Team Leader Jobs in Finchley, Greater London
About On Purpose
We develop leaders who will help transform our economy – putting purpose before profit to create a system that is equitable and regenerative. Working here puts you at the heart of an inspirational mix of people and organisations working to create positive change. You will create impact by shaping leaders who will have a transformative effect on the economy, and expose you to significant learning and development opportunities for yourself.
Our Associate Programme will celebrate its fifteenth year in 2025. Running twice a year, the year-long programme works with a select group of high-potential career changers from a range of professional backgrounds, matching them to work with purpose-led organisations, and supporting them through inspiring learning and development.
On Purpose operates as a social enterprise. We are a member of Social Enterprise UK, a founding UK B Corp, and a London Living Wage employer. We are based in London, near London Bridge. We also have offices in Paris and Berlin.
Our values are that we:
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Choose optimism - we believe in a better future and that everyone has a part to play in making it happen
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Learn together - magic happens when we welcome diversity and learn together
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Step up - we take action in the interest of the whole
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Engage our head and heart - we are proud to be strong problem solvers, we are more proud to be a caring community
Act with integrity - we walk our talk and live up to our responsibilities
Scope of role
The Head of Programme & Organisational Development is also one of two Co-Leads of On Purpose London. As such, they are jointly responsible for the London Associate Programme in partnership with the Co-Lead of On Purpose London who focuses on Business Development & Community. We find this co-leadership model offers a useful balance of mutual support and challenge, role-modelling how we believe leadership should operate.
You would be part of our cross-organisational leadership team of six city leads and the CEO. This group is a source of valuable peer support and a forum in which to collaborate, coordinate and learn together, through which you will contribute to strategy and organisational development and lead and support specific cross-city improvement initiatives.
Whilst this role focuses on the On Purpose London programme delivery and organisational development, it is a collaborative role with shared responsibility for all of the London team and operations.
This role has the following primary responsibilities, which can be reviewed and shaped around the strengths of the successful candidate:
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Motivate and empower the London team and foster a healthy team culture - Set vision and strategy for On Purpose London alongside the co-lead and in collaboration with the International CEO and other Cities. Work together to shape a strong team culture which supports self development, collaboration, appreciation and trust. Work with the international team, the co-leads of other Cities and the board to share and develop best practice and the organisation’s direction.
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Ensure the health and sustainability of an impactful London Associate Programme - Work together with other City Leads and the international team to monitor, measure and improve the programme’s financial sustainability and impact, with a focus on overseeing London’s finances.
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Improve ways of working to enable the team to embrace change and innovation - Develop and implement processes, practices, systems, and techniques to help strengthen performance and streamline operations. Foster a team culture which values flexibility, continuous learning, and openness to new ideas.
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Support the development of Associates into impactful systems change leaders - Responsible for the overall quality of the Associate journey, envisioning and improving the Associate experience, and managing key moments including matching, induction and residential. Support Programme Delivery Manager in designing, planning and facilitating the training syllabus.
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Build engagement with our wider ecosystem of trainers, mentors & coaches - Ensure the recruitment, onboarding, matching and ongoing management of coaches and mentors throughout the year to support Associates’ growth and development.
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Lead the recruitment of high-calibre Associates from a diverse range of backgrounds - Oversee a rigorous assessment and selection process including scoring applications, training interviewers, interviewing candidates and managing the pipeline of potential candidates before and after offers.
Skills profile
This role requires the following:
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A strong sense of purpose, integrity and alignment with the On Purpose vision and values. Interested in thinking about how change happens, what purposeful leadership looks like and how significant, systemic impact can be created.
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Confident and competent training and facilitating open forms of learning within groups of up to 40 mid-career professionals
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The ability to collaborate, facilitate collaboration, and manage teams. Helping team members as well as Associates grow
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Able to think in a strategic, structured manner, with excellent prioritisation and a solutions-oriented mindset
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Skilled at building trusting relationships quickly, adapting to different styles and preferences
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Comfortable with giving and receiving feedback, and able to have difficult conversations
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Comfortable navigating change and uncertainty
We are a community that welcomes diversity in all forms, from a wide variety of professional and personal backgrounds. We encourage applications from anyone who’s passionate about purpose-led work.
Remuneration, benefits and holidays
We care about everyone we work with and have high aspirations for what we all get out of working at On Purpose. We want our time working together to be challenging and rewarding as well as fun and enjoyable.
This is a full-time position with a salary of £50,000.
Other benefits include:
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The chance to work at a genuinely purpose-first organisation, that strives to drive a fundamental shift to an economy that serves the wellbeing of all.
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A trusting, collaborative and flexible working environment
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A pension scheme with a 5% employer’s contribution plus further matched contributions up to 10%
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A £750 personalised learning budget to help you grow and develop, access to the rolling-programme of top-quality events and training we offer to our Associates and wider community
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The opportunity to volunteer with causes you care about
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Organisation-wide offsites with team members from across our London, Paris and Berlin offices
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We work flexibly, with some time in the office together and some time at home.
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Ill-health income protection insurance
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A 25 day holiday allowance, plus UK bank holidays, your birthday and the days between Christmas and New Year!
Applications
- To apply, please visit the link below where you will be asked a few questions about your suitability for the role, upload your CV, and share your contact details.
- The deadline for applications is 9am on 8th July 2024.
- If you are successful, you will be invited to a first-round interview in London on the week commencing 15th July, with the final round interviews on the week commencing 22nd July in London.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Saferworld is an independent international organisation working in partnership to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives. We work in solidarity with people affected by conflict to improve their safety and sense of security and we conduct wider research and analysis to contribute to local, national and international policies and practices that help foster lasting peace. Our priority is people – we believe in a world where everyone can lead peaceful, fulfilling lives free from fear and insecurity. We operate on a not-for-profit basis with partners in Africa, Asia and the Middle East and policy centres in Beijing, Brussels, London and Washington DC. Saferworld is registered separately in Belgium, the USA and China as strategically aligned affiliate organisations.
We are seeking an exceptional individual to fill the role of Director of Finance and Operations. This is a pivotal position within our organisation, offering the unique opportunity to shape and drive the financial and operational strategies that will propel our peacebuilding and partnership efforts forward over the next several years to deliver on its 2021-2031 strategy.
As the Director of Finance and Operations, you will guide the development and implementation of our financial plans and operational initiatives. The post holder will model and ensure the embedding a business partnering approach, to support a working environment and internal operating systems that deliver for our programme and our partners. You will join a dynamic senior leadership team that fosters collaboration, innovation, and excellence in all aspects of our work.
We are looking for a visionary leader with a proven track record of strategic financial management, business partnering experience and a passion for making a positive impact in the world. The ideal candidate will possess strong interpersonal skills, a commitment to building effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels and across a range of contexts, a keen eye for detail, a strategic mindset, and a desire to drive meaningful change
Saferworld is committed to providing a safe trusted environment that safeguards our staff, partners and communities. Our organisational integrity is derived from the values and principles that underpin and guide our work.
Job purpose:
As a key member of Saferworld's senior leadership team, the Director of Finance and Operations will be instrumental in helping to shape the organisation's strategic direction. The role will strive to ensure financial sustainability, and the embedding of a business partnering approach to achieve Saferworld’s mission. This post-holder will provide strategic guidance and hands-on oversight of all critical financial and contractual aspects of our operations, and lead other key organisational functions, such as security and IT systems, enhancing resource management efficiency and organisational effectiveness. The Director will assess and optimise business processes and controls ensuring they are rooted in our strategy, identify and mitigate risks, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and sustainability.
Key responsibilities:
· Provide strategic leadership on financial strategy and management.
· Advise and support the CEO and Board on all financial matters, including risk management
· Oversee the organisation’s finance systems (including SUN), policies, and processes.
· Oversee global operational activities, such as insurance, procurement, ICT systems and relevant policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and maintaining global impact.
· Oversee global security efforts, encompassing physical and cyber aspects, to safeguard organisational assets and data.
· Provide inspirational leadership to foster the development of high-performing teams guided by strategic objectives and a shared sense of purpose.
· Manage a team of approximately 7 staff, providing managerial support and guidance to the team.
· Contribute to the organisation's overall development and operational management as an integral member of the Senior Management Team.
Person specification
Knowledge, qualifications and experience
- Accountancy qualifications, preferably CIMA, ACA and ACCA, and a clear understanding of Charity Fund accounting (SORP 2008 and the Charities Act 2003)
- Extensive experience in financial management and interdepartmental budgeting in a senior leadership position in an international organisation (preferable and international charity/non-for-profit).
- In-depth understanding of the complexity of overseeing and managing finances in an international context, particularly in contexts of conflict and/or war, including complexities of banking, tax, cash-flow management, exchange rate fluctuations and impact on budgets and forecasts, financial reporting, legal compliance, and transferring of funds to civil society and community-based organisation within different contexts, including conflict-affected areas.
- Senior leadership experience within the charity/not-for-profit sector and an understanding of costing funding bids and ensuring financial reporting systems meet funder requirements
- Experience of engaging and working with diverse funding streams including institutional donors, commercial contracts and Trust and Foundations and multiple currencies and geographic jurisdictions,
- Experience of working with a business partnering approach to achieve with others joint goals.
- An understanding and experience of project management delivery across an organisation, including an ability and willingness to undertake 'hands-on' tasks, such as preparing budgets, cash flows and other financial planning, management and control processes if required
- Operational experience in overseeing and supporting IT systems, especially in financial systems development – experience with the SUN system is especially desirable
- Experience working with a Board of Trustees and other governance levels of an organisation
- A track record in proven line and stakeholder management skills with the ability to work collaboratively and effectively with others to deliver shared results
- Experience in communicating effectively across cultures and with diverse audiences, both verbally and in writing
Skills and abilities
· Excellent strategic thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills to support the smooth running of finance within a complex organisation
· An entrepreneurial mindset focused on influencing organisational development and change and raising team performance in pursuit of Saferworld’s organisational strategic objectives
· Proven ability to lead, manage, inspire and motivate staff at all levels, including motivating technical staff within a matrix structure
· Excellent written and oral communication skills, including experience in communicating effectively across cultures and with diverse audiences
· Fluency in written and spoken English
· Ability to cope with a rapidly changing environment and handle high levels of pressure and multi-tasking
Personal qualities
· Commitment to the vision, mission and values of Saferworld
· Commitment to and compliance with Saferworld’s safeguarding principles
· Commitment to respect and value equality and diversity and understanding of how this applies to own area of work
· Active listening and effective communication with colleagues working in diverse contexts
· Commitment to own continuing personal and professional development
Other requirements
·Some international travel will be required – not more than 4 times a year – to conflict-affected contexts
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Refuge Manager
Salary: £40,221, 5 days a week
The Refuge Manager post is instrumental in the delivery of care, a safe environment and a comprehensive package ofservices that meet the needs of the MENA women at risk of VAWG in our refuges. The post holder will be responsible formanaging IKWRO’s refuges and providing advice, advocacy, and casework support. The post-holder is required to demonstrate sensitivity and an awareness of the culture and needs of IKWRO’s service users in all aspects of their duties and responsibilities.
Above post is open to women only and are exempt under the Sex Discrimination Act 7(2) (d) and (e) and the Race Relations Act 5(2) (d) 1976. No agencies please.
Closing Date: 30th June 2024
Interview Date: Week commencing 1st July 2024
Refugee Council – Philanthropy Manager
Location: Home working / Stratford, London (hybrid of home working and 1-2 days per week in Stratford Office)
Salary: £43,824-£48,063 (depending on experience)
Contract: Permanent, full-time hours
Refugee Council is seeking an experienced philanthropy specialist to develop and grow the Refugee Council’s Philanthropy relationships and programme and deliver an ambitious Philanthropy strategy.
Refugee Council is a leading charity supporting refugees and people seeking asylum to rebuild their lives in safety here in the UK. Providing practical, hands on support, their award winning services include welcoming refugees into local communities across the country, providing specialist children’s services – with a particular focus on refugee children who arrive here alone, helping people to navigate the asylum system, and supporting people to access housing and employment. Evidence from services is then used to also inform the charity’s leading policy and influencing work, including campaigning for a fairer and kinder refugee protection system. The charity works with more than 14,000 men, women and children every year.
As a result of growing need and increasing interest in Refugee Council’s work, the charity has ambitious plans to make a leap in impact, with investment in their Philanthropy Team to raise increased funds from key high value audiences.
This role will be a critical part of the Philanthropy & Partnerships Team and presents an exciting opportunity to grow Refugee Council’s established Philanthropy programme. The role will be responsible for delivering and creating bespoke development plans, supported by engaging cultivation and stewardship activities to secure increased funding from existing and new donors. It will also be a key point of contact for key Major Donors and high-profile supporters, patrons and ambassadors.
The position offers the opportunity to work alongside an engaged and well-connected Senior Management Team, supported by the Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships and a highly regarded and experienced Philanthropy Consultant to make the charity’s ambitions a reality.
To succeed, candidates will have experience of running a Philanthropy/major giving programme, with extensive experience of managing their own pool of donors, as well as a track record of securing five and six figure donations from high net-worth individuals. You will have extensive knowledge of the Major Donor landscape and your fundraising skills will be matched by your strategic planning and leadership abilities.
Refugee Council will provide the most moving and diverse case for support. Cases that encompass innovative external affairs campaigns aimed at engaging policy makers and the public.
Refugee Council knows that step change takes time and planning, and they have put together a plan for growth that is ambitious but is also realistic and allows time for development and engagement. This plan also includes recruiting prospecting, stewardship, and communications expertise, so that growth is supported, planned and achievable.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and ambitious team recently shortlisted for Fundraising Team of the Year at the 2023 Third Sector Awards, and working with the Third Sector 2023’s Frontline Service Team of the Year, as well as contributing to the transformation of the experiences of refugees seeking protection in the UK.
CLOSING DATE: Monday 24th June, 9am.
We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Waking Night Support Worker to join our Young People service in Hounslow.
£27,352.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.
Night Support Workers enable people with particular needs to manage their tenancies and live independent lives of their choosing in the community. Night Support Workers are responsible for ensuring continuity of a support service at night and for keeping customers and the building safe.
Chiswick based.
Hours: 21:30 -07:30
Some Weekend work.
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
What you'll do:
Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers and creating a positive atmosphere
Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities
Conducting key work sessions as required, that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
Providing support with daily living activities, including practical assistance to support customers to independent living e.g. budgeting, cooking, establishing a night time routine
Supporting customers to maintain a healthy environment and where appropriate assisting them to clean their accommodation and maintain good personal hygiene
Assisting in the recording and reporting of customer incidents
Managing customer referrals, completing assessments and obtaining and maintaining all relevant paperwork
Developing productive relationships with partner organisations to improve service outcomes
Adhering to lone working protocols and maintaining high levels of awareness in relation to the health and safety of yourself and colleagues
Involving customers in the design, development and delivery of the service
Encouraging and enabling tenants to pay their rent and avoid personal debt
Ensuring Look Ahead Health and Safety policies and local protocols are adhered to at all times e.g. fire risk assessments, fire alarm checks etc
Taking on shift leading responsibilities by coordinating and leading shifts in the absence of a manager
Being responsible for the handover of key information between shifts
Adhering to all other Look Ahead's policies and procedures
Engaging in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
Undertaking any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as assigned by the Team Leader/Manager
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour
Prefers working as part of a group or team
Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organized
Able to apply the right balance of care and support dependant on the needs of the customer
Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour
Ability to adhere to Look Ahead's professional boundaries policy
What you'll bring:
Essential:
NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent with little or some previous relevant sector work experience
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
We focus on Excellence and innovation.
We are Caring and Compassionate.
We are Inclusive and Trusted.
We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
You don’t have to know about Down syndrome. You can learn about Down syndrome, but we need you to know how to nurture the heart of an organisation and its people.
Freelance/self-employed contract for 3 – 4 days per week
£30k - £40k p.a. depending on experience & hours – hours and fee are negotiable
Please see our video on our website (Meet the Team, Current Vacancies) for further details from our Chair, James.
Lead the 17-year-old charity into a brighter future
The role demands quality skills and experience in management, governance, building teams and communities, fundraising and finance – in person and online.
Can you simultaneously be creative, a problem solver, ideas person, developmental, positive leader, supporter, confidante, prudent and adventurous?
We are very keen to hear from you. Please send your CV and a 5 min video explaining who you are and why you suit the role and would like this work.
Please send your CV and a 5 min video explaining who you are and why you suit the role and would like this work.
Enabling children with Down syndrome to maximise their potential
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Ambitious about Autism, we're currently looking for a Learning and Organisational Development Coordinator to join our People team.
You'll play a crucial role in supporting the administration and coordination of learning and organisational development initiatives with the charity, ensuring the smooth implementation of training programmes, development initiatives and cultural change projects across the organisation.
You'll maintain records and certifications to ensure compliance with learning and training regulations, whilst developing, maintaining and supporting the LMS by running reports, uploading relevant content and responding to queries. You'll coordinate the delivery of onboarding induction, continued L+D programmes, and OD interventions as required.
We are looking for someone who has:
- Experience in providing administrative support in HR or L+D
- CIPD qualification and/or working towards attaining a professional qualification in the field of learning and organisational development
- Administrative experience with an LMS
- Strong organisational and multi-tasking skills with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively
In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.
If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.
Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Salary: £34,250 – 37,500 gross per annum at 1.0 FTE
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Working pattern: 1.0 FTE (37.5 hrs per week), or 0.9 or 0.8 FTE. Flexible working requests will be considered.
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Contract: Permanent with a 6 months probationary period
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Team: Operations Team
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Location: This role can be office-based or hybrid, with at least two days each week in the office. The ability to attend some ad hoc events and meetings around London is required too.
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Reporting to: Head of Operations & People
Safe Passage International (SPI) is recruiting an International Operations Manager to support continuing and sustainable growth in our ground-breaking work to ensure that safe routes to sanctuary exist for all people seeking asylum and that their right to protection is upheld.
You will join a dynamic Operations Team that works hard to ensure seamless operations that empower field and front-line staff to achieve the highest impact possible for the people we work with. The team’s responsibilities include people management, compliance, governance, participation, safeguarding, systems, MEAL, wellbeing, diversity, representation, and inclusion. We work across all SPI entities in the UK, Greece, and France, as well as projects operating in other locations, including Poland.
At present, the team comprises a Head of Operations & People, International Safeguarding & Protection Manager, International Operations & MEAL Manager, Youth Campaigns and Participation Manager, International Operations Coordinator and Operations Assistant.
The International Operations Manager will have a primary focus on day-to-day operations and human resources management. We are looking for a values-led operations professional, who is innovative and flexible in their approach to ensure the internal infrastructure of the organisation is equitable and tailored to the people we work with.
This is an exciting time to join a growing team as we respond to significant growth in SPI’s work across all international locations.
We value equity and diversity in our organisation and are striving to build a workforce reflective of the communities we work with. We encourage applications from people of all ethnicities, working ages, genders, sex, sexual orientations, faiths (or non), marital status (or non), and pregnancy status. We also have full flexible working policies to support people with disabilities and caring responsibilities. People with refugee or asylum-seeking backgrounds are experts by experience and are particularly encouraged to apply.
As a refugee charity, we offer a guaranteed interview for people with direct lived experience of seeking asylum who meet most of the essential criteria outlined in the Person Specification. If you have first-hand experience of applying for asylum in any country, please let us know in your application. We respect that people’s identity is not defined by their past experiences and do not expect candidates to describe their lived experience during the interview process unless they wish to.
If you are excited by this role and working at Safe Passage but do not have all the experience you think is needed, we would encourage you to apply anyway and reach out for an informal chat beforehand to discuss why you would like to apply for the role and what skills or experiences you think are relevant.
If you would like to arrange this, please visit our our website for more information on contact details.
How do I apply?
Please read the full Job Description & Person Specification and our ‘How to Apply Guide’ below.
The ‘How to Apply Guide’ asks candidates to submit a CV and Cover Letter answering four specific questions linked to the Person Specification. Applications can be submitted via email in written form or as digital audio or video files.
Closing date: Sunday 23rd June 2024 at 11.59 pm.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The YWF Youth Voice Coordinator Role
This role offers an exciting opportunity to coordinate and lead YWF’s revamped youth engagement initiatives. Collaborating closely with our Youth Voice Consultant and the entire team, you will bring passion, creativity, professionalism and ambition to implement our youth voice plans. These plans are informed by a recent review and are supported by a theory of change. Additionally, you will play a pivotal role in amplifying this work and the voices of young people involved with YWF through our social media platforms.
This position also provides avenues for professional growth and development. By directly overseeing interns engaged in YWF activities, you will gain valuable experience in staff development and play a crucial role in nurturing the next generation of youth leaders! Furthermore, you will acquire experience in YWF’s broader organisational functions, creating opportunities to leverage your expertise in youth engagement to contribute to strategic and operational decision-making within the organisation.
Key roles and responsibilities
Youth Outreach and Recruitment
- Undertake outreach and recruitment efforts to attract a diverse group of young people from the YWF membership to participate in YWF's engagement initiatives (currently known as the Young Ambassadors) - working closely with members and key stakeholders to do so.
- Ensure these strategies and communication channels are youth-focussed, inclusive and accessible.
YWF Youth Engagement Strategy Development & Coordination
- Help develop and coordinate YWF's youth engagement and youth voice initiatives including engaging the Young Ambassadors in a YWF engagement program, workshops, internships, trusteeships, panels, peer-research, grant-making, member visits etc.
- Ensure young people are supported to engage in outward-facing opportunities - events, social media, co-production, member visits.
- Work with the youth voice consultant, young people and key stakeholders to help further develop practices that promote youth empowerment, both within the organisation, the membership and the borough.
- Support internal pathways for the Young Ambassadors into YWF Internships and external pathways into supported paid opportunities within the borough e.g. research, youth consultancy etc.
Social Media
- Work closely with the Marketing & Engagement Manager to communicate the voices and work of young people within YWF through various social media platforms - including supporting young people to gather content.
Internship Oversight
- Support and coordinate YWF interns - providing guidance, mentorship and direction to ensure effective program implementation - working to integrate and support interns within different areas of the team.
Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration
- Engage with internal and external stakeholders, including young people, members, staff, volunteers and partner organisations to share best practices, support collaboration and drive forward impactful strategies.
Project Management
- Ensure clear documentation, processes, and policies are in place to support the efficiency and effectiveness of YWF youth engagement initiatives, including supporting the Youth Voice Consultant to develop role descriptions, session plans, and risk assessments and safeguarding.
Grant Making
- Support the Grants Manager in delivering a youth-led grants programme, led by a group of young grant makers
Measuring Impact
- Work with key members of the team, young people and stakeholders to ensure the ongoing effectiveness of YWF’s youth voice initiatives.
- Work with the team to quality - assure YWF’s programmes to ensure programmes meet the needs of young people
What we are looking for
Skills:
Youth Engagement: Proficiency in designing and delivering creative and dynamic youth engagement initiatives, including outreach, recruitment, and sessions. (Essential)
Session planning and delivery: Able to design engaging and creative sessions with young people, that use different methods to keep them engaged, safe and informed. (Essential)
Social Media: Familiarity with social media platforms and digital communication tools for amplifying youth voices and promoting engagement initiatives. (Essential)
Project Management: Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple small projects simultaneously. (Essential)
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to engage effectively with diverse young people, stakeholders and team members. (Essential)
- Collaboration: Ability to work collaboratively in a team and membership environment, fostering positive relationships and driving collective action towards common goals. (Essential)
- People Management: Skills in developing team members - in this case interns through formal line management (Desirable)
- Monitoring and Evaluation: Skills in creatively getting and reporting feedback from young people and reporting against outcomes. (Desirable)
Experience:
- Youth Engagement: Experience in youth engagement, outreach, and recruitment, ideally within a community or nonprofit setting. (Essential)
- Project Coordination: Previous experience coordinating and managing youth-focused projects or initiatives, including internships, workshops, or events. (Essential)
- Stakeholder Engagement: Track record of successfully engaging with diverse stakeholders, including community members, partner organisations, and funders. (Essential)
- Supervision and Mentorship: Experience in supervising and mentoring interns or volunteers, providing guidance and support to facilitate their professional development. (Desirable)
- Event Management: Experience in planning and executing events or activities aimed at youth empowerment, participation, and advocacy. (Desirable)
- Data Analysis: Familiarity with data collection methods and analysis techniques for measuring the impact and effectiveness of youth engagement programs. (Desirable)
Knowledge:
- Youth Development: Understanding of youth development principles, including adolescent development, peer support, and youth leadership, to help inform program design and implementation. (Essential)
- Safeguarding: Knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure the safety and well-being of young people participating in engagement activities. (Essential)
- Community Dynamics: Awareness of the social, cultural, and economic dynamics within Westminster and its impact on young people, enabling culturally sensitive and inclusive engagement approaches. (Desirable)
- Youth Participation Models: Familiarity with different models of youth participation and engagement, such as youth councils, peer research, and youth-led advocacy, to inform strategy development and implementation. (Desirable)
- Policy Context: Awareness of local, national, and international policies affecting young people, including education, employment, health, and social services, to advocate for youth-friendly policies and practices. (Desirable)
Characteristics:
- Passion for Youth Empowerment: Genuine commitment to empowering young people and creating opportunities for their voices to be heard and valued in decision-making processes. (Essential)
- Inclusivity: Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, with the ability to create inclusive spaces where all young people feel welcome and respected. (Essential)
- Adaptability: Flexibility and openness to learning and adapting strategies based on feedback, changing circumstances, and evolving youth needs and preferences. (Essential)
- Resilience: Ability to navigate challenges and setbacks with resilience and a positive attitude, maintaining focus on long-term goals and outcomes. (Essential)
- Empathy: Empathetic and compassionate approach to working with young people, recognizing and understanding their diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. (Essential)
- Reflective Practice: Willingness to engage in reflective practice, seeking feedback, self-assessment, and continuous learning to enhance personal and professional growth in youth engagement work. (Essential)
- Mucking in! – working in a small team with tight resources you will not be shy about helping out with getting things done but in return you will get flexible working arrangements and a fun working environment. (Essential)
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Job Purpose and Key Responsibilities
The Head of Programme Management leads a large team to oversee all of CIUK’s active humanitarian and development projects funded by UK donors. The team leads CIUK’s relationships with Country Offices and Regions and develops close partnerships to help us achieve long-term and effective programming across the humanitarian and development arena. The team also builds strong relationships with institutional donors and works with the Business with CARE team to deliver corporate-funded programmes. The Head of Programme Management is responsible for ensuring strong grant management and donor compliance including programme financial management. The team ensures that CARE provides and is recognised by donors for offering excellent value for money and real impact for its programme participants. The team also leads CIUK’s approach to delivering smart development and humanitarian programmes with an increasing focus on equitable partnership approaches.
Why work for us?
In January 2024, CARE International UK published its new 3-year Strategy working within the CARE International Vision 2030. Under this strategy, we prioritise women’s voice and leadership in humanitarian response and climate action. We seek to give power, resources and space to local organisations and communities, in particular to women-led organisations and women activists, so they can lead the decisions, debates and programmes that affect their lives.
The Head of Programme Management is a key organisational leadership role and will be part of the CIUK Extended Leadership Team working with other heads of team and the senior leadership team to help run the organisation effectively and deliver the 3-year strategy. CIUK’s restricted income from donors is significant and is CIUK’s largest income stream; as such the Head of PMT has a high level of responsibility for stewardship and effective management of the ongoing programme portfolio. Our largest programmes are complex multi-partner consortia in fragile contexts with budgets of up to £60m. The role-holder also has a crucial role to play in identifying learning from our programmes, including from our new ways of working that promote greater local leadership, and sharing these across CARE and the sector.
About you
You will have excellent understanding of CIUK’s main donor, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), with deep knowledge of how the FCDO operates, how they are structured and contract programmes, as well as their current priorities. You will have the ability to build strong relationships and have demonstrated ability to negotiate complex contracts with donors and influence donor positions. You will have a strong programme management and risk management background that allows you to understand and work across multiple projects and contexts, and manage risk at the portfolio level, dealing effectively with new risks and issues as they emerge.
As a leader of a large team, you will have strong people leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate strategy into action, motivate colleagues and demonstrate to team members how their role links to organisational strategy and objectives. You will need to have experience of working in donor-funded organisations, understand cost recovery models, and have experience working to deliver large-scale programming in development and/or humanitarian contexts. A good understanding of the current debates in the sector on local leadership and a commitment to the principles set out in the pledge for change are essential.
About the role
The role covers five main areas of responsibility:
- Representation and relationship management: holding relationships with a set of senior stakeholders including FCDO Senior Responsible Owners, other donor counterparts, CARE Country Directors, Programme Directors and Regional Directors. Negotiating contract terms with donors and troubleshooting delivery issues with country offices. Position CARE’s work to external stakeholders, including personally representing CIUK in external fora.
- Organisational and team leadership, strategy and planning: Set and drive the programme management team’s annual plans and contribution to the organisation’s strategic priorities and annual plan. Be accountable to delivering on team KPIs and organisational KPIs that link to PMT’s work. Play a key role in the leadership of the Programme and Policy department.
- Line management: Directly line manage up to five direct reports. Provide and support strong recruitment, line management, learning and development. Demonstrate a strong personal commitment to CIUK’s equity, diversity and inclusion goals, promote organisational EDI initiatives within the team and work with the team to set team-related EDI objectives.
- Financial and compliance management: Provide close and effective management of multi-million pound budgets. Reforecast accurately throughout the year, identifying and working with country offices to rectify implementation issues. Manage risks and issues at portfolio level, raising high and critical risks for attention by senior leadership and board as necessary. Ensure donor compliance is followed.
- Programme quality, monitoring evaluation and learning : Ensure that CIUK closely monitors project implementation, relevance of programme outputs and outcomes and ensures programmes meet relevant technical standards and up to date best practice. Programmes fulfil requirements on programme quality and adhere to do no harm standards, the Core Humanitarian Standard, and ensure that CARE’s safeguarding standards are met throughout the life of the programme. Proactively share knowledge from CIUK’s programmes across the confederation and externally.
About CARE
CARE International is one of the world’s leading humanitarian and development charities. We fight poverty and injustice in the world’s most vulnerable places. We save lives in disasters and conflicts. We stand with women, girls and their communities to achieve lasting change for a better future.
Diversity and Inclusion Statement
CARE International UK is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. We are committed to dismantling harmful and oppressive structures of power and accordingly centre gender equity in our work to save lives, fight poverty and achieve social justice. The post holder agrees to promote and uphold these principles.
CARE International UK operates fair, transparent and non-discriminatory recruitment practices and actively encourages applications from candidates from a variety of backgrounds, and with a range of skills and experiences. We are particularly interested to hear from candidates from Black and minoritised communities, LGBT+ candidates and disabled candidates.
CARE International UK is a disability confident employer. As part of our commitment to disability inclusion we guarantee interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role. To be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme please complete the relevant section in the online application form. If at any stage of the recruitment process you require reasonable adjustments, including a copy of the recruitment pack in large print or an alternative format, please contact us.
Safeguarding
CARE International UK has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or a child by any of our staff, representatives or partners. Recruitment to all jobs in CARE International UK includes, in particular, criminal record checks and the collection of relevant references. Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do.
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LMK (Let Me Know)
Programme Coordinator
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20 hours per week, ideally spread over 5 days, Monday-Friday. Possibility of term-time only work if preferred by applicant
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£30,000 p.a. (pro-rated)
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Working from home, with occasional travel to London
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Permanent contract
About LMK
Good relationships shape our health and happiness, yet we are taught so little about them. LMK (Let Me Know) is on a mission to change that. We are a young and thriving charity providing education about healthy and unhealthy behaviours so that young people have the knowledge and skills to avoid abuse and thrive in their relationships. We work in schools, community organisations and workplaces across London.
LMK is growing at pace and we are ambitious in our plans for the future. We’ve already engaged 15,000 young people and professionals in our workshops in our first 4 years and we want to reach 10,000 young people per year by 2025-26.
We will achieve this by engaging new schools, community groups and workplaces in our offer, whilst also continuing to provide a high-quality service to those who have already experienced LMK workshops, embedding our programme into their annual delivery plans.
We have:
✔ A clear plan of who we want to target for our workshops over the next 3 years
✔ An engaged leadership team and Board of Trustees
✔ Evidenced outcomes, rich data/statistics and compelling case studies
✔ Diversity and strong social purpose
✔ A new organisational strategy that sets our vision from 2024-2027
✔ A new CRM system that has been built to support our ambitions
Job Purpose
The purpose of the Programme Coordinator is co-ordinate with all parties (Community Engagement Manager, the Programme Manager, LMK Leaders and the host organisations) to enable LMK to deliver high quality workshops for young people/youth work professionals/workplaces.
Acting as the lynchpin of the organisation’s delivery team, the Programme Coordinator takes the workshop brief from the LMK Community Engagement Manager and then works with the Programme Manager to secure facilitators (LMK leaders), ensures the host organisation receives all supporting information, and provides LMK Leaders with the resources they need to deliver the workshop effectively. This role is also responsible for regular reporting about workshop bookings and delivery.
Reporting to our CEO, the successful candidate will be part of LMK’s core staff team. You will work with LMK staff, LMK Leaders, members of our Youth Advisory Board, trustees and key stakeholders to develop and implement our long-term strategy.
Key responsibilities:
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Provide excellent customer service to organisations who are hosting LMK workshops, ensuring that all communication is timely and accurate, and any questions are responded to in full.
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Liaise with the Programme Manager and LMK Leaders to ensure there is clear understanding around their areas of expertise, availability and any specific considerations that need to be taken into account when delivering workshops.
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Open up opportunities to deliver workshops to any Leader applicable, ensuring the allocation of workshops is done fairly and consistently.
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Ensure LMK leaders have the information and resources required to deliver their workshop.
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Work closely with the Research and Evaluation Manager to ensure that the correct evaluation surveys are made available to workshop participants.
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Work with our Head of Fundraising to track workshop delivery against funder commitments.
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Keep the CRM system data up to date in a timely way.
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Produce regular reports for the CEO on the booking and delivery of workshops, as well as any ad-hoc reports requested.
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Share Leader evaluation feedback from workshops with Leaders.
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Check invoices submitted by LMK leaders, and work with the Programme Manager to get them approved.
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Support the Programme Manager to organise LMK Leader Huddles and training events.
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Comply with our policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, confidentiality, complaints and data protection.
Person specification
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At least 2 years’ experience in an event management/admin management/executive assistant/operations role where there was a strong requirement to work with multiple stakeholders internally and externally.
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with an excellent track record of customer service.
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Proven ability to work well within a team.
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Highly organised to manage a diverse workload with excellent time management and ability to pay attention to detail.
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Excellent organisational skills, with a keen attention to detail.
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Creative thinker with the ability to problem-solve and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
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Excellent IT skills across core MS/Google packages, ideally with experience of CRM use
Safeguarding
This post is subject to a basic DBS check
In return for your dedication, we will offer you
✔ The opportunity to help prevent relationship abuse and domestic violence in young people
✔ A competitive salary
✔ Working from home
✔ A genuinely flexible working environment
✔ Pension of 6%
✔ 32 Days of annual leave, (including bank holidays) – pro-rated for this role
✔ Employee Assistance Programme
✔ Wellbeing perks
✔ A diverse, bold and collaborative culture with two social meet-ups annually in London
LMK strives to create a fair and healthy environment where all our colleagues feel valued and able to be their authentic selves at work. We understand that our people have commitments and personal interests outside of work and so we create a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best.
LMK values the differences that a diverse workforce brings and is committed to inclusivity. We welcome all applicants from any race, ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, age, sexuality, or any other protected characteristic.
We can make reasonable adjustments throughout the application process and on the job. Please let us know, by contacting us separately if you need any adjustments or changes to be made during the recruitment process because of a disability or long-term health condition.
You can learn more about how we handle your personal data and your rights by reviewing our privacy notice LMK Privacy Policy
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Job description
Background
Bipolar UK is the only national charity dedicated to empowering individuals and families affected by bipolar. Peer support is at the core of our work. We empower approximately 1,000 people a month to stay well - and we have the ambition to reach thousands more.
Bipolar does not discriminate on the grounds of sex, gender, age, ethnicity, race or background, consequently it affects everyone, and we estimate that one million people in the UK live with the condition many of whom remain undiagnosed, that's 1 in 50. The condition also increases the risk of suicide by 20 times. Bipolar impacts on relationships, missed milestones for young people with their peers, education, economic stability and employment, and creates social and economic problems and debt for those affected through symptomatic overspending. Therefore, Bipolar UK are working hard to improve diagnosis times and support pathways to enable individuals affected by the condition to live well and fulfil their potential. At the heart of this is our peer support enabling our community to access tools and support to manage their condition.
About the role:
Bipolar UK is delighted to have this post funded through a new grant and we are seeking to recruit a Senior Peer Support Officer to work 3-days per week.
We are looking for an experienced person who is familiar with peer support and lived experience models to support and engage members of our London community who are affected by bipolar from a range of backgrounds.
Your role will include managing volunteers, increasing engagement in local existing support groups and developing new ones. Working with our self-management trainers to run psycho-education courses. The role will require you to work across London both online via Teams and Zoom and in-person.
This new post is an exciting addition to our team as we are seeking to increase awareness across racialised and minoritised communities and improve access to peer support for people affected by bipolar commencing with a new steering group.
Bipolar UK is committed to equality and diversity, and we welcome applications from anyone who would like to join a growing organisation with big ambitions and an inclusive approach without fear of discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, neurodivergence, gender, age, lived experience of mental health problems.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Please see Job Description for full details
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Are you passionate about the role Christians and churches can play in bringing about an economy that works for people and planet? The JustMoney Movement is a small organisation with a big vision. We are looking for a Director of Movement Building to help us move towards a world where money shapes a fairer, greener future. You will lead our movement building approach, equipping individuals and congregations to understand how we are connected to the financial system and wider economy, and to act to bring about change. You will develop strategic collaborations with denominations and organisations to maximise impact. You will be an experienced leader, helping to shape the strategic direction of our work, overseeing staff and resources within our small team, and deputising for our Executive Director.
Director of Movement Building role description (0.8 FTE)
- Lead the organisation’s movement building approach, seeking long-term transformational change to our financial system and wider economy through building the power of individuals, churches and Christian networks, as part of a wider social movement for a more just and sustainable future.
- Design, implement, and lead strategic initiatives and projects for a more just use of money, especially developing individual and church learning and action on the financial system and wider economy, managing people and budgets.
- Identify and deliver learning and action opportunities, including around how individuals and churches use their own money and on tax justice. Conduct training and produce written resources in a variety of media for churches and individuals to understand the financial system and wider economy and to take tangible action.
- Develop and maintain a reasonable level of expertise in areas including ethical finance, an overview of the financial system, Christian ethics, and adult/ lay education.
- Along with the ED, be an external face of the organisation, positioning JustMoney Movement as a leading voice on issues of faith and finance, through speaking engagements, media interviews, and developing strategic collaborations to broaden reach and deepen engagement.
- Support the ED in helping to deliver JustMoney Movement’s strategy to see money shape a fairer, greener world, including managing risk, and safeguarding the culture and values of the organisation.
- Deputise for the ED as required in leading, supporting and empowering the JustMoney Movement staff team in the delivery of their work; manage staff, contractors and volunteers as appropriate.
- Contribute to a robust impact assessment framework for our activities, to enable a solid evidence base to measure impact and evolve as a result, contribute to strong relationships with funders, and meet reporting requirements.
- Support efforts to diversify income and ensure the financial sustainability of JustMoney Movement, taking a lead on developing our commercial consultancy offer and contributing to our grant fundraising as required.
- This role requires applicants to have the right to live and work in the UK and is subject to a basic DBS check.
Please submit a CV and cover letter (via CharityJob website) which should set out how you meet the Person Specification in the recruitment pack, by 9am on Wednesday 26 June. Interviews are provisionally scheduled for Monday 8 July (in-person).
We aim to be the go-to organisation for Christians and churches who want to connect faith, money and justice to seek a fairer, greener world.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Community Connector
Salary: £23,625.00 pa* (full time) *inclusive of outer London weighting
Hours : 37 hours pw
Contract: Permanent
Location: Slough (Flexible working arrangements considered, including Hybrid working between home base and community locations in Slough)
Mind in Berkshire is expanding our Community Connectors Team within East Berkshire. A key role within a multi-agency team, our Community Connectors will build relationships and support patients to access a wide range of community services and resources including social care, housing, family, debt and employment counselling that support maintaining good health and wellbeing.
Who we are
Mind in Berkshire works to support and represent people with mental health illnesses living across East Berkshire. We tackle stigma and discrimination head-on. We support our service-users to live safe, purposeful and fulfilled lives in our communities. We believe in their recovery and are hopeful about their future. Working together with National Mind we will not give up until everyone in our community gets the respect and help that they need.
Do you have the following key skills for this role?
· empathic and active listening skills
· experience in supporting people with their mental health and wellbeing
· strong networking and team skills
· good organisational and planning ability
· a positive approach towards finding solutions
These role provides a real opportunity to develop your skills in working with people, in the mental health charity sector. You’ll be part of a supportive and dedicated multi-partnership team and have the opportunity to see your work bring about positive change.
As this role is based in the community with travel between several locations, you’ll need access to a vehicle for use during work hours. Alternative transport arrangements will be considered.
See job description for more details and a description of our benefits.
How to apply
Please send your CV and application form.
We will be assessing applications and interviewing on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to close the advert early if we fill the post. If you’re interested please apply early.
Buckinghamshire Mind is an Equal Opportunities and inclusive employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. If you meet all the essential criteria we welcome your application as training and development can be provided to give you further skills. Any offer made relating to this post will be subject to satisfactory references and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
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BEO is an independent national Black civil rights and campaigning charity created to dismantle systemic racism in Britain, drive generational change and deliver better lived experiences for Black people across the country. We are ready for a generational shift and will strive tirelessly to dismantle systemic racism and make the UK a better, fairer country for Black people.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about driving forward anti racist change and who has developed similar frameworks. You will have strong EDI, anti-racist and intersectional experience of successfully influencing change to improve the experience of minority groups in an organisation.
This is a great opportunity for a driven and credible advocate of equality, diversity and inclusion, who has an understanding of equality and diversity legislation, HR policies, issues and good practice as well as what it takes to foster an inclusive culture and to play a key role in a highly respected national charity. The successful candidate will have experience of providing strategic operational advice and guidance on EDI to employers at all levels of their organisation. You may be working as a consultant in the space already or be an in-house specialist.
In return we offer flexible working, a generous employee benefits package, a friendly supportive team and the chance to be part of a charity focussed on dismantling systemic racism experienced by Black people in the UK.
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