Location: Southwater HQ (Temporarily based from home due to Covid-19)
Salary: circa £30,000 per annum
Hours: 35
Closing date: Friday 30 October 2020
Are you a talented Senior Marketing Executive looking to use your direct marketing experience in an organisation whose cause you really care about? If you are, we can't wait to hear from you!
The RSPCA is the largest Animal Welfare charity in the UK. Every year thousands of animals suffer from neglect, cruelty and abuse. In the decade of our bicentenary, and operating in a world that's more complex and challenging than ever before, we¿re determined to continue increasing our reach, impact, and effectiveness.
The Legacy Marketing team is responsible for activities that recruit, convert and retain supporters growing and maintaining the Society's largest income stream. This role is vital to raising awareness and maximising response through mass direct marketing activities.
Working with the Legacy Marketing Manager, you will develop and implement strategic objectives and plans to maximise the potential income from new supporters to the RSPCA that will commit to leaving a gift in their Will.
What you'll be doing:
- Providing input on an annual basis into strategic and tactical planning.
- Identifying new opportunities for growth and making implementation recommendations.
- Activation of annual plans through the planning, development and implementation of
- supporter acquisition campaigns across all direct channels (including DRTV, digital, social, press, radio).
- Managing the marketing executive to ensure campaigns are delivered on time ensuring KPI's are achieved.
- Working with media agencies to plan effective campaigns that perform to the required targets.
- Managing agencies and external suppliers, from point of contract, ensuring they operate on behalf of the RSPCA to agreed principles and plans.
- Supporting the Legacy Marketing Manager (Recruitment) and working directly with the Senior Legacy Marketing Executive (Development) to ensure plans are in place to convert recruited supporters through to leaving a gift in their Will.
- Monitoring, report and analysing campaigns and sharing with stakeholders making recommendations for future activity.
- Manage, motivate, coach and direct your team to ensure they have the ability, skills and knowledge to perform their role as required. Includes setting objectives and regularly measuring against them, and introducing and maintaining performance management processes as required.
- Monitoring transfer of data, including confidential supporter information, between third party suppliers and the RSPCA website and the database.
You'll have:
- Experience of running direct marketing campaigns across multiple channels including Direct Response Television, Digital and Direct Mail.
- End to end marketing campaign management experience (planning, target setting, creative development, media targeting, print production, analysis).
- Budget management experience, including setting, monitoring and managing expenditure and income.
- Proven experience of managing supplier and agency relationships.
- People management experience.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Highly numerate and excellent attention to detail.
- A proven ability to analyse and interpret results and translate this analysis into action.
What's in it for you:
You'll have an opportunity to work for the largest animal welfare charity in England and Wales.
We value and recognise our employees' contribution and are proud to offer an extensive benefits package that includes:
35 hours standard working week, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to 30 days with service; a generous pension scheme with associated life assurance and group income protection scheme; access to private healthcare scheme; support for professional development after qualifying period and access to our employee assistance programme. We also offer free parking on site.
How to apply:
Please send your CV with a cover letter stating your suitability for the role to our Resourcing Team quoting reference SLME3876 by the closing date listed above.
Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, we will be holding interviews mostly through Google Hangouts. For any part of the recruitment process requiring an onsite visit a full assessment will be carried out to ensure everyone's safety.
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close this advert early if enough suitable applications are received.
All online information and documents are available in alternative formats, including Braille and large font, upon request from the Resourcing team.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of our organisation. We seek to promote fairemployment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.
Ending cruelty, promoting kindness and alleviating suffering to animals.
We're proud to be the oldest welfare charity around.
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Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, modern slavery and human trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,000 women and children in our national network of services. These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services, culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline. We advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, manage a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.
The post holder will provide leadership, line management and operational support to service managers, who are responsible for a range of services across the country. These include safe emergency accommodation through refuges in secret locations across the country; community-based outreach services; culturally specific services for women from South Asian, African and Caribbean, Eastern European and Vietnamese backgrounds; independent advocacy services for women at the highest risk of serious injury and homicide; a range of single point of access services for women, children and men experiencing all forms of violence across entire regions; and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline, run in partnership with Women’s Aid.
As a member of the senior operational management team, the post holder will be required to participate with the other senior operations managers in an out-of-hours service. The post holder must have the ability to travel regularly across all of Refuge’s services, including rural locations. The Senior operations manager will also contribute to the strategic development and implementation of Refuge’s operational procedures and quality management system.
Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, pension scheme with People’s pension that includes a 6% Employer contribution, comprehensive EAP.
Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession.
We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applicants from black and minority ethnic communities, who are currently under represented in the senior operational management team.
Please visit Refuge’s website for further details and other opportunities.
Closing Date: 10 November 2020
Interview Date: 18 November 2020
An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.
Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
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Early Permanance Social Worker/Senior Practitioner
Contract - Permanent, Full time
Hours - 35 hours per week
Location - London
About the role
This post is located in a small Early Permanence Unit within the Recruitment and Assessment function of the Coram Ambitious for Adoption Regional Adoption Agency.A substantive part of the role is devoted to building early permanence as a viable option and making and supporting EP placements across the Local Authorities within the RAA. The remaining time will be spent on mainstream adoption work.
Purpose of the role
To provide a child-centred, comprehensive service to babies and young children, their families and carers referred to the programme including:
Promoting permanence planning for children under age 24 months by:
provision of placements with dually approved foster carers/ adopters;
support to parents and relatives of children in placement to assist in plans for rehabilitation.
Liaising with RAA and other Local Authorities and raising awareness of the programme.
To undertake mainstream adoption assessments and provide placement support
To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.
Closing date: 23:59, Wednesday 11th November 2020
Interview date: Tuesday 17th November 2020
Coram is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and will require the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Registered Charity No. 312278.
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GoodWeave – a nonprofit organization founded in 1994 by Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi – is the leading global institution with a mission to end child labor, and forced and bonded labor, in global supply chains through a market-based holistic and authentic system. We bring visibility to global supply chains, provide assurance that certified products are free of child labor, and restore childhood to vulnerable children so they can laugh, learn, and play.
Over 25 years of harnessing market power through its work with brands, licensees, and exporters, GoodWeave has rescued over 7,000 children from labor and provided quality education to almost 32,000 children, positively impacting millions more children and workers. Most recently, GoodWeave has expanded from carpets into apparel, home textiles, fashion jewelry, bricks, and tea where its reach and impact continue to grow. GoodWeave is the leading voice influencing best practice in eliminating child labor from global supply chains.
Position Description:
The Sr. Program Officer is part of the team that leads and implements GoodWeave’s strategy in the apparel and fashion jewelry sectors, with the goal to identify, remediate and prevent child and forced labor in supply chains. The Program Officer will assist with oversight and management of public and private grants in connection with GoodWeave’s work in the apparel sector, ensuring key deliverables are met on-time and in a high-quality manner. The Sr. Program Officer will also play a key role in helping GoodWeave’s apparel strategy achieve scale and business viability. The Sr. Program Officer will identify and secure prospective apparel brands as partners and establish key strategic partnerships with multi-stakeholder initiatives and other governmental and non-governmental actors. Working from a home office, the Program Officer will develop and deliver a comprehensive strategic and tactical plan for business expansion, revenue generation and build knowledge of the program and GoodWeave’s work within the EU and globally. The Sr. Program Officer will regularly collaborate and coordinate with staff based in the US, Europe, India and Bangladesh.
Specific duties include:
- Support delivery of GoodWeave’s apparel strategy through program implementation.
- Support grant management, including preparation of reports and presentations for internal and external events.
- Develop and successfully execute a strategic plan to build GoodWeave’s base of committed apparel brand partners. Cultivate strong, productive relationships with apparel brands that lead to long-term partnerships.
- Research and pursue strategic partnership opportunities with multi-stakeholder coalitions, government agencies, and other NGOs.
- Design and carry out an effective stakeholder communication strategy (print, electronic and social media) in line with the GoodWeave’s global messaging guidelines.
- Support the development of a sustainable long-term revenue model for the GoodWeave system in apparel.
- Collaborate and coordinate with staff in India and Bangladesh as well as the broader GoodWeave International team in the US.
- Assist with the preparation for external meetings, conferences and other events, including of supporting materials.
- Contribute to GoodWeave’s annual planning, budgeting and learning.
Candidate must thrive in an autonomous, fast-paced, deadline-driven environment and possess a commitment to GoodWeave’s mission, values and work ethic.
Qualifications
The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience of program development and management and a track record in stakeholder engagement, ideally in the apparel sector, as well as an understanding of issues surrounding ethical sourcing in global supply chains. Other qualifications include, leadership, strategic thinking, entrepreneurial mindset, and ability to work independently. The candidate will also be highly motivated, well-organized, detail-oriented, and have excellent written and verbal communication skills for successful project implementation and relationship building inside and outside the organization.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Minimum five years program management or related experience, preferably in a for-profit or nonprofit entrepreneurial environment.
- Demonstrated understanding of program management tools and experience contributing to the success of programs, through input on strategy, design, and implementation.
- Substantial experience building partnerships with brands, ideally on social responsibility initiatives.
- Experience working with multi-stakeholder coalitions, ideally in the apparel or textiles sector. A strong European network a plus.
- Knowledge of ethical supply chain management, and understanding of key international labour rights norms and strategies for ensuring corporate due diligence.
- Demonstrated experience in prospecting, networking, and partnering with third parties.
- Exemplary writing, interpersonal, and presentation skills. Commitment to GoodWeave’s mission and socially driven business model.
- Experience in developing capacity building training a plus.
- Highly proficient in spoken and written English, Dutch and/or German a plus.
- Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred.
- International travel, within and outside Europe, is required.
- Must have ability to work in EU/UK.
Conditions of Employment: GoodWeave International is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any status or condition protected by applicable law. Employment is contingent on the results of a background investigation and positive references.
Compensation and Benefits:This is a full-time position. Compensation is commensurate with experience. GoodWeave International offers a generous benefits package.
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Think Equal’s vision is a safe, free and equal world, and our mission is to achieve a global system change in education by introducing Social and Emotional Learning as a compulsory new Early Years subject on national curricula around the world. We ask: “How can it be deemed compulsory for a child to learn mathematics in an age in which we have calculators, and yet it is optional for a child to learn how to value another human being and lead healthy relationships?”
Think Equal has created a free programme in three levels: level one for 3-4 year olds, level two for 4-5 year olds, and level three for 5-6 year olds. The programme is a concrete 30-week toolkit with three lesson plans per week, each 45 minutes long. For each level, the teachers receive a kit that includes 22 books, 90 lesson plans, and a booklet of resources. Teachers receive training on the programme in addition to the step by step lesson plans, which were created to be very clear and easy to implement. The curriculum mediates, at age appropriate levels, competencies such as empathy, emotional literacy, resilience, self-regulation, critical thinking, gender equality, peaceful conflict resolution, and self-esteem.
Effectively, the programme builds, through the conduit of teachers, the pro-social neuropathways in the child’s developing brains. The resultant competencies, values and skills of inclusion, gender equality, empathy, kindness, compassion, emotional intelligence (and 20 other such critical outcomes) evidentially last through adulthood, as long as they are taught holistically, continuously, comprehensively and repetitively as in the Think Equal model.
The post holder will manage the development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the Think Equal programmes around the world. You will be working with the CEO to implement and manage the programme in the different programme countires around the world.
To apply please send your CV and cover letter (no more than 2 A4 pages) by 2 November 2020. Please read the attached Job Description for the role. Please include your availabilty for interview and start date along with your expecation for salary.
Please note that we do not sponsor visa, you must have right to work in the UK for this post.
Programme Manager
Full time: 37.5 hours per week
Fixed term for 2 year initial contract
This is an excellent opportunity to join The Poppy Factory at an exciting period of expansion in its activities supporting veterans as we look to work collaboratively with the NHS and other partners. The Poppy Factory Employability Service has supported over a thousand veterans back into work who have some form of mental or physical health challenge in relation to employment. We are ambitious about supporting many more veterans into meaningful and sustainable work as we look to expand our service with a number of pilot programmes.
This role will lead on the management of The Poppy Factory pilot programmes across England and Wales, and the establishment of a dedicated programmatic hub to ensure strong governance and implementation. Working collaboratively with the Director of Operations and the Employability Managerial team, you will draw on evidence and best practice in the design, development and implementation of The Poppy Factory programmes.
Are you:
- Experienced in programme and project management?
- A strategic thinker, eager to build on the foundations we've put in place to design and implement a programmatic hub?
- A creative problem-solver who asks questions to learn more about a situation and is thoughtful and tenacious in working with others to find a range of possible solutions?
The successful candidate for this role will have a sound track record of conducting monitoring and evaluation of service delivery programmes.
The Poppy Factory aims to be an exemplar employer. We provide competitive terms and conditions of employment including:
- A generous Company Pension scheme
- Company-paid life assurance
- Funding available for permanent employees to study for the Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance & Development
For the full job description and more information about the role please download the Candidate Pack.
How to apply
To apply for this position please submit your CV and a covering letter clearly outlining how you meet the essential criteria in the person specification. You may address your covering letter to Abigail Boyle, Director of Operations.
The post is anticipated to close at midnight on 5 November 2020, with interviews expected to take place on 12 & 13 November. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage candidates to apply promptly.
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The Guildford Institute is an educational, community charity based in Guildford town centre. A full-time Programme Manager is needed to join the small, friendly staff team to manage and administer our eclectic face-to-face and online course programmes, alongside our room hire offering.
Key Responsibilities of the Post-holder
The Programme Manager will be passionate about the Institute’s aims of providing cultural and social opportunities for the local community. This position has become available at an exciting time, following the recent launch of our online course programme and a reestablishment of our room hire offering following the COVID-19 pandemic.
The points below identify some of the post-holder’s core areas of responsibility:
- Management and facilitation of the Institute’s courses. The post-holder will take responsibility for all aspects of planning and delivery of the main focus of the Institute’s adult education programme – the courses. This entails seeing courses through from ideas, liaising with tutors, gathering and editing copy for publicity purposes, down to practical elements on the day of delivery. The post-holder will work to ensure the continuation of current courses, whilst also having some opportunity to add new courses to the programme in line with the organisation’s aims.
- Management of the Institute’s room hire function and events diary. Holding responsibility for the Institute’s room hire bookings, the Programme Manager helps to bring in vital additional income for the organisation. In managing the Institute’s events diary, the post-holder has a hand in organising every activity that takes place within the building, as well as maintaining the important balance between the courses on offer and room hire options available to local businesses and community organisations.
- The post-holder also currently carries specific line management responsibility for our small team of stewarding and caretaking staff and deputises for the Institute Manager in times of absence.
What is The Guildford Institute and What Do We Offer?
The Guildford Institute is a membership organisation and community hub providing a wide range of activities to residents of Guildford and the surrounding areas. On offer is a wide-ranging programme of events, room hire facilities, a vegetarian restaurant and a library complete with a historic archive. The Institute has operated from its Grade II listed premises for 128 years.
Some of the key benefits of working at the Institute include:
- The post-holder will work within a small, friendly team environment
- Varied job role that provides opportunities for development and plenty of scope for original ideas and input
- Ability to interact with a vast number of local community members
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Central Guildford location
What We Seek in You
- A passion for and commitment to the aims and the work of the Institute and an enthusiasm to build on recent developments to the Institute’s programme
- Previous experience of administration of complex programmes
- An ability to plan, prioritise and organise in order to meet competing deadlines
- A keen attention to detail
- Be able to work strategically with a range of influencers, including other team members, trustees and with the priorities of the organisation as a key focus
- Excellent standard of written English and grammar
- Proof-reading skills
- A flexible, adaptable approach is essential
- Good problem-solving abilities
- Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills in order to build up positive relationships with tutors, room hirers and regular clients
- Excellent IT skills to enable the post-holder to make amendments to the Institute’s WordPress website and respond to technical queries relating to Zoom
The Guildford Institute welcomes applications from individuals from all sectors and backgrounds.
Timeline and Application Method
Please view the Job Description for full details of this position.
Please be advised that the interview date will be Thursday 12th November.
We invite applications with an up-to-date CV and cover letter describing how your skills and experience match our requirements.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Christian Aid we have a vision of a better world, free from poverty, and we are investing in fundraising with a long-term strategy that will enable us to have an even greater impact. Working in partnership with communities across our global neighbourhood, our programmatic approach focuses on sustainable development and immediate humanitarian aid that puts local communities at the heart of decision-making and implementation.
About the role
Christian Aid is looking for a Programme Funding Officer to nurture and manage the Scottish Trusts and Foundations portfolio, as well as Scottish Government-funded projects. You will lead Christian Aid Scotland's Trusts and Foundations strategy, working collaboratively with Christian Aid's central Philanthropy and Programmatic teams. With ambitious growth and consolidation plans for the next three to five years, you will be charged with nurturing existing relationships and exploring and establishing new ones. You will work with the Christian Aid international programme team to manage current projects and seek opportunities for new government funding.
About you
You are an innovative and experienced fundraiser, with a track record of securing and financial gifts of £50k+, developing creative proposals and approaches, and maximizing donor engagement. You will be able to communicate a strong and compelling case to Trusts and Foundations on why they should support Christian Aid at this time. You will have extensive knowledge of the Scottish Trusts and Foundations landscape. Your strong management and team-building skills will enable you to liaise with the Scottish government and country partners, ensuring excellent programme delivery and reporting. You are confident operating in a large complex organisation. This is the perfect opportunity for someone looking to make a difference, looking to be part of an exciting time of fundraising and programmatic change within Christian Aid and working in a hard-working, friendly, open team.
Further information
This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.
We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values, and adhere to Christian Aid's Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid's Code of Conduct.
You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.
Competency questions
As part of your application you will be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following questions:
1. Building Partnerships - This set of behaviours supports our values of cooperation and partnership and our organisational commitment to building partnerships. It is about working with others in a spirit of cooperation, recognising that change is brought about through partnership with others. It covers building internal and external relationships, networks and partnerships. This means working collaboratively and overcoming obstacles to achieve mutual aims.
Tell us about a time when you had to develop working relationships with different individuals or other organisations to further your own organisation's goals
· What was the context?
· What were your responsibilities?
· What actions did you take? Why?
· What were the results of your actions? How did you know you had furthered your organisation's goals?
2. Communicate Effectively - These are the skills and behaviours linked to communicating with others. They are founded on our respect for others and belief in the innate dignity of every person. This means communicating clearly and honestly and being aware of how our communications impact on others.
Tell us about a time when you had to identify and analyse the expectations and interests of others to involve them in a common debate or dialogue
· What was the context? Who were the people and what differences did they represent?
· What was your task?
· What did you do? How did you do it?
· What was the outcome? Was everyone involved? Were you successful? If so, how did you know?
3. Realise Potential - These behaviours support our organisational commitment to help staff potential to flourish. They involve encouraging personal and professional development and learning at every level, recognising the valuable contribution of all staff and recognising the talents and aspirations of others. They include developing oneself and others, feedback skills and addressing performance needs
Give us an example of a time when you knew you had provided the appropriate level of supervision or support to a colleague to encourage accountability as well as space to learn
· What was the context?
· Tell us about this colleague and the needs you perceived?
· What action(s) did you take? How did you plan them?
· What was the result? How did you know that the level of supervision was right for that colleague?
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Position: Senior Policy Officer (Treatments and Specialised Care)
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: Flexible
Salary: £33,885 - £39,276 plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band F, Level 1
Department: Policy and Evidence
At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.
About this job
This role will specialise in treatments, specifically the research and policy processes that surround access to treatments and medicines for people with MS.
The post holder will be required to:
- Contribute to the development of the Society’s public policy positions, statements and arguments, in pursuit of our goals to improve the lives of people affected by MS.
- Ensure that our policy work is built on strong evidence and is informed by, and developed with, people affected by MS and relevant professionals.
- Work closely with colleagues in Campaigns, External Relations, PR and Research to enable the Society to build effective campaigns and influencing programmes around key issues facing people with MS.
We offer 27 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.
The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.
Closing date: 9am on Wednesday 4th November
PLEASE PRESS THE 'APPLICATION DETAILS' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPLY.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity.
No agencies please.
Reports to: Head of Programmes, Youth Endowment Fund
Salary: £36,500-£40,000, dependent on experience
Location: Central London
About the Youth Endowment Fund
The Youth Endowment Fund exists to prevent young people and children from becoming involved in violence.
In recent years there has been a significant increase in violent crime. Homicides, assaults, robberies and offences involving weapons have all seen sustained growth. For children and young people, there have been particularly large increases in those who are both the perpetrators and victims of offences involving knives. This is a tragedy. Every child captured in these numbers is an important member of our community and society has a duty to protect them.
The Youth Endowment Fund is a charity with a £200m endowment and a mission that matters. Founded by youth charity Impetus and its partners the Early Intervention Foundation and the Social Investment Business, we exist to prevent children and young people from getting caught up in violent crime. Many organisations have this calling. Our unique role is to identify what works best and spread the good news. For this reason, we only fund people and organisations when we can work together to learn from what they are doing and use that learning to affect change.
Key Responsibilities
Our Programme Managers are critical to our mission to learn what works. They have deep knowledge and experience in either the youth sector, policing, social work, children’s social care or education and they identify, assess, fund and support people and organisations working in their field to prevent youth violence. With the support of our YEF evaluation experts, they make sure everything we fund is set up so we can learn from it. They also work with people and organisations to build their capacity to engage with rigorous learning activity.
This role, Programme Manager – Youth, will have a specific focus and you may have previous experience working for a charity or other organisation focused on the youth sector. You’ll be our expert on the programmes team when it comes to our grant making with the youth sector. However, you will still be a part of managing grants for all areas of our work.
As a YEF Programme Manager – Youth, you will:
- Develop and execute plans to fund work that will help us learn something about what works to prevent youth violence. You will make sure that it is easy and efficient to apply for our funding and that we build effective relationships with people who apply.
- Make sure we choose the best organisations to work with through carrying out the assessment of funding applications, getting to know potential grantees and conducting site visits.
- Make sure with everything we fund, we maximise what we can learn from it. You will work with expert evaluators to make sure each project is designed with a learning component. You don’t need to be an expert in evaluations yourself, but you do need to understand why they are so important to learn what works and help people and organisations engage effectively with them.
- Build strong relationships with our grantees and provide ongoing management and support through the life of their YEF funding. You will also be responsible for monitoring the performance of grantees and ensuring targets are met.
- When we learn something works, help the people and organisations we fund to imbed this into their work. You will be constantly thinking about how we can get people and organisations to use robust evidence and learn from each other. This is critical to everything we do.
- Report to our team and external stakeholders regularly on the projects we are funding. You will look for trends and areas where grantees may need support and think creatively about how we provide it.
- Represent the Youth Endowment Fund at external events.
About You
You are this sort of person:
- You don't want your days to pass without making a difference. You want to play a significant part in a charity that is making a difference.
- You want to work in a job that makes young people safer. This issue matters to you. You do not need extensive experience in grant making, you can learn that. You will be an incredible member of our team if you are committed to understanding the challenges facing young people and the people and organisations working to support them and are inspired by a mission to find what works to prevent violence.
- You have delivery experience. You know what it’s like to support young people and deliver programmes within the youth sector. When a person or organisation we fund is facing challenges, you can relate from first-hand experience.
- You make wise decisions. You are able to take in a lot of written and numerical information, synthesise and analyse it and make good decisions about what we fund and don’t fund. You’re good at spotting when things might not go to plan and aren’t afraid to speak up about it. You’re also excellent at spotting people and organisations who may not be experienced in writing grant applications but are doing really effective work that we could learn from.
- You are an optimiser. You think creatively about how to overcome challenges. You are curious, hungry to learn and always looking for ways to improve our work to have the greatest impact on young people’s lives.
- You are known for being very well organised and getting things done. You are used to dealing with and organising a large amount of information and know how important systems and processes are to staying on top of things. You like getting into the numbers and the details. But at the same time, you can effectively ‘zoom out’ and make sure you and your team are keeping plans on track.
- You win people over. People tend to warm to you and respect you. You work very well in a team. You have built good relationships with people at every level inside and outside the organisation and have managed large networks of stakeholders with different interests and priorities. You are excellent at customer service and can handle any issue that comes up with the people and work we fund.
- You are an excellent communicator. Whether in writing or verbally, you are great at distilling a lot of information and communicating a powerful idea. You’ll be in regular communication with our grantees, and you’ll be known for being both professional and supportive and for giving great feedback.
- You are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. You believe and act in a way that celebrates and encourages a range of experiences, backgrounds and values.
While it is not a criteria, we are especially interested to hear from applicants who have lived experience of youth violence.
It is also important to us that the people we hire do not discriminate. We believe in being inclusive and giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background.
To Apply
Applications close midnight, 15th of November 2020.
You should also include the contact details of two referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer. Referees will only be approached with your express permission. You will also be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK. As part of our commitment to flexible working we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at the interview stage.
First round interviews will take place over three weeks from the 9th of November 2020 until the 27th of November 2020.
Second round interviews will take place from the week commencing 23rd of November 2020.
Due to the large number of applications we receive, it is not possible to update you on the progress of the application until after the closing date. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Your personal data will be shared for the purposes of the recruitment exercise. This includes our HR team, interviewers (who may include other partners in the project and independent advisors), relevant team managers and our IT service provider if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles. We do not share your data with other third parties, unless your application for employment is successful and we make you an offer of employment. We will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you. We do not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area.
This position will require a DBS check to be performed, but a record is not a block to performing this role.
The Youth Endowment Fund exists to prevent young people and children from becoming involved in violence.
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Reports to: Head of Programmes, Youth Endowment Fund
Salary: £36,500-£40,000, dependent on experience
Location: Central London
About the Youth Endowment Fund
The Youth Endowment Fund exists to prevent young people and children from becoming involved in violence.
In recent years there has been a significant increase in violent crime. Homicides, assaults, robberies and offences involving weapons have all seen sustained growth. For children and young people, there have been particularly large increases in those who are both the perpetrators and victims of offences involving knives. This is a tragedy. Every child captured in these numbers is an important member of our community and society has a duty to protect them.
The Youth Endowment Fund is a charity with a £200m endowment and a mission that matters. Founded by youth charity Impetus and its partners the Early Intervention Foundation and the Social Investment Business, we exist to prevent children and young people from getting caught up in violent crime. Many organisations have this calling. Our unique role is to identify what works best and spread the good news. For this reason, we only fund people and organisations when we can work together to learn from what they are doing and use that learning to affect change.
Key Responsibilities
Our Programme Managers are critical to our mission to learn what works. They have deep knowledge and experience in either the youth sector, policing, social work, children’s social care or education and they identify, assess, fund and support people and organisations working in their field to prevent youth violence. With the support of our YEF evaluation experts, they make sure everything we fund is set up so we can learn from it. They also work with people and organisations to build their capacity to engage with rigorous learning activity.
This role, Programme Manager – Education, will have a specific focus on the education sector. You may have previously been a teacher or worked closely with the school system. You’ll be our expert on the programmes team when it comes to grant making in our education-focused themes. However, you will still be a part of managing grants for all areas of our work.
As a YEF Programme Manager - Education, you will:
- Develop and execute plans to fund work that will help us learn something about what works to prevent youth violence. You will make sure that it is easy and efficient to apply for our funding and that we build effective relationships with people who apply.
- Make sure we choose the best organisations to work with through carrying out the assessment of funding applications, getting to know potential grantees and conducting site visits.
- Make sure with everything we fund, we maximise what we can learn from it. You will work with expert evaluators to make sure each project is designed with a learning component. You don’t need to be an expert in evaluations yourself, but you do need to understand why they are so important to learn what works and help people and organisations engage effectively with them.
- Build strong relationships with our grantees and provide ongoing management and support through the life of their YEF funding. You will also be responsible for monitoring the performance of grantees and ensuring targets are met.
- When we learn something works, help the people and organisations we fund to imbed this into their work. You will be constantly thinking about how we can get people and organisations to use robust evidence and learn from each other. This is critical to everything we do.
- Report to our team and external stakeholders regularly on the projects we are funding. You will look for trends and areas where grantees may need support and think creatively about how we provide it.
- Represent the Youth Endowment Fund at external events.
About You
You are this sort of person:
- You don't want your days to pass without making a difference. You want to play a significant part in a charity that is making a difference.
- You want to work in a job that makes young people safer. This issue matters to you. You do not need extensive experience in grant making, you can learn that. You will be an incredible member of our team if you are committed to understanding the challenges facing young people and the people and organisations working to support them and are inspired by a mission to find what works to prevent violence.
- You have delivery experience. You know what it’s like to support young people and deliver programmes in the education sector. When a person or organisation we fund is facing challenges, you can relate from first-hand experience.
- You make wise decisions. You are able to take in a lot of written and numerical information, synthesise and analyse it and make good decisions about what we fund and don’t fund. You’re good at spotting when things might not go to plan and aren’t afraid to speak up about it. You’re also excellent at spotting people and organisations who may not be experienced in writing grant applications but are doing really effective work that we could learn from.
- You are an optimiser. You think creatively about how to overcome challenges. You are curious, hungry to learn and always looking for ways to improve our work to have the greatest impact on young people’s lives.
- You are known for being very well organised and getting things done. You are used to dealing with and organising a large amount of information and know how important systems and processes are to staying on top of things. You like getting into the numbers and the details. But at the same time, you can effectively ‘zoom out’ and make sure you and your team are keeping plans on track.
- You win people over. People tend to warm to you and respect you. You work very well in a team. You have built good relationships with people at every level inside and outside the organisation and have managed large networks of stakeholders with different interests and priorities. You are excellent at customer service and can handle any issue that comes up with the people and work we fund.
- You are an excellent communicator. Whether in writing or verbally, you are great at distilling a lot of information and communicating a powerful idea. You’ll be in regular communication with our grantees, and you’ll be known for being both professional and supportive and for giving great feedback.
- You are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. You believe and act in a way that celebrates and encourages a range of experiences, backgrounds and values.
While it is not a criteria, we are especially interested to hear from applicants who have lived experience of youth violence.
It is also important to us that the people we hire do not discriminate. We believe in being inclusive and giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background.
To Apply
Applications close midnight, 15th of November 2020.
You should also include the contact details of two referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer. Referees will only be approached with your express permission. You will also be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK. As part of our commitment to flexible working we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at the interview stage.
First round interviews will take place over three weeks from the 9th of November 2020 until the 27th of November 2020.
Second round interviews will take place from the week commencing 23rd of November 2020.
Due to the large number of applications we receive, it is not possible to update you on the progress of the application until after the closing date. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Your personal data will be shared for the purposes of the recruitment exercise. This includes our HR team, interviewers (who may include other partners in the project and independent advisors), relevant team managers and our IT service provider if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles. We do not share your data with other third parties, unless your application for employment is successful and we make you an offer of employment. We will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you. We do not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area.
This position will require a DBS check to be performed, but a record is not a block to performing this role.
The Youth Endowment Fund exists to prevent young people and children from becoming involved in violence.
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Head of Programmes needed for the Youth Endowment Fund with expertise in leading a team that identifies and funds great initiatives.
Reports to: Director of Operations & Programmes, Youth Endowment Fund
Salary: £60,000
Location: Central London
About the Youth Endowment Fund
The Youth Endowment Fund exists to prevent young people and children from becoming involved in violence.
In recent years there has been a significant increase in violent crime. Homicides, assaults, robberies and offences involving weapons have all seen sustained growth. For children and young people, there have been particularly large increases in those who are both the perpetrators and victims of offences involving knives. This is a tragedy. Every child captured in these numbers is an important member of our community and society has a duty to protect them.
The Youth Endowment Fund is a charity with a £200m endowment and a mission that matters. Founded by youth charity Impetus and its partners the Early Intervention Foundation and the Social Investment Business, we exist to prevent children and young people from getting caught up in violent crime. Many organisations have this calling. Our unique role is to identify what works best and spread the good news. For this reason, we only fund people and organisations when we can work together to learn from what they are doing and use that learning to affect change.
Our Head of Programmes will lead the team that identifies and funds great initiatives, makes sure we can learn from them, and works to scale them up and spread great ideas.
Key Responsibilities
Your job is to lead our work to find and fund the best people and organisations to work with to learn about what works to reduce youth violence. Each year we will execute multiple, large rounds of funding for grants and you will be at the heart of making this a success. You will:
- Lead and coach a team to design, implement, assess and manage our work to fund people and organisations to prevent youth violence. Each round of funding we launch will have a specific focus, designed to help us better understand what works. Your job will be to make sure everything we fund will help build our knowledge around that specific focus.
- Build and nurture strong relationships with organisations across England and Wales who are working to prevent youth violence. Through these relationships, you will identify promising initiatives and groups of people and make sure they are ready to apply for our funding.
- Build the capacity of organisations we work with to engage in evaluations of their work, use available evidence, implement what works and grow. You will think proactively and creatively about how to make sure the people and organisations we fund get the support they need to implement excellent programmes and help us learn.
- Make sure we have the systems, processes and structure to launch, assess and manage multiple high-volume funding rounds. You will be responsible for making sure our assessment processes are fair and transparent and help us choose diverse people and organisations to fund.
- You will develop and maintain our policies and guidance on how we appropriately and proportionately review organisations and their programmes during the assessment and management phases of each grant we make.
- Help YEF as a whole understand the work of the programmes team and the organisations we fund to help us learn and feel connected to our mission.
As a senior staff member, you will also:
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- Help inform our wider strategy, deliver results and be accountable for achieving certain targets with your team.
- Provide regular and up to date information to internal and external audiences on the work we fund.
- Represent the Fund at external events.
- Help build and model an organisational culture where it is natural to perform well, be yourself at work and support colleagues brilliantly.
About You
You are this sort of person:
- You don't want your days to pass without making a difference. You want to play a significant part in a charity that is making a difference. You like the idea of doing a job that makes young people safer.
- You have significant experience of managing large programmes. You have a track record of getting things done. In previous jobs, you have held significant responsibility for ensuring programmes of a significant size are delivered excellently. You are very reliable. You take pride in making things happen.
- You have delivery experience. You know what it’s like to work for an organisation supporting young people directly. You may have been a teacher, a social carer, a police officer or a youth worker. When a person or organisation we fund is facing challenges, you can relate from first-hand experience.
- You are excellent at organising and analysing a ton of information. You will be responsible for organising information from thousands of grantees and applicants and you know how to develop and maintain excellent systems for doing so. You love to roll up your sleeves and get into the numbers and data and you are great at analysing and synthesising that information so we know what it’s telling us.
- You are an optimiser. You are solutions oriented and think creatively to overcome challenges. You are curious, hungry to learn and always looking for ways to improve our work to have the greatest impact on young people’s lives.
- You win people over. People tend to warm to you and respect you. You have built good relationships with people at every level inside and outside the organisation and have managed large networks of stakeholders with different interests and priorities. You are excellent at customer service and can professionally handle issues that come up within your grant portfolio.
- You are an excellent communicator. Whether in writing or verbally, you are great at distilling a lot of information and clearly communicating a powerful idea.
- You work very well in a team. You are not motivated by being the individual winner. You want the team as a whole to succeed and are excellent at motivating and bringing the best out of the people around you. You don’t care who gets the credit as long as things get done.
- You are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. You believe and act in a way that celebrates and encourages a range of experiences, backgrounds and values.
While it is not a criteria, we are especially interested to hear from applicants who have lived experience of youth violence.
It is also important to us that the people we hire do not discriminate. We believe in being inclusive and giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background.
To Apply
Applications close midnight, 15th of November 2020.
You should include the contact details of two referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer. Referees will only be approached with your express permission. You will also be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK. As part of our commitment to flexible working we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at the interview stage.
First round interviews will take place over three weeks from the 9th of November 2020 until the 27th of November 2020.
Second round interviews will take place from the week commencing 23rd of November 2020.
This position will require a DBS check to be performed, but a record is not a block to performing this role.
The Youth Endowment Fund exists to prevent young people and children from becoming involved in violence.
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Reports to: Head of Programmes, Youth Endowment Fund
Salary: £36,500-£40,000, dependent on experience
Location: Central London
About the Youth Endowment Fund
The Youth Endowment Fund exists to prevent young people and children from becoming involved in violence.
In recent years there has been a significant increase in violent crime. Homicides, assaults, robberies and offences involving weapons have all seen sustained growth. For children and young people, there have been particularly large increases in those who are both the perpetrators and victims of offences involving knives. This is a tragedy. Every child captured in these numbers is an important member of our community and society has a duty to protect them.
The Youth Endowment Fund is a charity with a £200m endowment and a mission that matters. Founded by youth charity Impetus and its partners the Early Intervention Foundation and the Social Investment Business, we exist to prevent children and young people from getting caught up in violent crime. Many organisations have this calling. Our unique role is to identify what works best and spread the good news. For this reason, we only fund people and organisations when we can work together to learn from what they are doing and use that learning to affect change.
Key Responsibilities
Our Programme Managers are critical to our mission to learn what works. They have deep knowledge and experience in either the youth sector, policing, social work, children’s social care or education and they identify, assess, fund and support people and organisations working in their field to prevent youth violence. With the support of our YEF evaluation experts, they make sure everything we fund is set up so we can learn from it. They also work with people and organisations to build their capacity to engage with rigorous learning activity.
This role, Programme Manager – Local Authorities, will have a specific focus. You may have previously been a social worker or worked on a youth offending team. You’ll be our expert on the programmes team when it comes to grant making with local authorities. However, you will still be a part of managing grants for all areas of our work.
As a YEF Programme Manager – Local Authorities, you will:
- Develop and execute plans to fund work that will help us learn something about what works to prevent youth violence. You will make sure that it is easy and efficient to apply for our funding and that we build effective relationships with people who apply.
- Make sure we choose the best organisations to work with through carrying out the assessment of funding applications, getting to know potential grantees and conducting site visits.
- Make sure with everything we fund, we maximise what we can learn from it. You will work with expert evaluators to make sure each project is designed with a learning component. You don’t need to be an expert in evaluations yourself, but you do need to understand why they are so important to learn what works and help people and organisations engage effectively with them.
- Build strong relationships with our grantees and provide ongoing management and support through the life of their YEF funding. You will also be responsible for monitoring the performance of grantees and ensuring targets are met.
- When we learn something works, help the people and organisations we fund to imbed this into their work. You will be constantly thinking about how we can get people and organisations to use robust evidence and learn from each other. This is critical to everything we do.
- Report to our team and external stakeholders regularly on the projects we are funding. You will look for trends and areas where grantees may need support and think creatively about how we provide it.
- Represent the Youth Endowment Fund at external events.
About You
You are this sort of person:
- You don't want your days to pass without making a difference. You want to play a significant part in a charity that is making a difference.
- You want to work in a job that makes young people safer. This issue matters to you. You do not need extensive experience in grant making, you can learn that. You will be an incredible member of our team if you are committed to understanding the challenges facing young people and the people and organisations working to support them and are inspired by a mission to find what works to prevent violence.
- You have delivery experience. You know what it’s like to support young people and deliver programmes within local authorities. When a person or organisation we fund is facing challenges, you can relate from first-hand experience.
- You make wise decisions. You are able to take in a lot of written and numerical information, synthesise and analyse it and make good decisions about what we fund and don’t fund. You’re good at spotting when things might not go to plan and aren’t afraid to speak up about it. You’re also excellent at spotting people and organisations who may not be experienced in writing grant applications but are doing really effective work that we could learn from.
- You are an optimiser. You think creatively about how to overcome challenges. You are curious, hungry to learn and always looking for ways to improve our work to have the greatest impact on young people’s lives.
- You are known for being very well organised and getting things done. You are used to dealing with and organising a large amount of information and know how important systems and processes are to staying on top of things. You like getting into the numbers and the details. But at the same time, you can effectively ‘zoom out’ and make sure you and your team are keeping plans on track.
- You win people over. People tend to warm to you and respect you. You work very well in a team. You have built good relationships with people at every level inside and outside the organisation and have managed large networks of stakeholders with different interests and priorities. You are excellent at customer service and can handle any issue that comes up with the people and work we fund.
- You are an excellent communicator. Whether in writing or verbally, you are great at distilling a lot of information and communicating a powerful idea. You’ll be in regular communication with our grantees, and you’ll be known for being both professional and supportive and for giving great feedback.
- You are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. You believe and act in a way that celebrates and encourages a range of experiences, backgrounds and values.
While it is not a criteria, we are especially interested to hear from applicants who have lived experience of youth violence.
It is also important to us that the people we hire do not discriminate. We believe in being inclusive and giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background.
To Apply
Applications close midnight, 15th of November 2020.
You should also include the contact details of two referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer. Referees will only be approached with your express permission. You will also be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK. As part of our commitment to flexible working we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at the interview stage.
First round interviews will take place over three weeks from the 9th of November 2020 until the 27th of November 2020.
Second round interviews will take place from the week commencing 23rd of November 2020.
Due to the large number of applications we receive, it is not possible to update you on the progress of the application until after the closing date. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Your personal data will be shared for the purposes of the recruitment exercise. This includes our HR team, interviewers (who may include other partners in the project and independent advisors), relevant team managers and our IT service provider if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles. We do not share your data with other third parties, unless your application for employment is successful and we make you an offer of employment. We will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you. We do not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area.
This position will require a DBS check to be performed, but a record is not a block to performing this role.
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We’re Breast Cancer Now, the charity that’s steered by world-class research and powered by life-changing care. We’re here for anyone affected by breast cancer, the whole way through, providing support for today and hope for the future. We’re that trusted friend that you turn to for caring support when you need it most. The expert authority on breast cancer research who is making breakthroughs and driving forward progress. And a vehicle for change, acting now to make sure anyone affected by breast cancer gets the best possible treatment and care. We believe that we can change the future of breast cancer and make sure that, by 2050, everyone diagnosed with the disease lives – and is supported to live well. But we need to act now
The Research, Support and Influencing Directorate
The newly formed Research, Support and Influencing Directorate which is responsible for delivering Breast Cancer Now’s strategy, through our world-class research, our award-winning services and our successful campaigning. It brings together our research portfolio, our support services (including our helpline), our team of nurses, our Public Health and Wellbeing team and our work on policy and influencing. The Directorate has a central role in making sure we achieve our vision and this cannot be achieved without the support and guidance of our partners, our supporters and those affected by breast cancer. Thanks to the work of the directorate, we will provide support for those affected by breast cancer today and hope for the future.
There are two roles
The two roles represent an exciting opportunity to work within the Policy, Evidence and Influencing team to influence change for people with breast cancer across the UK, leading on key policy areas.
Whilst both roles are broadly the same, with the same job description, one of the roles will focus on the breast cancer workforce and support our vital work on access to drugs. This role will also provide the opportunity to develop the charity’s local policy and evidence activities to identify and address local challenges in the provision of breast cancer services which is now more important than ever in light of the impact of COVID-19. This is role one.
The other role will focus on early diagnosis of breast cancer, in particular referrals to see a specialist and waiting times, and the NHS breast screening programme – both of which have been impacted by the pandemic. This role will also provide the opportunity to further develop our work on services for those with a family history of breast cancer. This is role two.
In both roles, you will develop evidence-based positions and recommendations and build strong relationships with key external stakeholders. You will act as a source of expertise across the organisation and externally, working with colleagues to support the development and delivery of influencing strategies in line with policy positions, and developing contacts and relationships to increase the charity’s profile.
About you
You will have experience of working in a relevant policy role delivering significant change, undertaking research and analysing data to support policy development, and advising on the development of influencing strategies. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to manage projects and think strategically, and to build strong relationships with external stakeholders to influence change. You will also have an excellent understanding of the current policy landscape.
If you have a preference for a particular role, please indicate in your supporting statement which role is your preference.
For further information and to apply
Please download a copy of the job description and person specification. Please submit your application via our online application portal.
Closing date: 8 November 2020
Interview date: 24 and 25 November 2020
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Reports to: Head of Programmes, Youth Endowment Fund
Salary: £36,500-£40,000, dependent on experience
Location: Central London
About the Youth Endowment Fund
The Youth Endowment Fund exists to prevent young people and children from becoming involved in violence.
In recent years there has been a significant increase in violent crime. Homicides, assaults, robberies and offences involving weapons have all seen sustained growth. For children and young people, there have been particularly large increases in those who are both the perpetrators and victims of offences involving knives. This is a tragedy. Every child captured in these numbers is an important member of our community and society has a duty to protect them.
The Youth Endowment Fund is a charity with a £200m endowment and a mission that matters. Founded by youth charity Impetus and its partners the Early Intervention Foundation and the Social Investment Business, we exist to prevent children and young people from getting caught up in violent crime. Many organisations have this calling. Our unique role is to identify what works best and spread the good news. For this reason, we only fund people and organisations when we can work together to learn from what they are doing and use that learning to affect change.
Key Responsibilities
Our Programme Managers are critical to our mission to learn what works. They have deep knowledge and experience in either the youth sector, policing, social work, children’s social care or education and they identify, assess, fund and support people and organisations working in their field to prevent youth violence. With the support of our YEF evaluation experts, they make sure everything we fund is set up so we can learn from it. They also work with people and organisations to build their capacity to engage with rigorous learning activity.
This role, Programme Manager – Policing, will have a specific focus and you may have previously served as a police officer. You’ll be our expert on the programmes team when it comes to our grant making related to criminal justice and policing. However, you will still be a part of managing grants for all areas of our work.
As a YEF Programme Manager – Policing, you will:
- Develop and execute plans to fund work that will help us learn something about what works to prevent youth violence. You will make sure that it is easy and efficient to apply for our funding and that we build effective relationships with people who apply.
- Make sure we choose the best organisations to work with through carrying out the assessment of funding applications, getting to know potential grantees and conducting site visits.
- Make sure with everything we fund, we maximise what we can learn from it. You will work with expert evaluators to make sure each project is designed with a learning component. You don’t need to be an expert in evaluations yourself, but you do need to understand why they are so important to learn what works and help people and organisations engage effectively with them.
- Build strong relationships with our grantees and provide ongoing management and support through the life of their YEF funding. You will also be responsible for monitoring the performance of grantees and ensuring targets are met.
- When we learn something works, help the people and organisations we fund to imbed this into their work. You will be constantly thinking about how we can get people and organisations to use robust evidence and learn from each other. This is critical to everything we do.
- Report to our team and external stakeholders regularly on the projects we are funding. You will look for trends and areas where grantees may need support and think creatively about how we provide it.
- Represent the Youth Endowment Fund at external events.
About You
You are this sort of person:
- You don't want your days to pass without making a difference. You want to play a significant part in a charity that is making a difference.
- You want to work in a job that makes young people safer. This issue matters to you. You do not need extensive experience in grant making, you can learn that. You will be an incredible member of our team if you are committed to understanding the challenges facing young people and the people and organisations working to support them and are inspired by a mission to find what works to prevent violence.
- You have delivery experience. You know what it’s like to support young people and deliver programmes. When a person or organisation we fund is facing challenges, you can relate from first-hand experience.
- You make wise decisions. You are able to take in a lot of written and numerical information, synthesise and analyse it and make good decisions about what we fund and don’t fund. You’re good at spotting when things might not go to plan and aren’t afraid to speak up about it. You’re also excellent at spotting people and organisations who may not be experienced in writing grant applications but are doing really effective work that we could learn from.
- You are an optimiser. You think creatively about how to overcome challenges. You are curious, hungry to learn and always looking for ways to improve our work to have the greatest impact on young people’s lives.
- You are known for being very well organised and getting things done. You are used to dealing with and organising a large amount of information and know how important systems and processes are to staying on top of things. You like getting into the numbers and the details. But at the same time, you can effectively ‘zoom out’ and make sure you and your team are keeping plans on track.
- You win people over. People tend to warm to you and respect you. You work very well in a team. You have built good relationships with people at every level inside and outside the organisation and have managed large networks of stakeholders with different interests and priorities. You are excellent at customer service and can handle any issue that comes up with the people and work we fund.
- You are an excellent communicator. Whether in writing or verbally, you are great at distilling a lot of information and communicating a powerful idea. You’ll be in regular communication with our grantees, and you’ll be known for being both professional and supportive and for giving great feedback.
- You are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. You believe and act in a way that celebrates and encourages a range of experiences, backgrounds and values.
While it is not a criteria, we are especially interested to hear from applicants who have lived experience of youth violence.
It is also important to us that the people we hire do not discriminate. We believe in being inclusive and giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background.
To Apply
Applications close midnight, 15th of November 2020.
You should also include the contact details of two referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer. Referees will only be approached with your express permission. You will also be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK. As part of our commitment to flexible working we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at the interview stage.
First round interviews will take place over three weeks from the 9th of November 2020 until the 27th of November 2020.
Second round interviews will take place from the week commencing 23rd of November 2020.
Due to the large number of applications we receive, it is not possible to update you on the progress of the application until after the closing date. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Your personal data will be shared for the purposes of the recruitment exercise. This includes our HR team, interviewers (who may include other partners in the project and independent advisors), relevant team managers and our IT service provider if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles. We do not share your data with other third parties, unless your application for employment is successful and we make you an offer of employment. We will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you. We do not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area.
This position will require a DBS check to be performed, but a record is not a block to performing this role.
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