Promoting a Safer Church’ 2021 we are committed to safer recruitment, training and people management practices. 

Closing date 9am on Monday 13th December interviews will be held early in the new year. We reserve the right to bring this date forward should we have a sufficient number of applications, so apply soon. 

Growing in Christ since AD604

Based: Munro House, Mercers Row, Cambridge, CB5 8HY (with up to 50% working from home optional)

Direct reports: 3 (2x Marketing Officer, 1 Senior Digital Officer)

Hours: 37.5 hours, although up to 80% FTE considered

With CBM you can help reach the world’s forgotten people

Too many people face poverty and isolation, denied the chance to go to school or earn and living, just because they have a disability. CBM works in the world’s poorest places to prevent blindness, improve health and transform the lives of people with disabilities. With 45 UK staff we’re currently raising £9m each year; as part of a Global Federation we’re working in 48 countries. This is a truly exciting time to join us at the start of our ambitious new ‘Breaking Barriers’ strategy, as we fight to end the cycle of poverty and disability.

Working with a supportive, flexible employer

The well-being of our team is central to how we work: we encourage a healthy work-life balance, offer flexi-time and up to 50% working from home. Our team benefit from excellent personal development opportunities and we offer the chance to undertake fully-funded training or study. We’re an organisation based on Christian values welcoming staff of all faiths and none – it’s the basis of why we do what we do, with opportunities for prayer for staff who want to, but we do not evangelise. CBM is an equal opportunities, disability-confident employer and committed to achieving the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality.

Your key responsibilities as Marketing Manager

An excellent development opportunity to help us achieve our ambitious long-term goals, we’re recruiting for an experienced marketing or fundraising professional for this newly created position. It’s a fantastic opportunity to manage an established direct and digital marketing programme as we target significant growth over the next five years and move to the next level in our individual fundraising.

Responsible for the development and growth of CBM’s varied cultivation, acquisition, regular giving and church fundraising programme, the Marketing Manager will lead a talented team of three and be responsible for a multi-million pound budget. The role will work closely with the Head of Marketing as part of a dynamic Fundraising and Communications team of 20. We create extraordinary and wonderful moments in our supporters’ lives as we seek to transform the lives of people with disabilities in the world’s poorest places.

For further information: If this sounds of interest, we’d love to have an informal chat to tell you more about this exciting role, to answer any questions and to find out a little more about you. 

Starting Date: 01 02 2022

Contract type: Permanent, open-ended

Salary:  50,000 – 55,000 GBP

Location: London, UK or Geneva, Switzerland

Application closing date:  Midnight 12.12.2021 GMT

Background

Better Cotton is the world’s largest cotton sustainability programme. Our mission: to help cotton communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment. In challenging times, we are meeting the challenge head on. Through our network of field-level partners we have trained over 2.5 million farmers - from the smallest to the largest - in 23 countries in more sustainable farming practices. A quarter of the world’s cotton is now grown under the Better Cotton Standard. We have united the industry’s stakeholders behind our efforts, from ginners and spinners to brand owners, civil society organisations and governments. Everyone who cares about cotton and its sustainable future can now be part of something better.

About this role

Better Cotton is now seeking a Business Development Manager who will help to drive revenue in support of the ongoing success and growth of Better Cotton globally. The role has a dual function; outward facing in cultivating donor relationships, as well as internal follow-up in leading proposal development processes. As a Business Development Manager you will identify and cultivate new revenue sources, develop proposals and shape programme design. In addition to this you will represent Better Cotton in external forums and use these opportunities to influence and leverage resources. The Business Development Manager will report to the Director of Fundraising. This challenging role offers excellent opportunities for personal and professional development, together with a competitive benefits package.

Responsibilities

Identify & cultivate new revenue sources for Better Cotton

• Channel greater volumes of funding toward sustainable cotton farming communities
• Support Better Cotton’s fundraising strategy by driving a diversification of income sources to support the growth of Better Cotton
• Manage income generation through identification, cultivation and acquisition of new funding streams from diverse markets
• Coordinate and lead outreach to new donors and investors
• Build and maintain an active pipeline of prospective donors
• Ensure the alignment of relevant donors and financing instruments with Better Cotton’s 2030 vision
• Build Better Cotton’s network; improve awareness of and recognition of Better Cotton amongst relevant stakeholders
• Convey the distinct value proposition of Better Cotton opportunities to investors, funders and donors
• A positive attitude, with a high level of presentation and persuasion, setting an example to staff
• Participate in the review of Better Cotton’s fundraising strategy to ensure it remains relevant and fit for purpose
• Liaise and coordinate internally with global and country programmes to promote a cohesive and collaborative work ethic and team spirit.

Development of proposals, programme design and presentations

• Lead proposal development phase; including communicating donor guidelines and priorities, proposal content and project design, reviewing documentation, collating information, liaising with different functions/teams, lead meetings, editing and wordsmithing and compiling annexes for the donor.
• Ensure donor interests and priorities are well understood across the organisation, including country directors and functional leads.
• Tailor Better Cotton material to approach donors as first contact
• Develop Fundraising strategies (tailored around donor, thematic and/or country as appropriate and necessary)

BCI representation

• Represent Better Cotton and the programmes, when needed to present a ‘pitch’ to donors. Where required represent programmes nationally and internationally through participation in relevant workshops and symposia and in collaboration with partners where fundraising or the potential for fundraising is deemed significant.
• Contribute to the development of programmatic documents, multimedia and publications for use in promotion of the work of the programmes. Ensuring the documentation reflects and is relevant to donor priorities.
• Building internal and external relationships
• The job requires a high-level of liaison with internal stakeholders at all levels ensuring that key information is collated from key staff across Better Cotton.
• To build relationships with prospects, donors and other external stakeholders, ensuring the high levels of professionalism, using diplomacy with influencing and persuasion.
• Build relationships with bilateral agencies, trusts and foundations from a variety of countries, cultures, languages and charitable interests.

Profile

The selected candidate will have the following skills, knowledge, and experience:

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Essential

An understanding of the agricultural sector, including common challenges and opportunities associated with smallholder agriculture

Effective fundraising management and planning skills evidenced by a full knowledge of philanthropic income sources and their application, the legislative environment for the charitable sector, fundraising planning and monitoring tools.

Effective fundraising research, donor cultivation and sales skills evidenced by successful proposals with an individual value of more than €1 million

Knowledge of the current fundraising environment.

IT literacy, to include: Word; PowerPoint; Excel; Outlook

Ability to analyse complex budgets and manipulate budget data

Excellent public speaking and presentation skills

Well-developed personal strategies for time and complex process management; data management and internal communications

Positivity, determination and resilience.

Desirable

Knowledge of one or more of the following: Smallholder livelihoods, Decent Work, Climate Change, Gender equality in agriculture and markets, Agri-technology, Soil Health, Pesticide Toxicity.

Professional fundraising qualification at management and strategy level, or relevant qualifications in business management

Professional qualifications in marketing and sales. Experience with impact investing.

Recent presentations at fundraising conferences and/or attendance at relevant professional fundraising events.

Knowledge of Salesforce

Ability to read and present ‘audited accounts’

Qualification or formal training in public speaking and presentation

Qualification or formal training in time-management, information management and effective internal communications

Encouraging positivity, determination and resilience in others.

Working arrangements

The position is full-time (40 hours per week) and will be based in the London office. Better Cotton offers flexible working, with core hours being 10am – 4pm and the option to work from home one day per week.

Travel will be required

Applications

Interested applicants with the required attributes are asked to send, in English, a detailed CV and a brief cover letter (2 pages maximum) to Better Cotton by email with subject “Application For Business Development Manager”

Application deadline:  12 12 2021

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates short-listed for a telephone interview will be contacted. Better Cotton is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to good practice and transparency in the management of natural, human, and financial resources.

Shiva Foundation | Senior Program Manager 

Location: London, U.K. (flexible working possible)

Application Deadline: 23.59, 12 December 2021

Start Date: February 2019 

Duration: Permanent; 5 days a week

About Us: 

Shiva Foundation envisions a world that operates on the basis of value-based leadership, where individuals are equipped with the knowledge, frameworks and tools to act in service of equity, freedom and justice. We believe it is our collective responsibility to put people before profit, centre people’s lived realities of oppression and step back to make space for marginalised voices to be heard. We recognise the need to understand where power inequalities exist in order to build a more just world.

Our goal is to design sustainable models to tackle the systemic inequity impacting marginalised individuals and communities across the U.K. and India. Our role is two-fold. We act as a support and anchor for those working on the frontline - this includes community groups, grassroots organisations, local councils, civil society, local leaders and businesses etc. We also leverage networks and influence to enact meaningful change at the policy level, in government and across business. We do this in four ways, by providing:

• Knowledge, frameworks and tools to facilitate concrete action;

• Resources and capacity for collaborative working;

• Expertise for impactful policy advocacy; and

• Immediate support and relief.

Our focus is across two key issue areas:

1. Tackling modern slavery and promoting labour rights; and

2. Tackling gender based violence (GBV), especially against racially minoritised women.

About our Priorities: 

Our work is wide-ranging and collaborative. In particular we are currently prioritising:

• Embedding labour rights and modern slavery provisions into policy. We ensure that local and national government policies meaningfully address modern slavery and labour rights violations and support survivors fully. This includes but also goes beyond the Modern Slavery Act. We work with policy-makers, local councils, government and regulatory bodies to make this happen.

• Shifting corporate practices towards more equitable power distribution. We provide expertise to ensure that business policies and practices meaningfully incorporate activities that address modern slavery and uphold labour rights. We work with small and medium businesses to make this happen.

• Improving statutory agency response to GBV against racially minoritised women. We advocate an improvement in statutory agency policy and practice when it comes to supporting racially minoritised survivors of GBV. This includes more consistent, integrated and tailored support for survivors who live at the intersections of multiple oppressions. We work with statutory local agencies, policy-makers and civil society to make this happen.

• Better resourcing racially minoritised communities. We work to equip racially minoritised communities with more and better resources to be able to respond to GBV and access support services in ways that work for them when violence does happen. We work with leaders or community-led organisations in racially minoritised communities as well as civil society to make this happen.

About the Role:

The Senior Program Manager will be responsible for leading the organisaiton’s programmatic priorities, as outlined above. While some projects are well established, new areas will emerge and therefore you should have experience with program design as well as implementation. It is preferable that you have some knowledge of both issue areas but we welcome applications from candidates that have only worked in one area before, if you are able to show an ability to pick up knowledge quickly. You will work with a range of stakeholders especially public sector bodies and small to medium businesses. It is preferable that you have experience working with both but we will also welcome applications from candidates with more experience in one than the other if you can demonstrate a willingness to learn. The small team environment means that this role involves significant responsibility as well as the opportunity to collaborate and interact with a diverse set of senior external stakeholders. You must be comfortable with a steep learning curve and significant responsibility from the outset.

We are a small team and will have a senior member of the team on maternity leave for the first six months of your time with us. As such, you will also temporarily be responsible for some of the organisation’s administration, financial management and budgeting. You will work closely with the founder and other senior members of the team and will have the opportunity to input on key strategic decisions. To begin with, you will have one direct report - this may expand over time. 

You will often be expected to act as the public face of the organisation, building relationships with stakeholders from across a range of sectors including government and public sector, business and civil society.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Management 

• Building out new program structures based on the organisation’s strategic priorities.

• Designing and leading the day-to-day implementation of all project work. 

• Conducting mapping and research for new work, such as interviews, focus groups, roundtables, desk-based research, etc.

• Developing project-specific goals, monitoring and evaluation methods to measure the impact of the organisation's work. 

• Engaging key stakeholders to strengthen partnerships/collaboration for a comprehensive and inclusive approach. 

• Sourcing external funding, if relevant, and managing the relationship with donors, including timely reporting. 

Communications

• Liaising with the Communications Coordinator to create and implement outreach and communications plans relating to any project activities/milestones.

• Developing and maintaining effective constituencies of contacts and partners to optimise information gathering and development and implementation of effective strategies. 

• Writing or contributing to the drafting of timely and effective reports, briefings, position papers, correspondence, action materials, press releases and other internal and external documents.

• Acting as an organisational spokesperson at events, panels, presentations etc. 

• Representing the organisation at key working groups, partnership meetings, national forums, operational units etc.

• Managing the outreach and uptake of the organisation’s existing tools and resources, such as the Blueprint and SME toolkit.

Strategic & Operational

• Inputting on strategic and tactical direction of the organisation, as required.

• Maintaining understanding of current key trends and how those can feed into the organisation’s work.

• Maintaining key relationships with experts in the anti-slavery and GBV space (across business, government and civil society) to scope out future projects and identify opportunities for cross-promotion and/or collaboration.

• Measuring progress and impact against strategic goals to report back to the senior management team. 

• Identifying funding opportunities and drafting applications, as required (this is not expected to be a large part of the role).

• Overseeing organisational and program-specific budgets (this is expected to be a temporary duty while our Managing Director is on maternity leave).

• Overseeing general organisational communications with the Communications Coordinator  (this is expected to be a temporary duty while our Managing Director is on maternity leave).

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

The below is a list of preferred knowledge, skills and experience for this role. We encourage you to apply even if you only meet some of these criteria if you can show an ability and willingness to learn new skills and grow in the role. We particularly encourage you to apply if you are a person of colour or part of another minoritised community.

• An undergraduate or graduate degree in human rights, gender, development, law or other relevant discipline (or relevant professional experience)

• A minimum of 4-5 years of progressive experience in a project/program management role for a similar organisation

• Experience working with public sector bodies, such as local councils, the Home Office, the London Mayor’s Office etc.

• Experience working with senior level business representatives

• Experience working with civil society organisations

• Experience coordinating multi-stakeholder projects and facilitating work with a wide range of groups and sectors

• Ability to think strategically and identify new opportunities and initiatives

• Proven experience planning, prioritising and juggling multiple demands, and openness and flexibility to take on different administrative and support tasks

• Experience of managing conflicting demands, meeting deadlines and adjusting priorities

• Ability to manage a heavy and varied workload effectively, to maintain high levels of both accuracy and output

• Management and leadership skills demonstrated by evidence of leading high performing teams and working with individuals at all levels

• Effective public speaking skills

• Excellent IT skills

• Excellent written and spoken English

• Ability to work unsupervised

• Knowledge of the modern slavery and labour rights in the UK

• Knowledge of gender-based violence (or violence against women and girls) in the UK

• Ability to relate well within a multi-cultural context and with various stakeholders

• Demonstrated commitment to Shiva Foundation’s mission, vision and values

• Permission to live and work in the UK

How to apply

Please apply for this role through our website by 23.59 on 12 December 2021. 

If your application is successful you will hear back from us the week of 13 December 2021 for an initial chat. You will also be given an exercise to complete. Successful candidates will be invited for an interview between 3-14 January.

If you are offered the role, you will be invited to attend two paid induction days at the end of January and/or early February. The expected start date is in early February but we are willing to discuss this with you further.

Part home/part office (London) based

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

We are looking for an outstanding Senior Marketing Manager to join the Public Engagement directorate at the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK). This is a newly-formed directorate, and we are embarking on an exciting period of change to maximise the income, influence and impact we deliver for children.

You will play a leading role in one of our multi-disciplinary marketing teams, delivering exceptional website content and experiences. That might mean working on a groundbreaking campaign like VaccinAid, launching an appeal in response to the crisis in Afghanistan, or developing a new platform for our award-winning Paddington’s Postcards product. Or it could be galvanizing the public to ensure a better future for children by campaigning on climate change or leaving a gift in their Will.

To help achieve this, you will be well-versed in managing successful insight-led, multi-channel marketing campaigns, ideally within agile working environments. Alongside leading campaign delivery, you will also lead on strategy and capability development for a specialist area or channel of our marketing programme.

We are particularly interested in candidates with depth of experience and skills in supporter journey management. You will be skilled in supporter retention, channels such as direct mail and products such as regular giving.

Closing date: 5pm, Tuesday 7 December 2021

Interview date: Friday 17 December 2021 via video conferencing (MS Teams)

We are normally based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London but while our office is closed, this role will work from home or from wherever makes you happy.We are expecting to move to a hybrid approach (part home/part office based) when our office reopens.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at Unicef UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

An exciting opportunity for a qualified Accountant to join the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) as Senior Finance Business Partner.

About the role

As Senior Finance Business Partner, you will lead all Capital Expenditure (Capex) matters, modelling them within the College’s 5-year business plan and holding responsibility for all Capex budgets, as well as leading financial strategy for our Recovery Programme.

This is a unique and varied role in which you will support organisation wide projects, lead value for money initiatives and promote a culture of efficiency, effectiveness and economy within College business processes.

About you

We are seeking a qualified Accountant with full membership to a CCAB institute and experience in capital accounting, value for money and financial reporting. You will be highly numerate, with excellent attention to detail and analytical skills and the ability to interpret financial statements including bank reports, customer statements and credit notes.

You will have a clear and demonstrable understanding of fundamental accounting principles and will be able to convey financial data in a clear and understandable way to non-finance personnel.

Our culture and benefits

As a key member of the team, you will be located in our brand new offices in London Bridge. We offer a friendly, values led working culture with an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Agile and flexible working
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and office closure from 25 December to 1 January
• Up to 10% employer pension contribution after probation
• Enhanced occupational Maternity, Adoption, and Shared Parental leave policies
• Interest-free bike, season ticket and technology loans after probation
• Tailored Learning and Development and study leave
• Affinity staff networks
• Free lunch (onsite only)
• Employee Support Service counselling
• Life Assurance Scheme

Please note, RCOG offices are based in London Bridge, but due to Covid-19, home working will currently be required.

For a full list of the benefits we offer please visit our careers site.

How to apply

To apply, please visit our website via the Apply button, to download the full Job Description.

Closing date: 10.00am on Friday 10 December 2021

We believe that diverse teams will deliver the best outcomes for women's healthcare and we strive to be an inclusive employer. We are therefore looking for candidates whose backgrounds, experience and identity enhance the diversity of our existing team. We are particularly encouraging applications from underrepresented groups at the College such as those from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those with a disability. To find out more, please see our Diversity Policy and Equal Opportunities Policy.

[We are only accepting applicants with a right to work in the UK; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa]

About us

The RCOG is a professional membership association dedicated to improving women’s health care across the world. We do this by setting standards for clinical practice, providing doctors with training and lifelong learning, and working with partners to advocate for women’s health and health care across their life course. We are a global leader in this specialist area, supporting 16,000 members in the UK and internationally. We are a values-led organisation placing high standards, innovation, openness, inclusiveness and trust at the centre of all we do.

Senior POD Business Partner - Operations

Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Flexible throughout Central England
Salary: £54,565 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience) + £5,000 market supplement
Working Hours: 35 per week

Closing Date: 7 December 2021
Interview Date: TBC via Zoom/Teams

Reference Number - VAC2658

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Senior People and Organisational Development Business Partner (Senior PODBP) to work with our Operations directorate, influencing and enabling the delivery of our local and national information, advice and support services. You will drive forward the people agenda within the Operations directorate operating both strategically and tactically to provide expert and professional people leadership and guidance, supporting the directorate to promote a high-performance culture which enables their strategic and operational goals. You will lead and develop a team of HR Business Partners and work in close partnership with the National Volunteering Team to ensure excellent business-focused people advice.

As a leader you will drive forward an inclusive, collaborative, high-performance environment, supporting our values and expected standards of behaviour to be embedded across the Operations directorate, starting with your own team.

Reporting to the Head of People Partnering, you will be responsible for leading an efficient and progressive business partnering service that delivers expert and appropriate workforce management, leadership and guidance for the directorate. You will ensure our values and volunteering ethos are embedded across the directorate and lead the development and delivery of directorate specific plans and initiatives that drive improvements in the directorate’s capability, capacity and impact for people affected by dementia.

About you

You will be experienced in advising on complex employee relations matters and be confident liaising with and challenging senior stakeholders. You operate with gravitas; a strategic thinker and confident at decision making. You are excited by an environment where there is lots of change happening at the same time, being comfortable with transformational and operational change.

You'll be a first-class people manager able to inspire, coach and unite people towards a common goal. You’ll demonstrate compassion – operating with kindness and empathy and not shying away from tough conversations. You’ll be comfortable with working and leading through ambiguity. And demonstrate sound judgement in the evidence-led decisions you make for us.

If you're interested in being part of this exciting future, we want to hear from you. We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications for all people. If you are considering applying, and something is holding you back – just give us a call, we love to talk!

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.

You can also visit our Working for Us pages, which give you more information about what it’s like to be an employee at the Society.

You may have experience of the following: Business Partner, BPO, Process Outsourcing, Head of Services, Operations Manager, Finance Business Partner, Commercial Finance Manager, Financial Control Manager, CIMA, ACCA, ACA, Business Modelling, Compliance Management, Business Management, Financial Accountant, Financial Controller, Management Accountant etc.

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The post holder will lead on implementing audience focused fundraising campaigns that deliver long-term sustainable income, as well as mutually beneficial relationships with our supporters. The post holder will use evidence-based insights to drive fundraising decisions that increase our overall effectiveness. The post holder will be responsible for providing outstanding supporter experience and stewardship to TVAA supporters.

Individual Giving Development Manager Responsibilities:

• Work with the Assistant Director of Fundraising and Individual Giving Acquisition Manager to develop and deliver the overall Individual Giving strategy
• Ensure that the strategy is translated into action across the Individual Giving remit, so that there is a sustainable and diverse audience-led programme
• Work with the Individual Giving Acquisition Manager to ensure that all supporters are welcomed and stewarded into TVAA effectively
• Actively increase supporter value through and highly effective stewardship and communications
• Develop existing and new initiatives to increase income and raise awareness specifically implementing New Donor Welcome, Cash Appeals, Newsletters, RG conversion, RG Upgrade and RG reactivation programmes amongst others
• Manage income and expenditure budgets, ensuring accurate forecasting, strong financial management and ownership of income targets and KPIs
• Work with the Data Manager and Assistant Director of Fundraising to maximise the value of our data by developing and implementing a Data Management Strategy
• Use analysis, insight and audience understanding to inform decision making and implement a test, refine and rollout approach to fundraising to maximise the lifetime value of our supporters
• Work with the Data Manager and Assistant Director of Fundraising on the development of supporter journeys through the provision of robust testing, data analysis and insight
• Work with the Data Manager and Assistant Director of Fundraising to develop cross organisational segmentation, analysis and reporting based on business objectives and KPI’s
• Work with the Supporter Care Manager and Assistant Director of Fundraising on the development of a Supporter Care Strategy
• Brief the Supporter Care team effectively on live campaigns to ensure the provision of a first-class supporter experience ensuring that all gifts are thanked and banked promptly in line with agreed SLAs
• Work with the Supporter Care Manager and relevant external suppliers to ensure all complaints and queries are handled in a timely, courteous and efficient manner, adhering to agreed standards and timescales for escalation or resolution
• Inspire, manage and motivate. Monitor and evaluate individual and team performance through setting stretching objectives, regular personal supervision, reviews and appraisals
• Establish a culture of continuous development through coaching, staff learning and personal development
• Attend meetings and represent the Assistant Director of Fundraising as and when required.
• Take responsibility for their own health, safety and welfare, comply with TVAA H&S policy and procedures, and not act in any way that compromises the safety of themselves, colleagues or the public.
• Manage the health and safety of their staff and volunteers, including conducting risk assessments as appropriate, and ensuring they have access to, and participate in, appropriate instruction, training and supervision.

Individual Giving Development Manager Requirements:

• Management of budgets and experience of allocating resources where appropriate to deliver sustainable fundraising income
• A good understanding of supporter motivations and feelings and the ability to translate this into engaging and responsive communications and content
• Experience of using insight to support and deliver the strategic vision within a comparable organisation
• A track record of using insight to inform evidence-based decision making
• Experience of managing and evaluating effective agency and supplier relationships
• Excellent interpersonal skills including leading and motivating a team and good negotiation skills
• To use marketing and fundraising techniques effectively, with insight, professionalism and sensitivity
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to express ideas lucidly, present arguments in a logical manner and argue persuasively on complex marketing issues
• Clear understanding of GDPR

Desirable

• Professional marketing or fundraising qualification
• A flexible and entrepreneurial approach with a strong focus on results
• Experience of working in a charity or fundraising team
• Experience of collaborating and negotiating with internal stakeholders that have differing priorities across corporate departments in order to achieve common goals
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills

About Us:

We love what we do. Our charity is a place where people care for each other, provide support and encourage everyone to be their best. We pride ourselves on being one of the UK’s leading air ambulance charities. As an innovative charity, we are continually developing our organisation and pushing the boundaries of patient care to deliver a unique emergency service, where and when it is most needed. All our staff live our values: We care no matter what, We go above and beyond, and We do the right thing for our patients, their families, our supporters and community.

Location: Stokenchurch, near High Wycombe, HP14 3SX - working remotely on a temporary basis, moving forward there will be a requirement to be in the office 2 days a week.
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 per week
Salary: £38,000 - £40,000 per annum plus competitive benefits

You may have experience of the following: Fundraising Manager, Individual Giving Manager, Donor Management, Fundraising, Fundraiser, Business Development, Senior Fundraising Officer, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit, Marketing Manager, Marketing Coordinator, Direct Marketing, etc.

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Do you have experience engaging with and inspiring a team of volunteers (Ambassadors) and stakeholder partners?

Can you build constructive relationships and find creative and innovative approaches to campaigns? 

Have you any knowledge and worked in stem cell (bone marrow) registrations, donations, and transplantations?

If you have answered yes to at least 2 of these questions, YOU may be the person to join our team as our National Development Manager. 

Location:  Maidenhead – Hybrid working, flexible by agreement

We are working in partnership with HEART UK, a charity that provides expert support, guidance and education services to healthcare professionals and people and families with concerns about cholesterol.  They are seeking a Business Development and Marketing Manager to work alongside the Consultant Dietetic Adviser and Chief Executive and closely with the Senior Fundraising Manager to find and generate corporate partnerships, build relationships, write proposals, create marketing materials and account manage new and existing corporate partners.

The successful individual will have charity experience and can demonstrate:

• Experience of generating significant income from a wide range of corporate income streams
• A high level of skill and applied knowledge of marketing, including digital marketing

• Strong project and people management skills.

• Excellent skills in the use of digital marketing tools, social media, zoom, teams, email, internet, and MS Office Sharepoint, Word and Excel and PowerPoint.

• Strong influencing and negotiation skills with a creative and entrepreneurial outlook.

The charity works closely with corporate partners, predominantly from the food and pharmaceutical industries. This role is to maximise the opportunities from working with these sectors and exploring new ones to generate income according to agreed budgets. You will be a self-starter with positive team working ethic who is willing to take the initiative and proactively engage with supporters.  Strong presentation skills with a creative and entrepreneurial outlook.  Excellent verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills required, with the ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people.  This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual.  If you feel you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role, we very much look forward to hearing from you.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.

Applications should be made via the Charisma Charity Recruitment website and include your CV and supporting statement.

Advert to close: 20 December 2021, however please apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on receipt

Interviews: January – date TBC

SENIOR MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT (RETAIL)

Salary: £44,000 - £48,000 per annum + benefits

Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week) 

Contract length: Permanent

Location: Stratford with high-flex

Closing Date: Sunday 12th December 2021, 23:55

We will be shortlisting as we receive applications and there is a possibility that this role may close early. We therefore encourage early applications to avoid disappointment. 

Are you a self-motivated and sharp minded individual with significant management accounting experience that can help us beat cancer?

Why we need you

We’re looking for a qualified Senior Management Accountant to join our exciting new team and someone who wants to be a part of change as we strive to make a real difference in our organisation. In this role, you will own and deliver accurate and timely management accounts for CRUK specific business areas which are looking after our 600 shops so experience in the Retail or Wholesale sector is essential to hit the ground running. You will also support and coordinate the workload of the Management Accounting team to ensure effective delivery of month end close. As we are building our new team you will be instrumental in identifying efficiencies and improvements and driving forward our ambition to streamline the finance processes at CRUK. Therefore, successful candidates should be able to present relevant experience in process change management. You'll play a key role in building the management accounting centre of excellence while rotating around business areas periodically to improve your knowledge and experience.

You’ll have excellent relationship-building skills with the ability to thrive in a matrix environment. Ideally, you’ll also have a passion for our cause. 

What will I be doing?

Make an impact every day by…

• Being a key finance point of contact for the Retail business area, ensuring teams are educated on financial processes and are confident in budgetary control

• Owning and delivering timely, high quality and accurate management accounts for retail business area and supporting with the smooth delivery of the annual accounts and audit

• Reviewing existing management information to find efficiencies and improvements

• Working with multiple stakeholders to identify and process transactions needed to ensure accounts are complete and correct

• Taking ownership for identifying and driving improvements in CRUK’s management accounting processes to enable maximum efficiencies in our ways of working

• Supporting the financial planning process by building budgeting and forecasting tools and templates and supporting the process

• Facilitating and supporting budget holders to complete headcount budgets.

What skills we are looking for?

You’ll be able to bring to the role…

• Strong relationship and influencing skills, with the confidence to work with Directors and senior stakeholders

• Significant management accounting experience

• The ability to clearly present and explain financial information

• Experience of helping decision makers understand the impact of their decisions

• An innovative mindset with experience of working in a continuous improvement environment

• Strong problem-solving skills

• You will be a qualified accountant (or by experience) with post-qualification experience.

What will I gain?  

Without you we wouldn’t be able to achieve our aim of seeing 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034. So, we want to reward you in as many ways as possible. Our benefits package includes discounts on anything from travel to technology, generous holiday allowance, gym membership and much more. We want to ensure that you have the best work/life balance possible, so we actively encourage a flexible working culture for all of our roles wherever possible. Depending on your role, options for flexibility could include homeworking, reduced or flexi-hours, job shares, job splits, and core hours. For the majority of our office-based roles you’ll only be required to work from a specific location for 1 or 2 days a week on average. You’ll also be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. And ultimately, you’ll know that you’ll be changing lives through your work.    

If you’re as ambitious as we are, join our collective force and enjoy an excellent career, as we save lives and add years. 

Salary: £44,202 to £46,818

Location: Powerhouse, Manchester (Flexible) 

Full time, Perm

We are hoping to secure an exciting new service and are therefore inviting applications from experienced Managers to lead our £5m Connect to My Future programme, supporting NEET and at risk of NEET young people across Greater Manchester, part-funded by the European Social Fund (ESF). We are passionate about ensuring that our services are directly informed by the voice of young people and to do this you will work with partners, service users and our Youth Voice Coordinator.

We are looking for a Contract Manager who will:

• play a key role in leading the strategic direction of the Connect To Your Future project
• deliver the Project’s objectives through our direct delivery team and our supply chain
• develop strong and productive strategic relationships with the commissioner and key stakeholders including leads within the 10 local authorities of Greater Manchester
• lead a small contract management team responsible for our direct delivery.

You will be:

• skilled in managing people and leading a high performing team to meet their targets
• have a strong social purpose, with supply chain and relationship management skills
• skilled in managing large budgets (ESF an advantage)
• experienced in delivering ‘payment by results’ contracts and be skilled in the multi-tasking required of a successful manager.

If you feel this is a great opportunity for you and you have the relevant qualification and experience please submit your CV and covering letter byClosing Date of 1st December  2021. 

Interviews will take place w/c 06.12.21, location : TBC

To view a full job description see attached.

Hybrid (London & Remote) with travel across the UK

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as a UK Senior Practice Development Manager (Place-based Change) in our London office and work closely with local communities and partners to support the development of innovative, effective and evidence-informed practice approaches that better support children and families living in poverty.

At Save the Children we believe that every child has the right to ensure that their basic needs are met, and to receive the encouragement and help which enables them to reach their full potential. The greatest barrier to this in the UK is poverty and inequality. Our mission is to secure a sustainable reduction in the number of children growing up in poverty and work to narrow the learning gap between those children and their better off peers. We fight for children every single day. We work with local and national partners to drive systemic and lasting change, and build partnerships with institutional donors, including governments, multi-laterals and trusts.

This role sits within the South of England Team and you will be expected to work with local partnerships and to travel within the country. As a UK Senior Practice Development Manager (Place-based Change) you will work together with Partnership Leads on the key priorities agreed in our local partnerships and country strategies. You will identify opportunities for innovation and change (including systems change), adaptation, or improvement. Working with partner organisations, you will generate the learning and evidence required to fulfil the national change strategy, and influence practice at a national level. You will be managing a Practice Development Advisor who will support this agenda across the South of England.

In addition, you will:

• Lead and facilitate innovation and practice development, assisting work with external partners and other members of the UK team
• Engage with children and families in the joint development of this work ensuring that it promotes and reflects their voices and experiences
• Lead and deliver training for early years professionals
• Ensure work is delivered in line with agreed quality standards

To be successful you will be a strong team player, with excellent verbal and written communication skills and an in-depth knowledge of the practice development, innovation and systems change approaches.  A creative and flexible worker, you will have experience of working with families and supporting them to share their experiences. You will have knowledge of co-design, co-production and participation methodologies and experience of co-developing approaches with practitioners and other stakeholders. Additionally, you will have:

• Understanding and experience of approaches to place-based change in complex social issues
• Understanding and experience innovation and practice development skills, tools and techniques
• Experience of the implementation of projects to develop and test new practice approaches
• Experience in engaging children and families
• Experience of supporting monitoring and evaluation activity
• Understanding of the impact of poverty on children, families and neighbourhoods and the barriers that communities face in seeking to bring about positive change
• The ability to travel occasionally within the UK, including some overnight stays.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.