Service Director Jobs in Greater London

London based contract with the option of hybrid working in the office and from home*

An exciting opportunity to lead and transform the CSP’s data capabilities in support of our public-good mission. You will improve our understanding and use of data across the organisation in aid of our 65,000 members and the physiotherapy profession.

The CSP is a one-off organisation. We give expert voice to UK physiotherapy, and support our members throughout their education, working lives and retirement. This makes us stewards of critical knowledge about the profession and its central role in the healthcare system. You will be shaping the data culture and capabilities that scaffold that knowledge.

You will be the visible lead for data in the organisation, a proactive voice to connect our data operations with the strategic objectives they serve. You will combine professional expertise with personal integrity: we are a values-driven organisation, and Data for Good will be your core business.

You will champion the data perspective among the organisation’s leadership: cementing the importance of data in corporate decision-making, and ensuring that our Data Governance and Management follows best practice and supports our ability to leverage data.

You will lead the organisation’s developing data maturity, including use of data and growth in data skills and capabilities in order to improve organisational decision making and influence.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jonathan Scott-bryan, Assistant Director of CSI at Head Office.

Why work for the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy?

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) is the professional, educational and trade union body for the UK's 65,000 chartered physiotherapists, physiotherapy students and support workers; and one of the largest representative bodies in healthcare.

At the CSP, our goal is to create a culture characterised by innovation, respect, encouragement, passion and teamwork. We all strive for continuous improvement and to be the best at everything we do. We aspire to work in a way that embodies our values of learning, courage, inclusive and integrity. Our shared values are part of our organisational DNA, reflecting the expectations we have of ourselves and others. They guide what we do and how we do it, to have the greatest impact for our members. Please visit the website for further information.

We offer an excellent benefits package, including 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, Christmas office closure between 25 December to 01 January and generous pension scheme with 12% employer contribution.

*The CSP operates a hybrid working model, allowing employees to work between their home and the office. While we do not stipulate the number of days in the office, employees can decide, through discussions with their line managers, how, when, and where they work best, balancing the needs of the CSP, the team, and themselves. Employees are still expected to attend the office for in-person meetings when required for their role and the organisation. Homeworking is subject to meeting homeworking assessment requirements, which include a minimum broadband speed of 18Mbps and a dedicated space to work from. (Remove if homeworker)

To enable our employees to balance their individual, family and work-life, we would be happy to discuss flexible working arrangements with shortlisted candidates (subject to business needs).

For further information and details of how to apply, please visit the website via the apply button.

CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date: 10am, 30 May 2024.

Interview date: 13 June 2024.

If you require any adjustments during the application stage, please email the Human Resources team via email.

The CSP is committed to equity of opportunity, aiming to provide a working and learning environment free from discrimination. We are taking appropriate steps to create a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we work and live in. Therefore, we particularly encourage applications from candidates under-represented in the CSP’s workforce, including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and LGBTQIA+ people. Please note, all candidates will be expected to actively demonstrate their commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Belonging throughout the application and interview stages. To view our equity, diversity and belonging strategy, please visit the website.

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We are looking for an experienced strategically minded, dynamic and proactive Initiatives Manager to join us here at the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR).

Do you want to be part of a dedicated Workforce Development team, supporting doctors who deliver imaging and cancer care services? If you have a desire to work in a people profession which strives to have a positive impact on the lives of doctors and ultimately patients; this may be the opportunity for you.

In this pivotal role as Workforce Initiatives Manager you will be responsible for the successful development and delivery of initiatives to support us in fulfilling our overarching goal of growing the UK workforce in our specialties of Clinical Radiology and Clinical Oncology, ensuring that quality and impact are at the heart of our plans.

With a focus on the strategic development side of the team you will cultivate information into initiatives such as the development of curricula or standards but also ongoing initiatives which will serve to increase routes into the workforce for both existing and emerging groups of doctors and allied health professionals. Leading and motivating a high-performing and dedicated team to do so.  

What you’ll do:

• Manage the development and implementation of new versions of the postgraduate curricula for our specialities.
• Establish and implement necessary quality assurance mechanisms and initiative.
• Oversee the provision of support for ancillary workforce development initiatives.
• Undertake market research to evaluate the viability of proposed new workforce initiatives, targeting those with the greatest reach and impact.
• Lead, motivate performance manage and develop a team.

What you’ll need:

• Experience of curriculum development or experience of innovation in training programmes or teaching.
• Experience of programme/project management.
• Experience in developing funding bids/building cogent business cases.
• Knowledge and understanding of UK healthcare workforce strategy, including postgraduate medical education.
• Excellent manager of people, capable of inspiring.
• Analytical thinker, able to evaluate key issues and exercise sound judgement.
• Ability to prioritise own work and work of team to deliver agreed outcomes.

Why join us?

• Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
• Hybrid working (40% working week can be done remotely)
• Modern working environment
• Equipment provided to work from home
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Excellent pension scheme
• Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive and forward-thinking team and organisation. At the forefront of the health agenda, our members diagnose and treat cancer, heart disease, stroke and more, whilst leading on innovations including AI, skills mix and community diagnostic hubs. If you are interested in finding out more about the Workforce Initiatives Manager role , instructions on how to apply and the RCR please have a read of the candidate pack.  

At Independent Age, we believe that no older person should face financial hardship. That’s why, by 2027, our goal is to have improved the lives of one million older people. Our impact across policy, campaigning, information and advice, grant-making and partnerships improves lives by increasing the financial well-being of older people in financial hardship, enabling greater choice and independence in wider areas of life. We want to find talented individuals from diverse backgrounds to join us on this journey.

As the Head of Partnerships and Philanthropy, you will be the cornerstone of our partnership and philanthropy activities, creatively engaging with corporations, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and foundations to build partnerships with purpose, to increase our reach and secure the vital income to deliver our mission. Your role extends beyond fundraising; you will be forging meaningful corporate partnerships, shaping a landscape where businesses contribute to improving the lives of older people in poverty. With your expertise, we aim to connect those in need with supportive services, transforming lives with compassion and targeted action.

With a proven track record in securing and implementing impactful corporate partnerships and major donations, you'll bring a wealth of knowledge and a passion for change to our organisation. As a member of our leadership team, your work will make a vital contribution to extending our reach, helping us to provide practical help to an increasing number of older people struggling with their finances. At Independent Age, your work will echo the ethos of 'partnerships with a purpose', uniting us with high-profile brands to achieve our mission and financial objectives.  

Step forward and lead with purpose; together, we can uplift the lives of the older people living in financial hardship and inspire a community of support.

With a proven track record in high-value fundraising, including securing donations from major trusts, foundations, high-net-worth individuals, and businesses, you will have experience developing partnerships with high-profile brands and an understanding of the importance of ‘partnerships with a purpose’.

For full details on the role and requirements, please review the job description and person specification.  If your experience doesn’t align perfectly with all of the criteria in the person specification but you do meet most of them and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. 

This is a full-time role, 35 hours per week, which you can choose to work over five days or a 9 day fortnight. 

What it’s like to work at Independent Age:

We celebrate diversity at Independent Age and champion the differences that make each of us unique. We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We aim to attract and retain a wide range of talent and create an environment where everyone can feel safe, protected, welcome and included.

We offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance, and fantastic learning and development opportunities. We also offer a number of enhanced leave provisions and benefits.

We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best and supports wellbeing. Flexible working hours and hybrid working is standard for all (those contracted to work in the office usually attend 1 day per week). But if you need a different form of flexibility, we are always happy to talk flexible working. 

You can find out more about what it’s like to work at Independent Age here.

Application Process:

To apply, please visit our website to submit a CV and a Supporting Statement, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification (please do not hesitate to contact us if you have specific requirements and need support to apply in an alternative format).

To support our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion our hiring managers use anonymous shortlisting. Therefore, please do not include your name, photo, or information to indicate your gender or age in your CV and supporting statement. Please do not omit dates of employment. Please ensure the title of any uploads does not contain your name. 

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and, if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer. A Basic DBS certificate will be required for this role. 

Closing date: 3 June 2024.

Interview Dates: 

First round interviews to be held on 14 June 2024.

Second round interviews to be held on 21st June 2024.

About the role:

The SHP Somerset Cluster is based in the heart of the London’s theatre and shopping districts – the main hub is just off Drury Lane, with the other sites near Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road. The aim of the service is to support people over the age of 18 to navigate various support needs and develop the skills required to maintain independent accommodation long term.   

As a multiple disadvantage (MD) referral and move on coordinator, you will work as part of a larger support team to ensure that consideration is given to the individual experiences of multiple disadvantage when it comes to accessing and moving on from our service.   

You will work with people from their first interaction with the service: at the point of referral, ensuring that all aspects of someone’s experience is considered by undertaking a trauma informed, culturally sensitive assessment and supporting your colleagues to develop their awareness of these experiences. 

From here you will then support their journey through the service by working alongside other support staff to foster a culture of move on, supporting the development of holistic and realistic move on goals.   

This work will be underpinned and supported through the development of a move on programme. This programme, developed and overseen by the MD Referral and Move on Coordinators in partnership with the Recovery and Opportunity Coordinators, will be not only look to develop confidence and ability to navigate social systems, but also be accredited through SHP’s AQA Registered Learning Centre.   

In addition, you will carry your own caseload for people living in the step-down services to ensure that they are prepared, equipped, and confident about moving on. This may include identifying current barriers within the system that can prevent someone from moving on successfully or within their set timeframe. 

About you:

• Experience of coordinating projects across multiple teams or people with varying roles to achieve successful outcomes for vulnerable people
• Knowledge and awareness of the intersection of needs in people facing multiple disadvantage & strong understanding of how the intersection & co-occurrence of these issues can make it difficult for people to engage with support or to move on from services.
• The ability to judge the appropriate response to situations that you find challenging or emotionally difficult
• The ability to work as part of a team to ensure that everyone is clear in their roles and provide peer support and guidance when needed, working through any arising conflict professionally and successfully
• Strong time management skills, ability to work on own initiative, manage competing priorities and maintain high standards.
• Excellent administrative and IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, database usage and e-mail, and the ability to interrogate and extrapolate data from various sources

About us:

Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.

We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.

We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.

Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need. 

Important info: 

Closing date:  Sunday 19th May at midnight

Interview date: Interviews likely to be held week commencing 27th May 24

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.

Do you have experience delivering timebound Equity, Diversity and Inclusion projects?

Have you worked alongside members or volunteers previously to support them to devise and deliver progressive change initiatives?

Do you believe in the power of mentoring to improve the professional careers of everyone in society and have experience of delivering a similar project?

If you do, then join us in this new role as Inclusivity Programme Manager within our Communications Team. Alongside the interests and challenges of the role, we know that candidates also want to be enthused about the mission and values of the organisation they might be joining. IStructE is a charity and the professional body for structural engineers. We have a global membership who have designed many of the world’s iconic structures as well as many of the buildings and bridges we take almost for granted in our daily lives. Creating safer structures for the benefit of the public is at the heart of our remit and this includes environmental sustainability with structural engineers and the Institution at the heart of the impact construction has on natural resources and climate change.

We are passionate about inclusion and work hard to help those with talent, irrespective of background, to find and develop a route into the profession. Many of our members work to support the world’s most vulnerable communities, especially those living in places prone to natural hazards such as earthquakes and extreme flooding. If working as part of a staff team of about 74 people and alongside many of our members to address these issues appeals to you, then we would love to hear from you.

The Role

This is a new role which will be focused on a specific project to initially set up and support our member led Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) task group and subgroups. These task groups, with your support, will lead the direction that our EDI membership initiatives take. One of the primary core initiatives will be the delivery of a mentoring scheme for our members with an inclusivity focus.

To be shortlisted for this post, you must have:

• Excellent Project Management skills and experience

• Demonstratable knowledge of the EDI space, leading practises and ideologies

• Previous experience of working with members/volunteers including in an advisory and secretariat capacity.

• An understanding of and preferably experience of managing mentoring schemes.

Experience of working in a membership organisation or knowledge of the engineering profession would be advantageous.

What we can offer you:

• 25 days paid annual leave (rising with service) plus bank holidays and flexi leave

• A pension scheme with up to 9% employer contributions

• Life Insurance

• Private Medical Insurance

• Permanent Health Insurance

• Health Cash Plan

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Season Ticket Loan

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Continuous Professional Development

Working Conditions:

We are based on the edge of the City of London, our office is bright, modern, and open plan. We are an inclusive and friendly workforce. We are presently operating a working model of office based and remote working and envisage operating a longer-term hybrid working model.

Additional information:

For more information including a full job description and candidate privacy policy, visit our website.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to enable you to complete your application or would like us to apply reasonable adjustments when reviewing your application, please contact us as soon as possible to discuss your needs.

Please note, we reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore, we urge candidates to apply as soon as possible. Applications are sifted on receipt and shortlisted candidates are contacted to invite to an interview.

The Institution does not hold a visa sponsor licence, therefore, applicants who do not have the right to work in the UK and/or require visa sponsorship in order to continue working in the UK cannot be considered.

The Institution strives to have a diverse and inclusive workforce, where we can all be ourselves. We are an equal opportunities employer and value diversity and the perspectives people from different backgrounds bring. Applicants will not be excluded on the grounds of sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, race, marital status, disability, age, religion and belief or sexual orientation.

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Health and healthcare policy are complex matters which are constantly evolving. With so many cross-specialty issues affecting the whole of the medical profession, it is the Academy’s role to ensure a united voice is heard by policy makers and key decision makers. We are seeking a project manager to join our friendly, diverse and talented team working at the heart of national healthcare policy. The National Clinical Assurance Group provides independent advice and assurance to NHSE on developments around the clinical content used for NHS pathways, ensuring that patients receive the best care for their condition. As project manager, you will lead the project to ensure that NHS pathways are independently assured by clinicians who are leaders in their field.

About you

 Do you want to use your skills to make a real difference to the myeloma community?

We’re looking for a talented and enthusiastic Scientific Knowledge and Communications Officer who has a passion for delivering high quality scientific information to a range of different audiences.  You’ll have excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to make complex information engaging and accessible.  You’ll require strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and manage your workload to meet strict deadlines. 

About the role

This is an exciting time to join Myeloma UK as we launch our new five year strategy. 

The post holder will be responsible for developing evidence led scientific communications that help engage new audiences as we aim to reach new people as part of our strategic goals.  You will use your science communication expertise to bring our research and scientific information to life for a variety of audiences from people affected by myeloma to health care professionals as well as scientists and researchers.

You will support other teams across Myeloma UK by helping to develop engaging evidence led impactful communications that can be used for appeals, case for support and other activities.  You’ll also work with our research and health care professional community to engage and involve them in our communications activities.

About us

 Myeloma UK is the only organisation in the UK dealing exclusively with the blood cancer myeloma and related conditions. We are committed to bringing together the best and brightest people to help us ensure that every patient has an empowered present and a hopeful future.

 Our ultimate goal is to find a cure and make myeloma history. Until then, our mission is to help every patient live well with myeloma for as long as possible. We are committed to diagnosing myeloma earlier, discovering and sharing knowledge, transforming the patient experience and influencing positive change in care.

Our culture

 Wellbeing and staff engagement are at the heart of our culture.

We offer flexible working and flexitime to allow you to find the right working pattern for you. We have a Staff Engagement Group who work with us to ensure staff are happy and who help us review and update our benefits. We offer an employee assistance program and our Wellbeing Leads are there always here to support our staff.

How to apply

 If you think you would be a great fit for this role, get in touch and tell us more about yourself by sending us the following :

1. A cover letter telling us more about you and what you think makes you a good fit for this role

2. A CV that sets out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements

Applications close on 20 May 2024 and interviews will be held w/c 27 May 2024. You may be asked to do a task prior to your interview.

Myeloma UK is an equal opportunities employer and always welcomes applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of:

· sex,

· race,

· disability,

· age,

· sexual orientation,

· gender reassignment,

· religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Please note, you will be asked to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK prior to interview selection.

The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women is looking for a highly motivated individual with strong customer service and communication skills to join our team as a Programme Officer.

Please note, applications without a covering letter will not be considered. All applicants must have the full legal right to work in the UK as the Foundation does not offer sponsorship at this time.

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis. We reserve the right to end this recruitment ahead of the application deadline, so we strongly encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible. 

General information:
Job title: Programme Officer

Location: London based, hybrid working

Start date: TBC

Contract: Full time

Hours: Full time (35 hours per week). Core office hours are 10:30am – 3:30pm

About the role

We are seeking a skilled Programme Officer to support the end-to-end delivery of our sector-leading mentoring programme, ensuring participants join smoothly and are supported throughout. You will also support partners and donors to contribute to the delivery and expansion of the programme. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated individual with strong customer service skills, written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities.

For full information on this role, please download the job pack.

What the Foundation can offer you 

• A fantastic package of 28 days of annual leave (which includes three that must be taken during the festive break).
• An organisation that values you. As a smaller organisation, we value everyone’s individual perspective and voice and all team members are able to contribute to our strategic planning.
• A positive and collaborative culture – we are proud of our leadership and management style that encourages teamwork, open and honest communication, while maintaining a friendly and relaxed atmosphere where everyone can thrive.
• One-on-one regular meetings with your line manager or director to focus on career and professional development while also taking an interest in your personal wellbeing. We have a dedicated staff training budget, and we are dedicated to spending it!

About the Foundation 

The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women exists to create a future where women everywhere enjoy equal economic opportunities so they can thrive. Together with partners around the world, we work with women in low and middle income countries so they can start, sustain and grow successful enterprises. We collaborate to create fairer business environments so women are not constrained by gendered barriers and can reach their potential on their terms.

Since 2008, our training and mentoring services have supported more than 250,000 women to build successful micro, small and medium enterprises in over 100 countries. By blending insights from research, strong partnerships and pioneering technology we open doors for women entrepreneurs to skills, confidence, networks, finance and markets. We press for change to stop millions of women being held back from having the choice and opportunity to thrive.

Our gender transformative approach means women can achieve their own economic objectives. They create a better future for themselves, their families, and their communities. They contribute to thriving, fair economies, and global economic justice.

How to apply 

To apply, please download the job pack and send us the following: 

• Covering letter addressing relevant experience for the role. When writing your cover letter, please refer to the job description, focussing on the essential and desirable criteria.
• Current CV (two A4 pages maximum).

All applicants need to have the legal right to work in the UK prior to applying.

Please send your application, or any questions you might have, by 22 May 2024.

The Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply for this position. Please let us know if you have any access requirements that you would like us to be aware of during this process. 

Due to the large number of applications we receive, please note that you will only be contacted should we wish to invite you to interview. 

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

Elders Voice is a local charity serving older people in Brent. We are recruiting a CEO to lead our talented and experienced staff team through a period of change to ensure our financial security.

Elders Voice is an established and trusted charity in the heart of Kensal Green. We believe ageing should be a wonderful and worthwhile journey, but for that to happen older people need to feel safe and happy in their homes and have access to affordable activities in an environment that embraces their differences. 

The pillars of our work are a well-respected handyperson service and a day centre offering a range of activities focusing on health and well-being, socialising, art, gardening and intergenerational work with and for older people.

The CEO will need to embrace our aims and lead the EV team to provide services based on holistic, long-term, high-quality relationships and to ensure that older people shape development of our services. In this difficult economic environment, we need to explore new funding opportunities and transition away from a reliance on local authority funding.

You will report directly to the Chair of the Board of Trustees and be supported by the board and a small, dedicated staff team.

Your role:

• To lead the staff team to deliver excellent services for older people in Brent.
• To ensure the financial stability of Elders Voice.
• To work with the board of trustees to develop and deliver the strategic plan.
• To act as an ambassador for Elders Voice and the older people we represent.

To apply, email your CV and a covering letter (limited to two pages). The covering letter should explain how your experience and skills will help Elders Voice diversify our funding streams while continuing to provide excellent services and amplify the voices of older people in Brent.

Hybrid working available on discussion.  

Closing date: 23rd May 2024 (5pm)

Face to face interviews: Week beginning 28th May 2024

About the role

(For further details regarding the role and specific qualifications required, please consult the Job Description.)

Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) strives for a fairer and more sustainable world by working with frontline Indigenous Peoples and other communities in the fight against tropical deforestation, biodiversity loss and climate change.

We are looking for a Head of Operations & Compliance to join our growing team, offering a unique opportunity to contribute to a unique values-led, solutions-orientated organisation.

Reporting directly to the Executive Director and serving as a vital member of the Senior Management Team (SMT), you'll oversee regulatory compliance, optimise internal and operational systems, manage risks, execute operational plans, and embody our organisational values. This multifaceted role encompasses leadership, strategy, and staff management, as well as an awareness of the needs of a small but growing charity.

Person specifications

We seek a dynamic individual with a minimum of five years of senior operations/compliance experience, demonstrating strategic thinking, strong governance and regulatory knowledge, and operational leadership and management skills.

Candidates should possess excellent communication and collaboration skills, exhibit multitasking and strong organisational abilities, demonstrate adaptability and proactive problem-solving skills, and pay meticulous attention to detail.

We encourage all interested candidates to apply, even if they believe they may not fully meet all the requirements. Applicants are encouraged to elaborate on their suitability for the role in their cover letter.

We're seeking an enthusiastic individual to provide a comprehensive administrative service to a busy front line advice centre.

1. To help provide an effective free advice and representation service for people largely living or working in East London or elsewhere within England and Wales.

2. To provide a comprehensive administrative service to a busy front line advice centre. This comprises responding to enquiries through both telephone, email and face-to-face, ensuring that each enquirer is assessed for suitability for our services, specifically with a view to Legal Aid funding, booking clients for legal advice appointments and signposting those we cannot assist directly.

3. You will be working closely with our Housing Team and provide some support to other legal area teams.

We are seeking a Head of IT to lead the technical delivery in support of our IT strategy. This is a new role and will be our first standalone IT member of staff. You will shape the IT support and infrastructure for the charity, deliver an excellent day to day service, manage the relationship with our Managed Service Provider (MSP), take responsibility for cyber security and training and, alongside project teams, support the implementation of new technology to the service.

You will have strong people skills and be able to form effective working relationships with colleagues across the charity in order to deliver an excellent IT service. You will have a hands-on approach and enjoy working in partnership with a range of people. You will also have good knowledge and experience of IT infrastructure including Azure.

London’s Air Ambulance Charity continues to develop a supportive and enabling environment that gets the best out of our people. We promote a culture of progression and professional advancement offering a range of learning and development opportunities. In addition, we offer flexible working options, wellbeing packages and family friendly employment policies.

The role is offered on a full time, permanent basis. LAA offers a hybrid working arrangement, with time spent at our offices and at home.

If you think this role is for you, apply today or contact us for an informal discussion.

We pride ourselves on our dedication to being an employer that values diversity, we firmly believe that each team member can provide a unique perspective and valuable contribution to the lives of the people we serve, applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Aside from the 50+ young people we see every day at our day centre, New Horizon’s Outreach service also works with young people on the streets and in the community. The team works pan London to deliver a unique, youth-specific outreach service to young people currently or at risk of rough sleeping. We use our extensive housing expertise to place those young people into accommodation that is appropriate and safe whilst encouraging them to access the day centre to benefit from the wide range of services we offer. The Outreach Worker will work as part of Rough Sleeping Team to deliver at least two street outreach shifts per week and transitional casework to young people facing rough sleeping. You will need to be willing to work early mornings and late evenings, to travel across London to identify young people who need our support, and to work flexibly to respond to evolving needs. The ideal candidate will bring energy, creativity and a keen eye for detail. This is an exciting time to join the team as we look to refine our offer and pilot new solutions to rough sleeping. 

For more information and Person Specifications, please see our Job Pack attached. 

Salary:  £31,200 - £34,736

Application Closing Date: 10am, 31/05/2024

Location: Remote (based in England & Wales with occasional travel required)
Salary: £33,065 - £36,380 pro rata
Hours of work: Full-time (open to 4 days part-time)
Contract type: Permanent

Why work for Kids Matter?

• Generous annual leave – 25 days (plus bank holidays) per year pro rata, with time off between Christmas and New Year's additional to this allowance.
• Remote working contribution – receive £40/month pro rata towards the costs of working from home and/or using a co-working space.
• Access to coaching sessions, training opportunities and our Employee Assistance Programme (a confidential support service for staff).
• Flexible working across weekdays to suit your schedule.

About us

Kids Matter is one of the UK’s fastest growing children’s charities.

Our vision is to see every child in need raised in a strong family. Our mission is to reduce the impact of poverty on children through community-based parenting programmes.

Research shows that group-based early intervention parenting groups are the most effective way to support children in need. We train peer facilitators in local churches - the largest voluntary body in the country - to run our affordable, accessible and highly effective parenting programmes, written by Clinical Psychologists. They come alongside parents and carers, building long-lasting community in addition to encouraging confidence and learning positive parenting skills.

We value difference and diversity, and we want our workplace to be built on shared values of equality and mutual trust, with team members representing the wide range of backgrounds and experiences that exist within the UK. We therefore actively encourage applications from people of diverse backgrounds and varied experiences, particularly those who are African, Afro-Caribbean, Asian or part of other minority ethnic communities, who have lived experience of the impact of low-income/low-support circumstances, and who are living with a disability or identify as being neurodivergent.

About the role

The Partnership Development Lead role involves:

• Shaping and delivering Kids Matter’s national partnerships strategy
• Pioneering, networking and building relationships with church networks & denominations across the UK
• Engaging churches & charities on the journey to partnership

About you

Do you love sharing vision and motivating others for a cause? Are you a strategic thinker and confident delivering outcomes? Can you build relationships and network effectively with church networks and charities across the country? Are you a Christian with an active faith in Jesus? Do you have a passion for Kids Matter’s vision of seeing every child in need raised in a strong family?

Then we would love to hear from you!

How to apply

You can apply for the Partnership Development Lead position by clicking ‘Apply via Website’ and completing a copy of our online application form.

The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 10th June 2024. All successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified by email.

We also ask for all applicants to submit an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, which will be sent to you to complete following the submission of your application. This form will be used for anonymous analysis to ensure our overall recruitment procedures are fair and transparent. It will never be viewed or used as part of the selection process. It is optional to submit this form.

If you have any questions, please refer to our recruitment FAQs document. If you would like any application and interview support or you need any reasonable adjustments throughout the application process, please contact Katie Washington (Operations Assistant).

Please see the job pack for more details on the role and application process.