Senior Grants Officer Jobs in Birmingham, West Midlands
At Independent Age, we believe that no older person should face financial hardship. That’s why, by 2027, our goal is to have improved the lives of one million older people. Our impact across policy, campaigning, information and advice, grant-making and partnerships improves lives by increasing the financial well-being of older people in financial hardship, enabling greater choice and independence in wider areas of life. We want to find talented individuals from diverse backgrounds to join us on this journey.
Responsibilities and Person Specification:
This role will form an integral part of our three person Policy and Public Affairs team based in Scotland, working as part of a UK-wide Policy and Influencing team. The role will drive forward our policy projects to reduce poverty in later life, conducting expert research and policy analysis and turning this into persuasive evidence to catch the attention of decision makers and persuaders. The postholder will create opportunities to amplify the voices of older people in poverty and work to secure support for our policy recommendations in Holyrood.
You will have strong research skills with experience of turning quantitative and qualitative data into high quality, persuasive policy outputs. You will have experience developing credible, evidence-based policy solutions, informed by the perspectives and insights of people with lived experience.
You will be a skilled verbal and written communicator with the ability to engage different audiences. You will build strategic relationships with a variety of stakeholders to advance the solutions needed to address poverty in later life, using your knowledge of the political landscape in Scotland and passion for our cause.
For full details on the role and requirements, please review the job description and person specification. If your experience doesn’t align perfectly with all of the criteria in the person specification but you do meet most of them and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply anyway.
This is a full-time role, 35 hours per week, which you can choose to work over five days or a 9-day fortnight.
Location: Homebased in Scotland (with occasional travel required)
What it’s like to work at Independent Age:
We celebrate diversity at Independent Age and champion the differences that make each of us unique. We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We aim to attract and retain a wide range of talent and create an environment where everyone can feel safe, protected, welcome and included.
We offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance, and fantastic learning and development opportunities. We also offer a number of enhanced leave provisions and benefits.
We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best and supports wellbeing. Flexible working hours and hybrid working is standard for all (those contracted to work in the office usually attend 1 day per week). But if you need a different form of flexibility, we are always happy to talk flexible working.
You can find out more about what it’s like to work at Independent Age by visiting our website.
Application Process:
To apply, please visit our website to submit a CV and a Supporting Statement, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification, by clicking the Apply Online button below (please do not hesitate to contact us if you have specific requirements and need support to apply in an alternative format).
To support our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion our hiring managers use anonymous shortlisting. Therefore, please do not include your name, photo, or information to indicate your gender or age in your CV and supporting statement. Please do not omit dates of employment. Please ensure the title of any uploads does not contain your name.
Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and, if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer. A Basic Disclosure Scotland Certificate will be required for this role.
Closing Date: Sunday 14th April
Interview Dates: Wednesday 24th April & Thursday 25th April
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Our dynamic programme and grants team at Youth Futures is looking for a capable, proactive person to provide administrative support to ensure the smooth running of our grant-making lifecycle.
The key purpose of the role is to help the team embed and further enhance our grant management processes. This will include administering our grant database, checking payments, dealing with enquiries and overall record keeping. You will support the coordination of grant making processes from end-to-end, facilitating clear communication and effective collaboration across internal colleagues and our grant administration partner.
You will bring a proactive, hands-on approach, supporting multiple internal customers and strands of activity while working to tight deadlines. The role would be a great opportunity for someone interested in youth employment or grantmaking to gain relevant experience and exposure to our work. We are expanding our Programmes & Grants team and have a number of opportunities available.
This is a part time role (22.5 hours per week) and can be based at any of our hubs located in London, Birmingham or Leeds.
For more information, please download the job recruitment pack.
We are expanding our Programmes & Grants team and have a number of opportunities available on website.
The young people we aim to serve – and the challenges they face - are all unique. We are looking to build a team that reflects this diversity. Our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, class, religion, identity, and experience forms the cornerstone of our work. We are an equal opportunities, Living Wage and Disability Confident employer and encourage applications from a diverse range of backgrounds representative of our communities. We offer a welcoming and inclusive workplace, where employees are encouraged to have a voice.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a capable, proactive person to support the programme from initial mobilisation through to an eventual large-scale trial. The Senior Programme Support Officer will support the Head of Programmes to develop, mobilise and deliver Building Futures. The postholder will take the lead on specific tasks, and coordinate the work of the wider cross-organisational Building Futures team.
You will liaise with external partners and stakeholders, as well as supporting multiple internal customers and workstreams, often to tight deadlines. You will support key external engagement processes, in particular our programme Steering Group and Youth Advisory Group, working with colleagues to ensure the smooth running of these meetings and capture key decisions and inputs to feed back into programme delivery.
This is primarily a project management role, enabling a new cross-functional team to work effectively and efficiently together on a complex, fast-moving and high profile programme. As well as dealing with tasks as they emerge, you will work across the team to keep track of progress, identifying any issues and risks, and enabling the Head of Programmes and other internal stakeholders to gain an overview of the programme as a whole.
This role can be based at any of our hubs located in London, Birmingham or Leeds. We currently operate a hybrid model of two-days per week in the office and three-days from home. For more information, please download the job recruitment pack.
We are expanding our Programmes & Grants team and have a number of opportunities available on our website.
The young people we aim to serve – and the challenges they face - are all unique. We are looking to build a team that reflects this diversity. Our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, class, religion, identity, and experience forms the cornerstone of our work. We are an equal opportunities, Living Wage and Disability Confident employer and encourage applications from a diverse range of backgrounds representative of our communities. We offer a welcoming and inclusive workplace, where employees are encouraged to have a voice.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious individual to join The Sleep Charity to lead our trust and grant fundraising. Supporting those that have sleep issues is at the heart of everything we do. With over 40% of the population suffering sleep difficulties, we know that we need to significantly extend our reach. This is a new role that will support us to maximise our impact across the nation.
Until recently writing of bids has been carried out by our CEO and Founder. You will work closely with the senior management team. You will also benefit from line management from our Corporate Partnership Manager who has extensive experience in this field. This is a diverse role that you can really make your own. You need to be a flexible thinker and be excited by new opportunities, developing creative ideas to secure funding. This role is essential to the growth of the charity and requires someone with drive and passion. You need to be excited by new opportunities and have a methodical approach to applications.
You will need you to have excellent communication skills and the ability to research and identify suitable grant opportunities. Enthusiasm is key, we are looking for a solution focused person who can work independently as well as part of a team.
We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis so please do apply now and we will be in touch!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
BACKGROUND
Over the past 90 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities to rebuild. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. The IRC is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief, relocating refugees and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster.
The IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve. The IRC is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable.
IRC UK
IRC UK is part of the IRC global network, which has its global headquarters in New York. Our team in the UK works to raise the profile, deliver policy, and practice change, and increase funding to help restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Since 2021, IRC UK has also provided integration services directly to refugees in England, a programme that is rapidly growing.
IRC Education Programming UK
IRC has been delivering education programmes in the UK since May 2022. This consists of the Healing Classrooms Programme (and its various iterations) and the Healing Spaces programme. The Healing Classrooms programme delivers trauma-informed training to schools and teachers to help them better support refugee and asylum-seeking students. The Healing Spaces programme is similar but provides training to volunteers and staff that support refugee and asylum-seeking youth outside of school settings.
The Purpose of the Role
Key Working Relationships:
The position reports to the Education Manager, UK. The position supervises the Education Officer. The Senior Education Officer also works closely with and receives technical guidance from RAI education technical units and the senior integration officer, as well as the grant management team.
Key Accountabilities
Programme design and delivery
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Lead Healing Classrooms design processes that ensure programmes are aligned to IRC’s Outcomes to Evidence framework, evidence-based, and appropriate to context to maximize impact.
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Lead on the delivery of all Healing Classrooms programmes, including in-person and online.
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Take an innovative and leading role in creating resources and webpage updates.
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Continue to improve and adapt the Healing Classrooms programme to meet the needs of schools, councils, and educators in the UK.
Coordination and management
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Manage the Healing Classrooms Education Officer.
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Meet regularly with staff, and partners to assess progress toward objectives, discuss issues and assist in finding solutions to identified challenges.
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Update the education manager regularly on progress.
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Analyse data emerging from the education program and ensure that this analysis informs programming.
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Engage effectively with IRC staff (comms, procurement etc.) to ensure effective delivery and promotion of the programme.
External Relations
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Develop effective working relationships with key partners – including NGOs
and civil society, public authorities at the national and local levels and education institutions.
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Identify and develop strategic partnerships with UK partners for education programming
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Support in the development of new business opportunities to allow the portfolio to grow and develop;
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential
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Progressively responsible relevant work experience, esp. in the implementation of education projects in support of asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants
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Solid understanding of the UK education system and challenges for students with immigrant backgrounds.
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Experience teaching in a UK school is preferred but not essential.
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Professional written and oral communication skills in English
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Experience crafting non-traditional, innovative programming and creating suitable
organisational structures; strong proposal writing skills.
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Proven diplomatic and networking skills: the ability to effectively handle a variety of internal and external relationships including with education sector leaders and government staff;
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Ability to respond to multiple priorities promptly, producing high-quality outcomes.
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Ability to travel occasionally to the service delivery area.
You must have the right to work in the UK. We will be closing this advertisement early if we get high turn out for this role. Salary for this role is £43,400 per annum pro rota , 6 month contract, possibility to a extension. Full time.
The application deadline for this role is 4th of April 2024.
IRC UK strives to be an equal opportunities employer. IRC-UK is committed to equality of opportunity and to non-discrimination for all job applicants and employees, and we seek to ensure diversity inour workforceregardless ofgender, race, religious beliefs, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.
IRC UK welcomes applications from all candidates, including underrepresented groups and refugees who have the right to work in the UK.
IRC UK will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application and/or interview process, and for essential job functions if appointed to a role. Please contact us if you may need such adjustments.
About The Road Safety Trust
The Road Safety Trust (“RST”, “The Trust”) is a grant-giving charitable organisation working hard to reduce the numbers of people killed or injured on our roads. We do this by providing independent funding for vital research and practical interventions into new approaches to road safety.
We are looking for an experienced administrator to join our team and provide valuable administrative support across the organisation.
The Road Safety Trust values and respects each individual employee, client and customer and is committed to promoting equal opportunities throughout its workforce. As such, all relevant applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, disability, or pregnancy status.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Turquoise Mountain is a British charity that was founded in 2006. We believe artisanal heritage matters and has the power to transform lives. We support artisans to thrive and to revitalise traditions in regions of the world where artisanal heritage is endangered, and to connect people through heritage.
Turquoise Mountain is a fast-growing organisation with offices in Afghanistan, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, and the Levant, and with over 400 international and local staff members worldwide. We combine a cultural heritage focus with a wide scope of activities; we support artisans to thrive and to revitalize their traditions by any means necessary, and to connect people across the world through heritage. The places where we work are complex and sometimes affected by conflict.
Sound financial records and prudent management of our finances is core to everything we undertake. We have a small central Finance team that closely works with in-country Finance Teams. Because we, as part of our charitable mission, promote the sale of artisan goods to international markets, Turquoise Mountain has a trading subsidiary and also engages independent trading entities in the countries in which it is active. This means our Finance focus covers both charity and commercial, across different jurisdictions, and with culturally diverse teams. This makes the Head of Global Finance role a diverse one, that requires the ability to switch quickly, to build strong relationships, to lead and guide, whilst maintaining spotless financial records and financial compliance and providing senior management with the information and transparency it needs to make strategic decisions.
This is an exciting time to join TM, as we expand our operations and implement best-practices, the opportunity is there for someone who is committed to capacity building and leading a team through positive change.
Please read through the provided Job Description and Person Profile for more information on the role and how to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you excited to roll up your sleeves and be part of the growth and evolution of a dynamic anti-poverty charity? Are you adept at building relationships and an outstanding communicator? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
As our Fundraising Officer, you will have the exciting opportunity to make a huge difference in improving the lives of people living in hygiene poverty. Working to secure vital funding for the charity’s work and particularly our volunteer-led projects across the UK, you will work closely with the Senior Volunteer Experience, Communications and Fundraising Manager and Head of Fundraising, Communications and External Engagement. You’ll create new income generation streams, manage trusts and foundations’ bid writing and help deliver all fundraising and stewardship initiatives.
The Hygiene Bank is at a pivotal point in its journey as it embarks on its three-year strategy for growth. The charity has grown rapidly since its creation in 2018 and has exciting plans in its mission to end hygiene poverty. The income generation team will play a critical role in this changing organisation.
If you fit this profile and want to use your talents to improve the lives of people across the UK and are interested in remote working opportunities in a flexible organisation with a values-led ethos, we would love to hear from you!
About The Hygiene Bank
Hygiene poverty is not being able to afford many of the everyday hygiene and personal grooming products most of us take for granted. The reality of low income is that it restricts people’s options, leaving us caught between being able to heat our homes, pay the rent, eat, or be clean. It is washing hair, bodies, faces and clothes in the same cheap washing up liquid used for the dishes. It is not being able to replace a toothbrush when needed or sharing a toothbrush because one each just isn't an option. It is having to choose between shaving foam and razors or the transport fare to a job interview.
Hygiene Poverty is the hidden crisis facing the UK. In 2022, The Hygiene Bank published groundbreaking research into the incidence and impact of hygiene poverty. It found that over 3.1 million adults across the country are currently experiencing hygiene poverty and that it is both alarmingly widespread, increasing and disproportionately impacts the most vulnerable. It stops people from participating in society, feeds the mental health crisis and blocks routes out of poverty. It is simply unjust.
At The Hygiene Bank, we believe that everyone deserves to feel clean. That is why our network of projects exists – to give people access to the basics they need.
Job Description
The Fundraising Officer will be a key member of The Hygiene Bank’s income generation and wider team, with a responsibility to help fulfil the charity’s fundraising plans. The role will support the charity’s Senior Volunteer Experience, Communications and Fundraising Manager and Head of Fundraising, Communications and External Engagement to help raise and grow revenue from a diverse portfolio of supporters across the UK, with a particular focus on maximising funds from trusts, foundations and grant-giving organisations, as we implement our new fundraising strategy.
Responsibilities
· Research and build relationships with new and existing grant-making organisations.
· Write and submit applications to grant-making organisations.
· Keep the pipeline of support and the fundraising database updated.
· Assist with evaluation and monitoring reports and ensure these are of high quality and are submitted on time.
· Support and provide guidance to local projects on the development and submission of grant applications, keeping record of all prospects and monitoring the reporting and performance of local projects based on funding requirements.
· Support and assist the Senior Volunteer Experience, Communications and Fundraising Manager and Head of Fundraising, Communications and External Engagement with the implementation of the Fundraising strategy and other team activities.
· Assist in stewarding the support of funders and donors through regular communications updates.
· Have an understanding of charity law, in particular with regard to the Data Protection Act and GDPR and the recording and storage of donor data. Ensure all data is managed within the law and effectively.
· Assist with the creation of fundraising materials, such as newsletters, brochures, Annual Report and other communications.
· Support the team on creative concepts, tactics and messaging for fundraising and communications campaigns.
Person Specification
With a strong alignment with The Hygiene Bank’s values, you will have:
· Excellent communications skills; both written and verbal.
· Strong interpersonal skills: with the ability to forge and develop relationships with individuals, corporate contacts and community groups.
· Sound knowledge of fundraising and income generation.
· Excellent organisational skills: being self-motivated and disciplined, with the ability to work without the need for close supervision.
· The ability to work under pressure and on multiple projects at the same time.
· The ability to represent the charity and its mission in a clear, emotive and factual way.
· An enthusiastic, can-do attitude; a self-starter and a team player, with a flair for building relationships.
This job description and person specification represents an outline of the major components of the job and is not intended to be exhaustive.
Experience
You will have two years’ experience in the following:
· Either fundraising and/or successful voluntary fundraising activities.
· Communicating effectively with a range of audiences.
· Forging and stewarding relationships with key stakeholders.
· Working toward financial targets.
· Using and maintaining budgets.
· Working in the charity sector.
Next Steps
· Deadline for applications – Monday 8th April 9am
· Interviews –.Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10th April, via Teams
· Starting date – as soon as possible thereafter.
We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Please let us know if you need adjustments to the application process.
If you would like to join our team, please submit:
• An up to date CV outlining your employment history, qualifications and contact details.
• A supporting statement (no more than 2 x A4 pages) which i) demonstrates how you meet the criteria outlined in the Person Specification and ii) outlining why you are interested in working for The Hygiene Bank.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Closing Date: 1st April 2024
Stage 1 Online Interviews – 12th and 15th April 2024
Stage 2 Face to Face Interviews – 30th April 2024
Location: Erdington and Selly Park
Hours: Full-time
Duration: Permanent
Salary: Circa £80,000 per year, depending on experience
DBS: A Basic level DBS check, a Probate and a Companies House Check will be required.
"Happy to talk about flexible working."
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior, qualified finance professional with extensive demonstrable experience in charity accounting (or similar) to join a value driven organisation who wants to support more people who require specialist palliative and end of life care.
Reporting directly to the CEO, you will be a highly competent, diligent, and compassionate individual with prior expertise in a senior finance position in either the charity sector, the NHS or similar organisation. Having strong values, you will be comfortable living and demonstrating our values of Kindness, Respect, Positivity, Togetherness, Openness, and Innovation.
You will lead the Finance Team, managing all accounting and financial activities within the charity, and ensuring ongoing financial viability. You will be a confident people manager with a proven ability to provide inspirational leadership and to contribute to the daily running and future strategic direction of the charity as a member of the Executive Leadership Team.
The role will have a shared corporate responsibility for leadership, strategic planning and financial management and will be involved in liaising with and influencing external stakeholders as required.
The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with current membership of a recognised accountancy body, and will be educated to degree-level, or possess equivalent financial qualifications.
You will have extensive management experience, including substantial participation at Board level, and will be experienced in business planning and budget setting at a senior level. You will be competent in developing and implementing financial strategy and will possess a sound knowledge of understanding of accounting and taxation.
Please review the Further Particulars for the role, and the full job description.
If this sounds like the role for you, we’d love to receive your application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As we move into large-scale programme delivery and evaluation, we are expanding the Programmes and Grant Directorate with two new Heads of Programmes roles. Each postholder will lead the development and implementation of a major area of programming, overseeing high quality delivery and ensuring that the work we fund generates robust evidence and insight.
As Head of Programmes, you will manage the work of a cross-functional team delivering a programme of grants, research, evaluation, communications, youth involvement and associated activity. You will provide programme leadership, ensuring that this range of activity is aligned to programme objectives and Youth Futures’ overall strategic aims. You will coordinate programme-related work across the organisation, fostering collaboration in pursuit of a shared purpose.
You will make connections to relevant stakeholders and wider debates, positioning Youth Futures as an organisation at the forefront of thinking and practice in your programme area(s). You will work closely with externally-facing colleagues to feed learning and insight from funded programmes into our policy work, employer engagement and public communications. At the heart of the role is management and oversight of a thematic grants programme, ensuring that funded delivery is of high quality and enables Youth Futures to deepen and build the evidence base of what works in youth employment.
This role can be based at any of our hubs located in London, Birmingham or Leeds. We currently operate a hybrid model of two-days per week in the office and three-days from home. For more information, please download the job recruitment pack.
We are expanding our Programmes & Grants team and have a number of opportunities available on our website.
The young people we aim to serve – and the challenges they face - are all unique. We are looking to build a team that reflects this diversity. Our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, class, religion, identity, and experience forms the cornerstone of our work. We are an equal opportunities, Living Wage and Disability Confident employer and encourage applications from a diverse range of backgrounds representative of our communities. We offer a welcoming and inclusive workplace, where employees are encouraged to have a voice.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Home based: National with occasional travel
Job reference: 183
Contract type: Fixed-term until 31st March 2025 (possible permanency beyond March 2025)
Part time: 22.2 hours, 3 days per week, between Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm (exact dates to be agreed/discussed at interview)
Salary: £13,890.00 - £14,883.00 (Full time equivalent £23,150.00 - £24,805.00) per annum (dependent on experience) +Benefits!
Benefits:
- 25 days pro rata annual leave
- Cash Wellbeing Healthcare Plan Cover
- Death in service benefit
- Option to buy up to 5 additional days pro rata annual leave
- Discretionary shut down days at Christmas
- 1 Community Leave Day per annum
- Bike to work scheme
We have an exciting opportunity for a Part time Bid Officer to join our team, to work within our support services, to provide administrative and bid support to the Service Design and Development (SDD) team. The successful candidate will support the team to submit high quality bids to retain and expand our services.
The Bid Officer will act in a supportive capacity, independently coordinating administrative functions as well as tracking new opportunities and supporting with competitor/market analysis and assisting with managing and tracking of contracts.
As part of POhWER’s Bid team you will support the Bid Manager and Grants and Partnership Manager throughout the tender/application process; monitoring tender trackers and identifying and scoping potential tender opportunities. This role includes completing SSQs (standard selection questionnaires) for tenders and attending market engagement events (virtually or occasionally in person).
We are looking for someone who has excellent administrative, organisational and time management skills with the ability to work accurately, with attention to detail. The successful candidate will have knowledge and understanding of working in a Business Development team including good knowledge of the tender process.
We are looking for someone with good IT skills with knowledge of standard Microsoft packages a good standard of English and maths and confident written and verbal communication skills with a commitment to a high level of confidentiality.
The successful candidate will have a confident and positive attitude as well as a strong team player with a flexible approach to meet needs of the team/business. You will have the ability to work confidently and independently with staff at all levels in the organisation and have knowledge and understanding of production of reports in a variety of formats.
Please refer to the job description for more information about the role.
How to apply
We’re keen to get a Bid officer started in this role. If you think this sounds like the ideal job for you, please apply as soon as possible as we may close this job advert early if we receive a high number of applications.
Please submit your CV and cover letter (cover letter no longer than 1 side of A4) before the application deadline. In your cover letter please include your reasons for applying for the role, how you meet the person specification criteria and your notice period.
Please apply by submitting your CV and cover letter.
Closing Date: 09:00am, Tuesday 2nd April 2024
Interviews: Monday 15th & Tuesday 16th April 2024
Location of Interviews: Remote (via Zoom or Microsoft Teams)
We are looking to recruit people who share our core values and can demonstrate that they apply and live those values in their daily working practice.
We apologise in advance, that if you do not hear back from us within two weeks of the closing date then please presume that you have been unsuccessful.
A DBS check will be conducted for this post.
POhWER is an equal opportunities employer, holder of the Investors in People Silver award and a member of the MINDFUL EMPLOYER scheme. We are a member of the Positive about Disability scheme and disabled applicants who meet all the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Interim Chief Executive
“We're seeking a dynamic leader who thrives at the crossroads of creativity, social impact, and strategic vision. One who excels in managing a small but ambitious team, committed to accelerating health impact through the arts. You'll champion our innovative approach, forge powerful partnerships, and secure the funding needed to scale our programmes nationwide.
If you yearn to make a real difference, if and the idea of weaving the arts into the fabric of well-being excites you, then Aesop is your calling. Join us in building a healthier, more vibrant society, one artistic intervention at a time. Be the leader who inspires a future where creativity heals.” Professor Kevin Fenton CBE PrFPH FRCP PhD - Interim CEO and Chair
About the Role
Aesop are seeking an Interim Chief Executive to work with the Chair, to ensure that Aesop’s charitable vision, mission and strategic plans are developed and delivered effectively and sustainably. The Chief Executive will ensure the charity is well administered and meets its governance responsibilities. The Chief Executive will act as an ambassador to secure Aesop’s impact and profile locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.
About you
You will have successful experience in leadership and the growth of a national charity. Due to the nature of the role, you will have proven turnaround and/or transformation experience and skill set.
A track record of raising funds through grants and success in tendering and bidding for contracts is also crucial. Ideally you will be experienced in working in a resource constraint environment.
With regard to people management, you will have strong leadership expertise and experienced in leading volunteers. Externally, you will represent Aesop positively and effectively in order to secure Aesop’s impact.
It would be great if you …
Have experience within the Arts, health, or social care, or have existing networks in health and grant giving organisations. Strong commercial marketing and sales experience would be advantageous.
What we do
Aesop is an ambitious organisation that has grown since professionalising in 2014. Our vision is of a future when arts solutions for society’s problems are valued and available for all who need them. Our current focus is on major health challenges.
Our team is a welcoming group of people from a diverse range of sectors: health, arts, social care, education, and business, all with a commitment to helping those in need through the power of the arts. We are creative, adaptable, agile, and resilient, responding quickly to challenges and opportunities, putting Aesop at the forefront of the Arts and Health sector.
How to apply
If you are interested in what you have read, then we look forward to hearing from you. We very much hope that you have enough information to help you decide whether to apply for the post.
To be considered for this role you will need to apply with an online application through the recruitment portal. Along with your application please submit an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement of no more than 1,000 words outlining your suitability for the role addressing the job description and person specification.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the advert will be closed early if an appointment is made prior to the closing date so please do not delay in applying.
All applications must be received no later than Tuesday 16th April at 12pm.
The interviews for this role are anticipated to take place at the end of April/beginning of May. If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to confirm the date.
Contract: Fixed Term Contract, Part time
Salary: £80,000 - £100,000 per annum (FTE) dependent on expertise.
Contract: 6-month contract, part-time, circa 3 days per week.
Benefits Competitive
Location: Home-based with the expectation of meeting the team, stakeholders and funders in person as appropriate. Registered office is currently in Witney, Oxfordshire but not used as HQ.
REF-212 803
We are looking for an experienced CEO or senior charity manager, able to manage the business functions of a charity that is just starting out. You will have a proven track record of managing a small, prosocial organisation and setting up the systems necessary for success. You will have skills to work strategically, have business management skills, be able to lead and grow a team and work relationally.
As CEO an important goal will be to put the charity on a firm foundation for long-term sustainability. You will work with our fundraising consultant to ensure a steady income stream of core funding, ensuring financial stability for employees and building partnerships with local organisations to maximise impact and sustainability through collaborative work and partnership bids. This requires considerable, skilled networking and relationship-building, both within the Church’s Community Hub, with our existing partner VCFSE organisations and in the wider sector, including local Councils, PCNs and the ICB.
You will also be principally responsible for the organisation’s HR function, risk and compliance, as well as its monitoring and evaluation of impact (for quality assurance and fundraising purposes). This means ensuring best practice is observed and maintained in these and related areas, including line management, service policy, financial management, safeguarding and data privacy.
Knowledge and/or lived experience of mental health difficulties and the relevant support services/treatment modalities is essential; experience working within the mental health sector is highly desirable. We are seeking someone who is passionate about mental health and views this role as an exciting, long-term opportunity to make a significant difference to the lives of thousands of adults in Birmingham. The post holder will live and champion our unique model of community mental health provision, our vision and values, rooted in the service’s Christian ethos as part of St Germain's holistic mission and ministry to its community.
You will report to St Germain’s Wellbeing Board of Trustees.
Please submit a full CV with covering letter explaining the fit between your skills and experience and this post.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are seeking talented and experienced senior managers to lead the organisation’s Workforce and Living Well Programmes.
Position: Programme Lead x2 roles (Workforce or Living Well Programme)
Location: Remote/Hybrid
Salary: £50,000-£60,000 per annum pro rata
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week (negotiable)
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: 25 days paid holiday (rising to 29 days with service increments) plus 8 bank holiday, Personal Pension Scheme, Healthcare Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Staff Awards Scheme, Company Sick Pay Scheme, Flexible working patterns
Closing Date: Monday 22nd April 2024
Interview Date: 8th or 9th May
About the Role
As a key member of the Strategy and Impact Directorate, you will establish and lead one of our strategic programmes and focus on building key relationships, developing a portfolio of projects and helping us achieve our strategic ambitions.
You will be able to draw on the organisational resources, bringing them together around the problem with a clear and unrelenting focus on impact. Whilst it is important that you bring an effective and efficient approach, it is also critical that you bring creativity and vision to enable the programmes to realise their full potential.
As an experienced senior manager, you will lead the organisation’s Workforce Wellbeing Programme, bringing together a range of projects and activities that respond to the challenges and emotional distress faced by the NHS workforce on a daily basis.
Or, you will lead the Living Well Programme, bringing together a range of projects and activities that respond to the challenges presented by inequality and help to unlock the power of people and communities to create health, maintain good health and to manage as effectively as possible whilst living with one or more chronic conditions which in turn seeks to reduce or avoid demand on NHS services
About You
Whichever Programme you lead, you will have experience of:
· Leading complex multi-partner and stakeholder programmes in the VCSE or public sector
· Leading large programmes including programme management, governance, monitoring, impact measurement and reporting
· Working in an evolving strategic and operational environment and able to maintain and direct impactful programmes through periods of change
· Building and delivering communication strategies, using learning and insight to drive transformation
· Leadership and people management
· Co-production, collaboration and partnership working
· Working in a team to support the delivery of team objectives
About the Organisation
This is an exciting time to join the organisation as we begin to plan and deliver against our newly launched strategy, to achieve our vision of a future with a thriving NHS and the best possible healthcare for everyone, in which the finance team plays a vital role.
You will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and if selected and a supporting statement outlining how you meet the job description, person specification and any preference for a specific programme, via NFP People. The supporting statement should be no more than 2 sides of A4.
Please indicate which role you are applying for. If applying for both please submit a single CV but a separate personal statement for each outlining how your skills and experience meet the requirements of each role.
Other roles you may have experience of could include Programme Lead, Programme Manager, Programme Officer, Senior Programme Manager, Programme, Programmes, Impact, Engagement.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Chief Operating Officer: NHS Retirement Fellowship
£47,420 - £56,918 FTE
22.5 hours per week (0.6)
The NHS Retirement Fellowship is a registered charity No. 287936 which exists for people who have worked in or for health and social care services.
We offer social, leisure and educational activities and welfare support to our members. We facilitate continued and new friendships, focused on local branches across the UK and postal members. We offer national support and events, including a hugely popular national conference.
We have a clear ambition to build our membership, anticipating their needs and developing new ways of meeting them.
This is a new, senior role within our well-established charity and we expect the post holder to play a proactive and productive role as a member of the organisation’s small Management Team.
You must have significant operational experience preferably in a similar role in the NHS or in another public sector or charitable organisation.
Closing date: Application is by CV and a supporting statement by 3rd April 2024
Interviews by Zoom: 18th April 2024