Job Vacancy at Yorkshire Children’s Centre

Our Hopeful Families team is looking to recruit a Service Manager to lead on the management of all aspects of our Hopeful Families service to ensure contractual outcomes in relation to training, employment and quality of service are met.  This is a great opportunity to make a positive impact to bring about long-term change for individuals and families across Kirklees and for anyone who wants to work as part of a dynamic team.  We are looking for an individual who is versatile, innovative and passionate about helping and supporting others.

Yorkshire Children’s Centre is proud to be working in partnership with Seetec Pluss to deliver the ‘Hopeful Families’ service across Kirklees.  The service is jointly funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and the European Social Fund.  The service aims to help individuals and their families with multiple barriers progress onto training, education and employment opportunities using bespoke, innovative and engaging interventions.  You will be key to the engagement of individuals on programme and families in achieving improved health and wellbeing and sustainable employment.

The successful individual will have a background in managing people, overseeing quality of service provision and experience of working with commissioners/funding organisations.  You will need to be well organised, have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to develop creative solutions to meet individual client needs.

The post is will be part time on a fixed term contract until 31/12/2021. Hours to be worked Monday to Friday with the flexibility to work outside of these hours on occasion to meet the needs of the service. The post will be based at Brian Jackson House. However, staff are currently working at home due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Base: Brian Jackson House, Huddersfield

Salary: £27,500 per annum / £23,571 pro rata

Hours: 30 hours

Days: Monday - Friday

Closing Date: Monday 28th September 2020 - 12 noon

Operations’ Manager: £34,00 – £35,000

Full time - 3 Months Contract with potential for extension

This is a key role in the Senior Management Team responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Charity, Admin staff and Volunteers

We also have a vacancy for a:

Thinking Space Facilitator:  £60 - £65 per hour depending on experience

Start in September 2020 - Bi-weekly Sessions - 1 Year Contract

The Claudia Jones Organisation and the Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Facilitator for their therapeutic Thinking Space group for women of African and Caribbean heritage who have experienced trauma.

HOW TO APPLY

Please email a CV and cover letter with the Subject: Operations Manager. The cover letter should detail where you saw the role advertised, how you meet the person specification and why you are interested in the role in no more than 2 sides of A4.

If you wish to express an interest in the Facilitator’s Role, please send an email to address in this job advert  for job description and specification.

Please write the Name of the Post in the Subject Line of Your Email.

We will close the applications as soon as we have received sufficient applications.

An enhanced DBS disclosure is a requirement for all post and 2 references.

Black and ‘Minority Ethnic’ Women only need apply (Schedule 9, Part 1, 158 and 159 Equality Act 2010). All posts are subject to an enhanced vetting and barring check. No agencies please.

JOB DESCRIPTION

OPERATIONS MANAGER

Operations’ Manager: £34,00 – £35,000

Full time - 3 Months Contract – Potential for extension

This is a key role in the Senior Management Team responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Charity, Admin staff and Volunteers

OUR BACKGROUND Claudia Jones Organisation (CJO) is one of the few African Caribbean Women and Families organisations in London. Founded in 1982 at the request of Caribbean women, CJO delivers family centred services for women with children age 0-17, gender-based violence support, connections for older people, health and wellbeing activities, counselling and therapeutic interventions to inspire and empower African Caribbean heritage women and families. CJO is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, partnerships and most crucially, accountability to those we serve.

Our National Lottery Community Fund project builds on our earlier Hackney Women’s Haven partnership services that sought to foster women’s freedom from violence, discrimination, and exclusion, supporting women to stay safe and make positive changes to their lives. The focus of our work under this role will be to foster a therapeutic approach to providing a cohesive specialist support service for African Caribbean heritage women and families. This will include working within CJO’s Community-based Approach to Wellbeing through Specialist women and families service by us and for us.

PURPOSE This is a key role in the Senior Management Team, responsible for ensuring that the Central Services of the charity meets the strategic objectives and values of the Organisation.  This role deputises for the Executive Director.  In collaboration with the Director, the Operations Manager is responsible for overseeing an ambitious fundraising strategy, as well as managing the HR, payroll, and finance functions. You will ensure organisational effectiveness jointly with the Director by providing leadership for the organisation's operational planning, working closely with other Senior Managers, staff and volunteer team, contributing to the development and implementation of organisational strategies, policies and practices in accordance with CJO’s overall strategy. This position is key in supporting the Board of Trustees, clinical, administrative staff, volunteers and, centrally, in ensuring service users are welcomed and related to consistently in a warm and respectful manner.

Duties and responsibilities:

Operations:  Counselling/Therapeutic, Casework and Administrative Work:

• To ensure effective systems are in place to manage the processes of the referral, assessment, and on-going support for service users to ensure ongoing communication with and between referrers, service users, support staff and therapists.
• To ensure that the organisation is compliant with Data Protection Regulations, acting as the Data Protection Officer for CJO and supporting staff and volunteers in maintaining the security and confidentiality of service users, members, and volunteers.
• To support all staff and volunteers in carrying out the essential administrative tasks needed for the governance and smooth running of the CJO including supporting attendance for individual and group sessions, particularly bearing in mind that the majority of staff and volunteers are part-time, sessional or voluntary and have a variety of other commitments outside of CJO.
• To ensure that CJO staff and volunteers are informed of and put into practice the charity’s policies for the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults, health and safety, risk management and equality and diversity.
• To co-ordinate the regular therapeutic group meetings for staff, volunteers and service users held regularly.
• To facilitate communications with service users, staff, trustees, and outside agencies in the network around existing and new partnerships including lawyers, clinical agencies, social services and education departments, community organisations, and funders.
• To liaise with staff and agencies with regards to specialist reports and letters for the different stages of support to ensure the timely submission of high-quality reports in line with deadlines provided by funders, lawyers, statutory agencies, and others.
• To manage the facilities of the organisation and its cleaning and hall/room hiring.

Financial Administration and Management:

• Working with the Finance Assistant and Management Accountant to ensure the timely delivery of regular, accurate financial reporting information and financial forecasts in the most effective form for the trustees, finance committee and staff.
• In conjunction with the Management Accountant and Consultant Fundraiser, to co-ordinate the annual budgeting, financial planning, and fundraising processes with the Director.
• To ensure the effective operation of the centre’s financial management and reporting systems, maintaining up-to-date and accurate financial administration records, including clear records of all cash expenditure.
• To oversee monthly and quarterly assessments and forecasts of the organisation’s financial performance against budget, financial and operational goals.
• To reconcile monthly financial activity, consistently monitoring organisational cashflow.
• To manage day-to-day processing of accounts receivable and payable, ensuring invoices for work carried out by staff are raised and purchase invoices are paid in a timely manner.
• To coordinate all withdrawals, deposits, and any communication with the bank, as required.
• To work with the Management Accountant in the preparation of information for the annual audit and its submission to Auditors.
• To fulfil all HMRC related requirements in conjunction with the Management Accountant.
• To keep records for the purpose of claiming Gift Aid.

Human Resources and Support:

• To work with the Director, staff, and volunteers to create an environment in which all service users, staff, volunteers, and visitors are appropriately welcomed and supported in a respectful, open, and warm manner.
• In consultation with the Director and Board of Trustees, to develop policies and procedures in volunteer and staff management, ensuring staff and volunteers are fully aware of and trained in these practices and in CJO’s organisational values.
• To manage and supervise the work of the Reception Admin Assistant, Finance Admin, Facilities worker, and admin volunteers.
• To manage the recruitment process for new staff and volunteers including assisting in the preparation of job descriptions, advertising roles, the organisation of and participation in interviews, follow up on references and carrying out DBS checks, organising contracts, assisting in the production of induction materials and ensuring that a proper induction takes place.
• To maintain personnel and employment records, as required by law.
• To co-ordinate training for staff and volunteers in consultation with the Director, other Managers, and staff/volunteer team.
• To develop and implement a mentoring scheme for CJO.
• To be attuned to the needs of the community, dropping into CJO, providing assistance and support as required or signposting to other members of staff, as necessary.
• To provide guidance to other staff in the short-term absence of other senior staff (sickness/annual leave/training).

Fundraising:

• To work with the Director and Consultant Fundraiser to ensure that the CJO has an ambitious and effective fundraising strategy, working to diversify the charity’s funding streams.
• To work in conjunction with the Consultant Fundraiser in the preparation of high-quality detailed bids for capital and revenue funds from relevant donors based on detailed information about.
• To schedule and coordinate the receipt of grant payments and to work with the team to prepare comprehensive grant reports to all trusts and foundations in line with the donors reporting requirements.

• To carry out administration required for receipt of all donations including standing orders and CAF cheques and overseeing the upkeep of the beneficiary, donor, and funder database in line with GDPR and Data Protection Procedures.
• To work with the Consultant Fundraiser, Admin finance in the development of a major individual donor programme.

• To communicate with relevant grant managers, keeping them up to date with organisational developments, events, and activities.
• To foster an open, involved, and authentic communication with donors, encouraging donors to visit CJO.

Organisational Effectiveness:

• To coordinate the annual monitoring and evaluation process in consultation with the Director and the external evaluation team.
• To work with the Director to ensure that CJO complies in all its roles and activities with all relevant legislation, including that applicable to Charities and Companies.  This task also encompasses taking the minutes of Trustees and Finance Committee Meetings, keeping company records up to date at both Companies House and the Charity Commission, ensuring all company records are clear and up-to-date to enable smooth filing of Annual Reports and Reviews each year.
• To liaise with the landlord and CJO’s Trustees in relation to premises management including renewing building usage and organising repairs, additional room hire, etc, as necessary.
• To increase the effectiveness and efficiency of CJO’s operations through reviewing and developing initiatives to improve each function - HR, IT, Finance, Fundraising, Administration, staff support as necessary

Risk Management:

• To work with the Director, Service Manager and Clinical Lead and Trustees in the development, implementation, review and maintenance of Baobab’s risk management matrix, particularly as it relates to risks for service users and young people of suicide, aggressive behaviour and deterioration in mental health.
• To ensure statutory compliance with Health and Safety and other relevant legislation, conducting risk assessments, monitoring performance, and reviewing procedures.
• To ensure the correct organisational insurance policies are in place.

Public Events:

• In consultation with the Director to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate a broad range of public events (such as regular ‘The AGM, Black History Quiz, International Women’s Day, CJO  Talks’ Seminar series) and training activities related to the needs of our service users.  
• Assist in preparation of materials for teaching and training sessions for professionals in the networks around our service provision.

Other duties

• To undertake other duties which may be regarded within the nature of the post, in discussion with the Director.
• To engage in regular managerial supervision with the Director.
• To participate in training and CPD

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Specification

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications,

Education & Training

Education to degree level or equivalent professional experience

Knowledge of a range of computer packages (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and accounting software).

Knowledge of data protection legislation.

Management accounting

Experience

At least 5 years office and/or operations management experience in a small organisation.

Experience of managing a team

Experience of financial administration such as petty cash handling, issuing, and paying invoices, book-keeping using accounting software, financial management information, Website

Experience of GBV services and women only services in the BAME voluntary sector.

Experience of setting up and maintaining office systems

Facilities management experience

Project management experience

Experience of setting and working to targets, budgets, and deadlines

Experience of developing funding bids

Experience of producing reports of organisational outcomes, outputs, and financial activity.

Experience of identifying opportunities, planning new activities, and managing change.

Experience of working in a BAME organisation/ service which promotes the rights of vulnerable women and families with multiple disadvantages.

Experience of asylum seeking or refugee issues

Experience of working within a women and families services children, adolescents, and young adults with mental health problems

Event management experience

Experience of editing documents and preparing publications

Skills, Attributes & Competencies

A very high level of self-management with ability to manage own workload, time and prioritise effectively with competing deadlines

Excellent organisational skills and the ability to multitask

Achievement orientation

Analytical thinking with the ability to examine what lies under the surface, anticipate what is needed together

High level of accuracy and attention to detail

High level of numeracy

Ability to multitask in the face of multiple demands

Ability to use initiative and be creative in the face of problems

Excellent interpersonal skills with adults, children, young people, staff, and visitors and a warm, interested and involved manner while maintaining professional boundaries

High levels of sensitivity, emotional intelligence, and resilience

Ability to work as a member of a team, seeking support from colleagues as appropriate

Commitment, Values & Motivation

To work in ways that promote a multicultural, multi faith environment with a genuine commitment to equal opportunities

To inform oneself about the external political environment towards African heritage communities and the different contexts that, young people, women girls, and families life situations which they find themselves in the UK.

To work in ways that promote human rights

To understand and work towards meeting the diverse needs of the African Heritage community who have experienced violence and who consequently function in unstable and chaotic ways.

To work in a therapeutic community

To want to make a difference in the lives of those who access our services.

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Description

We are looking for an experienced specialist to join our team to protect, nurture and grow relationships with key supporters and stakeholders. This new post is pivotal to our planned growth to enable us to help more children and young people who need our support to tackle significant challenges in their lives.

You will already know how to give our major donors an excellent experience of their support for the charity – and be able to provide them with appropriate ways to give, to get involved and learn how their support is making a difference.

You will also have experience of finding, engaging and involving new prospective supporters and be able to plan events and other ways to showcase the great work this charity does and how donors can help us do more of it.

Responsibilities

• Effective communication with existing and prospective major donors and linked stakeholders
• Development of new relationships to achieve growth - building for the future whilst also meeting the current year's income targets
• Producing clear, concise, compelling proposals and reports
• Information and insight management - ensuring our systems are kept up to date with an accurate picture of opportunities and communications.

Experience

• At least two years successful experience in major donor fundraising
• Experience of stewarding and cultivating relationships with senior stakeholders, internal and external, in a charity context
• Experience of writing high quality, successful donor proposals and presentations
• Demonstrable experience of recruiting new major donors

Skills

• Strong interpersonal and relationship skills and emotional intelligence
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent time management: able to prioritise a varied workload, and work independently with minimum supervision to achieve objectives
• Articulate, confident, sensitive and diplomatic
• The ability to understand and convey complex financial information, communicating to donors and prospects
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft 365 software and good working knowledge of a fundraising CRM
• Highly motivated and objective orientated
• Proactive, positive and collaborative approach
• Ability to deal with confidential matters discretely
• Ability and willingness to travel and occasionally to work at evenings or weekends
• A strong belief in the importance of preventative work with children, coupled with an understanding of the need for philanthropic support to achieve it

Qualifications

• Educated to 'A' Level or equivalent (essential)
• Institute of Fundraising Certificate/ Diploma (desirable)

Job Benefits

• Flexible working, including home working
• Pension scheme

How to apply

To apply, please download the full job description/person specification and application form and email to us.

Extensive research shows that the impact on children of parental mental health is dependent of various factors including severity, circumstances and the support or protective factors that surround the child.  Anxiety, depression and other mental health difficulties can affect attachment and the parent-child relationship, and the impact of disrupted attachment on children’s intellectual, psychological, social and emotional development is well documented.

Family Action’s Newpin model provides a range of interventions and support for children under 5 and their parents who are experiencing mental health problems and where Adverse Childhood Experiences are often a generational feature.  Our aim is to ensure both the child and their adults get the support they need to thrive and achieve their potential.  Our model harnesses the parent-child relationship, providing a structured, supportive environment to increase parents’ capacity to develop understanding of their child’s communication, emotions, behaviour and needs and to reflect on the impact of their own mental health on their child/ren’s wellbeing.

As Project Manager you will lead the day-to-day management, delivery and development of the service including: managing a small team of staff, providing quality reflective supervision of the direct work with parents and children, develop and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders including families using the service, local partners and commissioners, manage the budget and contract requirements and work with the Operational Manager on the development and evaluation of the service.

You will have excellent direct practice skills where you have provided interventions to families with complex needs (ideally which maximise the development of the parent-child relationship) and promote positive outcomes for children. You will have experience of day-to-day service management including a confident approach to managing, supervising and developing a team of staff (or volunteers) who work with families with complex needs.

Our values: People focus, Mutual Respect, Excellence-in-all-we do and a Can-Do attitude.
If you can relate to these and have the necessary skills and attitude, we can offer you:

• A competitive salary, leave entitlement and pension scheme
• Career development opportunities
• A full induction and ongoing quality training
• The opportunity to become part of Family Action initiatives
• Flexible working hours
• Managed work-loads with regular supportive and reflective supervision

Person Specification

Education, qualifications and experience

1. Educated to degree level or equivalent with a recognised professional qualification in early years, social work, health, education, psychology/counselling/psychotherapy.  Management qualification would be beneficial but not essential.

2. Proven knowledge of potential impact of parental mental health and parent-child relationship on children’s social, intellectual, emotional and psychological development. 

3. Extensive experience in delivering interventions for families with complex needs/ACE’s such as parental mental health, in a planned and structured way to promote positive outcomes for children, family resilience and wellbeing. 

4. Experience of managing services which work successfully to deliver positive outcomes for children and families.

5. Experience of supervising, managing and leading a staff team working with families who have complex needs.  Confidence in training and developing staff practice skills and professional development.

6. Experience and working knowledge of child and adult Safeguarding issues in a multi-agency arena and management of risk.

7. Experience of collecting information, writing case studies and outcome data which evaluates performance and impact.

Abilities and skills

8. Ability to maintain a focus on the child, their safety and lived experience at all times, particularly when responding to the needs of their adults who may be themselves experiencing (or have experienced) significant distress and trauma.

9. A confident and professional approach to work with families and a variety of stakeholders. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal and proven ability to develop and sustain relationships with colleagues, partners and commissioners.

10. Excellent knowledge and understanding of risk management, health and safety issues and pan-London Child Protection procedures and Working Together to Safeguard Children, as well as ability to work in accordance with local and organisational Child Protection and Safeguarding policies and procedures (for both children and adults)  and keep up to date as required. Implementing child protection procedures in consultation with management.

11. A commitment to community participation and user involvement, as well as the professional credibility to influence individuals and groups through the provision of advice/consultation, negotiation and training with a proven commitment to reflective practice.

12. Excellent IT skills, experience of using database for case recording.  Ability to collect and analyse data that informs the service as well as local stakeholders and funders performance, trends, gaps in provision, risks, barriers as well as successes and contribute to production of monitoring and evaluation reports in accordance with funding specification.

13. Ability to problem solve, applying creativity and innovation.

14. Ability to draft, monitor and control budgets to ensure service costs are contained within contract fee.

15. Able to evidence Family Action’s values at all times, which underpin Family Action’s mission of ‘building stronger families’ by:

a) Being people focused
b) Reflecting a ‘can do’ approach
c) Striving for excellence in everything we do
d) Having mutual respect for everyone we work with, work for and support through our services

16. Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.

Please visit our current vacancies page for further information and to download an application form and the documents to apply.

Closing date: 30th September 2020 at 9am

Portfolio Manager

Job Description

Portfolio Manager, Renewable Energy Assets

London, UK – Flexible Working

£20,000 - £25,000 per annum salary + benefits

This employer requests no contact from agencies

Bright Renewables

Communities are at the heart of what we do. As the UK’s first community owned asset manager, we help local people take charge of their renewable energy projects by managing them responsibly and with care. Our focus is on putting communities first, whilst still building the business case for community owned renewable energy projects in the UK:

• Building and providing community engagement
• Supporting local access to renewable energy projects
• Growing the UK’s community renewable energy market

Our team is highly collaborative, in and outside the office, working closely together to create impactful, deliverable solutions. Pub lunches, dog friendly days, quarterly socials and other events are just part of our work culture. We are currently working remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic and offer full home office support to the team. We encourage a flexible working environment; learning and development opportunities for all employees is a critical element of the way we work.

The Role

We offer an exciting and impactful role across all areas of our business. The Portfolio Manager role makes a fantastic starting point for an individual keen to work long term in renewables as well as suiting someone with previous experience in the industry.

As a Portfolio Manager, you will have a close relationship with all your clients and specialise in their renewable energy assets. By coordinating with third-party contractors and lenders, you will also be ensuring the technical and financial health of the projects.  Your role will involve thinking strategically to develop long-term plans for your clients.  

Your responsibilities will include:

• Encouraging and supporting your community group clients in developing social impact strategies
• Acting as the first point of contact for your clients
• Site visits
• Monitoring and analysing your portfolio of renewable energy sites on behalf of clients
• Managing your client’s third-party contractors, including contract management, performance, and reporting
• Liaising with external accountants, auditors, and lenders on financial matters
• Providing company secretariat support to Directors

You may also have additional opportunities to attend client board meetings, assist in the interpretation of financial performance and models, and to support business development initiatives and project financing transactions.

The successful applicant will be trained in all areas necessary to meet the varied demands of the role. By the end of this training, you will be confident acting independently as the first point of contact for your clients and as the day-to-day manager of renewable energy assets and the companies that own them.

Skills, experience and qualifications

The successful candidate for this role will be able to demonstrate the following skills:

• High levels of organisation with excellent time management skills,
• Numeracy and commercial acumen
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Willingness to take the initiative in identifying and engaging with business needs
• Flexibility to work in a fast-moving environment, including the ability to deal with incidents or issues as they arise, often on short timescales
• A keen interest in the community energy market

This role is suitable for an individual looking to move into the renewable sector, ideal candidates may have the following experience and qualifications:

• Education to degree level or equivalent experience
• Client-facing experience in a professional work environment
• Experience working with Microsoft Office, especially Excel

Our Process:

We’d love to hear from you! In your covering letter, please let us know:

• What aspects of the role and our company appealed to you most?
• Why do you want to enter/work in the renewables industry with a specific reference to community energy?
• How would your previous employment make you a successful asset manager?
• How could your educational background aid you in this role?

Fixed Term Duration: 12 Months (MAT Cover)

An opportunity has arisen in our Housing Services Team, for someone with effective leadership skills to fill the above post for 12 months as maternity cover.   As the Maintenance Manager, you will be leading and coordinating a centralised maintenance and void support programme, to SHP’s accommodation services and office bases. 

SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 8,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.

You will be managing a varied team of maintenance and void officers, mobile caretakers and a maintenance contract officer, with a focus on achieving high quality services and ensuring that our clients have good quality safe homes. Your role provides direction within the department and is accountable for delivery against key performance indicators.You will also be required to negotiate and manage external contracts with approved suppliers and registered providers; achieving best practice and value for money.

We are looking for someone with excellent communication and problem solving skills, who thrives on working in a fast paced and varied environment.  You will also have experience of managing projects and teams within a maintenance or facilities context, as well as experience of ensuring safe working practices and compliance to Health & Safety guidelines, legislation policies & procedures.

If you think this is the job for you, we would love to hear from you.

Closing date: 28th September 2020 (at Midnight)

Interviews will be held on: 5th October 2020

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

Our attractive benefits package includes:

• A salary increase after successfully completing six months.
• A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
• 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
• A contributory pension scheme: SHP will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
• Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
• Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work

SHP is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces.  We are also Disability Confident Committed, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and IIP accredited.  In the London Homelessness Awards 2019 one of our Projects was commended for their work.

Job Title: Transformational Coach (x2)

Hours: full-time, 35 hours per week (fixed term contract until 31 December 2021)

Salary: NJC point 14 (£22,462) to 19 (£24,799)

Location: Nominally based in Chorley with extensive travel across Lancashire (Pendle focus)

Funding: The Age of Opportunity project is funded by the European Social Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund.

We are looking for two passionate, hardworking and innovative individuals to work as a Transformational Coach as part of the Age of Opportunity project.

The Age of Opportunity (Building Better Opportunities) project for Lancashire is a multi-partner delivery model that aims to support those most at risk of exclusion from the labour market and identify, reduce and/or remove barriers to engagement and employment for people over 50.

Age of Opportunity is part of the Building Better Opportunities programme for Lancashire, funded by the European Social Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund.

The posts will sit within our team of Wellbeing Coaches. Wellbeing Coaches support our strategic objective to ensure people and communities can overcome barriers to mental wellbeing utilising a range of tried and tested techniques to help people be happier and healthier.

The successful candidates will have experience of working with individuals that services typically fail to reach. You will have knowledge of employment related support, have excellent communication skills and be well organised.

Lancashire Mind

Registered Charity Number 1081427

Registered Company Number 3888655

The Volunteer Manager is a newly created role and forms part of our strategy to embed volunteering into the culture of the London Irish Centre, covering every aspect of how we work.

The London Irish Centre is the largest Irish charity outside of Ireland. Our mission is to empower and enrich lives through Irish community and culture. We have been supporting the Irish community in London for over sixty years.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, strategic thinking, proactive Volunteer Manager who enjoys developing people and volunteer services. The LIC has developed a new volunteering strategy, building on a proud history of volunteering in the London Irish community. The focus of this new role is to implement the strategy as organisational lead for volunteering. Using an innovative, organised and partnered approach, the postholder will support and develop volunteer involvement and contributions in new ways, making best use of people’s motivations and skills in line with the LIC’s strategic objectives.

This is a fixed term role for 12 months with the possibility for extension.

Why you should work for the London Irish Centre

• We are a dynamic, progressive and inclusive charity.
• We are driven by our core values.
• We enjoy a strong reputation, supporting more than 2,000 people each year.
• We cherish our staff as our greatest asset: we support them with opportunities for training and development.
• We work as one big family whilst maintaining clear professional boundaries.
• We have a comprehensive programme of staff benefits, including Cycle to Work and Tech schemes, and discounts at events, our shop and bar.
• We have a strong emphasis on employee wellbeing, with access to an Employee Assistance Programme and mindfulness courses.

We welcome people from all sections of the community. You do not have to be Irish to apply for this role, however an interest in Irish culture is a must.

Our Six Core Values:

1. Welcoming

2. Compassionate

3. Inclusive

4. Creative

5. Community-centered

6. Sustainable 

The deadline for applications is 9am Monday 5th October.

The London Irish Centre is a London Living Wage and Equal Opportunities employer.

We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We encourage BAME and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and all opportunities provided by the LIC. Whilst our offices have some barriers to access, we are taking steps to resolve these, and in the meantime continue to encourage interest from applicants who require reasonable adjustments within the workplace.

12 months’ maternity cover

Initially home-based, with the option to work from Embrace’s offices in Amersham, as required 

Are you inspired to bring hope and lasting change to some of the poorest and most marginalised people living in the Middle East, through education, healthcare and community development projects? Do you want to take the lead in managing and nurturing high-impact, locally owned projects delivered through Christian partner organisations, helping people of all faiths and none to free themselves from a life of poverty and injustice? Are you able to manage grant-funded international programmes through local partner organisations?

Embrace the Middle East is an international Christian charity helping people of all faiths and none to free themselves from a life of poverty and injustice. Our Christian partners in Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine and Iraq run hospitals, clinics, schools and centres for people with disabilities. They provide support services for refugees, enable women's empowerment, work for community development and offer emergency humanitarian relief

Embrace the Middle East is looking to recruit two Programme & Partnership Managers, this autumn on a 1-year fixed term contract, to work within a close-knit team to support, encourage and enable local Christian organisations. Walking and working with them as they deliver high-impact programmes to benefit communities in need of assistance - helping them to realise their God-given potential.

To succeed you will have strong programme management experience, demonstrating an ability to support a portfolio of programmes in Egypt and Lebanon to develop high-impact projects and analyse narrative and financial reports.

Working 36.5 per week, you will work closely with local partners to monitor and evaluate project success and support their organisational development, ensuring accountability to both the end beneficiaries and our UK-based supporters. This is an excellent time to join this inspired team and to shape the implementation of the charity’s new 5-year strategy – Hope in Action.

This is a collaborative team role, working with colleagues to bring hope and healing to those whom we serve. You will be part of an organisation that values everyone’s contribution, pays a fair wage as well as attractive benefits, and is committed to support your continuing professional development.

We are seeking applicants who actively practise Embrace’s Christian values* and want to join us in strengthening relationships with our broad base of local Christian partner organisations in the Middle East.

Dependent on international travel guidelines, international travel up to three times a year will be necessary.

To apply, please click on the apply link to send us your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability and your motivation for the role.

Closing date: 25 September 2020.

We aim to contact all candidates either before or shortly after the closing date for applications.

Please note that in order to be considered for this position you need to have the right to work in the UK, either through nationality or relevant work visa.

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

Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding. Therefore, any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a disclosure check.

*There is an Occupational Requirement under the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1, Section 3) that the person appointed be a practising Christian.

About Jimmy’s Cambridge

Jimmy’s Cambridge is one of Cambridge’s leading providers of support and accommodation to people who are and have been experiencing homelessness. We aim to help people get people off the streets and into their own home, backed up with all the support we can offer from our talented and committed team of staff, volunteers and partners.

The Role

The organisation’s focus is to use as much of our time, funding, and resources on supporting people who are experiencing homelessness. To do this well, we need efficient, excellent services that support the organisation and support the teams.

This role will lead on managing Jimmy’s finance operations, in conjunction with the Chief Executive.

At the moment we do not have a Finance Manager. The Finance Officer is going on maternity leave from the end of October. Therefore, we have decided to recruit a Finance Manager for 1 year, and to contract out the core financial processing to our accountants who are currently and will continue to produce our quarterly management accounts.

Ideally the person will be available to start in October or early November. The post will suit someone who can work a mix of both office and home. 

About You

The new person will come with experience and a working knowledge of charity finance and accounting, ideally with a finance qualification or where finance is a core component of a relevant management or business qualification. They will understand some of the legal and governance requirements relevant to a charitable organisation. We need someone with great communication skills, who can build relationships with people. They will be very well organised and have the right people and project management experience and skills. Overarching this, the person will come with a genuine interest in supporting people who are experiencing homelessness.

How to Apply

To apply, please send us your CV, a supporting statement on no more than 2 sides setting out how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification, and an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form. Closing date for applications is 25th September 2020 at 12 noon. We will be holding first stage interviews virtually on 30th September or 1st October 2020, with a second stage in person on 5th October 2020. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. The email address for application is in the Job Description. 

EMPLOYMENT ADVISOR

GRADE FRWK07, SALARY: £20,133 - £21,866 FTE, PERMANENT, 37 HPW

In response to Covid-19 and the unprecedented rise in unemployment, Framework is expanding its employment services to meet this emerging need.  We are looking for enthusiastic and dynamic individuals who have experience of supporting and motivating people into employment.

Our employment programmes have opportunities to work in various locations including Nottingham, Bassetlaw and Newark and Sherwood through both outreach and agile working arrangements.

The successful candidates will:

• be self-motivated and looking for a unique challenge

• feel confident delivering employability support both one to one and in group settings

• have excellent local knowledge of local support services and employment opportunities

• have excellent knowledge of benefits, including in-work benefits

• be able to motivate participants and support them to achieve their goals

• have experience of working towards challenging targets

• have a driving licence and access to a vehicle for work

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application

Closing date: 1/10/2020

Interview Date: 8/10/2020

97% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework

CVs will not be accepted.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

Overview

Would you like to help build cross-sector partnerships to improve health and generate economic growth?

As Commercial Manager you will join our programmes business function with a focus on building partnerships between the NHS and commercial sector to accelerate the adoption and spread of solutions that improve the health and economy of our region.

You will manage our Innovation Exchange, working in collaboration with our wider team to provide advice on commercialisation, market access and real world validation.

We are looking for someone who shares our passion to improve health and generate economic growth through the adoption and spread of innovation from the commercial sector.

Purpose of the role

The Commercial Manager is at the heart of  our work to spread innovative practice. From increasing the uptake of new diagnostic tools to helping to implement the latest innovations in digital health, you will help make sure our work translates into improved health and care for the people in our region.

Reporting to one of our programme directors, you will work across our commissioned programmes to identify opportunities to build partnerships with the

commercial sector. You will be responsible for managing our Innovation Exchange - supporting and building partnerships with commercial organisations to develop, test and spread solutions relevant to the health and care needs of our population.

Responsibilities

• Identify, build and manage a pipeline of commercial sector innovations with the potential to help respond to the challenges in our regional health and care system.

• Support commercial sector organisations to develop solutions to unmet needs by providing advice on commercialisation, market access and real world validation.

• Build partnerships between the NHS and commercial sector to accelerate the adoption and spread of relevant, validated solutions.

• Work with national and regional agencies to improve, support and strengthen the regional health and life science sector.

• Establish strong internal relationships that draw on expertise from across the organisation to understand the needs of our regional health system and build cross-sector partnerships.

• Work with our communications and engagement function to engage partners in our Innovation Exchange, communicate the impact of our work and raise our profile at a regional and national level.

• Work with our evaluation and learning function to build robust plans for how we will understand the impact of our support for commercial sector organisations.

• Work with our partnerships function to identify and develop new partnership opportunities to grow our work with the commercial sector.

• Build strong relationships with other AHSNs and contribute to the success of the national AHSN Network.

Experience we are looking for

• Working in or with the health and life sciences sectors – from a customer, supplier or intermediary perspective.

• A good working knowledge of the health and care system, NHS commissioning and procurement.

• Experience managing a pipeline of projects – assessing ideas for relevance and validity to identify high-value opportunities.

• A track record of influencing stakeholders to change their perspectives.

• Experience leading the delivery of projects and programmes.

Applications

We are working hard to ensure we recruit great people and minimise unconscious bias in our selection process. To support us to do so we use the Applied recruitment platform, which anonymises applicants.

Closing date for applications is 9am on the 5th October 2020.

Interviews

The interview process will be a two-stage process. Initial interviews for short-listed individuals will be held week commencing 12th October. Successful candidates will be contacted shortly after the closing date to be invited to an interview conducted via video conferencing. Part of the interview process will require candidates to prepare  a short presentation task.

Main purpose of Job

To project manage the Big Lottery funded Eikon Virtual Youthwork project and deliver the project as outlined in the bid.

To be part of a small team (2 digital youth workers and digital lead youthwork moderator, communications officer, and project manager) to develop and deliver Eikon’s virtual youthwork across Surrey

Key responsibilities

• Create and deliver a project work plan and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements

• Working closely with the Lead Virtual Youth worker, manage day-to-day operational aspects of the Virtual youthwork project

• Ensure a comprehensive budget is prepared, reflecting the plan and all resource needs

• Monitor and manage the budget

• Work within Eikons internal policies, safeguarding and data protection regulations

• Submit project status reports to the project group

• Generate mid and final project reports to the Big Lottery – in line with the reporting requirements

• Proactively identify and resolve potential problems in the delivery of the project

• Monitor the quality of the project deliverables and ensure the project objectives are met

• Direct and motivate the Virtual Youthwork team to achieve the desired results and ensure effective communication is maintained throughout the project

• Manage the delivery of the technical contractors to ensure delivery within agreed timescales and costs

• Ensure application of thorough risk and issue management across the project, instigate mitigation actions, identify contingency plans and manage the project through to conclusion

Key issues over the next 6 months

To work with a small team to:

· grow our existing virtual youth club users

· build the new digital platform

· explore and develop new ways to digitally connect with young people in Surrey

We are looking for an experienced Facilities Manager who is interested in joining Lee Abbey London’s Christian work and ministry with international students in Kensington.

This is a key leadership team appointment which involves managing contracts and suppliers, plant and building maintenance, projects, health and safety as well as general facilities management. You must have;

• an active and mature Christian faith and a sense of God’s calling to join Lee Abbey’s ministry
• a strong focus on exceptional service delivery
• excellent negotiation and contract management skills
• supervisory experience
• health & safety knowledge and experience
• knowledge of Building Management Systems (BMS)

In addition, together with the Leadership Team, you will participate in Lee Abbey’s ministry and provide Christian leadership and discipleship support.

It is a genuine occupational requirement that the successful applicant be a member of the Christian faith willing to support and participate in Lee Abbey London’s Christian ministry.

This is a full-time and permanent position with a salary of £30,000-£36,000 depending on experience and qualifications.

A successful basic DBS check is required before confirmation of appointment.