Stakeholder Engagement And Events Officer Jobs
We are looking for a capable, proactive person to support the programme from initial mobilisation through to an eventual large-scale trial. The Senior Programme Support Officer will support the Head of Programmes to develop, mobilise and deliver Building Futures. The postholder will take the lead on specific tasks, and coordinate the work of the wider cross-organisational Building Futures team.
You will liaise with external partners and stakeholders, as well as supporting multiple internal customers and workstreams, often to tight deadlines. You will support key external engagement processes, in particular our programme Steering Group and Youth Advisory Group, working with colleagues to ensure the smooth running of these meetings and capture key decisions and inputs to feed back into programme delivery.
This is primarily a project management role, enabling a new cross-functional team to work effectively and efficiently together on a complex, fast-moving and high profile programme. As well as dealing with tasks as they emerge, you will work across the team to keep track of progress, identifying any issues and risks, and enabling the Head of Programmes and other internal stakeholders to gain an overview of the programme as a whole.
This role can be based at any of our hubs located in London, Birmingham or Leeds. We currently operate a hybrid model of two-days per week in the office and three-days from home. For more information, please download the job recruitment pack.
We are expanding our Programmes & Grants team and have a number of opportunities available on our website.
The young people we aim to serve – and the challenges they face - are all unique. We are looking to build a team that reflects this diversity. Our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, class, religion, identity, and experience forms the cornerstone of our work. We are an equal opportunities, Living Wage and Disability Confident employer and encourage applications from a diverse range of backgrounds representative of our communities. We offer a welcoming and inclusive workplace, where employees are encouraged to have a voice.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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In this job, you will play a vital role in driving up awareness of the Mental Health Charter with businesses, organisations, and service providers across the borough of Barnet.
To begin with, you’ll use your organisational and project management skills to work with the steering group to create an action plan. With their support, you’ll use your operational communications experience to work with all partners to develop and create presentations and other promotional materials, such as flyers and posters. You will also take photos at engagement activities for partners to promote the project on their respective social media platforms.
Then, using your excellent interpersonal skills you will build on existing relationships with key stakeholders and create new ones. Travelling around the borough of Barnet you will proactively approach, encourage and support a diverse audience of businesses, organisations, and service providers to make pledges to the charter and later follow up on their progress.
On a day to day basis, you will record activities against key performance indicators, accurately record and analyse feedback using surveys and data management tools.
Additionally, you will organise and attend monthly Steering Group meetings following key project management principles to report on the overall progress of the project against targets.
Done right, this role with strengthen services and mental health awareness in Barnet. To succeed, you’ll need strong communications skills and you’ll be a natural relationship builder. You’ll also have your own lived experience of mental health issues. We welcome applications from global majority candidates, who are underrepresented at this level in the organisation.
Inclusion Barnet is Barnet’s Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisation (DDPO). All of the board and 80% of staff declare an impairment, and we’re passionate about using our lived experience of disability to build better services and more inclusive communities. At Inclusion Barnet, you will become part of a friendly and supportive team, working within a focused but flexible culture, where diversity is valued and you can bring your whole self to work.
This is a Barnet based role, working out of our Colindale office, and you’ll need to be able to travel around the borough. We encourage flexible working to suit your work/life balance preferences where possible. We also operate a Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) system.
To apply, please submit your CV with a brief covering letter clearly stating how you meet the person specification, and how your own lived experience of mental health issues would inform your approach to the role.
The successful candidate must be willing to undergo a DBS check and have the right to work in the UK.
Please write a brief cover letter explaining why you are interested in this vacancy, how you meet the person specification, and how your own lived experience of mental health issues would inform your delivery of the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
SurvivorsUK exists for men, boys and non-binary people who have experienced any form of sexual violence.
We support – by providing services such as a helpline, counselling, ISVA and groupwork.
We challenge – by raising public awareness of the issue, and dispelling myths
We build – by creating and facilitating networks for better access to help
Role
SurvivorsUK is looking for a new Head of Fundraising to join our Management team. Directly reporting to the CEO, you will help us to develop our income generation strategy and help to deliver the next stage of our development.
Benefits of Working with Us
- We are a Disability Confident Employer
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to Clinical Supervision, if relevant for your role
- Access to gym at our Hackney Wick offices
- Commitment to your professional development
How to apply
To express an interest in the role and to be considered, please review our JD and Personal Spec and submit the following:
- An up-to-date CV.
- A supporting statement that addresses each of the requirements in the person specification and outlines your motivations for applying. You might find it helpful to use the personal spec requirements as sub-headings in your covering letter.
Closing date: Monday 22nd April 2024 at midday
Interviews: Week beginning the 6th of May. The interview will be held remotely via Teams
We encourage applications from people who share some of the identities of our service users (men and non-binary people), and from people from communities experiencing structural oppression (including Black and Asian, trans and disabled people). SurvivorsUK is committed to continually reviewing and developing our practice as an equal opportunities employer.
Please let us know if you would like any assistance or adjustments during the interview process. We are here to support you in any way we can.
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We are looking for a collaborative and engaging lead to work in our Business and Investor Engagement (B&IE) team to grow and build relationships with the UK food sector. This role will oversee the charity’s engagement with the business community, with a particular focus on the Out of Home and manufacturing sectors. This involves having strategic oversight of and managing relationships with businesses across the UK food system and positioning ourselves as insight-led critical friends.
The B&IE team engages major food businesses on actions they can take to shift the UK towards more healthy and sustainable diets in order to tackle food system issues such as climate change, nature loss, diet related disease and dietary inequalities. We provide insight and analysis underpinned by our Plating Up Progress benchmark to support and hold businesses to account in increasing sales of healthier and more sustainable foods and in shifting towards more responsible business practices.
The business engagement lead will work closely with the Senior Business and Investor engagement manager to build and develop relationships with the Out of Home and manufacturing sectors, oversee the Food Foundation’s role in an exciting new partnership with a major broadcaster in support of more plant rich diets, oversee the delivery of our flagship report – The State of the Nation’s Food Industry (SOFI) - and collaborate with civil society partners also working in this space. Previous line management experience is desirable but not essential.
This role would be well suited to a registered nutritionist or sustainable food systems expert with experience of working in or with industry and looking to make the move into the charity sector.
For further information please visit our website to view the full job pack.
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Engagement Lead
Salary: £28,000
Hours: Full time, 35hrs per week
Location: London / Hybrid
Contract: Two years, continuation subject to funding
Reporting to: CEO
Conditions: As part of our hybrid offer, we request that people are able to travel to our London office as part of an agreed schedule with the CEO, in addition to team days and other requirements.
Main objectives
OUTpatients is seeking an experienced Engagement Lead who can help us reach people all over the UK.
We are a small charity and this role is new in our organisation. This means that we encourage applicants who have prior experience working in small, developing teams and are able to balance taking initiative with close collaboration with other staff members.
We are looking for a person who can take over new engagement meetings and develop an exciting strategy for reaching new people and organisations. A strong applicant will be confident, able to win people over to our mission, and be able to work with a wide variety of stakeholders.
They should also have a good appreciation for intersectionality as a cross-cutting consideration throughout their work.
Responsibilities
Leadership
• Work with the CEO on an engagement strategy
• Be an expert on our charity and its mission
• Represent the charity at networking events across the UK
• Develop effective communication plans related to engagement
Engagement
• Communicate with the team to align potential activities with current projects and priorities
• Manage and create newsletter campaigns for our audiences
• Develop and maintain database of stakeholders
• Reach diverse audiences and monitor demographics
• Approach and involve key stakeholders in our projects
• Facilitate workshops and focus groups with service users
• Provide regular reporting to CEO
Charity development
• Expand awareness of the charity in the LGBTIQ+ community
• Identify key stakeholders, organisations, and patrons who can promote our charitable mission
• With the support of the CEO, manage and grow vital partnerships and build new ones across various sectors
• Apply our ethical policies and due diligence tools to any potential partnerships or shared working
Person Specification
Essential
A successful candidate will be able to to demonstrate a commitment to the charity’s mission and possess the following qualities:
• Track record of working collaboratively in small teams across various short, medium, and long term projects
• Excellent organisation and administration skills
• An articulate and confident communicator
• Able to understand and respond to updates from the healthcare sector and its barriers as they relate to the LGBTIQ+ community
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact with a variety of people from diverse backgrounds
• Drive to address inequality and reach underserved communities through an intersectional approach to healthcare barriers
• Experience of email marketing systems and social media tools
Desirable
In addition to the above skills, we welcome applicants with the following experience, interests, and expertise:
• Experience of working in the charity sector
• Facilitating co-production with a variety of people
• Keen interest in LGBTIQ+ rights and healthcare equity
• Knowledge of the UK cancer care sector and how it operates
• Knowledge and experience in how to be GDPR compliant
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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You’ll be the driving force behind psychology careers guidance, by delivering the BPS careers strategy and expanding opportunities for aspiring and qualified psychologists at every stage of their professional journey.
From undergraduate to chartered status, you'll provide them with relevant and engaging career information across diverse pathways, including research and practitioner psychology, new workforce roles supporting the NHS long-term plan, and psychology graduates working in other commercial settings.
Leading our student ambassador program, you’ll recruit and empower students to promote BPS within their universities and collaborate with the student committee to design a strategy and help them deliver their objectives.
Hosting regular career events, such as the Psychology Careers Festival, you'll leverage expertise from our membership and employer networks to provide comprehensive and engaging programs.
Your impact will extend to fostering relationships with educational institutions and employers, identifying collaboration opportunities to meet workforce demands, and working with our member networks to represent the various domains of psychology to aspiring psychologists.
You’ll have proven experience in careers advice, with strong leadership skills to build stakeholder and student relationships, and will manage a diverse portfolio of content creation and event management.
Join us in driving meaningful change within the BPS community, empowering psychologists to make informed career choices.
We offer a friendly, values led working culture with an excellent benefits package that includes:
- Agile & flexible working
- Generous leave entitlement
- Occupational pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme / free eye care vouchers / Winter flu vaccinations
- Tailored learning & development
- Employee Assistance Programme counselling
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Discounts scheme with local and national organisations
How to apply.
To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter detailing how you meet the criteria in the job description.
The closing date for applications is 11.59pm on Sunday 07 April 2024
The British Psychological Society is committed to a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, irrespective of your background or circumstances.
We are only able to accept applications that can demonstrate a right to work in the UK; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a sufficient number of suitable applications for the role are received. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Due to the large number of applications we receive, it is not possible to update you on the progress of the application until after the closing date. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.
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Job Title Senior Policy Researcher for Northern Ireland
Location Based in Belfast (Home working with in person meetings in London on an ad hoc basis.)
Salary £35,000 - £45,000
Hours Full Time, permanent (flexibility may be offered for an excellent candidate.)
Reports to Director of Policy and Research
Main purpose and scope of the role:
Parentkind is a national charity and we work across all four nations of the United Kingdom and the devolved institutions and governments.
The successful candidate would be expected to support our work in Northern Ireland and have demonstrable experience of the political system in Northern Ireland.
In addition to their work in Northern Ireland the successful candidate will support the wider aims of the Policy and Research Department across the UK.
We are the voice of parents in education, we represent 13,000 Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) and have an ambition to develop an internal parent ‘think tank’ within the organisation.
This is an exciting role if you have a passion for politics, a background in policy research and interested in education policy and politics.
The role will involve conducting research on education policy and making policy recommendations based on that research. Some research will be time sensitive and involve summarising information and presenting it in an easy to understand way. There will be longer research projects to support the charity to develop policy positions and maintain our position as a strong voice for parents in education.
Alongside the research requirements of the role, you will be expected to support our political and broader stakeholder engagement activity to make sure the work we do is understood and seen by the right people.
You will have experience of working with political stakeholders in Northern Ireland and a strong understanding of the political structures and processes in Northern Ireland, as well as experience in political engagement to promote research and policy recommendations.
If you love politics and want to spend your days writing about education policy this is the role for you. You will represent Parentkind at important events and meetings and have the chance to promote our research and policy recommendations.
Duties and key responsibilities
Policy research and analysis
- To conduct research on education policy in Northern Ireland under the guidance of the Director of Policy and Research.
- To produce summarise large amounts of information and produce briefing material on education policy for external audiences, often at pace.
- To provide political monitoring and advice for the department, to include:
- debates and questions in the Northern Ireland Assembly
- future business across in the Northern Ireland Assembly,
- policy development.
- To provide rapid briefing material for any relevant future business in the Northern Ireland Assembly
- Draft questions (and an understanding of how to structure questions) in the Northern Ireland Assembly
- To support the development of parent surveys to related to our policy work.
- To support the development of policy recommendations and experience of publishing policy related research.
Political engagement
- To organise policy led events, such as roundtable discussions or meetings of politicians across all U.K. legislatures and experience of managing political events.
- To identify political stakeholders relevant to our work in Northern Ireland, including:
- officials inside government departments,
- elected representatives,
- think tanks and other relevant research institutions.
- To maintain a wide range of political contacts and meet with political stakeholders to promote our research and policy work.
- To meet with organisations with an interest in our work and provide effective briefings.
- To attend party conferences and other education led events to represent Parentkind.
Media engagement
- To support the Director of Policy and Research in media engagement, including background research for press releases.
- To summarise our policy and research ready for social media platforms.
General Responsibilities
- To ensure Data Protection procedures are followed at all times
- To keep abreast of relevant educational policy and legislation affecting our key audiences
- To be flexible within the broad remit of the post.
- To undertake other duties as reasonably requested by the Chief Executive or Director of Policy and Research.
- To attend and participate in Parentkind’s performance, development and training programmes.
- To abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.
- To be responsible for the health, safety, welfare of self, other members of staff and visitors.
This job description may be amended from time to time and does not form part of the Employment contract.
Residents must be based in or within commutable distance of Belfast.
Our client, a prestigious London University, is currently seeking a permanent, full time (35 hours per week) Alumni Engagement Officer. The role offers a hybrid working model, with 3 days per week based on-site in Central London and the rest remote.
Key Responsibilities for this role include:
- Welcoming students to the alumni community during Graduation activity and supporting a seamless transition from ‘Student’ to ‘Alumni’.
- Planning, developing, and delivering a programme of strategic volunteering opportunities for the alumni community.
- Maintaining accurate information on the alumni database.
- Supporting the production of content to feature the impact of the alumni engagement and volunteering programmes.
- Supporting the delivery of alumni engagement events.
- Being the point of contact for alumni volunteering and engagement activity.
To be considered for this position, you should possess:
- Previous experience in a similar role working within alumni engagement, in a higher education setting, or volunteering coordination within a similar setting, including the wider not-for-profit sector.
- Experience of delivering volunteering and/or engagement programmes.
- Strong relationship-building skills, and confidence liaising and engaging with a variety of stakeholders.
- Experience of project management and managing a diverse workload.
- Strong customer service, engaging communication, and organisational skills.
- Excellent IT skills, including usage of Microsoft Office packages.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and submit your CV in Word format.
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Your new company
A prestigious London Local Authority with a large regional jurisdiction over both the City of London and the county of Greater London are looking to recruit an immediate Learning and Engagement Officer within the authorities popular Art Gallery.
Your new role / purpose of the post
To deliver a successful and newly established creative learning and participation offer for the Authorities Art Gallery.
To ensure engagement with a wide range of audiences and make a positive contribution to the knowledge of the City's history and assets, particularly amongst families and young people, driving audiences at weekends and at times when the City is less busy.
To support the Events Manager to develop new creative and engaging opportunities for participation in a high profile program and deliver high-quality engagement experiences.
Key skills and experience required
- Support the Events Manager to develop and create an exciting, ambitious and original creative learning programme, with the objective to maximise opportunities for engagement with a wide range of audiences, especially young people and families.
- Deliver a year-round programme of creative learning opportunities which culminate in showcase opportunities in the regular annual events calendar and/or as part of a major event, ensuring the projects are of the highest quality and have maximum impact.
- Focus activity at weekends and during school holidays when the City is less busy and the target audiences specified above may be better engaged.
- Support the Event Manager to deliver specific participation and engagement opportunities linked to specific events or shows, with many of these occurring at weekends and on Bank Holidays.
- Work with the Head of Gallery and Amphitheatre to develop and create a creative learning offer for the Gallery, connecting with the wider Programme and delivering against Gallery specific themes (eg exhibitions and the collection); drive event audience footfall into the venue through an attractive and engaging participation package, focused on young people and families.
- Review and revise the Galleries schools programme to ensure the offer is aligned to the wider Programme and that exhibitions and the Gallery's collection are reflected in wider education work as well as at the Gallery. Working with the Events Manager, procure workshop leaders for gallery schools' activity.
- Actively contribute to the development and creation of creative learning projects, workshops and programmes for both current and prospective audiences in line with the strategic vision, including developing budgets, project plans and key aims and objectives.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver paid-for learning and engagement sessions across the City's heritage assets, driving revenues. Similarly, explore revenue opportunities for delivering a financial return across the remit of this role.
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with key stakeholders from the local community including, but not limited to, London community groups, formal and informal education sector organisations, arts and non-arts organisations, and City businesses.
- Coordinate and implement a varied creative learning programme, including but not restricted to:
- Engaging with artists and facilitators to deliver work.
- Planning and delivering high-quality arts and education-based workshops and events, noting that this will include the procurement of workshop leaders as appropriate.
- Coordinating production, technical, infrastructure and materials requirements, drawing on the Events Officer roles and freelance technical and production teams where necessary.
- Completing risk assessments and necessary paperwork to ensure compliance.
- Fielding all enquiries regarding the creative learning programme and managing the booking process for any activity.
- Managing a database of participants and ensuring regular communication to retain engagement.
- Ensure the creative learning offer meets all legal and regulatory controls and measures, particularly in relevance to working with young people.
- Act as the Safeguarding Lead
- Identify and execute marketing activity for the creative learning programme, working closely with the Content Team to design and produce required marketing assets.
- Champion creativity, the arts and culture in communities and engage participants within the overarching context of the Programme.
What you'll need to succeed
- A track record of excellence in developing and delivering creative participatory programmes.
- Experience of working with or engaging young people and families in programmes/projects in either an arts, museum, heritage, school or equivalent setting.
- Knowledge of the National Curriculum and the latest initiatives in heritage education.
- Good experience gained in a cultural role, planning and coordinating projects, including compliance with organisational and regulatory requirements.
- Experience of successfully managing relationships with a broad range of stakeholders, e.g. local authorities, suppliers, artists, facilitators and corporate and community partners.
- Experienced with Microsoft Office
- Proven ability to work well as part of a team and on one's own with minimum supervision, using initiative with accuracy.
- Excellent written communication skills with the ability to compose a wide range of documents and correspondence in the organisation and delivery of participation projects. (A)
- Excellent oral communication skills, with the ability to discuss details and requirements for projects with a broad range of stakeholders and deliver creative sessions for a broad range of audiences.
- Excellent administrative, organisational and time management skills, including the ability to work under pressure to tight timescales whilst running a variety of tasks simultaneously to meet key objectives in the organisation, administration and delivery of events.
- A flexible, enthusiastic, adaptable and creative approach to work.
- A demonstrable interest in the cultural, creative industries and the heritage sector and a passion for engaging a wide range of people in creative learning opportunities.
What you'll get in return
The chance to work in a interesting and unique role delivering learning to young audiences
Hybrid working - 2 or 3 days in the office per week, the rest working from home. 35 hours p/w (Mon-Fri)
*1 Saturday in 4 will be required to be worked; for a regular family event, TOIL - time in lieu offered in return.
What you need to do now
If you are you a confident communicator with a passion for working with young people and interpreting learning to a varied audience in a exhibition setting?Perhaps you have worked in education or in a heritage setting and are available for a new challenge?
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Our client, a prestigious London University, is currently seeking a permanent, full time (35 hours per week) Alumni Engagement Officer. The role offers a hybrid working model, with 3 days per week based on-site in Central London and the rest remote.
Key Responsibilities for this role include:
- Welcoming students to the alumni community during Graduation activity and supporting a seamless transition from ‘Student’ to ‘Alumni’.
- Planning, developing, and delivering a programme of strategic volunteering opportunities for the alumni community.
- Maintaining accurate information on the alumni database.
- Supporting the production of content to feature the impact of the alumni engagement and volunteering programmes.
- Supporting the delivery of alumni engagement events.
- Being the point of contact for alumni volunteering and engagement activity.
To be considered for this position, you should possess:
- Previous experience in a similar role working within alumni engagement, in a higher education setting, or volunteering coordination within a similar setting, including the wider not-for-profit sector.
- Experience of delivering volunteering and/or engagement programmes.
- Strong relationship-building skills, and confidence liaising and engaging with a variety of stakeholders.
- Experience of project management and managing a diverse workload.
- Strong customer service, engaging communication, and organisational skills.
- Excellent IT skills, including usage of Microsoft Office packages.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and submit your CV in Word format.
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Ygam is seeking a proactive, adaptable, creative, resilient individual, who has the ability to work remotely, autonomously and as part of a team. They must have outstanding communication skills, be highly organised, and an excellent team player.
The post holder will be an active member of our programmes team and will work across our portfolio of programmes, particularly focusing on our Parental Engagement Programme.
They will be responsible for regional stakeholder engagement, developing relationships and promoting Ygam training across the UK. They will recruit suitable delegates to workshops, working closely with a range of organisations and families.
They will provide training both face to face and online and will be responsible for the delivery of our assured workshops and promoting the work of Ygam at conferences and events.
They will be able to demonstrate the impact of this work by working with organisations to collate case studies and evidence to support the programmes achievements.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Public Affairs and Policy Manager will play a crucial role in helping to determine and shape TMs policy goals and how best to achieve them. Working closely and collaboratively with colleagues from across the organisation, and in close consultation with the TMs internal and external stakeholder groups and networks you will develop policy, research and campaigning projects to meet the organisations strategic objectives. You will be able to understand complex policy issues, recognise their relevance to the Traveller Movement and identify policy solutions. You will know how to generate and analyse data and bring issues to life by drawing out the lived experience of people from Romani (Gypsy), Roma and Irish Traveller communities
You will led develop and sustain a small committed team of two policy and campaign officers to produce policy, research and campaigning activities. You will lead TMs Public relations and influencing work developing relationships with policy makers, partner organisations, parliamentarians and the media. You will ensure co-production and the voice and lived experiences ethnic Romani (Gypsy), Traveller and Roma is central to all our engagement and influencing work.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the Foundation:
The Avicenna Foundation was set up in 2023 to to support outstanding young British Muslims by providing them with scholarships for their undergraduate degree. The scholarships are mainly focused on awarding scholarships in the Social Sciences and Humanities for those interested in politics, policy-making and becoming agents of positive change.
Alongside the scholarship, the Avicenna Foundation runs a development programme for the scholars to expand their skills and abilities in various areas like leadership, communication and collaboration.
The Foundation has developed immensely in the first year with the launch of the charity; onboarding of it’s first cohort of 30 scholars and the development of a leadership programme. It now needs propelling into the next stage as the charity develops to ensure a robust charity structure and programme in place.
Key Responsibilities:
Operations:
- Manage the day-to-day operations of the charity, and manage changes required within programmes and activities as a result of changing external landscapes or contexts.
- Implement strategies for advertising the scholarships, receiving and reviewing applications, shortlisting candidates, conducting interviews, and making final selection decisions. Some of these things are already in place and may need reviewing and enhancing.
- Work with the Scholar Development Coordinator to oversee the leadership development programme, provide guidance and help the programme to grow.
- Maintain regular communication with the scholars, their progress, and address any issues or concerns that may arise.
- Ensure programme objectives and outcomes align with the overall strategy and aims of the Foundation, and are realistic and achievable within timeframes and budgets.
- Organise any events, programmes necessary to the scholars.
- Use data to track progress and drive improvement; proactively manage risks; and ensure effective use of the Foundation’s resources and budgets allocated to you.
Governance:
- Provide leadership and guidance to achieve consistency of governance across all of the Foundation’s activities, from development, delivery, measurement and evaluation and reporting perspectives.
- Regular communication and updates to the board, prepare board papers and contribute to Trustee meetings as required.
- Create, maintain and ensure continued adoption of governance frameworks, policies and templates.
- Ensure implementation and maintenance of risk registers for the charity and across all programmes.
- Manage finances, budgeting, reporting, and record-keeping
- Prepare the Foundation’s annual report.
External Engagement
- Lead on strategic communications by developing and implementing an integrated public affairs and communication plan that are consistent with the goals and values of the Foundation.
- Building and cultivating exceptional diverse reciprocal partnerships across a wide range of stakeholder groups, grounded in delivering impact through collaboration.
- Work with educational partners to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the scholarship programme
- Leverage messaging and networks to positively impact the growth and reputation of the Foundation.
- Strengthen our brand reputation to maximise our impact and reach.
- Help identify, create and develop meaningful opportunities for the young people the Foundation works with.
- Establish an alumni network and support continuous professional development for alumni.
- Produce briefings and critical information for internal and external stakeholders, and review reports, submissions, and letters where appropriate.
Experience and Skills
This is not a prescriptive list, and we do not expect applicants to meet every item outlined below. We recognise that it can be hard to find the ideal balance of knowledge and skills for this role. We are open to what this balance is, so if you are stronger in one or the other area but think you could do the job please still apply, and tell us why the role is right for you.
Required
- An appreciation and understanding of the Foundation’s values and vision.
- Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written, combined with the ability to liaise with senior stakeholders.
- Experience in successful partnership working.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships, lead, influence and motivate others.
- Good financial acumen and experience of managing and working within set budgets.
- A proactive, flexible approach, and ability to progress work independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Diplomatic approach and highly self-motivated with a positive and energetic attitude.
- Focuses on what matters most, setting priorities and adapting them where required, with the right level of communication.
- Excellent attention to detail, accuracy and organisational skills.
- Takes satisfaction in delivering work to a consistently high standard, and programmes on time and on budget.
- Communicates clearly and confidently to senior team members, and presents information effectively, at the right time, with the right level of information.
- Plans ahead, anticipates and reacts to change and project needs, and remains flexible and adaptive in the face of change.
- Experience of working to tight deadlines without close supervision.
- The ability to identify personal strengths and weaknesses, and a willingness to develop, adapt and learn
- A passion and interest in developing work streams to support the development of young people.
- A high level of digital literacy to include MS Office, G Suite, social media and other online platforms.
Advantageous
- Knowledge and experience in effective charity governance, with experience working within the charity/non-profit space.
- Understanding of the policy and campaign landscape in the UK as it relates to issues impacting students, young people and Muslim communities.
- Expertise in project/programme management with proven ability to manage complex projects, including the ability to develop and manage budgets, timelines, and resources.
- Structured thinking when working through problems, overcoming hurdles, mitigating risks and dealing with issues.
- Confidence in, and experience in, liaising with a wide range of stakeholders and project participants
- Previous work within areas of young people, local communities, or further education is a plus.
- An understanding of effective safeguarding (training can be provided, but experience an advantage)
- An undergraduate or postgraduate degree in a relevant field.
Please note that this job description is a guide to the work you will initially be required to undertake, but does not cover all of the duties the post holder may have to perform. Responsibilities will evolve over time, in discussion with the post holder.
Who we are:
Muslim Aid is a UK faith-based international development organisation that provides support to communities around the world affected by disasters, conflict, or endemic poverty without regard to their social, religious, or ethnic background.
Established in 1985, Muslim Aid has facilitated the engagement of the British Muslim and non-Muslim community in support of its work in a variety of ways. Over the years, its humanitarian work has included responses to major crises around the world including, famine in East Africa, earthquakes and flooding in Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as conflicts in Syria and Yemen.
We place strong emphasis on long-term development projects that build the capacity of local people helping themselves. In addition to the 5 country offices worldwide we also work with multiple partner offices focusing on sustainable Development Programmes and providing humanitarian relief during times of crisis.
Summary of the role:
The Procurement & VFM Manager reports to the Head of Finance, serving as a technical lead on procurement and logistics matters. The role involves introducing, developing, and implementing best practices across our UK headquarters, providing technical support to Country Offices. The aim is to support Muslim Aid in delivering high-quality, accessible, and reliable emergency/humanitarian aid across its UK headquarters and Country Offices, involving challenging and encouraging engagement in the ongoing development of procurement and logistics systems, policies, procedures, and associated planning.
The post holder will manage the procurement and logistics framework and tools to strengthen the capabilities and knowledge of all stakeholders, ensuring the adoption of best practices and industry standards across global operations. Working closely with key stakeholders, the Procurement Manager will help identify and develop a robust system and framework across business operations to support ongoing logistics and procurement activities. The role also includes overseeing all education and training provided to staff, volunteers, consultants, and those associated with Muslim Aid.
About the Role:
- Manage and develop the procurement and logistics resource and strategy for UK headquarters, offering technical support to Country Offices for local strategy and planning aimed at strengthening local procurement capacity and resources.
- Assist and support UK and Country Office Focal Points, as well as wider staff, in establishing and developing local procurement networks to support local implementation
- Set up and maintain a supplier database, conduct relevant due diligence checks for Muslim Aid suppliers, partners and other stakeholders.
- Apply critical analysis to ensure that we meet and exceed our commitment to building a transparent, standardised, ethical and safe supply chain for all internal and external stakeholders and all those connected to Muslim Aid.
- Periodically review Muslim Aid’s Global Procurement policy and procedures, reporting mechanisms, risk registers and other procedures managed/supervised by UK and Country Office teams and partners.
- Lead the development and implementation of value for money strategies to ensure that the charity delivers its services efficiently and effectively.
About You:
To be successful in this role:
- Education to degree standard with a professional qualification in a relevant field.
- Experience of procurement and logistics practices within developing countries.
- Proven experience designing, facilitating, and evaluating procurement training programmes/workshops in different cultural and organisational contexts and at a range of levels.
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate and form effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, demonstrating patience, tact, diplomacy and sensitivity to culturally diverse environments.
- Ability to accurately and systematically assess/evaluate environments, with an eye for detail and the ability to spot inconsistencies and potential threats thereby developing solutions and tools to improve risk assessments.
- Good organisation, coordination and project management skills.
Why you should apply:
If you have a passion to support in delivering high quality, accessible, and reliable emergency/humanitarian aid across its UK headquarters and Country Offices as a Procurement and VFM Manager, then we would like to hear from you.
Benefits you will enjoy if you work for us:
- 37 days holiday (including Bank Holidays and Privilege days)
- Hybrid working
- Paid time off for medical appointments
- 2 hours lunch break on Fridays
- Time off in Lieu (TOIL)
How to apply:
Please submit your CV and Cover Letter.
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