NCW is a dynamic literature house for contemporary writing. Our home is a Grade One-listed medieval building consisting of a 120-seat venue for live events, workshop spaces, a two-bedroom cottage for writers and translators and modern open plan offices. Dragon Hall is located on the historic King St on the banks of the Wensum River in the heart of Norwich, England’s first UNESCO City of Literature.

NCW launched in summer 2018 but dates back to the early 2000s. Growing from just three staff in 2006, then under the name Writers’ Centre Norwich (WCN), the organisation has grown consistently under the leadership of CEO Chris Gribble. We are a friendly, hard-working team, passionate about working with a whole range of people and communities, supporting people to own and share their own stories.

This is a new role, combining our communications and development functions to best communicate our vision and activities to our audiences and stakeholders. You would be responsible for developing, leading, implementing and evaluating the organisation’s communications and development strategies as part of the organisation’s overall business plan. The role works across the organisation to drive innovation and creativity in order to increase reach, value, revenue and reputation. The Head of Communications and Development works closely with the Senior Management Team with the CEO, Executive Director, Head of Programmes and Head of Commercial and Operations) and manages a small Communications and Development Team.

About the Charity

The Anne Robson Trust vision is to ensure every person receives the support, comfort, and companionship they wish for at the end of their life.Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic ART has worked hard to continue to provide support to those at the end of life, and their families by supporting partner hospitals to set up and run teams of ‘end of life’ volunteers, setting up and running the Anne Robson Trust pre bereavement support Helpline, and delivering virtual training sessions and workshops.

Over the next five years we anticipate significant growth in service delivery which will need to be supported by growth in marketing and communications. An exciting moment to join our team.

Job Purpose

The Marketing & Communications Manager will lead on the strategic development and delivery of all communication and marketing activities in order to generate awareness of the charity and its work. The postholder will work closely with the Director of Operations and CEO to fulfil core charity communications.

World Villages for Children is fundraising to end childhood poverty through education.

Set up in 1998, the charity is based in London and funds education places for the world's most impoverished children in the Philippines, Guatemala, Mexico, Brazil, Honduras and Tanzania. In schools run by the Sisters of Mary humanitarian programmes, each year 20,000 destitute children receive care and education. So far over 150,000 children have been helped out of poverty but millions more families and communities have been reached.

We are seeking an experienced and talented Fundraising and Comms Manager to support us and lead the fundraising strategy for our charity. As we embark on a rebrand, new messaging and website you will be joining us at an exciting time as we diversify income and develop our focus on individual giving and philanthropy.

This senior management role will work closely with the UK Manager, trustees and team. It includes close contact and collaboration with the overseas programmes and our beneficiaries and represents a great opportunity for a resourceful fundraiser who wants to innovate, grow the profile of the charity and generate immediate impact at scale.

The successful candidate will have significant experience of fundraising and communications and managing content across all channels including digital. Your fundraising expertise should include a proven track record of attracting and managing a portfolio of income including writing proposals, negotiating and delivering partnerships with, and funds from, charitable trusts and foundations, major donors and corporates. We particularly support applications for this role from those with first-hand experience or links to the communities where we work.

For this hands on role you will need to enjoy working in a small, committed team, be comfortable working at pace in a busy environment and be keen to take on new opportunities as they arise. You will be juggling responsibility for managing key donor relationships, developing new partnership opportunities and reporting to funders. With attention to detail and excellent written, verbal and numeracy skills, you will have the negotiation and strategic management skills to co-ordinate the development of strategy and to monitor budgets. 

If you’re a results focused self-starter, with the big picture in mind, hands-on brilliant with people, cultivating and managing a prospect pipeline, managing partnerships and closing the deal, this could be the role for you.

For more information on the role please refer to the full Job Description and Information Pack. 

Network Development Manager

Full-time, with part-time (4 days and/or term-time) considered for the right candidate

About Challenge Partners

Who we are: Challenge Partners is a practitioner-led education charity that enables collaboration and challenge between schools to enhance the life chances of all children, especially the most disadvantaged.

How we do it: The Challenge Partners central team works closely with school leaders and other education professionals to facilitate a variety of programmes and networks for schools in our partnership. We ensure the knowledge and skills of the best in our network are available to everyone, reducing the variability in education provision whilst improving the performance of all schools, leaders, and pupils in the partnership.

Our team: We are a small, but growing, team of around 25 people. We are dedicated to working hard for our schools whilst enjoying what we do and who we work with. You will be working in a friendly and dynamic group with backgrounds in education, the wider social enterprise and charity sector, and the corporate world. The majority of roles are school-facing, and team members work closely with leaders in our schools to generate and refine ideas and create maximum value for the network.

Job Purpose

This is an exciting role in which you will play a key role in driving the ambitious next phase of growth and development in our network, taking Challenge Partners into new parts of the country where we can make a difference. You will work closely with the Head of Network Development to devise, project manage and execute a tactical growth strategy, and with our Marketing and Communications Executive to devise and execute high impact sales and marketing plans that will result in accelerated growth of our partnership.

We are looking for an experienced sales professional, preferably with experience of working across sales and marketing functions in a membership organisation or charity.  Experience of working in or serving schools in England would be ideal. Applications from candidates without this will be considered if they can demonstrate how they would quickly build credibility with school and trust leaders.

Business Development

• Work with the Head of Network Development to devise and implement sales plans that align with our ambitious growth strategy
• Identify key prospects, develop effective approaches to engage potential new school and trust leaders in our offer
• Broker meetings between Challenge Partners’ senior staff and advocates with school and trust leaders
• Keep the CRM updated with all relationships, meetings and developments, project managing lead conversions and supporting through proposal to contracting
• Represent Challenge Partners externally at prospecting meetings and events

• Build and grow good relationships with school and trust leaders to develop a wide network of contacts, continually growing and developing our leads

Sales management, use of data and reporting

• Support development of our CRM for excellence in account management working with our  Data and Impact Assistant to implement enhancements to Salesforce
• Develop and refine tools, processes and resources to enable high volume sales with repeatable processes, collaborating with the Marketing and Communications Executive to introduce greater automation and use of metrics to inform strategy
• Provide regular reports with monthly KPIs and data across sales pipeline, lead conversion and customer care

Marketing Insights and Activity

• Gather customer insights throughout the year to enable us to refine our partnership offer, improve retention and inform sales and marketing (e.g. surveys, focus groups)
• Help shape our marketing strategy, aligned to our sales plan and growth strategy. Ensure agreement on key activities and responsibilities with the Head of Knowledge Exchange and Engagement and Head of Network Development
• Provide curated information on  programmes, networks and hubs for content marketing and help to create marketing assets

Person Specification

Minimum of 3 years experience of business development and /or sales is preferred. Specific skills and attitudes we are looking for include:

• Commitment to our mission and values
• An externally focused and proactive attitude, with the energy and passion to engage people and excite them in Challenge Partners
• Great presentation skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to move seamlessly between strategic thinking and operational delivery and do both
• Proven sales track record or experience of business development
• Project management experience and confidence in using a CRM system
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to form positive relationships with colleagues and school leaders from a range of backgrounds

Personal Characteristics:

Our team is very important to us, and we are looking for someone who shares our key values:

● Excellence- we are always looking for ways to improve because we are determined to achieve the best for every child, teacher and leader.

● Equity- we treat each other fairly, with trust, care and respect. We seek the best for every child, and know that those who have the least, need our combined expertise the most.

● Courageous leadership- we speak up and take responsibility for all children, making sure that we do not harm others in doing our best for our own schools

● Challenge- We expect the best of ourselves and each other, and value challenge which helps us improve

● Collaboration- We listen to, share with and learn from each other, developing our practice together so that every child benefits from our combined wisdom and creativity

● Innovation- We use and generate research, we innovate with discipline and evaluate intelligently in pursuit of better outcomes for all children, especially the most disadvantaged.

Benefits of working for Challenge Partners

● 25 days of paid holiday per year

● An employer contributed pension - matched up to 5% of your own contribution

● Private health insurance

● Flexible working hours, involving remote and office work as well as in-person attendance at events around the country

● A supportive and friendly team

● A chance to make a real difference to educational outcomes

Salary

£35,000 - £40,000

How to apply and our recruitment process

Challenge Partners is committed to further enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion within our team and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. Our approach is to use blind shortlisting in accordance with best practice.

Applications are welcomed from individuals who would like to work part-time (minimum 4 days a week and/or term-time), job-share, flexibly or on secondment.

If you would like to be a part of our team, then please apply via Charity Job no later than midnight on Tuesday 2 November providing:

● A CV of no more than two pages which includes your current salary

● A statement of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role and the person specification

Please note that we will disregard your application if we do not receive a CV and role-specific cover letter.

Appointment will be dependent on receipt of satisfactory references and completing a DBS check.

Please state in your covering email whether you wish to apply full-time, part-time, job-share, flexible working or on secondment.

Next Steps:

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to telephone interviews on Friday 5 November.

Successful candidates will then be invited to final interviews on Tuesday 9 November.

You should also notify us if you have any issues with the proposed timeline.

We are NASS, the National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society. We are here to transform the diagnosis and care of people living with axial spondyloarthritis, so everyone can live well with it.

Axial SpA is an inflammatory condition of the spine and joints. It works silently, leaving people in increasing pain and feeling exhausted.  In the UK, more people live with axial SpA than MS and Parkinsons combined, and it affects young people, with symptoms often starting in mid-teens to early 20s.

This is an exciting time to join the charity. We have a new strategic plan and new brand, as well as ambitions to grow public awareness of axial SpA. And our digital communications is at the heart of our plans to reach new audiences, increase awareness of axial SpA and campaign so everyone can live well with the condition.

You will be joining the marketing, communications and fundraising team of six people and will become our in-house digital expert.

Want to find out more about life with axial SpA? Watch this video where Max share’s his story - https://youtu.be/mPCYx5lGNtc

Purpose of role

Your role is to manage our digital communications, across social media, websites and e-mail marketing. You will work with the Head of Marketing, Communications and Fundraising to deliver a programme that:

• raises awareness of axial SpA and the work we do to help people live well
• grows our fundraising income and
• increases the number of NASS members.

This is a hands-on and cross-cutting role that covers everything from content creation to setting-up and monitoring social media advertising campaigns, to supporting our website and making sure it’s easily found via search engines and google ads, and to using data to report on the performance of campaigns.

To be successful in this role you will have a combination of creative and technical skills. Whether you are making videos for social media, writing and creating posts that get noticed, setting up ad campaigns, interrogating Google analytics or creating marketing emails that motivate our community, your passion for reaching, inspiring and engaging our audiences will shine through.

The post will involve some UK travel and networking.

If you would like to apply for this role, please send your CV and a covering letter telling us how you would use your digital skills and knowledge to increase awarness of axial SpA.

Key responsibilities

1) The day-to-day management of organic social media activities, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikkTokk and LinkedIn. 

2) The management of social media advertising campaigns that support income generation, grow our donor base, increase the number of NASS members and increase public awareness of axial SpA. 

3) Work with colleagues across NASS to plan, create and deliver compelling digital marketing content, including:

• the development of compelling and accurate copy, that is on brand
• filming and editing simple videos for our social media channels 
• selecting images, creating social media cards and creatives for posts 

4) Ensuring our websites and campaigns are easy to find by: 

• Running a programme of Google ads (funded by google grants) 
• Improving SEO for our websites, making it easier for people to find the information they need from us via search engines/

5) Maintain the NASS WordPress website and support any new website initiatives, including being the first point of contact with our digital agency. 

6) Day to day management of email marketing, including building emails using Campaign Monitor and using data to analyse the performance of email marketing. 

7) Providing reports on the performance of digital marketing activities, based on data and advise on the interpretation of the data, to help shape decisions about digital marketing activities. 

8) Champion a test-and-learn approach to all our digital marketing activities, building a/b testing into plans. 

9) Own our digital marketing calendar, liaising with colleagues across NASS to ensure that all our activities are planned and delivered to deadline. 

10) Support the Head of Marketing and Communications with the further development of the NASS website.

11) Proactively keep up to date with digital innovations and best practice, recommending ways they could be incorporated into NASS digital marketing and communications activities. 

About Voice 21

Voice 21 is the national oracy education charity. We exist to empower every child to use their voice for success in school and life. Our work transforms learning and life chances through talk by increasing access to a high-quality oracy education for those that need it most. You can find out more about our journey so far and plans for the future here. 

Role purpose

The School Recruitment and Partnerships Lead will be a key part of the External Relations team. They will have responsibility for our business development pipeline and play a crucial role in encouraging schools to join our membership programme - Voice 21 Oracy Schools - through calls, emails, events and other business development activities. On a day-to-day basis they will regularly speak to teachers and senior leaders in schools about our work, as well as undertaking other marketing activities to support this. Where opportunities arise, they will also submit funding bids to help subsidise our work with schools in particular areas of the country.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and implement a school recruitment strategy based on targets in our five-year organisational strategy for growth, with a particular focus on targeting schools that fall into our ‘target population’ (schools in the top 40% for average Free School Meals eligibility)

• Meet with senior leaders and teachers (usually virtually) to talk about our work and its impact, encouraging them to become Voice 21 Oracy Schools

• Build relationships with business development prospects in Multi-Academy Trusts, local authorities and senior leadership teams in schools

• Produce analysis and reporting on school recruitment as required, and feed insights back to improve the overarching strategy

• Identify and utilise opportunities to reach new education audiences to publicise our work

• Collaborate on the development of broader marketing strategies to schools, including via digital communications

• Represent Voice 21 at external events in the education sector to raise awareness of our work

• Submit funding applications to trusts and foundations on an ad hoc basis to support our work with schools, in particular for bespoke projects with groups of schools in a specific geographical area where an opportunity has arisen.

• Manage relationships with existing funders of school projects, providing a high-level of responsiveness

Skills and experience required

• Experience selling to schools and/or Multi-Academy Trust/local authority leaders OR experience in a business development role in another context, but with separate experience in or demonstrable understanding of the education sector.

• Strong influencing and negotiating skills

• The skills and experience to develop and maintain a sales pipeline of leads and prospects

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including experience building and maintaining relationships with external audiences in a customer-facing role

• Experience producing persuasive written work, such as fundraising applications

• Good knowledge of the education sector and issues affecting schools today

• Good IT skills, ideally including use of a database such as Salesforce

You’ll love this job if...

• You enjoy talking to people and persuading them to join a cause you’re passionate about

• You are motivated by an ambitious plan and a desire to make things happen 

• You love building strong relationships and thrive in a people-centric culture

• You are passionate about making a change to young people’s learning and life chances. 

Application details 

To apply: Please send your cover letter and CV by the closing date, stating ‘School Recruitment and Partnership Lead’ in the subject box. It would also help us to specify where you saw the vacancy advertised. Please ensure both documents are no more than two pages in length and that your cover letter outlines how you meet the ‘skills and experience required’ (above) and why you think you could successfully contribute to Voice 21’s growth.

Please also click here to fill out our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form 

Interview dates: w/c 1st November, to be confirmed

Start date: as soon as possible

Questions: If you have any questions about the role, please contact Alex Newton

As an equal opportunities employer, Voice 21 is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

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

Summary

The role of Senior Volunteer Development lead has become available for a 12-month fixed term maternity cover contract. This exciting role is vital to the delivery of our charities "fighting diabetes with you" outcome driver. The role involves supervision of the North of England volunteer team, significantly the role is to develop maintain and grow our volunteers and supporters in line with our five-year strategy "a generation to end the harm"

Interview Date(s): 10 & 11 November 2021

Package

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,500 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
• Annual season ticket loan* (on completion of your probation period and if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme* (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

Main Responsibilities

To supervise and develop the North of England Volunteer team, in synergy with the rest of Team North, to creatively recruit and retain both new and existing volunteers and supporters looking for impactful partnership opportunities in line with our charity's strategy. To oversee and develop all volunteer processes particularity safeguarding in line with Diabetes UK Charitable commission guidelines. Ability to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends is essential

Ideal Candidate

Will be able to demonstrate the ability to build and develop relationships and partnerships internally and externally, have project management skills, remain calm under pressure and have a good sense of balance conflicting priorities. The ideal candidate will be confident in working autonomously managing varying responsibilities, strong knowledge of Safeguarding policy's and producers concerning children and vulnerable adults, the assurance to act as the safeguarding contact.

Please note that all job offers are subject to you providing acceptable evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK.

Groundwork is the community charity with a green heart.  We believe that big global issues – the economy, the environment – have a big local impact. Groundwork operates throughout the UK helping communities find practical solutions to the challenges they face.

Senior Sustainable Business Consultant

Salary: £28,536 - £32,746 pro rata per annum depending on experience

Location: Working across the East of England – home and office based at any Groundwork East offices

Hours: Full time (37 hours per week) or Part time (minimum 22.5 hours per week)

Contract: 2-year fixed term contract (with potential for extension)

Groundwork East has over 30 years of experience in delivering bespoke projects that use the environment as a catalyst for building a more sustainable future.  Our business service offering is developing and growing and as a result we are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic individual able to evidence their history of working with businesses, local authorities and groups to identify their carbon footprint, energy and resource use to join our team.  Also, key will be experience of delivering high-level support to help organisations develop big picture sustainability strategies, action plans and support delivery.

The role will provide a range of project work from delivering on-site and distant environmental and energy efficiency support, working with emission calculator tools, understanding business costs (both environmental and financial) and identifying opportunities for improvement, to carbon foot-printing and the development of sustainability and carbon management strategies.

The successful candidate will show a commitment to sustainability which may be evidenced by formal education, qualifications, relevant experience or membership of a relevant professional body. We would also like to see a proven track record in undertaking carbon footprinting work. The role requires a valid driving licence, access to a vehicle with a willingness to travel, excellent communication, organisational and diplomacy skills. 

For further information about the role and to apply, please visit our website, link below.

Closing date: Monday 1 November, 9am

Interview date: Thursday 4 November via TEAMS

Senior Support Worker - Young People

Join before 30th September 2021 to receive a bonus of £1000

Are you currently a Support Worker looking to move into a Senior Support Worker position? Are you interested in a career where you will make a real difference to young people’s lives? Do you understand the challenges which young people face in daily life? Maybe a career with our client is for you?

They provide residential services for young people aged 16-25 years old who have been discharged from psychiatric inpatient stays or may have experienced previous admissions and/or placement breakdowns. The young people they care for often require a high level of support and dynamic approach to risk management in order to support problems they may have with self-harming, behaviour and emotional regulation. Their aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic, least restrictive approach to live in a non-secure community setting and to achieve their individual goals in preparation for transition to adult life.

They are currently looking for a Senior Support Worker, or an experienced Support Worker looking to develop into a senior post. You support the Deputy and Residential Manager in supervising a team of staff with the aim to help their young people move into independent living in the future.

You will be based within their residential home in Ramsbottom, Bury working shifts over a 37.5 hour working week, consisting of earlies, lates, sleep ins & nights when required to support the service. Flexibility will be required.

Company Benefits

- Competitive pay (£10.56 per hour + £1000 Welcome Bonus paid over 5 months)
- £100 bonus after completing 6-month probation
- 22 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (Rising to 27 days holiday plus bank holidays with service)
- Excellent Learning and Development opportunities (NVQ Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care)
- Enhanced company pension
- Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Paid Induction (Running over 3 days)
- Free on-site parking
- Paid Enhanced DBS check
- Healthcare Cashplan with costs provided towards dental and optical care and a range of other healthcare treatments and benefits including discounted gym memberships
- Access to their 24-hour Wellbeing Support Portal/ Employee Assistance Programme
- Online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits
- The opportunity for internal promotions & progression
- Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £1000 per referral)
- Regular social events and recognition schemes (‘Employee of the year awards’, Summer & Christmas parties)

Your role as a Senior Support Worker

- To carry out direct and indirect care of young people with complex mental health needs
- To work in a team, giving the highest standard of care possible to the young people.
- To work alongside the Deputy and Residential Manager to support with the management of staff and smooth running of the home
- To closely follow individual care plans and support young people with education, shopping, and social and leisure activities.
- To carry out multiple interventions involving the delivery of care to young people
- To promote independence amongst the young people
- To provide support, advice and information to the young people, parents and other carers
- To carry out further duties as per our attached document (Writing reports, general office admin etc)

Requirements of a Senior Support Worker

- NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent within Care
- Flexibility - Your role will involve working shifts including sleep ins/weekends/Bank Holidays
- Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others
- Good written skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately
- IT Literate (Able to write emails and use Microsoft Office)
- An understanding of the issues around confidentiality
- An understanding of safeguarding
- Professional working boundaries between staff and service users
- Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations

Desirable Criteria

- Full UK Driving Licence
- Previous experience of working with young people who have mental health needs

If you are interested in joining an enthusiastic, motivated business who thrive in developing and rebuilding young people and young adults with complex difficulties then please apply today.

Please note that they do not accept CV’s and the application must be completed in full.

To support their commitment as a COVID-19 Secure employer, all of their interviews will be held over video platform.

Our client operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

They are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community.

They reserve the right to close the advert early, should they appoint a suitable candidate.

Our client is a CQC registered organisation and therefore all staff who work in or visit any of their residential homes will have to demonstrate evidence that they have received the COVID vaccination as a condition of employment.

We are looking for someone who is experienced and enthusiastic to join our animal welfare department as an Operations Manager.

Mayhew is a leading animal welfare charity working to improve the lives of dogs, cats and the people in our communities – in London and internationally.

In this exceptional time, You will play a key role in our Senior Management Team, working alongside all of them and our trustees to ensure Mayhew's mission and strategy is successful.

You will be responsible for overall line management of the kennels, cattery, animal welfare officers, adoptions and night teams.  Therefore, strong experience in mentoring and performance management is essential.

This is a permanent role, however candidates who may wish to apply for a interim basis are welcomed, please state if which you would prefer on your cover letter.

First round interviews will be conducted over Zoom.

Mayhew works in, and supports a diverse community here in London and Internationally, therefore, we welcome applicants from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds and the LGBT+ community.

If this sounds of interest to you read the Job Description and Person Specification below and apply.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this post early, should we receive a high volume of applications.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Analyst (x 2) to join the data insights team – Physics Insights – at the Institute of Physics on a fixed term basis (December 2021 – April 2022).

The role

This exciting role is integral to the IOP’s knowledge hub, providing insights on the physics discipline and the community as well as supporting long term strategic thinking.

The successful candidate will join an expanding team that is bolstering our research and data analytics capability in order to deliver insights that inform our policy influencing work and programmes, support our business operations, as well as define and track our impact metrics.

The Senior Data Analyst(s) will have the technical skills and knowledge base to collate and analyse data, and work with the community to drive insights into the physics landscape. In the role you will lead on the development and implementation of processes for data extraction, cleansing, analysis, and create visualisations to help drive insights. The Senior Data Analyst will work closely with the other technical members of the team as well as with colleagues across the IOP to help ensure a robust data and evidence led approach is taken in new and existing data driven projects.

Their work will strengthen our understanding of the physics landscape, collecting and analysing data across a wide range of parameters such as discipline, funding, publications, patents, business, people, place and infrastructure.

The Person

We are looking for two experienced Senior Data Analyst(s). You will have experience designing workflows to allow analysis of multiple complex datasets, and have experience analysing structured/unstructured datasets, detecting issues & providing solutions. You will have a flare for interpreting and presenting data and the knowhow to develop user friendly interactive visualisations to communicate technical information clearly to a non-technical audience.

An understanding of and interest in the science research and funding landscape in the UK and Ireland would be particularly advantageous in this role.

Future of Work

The Institute of Physics is an equal opportunities employer and our people are at the heart of our approach to delivery. Following the impact of COVID-19, we have developed a new, innovative and exciting trust-based model of flexible working. This empowers our staff to choose both individually and as a team how, when and where they work to deliver the goals of the organisation, acknowledging that there will be occasions where in-person meetings, collaborations and events will help generate greater impact.

The Future of Work initiative is based on the principles of collaboration, trust, flexibility and agility. You will be allocated a ‘base’ office which can also be a chosen place of work.

Application

Alongside your CV, please ensure you include a cover letter stating how you meet the person specification. 

Why work with us?

The Institute of Physics (IOP) is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland, we seek to raise public awareness and understanding of physics and support the development of a diverse and inclusive physics community. As a charity, we’re here to ensure that physics delivers on its exceptional potential to benefit society.

We have an ambitious new corporate strategy and you’ll play a part in helping us to deliver it.  There’s never been a more exciting time to join the IOP - watch our new film to find out more about our work.

As well as a competitive salary and professional development opportunities, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including an excellent pension scheme, private medical insurance and generous annual leave. We also offer a range of other benefits including childcare vouchers, gym membership and interest free season ticket loans.

Head of Memberships & Events
Salary: £36,000 (pro rata) per annum (FTE £40,000)
Contract: Permanent, part time, 31.5 hours per week
Based: Littlemore, Oxford / home (hybrid working available)

The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) runs one of the most successful membership and individual giving programmes in the Wildlife Trust movement, with over 28,000 memberships generating nearly £3m income per year.

The Head of Memberships & Events is a critical senior fundraising role, vital to securing the future of the Trust, and makes a positive impact in growing BBOWT’s membership, regular giving and mass giving income streams, alongside delivery of our large-scale events. As well as managing the memberships, marketing and events teams the post-holder can expect to be involved in the coordination of mass appeals, membership recruitment and retention, the innovative use of digital fundraising techniques, positive membership experiences, and the engagement of new and diverse audiences.

If you feel that you can take our appeals, member engagement, events and digital fundraising to the next level and you would like to help us achieve our goals of creating more nature everywhere and to enable people to take action for nature across our three counties, then we’d love to hear from you!

The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust is a membership-based voluntary organisation, managing over 80 nature reserves, influencing land management and educating and encouraging all sectors of the community to care for local wildlife.

The closing time and date for applications is 11.59pm on Thursday 4th November 2021.

Interviews will comprise a 2-Stage process. Stage 1 will be held via Zoom on 16 November 2021. Those invited to Stage 2 will be required to attend a further interview on 22 November 2021.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can download the job description and complete your application.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

No agencies please.

Summary

As a Senior Finance Business Partner you will guide decision makers to commercial outcomes which enable Diabetes UK to achieve our strategic aims. You will be responsible for shaping and delivering the business partnering function for our Engagement & Fundraising directorate, working collaboratively with an Assistant Business Partner who reports into you.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real contribution to the future success of Diabetes UK across our five-year strategy period, and will equip the right candidate with a broad range of experience and knowledge as they progress their career. We have a new cloud-based finance system which you will have the opportunity to develop and improve so it's the best it can be for you, the Finance team and our customers.

Interviews: 10-11 November 2021

Any face to face interviews will be taking place at Wells Lawrence House, London

Package

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,500 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
• Annual season ticket loan* (on completion of your probation period and if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme* (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

Main Responsibilities

You will provide expert support and advice to senior leaders, playing an integral role in their management team, presenting insightful analysis and management reports and providing leadership and advice on budget and forecast. You will pro-actively identify risks and opportunities, suggest actions and mitigations, and influence senior leaders to take these forward in the best interests of the charity. You will play a leading role in the development of forecasting models and KPIs for Engagement & Fundraising activities and income streams and become a trusted expert adviser.

Ideal Candidate

You are a qualified accountant with a proactive, curious and thorough approach and experience working collaboratively in a business partnering environment, providing support and advice to stakeholders at all levels. You have excellent communication skills and are able to influence and confidently challenge others to make the best decisions for the organisation.

You have experience supporting engagement and fundraising teams with insightful financial analysis and fundraising models and an understanding of related key issues such as restricted funds. You work flexibly in a busy environment and manage conflicting demands by prioritising the most urgent needs of the organisation. It would be desirable for you to have some line management and coaching experience but this is not essential.

Summary

As a Senior Finance Business Partner you will guide decision makers to commercial outcomes which enable Diabetes UK to achieve our strategic aims. You will be responsible for shaping and delivering the business partnering function for our Engagement & Fundraising directorate, working collaboratively with an Assistant Business Partner who reports into you.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real contribution to the future success of Diabetes UK across our five-year strategy period, and will equip the right candidate with a broad range of experience and knowledge as they progress their career. We have a new cloud-based finance system which you will have the opportunity to develop and improve so it's the best it can be for you, the Finance team and our customers.

Interviews: 10-11 November 2021

Any face to face interviews will be taking place at Wells Lawrence House, London

Package

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,500 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
• Annual season ticket loan* (on completion of your probation period and if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme* (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

Main Responsibilities

You will provide expert support and advice to senior leaders, playing an integral role in their management team, presenting insightful analysis and management reports and providing leadership and advice on budget and forecast. You will pro-actively identify risks and opportunities, suggest actions and mitigations, and influence senior leaders to take these forward in the best interests of the charity. You will play a leading role in the development of forecasting models and KPIs for Engagement & Fundraising activities and income streams and become a trusted expert adviser.

Ideal Candidate

You are a qualified accountant with a proactive, curious and thorough approach and experience working collaboratively in a business partnering environment, providing support and advice to stakeholders at all levels. You have excellent communication skills and are able to influence and confidently challenge others to make the best decisions for the organisation.

You have experience supporting engagement and fundraising teams with insightful financial analysis and fundraising models and an understanding of related key issues such as restricted funds. You work flexibly in a busy environment and manage conflicting demands by prioritising the most urgent needs of the organisation. It would be desirable for you to have some line management and coaching experience but this is not essential.