Senior Manager

NSPCC JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:                 Senior Manager, Strategy & Impact Team

DEPARTMENT: Strategy, Policy and Evidence

LOCATION:                   Shoreditch, London

GRADE:                       P6

NSPCC are seeking an exceptional candidate to lead the implementation of our ten year strategy which will formally launch in April 2021. The next strategy will enable us to achieve greater change for children and further our aim of preventing child abuse and neglect.

The successful candidate will have strong support for NSPCC’s mission and values and experience of strategic thinking. They will work as part of the Strategy and Impact team alongside the Project Management Office to help teams across the NSPCC to transition to the new strategy.

JOB PURPOSE

To further the NSPCC’s impact by leading strategy implementation planning and the management of organisational change. This person will help us move to our new organisational strategy and to keep the strategy alive and relevant for teams across the NSPCC, strengthening strategic thinking on individual projects and services, so together we make the biggest difference for children.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Help teams across the NSPCC make the biggest difference for children

• Provide strategic advice and support to teams and cross-direct initiatives, providing advice, conducting strategic reviews, and leading workshops (eg what is the NSPCC’s strategy for xx type of abuse?).
• Provide thought leadership, working in a collaborative way to draw from the expertise that sits inside and outside the NSPCC e.g. becoming a trauma informed organisation, making EDI part of all we do.
• Lead and incubate specific projects to improve organisational delivery of the strategy, working with experts and key stakeholders to understand issues and develop solutions and buy-in.
• Identify opportunities for the NSPCC to make further progress towards its mission. Adapt the strategy/its ambitions over time, assessing internal and external learning and opportunities.
• Scrutinise and challenge evidence from a wide variety of sources.
• Develop ways of working and operating model/organisation design.
• Manage and commission primary and secondary research and/or consultancy.
• Bring best practice on strategic thinking, implementation planning and change management practice to the NSPCC’s work to strengthen strategic focus and delivery.

Coordinate cross-organisation planning processes

• Contribute to cross organisation annual business planning and target setting.
• Oversee implementation planning for the new strategy. Monitor and report on implementation progress and risks, identifying issues and taking mitigating actions.
• Contribute to reporting and communicating the progress being made towards our organisational strategy, shining a light on successes, and highlighting where leadership attention may be needed.
• Identify ways to strengthen organisational planning and performance management.
• Apply change management tools, to translate plans into action

Bring the strategy to life: make it meaningful for our people and our users

• Be an ambassador for the strategy and translate it into meaningful changes for all. Develop relationships, act as an information broker between teams, identify and raise issues and help us to understand where more engagement and support is needed.
• Provide proactive and sustained messaging about why this strategy, why now, why us, and the roles we all play towards achieving it. Support others to play these roles, internally and externally.
• Continually look for ways to strengthen the quality of performance management. For example, ensuring that high quality conversations around impact and progress towards the strategy are taking place throughout the organisation.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Reports to the Associate Head of Impact, in the Strategy, Policy and Evidence directorate
• Works closely with the Strategy, Policy and Evidence Senior Management Team and the NSPCC’s Leadership Team more widely
• Interfaces with Directors on the Executive Board including the Chief Executive
• Key influencers relevant to the children’s sector including other charities, local and national NSPCC partners 

KEY INTERDEPENDENCIES

• Linking to all parts of the Strategy, Policy and Evidence directorate
• Linking to and facilitating annual business planning
• Linking to and facilitating the setting of annual targets, representing the scale of our ambition
• Linking to the Project Management Office, which oversees the top priority projects and programmes across the NSPCC.
• Linking with Communications teams

PERSON SPECIFICATION

1. Commitment to our mission to end cruelty to children. Courageous in standing up for what is right, identifying and acting on concerns in a timely and sensitive way.
2. Confident strategic thinker: able to appreciate the bigger picture and apply sound judgment to identify highest impact options. Able to seek out relevant evidence, develop insights and relate this to the mission of the NSPCC.
3. An understanding of organisational strategy and planning, with some experience of change management.
4. Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, comfortable working with senior internal and external stakeholders, with an ability to convince and inspire others.
5. Oriented to continuous improvement, finding solutions and making an impact. Takes the initiative, learns from past performance and is open to change.
6. Quality written and oral communication, able to produce high quality written reports, deliver impactful presentations, and facilitate discussions.
7. Proven project management skills including project planning and managing multiple stakeholders. Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritise accordingly, working independently.

NSPCC Values

The NSPCC is the only charity focused on ending child cruelty across the UK. Everything we do protects children and prevents abuse. A brand’s values determine how an organisation acts; they shape the way it works and they create a point of difference. These are the values that we feel best embody the NSPCC brand and what we stand for:

Putting children first: we believe in children and we want what’s best for them.

Taking a stand: We are brave in our actions and we stand up for what is right, regardless of who is committing the wrong.

Making an impact: We base our decisions and actions on evidence and the difference these will make to ending cruelty to children.

Striving for excellence: We always strive to do and be the best we can, so that we can – directly and indirectly - give every child the start in life they deserve.

Working together: We always achieve more for children through working together.

Job Description

Job Title: Partnerships Manager

Location: Quantum House, 22 – 24 Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London, EC4A 3AB. Open to flexibility on location provided able to attend offices in London on regular basis.

Purpose: A fantastic opportunity to lead on managing relationships with our major charity partnerships including Bank of America and Health Education England (NHS Ambassadors). The charity aims to ensure that all young people have the inspiration, motivation, knowledge, skills and opportunities they need to help them achieve their potential. The role is a fixed contract up to 12 months for maternity cover.

Reports to: Director of Operations & Programmes

Additional Terms: 30 days paid holiday, exclusive of Statutory Holiday plus competitive pension scheme and a volunteering allowance of up to 5 days – pro rata in accordance with the length of contract. Additional family friendly benefits including enhancements to Statutory Payments.

Remuneration: £32k - £34k per annum (depending upon experience)

Appointment Terms: Fixed Term up to 12 months (Maternity Cover)

The role:

Working closely with the senior management team and colleagues across the organisation, the successful candidate will be leading on the account management of our major employer partnerships. Key partnerships with employers and professional associations from across the world of work are integral to the work we do as an organisation, contributing not only towards our reputation and network but also recruitment of volunteers for our programmes, delivery of campaigns and projects as well as funding.

This role will focus primarily on supporting our programmes aimed at inspiring the next generation through interactions with volunteers from the world of work (Inspiring the Future, Primary Futures) and work collaboratively with colleagues delivering the Inspiring Governance contract. The successful candidate will play a vital role in both account management and business development dedicated to consistently delivering a high level of service to all our partners.

We are looking for an experienced relationship manager to support our partnerships with Bank of America (BofA), lead corporate supporter of Inspiring the Future, Health Education England (HEE) major funder of the NHS Ambassador programme and the Department for Transport (DfT) Aviation campaign. The role focuses on supporting the organisations to ensure effective, successful, well-established partnerships and providing a key point of liaison.

The successful applicant will be expected to develop a strong network of contacts within partner organisations including attending their offices as appropriate. They will also work with colleagues in mobilising partner employees to volunteer their time to support students through Inspiring the Future and related programmes, planning and coordination of bespoke employee engagement sessions with groups of students and developing appropriate projects and resources.

We are looking for someone keen to take on fixed-term contract which is maternity cover for our existing Partnerships Manager. This is a very exciting period to be with the charity which has made a rapid pivot to virtual interactive events and has strong support from existing major partners to continue to innovate and grow the programmes. This role also provides a fantastic opportunity to develop significant skills both within the not-for-profit and corporate sectors through the partnership work.

Key accountabilities

Relationship/Account management (70%)

• Take responsibility for the stewardship of major partners covering any particular projects, initiatives and campaigns as directed, ensuring they receive a positive experience of working with the charity, and have experienced the benefits of a mutually beneficially partnership, all with the aim of extending the relationship including opportunities for fundraising.
• Successfully deliver the high value corporate partnerships with BofA, HEE and DfT. Ensuring that outcomes are appropriately measured and we meet all KPIs agreed.
• Maintain a strong personal network and high personal visibility across partner organisations to promote Inspiring the Future and Inspiring Governance to maximise employee engagement; acting as the principal point of contact for Inspiring the Future and Inspiring Governance enquiries from employees.
• Work with each organisation to engage their employees with Inspiring the Future and other programmes including Inspiring Governance
• Promote the partnership internally within each partner organisation as appropriate, using internal newsletters, video, intranet, direct mailings and case studies to recruit new employee volunteers and celebrate engagement.
• Working with colleagues to plan and deliver volunteering opportunities virtually and as appropriate in sites across the UK, inviting local school groups to meet volunteers to gain career insights; provide creative opportunities for departments and employee networks.
• Produce and disseminate guidance, and provide necessary resources, for employees taking part in Inspiring the Future volunteer events.

Strategic Planning (10%)

• Supporting the development of strategic plans across partnerships, ensuring funding pipelines are as visible as possible to SMT and plans in place to secure funding in the next cycle.

• Reviewing and enhancing resources and materials for employer engagement.
• Liaising with the Inspiring Governance regional managers to ensure that activities are complementary
• Keep up to date with current corporate issues, sector research and fundraising trends.

Developing new employer relationships (20%)

• Developing effective relationships with other key employers and professional associations identifying opportunities for effective promotion of Inspiring the Future volunteering schemes when appropriate
• Supporting the charity to develop employer bids and pitches identifying opportunities for income generation

Other

• Other ad hoc administrative tasks to support the team as needed

We are looking for an agile and enthusiastic individual, capable of absorbing key information quickly, as well as the ability to handle a diverse workload in order to meet the fast pace of the organisation. Education and Employers is a small, ambitious charity working to bring about change. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with strong communication skills and work well with a small team in a dynamic working environment.

Person specification

Skills/ Knowledge/ Expertise

Essential

• Experience in successful relationship management - of managing multi-stakeholder relationships and programme management. Ability to engage confidently, articulately and sensitively with stakeholders and partners at a range of levels of seniority up to and including board level
• Excellent, planning, prioritisation, time management, and organisational skills in order to effectively manage multi-faceted projects to agreed timescales, deadlines and budgets
• Polished presentation skills, adapting to different audiences and opportunities and including the ability to speak to research finding and create effective presentations.
• Excellent written communication skills. Fluency in written and spoken English
• Understanding of the corporate social responsibility landscape and knowledge and interest in the education and / or employment sector
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent knowledge and practical application of Microsoft office tools

Desirable

• A passion for supporting young people in realising their potential
• Knowledge of the education and employment sectors including careers support for young people and corporate social responsibility agendas
• Experience of working in a small team
• Understanding of risk management and data protection

Personal Attributes

• Strong client facing aptitude and communication skills both written and verbal.
• A “can-do” attitude and creative approach to a limited marketing budget.
• Calm and patient when dealing with a range of internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Demonstrates sensitivity and possesses the ability to manage effectively the organisational tensions that sometimes develop between all stakeholders involved in the organisation and delivery of its work.
• Team Player: works collaboratively and flexibly to achieve outcomes and is keen to add value to the organisation’s culture and ethos

Other

• Able to undertake some occasional work in the evenings and at weekends
• Able to travel in the UK if required

Application process

The Education and Employers charity values having a diverse workforce.  We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. We offer a range of inclusive employment and family friendly policies as well as flexible working arrangements in order to support staff from different backgrounds.

The closing date for applications is 23:00 (11pm) Sunday 26th July 2020. Successfully shortlisted candidates will be notified no later than Friday 31st July 2020. Interviews will be arranged with successful candidates for the 5th / 6th August 2020 and will take place virtually.

Please your CV and covering letter (no more than 2 pages of A4) setting out your interest in and suitability for the role. Should you have any questions regarding the role please contact the recruiting manager Katy Hampshire.

Please note we will only consider applications with both a CV and covering letter and applications will only be accepted from those with the right to work in the UK with a valid passport/visa.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be considered under any circumstances.

The Charity is fully committed to safeguarding those in our care. We plan our recruitment processes to ensure effective timelines for any required vetting processes such as enhanced DBS, qualification, reference and identity checks. The Charity also ensures that each staff member is appropriately trained for their duties with a comprehensive induction process on commencement.

About the Education and Employers charity

Education and Employers is an independent UK based charity launched in 2009 with the vision of “providing children and young people with the inspiration, motivation, knowledge, skills and opportunities they need to help them achieve their potential”. It aims to achieve this by working with schools, employers, the national bodies that represent them and a wide range of other partners including the government and third sector organisations. The charity also works with partners internationally – more details here.

The charity runs Inspiring the Future, a free service which uses innovative match-making technology to connect volunteers with state schools and colleges, quickly, simply and at scale. Schools can very easily search a massive database of willing volunteers, filter against a wide range of criteria – e.g. subject, sector, career route and send them a message. It enables young people, wherever they live, whichever school they attend, the opportunity to meet people from a wide range of backgrounds doing jobs from across the whole world of work.

Over 55,000 people have already volunteered in the UK - people from all levels: apprentices to CEOs and all sectors: apps designers to zoologists and over 80% of English secondary schools have registered. People can volunteer from an hour a year in a local primary or secondary school to chat informally about their job and career route, take part in career speed networking session, give careers insights, provide mock interviews or feedback on CVs through to serving as a governor or trustee.  There is also the opportunity to link up with schools for workplace visits, job shadowing and mentoring.

Inspiring the Future operates on a technology platform kindly developed in partnership with Deloitte, Salesforce and Ordnance Survey. It allows the charity to run national campaigns such as Inspiring Women and others focused on specific geographic areas or economic sectors such as engineering, science, health and arts and culture. The campaigns have secured high profile support across government, business and teacher associations and ongoing corporate partnerships including our lead corporate partner Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

In partnership with the National Association of Head Teachers the charity has developed a version for primary schools called Primary Futures and over 4,500 primaries have already signed up. To see a short clip on how it works please click here.  All campaigns run through Inspiring the Future share a common objective: to broaden young people’s horizons, raise their aspirations and show them the range of opportunities and careers routes e.g. apprenticeships and university open to them. Over 1.8 million interactions between young people and volunteers from the world of work have already taken place.

In partnership with the National Governance Association the charity runs Inspiring Governance the free governor recruitment and support service. This Department for Education funded service aims to get highly skilled volunteers to serve as governors in some of the most disadvantaged schools in England and in so doing help raise educational achievement.

Since the Charity’s launch it has sought to understand what difference employer engagement in education makes to young people and the economy. It works with academics and researchers from around the world and its own research is regularly cited by government and international organisations like the OECD. The research, which has informed and influenced a range of government policies, shows that employer engagement helps improve social mobility, reduces the likelihood of young people becoming NEET (not in education, employment of training), increases the amount they earn in adult life, helps them make better informed career choices and leads to improvements in educational attainment.

Partnerships Manager

Reporting to CEO

Full time, fixed term, 12-month contract

Salary: approximately ~£30,000-£35,000 depending on experience

Rolling applications, with a view to recruit ASAP. London based

We’re hiring an experienced partnerships manager to develop and oversee key relationships for Make My Money Matter. The candidate will identify and recruit high profile partners from across business, NGOs, local authorities, universities, and global networks to join our mission to ensure the trillions of pounds in UK pensions is invested to build a better world.

This will require an ability to understand our campaign, quickly build relationships with priority partners, and establish a movement of organisations committed to aligning their investments with their values. We are hugely ambitious, and want to sign up thousands of organisations to be part of this campaign. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and is excited to join a new initiative working to transform the financial system.

About Us

Spearheaded by film maker, SDG advocate and co-founder of Comic Relief, Richard Curtis, Make My Money Matter is a brand new, people-powered campaign fighting for a world where we all know where our money goes, and where we can demand it’s invested to build a better future.

Starting with pensions, we’re going to help people understand the impacts of their money, and we’re going to enable them to demand it does better. We’re going to connect this call with decision makers in the private and the public sector. And together, we’ll ensure that the financial system transforms to put people and planet on a par with profit.

Doing this, we’ll help move trillions of pounds – away from the destructive, harmful investments of the past, and into those which help build a future we can all be proud of.

Our campaign includes three core workstreams:

1. Public Campaign: We’re going to tell the story of how we can create a better future for people and planet, and of how our money can do good while it grows – without compromising on returns. We’re going to show people what their money does now, and give them a call to action to demand it does better in the future.
2. High Profile Partnerships: We’re convening businesses, NGOs, universities, local authorities, and public figures, and helping them work with their pension fund to make positive, progressive changes that ensures their money aligns with their values.
3. Policy and Advocacy: We’re working with a core set of partners, including advocacy groups, government agencies, and the finance industry, to create a unifying call for high priority, high impact policy reforms that can transform the system from within. We’ll advocate for this manifesto at key national and global moments, including the 2021 UK G7 and COP26.

About the role:

We are recruiting a Partnerships Manager on an initial fixed term, one-year contract. This role will report to the CEO, with responsibility for driving engagement with our partners – key networks, corporates, local authorities, NGOs, universities, and high profile individuals – in order to better align their staff pension fund with their mission and values. We are at the early stages of this process, and want an individual who can develop and implement strategies that help us identify and recruit new partners, and ultimately reach global scale.

This is an opportunity to join a high profile, brand new start up committed to changing the world as one our first full time team members.

Who we’re looking for:

This will be a diverse role requiring someone who is as skilled at engaging with businesses and NGOs, as they are at developing strategies to achieve impact at scale through collaboration with these organisations. We are seeking someone who can talk the language of business, sustainability, and impact, can engage with a range of stakeholders, and is confident pitching complex ideas to C-Suite leaders of high profile organisations

The ideal candidate will be a personable self-starter with experience of developing effective partnerships across a range of organisations, and experienced in promoting positive change. They will need to be able to think strategically and identify new opportunities for collaboration and impact. They will be a flexible and enthusiastic team player with a track record of problem solving, creativity and delivering in a fast-moving and/or start up environment. They will be able to demonstrate an excellent understanding of how to build powerful coalitions for action across varied organisations, and ideally will have experience working on finance, climate, social justice or development issues.

As Partnerships Manager, you’ll be responsible for:

• Developing and managing MMMM’s strategy for engaging with organisations and networks to sign up to the campaign, in the UK, and over time, internationally.
• Identifying key opportunities for recruiting potential partners to the campaign.
• Creative promotion of activity from partner organisations by showcasing best practice.
• Identifying, and where appropriate managing, relationships with key stakeholders.
• Providing updates and insights into trends and opportunities for policy and regulatory reform.
• Supporting the identification of, and preparation for, key advocacy and campaign moments.

• Managing partnership activities, including workshops, events, surveys, media activity.
• Monitoring and evaluating the delivery of the strategy and workplan.

Ideally you’ll have experience and understanding of:

• Leading the development of complex partnerships.
• Working with a wide range of organisations, from a variety of sectors.
• Working on initiatives related to sustainable finance, climate, development or public policy.
• Managing relationship with senior stakeholders.
• The links between policy, partnerships, campaigning and media.
• Using evidence and insight to promote change.

You’ll also be:

• Committed to Make My Money Matter’s aims.
• Good at working in a team, willing to get stuck in, positive and proactive.
• Able to work well in entrepreneurial settings, often independently, and with tight deadlines.
• Authorised to work in the UK.

In return, we offer

• Competitive salary and pension contributions, generous holiday entitlement.
• Flexible working.
• A fantastic opportunity to make an impact in the world.
• Working with a highly-visible, mission-driven organisation.
• A supportive, inclusive environment, and an amazing, vibrant team.

How to apply

Please submit your CV and a one page cover setting out what you offer for this post, with “Partnerships Manager Application” in the subject line. Please include current employment status and likely notice period. Please note that due to the high number of applicants, we are only able to respond to candidates who we wish to interview.

Diversity and inclusion

We strive to create a fair and healthy environment where all colleagues feel challenged, valued and supported. We aim to cultivate a culture of collaboration and respect, where our people are highly engaged, and individual contributions are celebrated. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Lead our work helping education organisations to evaluate their impact, learn from it, and prioritise what is working best to improve outcomes for children and young people

The organisation

ImpactEd is an award-winning social enterprise that exists to help evaluate, understand and improve impact in education.

In our education system, we invest huge amounts of time, money and energy in different programmes and interventions to improve outcomes for pupils. Yet far too often, we don’t know what is working – and what isn’t. We exist to address this evaluation deficit, helping schools and those working with them to better understand what is working to make a difference to the lives of young people. We do this through a combination of hands-on partnership, training and consultancy, and our digital platform which makes monitoring and evaluation quicker, easier and more effective.

Since being founded in 2017, we have grown rapidly. In 2018, we won the Teach First Innovation Award; in 2019, our work was profiled by the Department for Education and we were finalists in the Education Resources Awards. As of 2020, we reach over 60,000 young people and have launched a new partnership with Big Change to support our vision to achieve system-wide change. We are a small, dedicated and growing team committed to maximising social impact: a mix of former teachers, academic researchers and software developers, our work is overseen by a Board with significant experience of social entrepreneurship, third sector leadership and educational improvement.

The opportunity

We work with both schools and other education organisations such as charities and universities (our ‘impact partners’). This role is a newly created leadership position to drive our work supporting impact partners such as CoachBright, Jamie's Farm and SOAS to assess and improve their effectiveness. The Head of Impact Partnerships will define, deliver and refine the strategy for these collaborations: managing partnerships first-hand, leading sales and business development, and ultimately ensuring that this work contributes to directly improving the life chances of young people. 

The role involves a mix of hands-on partnership management and leadership responsibilities. For example, you might work on projects such as supporting Oak National Academy to develop their evaluation strategy while delivering over 13 million online lessons during lockdown, or helping Yes Futures to assess the impact of their new approach to supporting young people’s personal development and wellbeing. At the same time, you will have overall strategic responsibility for this area of work, and contribute to organisational direction as part of our leadership team. You will lead business development and, as our partnerships continue to grow, we would be looking for you to build and train a team.

We are looking for a broad skillset to support this ambitious brief. We are open to a range of backgrounds, but real advantages would be: experience and insight into research and evaluation, especially within the UK school system; partnership management expertise; familiarity with leading people and strategy; and an entrepreneurial streak including business development experience. You would be joining a dynamic social enterprise with opportunities for significant development and progression in line with organisational growth.   

We welcome both full-time and part-time candidates: we expect that a minimum commitment of around four days per week is likely, but are happy to discuss how we might fit your working pattern. We are keen to encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates, whether by gender, ethnic group, sexual orientation or other characteristics.

To find out more about the role and the organisation, see the full job pack at tiny.cc/HIP. The application deadline is Monday 27th July at 9am. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled advocacy professional to join our team in a new role as a Senior Advocacy Advisor.

We looking for a highly motivated individual with demonstrable experience both designing programmatic work with beneficiaries and delivering policy and influencing work. You will be supporting the development of new advocacy content in our programmes with women entrepreneurs in Nigeria, Indonesia and Vietnam, so participants are empowered to identify and safely challenge systemic challenges to the success of womens’ businesses. You will also be leading on the operational delivery of our broader advocacy strategy focussing on developing our policy, influencing and research work.  

This is a part time, permanent role at 21 hours per week (60%) with a salary range of £21,924 – £26,187 pro rata (£36,540 – £43,645 per annum).

Applications close 9.00am BST, 30 July 2020. Interviews will be held remotely in the first half of August.

Please note, the Foundation’s team is working from home and you will be too until such a time that we can safely return to our Central London office (W1), from where you’ll be based after then. We offer flexible working arrangements. 

The Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply for this position. All applicants should have the right to work in UK. Please let us know if you have any access requirements of which you would like us to be aware during this process.

Due to the large number of applications we receive, we will contact those we wish to invite you to interview only.

Thank you for your interest in the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. We look forward to receiving your application.

The Atlantic Institute was established in 2016 with the support of The Atlantic Philanthropies, and in collaboration with the Rhodes Trust, Oxford (UK). 

At the Atlantic Institute we are committed to building a lifelong community of courageous changemakers who together will accelerate the eradication of inequity and injustice resulting in fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. Our Fellows and Staff are accomplished leaders working in diverse settings and contexts, who together think, learn, incubate and implement strategies for greater impact. The diversity of our fellows is unprecedented and we are committed to the radical inclusion of these leaders as agents of change in communities most impacted by social, economic, racial and health inequities.  We provide them with the networks, architecture and resources to connect, learn and act to address the underlying systemic causes of inequity.

In the current global environment of a pandemic, the courageous work to eradicate inequities is more urgently needed than ever. To support, deepen and sustain our community’s impact at this critical juncture, we have therefore created several new permanent roles, including:

• Associate Executive Director (Community, Programming and Impact)
• Augmented and Virtual Realities Lead
• Program and Impact Lead (Innovation and Special Projects)
• Learning and Evaluation Lead
• Data Insight Analyst.

Data Insight Analyst

We are seeking an experienced Data specialist who will be responsible for the capture, analysis and presentation (including info-graphics) of community-wide data to inform decision-making, responsive program development and impactful reporting to stakeholders.

Reporting to the Associate Executive Director of Operations and Organisational Development, you will manage the development and implementation of the Institute’s data strategy, transforming data into readable, goal-driven reports and ensuring the Institute’s data management processes exceed regulatory compliance, are demonstrably ethical, and most effectively serve the Atlantic Community’s vision and mission.

Core competencies

Consistent with all roles at the Institute, it is essential that you demonstrate a critical understanding of the diverse root causes of inequities and show a commitment (in thinking and in action) to fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. In addition, you will have the following skills, experience, and qualifications:

• Masters’ degree or equivalent in a discipline with a substantial quantitative analytical component (e.g. statistics, economics, management science/operations research, finance or data analytics, social research methods) and relevant experience working as an analyst.
• Demonstrable expertise in deploying a range of software packages especially (and not limited to) MS Excel, and other analytical packages such as R, Python and SQL to manipulate and analyse data.
• Ability to listen deeply and communicate well with colleagues, with an expertise in explaining complex information to internal and external audiences.
• Ability to tell a story with data using data visualisation skills (Power BI / Tableau / Qlikview / QlikSense).
• Strong knowledge of and experience with reporting packages (Business Objects etc), databases (SQL etc), programming (XML, Javascript, or ETL frameworks).
• Familiarity with CRMs, with Salesforce experience desirable.

Terms of appointment

Subject to a satisfactory probationary period of 6 months, this is a permanent role.

To find out more on the role and how to apply, please view the attached job description.

Please submit your application to us by 12:00 (BST) on Friday 24th July 2020.

Job title: Senior Policy Adviser
Location: London with occasional travel to Leeds
Role: Fixed Term Contract to 4th June 2021, Part-time, 3 days per week
Salary: £48,270 + £4,000 London Weighting pro rata at 0.6 (FTE)

Job Details

We welcome applications for secondment from the health sector and encourage anyone wishing to do this to have advance agreement from their employer.

The NHS Confederation is the independent voice of NHS leadership. Our aim is an empowered healthy population supported by world class health and care services. Our 500+ members span the full range of organisations that provide and commission services including acute, community, mental health and ambulance service trusts; independent providers; clinical commissioning groups; and academic health science networks. We work across England, Wales and Northern Ireland and have a European Office focused on Brexit and international learning opportunities. We support our members to address the policy and strategic challenges facing the health and care system, influence the development of national policy and represent their views at the highest levels and in the public arena. In the last few months we have been working with members to ensure that there has been sufficient Government support to manage Covid-19 and we are now working on how we restore health and care services  more widely as part of our #NHSReset campaign.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Excellent knowledge of contemporary health policy, service delivery challenges and the wider NHS.
• A successful track record of delivering insightful and influential thought leadership and influencing through policy products and engagement activities
• Ability to write accessible and compelling policy narratives
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills that cut through complexity and provide insight
• Proven ability to build strong personal relationships and effective formal and informal networks.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including being personally credible and influential with senior stakeholders
• Ability to effectively manage a mixed portfolio of policy work, including scoping, ensuring it is relevant, timely and of a high quality

The Role

At this time of profound change our members need support to address the policy and strategic challenges of the evolving health and care policy landscape and a strong voice that materially shapes and influences the direction of travel so that the needs of patients and local populations are met in the best way possible. 

We have an opportunity for an exceptional policy professional who can work closely with our members to understand their views and needs and shape a programme of policy and advocacy work to meet them. You will be used to working at national level, with members and stakeholders to gather intelligence, develop policy positions, reports and briefings. Also, in acting as an expert in your field, representing the organisation’s and members’ views. You will be used to working effectively as part of a team of policy experts but also flexibly across organisational teams.  

In return you have the opportunity to develop a strong public profile as a national expert commenting on and helping to influence the future direction of health policy and practice. As well as an excellent benefits package including 30 days annual leave, pension scheme, flexible working, salary sacrifice schemes and season ticket loans. 

The NHS Confederation welcomes all applicants from all backgrounds and is committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a process that is fair, open, consistent, and free from discrimination. We believe it is essential to build a diverse and inclusive company culture where all employees feel valued, respected, and acknowledged.

The NHS Confederation is also committed to being a flexible employer. We understand the value and benefit to our employees being able to work flexibly to respond to changing circumstances and we want to ensure we do as much as possible to help support a work life balance and take care of employee health and wellbeing.

Application deadline: Thursday 16th July (midnight)
Interview date: Tuesday 28th July (remotely)

Senior Researcher: Nature-Climate Policy Lead
Central London 
The closing deadline for applications is 6th August 2020.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th September 2020. Should there be a second interview stage, shortlisted candidates will be informed.

About Us

We are the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), an independent research organisation that aims to deliver positive change on a global scale.

We are currently looking for a Senior Researcher to join our team to lead our policy advocacy work on nature, climate and development. This post is a joint appointment between our Biodiversity Team in the Natural Resources Group (NRG) and our Climate Change Group (CCG). Funding is secure to April 2022 and for this period, the focus of the role is explicitly on helping IIED increase its engagement with CBD, UNFCCC processes and leading a series of high-profile events and communications linked to these processes.

To continue in the role beyond April 2022, you will be expected to contribute to the fundraising efforts of the Institute and develop new policy-focussed work, as well as continuing to raise IIED and partner profiles in the climate and biodiversity policy arenas through policy engagement and policy-relevant research; stakeholder engagement and capacity development; and communications and advocacy. 

The Benefits

- Salary of £47,009 - £51,783 per annum DOE
- Benefits package
- Fast-paced and engaging work environment
- Use your expertise to support worthwhile causes

If you have experience of working on international climate and biodiversity policy, this is an exciting opportunity to develop a new role in a leading international think tank.
 
Our mission is the build a fairer, more sustainable world using evidence, action and influence, working in partnership with others. If you think you could help us to achieve our vision, we would love to hear from you.

The Role

As the Nature-Climate Policy Lead, you will help to shape and promote a climate-nature-development triple agenda in international biodiversity, climate change and sustainable development policy processes, as well as in other international and UK political policy forums.  

You will identify critical moments in UNFCCC, CBD and wider UN (e.g. SDGs, UNGA) policy processes, and non-state actors’ processes to promote IIED key partner organisations’ policy positions.

Your role will involve:

- Leading IIED advocacy, engagement, and co-ordination on nature and climate in international policy negotiations 
- Developing new projects and ensuring coherence with existing institutional work on nature climate and development 
- Communicating and co-ordinating engagement in policy processes 
- Working with the Head of Media to raise the profiles of IIED and our partners on biodiversity, climate and development issues
- Supporting fundraising for this area of work 

About You

To join us as a Senior Researcher, you will need:

- Proven experience with international policy frameworks, agreements and initiatives addressing nature, climate and development
- Experience of working on climate and biodiversity issues, particularly in the context of links with local and national development
- Proven experience of engaging with international organisations, government agencies, academics, NGOs and other civil society organisations working on nature, climate and development
- Experience of creating, developing and/or working within consortia, networks, alliances, partnerships and international teams
- Excellent knowledge of UNFCCC, CBD and wider UN (e.g. SDG, UNGA) policy processes, as well as the key issues related to climate-nature-development triple agenda thinking, demonstrated through a record of relevant innovative and influential work and publications
- A relevant postgraduate degree, or a relevant degree and formal training, or equivalent experience 
- The willingness to travel internationally (in line with COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions) 

Excellent knowledge of UK political decision-making processes, particularly in relation to FCO/DFID, DEFRA and UK involvement in international policy forums (G7, UNGA etc.) would be beneficial. Excellent knowledge of LDC and/or Chinese government decision makers and international engagement processes would also be an advantage, as would the ability to read and write in French, Spanish and/or Mandarin. 

Other organisations may call this role Public Policy Lead, Advocacy and Policy Lead, Climate-Nature Specialist, Senior International Policy Officer or Senior Policy Researcher.

Webrecruit and IIED are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.

So, if you are seeking your next challenge as a Senior Researcher, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. 

12 month fixed term contract
London EC1

Closing date: Sunday 2nd August 2020 at 11.30pm

Do you have proven experience of Business Development, line managing a team, writing development and business plans and developing services to meet changing needs and priorities? Then join Shelter as Head of Development – South and you could soon be playing a key role in helping us to maintain, grow and develop the services in our South region.

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change — with individuals, in communities, across society – and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

About the Role
You’ll be a key member of the Services Quality and Development (SQD) Leadership team and extended Services Leadership Team that enables our services to grow, develop, improve and, where required, redesigns services to meet local visions and the overall Shelter strategy. Your challenge? To oversee and manage development plans that will help our hubs become a base for change in their communities and achieve their wider strategic objectives. We’ll also rely on you to supervise and manage leads and opportunities to retain and secure contracts, including making bid/no bid decisions where appropriate. Participating in, or leading on, strategic projects as required by Shelter leadership teams will be important too. And, when it comes to managing and supporting a team of Development Managers and Officers or focusing on providing high quality support to Hub Managers across the South, again, we’ll count on you to deliver.

About you
To succeed, you’ll need substantial experience of commissioning, including tendering, negotiation of contracts, service level agreements and sub-contracting arrangements. You’ll also need experience of managing, motivating and developing a team and developing and maintaining relationships with a variety of existing and prospective external partners. A flair for writing clearly, concisely and accurately, drawing on a range of evidence to produce compelling content for tenders and proposals, is also required, as is the ability to give feedback to support and develop others. What’s more, you’re proactive, have a collaborative approach, respect for others opinions and are not afraid to apply creative thinking, challenge the status quo and introduce new ideas, methods and processes.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata), enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own. 

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our SQD team and be the change you want to see in society. 

Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

At Shelter, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them. In addition to this, we encourage an approach to involving people with personal insight of housing issues and homelessness in our recruitment processes.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

The Atlantic Institute was established in 2016 with the support of The Atlantic Philanthropies, and in collaboration with the Rhodes Trust, Oxford (UK). 

At the Atlantic Institute we are committed to building a lifelong community of courageous changemakers who together will accelerate the eradication of inequity and injustice resulting in fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. Our Fellows and Staff are accomplished leaders working in diverse settings and contexts, who together think, learn, incubate and implement strategies for greater impact. The diversity of our fellows is unprecedented and we are committed to the radical inclusion of these leaders as agents of change in communities most impacted by social, economic, racial and health inequities.  We provide them with the networks, architecture and resources to connect, learn and act to address the underlying systemic causes of inequity.

In the current global environment of a pandemic, the courageous work to eradicate inequities is more urgently needed than ever. To support, deepen and sustain our community’s impact at this critical juncture, we have therefore created several new permanent roles, including:

• Associate Executive Director (Community, Programming and Impact)
• Augmented and Virtual Realities Lead
• Program and Impact Lead (Innovation and Special Projects)
• Learning and Evaluation Lead
• Data Insight Analyst.

Associate Executive Director - Community Engagement, Programming and Impact

We’re looking for an Associate Executive Director who will lead a strongly connected lifelong community of Senior Fellows and Program staff who together will amplify their impact in the world and ultimately accelerate the eradication of inequities. You will be responsible for Institute’s community engagement, programing and impact strategy and you will have lead responsibility for the design and implementation of programs in support of the work of Senior Fellows and program staff.

Core Competencies

Consistent with all roles at the Atlantic Institute, it is essential that you demonstrate a critical understanding of the diverse root causes of inequities and show a commitment (in thinking and in action) to fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. In addition, you will have the following skills and experience:

• Effective leadership skills, ability to motivate, engage and develop a team and community of purpose in an agile and complex environment
• Significant experience, ideally at least five years, in an executive leadership role with demonstrated success in transformative community engagement, strategy and programming for impact
• Demonstrated exceptional performance in building high performing teams and guiding and managing staff
• Strong intellectual capability with the capacity to engage with senior academics, business leaders, government officials, other leaders in a range of settings
• An undergraduate degree is essential. The successful candidate will ideally have a post-graduate qualification in a thematic area relevant to the Atlantic Fellows mission, public sector or business management.

To find out more on the role and how to apply, please view the attached job description.

Please submit your application to us by 12:00 (BST) on Friday 24th July 2020.

Since YGAM was founded five years ago, we have quickly established ourselves as a leading educational charity which builds digital resilience in young and vulnerable people, by training professionals to raise awareness of the potential of gaming and gambling-related harm; making resources available for parents and delivering impactful student campaigns with partner universities. Last year alone, we have reached approximately 364,918 young people, students and parents and we have collaborated with almost 2,488 educational organisations (schools, colleges, universities and charities) to deliver our programmes.

YGAM are incredibly proud to be working with all stakeholders in this space, from the gambling & gaming operators who make products available to the public; education professionals who support young people & students learning; the criminal justice sector; partner universities; public health; third sector organisations; sports clubs; Local Authorities and young people, students and parents themselves.

Given the high demand in our social purpose and the progress we are making, we are seeking a qualified clinical professinal to join the YGAM team to lead our new Mindful Resilience programme as Programme Manager/Clinical Lead.  This post is being offered as a four or five day a week position with a pro-rata salary of £45,000 - £48,000 (plus London Weighting if applicable).  It is a home based role and you will be required to travel on a regular basis as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.

The principle purpose of this role is to lead the Mindful Resilience programme which will see YGAM and our collaboration of partners develop, deliver and evaluate training to healthcare professionals on gambling, gaming and digital behavioural addictions.  As Programme Manager/Clinical Lead you will lead this new programme, initially starting in London in September 2020, expanding to the West Midlands in 2021 and then a potential national rollout in 2022.  You will grow your own team, lead the collaboration of partners and position the impact of this programme with fellow health professionals and organisations.

We are seeking a leader with a Masters or Phd level qualification in a relevant Clinical area of practice such as Clinical Psychology, Educational Psychology or Addiction Psychology and registration with an appropriate professional body.  You will be highly organised, have an absolute eye for details and have the gravitas to lead Mindful Resilience as a new flagship programme for the sector.

To apply for the role please send a copy of your curriculum-vitae, copies of academic qualifications and professional body membership along with a supporting statement (max two sides of A4) outlining your experience and how your skills match those in the person specification to the email address below.

The closing date for applications is Monday 20 July 2020 at 12 noon.Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend a face-to-face interview which is planned to take place on Tuesday 4th August 2020 in London.  Depending on COVID-19 restrictions this may be a video conference interview instead and there will be a pre-interview task for you to complete.  Please ensure you can attend on this date before applying.  YGAM are proud to be recognised as an Investors in People organisation, guaranteeing you a purposeful job with plenty of training and career opportunities for the right person.

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you.

Salary: £32,000 per annum, plus benefits
Location: London (Bethnal Green)
Hours: Full time (flexibility of working 4 days)
Contract: fixed term (until October 2021 with possibility of extension)

About the Young Foundation

Connected, thriving communities are the foundation of our society. They keep us safer, happier and healthier – more resilient and able to face shared challenges. Today, the Young Foundation’s mission is to enable the development of connected, more sustainable and stronger communities across the UK. We do this through amplifying the stories and lived experiences of people in our communities; using this to drive locally-led community action and enterprise. We use what we learn across different communities to spot national patterns of need and opportunity, then work with national partners to support new ideas to tackle those shared challenges. Bringing together our own – and other people’s – work, we are building a shared body of evidence, tools and insight about how communities are taking action on the issues that affect them.

About the role

We are looking for a Programme Manager to join our team. The role will involve managing current work and the development of new initiatives. The main programme you will be managing is Tower Hamlets Communities Driving Change. This programme supports local residents and stakeholders to design and deliver a range of projects to improve health and wellbeing in the north west of the borough. You will also support the Young Foundation team on other community-led change, community leadership and research projects.

You are an energetic and proactive person with experience of working alongside communities. You are highly organised and have experience managing a range of programmes to time and budget.

You will be responsible for:

• regular reporting to commissioners;
• budget management;
• communicating with commissioners, local steering groups and partners;
• leading our volunteer and apprenticeship programmes;
• overseeing the team which supports resident groups to lead the changes they want to see; and
• overseeing monitoring, evaluation and learning and collaborating with the external evaluator.

You will have excellent communication skills. Building new partnerships, bid-writing and pitching, and producing high quality outputs are core parts of the role. Alongside this, you have a solid understanding of community organising and inclusion practices. You are also experienced in training and mentoring junior staff and community volunteers. 

As a small and dynamic organisation we are looking for people who have an inquisitive mind-set. We share our learning across the organisation and work as one team with our colleagues. Exploring what local initiatives tell us about the bigger picture of communities and the potential for community-led change is core to our mission. 

How to apply

Please read the Programme Manager Job Description, and then complete the application form and return. Details can also be found on our website. CVs are not necessary.

The closing date for applications is 11:59 pm on Tuesday 14th July 2020.

The selection process will consist of a virtual interview and task. Shortlisted candidates will informed by Friday 17th July 2020

Interviews will take place remotely the following week.

We strongly encourage applications from candidates from a BAME background, particularly those who are local or connected to Tower Hamlets.

You must have the right to live and work in the UK. Non-­EU nationals who require a work permit in order to take up employment will not be considered.

The Young Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

We regret that we will only be able to reply, and give feedback, to short-listed applicants.

Job: Director of Finance & Resources

Reports to:  Managing Director

Location: Flexible, can be based anywhere in the UK

Salary: £52,460 - £63,976 + 5% pension

Hours:  35 hours/week (28 hours will be considered for the right candidate)

Contract: Permanent

We’re looking for a Director of Finance and Resources who would love to join an entrepreneurial organisation to help look after all of SSE’s assets; its people, its finances, its technologies, its facilities and its services contracts.

We can’t fix issues like poverty, climate change and ill-health alone. That’s why the School for Social Entrepreneurs exists. SSE helps 1,000 people a year develop the skills, strengths and networks they need to tackle society’s biggest problems. We run courses that equip people to start, scale and strengthen organisations that make a positive difference. But we are not a traditional school. Learning with SSE is inspiring, action-based and accessible.

As Director of Finance and Resources you will build on SSE’s existing operational capabilities and harness the potential of the finance and resources function in support of SSE’s strategic ambitions.

The role will be best suited to a collaborative leader who is comfortable working in a dynamic organisation across a number of workstreams, and who is as motivated thinking strategically as delivering operationally.

Our commitment to inclusion

Diversity is a fact of life. Inclusion is a choice and a practice – for organisations and individuals. At the School for Social Entrepreneurs, our aim is to drive inclusion into every area and activity of what we do: from access to programmes, to grant investment, to board, staff and partnerships.

However you identify, we would like to hear from you. In our commitment to continue to diversify our teams, freelance staff and programmes, we are particularly keen to hear from those who identify as: being from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds; LGBTQ+; and those with disabilities.

To apply, please see details in enclosed application pack.

Closing date: Midday on Friday 17th July

Central London (with occasional travel post-COVID-19)

Full-time (Mon-Fri, 37.5 hours per week) open for flexible working requests

Youth Business International (YBI) is the global network of expert organisations in over 50 countries supporting underserved young entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into successful businesses, creating jobs and strengthening communities.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Development Manager (Partnerships and Programmes) to work for a dynamic, international charity and be instrumental in achieving our strategic ambitions through developing new partnerships and programmes with the following principles in mind:

a) Building/maintaining strong working relationships and balancing carefully the needs of our partnerships with the needs and capacity of our members - both sets of stakeholders will enjoy a trusted relationship and a rewarding experience of working with the Network Team.

b) Demonstrating greater impact for every partnership ‘dollar’ – attending sector meetings to develop knowledge of trends, best practice, to advocate on behalf of YBI, and to cultivate new partnership opportunities.

c) Delivering well and consistently – working with partners, YBI Network Team and members to ensure the programmes and partnerships we develop are impactful and achievable and delivered effectively.

d) Contributing to the Network Team’s continuous improvement – supporting the development of replicable and innovative partnership models based on lessons learnt; contributing insights and guidance at senior level about maximising the value of existing partnerships.

You will work across the YBI Network Team and with members on a range of projects. Maintaining our reputation as a leading global network requires a highly skilled, knowledgeable, energetic team to manage our internal business functions. As a part of this diverse and talented group of individuals, you can play a vital role in Youth Business International success.

Some of benefits of becoming our Development Manager (Partnerships and Programmes) include:

- Group Income and Life insurance

In addition to normal Bank and Public Holidays, you are entitled to 25 days paid holiday per leave year pro rata. This entitlement will increase by 1 day per annum from the anniversary of joining up to a maximum of 30 days.

We are Equal Opportunities Employer and happy to talk Flexible Working

For a full Job Description, Personal Specification and information on how to apply, please go to our websisite. 

Closing date: Monday, 27th July at 09:30am

Interviews: w/c 27th July 2020