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Check my CVAre you keen to get stuck in as part of a fast-growing social enterprise tackling fair access to careers in the digital sector?
Career Accelerator is an award winning education organisation helping working class 14-18-year-olds from diverse backgrounds (BAME / female / LGBTQ+) prepare for careers in the digital sector through employer support - led by top tech firms. We do this through providing a 3-month programme arranging workshops, mentoring and work experience for 20 high ability students per year group - all of which are led by leading tech firms including Vodafone, LinkedIn, Just Eat, Cisco and GoCardless.
Career Accelerator was set up 3 years ago and, so far, has worked with 10 schools in collaboration with 20 tech firms. We are backed by LinkedIn for Good, Teach First, Cambridge Social Ventures, The Young Academy and Year Here. We are supported by a Multi-Disciplinary Board of Advisers who are experts in the social enterprise, education, technology, diversity and inclusion sectors.
Key Information
- Reports to: CEO
- Start date: April/June/July 2021 depending on when you can start.
- Hours: Typically, 9am-5pm, although there may be occasional early starts/ late finishes where required (e.g. for in-school delivery).
- Annual Leave: Bank Holidays plus 25 days per year.
Key Areas of Responsibility
Helping design and deliver the programme per school (10 schools in total)
- Helping promote the programme to 200 students through virtual assemblies.
- Selecting 20 students to be on the programme through reviewing their application forms and conducting interviews.
- Running a kick off workshop for the students to help them make the most of the programme.
- Matching business mentors and student mentees based on their information.
- Helping enhance the existing student handbooks.
- Stewarding the programme once underway e.g. through collecting and sharing feedback from young people with employers.
Working with partner schools
- Being the main point of contact for our partner schools.
- Working with our partner schools to make sure that we manage risk and fulfil legal requirements (e.g. consent).
- Supporting building relationships with new schools.
Marketing
- Taking photos and videos during employer sessions.
- Promoting Career Accelerator's school outreach work on our social media (Twitter and LinkedIn).
- Supporting with designing and delivering school impact reports.
Safeguarding
- Process employees’ Enhanced DBSs and sending these to our school partners before the programme starts.
Community building
- Support with enhancing our alumni network for students to provide them with post-programme support.
Business development
- Supporting us with our national expansion across the UK.
- Support us with our international pilot in up to 3 different countries.
- Support us with our pilot LGBTQ+ careers mentoring programme.
Person Specification
Experience
- Personal commitment to the Career Accelerator mission.
- Working with Schools. We want someone with successful past experience working in or with schools who understands this environment and how to succeed in it.
- Degree level educated or equivalent.
- Experience working in a team in professional or voluntary capacity.
Skills
- Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint (intermediate).
- Excellent written communication skills.
- Confident and professional in working with a range of stakeholders, from principals to students.
- Being able to engage young people.
- Confidence speaking to large audiences (e.g. assemblies).
- Able to use initiative and manage small projects independently.
The closing date is Friday 26th March.
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Senior Brand Manager - Development
Fixed Term (12 months - Covering Leave)
Full-time, 34.5 hours per week
Dual London/Home Based
£47,000 to £52,000 per annum
Are you passionate about brands and the value they can bring to an organisation? Do you have experience successfully rolling out and integrating a re-brand in a large, complex organisation? Are you confident engaging and influencing stakeholders at different levels?
We are looking for a Senior Brand Manager to drive forward the next phase of our brand refresh. You should have considerable experience in brand management, ideally from a well-known household name brand or from a relevant role in a brand or creative agency. You’ll need to be experienced in delivering brand integration, with a strong grasp of brand health, identity, guidelines and messaging.
You will play a key role in making sure the Macmillan brand is as powerful as it can be, inspiring teams to bring it to life effectively. You’ll bring ambition to do things differently and a determination to see things through, without getting phased by ambiguity or relying on processes.
You’ll be part of the Brand team, who manage brand development, campaigns and integration at Macmillan. This role is focused on integrating a new brand positioning and refreshed identity that has recently been developed.
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The role is a 12-month Fixed Term Contract, covering Leave. We are looking for the right person to start in April 2021.
We commit to actively developing you in your career. You will also be eligible for several benefits which include private medical insurance, life assurance, pension, generous leave, and interest free loans for season tickets and gym membership.
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Our application process for this role is simple and quick. Visit our website, fill in your personal details, attach your CV, provide any additional information (optional), and submit!
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Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to change the closing date of our vacancies.
We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths so we seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, reflecting the diverse nature of our society.
We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to be the best you can be, please contact the Macmillan HR Team.
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Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as Senior Partnerships Manager to lead the management of our largest and most strategic corporate partnership with GSK.
In our Partnerships and Philanthropy department we support Save the Children's ambitious vision for 2030 to ensure every last child grows up healthy, educated and protected. We aim to deliver income and brand value to support organisational priorities as well as securing investment, influence and wider transformational value through strategic long term partnerships on a national and global scale
We are seeking a Senior Partnerships Manager to who will be instrumental in delivering a multi-layered, high value and innovative strategic partnership with GSK. You will be responsible for managing key initiatives including employee engagement, multi-million-pound child health programmes and joint advocacy. You will become part of an account team that is working to deliver revenue of at least £15m and achieve a significant difference to children's lives across the globe. Reporting into the Head of Global Health Partnerships, this exciting opportunity will see you:
- Play a key role in leading and managing a multi-layered, high value partnership with GSK, delivering to the partnerships strategy and aligning with Save the Children's ambitions
- Steward key external and internal stakeholders and build strong relationships to ensure the partnership and programmes are managed efficiently
- Managing, motivating and empowering two direct reports, ensuring their creative talents are deployed effectively and effective prioritisation is achieved
- Overseeing a wide range of country programmes, monitoring programme KPIs and ensuring high quality reporting
- Effectively solving problems and managing risk to ensure achievement of targets and to maximise opportunities.
To be successful you will be a strong leader with excellent relationship-building skills, project management and communication skills with a strategic outlook and experience managing diverse, mutually beneficial partnerships. You will have personal gravitas and be able to successfully influence a range of senior stakeholders. In addition you will:
- Have solid experience working on multi-layered and global NGO-corporate partnerships, either through working on corporate partnerships in charity sector or through transferrable experience of working in the private sector
- Be a team player and have excellent communication, organisational and relationship building skills
- Have the ability to work collaboratively across departmental boundaries to achieve organizational goals
- Be able to think laterally, with a commercial outlook
- Be ambitious and motivated by the opportunity to achieve dramatic change for children through successful delivery of our partnerships.
Closing date: Sunday 21st March
Please note - whilst this role is advertised as office based, Save The Children UK will remain a remote-working organisation until at least 30 June 2021.
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBT+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as these are underrepresented at Save the Children UK.
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Only applications with a CV AND Covering Letter will be considered.
We are looking to engage a curious and self-motivated Senior Researcher, ideally with experience of international political economy in developing nations, who is excited by unearthing key insights and opportunities from data, research and evidence. The post-holder will have a range of responsibilities including mining datasets, conducting desk-based research, carrying out interviews with experts to unearth insights to help identify pathways to prosperity that can formulate policy options for national leaders for countries around the world.
The Legatum Institute is a London-based think-tank with a mission to build a global movement of people committed to creating the pathways from poverty to prosperity and the transformation of society. One of the ways we do this is through our work developing the practical solutions and data tools that will help build open economies and empowered people within inclusive and peaceful societies. In the UK this includes developing cutting edge poverty measures and using these to understand the impacts that Government policy has on poverty and to use this understanding to effect national change and reduce poverty in the UK
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
Analysis, Research and Writing
- Identify and understand the research requirements of the Pathways to Prosperity programme
- Derive informative insights by undertaking economic research and analysis
- Produce high quality qualitative research, synthesising findings through desk-based research, case studies, interviews and ‘on-the-ground’ fieldwork, to develop contextual understanding
- Derive meaningful insights from complex data, reports, and other sources, using appropriate techniques, asking “why” of data to consider a variety of outcomes
- Develop and test conclusions from these insights and identify how constraints have been overcome
- Produce high quality outputs, including presentations and written reports that present information clearly, concisely and in a way that illustrates the change that can be made
- Determine and work to clearly defined deadlines and in accordance with LI’s procedures and practices
We are seeking someone with the following skills:
Experience and Knowledge
- Degree in International Public Policy, Economics, Economic history, with quantitative/qualitative analysis is essential, ideally at post-graduate level
- 3-5 years’ experience as a consultant, economic analyst, policy researchers or in a similar role in an international setting is highly desirable
- Experience in data-driven research and public policy, social and economic affairs, using qualitative research methods
- Strong research and analytical skills, ideally rooted in a quantitative degree or field and experience in using this analysis to develop compelling fact-based written narratives
- A track-record of working with stakeholders to develop research programmes and publications
- A proven background in producing high quality research and in writing reports/publications
Skills
- Strong capabilities in data-driven research, including problem structuring, hypotheses formulation, statistical analysis, and visualisation
- Ability to ask “why” of data and consider a variety of outcomes before reaching conclusions
- Committed to accuracy, quality control and process control
- Strong written and verbal communications, able to present research, findings and recommendations to a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, in a different formats
- Ability to translate results of analytic and quantitative research into policy insights
- Ability to plan and deliver programmes of work to agreed timelines
- Excellent IT skills with knowledge of typical data analysis tools
- Knowledge of the Microsoft office productivity suite, including PowerPoint, Excel and Word
Personal Attributes
- Has a positive approach, optimism, and hope for the future
- Warm-hearted towards others, willing to help, and generous of time and knowledge
- Team player but also able to work independently
- Holds oneself and others accountable, committed to doing the right thing
- Has vision and desire to create value for the long term – willing to be flexible and take risks
- Self-motivated and able to drive activity forward
- Eager to learn and willing to be coached, seeking out and considering the opinions of others
- Good judgement about when to use initiative and when to consult
- A hard worker who sets ambitious goals and perseveres to achieve them
- Consistently performs at a high level, pays attention to detail
Please submit a CV and covering letter by Tuesday 6th April.
The letter should include detail, on no more than one page, why the candidates believe that they can uniquely contribute to identifying successful approaches to creating pathways to prosperity from around the world. If a suitable candidate is found before this date, we may appoint and close the position early. Please note candidates who have applied within the last six months will not be considered.
Salary range: £35,000 to £45,000
Only applications with a CV AND Covering Letter will be considered.
Do you want a rewarding career where you can really make a difference? Are you looking for the next step in your career in a leading mental health charity?
Mental Health UK brings together the heritage and experience of four charities who have been supporting people with their mental health for nearly 50 years. We deliver both national and local services that enable and empower people to understand and manage their mental health in a person-centred and empathetic way.
With our local service delivery and national expertise in supporting people whose lives are affected by mental health problems, we have been able to mark a significant footprint in the areas that deeply challenge our mental health and stability. We provide support and services for some of the biggest societal challenges that pose a threat to people’s mental health:
1) Money problems
2) Resilience in young people through life transitions
3) Navigating non-clinical support in primary care
4) Awareness and understanding of mental illnesses
5) Loneliness and isolation
At Mental Health UK we won’t stop until everyone has the tools they need to live their best possible life.
We are looking for a Senior Corporate Partnerships Officer to join our passionate and determined team which partners with organisations across the UK to help us deliver our mission. You will be part of a small team working on the Lloyds Banking Group corporate partnership on a fixed-term contract until the 31st December 2021.
In this contract, you will join our Corporate Partnerships Team, who manage a multi-million-pound corporate partnership with Lloyds Banking Group which in its 5th year is striving to teach half a million young people the resilience skills they need as they go through life transitions from school to college to university. This is an exciting opportunity to create and deliver innovative campaigns, whilst helping to redefine fundraising, during unprecedented times.
What will I be doing?
- I will develop and deliver compelling fundraising and engagement plans, to inspire and maximise fundraising at Lloyds Banking Group
- I will develop and maintain stakeholder relationships
- I will co-deliver Innovation Labs, establishing a regular committee to review idea concepts, to then deliver at pace
- I support story telling of where colleague fundraising goes, through virtual and physical events (when possible)
- I define, design & deliver our signature fundraising challenge to deliver income
- I manage third party supplier(s) responsible for delivering our headline fundraising challenge and be responsible for event risk management
- I represent Mental Health UK at internal and external meetings, including presenting to a range of audiences
- I identify opportunities for growth, to maximise funds raised
- I support on all other key partnership objectives, where necessary
- I shall work with my colleagues across the Partnerships Team to ensure we share learnings and grow as a team
Do you have what we are looking for?
- I am an experienced fundraiser
- I can demonstrate my experience at developing CSR or fundraising initiatives within a large corporate environment
- I have developed and tested new fundraising products
- I have excellent organisational and planning skills, with a track record of meeting and exceeding targets and deadlines
- I am successful in managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders
- I have experience in managing events
- I can work with CRM systems, ideally Salesforce
- I can work independently, problem solve, manage my time and deadlines
- I can travel to meetings and events regularly across the UK when travel restrictions are lifted, and it is safe to do so
- Ideally, you’ll also have a fundraising or marketing related qualification, but this isn’t essential. The role may require other ad hoc duties and responsibilities as required.
What will you receive?
You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your abilities with the chance to make a real difference every day. In addition, you will have excellent development opportunities including funded training, career development and a range e-learning courses. You will also receive:
- Salary of £25,690.03 to £28,087.95 per year (incl. London weighting)
- Contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance and employee assistance programme
- 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days plus bank holidays
- Your "Rethink Day" - 1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday
- Eyecare vouchers
- Flexible working
We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, LGBTQ+, people with a disability, or who are BAME are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status and therefore we ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to everyone.
We reserve the right to change the closing date without notice depending on the number of responses received
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Area Branch Development Manager
Salary: Up to £36,526.08 per annum plus excellent benefits
Location: Homebased covering North Wales, North of England and Midlands
Job type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: Until 30 September 2021
Hours per week: 35
Closing date: 22 March 2021
Virtual Interview date: w/c 05 April 2021
Please be aware this is a full time position working 35 hours per week (7 hours a day) Monday – Friday, with occasional evening and weekend work. Travel around the UK may be required so the successful candidate must have a valid full UK driving licence.
We are seeking a proactive individual with a commitment to animal welfare to join our team as Area Branch Development Manager covering defined geographical regions. Like all organisations, at Cats Protection we have had to change the way we operate to ensure that we continue to be there for cats throughout the COVID pandemic whilst keeping our people safe.
Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2019 we helped around 191,000 cats and kittens, an average of 520 per day.
The branch development team work with our 200 UK wide volunteer-run branches, delivering cat welfare within their local communities. Cats Protection branches are involved with homing cats, neutering and general education regarding cat welfare.
As the Area Branch Development Manager, you will be accountable for the development, growth and local governance of branches within the geographical region to which you are assigned. You will develop and deliver an area plan that captures the importance of volunteer engagement, recruitment, support, enabling succession planning to ultimately achieve branch growth and sustainability. Actively promoting successful relationships between Cats Protection Branches and also between branches, centres and shops, you will aim to maximise the amount of cats that can be helped.
Our successful candidate will have proven management experience including drafting business and operational plans, with experience of leading and managing volunteers. You will have strong interpersonal skills and be able to engage with multiple stakeholders across the charity. You will be able to keep calm under pressure and demonstrate great credibility.
To apply for this position please click the APPLY ONLINE button. Our application process requires you submit a CV and answer screening questions – including explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Unfortunately we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly.
Please note the recruitment process for this position will include a competency interview and presentation.
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Job Title: Programme Development Manager
Contract: Full Time, two year fixed term with possible extension.
Salary: £23,000 - £28,000 per annum + competitive benefits
Principal Location: Kampala, Uganda
Street Child is seeking an excellent professional to work closely with our newly promoted Uganda Country Representative. In addition to supporting strong programme delivery you will play a key role in driving growth and mobilising resources, representing the organisation externally, identifying funding opportunities, managing local donor relations – and in particular, writing compelling proposals. The Programme Development Manager will also support the Regional Representative to identify and progress exciting expansion opportunities for Street Child in the East Africa region.
You will be joining an agile and fast-growing global organisation, working for children's futures in 17 fragile, conflict and crisis affected countries. Street Child has deep roots in Uganda and is a key player in the education and child protection sector in both the humanitarian and development context. We deliver as much of our work as possible through local partners whose development and growth we take as seriously as our own. In 2021 we are proud to coordinate the Uganda Charter for Change working group.
Key duties include:
- Identify new funding opportunities for Uganda and the East Africa region;
- Externally represent the organisation at meetings and events to build excellent donor, partner & stakeholder relationships; and lead development and submission of excellent proposals;
- Work together with the newly appointed Uganda Country Representative to identify areas of need and areas of improvement in our current programmes
- Design detailed capacity development plans for 6 innovative local partners to ensure that they are able to access funds and deliver high quality programmes
- Manage the relationship between the UK and Uganda office to ensure the impact of our programmes are clearly communicated externally
- Provide high-level support on the delivery of all live programmes, and associated reporting and compliance, as required
- Be flexible to respond, as a key member of the senior Uganda country & East Africa region teams, to whatever key needs arise.
We are looking for:
- A dynamic, positive person with a proven track record of mobilising resources - possessing strong networking skills; and, in particular, excellent proposal writing abilities.
- You will be passionate about extending Street Child’s capacity, and that of our local partner organisations, to serve children in East Africa
- Ideally, but not essentially, you will have a strong background in education and/or child protection and/or livelihoods.
Please refer to the attachment to see the full role description, person specification and how to apply. Deadline for applications is midnight GMT on Wednesday 24th March (however applications will be reviewed and interviews arranged on a rolling basis).
Pre-employment checks will be required as part of our recruitment process in line with our Safeguarding Policy. Street Child welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
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RESEARCH PROGRAMME MANAGER
Location: Stratford office with substantial working from home. (Please note this role will be home based until our offices are reopened)
Salary range for the role: £43,000 - £48,000 p.a
Contract: 12 months, 28 - 35 hours per week
Application method: CV and Cover Letter. For your cover letter we would expect no more than 2 pages, outlining your clear motivation in applying and highlighting your relevant experience that makes you suitable for the role.
We will close this role once we have suitable candidates, so please submit your application as soon as possible
It's an incredibly exciting time to consider joining our Research & Innovation department. We have created a number of highly specialised Research Programme Manager opportunities, to support our ambitious plans to fund world-leading research and help more people survive cancer. This senior manager level role in the Clinical Research Team:
Act as a key scientific and strategic interface with the external research community - building and maintaining effective relationships with leading scientists, academics, clinicians and/or industry or other relevant organisations.
Work with the head and director to develop, shape and implement CRUK's research strategy, policy and governance.
Provide scientific and portfolio oversight of the review process for area of expertise, including inputting as appropriate on any annual and/or quinquennial review process.
Please review the comprehensive candidate pack for more information about the departments, teams, the role, CRUK and benefits:
Who we're looking for:
Strong biomedical background, educated to degree level in a relevant subject (preferably with a postgraduate qualification or equivalent work experience);
Experience working within a clinical environment, (e.g.pharma / biotech company, NHS organisation)
Significant research or research-related experience, for example in an academic, NHS, industrial research and/or research funding/management or publishing setting;
Demonstrable understanding of the research landscape, its challenges and opportunities;
Experience and/or in-depth knowledge of biomedical or life sciences research, preferably in cancer or a relevant or related area.
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UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.
The Child Friendly Cities & Communities programme brings UNICEF UK together with Local Government and other institutions to put children’s rights at the heart of communities and public services in the UK. It is part of UNICEF’s global Child Friendly Cities Initiative, and aims to create local systems and services that are child-centred, rights-based and responsive to the voices and experiences of children and young people.
As Programme Manager (North), you will play a leading role in continuing to develop and implement the Child Friendly Cities & Communities programme in the UK with a particular focus on expanding the programme reach in the North of England and Scotland. You will cultivate relationships with local authorities, devise and deliver child rights training, and provide guidance during the implementation of programme projects.
To succeed, you will have substantial experience of social change within the public or charity sector. We are seeking a highly organised programme manager, able to overcome the challenges inherent in implementing an ambitious and complex programme. You are an excellent people manager, committed to the development and wellbeing of others for the good of the programme. You are an excellent trainer/facilitator and you are able to both lead and work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders, including children and young people.
This is a great opportunity to use your knowledge of the issues facing children to secure social justice for the UK’s children and young people, particularly the most vulnerable.
Senior Operational Manager
Permanent
£47,540 per annum
37.5 hours per week
Leeds
Ref: INSTM587536
If you’re an experienced operations manager passionate about improving the lives of others, we may have the opportunity for you!
Inspire North is an award-winning mental health charity delivering a wide range of high‑quality services across the Yorkshire and Humber region.
Our values of People, Integrity, Collaboration and Passion are at the heart of what we do, and we are proud that they have led us to a 2* Best Companies accreditation.
We are seeking a dynamic Senior Operations Manager to assist in leading our friendly Operational Management Team. With a proven track record in social care or supported housing service management, you will work creatively to ensure the smooth running and continual improvement of our services.
You will also directly oversee a service portfolio, ensuring performance targets are met, managing budgets and planning for a bright future in line with group strategy.
To be successful in this role, you will be proactive, an excellent communicator and willing to go the extra mile to ensure we deliver excellent services for our clients.
If you think you have what it takes to inspire us, then we'd love to hear from you.
Closing Date 23:59 Sunday 21st March 2021
Interviews to be held 14 or 15 April 2021
This role is working for Inspire North, parent company to Community Links and Foundation.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diverse and exciting region we serve and would encourage applications from groups who are marginalised and racialised.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This role will lead the youth work team to develop and deliver a range of strategic, youth focussed programmes and activities that support our mission and help our young people thrive. All programmes and activities will be designed to support Ebony Horse Club's mission to raise the education, life skills, wellbeing and aspirations of young people. Working in Brixton, south London, Ebony Horse Club sees over 150 young people each week, many of them facing significant challenges in their lives. This is a chance to join our management team to make a real difference in a unique organisation that usese horses as an agent for change.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The role of the Senior Programmes Manager will be to plan, develop and manage a cross-strand range of programmes with an initial focus on community and society programmes. This role will co-deputise for the Head of Programmes and line and matrix manage some of the programmes delivery team. Blueprint for All’s programmes, at time of appointment, are in a very exciting phase of diversification and growth. This post has a special focus on managing our existing Lewisham BME Network, our landmark partnership LoveSexLife programme alongside other exciting programmes and projects. The Senior Programmes Manager will be responsive to programmes growth and diversification, implementing the co-developing the programmes strategy with the Head of Programmes; they will also, manage key programmes partner and stakeholder relationships, produce funding bids and proposals, and oversee programme evaluations and continuous improvement.
To apply please email a cover letter of no more than 2-sides and a CV to the email address in the JD.
Background to Blueprint for All
At Blueprint for All we believe in a future where talent is respected and nurtured irrespective of where it comes from, where organisations recognise and realise the benefits of a diverse workforce and where our communities can come together and thrive. This is our blueprint to set the foundations for a more inclusive society to grow.
Our high impact programmes work with disadvantaged young people and communities, providing tangible opportunities and support that enables them to thrive, whilst driving systemic change in organisations and society.
Blueprint for All Programmes
Our programmes span three main areas:
Careers: We work with schools, universities, community groups and employers to inspire and enable young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, aged 13-30 to pursue the career of their choice. From career advice to support gaining skills, qualifications and the critical foundations required to ensure professional success, we aid young people on their journey to a fulfilling and successful career.
Communities: We run programmes that support community groups working with people from BAME backgrounds to maximise their impact and make positive changes for local people.
Our BME Network supports over 120 small voluntary and community groups, and our Community Leadership Academy provides learning and development tailored to the needs of small and micro charities that are led by or serve people from BAME backgrounds. In partnership with other national and local charities, our Love Sex Life project challenges inequalities in access to and provision of sexual health services for BAME communities in Lambeth, Southwark, and Lewisham.
Society: We are working to create a society where talent is respected and nurtured irrespective of where it comes from, where organisations recognise and realise the benefits of a diverse workforce, and where our communities can come together and thrive. All our work is designed not only to support our beneficiaries, but to drive systemic change in organisations and society as a whole.
Our programmes are diverse and growing aligned with the needs of the breadth of our beneficiaries, partners, funders, and organisational strategic aims. This role is a key role to creatively and confidently manage the existing programme strands and new programmes and projects that we have.
To apply please email a cover letter of no more than 2-sides and a CV to the email address in the JD.
Main Duties: (subject to update with organisational and funder priorities)
Data management: to manage delivery partner, beneficiary, volunteer etc contact data on the S Drive/SharePoint and CRM system
Strategy: to hold the communities area strategy and feed into and develop cross-programme strategy with other programme manager(s) as guided by the Head of programmes and the rest of organisational management
Work Record: to ensure records of programme working are retained for posterity
Continuous improvement: to analyse programme data and work to suggest continuous improvement for each programme and project in your portfolio to the Head of programmes, and act upon approved suggestions
Line management: to line manage any officer(s) or assistants that are assigned to you
Reporting: to complete internal and external reports for your portfolio of work and arrange feed in from delivery members of the team
Fundraising: to grow the funding and funding pipeline for programmes by completing funding applications and submitting
Media and Comms etc: to manage the external communications of your portfolio of work
Relationship Management: to hold key relationships with partners and other key programmes stakeholders
Evaluation: to develop high quality evaluations
Programme Delivery and Admin: to deliver aspects of programmes and projects and manage programme admin and logistics associated
*this list is non-exhaustive and is subject to updates following funding or organisation priority changes
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Baring Service (DBS) check
KNOWLEDGE AND ROLE REQUIREMENTS
- Experience delivering community programmes and with BAME communities
- Knowledge and/or experience of community issues specifically in Lewisham, Lambeth, Southwark, and Croydon
- Line management experience
- Ability to perform all main duties outlined above
- Strong communication skills both written and oral
- Programme management experience
- Line management experience
- IT skills including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Knowledge of programmes and continuous improvement
To apply please email a cover letter of no more than 2-sides and a CV to the email address in the JD.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Catch22 is hiring a Senior Development Manager (Public Sector), who will be a central member of the Catch22 Development Team, while also sitting on the Community Links Senior Management Team (SMT).
You will be integral to both Community Links’ and Catch22’s work with public sector commissioners: you will build new public service delivery propositions using your relationship building and sales skills. This role is central to Catch22’s Development Team’s ambitious plans for finding large-scale public sector opportunities that align to our reform mission and our goal to build resilience and aspiration in people and communities.
A Corporate Partnerships Manager, focused on Community Links fundraising, will report to you and aid with proposal writing and account management.
· Full-time, permanent contract
· £45,000 per annum depending on experience
· London based role with some flexible working arrangements available
Summary of main duties & accountabilities
· Lead the way in securing significant public sector opportunities for Catch22, with a focus on public sector opportunities that would benefit Community Links
· Build a pipeline of public sector opportunities
· Design innovative delivery programmes and write persuasive proposals
· Nurture relationships and look for opportunities to build in existing accounts
· Grow your internal relationships and take Catch22 forward
What does good look like for this role?
You will be working in Business Development and with the wider Development Team to hit our income targets. You’ll be generating new leads, developing strong relationships, designing new services and, once funding is secured, handing over to operations.
Summary of essential criteria
•Knowledge of one or more of Catch22’s Policy interest areas (health, youth/children’s services, employment, debt advice/financial capability and community services)
•Understanding of public sector government funding
• Understanding of business development/fundraising cycle – generating leads, pipeline development and conversion
•Experience of business development
•Experience of building complex partnerships with multiple external partners
•Management of full life cycle of a project
•Experience of managing multiple projects at once and skillfully balancing priorities under time pressures
• Experience of securing funding above six figures
•Strong interpersonal skills – good relationship builder
•Financial planning, reporting and forecasting (budgeting and interpreting management accounts)
•Project management skills – ability to manage a project from beginning to end, from the earliest idea of what a new service will be, all the way through to signing contract/ grant agreement with partners
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills – ability to write compelling proposals and present engagingly
•Research skills, to understand potential funders and their priorities
•Strategic thinking around marketplaces, audiences, organisations and stakeholders to effectively engage with commissioners
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Senior Treasury Analyst
We are One Housing, and we create places for people to call home and support them to live well. With a breadth of services and expertise to help people whatever their housing, care, or support needs.
Our Finance team is friendly, knowledgeable and we love what we do. We are proud of our expertise and passionate about the high-quality, service we deliver to all of our customers and stakeholders.
We offer our colleagues a friendly, collaborative workplace and the chance to build a rewarding career with a not-for- profit organisation that is proud to make a genuine difference to people’s lives, each and every day.
Join our Finance team as a Senior Treasury Analyst
Our Finance team play an important role in helping us to achieve our vision by supporting colleagues across the organisation to achieve the best value for money, pay for goods and services and understand complex financial information. Our finance specialists work across a number of teams including Corporate Finance, Financial Management and Procurement. Working collaboratively with colleagues we prize our accountability, empathy and a genuine desire to be helpful and informative.
We’re an organisation with strong values. We keep our promises; we do a great job; we value diversity; we work together; and we look for ways to improve. These are what make us such a great team, working together as one to achieve our vision.
The role
We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join us in the position of Senior Treasury Analyst. Your responsibilities will include:
- Maintaining the treasury debt portfolio ensuring all records are accurate for the Group
- Working with treasury accountant to ensure that all treasury activity is correctly recorded in the Group’s systems. Providing daily reporting on the debt position of the Group to the Head of Treasury.
- Preparing and managing medium-term (monthly 60 months rolling) cash flow forecast. Producing a monthly cashflow forecast variance report.
- Reporting on treasury KPIs to Head of Treasury including projected liquidity, liquidity ratios, WACC and borrowing capacity. Updating and owning the development capacity report.
- Collating information and data in response to funder enquires, including compilation of Quarterly briefing notes.
- Ensuring that loan drawdown and rollover notifications/letters are drafted for approval and issued to group counterparties in line with the requirements as set out in the loan agreements.
- Providing support to Head of Treasury during arrangement of new banking or debt capital markets facilities.
- Monitoring performance against Treasury Management Policy parameters. Maintaining a database of external reporting and compliance requirements under the Group’s facilities.
- Preparing and reporting on financial covenants under the Group’s facilities. Co-ordinating and preparing regulatory returns.
- Adhering at all times to One Housing’s treasury management policy, ensuring this is embedded in all treasury operations that the post holder is responsible for and delivering all requirements required under the Policy.
- Ensuring that the Treasury Management System is kept up to date and maximum efficiencies are delivered from the system. Preparing and maintaining comprehensive procedure notes and records.
- Continually driving process improvement regarding all aspects of the Treasury function. Other treasury tasks
- Supporting a wide range of financial analytical tasks as they arise. Supporting treasury team activities as they arise. Supervising the Junior Treasury analyst and provide cover for this position
What you will need to succeed
We are looking for someone who believes in working together as part of a team, who shares our values and who is positive and friendly. The successful candidate will:
- Employment experience in treasury, ideally with debt, debt capital markets and derivatives experience.
- ACT/CFA Qualified or actively studying towards the qualification.
- Strong Excel skills with ability to build and maintain complex financial models.
- Experience using Treasury Management Systems (desirable).
- Graduate degree first or 2:1 in a numerate or science subject.
- Analytical approach and a right first-time approach.
- Good written and verbal communication.
- Self-motivated and comfortable with juggling multiple priorities.
- A “can do” attitude and desire to progress through a career in treasury.
The offer
Our [email protected] benefits offer you an array of perks designed with your wellbeing in mind.
- Salary: £40,000 - £50,000
- Your holidays are important to us. Take up to 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Lean travel. Spread the cost of your commute with a season ticket loans and our Cycle2Work scheme, open to all colleagues
- Looking forward to your big bucket list trip? You can buy or sell up to five days annual leave each year. [not for statutory employees]
- Get paid to do good. We offer you two days off on full pay each year to volunteer in our communities.
- Look after your loved ones. Our healthcare cash back plan allows you to claim back cash for you and your family’s healthcare.
- Well done! With our colleague recognition programme you will know when you’ve done a #greatjob
- Learning never stops. One Academy, our innovative, in-house learning and development offering is designed to help you take your career to the next level.
- We’re here for you. Our employee assistance programme offers counselling and support for you and your family 24/7.
- Stay book-smart. Take up to five paid days off per year to study toward a relevant qualification.
- Experience new things. We offer you a career break after 3 years’ continuous service.
- About us
As an organisation with a strong social purpose, One Housing works in some of the most diverse communities in the UK and their workforce reflects that. We understand the strength we gain from having and supporting our diverse teams. The different skills and experiences that our colleagues from different backgrounds bring to us allow us to make better decisions, consider different views and be an altogether more interesting and cohesive place to work.
We welcome applications from everyone.
Apply today for a fulfilling career in our Finance team.
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